Brush Up Your Proficiency

Upon entering, the first thing that catches the eye is a magnificent and imposing sculpture, standing like a divine needle stabilizing the sea in the center of the hall, attracting everyone's attention.

Following that, they proceeded to introduce the various service facilities within the library in detail, including comfortable and pleasant reading areas, efficient borrowing systems, and so on.

What is particularly worth mentioning is the extremely rich collection of books within the library, which can truly be described as dazzling and all-encompassing, covering almost all disciplines such as humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, art and literature, and other academic fields.

Whether it's profound and obscure academic works or light and interesting popular readings, you can find them here.

Wang Hao and his companions toured with great interest, while attentively listening to the meticulous and vivid explanations of the two guides, Tang Yan and Wang Lan.

Among them, Wang Hao's heart was touched the most profoundly.

Looking back, if he were in the same situation in the past, he might have only superficially appreciated the external form presented by the university library.

As for the deep spiritual heritage inherent in this hall of knowledge, he would probably only have a superficial understanding before quickly discarding it into the distant realms.

Not to mention his attitude towards reading itself, in those days he avoided it even more than Cheng Yufei!

However, today is completely different. Since his mental strength has been significantly improved, Wang Hao has found that he can easily remember the vast amount of knowledge in books.

This wonderful change has undoubtedly given him extremely positive feedback, allowing him to increasingly feel the charm and power of knowledge.

As they stepped into this area, Wang Hao and Li Nan seemed to instantly transform into two cheerful fish, plunging headlong into a pond filled with a rich fragrance of books.

They greedily inhaled this intoxicating scent, and Wang Hao's originally reserved scholarly aura now seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, becoming particularly active, and his whole person radiated a different kind of vitality and vigor.

Without the slightest hesitation, the two rushed towards the bookshelves like hungry people pouncing on bread, eagerly searching for the books that moved them.

Their eyes moved back and forth between the rows of bookshelves, their fingers gently stroking the heavy volumes, as if touching the pulse of knowledge.

At the same time, Cheng Yufei, looking at the two's suddenly excited expressions like children, couldn't help but shake her head helplessly, sighing with a wry smile:

"Is this really okay for you guys? Look at the way you two are, it really makes me feel like an out-of-place outsider!"

With that, she subconsciously raised her hand to cover her forehead, looking quite distressed.

Just then, the understanding Wang Lan approached Cheng Yufei and said softly:

"Sister Feifei, look at that bookshelf in front, it's full of famous ancient romance novels, maybe there will be something you like? Why don't you go take a look."

It has to be said that women understand women better. Through this period of time with Cheng Yufei, Wang Lan has gained some understanding of this patron of her brother.

She knows that the best way to cure Cheng Yufei's so-called fear of reading is to make her realize that what she is holding in her hands is not just a book, but a series of exciting and fascinating stories.

"Really?" Cheng Yufei looked at Wang Lan with a look of surprise, her originally dim eyes instantly lit up, as if brilliant stars suddenly blooming in the night sky.

"Xiao Lan, you really understand me!" She raised her voice unconsciously with excitement, then realized where she was and quickly covered her mouth to lower her voice, while her face was filled with undisguised joy.

With that, Cheng Yufei excitedly opened her arms, making a gesture to kiss Wang Lan's pink cheeks.

Upon seeing this, Wang Lan quickly pushed her away with a smile, coquettishly saying: "Sister Feifei, there are so many people here! It would be embarrassing for people to see!"

As she spoke, the two couldn't help but smile at each other, both their eyes revealing a deep understanding and intimacy.

Afterwards, they walked hand in hand, chatting and laughing, towards the bookshelf full of books.

On the other side, Tang Yan had already thoughtfully selected comfortable seats for everyone in advance and was quietly waiting for them.

Cheng Yufei and Wang Lan quickly returned after selecting their favorite books. When Tang Yan saw them, she got up with relief and walked towards the bookshelf she had chosen to start searching carefully.

At the same time, in front of the ancient books bookshelf not far away, Wang Hao was intently turning the pages of an antique book.

He sometimes frowned tightly, seemingly pondering the paradoxes in the book; at other times, he nodded slightly, as if he agreed with some of the views.

At this moment, he was holding in his hands the very book, Lao Tzu, that he had been studying for a long time.

However, before long, the focused expression on Wang Hao's face gradually became somewhat disappointed.

He shook his head slightly, sighed softly, and then put the Lao Tzu back in its original place on the shelf.

Clearly, this reading did not bring him the expected gains.

The antique Lao Tzu that Wang Hao had just read was, in his personal assessment, not even in the same league as the original Lao Tzu in his home!

Not to mention the brushstrokes contained in the text, each stroke in the original seemed to carry a natural charm, allowing people to imagine many artistic conceptions.

The printed version in front of him, however, seemed rigid and inflexible, completely incomparable to it.

Even some of the linguistic expressions in it had obviously undergone subsequent modifications.

Those added parts were clearly the result of later generations forcibly interpreting it according to their own understanding, making the original pure Lao-Zhuang thought become blurred and unclear, and even losing its true connotation and meaning.

What was even worse was that when Wang Hao read it word by word, he actually found that there were many errors in the book, and some key descriptions also had deviations.

This made him feel heartbroken. How could such an excellent classic be wantonly tampered with and distorted by these people in the long river of time?

Thinking about it, Wang Hao couldn't help but sigh heavily, his eyes revealing deep regret for Lao Tzu.

He couldn't help but sigh: "What a good book, just like that, with the quiet passage of time, it has been personally made unrecognizable and distorted by those irresponsible people! It's such a pity!"