Chapter 277: A Life of Expulsion
Even ten years ago, Professor Bai's family had an illusion that although this old man's life was not going well, he would still become an old naughty boy.
At that time, Professor Bai's granddaughter had just been born and he had just returned from abroad. Looking at the newly born little life, a smile was always on the corner of his mouth. His daughter complained that the baby was not good-looking, and Professor Bai said with a serious look: "Just just now, the nurse said she looked like me, how dare you say I was not good-looking?"
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Professor Bai continued to say seriously: "Are you really questioning your father's appearance?"
"Oh, that's not. Newborns all look like roasted sweet potatoes. How can they tell they look like you? They just treat them politely and politely, and you take it seriously."
Professor Bai said, "Ha! Are you a real mother? How can you say that your daughter looks like a roasted sweet potato? She looks like a little eggplant."
My daughter's family was amused and laughed.
Professor Bai's life is very simple. He can wear a piece of clothing for a long time, but he went to the jewelry store to buy a long life lock with enough gold for his granddaughter, as well as bracelets and anklets. Professor Bai's daughter felt very distressed: "When did you become so rich? How much does it cost?"
"I didn't have money, but because of this little baby, I got money."
The daughter said, "You don't have to buy these, just be sure to get your mind."
"As for your thoughts, I can only express my feelings with time and money. I don't have so much time to accompany her, so I have to use money to buy her."
My daughter was amused again. My father has experienced so many twists and turns, but he is still optimistic and humorous.
A long time ago, Professor Bai graduated from a prestigious university in the capital and was assigned to Hong Kong City to work as a civil servant. He could have allowed the family to live a stable life although not rich, but after helping a girl named "Su Zishan", he was inexplicably resigned. The iron job in the eyes of others was easily stolen.
Professor Bai is the pillar of the family. He has no job and his whole family's livelihood is in crisis. He is a Chinese student and comes from a prestigious school. He should have been easy to find a job, but he traveled to schools in the city and no one is willing to accept him. There is no way, he can only work as a private teacher in a primary school in the urban-rural fringe area, receiving a little salary every month, and his life is unsustainable.
In order to support the family, Professor Bai had to work hard to write articles and earn some royalties to subsidize his family. In order to have a better way out, when he was just qualified to recruit graduate students at Gangcheng University, he took the time to take the master's degree. At that time, living conditions were very difficult. Not only did he not have a desk lamp, but he could not even light up overnight because there was a power outage at some point. Under such difficult conditions, he still passed the exam. As long as he graduated from graduate school, he could get a teaching position in the university.
Professor Bai published many articles and gradually became a well-known writer. His family's living conditions improved. During his graduate school, he worked hard to learn English. Although the school he attended was not good, he achieved more results than graduate students from famous universities with amazing perseverance.
Before graduating from graduate school, a good university extended an olive branch to him. Professor Bai was eventually moved by a university in the provincial capital, but his wife and daughter had lived in Hong Kong City for many years, and the elderly still needed care, so it was difficult to go with Professor Bai. After weighing the trade-offs, Professor Bai gave up a good opportunity and stayed at Haida University in Hong Kong City. He felt a lot of guilt towards his family and did not want to separate from them anymore.
Many years later, he recalled that choice. If he had just gone to the provincial capital at that time, would his life be more stable?
Professor Bai entered the university and his family's living conditions improved greatly. After so many years of hard work, he finally got the happy life of his family. Professor Bai was very pleased. But the good times didn't last long, just like a child who had not even finished a piece of candy. Their family did not taste the taste of happiness completely, and Professor Bai was fired again.
The reason for this dismissal was "lifestyle problem". A female student reported to Professor Bai, saying that he called himself to the office and touched him. The female student was crying, as if this happened. There was no camera in that era, and Professor Bai could not prove his innocence. All the fingers were pointed at him unanimously, and he was very angry. Why did those leaders and colleagues only believe in the female student's one-sided words and not believe in him as a teacher?
Because he was too angry, Professor Bai even burst into tears when facing the school leaders. However, the school leaders were not in a hurry. He sucked cigarettes and advised him not to be excited and to say something slowly. Professor Bai, who had always been quiet, kicked the school leaders' ash box away. This was the greatest resistance he had made and the most extraordinary thing he had ever done.
The school leader did not increase his punishment for his actions - he wanted him to leave, and there was no more punishment. Before leaving the campus, the school leader slowly gave him a piece of advice: "Lao Bai, you are not a person who offends others, but you may not be unlucky when you encounter these things. I would like to advise you to hide your identity and live somewhere else!"
This sentence has given enough hints. Professor Bai instantly understood that the reason why he encountered these things was because he offended people. Who was the person who offended? How could that person have such great energy to control other people's lives? Professor Bai was upset for a while and soon found the answer. But he did not dare to ask the other party to argue, because when he remembered who the other party was, the other party had already sent a threat - if he wanted to make his wife and daughter live a stable life, then get out of the port city quietly!
Professor Bai is like a puppet carrying a thread, and that person is like a man who manipulates the thread. Professor Bai's hard work is fully visible to him. He always lets Professor Bai enjoy a little sweetness and then gives him a stick. Under his control, Professor Bai's every move becomes very funny, and all the good things in life become empty joy.
Professor Bai couldn't stand such a cowardly, but when he thought of his innocent wife and daughter, he did not dare to bet on their safety. After experiencing twists and turns, he finally obtained a teaching position in an unknown university in another province.
He lived a peaceful life again. But when he thought of the past, he still felt cowardly, but he understood Lin Chong. If he had not been forced to the Fengxue Mountain Temple, he would still have a little expectation for life. Professor Bai was like this, and he had experienced a lot of pain, but he had read many books and was familiar with the law of "God will give great responsibilities to this person". As long as the other party no longer tortures him, he would have the confidence to live the rest of his life. Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and the person who framed him will inevitably be retribution.
After a few years of peace, Professor Bai only returned to Hong Kong City to visit his wife and daughter during the winter and summer vacations, and hid in that small town for other times. In the impression of his colleagues, Professor Bai was a warm and sunny person, speaking loudly and doing everything very quickly. However, after hiding his identity, Professor Bai became cautious and did not talk to others easily, and did not allow students, especially female students, to enter his office. No matter what, he said in the classroom.
Professor Bai suffered from severe social phobia. During the period when he did not dare to contact outsiders, he focused on academics and wrote a lot of papers. However, he changed his name to a new name - Lu Yibai, "Lu" is his mother's surname and "Bai" is his original surname. He used this method to completely hide his whereabouts. He even asked the editors he knew and friends he knew to stop mentioning his original name. He was afraid that "that person" would find him again and retaliate against him.
Such a peaceful life has not lasted for a few years. I don’t know when the scandal about him and the female student began to spread again. Professor Bai was very uneasy. He suffered from panic disorder. No matter where he went, he felt that others pointed at him. He couldn’t breathe and couldn’t sleep at night. If this state continued, he might be unable to think about it and end his life.
That year, her daughter took the college entrance examination, and he wanted to end her life after the college entrance examination. After the daughter finished the college entrance examination, she came to his small town to find him. After a few days of accompanying her, she became cheerful again and didn't want to die. Moreover, her daughter did a good job in the college entrance examination and could go to the normal university she longed for. After a few sleepless nights, Professor Bai still couldn't bear to leave his wife and daughter, so she decided to find another way out - to go abroad.
Because of his fruitful research results, he easily applied for a doctorate from a prestigious university with a very generous scholarship. In addition, he had a small savings over the years, so the money was enough to support his and his wife's life overseas. The couple lived together for so many years and finally reunited. Professor Bai and his wife were mixed feelings. The daughter was in college and the couple lived freely abroad. Now that I think about it, it was still the most worry-free time in Professor Bai's life.
Before Professor Bai's wife was diagnosed with a terminal illness, they lived abroad for five years. He accompanied his wife to fight the disease abroad for two years. His wife knew that there was no hope of recovery, so she wanted to return to China and return to her roots. With the company of her husband and daughter, Professor Bai's wife passed away safely. After saying goodbye to her wife, Professor Bai returned to abroad and continued to do his research. As she was older, she became more attached to her hometown, especially without her wife's company, he lived a lonely life every day. Therefore, Professor Bai sorted out his life abroad and returned to China.
At that time, the name "Lu Yibai" was already well-known in the industry. Not only did he have a thorough research on modern European and American novels, but he was also a master in the ideological field. Everyone had to call him "Professor Lu". Even if he didn't teach, a large number of research institutes would post olive branches to him. He chose a research institute in the capital and wanted to continue to engage in modern literature research. Strangely, at the beginning of his employment, the institution suddenly tactfully rejected his entry on the grounds that his health deteriorated.
The nightmare of the past came again, and Professor Bai realized that perhaps the name "Lu Yibai" was not safe anymore. Will it be changed next? How to change it to get rid of the nightmare of being manipulated? In this state of anxiety, his body frequently lit up red lights. If this state continues, no one dares to use him.
Although Professor Bai is old, he doesn't want to retire so soon. There is no way, he contacted the university he had been to before, and gave him a honorary teaching position loyally, allowing him to continue to shine. The great god went to a small temple, and everyone in the insider sighed. However, Professor Bai has experienced too many twists and turns, and as long as there is a place to take him in, he is grateful enough.
In this way, after a few years, Professor Bai's health no longer allowed him to continue standing on the podium, and he could finally "retire". In fact, he is no longer a retired person in a public institution. His daughter bought his pension and insurance for him. However, Professor Bai's life is simple and his savings are enough for him to live.
Chapter completed!