Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 446 It's true! I'll beg and plead!

"Of course, you can forget about positions like battalion commander or deputy battalion commander. In your current state, even if I gave you those positions, you wouldn't be able to handle them or command respect."

"But if you were really made an ordinary soldier, with your beer belly and your pampered lifestyle, you might not be able to stand it or accept it."

"So, let's start with clerical work. When the opportunity arises later, I'll slowly think of ways to promote you."

The person who was almost paraded through the streets actually managed to get a clerical job.

For Li Huaide, who was currently at his lowest point, this was an absolutely fantastic job that he had never dared to dream of before.

However, what he valued even more was undoubtedly Ximen Lang's high regard for him.

After all, only by gaining Ximen Lang's favor can you continue to stay by his side.

Only by staying by his side can one have the advantage of being close to him and seize those opportunities that, if grabbed, would be enough to propel one to great heights.

Therefore, I was extremely satisfied.

Seeing that Ximen Lang was still willing to accept him as he was, Li Huaide burst into tears and thanked Ximen Lang profusely.

"Brother, brother! I won't say anything more, it's all in the wine!"

As he spoke, Li Huaide picked up the bottle and chugged down more than half of it.

He felt that since he had already fallen to such a state, being a few years older than Ximen Lang was no big deal.

After drinking most of the bottle, Li Huaide stopped talking after being repeatedly persuaded by Ximen Lang.

Holding a bottle of liquor and burping, Li Huaide made his statement.

“Brother! No! Brother! From this day forward, I am the younger brother, and you are the elder brother! Brother, I will follow you from now on! If you tell me to go east, I will never go west! If you tell me to chase a dog, I will never chase a chicken!”

Another sentence.
"I'm not saying anything more, bro, it's all in the drink!"

He downed the entire bottle of wine in just a few big gulps.

To show his sincerity, Li Huaide even turned the empty wine bottle upside down.

Seeing that there wasn't a single drop left, Ximen Lang was speechless.

"Brother, what are you doing? You're so many years older than me, yet you call me 'brother' and I call you 'brother.' Isn't that ridiculous? How can you do that? It doesn't sound good to others."

Isn't it?
If you called him "Brother Lang" like everyone else, Ximen Lang would accept it.

But he even skipped the retroflex ending and just called himself "brother"!
He's this age, and I'm this age.

Even if Ximen Lang had a lot of face, he wouldn't dare let him call him that!
so.
"That's not appropriate, really not appropriate! Brother, please don't call me that, people will laugh at you!"

Ximen Lang resolutely refused.

Li Huaide then settled for a less desirable option.

"How about this: in public, you'll still call me 'brother,' and I'll call you 'younger brother.' When we're alone, we'll switch roles: I'll call you 'brother,' and you'll call me 'younger brother!'"

Seeing that Li Huaide was really going to stick to this matter, he first said something in an annoyed tone.

"What's the difference? It's totally different from before!"

I really don't want to continue this pointless entanglement with Li Huaide on this matter.

Ximen Lang said directly.

"Alright, bro. I know what you mean, I know you want to thank me, but there's really no need for this, no need at all! Because we're true friends!"

"I don't know why you value me, and I don't care to know. But I value you, brother, entirely because of your temper with me! So, if you really want to thank me, do a good job after you join the guard battalion!"

"Get rid of all your bad habits and don't make the same mistakes again. As for anything else, that's really unnecessary. Too much of it would just jeopardize our pure friendship, don't you think?"

It was truly heartfelt advice, and Li Huaide, who was far less shrewd than Ximen Lang, was utterly ashamed as he listened.

Just as he was about to repeat the same move, he picked up another bottle of wine and said something.
"Nothing more to say, it's all in the drink, brother!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Ximen Lang quickly stopped him.

No matter what they said, they wouldn't let Li Huaide, who was already quite drunk, finish the bottle of wine in front of him.

I'm really too lazy to keep arguing with Li Huaide about these things.

He decisively dropped a sentence.

"If you keep doing this, I won't help you anymore."

Sure enough, the effect was immediate.

This immediately stopped Li Huaide from launching into a long speech.

Startled, Li Huaide immediately became serious and obedient.

Then, Ximen Lang began to have a headache about where he should spend the night.

He went to Bai Ling's place, where he had just been kicked out.

But then again, she doesn't accept him.

Li Huaide.
He also has a shrew in his family.

Although Ximen Lang didn't actually see his sister-in-law in person, just from her genuine lion's roar, which even tigers and leopards couldn't match, and the magnificent figure he glimpsed through the window, he was struck by her presence.
Ximen Lang immediately abandoned any idea of ​​spending the night at Li Huaide's house.

While Ximen Lang was worrying about this matter, on the other side, Xia Yiyi, who was busy welcoming the students of Beijing, had a fierce argument with the top researchers and industry giants of the later generations, led by Xia Yiyi's grandfather, after a brief exchange of pleasantries.

why?
Of course, it's about the future of these top students.

After all, anyone with eyes can see that if these students can be taken under their tutelage, their future is almost guaranteed to be brilliant!
Even surpassing the achievements of those people have made is a piece of cake, and even making a name for oneself in history is effortless.

In such situations, the experts and scholars who are in dire need of a close disciple to completely inherit their mantle and carry it forward will naturally fight tooth and nail for them!

This is undoubtedly very undignified.

However, every single one of you here is a top-tier, authoritative expert in your respective field.

They've dedicated their lives to the country, and they're all getting on in years.

It's so difficult to persuade them, and they don't even dare to say anything.

The staff, led by Xia Yiyi, immediately started to have a headache.

Especially when she saw that a certain big shot with a rather discerning eye had actually set his sights on a younger version of himself from one of his old friends, who was also a big shot.

She couldn't hold it in anymore; she completely couldn't hold it in anymore.

Let alone the big boss who was so angry he was blowing his beard and glaring, even Xia Yiyi couldn't stand it anymore.

Because, as this big shot said...
"I'm not dead yet!"

Yes, the person in question is still right here, and you're already making wild ideas.

How can this be allowed?
Who would feel comfortable in this situation?
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, some hot-tempered individuals even started rolling up their sleeves, ready to fight!

At this age, fighting with fists and feet?
That's ridiculous!

In case I accidentally strain my back again.
Who can bear this responsibility?
There's simply no way to explain this!
Therefore, it was clear that everyone was about to come to blows over this matter. Relying on her special status as the fiancée who was irreplaceable to Ximen Lang, she held a super panda-level transcendent position and was highly regarded by all the big shots.

true!
Beg and plead!

One minute they'd be advising one big shot to get off the chair quickly so he wouldn't fall, and the next they'd be advising another big shot to calm down and not get angry.

They took care of Xia Yiyi completely!
And repeatedly assured
"Don't worry, those of you who haven't been assigned students yet, I'll find a way to bring back your younger selves as soon as possible so that everyone has someone to teach! Please, just to give me some face, be patient and wait a bit, don't scare away our friends who have come from afar!"

They managed to barely bring the situation under control.

He immediately offered a grand promise that no one could refuse, and set a policy of teaching himself.

Faced with a group of bigwigs who swarmed around him, urging him to find his younger self so they could take a good look and teach him a lesson.

They didn't dare linger for even a moment.

Xia Yiyi, who was really overwhelmed by the big scene, ran away as fast as she could after laughing so hard her face was almost cramping and her lips were almost chapped.

Seizing an opportunity, Xia Yiyi vanished without a trace.

Even if she travels to the ends of the earth, the problem remains, and she still needs to find a way to solve it.

Thinking it over, Bai Ling already knows pretty much everything that needs to be known.

Because she currently has a mobile phone that is not subject to any restrictions, she can't hide it even if she wants to.

It was particularly decisive.

After enjoying some peace and quiet at home for a while, Xia Yiyi tentatively sent a message to Bai Ling.

Then, Bai Ling was completely confused by Xia Yiyi's worried expression.

Thinking that something had happened to the group of people who had just arrived, Bai Ling immediately became nervous.

"What's going on? What happened?! Yi-yi, I entrusted everyone to you perfectly safe and sound. Don't tell me there's a problem with you like this! Let me tell you, if you dare to say that, I won't allow it!"

Not only did Bai Ling completely misunderstand, but as she spoke, her eyebrows even stood up.

They looked like they were about to devour someone alive, as if they wanted to swallow them whole.

Xia Yiyi quickly explained.

"What are you thinking? The person was brought here safe and sound, how could there possibly be any problems?"

"Then why are you looking so gloomy?"

"Hey, don't even mention it. It's all because of the issue of whether these students should stay or leave."

As she spoke, Xia Yiyi recounted to Bai Ling the incident where, during the welcoming banquet for the students from Beijing, a group of experts and scholars nearly came to blows over the students.

It was an unprecedented spectacle, leaving Bai Ling completely dumbfounded.

Even just hearing Xia Yiyi's account without seeing it with my own eyes was incredibly exciting.

He told Bai Ling everything about the basic situation without hiding anything from her.

Xia Yiyi continued with a bitter face.

"You have no idea, I almost shouted myself hoarse just now, and it was only with great difficulty that I managed to calm this situation down and prevent them from actually fighting!"

"No, I just find it strange. They all seem so easy to get along with, and the ones I'm closer to have are especially good-natured!"

"But I don't know what happened today, they're like firecrackers, they're ready to explode at any moment! Some of the more outrageous ones even started snatching apprentices from the people right in front of them!"

"You're just being ridiculous! You should at least do it in front of someone, at least a little bit! Doing it like this right in front of them, how can they not be angry with you?"

It was absolutely a headache, and the way it was being discussed was hilarious.

After listening for so long, Bai Ling gradually began to understand.

He started by asking a question.

"Yi-yi, those few with fiery tempers you mentioned, are they the ones who couldn't find their younger selves among this group of students?"

Xia Yi nodded hurriedly and immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes."

Seeing that it was indeed the case, Bai Ling nodded.

"That's right, that's not surprising."

"What's going on?"

"What else? I'm asking you, aren't their achievements in their respective fields just as good as others? Aren't they all top experts in their respective fields?"

"Absolutely! Your students are so capable, we can't afford to lag behind here. Our teaching staff must keep up! Otherwise, we'd be letting you down, wouldn't we?"

Bai Ling was overjoyed to hear the compliment.

As she spoke, she found herself getting more and more comfortable with it, Bai Ling continued.

"Doesn't this make sense? Everyone here is a big shot who has made great contributions and received countless honors in their respective fields. No one is inferior to anyone else. So why is it that their younger selves are here, but their younger selves aren't?"

"Are they worse than others? No! Isn't that the problem?"

It really is.

Although everyone knows that the students sent by the Beijing World are only the first batch, and as exchanges between the two sides deepen, there will definitely be a second and third batch.

But the first batch is the first batch. No matter how nicely you put it, they were the first batch to be sent here!

What does this mean?
This shows that they are the most valued by the people of Beijing!

And where there is importance, there will naturally be a gap!

When the gap between expectations and reality hits, of course they'll be unhappy!

The insightful analysis was like a revelation to Xia Yiyi, who couldn't agree more than she could.

He immediately began praising Bai Ling's intelligence.

But before Xia Yi could launch into a string of flattery and bewitching words, Bai Ling was completely bewildered and finally revealed her true desires.

Changing the subject, Bai Ling directly exposed Xia Yiyi's little scheme.

"Alright, stop flattering me! It's useless, you know? I've seen right through your little schemes!"

"Isn't your job just to get me confused so I'll agree to send over the second and third batches quickly? Like I said, it's useless!"

"Because this is such a big matter, it's simply not something I can decide! Even Lao Luo has to take a backseat! So, as I said before, less trickery and more sincerity!"

Xia Yiyi was so embarrassed by what she said that she couldn't help but ask.

"No, is it that obvious?"

Seeing that she still had the nerve to say that, Bai Ling said irritably.

"Nonsense! You're so stupid you can't even understand this much. If I still can't understand it, then I'm truly stupid!"

(End of this chapter)