He did not have much interaction with Yan Hong. It was only because he did not want to go abroad that he gave up the opportunity. This opportunity naturally fell on Yan Hong. Yan Hong was very grateful to him.
From Li He's point of view, Yan Hong was just grateful. She felt that without Li He, it would have been very difficult for her to get a place to go abroad. Before she went abroad, she still treated Li He to two meals. Although Li He didn't think that it was necessary, he couldn't reject her. Hence, he ate two meals indifferently and felt a little awkward.
He thought that Yan Hong should be back soon. After all, she was a public teacher. It was normal for her to come back. Of course, it was understandable if she did not come back.
Out of politeness, he still replied to her letter. He only talked about some changes in the school. The school had cancelled the student stipend system and replaced it with local subsidies. It was 21 RMB per month. Without the subsidies from their families, it was difficult for the students to eat well. A serving of braised pork had increased to 70 cents. The school was expanding. The Engineering Corps, the automobile company, and the light bulb factory were all planning to be demolished. He also talked about nuclear physics and chemistry research. He hoped that it would be helpful to her. He did not talk about himself. He also mentioned Professor Yang Hao in the office. Professor Yang Hao had been transferred to the Engineering Physics Research Institute. He was responsible for the research of military products.
Yang Hao had made a breakthrough in the field of organic coatings. He suddenly gained the attention of the domestic scientific research community. His transfer was a matter of course.
Before he left, he expressed his gratitude to Li He. He was very excited. Without Li He's guidance, it would have been very difficult for him to make such great progress. This research had changed his life. It could be said that the clouds had parted to see the moon.
He thought about how he was struggling to get a position as a professor before he left.
However, Li He reaped what he sowed. After Yang Hao left, there was no suitable teacher for the Applied Chemistry major in the Technical Physics Department. Yang Hao recommended Li He, and the school agreed to let Li He temporarily take over.
Li He could not refuse. He needed to teach two courses. He had no time to rest. He cursed Yang Hao for biting the hand that fed him.
The head of the Department of Technical Physics was very satisfied with Li He. He even asked Li He in private if Li He was interested in transferring from the Department of Physics to the Department of Technical Physics. That way, he would be able to get a lot of subsidies every month. After all, it was the only nuclear physics base in the country. Li He first expressed his gratitude, but then he firmly said that he was not willing and that he could not do it.
Indeed, fame was what pigs were afraid of getting fat.
Nowadays, some PhD students would come to him for advice if they wanted to find references. After all, he had the reputation of being a reference.
He really wanted to point at others and scold them.
In order to make up for his lack of memory, he had become a frequent visitor to the periodical room of the library. If someone asked him a question and he couldn't answer it, that would be embarrassing. Humans still needed a little bit of face.
In order to make up for his lack of memory, he became a frequent visitor to the periodical room in the library. If someone asked him and he could not answer, it would be embarrassing.
Behind his back, some people gave him a thumbs up. Look at Professor Li. He wanted to stay in the library 24 hours a day.
He had worked hard for the teacher's salary. Only Li He knew the bitterness.
After Liu Yibo left, his empty room was occupied by a family of three. Every day, the child cried until midnight. Li He had to sleep with his head covered. More than a dozen families had moved into this building, and it had almost become a playground for children. Children of all ages ran around the corridors every day, crying and making a ruckus.
Although Li He liked children, he could not bring himself to like them when there were so many of them.
In the past, they were all single male teachers. They did not cook and only ate in the cafeteria. Now that they were living at home, they naturally started to cook. Every day, pots and pans clanged in the corridors. Now that they had a female family member, the male teachers were too embarrassed to wander around the corridors in their underwear. Every day, they dressed properly.
Also, the school was short on housing. The good days of these single male teachers were coming to an end. The school planned to arrange for four or six teachers to live in a dormitory.
Li He already felt that it was inconvenient. He did not care how many people lived in the dormitory. The key was that after the female family members came, it was not convenient for them to go to the toilet. They had to queue up.
He had decided to move out of school. As the landlord of the new era, he had no lack of houses. Currently, he had 47 houses under his name in Beijing, and this did not include the properties of the restaurants under his name. The restaurants and properties under his name were spread all over Pujiang, Binhai, and Shenzhen. Some of them would be demolished in the future, and some would not. His memory, sense of space, and sense of direction were limited, and he did not care if they would be demolished or not. In any case, he could not help but buy them.
The only inconvenience was that collecting rent had become physical work. He really wanted to be lazy and collect rent once a year. He could collect it from the beginning of the month to the end of the month.
He looked at several houses near the school. He was not satisfied with them. They were either too dilapidated or had too many people living in them.
He had no choice but to move home. Anyway, with a car, it was less than 20 minutes' drive. It was quite convenient.
Every night, he drove home after having dinner at Chen Dadi's restaurant. He also picked up the three dogs he left at Chen Dadi's restaurant and brought some leftovers.
The two little yellow dogs were in heat. They obviously had a little loss of appetite. Their hearts were palpitating and their chests were tight. One could tell from their barking.
This was where the city was not as good as the countryside. It was difficult for single dogs to find a partner. Crying was useless.
Coincidentally, Old Man Zhu came over, and he gave this task to Old Man Zhu. Old Man Zhu was quite satisfied with Li He's disciplining of his grandson. The child didn't dare to go out for a month, and even spoke in a low voice. Old Man Zhu happily accepted the task and left with the two puppies.
As for Old Huang, Li He decided to drive it back to his hometown when he had time. It was too stifling in the city. He did not even have a chance to find a partner. With such good looks, he could bring it back to his hometown and make it a queen.
Since it was still early, he took Old Huang for a walk in the alley. Old Huang walked in circles in front of a poodle, which scared the poodle to death. It turned around and ran away.
Old Huang wanted to chase after it, but Li He hurriedly held onto the leash. "Old Huang, don't be in such a hurry. Don't think that you're just a vegetable in a basket. Have some taste. You're a woman, so can you be more reserved?
"Brother Li, you're so funny. Dogs don't understand what you're saying."
"Yu Yao, you don't have to work today?" Li He asked with a smile. He didn't expect the little girl from the post office to have grown up. She was well-equipped and had everything she needed. She had white sneakers and white socks, which made her look like a pretty girl from a humble family.
The two families didn't live in the same alleyway, but they would still occasionally bump into each other. Li He had a pretty good impression of her and her sister. Her older brother, Yu Yang, was sincere and honest. He even rushed to pay for Li He's pancakes, but he lacked his younger sister's quick-wittedness.
Yu Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Li. My monkey ticket is very valuable now."
"It really increased? Not bad. "
"It increased. If it wasn't for you reminding me to buy more, I would have regretted it. Brother Li, I'll treat you to a meal when I have time. "
"No need, it's not a big deal." Li He estimated that the increase would be limited. At most, it would be worth around a thousand yuan. "Keep it and don't sell it now. It might even increase in the future."
"That can't be. It's already increasing a lot," Yu Yao said in disbelief.
"The rarer something is, the more valuable it is. This logic can't be wrong."
The two of them chatted as they walked. A bicycle came over and Yu Yao was in a hurry to avoid it.
Li He asked with his hands behind his back, "Are you alright?"
Yu Yao tried to stand up. "I'm fine."
"It's fine. Take a few steps … take a few steps …" Li He urged Yu Yao when he saw that she couldn't stand up.
"Then I'll leave first." Yu Yao really stood up.
Li He looked at her back view and felt that she was really strong.
"Serves you right for being single …"
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