"oops!"
"What's wrong?" Tong Xinyao looked at him blankly.
"I forgot that you have to control carbs. I'm sorry. See how much you can eat. Leave the rest to me. Eat more meat."
What do you mean, active athletes generally control their carbohydrate intake, doesn’t he? Tong Xinyao's little mind immediately thought that he was really going to retire!
"What about you?" Tong Xinyao didn't want to hear that answer, but she wanted to know it very much.
"I plan to take two seasons off and focus on my studies first." Chen Zhiyuan said lightly, and it should have been planned long ago.
As a fan, of course I hope that he can stay young forever and stand up to the altar, but he is a mortal after all. There is more than just skating in his life, there are many things that are important to him and that he loves to do.
Two years are enough to bring about earth-shaking changes in the figure skating arena. No matter how strong he is now, he will not be able to come back if he wants to. He must also know that he has considered the consequences, but he still chooses to temporarily quit and focus on his studies. Tong Xinyao I admire him even more.
Although Tong Xinyao was sad, she didn't want to put a psychological burden on Chen Zhiyuan, so she pretended to be calm and stirred the noodles in the bowl with chopsticks.
This bowl of ramen is not much for an ordinary adult man. Tong Xinyao unceremoniously put a third of the noodles in her bowl into Chen Zhiyuan's bowl, "Then eat more." You can hear it if you listen carefully. Some inexplicable resentment, but she tried her best to hide it.
"Can I eat sour food?" There were two small limes placed next to the skewers platter, which were squeezed onto the barbecue to relieve the greasiness.
"It's okay. This kind of lime is not sour. I usually like to squeeze it dry and squeeze it all on top." It's not that limes are not sour, but she can especially eat sour ones.
Chen Zhiyuan raised his head in surprise, "My mother usually uses the oven to make this kind of barbecue at home. When eating, she has to squeeze a lot of lime juice. My father and I can't accept the acidity at all, but my sister can, so every time we You squeeze it yourself."
"Your sister? I think I saw her on your social media. She looks so cute." She was even a little jealous that she had such a powerful brother who doted on her so much.
"Yes, she is much younger than me, only fourteen years old. By the way, she watched the women's singles competition in the Winter Olympics, and she likes you very much."
"Ah?" Tong Xinyao couldn't believe it, she probably just said that.
"It's true. She kissed my mother very much, so Chinese language is much better than mine. She originally wanted to come to China with me this time, but because my schedule was too full, my mother was worried that I couldn't take care of her, so she didn't let her Come."
It seems to be true, "It doesn't matter. You have been studying in China for such a long time, and she will always come to see you. If she still wants to see me next time, you can come to me anytime. I also want to meet such a cute little girl." Where’s the girl?”
"Okay, I'll tell her tonight, that guy will be extremely happy."
Speaking of studying abroad, Tong Xinyao didn't have time to ask him what major he should study at Communication University last time, so she wanted to ask him this time.
"By the way, last time you said you were going to study in China in September. Can I ask what major you are applying for?"
"Media, the flagship major of Didu University of Communication, is why I came to study abroad." Chen Zhiyuan replied without hesitation.
"Why do you want to study media so much? Do you want to be a reporter in the future?" Apart from figure skating, Tong Xinyao has never thought about what she wants to do or what she likes.
"No, the scope of the media is very wide. In addition to reporters, there are self-media that are very popular on social platforms now. To be honest, after skating for so many years, I can't say how much I love skating. I can only say that I am used to it. I will retire. In the end, I want to change my life and travel around the world to experience and spread the unique culture of each place in my own way and experience different lifestyles. I think it will be very interesting."
I am so envious and admire him for knowing what he wants to do in the future. I admire his courage to step out of his comfort zone and enter a completely unfamiliar field. "Sounds really good."
"What about you, have you ever thought about what you want to do after retirement?"
"I...didn't think it through." She felt a little ashamed. Since she decided to become a figure skater, she seemed to have only been skating in her life.
"It doesn't matter. You are still young and your grades are just on the right track. It is normal to focus all your energy on skating. Ideals and plans are magical things. You don't know when they will suddenly appear in your mind."
Tong Xinyao knew that he was just comforting herself. The average retirement age of women's singles athletes was younger than that of men's singles athletes. With a group of juniors eyeing her, she would most likely only be able to persist until the next Olympics.
Chen Zhiyuan has always been a very thoughtful person, and he should have planned it very early. There are many well-known schools in R country for media majors, but he chose to study abroad. He probably made the decision after comparing and studying the training plans of various schools. Bar.
"Yeah." Tong Xinyao smiled reluctantly, pretending to be nonchalant, picked up a skewer and ate it.
Hey, didn’t Tong Xinkai say that Communication University’s admission application channel has not yet opened this year? Could it be that it is earlier for international students? Or was he admitted because he was too good?
"By the way, when were you admitted to Communication University?" Although his sports scores were far above his and he was an international student, his admission experience might be a reference for him.
"I actually applied and got the offer last year, but it happened to coincide with the Olympics, so I applied for a one-year deferral of admission. Originally, I wasn't very sure, because apart from competitions, I was average in other aspects, so I wanted to give it a try first. Give it a try, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll wait until I participate in more media-related charity activities in China this year after the Olympics and then apply again to see if it can add points to my resume.”
"When you apply, do you just hand in the information? Do you need to take a test or interview?" Tong Xinyao is concerned about the content of the interview.
"Because it was taught in Chinese, after I passed the materials, I was given a simple Chinese proficiency test. Before that, I crammed in Chinese, so I passed it luckily, and then there was an interview..."
"What were the questions asked in the interview? Was it difficult?" Tong Xinyao asked impatiently.
Chen Zhiyuan didn't expect her to care about this and was stunned for two seconds. "The atmosphere of the interview was not tense. I also asked seniors who had participated in the interview the questions. I kept a record. If you want, I can send it to you, but Why do you ask this?"
"Okay!" Of course I was happy to get the idol's exam preparation materials, "No, let's study it first, just in case it comes in handy in the future."
"Oh, but the interview questions for international students may be different from those for local students." He knew a lot and had done his homework carefully.
"It's okay, this is just for reference."
"No problem. I just registered WeChat before coming to China. Do you want to be my second friend?" Chen Zhiyuan opened WeChat and waved it in front of his eyes.
"the second?"
