Li He was sitting on the doorstep, drinking porridge. A pair of shiny leather shoes came into view, and his trousers were exquisite. He raised his eyes to look at his snow-white shirt, and when he saw his face, he immediately shouted in surprise, "Aiguo Jiang!"
He didn't care about the bowl in his hand, and gave him a bear hug.
"Hey, I'm wearing branded clothes. Be careful, don't dirty me." Aiguo Jiang pushed Li He away with disdain.
"Look at you, when did you come back?" Li He saw that Zhao Yongqi was still standing next to him, so he asked, "You two are together?"
Aiguo Jiang smiled and said, "I met him when I went to the ministry, and he brought me here to freeload."
Li He finished the last few mouthfuls of porridge, "Let's go, let's go inside."
After entering the house, Aiguo Jiang walked around the house and smiled, "No wonder Old Zhao said you're rich. You live in a luxurious house."
Li He held a can of tea and asked the two of them, "Tie Guanyin or Longjing? If you want coffee, I have it here too.
Aiguo Jiang looked at the two cans of tea, smelled them, and squeezed them. Finally, he said with certainty, "Longjing. I'm not used to Tie Guanyin. "
Zhao Yongqi also chose Longjing and smiled at Aiguo Jiang, "I thought you would get used to coffee after being away for so many years. I heard that foreigners all drink this stuff, and very few of them drink tea."
Aiguo Jiang shook his head firmly, "There's a burnt smell, and it's a little bitter. Whoever likes it can drink it. I don't even want to touch it. "
Li He also never drank coffee. No matter how good the coffee was, it tasted the same to him, and tea was more practical. Good tea didn't taste very strong, but it was very pure. The aroma rose from the tip of the tongue and slid down the throat. After a long time, the aroma lingered on the tongue. This feeling was something that coffee didn't have.
The three of them started reminiscing about their university life, and talked about everything until noon.
Li He wanted to take two people to a restaurant, but Aiguo Jiang said, "You buy the groceries, and I'll cook. Why are we going to a restaurant? Wouldn't it be better to have some home-cooked food?"
Zhao Yongqi nodded in agreement. "Go buy some braised food and some peanuts. Let's drink some wine."
Li He went out and bought some pig head meat and a bag of peanuts. He also bought two pieces of tofu.
When he came out of the market, he met Old Madam Feng. Old Madam Feng was selling rice wine at the entrance of the market, and her business was quite good.
The old lady saw that Li He was carrying a lot of things in his hands, so she asked, "Are there guests?"
Li He smiled and said, "Two students came."
Old Madam Feng said, "You can't be so casual. I'll get Feng Rui's mother to cook for you. I'm old, and it's not easy for me to cook. Otherwise, I'll cook for you."
Li He replied, "No, no, it's too troublesome."
Looking at the things in the basket, it seemed to be a little short, so he bought a few kilograms of lamb and roast duck.
When he got home, Zhao Yongqi took the basket and rummaged through it. He smiled and said, "I even bought sesame seed cake. This is very good. I'll fry this vegetable and mix this tofu. You two can continue chatting. It'll be done in a while. "
Li He didn't stop him. Zhao Yongqi was a warm and caring man, and if you didn't let him do something, he would feel uncomfortable all over.
He handed Aiguo Jiang a cigarette, and the two of them lit it up.
"Have you seen his other classmates? You're not coming back? "
Aiguo Jiang pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and habitually flicked the ash off his cigarette. He said slowly, "We've had a few get-togethers before, such as the embassy's fellowship party or the hometown party. There are plenty of opportunities to get together. It's normal that you're not coming back. Heaven and Hell are separated by the Pacific Ocean. "
Li He smiled bitterly and said, "Then why did you come back?"
Aiguo Jiang smiled and said, "It's all because of you!"
Li He said, "How could it be because of me? We haven't contacted each other for so many years. I didn't even know you were coming back."
"When I was leaving the country, you held a farewell party for us. Everyone was drunk. Do you still remember what you said?"
Li He shook his head. "It's been five or six years. Who would remember?"
Aiguo Jiang blew out a smoke ring and said, "You said that I wouldn't dare to come back if I didn't have strong willpower. I asked why. You said that I would feel fear when I went abroad. I asked too many questions, and I said that it's not a war-torn country. What's there to be afraid of? "
Li He patted his head. "I finally remember. I said that you went to the United States, the most powerful country in the world. It's torture and fear for people like you."
Jiang Guoguang put out the cigarette butt, lit another one, and continued, "You're right, it really is fear. The gap between the two countries is too big. Many American students drive to school, let alone ordinary American families. As for us, we still eat cornbread and salted carrots in the middle of winter. It's already good enough that we can eat cornbread. I almost broke down. It's a joke to surpass the UK and the US. "
Li He smiled. "But you still came back."
"That's why I became the person with strong willpower you mentioned. Many people want to leave the country, and many would rather die than come back. I understand. It's not that they don't love their country, but they can't face reality. Everyone wants to repay their country, but how can they do so? How can such a big gap be filled? Most people think that it's useless no matter what they do. They become disheartened and decide to unify the country and live peacefully in the US. "
Li He said sincerely, "Trust me, your choice won't be wrong."
He couldn't remember when Aiguo Jiang had come back in his previous life, but he knew that he was doing pretty well.
Aiguo Jiang laughed. "I hope so. Engineering is still in its infancy, and the gap is unimaginable. The more you understand the gap, the more afraid you are."
Li He also smiled. "Science is shared and transparent, but engineering can't be shared. You can only take it step by step. The Chinese Academy of Sciences will give you a chance. "
Engineering is a discipline that studies the application of natural science to various industries. People who practice engineering are called engineers.
As China opened up to the outside world, all kinds of scientific journals and research results became available to the people of China. However, practical application was very difficult. For example, the principle of a car engine is very simple. This principle has never changed in the hundreds of years that the internal combustion engine has existed. It's a simple energy conversion, where the fuel burns and the gas expands to make the piston move.
But in reality? Everyone knows this simple principle, but there are only a few countries in the world that can make car engines.
It's the same as simple steel smelting and wine brewing. Everyone knows how to do it, but the problem is how to do it well.
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