MMB Chapter 1418 College Student
Chapter 1418 College Student
Chapter 1418 College Student
"The sun sets in the west, its glow rosy; soldiers return to camp after target practice—red flowers on their chests reflect the colorful sunset; joyful songs fill the sky—"
Li Shu was dressed in a miniature version of a green military uniform, and the kindergarten children were also dressed up and danced along.
They were supposed to be backup dancers, but they were actually just carrying rifles made of cardboard and marching around. And their marching wasn't very synchronized, but the children's innocent faces were radiant with the glow of new life.
"This is the hope of our motherland."
Li Huaide sat on a small stool, clapping enthusiastically. His eyes, filled with the warmth of humanity, looked at the children. Anyone who didn't know better would think his own child attended the kindergarten.
Li Xuewu glanced at him sideways, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
You can tell how unreliable Lao Li is; he called him to come to his workplace for a meeting as soon as he knew he was coming back from vacation.
Li Xuewu was on three days off, and he could hold the meeting any day except today. Today was Miss Li Shu's Children's Day performance, and if he dared to stand her up, she would definitely cry in front of him.
On the phone, he frankly explained to Lao Li why he couldn't go to work today. Guess whether Lao Li believed him or not?
Bullshit—if he believed that, he wouldn't have come to Li Shu's performance in person.
He felt that Li Xuewu was just making excuses for him, and even the reasons he gave were so childish and ridiculous.
And he still wants to watch his daughter's performance, fulfill his duties as a father, and spend more time with his family, tsk tsk!
The results of it?
He's acting childish and ridiculous now.
You didn't see the kindergarten teacher's expression when a big Hongqi pulled up in front of the kindergarten. It's a good thing Li Xuewu lives very close to the kindergarten, and his car is still in Gangcheng, otherwise…
Today is Li Shu Kindergarten's Children's Day performance, and the school has invited parents to be in the audience.
However, not many parents actually came to the kindergarten to watch the performance, and most of them were grandparents.
Even though it's Sunday, the whole family is mobilized. The young parents are either visiting relatives or going out to buy groceries for the week.
They certainly care about their children, but that's the general situation these days—there's concern, but not much.
As long as a child is warmly dressed and well-fed, and doesn't cause trouble or fight, he/she is a good child.
As for performing arts, unless one of the parents works in the arts or a relative has professional skills in this area, no one would think of learning it.
Even a troublemaker like Li Shu, who "abandoned martial arts for literature," has become a literary and artistic vanguard, which shows the lack of understanding among parents in this era about cultivating their children's artistic sensitivity.
It's already difficult enough for them to grow up safely and happily, so why would they need artistic talents?
Why are parents in both the city and the countryside so prolific in this day and age?
It's not just idle gossip about a lack of entertainment; after lights out at night, there's only one form of entertainment.
On the contrary, the entertainment life in that era was far more positive and richer than that of later generations. Even in rural areas, there were nighttime talks in the threshing grounds, let alone the working class who led the masses.
The reason why every family has so many children, and why parents seem to be having as many children as possible without getting tired, is actually quite heavy-hearted—they are afraid that they can't raise one child, and that too many children have been abused in those years.
This nation has endured too much suffering and humiliation, rising from being humiliated to standing up, at the cost of countless lives.
During this process, the lives of ordinary people were particularly difficult, and every family had a history of bloodshed and tears.
Later generations may talk about suffering and how difficult it was for their ancestors, but they don't know much about history, and they may not even be able to describe the hardships of a hundred years ago.
why?
The reason is simple: ordinary people who survived until after liberation were no longer considered ordinary.
The truly impoverished of the old era have long been cruelly eliminated by history; those who survived have some wealth and are at least not ordinary people.
If you don't believe me, just ask anyone about their family's situation a hundred years ago. Anyone who knows will be able to tell you about their prominent status, at least that of a small landowner.
Small landowners were not considered rich, but their savings and grain reserves enabled them to weather the initial calamities of the old era.
They may become ordinary people after the disaster, but their survival rate will still be higher than that of ordinary people before the disaster.
Even if they become ordinary people after the calamity, their undying cultural and family heritage can still support them to return to a subsistence level.
Therefore, the bloodline inheritance in later generations is almost never done by ordinary people. This is not metaphysics or nonsense, but the truth of history and the choice of nature.
Human destiny is made up of countless coincidences, and countless coincidences are pieced together to form history.
Parents and kindergarten teachers in the audience frequently glanced over to investigate, whispering among themselves as they watched the program, seemingly trying to guess the identity of Li Shu's father.
It's one thing to be able to ride in a Volga luxury car, but what about her everyday clothes, toys, and the family life I learned from Li Shu? What kind of family could afford to provide a nanny and a tutor?
They learned from the kindergarten teachers that Li Shu's mother was an ordinary doctor at the hospital affiliated with the kindergarten, so her father must be special.
It looks like this, peculiar and somewhat mysterious.
Li Shu's many talents and her strikingly different appearance from her parents made it clear to almost all her parents and teachers that she was not of Han Chinese descent.
At least they could conservatively discern this: Li Shu might be of ethnic minority descent, but her appearance, skin color, and hair color were definitely not Han Chinese.
Why would a child like this appear here? If she didn't have a special background, how could she have such parents? Li Shu must be even more special.
The more unique the background, the more tragic the true story. What parent could bear to abandon their own child?
Therefore, it is a kind of luck, a historical coincidence, that Li Shu is able to enjoy her current life and perform so well.
Li Xuewu paid no attention to the strange or probing glances around him; he only felt that Old Li had changed.
Why is Old Deng so suspicious?
"Thanks--"
After Li Shu finished her performance with the other children, she bowed to thank the audience while receiving their applause. Her well-behaved demeanor made many parents envious.
They may not pay attention to children's art and literature, but that doesn't mean they don't understand the benefits of art and literature.
However, due to living conditions and economic constraints, reality made them very clear that children also have different talents.
"You performed wonderfully!" Li Huaide clapped his hands, showering praise on Li Shu who was jogging down the steps, grinning like a toad.
"Thank you, Grandpa—" Li Shu said with a smile, and then sat down next to her father.
Li Ning was in Li Xuewu's arms at that moment, clapping along with the others for his sister.
Today, only Li Xuewu and his father came to see Li Shu's performance. Gu Ning has surgery today, Er Ya has to be busy with housework, and Zhao Yaping has to work hard.
And here comes Li Huaide.
When it was the other children's turn to perform, Li Shu's face still couldn't hide her excitement, and she clapped enthusiastically and proactively.
"Is Li Shu five years old this year?"
Li Huaide looked at Li Shu with a smile. The more she grew up, the more unusual her appearance became. She was not Chinese at all. He had long been familiar with the child's background.
"He is five years old by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, and four years old by the actual age reckoning."
Li Shu was very clear about her age and introduced herself without her father even needing to answer.
Li Xuewu patted his daughter's head with pride and joy, and Li Shu also cherished her father's loving and admiring gaze.
Looking at the father and son, father and daughter, it was impossible for Li Huaide not to feel envious.
Of course, he wasn't childless; he had two sons and a daughter, but they were all married and had established their own families, so they hardly ever visited him.
It's also related to the fact that he often doesn't go home. When he was young, he hadn't learned how to be a father yet, and the only person he could refer to was his father.
Therefore, he is portrayed as a strict father, and his children are afraid of him when they are young, but become distant from him when they grow up.
It's rare to see someone with such a deep and affectionate relationship as Li Xuewu with his children. He envied Li Xuewu's youth and the fact that he had both a son and a daughter. If time gave him another chance, he would also like to be a father that his children loved.
It's a pity that time is the most irreplaceable thing in this world. He now understands that Li Xuewu's frank advice to spend more time with his children and family was not an excuse or pretext.
Are you going to your parents' house this afternoon?
Li Huaide heard him say that he didn't have time in the afternoon either, as the meeting would have to be held tomorrow.
Li Xuewu nodded and replied, "The old lady isn't feeling well, I'd like to go check on her."
"Is this your grandmother?" Li Huaide nodded and said, "Four generations under one roof, what a joyous occasion for the whole family."
“The kids are too noisy, I didn’t think of taking them.” Li Xuewu looked at his son in his arms and his daughter beside him and said, “They were fine when they were little, but after I went to work in Liaodong, my wife was busy with work, so the children were entrusted to teachers and nannies to take care of them.”
I understand your helplessness.
Li Huaide seemed to understand him very well. Looking at Li Shu, who was sitting to the side like a little adult, he said, "Fortunately, the children are all grown up and sensible."
"I want to get things sorted out in Liaodong as soon as possible so I can have more time to come back and spend time with my family and children."
He reached out and teased Li Ning, who was intently watching the performance, and said with a smile, "You're graduating this year too, right? I mean, the School of Steel Engineering."
"Isn't this a call to tell me to come back and pick up my graduation certificate?" Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I have to thank Teacher Han for letting me go to university."
“But as you know,” he turned to Li Huaide and said with a self-deprecating smile, “I basically just coasted through university, rarely going to class. It was thanks to the teachers’ tolerance and patient guidance that I barely managed to graduate.”
"Hey, I heard about it. You don't need to be so self-deprecating." Li Huaide waved his hand as he watched the performance and said, "A while ago, when Principal Pei came to the group, we were talking about your academic background."
"He does admire your academic achievements."
Li Huaide turned his head and looked at Li Xuewu, saying, "He wouldn't lie. He even specifically mentioned several of your papers, as well as your graduation thesis."
"He is very insightful, thoughtful, and has a long-term vision, which is better than that of other college students in the same period."
“Principal Pei, you flatter me. I admit that I have more work experience than the students.” Li Xuewu smiled and said, “But when it comes to theoretical knowledge, I still envy them for being able to listen to the teacher’s lectures in class.”
“If you sacrifice your job to attend classes, I’m not happy about it—” Li Huaide said with a light laugh, “A diploma can’t compare to the group-oriented process of Hongxing Factory.”
He reached out and patted Li Xuewu's knee, saying, "We've all seen your work over the past few years. You can't say anything against your conscience."
Li Xuewu declined to comment on what Lao Li had said today, as he still couldn't figure out what Lao Li was up to.
"I think that's enough. You're one of the few cadres in our team with a university degree."
Li Huaide chuckled and joked, "At least your education level is higher than mine. I envy you."
"You're joking," Li Xuewu said with a smile, shaking his head. "Your work experience and rich background far surpass anything that university education can provide."
"If we could exchange, I would still be willing to trade my university degree for your experience."
"Hehehe—" Li Huaide enjoyed Li Xuewu's recognition and affirmation, and chuckled continuously.
Li Shu glanced at him with some dissatisfaction; at first, she was delighted to have one more member in her group of relatives and friends.
But now she realized that this grandfather was so talkative, he kept talking and talking, and he even disturbed her from watching her classmates' performance.
"Is your younger brother also graduating this year?"
Li Huaide suddenly changed the subject and asked about Li Xuewu's family affairs.
Li Xuewu didn't seem surprised. He nodded naturally and introduced, "He had been preparing to graduate for a long time and had been interning at the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."
"Fortunately, my father kept a close eye on me, and I also had experience interning at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, so I was able to get assigned to the hospital smoothly."
Li Xuewu shook his head with feigned emotion and looked at Li Huaide, saying, "As you may already know, this year's college graduate placement policy is somewhat special. My family and he don't want to go to the frontier."
“Yes, I know. Comrade Weijie told me about it.” Li Huaide nodded, indicating his understanding, and said, “She is also planning to take advantage of this opportunity to recruit some more outstanding talents.”
Gu Weijie's proposal to increase the number of talent recruitment quotas at this time is timely, as college students who were previously reserved or had reservations now have no choice.
Those with connections or pre-arranged family arrangements are excluded. Other college students were stunned when they learned about this year's job placement policy. They were initially delighted that they could finally graduate normally this year, but they were given a cold shower.
Now, Hongxing Steel Group has offered another option: college graduates without connections can either be assigned by their schools to support the frontier regions, or choose to settle down within Hongxing Steel Group.
Now, the recruitment requirements for Hongxing Steel Group have been raised; not just anyone can get in.
Even with the higher standards, these college graduates are still flocking to the offer from Hongxing Steel Group; they are voting with their feet.
Even the noblest character and qualities still have their concerns; after all, they are human.
Is it the more favorable conditions and benefits of the Hongxing Steel Group, or blindly waiting to be assigned to the frontier? Is this final exam before graduation, with only one multiple-choice question, really that difficult to choose?
“I told her there is no limit.”
Li Huaide looked at Li Xuewu, smiled slightly and said, "Anyway, the group will be restructured next year. Even if we don't hire these college graduates, the higher-ups will arrange for people to come down."
"Has Director Du already spoken with you?"
Li Xuewu had long anticipated this day. In the process of becoming a group, Hongxing Factory continued to expand into multiple fields and established more than 30 branches through joint ventures and partnerships.
The original 10,000-plus employees of the Hongxing Factory are no longer sufficient to meet the current production and work needs.
Even after merging with sixteen industrial enterprises in Beijing and large industrial enterprises like Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Plant during its expansion and progress, the principle of selecting the best candidates still left Hongxing Steel Group short of personnel.
What kind of people are we lacking?
You might not believe it, but Hongxing Steel Group is currently short-staffed for almost every position.
You might say that the Hongxing Steel Group's "Five-Year Plan" also mentioned that it would use the first five years to continuously try personnel reforms and reduce the total number of employees, so why is it short of people now?
Yes, the current Hongxing Steel Group appears to have a large number of employees, almost reaching 100,000.
However, the large number of employees cannot fully implement the policies and tasks required by the group.
The group is short of cadres, and it lacks young cadres who are cultured, experienced, have potential, are thoughtful, and capable, rather than the current older cadres.
The workshop is short of workers, and it also lacks young workers who are educated, experienced, have potential, are thoughtful, and capable, rather than the current older workers.
The Three-Year Plan had already set out that the entire group's industrial enterprises would undergo technological and industrial transformation within 70 years, and all outdated production equipment and processes would be upgraded. Many of the older workers were not adapted to or even able to operate these advanced machines.
While it cannot be denied that these veteran workers possess decades of valuable work experience, they have become a burden and a sign of backwardness in a modern workshop equipped with new processes, equipment, materials, and methods.
Some veteran workers are very perceptive and have a strong learning ability. They completed the learning and assessment of the new process in the training organized by the group's technical department.
These veteran workers have become the backbone of the modern workshops after technological upgrades and iterations.
Those older workers who cannot adapt to and complete the training for the new processes will naturally be eliminated.
They can't do production work well, so they can't just go to the workshop and cause more trouble. They should give their positions to the first batch of new-era, modern, and young workers trained by the Joint Vocational and Technical College who are about to graduate.
These young people may not have the experience and skills of older workers, but they have energy and potential, and are more obedient and have a greater ability to learn. These combined strengths are especially important.
Even though Hongxing Steel Group has its own talent training school, it is still very necessary for outstanding talents, especially college students who are the pride of this era.
Every college student in this era is an outstanding talent carefully cultivated by the school.
Look at how many students a university has in later generations; ten or twenty thousand is quite normal, right?
Do you know how many students a regular university has these days? One or two thousand would be considered a lot.
A good university is one that doesn't expand its enrollment.
Li Huaide would rather have these college students who are like blank slates than the cadres who coordinate from above.
If college graduates are recruited and properly trained, they will become our own people with a strong sense of belonging. How many of those cadres are actually there to build the group's industrial base?
Many of them even came to gain prestige and foreign influence, a fact that Li Huaide strongly opposed.
There's nothing we can do about it. Even if we can recruit a lot of college graduates this time, we still can't train them for just one year to fully support the group's structure.
It's now called Hongxing Steel Group, but it's not actually a group; it's still just Hongxing Factory.
Because the official documents are only under the jurisdiction of the ministry, this year is the process of establishing the group, and it will take another six months before it is truly realized as a group and called Hongxing Steel Group.
However, when the group was officially established and its headquarters moved to the new office building, these vacant positions needed to be filled in the shortest possible time.
You said that the cadres from the merger of the sixteen companies are plentiful, enough for Hongxing Steel Group to use.
How could that be? The cadres of these seventeen merged industrial enterprises were too much for Hongxing Factory to handle, but for Hongxing Steel Group, which had been developing for more than two years and was about to become a group enterprise, it was nothing.
As mentioned earlier, the group does not lack ordinary cadres, but rather cadres who are capable and effective.
From top to bottom, the group currently has eleven people in its leadership team. Do you think that's enough?
How is that possible? To truly achieve group-based management, business cadres and organizational cadres need to be separated. The general manager is the business supervisor, and the director of the management committee is the organizational supervisor. Ultimately, a board of directors decision-making system should be formed.
Not all vice presidents can attend meetings, nor can all organizational leaders attend meetings.
There will be more and more business leaders, at least chief accountants, chief engineers, and so on.
This applies to management as well. Department managers have both a head and a deputy head, and there are currently two deputy heads, but there will be at least three in the future. If this applies to departments, what about offices?
The department head consists of one director and three deputy directors, the section chief consists of one director and three deputy directors, plus staff members.
The current number of staff in government agencies is close to saturation, but there will be screening and elimination through ongoing personnel reforms. Li Huaide prefers to hire college graduates.
In recent years, influenced by Li Xuewu, Li Huaide has come to realize the usefulness of college students.
Hearing Li Xuewu ask this, he nodded helplessly and said, "This is a normal work procedure; it can't all be us old folks."
"It's already very kind of you to give us time to train."
He looked at Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "Xu Sinian, Kuang Yusheng and others are the pillars supporting the group's industry. You should nurture them well."
"That's for sure, I'm learning too."
Li Xuewu nodded solemnly and looked at Li Huaide, saying, "If Director Du really sends a group of paratroopers, I don't think it's a bad thing. Without pressure, there is no motivation."
“You always manage to see things from a different perspective,” Li Huaide smiled and said. “Is that the secret to your continuous progress and improvement?”
"What kind of secret is that?" Li Xuewu said with a smile. "If there really is a secret to continuous progress and improvement, it should be your guidance and support."
"Hahaha--"
Li Huaide seemed very happy, and he took his leave before the children's group's Children's Day performance was over.
Li Xuewu escorted him to the school gate, and the two had another discussion before he got into the car.
“Yin Zhongyao can no longer be used. He is dishonest, behaves improperly, and has a bad character.”
Li Huaide said very seriously, "I understand your difficulties in Liaodong, but such cadres must be dealt with swiftly to prevent future troubles."
This is quite clear. Perhaps the cadres of the metallurgical plant and Liaodong industry do not know that Li Xuewu was not involved in the investigation of Yin Zhongyao or in taking him away for further investigation.
He knew, of course, that the group had investigated Yin Zhongyao, but he just watched and did nothing.
Li Xuewu was very straightforward and cautious about his work in Liaodong industry, and it was not easy to touch on Lao Li's nerves, especially regarding organizational and personnel matters.
He can certainly replace and utilize the factory's cadres, but he won't easily touch cadres at the deputy factory director level.
His inaction doesn't mean he can't move, and Old Li won't allow anyone to disrespect him or cause trouble.
If Li Xuewu didn't speak, then he had to make a gesture or take some action. So, Yin Zhongyao being taken away was the result of Li Huaide's approval. Otherwise, who would have the power to launch such a surprise attack?
"The team still needs to be filled."
Li Xuewu was very careful not to respond to Lao Li's words, but only offered his opinion.
“Organizational work is very important. I’ve recently been considering promoting someone to the position of executive deputy factory director.”
"The team should be filled as soon as possible."
Li Huaide nodded, thought for a moment, and then looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "What's your opinion?"
"If you ask me, I hope the group can consider giving us one more person."
Li Xuewu said very seriously, "If we include the executive deputy factory director, we need at least one person in charge of organization and one person in charge of technology."
"Hehe—" Li Huaide shook his head and chuckled with emotion, looking at Li Xuewu and asking, "Do you know what Yin Zhongyao said about you when he came to the company to complain about you?"
"I really don't know that." Li Xuewu smiled and raised his eyebrows, saying, "As you know, I'm not very concerned about this."
“Confidence and composure, that’s the true nature of a great man—” Li Huaide looked into the distance and pointed at Li Xuewu, saying, “A petty person can only see the immediate gains and losses. Just like your past behavior, who can believe that you are someone who eliminates dissidents and acts arbitrarily?”
"If Yin Zhongyao knew that you not only don't monopolize power, but also need more people to share your power, I really don't know how he would feel."
"Forget about power, this is work."
Li Xuewu said very seriously: "In my eyes, power is a responsibility, an obligation, and a work requirement. I cannot disregard my normal work for my own selfish reasons."
"The metallurgical plant needs an executive deputy director to oversee basic operations, while I need to take care of the work in Liaodong Industry." He said frankly, "The metallurgical plant is at a critical stage of technological iteration, and it needs a chief engineer to take the lead, which is a normal requirement."
"Yin Zhongyao really should think about this carefully."
Li Huaide sighed and looked at Li Xuewu, saying, "He says he's innocent, but I don't think he's innocent at all."
"Give me your opinion on the candidates for executive deputy factory director and chief engineer. I'll ask Comrade Weijie and Comrade Weide about the person in charge of organization."
He nodded and said, "Of course, you can tell me if you have someone in mind."
"Organizational work should be left to professionals; this is something we cannot be careless about."
Li Xuewu didn't offer any specific personnel suggestions, but even a fool could understand the meaning behind his words.
Even if he were qualified to offer personnel suggestions, he wouldn't do so at this time. Old Li had already given him two spots, which was already a great favor. It would be impolite to push his luck any further.
"Come to the company tomorrow and we'll talk about it."
Li Huaide patted his arm and said with a smile, "Go back and spend some time with your child. If I take up any more of your time, your daughter will hate me."
"Then I'll go to your office tomorrow."
Li Xuewu didn't offer much politeness or explanation; Li Shu had indeed seemed somewhat unhappy.
Her dad came to see her performance and celebrate Children's Day with her, but that grandpa was so inconsiderate! He even followed her dad to her kindergarten to discuss work. How annoying!
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"Are you really not going to keep me for lunch?" Han Shu said to Li Xuewu with a smile. "We can stew loach for lunch."
"The old lady isn't feeling well, I need to go back and check on her at noon."
Li Xuewu politely declined Teacher Han's invitation to stay for dinner, explaining, "I spent the morning watching the Children's Day performance with Li Shu, and only had time this afternoon."
"You know what, Mengyuan School doesn't organize any arts and cultural activities, so their teachers are very careful."
Han Shu looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "You're familiar with the joint schools, right? Talk to them too, there's no need to be so nervous, universities have relaxed their policies."
“I don’t usually interfere with general business operations, especially education.”
Li Xuewu smiled and explained, "Universities are always the first to feel the effects of policies, so it's normal for faculty and students at universities to be more cautious."
Before getting on the bus, he still whispered a reminder to Han Shu, "Even in university, you should be careful."
Han Shu's smiling expression stiffened, and he nodded almost imperceptibly to indicate that he understood.
"Xie Lanzhi wants to have dinner with you, but it looks like you don't have time. Let's have dinner together next time you come back. You're not avoiding your teacher Dong, are you?"
Why would I avoid him?
Li Xuewu got into the car with a laugh and said, "It's a promise, we'll get together next time I'm on vacation."
"Then I'll take it seriously." Han Shu glanced at Li Xuewu, then smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
Li Xuewu came to collect his graduation certificate from the Iron and Steel Institute. Unlike other college students who take photos together to commemorate their graduation and job assignment, he wouldn't even appear in the group photo.
His name is on the class register, but his classmates rarely see him and don't even know his name.
He spent four years in university. His classmates might have been tired or regretful, but for him, he was neither bored with his studies nor relaxed.
He squeezed in time from his work to study, and the professor provided one-on-one guidance and assigned homework.
Other students have winter and summer vacations, but he doesn't, so he can barely catch up with his classmates' progress.
His graduation grades were neither the best nor the worst, but above average, especially in the subjective theory exams, where he scored very high. Some professors even studied his papers with great interest.
It's a very simple principle: professors, to varying degrees, lack cutting-edge practical experience, while Li Xuewu has no shortage of such experience. Naturally, he explains these theories from a working perspective.
Therefore, the tension shown in the paper is particularly moving, which is the result of practice.
Regardless of his grades or classmates, he has already graduated and become a recent college graduate.
In this era, the power of academic qualifications is not yet apparent, but a university degree is still highly respected.
The government places particular emphasis on college graduates. Li Xuewu's college degree will not lead to immediate advancement, but it adds depth to his resume.
Even his mother, Liu Yin, held his university graduation certificate and looked at it carefully again and again, unable to put it down.
Think back to how mischievous Li Xuewu was back then. If he hadn't almost caused a "life-threatening" incident, he would at least have been a college student. What an honor it is for a family to produce three Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations).
It's just that the youngest daughter was born at the wrong time. If she could have gone to university, then there would have been four Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations) in one family, and the Li family's ancestral graves would have been emitting auspicious smoke.
None of the children from the second and third children's families have gone to university so far, which shows that although she is not highly educated, she is the mother of a university student.
Although the second son made progress after starting work and became the pillar of the family, no matter how high his career achievements were, he still lacked a university degree to prove himself.
Today is finally a perfect day; I've earned university diplomas in literature, martial arts, and academics.
Liu Yin looked up at her son and asked, "Now that universities have assigned students, will they start formally recruiting students soon?"
She asked that question, but what she was really concerned about was her youngest daughter. Just now, when she was looking at her second child's graduation certificate, her youngest daughter was also looking at it, and she seemed a little disappointed.
Li Xuewu noticed Li Xue's expression and said with a smile, "It's hard to say for now. Even if it resumes, it may not be normal enrollment."
"However, there is still a chance. Li Xue can give up her current job and go back to study."
He reached out and patted his sister's arm, saying, "If you don't want to give up your current job, then you can work hard and study at the same time."
"I'm not afraid of hard work—"
Li Xue firmly believed in her second brother's judgment. Since he said there would be opportunities in the future, then there must be.
Now, there was a hint of anticipation on his face, and his words were much lighter.
After all, she is only 19 years old. If she waits another year or two, she can learn from her second brother and work while attending university. Going to university is her dream and obsession.
Seeing his sister smile, Li Xuewu turned to the old lady and said, "Would you like to go to university too?"
"This child—" The old lady has recovered, but the summer in the capital came early this year, and she still lacks energy.
Seeing her grandson teasing her, she smiled and patted him.
Li Xuewu returned with his graduation certificate to show them, partly to report back and partly to make the elders happy. Even Li Shun's tone of voice was much lighter than Li Xue's.
“The third brother’s work procedures have been completed.” Liu Yin introduced proactively: “The former Vice President Zhao helped, saying that he wanted to transfer to the United Hospital because the conditions and benefits there are better.”
She gestured to Li Shun, who was sitting in a round-backed chair, and said, "Your father didn't agree. He wants Xuecai to study and train at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for a few more years. That's how it's going to be."
"Dad's considerations are naturally comprehensive."
Li Xuewu nodded and said affirmatively, "Xuecai is my father's hope for carrying on his mantle. He would never do anything to harm his third son."
He noticed his third brother's expression when he got home, and only then did he understand why.
The father was used to the authority of the head of the family and was unwilling to tell his son some things clearly.
It was only his achievements at work and his improved competence that made his father more relaxed and willing to communicate with him.
If it were the third son, Xuecai, he wouldn't be able to reason with his father, and his father wouldn't explain it to him either.
At this point, he naturally had to act as a bridge between his father and brother, explaining the relationship between them.
"If we're talking about our brothers, Dad cares about and pays the most attention to the third brother."
Li Xuewu deliberately said in a joking tone, "It's because my older brother and I are both good-for-nothings, neglecting the family tradition and having no talent in this area at all."
"Your dad isn't biased—"
Liu Yin could naturally see the awkwardness between the third son and his father, and she told Li Xuewu about it in order to resolve the issue.
She deliberately smiled and scolded her second son, saying, "If we're talking about who cares the most and worries the most, it has to be you."
“That’s right,” the old lady chimed in, “You were so naughty when you were little.”
"So my dad still prefers the third child."
Li Xuewu teased his father and third brother, saying, "Even now, if anything happens, my dad is willing to take the third brother along. When has he ever thought of me and my eldest brother?"
“I’m going to take you with me, but I’ll have to keep track of your people.” Li Shun spoke up at this moment, perhaps in a better mood, and didn’t even look at the third brother.
Li Xuecai looked embarrassed, glancing furtively at his father and then at his second brother.
He is somewhat simple-minded and stubborn. People who study medicine are generally honest and simple. Anyone with ulterior motives will not learn traditional Chinese medicine well, which is different from Western medicine.
Even when his father was angry and wouldn't let him go to the better United Hospital, he didn't dare to throw a tantrum.
Seeing how earnest his second brother was, he realized he hadn't been behaving himself these past few days.
Regardless of his father's thoughts, as my second brother said, his initial intention was definitely for his own good.
For this reason alone, he couldn't afford to throw a tantrum. It would have been even better if he had the courage and ability to communicate with his father on his own initiative, but unfortunately, he didn't.
“If you ask me, the third brother should really go to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for a few years to gain experience first.” Li Xuewu looked at his younger brother and said seriously, “The United Hospital has a very new environment and equipment, but its organizational structure has just been established. It has many excellent doctors, but you may not be able to find such good connections as the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.”
"The master-disciple relationship is extremely important."
He emphasized, "Even fitters in the workshop are like this, let alone you in the medical field."
"With Dad at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, he'll take much better care of you than Director Zhao at the United Hospital, right?"
"You're so stupid—"
Liu Yin walked over and tapped her youngest son's forehead, scolding him, "With your second brother around, do you really need Zhao Yufeng to take care of you?"
"Don't you think about it? Who is Zhao Yufeng taking care of you for? You don't think your medical skills are so great that the United Hospital is begging you to work for them, do you?"
"First, ask your father to find you a good teacher. Train for a few years until you have the skills and status before you go there."
Li Xuewu bluntly told his younger brother, "The United Hospital is a newly established hospital, which emphasizes fairness and impartiality the most, and the competition is the fiercest."
"A greenhorn like you would only be good for assisting others, how boring."
"Yes, I didn't actually plan to go."
Li Xuecai looked at his father embarrassedly and said, "I already said I'll listen to Dad in everything."
Li Shun was naturally pleased with his son's reaction, but his face grew even more serious, and he snorted in dissatisfaction.
The old father's authority was so great that even Li Xuewu was helpless and could only look at his younger brother with a wry smile.
"The third son has already graduated, shouldn't we start arranging his marriage with Yuxiu?"
(End of this chapter)