Throughout the ages, mothers have always been worried when their children travel thousands of miles. In a special situation like Lin Nian's, it was "the mother worries about her son when she travels thousands of miles." But Mandy had never heard of the saying "when her son traveled thousands of miles, she worried about her sister."
"So I refuse." Lin Nian nodded and said.
"No, how could you refuse... No, I mean, how could you give up the Kassel Gate for such a funny reason?" Mandy felt that she had taken a breath, and the current situation was beyond her before She had rehearsed all the unexpected scenes in the coffee shop, and she even considered that if Lin Nian said he was airsick, she would immediately contact the college to exchange Lin Nian's ferry tickets and send them to the United States.
"Do you think this is funny?" Lin Nian paused and asked softly.
Mandy was suddenly speechless.
He never expected that the problem did not lie with Lin Nian, but with Lin Nian’s sister. He had seen parents bursting with runny noses and crying and reluctant to let their children study abroad, but he had never seen a child bursting with runny noses and crying. She was worried about her parents in China. Under such circumstances, could she still pack up Sister Lin Nian and send them to the United States? Professor Manstein would hack her to death if he found out, right?
"I think we can still discuss it." Mandy forced herself to calm down and said: "Either this, you go to San Antonio to study in preparatory classes with us, and I will ask the college to arrange a job for your sister in China..."
"No need, I told you, both San Antonio and Illinois are too far away." Young Lin said in a low voice: "Thank you very much for your school's attention. I am very flattered. The rejection is only due to my own reasons. I also hope that your school will study in our school." If the high school recruits some top students, let me forget it."
Mandy's face almost turned green as soon as she said this polite refusal, "Forget it, how can you forget it?" You think rejection is your problem, but if you reject it, it’s me who will actually have the problem.
Leaving an A-level hybrid who is estimated to be on the verge of awakening to wander outside, who knows one day a murder case involving mysterious forces will break out in this coastal city, and then it will no longer be a young and beautiful student like her who comes here. It’s not the office staff, it’s the executive department full of cold-blooded butchers!
But there were many things that Mandy couldn't tell Lin Nian directly. Those messy things could only be revealed after signing a confidentiality agreement. Signing the agreement meant agreeing to enroll, which was another endless cycle.
"But I thought about it, and it seems that we actually have something to talk about." Lin Nian suddenly said after thinking silently for a moment.
Mandy gasped and almost couldn't catch her breath before coughing violently: "Don't be out of breath when you talk, just talk about it. If you have any conditions, just tell them. As long as they don't go out of their way, our college will try our best to satisfy you."
But as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt weird again, as if she was the student seeking admission now, and Lin Nian was the one in charge of the admissions office.
"I want to skip the preparatory class and directly enroll in your college's main campus." Lin Nian looked into Mandy's eyes and said seriously.
"This." Mandy was stunned because this condition was unexpected, but after hesitating for a moment she said: "Wait a minute, your request is beyond my authority. I have to ask my superiors for instructions before making a decision. See if it meets your conditions."
Lin Nian took a sip of coffee and said it was okay, he could wait.
Mandy took out an iPhone 3 from her bag and opened the screen to make a call. After being connected on the other side, she immediately said: "It's me, Mandy, Professor Manstein. I'll have an interview with him here." Got some problems.”
"Well, yes, he said that he wanted to put forward a condition, otherwise he would refuse the Kassel Gate directly..."
"No...the problem lies in this condition. He wants to enroll early and directly skip the preparatory class to enter the first grade." After saying this, Mandy fell into silence, because the other end of the phone also fell into silence. Lin Nian across the table said nothing and just drank coffee silently.
After a moment, Mandy raised her head and looked at Lin Nian and said, "Professor Manstein wants to talk to you. He is the chairman of the school's discipline committee and a teacher who manages finances. He is qualified to handle the relevant requests you have made."
"Okay." Lin Nian put down his coffee cup and sat upright, while Mandy clicked the hands-free button.
"Lin Nian?" An old man's voice sounded on the other end of the phone. The first impression he gave Lin Nian was that of seriousness and rigidity, but what the other party said next was particularly kind: "I heard Mandy say that your request is Admission to Kassel early? Can you tell me why?”
"Logically speaking, there should be no age requirements for university. As long as you have enough knowledge to pass relevant exams and show above-level knowledge learning ability, you can enter the university. I think with my study level, I can skip the senior year of high school and go directly to the university. Your school." Lin Nian compiled his words and said slowly: "And because of my personality, I don't like to be too passive. The students of your school mentioned scholarships before when they were introduced. I want to get them through study in an upright way. Scholarship, independent responsibility for all living expenses."
"So you're talking about the scholarship?" Professor Manstein said directly on the other end of the phone.
"Yes." Lin Nian admitted without hesitation: "I want to enroll in school early to get a scholarship."
"So you have been bargaining before." Mandy across the table leaned her forehead on the table. She never thought that Lin Nian, who had shown such an independent personality throughout the whole process, would go around for so long just for the scholarship. question.
Lin Nian, who was holding the phone, glanced at Mandy and said, "This is a country where you can bargain for half an hour even if you buy cabbage for five cents."
Mandy rubbed her temples. The scholarship of 36,000 US dollars is not a small amount, but it is definitely not a lot for Cassel College. It is even a drop in the bucket. If it is just a matter of money, then there is no doubt that this enrollment will not have any impact. Problem.
"If it's an ordinary student, I might refuse, but if it's you, it's not impossible to enroll early." Professor Manstein said: "Do you have anything else to add besides this? I hope you know that our college Integrity wants to cultivate outstanding students into talents, and you are undoubtedly an outstanding student in our eyes. We will pay special attention to your wishes. If you have any questions, you can ask them all at once."
Lin Nian was quiet for a few seconds and then said, "There are many students with excellent grades in the country, but why are they looking for me?"
"No, I want to correct you. You are "excellent" rather than excellent." Professor Manstein said calmly.
Lin Nian suddenly raised his head and looked at Mandy. He seemed to realize that from the beginning when these people came to him, they always praised him with the word "excellent" instead of excellence.
Excellent and excellent are both compliments, but there is a one-word difference.
Now, Lin Nian seemed to realize why this "Kassel College" came all the way to find him.
"You understand." Professor Manstein smiled when he saw that Lin Nian had been silent for so long: "Also, I heard from Mandy that you have never been able to let your sister be alone in the country, right?"
"Yes, my original plan was to advance the scholarship and rent a house near the college to live with him." Lin Nian said calmly.
"Kassel College is located in the outer suburbs. The only way to get there is to take the CC1000 express train. There are no towns near the college and there are wilderness and red pine forests, so you may have to live on campus for the next four years." Professor Manstein said: " But I am willing to give you a preferential treatment, and the school is willing to give you a preferential treatment. You can bring your sister to the academy with you, and we will arrange a job suitable for her."
"Professor!" Mandy said in surprise.
Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone ignored her and continued: "But she needs to sign a confidentiality agreement before entering our campus, promising not to disclose anything related to the college, including but not limited to what she hears and sees. In this way, I Only then can you be eligible to apply to the principal to let her enter the college headquarters with you."
"This preferential treatment is a bit big." Now even Lin Nian couldn't help but be moved: "I need to think about it."
The Mandy across the table is going to be stupid again. Since you all know that this preferential treatment is ridiculous, why would you still consider it? Lin Nian didn't know what kind of school Kassel College was, but she knew it clearly after studying for two years. The preferential treatment given to Lin Nian by Professor Manstein was simply unprecedented, although there were many "normal people" in the college. ”, but this is the first time that a student brings his relatives to the college.
"What other concerns do you have? Let's talk about it together." Professor Manstein not only did not get angry because of Lin Nian's repeated hesitation, but his words became more kind. At least this was the first time Mandy saw her professor with such a "kind face".
"Going abroad is not a trivial matter. Even if I agree, I have to discuss it with my sister. I need to respect her wishes." Lin Nian explained.
"About this!" Upon hearing Lin Nian's words, Mandy suddenly stood up with bright eyes: "I have already considered it!"
Lin Nian looked at Mandy inexplicably, but after a while, the expression on his face turned into surprise.
Behind Mandy, in another cubicle of the coffee shop, a man stood up and walked straight over and sat next to Lin Nian. He spoke to the hands-free iPhone 3 and said, "No need to think about it. May I ask this professor when we will be here?" Can we have an interview?"
"In three days, I will wait for you in the executive suite of the Regent Hotel." After hearing this third voice, Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone inadvertently sighed that his student's brain had finally been used for once. .
"Sister?" Lin Nian looked unexpectedly at Lin Xian, who was sitting next to him in work clothes. At this moment, he suddenly looked at the surrounding cafes as if he remembered something.
Mandy across the table nodded and said: "I'm sorry that I came to your sister's place of work in advance to find her before you told her. I talked to her about a lot of related things before you came, but she finally decided to Let me listen to your opinion. She was sitting at the next table when we were chatting just now."
"This matter is not a trivial matter. It's best to have an interview." Lin Xian nodded in agreement with the suggestion of having an interview three days later, ignoring the complaining look cast by Lin Nian.
"Of course it's best. I have something to do here, so I'll hang up the phone first." After finishing speaking, Professor Manstein hung up the phone with satisfaction.
"If we reach an agreement at the Regent Hotel in three days, how long will it take for us to leave for the academy?" Lin Xian and Lin Nian were sitting together, and Lin Xian on the right asked.
Now that the initial negotiation was settled, Mandy across the table finally breathed a sigh of relief and fell on the sofa with coffee in her hands and replied: "Of course, the sooner the better, we will start school on the 12th, all the procedures and explanations As well as the entrance counseling, all have to be completed in advance at school, so we are actually in a bit of a hurry."
"How will the courses be arranged after admission? It should be the second half of the freshman year after school starts. Does Lin Nian need to study the first half of the courses by himself?" After Lin Xian came to the table, the dominance of the question and answer was handed over to Lin Nian.
"This is a bit troublesome. He missed the entire first half of his freshman year. The curriculum in our school is special and has a lot of practical classes that require special equipment. If he suddenly joins the class, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep up with the teaching progress. In fact, if I suggest It’s better to sit in for half a year after enrolling, and then take classes with the new freshmen in the next semester.” Mandy sorted out her words and said.
"You don't have to worry about this, I have confidence in him." Lin Xian said: "What is the professional focus of your school?"
"This is not a matter of confidence." Mandy smiled bitterly: "The courses in our school are very special, so the majors are also very special. The specific details can only be revealed after you sign the agreement, but the only thing I can say is is distributed in our graduation package.”
"You are also assigned to wash the toilet after graduation." Lin Nian interjected.
"If you want to wash the toilet, you have to go to the White House to wash the toilet." Mandy said.
"Then it's better to wash the toilet." Lin Nian regretted agreeing so quickly.
As if seeing the regret expressed by Lin Nian, Mandy immediately stopped her bad words and changed her words: "Our school is also very famous among the upper class, and the students who come out are very popular, no worse than those graduates from Harvard and Cambridge. Where to go."
"But I heard that many Cambridge graduates also go to wash the toilet when they come out." Lin Nian said.
Mandy said in her heart that you have a hard time cleaning the toilet today, right?
"We'll discuss the details in three days." Lin Xian handed the phone back with a beautiful smile: "I'm sorry to trouble you today, Miss Mandy."
"No trouble, by the way, Professor Manstein asked me to give this to you." Mandy took out a brand new white iPhone 3 from her bag and placed it on the table in front of Lin Nian.
"Does your school still have a saying about giving greeting gifts?" Lin Nian hesitated and did not touch the phone.
"No, this is a necessary means of contact. If you don't have a mobile phone, it will be very troublesome for us to contact you. This is a welfare for new students." Mandy helped Lin Nian open the call book on the mobile phone. Mandy and Manstein The two names lie quietly in the contact list.
"Then I'll accept it temporarily. If we don't reach an agreement in three days, I will return the phone to you." Lin Nian accepted the gift without rejecting it.
"By the way, I suggest you go have a hot pot meal." Mandy said for no reason.
Lin Nian was stunned for a moment and did not react. Mandy looked at him and smiled and said: "After all, I have been with your high school classmates for two years. Why don't you say goodbye before leaving? You must know that you have been studying for four years since you went to the United States. , maybe when you take the time to come back here one day, you find that you don’t know anyone, just like you are a stranger in this city, then you will regret not saying goodbye to your former friends before leaving. "
Lin Nian was speechless. Mandy said a lot, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He only felt that Mandy in front of him seemed to have finalized the interview in three days.
"Then I won't disturb you. We'll meet again in three days." Mandy picked up her bag and stood up to leave the cafe. However, after a while, the roar of an engine sounded outside the cafe, and the red phantom flew past the window, leaving only the passing cars in the distance. The shrill sound of trumpets.
In the coffee shop, Lin Nian and Lin Xian sat in silence for a long time. Finally, Lin Nian spoke first and said, "Are we really going to the Regent Hotel in three days?"
"Of course I'm going to do what I promised." Lin Xian flicked the hair beside his ear and looked at Lin Nian beside him: "The key is whether you want to go to this school. If you really don't want to go, I will Let me help you explain it to the professor."
"Who wouldn't want to go with so many scholarships?" Lin Nian said, "But I still want to check out the Kassel College later. I'm worried about how many scammers there are these days."
"If it's a liar, then it's really expensive." Lin Xian glanced at the brand new iPhone 3 on the table in front of Lin Nian and said.
"Maybe it's fake." Lin Nian didn't even look at the phone: "How about I trade this phone for your PHS?"
"That's yours, just take it and use it yourself." Lin Xian shook his head and said, "I don't often play QQ or anything like that, PHS is enough."
The door of the coffee shop was pushed open and a customer walked in. Lin Xian subconsciously looked back and stood up.
"Then I'll go back first, you go about your business." Lin Nian stood up and said after seeing this.
"I'll go home and make dinner at noon. Remember to buy some food. There aren't many in the refrigerator." Lin Xian said before leaving.
"Copy that." Lin Nian said. He walked out of the coffee shop and looked back inside the store before going out. Lin Xian, wearing work clothes, stood upright in front of the customer's table, holding a pen in his hand and a look on his face that he didn't usually see. "Smile", nodding and taking notes from time to time, the store owner was yelling and screaming because of the previous "absenteeism", Lin Xian responded repeatedly and went back to the front desk to pick up the mop and start cleaning the floor. A pause.
After just one glance at Lin Nian, he didn't want to look again. He put his iPhone in his pocket and walked towards the bus stop in the distance.
