Richest Rag-picker

Chapter 311: Chapter 309: Taking on an Apprentice

As she listened, Wu Xin’s expression grew serious. But after a while, she found it was becoming very difficult to follow.

Wu Xin couldn’t understand much of the knowledge Fang Chenyi was explaining at all.

But seeing her grandfather’s excited expression, Wu Xin knew he must be able to understand it. And from the looks of it, he was extremely interested.

After a full half-hour, Fang Chenyi finally finished explaining the relationship between the several skyscrapers to Professor Wu.

After he finished, Fang Chenyi chuckled and said:

"Heh, I’ve just embarrassed myself in front of you, Professor Wu."

Who would have thought that as soon as he said this, Professor Wu would suddenly stand up, bow slightly to Fang Chenyi, and speak with utmost sincerity:

"Xiaofang, that was a moment of sudden enlightenment for me! Listening to you speak is better than studying for ten years. So many things I never understood before have become crystal clear after your explanation. It’s like a sudden awakening! In learning, there is no order of arrival; whoever has the knowledge is the teacher. I, this old man, thank you for your guidance!"

This gave Fang Chenyi such a fright that he subconsciously leaped up from the sofa.

’Are you kidding me? How can I accept a bow from an elderly scholar?’

He waved his hands repeatedly. "No, no, please don’t, Elder. You’re giving me too much credit. In front of you, my small bit of knowledge is like showing off an axe before Lu Ban. There is still much I have to learn from you."

Seeing Fang Chenyi’s respectful and caring demeanor toward his elders, Professor Wu couldn’t help but feel extremely satisfied. ’Good young men like him are rare these days. If he didn’t already have a girlfriend, I’d definitely consider having my granddaughter spend more time with him.’

Of course, what Professor Wu valued was not Fang Chenyi’s wealth, but his talent and a sense of mutual appreciation between kindred spirits.

After all, to have reached such a level in his field at Fang Chenyi’s age—there wasn’t a second person like him in all of Huaxia, or even the entire world.

At this thought, Professor Wu’s eyes suddenly lit up, and an idea popped into his mind.

A sharp glint flashed in his old eyes, and he smiled at Fang Chenyi.

"Xiaofang, don’t be so modest. With your accomplishments, you’re at the very pinnacle of the design world. I’m not exaggerating—even a world-class architect like Rose is a good deal behind you."

’Products of the System are guaranteed to be of the highest quality.’ Although Fang Chenyi knew in his heart that his skills were certainly world-leading, he couldn’t just say that out loud.

Proving it through your work is skill; saying it out loud is just bragging.

Just as Fang Chenyi was thinking this, he heard Professor Wu continue:

"Sigh, at my age, it’s no longer appropriate for me to ask to become your disciple."

As soon as he said this, a dark line seemed to form on Fang Chenyi’s forehead. ’Are you serious? The number one architect in Huaxia wants to become my disciple? This has to be a joke. Most importantly, he’s not much younger than my own grandfather!’

"Oh, Professor Wu, your words make me want to hide in a hole from shame."

Before Fang Chenyi could finish, Professor Wu waved his hand, cutting him off, and said:

"Eh, I’m just telling the truth. Alright, alright, we’ve all seen your skill level for ourselves, so let’s not argue about it. Now, I have one regret, and that’s not being able to become your disciple. So, I have an impertinent request. I wonder... could my granddaughter fulfill this regret on my behalf?"

When he finished speaking, both Fang Chenyi and Wu Xin were stunned. Then, a thought seemed to strike them both. But while Fang Chenyi was speechless, Wu Xin actually felt a little tempted.

’I have to admit, Fang Chenyi’s accomplishments in design are indeed far superior to my grandfather’s.’

"This isn’t appropriate, Professor Wu. Look, I’m not much older than your granddaughter. Let’s forget about the discipleship. If there’s anything she doesn’t understand in the future, she can come find me anytime. I’ll be sure to tell her everything I know."

Fang Chenyi really didn’t want to take on a disciple. The main reason was simple: he was full of secrets that absolutely no one could discover.

But Professor Wu just waved his hand again and said:

"I just said it: knowledge, not age, makes one a teacher. And my granddaughter, don’t be fooled by her mischievous nature—she’s very talented in design. She won second place in the youth division of the 2020 International Architect Competition. I believe that with your guidance, she can definitely win first place in the competition four years from now! Sigh, Xiaofang, let me put it this way: we in Huaxia have never won first place before. So we really, really need this."

Fang Chenyi hadn’t expected the old man to play the patriotism card just to get his granddaughter to become his disciple. It left him at a complete loss for words.

At that moment, Wu Xin suddenly took a few bottles of green tea from a nearby refrigerator and handed them to her grandfather and Fang Chenyi.

Seeing this, Fang Chenyi took one. He had just spent the last half-hour explaining things and was feeling a bit thirsty anyway.

GLUG, GLUG. He drank more than half the bottle in one go before screwing the cap back on. But before he could even speak, Wu Xin had already bowed happily to him and exclaimed excitedly:

"Master, please accept this disciple’s bow!"

Uh...

Watching Wu Xin suddenly bow to him, Fang Chenyi was once again speechless. He was just about to speak when he heard Wu Xin giggle and say: