I'm back in 1990

Chapter 1181: My Sister Bullied Me

Zhou Weiyuan continued to guide the class discussion: "Huang Ruiying's remarks were very insightful. She added some macro-level issues that are easily overlooked. Now I'd like to ask everyone a question: following the manufacturing cost issue she mentioned, besides rising labor costs, what other factors are squeezing the profit margins of the manufacturing industry?"

The lecture hall became lively again as students began to speak at once. Some talked about environmental protection costs, some about raw material price fluctuations, some mentioned land costs, and others added the issue of high financing costs. Zhou Weiyuan wrote these keywords on the blackboard one by one, filling half of the blackboard.

Huang Ruiying listened intently without saying anything more. She didn't want to stand out too much; what she had just said was enough, and saying anything more would seem like showing off.

When the bell rang, Zhao Jiaming turned around from the front row, leaned on Huang Ruiying's desk, and said with a serious face, "Huang Ruiying, what you said just now was really good. Although we read the same article, I didn't understand it as well as you did right away. Especially your logic that every consumer is also a worker, it really enlightened me."

"Thank you!" Huang Ruiying smiled, said nothing more, and began to tidy up the textbooks on the table.

Lin Zhixia, holding her schoolbag, pushed up her glasses: "Ruiying, do you have any recommended literature or reports on the data you just mentioned regarding the ratio of average wages in the manufacturing industry to average GDP? I'd like to learn more about it; it might be useful for future reference."

"I remember it was a global wage report released by the Hong Kong Economic Research Institute last year. I can't remember which issue it was right now, but I'll go back and check it and send it to you when I find it."

"Thank you so much!" After expressing her gratitude, Lin Zhixia seemed to remember something else. "By the way, did you take any electives in your first semester of sophomore year? I heard that Professor Zhou is going to teach a special seminar on industrial economics, and there are limited spots available. If you're interested, you should probably keep an eye out for it."

Huang Ruiying nodded: "Okay, I'll take a look later."

Yan Yutong and Lin Xiaotang watched everything from the side. After Lin Zhixia left, Yan Yutong came over.

"Tell us honestly, were you giving us special treatment behind our backs?"

"No!" Huang Ruiying closed her schoolbag.

Yan Yutong, however, remained unconvinced: "But you were just giving a long and detailed speech, talking about the death spiral, negative PPI growth, and Boston Consulting Group data. Do you think we went to the same school?"

Huang Ruiying slung her bag over her shoulder and gave Yan Yutong a knowing smile: "Guess?"

"I'm too lazy to guess." Yan Yutong quickly stuffed her schoolbag into her bag, picked up the bag, and followed behind Huang Ruiying: "Let's go, let's go eat in the cafeteria. But you're treating us today, consider it a knowledge aid for us academic underachievers."

Huang Ruiying turned her head and glanced at Yan Yutong's belly with a look of disgust: "You have quite an appetite, don't you? Look at that belly, you're five months along, aren't you?"

Yan Yutong immediately took a deep breath and tucked in her lower abdomen, appearing nonchalant: "No way, my lower abdomen is perfectly flat!"

Lin Xiaotang couldn't hold back any longer and laughed so hard she was doubled over.

The three of them walked out of the classroom chatting and laughing. Although she teased Yan Yutong, Huang Ruiying still planned to treat everyone to lunch. The reason was simple: she was in a particularly good mood today.

It wasn't because she stood out in class, but because she discovered that her father was truly talented, which made her feel proud and honored.

Just as she stepped outside the teaching building, her phone vibrated.

She took it out and glanced at it; it contained her father's information.

He asked her what time she would be home that night, saying he was making crayfish.

Upon seeing this news, she couldn't help but laugh. This man, he caused a huge uproar online with just one article, yet he was completely submissive to his own mother at home, and still remembered to care about what his daughter liked to eat.

She quickly typed a few words in reply: "Okay, make more minced garlic."

After sending it, she thought for a moment and then sent another message: "Your article was discussed in our class today."

A reply came quickly, casual and nonchalant: "Really? Did you cheer on your old man?"

Huang Ruiying smiled and put her phone in her pocket without replying to the message.

Yan Yutong saw everything and cautiously asked, "Who is it? Who can make you laugh like that? Your boyfriend?"

Huang Ruiying glared at her, annoyed: "My dad!"

"Huh? Uncle?" Yan Yutong realized she had misspoke.

To make amends, she asked, "What kind of business does Uncle do?"

"It's just a small business, nothing to mention," Huang Ruiying chuckled.

Then she linked arms with Yan Yutong on one arm and with Lin Xiaotang on the other, and the three girls walked together toward the cafeteria.

When I got home in the evening, I smelled garlic lobster and thirteen-spice powder as soon as I entered the door.

Huang Ruiying ran to the kitchen and saw her father leisurely cooking lobsters.

Huang Ruiying ran to the kitchen and saw her father leisurely cooking lobsters.

She stepped forward and put her arm around her father's shoulder: "Old Huang, you're still got it! You deserve praise!"

Huang Xiaochuan slapped his daughter's hand off his shoulder: "You have no manners! Nobody dares to call me Old Huang!"

Huang Ruiying didn't take it seriously and asked, "Where are my brother, my sister, and my dear mother?"

"Your mom went to pick up August from kindergarten, and your brother is probably on his way back right now." Huang Xiaochuan said, wiping his hands with a rag while continuing to look at the two pots.

Huang Ruiying stared at the two pots on the stove, her drool almost dripping onto the ground; that was her favorite dish.

It's not that she's never eaten or seen lobster before, but in her memory, her father's lobster dishes are unmatched by any restaurant, and that's no exaggeration.

Moreover, it is said that the recipe for the lobster seasoning was passed down from her father. She asked him about it later, but he denied it.

As they were talking, Yu Xiang returned with August.

"Sister..." Upon seeing Huang Ruiying, Xiao Bayue was overjoyed and rushed up to hug her tightly.

"Oh my!" Huang Ruiying gave the little girl a big kiss.

"Have you missed me?"

This question put the little girl in a bit of a bind, and she didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

Huang Ruiying was displeased and threatened, "If you want to, you want to; if you don't, you don't. What does it mean to stay silent?"

The young girl stammered, "We only parted this morning, it's been too short, I haven't even had time to think about you..."

Huang Ruiying was amused by the prank, so she hugged the little girl tightly and pinched her a few times, making the little girl scream for help.

Yu Xiang was already used to this and didn't pay any attention to the two sisters. Fortunately, Huang Zeji returned at this time and quickly snatched the little girl from Huang Ruiying's hands, thus saving the little girl's life.

"Brother, sister is bullying me." Seeing that someone was backing her up, the little girl turned to her brother and complained.