Compared with the Lawrence couple's chatter, little Jennifer spoke very little and was almost silent. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info Zongheng didn't think that the two would communicate much, but when she sent the bouquet, she unexpectedly asked, "Is your name really Nemo?" In this world, there shouldn't be anyone really called Nemo, right? ”

Zongheng was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "Why do you say that?" ”

"Nemo is a Latin word that means 'there is no such person' or 'nothing as a child'. Only fictional characters are called by this name. For example, Captain Nemo in Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". It's a pseudonym, isn't it? ”

Zongheng laughed and said, "You're such a smart kid. Yes, this is a pseudonym. To be honest, my head hurt and I forgot what my name was. That's why the FBI agents gave me the code name 'Nemo'. ”

Dr. Yao, who was in charge of the translation, was stunned for a moment, and it took a while for him to translate this passage to the Lawrence family.

Naturally, they also had strange expressions on their faces.

As soon as you look at them, you can see what they're thinking. Dr. Yao knew Lydia's identity, and he was stunned because it was the first time he knew the origin of Nemo's name. The Lawrences' mood is much more complicated. On the one hand, Zongheng is the lifesaver of their daughter, and they are grateful; But on the other hand, a boy who was injured and had amnesia and was involved with the FBI will not make people think that he has a simple background.

As a result, the atmosphere in the ward suddenly became dull. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence looked uncertain, unable to find anything to say. Vertical and horizontal casual coping.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and at Dr. Yao's prompting, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence got up to say goodbye.

Gray Lawrence pulled a check out of his pocket, placed it in front of Zongheng, and said, "This is an anonymous check for $10,000." It's a little bit of our mind. ”

Zongheng didn't know whether $10,000 was too much or too little, but he could tell from Dr. Yao's demeanor that it was not a small amount. The experience of being upset since childhood made Zongheng understand a truth early on - no matter in any era or place, money is a good thing. After being exiled to the world after a thousand years, no one has ever asked him for money, so that there are some things he doesn't think about. Now that someone wants to send money, he inevitably has some thoughts in his heart.

He took the check without pretension and said, "So, I'll laugh at it." ”

Dr. Yao was stunned, and he couldn't help but whisper to Zongheng: "You really accepted it?" ”

Zongheng pursed his lips and said, "Why don't you accept it?" A human life is always more important than this money. Isn't it? Please help me convey my gratitude. ”

Hearing this, Dr. Yao had no choice but to do so.

The Lawrence were visibly relieved that they had accepted the money so readily. Only Jennifer was sullen. She pouted and complained, "It turns out that my life is only worth 10,000 dollars!" ”

Then, she complained again: "Spider-Man and Batman have never been paid for saving people." Nemo, you've let me down so much. ”

I don't know who Spider-Man and Batman are. After asking Dr. Yao, he laughed and said, "Jennifer, let me tell you a story about China, okay?" ”

"Please ......," Jennifer replied with a lack of interest.

"During the Spring and Autumn period in China, there was a very great thinker, he was the founder of Confucianism, and we revere him as Confucius. Have you ever heard of this person? ”

Jennifer nodded and said, "I've read about this guy in the book. ”

"Then you may also know that there were 3,000 disciples of Confucius. Two of them are his protégés, one is called Zilu and the other is called Zigong. ”

This time, Jennifer shook her head and said she didn't know about the two people.

Zongheng didn't care, and continued: "What I want to tell you is the story of Zigong's ransom and Zilu's cow. Most of Confucius and his disciples were from a country called 'Lu' at that time. There is a law in the Lu country, the Lu people are enslaved abroad, and if someone can redeem them, they can go to the treasury to reimburse the ransom after returning to China. Once, Confucius's disciple Zigong redeemed a Lu nationalist abroad and did not receive state compensation when he returned home. He told Confucius about it, thinking that Confucius would praise him. As a result, Confucius said: 'What you have done wrong, from now on, the people of Lu will no longer be willing to redeem their compatriots abroad.' If you receive compensation from the state, it will not prejudice your actions; And if you refuse to get back the money you paid, others will not redeem them. On another occasion, another disciple of Confucius, Zilu, rescued a man who had fallen into the water, and the man gave him a cow to thank him, and Zilu accepted it. Confucius said: 'Now the people of the country of Zilu will definitely have the courage to save those who fall into the water.' Through these two short stories, do you understand any truth? ”

Jennifer thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "Could it be that receiving money as a reward after saving people is a nobler act than not receiving it?" ”

Zongheng approvingly: "That's right! Zigong did a good deed with his own money, and should have been established as a moral model, why did Confucius criticize him instead? Zigong's mistake was to elevate the moral standards that everyone could have attained to a height that most people could not achieve. This has made many people shy away from redeeming people. Morality that violates common sense and human feelings is the most evil thing in the world. Raising the standard of morality infinitely, or treating one's private morality as public morality, will only achieve one result, which is to embarrass morality, make ordinary people change color when they hear morality, and then go away from morality. ”

"So, the reason why Mom and Dad will give you money is not because my life is only worth $10,000, but because I want to encourage more people to help others in this way?"

Zongheng couldn't help but rub Jennifer's hair and said, "You're such a smart kid." ”

"Nasty! I'm not a kid anymore, don't touch my head! Jennifer quickly dodged her head from the clutches of the Vertical and Horizontal Devil.

She pointed to the mountains of books at the head of the bed and asked, "You are obviously about the same age as me, but you always talk old-fashioned, like a school teacher." If you want me to say, you must not have come up with these truths yourself, but must have read them from some book. ”

Zongheng smiled: "You are right, this is indeed what I read from a book." But no matter where it came from, it's pretty true, right? ”

Jennifer thought for a moment and nodded, "I see." Thank you. ”

After this little episode, the atmosphere in the ward came alive again. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence were still a little embarrassed when their daughter complained, and when they saw that Zongheng explained it perfectly, they immediately showed a relaxed smile.

After the three of them left, Dr. Yao couldn't help but ask Zongheng, "Are you really accepting this $10,000 because you follow the teachings of Confucius?" ”

Zongheng laughed and said, "To tell you the truth, I didn't think about it so much at the time, I just lacked money." ”

"You're a man...... I've been delayed for a while and need to get to work right away. Good bye! Dr. Yao didn't know what to say, so he just left.

After Dr. Yao left, there was only one person left in the ward. He picked up the check and looked at it many times, not knowing how this thin piece of paper could be used for money.

After a while, Lydia walked in again. Seeing Zongheng looking at the past with a check, he said sarcastically: "Dr. Yao has already told me, it seems that you have a good harvest today." ”

Zongheng knew that her partner had just died, and she was in a bad mood, but she didn't think it was wrong. He shook the check in his hand and said, "Lydia, you've come just in time." How do I use this check? Can it be spent directly as money? ”

Lydia was angry for a while, and it took a long time to suppress the resentment in her heart. "No," she said, "you have to go to the bank and change it into cash." ”

"Is that a lot of money?"

"You want to know what this is for?"

Zongheng smiled: "You see, I have been hospitalized these days, and I have been bothering you to help me buy books to read, which must have cost you a lot of money." I don't know if the money is enough to cover your expenses. ”

With that, he handed the check to Lydia.

Lydia was stunned for a moment, and she asked in disbelief, "That's what you're taking this money for?" ”

"Of course! I can't always spend your money! Zongheng said as a matter of course.

Lydia pushed the hand holding the check back in front of him and said, "You'd better keep the money!" ”

"What? Isn't there enough money? If it's not enough, I'll find a way to earn it when I'm discharged from the hospital. ”

A smile finally appeared on Lydia's face, and she said, "Your medical expenses will be covered by the government's finances. As for the books you read, they were all I picked up from the vintage bookstores in Chinatown, and they weren't worth a fortune. What's more, after you finish reading it, you can also sell it at a discount. Don't worry about it. ”

Zongheng's eyes widened: "How can the books you bought back be sold again?" Shouldn't you keep it in good hands? ”

"Jennifer, that little girl is right, you are old-fashioned in everything you say or do, how can you look like my father?!" Lydia said with a frown.

Zongheng was suddenly surprised: "Huh? Did Dr. Yao tell you that too? Doesn't he still have work to do in a hurry? ”

Lydia's face froze suddenly, and she quickly explained, "I met him in the corridor just now, so I chatted casually. ”

"Oh!" Zongheng nodded, "You see, I'm going to be in the hospital for a long time now. I'm sure I'll need you to buy me a lot of books. You can help me take this check to the bank and exchange it for cash, and I will use all the money to buy books in the future. What do you think? ”

Lydia had almost slipped her mouth out just now, and she was terrified. Seeing that Zongheng didn't dwell too much on that topic, his heart was suddenly relieved. For Zongheng's request that is beneficial to her, of course, she agreed very readily.

Lydia didn't know that after she left, Zongheng's face suddenly turned gloomy. For the past month, he hadn't been unaware that Lydia had been paying attention to his every move. But he didn't expect that this kind of surveillance could be so tight. Thinking of the dead Hatton, I think it's also called covert protection, but it's actually covert surveillance, right?

But I've been in the ward, how the hell are they spying on me? Thinking of the modern technological products that he had seen in the past few days, which were almost like the magic weapons of the immortal family, Zongheng knew that if he wanted his secret not to be revealed, he must be more careful.

It seems that I still need to have a good understanding of the current technology products! Zongheng clarified the goal of the next step of learning.