Chapter 74 Ambition
Feng You didn't dare to get close to Tao Nanfeng, let alone question him. The psychological trauma caused by the pursuit and interrogation to the north was still there.
She didn't dare to go up and ask Qiao Yadong rashly because she wasn't stupid enough to do that. Imagine that scenario?
——"Qiao Yadong, why don't you love me?"
--"May I ask who's calling?"
How should she respond?
Tao Nanfeng's sister?
Tao Nanfeng is totally different from before. She has probably told everyone about the troubles at home. Everyone in the educated youth in Jiangcheng knows that Tao Nanfeng has a vicious stepsister.
If she wasn't Tao Nanfeng's sister, what else was there about her that was worthy of Qiao Yadong's attention?
When Feng You thought of this, his heart ached. Originally, the young man in front of her should be her husband. They had been lovingly married for decades and had created a huge family fortune.
But now, she didn't even have the courage to step forward and say hello.
At this moment, my mother Feng Chun'e's words came clearly into my mind.
"We can only endure now. People say that the word 'endurance' is like a knife hanging over your head, there is nothing you can do about it. Since you can have that dream, it must be God's blessing, and you will definitely be able to make a career.
It doesn’t matter if we can’t win the fight now, we’ll just bear with it for now.
What are you afraid of being a temporary worker now? Mom has a job and money and can support you. You study hard, get into the best university, find the best job, and make a lot of money, so that they will regret and envy you! ”
Thinking of this, Feng You finally suppressed his anxiety, looked at Qiao Yadong deeply, turned around and left.
Qiao Yadong felt a burning gaze and turned around in confusion, but he only saw the backs of a group of campus girls laughing and playing.
Tao Nanfeng was asking him: "Are there many classes?"
Qiao Yadong put away his doubts and answered Tao Nanfeng's questions attentively: "Fortunately, there are 28 classes a week, and there are many public courses in the first semester of freshman year. There is only one professional course, so the pressure is not too great."
Tao Nanfeng nodded and said nothing.
Qiao Yadong glanced at her cautiously: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
Tao Nanfeng said: "There are no public courses in our cadre training class. They are all professional courses. The learning intensity is very high and the classes are basically full. I wonder which education method is better."
Qiao Yadong said: "Just ask your dad, and you'll know, right?"
The two met Tao Shouxin in the third canteen. The father and daughter skillfully took out aluminum lunch boxes, ordered a few dishes and three plates of rice from the window, and then sat down in the dining room at home.
The rice in the cafeteria was steamed in plates, and the chefs divided it into cubes of different sizes according to the standards of one liang, two liang, and three liang. Tao Nanfeng and Tao Shouxin usually had two liang of rice, but this time when Qiao Yadong came, he was given three liang.
The dishes in the cafeteria are just the same: grilled fish, grilled meat with potatoes, scrambled eggs, fried shredded potatoes, stir-fried vegetables...
Because there were guests, Tao Nanfeng ordered two more meat dishes, placed them separately on white plates with multiple edges, and placed them on the dining table at home. He smiled and explained, "My father and I don't know how to cook, so we can only treat you to a meal in the cafeteria. Don't be disgusted."
Qiao Yadong was satisfied as long as he saw Tao Nanfeng, so how could he be picky about the food in the cafeteria?
He smiled politely: "I also eat in the cafeteria at school. It's pretty good. There are fish, meat and vegetables. It's much better than when we first arrived at the farm."
Tao Shouxin took the chopsticks and rice spoon and handed them to Qiao Yadong, and said self-deprecatingly: "Although we don't cook at home, the tableware is beautiful. Form is more important than content."
Qiao Yadong looked down at the cutlery in his hands.
The white porcelain is bone, the chopstick heads are rimmed with gold, the spoon is the same model, and like the dinner plate, they are bone china as white as jade. The ornaments are extremely simple and inlaid with gold rims.
At first glance, it is a good thing to buy with foreign exchange coupons.
Qiao Yadong smiled and said, "Professor Tao is too modest. You are a scholar, how can you have time to cook?"
Tao Shouxin laughed and greeted them warmly: "Come on, come on, have a meal."
Although it was just food from the cafeteria, the exquisite tableware and beautiful dining table made it look like entertaining guests.
Tao Shouxin was not picky about food. He shook his head while eating and said, "It's just a pity that Xiangbei sent so many dry goods, oil, and eggs, but the two of us ate all the eggs."
Tao Nanfeng burst out laughing: "Is it glorious to boil eggs every day?"
Qiao Yadong regretted not learning how to cook from Wei Min when he was on the farm: "I'll go learn how to cook, and I'll come over to help you when I'm free."
Tao Shouxin waved his hands: "No need, no need. You are still studying. Your first priority is to learn knowledge well. What is the point of learning that?"
Tao Nanfeng thought about the issue he had just discussed with Qiao Yadong, so he took advantage of the break during dinner to ask his father.
"Why do we have to take public courses in college? Don't you think it's a waste of time? I see that our cadre training class starts with professional courses, which are very intensive and practical."
Tao Shouxin hummed and looked at Qiao Yadong, "What do you think?"
Qiao Yadong didn't expect Professor Tao to throw the question at him. He thought carefully for a moment and replied, "Some public courses are quite interesting, such as college Chinese and advanced mathematics. These are the basics."
Tao Shouxin nodded and looked at Tao Nanfeng: "Why are so many people eager to go to college after the college entrance examination system was abolished? What is it about university campuses that attracts so many young people?"
Tao Nanfeng seemed to be thinking about something, and said as he thought: "It's something that people of the same age should be looking forward to, right?"
Qiao Yadong added: "Because in college you can systematically learn professional knowledge and lay a solid foundation for future work."
Tao Shouxin encouraged them: "Well, keep talking."
"There is a library in the university where you can read many, many books."
"There are playgrounds and sports fields in the university, and you can study sports, art, and music."
"The university has laboratories and good teachers, and I can learn the most cutting-edge scientific knowledge."
…
The two young men in front of him had bright eyes and were full of longing, describing the wonderful university life. Tao Shouxin smiled slightly.
"In addition to these, there is another very important content that you have overlooked, that is - thinking.
University not only cultivates knowledge, but also cultivates various abilities, including organizational ability, collaboration ability, self-study ability, and teamwork ability. In addition, it also teaches you to think.
Who are we? Where are you from? Where to go?
Such philosophical thinking will accompany you throughout your college years.
A person who does not have the ability to think independently cannot be considered a true talent, no matter how good his knowledge or how high his university grades are. ”
Tao Nanfeng nodded heavily.
"Now let's get back to the question you asked just now. The training course is for practical purposes, and it systematically and intensively learns professional knowledge; while the normal four-year university is for the purpose of cultivating knowledge, ability, and thinking. In addition to professional knowledge, there will also be some courses that you think are not closely related to the major.
For example, moral education, Chinese, foreign languages, art appreciation, painting appreciation... But are these public courses really useless? ”
Tao Shouxin's voice became louder: "No! These public courses are very useful! They play an extremely important role in the comprehensive cultivation of moral, intellectual and physical talents.
Especially when you are not clear about your future career direction, these seemingly useless courses can broaden your horizons and cultivate your humanistic background and thinking patterns.
In this way, when you are faced with career choices and life transformations in the future, you will be able to think carefully and make scientific decisions, which will help you move forward more firmly and achieve greater success. ”
Tao Shouxin looked at his daughter earnestly and said, "Nanfeng, life is not just about infrastructure, there should be more to it. If you focus on practicality, your life may become narrower and narrower in the end."
Tao Nanfeng stared at his father blankly, his eyes full of admiration.
Recently, I have been trapped in this cramming teaching mode and have no time to think about life. Her father's words today woke her up.
Yes, infrastructure is good and architecture is beautiful, but if you want to become a master, in addition to laying a solid professional foundation, you should also read widely and acquire more comprehensive knowledge.
Tao Nanfeng picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth, then took a big bite.
Qiao Yadong was filled with awe. He stood up suddenly and bowed deeply to Tao Shouxin.
"Professor Tao, listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Although I am studying economics, I should also pay more attention to political current affairs and human geography. Only in this way can I see and understand the Chinese economy clearly and make contributions to promoting China's economic take-off in the future!"
Tao Shouxin was very pleased: "Okay! As long as you listen to me."
This world will belong to young people in the future and will always belong to young people. Only when this generation of young people grows up will there be hope for China.
Next, Tao Shouxin carefully asked Qiao Yadong about Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics, and the more he asked, the deeper he got.
"Have you carefully studied the training program for your economics major?"
"No, I only know the class schedule for this semester."
"You must go to the department office to find the teaching secretary, carefully copy down the research plan, understand the training objectives and curriculum of your major in advance, and supplement your extracurricular reading in a targeted manner. If possible, ask the economics professors of your major how to make good use of these four years."
"Have you thought about what you will do in the future?"
"No, I just want to study hard first and find a suitable job in Jiangcheng in the future."
"Short-sighted! Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics is one of the six famous financial universities in the country, with a large number of talented people. You are lucky enough to study there, but you are only here to find a good job?"
Qiao Yadong was scolded by Tao Shouxin so much that he couldn't even lift his head. He stood up straight in a hurry and asked with a guilty conscience: "Then according to you, what should I do in the future?"
Tao Shouxin sneered: "Didn't you just say that you want to contribute to promoting China's economic take-off? What you do in the future should be the result of your independent thinking. The answer to this question will be left until this time next year, and you can answer me again."
Qiao Yadong no longer had any pride at all. Like Tao Nanfeng, he looked at Tao Shouxin with eyes full of admiration. It’s great to have a university professor as an elder! Can provide strategic guidance in academic studies.
Although there is a sense of oppression, when it reaches its extreme it is a refreshing pleasure.
After walking out of Tao Nanfeng's house, Qiao Yadong whispered to her, "Your father is really amazing! He has a unique vision and a broad mind."
Tao Nanfeng smiled gently: "Remember what you said today, study hard and learn diligently. I hope you can become the youngest economist in our country in the future."
Qiao Yadong's eyes lit up: "You think so highly of me?"
Tao Nanfeng tilted his head, his eyes were as clear as water, and his deep and soft voice flowed through Qiao Yadong's heart like a stream.
"When we were on the farm, didn't we talk a lot in group study? We imagined the future together and lamented that our country is in ruins, the people are suffering, and resources are scarce everywhere. We hope that in the future everyone will have food and meat to eat, children will be able to go to school, and everyone will be rich and happy."
The past was still vivid in Qiao Yadong's mind, and there was a hint of nostalgia in his voice.
"I remember. I still remember Ximei's father, Fan Wufu, who ate rice bran cakes that looked like insoles and came to our educated youth camp to ask for a glass of water. After Ximei graduated from elementary school, she couldn't go to school. Seeing our road construction team working hard, she came to deliver water. As a result, it was cold and the road was slippery, so she rolled down the cliff and almost lost her life.
We were so happy when we discovered the phosphate mine. We went north to get a mining license. Chen Zhilu said he wanted to make a lot of money, and everyone said they wanted to get rich with their farms. ”
Tao Nanfeng smiled, her smile was as bright as a blooming spring flower.
"It's not enough to just make the farm rich, you have to find a way to make everyone rich. My infrastructure can only improve everyone's living environment, but your economic development can ensure that everyone in the country has enough food to eat, can afford to go to school, and can eat meat every day."
Qiao Yadong straightened his chest, and nodded heavily as if he had been injected with chicken blood: "Okay!"
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