After a while, she brought out a bowl of glutinous rice balls and said to her daughter, "Eat this to fill your stomach. Your aunt and uncle will be here later. You can have some for lunch."
Li Yi held a spoon in one hand and a bowl in the other. She kept blowing on it and said with a smile, "I have to sleep for a while. I'm a little sleepy."
He Fang said, "Eat something then go to sleep. The sheets and blanket are clean. You can just lie on the bed."
"Thank you, Mom." Li Yi saw that her father had gone to the study and whispered, "Mom, it's almost time to retire. I'll graduate and work soon. I'll support you."
He Fang said, "Is it a problem of money? We don't lack money. Don't worry. Leave the money to your father. Take care of yourself. That's more important than anything else. "
Li Yi said, "If I can get an offer from Wall Street, I can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. I want to give it a try."
He Fang asked, "Do you need money to spend?"
Li Yi shook her head. "I don't need money. It's good to relieve some of your pressure."
He Fang said in surprise, "What pressure can your father and I have? Are you stupid? Your father and I don't look like people who need money."
Li Yi said, "Old Madam, you don't seem to have confidence in me. My grades in school aren't bad."
"That's all you've got?" He Fang showed a hint of disdain. "If you want to excel in physics, you'd better do a PhD. What can you do in your undergraduate years?"
"I mean go to Wall Street and work in an investment bank." In terms of professional standards, Li Yi was very self-aware. Her parents were veteran university students in the 1980s. They were top students. Even though her parents had graduated many years ago, they had never broken off their professional ties. The magazines that her family subscribed to the most were physics journals. Therefore, even though she was a top physics major overseas, she did not dare to compare herself to her parents, especially her father.
Especially when she was writing a thesis on electromagnetic induction, she found a thesis with her father's signature on it. At first, she thought it was the same name but after confirming with her mother, she confirmed that it was indeed her father's.
Moreover, it was written in the early 1980s. Until today, the number of references in the literature was still high.
How terrifying!
She had a deeper understanding of her father.
In short, in her mother's words, her father was a physicist who was held back by business.
Especially her mother's big eyes of worship, it was still fresh in her memory.
This was also the reason why her mother spoiled her father.
He Fang said casually, "Let's go then."
Li Yi thought that her mother was being perfunctory and that she still had no confidence in her. She said seriously, "I know many people who majored in the same field as me, and they all went to big investment banks after graduation. I'm sure I can get in too."
"I'll definitely be able to enter if I want to." He Fang didn't doubt it at all. He didn't think that his daughter's ability was strong, but it was because his daughter's surname was Li.
She didn't work in the business world, but after being married to Li He for so many years, she knew a little about the business world.
When multinational corporations and investment banks recruited employees, they cared a lot about the employee's background and social connections behind the family, and then used the employee's network to seek benefits for themselves.
Therefore, as long as his daughter wanted it, there was no company that she couldn't get into. Even others had to beg and coax her.
Li Yi was secretly happy to get her mother's affirmation, but she suddenly heard her mother say, "Don't you know who your father is?"
As she said that, He Fang ordered some glutinous rice balls for her family.
Her father's name was Li He, and that was enough.
"Boss He! Can we not worship each other in our family? " Li Yi felt a little helpless. Her mother was already in her fifties, but she still behaved like a love-struck little girl. It was hard for her to accept it!
He Fang smiled and said, "Why don't you say that I look down on your father sometimes?"
Li Yi said, "You're an old married couple, and I can't stand you two anymore."
He Fang said, "Don't tell me you're hoping for me and your father to quarrel every day? Sigh, I can only find someone like your father. Otherwise, who would be able to stand my violent temper? I might have to make do with being alone for the rest of my life.
Without your father, there wouldn't be you two siblings, so you two should be nice to your father. "
Li Yi said, "I didn't do anything to him."
He Fang said, "I'm talking about respect. Do you know what respect is? Don't be so disrespectful just because your father dotes on you. Let me tell you, the next time you don't understand, I'll beat you up. Your father dotes on you so much. Say, you're not sensible at all. "
Li Yi sighed and said, "Fine, you're criticizing me again. I think it's pretty good. I'm only really polite to strangers."
He Fang said, "It's the same for my own family. Look at your father. He's always saying that he doesn't give in to you and spoils you so much, but he still doesn't have a good life with you."
Li Yi said, "My heart aches for you too."
"What's there to feel sorry for?" He Fang said, puzzled, "When your father is stubborn, he just needs to be a little more obedient and he'll be fine in a short while. You have to look at his good points and not just his bad points. Do you need me to teach you the most basic principles of being a person?"
Li Yi was not convinced, but she still obeyed and said, "I'll listen to you. Oh, by the way, why is the car at the entrance still there? Since it's not driving anymore, let's sell it. It's taking up space. "
He Fang said, "Your Uncle Song Gu and the others drive it often when they go out. It's just sitting there."
Li Yi asked curiously, "Is Dad's business improving?"
He Fang asked, "What do you mean?"
She was even more puzzled.
Li Yi said, "I remember that only Uncle Ding Shiping used to be here. Why are there so many people now? His monthly salary is amazing."
Just now, through the back window, she saw five or six people hitting sandbags at the back of the house.
He Fang said, "Your father has always been good."
She did not want to talk much about security. If her daughter knew that they were being watched every day, the roof would probably be torn off.
Li Yi wanted to ask more, but she heard the sound of a car at the entrance. Then, she saw Aunt Li Qin, Uncle Li Kuo, and the others come in. She smiled and went forward to greet them.
Li Kuo smiled and said, "You've lost a lot of weight. Don't let go of your bowl. Continue eating."
Five circled around her and sized her up. Then, he said, "You've lost weight. Other people have gained a lot of weight from eating western food, but you've lost weight. You must be under a lot of pressure from studying. "
Li Yi said, "My head is spinning from writing my graduation thesis every day. I'm either running to the lab or the library. I don't get much rest."
Five asked in a low voice, "Where's your dad?"
Li Yi said, "In the study."
Five was about to heave a sigh of relief when Li He's voice suddenly came from upstairs. "Five, come up here. I have something to tell you."
Li Yi looked at her aunt and said wryly, "You're done for. He's going to make trouble for you."
She knew her father's temper. It was obvious that there was something difficult to discuss. Otherwise, he would not have used such a tone.
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