The door opened, and two best friends who had been separated for four or five years exaggeratedly called each other and hugged each other. Sun Yuzhi helped Tian Ruzhi take the bag, and then stood beside him with a smile, watching the scene where the two women reunited.
For Wang Jin and Tian Ruzhi, this is not a simple reunion, because in the past few years, they have experienced major changes in their lives, suffered painful suffering, and experienced despair.
The joy of being born. In contrast,
Tian Ruzhi was much more emotional than Wang Jin. Seeing her best friend's figure and well-maintained skin, Tian Ruzhi couldn't help but secretly hide her hands, not daring to let Wang Jin see her hands because of the years of care.
Rough marks left by carrying and washing dishes.
The excitement of the first meeting finally passed. Wang Jin asked Tian Ruzhi to sit down on the sofa in his living room, brought tea and fruit, and then said excitedly: "Ruzhi, tell me, how many years have you spent in the United States?"
How's it going? It must be much better than in China, right? By the way, I heard that every household in the United States has a car, does your old Liu already drive to and from work all day long?"
"Lao Liu has just graduated, and we don't have any spare money to buy a car yet. As for life... Well, it's really hard to describe. If Mr. Qin hadn't given us timely help, I don't know if I would have seen you again." Tian Ruzhi had mixed feelings.
explain
She said that although it was embarrassing to expose her family scandal, she still didn’t want to deceive her good friends. Besides, the study abroad fund was established by Qin Hai. Maybe Sun Yuzhi, Wang Jin and others had already known about her and Liu Hansong’s relationship in the United States.
Dilemma.
Sun Yuzhi interjected from the side: "When I went to the United States last time to attend an academic conference, I heard from several Chinese scholars in the United States that their lives were very difficult when they first arrived in the United States. You and Lao Liu must have suffered too.
It’s been a lot of suffering, right?”
"Yes. This kind of suffering is beyond your imagination." Tian Ruzhi said, "Many times, I have regretted going abroad. Although it is a bit harder at home, I can still be respected by others. I work in an American restaurant
, you are completely a lower-class citizen, that feeling... ugh!"
"You have to endure hardships to become a great person. You see, now that Lao Liu has graduated with a doctorate, you have settled down in the United States. How many of our former colleagues envy you." Wang Jin said.
"Why are you envious of us?" Tian Ruzhi said. She pointed at the various furnishings in the living room and said, "I think they should envy you. Teacher Sun has achieved such a high level, and your life is so good. Your family is so
A house should be at least 100 square meters, right?"
"It's 124 square meters. The balcony is included as a gift and is not included in the 124 square meters." Wang Jin said with a hint of pride. In that era, a 124-square-meter building was definitely considered a luxury home. In the past, colleagues from Beijing University of Technology also came to Hongze for meetings and business trips.
, when they came to her house, they were all shocked by the size of the house. This is what Wang Jin is most proud of.
"Are these all assigned by the college?" Tian Ruzhi asked.
Wang Jindao: "The housing in our college can be rented or bought. We bought it ourselves for 240 yuan per square meter. This house costs 30,000 yuan. The advantage of buying it is that we can decorate it ourselves, and
Even if we no longer work at the School of Materials Science and Technology, this house will still be ours."
"What are you talking about? If I don't work in the School of Materials Science, where will I go?" Sun Yuzhi glared at Wang Jin, quite dissatisfied with her statement.
"I'm just making an analogy...Look at you, you are more loyal to the Institute of Materials Science than to your own wife..." Wang Jin said to Sun Yuzhi, pretending to be angry.
"30,000 yuan...Wang Jin, are you and Teacher Sun's salary enough to afford it?" Tian Ruzhi was concerned about the price of the house. When she returned to the capital this time, she went back to the University of Technology for a walk.
She learned about the income of teachers at the Industrial University. She understood
In the past two years, the income of teachers has increased compared with before, but the average monthly salary is between 400 and 500. Taking into account the rising prices, in fact, every household does not have much money left. Spend 30,000 yuan to buy a house.
, is not a simple matter.
"It's okay." Wang Jin said lightly, "Yu Zhi is now considered a professor with outstanding contributions, and his salary is more than 4,000; my salary is lower, only 1,500, and the two of us can earn more than 60,000 a year.
Yuan. In addition, the cerium-based rare earth permanent magnet material that Yuzhi has just developed has a very good market prospect. The group has issued a one-time bonus of 100,000 yuan, so the money to buy a house is not a big problem."
"Your salary is so high?" Tian Ruzhi's eyes widened and she felt mixed emotions in her heart.
At that time, she and Liu Hansong resolutely resigned from their public positions at Beijing University of Technology and went to the United States to study at their own expense in pursuit of a more affluent life. After two years of miserable working life, they were lucky enough to meet Qin
Hai, through the study abroad fund established by Qin Hai, have improved their lives, but this is only an improvement, and it is still far from the prosperity they expected.
After finally waiting for Dr. Liu Hansong to graduate and find a job in an American company, they finally have a stable source of income and can live like many Americans. Just now Wang Jin asked her if her family bought a car. In fact, they already have one. The plan to buy a car is to buy a second-hand car in one or two years. In their view, being able to drive to and from get off work is undoubtedly an important manifestation of integrating into American society, and it is also a capital to show off in front of friends in China.
When she returned to China this time, she met several colleagues from the University of Technology. When she chatted with them about life in the United States, Tian Ruzhi was somewhat proud, and everyone looked at her with eyes full of envy. Indeed, they
Having endured a lot of hardships, Liu Hansong’s current job
The work is not easy, but they can live in an apartment of more than 100 square meters and have the possibility to buy a car. As for various home appliances, that is not a problem. In what she said to her colleagues, "Home appliances are relatively
In terms of income in the United States, it’s not expensive at all.”
All these proud feelings began to fade when she stood downstairs at Wang Jin's house. When she entered Wang Jin's house and saw all the furnishings in the house, she heard Wang Jin say that two people had 60,000 yuan.
Annual salary and once
After receiving the 100,000 yuan bonus for sex, Tian Ruzhi felt that she and Liu Hansong were two complete losers. She and her husband had suffered so much, but in the end they were not as good as Sun Yuzhi and his wife who stayed in China. How could she feel embarrassed?
If we use the exchange rate to calculate, Liu Hansong's annual income can reach more than 100,000 yuan. If he spends it back home, of course he can feel like a rich man. But after all, they want to live in the United States, with an annual salary of more than 20,000 US dollars.
It can only be regarded as a living thing, and it is far from enough if you want to be a little luxurious. But the more than 100,000 yuan of Sun Yuzhi and his wife is worth a lot. Didn’t you hear Wang Jin say that a 124-square-meter house is only 30,000 yuan?
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"Wang Jin, after hearing what you said, I really feel that Han Song and I made a big mistake by going abroad." Tian Ruzhi said in a sad tone.
"You can't say that." Wang Jin said, "In the past few years, the domestic economic situation has been slightly better than before you went out, and the teacher's salary has also improved, but it is still incomparable with the United States. As for our family, this can only be said
It's thanks to Mr. Qin that if Mr. Qin hadn't transferred Yu Zhi to the School of Materials Science, we would probably still be living in the Tongzi Building now."
"That's true." Tian Ruzhi adjusted her mentality slightly and said: "Before coming to Anhe, I went back to the University of Technology to have a look. There are really many teachers who still live in Tongzi Building. However, now
The Tongzi Building is better than where we lived in the past. It has a kitchen and a bathroom, so at least life is much more convenient."
"This is the national Tongzi Tower renovation project, and all universities do this." Sun Yuzhi said with a smile, "Actually, it is just a section outside the original Tongzi Tower, which makes it a little more humane."
Tian Ruzhi said: "Yeah, I can't compare with your School of Materials Science. I heard Mr. Qin talk about the living conditions in the School of Materials Science, but I didn't feel much about it. After seeing your home, I realized that you were ahead of schedule.
We have entered a well-off society."
"Ruzhi, what are you talking about? What does 'our' School of Materials mean? Aren't you also a member of the group now? We are still colleagues." Wang Jin corrected Tian Ruzhi's wording with a smile.
Tian Ruzhi's mission is kept secret within Daqin Group, but Sun Yuzhi and Wang Jin know the inside story. According to the group's design, Tian Ruzhi wants to come to Sun Yuzhi to cooperate in developing cerium-based permanent magnet motors. If Sun Yuzhi doesn't know Tian Ruzhi's true identity,
Because of his identity, it would be difficult to cooperate, so Qin Hai asked people to report the specific situation to Sun Yuzhi and his wife. Of course, this news was only known to Sun Yuzhi and his wife, and other teachers in the School of Materials did not understand the situation.
"That's right, from now on, I can be considered a member of the Daqin Group." Tian Ruzhi said, "I have thought about it. I must conscientiously do the work that Mr. Qin has given me and do it well to be worthy of the help he gave us.
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"Ruzhi, let me tell you, although Mr. Qin is young, he is very courageous and considerate of his employees. As long as you work hard and make achievements, he will never treat you badly." Wang Jin said seriously.
Di explained to Tian Ruzhi.
"Hehe, I don't care about any unfair treatment or preferential treatment. As long as Mr. Qin can allocate me a house in the Materials College in the future, even if it is not as big as your house, I will be satisfied. Maybe in a few years, I will let Han
Song resigned from his job in the United States and came to work at the School of Materials Science and Technology." Tian Ruzhi said half-jokingly and half-seriously. (To be continued)
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