Chapter 15: I have to become stronger because I have been bullied
"What!? Have you also been bullied like this? You are not lying to me, are you, Yan?"

Martha asked in surprise.

Lin Yan spread his hands: "Why would I lie to you? It's not like we Chinese suddenly picked up some alien spaceship. We have to learn from other people's 'good students' to make technological progress. In the first few decades, we used all the bullying methods you just mentioned. And..."

He laughed at himself and said, "You are just being bullied for a subway project. We were bullied like this in the past - the construction machinery, workshops, assembly lines...anywhere you can think of and can't think of, they have bullied us like this!"

Martha: “…Ah?”

The Chinese audience in the live broadcast room spoke in a deep voice:

"I can prove that what Brother Yan said is true. Even if I haven't experienced these methods myself, I have heard my elders talk about them."

"Travel expenses? Ha, I haven't heard this term for almost ten years, but I still remember it. My dad was fine with everything else, but he would go berserk as soon as he heard these three words. So those guys behave like this wherever they go?"

"This is so infuriating, I'll buy a few more packs of Huazi later, and consider it a contribution to national defense!"

The subway continued to move forward, and Lin Yan slowly told Martha about the bitter experiences during the early days of China's industry.

Everything that Martha complained about just now is almost exactly the same thing that has happened here in China.

Faced with the weak and backward China at that time, the "powerful and advanced" big companies and enterprises were extremely arrogant and greedy, and used all "legal" means to squeeze every penny of blood and sweat from the Chinese workers and factories.

Back then, Chinese factories also thought about rebelling.

But can you resist? Just like the subway in the United Arab Emirates, if you don't let Delman do it, there will be Inman and Farman, using exactly the same means to squeeze out every bit of value.

This is the horror of "monopoly". Those "advanced and developed" companies monopolize the most critical technologies, leaving all latecomers to accept their "bullying"!
"I didn't expect that you guys actually had such a past..."

Martha sighed softly.

She was feeling wonderful now.

Before she came to China, she had only heard her parents tell her about the extremely backward and weak China. At that time, she thought that China was the most backward place on the blue planet, just like those poor countries in the desert. Even the Chinese people might not have been "civilized" yet.

But when she landed in China and saw its astonishing prosperity, her original impression of China's backwardness was immediately shattered. In her mind, China's image was gradually elevated to a level that was far beyond the reach of the United States, and it could be called "Heaven on Earth", the most beautiful place in the world.

Now, Lin Yan told her about the weak era of China, which was at the mercy of others. He made her understand that the weak China 30 years ago was real, and the powerful China today is also real. But this transformation cannot be simply summarized by the phrase "30 years of unremitting self-improvement".

China has experienced the same "grievance" that made Martha so angry, and even more!
"But we - our fathers, the great ones, endured it all."

Lin Yan said firmly: "We Chinese are not the kind of people who will seek revenge when we are bullied. We will remember every humiliation we have experienced. This is not for revenge, but to warn us Chinese ourselves - if we don't want to be bullied like this again, we must train ourselves to be stronger than those who bully us!"

"Being strong doesn't mean you won't be bullied, but being behind will definitely get you beaten!"

"Of course, we have also scolded the inhumane guys like Delman Company, but we know that scolding can't solve any problems. We can only learn from them, learn the truly 'advanced and powerful' aspects of them, even if the road is full of sharp gravel and even if we don't even have a pair of straw sandals, we have to go to their place. Otherwise, it will not only be our feet that will be pierced by the gravel, but also our hearts and heads."

"So, you see—"

Lin Yan pointed proudly at the subway that was still moving forward.

"That Delman Company will never dare to come to China again."

“It’s not because he’s become a good person.”

"But his self-proclaimed 'advanced' technology is no match for us." Martha clenched her fists.

"Yan! You are absolutely right!"

Her eyes seemed to be blazing with fire: "You Chinese are really too smart! That's right, it's useless to reason with those people. Only by making yourself strong can you avoid being bullied by them! Before, my understanding of 'self-improvement' was very one-sided, but after this incident, I have clearly realized what these four words mean!"

"When I return to my country... No, from now on! Even if my influence is very weak, I will do my best to call on my compatriots to emulate China and learn from China! The quality of 'constant self-improvement' that we lack must be learned no matter how hard or tiring it is!"

Allen Chiefs audience: "Ah this..."

My dear princess, please wake up!

They were complaining in their hearts.

It's fine if you just shout this slogan, but how can you take it seriously, Princess? You are our favorite princess, and it's others who should strive for self-improvement, not you, the princess!
Isn't it nice to just lie on the oil and count money every day and live a leisurely life? Why do you have to find trouble for yourself?

Damn Chinese boy, what kind of magic potion did you feed the princess?
Perhaps she sensed what the people in the Arab League were thinking through the Internet, the corners of Martha's mouth turned slightly "dark", and she looked at the camera with a smile on her face, but that smile looked scary no matter how you looked at it.

"Everyone in the Alian Chieftain likes Martha very much, right?"

Everyone in the Alian Chieftain: "Uh... ah, yes, yes, yes!! We like Martha the best!"

"So, can you please listen to Martha's most sincere request? Can you all learn the Chinese philosophy of 'self-improvement' like Martha? From now on, get up early every day to exercise, take your work seriously, study and supplement your knowledge in your spare time, and use the most stringent requirements to constrain yourself to 'become stronger' every day!"

"Everyone, are you okay?"

Everyone in the Alian tribe: "..."

"I personally fully support all of Martha's decisions in principle!"

"Martha's request is our highest instruction! I will strictly abide by all the requirements except for the parts that cannot be followed!"

"I've decided! I'll start with myself! I'll get up 5 minutes earlier every day, eat one less vegetarian dish, and do one more push-up at night!"

"I will immediately build a large library so that every citizen of the Emirate who wants to read can read!"

Martha's face suddenly fell:

"Isn't this a complete lack of fighting spirit! Wuwuwu, Yan, what should I do? No one listens to me!"

"Ahem, that... Martha, self-improvement is used to restrain yourself. It's a bit too much to use it to force others. Be more understanding and tolerant."

Good man!
In front of the screen, seeing that the Chinese boy actually said good things about them, all the Allen Chiefs brothers were moved to tears.

Since this boy is so sensible, I will not sentence him to death by stoning.

He had committed the crime of offending the princess, but the emperor was magnanimous enough to sentence him to death, and everyone let it go without pursuing the matter.

Lin Yan: “???”

(End of this chapter)