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Chapter 128 I'll still be Chinese in my next life

However, not everyone who sees the gap between domestic and international markets will choose to "fawn over foreign countries." Some people have patriotism and passion ingrained in their bones. Instead, they transform the gap between domestic and international markets into motivation to strive for progress, determined to contribute their share to the country's development, narrow the gap with developed countries, and even aspire to surpass them.

For example, Qian Xuesen, the father of China's aerospace industry and recipient of the Two Bombs, One Satellite Medal, once won a government scholarship to study abroad and went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States to pursue a master's degree, determined to return to serve his country after completing his studies.

When Qian Xuesen, upon returning to China, faced the question of whether the Chinese could develop missiles, he calmly replied, "If foreigners can do it, why can't the Chinese?"

Ultimately, Qian Xuesen and his team successfully launched the nuclear missile they developed, placing my country among the world's nuclear powers. This brought dignity to the motherland and its people!

It can be said that—there is a bone in our spine that was installed for us by Mr. Qian.

Moreover, besides Qian Xuesen, there are many other patriots who cherish only their hometown and are not interested in the riches of other countries.

Lin Yu also deeply respects these heroes who have lofty ideals and have fought for China!

They have fully demonstrated to the world what it means to have no regrets about being born in China in this life, and to be born in China again in the next!

Some people, while not immigrating, may simply lack the means to do so; deep down, they still harbor a "foreign worship" mentality. They believe the gap between China and developed countries is too vast, and no matter how hard they try, they can never surpass it. Deep down, they lack self-esteem and feel inferior about themselves and their motherland.

Of course, admiration for developed Western countries is merely the basic psychological reason behind their desire to immigrate. As for the specific reasons for their immigration, they vary from person to person.

Some people feel that their talents are not being recognized and that they cannot fully utilize their abilities in China. They also believe that there are too many unfair phenomena in Chinese society, which makes them extremely disappointed.

In fact, Lin Yu would strongly advise these people to first learn to reflect on whether their attribution patterns are rational. If they always feel that they are "unappreciated" or that they are "talented horses" that have not met "talent scouts," it is very likely that when they encounter difficulties and setbacks in their careers and lives, they habitually attribute all the responsibility to external factors, rarely reflect on their own shortcomings, and therefore lack the awareness of self-improvement.

In severe cases, a small percentage of individuals may have developed paranoid personality changes, or even paranoid personality disorder, becoming stubborn, self-righteous, and possibly misled or even brainwashed into believing that the current social situation in China is oppressive.

Suppressing the people is utterly unfair and inhumane. Only in developed Western countries can individuals enjoy a more democratic, free, and equal environment, where their rights and talents are respected.

Gradually, they became determined to immigrate abroad. When those around them kindly advised them to reconsider, they instead felt that others had been brainwashed by the domestic social system and were beyond redemption, while only they remained clear-headed.

Those with lofty ideals simply refuse to listen to advice.

Some people born in the 60s and 70s take a "roundabout route." They couldn't immigrate when they were young, and now that they are middle-aged, they don't dare to take risks easily. So they make money first, try to send their children abroad, and then go abroad to live with their children after their children have settled there.

These parents have a good plan, but they have overlooked the tremendous changes of the times and the psychology of their children. In practice, all sorts of unexpected situations may arise.

Some children share similar views about foreign countries with their parents. They also greatly admire developed Western countries and may stay abroad to work or settle down after graduating from their studies abroad.

In fact, this is everyone's own choice, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, if these children have distorted values, a serious lack of recognition for their motherland and their own nation, and are greedy for material things, vain, and arrogant, they may publicly make some inappropriate remarks online, be cyberbullied, or even be "socially killed".

Some children's views on Western developed countries, and even their values, are not the same as their parents'.

They grew up in a different era than their parents, witnessing firsthand the rapid and ever-changing development of their motherland and realizing that my country has already surpassed developed countries such as Britain, France, and the United States in many aspects. For example, my country's high-speed rail mileage is more than twice the combined high-speed rail lines of all other countries in the world, and the development of mobile internet, represented by 5G, far exceeds the level of developed countries.

This generation of children has witnessed the prosperity of their motherland and is full of confidence, without envying other countries at all. Moreover, they have a wide range of information and know that developed Western countries are not perfect paradises either, and that there are many injustices and sordid incidents within them.

Moreover, some students who study abroad may quickly discover that developed Western countries are not as wonderful as they imagined, leading to a huge psychological gap, similar to "Paris Syndrome." They "become patriotic as soon as they go abroad" and hope to return to their home country after completing their studies.

These patriotic children feel intense resentment and even contempt when they hear their parents belittling China and praising foreign countries. Many parents find this unacceptable: "I went through so much trouble to send my children abroad, hoping they could suffer less and live more comfortably, but they don't understand my good intentions and are desperately trying to come back?!"

The children, on the other hand, felt that their parents' understanding was too outdated. They were unaware of the international trend of "Eastward rise and Westward decline" (meaning that the development of developed Western countries has gradually slowed down, while Eastern countries, mainly China, are developing rapidly). They also blindly worshipped foreign things, which made their immigration a "trap" for themselves.

Compared to the situation mentioned above where both parents and children yearn for studying abroad, this kind of inconsistency between parents and children is more common and can easily lead to parent-child conflicts.

Just as Lin Yu was lost in thought, Lin Aiguo reached out and covered his head.

"I'm snapping out of it!"

Lin Yu was startled and jumped back. "Dad, you scared me!"

"What are your thoughts after hearing what I have to say? -- Oh, by the way, before that kid left, he secretly told me that his idol is you. You're the one who made him realize that even our country's movies are just as good as those from other countries!" Lin's father patted Lin Yu's hair.

"Ha, I've actually influenced the children?"

At this moment, Lin Yu suddenly felt a strange, heavy feeling rising in his heart—it felt so heavy!

"Yes, I've given so many lectures to children to enhance their national self-confidence and sense of national honor, but it's not as good as them watching one of your movies!" Lin Aiguo said with a hint of disappointment, "Xiaoyu, have you ever thought about making a movie that can enhance the public's national self-confidence?"

, 7

As night deepened and the room fell silent, only Lin Yu's heartbeat echoed. The bed seemed to have grown cold and hard, and the cotton beneath the sheets felt unfamiliar.