After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 47

Chapter 47: The End of Science is Metaphysics
Zhouzhou was sitting in the laboratory, waiting and looking at the surrounding instruments. She didn’t dare to approach and obediently sat on the chair without moving. After a short while, Qin Ren deleted all the surveillance videos and walked in.

He had already sorted out all his emotions, but Zhouzhou still noticed something unusual. She exclaimed, “Hey, are you feeling unwell, Eldest Brother? Why is your face so pale?”

“It’s nothing.” Qin Ren looked at her with a gentler gaze. At this moment, how could he not understand the reason why she was afraid of him but still followed him? She was afraid that something might happen to him.

No wonder even someone as cold-hearted as Youngest Uncle accepted Zhouzhou. She was indeed a very warm-hearted little girl.

His heart softened, and he changed the subject with a smile. “Eldest Brother is going to do an experiment. Would you like to come and see, Zhouzhou?”

Zhouzhou nodded, “I want to.”

She had been curious about that thing called science for a long time. She didn’t understand why her dad said that her existence was the most unscientific thing. But she would soon find out.

Qin Ren took her to the experimental table and did a few small experiments to amuse her. He took a battery, placed some magnets on the negative terminal, and then put a copper coil on the positive terminal. The copper coil started to rotate. He explained, “This is the principle of a perpetual motion machine.”

Then he used a lemon to generate electricity and made a lemon battery. When the light bulb lit up, Zhouzhou’s eyes widened, and she curiously asked while looking at the lemon, “Eldest Brother, is there a hidden switch inside this? The lights at home have switches, but I didn’t see you press anything.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Ren couldn’t help but chuckle and patiently explained the principle to her. “It’s because the acidic substance in the lemon replaces the metal plate, creating positive and negative charges, just like the positive and negative terminals of a battery. That’s why the light bulb lights up.”

“Oh.” Zhouzhou blinked her eyes, feeling a bit confused. “I don’t understand.”

It was too complicated. Besides the word “lemon,” she didn’t understand anything he had said. But the lemon was indeed quite sour.

Thinking of the taste of the lemon, Zhouzhou couldn’t help but swallow her saliva, wanting to eat it.

She wiped the corners of her mouth and looked up, asking, “Eldest Brother, is this what science is?”

“Yes, it is. Are you interested in science, Zhouzhou? If you are, Eldest Brother can teach you.”

Zhouzhou thought for a moment and hesitantly touched her little bag, which was bulging. Besides the snacks that Grandma Qin gave her, there were also the talismans she drew. She didn’t seem very interested.

Because what he said, she could achieve with drawing talismans. But it seemed different from the principles he mentioned.

In addition, Eldest Brother had just said that gravity makes objects fall and water flow downward, but she could make an apple fly with a talisman.

She seemed to understand why her dad said she was the most unscientific thing.

She looked up at Qin Ren and asked, “Can you make money with science?”

“Of course, you can get rich through science and technology. Like Youngest Uncle, he is the richest person, mainly working in the internet industry, which is also within the scope of science.”

I see.

Zhouzhou’s eyes lit up, and her ears perked up as well. “Then I’m interested!”

Senior Martial Uncle Mingtong only earned two yuan by calculating fortunes for people, but Dad was already the richest person. It seemed that science could make more money than metaphysics.

She wanted to learn!

Unexpectedly, the reason she was interested in science was because it could make money. Qin Ren was stunned for a moment, but then he couldn’t help but laugh.

Speaking of which, among the children in the family, except for the second eldest, Qin Er, none of them were interested in money.

But he never expected that Zhouzhou’s interest would lie here.

“Alright.” He reached out and patted her head, looking at her gently. He said softly, “Then from now on, Eldest Brother will teach Zhouzhou.”

Zhouzhou was caught off guard and let his hand fall on her head. His palm was warm, and it felt a bit comfortable. She quietly looked up at Qin Ren, and he also looked very gentle.

Eldest Brother is actually really nice.

“I wish you wouldn’t slice me into pieces.” She muttered softly.

This time, Qin Ren heard it clearly, and he was somewhat puzzled. He furrowed his brows and asked, “What do you mean by slicing you into pieces?”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou took a few steps back, hugged her head, and peeked out from the table. Pouting her face, she said, “Dad said that.”

She repeated Qin Lie’s words, then cautiously looked at him, with a hint of flattery in her voice. “Eldest Brother, please don’t slice me into pieces, okay? I’m very well-behaved, and I can protect you too.”

Qin Ren finally understood why Zhouzhou was so afraid of him. He knew the reason, but it was a bit funny.

He never expected that even Youngest Uncle could have such a childish side.

Scaring children was really…

For elders, he didn’t have much to complain about, so he had to assure Zhouzhou seriously, “Zhouzhou, rest assured, Eldest Brother will never harm you.”

Zhouzhou didn’t believe it and probed, “Even if I have a different understanding of science than you, you won’t capture me for research, will you?”

That was her biggest worry.

“You mean your talisman drawing?” Without giving her a chance to evade, Qin Ren directly exposed her secret.

Zhouzhou’s breathing halted, and she tightly clutched her bag, cautiously saying, “Eldest Brother, you know?”

“Yeah, I bought two talismans from Grandpa Liu. The fire talisman is very effective. Can I buy a few more?”

Huh?

His reaction caught her off guard. Zhouzhou blinked her eyes in confusion, and her guard gradually relaxed. She wasn’t entirely certain as she asked, “Eldest Brother wants to buy talismans from me?”

Wasn’t he pursuing the scientific path?

Seemingly seeing through her thoughts, Qin Ren smiled and said, “The end of science is metaphysics, it’s all the same.”

Although he was engaged in science, he had to admit that there were indeed many things in life that science couldn’t explain.

What he didn’t tell anyone was that he had always believed in the existence of metaphysics in this world.

He continued, “Your metaphysics is also based on I Ching, right? The five arts of metaphysics include mountain, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination. The art of medicine refers to traditional Chinese medicine, which is just a different system from Western medicine. But who can say that traditional Chinese medicine is not science?”

Yes, yes, yes!

Zhouzhou nodded her little head vigorously, her eyes shining brightly as she looked at him. He understood her!

She never expected that Eldest Brother would actually have some knowledge about metaphysics and even affirm it. She suddenly felt affirmed herself, proudly puffing up her small chest. “That’s right! As long as it can help people, then it’s all good!”

Regardless of whether it’s science or metaphysics, as long as it’s useful, it’s fine.

“Yeah, that’s right.” Qin Ren smiled at her, finally feeling at ease.

In just a few sentences, Zhouzhou’s perception of Qin Ren completely changed. She no longer avoided him and ran up to him, affectionately holding his hand, and asked with her head tilted, “Eldest Brother, do you want any other talismans?”

“What else do you have?” Qin Ren asked curiously. He was genuinely interested in her talismans.

Zhouzhou immediately turned her bag upside down on the table, pointing at each item one by one and said, “This is a talisman for safety, a talisman for protection, a talisman for wealth, a talisman for purification, a talisman for opening paths…”

As she spoke, she introduced the effects of each talisman.

Qin Ren nodded and bought five of each. Zhouzhou now considered him as one of her own and generously extended her little hand, saying, “No need to pay, I’ll give them to Eldest Brother for free. Whatever you need in the future, just tell me, and I’ll draw them!”

As long as Eldest Brother didn’t hurt her, everything was fine.

“Okay, thank you, Zhouzhou. But let’s settle the accounts between close relatives. I still have to give you the money.”

Coincidentally, his bank card was on the table, and he transferred the money directly.

Zhouzhou didn’t have a phone and couldn’t receive text messages. She curiously leaned over to see how much he transferred and was stunned by the long string of zeros.

“Too much, just two yuan for each talisman is enough.”

“It’s alright, your talismans are worth that price.” Qin Ren didn’t mind at all. His domineering attitude of treating money like dirt made Zhouzhou envious.

She also wanted to be so wealthy!

After chatting for a while, Qin Ren went to work on his experiment, letting Zhouzhou play on the nearby table. He occasionally turned his head to look at her, and seeing her sitting obediently there, he finally felt at ease.

At noon, he took her to the cafeteria at A University. The food at A University’s cafeteria was famous for being delicious.

He first got her some fruits and said, “Zhouzhou, sit here for a while. I’ll go buy our meals.”

“Okay.” Zhouzhou took a bite of watermelon, her eyes narrowing from the sweetness. It tasted so good.

“Good girl.” He ruffled her head before leaving.

Zhouzhou focused on eating the fruit on her plate. After a while, a shadow suddenly fell across from her.

“Hello, little girl.” El smiled kindly. “May I sit here?”