Chapter 8: Interview with Professor Yip
As soon as the crew members landed, Zhang Yin received a phone call and couldn't care about Shen Linxi's mobile phone anymore.
Shen Linxi did not need to follow the film crew back to the TV station, but took a taxi back to her grandmother's house alone. Her grandparents are both natives of Danhai. Now they are all retired at home. She came back from college and has been living in their house ever since.
Early the next morning, Shen Linxi took a taxi and made a special trip to visit Ye Zihe with some of the local products brought back from Southeast Asia.
Professor Yip's family lives in an old mansion, and the decoration of the home is very ordinary, which is extremely incommensurate with his current status. After his retirement, he was rehired as a consultant by the city, and has unique insights into the country's 'One Belt, One Road' economic strategy, and was invited as a guest at this international forum.
When Shen Linxi came downstairs to Professor Ye's house, it happened that Professor Ye came back from morning exercise outside.
She hurriedly greeted her: "Grandpa Ye is good!" ”
Professor Ye was suddenly blindfolded: "Who is the girl?" ”
Shen Linxi pouted: "You don't even know me?" It's so sad! ”
Professor Ye's expression was embarrassed, and after a little careful identification, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you Xiaoxixi??" ”
Shen Linxi's pretty face bloomed brightly: "Thank God, your old man finally remembered me." ”
Professor Ye patted his alopecia areata: "I'm really confused." We haven't seen each other for two years, and I almost can't recognize them. ”
Shen Linxi said curiously: "Do you remember that we haven't seen each other for two years?" ”
"Yes, I remember the last time we met you was when you came back from summer vacation, and it happened that your mother was also in the city, so I brought you over. However, you have changed a lot in the past two years, and it is really eighteen changes in women's colleges. More and more beautiful like your mother when she was younger. ”
Shen Linxi's face turned pale, and he immediately corrected: "My mother is not old now. I'm not as pretty as she is. ”
Professor Ye was stunned: "Yes, yes, yes, she is the school flower of the class of 94, and in my eyes, she will always be a child who will not grow up." ”
Shen Linxi raised the overseas specialties he was carrying to him: "Grandpa Ye, this is the Southeast Asian specialty that my father entrusted me to bring to you." Excuse me, what is he in your eyes? ”
Professor Ye was stunned: "You just came back from Southeast Asia?" ”
"Hmm. I just came back yesterday. ”
"You're going to visit your family?"
"No, it's an interview. I'm currently interning at a TV station. ”
"Oh, you've graduated from college, let's get inside."
Shen Linxi asked, "What do you think of my father?" ”
Professor Ye's eyes revealed love: "He is a very good student I have taught. ”
Shen Linxi blinked her mischievous eyes: "What's the matter?" Isn't he your best student? ”
Professor Ye expressed implicitly: "I have taught many outstanding students in my life, and they have created extraordinary achievements in various fields. It's hard to say which student can't go above and beyond. ”
Shen Linxi chuckled: "You are really full of peaches and plums." My dad is an honorable compliment in your eyes for being 'excellent'. ”
Professor Ye looked at him with concern: "Your father is currently working on an important project overseas, how is the situation?" ”
"Grandpa Ye, will you just let me stand outside and report to you?"
Professor Ye suddenly came to his senses, took the things she was carrying with one hand, and wrapped one of her arms with the other: "Girl, please come in." ”
Shen Linxi knew that his family lived on the fifth floor, so he took advantage of the situation and kicked him up the stairs.
Although Professor Ye is well-known, the furnishings at home are extremely ordinary, no different from an ordinary family. Shen Linxi walked into the living room, and did not need to change her shoes, and glanced at a frame on the decorative shelf at first glance. It was an old photo of teachers and students taking a group photo, older than her age. Because a young girl in the photo is her mother-Jiang Wanrong.
She looked at her mother's demeanor when she was young, her eyes were full of envy, and she secretly sighed in her heart, why didn't she pass on such good genes to herself?
Professor Ye put his things away and came over.
In addition to Professor Ye, who is past middle age, there are also seven of his students, and Shen Linxi's mother is the only woman. The other six male classmates are the same age as her, this is the top student of the class of 94 that Professor Ye is proud of, and Shen Linxi's father Shen Jinghao is among them.
Shen Linxi feels that the current mother has not changed much from the young girl in the photo. Today's mothers are only a lot more mature. But my father has changed too much, although he is handsome, but the vicissitudes of his face have covered up the image of a scholar in the past.
Professor Ye was curious: "Girl, are you looking at your mother?" ”
Shen Linxi shook his head lightly: "No, what do I think about my father?" ”
"Didn't you just see him?"
"Well, let's compare him to the photo."
Professor Ye's heart moved: "Is he much older?" ”
Shen Linxi's nose was sour: "He... His hair was a third of gray. ”
Professor Ye frowned: "This... How can it be? When he came back last year, his hair was a little grayer, but it wasn't as bad as you said. ”
"What I said is true. Don't believe me, look at what he looks like now. ”
Shen Linxi took out her mobile phone from the girl's bag and took out a few photos taken with her father from it. However, due to the influence of mobile phone pixels, Shen Jinghao in the photo did not show too much gray hair.
"Judging from the photos, it's okay. But if you want to see me, it's miserable. ”
Professor Ye fell into deep thought: "He must be under too much pressure. ”
Shen Linxi's eyes moistened: "Isn't it related to his personal problems?" ”
Professor Ye's heart was shocked: "You... Already know? ”
Shen Linxi nodded gloomily: "It's not easy for my father, he loves my mother so much." But why did my mom choose to break up with him? ”
Professor Ye motioned for her to sit down first, and personally poured her a glass of pure water.
Shen Linxi paid attention to his home at this time, and asked curiously: "Why are you alone at home, grandma?" ”
"She should go to the vegetable market at this time."
"Where's Uncle Xiaohui?"
The Uncle Xiaohui in her mouth is Professor Ye's son, and he and his wife are middle-aged children. He is only in his early thirties this year, and he is a professional soldier who serves as a staff officer in the Danish Naval Division.
Professor Ye's eyes flashed with brilliance: "He also went abroad." ”
Shen Linxi was stunned: "What is he doing when an officer goes abroad?" ”
"He has already participated in UN peacekeeping forces and is currently participating in peacekeeping operations in West Africa."
Shen Linxi was very surprised: "He is your only son." Are you willing to let him out? ”
Professor Ye said with a smile: "He has been out for more than two years, and as long as he is three years old, he can rotate back to China." ”
Shen Linxi nodded: "Oh, you and grandma want him to go out and see the world?" ”
Professor Ye's expression became solemn: "Silly girl, what is West Africa?" There is a lot of fighting, and people there are displaced. Will we let him go to that kind of place to see the world? ”
Shen Linxi's heart suddenly hung up: "Will he be in danger?" ”
"As a soldier, are you afraid of danger?"
Shen Linxi was puzzled: "You and your grandmother are just his son, why did you let him go to such a dangerous place?" ”
"That's because of the needs of the country!" Professor Ye said with a solemn face, "As a soldier, you must not only defend the peace of the country, but also shoulder the mission of peace in the world. Today's China has gone global. As an ancient Oriental power, it should do its part as a major country in order to promote world prosperity and safeguard world peace. ”
Professor Ye's words made Shen Linxi's heart surge. Her mind suddenly appeared in a distant place, the heroic posture of a group of Chinese soldiers wearing blue helmets.