Chapter 1964

"I was doing an idiom exercise earlier," Lincoln explained, "It asked whether hard work or talent leads to greater success. I said that hard work is worthless compared to talent, but Nana disagrees." Helen nodded thoughtfully. "Effort is important, but innate talent is hard to surpass in some areas." This was one of those situations where both sides had valid points—each explanation carried weight. In an unusually good mood, Chandler added, "Sometimes, even if you have talent, if you don't cherish it, the hardworking person can still surpass you. "There's a saying, 'It's easy to conquer a kingdom but hard to keep it.' Even if something is destined, it requires effort to maintain, or you'll eventually lose it." He paused, raising an eyebrow and glancing at Kingsley. "What do you think, Dr. Godfrey?" Kingsley shot him a complicated look but didn't respond immediately. After a moment, he changed the subject. "My apprentice, you're free tonight, right? Time to learn from your master