Under the leadership of the teacher, Jiang Yulou and a group of students participating in the exchange activities entered the event venue.
The exchange event was held in a classroom at Yenching University. The event venue was basically not well decorated. After all, the materials were not rich enough, and the funds were tight. How could there be money to decorate the venue.
I just found a teacher to write the theme of today's activity on the blackboard, with a horizontal banner hanging above it, and some tea and fruits on each table, that's all.
There were not many international students participating in the exchange activities today, only about ten people.
After asking, I found out that those who could come to participate in the event had a fairly good level of Chinese proficiency.
If you really can't say a word, communication will become a big problem.
Similarly, there are about ten local students participating in exchange activities, basically one-on-one.
As soon as they entered the classroom, they began to look for foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes in their minds. How should I put it? Not many international students in this group met the standard of blond hair and blue eyes. There was an American girl who was probably the most conspicuous among them.
Not only is she beautiful, but she is also very tall.
The boys who came looked at her and their eyes almost went straight.
The dozen or so people include people from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the United States and other countries, and of course, there are also Neon people who are living a good life.
This was not the first time for the students who participated in the exchange meeting to meet foreigners, but it was the first time for them to communicate at close range. A few of the older men even whispered something in private. Judging from their expressions, it must be something exciting. Son.
In order to facilitate everyone's communication, the seats in the venue were interspersed, and students and international students were mixed together. All students from Yenching University who came to participate in the event had passed the English proficiency level.
Sitting next to Jiang Yulou was the most beautiful ocean horse, a beautiful girl from the United States, her name was Jessica.
Jessica cannot speak Chinese well, and even after a few months, her language expression ability is still worrying. While the teacher was still going through the process on the podium, Jiang Yulou had already figured out Jessica's identity.
She is 20 years old and studied at a community college in the United States before coming to China to study.
In September 1972, President Nixon visited China, and relations between China and the United States thawed. Under the auspices of the old man, the two countries officially established diplomatic relations this year, January 1, 1979.
During this period, the Federal Republic of Germany, Neon, etc. also established diplomatic relations with my country, and my country's overseas education in China was revitalized.
Also this year, the Chinese government sent the first batch of more than 2,000 international students to study in the United States. They became the first batch of international students sent by China and became one of the important symbols of my country's reform and opening up policy.
At this time, there were far fewer international students sent to our country by the American government. Taking Jessica and her group as an example, there were only 33 students.
There are probably several reasons why these international students choose to come to China.
One is political investment, and coming to China is a qualification.
Jiang Yulou read a piece of news in his previous life. An American agriculturist and a professor at Washington State University was among the first batch of international students to come to China.
Later, he quickly gained a foothold by relying on his qualifications in coming to China, inherited the family business, and established his own fund company.
The second type is opportunists like Jessica. Her family is poor and she paid for college with loans.
Before coming to China, she had no money and could only work part-time and worked as a carpet cleaner, supermarket salesperson, and temporary worker at a gas station.
I was about to accept that I could only continue working as a carpet cleaner after getting a bachelor's degree. It was a dream to pay off my student loans with this salary.
It's not that Jessica doesn't want to find a decent job, but the university she went to is not very competitive, and her major is not popular. In addition, she is a woman, so it is even harder to find a job.
Just when she was distressed, an advertisement for studying in China hidden on a bulletin board outside the campus office quietly changed her fate.
After a brief hesitation, she decided to seize the opportunity. For no other reason than because the announcement mentioned that students returning from government-sponsored study abroad can choose to continue their doctoral studies at well-known universities such as Stanford in the United States.
Oh my God, that was Stanford University. It was ten thousand times better than the country university she had attended before.
Ever since, after submitting the application, she received what she later regarded as "the most precious gift."
In today's popular parlance, Jessica can be described as one of the earliest "tourist special forces". With just a place name, she got on the plane and started her journey.
On August 31, 1979, Jessica arrived in Yanjing. Before getting off the plane, she had not taken a shower for several days, and she had not eaten much along the way. She was at least two or three kilograms lighter than when she got on the bus.
Jessica's first Chinese teacher was a Filipino diplomat based in Yanjing. Before entering school, she only learned three Chinese pronouns—you, me, and he.
On the first day after enrolling, she was invited to participate in the play "She Came From Across the Ocean" on campus.
At first, Jessica thought it was a spoof of a reality show. During the filming, she couldn't even speak a few words in Chinese.
Therefore, when reading lines, she responded by repeating her favorite lyrics. For example, "Yesterday Comes Again" is the song whose lyrics she most remembers.
After that, I will study Chinese hard and strive to successfully complete my studies.
The days of studying were very relaxed. Because of her status as an international student, she received very good care from the school.
Let’s just say that the dormitory she lives in now is full of international students and foreign experts. She is currently enjoying studying in China. It is wonderful not to have to worry about life.
If she didn't know the idiom "Be happy to miss Shu", she would definitely have this idea.
The peaceful life continues to this day, and she was invited to participate in this exchange event. Since she had the experience of participating in a performance for the first time, she happily agreed.
After arriving, Jessica thought she had come to the right place.
The junior student next to her is so handsome. Even though he is just an Oriental, he is still within her aesthetic category.
Totally handsome guy!
Moreover, what surprised Jessica was that Jiang Yulou’s spoken English was very good, even better than her, a country girl from a small place.
Oh, Jiang Yulou’s name was also learned after the two communicated.
She decided to play with Jiang Yulou often in the future. His thoughts were very unusual, especially his optimism and confidence, which she had never seen since coming to Yanjing.
Moreover, his humor and fun also deeply attracted Jessica.
"Ginger, you are a very good person." Jessica said seriously.
Jiang Yulou couldn't help but smile: "Of course I am."
