Insufficient balance

  Xiao Liangpeng smiled calmly and told him to go with the flow. Some things can't be forced, they are destined by heaven.

  Xiao Xiao looked at Chang Hai City and said: "Dad, I'm going to college now. Can you give me some advice?"

  "Are you asking me for advice on going to college?" Xiao Liangpeng didn't expect his son to come and ask for his opinion, and he was suddenly delighted. The responsibility of being a father stood out.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Play!" Xiao Liangpeng's right index finger pointed upwards, pointing towards the sky without hesitation.

  Xiao Xiao was not surprised by his father's answer, he knew that his son was born to play. His father said it out loud at this time, giving his son a clear answer, supporting him in playing in college.

  "But what I'm saying is not to fool around, but rather don't just read books to death. According to your own abilities and dreams, live out your youth with a bang." Xiao Liangpeng said this, as if he himself had also become younger. Recalling the past days of his youth, learning guitar, singing Luo Dayou's songs, imitating Chow Yun-fat's Little Brother. Writing poems for the girl he secretly loved, wearing a headband and doing breakdancing. Learning English to dream of going to America to take a look. Everything, everything, is still in front of one's eyes, making one feel endless emotions.

  "Jobs and Bill Gates started their own businesses while in college, they both became millionaires." Xiao Xiao raised an objection.

  "You only mention these two useless things. Is it interesting? People's lives are not long, and there are few times when they can be carefree and worry-free. University and society are two different worlds. In my experience, it's not too late to think about other things after graduation." Xiao Liangpeng didn't agree with these examples, "However, if you want to do something, just go ahead and do it. Dad supports you." He still cared for his son in his heart.

  Xiao Xiao understood her father's warning and nodded heavily.

  "By the way, your mom said so." Xiao Liangpeng took a drag on his pipe, exhaled a faint wisp of smoke, and changed the subject, "Three years abroad studying is also a good opportunity to find a daughter-in-law. Now getting married is really frustrating. These young men are all useless, just eating without contributing. In our department, those under 35 are either being chosen by others or choosing others themselves. Not even a second marriage can be arranged for them. You're in school, with many opportunities, so you must complete this task well."

  Thinking about the girls I already have around me, and thinking about what kind of girls I'll meet in the future, whether or not I'll have a romantic story with them. Everything is unknown, but it's also so exciting to look forward to. Interesting.

  "When you're alone in a foreign land, remember to be kind and honest as a person, and do things correctly and firmly." Xiao Liangpeng gazed into the distance. "Life is short, happiness is what's real."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Don't just nod and agree, tell me something new." Xiao Liang Peng saw that Xiao Xiao was obedient to his preaching words, always responding with a single word, so he wanted to listen to his life and care about the people around Xiao Xiao.

  Sighing, searching for a topic, I suddenly remembered the graduation ceremony last night and said: "Dad, I met Wang Zhong from Pentium Group yesterday. He's the father of my friend Wang Zixun, he praised you highly, and was moved by you at the graduation ceremony. It turns out that Wang Zixun and I are actually childhood friends. Ha."

  "King Zhong?" thought Xiao Liangpeng, "That King Zhong from the Bentai Group. Met him before, had a drink with him. Him? Can handle at most eight liangs of baijiu, not bad. But those local tyrants around him are almost unbearable, each one has some money and is always thinking about what to eat, and they'll eat anything."

  Xiao Liangpeng said angrily, "After the Longhai area was managed, the mountains turned green and the water became clear. The pangolins, wild rabbits, and roe deer in Tianwang Mountain have all appeared, and occasionally you can even see wolves. The river has also attracted grey cranes, wild ducks, eagles and so on. It's inevitable that they eat some game. But these open traders encircle the land, get close, and eat some protected animals. Damn it!" He finished cursing and took a hard drag on his pipe.

  Xiao Xiao never thought that her father would scold her so angrily, it can be seen that he was already furious to the extreme. This anger comes from his love for every blade of grass and tree, as well as all living things in Chang Hai City.

  "The problem is, there are still some people who come here to poach precious protected animals and sell them in Tianjing for huge profits. These bastards who hunt wild animals are really infuriating," said Xiao Liangpeng, still fuming with anger. "Two weeks ago, I went for a walk in the deeper mountains, and in the forest, I ran into a few young guys driving a modified Jeep, wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying long-barreled guns. One look and you could tell they were hunting rifles. I immediately reported it to the police, who caught them."

  Xiao Xiao was shocked to find that there were also people poaching precious animals in the Tianwang Mountains, and these poachers were ruthless. Thinking of her father's straightforward temper, she quickly advised him to be careful of these poachers.

  "No need to say. You've also grown up, and it's time for you to leave the nest. I'm getting older now, and I should take a good rest too." Xiao Liangpeng was clear about his career life and plans.

  Xiao Xiao thought of his father's hard work for the forestry fee in Changhai City, if the government of Changhai City cannot stop these poaching and animal protection behaviors in time, wouldn't it be a waste of his efforts?

  Xiao Liangpeng stroked a small branch beside him, sighed with a lack of energy and said: "Protecting the environment and biology of Changhaishi, I can only do this. Fortunately, over the years, I have obtained a large amount of valuable data in the mountains. In the second half of my life, I want to compile all my knowledge about mountains, rivers and animals into a book, called 'Wu Hua Bian'. The draft is almost complete."

  Xiao Xiao heard that Dad was still writing a secret recipe and suddenly became interested, letting him explain some things clearly.

  Xiao Liangpeng looked at his astonished expression, and the desire to share knowledge suddenly spread in his heart. He said clearly: "The 'Wu Hua Bian' is my scientific investigation of mountains and rivers, plants and animals, combined with traditional Chinese cultural knowledge, and integrated into my own understanding. It covers the wonders of astronomy and geography, the rise and fall of day and night, the withering and flourishing of grass and trees, birth, aging, sickness and death, changes in mountains and rivers, animal migration... The subtleties are endless. Although it's an agricultural university, it's actually very down-to-earth. Son, when you have time, I'll show you my 'Wu Hua Bian', teach you how to communicate with plants, animals, and mountains and rivers. Consider it a gift for your college entrance exam."

  "Is it that fierce?" Xiao Xiao didn't think her dad had such a killer move.

  "Nonsense, last night at the ceremony, that sentence 'our parents are the most awesome', wasn't said in vain." Xiao Liangpeng couldn't help but show off his pride.

  "What? Dad, you're also on Weibo?" Xiao Xiao knew her father would go online from time to time, but she didn't expect him to know about last night's news too. It seems he's also quite cunning, haha.

  "It must be."

  Xiao Xiao urged his father to reveal a little of the power of "Wu Hua Bian", he really wanted to see if this secret recipe, which had taken his father twenty years to perfect, was something extraordinary.

  Xiao Liangpeng looked around the four weeks in a circle, carefully observing the familiar environment, and let Xiao Xiao see a plant called iron line fern under a rock.

  Xiao Xiao followed her father's pointing and saw a green pteridophyte growing under a shaded rock. She had often climbed mountains since she was young, so naturally recognized this kind of plant that could be seen everywhere. She couldn't help but wonder what was strange about it?

  Xiao Liangpeng smiled and put on a professor-like expression, saying: "The rhizome of the iron wire fern is usually brown, but this one is dark red. So, there must be an animal carcass buried under this iron wire fern. The iron wire fern grows on the animal's corpse, with its stem like a pipe, absorbing the rotting body and collecting moisture all year round because it never sees sunlight. That's why it has become this color. If you cut this iron wire fern into sections and use it as bait to catch fish, you'll have a 30% chance of catching a yellow fish with inverted teeth. If you feed this fish to a kitten, the cat will..."

  Xiao Xiao ran over, pulled out the iron line fern from the ground, and saw a small white mouse buried underground, its body already rotten. Suddenly, he couldn't help but admire his father even more.

  "All things mutually transform, with their own definite numbers." Xiao Liangpeng looked proudly into the distance, as if he had already seen through all things in the world.

  "But," Xiao Xiao threw away the iron wire fern, pointing to a small wooden sign standing next to the little white mouse, and said: "This small wooden sign says 'Little White Mouse's Tomb', which is obviously a tombstone. You don't need to understand any materialized mysticism, just looking at this tombstone, anyone would know that there's a corpse buried underground." He finished speaking, looking at Xiao Liangpeng with doubt.

  "Huh?" Xiao Liangpeng hastily explained: "Alright, through this matter we've proven that to reach a goal, there isn't only one method. Cough cough."

  Xiao Xiao suddenly had some doubts, wondering if her dad was also unreliable like herself.

  "Are you still watching 'The Condor Hero'?" Xiao Liangpeng asked with a smile.

  "Just take a look." Xiao Xiao nodded, her eyes rolling around restlessly.

  "Just barely." Xiao Liangpeng gave him a slap on the back and pointed to the mountain below, "Go, son, go down the mountain and have some tofu pudding."

  "He's gone." Xiao Xiao shook her head and got on her bicycle.