After Su Yunbai expressed her intention to return to China for development, before she took the initiative to apply, people from K University and A University approached her through various channels.
One of these two universities was her alma mater for undergraduate studies, and the other was a university where she later worked. They knew each other well.
The strength of the two universities was comparable, and the treatment they offered was also very sincere: Thousand Young Talents, full professors, supporting research funds, housing subsidies...
Su Yunbai did not make a decision immediately.
Huo Qinian was very confident at the beginning. K University is in City B, A University is in City A, and his company's headquarters is located in City A.
Is there any need to choose?
But Su Yunbai seemed to have never made up her mind.
As time went by, Huo Qinian's inflated self-confidence gradually shrank.
He was a little restless.
Although some things can be covered with a layer of "time has passed", it's okay not to think about them. If he really wants to mention them, Huo Qinian can't help but feel angry.
Why did he think that Su Yunbai would choose City A without hesitation? Is he too confident?
The group of old acquaintances in City A did not leave a good impression on Su Yunbai. Maybe she still feels suffocated when she thinks about it.
Today, with Su Yunbai's status in the industry, why should she wrong herself?
Maybe she would rather choose a city where she doesn't see bad people.
Their affairs at that time caused a lot of trouble. Over the years, although the two have not been in City A, because their love story is too dramatic, it is still a hot spot for gossip in the business circle of City A.
Su Yunbai is not the type of person who likes to be talked about, and he definitely doesn't want people to stare at him and make a fuss...
The more Huo Qinian thought about it, the more uncertain he felt.
Although Su Yunbai really wanted to go to K University, he was not incapable of coordinating, and living in B City was not a big deal.
But A University must still be the first choice, right?
Huo Qinian couldn't help but ask indirectly -
"Isn't it colder in B City than in A City in winter?"
"There are many old acquaintances of yours in the Physics Department of K University, right? Especially the teachers who taught you before. Although it's good to be under the protection of teachers, aren't there some people who will take advantage of their seniority and be dissatisfied with you?"
"Aunt has been waiting for you to come back."
"Your field is relatively new in the country, and there has been no relevant people in A University since you left. There is someone in the Physics Department of K University who has a similar topic to yours. It's not that you can't compete with him, but an 'only child' will definitely get more resources, right?"
"As the saying goes, 'If a rich man does not return to his hometown, it is like wearing embroidered clothes at night', 'People fight for a breath of air, Buddhas fight for a stick of incense'... Do you want to make those people who always gossip about you behind your back shut up and be surprised?"
"City A is closer to City C..."
...
Su Yunbai didn't react much at first.
She didn't rush to make a decision, not because of anything else, but because this was a matter that would affect her for the next ten, twenty years, or even her entire life - unless necessary, she didn't want to change her job unit in the short term.
But after Huo Qinian hinted several times, she knew what he was thinking.
Not to mention, seeing Huo Qinian testing her so seriously and frantically, obviously caring a lot but being so stubborn and not saying anything, it was quite entertaining.
So Su Yunbai was really not in a hurry to make a decision.
Huo Qinian might have guessed that she was deliberately joking with him, and quickly let go of his burden.
He did not point it out, but only probed more and more blatantly, and even acted it out directly -
after dinner, Su Yunbai wiped his hands and came out of the kitchen. When he looked up, he saw Huo Qinian holding little Huo Lingchen and sitting on the carpet in the living room, talking to the babbling child.
Mr. Huo picked up the building blocks that Huo Lingchen had thrown aside with a serious face, and said seriously: "Shanshan, you are already a big baby, you must learn not to throw things around.
"Otherwise, when your mother goes to City B in the future, your father will be the only one to clean up your things. Although your father can do a good job, he is not as good as your mother after all, right? "
Hearing this, Su Yunbai folded his arms across his chest, half leaned against the wall, and looked at Huo Qinian with a half-smile. "
Go on, act. "
Huo Qinian wanted to continue acting, but unfortunately, the little girl whose real name was Huo Lingchen and nickname was Shanshan did not want to cooperate with him.
She perfunctorily handed Huo Qinian a building block, and then pushed him with a look of disgust.
She turned around, opened her arms to Su Yunbai and asked for a hug, and smiled with a pair of millet teeth that had just appeared.
Su Yunbai's whole expression softened.
She walked forward, picked up Huo Lingchen, and said in a very gentle voice: "What is Shanshan doing? Do you want to build blocks with your mother? "
Little Huo Lingchen was babbling to her, as if trying to communicate with her, his big eyes shining brightly, so adorable.
Su Yunbai came forward and kissed her little face, then turned around and found Huo Qinian leaning on the sofa looking at them, with a relaxed smile on his face.
Su Yunbai's heart softened suddenly.
She instructed him, "Go and fill in some information for me."
"Huh?" Huo Qinian's expression changed, "What information?"
Su Yunbai didn't look at him, but only looked at Huo Lingchen, as if he didn't care much, "For Mr. A. "
Huo Qinian's eyes lit up.
He stood up, walked to Su Yunbai in two or three steps, looked at her with burning eyes for a long time, and suddenly imitated her kissing Huo Lingchen and kissed her face.
Su Yunbai glared at him, looking a little embarrassed: "I just washed my face."
Huo Qinian said complacently: "It's okay, I'm not like Shanshan, who always smears saliva on your face."
The two of them talked back and forth for a long time, and suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing. They lowered their heads and looked at Huo Lingchen at the same time.
Little Huo Lingchen was looking up, staring at Su Yunbai and Huo Qinian with a pair of big eyes, his big eyes sparkling, and he didn't know how long he had been looking.
Seeing that they all looked down at her, she smiled happily, and was so excited that she kicked her legs and almost danced.
Su Yunbai still felt a little ashamed of spoiling the little kids, but Huo Qinian had no such awareness at all. Seeing Huo Lingchen looking at him, he lowered his head and kissed Huo Lingchen's little face, "Shanshan wants daddy, right?"
He was about to reach out and hug her.
Little Huo Lingchen pushed Huo Qinian's face with disgust, and hid in Su Yunbai's arms very vigilantly, with a look of alertness.
Huo Qinian said angrily: "Little conscienceless, you only know how to stick to your mother all day long..."
Huo Lingchen didn't understand what Huo Qinian said, and thought he was playing a prank on her, so she hid left and right in Su Yunbai's arms, just not wanting to be caught.
The living room was filled with the laughter of little Huo Lingchen.
Because she took a few months of maternity leave, Su Yunbai's project progressed slower than expected. It was not until mid-August, when the summer vacation was coming to an end, that she hurriedly finished all the work at R University. In
August 2024, they will return home.
The plane landed at the airport in A on a sunny day.
Su Yunbai walked out of the boarding bridge and looked at the crowds of people at the A City International Airport, feeling a little dazed.
After six years, she returned here again.
Little Huo Lingchen slept all the way here, and now is the time to be energetic. She is not a shy person, and some people even go crazy. At this moment, the child is in Huo Qinian's arms, staring at the people coming and going with a pair of big eyes, with an excited look on her face.
Occasionally, when she saw a child as young as her, she would show an excited expression and kept babbling to Su Yunbai, as if she wanted to share with her.
No matter how much emotion Su Yunbai had in her heart, it disappeared in an instant when she saw Huo Lingchen's carefree face.
She gestured to Huo Qinian: "Let me hold Shanshan."
After all, City A is the Huo family's base camp. Although Huo Qinian is not a household name, he still has many acquaintances. President Huo has the image of a real business elite to the outside world. Now he looks like a dad holding a baby, which is a bit broken.
Huo Qinian does not think this is a problem. He is very confident in the image of his family of three. Didn't you see that the tourists passing by are looking at them with kind and admiring eyes?
Besides, image is something that only he can decide whether to build or not, and there is no saying that he should be bound by his image.
Huo Qinian not only did not give Huo Lingchen to Su Yunbai, but also grabbed Su Yunbai's hand, "Stop busying yourself, follow me."
Seeing that Su Yunbai wanted to hide, he added, "The old man is here."
Su Yunbai was startled, and exclaimed, a little anxious, "Didn't we agree to wait at the old house?"
After the two remarried, Mr. Huo was very happy. He once called Su Yunbai across the country and made it clear that if Huo Qinian committed a crime again, he would teach him a lesson on behalf of Su Yunbai.
In short, his attitude was very kind.
Later, when he learned that Su Yunbai was pregnant, Mr. Huo was even happier.
After Huo Lingchen was born, Mr. Huo wanted to fly to the United States for a while. Later, Huo Qinian called Academician Tan and persuaded him to stop.
In the month before they returned to China, Mr. Huo called almost once a day.
He didn't bother to disturb Su Yunbai, but he was rude to Huo Qinian. He even ignored Huo Qinian's cold face and chased him every day to ask about Huo Lingchen's news.
Su Yunbai knew that Mr. Huo had always wanted to see Huo Lingchen as soon as possible, but she didn't expect that he was not even willing to wait for the short time from the airport to home.
Su Yunbai followed Huo Qinian to the underground parking lot.
She saw the figure of Mr. Huo's assistant from a distance. Before they approached, Mr. Huo got out of the car and strode towards them.
Mr. Huo has always been a very stylish person. His temperament is more elegant and gentle, but he advocates the bearing of "not changing his expression even when Mount Tai collapses in front of him".
Except for when facing Huo Qinian, Mr. Huo rarely changes his expression, and rarely shows obvious sadness or joy.
But this time, he seems to have no burden at all, just a grandfather who is eager for grandchildren.
Grandpa Huo completely ignored Huo Qinian, just nodded to Su Yunbai very friendly, and smiled: "It's good that you are back, it's good that you are back."
Then, he looked at Huo Lingchen.
Mr. Huo's whole expression softened. Before today, Su Yunbai really didn't know that Mr. Huo could be so kind.
His voice lowered: "Is that Shanshan? I'm your grandpa... We've seen you in the video, do you remember? Do you want grandpa to hug you?"
He stretched out his hand.
Little Huo Lingchen tilted her head and looked at Mr. Huo, as if she was evaluating the man in front of her.
After a long while, she really stretched out her hand and responded to Mr. Huo's kindness.
Mr. Huo was very happy.
Su Yunbai and Huo Qinian were both a little surprised.
Although little Huo Lingchen is cheerful every day and not shy, she actually has a bad temper and is not easy to please.
I don't know how she judged it. Since she grew up a little and had a certain degree of autonomy, she doesn't like others to get close to her.
It's impossible to want to hug Huo Lingchen after meeting him once or twice.
Not to mention the distant ones, the child still doesn't give Jonathan face. Last time, Jonathan didn't believe in evil and really wanted to hug her, so he had the opportunity to see the little girl crying, crying so hard that he couldn't help but doubt his life.
Although Mr. Huo had seen the little girl through video, the frequency was not high, and she might not even remember it. Even so, she was still willing to let Mr. Huo hold her... Could it be that they were really related by blood?
Huo Qinian had just thought so sourly when he saw Huo Lingchen, who had just entered Mr. Huo's arms, stretched out his little hand very purposefully, grabbed a corner of the pocket handkerchief from Mr. Huo's suit pocket, and pulled it out with great interest.
The gray silk handkerchief was pulled out. Huo Lingchen grabbed a corner of the handkerchief and raised it in the direction of Su Yunbai, with a smile on his face and a proud glow in his eyes.
Su Yunbai was stunned.
She knew what the problem was.
About two weeks ago, Huo Qinian attended a dinner hosted by Wilson. It was a high-end dinner. He wore a handkerchief in his suit pocket that day, and Su Yunbai folded it for him.
At that time, little Huo Lingchen was very curious about it and wanted to try it. Huo Qinian didn't mind, but Su Yunbai didn't want to get used to her, so she persuaded him to stop.
She thought that with the child's memory, she would have forgotten about it, after all, Huo Qinian rarely wore a pocket square with his suit.
Who knew that the child actually still remembered it, and not only remembered it, but she seemed to be quite "grudgeful".
Look at her smug look - that's smug, right?
How old is she?
Is this child going to be a spirit?
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