Chen Lan brought the siblings into the house and let them down from his embrace. His mother, seeing the three of them return so quickly, immediately came forward. Noticing that the siblings were not wearing their outer jackets, nor their scarves and hats, she asked, "Lan'er, what's wrong? Couldn't they stay at school? And where is Xiaodouzi? Why didn't he come back with you?"
Chen Lan looked at the siblings, who were pouting and unhappy, and replied, "The siblings didn't want to come back. Xiaodouzi is with his mother, Sister Chuncai."
His mother asked in surprise, "Can the siblings sit still in class? Especially Jiahui. She's like a little monkey at home, never still for a moment. Can she sit still?"
Chen Lan nodded and said, "Yes! The three of them actually sat through the entire class obediently and even absorbed the content. By the way, Mother, have you noticed how good their memory is?"
His mother smiled and said, "How could I not know? Jiayao and Xiaodouzi are like silent gourds, they know what's on their minds. Jiahui is like a little skylark, chirping all day long!"
Chen Lan thought for a moment and then asked, "Mother, do you think it's too early to teach them some things now?"
His mother asked in surprise, "Lan'er, do you really want them to go to school at such a young age?"
Seeing that his mother had misunderstood, Chen Lan quickly explained, "Mother, don't worry. Let me explain slowly. What I mean is, we can teach them some principles by telling them stories. Do you think that would work?"
His mother thought about it and then said, "It's a good idea, but who will tell them the stories? Lan'er, you're not suggesting I tell them, are you? I'm telling you, I can't do that."
Chen Lan quickly explained, "Mother, don't worry, you don't have to tell them. Father has all sorts of machines specifically for telling stories and learning. Mother, wait a moment, I'll get them and let you listen."
With that, he immediately opened the system with his mind and ordered a projector, a player, and a series of early childhood education Pinyin animations.
He quickly took out the items from the system warehouse and, holding them, Chen Lan took his mother and the dragon and phoenix twins to the small study that had recently been cleared. He quickly opened the product packaging, installed them according to the product manual, and then played the Pinyin enlightenment lessons that the siblings had just learned that day.
The siblings' attention was immediately captured. The two who had been fidgeting moments ago immediately opened their mouths and started singing along with the images projected on the wall. Seeing this, his mother immediately brought each of the siblings a small chair, so they could sit and sing along. Then, she quietly said something to Chen Lan and went to busy herself.
While the siblings were learning, Chen Lan decided to search the system thoroughly for some science books for his younger brothers. However, he had no idea where to start and couldn't find any satisfactory books after searching for a long time. Most of the science books were obscure and difficult to understand, and children would not be interested in them!
Just as Chen Lan was about to give up, the system recommended a set of children's science series books to him. This series included titles like "This is Physics," "This is Chemistry," "This is Geography," and so on.
Chen Lan casually clicked on the introduction of "This is Physics" and began to read. He discovered that the book was written in simple and easy-to-understand language, with each illustration closely following the text descriptions. It started from people's daily lives and was vivid and interesting, seamlessly connecting life with physics knowledge. It used comics to depict ten major physics themes as ten distinct cartoon characters, thus avoiding the monotony and dryness of traditional science enlightenment books and drawing children into the stories of these cartoon characters.
In this subtle way, all sorts of interesting and fun scientific concepts were unknowingly instilled into the children's minds.
For example, when discussing "light," it addressed many questions that children often ask, such as how rainbows are formed and why sunlight turns into a rainbow.
It also explained the question of "How do our eyes see things?" using comics to show the process of image formation in the eye step by step.
Another example was the three states of water. When discussing "solid, liquid, and gas," the author used vivid and interesting analogies to make it easier and more fun for children to understand.
For these questions that children often ask, they could find detailed explanations and correct answers in this book. It could even enhance their ability to infer and generalize.
The book was also very interesting. When discussing physical changes, matter would transform into a woodcutter or a blacksmith, which was very comical and humorous. Moreover, the changes in the comic characters followed the changes in the storyline, making it easier for children to understand the content of the story and adding a lot of fun.
This book tells us that every child is a genius, but we simply lack the eyes to discover their genius.
This set of books was exactly what Chen Lan had been dreaming of and wanting for a long time. He unhesitatingly ordered two sets, one to keep at home for his younger brothers to read, and another to keep at school for the students.
Since the children's science education books were purchased, the adults' could not be left behind. Chen Lan then bought books on construction for Xiangdong and Erhu, such as "Zero-Basis Introduction to Construction Drawings" and "Illustrated Introduction to Construction Structures."
For Xiangxi, Xiaoshan, Lin Mao, and Xiaoshan, he prepared books on mechanical engineering, such as "Mechanical Drawing and Reading" and "Basic Training in Mechanical Reading."
For the women, there were even more books, such as "500 Types of Sweater Knitting Patterns" and "Diagrams of 100 Sweater Patterns" for knitting sweaters, "Color and Matching of Clothing" for dressing and matching, and "Fifty Braiding Techniques" for braiding hair.
Books were bought for everyone, and his mother was naturally not forgotten. For his mother, he purchased "World Trend Frontline" and "Silk Apparel and Design," which were very popular in modern times.
With so many books purchased this time, plus the books previously stored in the library in the valley, it was enough for everyone in the valley to read throughout the winter.
Therefore, this winter in the valley was not cold. A fervent reading craze was now in full swing throughout the entire valley.