Genius Club Chapter 835

Chapter 835: Chapter 21: Seeing Through_4 Chapter 835: Chapter 21: Seeing Through_4 She walked over to the couch.

Yan Qiaoqiao was so engrossed in watching TV that she didn’t notice her approach at all.

Zhao Yingjun followed her gaze toward the television.

On the screen was an old but exceptionally classic Chinese animated movie—

“Lotus Lantern.”

“Do you understand it?”

Zhao Yingjun was somewhat incredulous.

Although everyone knew that Yan Qiaoqiao was about thirteen or fourteen years old…

she had amnesia, and in terms of intelligence and cognition, she was almost like an ordinary five- or six-year-old girl.

A five- or six-year-old girl surely couldn’t understand an animated movie like “Lotus Lantern,” which was somewhat profound, could she?

“Hehe, our Qiaoqiao has made great progress these past couple of days!”

Yan Mei closed the door and walked over proudly, boasting to Zhao Yingjun:

“Qiaoqiao really changes day by day.

Now she basically understands everything she watches on TV, and she learns things particularly fast from it.

Her speech has also bee more fluent, and she can say long sentences now.”

“Yesterday, your father and I took her to Ruijin Hospital for a check-up, and the consulting specialists all said that there’s nothing wrong with Yan Qiaoqiao’s health, and in many aspects, she’s even better than normal children!

Now it looks like, our Qiaoqiao is simply clever!

After all, she just has amnesia, it’s not that she really has a low IQ…

So, look at how quickly she’s progressing!

I estimate that in another ten days or half a month, her intelligence and mental state will be pletely back to normal!”

At this moment,

The animated film “Lotus Lantern” playing on the TV was also nearing the end.

Many people had seen this animated film during their childhood.

That era,

Was precisely the time when China’s domestic animations soared and even led the world, both technically and thematically, rivaling the great animation nation of Japan.

This “Lotus Lantern” likely also represented one of East Sea Art Film Studio’s final few glorious achievements.

An acknowledged masterpiece, its theme song was even legendary.

“Lotus Lantern” tells the story of a brave young boy who splits a mountain to rescue his mother.

Zhao Yingjun still vaguely remembered the plot…

Within the Heavenly Palace, the Third Holy Mother fell in love with a mortal scholar and, despite defying the heavenly laws, descended from heaven with the Lotus Lantern to meet him.

Seven years later, their son Chenxiang had grown up, but was discovered by the antagonist Erlang God.

Erlang God captured Chenxiang and blackmailed the Third Holy Mother for the Lotus Lantern.

For her son’s safety…

she had to surrender the lantern and was then imprisoned by Erlang God under Mount Hua.

What followed was the story of Chenxiang’s growth and adventures.

Until at last,

Chenxiang merged with the Lotus Lantern and finally defeated Erlang God, using the divine ax to split Mount Hua and rescue his mother.

Mother and son embraced, reuniting at last.

At this moment on the television, after years apart, Chenxiang and the Third Holy Mother hugged each other, Chenxiang calling out to his mother, returning to her embrace.

The music of “Heaven and Earth in My Heart” began to play, warm and moving.

Zhao Yingjun silently watched this scene.

Arms crossed, he watched Yan Qiaoqiao:

“Understood?

How does it feel?”

Yan Qiaoqiao looked up and pointed to the mother and daughter reunited on the screen:

“Where did daddy go?”

“…”

Zhao Yingjun had not expected that Yan Qiaoqiao would ask such a difficult question.

Indeed.

He also couldn’t remember where, in “Lotus Lantern,” Chenxiang’s father, the mortal scholar the Third Holy Mother loved, ended up?

Um…

It seems the story didn’t mention it, did it?

Could it be that a day in heaven equals a year on earth, so by the time Chenxiang split Mount Hua to save his mother, hundreds of years had already passed on earth and he had long passed away?

Or was it that, for violating heavenly laws, he was executed early on?

Unclear, also can’t remember.

Zhao Yingjun could only shake his head:

“This animated film, its theme and main purpose, are not focused on the father but mainly talk about maternal love, struggle, effort, and the like.”

“With films and TV shows, we only need to understand their main message, we don’t need to think too much about other things.”

“Like in this animation, Chenxiang’s father is practically a superfluous character, just a mortal, what’s he got to do with all these battles between deities?

Thus, he was quickly forgotten by the viewers, just a simple backdrop, a tool.”

Yan Qiaoqiao seemed to understand.

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Seemed not to.

Listening to the end credits’ melodious tune, watching the smiling Chenxiang and Third Holy Mother on the screen, she said unhurriedly:

“But…”

“Without a father, how can they be called a family?”