Xiaotong, who successfully shut up his brother, happily continued to play the king pesticide.

However, the battle situation did not change for the better because her mood improved, but made her face gradually lose her smile.

Five heads in five minutes, although all of them were negative.

The equipment on the opposite side was formed, and her teammates had even stopped spraying her and started to hang up.

Xiao Tong, who had an explosive mentality, threw away his mobile phone, muttering difficult words such as "a group of elementary school students" and "Ben Mushroom Cool Play, Masturbation Go", leaning on the sofa with a loveless expression.

Lu Zhou smiled gloatingly beside him.

The wicked have their own harvest, and the ancients did not deceive me.

Looking at Xiao Tong with a depressed face, Lu Zhou couldn't bully her anymore, so he casually found a topic and said.

"Stop playing games, tell me how your college life has been in the past six months."

As soon as he heard this topic, Xiao Tong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he started chattering.

To Lu Zhou's surprise, although he lived like a salted fish at home, this little guy was a standard "other people's child" at school.

Ranked first in the class of all GPAs and ranked in the top three in her grade, not only in her studies, but also as the class president of the finance department in 2017, she was also rated as an outstanding class cadre and a national scholarship.

The aura of the body was shining, Xiaotong did not insult the "lintel" of the Lu family as she said. Even, she didn't need to worry about living expenses like Lu Zhou did at the beginning, and her performance in the freshman year was even better than her brother.

Generally speaking, the national scholarship is issued from the sophomore year, and the freshman can be rated as this thing, either particularly awesome, or has a particularly awesome background......

In Xiaotong's view, of course, he belongs to the former, and finally won the recognition of the teacher through unremitting efforts. After all, in order to prepare the defense materials and PPT, she prepared for half a month.

Lu Zhou was also sincerely happy for her.

Anyway, she's really trying to do something.

As for the real reason for winning the national award, although he can probably guess a little, it is better not to debunk such inconsequential details.

Anyway, it's good that she's happy herself......

……

When I went home this time, the family had changed quite a lot.

Although it is still that community, the inside of the home has been renovated, and it looks much more beautiful than before.

At the beginning, Lao Lu said that he would not touch the money in the bank card that Lu Zhou left him, and he couldn't persuade him.

It wasn't until about the middle of last year that Lu Zhou told his father that his annual salary was $400,000 after tax, and the old man finally changed his previous concept and silently accepted his son's filial piety to him.

Just in time for Xiaotong to go to college, the two old men planned to use the money to decorate their home.

In fact, Lu Zhou's initial suggestion was to simply sell the old house and buy a new one in a community with a better environment, but it was unanimously opposed by his father and mother.

According to his father, he has lived in this house for more than 20 years, and he has feelings and is reluctant to move out.

In his eyes, this is the best community, the environment is quiet, the neighbors are familiar with it, and occasionally they can go out fishing together.

Replaced with the kind of elevator building with more than 20 floors, there are many neighbors, but it is deserted. In addition, if the children are not around, sooner or later there will be problems.

Regarding his father's statement, Lu Zhou thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.

Although if he was asked to choose, he would definitely choose the latter, and he believed that Xiaotong and his thoughts were absolutely the same.

Perhaps, this is the generation gap.

"One day you are tired in the big city, I will keep this house, and you can come back to rest and rest. Don't stare at your phone all day long, your dad and I just don't need that thing, and we live a good life like your mother. ”

The family was eating, and when they heard this, Lu Zhou's expression suddenly became a little strange.

The conscience of heaven and earth, he has absolutely not much time staring at his mobile phone, in addition to calling and chatting on WeChat, at most occasionally he goes to the neck to share his joy with fans.

These words are definitely more appropriate to count Xiaotong than to count him.

Lao Lu continued to ask: "Are you cold over there?" ”

Lu Zhou: "It's very cold, I got off the plane from Shanghai, and I wore one less piece of clothing." It's better at home, it's much warmer here in Gangneung than Princeton. ”

Fang Mei was worried: "It's snowing there?" ”

Lu Zhou: "It's quite big, it's been since Christmas." ”

Fang Mei: "It's cold, remember to put on a sweater and pants, don't catch a cold." ”

Although I know that my parents care about me, I still feel a little helpless when I talk too much.

After dragging out the tone, Lu Zhou replied weakly: "Okay——, I know." ”

Lao Lu asked, "Is there heating in the place where you live?" ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said: "My house doesn't have central heating, but there is a fireplace, and the doors and windows are closed, and the inside of the house is not too cold." ”

Xiao Tong, who had not spoken, asked with great interest: "Fireplace?" Dude, have you moved? What a house. ”

"It's pretty big, but it's not too expensive." Lu Zhou smiled and said, "If you are interested, you can come and play this summer." ”

"Where did you buy a house?" Lao Lu stared at Lu Zhou with wide eyes in surprise, "Then you kid can't come back?" ”

Lu Zhou said without thinking: "Of course come back, the macademies of my alma mater are still waiting for me to save them." As for the house, just sell it when you come back, and it won't be much anyway. ”

Lao Lu snorted: "Your kid is rich, but it's extravagant and wasteful." ”

"It's a pity that the house is sold, it's better to keep it, and it's okay to collect a rent," Fang Mei's focus was elsewhere, and she persuaded on the side, "When the time comes, our Xiaotong will study for a master's degree, and we will also be sent out to study abroad, and it will just be able to use it." ”

Seeing that his mother was so persistent about the house, Lu Zhou was also helpless.

If you keep it, you have to pay property tax, and there is no room for appreciation in Princeton's house, plus he is a "foreigner" and does not enjoy the New Jersey owner-occupancy tax exemption policy.

If you work there, it's okay, and you can deduct the property tax if you pay personal income tax. But when he returned to China to work, Princeton naturally couldn't help him pay his taxes anymore.

"Mom, how many times have I said it, my major is finance, not mathematics. Even if I want to study abroad, will I go to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania? Xiao Tong, who was eating, rolled his eyes and complained on the side.

"What kind of university is Pennsylvania? Is it bad in Princeton? "Since I heard that Princeton's mathematics department is better than Harvard, Harvard's status in Lao Lu's mind has been compared to Princeton, as if Princeton is the best in any major.

Xiaotong looked helpless, and seemed to regret intervening in his parents' nagging of his brother.

In fact, this is not to blame Lao Lu, explaining to the layman the difference between the comprehensive strength ranking of colleges and universities and the ranking of majors, it is indeed a headache.

Fortunately, Lu Zhou coughed lightly and ended the topic with one sentence.

"Because Princeton doesn't have a business school......"

……

Lu Zhou, who returned home, enjoyed a rare two-day leisure, and did not have to worry about work things for the time being.

However, it is impossible to go unnoticed if he has achieved such a level of learning.

Jinling University seemed to have calculated that he was coming back for the New Year this year, and Lu Zhou had been at home for less than two days when the school called him.

There were no surprises, and it was naturally Professor Tang who called.

On the phone, Lao Tang asked with a smile: "Principal Xu asked me to ask you, will you come back for the New Year this year, when do you plan to come back?" ”

Lu Zhou said with a smile: "I'm already at home." ”

Old Tang was surprised: "What? Are you all home? ”

Lu Zhou: "Well, I came back after the academic conference at Berkeley, and I didn't tell anyone because of the tight schedule. ”

Of course, these reasons are secondary, and Lu Zhou is mainly afraid of trouble.

He just wants to spend the New Year in peace, and he doesn't want to make too much trouble.

Old Tang sighed and said regretfully: "I originally wanted to invite you to a meal before the year, but now it seems that I can't invite you." ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Do you always invite me or the school invites me?" If you are old, after the third day of junior high school, I will make a special trip to you to greet the New Year. ”

"Come on! Can you buy a ticket now? You better stay at home and have a good rest, I don't need you to come to pay me New Year's greetings," After a pause, Old Tang continued, "Principal Xu asked me about the time of your return to China, mainly to discuss things with you. ”

Lu Zhou no longer joked, but asked in a serious tone, "Big or small?" ”

Old Tang said seriously: "I don't know about big and small things, but it must be a good thing for you." ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said generously: "That's okay, after fifteen, before returning to Princeton, I will go back to Jinda!" ”