Material Empire

"Ruzhi!"

"Wang Jin!"

The door opened, and the two girlfriends 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 both experienced major changes in their lives, both have suffered painfully, and have also experienced despair. The joy of being born. In contrast, Tian Ruzhi was far more emotional than Wang Jin. Seeing that her girlfriend's body and skin were well maintained, Tian Ruzhi couldn't help hiding her hands secretly, not daring to let Wang Jin see her. The rough marks on her hands from carrying and washing dishes all year round.

The excitement of meeting for the first time finally passed, Wang Jin let Tian Ruzhi sit down on the sofa in his living room, brought tea and fruit, and then said excitedly: "Ruzhi, tell me quickly, how many years have you spent in the United States?" How is it? 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 also drive to and from work all day long?"

"Lao Liu 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 it wasn't for Mr. Qin who gave us help in the snow, I don't know if I would see you again." Tian Ruzhi had mixed feelings Said that although it is embarrassing to expose her family ugliness, she still does not want to deceive her good friend. Besides, the study abroad fund was established by Qin Hai. Maybe Sun Yuzhi and Wang Jin knew about the plight of her and Liu Hansong in the United States.

Sun Yuzhi interjected at the side: "When I went to the United States to attend an academic conference last time, I heard a few Chinese scholars in the United States say that they had a very difficult life in the first few years when they first arrived in the United States. I think you and Lao Liu also suffered. Did it suffer a lot?"

"Yeah, this kind of suffering is beyond your imagination." Tian Ruzhi said, "Many times, I regretted going abroad. Although it was a little bit harder in China, I was respected anyway. I worked in an American restaurant. , is completely an inferior citizen, that kind of feeling... Sigh!"

"It's hard work to be the best. You see, now that Lao Liu has graduated with a Ph.D., you can be regarded as settled down in the United States. How many of our former colleagues envy you." Wang Jin said.

"Why do you envy us!" Tian Ruzhi said, pointing to the various furnishings in the living room, and said, "I think they should envy you. Teacher Sun has achieved so much and your life is so good. Your family A house, at least 100 square meters, right?"

"It's 124 square meters, and the balcony is a gift, not within 124 square meters." Wang Jin said with a little pride. In that era, a building of 124 square meters was definitely considered a luxury house. In the past, colleagues from Beijing University of Technology came to Hongze for meetings or business trips. When they came to her house, they were all overwhelmed by the size of the house. This is what Wang Jin is most proud of.

"Is this all assigned by the academy?" Tian Ruzhi asked.

Wang Jindao: "The housing in our college can be rented or bought. We bought it ourselves, 240 yuan per square meter, and this house costs 30,000 yuan. The advantage of buying it is that we can decorate it ourselves, and Even if we don’t work in the School of Materials in the future, this house will still be ours.”

"What are you talking about? Where do I go if I don't work in the School of Materials?" 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 School of Materials than to your wife..." Wang Jin said to Sun Yuzhi pretending to be angry.

"30,000 yuan...Wang Jin, are you and Mr. 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, and also learned about the income of the teachers of the University of Technology. She learned that the income of teachers has increased in the past two years, but the average monthly salary is between 400 and 500. Taking into account the factors of rising prices, in fact, every household does not have much money left. Taking out 30,000 yuan to buy a house is not an easy task.

"It's okay." Wang Jin said lightly, "Yuzhi is now considered a professor with outstanding contributions, with a salary of more than 4,000; my salary is a little lower, only 1,500, and the two of us can earn more than 60,000 a year." In addition, the cerium-based rare earth permanent magnet material that Yuzhi just produced has a very good market prospect, and the group paid a bonus of 100,000 yuan at a time, so the money to buy a house is not a big problem.”

"Your salary is so high?" Tian Ruzhi's eyes widened, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Back then, she and Liu Hansong resigned from their public positions at Beijing University of Technology and went to study in the United States at their own expense, in pursuit of a more affluent life. After two years of miserable working life, they met Qin Hai fortunately, and improved their lives through the study abroad fund set up by Qin Hai, but this was only an improvement, far from the prosperity they expected Far.

After finally graduating from Dr. Liu Hansong and finding a job in an American company, they 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 a plan to buy a car, planning to buy a second-hand car in a year or two. In their view, being able to drive to and from get off work is undoubtedly an important manifestation of integration into American society, and it is also a capital to show off in front of domestic friends.

When she returned to China this time, she met some of her colleagues from the University of Technology. When she talked with them about life in the United States, Tian Ruzhi was somewhat proud, and everyone looked at her with envy. Indeed, they have suffered a lot, and Liu Hansong's job is not easy now, but they can live in an apartment of more than 100 square meters, and they can buy a car. As for various home appliances, it is not a problem. In the words she told her colleagues, "appliances are not expensive at all relative to income in the US".

All these proud feelings had already started to fade when she was standing downstairs in Wang Jin's house. When he entered Wang Jin's house and saw that the house was fully furnished, and heard Wang Jin say that the two had an annual salary of 60,000 yuan and a one-time bonus of 100,000 yuan, Tian Ruzhi felt that he and Liu Hansong were completely different. loser. Her husband and wife have suffered so much, but in the end they are not as good as Sun Yuzhi and his wife who stayed in China. How can this make her feel embarrassed?

If you want to use the exchange rate to calculate, Liu Hansong's annual income can reach more than 100,000 yuan. If you spend it back home, you can certainly feel like a rich man. But after all, they want to live in the United States. The annual salary of more than 20,000 US dollars can only be regarded as passable, and it is far from enough to be a little extravagant. 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 house of 124 square meters is only 30,000 yuan.

"Wang Jin, hearing what you said, I really think it was a big mistake for Han Song and I to go abroad." Tian Ruzhi said in a sour tone.

"You can't say that." Wang Jin said, "The economic situation in China has been slightly better in the past few years than before you went out, and the treatment of teachers has also improved, but it is still incomparable with the United States. As for our family, this can only be said Thanks to Mr. Qin, if Mr. Qin hadn't transferred Yuzhi to the School of Material Science and Technology, we would still be living in the tube building now."

"That's true." Tian Ruzhi adjusted her mentality a little bit, and she said: "Before I came to Anhe, I went back to the University of Technology to take a look. There are really many teachers still living in the tube building. However, now Tongzilou is better than what we used to live in, with kitchens and bathrooms, at least life is much more convenient.”

"This is the country's Tongzilou renovation project, and all colleges and universities do this." Sun Yuzhi smiled. "Actually, it is a section outside the original Tongzilou. It is a bit humanized."

Tian Ruzhi said: "That's right, I can't compare with your School of Materials. I used to hear Mr. Qin talk about the living conditions of the School of Materials, but I didn't feel much. After seeing your home, I know that you are ahead of schedule. Entered a well-off society."

"Ruzhi, what are you talking about? What is 'we' School of Materials? Aren't you also a member of the group now? We are still colleagues." Wang Jin corrected Tian Ruzhi's words with a smile.

The mission of Tian Ruzhi is kept secret within the Daqin Group, but Sun Yuzhi and Wang Jin know the inside story. According to the group's plan, Tian Ruzhi wanted to come to Sun Yuzhi to cooperate in the development of cerium-based permanent magnet motors. If Sun Yuzhi didn't know Tian Ruzhi's real identity, it would be difficult to cooperate, so Qin Hai asked Sun Yuzhi and his wife to report the specific situation. Of course, this news was only known to Sun Yuzhi and his wife, and other teachers in the School of Materials did not know about this situation.

"That's right, from now on, I'm also a member of the Daqin Group." Tian Ruzhi said, "I've made up my mind, and I must earnestly do the job assigned by President Qin well, and be worthy of the help he gave us back then. "

"Ruzhi, let me tell you that 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 Confidence to Tian Ruzhi.

"Hee hee, I don't care about bad treatment. As long as Mr. Qin can allocate me a house in the Materials Academy in the future, even if it's not as big as yours, I'll be content. Maybe in a few years I'll let Han Song quit his job in the United States and came to work at the School of Material Science." Tian Ruzhi said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

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