life pawn game

Chapter 58: Tool Knowledge
The office is very narrow, and only three desks can be placed vertically. Behind the third desk is a window through which you can see the basketball court.More than a dozen boys were playing on the playground, cheers came from time to time.

Next to the window is a cheap stool purchased by the school for the students. An equally cheap electric kettle is placed on the stool. The water is about to boil, and the gurgling sound gradually becomes smaller.

Xia Qiu and Xie Mingde didn't speak when they saw Wen Nairong barging in. The only sound in the office was the sound of playing ball and boiling water.

The girl's expression was flat, she apologized, stepped back, and closed the door.

Xie Mingde turned to look at Xia Qiu: "No relationship? Just ordinary friends?"

He repeated what Xia Qiu had said to him before.

"At least not yet."

"I remembered, Wen Nairong started answering questions, are you getting awkward again?"

"I'm out of shape today."

"Okay, let's go, let's see what she wants you to do. Remember, the college entrance examination is the most important thing now, and there are only two months left. After this battle, there will be nearly three months of vacation. What are you doing? It's all right."

Xia Qiu came out of the office, he looked around, the little secretary was standing by the door.

There were many people in the corridor, and the two walked up the stairs.

The classrooms on the top floor are all empty, and through the window panes in the corridor, one can see that there are densely packed unused desks and chairs in the classrooms.

It's very quiet here.

Stopping by the stairs, Wen Nairong looked at Xia Qiu.

She asked without thinking: "Why?"

Xia Qiu knew what she was asking, and also knew that the girl knew why.

He said, "Wow, do I have to explain this? You are really mean."

Wen Nairong just asked Xia Qiu for confirmation out of habit.

This young man who made her feel inferior and couldn't find the meaning of himself and him was using this method to prove her status to the suspicious her.

The reason why Xia Qiu didn't give her the knowledge immediately was because the teachers always liked to ask good students to answer difficult questions, so the teenager couldn't be without knowledge until he found a replacement knowledge.

Last night, Xia Qiu gave her the knowledge, which caused the trouble just now.

This is the confession of the boy's actions, and it is integrated with the club's language confession after the first pawn, complementing and confirming each other.

In order to make her feel at ease, the boy was willing to get himself into a troublesome situation. This confession is self-harm.

Wen Nairong's turbulent heart calmed down, and she felt a little affection, which made her flustered.

She diverted her attention: "Next time, please find a better reason, such as a headache."

"Okay, next time I ask the little secretary to bring me a proposal."

Xia Qiu put his hands on the girl's head.Although he was scolded, he managed to calm down the little secretary, so that's fine.

"Because you can only find 'high school knowledge' among the senior high school students in this province, it is estimated that it will take more than ten days to find all the subjects."

Wen Nairong's words were like a needle that suddenly pierced Xia Qiu's body.

Xia Qiu was shocked: "No way, I'm going to pretend to have a headache for more than ten days? There's another monthly exam soon!"

"There is no way, the teacher's knowledge is not suitable for the exam, and the students from outside the province are not on the same paper as us."

A teacher is like a coach. A coach can make athletes exercise and perform better, but they cannot replace athletes on the field.Because the papers are different, high school seniors from other provinces can't find them, and there are only so many students from this province...

Xia Qiu frowned, and he put his hand on the little secretary's head hard, making the girl look up at him.He figured it out.

"Tricking the boss?" He pinched Wen Nairong's nose.

This little secretary is really amazing, she doesn't even bat an eye when she tells a lie.

The province's senior high school students are a huge base, and it is not difficult to find students who are biased in this base and get all the subjects.

"No." Wen Nairong's voice was humming.

Xia Qiu let go of her hand, watching the small nose return to its original shape.

"Then there is no other way, the time is too long. You should play the rebellious and melancholy girl in adolescence for a while longer! Give me the knowledge first."

"They can come over at noon today." The little secretary immediately changed his words.

"You have already contacted me? Why didn't you arrange it earlier?" Xia Qiu felt strange.

"You said try to gather a large number of people to pawn together."

"I said this, but I didn't say to put these students in the pawns of the club, did I? You can bring them when you find them all, and I'll get it done in a few clicks."

Wen Nairong didn't speak, the ordinary words contained affection, she was ashamed to respond, so she looked outside the railing.

"Why didn't you get together last night?" Xia Qiu asked again.

"Last night was staff recruitment."

"..." Xia Qiu rubbed the girl's hair vigorously, causing her to stagger, "You're quite old-fashioned, why can't you hire a few students when you're recruiting?"

Another doubt flashed in his mind. Last night's staff recruitment was decided by Wen Nairong. The girl could have pawned first and put the students among the pawns. Why did she recruit first?
The reason is very simple. It is a rational process to recruit employees first and then pawn.

Looking back on the whole incident, Xia Qiu sighed in his heart. The little secretary didn't bring the students over alone because he was afraid of annoying him.

Not inserting students into employee recruitment, and first recruiting employees and then pawning, is to strictly follow the proper process.

I don't know whether to say that the little secretary is too sensible, or that the little secretary is too reserved.

"Bring them over at noon and put them in the office across from the school. What do those students want?" he said.

"Money. You can give them your knowledge if you want."

Exchange knowledge for money?It's solid and realistic.

On Zhihu, I often see such questions-how much money and which one to choose from the admission notice of a certain prestigious school.

The answer below will basically choose money.

There is a term in the critical theory of the Frankfurt School called "instrumental rationality", which means that rationality is actually a tool to achieve some kind of utilitarianism.

For example, in order to get close to the girl you like, you wear a black scarf, take a knife, let the girl go with you viciously and coldly, and lock her in the basement.

This process is undoubtedly rational, with a mask and a knife, but overall, it is difficult to say that this is a rational thing.

This is instrumental rationality, and rationality has become a tool to realize desire.

Replace "rationality" with "knowledge", and this theory still holds true.

Throughout the ages, except for some sages and fools, knowledge is just a tool for people to pursue money and power, and knowledge itself has no meaning.

Exchanging the process of "knowledge" for the result of "money" is equivalent to skipping the process and enjoying the results directly. It is really gratifying, and we have to celebrate with wine.

Thinking of this, Xia Qiu's mood faded, and he said, "It's good, it's very convenient."

After talking about the matter, it was time to go back to each class. Wen Nairong suddenly asked a question that Xia Qiu didn't expect.

"Should I call Mrs. Zhuang Yuqian?" the little secretary pretended to be casual.

"Why do you say that?" Xia Qiu was stunned.

(End of this chapter)