Chapter 1588 A tremendous contribution
"According to what you're saying, ma'am, then it wasn't arranged by the government? Will she come back?"
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Li Ye's casual remark immediately changed the expressions of the Xu family members around him.
Just moments ago, the old lady of the Xu family was gloating over her eldest daughter's achievement of visiting the lighthouse, but Li Ye's words made her face turn red. Meanwhile, her son, who had always remained "unmoved as a mountain," frowned deeply.
Even though the "going abroad craze" has reached an extreme level, with almost everyone taking pride in "going abroad," this kind of "servile" behavior is ultimately not encouraged by the authorities. At most, people just brag about it in private.
Putting aside other matters, even a public official like Xu's son must "work diligently and conscientiously" at his workplace, and cannot express sentiments like "I would have done it if I could."
Even if we go back five or six years, the fact that Xu's eldest sister stayed overseas and didn't return would still affect his future as her younger brother.
The old lady of the Xu family was afraid of her son's side, which is why she preferred to be scolded by Li Ye until her face turned red rather than argue back or throw a tantrum.
However, Old Mrs. Xu's daughter-in-law was not satisfied. She looked coldly at Li Ye and said, "Comrade, since you graduated from Peking University, how many of the many students Peking University sends abroad every year actually come back? What you're saying is really interesting."
"It's quite interesting."
Li Ye said calmly, "The country sends government-funded students abroad so they can return and reimburse the country for their studies. If they stay overseas without permission, that is disloyalty to the country."
Parents raise children for the continuation and development of the family. If she doesn't come back, that's unfilial and disloyal. What's there to brag about?
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xu's daughter-in-law flew into a rage and turned to Teacher Yan to complain: "Teacher Yan, we came here today to resolve the matter of my son being seriously injured, not to listen to these ignorant ideas about 'disloyalty and filial impiety'."
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Teacher Yan was embarrassed.
She really didn't expect things to develop like this. Xiao Dou'er had knocked out Xu Xianpeng's teeth, so it was obvious that she was in the wrong. How come the Xu family got angry and embarrassed?
Furthermore, Teacher Yan cannot help the Xu family.
What does she do?
She's a teacher!
What do teachers do?
Teachers are there to educate and nurture students!
Others might say that "disloyalty and unfilial piety" are ignorant ideas, but she cannot say that, especially when this "disloyalty" is directed at the country.
If a government-sponsored student goes abroad to study but fails to return on time and ends up working in a foreign country, and you, Teacher Yan, dare to say a word in support of that, the principal will have a talk with you tomorrow.
Finally, Teacher Yan reluctantly offered an excuse: "Comrade Li, in fact, many patriots in our history have lived abroad. The inventors of the atomic bomb, missiles, and satellites all lived overseas. Their contributions far exceeded those of ordinary people."
Li Ye nodded slightly and said, "That's right! That's why I asked earlier if she was coming back. After all, she can only contribute if she comes back; if she doesn't, she can only contribute to outsiders."
"Whether I come back or not is none of your business."
Grandma Xu's youngest daughter suddenly sneered, "Your family has five college students, three of whom are from Peking University. How come you haven't gotten a single government-sponsored scholarship for studying abroad? Are you just being sour grapes?"
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Hahahaha~
The Li family's daughters all laughed, laughing heartily and unrestrainedly.
Of the four of them, two returned to the mainland from overseas to study, while the eldest sister, Li Yue, has been traveling all over the world frequently in recent years, and Li Juan has also gone abroad for research many times. How could they not be jealous?
We're almost tired of eating this, okay?
Is it funny?
Grandma Xu's son finally spoke, and his words carried a very serious tone.
"You may think what Professor Yan said is ridiculous, and that those scientists are too far removed from ordinary people like us. But I can say with certainty that as long as they have the country in their hearts, settling overseas is more conducive to helping our country's development."
Although my eldest sister stayed at the lighthouse, she never forgot her roots. I can now answer this comrade's question.
My sister is not only coming back, but she'll be coming back often. She's even currently in mainland China assisting her company in signing an aid project to bring the most advanced overseas technology and astronomical sums of foreign exchange into the country.”
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Li Ye was somewhat surprised. If the other party really brought the latest overseas technology into China, it would be hard to say whether they were "enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens" or "disloyal and unfilial".
Seeing the surprise on Li Ye's face, the old lady of the Xu family became smug again.
She said to her son and daughter in a condescending tone, "Call your eldest sister now and tell her to come over, otherwise people will think we're bragging!"
Director Xu glanced at his mother: "Mom, it's not necessary. This has nothing to do with my sister."
Grandma Xu raised her chin, looking displeased, and said, "How can it be unrelated? Wasn't that Disney animated film your eldest sister brought back for the child? But people are saying it's some kind of foreign ideological invasion, and that she's the one who caused all this trouble, so they want her to solve it."
Go make a call right now, using the mobile phone your older sister bought you.
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"That's ridiculous. Disney has been around for over sixty years. They're a big company that makes hundreds of millions of dollars every year. How could they possibly be interested in aggression? Are they just bored? Besides, what do we have that they can invade?"
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Li Ye finally understood where Xiao Dou'er's constant refrain of "worshiping foreign things and fawning on foreigners" came from. It turned out that a company that earned hundreds of millions every year was more prestigious than a country in the eyes of these people.
What about this 60-year-old brand? Can it compare to China's 5,000-year-old civilization?
Thousands of years ago, China already had the White Tiger Hall, so what is The Lion King compared to that?
However, Old Mrs. Xu was completely oblivious and forced her youngest daughter to call her eldest daughter. It's unclear whether she wanted to show off her youngest daughter's mobile phone or her eldest daughter who had introduced advanced technology to the country.
Seeing that Teacher Yan didn't stop him, Li Ye didn't care either.
If this were in any other place or setting, we could really argue about it for ages, since everyone's talking about "freedom" right now, and everyone who can get away with it thinks they're so capable.
But today we're at school, and you Runren people are inherently on the opposite side of patriotism. How could you possibly beat Li Ye?
...
A short while later, Xu's eldest daughter arrived, bringing with her a classmate.
Grandma Xu introduced them, saying, "This is my eldest daughter, Annie, and this is her good friend from when she was studying abroad. They are both talents nurtured by the country and are now staying abroad, but they are making great contributions to the country."
Upon hearing the words "huge contribution," Li Ye's sisters almost laughed again.
However, Li Ye noticed that the two women's eyes were not quite right. The eldest sister, Xu, was staring at her younger sister, Li Juan, while the other classmate was staring at him.
Suddenly, Sister Xu smiled broadly and said to Li Juan, "You are... Team Leader Li? I never expected to meet you here!"
The other woman smiled at Li Ye and asked, "You're Li Ye from Peking University?"
(End of this chapter)
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