Chapter 354: Additional Money
When Lin Xiangdong wrote the letter, he wanted to avoid Lin Xiangnan, but there was no way because that group of gossipy classmates would compare Lin Xiangnan with him from time to time.
In this era, students who can get into famous universities and get government-sponsored overseas study are all smart people. But intelligence also has different levels.
Among the group of people studying abroad, the talent of classmate Meng obviously surpassed them all. No one could be compared with classmate Meng.
It just so happened that Lin Xiangnan was the most famous among the younger generation, so she was picked out to represent the geniuses who stayed in the country and to contrast them with the geniuses who developed abroad.
From career development path to personal glory, achievements and interests, Lin Xiangnan in China was completely defeated.
But it is worth affirming that the act of silently dedicating oneself to the country is worthy of admiration. Compared with the ideals in one's heart, external things are not worth mentioning. In their eyes, Lin Xiangnan is the one who silently dedicates himself.
"I don't care if you praise my noble character." Lin Xiangnan was thinking badly.
It is not easy to be a moral role model.
If you really think of yourself as a workhorse, others will dare to whip you. Even if you are doing research, it is not easy for an honest person to survive.
After reading the letter Lin Xiangdong sent home, when Lin Xiangnan returned to work at the research institute, the first thing he did was to ask his teacher for benefits.
"Teacher, why don't I get a bonus for my achievement this time?" Lin Xiangnan stretched out his hand, gestured to Professor Wang, and said shyly, "Teacher, I'm a little short of money right now."
"I just gave you a bonus of one thousand yuan at the beginning of the year. You spent it so quickly?" Professor Wang couldn't believe it. She could spend one thousand yuan in two or three years, but it had only been a short time, and Lin Xiangnan had already wasted it all.
"I'm still young and growing up, so I need meat, eggs and milk to nourish myself. I also have a little hobby of collecting. One thousand yuan is enough for me to go to the antique store five or six times."
In addition to food and drink, Lin Xiangnan's clothes are all made of good materials and are often different, which also requires money to buy.
Judging from Lin Xiangnan's ruddy complexion and the way he seems to be living a prosperous life, he looks like a money-eating beast.
Although he didn't quite understand Lin Xiangnan's lifestyle, Professor Wang didn't say anything. "Okay, I'll apply for a bonus for you later. But it won't be a thousand, maybe three or five hundred."
The reason why he was so generous at the beginning was to subsidize Lin Xiangnan's salary for a year. Lin Xiangnan worked for the institute but did not receive salary from the institute, and the leaders of the institute were embarrassed.
"As long as you have money, I'm not picky."
After Lin Xiangnan finished talking about this, he continued, "And that computer, teacher, please apply for another one. People are always scrambling to use it, which delays the progress. The same goes for the lab consumables. Can you be more generous? Every time I apply, you give me a discount when the quantity is approved. Can you not be so stubborn? It's not like we are so poor that we can't even afford to eat. We were poor before, but we will definitely have more and more funding in the future..."
Having been used to hard times, they were frugal in their research. To Lin Xiangnan, the leaders were generous, at least the things she applied for were approved, but with a discount.
Some formal researchers don’t even get the same treatment as Lin Xiangnan.
Lin Xiangnan's series of requests made Professor Wang look at her and asked, "What's wrong with you? Who is causing trouble for you?"
With Professor Wang as her backer and strong personal abilities, Lin Xiangnan actually lived a very comfortable life in the institute, and no one dared to wrong her.
"No one bothered me. I just heard some classmates comparing me with classmate Meng, and I couldn't help but want to get the results out as soon as possible to vent my anger."
"Oh." Professor Wang said calmly. It's normal for young people to fight for loyalty.
But the loss of a talented young man in the country was also heartbreaking. Professor Wang looked serious but said in a relaxed tone: "You should learn from that guy named Meng. When you leave, don't say you are my student."
Given Lin Xiangnan's family background, he should not do such a thing, but Professor Wang could not help but remind him that it was heartbreaking for her to see a student like Meng Chengzhi leave, but if Lin Xiangnan ran away, she would probably have a myocardial infarction.
"Teacher, if you want to keep me and my heart, it's not impossible." Lin Xiangnan stretched out his hands, made a heart shape to Professor Wang, and then rubbed them together, "But you have to pay more."
Professor Wang took a deep breath and said, "I shouldn't have said anything serious to you. The bonus and funding are indispensable to you, so go now."
Given Lin Xiangnan's behavior, she was too embarrassed to say that Lin Xiangnan was her favorite disciple. If she told others about it, it would affect her image of being steady and reliable.
But no matter what, as long as Lin Xiangnan is willing to make progress, it's fine. As soon as Lin Xiangnan left the office, Professor Wang called someone to talk about Lin Xiangnan.
Bonuses, computers, application materials... Professor Wang wants to do his best to satisfy all requirements.
"You should bring back more of that special steel. Every time we ask you to get something, you're always so stingy. What can you do with that steel?" Lin Xiangnan complained to Professor Wang, and Professor Wang complained to the director of the purchasing department.
"Professor Wang, you can't say such things. This material is very expensive!" The director of the purchasing department complained.
Professor Wang condemned, "So what if the cost is high? This is what Xiaolin wanted. Don't you know who she is? She is the most frugal person. How can you bear to deduct what she wants?"
She said that Lin Xiangnan was very frugal, not because she was frugal during the experiment. Lin Xiangnan never saved money during this kind of experiment. But no matter what material it was, in Lin Xiangnan's hands, the cost performance would appear to be very high.
Because Lin Xiangnan is a lazy person, she doesn't like to do useless work. Before taking action, she has already rehearsed it in her mind thousands of times, and she takes action just to get the correct answer.
Compared to other people who spent materials but still failed to produce results and had to invest more later, Lin Xiangnan was really economical in what she consumed compared to her results.
"How can Xiaolin be so honest? She even complained to you." The director of the purchasing department couldn't help scratching his head and explained, "I didn't mean to deduct the things she wanted. I told her to give it to her in two batches. Because it's really expensive, some of it needs to be imported."
"You know Xiaolin's efficiency. Do you want her to finish the first phase of the experiment and then waste another month or two waiting for you?" Professor Wang scolded, "Time waits for no one, don't you know that?"
Professor Wang got angry when he thought about it. "You didn't watch the news? I only have this one proud disciple. If you drive him away, I will never forgive you."
Lin Xiangnan is now in the period of wanting to make achievements, and Professor Wang dare not hold him back, for fear that one day Lin Xiangnan will be blinded by the wealth and fame abroad and run away with someone else.