'So if I need something in the future, I'll have to go to my sister?'
Seeing through Xie Changning's thoughts, Xie Changyi laughed and chided her, "Let me warn you upfront. I'm strictly by the book. If it doesn't contribute to our nation's development, I won't agree to help you."
"Of course. I'm also thinking about our nation's development."
Xie Changning said this with great sincerity, as if Xie Changyi had wrongly accused her.
'Who in R&D isn't thick-skinned?'
'If you aren't thick-skinned, how can you pull in sponsors? How can you get the leadership to allocate more funds to you?'
'It's a skill!'
Xie Changning spoke with the three leaders for a good while, but most of that time was spent claiming kinship with Xie Changyi. The other leaders could see it clearly: Xie Changning had her sights set on Xie Changyi.
Before she left, Xie Changyi poked Xie Changning on the forehead.
