Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 218 The Grievous Kitten

When they returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment from Tao's house, the couple followed behind them.

Tao Yumo didn't get to eat the extra dinner, so she decided to come to her sister's house to eat and stay. The weather was getting hotter recently, so she could take a hot bath every day.

"Sister, my brother-in-law makes so much money, isn't it time for your family to buy a TV?"

"Wait a minute."

With the current savings of Lin Chaoyang and his wife, buying a TV is certainly not a problem, but Tao Yushu is obsessed with buying a domestic color TV.

We have been waiting for half a year, but domestic color TVs are still not off the production line.

"We have foreign exchange coupons, so we can just buy imported ones!" Tao Yumo said.

"You buy it just by talking. Do you know how much an imported color TV costs? You haven't made any money yet, but you're so arrogant." Tao Yushu scolded.

Lin Chaoyang said: "It is better to buy domestic products. Not only is it cheaper, but it can also support the country's construction and development, killing two birds with one stone."

Tao Yumo silently gave his brother-in-law a thumbs up, he was really good at flattering him!

Seeing her sister's arrogant attitude, she rolled her eyes and said, "Brother-in-law, I want to ask you something."

"what's up?"

"Do you think studying abroad is a good idea?"

Lin Chaoyang looked at his sister-in-law in surprise, "Why do you suddenly ask this question?"

Tao Yushu came over immediately after hearing this and asked, "Are you going abroad to study?"

Tao Yumo laughed and said, "Why are you so nervous? I'm just asking."

"What's there to ask? You're a law student, why are you going abroad to study?"

Tao Yushu has a clear mind on studying abroad. In the past year or so, many of her friends and classmates have been planning to study abroad. If they can't get a government-sponsored place, they will pay for it themselves. Anyway, they can't stay in China.

Tao Yushu was not influenced by the ideas and practices of people around her. She simply believed that if one was studying science or engineering, there was nothing wrong with studying abroad. At this stage, both theoretical research and industrial development abroad were much more advanced than in China.

But she was studying Chinese, and many people around her were also studying liberal arts. Many of them wanted to go abroad, which puzzled her.

What is the purpose of studying this major abroad?
In her opinion, among the liberal arts majors, only a few majors such as economics, art, foreign languages, and journalism and communication are suitable for studying abroad.

My younger sister Tao Yumo is studying law, so she is in a dilemma about whether to study abroad.

"You can study international commercial law, international trade law, intellectual property law, etc. These are the most popular majors now. Our country will become more and more open in the future, and there will be more and more talents in this field."

Tao Yushu didn't have a deep understanding of law. After hearing what her sister said, she hesitated and asked, "Do you really want to go out?"

Even though she usually looked down on Tao Yumo, she felt a little flustered when she saw that her sister seemed to have made up her mind.

Lin Chaoyang glanced at his wife and thought, I didn’t realize that you are a sister-con!

"I told you already, I'm just asking."

Tao Yumo said this impatiently, but there was a hint of guilt in her expression.

"I don't know much about law. The basic legal framework of European and American countries seems to be different from that of our country, right?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

When Tao Yumo saw Lin Chaoyang taking over her words, she immediately said excitedly: "Yes, the laws of our country belong to the continental legal system, which can be traced back to the Roman law period. It is based on the civil code and emphasizes the logical system and universal applicability of the law.

European and American countries adopt precedent law and case law, emphasizing the authority of cases and judgments, which belongs to the maritime law system.

There is a big difference between the two. With the current domestic economic reform, international trade activities will become more and more frequent. If I go to Europe and the United States to study, I will definitely be able to achieve great things after I come back."

Listening to her words, Lin Chaoyang nodded, "This is also a good choice."

After getting his affirmation, Tao Yumo became even more excited. He was planning to brainwash Lin Chaoyang again, but Tao Yushu dragged Lin Chaoyang into the bedroom.

Seeing his wife looking unhappy and a little depressed, Lin Chaoyang asked, "What's wrong?"

Tao Yushu said in a muffled voice: "Nothing."

Tao Yushu has a generous personality and rarely loses her temper. Her behavior at this moment is very different from her usual temper.

Lin Chaoyang knew that this must be related to what Tao Yumo had said just now, but he didn't understand why his wife had such a big reaction.

"Are you reluctant to let Yumo go abroad to study? She didn't say anything, I just asked." Lin Chaoyang comforted.

"What do you mean by asking? Don't I know her? She has always been full of ideas and has a lot of ideas. She said she was asking, but maybe she has even decided which university to study in."

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but smile when he saw her angry expression. You are still talking about her, why don't you look at yourself?

"That's not worth it!"

"I……"

Tao Yushu's words got stuck in his throat, his eyes were lonely, "It's not easy for the whole family to be together..."

"Can't bear to leave her? Afraid she won't come back?" Lin Chaoyang gently hugged her and stroked her hair.

"Ok.

Tao Yushu's family has been separated since she was a teenager. Now they are finally together. Although they quarrel sometimes, she values ​​her family more than anything else.

This is not only true for parents and siblings, but also for Lin Chaoyang's parents.

Lin Chaoyang held up Tao Yushu's face and saw that her eyes were sparkling, like a wronged kitten.

"Yumo is your sister, not your daughter. Even if she is your daughter, can you still lock her up if she wants to study abroad?"

"I know, I just feel bad."

Tao Yushu buried his head in Lin Chaoyang's arms.

It was rare for Tao Yushu to show her pitiful and weak side in front of her, which immediately aroused Lin Chaoyang's desire to protect her, and he comforted her softly.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside and the two separated immediately.

Tao Yumo poked her head out and saw Tao Yushu's face was covered with tears. She frowned and said angrily, "I told you, I'm just asking, why are you crying? It's as if I'm really going to study abroad." "Who's crying? I just got sand in my eyes."

Tao Yushu said something stubborn, and then said to his sister fiercely: "Don't you know to knock on the door before coming in?"

Tao Yumo curled her lips and said, "Don't cry! I've already said that I won't go abroad to study."

After saying that, she slammed the door, turned around, and a smug smile appeared on her face.

Humph, can’t I cure you?

In the study, Tao Yumo's little head disappeared. Lin Chaoyang looked down at his wife and asked, "Is it not uncomfortable this time?"

Tao Yushu came out of his arms and switched back to a calm and generous attitude, "What's there to be upset about? If she wants to study abroad, then let her go. It will be quieter with one less person eating and drinking for free."

Just listen to what women say.

The next morning, Tao Yushu went to school, and Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yumo went towards Yan University together.

"Yumo, what you said yesterday, were you sincere or were you just teasing your sister?"

Tao Yumo hesitated and said, "I've already said it, I'm just asking."

"You really don't want to go?"

"There's nothing to do. Life is pretty good now. My family is finally together."

Lin Chaoyang could hear some regret in her words. It seemed that she had thought about it, but her family might be more important to her.

"You two sisters are quite similar." He suddenly sighed.

"Who looks like her? I look like my mom and she looks like my dad."

Tao Yumo said this, pedaled his bicycle, and quickly surpassed Lin Chaoyang.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head and smiled. These two sisters are just like their mother in that they are stubborn.

It is not groundless that Tao Yumo used the matter of studying abroad to scare Tao Yushu. With the pace of reform and opening up, exchanges between China and the world, especially developed countries, have become increasingly close and frequent.

As people are exposed to more and more foreign information, their yearning for developed countries is growing.

As one of the places with the most convenient access to external information, college students are becoming more and more enthusiastic about studying abroad.

The few government-sponsored study abroad opportunities are far from meeting the needs of these students. In this case, studying abroad at one's own expense becomes the best option for most people.

Because of the good honeymoon relationship with many developed countries, the conditions for Chinese college students to apply to foreign universities are now very relaxed and the opportunities to obtain scholarships are also great.

Recently, Lin Chaoyang has not been writing novels and has been slacking off a lot. He occasionally goes to the Chinese Department to attend classes. He heard that several students in the Chinese Department have applied for graduate studies at several American universities.

Lin Chaoyang didn’t quite understand the logic of those who studied Chinese going to study in the United States, but he thought that they didn’t want to apply what they learned, but just wanted to pursue a better life.

After class that day, Chen Jiangong started talking about his classmates studying abroad.

"Bei Ling, Mei Shan, Jian Ying...are all preparing to go to the United States."

Lin Chaoyang asked curiously, "Why are all the female students studying abroad, but no male students in your class are studying abroad?"

"There are no students studying abroad, but there are quite a few taking the postgraduate entrance examination. Studying abroad..." Chen Jiangong's expression was a little complicated.

Even if you apply for a scholarship, studying abroad is currently an extremely heavy burden for most families. For many families, travel expenses may even be a problem.

In this situation, male compatriots undoubtedly feel more pressure than lesbians.

"Chaoyang!" Liang Zuo's shout interrupted the conversation between Lin Chaoyang and Chen Jiangong.

"what's up?"

"Li Tong, I, and two classmates from grades 78 and 79 have formed a Redology group. If you have time, please give us some guidance."

Lin Chaoyang smiled and teased: "With a great talent like you here, do you still need my guidance?"

"Don't make fun of me. As for joint research, our skills are still too weak, especially in text carving, which is far inferior to your level."

Liang Zuo had something to ask of someone, so he complimented Lin Chaoyang, which made it difficult for him to refuse, so he said, "Then today is the best day. Have you achieved anything? Let me take a look first."

"Okay, there's an article."

Liang Zuo brought Lin Chaoyang to Building 32 and showed him the manuscript of the article, which was titled "Debate on Additions and Deletions to the Jinghuan Love List".

The so-called Jinghuan Love List is a list of main characters attached to the last chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions, which first appeared in the comments of Qi Xuben.

Fairy Jinghuan is the master of the Grand Illusionary Realm. The Department of Misfortune stores the fate books of the thirty-six daughters, including the main, deputy and third deputy of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling. Because the gate of the palace in the Grand Illusionary Realm is inscribed with "Sea of ​​Sin and Heaven of Love", Qi Xu's commentary calls it "Jinghuan Love List".

Since it is a "debate on additions and deletions", the topic of discussion is naturally the number of daughters on the list.

Academic circles have always had different opinions on the number of people on the Jinghuan Love List, which can be roughly divided into three types.

The first theory is based on what is written in the fifth chapter of the book, "This is the list of the twelve most beautiful women in your province, so it is called the 'main list'", "There are many women in your province, but only the most important ones are selected and recorded. The two below are next. The rest are mediocre people, so there is no list to be recorded." There are twelve people in the main list, twelve in the supplementary list, and twelve more in the supplementary list, a total of thirty-six people.

The second theory is based on the comments in the seventeenth and eighteenth chapters of the Gengchen edition: "The citation of the Twelve Beauties here is not accurate, and they are all random. It is not until the last chapter, 'The Jinghuan Love List', that we know the names of the principal, deputy, second deputy, third and fourth deputy. In the last month of Renwu, Ji Hu". There are twelve people on one list, one principal and four deputy, a total of five volumes, sixty people.

There is another view, represented by Zhou Ruchang, who believes that Mr. Cao Xueqin made the Jinghuan Love List to correspond to the 108 generals in "Water Margin", using the heroes of women to correspond to the heroes of the green forest, so there should be 108 people.

Lin Chaoyang can be said to be familiar with "Dream of the Red Chamber", and he communicates a lot with Wu Zuxiang on a daily basis. The old man's in-depth research on "Dream of the Red Chamber" naturally makes Lin Chaoyang's understanding of "Dream of the Red Chamber" deeper than ordinary people.

In his opinion, the claim that there were 108 people on the Jinghuan Love List was obviously just Zhou Ruchang's wishful thinking, without any strong evidence.

The statement of sixty people comes from the Gengchen version. Although there are annotations by Zhi to support it, the number of sixty people does not fit the plot of the book and is somewhat far-fetched.

The statement about thirty-six people comes from the fifth chapter at the beginning of the text, and it fits the characters in the text very well. This statement is the most reliable.

Liang Zuo and several others co-authored "A Debate on the Additions and Deletions to the Jinghuan Qing List", which shared the same view as him and also used multiple arguments to support the deviation of the sixty-person statement.

After reading the article, Lin Chaoyang felt that there were no major problems. He only pointed out a few logical errors in the writing and helped them add an additional example to support their argument.

He thought that was the end of it, but he didn't expect Liang Zuo to sign his name on the article and indicate that he was his instructor.

(End of this chapter)