Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 73 American Angry Youth
Painting big rosy pictures, spreading chicken soup for the soul, PUA and anti-PUA, these are all essential skills for contemporary people working in the workplace.

Lin Chaoyang woke up the decadent Du Feng with a few words, and he could only sigh: Young people are still easy to fool!
As he looked at Du Feng's revived and vigorous appearance, he suddenly thought that the only pity was the love letters he wrote. Fortunately, he did not pay tribute to any famous writers, so it was not a loss.

"Brother-in-law, there are only a few people I admire in my life, and you have to be one of them!" Du Feng said excitedly.

"It's pointless to talk about this between us." Lin Chaoyang waved his hand.

Du Feng asked Lin Chaoyang about his novel again. He said, "I have basically sorted out my thoughts. I think I can start writing today."

"Great!"

Although he did not write the novel, he was the one who indirectly contributed to it. When Du Feng thought about the birth of a novel praising the frontline soldiers for defending their country, his heart was filled with pride, as if he had become one of them.

"Brother-in-law, if you need anything, just tell me and I will do my best." Du Feng said.

"it is good."

Another day passed. Lin Chaoyang got up early to go to work and saw A Mao on the east side of the library.

This time he didn't bother with Old Zhu. He got a set of short-sleeved clothes from somewhere, put on cloth shoes, tied sandbags on his legs, and ran with great vigor and confidence.

Following behind was a dead dog who had just woken up - Liu Huimin from the History Department.

When Lin Chaoyang noticed Amao and Liu Huimin, they also noticed him. Amao waved from a distance, as enthusiastic as a big golden retriever.

There was a hint of personal grudge in Liu Huimin's eyes when he looked at Lin Chaoyang. A Mao had told him that all the things he did were suggested by Lin Chaoyang.

"Amao, how are you feeling recently?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"Great!" A Mao's face was covered with sweat and his complexion was ruddy, but he was in high spirits. It was just that his body odor floating in the wind made people standing next to him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Lin, you are right. A real man must have a strong body, so that he can fight for his life!"

"The body is the capital of life. Your ability to act is truly admirable."

Lin Chaoyang's praise made A Mao feel a little proud. He pulled Lin Chaoyang to his side again, with a mysterious look on his face.

"The American Embassy is currently recruiting overseas students. I plan to take this opportunity to gather some information and make some preparations for my great cause."

Wo knock!

Lin Chaoyang was shocked when he heard this.

Brother, I'm just kidding, don't scare me!
If this turns out to be a spy incident, both of us will be in trouble.

Not only Lin Chaoyang, but Liu Huimin was also terrified. Is this something he can listen to without paying?

Lin Chaoyang forced himself to remain calm, his face serious, "Comrade Amao!"

Feeling the seriousness and solemnity in Lin Chaoyang's tone, A Mao suddenly became solemn, "Comrade Chaoyang, please give me your instructions!"

Liu Huimin looked at Lin Chaoyang in shock. Before, A Mao had only told him about exercising to save his life, but he didn't expect that Lin Chaoyang was also involved in this.

So you are the one who is the trendsetting one?
Lin Chaoyang didn't care about Liu Huimin's expression and said to A Mao: "Going to the embassy to gather intelligence, do you know what this is? This is espionage. Our goal is to spread the glory of communism to all parts of the world. Violent killing and bloodshed are not our goals."

"How can life be without blood?" Ah Mao actually retorted. This was something Lin Chaoyang did not expect.

What he didn't expect was that A Mao would say this. Is this something that A Mao can say with his academic qualifications?

He glanced to the side, and Liu Huimin looked away guiltily.

Recently, in the dormitory, A-Mao had nothing better to do, so he would ask Liu Huimin to tell him the story of the Chinese revolution. He was a history student, and A-Mao's request just hit the spot, so he could talk nonstop.

"No! Comrade A Mao, your idea is wrong. At this stage of world development, violent revolution is no longer the mainstream.

According to my observation, the Soviet Union seemed to be flourishing, but in fact it was full of contradictions.

Now Europe and the United States are constantly intensifying their propaganda war against the Soviet Union. At this stage, the situation in the Soviet Union is very intense and nothing can be seen. But I think that once the internal problems of the Soviet Union are exposed, it will trigger a series of chain reactions. As a socialist camp, we must learn from their lessons.

Therefore, at this stage, the urgency of life has shifted from physical confrontation and annihilation to spiritual and public opinion confrontation.

Do you understand?"

Ah Mao listened to Lin Chaoyang's words, his eyes lit up, he nodded after thinking, "Lin, what you said makes sense."

"So what should I do?"

"Learn!" Lin Chaoyang uttered a word, "Not only the body needs to be strong, but the soul and spirit also need to be strong. We Chinese people talk about 'sage inside and king outside'. Only when a person is truly strong from the inside out will he not fear any enemy, and can he infect others and lead them into the team of life."

"Yeah. You're right. Although I feel much stronger physically from my recent exercise, I'm still a little lacking mentally."

Lin Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "You can go and take some Party history and political economics classes first."

"good idea!"

The crisis was resolved, and Lin Chaoyang advised again: "Don't go to the embassy. We Chinese have an old saying that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall."

"No, no, no, you have to go! The hourly wage is seven dollars, it would be a shame not to go." A Mao waved his hands repeatedly.

So after all this talk, you're here just for the hourly wage?

Seven dollars an hour, isn't that more than 10 yuan an hour? Considering the wages of this era, Americans are really rich!

"It's a pity that the embassy doesn't want Chinese people!"

Liu Huimin on the side sighed with regret. Looking at the posture, he wished he could replace Amao.

After they chatted for a while, Lin Chaoyang finally understood what was going on.

Although A Mao is an American, his financial situation is not optimistic, otherwise he would not have chosen to study in China.

After knowing this, Lin Chaoyang also understood.

Precisely because he had no money, A Mao was an angry young man when he was in the United States. Then, when he came to China to study, he was easily persuaded to commit suicide by a few words from his father.

"What you need to do now is to study, exercise and make money peacefully. We Chinese have an old saying: Store up food and you will become king slowly."

A Mao nodded. He really learned a lot from the conversation. He learned several ancient Chinese sayings today.

After comforting A Mao, Lin Chaoyang felt relaxed. In the morning, he went to Tang Le Daiyun's class "Mao Dun Research". The title of the class was "Mao Dun Research", but the class went off topic while he was talking.

Le Daiyun's main business is to study comparative literature, which was still a relatively unfamiliar term in the Chinese literary world at that time. Simply put, it is a literary study conducted from the perspectives of different nationalities, languages, cultures, and disciplines. It first appeared in France in the 19th century and then achieved great development in Western countries such as Europe and the United States.

For students in the Chinese Department, Le Daiyun’s comparative literature course is much more interesting than listening to her research on Mao Dun.

This is also the normal psychology of intellectuals of this era. Having been closed off for too long, everyone is eager to absorb knowledge from the outside world.

However, this kind of blind absorption sometimes often leads to some disadvantages, such as blind admiration and self-deprecation.

After class, Lin Chaoyang just returned to the library, and Hu Wenqiong said to him: "Chaoyang, there is a female comrade looking for you!"

"Who is it? Have you left?"

"I'm bored waiting for you, so I asked her to go to the newspaper room first."

"Okay, please, Sister Hu, keep an eye on me for a while."

After saying this, Lin Chaoyang walked towards the newspaper room.

(End of this chapter)