The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

Like a vigorous bird, Clark circled in mid-air and flew out of the window, arriving at the top of the mountainside manor. With one breath, the entire manor took on a new look.

Lex, whose hair was only slightly messed up, smoothed the strands on his temples and sighed inwardly. He remembered what Schiller once said, you can never humiliate a sincere friend because they are willing to do it for you. Do anything, whether it's making a fuss or making them look bad.

Clark flew back and landed in front of Lex. Lex could see that he was obviously a little excited, but he had been used to the luxury of Luther Manor since he was a child, so he didn't see any difference in this manor.

I'm thinking about renovating. Lex walked to the window and sat down and said, I bought this land. The location is pretty good. You can overlook the entire Gotham and you can hear the church bells. The only The problem is that it’s a little too old.”

Are you going to knock this place down and rebuild it? Clark also walked over and said, No, don't do that, Lex, this is a cultural relic.

In fact, it's not. Lex snorted and said, It was a parody of the real protected building made by a wealthy businessman after visiting Wayne Manor about 20 years ago.

Not at all. Clark walked over to sit across from Lex, pulled up his chair, and rested his arms on the table. He restored these retro art forms very well, almost making them look real.

That's also false.

But they are beautiful. Clark looked up again and looked around the entire hall and said: And this is not like Wayne Manor, it is completely different, there is nothing here that, I don't know how to say, something that makes me feel sad and A depressing atmosphere.”

Lex followed his gaze and looked over. It was early morning, the air was slightly cool, the morning dew was hanging low, and all the light shining into the manor through the windows looked like carefully carved ice sculptures.

Don't care about those. Clark shook his head and said, Don't care about the past that has nothing to do with you, but think about the parts that moved you when you firmly chose it. What are they.

The location is very good. Lex replied without thinking: Like I said, the terrain is very high, the scenery is very good, and you can overlook Wayne Manor.

Is Wayne important to you? Clark frowned slightly and said, I don't see that you two are very close.

Of course not as good as you.

Don't say that.

I'm just confused. Lex looked at Clark and said, You should choose Wayne Manor to stay overnight, right?

Is there any reason why I have to do this?

Clark's question made Lex stunned, but he still answered: I told you that you two are better friends, at least more familiar with each other, and I heard that you invited him to your home, so it makes sense for him to invite you. As it should be.”

He actually didn't invite me.

Lex was surprised again, he didn't think Bruce was such a lax person.

The Gotham Music Festival is about to open, or the promotion has started half a year in advance. Clark is definitely not planning to come on a whim. Maybe when he heard the news, he decided to come and join in the fun.

Then it is necessary to say hello to Bruce Wayne, the Gothamite he is most familiar with. After hearing the news, Bruce should of course invite Clark as soon as possible, just like Lex said, because Clark invited him.

At this age, children understand the social rules. Good friends should invite each other. Today I will go to your house, and tomorrow you will go to my house. Even if you are not a good friend, there is no shortage of space in Wayne Manor. It is not troublesome to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. .

So when Clark said that Wayne didn't invite him, Lex's first reaction was that the two of them were at odds. Who was angry with whom and they were in the middle of a cold war, so they didn't want to see each other.

Did you tell him you were coming to the festival?

Of course, I saw the news about three months ago, and I saw a few singers on the list that I often listen to, and I've almost never been to a concert. I wanted to give it a try.

So what did he say?

'good idea'.

Lex frowned deeply. This sounded so rude and perfunctory. It went against the social etiquette he had learned in the first 20 years of his life, and even went against the most basic methods of communication.

Aren't you angry? Lex asked, because he didn't really see any angry expression on Clark's face.

No, I think that's fine. Clark shrugged. I'd probably be embarrassed if he invited me.

But he's already been to your house.

Yes, I'm not saying that staying with him is impossible. The problem is that if I go, I can't refuse his butler to drive me.

But I'm not just here to see the music festival. I heard that during the music festival, there will be night markets on the streets, as well as surfing and fishing competitions. In short, I haven't traveled to Gotham yet.

In this case, I may have to go back and forth several times a day, and according to your rules, I don't know how to say it, but he has to send a car, otherwise it will be defined as rude.

While I don't think there's any shame in hanging out among the vendors, if they knew I was going to travel, oh, God, luxury cruises, golf, scuba diving, skydiving...

Lex couldn't help but smile. He was not a very funny person, but the scene of Superman carrying a skydiving bag was really funny.

Clark showed a bitter look on his face and said, Your approach is very good, but it's not suitable for me. I just need to fly a little higher to avoid observation, and I can come and go freely in the city without having to wait for a bus.

But I know I can't convince Wayne's butler. He will let me keep my feet off the ground, in another upper-class way.

Lex couldn't hold it in anymore. Many of the non-human rules in the upper class seemed outrageous to real non-humans. It was really weird and ridiculous.

Well, it's not entirely because of this. Clark added: I heard that you graduated, but I haven't congratulated you yet. Although I don't know if you will like it, I have prepared a graduation gift for you.

Clark took out the box from the bag he was carrying and handed it across the table. Lex was really surprised, but he still took the box.

I thought about giving you a camera, but I didn't hear that you have a hobby of photography. Those professional equipment don't look very good, but the Polaroids are a bit too crude.

I asked Bruce and he said I could send you some pictures I took or something, but that would be a disaster because the most pictures I take lately are of Batman, and if you hung those pictures in your house, you might Make people think a little differently about your sexuality because that's how people see me.

Of course, there are cakes. I tried it, but the cakes from the cake shop I like to eat don't seem to be able to adapt to the atmospheric pressure above 20,000 feet. They will collapse and become very ugly, so I forget it.

Lex had already opened the box at this time, and to his surprise again, there was a bag of seeds inside. He looked up at Clark.

Did you know? At Kent Farm, I live on the second floor of a stone house. Outside my bedroom window is a large farmland, which is now covered with green vegetables. Whenever I get up, I can see them growing bigger. a little.

This is quite a gratifying and exciting process, because cabbage has a romantic nickname - the flower of the field. When cabbage is young, it will have pointed flower buds. As they grow bigger, the outermost leaves will gradually When it blooms, the color gradually becomes thicker from the center of the flower, from light yellow to dark green, the change is very natural.

One after another, they will be arranged neatly on the field ridge. They are about the same size but open in completely different ways. When I wake up one morning, I see the morning sun shining on them, and their shadows cast their shadows on the leaves. The gaps between them become more dense, and I will suddenly be shocked by the grand scene composed of this majestic vitality.

After all, most people will never have the opportunity to see 20,000 flowers clustered together in their lifetime. It is like a society of flowers. This farm, my home, has healed me time and time again.

Clark looked at Lex and said: I heard that your graduation project is to let Gotham see the sun again, so of course the reward you deserve is to appreciate how the sun built this lush planet out of desolation, believe me , it must be more beautiful than you imagine.”

Lex looked down at the seed in his hand.

Never in his life did he imagine that one day the question Have you ever seen a cabbage bloom would haunt him, making him feel a certain embarrassment, as if he were the country bumpkin.

Because he had never seen raw cabbage, he had no idea what the vegetable looked like before it was cooked.

Yes, Pamela had shown him cabbage, but besides its name, it was about as different from the vegetable on his table as a dinosaur was from a chicken.

And if he had seen it, he would be able to maintain standard etiquette now, nod and smile, and accept the gift in a relaxed manner, but he couldn't.

So Lex stood there for a long time, and then asked a question that even he thought was stupid, Are there 20,000 seeds here?

Of course not. There are only about two thousand pills here.

Lex stared at him.

No, no, no, you can't grow 20,000 cabbages. That requires almost an acre of land. It requires a large harvester, and you won't be able to eat them all after harvesting. The vegetables will spoil quickly.

Uh...well, how about this? You can try planting one in a flowerpot first. If it grows up, I will give you some more seeds. Maybe you can find a suitable field in the suburbs.

Lexidi was still staring at Clark. Clark covered his eyes and said, Well, it's not that romantic. Whenever cabbage is harvested, it will be on the Kent family's table for the next two months, so I almost don't eat it. cabbage.

If you really want to see it, I can invite you to Kent Farm, and when the cabbage season comes next, you can eat about 16 varieties of cabbage made by Martha, and most of them are delicious.

When Clark started to name the dishes, Lex finally withdrew his gaze.

He pinched the seeds in his hand, tilted his head and thought for a moment, and then asked: Who do you think is smarter, me or Bruce Wayne?

Clark was stunned.

Is this important?

certainly.

The seriousness with which Clark was thinking made Lex stand out. He was actually thinking, and it seemed that he had come up with a result.

From what I know about the two of you, Bruce should be the smarter one.

Clark expected Lex to ask why, but he didn't expect Lex to say directly: No, I am smarter.

Why? Clark asked.

Do you know how I graduated with both Victor and Schiller at the same time?

Clark suddenly realized, yes, why did Lex graduate quietly? Wasn't his professor also Schiller Rodriguez?

The commotion caused by Bruce and Schiller left a deep impression on Clark, but when it was Lex's turn, it was so calm that no one heard the news.

How did you do that? Clark was almost in front of Lex's nose, and he was so curious.

It's very simple. Lex snorted and said: When I was at Schiller's place, I studied the physical science and technology of the device that cleared the dark clouds. When I was at Victor's place, I studied the sociology of Gotham after it saw the light of day again. Look at the impact, isn’t this a smooth graduation?”

Clark was stunned.

Suddenly he held Lex's hand fiercely, shook it hard twice, looked at him with extremely sincere eyes and said.

Lex Luthor is the smartest man in the world!