Fang You asked Xia Nuo to find a spot in the children's service area while he went to return the books.
"How to Become an Ordinary Person in the Eyes of the Public," this book was actually written for those who are misfits in social circles, and didn't have a direct and inevitable connection to a beloved little genius like Fang You.
But, Fang You indeed learned something from this book.
Fang You had a clear self-awareness of himself.
He couldn't intentionally stir up trouble to anger others for the sake of collecting Emotional Energy, thereby bringing physical security threats and hindrances to himself and those around him.
However, being completely low-profile would cause his growth level to stagnate, and he wouldn't be able to accumulate progress by harvesting Emotional Energy, which would lead to a split in his behavior.
So what Fang You needed to do was—
to balance humility and ostentation, to let people generate emotions because of his excellence, not because he was annoying or out of place.
In one sentence: Invisible swagger is the deadliest!
This was also the most useful knowledge Fang You learned from the book.
Of course, class representative Fang You also summarized and synthesized these knowledge points.
First: maintain a certain degree of humility.
Avoid overly showy words, actions, and attire, choosing clothes that are in line with the public aesthetic, simple and elegant.
The current Fang You is dressed as a well-behaved, good child—similar to the style worn by Conan Edogawa.
But Fang You was more low-profile than Conan, because he didn't have conspicuously pointed hair, didn't style long bangs, didn't show up at crime scenes, and didn't have a red bowtie.
Great, Emperor Youyou has already transformed into little You You on the outside!
The second point that Fang You insisted on was actively integrating into mainstream culture;
The most popular topics amongst second-grade boys this year were "Leo the Wild Man of Light," "New Star Knight—Masked Rider," and "Ultimate King's Squad," all of which Fang You had taken the time to understand and watch.
As for the hottest game "Paru GO," Fang You couldn't join in the conversation.
After all, the packaging boxes of the Paru console everyone bought still had Fang You and Xia Nuo's faces on them.
What a miscalculation, having signed a three-year portrait rights agency contract!
Even though he looked very different from before, it was still not suitable to blend into this topic.
In case the classmates discovered that the best student in class was also endorsing their favorite Paru console, it would seem too ostentatious!
The third point, to actively demonstrate empathy and a spirit of cooperation:
To show understanding and care towards others, to listen to other people's views and stories, to avoid too strong a tendency of individualism, be considerate of the other party's actions, and think more about their future and prospects.
Fang You also did this very well, when interacting with the elementary school children around him, he always tried to discard his own thoughts, speak less, or not at all, respecting the children's wrong answers and opinions.
However, when he was with his dad, it was a different story.
Fang You always hoped that his father could become a person more useful to his work unit, and even to the whole country, and had been urging his father to make progress over the past two years.
Then you might ask:
What benefit does this bring to our Emperor Youyou?
In this way, even if he performs very impressively or achieves terrifyingly excellent results, the other party could sardonically say,
"Hmph, isn't it just because his dad's an influential bureau chief who pulled strings, what's so great about relying on his dad?"
Thus, the aggressions towards Fang You would shift to his dad, Fang Guanghui, and the chances of being scrutinized would greatly decrease!
Fortunately, there were just a few hundred thousand words left to read in the book, which was something that could be achieved in a matter of days, allowing Fang You's speculation to be tested soon.
Fang You made a small farewell to the book "How to Become an Ordinary Person in the Eyes of the Public" and then returned to the children's service area. As he was searching for Xia Nuo's whereabouts, someone suddenly took off his glasses from behind.
...
It was the mischievous Xia Nuo!
Xia Nuo took Fang You's glasses and then put them on herself.
Nuo Nuo appeared to become a quiet little girl; her lively temperament instantly became more reserved!
She pushed up the glasses, held her hands behind her back, tiptoed forward, pouted at Fang You, and whispered,
"What were you up to! I've been waiting for a long time."
Although her tone was soft and gentle, Fang You could sense she was growing a bit impatient.
Just like in the past, such an impatient bad kid...
"I took the opportunity to look for other interesting books."
Xia Nuo tapped Fang You's nose, "You promised me earlier today to accompany me in reading, no backing out."
"I didn't forget, did you find 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'?"
"Mhm, I found it."
Xia Nuo led Fang You to her reserved seat, picked up the books on the spot, and gestured for Fang You to sit down.
Then, she quietly moved her stool closer, snuggling up to Fang You's elbow.
Fang You tried to take off the glasses Xia Nuo was wearing to cover up his remarkable beauty, but Xia Nuo dodged and started to frolic with Fang You.
You You, being a child, had to keep a low profile, not making overly dramatic expressions or gestures, so he let the carefree Xia Nuo take the initiative.
When Xia Nuo grew tired of playing, the minor punishment for Fang You finally ceased.
Xia Nuo leaned in on her own, letting Fang You reach out to remove her glasses.
She stared at Fang You, then asked curiously.
"Do I look good with glasses?"
"You look good," replied Fang You succinctly.
"Hm... So You You, despite not being nearsighted, also wears glasses just to look good?"
"Mhm." Fang You nodded, "I like to try different styles."
"I see... I'll also ask my dad to buy me a pair. What brand are your glasses? Let's get a best friends edition."
"You look better without glasses normally."
"Aw, come on... tell me, tell me!"
"Even if you don't say it, your mom will tell me, it's not that troublesome."
Xia Nuo tried to slip her hand into Fang You's clothes to tickle her good friend, but the well-tempered Fang You wasn't going to be subdued by such torment!
He didn't even let out a laugh, and he still had the presence of mind to make a 'silence' gesture, terrifying indeed!
Very soon, the powerful Fang You attracted the attention of a boy who was reading books in the next seat.
[Xu Zhiqiang is very dissatisfied with your public display of affection in the library, emotional energy +50!]