Chapter 198 Appointment Letter
After listening to Lin Yuanshu's words, Zhou Xiangyang shared his thoughts, "The small scale isn't a problem. At least you can make your own decisions in this research institute, and things won't be like they were three years ago. Clearly, your research results are better than Deputy Director Ye's, but those leaders blatantly lied. They were just taking advantage of your pregnancy, not having time to deal with them!"
He is still indignant about what happened three years ago, even though the matter has long been resolved.
Lin Yuanshu patted Zhou Xiangyang on the back and comforted him earnestly, "Don't be angry. It's been so long, I don't care anymore."
For a moment, she didn't even know who the person in charge was. However, considering that Zhou Xiangyang was angry because of her, she was still happy to comfort him. In a way, this could be considered a kind of fun.
Zhou Xiangyang took the opportunity to rest his forehead on Lin Yuanshu's shoulder and whispered, "Mmm."
Afterwards, Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang cooked together, making the dishes she liked.
Not long after, Lin's mother led Wenwen's little hand back home.
After Wenwen turned three, Lin Yuanshu sent her to the research institute's kindergarten. Zhou Xiangyang also successfully passed the university entrance exam before Wenwen was ready to start kindergarten. Because he liked writing, he chose Chinese Language and Literature.
She was relieved that Lin's mother hadn't chosen to return to the production team just because Wenwen was starting kindergarten, but instead stayed to help take care of her. Otherwise, the two of them would have been really overwhelmed, since both of them had to go to school, and with Wenwen, it would have been three people going to school.
However, Lin Yuanshu had already submitted a letter of introduction from the research institute to the subdistrict office some time ago, stating that she was "busy with work and needed domestic services." Now she just needs to wait for the subdistrict office to recommend a candidate.
To be honest, she still trusts domestic services from this era more. At least in her opinion, they are much more reliable than modern ones. The neighborhood office will check the nanny's background, health certificate, and so on.
After she selects a caregiver, she needs to take her to the police station to apply for a temporary residence permit and complete the registration. Of course, when she completes the registration, the police will also verify the caregiver's background, providing double protection.
Compared to the unfamiliar aunt, Lin Yuanshu definitely trusted his own mother more. However, Lin's mother couldn't stay in Beijing to take care of Wenwen forever. After all, Lin's mother had her own things to do. Moreover, Lin's mother was always worried about Lin's father and younger sister.
Lin's mother preferred staying in the production team to staying in the city.
That's why Lin Yuanshu applied to the subdistrict office for a caregiver. She hadn't applied before because she was worried about being reported for "seeking special treatment." Now that the policy has been relaxed and there are precedents for cadres to apply for caregivers, she naturally felt more comfortable doing so.
As soon as Wenwen entered the door, she saw Lin Yuanshu standing at the kitchen door. She ran over excitedly, hugged Lin Yuanshu's leg, and said enthusiastically, "Mom, I'm home from school."
Lin Yuanshu washed her hands and dried them on a handkerchief before picking Wenwen up. As she walked towards the living room, she asked, "Is school fun? Have you been bullied by any other kids? If you have, you must tell your mom and dad."
Wenwen blinked and answered seriously, "I wasn't bullied by the other kids."
Lin Yuanshu thought for a moment and then asked in a different way, "Have you bullied any other children?"
Wenwen widened her eyes and explained in a childish voice, "No, I made them recognize me as their leader by using candy, not by using my fists."
She's a good girl, she wouldn't bully other children for no reason.
Lin Yuanshu: "..."
Very good, no wonder she's her daughter, she's already the boss in kindergarten.
Zhou Xiangyang, who was in the kitchen, had a complicated expression on his face. It seemed that his daughter's school life was much more "exciting" than his own.
Although he has been in school for several months, he has actually not made many friends.
However, if we disregard all external factors and let him choose, he would definitely prefer to stay home and write articles rather than go to university and meet a bunch of strangers. But he doesn't want people to laugh at his wife for having bad taste, since none of the people around him have even gone to university.
Actually, when he worked in the cafeteria before, some people in the research institute mocked his wife's husband for not being cultured. So he didn't want that to happen again and didn't want his wife to be talked about because of him, which is why he gritted his teeth and went to school.
A few days later, Lin Yuanshu received his official appointment letter as the director of the Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.
Committee member Wang thought that after submitting the list of candidates for the new research institute, he would have to go to great lengths to persuade the leadership to agree to it.
Unexpectedly, the leader approved the list without asking any questions and without any objection. His prepared explanation was completely useless.
The leaders were not completely unaware of Lin Yuanshu's background. After all, Lin Yuanshu was quite famous in Beijing, having been featured in newspapers several times and winning awards at medical science conferences.
Furthermore, her tuberculosis drug, Lifuxing, had only just begun small-scale production at the pharmaceutical factory, making it difficult for the leadership to ignore Lin Yuanshu even if they wanted to.
Therefore, when the leaders saw Lin Yuanshu's name on the list of newly established research institutes, they didn't think much of it and approved the application.
In the director's office of the Dongfanghong Research Institute, Director Huang saw Lin Yuanshu's appointment letter and felt a mix of emotions. Despite his complicated feelings, he did not forget to ask his secretary to invite Deputy Director Ye over.
He didn't have his secretary invite Lin Yuanshu because Lin Yuanshu was still in school, so it would be useless to invite her; he would have to wait until she finished school before she could come over.
Following Director Huang's instructions, the secretary went to Deputy Director Ye's office. He was lucky; Deputy Director Ye was working in his office at that moment and had not gone anywhere else.
After hearing the secretary's purpose, Deputy Director Ye tidied up the documents on her desk and left the office. As she walked toward the director's office, she inquired about information from the secretary.
"I wonder what business the director has with me?"
The secretary said vaguely, "I'm not quite sure either. An official from the Ministry of Health sent a document to Director Huang. After Director Huang read it, he asked me to invite you over."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Ye's eyes lit up instantly, and she was overjoyed. At such a critical moment, the document that the Ministry of Health could send was most likely her appointment letter. There was no other possibility, as she was the only one in the institute who had submitted an application.
Once her appointment letter is posted, she wants to tell Lin Yuanshu the good news as soon as possible and show off in front of him, since Lin Yuanshu doesn't believe in her work ability.
She forcibly suppressed the corners of her mouth that couldn't help but turn up, and pretended not to understand, saying, "Oh, I see! It's alright, you'll know when you see Director Huang."
Shortly afterward, the two entered the director's office one after the other.
Director Huang looked up at Deputy Director Ye and saw that she was smiling and radiating a cheerful aura. He said with a smile, "It seems you're in a good mood today."
He figured that if Deputy Director Ye heard such bad news when he was in a good mood, he probably wouldn't be so upset.
Deputy Director Ye coughed lightly twice and replied, "It's fine, and I wouldn't mind making it even better."
She's now just waiting for Director Huang to tell her the good news.
Seeing this, Director Huang sighed inwardly. He really disliked announcing bad news. He said earnestly, "The Ministry of Health has sent over Comrade Lin Yuanshu's appointment letter as director. Now you can only try to get the position of deputy director of the Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine. It's up to you what you want to do. Sometimes cutting your losses is a good idea."
Deputy Director Ye was struck dumb, staring blankly at Director Huang. She recognized every word Director Huang said, and when put together, she could hardly believe it. She would rather doubt that she had misheard than accept this fact.
"This... are you sure it's Comrade Lin Yuanshu? And not someone else?"
Director Huang pushed the appointment letter in front of Deputy Director Ye and said softly, "If you don't believe me, you can take a look at this appointment letter."
Deputy Director Ye took a deep breath and shakily opened the appointment letter. Sure enough, Lin Yuanshu's name was written on it. She couldn't describe how she felt. It was a feeling of surprise, yet also a feeling of expectation.
She muttered to herself, "I shouldn't have told Comrade Lin Yuanshu about this in advance. She really did try to steal it."
Don't ask, the answer is I regret it terribly. I really shouldn't have shown off so early.
The appointment of a student as the director of a research institute would be unbelievable for anyone else, but it seems strangely natural for Lin Yuanshu to be appointed as such.
After listening to Deputy Director Ye's words, Director Huang thought for a moment and then explained on Lin Yuanshu's behalf: "The appointment was decided by the higher-ups. Comrade Lin Yuanshu probably didn't intentionally try to steal it. Don't get hung up on it. Cooperation is the only way to achieve a win-win situation."
He was also quite saddened. The research institute had lost such an outstanding researcher, and Lin Yuanshu would become his rival in the future. Just thinking about this made his head throb.
Deputy Director Ye forced a smile and said, "You're right. In that case, there's no need for me to compete for the position of deputy director of the Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine. I think it's better to stay under your supervision so I can learn more."
If she cannot become the director of the Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, then there is no point in her going there; she might as well stay at the Dongfanghong Institute.
On the bright side, at least she didn't have to worry about Lin Yuanshu vying for power with her, which felt like a boomerang had hit her.
However, to be honest, she would never work under Lin Yuanshu in her life; she couldn't bear the humiliation.
Director Huang posted Lin Yuanshu's appointment letter on the institute's bulletin board, and the news spread like wildfire throughout the pharmaceutical industry in Beijing.
When Wu Qin heard this news from Director Yu, she was shocked and subconsciously questioned, "What are the leaders thinking? Comrade Lin Yuanshu hasn't even graduated from university yet! This kind of thing should at least wait until she graduates!"
She hasn't even become the deputy director of the research institute yet, but Lin Yuanshu has already become the director. Isn't that promotion a bit too fast?
To be honest, she sometimes suspected that Lin Yuanshu was the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Health, which was why the Minister of Health was so supportive of Lin Yuanshu.
Before Director Yu could reply, Zhu Huilan's maternal grandfather said sarcastically, "What's wrong with a student? Don't forget that Comrade Lin Yuanshu is no ordinary student. Even while she was in school, she participated in the clinical trials of the new tuberculosis drug Rifaxing. Now she's just taking on a new task. There's nothing incomprehensible about it. She can still complete it..."
Lin Yuanshu was nominally his student, but privately he was also his granddaughter's friend, so naturally he had to protect Lin Yuanshu.
Team Leader Bai agreed, saying, "I also think there's nothing to discuss about this. After all, Comrade Lin Yuanshu's work ability is evident to all, and the leaders above aren't fools. Since they made this decision, there must be a reason behind it."
Team Leader Lü looked at Team Leader Bai with considerable surprise. In the First Research Institute, Wu Qin could be said to be the person who disliked Lin Yuanshu the most, so Team Leader Bai would definitely be the second in line. Unexpectedly, he has now started to speak up for Lin Yuanshu.
Team Leader Bai noticed Team Leader Lü's gaze, and puffed out his chest confidently. He wasn't making things up; he was telling the truth. He now understood a principle: the more powerful Lin Yuanshu was, the less useless it seemed that he had lost to Lin Yuanshu back then.
It's not that he's useless, but that Lin Yuanshu is too amazing.
This can be considered a different kind of "passing the buck".
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