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Chapter 1376

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Su Xinghui nodded and said, "We will hold our wedding on the National Day of October 11th this year. At that time, we will also invite the teacher and the teacher's wife to attend our wedding."

Professor Qin nodded happily, "That is definitely going to be attended. I am happy that you are getting married!"

Mrs. Qin looked at the two with a smile and said, "This is really good. You are also going to get married. After you get married, you must live a good life."

Now that the two were old, the happiest thing was to see the younger generation living well. Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya were their most proud students. How could they not be happy that they could get married?

Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya looked at each other and nodded together, "Hmm, please rest assured, teacher and teacher's wife, we will definitely be good."

Professor Qin said, "I heard that you are now working in Changshan County?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "That's right, it's been over a month."

Professor Qin said, "I heard that Changshan is a poor place. Can you adapt?"

Su Xinghui said, "Wasn't my first job after graduating from university the Meng Hu Ling that I actively requested to go to? Wasn't it also a poor place at that time? Didn't I adapt very well?"

Professor Qin nodded and said, "I believe you can do well there."

Su Xinghui said, "Teacher, I heard that you have been re-employed by the school, right? Can your body handle it?"

Professor Qin celebrated his 60th birthday the year before last and could have retired at home to rest in peace. However, the school still needed him, a master of Sinology with high virtue and prestige, to continue teaching and educating people. Therefore, after his retirement procedures were processed, he was re-employed to continue teaching.

Professor Qin nodded and said, "My body is fine. Look, it's very strong. I only teach at most two classes a day. The school also gives us old guys a physical examination every year, for fear that our bodies will have problems. I said there is no need to do it, but they insisted on forcing me to do it."

Mrs. Qin scolded, "You old man, isn't it a good thing that the school lets you have a physical examination? You are unwilling to go every time, as if others want to harm you. You are more nervous than anyone else when you have your blood drawn."

Professor Qin said somewhat embarrassedly, "What's good about drawing blood? Isn't the result of my physical examination very normal every time?"

Mrs. Qin said, "That's because I manage you well. If I didn't take care of you so carefully, I'm afraid your high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids would all come."

Watching the teacher and the teacher's wife bickering like children, Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya couldn't help but smile. Of course, they knew that when old people get older, sometimes they would bicker like children.

Professor Qin was a bit embarrassed. He said to Su Xinghui, "Xinghui, didn't you say you wanted to apply for my postgraduate student? It just so happens that I will bring a batch of on-the-job postgraduate students after the Spring Festival. You should sign up. If you don't have time to come to class, we can also do correspondence courses. I will mail your textbooks, learning materials, etc. to you. After you study and do your homework, mail it back to me. You can write your thesis two years later."

Su Xinghui was a bit moved. He knew that for a master of Sinology like Professor Qin, how could he have the patience to bring any on-the-job postgraduate students? Most of the on-the-job postgraduate students were mixing diplomas, not really doing academic research. In the past, some officials wanted to be Professor Qin's on-the-job postgraduate students and sent heavy gifts, but they were all declined by Professor Qin.

Now Professor Qin actually took the initiative to say that he wanted to accept him as an on-the-job postgraduate student. This is what kind of care! And he also said that he could do correspondence courses. This is too caring for Su Xinghui. Su Xinghui really didn't have time to go to Jiangcheng for class, which was also the reason why he hadn't studied on-the-job postgraduate students. If he could do correspondence courses, that would be great.

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Okay, then I will sign up. Thank you, Professor Qin."

Professor Qin said, "Then you just need to make a copy of your materials and give it to me, and I will help you sign up."

Other students didn't have the treatment Su Xinghui had. They actually only needed to give the materials to Professor Qin. If others heard this sentence, they would probably vomit several liters of old blood.

Su Xinghui was very moved. He stood up and bowed respectfully to Professor Qin, "Teacher, thank you!"

Professor Qin waved his hand and said, "You don't have to do this. In fact, I don't really approve of you reading on-the-job postgraduate students. I also don't hope that you will enter politics. I think you are a person who does academic research. With your qualifications and ability, as well as your Sinology foundation, you can completely become a master of Sinology, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the Four Books and Five Classics. But you have entered politics now, and these things are bound to be abandoned. Sigh, this is your own choice, and I can only try my best to help you."

Professor Qin was really very regretful. He really felt that Su Xinghui had the potential to become a master of Sinology, but Su Xinghui's ambition was not here, and he had to enter politics. Professor Qin was also helpless.

Professor Qin felt that there were too few masters of Sinology and too many officials. It was much more important to have one more master of Sinology in this world than one more official.

Su Xinghui said, "Thank you for your praise, teacher. However, I still think I prefer to enter politics. Entering politics can allow thousands of common people to live a good life, and such a life is also very meaningful."

Professor Qin nodded and said, "This is the reason why I am willing to help you. If you were a mediocre official, I would advise you to resign and learn from me. I hope you can live up to your original intention in the future and not live up to my expectations of you, and serve the common people for a lifetime. Only then can you be worthy of the talent you have abandoned!"

Professor Qin spoke earnestly. Su Xinghui bowed to him again, "Teacher, I remember it. I will definitely not live up to your expectations!"

Professor Qin smiled and said, "You don't have to bow again. If you bow three times, it's saying goodbye to the remains."

Mrs. Qin scolded, "You old man, you are talking nonsense again."

Professor Qin smiled open-mindedly, "What is this? Old and old, it's okay to see through death. It's not okay to not die."

Professor Qin's generosity and open-mindedness also deeply infected Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya. Such a teacher is worthy of their lifelong respect.

Sitting in Professor Qin's home for more than half an hour, Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya said goodbye and came out, and went to pay New Year calls to Qu Ziqing, Chen Hanxiu, and others one by one.

People heard that Su Xinghui was transferred to Changshan County, and they all said that they would have time to go to Changshan to see. Su Xinghui said that the scenery of Changshan was very good and welcomed them to go. However, they had to wait until the Changyu Highway was opened in the second half of this year before inviting them to go and paint the beautiful scenery of Changshan.

Then, Su Xinghui went to Jiangcheng Agricultural University to pay New Year calls to the three professors Rao Songnian, Luo Ping, and Huang Chuanyong one by one. These three professors gave him too much help. Su Xinghui also had to pay New Year calls to them every year. Such mutual exchanges also made the friendship between them deeper and deeper.

After paying New Year calls to these elders, it was time for dinner, so the two went home and had dinner at home.

After eating, Lu Zhenghong said, "Xinghui, come to the study."

Su Xinghui followed Lu Zhenghong into the study. After Lu Zhenghong sat down, he said, "Xinghui, I have already contacted Shao Dejin, the chairman of Jiangcheng Meat Processing Group. He agreed to meet with you. Aren't you going to Beijing with Xiaoya the day after tomorrow? Then you should seize the time to meet with him tomorrow. I have already made an appointment for you to meet in my office at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Okay, then I will meet with Chairman Shao at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

Lu Zhenghong said again, "Secretary Gu said he wanted to see you. I have made an appointment with him to go over at seven o'clock in the evening. You go to pick some New Year gifts, just as a New Year call to Secretary Gu. You don't need too expensive things. Let your Aunt Song take you to pick them. There are all at home."

No matter how clean Lu Zhenghong was, he still had to accept these ordinary gifts sent by others during the New Year. When he reached this level, if he didn't even accept such normal human relations, those subordinates who paid him New Year calls would be uneasy in their hearts. Is Secretary Lu having an opinion on me?

Therefore, Lu Zhenghong had to follow the crowd. However, he also stipulated that the value of gifts could not exceed two hundred yuan. When the other party came to pay a New Year call, he also let Song Qiaoli bring them a return gift of equivalent value when they left. This was considered a courtesy. It would not make the other party uneasy, and he would not make mistakes himself.

In addition, to tell the truth, there were too many people paying him New Year calls. If he didn't do this, no matter how big his house was, the gifts would not be able to be placed. This could also be considered a kind of alternative trouble. After giving the return gift to others, there would be no such trouble.

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