It was at this moment that the phone at the brigade headquarters rang, and Lu Yuan was asked to answer it.
It was Lu Xiaojun who called.
"Hey, big brother, I'm getting ready to go back."
"They're coming back! Great! Summer vacation is here so fast!"
Lu Yuan finished speaking with a smile, only to realize something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, you seem to be graduating this year, right? What kind of job did the school assign you? Is it in the county, the city, or the provincial capital?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before someone spoke.
"The school wants me to stay in Beijing."
"It's good to stay in Beijing. Beijing is the capital, and there are more opportunities for career development if you stay there to work."
"But I want to refuse."
"Refuse? You don't want to stay in Kyoto and want to go back to our own province?"
"Yes, I want to go back. Brother, I want to go back to our own brigade."
"Go back to your own brigade?" Lu Yuan was stunned.
"No, isn't it a waste of your talents to send a top student like you from Tsinghua University back to our own brigade?"
“But I just want to go back home. You, my sister-in-law and nephews are there, as well as my sister and brother-in-law and their nephews, Grandma Xu, Uncle Liu, Uncle Gao and Aunt Xiao, and my uncles and aunts…”
Lu Yuanzhen never expected that this kid would be so attached to his family, which might be related to the changes his family experienced when he was a child.
The sudden misfortunes that befell his parents made him experience the coldness of human relationships and also made him realize the importance of family.
However, it's a bit of a pity that such a top student from Tsinghua University gave up a good job assigned by the school.
"A man's ambition lies in all directions. You need to think this through carefully. This concerns your entire life's development. You need to figure out what you want most."
"Brother, during the past two summers I've helped you with chores at home and listened to you talk about the future development of the food processing plant and the village's future plans. I've been thinking about this issue ever since."
I want to go back and work with you to build the new rural area you envisioned, and I also want to personally build the business empire you plan for.
This might be more meaningful to me than staying out there and struggling.
"Big brother, please promise me?"
Now it was Lu Yuan's turn to fall silent.
If this younger brother really wants to come back and develop his business, I won't be afraid of not having a platform for him to grow. Moreover, if I really want to expand and strengthen my business, I really need a highly educated person like him who I can trust.
For now, his choice seems a bit of a waste of his talents, but who knows what the future holds?
"Okay, as long as you've thought it through, I'll support you."
"That's great! Thank you, brother!"
He was worried that his older brother would disagree, and if his older brother disagreed, he would have no choice but to obey the school's assignment.
If you're all alone in Kyoto, you probably won't find the best job appealing.
"Why thank me? I should thank you! I would be more than happy if you could come back and help me. We are in dire need of manpower right now, but unfortunately, college graduates are all guaranteed job placements. I can't even recruit a few college graduates. You've let me pick up a bargain."
"hehe--"
Lu Xiaojun was amused by Lu Yuan's joke. If his older brother needed him, that would be perfect.
In a good mood, Lu Xiaojun hung up the phone and immediately went to find his teacher to tell him that he refused the job assignment.
"Are you crazy? Do you know what you've given up? This is your bright future."
When the teacher heard that Lu Xiaojun had refused to work, she was extremely surprised and furious.
“Originally, job assignments were supposed to be back to one’s hometown. I saw that you had performed well over the past few years, that you were hardworking and capable, so I specially picked out a good company for you and wrote a letter of recommendation, asking them to make an exception and hire you. But you’re ungrateful and just want to go back to the countryside.”
The teacher looked at him with disappointment and frustration, and was so angry that he pounded his chest and stamped his feet.
He truly had high hopes for this student.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaojun felt somewhat guilty, realizing that he had let his teacher down.
“I’m sorry, teacher. I know you’ve done a lot for me, but I don’t want you to break your principles for my sake.”
The teacher was somewhat relieved after hearing his words, her anger subsided considerably, and her tone softened.
"No, I only wrote a letter of recommendation. It's your own ability that got them to make an exception and keep you."
Lu Xiaojun smiled and said, "Who in our school is incompetent? The only reason they were allowed to stay is because of you. If anyone investigates later, my position will be illegitimate and will cause you trouble."
This is what his older brother taught him: if you want to persuade someone, you have to stand on their side of interests.
If you make the other party feel that it will be detrimental to them if they don't do what you say, they will waver and compromise.
The teacher looked at him suspiciously, "You refused the assignment because you were worried that people would investigate and it would affect my job?"
Lu Xiaojun's eyes flickered. "That's part of the reason."
"But you've had excellent grades these past few years, so recommending you to stay and work in Kyoto isn't against the rules."
“But people always have a hard time saying it,” Lu Xiaojun said.
He paused for a moment and then said, "Teacher, I have thought this through carefully and discussed it with my family. I really want to go back to our village."
“When I was little, I heard my older brother say that his dream was to ensure that the elderly and children in our village would have support and care. At that time, he said he wanted to make sure that everyone in our village had enough to eat, and he did it.”
Under his leadership, every household in our village has enough to eat. Not only that, but we also live in bright and beautiful apartment buildings that only city dwellers can afford. Most of the villagers have formal jobs, and the farming in the fields has become semi-automated.
My older brother said he wants to make our village the number one village in the country.
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