Love Guide for Childhood Sweethearts

Chapter 280: Getting Back to the Original Source

"They're called unique, innovative, and at the forefront of the crowd, leading the fashion." Lin Xingzhi shook his head and laughed, "They'll probably call us old-fashioned."

"Just say it! Who said fashion should be led by them? They really know how to flatter themselves! In front of the masses, the fashion world is just a small group of people." Lin Jingzhe snorted, "I didn't win a gold medal with just a few clothes." He pursed his lips and said, "Besides, when did they ever represent the masses? They just flatter each other and spend money on it. What they call fashion? They're clearly plagiarizing our cultural relics."

"Yeah!" Lin Qiwei nodded vigorously, "Brother, you can find similar things among the cultural relics."

"You should ask our mother more about this." Lin Jingzhe looked at him meaningfully with his dark brown eyes.

"That sharkskin swimsuit..." Lin Xingzhi kindly reminded her.

"By the way! I didn't wear a sharkskin swimsuit at the exhibition match in Hong Kong." Lin Jingzhe said as he looked at them with a smile in his peach blossom eyes.

"Oh my God." Lin Xingzhi stared at her with his eyes wide open, "This is simply unbelievable."

"Swimming has nothing to do with swimsuits." Lin Jingzhe said to them with a beaming expression.

"It seems like you don't like to participate in circles that you don't understand." Lin Xingzhi saw it and said bluntly.

"Hmm!" Lin Jingzhe raised his eyebrows and looked at him and said, "I'm afraid they will cheat me."

"Trick you?" Lin Qiwei looked up at her and said, "Now there are still people who dare to trick you! You are tired of living like this."

"To be honest, the fashion circle is too Westernized." Lin Jingzhe said as he looked at them with his deep and bottomless eyes.

"You should be bold and try new things." Lin Xingzhi looked at her encouragingly and said, "Or cross-border, your literature and sports are inseparable."

"No time." Lin Jingzhe said simply.

"You want to get back to the source!" Lin Xingzhi said, looking at her with sparkling eyes, "I believe that with your current status, no one would dare to mess with you."

"Why would you risk your life?" Lin Jingzhe looked at him in surprise, a smile in his eyes. He pondered for a moment and said, "Not now. I really don't have time. I'm not old anymore. There's no rush. I've already established my achievements."

"Your performance isn't good enough!" Lin Qiwei stared at her in astonishment, "How can others survive?"

Lin Jingzhe raised his eyebrows and looked at them and said, "Maybe it's not good enough in the eyes of others, but who knows how the next Olympics will be? Will it be a flash in the pan?" He looked at them calmly and said, "This is the way the world is."

"Get to the bottom of it?" Lin Jingzhe stared at him with his dark brown eyes. "It's difficult! Even the country can't do it, how can I?" He shook his head. "I'll be chased and scolded. Public opinion is very friendly to foreigners. There are too many people kneeling." He looked at them with deep and bottomless eyes and said, "Media, you have seen how terrible public opinion is. If you deal with one person..."

"No, no, no!" Lin Xingzhi said quickly after hearing this.

"I'm not afraid of quarreling! It's just too energy-consuming to skin their American dad." Lin Jingzhe looked at them calmly with his amber pupils.

"You should just focus on swimming! Don't participate in those messy activities." Lin Xingzhi said quickly after hearing this.

"Hehe..." Lin Jingzhe smiled and put the fruit into his mouth.

"Are you full?" Lin Qiwei said to them with her blinking almond-shaped eyes.

"What's wrong?" Lin Jingzhe asked her with pure eyes.

"Mom asked me to get you two sets of Hanfu. Don't you want to try them on?" Lin Qiwei said, looking at her with green eyes.

"Let's go!" Lin Jingzhe clapped his hands and stood up.

The three of them left the cafeteria. Lin Qiwei looked at her without blinking and said, "Sister, are you going back to the room with me, or are you going back to the apartment?"

"I'll accompany you to get your clothes and then go back to the apartment." Lin Jingzhe said without thinking.

"Sister, I know the way." Lin Qiwei was stunned when she heard that, then smiled.

"Take a walk after dinner to help digest the food." Lin Jingzhe looked at her gently and said.

"Okay!" Lin Qiwei responded with a smile, looking at the blue sky and said, "It's not completely dark yet!"

"After eating the winter solstice meal, the day will get longer." Lin Jingzhe said with a warm smile as he looked at them.

"Proverb." Lin Qiwei said with a chuckle.

"This is how our culture has been integrated into our lives." Lin Jingzhe looked at them with clear eyes and said, "No one can take it away as long as we are still alive."

"Why are the Americans so hostile towards us?" Lin Qiwei said as they walked.

"Who does he think is least hostile to?" Lin Xingzhi said, looking at her with deep eyes, "The Americans will punish anyone who threatens their position, whether it's the former Russians, the Japanese, or the European Union..."

"He wasn't that hostile towards us initially. He was trying to win us over to fight the Russian bear!" Lin Jingzhe said, looking at them with clear eyes. "Their initial positioning for us was simply to play the role of supplier in the global economy."

"Things changed later." Lin Xingzhi looked at them with his dark eyes, "They realized we were growing too fast."

"Since the reform and opening up, we're no longer just producers. We also have access to a massive market of 1.4 billion people. This dual identity has naturally attracted the attention of certain countries, especially the United States, which has become the world's largest economy since World War II." Lin Jingzhe looked at them with deep eyes and said, "People back then were truly able to endure hardships. So many farmers left their homes to work in factories, working day and night."

Lin Xingzhi pursed his lips and said, "If we just do some low-value-added assembly work, like the 100 million shirts in exchange for an airplane in the 1990s, and make a little money, they probably won't target us. We'll just become a dumping ground for their products and processing them."

"Hmm!" Lin Jingzhe nodded slightly. "That's the theory. We've been stuck in the low-end manufacturing industry, maintaining our original backward economic model. They might not react too much."

"How is this possible? Impossible! Why would that be?" Lin Qiwei snorted coldly, "They eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, while we have to eat steamed buns."

"Haha..." Lin Jingzhe shook his head and laughed, "That's right! We have the right to a better life, and we're not so complacent with the status quo. We envy them for selling giant airplanes and buying arms. These are all high-tech, and the money they make is huge... It can't be compared to selling any number of shirts."

"Ammunition?" Lin Qiwei blinked and looked at her.

"The trade of arms between countries is normal." Lin Jingzhe raised his eyebrows and looked at her and said, "Second only to drugs and human trafficking, it's the most profitable business."

"Wait, wait, I know about drugs and human trafficking." Lin Qiwei pulled her arm and asked, "What era is this?"