Chapter 416 I Was Wrong

No matter what Huang Xiaogang's abilities are, he is proactive and enthusiastic.

"You kid, after all these years, why are you still like this, taking on any job?"

Lin Xiangnan asked curiously: "You have become a millionaire now, don't you have any choice?"

"What are you being picky about? Sister Lin's work is not to be picky." Huang Xiaogang spoke pleasantly, "With your brain, Sister Lin, how can a business that you like not make money? If I follow you, I will only have the good life."

He used to do all kinds of odd jobs, such as collecting eggs, vegetables and antiques in the countryside, setting up stalls to wholesale clothes, and riding a tricycle to the countryside to sell daily necessities... After doing so many jobs, he finally figured it out and decided that the path chosen by Lin Xiangnan was the easiest and the one that made the most money.

Now Lin Xiangnan just collects rent and watches the house price slowly rise, without any worries. Although Huang Xiaogang has to worry a lot, flipping houses is his most profitable business.

The English training school in which Lin Xiangnan invested also made money and was a hot business in recent years, but he was uneducated and could not squeeze in.

Now that Lin Xiangnan wants to run a new company, Huang Xiaogang wants to squeeze in no matter what.

"Sister Lin, please take care of me. You are so busy at work, someone has to do the errands! As your most caring errand boy, I, Xiaogang, have no choice but to do it..."

Before he could say anything, Lin Xiangnan nodded and said, "Okay, no problem. I trust your character."

Anyway, the contract has to be signed in the end, and Lin Xiangnan will have the core patents in his own hands, so it doesn't matter who the agent is.

It wasn't a big deal at first, and Lin Xiangnan finalized the cooperation with just a few words.

"I'm not in a hurry. So, you can come to the training school to improve your English first, and I'll find a teacher for you. It's free, and it's my advance investment in you. Because you'll have to go to Hong Kong a few times in a while. It's easier for foreigners to chant sutras, so register a company in Hong Kong and it will be easier to do business when you come back."

Originally, it was just a makeshift team with nothing finalized yet, so there was no need to rush.

If Lin Xiangnan was just thinking about it by himself, he would definitely become unable to think anymore and lie down for a while to forget about it.

With Lin Xiangxi and Huang Xiaogang reminding him, Lin Xiangnan unconsciously became concerned about the matter and spent his free time reading materials in the library and research institute.

But these are all private work. Lin Xiangnan did not work in the laboratory or research institute. Otherwise, if public materials and instruments were used, who would own the results?

In order to avoid suspicion, Lin Xiangnan even did the preliminary process of finding information himself.

At most, when I go home, I will ask Lin Xiangxi for help.

"I have made a list for you. Please help me summarize the data of these papers later..."

Lin Xiangxi's work attitude is worthy of praise.

But after two days of hard work, Master Lin himself was dissatisfied with the final result.

Before Lin Xiangnan could curse, Lin Xiangxi anticipated it and covered his head, "What should I do? I feel like someone has stolen my wisdom. It's so painful, my head hurts."

Dabao and Xiaobao, who were originally practicing calligraphy, saw Lin Xiangxi like this, so they quickly put down their pens and secretly touched their heads.

Dabao covered his forehead defensively and whispered to Xiaobao, "Can wisdom really be stolen? It feels like tricking a three-year-old."

"But that's what my uncle said." Xiaobao protected his head in the same way and said doubtfully, "What my uncle said should be true. I think my uncle is a little stupid."

Lin Xiangnan was poking Lin Xiangxi's shoulders wildly at the moment and didn't notice what Dabao and Xiaobao were doing.

She only reprimanded Lin Xiangxi: "You were so arrogant before, but when I really asked you to do something, you were exposed in two days..."

"I did say I would help, but I didn't say this kind of help. I'm not good at technology. Sister, you don't know how to judge people. I suspect you've become stupid too!"

Lin Xiangxi's ability to withstand attacks is so strong that even in this situation, he can still find excuses for himself.

"Am I getting dumber, or are you? You've only taught high school for two years, and your level has shrunk to that of a high school student?" Lin Xiangnan complained. She thought that Lin Xiangxi was a college student after all, and she could still rely on him when she had problems. But in the end, he was far behind her junior colleagues in the lab.

Lin Xiangnan usually looked down on the little idiots in the laboratory, but after discovering that there was an even dumber one in his own family, he suddenly realized how good his junior fellow students were.

"My level is not bad, it's just that you ask too much of me." Lin Xiangxi complained aggrievedly.

Hearing this, Dabao and Xiaobao also saw through it and tactfully advised: "Uncle, don't quibble. Admit your mistake quickly."

Lin Xiangxi answered loudly: "What's wrong with making a few quibbles? I was wrong in the first place!"

His self-righteous cowardly look earned him a big eye roll from Lin Xiangnan.

"Hehe~Sister~"

He was grinning, and Lin Xiangnan couldn't hold it in any longer. "Hey! Stop laughing! Come on, go do your own thing, don't stay here and affect my work."

Lin Xiangnan really cherishes the time he spends working hard at home.

In order to set a good example for his two children, Lin Xiangnan never works secretly.

Whether reading or handling work, Lin Xiangnan always works hard in front of Dabao and Xiaobao.

In order to cultivate children's concentration, Lin Xiangnan can act as if he has put in 30% effort. There is no other way. He has little time to work hard, so if he doesn't pretend, it will be difficult to fool people.

As soon as Lin Xiangxi left, the study atmosphere in the study room soon returned. Seeing that Lin Xiangnan was silent and busy looking through the materials, Dabao and Xiaobao also began to practice calligraphy silently.

The sound of the pen hitting the paper was really hypnotic. Although Lin Xiangnan's posture was very straight, her eyes were empty and she was thinking about other things.

Lin Xiangxi is not strong, he is a fool and not useful, but Lin Xiangnan is not prepared to fight alone.

If you can't lead a team, you can only work until you die. At this moment, Lin Xiangnan was looking for candidates in his mind.

The school is full of college students, all of whom are useful. When the country was building the atomic bomb, there were no computers, so they relied on abacus, and they were able to achieve results because a large number of calculation tasks were broken down and assigned to college students.

Lin Xiangnan can also outsource the task and let college students do it.

Even during the summer vacation, there are a lot of students staying on campus. Instead of going back to their hometowns and being idle, most students are willing to stay in the company for internships, stay in the laboratory to help teachers, or do part-time jobs to earn extra money. There are always more opportunities in big cities than in hometowns.

I had to go home for the New Year during the winter vacation. There was no choice but to stay in Lin Xiangnan’s laboratory during the summer vacation. Everyone continued to work.

Su Wangwang thought that there would be fewer people during the summer vacation, and she could stay in the laboratory to gain more favor from Lin Xiangnan and get Lin Xiangnan's help with her graduation thesis. Who knew that even during the summer vacation, everyone was still so eager.

Apart from working hours, Lin Xiangnan doesn't like to stay in the laboratory, so he has to grab his free time.

Seeing Lin Xiangnan coming, Su Wangwang rushed out, "Senior sister, you are here. I have a question for you."

After being choked by the bitter melon from his own home, Lin Xiangnan came to the laboratory and looked at his junior fellow students, all of whom had sweet and satisfied eyes.

It’s great that I have planted a field of melons in my own laboratory. He is smart and sensible, much better than Lin Xiangxi.

As soon as he arrived at the laboratory, Su Wangwang caught him and asked him questions. Normally, Lin Xiangnan would only point out the general direction, and he had to look up the specific details himself.

She always came to work on time, leaving little time for her junior fellow students.

But today, Lin Xiangnan was particularly gentle. "Wangwang, your topic is a good one, but it's a little late for you to do it now. I saw a related paper in a journal last year. At your speed, it will be difficult to catch up with the other party's progress."

Fearing that Su Wangwang would feel unwilling, Lin Xiangnan told Su Wangwang all the specific information about the paper and asked him to read it himself.

Lin Xiangnan had explained it so clearly, Su Wangwang decisively admitted his mistake, "Then I'll change another one."

"When your senior brother Zhao graduated, he left a lot of information. You can take a look at it and refer to it." Lin Xiangnan said gently: "Don't worry, you have performed so well. If Professor Wang doesn't accept you as her graduate student, I will accept you in the future. When I graduate, I will apply to the school for the qualification to teach graduate students."

Given his ability, the school can only support Lin Xiangnan.

Although teaching students is really troublesome, Lin Xiangnan still chooses the former over doing everything by herself. She needs a team and also needs assistants.

Su Wangwang is a junior undergraduate student. Lin Xiangnan's laboratory recruits junior undergraduate students to serve as assistants to graduate students.

As the junior sister with the lowest status in the laboratory, Su Wangwang was so happy that she almost jumped up when she heard Lin Xiangnan's promise to recruit graduate students.

"Senior sister, really? Don't lie to me."

"I didn't lie to you." Lin Xiangnan smiled dotingly, "Be good, go to work."

Su Wangwang's mouth was almost crooked with laughter. She left with a look of happiness on her face, and the corners of her mouth remained upturned all day.

In the laboratory, she was too embarrassed to talk about it, but when she returned to the dormitory at night, she started talking about her private matters with her roommates.

"My senior sister definitely likes me, and she likes me very much. She said she wants to apply for the qualification to teach graduate students, and wants me to be her graduate student..." Su Wangwang was halfway through her words when she let out a happy groundhog scream, "Ahhh, I'm so happy. It turns out that my senior sister has seen my efforts!"

The sisters in the dormitory are all qualified supporting actors.

"That's right, Teacher Lin likes you. When she was selecting people, you were the only one who entered her laboratory. Teacher Lin must admire you very much."

"If you follow Professor Lin, you'll be in a luxury car. Professor Lin is very capable. Even before you graduate, her lab is better than that of an average professor. With her support behind you, you don't have to worry about not getting good grades when you graduate from graduate school."

"That's not the point. The point is that Teacher Lin cares a lot about us, Wangwang. We get such a high subsidy every month, expensive fruits, and small gifts brought back from abroad. Wangwang has them all..."

Su Wangwang coughed dryly and said, "All the seniors in the lab have these benefits."

In this regard, she is not the most special one. But! Lin Xiangnan has promised her graduate students! This is something that others don't have!

Therefore, she must have been noticed by Lin Xiangnan.

Su Wangwang was so happy that she shook her head. "It was a good decision to stay in school this summer. I've behaved well and made a name for myself. If I behave even better, after the summer vacation, I'll be able to win the favor of my senior sister!"

She was not the only one who thought so. Everyone in the laboratory who returned to the dormitory today thought so.

It’s because Lin Xiangnan was so gentle to everyone today, especially gentle.

When Su Wangwang asked her for reference on a topic, Lin Xiangnan gave her direct advice. When her junior graduate student asked her to revise his paper, Lin Xiangnan taught him how to revise it step by step.

Lin Xiangnan is familiar with the journals he often submits to. Even if the manuscript has to be blind reviewed, Lin Xiangnan can roughly guess who the reviewers are and make targeted revisions to avoid being rejected for minor revisions.

After helping to revise the paper, Lin Xiangnan not only did not criticize others, but also praised them, "This paper is well written. There are not many changes. It is an improvement over the last time. After you revise it, give it to me to review it for you. If it passes my review, there will be no problem with the teacher."

At the same age, Lin Xiangxi was having fun at home while her junior colleague in the lab was writing a paper. How could she feel embarrassed to criticize him for not working hard?

Lin Xiangnan usually acts so arrogant, but he suddenly becomes so gentle one day. Who wouldn't think too much?

Everyone felt that they had performed well and Lin Xiangnan had noticed it, so they were motivated to work all day long.

Lin Xiangnan had been spreading chicken soup in the laboratory all day. When he returned home, he saw his little bitter melon brother licking his face and coming towards him.

"Sister, look what I bought for you. Two big flower baskets. Aren't they beautiful? When I saw them passing by, I thought you would definitely like them. They would definitely look nice if you put them in your room. I bought the flowers and came back quickly because I was afraid that the flowers would wilt in the sun on the way..."

Lin Xiangxi usually doesn't like flowers and plants. If it weren't for himself, he would never buy flowers.

"Except for your poor academic performance, you are quite considerate in other aspects."

"Of course. Who dares to say that I am not considerate to you?"

Lin Xiangnan patted his arm with satisfaction and said, "But as a teacher, how can you stop learning on your own? At least you should pay more attention to your studies..."

"Okay, okay, I know, don't worry, sister." Lin Xiangxi agreed readily, but studying was impossible. The most she could do was to work on lesson plans and study the teaching materials during work.

It's vacation now, let's have fun first.

Although Lin Xiangxi responded to everything, nothing came of it.

But Lin Xiangnan was indeed fooled. The bitter melons from his own garden were not that bitter. The ones from the laboratory were not that sweet in comparison.

When the junior gave the revised paper to Lin Xiangnan for revision, Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but change his face, "You have already written this far, why don't you write a little deeper... What is the theoretical basis for your statement? Did you make it up yourself..."

"I'll take it back and revise it." The mistakes were pointed out one by one, and before he could even give a few scoldings, the junior brother immediately retracted his bared teeth and his expression became tense.

The little melon suddenly changed and felt wronged by the big melon.