Zhao Haimei looked at Lin Nianhe, rubbed her ear, and asked uncertainly, "What did you say?"
Lin Nianhe repeated Mr. Ren's words and finally said, "Haimei, don't be shy. If you have any questions, just ask. Now Mr. Ren wants to keep you at the research institute in Beijing. If you don't take this opportunity to make demands, when will you?"
What Lin Nianhe didn't say was that if Mr. Ren insisted on keeping her, unless Zhao Haimei was willing to give up the assigned job like her, she would have no choice but to accept.
But what could Zhao Haimei do after refusing the job assignment?
Become a private teacher at a high school?
It's obvious without thinking that the treatment there can't compare to being a researcher at the institute.
Zhao Haimei looked at Lin Nianhe, picking at her fingers, and said in a small voice, "Actually... the main reason I want to go back home is because of my father. My dad got sick from mining before, and over the years, the medicine and treatment..."