funbook-pk Chapter 432 Huang Yueying, the Exotic Beauty! Huang Chengyan gives his secretary to Su Yu?
Chapter 432 Huang Yueying, the Exotic Beauty! Huang Chengyan gives his secretary to Su Yu?
At the entrance of Huang Chengyan's residence
Su Yu followed Huang Chengyan to this place.
Upon entering, one can see many wooden mechanisms.
The first to be affected was a special type of crossbow.
Seeing that Su Yu's gaze was fixed on the crossbow bolts, Huang Chengyan introduced:
"Those are crossbows I made in my spare time. I'm just showing them off to you, Commandant."
Su Yu waved his hand.
"Mr. Huang, you're too kind."
"If I'm not mistaken, these crossbow bolts are from a repeating crossbow, aren't they?"
Huang Chengyan nodded and said:
"It is a repeating crossbow, but it can only fire five shots at a time, and there are still many shortcomings."
Having said that, a glint of light already appeared in Su Yu's eyes.
Five arrows fired in a row, that's already quite good.
In fact, this was not the first time that the repeating crossbow had appeared in Huang Chengyan's hands.
According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, repeating crossbows existed during the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they could only fire three shots at most.
Huang Chengyan's five-shot repeating crossbow was undoubtedly a huge improvement.
Su Yu knew clearly that the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow in history could fire a terrifying ten shots!
As for the fifty consecutive shots, that was just something Lao Luo deliberately made up to brag about Kongming.
In fact, even ten shots is a rather terrifying number.
Therefore, even if Zhuge Liang did not directly obtain the research results from Huang Chengyan, he was definitely a student of Huang Chengyan.
Su Yu would naturally not leave such a "good weapon" to anyone else.
“Mr. Huang, this repeating crossbow is extremely useful.”
"Thank you for your outstanding contributions to the entire Han Dynasty!"
"Once I return to Xuchang, I will personally petition His Majesty for your commendation!"
Su Yu gripped Huang Chengyan's arm tightly and shook it back and forth, making Huang Chengyan's old face turn red.
He never imagined that his niche hobby would be so amazing.
Don't blame Huang Chengyan for being ignorant. How could an ancient homebody who rarely left his house know how influential his invention was?
Once the atmosphere was relaxed, things became much easier.
Huang Chengyan introduced Su Yu to the various inventions and creations within the mansion.
Although most of them are wooden items, as well as some mechanical devices.
But the more Su Yu looked at Huang Chengyan, the more he felt that Huang was a treasure.
When Su Yu saw the prototype of the wooden ox and the flowing horse, he suddenly remembered the figures of the people in the Minister's mansion.
What is the combination of the wooden ox and the flowing horse?
Yes, they are cattle and horses!
Suddenly, a wicked thought popped into Su Yu's head.
Wouldn't it be a bit too cruel to give the year-end bonuses of wooden oxen and flowing horses to everyone in the Minister's office?
Seeing that Su Yu was interested in his inventions, Huang Chengyan was also very enthusiastic and patiently explained them to Su Yu one by one.
Huang Chengyan hasn't felt this sense of belonging for a long time.
Apart from his daughter Huang Yueying, almost no one could agree with his ideas.
Most others, especially members of the Huang family, believed that Huang Chengyan should prioritize his career in government and become an official.
Only his daughter, Huang Yueying, could offer Huang Chengyan some encouragement.
The father and daughter also completed many creations together.
This is why Huang Chengyan did not want to marry off his daughter too early.
After marrying off his daughter, he would truly be all alone, spending his days tinkering with these things.
As for Huang Chengyan's legal wife, she had already passed away.
He had no concubines at all.
If Huang Chengyan had taken a concubine, he indeed wouldn't have had much time to spend with her.
Huang Chengyan preferred spending his days with his inventions rather than having a son to carry on the family line.
But Huang Chengyan also understood that his daughter would eventually get married.
At this moment, Su Yu gave Huang Chengyan a strong sense of recognition.
It was as if Su Yu could understand his "uniqueness" and his inventions and creations.
If Su Yu were to become his son-in-law... it seems... that would be acceptable!
By catering to Huang Chengyan's preferences, Su Yu subtly influenced him.
As the two walked, they arrived at the backyard.
Huang Chengyan instructed his servant to summon Huang Yueying.
Soon, as instructed by Huang Chengyan, Huang Yueying, wearing a veil and deliberately dressed in unattractive attire, came over.
"Mr. Huang's daughter is clearly a talented woman."
"Truly worthy of being the daughter of a talented man like Mr. Huang."
Huang Chengyan smiled bitterly and said:
"You jest, Commandant of the Guards."
"Can someone like Huang, who has no interest in an official career, really be considered a talented person?"
Su Yu, however, spoke to Huang Chengyan in a solemn tone:
"If Mr. Huang can't be considered a talented person, then who in the world can be called a talented person?"
"No one of Mr. Huang's inventions and creations is meaningless."
"Su believes that anyone who can get a man of Mr. Huang's talent to serve them is truly blessed!"
Seeing that Su Yu's eyes were sincere and without any pretense, Huang Chengyan froze on the spot.
A brainstorming session ensued.
He never expected that Su Yu would actually praise him so highly!
And Su Yu was indeed not joking.
He means it.
In ancient feudal dynasties, due to the social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, artisans had a very low social status.
Some talented and creative artisans could only have their talents stifled in their infancy.
Ordinary craftsmen struggle to make a living.
Only a chosen one like Huang Chengyan, who possesses both talent and family wealth, is capable of delving deeper into this area.
Su Yu plans to arrange for Huang Chengyan to go to the university of science and technology to teach some of the students relevant knowledge.
Although, at present, Su Yu alone certainly cannot significantly elevate the status of craftsmen.
But you have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.
Even slight changes can have a significant butterfly effect.
Huang Chengyan was filled with excitement.
It's no exaggeration to say that if he were a young woman, he would want to throw himself into Su Yu's arms right now!
Su Yu then shared some ideas about the university of science and technology with Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying.
Huang Chengyan immediately agreed to teach at the Polytechnic University and serve as the dean of the engineering department.
Huang Yueying, who was standing to the side, was also seeing her father so excited for the first time.
Su Yu took Huang Chengyan away, naturally without intending to leave Huang Yueying alone here.
They brought the father and daughter back to Xiangyang.
Huang Chengyan suddenly felt a pang of regret.
I should have known better than to let my daughter deliberately cover her face.
If Su Yu became his son-in-law, wouldn't he and Su Yu have more in common?
Unbeknownst to him, Huang Chengyan had become a CPU, and a self-developed one at that.
Taking advantage of Su Yu's inattention, Huang Chengyan secretly asked Huang Yueying to remove the veil and wash off the makeup on her face.
When Huang Yueying returned, Su Yu was greeted by a beautiful woman with exotic features.
Was Huang Yueying ugly? No, she wasn't.
It could be a genetic mutation, or it could be something they were born with, or perhaps Huang Chengyan or Huang Yueying's mother had some foreign blood on their side.
At first glance, she looks somewhat like someone of mixed race.
Add to that her long, shapely legs and her slightly slender yet perfectly proportioned figure, and she could easily dominate in later generations with her looks alone.
However, according to the traditional Han Dynasty aesthetic, Huang Yueying was not considered outstanding; at most, she was only slightly attractive.
after all.
Although the Han Dynasty did not have the same aesthetic standards as the Tang Dynasty, which favored plumpness, strong and fertile women were still very popular.
"What does Mr. Huang mean by this?"
Su Yu looked at Huang Chengyan with curiosity.
Huang Chengyan gritted his teeth, cupped his hands, and said:
"My daughter Yueying is intelligent and talented. Although she is a woman, her talent is no less than that of a man."
"I would like to ask Your Excellency to give her a chance to serve tea and water to Your Excellency."
"This……"
Su Yu never expected Huang Chengyan to pull such a move!
Is this a proper way to serve tea and water?
They clearly just gave me a female secretary!
……
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