Chapter 370: Happy in Everything

"You bastard, why didn't you tell us in advance so that we could pick you up."

Hu Meili looked at Lin Xiangdong's forehead, then gently touched his shoulders and arms, and asked cautiously, "Are you okay?"

"I got hit twice, but it's not a big deal." Lin Xiangdong remained calm.

Lin Xiangnan should have felt distressed when he saw him like that, but he was amused by his calm expression and silently gave him a thumbs up. People who have studied abroad are different.

If Hu Meili encountered this, she would have scolded him for two days. But Lin Xiangdong's expression did not change at all. He was originally a good-tempered person. After studying abroad for two years, his temper became even better.

He stated calmly, "This year's public security seems not as good as the previous two years."

"Of course. In the past two years, there are tens of thousands more unemployed young people in the city, plus the educated youth who have returned to the city. How can it not be chaotic?" Lin Xiangnan reached out to take the luggage at his feet, "Let's go, go home and rest first. We are tired from this trip."

"Not only tired, but also thin." Hu Meili said disdainfully: "You must not have eaten well in the past two years. Wait until your little brother is on vacation, and let him come and give you a good nourishment."

Hu Meili had no confidence in her own cooking skills, but she had confidence in her younger son's skills. With just one move from Lin Xiangxi, she could easily fatten the boy up.

"I wasn't hungry outside. I just couldn't get used to the food." Lin Xiangdong was led home by Hu Meili.

Lin Xiangdong missed his family after not being home for more than two years. After he got home and put down his luggage, he went out to buy gifts. Everyone in the family got some, but Hu Meili got the most.

There was a large bag of luggage, but Lin Xiangdong only had two of his own things in it. Most of them were gifts for his family.

If his things were stolen in the United States, Lin Xiangdong would not resist. But on his own territory, if someone tried to steal his things, he would snatch them back on the spot.

It was just that he was unlucky and got hit twice, but it wasn't a big deal.

Without Hu Meili's help, Lin Xiangdong picked out the corresponding medicines from the medicine box and treated the wound himself. His skillful approach was heartbreaking.

"What's your method? Didn't you go to the United States to study? Why does it feel like you're going there to fight?" Hu Meili didn't quite understand.

Lin Xiangdong quickly explained: "It's not very convenient to treat wounds at school. We treated them ourselves. I don't get injured often, I just often help my friends treat their wounds."

The United States is described by the public as a free, democratic, harmonious and prosperous country. But Hu Meili has doubts about this view.

If American Feng Shui is good for health, could Lin Xiangdong be so thin?

That unlucky look made Hu Meili feel heartbroken.

Especially since Lin Xiangnan was standing next to them, the contrast was even more obvious when the two were compared. Not to mention the facial expressions, even the eyes were different.

Lin Xiangdong did not give Hu Meili a chance to ask further questions. It was all in the past, so why bring up the past?

Lin Xiangdong never said a word about the hardships he endured outside, and always reported the good news when he came back.

"I completed enough credits ahead of time, so I came back early. Before I came back, I had already discussed with the teachers at the school and decided to continue my postgraduate studies at the same school."

"This is a good arrangement. If you want to pursue scientific research, you can continue to improve your academic qualifications. You won't suffer any loss anyway." Lin Xiangnan supported it with both hands. This is not the era of academic qualifications being devalued. Even college graduates are guaranteed jobs, not to mention postgraduates.

If there was no one like Lin Xiangnan in the family, Lin Xiangdong might have had ambitions that were beyond his control, but after seeing Lin Xiangnan's abilities, Lin Xiangdong no longer had this confidence.

During his studies, Lin Xiangnan published several technical papers, not to mention confidential work, all of which were published in first-class journals.

As for him, he spent every day in the laboratory, only produced one paper in two years, and he exhausted himself.

Lin Xiangdong said helplessly: "With my qualifications, I can't go far in scientific research. I plan to teach in a university after graduation. While doing scientific research, I will translate some foreign works and teach more students. This is also good."

Being proficient in English is a great advantage.

When some professional journals were first established in China, many people directly translated foreign journals and regarded the translation as their own papers. The situation improved after the industry was standardized.

With two years of experience studying abroad and then doing graduate school, Lin Xiangdong will be a popular choice no matter which school he goes to after graduation.

But thinking of his younger brother, Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but say, "There is no university in my hometown. Brother, are you planning to stay in this school?"

"I have this plan. But I can't say for sure about the assignment after graduation." Lin Xiangdong didn't care. With the academic qualifications, it was impossible for him to be assigned to a bad unit.

After hearing her eldest son's arrangement, Hu Meili said guiltily, "Xiaoxi didn't have the chance to come to Beijing either."

Not to mention technical colleges in other places, even for college graduates from local universities in Beijing, whether they can be assigned to units in Beijing depends on luck.

Compared with his brothers and sisters at home, Lin Xiangxi didn't have many choices.

Staying in Yangcheng means being alone, while going back to his hometown, at least his grandma and uncle are there. Lin Xiangxi chose to go back to his hometown on his own.

Knowing Lin Xiangdong's plans for the future, Lin Xiangxi not only had no dissatisfaction, but even felt some sympathy.

When Lin Xiangxi came to Beijing for vacation, the first thing he said to Lin Xiangdong was: "Brother, what's wrong with you? Why can't you get over it and plan to become a teacher?"

His job had already been secured, and he took the note from the school and reported to No. 1 Middle School in his hometown, and then he started his vacation.

Being a teacher has no other advantages, but the holidays are enough. Even though he has graduated now, his pace of life is still the same as before he was studying.

During the winter and summer vacations, he came to Lin Xiangnan. He worked as a cook for his sister, and his sister called him a fat boy. He gained some weight during the vacation, and lost weight during the study. It was a perfect match.

Studying is not energy-consuming, being a teacher is. Lin Xiangxi feels that if he doesn't gain enough meat during this vacation, the energy consumed by teaching will definitely not be enough.

He was a poor student in the past, and was forced by his elder brother and sister to enter a technical college with great difficulty. Now he is assigned a job as a teacher, and has to continue to deal with books. Lin Xiangxi can only sigh that things are impermanent and fate is tortuous.

Lin Xiangdong actually didn't quite understand his younger brother's mentality, and asked curiously: "Isn't it a very happy thing to share knowledge and help students grow?"

This answer made Lin Xiangxi speechless. He turned his head and complained to Lin Xiangnan: "I am really impressed. Big brother has this mentality. He is happy no matter what he does."

"That's not the case." Lin Xiangnan said with a smile: "Didn't you notice? When my brother filled out his application form, he perfectly avoided all agricultural majors."