Yun Qinzhi said expressionlessly, "It's still early. You have at least two months to prepare. Think it over carefully."
He got up and left.
Then he let out a heavy sigh.
Xiao Huo is a family-oriented and good kid, but he's just too stubborn.
Is this hard-won plan just going to be lost like this?
Li Xiangyun was also worried that her son would quarrel with Yun Qinzhi again.
So she called her son away.
She urged, "Third brother, why don't you take this great opportunity?"
"Opportunities like this are so rare that others would fight tooth and nail for them."
"Your dad probably said a lot of nice things to people in order to get you this spot."
It's not that I'd say anything nice; as the leader of the research institute, Yun Qinzhi certainly has that right.
But Huo Junshan didn't appreciate it.
Huo Junshan shook his head: "Mother, what will happen to the children and Yanyan if I go abroad? I don't trust them, so I won't go."
Li Xiangyun waved her hand.
Alright.
My own attempts to persuade him were useless.
On the other side, Yun Qinzhi called his daughter to his study.
"Nannan, this is a rare opportunity, please try to persuade Xiao Huo."
Yun Ningyan nodded: "Dad, how many years will this project take?"
"Two to three years!"
"If things go smoothly, he should be able to come back in two years."
Yun Ningyan: "Dad, actually I don't want Huo Junshan to go either. To be honest, he went abroad, so far away from us. Even if I wanted to find him, I wouldn't know where to look."
"What if he doesn't come back then?"
"What if our feelings fade, and he just finds another woman over there, marries her, and has kids..."
Yun Qinzhi felt a headache coming on: "He went there to study, not to find a girlfriend."
"Darling, this is a man's opportunity, you must let Xiao Huo go!"
“Xiao Huo has a talent for this. When he returns after completing his studies, he can be said to be even better than me.”
"I'm too old, I can't work for many more years."
"Our country desperately needs talents like him right now. It would be such a waste if he didn't go!"
Yun Ningyan nodded. She knew what her father meant, but...
Why!
When she returned from her father's study, Huo Junshan comforted her, "Honey, I said I wouldn't go, and I definitely won't go. It's not like I can't find a job or earn money."
"You won't go hungry even if you don't study."
Yun Ningyan knew that he must like it very much, otherwise he wouldn't have listened to his father's opinion when choosing his major.
He wouldn't go to his father's workplace, nor would he endlessly ponder the difficult problems his father had given him.
She also won't join her father's research group.
It would be such a waste to hold him back for the sake of his family!
"Huo Junshan, just go! It'll only take two years, Dad said it would be two years if things go quickly."
Huo Junshan's face immediately turned cold.
"If it's slow, will it take three to five years, or even eight to ten years?"
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, the others quickly picked up their children and left.
The two of them were the only ones left in the entire courtyard.
Yun Ningyan's eyes stung a little. She was thinking about Huo Junshan leaving them for two or three years, or even eight or ten years!
She felt wronged and wanted to cry.
"But I know you really like this subject and want to continue studying it."
"You can learn a lot of knowledge abroad, and you can come back to contribute to the country after you return."
"Not only do our families need you, but our country needs you too."
Even in those good days of my past life, there were still many people who sacrificed their own families for the greater good and for the country and its people.
But now that the decision has fallen on their shoulders, Yun Ningyan is finding it difficult to make a decision.
She was also reluctant to let Huo Junshan go abroad, but the opportunity was rare.
Missing this opportunity might be a lifelong regret.
Huo Junshan didn't care about the country; all he wanted was to be with his wife and children.
All I want is to go home every day and see my wife and kids.
Instead of a bunch of data and experiments.
"Yanyan, I will not go. I have my own choice."
"I don't care about countries or anything like that. All I know is that I'll be wherever you are!"
Yun Ningyan sighed helplessly, "Why are you so stubborn!"
“It’s not like you’re never coming back. You can come back in two years, it’ll all be the same. We’re not going to run away.”
"Besides, I also hope you'll go!"
Huo Junshan was very annoyed. Why did his whole family want him to go?
He blurted out, though he didn't mean it: "Are you really hoping I'll leave you? What good will it do you if I go abroad?"
Yun Ningyan was a little stunned when she saw Huo Junshan's angry expression and tone. This was the first time Huo Junshan had spoken to her with such an expression and tone!
Her heart ached uncontrollably for a moment.
She sighed softly and left with red eyes.
Huo Junshan regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth, but the words were already spoken and could not be taken back.
He paced restlessly in the yard, thinking of going inside to coax her, but then decided against it.
If I try to appease her, she'll force me to go abroad again.
He rubbed his hair in frustration.
He sighed and stood in the yard for a long time without moving.
The atmosphere between the two of them has been tense these past few days, and they've had their first cold war since getting married.
The whole courtyard was so quiet that no one dared to speak.
Yun Ningyan got up in the morning, got ready, and went to school.
She didn't go with Huo Junshan either.
She didn't eat breakfast.
Worried that she was hungry, Huo Junshan took some bread to her classroom door.
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