Tomorrow morning, I will go to Leipzig International Airport to take a flight back to St. Petersburg, and I decided to use the remaining half day to visit Professor Asaum and Guo Junru and his wife at Humboldt University, who have been absent for nearly a year.

Xia Yao finally came to Berlin, Zhang Lin naturally wouldn't let her follow, so François, the president of the European company, asked for a car and started a half-day tour of Berlin.

It was hard for so many people to ask just now, as soon as the car turned into Karl Marx Street, Xia Yao asked again and again: "Second sister, where is Natasha?" How did you leave her alone in the company? ”

Zhang Lin glanced in the rearview mirror and said enviously: "She has a part-time job at BNB News Network, and she has to help the Russian Information Department sort out the information, and she goes every Sunday, and the whole woman is a strong woman." ”

It turned out to be this job, Xia Yao thought about it and asked, "Then let's go play, she won't be unhappy, right?" ”

"How so? I called her before you came, but she just didn't want to, maybe she was afraid of disturbing us, after all, she didn't know Chinese. Maybe she doesn't want to miss any opportunity to learn, because she has always dreamed of becoming a female anchor in the future. ”

Xia Yao was surprised, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Female anchor?" ”

"Well, she's so beautiful, she's white, she can speak Russian, German and English, she has the money. You can do what you like, and to be honest, I really envy her. ”

Looking at her sighing look, Xia Yao snorted and said, "Second sister, you are the future chairman of the board of directors of NB Electric Group, you envy her, she envy you almost!" ”

When it came to those "future" things, Zhang Lin was angry, holding the steering wheel and saying indignantly: "Come on." Even you are fooling around. If only the chairman of the board of directors had that much to do. Can the brother-in-law be the shopkeeper, and the third son can avoid it? Sister, I am in my twenties and thirties, and in addition to going to school in this life, I feel wronged when I think about it. ”

It's an exaggeration to say that Ben is thirty, but it's true that there are more than twenty.

First took the college entrance examination, then learned English, learned German, and then took the entrance examination to the Free University of Berlin, and finally got admitted and wanted to study for an MBA. Even during the summer and winter vacations, I had to go to the headquarters for internships. In order not to disappoint your family, you have to do everything to the best of your ability. Although she has not encountered setbacks like herself, for a girl, her experience over the years is really not enviable.

Xia Yao was very sympathetic and said with empathy: "Sister, German universities are not like domestic universities, you can take a two-year break if you feel tired, and it doesn't matter if you get a degree or not, as long as you can learn something." ”

"Do you really think I'll be able to rest?" Zhang Lin patted the steering wheel and said angrily: "Instead of going back to make cattle and horses for others." It might as well be like this. ”

After resting, she must go to the headquarters to help, and Xia Yao realized that she really didn't have many options. But I feel that there is no way to go on like this, and the ghost made a strange sentence: "Second sister, you are not a child, why should you let people dominate your life?" It's a big deal to break the jar and break it, see what your mother, eldest sister and charter can do with you. ”

"I'm not like you."

Zhang Lin shook his head, and said with a wry smile helplessly: "Xia Yao, you don't know what to do, I owe this family too much." In terms of studying, my eldest sister had better grades than me when she was in high school, but it was too difficult for her family at that time, and she didn't even have the opportunity to repeat her studies. Not to mention San'er, I dropped out of school to sell cigarettes for me, and it can be said that I am the only one who has never suffered so much, and if I disappoint them again, my conscience will be disturbed. ”

"Purify yourself and put pressure on yourself."

Thinking about what her fiancé once said, Xia Yao said with a serious face: "Second sister, in fact, Mom and Charter just want you to live happily, and I didn't want to put so much pressure on you." Of course, it's good to go to the headquarters to help, but it doesn't matter if you don't go, you can live the life you like. ”

"Really?"

"Why am I lying to you?"

"Mom said it, or did San'er say it?"

"Your brother said that."

"He's still got a little conscience." Zhang Lin looked at the Brandenburg Gate in front of her and showed a knowing smile.

"By the way, and your personal problems." Xia Yao didn't miss this opportunity, and said with a smile: "Mom called me, and my eldest sister also said when she went to St. Petersburg for the New Year, the Zhang family does not want to have arranged marriages, as long as you don't look for foreigners, you can take anyone back." ”

Returning to China for the Spring Festival, although her mother didn't say anything, Zhang Lin could feel the anxiety in her heart, and when she saw her brother and daughter-in-law staring at her, she suddenly blushed and asked a little shyly: "Can you take anyone back?" ”

"Well, as long as you are not a foreigner, as long as you have never been married, as long as your age is not too different, as long as you have a good character."

"So many conditions."

Xia Yao smiled and said, "Second sister, these conditions are not high, right?" ”

"Not high, but not low either."

Xia Yao is from the past, looking at her red face, she suddenly realized something, and asked with a mocking tone: "What's the matter, do you have a favorite?" ”

Zhang Lin shook his head again and again and said, "No, really not, if you say no, there will be nothing." ”

I said three at once, isn't this three hundred taels of silver here? Xia Yao was happy, and asked while the iron was hot: "Second sister, the male should get married, the female should be married, you are 25 years old this year, what's so embarrassing about this, besides, there are no outsiders here." ”

People are only 22 years old and live with their younger brother openly, thinking that there is really nothing to be embarrassed about, Zhang Lin glanced at her sideways, and said softly as if she was a little ashamed: "I know one, but it's still a friend." ”

Sure enough, Xia Yao was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "What's your name, where are you from, how old is you this year, what do you do, and is it also in Germany?" ”

"The surname You, the tour of Journey to the West, called You Shaojun, a native of Northeast China, is 30 years old this year, a publicly-funded international student in Germany for 88 years, did not return to China after obtaining a doctorate, and has been working as a teaching assistant at RWTH Aachen University in North Rhine-Westphalia."

Publicly-funded study abroad is generally more than a master's degree or doctorate, and the age is generally older, and the 25-year-old government sent to Germany is considered small. Moreover, the threshold for recruiting Chinese students abroad is so high, and most families cannot afford to study abroad like the Zhang family, so if you want to go abroad, you must get a full scholarship, and it can be said that only the best students from top universities in China have the opportunity to be sent to study abroad.

Dr. Liude! Xia Yao can't wait to call her mother-in-law who is far away in China now. Tell her the good news.

"How did you two meet?"

As soon as I think of that nerd. Zhang Lin's face was full of sweetness. Holding on to the steering wheel, he said softly: "San'er and Director Huang, didn't they ask me to introduce a partner to Sister Xie in the experimental workshop?" There were a lot of Chinese students in Berlin, but I had very little contact with them, so I signed up for a sorority of Chinese students. The sorority was a mutual-aid society, after all, they didn't have family support like me, and they didn't have to worry about tuition and living expenses, let alone go home often.

So when I go back, they ask me to bring something. If you think about it, I'm alone. How can I bring so many things, but I don't want to disappoint them, so I just made up a nonsense, saying that I have a relative on NB Airlines and he can help me bring more luggage. Later, more and more people knew about the Tao, and even international students from other places came to Berlin to find me, and I got to know each other as soon as I came back and forth. ”

In a foreign country, it is easy to rub sparks when you see a fellow countryman who is very close.

Xia Yao smiled and asked again, "Is he tall?" Is it handsome or not? ”

"One meter seventy-five, what do you say about your appearance? Ordinary people, it's not ugly, it's not good-looking. ”

"North Rhine-Westphalia is not far from Berlin, how often do you two meet?"

The eldest sister is crazy and doesn't care. The fiancé is so focused on research that he doesn't have the time and energy to care. It is about the lifelong happiness of the second sister, and Xia Yao thinks that it is necessary for him to ask clearly.

Zhang Lin didn't want to hide it anymore, so she smiled and said, "It's far away, but I have more free time, I can go twice a month, and send him some clothes and daily necessities." ”

Xia Yao frowned: "He didn't come to see you?" ”

"It's not that I don't come, but I don't have time."

Zhang Lin didn't want to be misunderstood by her, so she hurriedly explained: "Xia Yao, you don't know how hard it is for international students like them, the tuition fee is a scholarship, and the only income is to work as a research assistant or teaching assistant in the school." Whether it is academic or life is very stressful, I often stay up all night at night, sleep on the floor of the laboratory when I am tired, and a cabbage in the refrigerator in the dormitory can last for nearly a week.

Those who have scholarships are good, those who don't have scholarships can only worry about working in the dark, some people brush dishes in the restaurant, some people go to the decoration company to lay tiles, as long as they can make money, what do they do. There is nothing to show off on your head, and wealth is setbacks. ”

The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, and starve their bodies and skin...... Perhaps only by experiencing difficulties that ordinary people will not have, can we practice the indomitable spirit and achieve enviable achievements.

At the age of 15, his sweetheart went to the street to sell cigarettes with a big wooden box, how could it not be an experience, Xia Yao sighed with emotion, and said softly: "Second sister, since our family has this condition, then you can help more." ”

Zhang Lin shook his head and said lightly: "I don't want him to know about our family for the time being, in fact, except for Natasha, even the teachers and classmates of our academy don't know about it. ”

Xia Yao sighed lightly and said meaningfully: "The charter did the same to me at that time, so it's okay, test and test." ”

"Where do you want to go, the reason why San'er didn't say it at the time was not because he wanted to test you, but because he was afraid of frightening you. The situation between me and you is different, one is that we just met last year, and we don't know each other that well; The second is that the environment is so complicated, you can't believe it, after coming to Germany, there are many people who abandon their wives and children, I don't want to be hurt, let alone hurt others, so I have to be cautious. ”

In the end, I have seen a lot of the world, and I think about it thoroughly, and it seems that I am worried in vain.

Xia Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a pack of retail, and asked while opening it, "Second sister, what is he studying?" ”

Zhang Lin slowly turned the car into the parking lot outside the Berlin Cathedral, and said proudly: "Specializing in genes, cells, microorganisms and enzymes, it seems that it has something to do with medicine." In short, RWTH Aachen University is the best university in Germany, and it is not easy to get a scholarship from RWTH Aachen University, and it is even more difficult to get a PhD in bioengineering from RWTH Aachen University, and it is even more difficult to stay at RWTH Aachen University to continue research. ”

"Second sister, you really have a vision, either you don't look for it, if you want to find it, you are a scientist, don't worry, Mom, eldest sister and San'er will definitely agree."

"It's just stupid, and I don't know how to talk much."

"It's like this for all the researchers, remember how weird and weird the temper is to get the mathematician for the Faculty of Basic Studies in St. Petersburg. The whole has a straight face. Not even friends. ”

"San'er is also engaged in research. Why isn't San'er's temper weird at all? ”

"He is self-taught, he has not received a systematic education, and his temper and personality are certainly different from those who have received a systematic education."

Getting out of the car, Xia Yao remembered a very important thing, slapped his forehead, and said without reproach: "Look at my memory, I actually forgot about Sister Jingwen." When she got off the plane last night, she didn't bother to ask, did her personal problem solve? ”

Zhang Lin took out the camera. Eyebrows fluttered and smiled: "Talking about one, it's like glue!" Doctor of mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Munich, also a publicly-funded international student, is now engaged in postdoctoral research at a research institute in Bonn. ”

"Really?"

"Really, can I handle the things that San'er and Director Huang confessed?" Zhang Lin squatted down and said with a smile while taking pictures of her: "The last time I ate, people had already decided." When the contract expires, he will accept the invitation of the laboratory and work as a researcher in the Department of Applied Technology. ”

Xia Yao couldn't help but tease: "Come out two." Go back to four, and there are two more PhDs among them! Earned, earned, earned, I went back and suggested that the charter send more single colleagues abroad. ”

"You dead girl, laughing at your sister!"

"No, I'm just talking about things."

"Stand up, let's have another one," Zhang Lin stood up after taking the photo, and walked towards the church by the arm, while asking: "My business is over, now I say that you two, you have received the certificate, what are you going to hold a wedding?" ”

"When we go back from the North Pole, it doesn't really matter to us whether we can do it or not, but if we don't do it, my mother and your mother will definitely not be sure."

"It doesn't matter what it is, it's just like this once in a lifetime, of course it has to be done, and it has to be done vigorously and beautifully."

Looking at her troubled look, Xia Yao quipped again: "Second sister, or let's do it together?" Double happiness is coming, and Mom must be even happier. ”

"I've known him for less than a year, so I'm not in a hurry, this kind of thing can't be rushed."

"Since you say so, don't blame me for not having time for your wedding."

"You dare!"

"Busy," Xia Yao emphasized with a serious face: "Second sister, you don't know what kind of person your brother is, Director Guo and Sister Shen, Director Huang and Sister Lin, Brother Wenming and Sister Baolin, doesn't he have time to attend?" ”

How could Zhang Lin not know that she was joking, but she still pretended to be angry and glared at her, gritted her teeth and said, "I am your own sister, can I be the same as them?" You conscienceless girl, I owe me so good to you. ”

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, don't worry, when he doesn't go, I will pull him back, and I will prepare a rich dowry."

"That's pretty much it." Zhang Lin leaned into her ear and snickered: "In the front, I must not be less than the eldest sister, otherwise I will squander it at home until I can squander all my family property." ”

Although she has no shares in the group, the articles of association have already prepared a rich dowry for her, and even the eldest brother-in-law Liu Siwei and eldest sister Zhang Hui are ready, both of which are stored in an independent account of NB Bank, and the group's investment department is responsible for managing her finances. Hundreds of millions, which cannot be spent in a few lifetimes.

After staying in Russia for so long, it was hard to see her relatives, and she also knew that she had a great news, Xia Yao's mood was extremely happy, and she took her arm and begged for mercy again and again: "Second sister, no, my second aunt and grandmother, don't look at the face of the monk and see the face of the Buddha, can you leave some for your future nephew?" ”

"It depends on whether you are sincere or not, otherwise you will resolutely not get married."

"If you really want to be an old girl, you really don't plan to get married?"

Zhang Lin pretended to be fearless, and said with a smile: "Not marrying doesn't mean being an old girl, I can find someone who is willing to plug in the door." When the time comes, they will quarrel every day, and they will make the family jump, so that none of you will be able to get down. ”

"Second sister, don't be like this, I'm begging you, you want to know that we want a bowl of water, we really can't be more than the eldest sister."

"Everything will go up, and the dowry will have to go up, no, it must be more than the eldest sister."

Xia Yao laughed so hard that he raised two fingers and asked, "Twice?" ”

Zhang Lin shook his head, with an unmoved posture of swearing not to achieve his goal.

"Three?"

Zhang Lin tilted his head and said angrily: "I haven't officially entered the door yet, so I'm so careful, be generous, don't squeeze toothpaste." ”

"Four times, no more."

"Eight times, not even one point less!"

The second sister's interest was so high, Xia Yao decided to carry out the joke to the end: "Five times, this is the biggest concession we can make, auntie, we have to live, and we have to support the elderly, and the burden is very heavy." ”

"Raising children to prevent old age, the third son is a boy, you are a daughter-in-law, and it is your obligation to support the elderly. Forget it, look at you guys are quite pitiful, my aunt and grandmother made a little concession, seven times. ”

"Six times, don't squander it, you won't squander it, it's a big deal to squander it and go back to Lujiawan to be a teacher."

Three women in one play, two women who have been reunited for a long time can also play a warm show, Zhang Lin slapped her with a "snap", laughed breathlessly and said: "Six times is six times, deal!" ”

On the way back from visiting Berlin Cathedral, Charlottenburg Palace, May Square, Gendarmenmarkt, Checkpoint Charlie and the Red Town Hall, Xia Yao remembered the joke he made at noon, and said with emotion: "Second sister, grandma, mother, eldest sister, eldest brother-in-law and you are all so good to me, and the family is so harmonious, I feel so happy, in my mother's words, it is really a blessing from eight lifetimes of cultivation." ”

Zhang Lin smiled and said thoughtfully: "I also feel that I am very happy, so we must cherish it, no matter what changes occur in the future, no matter how the group operates, we must not make this harmonious family unharmonious for any reason." ”

"Well," Xia Yao nodded heavily, and said with a sincere face: "No matter at home or married, we will always be a family, a family that loves each other." (To be continued......)