"Student Gu, congratulations, your work won first place in this art competition!"
Gu Qingcheng was in a daze when she heard an English sentence ringing in her ears.
She instantly switched identities, raised the corners of her lips, and showed a gentle and implicit smile: "Thank you!"
"So what if I get first place? Or I still won't get a degree?"
There is no shortage of troublemakers in this world.
It was obviously a cheerful banquet, but there were always one or two discordant sounds.
However, although this man was jealous, he did not dare to blatantly seek trouble.
His muttering was so soft that Gu Qingcheng, who was more than ten steps away, shouldn't have been able to hear it.
It's a pity that Gu Qingcheng is not the original owner. She has sharp six senses. She can clearly hear even a whisper from dozens of steps away, let alone a dozen steps away.
"Can't you get your degree certificate?"
Why?
Isn't it number one?
And from the memories Gu Qingcheng received, the original owner, Gu Wanqing, had all grades A+ while studying abroad.
An outstanding student among the outstanding.
"I guess it's just because she is a woman!"
In this era, even in the ugly country known as Sazu, there is still very serious gender discrimination.
Gu Qingcheng did not activate the God's perspective, nor did she unlock all the scripts, but she could still deduce the reason through some of the scripts she obtained and the fused memories of the original owner.
Sad and angry, but helpless.
Because with "Gu Wanqing's" current situation, she can't change the world yet.
so--
"No! I won't give in!"
Gu Qingcheng clenched her wine glass and continued to smile and chat with others on the surface, but made a decision in her heart.
"Wanqing, are you tired? Do you want to go back?"
Just as Gu Qingcheng was thinking, there was a gentle voice coming from far away.
Without looking back, just by listening to the voice, Gu Qingcheng knew the identity of the visitor - the original owner, Gu Wanqing's fiancé Wei Jingxi.
The Gu family and the Wei family are family friends. Gu Wanqing's father and Wei Jingxi's father were both the first batch of international students to go to Chou.
They are classmates and family friends, but they have different interests and specialties.
Gu's father was a typical literati. When he was studying abroad, he also studied philosophy. After returning to China, he became one of the top writers in the country.
Wei's father is a man in science and engineering. He studied physics and other majors abroad. After returning to China, he became the founder of the domestic physics major.
The friendship between the first generation has continued to Gu Wanqing's generation.
Gu Wanqing and Wei Jingxi were childhood sweethearts and grew up together.
As adults, the two studied abroad together.
Gu Wanqing chose architecture, while Wei Jingxi inherited his father's career and plunged into the physics circle.
The two have different majors and seem to have very different interests and hobbies.
Gu Wanqing pursues art, but Wei Jingxi is more like a standard science and engineering man.
However, the relationship between the two is very good and is not affected by these differences.
The two families even made an agreement to officially get married as soon as the two of them graduate and return to China.
Now in their fourth year of college, the two are about to complete their studies.
Wei Jingxi had excellent grades and received his bachelor's degree ahead of schedule.
However, due to some reasons, Gu Wanqing may not be able to truly graduate even if she gets first place in the competition.
"fine!"
Gu Qingcheng "forced" a smile.
Although Wei Jingxi is a man of science, he is not blind.
The main reason is that he really loves his fiancée, so he sees and remembers her every smile.
"……We go home!"
Wei Jingxi came to Gu Qingcheng, reached out to hold her arm, and said softly.
"good!"
Gu Qingcheng nodded, and together with Wei Jingxi, said goodbye to the classmates and friends around them.
.
When he left the banquet hall and there was no one else around, Wei Jingxi asked in a low voice, "What happened? I see you are not happy!"
My fiancée's work won an award, which was originally a happy thing.
But why does Wan Qing still look like this?
"Is someone giving you a hard time?"
When Wei Jingxi said this, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Although they are in a foreign country, they are not ordinary ordinary people.
The fathers of both parties are well-known people in China, and they also have many classmates and friends in Chou Country.
They will not take the initiative to provoke, but if they are bullied, there will be people to help support them.
"It's not really an embarrassment, because what I'm telling you is the truth."
Gu Qingcheng still looked lonely. She lowered her head and seemed to be still hesitating.
"The truth? What truth?"
Wei Jingxi didn't believe in the truth, because oftentimes, it was the so-called truth that hurt people the most.
"Jingxi, I want to switch departments!"
Gu Qingcheng suddenly raised his head, and instead of answering Wei Jingxi's question, he said such a meaningless sentence.
"Change system?"
Wei Jingxi's brows almost knitted into a knot.
She is now a senior and will graduate in another year, but Wan Qing wants to change departments.
This this--
"Which major do you want to switch to?"
Although Wei Jingxi disagreed, he understood Wan Qing.
Although his fiancée looks gentle and gentle, she is actually strong at heart.
She doesn't make up her mind easily, but once she makes a choice, she sticks to it.
Besides, Wan Qing is not a fool.
She is smart, she is sensible, and she knows what she wants.
Changing departments rashly may seem absurd, but it shouldn't be a hot-headed move.
She must have her own reasons.
"Department of Finance!"
Gu Qingcheng spit out these three words.
Wei Jingxi:......
Transferring the Department of Architecture to the Department of Finance?
This is like asking someone who is engaged in physics to write articles.
The span is too big.
"Can I ask why?"
Wei Jingxi didn't say "you're crazy" or "don't be ridiculous", but asked the reason more and more gently.
"Just now, someone said that no matter how good I am, I can't get a degree certificate!"
Gu Qingcheng did not hide it, but directly used this sentence as an excuse.
"Although these words are full of jealousy and hatred, there is some truth in them."
Gu Qingcheng raised her head, stubbornness flashing in her beautiful eyes, "I know that switching departments now is really nonsense, but I am not willing to accept it!"
"Besides, since you know there will be no results, why bother forcing it!"
"Instead of wasting time here and making jokes, it's better to change your major."
"The finance department is pretty good! Maybe I can try my hand at Wall Street in the future."
The more Gu Qingcheng talked, the more passionate she became.
There was a burning light in her clear eyes.
Wei Jingxi, who originally felt it was very inconsistent, swallowed back all the words of comfort that came to his lips when he saw his fiancée like this.
"Okay! I support you!"
Changing majors in my senior year is indeed a bit of a fool's errand.
But Wanqing is happy!
Wan Qing was happy, and he was happy too.
Besides, there is nothing wrong with studying finance, although talking about money in a scholarly family like theirs is a bit vulgar.
However, in this world, who can really avoid eating the fireworks of the world?
Wei Jingxi is a man in science and engineering, but he doesn't really only know how to do experiments and research.
Not to mention anything else, just doing research requires a lot of money.
Fortunately, in Chou Country, he is a student and is waiting for a very good mentor.
All expenses required for the experiment are paid by the school or the instructor.
But now, Wei Jingxi has graduated and is starting to think about returning to China. Physics in China is still in its infancy.
Talents and equipment are in short supply.
As the president of a university and the founder of the School of Physics, my father often had a headache over a material.
Not to mention that you can’t buy it in China, even if you can buy it, the cost is quite high.
Wei Jingxi originally wanted to take some things back, but he was short of money.
If he only wanted to study and live, he would not be short of money.
But, if you buy everything you need...well, excuse me! goodbye!
"Jingxi, thank you! I knew you would support me!"
"R. Wei, don't worry. I'm going to the Department of Finance. I will definitely study hard and kill everyone on Wall Street in the future. Your laboratory will not be worried about lack of money!"
Gu Qingcheng received the support of her "fiancé", and the slight depression lingering around her was swept away.
She even drew a pie with a bit of pride.
Wei Jingxi:......
Although he doesn't think that his fiancée can really kill everyone on Wall Street, as a man who loves his fiancée deeply, he will only actively agree with her.
I will never throw cold water on anyone.
He even nodded lovingly, "Okay! I'll wait!"
"so--"
Gu Qingcheng was very satisfied with Wei Jingxi's answer. She deliberately acted coquettishly and stretched out her thumb and little finger as if making a phone call.
"So, I will call the elders!"
"Just say it was my intention. If they want to scold me, just scold me!"
Wei Jingxi promised with a smile.
"Jingxi, you are so kind! Fortunately, you are there——"
Gu Qingcheng held Wei Jingxi's arm lovingly, stood on tiptoes, and kissed him directly on the cheek.
The lips are as beautiful as petals, pink and moist, and feel wonderful when they touch the cheeks.
At least, Wei Jingxi was distracted for a moment.
Besides this damn wonderful feeling, it was also because my fiancée had never been so intimate before.
The two are a legitimately unmarried couple. In the Republic of China, where the commitment was still strong, it was considered a clear path.
Even if there is an act of intimacy, or even living in the same room, it is not too inappropriate.
However, the Gu family is a famous family, with poems and books passed down from generation to generation, and Gu's father is a typical traditional scholar-official.
Although he had studied abroad, accepted Western ideas, and even rarely adhered to monogamy, he was still traditional and conservative at heart.
In fact, although monogamy is currently highly praised, it is not considered a new trend in the new era.
China has been monogamous since ancient times.
At most, concubinage was legal before the Republic of China, but in the Republic of China, the legal status of concubines was abolished.
Many representatives of new ideas wear suits and speak English, but they still have concubines, secretaries or students.
But Gu's father didn't. He only had one woman, his wife.
Even this wife gave birth to a daughter when she was only in her thirties, and Father Gu did not take any concubines.
According to him, "Children are destined to have their own destiny. Most likely, I am destined to have no children, so why should I force myself?"
There is only one daughter, who is also of the Gu family's blood.
Gu Qingcheng accepted the memory of the original owner, and somewhat agreed with Gu's father's statement——
Several generations of the Gu family have been barren of heirs.
Starting from the great-grandfather of the original owner, it has been passed down from generation to generation.
In Father Gu's generation, he had been married for twenty years and was nearly middle-aged before he had a daughter like Gu Wanqing.
Therefore, it is really possible that the lack of heirs is the Gu family's fault, rather than Gu's mother's fault.
"Wanqing?"
It's quite realistic.
I guess Father Gu has really seen through it and figured it out, unlike some men who clearly have something wrong with their genes.
But he still insists on blaming the blame on the woman, and even tries desperately without giving up.
Father Gu simply "accepted his fate".
A daughter is just a daughter, and the left and right daughters are also of the Gu family's blood.
"Father Gu is a bit contradictory!"
On the one hand, he has the traditional concept of a scholar-bureaucrat, and he believes in the belief that men are superior to women, and that men are responsible for external affairs and women are responsible for internal affairs.
For example, he did not really pamper his only daughter Gu Wanqing to the end.
Taking the matter of going abroad as an example, if Gu Wanqing was not engaged to Wei Jingxi and was not accompanied by Wei Jingxi, he would not agree.
In Father Gu's inherent understanding, women should be elegant, dignified, gentle and virtuous.
You can't say that you can't leave the door without taking two steps, nor can you show your face alone.
It's different when you have a fiancé, even if you are a married woman.
If a married woman is accompanied by her husband, going abroad or studying together does not break the rules!
And this time, Gu Qingcheng suddenly wanted to change his major.
If she had told Father Gu herself, Father Gu would have severely reprimanded her and stopped her forcefully.
But if Wei Jingxi came forward and strictly stated, "This is my idea," Gu's father wouldn't be too much in the way.
"Probably, in Father Gu's subconscious mind, he has already passed the custody rights to Wei Jingxi!"
"As the new guardian, Wei Jingxi has the right to make decisions for Gu Wanqing!"
Gu Qingcheng said silently to Huoshui.
This is also a characteristic of this era. It seems to have entered a new era, but in fact it is still so conservative.
And most people in this era are as conflicted as Gu's father.
They know the decay of the old system and yearn for the advancement and science of the Western world, but they can't help but follow the old system.
In fact, for Gu Qingcheng, there are still various constraints not only in the country, but also in the entire world.
"It's very difficult to break all this!"
Gu Qingcheng sighed silently.
But, no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it.
And, because it is difficult, it is great!
Of course, Gu's father's conservative thinking is not that thorough.
He also has another side that has the courage to break away from the secular world - he does not work hard and uses any means to fight for his son.
He only has one daughter, and she still "accepts her fate" obediently and raises her carefully. In this aspect, Father Gu is even more "progressive" than some men a hundred years later!
The original owner did not experience the explosion of ideas in later generations. Due to the limitations of the times, she did not think too much.
At least for Gu's father, the original owner only had admiration and respect.
She was extremely concerned about her father's decision, so Gu Qingcheng came through and made a decision that was destined to make her father angry. She definitely couldn't make a decision on her own.
Otherwise, once Gu's father gets angry, it is impossible for Gu Qingcheng to face him head-on.
It will destroy the character!
"If I help you get scolded, am I a good person? What if I don't agree?"
Seeing that his fiancée finally no longer looked melancholy, Wei Jingxi's mood also changed.
He even teased his fiancée on a rare occasion.
"You dare to disagree?" Gu Qingcheng also cooperated, deliberately puffing up his cheeks, like a little kitten with fried hair.
Wei Jingxi's eyes became more and more doting.
Just as the unmarried couple was "flirting", a blind person came over and said, "Wan Qing! The banquet is not over yet, why did you leave?"
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