A bowl of sweet soup

Why fund him for no reason?

Tang Yuan thought about it and understood.

Oh, right.

Yesterday he seemed to have said something to Uncle Meng that would be misunderstood that his family was poor and he was anxious to work early.

Tang Yuan thought for a while, then smiled.

Meng Tianyou: "..."

Tang Yuan realized that he was not very polite, so he stopped smiling and said lightly, "I'm not that poor. Although the salary of graduate students is not high, it's not enough to need funding."

"Uncle Meng, do you misunderstand that my family is in a difficult situation?"

"My family's economy was really tight in the early years, but it has improved a lot in recent years. My family is not short of money."

Of course, not short of money is limited to not short of money, it cannot be called rich and lavish.

The cost of living in the capital is not small. If he accepts Meng Tianyou's subsidy, he may be able to live a lot easier, but he doesn't feel that he is living too tight now.

Meng Tianyou's behavior was more or less like taking advantage of the fire.

He is not ashamed of it either. His principle of life operation is that the relationship between people is maintained by the exchange of interests.

There is no doubt that this is a long-term investment business.

But his investment must be rewarded.

The ten-year condition is to open more, and I think it can still be negotiated.

Therefore, Meng Tianyou paused, and asked calmly, "Is ten years too much? Or do you think the cost of living is too little?"

However, just now he was laughed at twice by this child, and his heart beat twice inexplicably.

Tang Yuan didn't feel humiliated by Meng Tianyou's business-like questioning. He was precocious since he was a child, and his family was poor, so he was used to the cruelty of the world.

Let alone strangers like Meng Tianyou who have nothing to do with him, even relatives who are related by blood have their own interests in mind.

After my father passed away, some relatives were afraid of being entrusted to them to carry oil bottles, and some were eager to help their family——

A distant cousin’s family who lived in the countryside came to the door “with good intentions” after the funeral to persuade the eldest brother to persist in his studies, and they could live in and help him take care of his younger brother when he was away from home to study.

It can be said that there is no silver 300 taels here.

The eldest brother said he didn't plan to go to school and stayed at home to raise his younger brother, guarding the old house, and was disgusted and said he was worthless.

At that time, Tang Yuan, who was still very young, silently believed in his heart that in this world, except for his brother who would treat him well without asking for anything in return, no one else would do that.

Meng Tianyou offered money to train him in exchange, but it closed a logical line that he hadn't thought about deeply.

It turned out that I wanted to poach him.

Even wanting to directly bind him for ten years is a bit ruthless.

Although he didn't intend to agree, but he felt that Uncle Meng, the big boss who was so eager to please his mentor, could be regarded as a kind of affirmation of him by taking such a fancy to him.

When they met for the first time, the relationship between the two was not very happy, and Tang Yuan was sick and nervous.

Much happier this time.

This subsidy is nothing, and the money is not much.

Perhaps Meng Tianyou felt that giving him too much money would make him fall into materialistic desires instead of studying academics, so he was stuck at a price that could make people live comfortably but not extravagant.

This idea actually coincided with Meng Tianyou's.

Tang Yuan shook his head and said, "No. Thank you for appreciating me. You don't need to pay me, Uncle Meng. If the time is right, I will be happy to go to work with you."

He asked again: "But, Uncle Meng, I haven't achieved anything yet, so you just want to invest in me. Aren't you worried that you won't get a return on this investment?"

Meng Tianyou felt a little regretful.

It seems that pre-booking Xiao Tiancai will not be completed, but he quietly has more opinions on Tang Yuan.Tang Yuan was willing to discuss with him so in-depth, and even showed him his own ideas. He thought this kid was a type who trusted others too much.

Still wary.

That's what it means to treat him differently.

Ok.

... a little strange.

Why was he even a little happy to be considered a confidant by a young genius?

Meng Tianyou said without hesitation: "Don't worry."

"You will definitely achieve something in the future."

He said confidently, "My eyes didn't miss it."

"But I did misunderstand that your family is poor. If you feel uncomfortable, I apologize to you."

Although regretful, he still wanted to win over Tang Yuan.

Meng Tianyou took the initiative to say: "I will still contact you about the change of tutor. Just wait for my news."

Tang Yuan asked: "Do you need me to do anything for you?"

Meng Tianyou drank a glass of wine and said, "I need you to relax and do research. I want to see how far you can go. If you don't serve me, I will at most do this for you."

Tang Yuan took the high-speed train home on the second day of the winter vacation.

Still thinking about what Uncle Meng told him.

To be honest, he didn't think he was a top talent.

After all, everyone here is a genius, and there are many weirdos.He is just more talented, does not squander his talents, and is very resistant to pressure.

Compared with those unique gods, he is still the type who can better display his talents if he is given better academic resources.

He was born in a poor family, where did he come from?

Sometimes he also envies his classmates who have followed good teachers.

Compared with Meng Tianyou's subsidized living expenses, he was more moved by Meng Tianyou's "funding is enough".

It would be great if you don't need to quarrel, but give him enough money and time to immerse himself in research.

Tang Yuan, who is not moved by the world, has had a few beautiful dreams.

When you wake up and think about it, it’s unrealistic. Capitalists ask for a rate of return when they give you money.

This incident did not affect their year-end friendship.

Rather, Tang Yuan felt more at ease after realizing that Meng Tianyou wanted him to work for him.

Tang Yuan continued to communicate with Meng Tianyou frequently and enthusiastically as if nothing had happened. Morning, noon and night, until bedtime, the fragmented time was fully utilized.

After arriving at the station, Tang Yuan waited for his elder brother to pick him up at the exit.

As a result, not only the eldest brother came, but also Ji Wei, and it was Ji Wei who drove to pick him up with the eldest brother.

Tang Yuan's heart immediately began to thump.

"..."

"Hello, Brother Ji."

Seeing again, the eldest brother wanted to help him put the suitcase, and as soon as he touched the pole of the suitcase, Ji Wei immediately took the suitcase away and said, "Let me put it away."

The eldest brother looked at him with a smile, his eyes sparkling.

Tang Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Got into the car.

He was sitting in the co-pilot, and when he looked up, he saw Ji Wei helping his elder brother fasten his seat belt.

Tang Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

on the way.

Tang Xuen said: "Xiao Yuan, I'll send you home later, I still have something to go to Ji Wei's house, I may not come back for dinner tonight, you go to the restaurant to eat by yourself."

"You can just take the money from the living expenses drawer at home."

Tang Yuan asked: "Brother, what are you doing at Brother Ji's house?"

Ji Wei said: "I recently bought a house and am doing renovations, your brother will help me."

Tang Xuen said quite proudly: "That's right, I picked many materials and designs, and the layout is really nice. I'll show you when it's finished."

Ji Wei boasted: "Yes, the things your brother chose for me are all very good, the materials are also cost-effective, and there is basically no overturning, which is amazing."

Tang Yuan watched helplessly as his elder brother blushed from being praised.

Tang Yuan hesitated to speak, thinking:

Brother, don't you feel something is wrong?

Why do you care so much about other people's home decoration?Ji Wei was even more wrong, still looking at his eldest brother with such a doting face.

what is this?

Do you want to decorate the wedding room together?

Is he thinking too much, or is there really something wrong between these two?

Tang Yuan's beating heart stopped, and he fell into a long period of confusion.

Tang Xuen came home very late, but Ji Wei sent him back.

Tang Yuan asked dubiously: "Brother, do you think Brother Ji Wei is really kind to you?"

He is implying that this "goodness" should be pondered.

So put the accent on the word "special".

But his dull elder brother obviously didn't understand what he meant, instead he agreed without hesitation, and said crisply: "I think so! That's why I helped him with the decoration."

"Ji Wei helped our family so much before. In terms of money, I can't repay him. I can only run errands for him in these small things."

Tang Yuan was not sure how far the two of them had progressed.

Since last year, going home has really made him happy and troubled.

He is so worried about his eldest brother's lifelong affairs!

There is nothing good without a reason in the world, he does not believe that Ji Wei has no conspiracy.

in love?in love!

What is love?

If he has been in love and has experience, maybe he can see through it.

Annoyed Tang Yuan was rarely in the mood and had to be busy with things in the store, so he didn't send much news to Meng Tianyou, and even forgot to look for Meng Tianyou from morning till night.

In the evening, he received a call from Meng Tianyou.

Tang Xuen asked, "Who is it? Your mentor?"

Tang Yuan said, "No, a boss who supports scientific research funds."

Tang Xuen didn't take it seriously: "Oh."

Tang Yuan went back to his room and closed the door to answer the phone: "Hello?"

He also wondered why he called him.

He doesn't like talking on the phone.

Tang Yuan felt that he had a panic attack when answering the phone. Just hearing the ringtone of the call, he immediately became nervous.

Hearing his voice, Meng Tianyou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Are you okay? Why haven't you contacted me all day today? I'm wondering if you're sick again."

Tang Yuan said briefly: "No."

Meng Tianyou asked repeatedly: "Then why didn't you look for me?"

There seems to be something strange about this.

But Tang Yuan didn't think about it for a while, and just said: "No time."

Meng Tianyou asked: "What are you busy with?"

"So busy that you don't even have time to call me? You..."

Meng Tianyou didn't finish his sentence, he hesitated to speak, wanted to get angry, but felt that it was a weird thing for him to be angry in advance, so he quickly controlled the emotions that were about to go berserk.

Unfinished emotions seem to disappear.

"Oh." Tang Yuan sighed unconsciously.

Meng Tianyou's voice softened all of a sudden, and he asked, "Why are you sighing? Is there something bothering you?"

Thinking about his elder brother's love affair, Tang Yuan felt extremely distressed, and asked confusedly, "Uncle Meng, you must have been in love."

Meng Tianyou: "..."

His voice changed subtly, but Tang Yuan didn't notice it.

Meng Tianyou answered the wrong question: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Tang Yuan thought for a while and asked, "May I ask you for advice? This is more of a headache for me than scientific research."

Meng Tianyou asked calmly, "You can ask."

Tang Yuan lowered his voice, blurred the protagonist's identity, and said implicitly: "Uncle Meng, I have a friend, he is a man, I suspect he likes men."

Meng Tianyou was silent.