My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 81 - 78: Using Rain for Science (Thanks to Alliance Leader Wang Weihua)

Chapter 81: Chapter 78: Using Rain for Science (Thanks to Alliance Leader Wang Weihua)

The next morning, Meng Lang had just gotten out of bed when a knock sounded at the door.

Upon opening it, he saw Xiao Yu.

"Uncle, this is a thank you gift for taking me to see my sister sing last night!"

Xiao Yu handed over a heftily packed scallion pancake with a grin.

The scallion pancake was wrapped in a cling film, and Xiao Yu had thoughtfully added a layer of insulating paper.

Fried to a golden brown, the pancakes were crispy on the outside and soft and pale on the inside, exuding the tempting aroma of scallions and gluten.

Wrapped inside were eggs, lettuce, and ham, topped with ketchup and salad dressing, all rolled together and making one’s mouth water just by looking at it.

"Hey! It’s no big deal, but since it’s a token of Xiao Yu’s heart, then I won’t be shy!"

Meng Lang laughed and took a big bite directly.

"Hiss~ Hot! Mmm... delicious!"

With each bite, strands of dough stretched out, the crisp yet fragrant texture was irresistibly good.

"Xiao Yu, you’re going to spoil my taste buds. I’ve been eating out lately and nothing tastes good anymore," Meng Lang said helplessly as he ate.

It’s easy to become accustomed to luxury, but hard to go back to simplicity.

Just thinking that he might not be able to eat Xiao Yu’s cooking in the future, Meng Lang felt an urge not to leave.

"Hehe! Uncle, you can come and eat whenever you want," Xiao Yu chirped.

Xiao Yu didn’t know of Meng Lang’s melancholy at that moment, and seeing him enjoying the food made her smile even more.

"Thanks, Xiao Yu! Where’s your sister? Did she go out for a run?"

Meng Lang casually asked as he glanced at the door of the next room, recalling that Lin Haitang also had the habit of jogging on weekends and that he had bumped into her once before.

"My sister had something to do and went out early today."

Not taking a break even on weekends... She’s really a busy person.

"Then today, since there’s no school, why didn’t you sleep in a bit longer?"

"I usually get up quite early, I’m used to it. After making breakfast, I can read a bit before heading to school."

Meng Lang was slightly stunned by her words and couldn’t help but look at Xiao Yu with some admiration; the kid’s excellence was clearly not by chance.

"What do you usually do on weekends when your sister is not home?"

"Hmm... I read, and when I get tired, I’ll do some chores, tidy up the room, and then continue reading."

"Eh? That’s it?" Meng Lang was taken aback.

"Hmm! What else?" Xiao Yu tilted her head.

"Don’t you ever watch TV to relax?"

"TV? I watch it occasionally. I like ’A Bite of Country Hua’; many of the recipes I’ve learned are from there."

Meng Lang: "..."

He smacked his lips.

Talent determines the heights a person can achieve, while the level of effort dictates the depths one can reach.

Most people’s efforts fall far below where their talents could potentially take them.

The little fellow before him was undoubtedly one of those so-called hardworking talents who needs to fight on the level of inborn gifts...

As for Xiao Yu’s talent...

He sized up the girl, his eyes reflecting contemplation.

In Xiao Yu, Meng Lang saw many of the qualities needed by top scientists: focus, hard work...

Perhaps many child prodigies shine bright early on only to fade later, but he alone knew Xiao Yu’s future achievements would surpass most ordinary people.

In several versions of the future, the young Xiao Yu had already made remarkable achievements in various fields.

If he could provide her with better learning conditions, how far might she grow in the future?

The immense potential of Xiao Yu set Meng Lang’s heart racing.

Since he had rescued Xiao Yu from a dire fate through Yuan Li’s hands, even though Xiao Yu didn’t voice it, Meng Lang could feel an extraordinary trust she had in him.

Their mutual fondness, even if it hadn’t reached a full score of 100, was definitely above 95.

In "The Old Man and the Sea," it was just an offhand remark from myself, but Xiao Yu actually chose to major in medical science, specializing in Alzheimer’s disease.

Admittedly, there might be credit due to "myself" for continued guidance, but it also means that at this stage, my ability to influence Xiao Yu is tremendously powerful.

It might sound a bit excessive, but with subsequent cooperation from "myself," to some extent, I could completely determine Xiao Yu’s future...

What’s most important in the 21st century? Talent!

In Meng Lang’s eyes, Gao Yuan is a talent, and so is Xiao Yu!

The difference is that Gao Yuan has evolved into her "complete form," her five-dimensional characteristics are essentially fixed, and she leans towards a talent with intellectual abilities suited for logistics management.

No matter how much I try to influence her, Gao Yuan’s personal attributes and strengths won’t change much.

It can be said that her role in Meng Lang’s countless "futures" is very clear and definite.

But Xiao Yu is different; she is just seven years old this year, right in the "childhood" phase, the age at which a person is most malleable.

Does this mean that, if necessary, this girl could develop into any kind of talent I need?

Biology, mathematics, physics, materials, mechanical, computer...

Xiao Yu is like a brick, moved wherever there’s an urgent need.

She is the real "treasure girl"!

For now, I only temporarily need medical talent, after all, my life is at stake.

But who says that in the future I won’t need experts for specific problems as they arise?

Catching a flock of sheep for their wool might be difficult, but wouldn’t I know how to make the most of one single sheep?

I have an autobiography that updates daily; for me, the number of talents is not that significant; rather, it’s the quality of the talent that’s more important.

Working on one area a day, the quantitative change is enough to cause a qualitative transformation.

If managed well, might I not only have a "hundred thousand army," but also potentially a "hundred thousand Xiao Yus"?

Hiss~ to think I am as clever as this, it’s almost frightening!

And calculating the time, my longest survival record is 2038, by then Xiao Yu would just be 28 years old.

And that age happens to be when it’s easiest to achieve significant results!

In fact, most scientists accomplish the majority of their achievements when they are young.

Because a person’s perception, memory, computation speed, reasoning abilities, and so on, all decline with age, and this physiological phenomenon is known as "fluid intelligence."

A person’s fluid intelligence enters its peak period at 20, reaches its pinnacle at 25, and then gradually declines, so the older one gets, the lower their fluid intelligence.

Einstein pondered at 25, then published relativity, the photoelectric effect, the mass-energy equivalence at 26.

Newton established calculus, optics, mechanics, and astronomy at 23.

Heisenberg proposed the principle of quantum mechanics’ uncertainty at 26.

Yang Zhenning postulated parity nonconservation at 28, and won the Nobel Prize a few years later.

It’s clear that scientific research places a greater emphasis on fluid intelligence; past a certain age, scientists’ overall capacities are insufficient to sustain innovation in research.

And Lin Xiaoyu, in the furthest future I can reach... happens to be at the pinnacle of life!

Coincidence?

Fate... is indeed wondrous.

This girl might not only be a test given to me by fate, but also... fate’s reward?

But... is this what they call nurturing?

Meng Lang’s version of the "Xiao Yu Plan"?

For this uncle, it’s indeed a challenging task...

"Uncle, why are you looking at me like that? Your eyes are kind of strange." Xiao Yu shrank her neck.

"Oh nothing, I am just contemplating a very serious issue, one that could affect the future development direction of human civilization."

"What problem?"

"How to ’scientifically use Yu’!"

Xiao Yu: "???"