A few days before school started, he received an IELTS score of 7.5. He lamented that the most important thing in learning a language was the environment.
The first day of school was a big class. It was no longer just a classroom for all the people in China. This was because more than half of the people in China had been eliminated to second-rate or third-rate schools. The rest were either top students or nerds.
There were more than 400 people sitting in a spacious classroom. An old professor was holding a microphone and lecturing on the podium. Although it was no longer the entire classroom of Chinese people, the Chinese students still occupied a corner. All the Chinese people sat in this corner. Luo Li listened and took notes, but she couldn't keep up halfway because the teacher used too many advanced professional terms. Luo Li could only take out her phone to record and wanted to go back to the dormitory to listen slowly.
The remaining students were all made for studying. They no longer looked like students who were playing games or playing mobile phones in pre-school classes. They were all focused on listening to the class with their eyes wide open. When Luo Li saw this, the pressure in her heart was like that of a tank. The small jack was doing its best to support her. Then, she looked at the top students from all over the world who were all focused on listening to the class.
After listening to a class, Luo Li memorized ten or so points of knowledge that she did not understand and wanted to ask the professor. However, the students who ran to ask questions after class had already formed a long line. Thinking about the afternoon class, she went back to the dormitory to study it herself. Fortunately, there was a tutor class after that. There were ten or so students to one tutor. Those who did not understand the big class could answer the questions.
Just like the pre-university students, they had to go to the bookstore to buy their own books. Bookstores also placed piles of books in conspicuous positions. It seemed that there were collusion between teachers and bookstores both at home and abroad. She bought a book and went back to the dormitory to read. She looked up three words in one sentence. The more she read, the more she did not understand. The grammar used seemed completely wrong to Luo Li, but everyone knew who was wrong. However, famous writers liked to show off their literary talent and often used advanced grammar to add four or five subordinate clauses to a sentence. A whole sentence was a paragraph, causing Luo Li to spend 20 minutes to finish reading a paragraph. The thick book seemed to be the weight of the scale, but no matter how hard Naroli tried, he couldn't move the two ends of the scale. Luo Li thought to herself that she was done for. If she continued to study like this, she wouldn't be able to graduate.
Only now did he understand that the so-called preparatory studies were just a stage of adaptation. It was like giving you an illusion and confidence to face university studies. Only when you really started university life did you understand what was difficult. Luo Li cursed the author in her heart for making the content so complicated when it could have been explained clearly in simple sentences. You're not a famous prose writer, and you're not in the field of ancient grammar research. In order to show off that you know a few grammar points, you went around flaunting it, but you didn't consider that the student readers 'real need was to learn knowledge, not to praise your grammar to the extreme. Often, people who wrote books like this were ignorant and could only confuse you by saying that they didn't understand. If the books really couldn't be sold, they could give the school some benefits and force them to sell to the students. You had to buy it anyway, or else you wouldn't be able to pass the exam. There would definitely be one or two points hidden in the bitter grammar.
Luo Li simply put down her book and read the powerpoint presentation of the lesson plan. On the school's website, the professors of each subject would upload the powerpoint presentation for the day's lectures for the students to browse. Fortunately, the vocabulary and grammar used by the professor on the powerpoint were not difficult, so he slowly understood the powerpoint with the help of the class recording. It took him an afternoon to understand the general content of the lesson. After watching the PowerPoint, she felt her neck ache and went to look for Gao Yi next door. When she walked out of the door, she heard the laughter of a girl. Earrying was not the behavior of a gentleman, so Luo Li directly knocked on the door, intending to listen openly. The girl who opened the door was the daughter of Edward's uncle, whom she had met at Edward's house last time. Luo Li thought that Gao Yi wanted to develop a long-term relationship with her.
When the little girl saw Luo Li's eyes light up, she said,"Hello, I'm guessing you're Luo Li?。”
Luo Li replied expressionlessly," Yes, I'm Luo Li. I also know that you're Kelly. Where's Gao Yi?"”
In fact, Gao Yi was sitting on the bed in his underwear in the middle of winter. Luo Li asked Gao Yi where he was because she really had nothing to say to this girl. " We're playing Truth or Dare," Gao Yi said." The loser will take off his clothes. Come and play with us."”
Luo Li said," No, I'm not playing. It's getting dark. Have you eaten?"”
Gao Yi said,"Not yet. I'm preparing to order takeout."”
Luo Li replied," I'll order then. Let's eat together. What do you guys want to eat?"。”He also asked Kelly in English.
"What do you want to eat?" Kelly asked Gao Yi. Mister Gao Yi."
Luo Li was puzzled. She had already asked, and Gao Yi had also heard it. Why did a little girl like her ask again?
Gao Yi squinted his eyes at Kylie lecherously and said with a smile,""I want to eat your xxxx."
Kelly grabbed a pillow by the bed and threw it at Gao Yi, scolding,""You dirty bastard."
When Luo Li thought about the pressure of her studies in the future, she did not have the mood to play around at all. She directly said,"I'll order rice. Do you guys want to eat?”
Gao Yi cleared his throat and said," Alright, you decide. I'll eat tomato and egg rice. Do you want rice?" Kelly."
"What's a bowl of rice?" Kelly asked Gao Yi with a confused expression.”
Gao Yi explained,"Cover the rice with a layer of vegetables. It can be meat or vegetables. Do you want to eat it?" Kelly."
"Okay, I'll try it," Kelly said.”
Thus, Luo Li ordered three servings of tomato and egg rice. When she returned to the dormitory and was busy with her Taobao business, Gao Yi's room was filled with the sounds of fighting again.
There were fewer people buying things these few days. Other than a few WeChat agents who came to collect the goods, almost no one browsed Taobao. The number of views was zero every day. Luo Li didn't understand the reason. After listening to a few lessons in Taobao, she concluded that the pictures and introductions weren't attractive enough. There was still a hard problem that couldn't be solved, which was that she didn't drive through. The so-called through train was a marketing method of Taobao. After opening the through train, Taobao would rank your product in the front row, but every time someone clicked on it, a few yuan would be automatically deducted. As for the number of yuan, it could be set by yourself. Of course, the more money deducted, the higher the ranking. Many people in the same industry would stay at home and specially order those treasures that were ranked at the top. They would vomit grape skins when they could not eat grapes. Therefore, this was also a risk. However, looking at the zero views in the shop, Luo Li decided to open a direct train to try.
He opened a direct train and charged 1,000 yuan. The delivery man arrived. He was already a regular customer. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he took the food and sent it to Gao Yi's room. Gao Yi was sitting on the bed with only his underwear left. Although there was a heater, he was still trembling. Luo Li handed the food to them and turned back to the room. However, the door to Wang Zhengguo's room was open.
Curious, she walked over and saw a fat black man adjusting the heater. Luo Li said,""Hello, I'm Luo Li. Did you just move here?"”
The other party turned around with a smile and said to Luo Li in extremely broken English," Hello, hello. I am Shanka."
The other party was a little shy. Luo Li asked,"Is your heater broken? I'll help you fix it."
"Yes," said the other,"I tried, but failed.”
Luo Li walked over and saw that he was adjusting a screw. She thought to herself how stupid this guy was. Luo Li turned the switch on the right and told him,"This is the switch, not the screw.”
Shanka laughed foolishly and said,"Thank you, thank you."
"Have you eaten?" Luo Li asked. I have rice here, I can give you half.”
Shanka still looked like a fool. He lowered his head shyly."No, I just got here. I haven't eaten yet.”
After saying that, she stood there without moving, her hands touching the table aimlessly.
Luo Li knew that this was a reflection of her lack of social experience and the fact that she had just arrived. However, in the future, when they lived under the same roof, she had to maintain a good relationship with them. Otherwise, it would be awkward if they kept seeing each other.”
Luo Li saw the cutlery on the table, so she opened the rice bowl and poured some on Shanka's plate. As she poured, she said,""Thank you, thank you."
Luo Li wondered how he was going to learn English. He only knew how to say thank you all day. Seeing that the other party was still standing there and looking at the plate, he decided to leave. If he didn't leave now, he would drool.
Hence, she went out to say goodbye and went to her room to eat.
The next morning, Luo Li woke up and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. She bumped into the black man, Shanka, who was busy in front of the stove. Luo Li walked over and saw a white paste in the pot. Shanka saw Luo Li smiling foolishly, so Luo Li took it as a greeting and smiled foolishly back. "Is this your breakfast?" Luo Li asked.”
"Yes, yes, breakfast."”
As she was busy going to class, Luo Li didn't have time to continue chatting with him. She took out two pieces of noodles and wrapped some meat in them. Then, she took a bottle of milk and walked to school while eating.
It was still a big class today. Luo Li arrived early in the classroom. There were a few people sitting in the classroom. Luo Li took out the printed lecture notes and prepared them.
When almost all the students had arrived, the professor was about to start his lecture. Luo Li saw a black ball rolling in. Shanka? Luo Li was a little surprised. Was he also a business student? Shanka stood there with a big smile on his face, not knowing what to do. Seeing this, the professor gestured for him to take a seat. Shanka struggled to move in small steps in the classroom. Lori saw another black man in the back row of the classroom waving at him. Shanka saw it and happily ran over to sit down. Only then did the professor start teaching.
After class, the students lined up to ask questions as usual. Luo Li didn't intend to ask any questions and walked out of the classroom. She saw the black man sitting with Shanka and a few white men walking. Shanka was still sitting in his seat. Luo Li heard the black man walking with the white man shouting loudly,"He's a bastard. He farted in class. Disgusting.”
Luo Li suddenly thought of a phrase, chicken standing among cranes. When a chicken was placed in a group of cranes, it would forget its roots. It would learn to stand upright like a crane and quit the habit of cooing. As time passed, the chicken would feel that it was a crane. It would laugh at those chickens who ate ants with it, laid eggs in the chicken nest with it, and announced the dawn when the sun rose. However, he forgot that in the eyes of the crane, he was still a chicken, no matter how much he despised the chickens in the chicken nest.
It was called," I'm a chicken, a chicken with strong meat, a chicken that doesn't lay eggs, a chicken with a straight body.”
Luo Li walked into the classroom from the back door and said to Shanka,"Mr. Shanka, class is over.”
Shanka was still laughing happily. Haha."
"There's no class. Let's go back to the dormitory together.”Luo Li said.
Shankar stood up with a cloth bag with a hole in it. He was at a loss and was in a dilemma.
"Let's go," said Luo Li.
Only then did Shanka move.
On the way back to the dormitory, Luo Li tried to communicate with Shanka and asked him some questions,""Are you from Country Y? Or an African?"
"I was born in Africa, but my father immigrated my family to Country Y.”
"Then I think your father must be very rich, right?" said Luo Li. Otherwise, how could he have the ability to immigrate to Country Y with his family?”
Shanka smiled." No money, no money. He works in the construction team.”
Seeing that the other party did not ask where she came from, Luo Li introduced herself,"I'm Luo Li, I'm from China. Have you ever had any friends from China?”Shanka nodded." Yes, I often see people from China when I was in Africa. They do water business in Africa.”
Luo Li didn't understand what a water business was. Or water supply? Or to create pure water? So he asked Shanka,"What water business?”
Perhaps after chatting with Shanka for a while, he had lowered his guard a little, so he spoke more. He said,""In Africa, we didn't have water to drink. Many people from China came and helped us build pipes to distill the water from the sea and send it to our homes.”
Luo Li knew that China had many projects in Africa. Although the current situation in Africa was not optimistic, the future was uncertain. Every place was developing. The United States seized the present, while China seized the future.
Luo Li said," I really like my African friends. In the last century, when China was not very developed, it was our African brothers who voted together to help us enter the United Nations. We are very grateful to our African friends, so if you need any help in the future, just let me know."”
Shanka chuckled." Yes, yes. Africa and China are brothers. My uncle's daughter is studying in Shanghai."”
"Is that so?" asked Luo Li. Your uncle must be doing very well, right?”
Shanka lost his smile and said," My uncle is very poor. He's a farmer. His wife died of AIDS. His daughter went to China to study for free. The Chinese government gave her a full scholarship. She called me last time and said that her life was very good. She also said that Shanghai was full of tall buildings and that she didn't want to come back.”
Luo Li smiled and replied," Shanghai is indeed full of tall buildings. After all, it's a very developed big city. The Chinese government is now encouraging foreign students to study in China, especially friends from Africa. Then why did you come to Country Y to study? I heard that white people discriminate against black people.”
Shanka said," Yes, you're right. Caucasians often call us monkeys. We don't like that kind of name. My father knows the boss of the construction team. He's also black. We came to Country Y for his work. I think I'll go to China after I graduate. Then why did you come to Country Y?”
Luo Li answered," Because I can't get into a good school in China. China University is based on scores. Those who don't do well can only go to a worse school. I didn't do well in the college entrance examination, so I came to Country Y. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come.”
As they reached the dormitory, Shanka asked Lori,""Do you know where to buy vegetables?”
Luo Li wondered why he didn't tell her earlier that he had just missed a few supermarkets. Luo Li pointed to the back of the dormitory and said,"There's a large Indian supermarket behind here. The things sold there are very cheap, but they're not fresh. If you want fresh ones, you'll have to go back the way you came.”
Shanka said," It doesn't matter. I don't care if it's fresh or not. As long as it's cheap, it's fine.”After saying that, she followed Luo Li's directions and went to the back of the dormitory.
In the afternoon, she returned to the dormitory after her teacher's class. She was flipping through her notes when she suddenly smelled the fragrance of cooking. Luo Li swallowed her saliva and continued reading. However, the fragrance was distracting. Finally, Luo Li could not hold it in anymore and went to the kitchen. She saw Shanka busy cooking. There was a chopped chicken on the chopping board, and the pot was frying rice. Luo Li saw Shanka changing bottles and sprinkling seasoning into the pot. He leaned over to take a closer look at the various vegetables and diced meat in the pot. Shanka saw Luo Li and smiled."I'm cooking. Let's eat together later.”
Luo Li's heart was filled with excitement as she asked,"What are you cooking?"
Shanka pointed at the pot and said," This is Jorlofrice. It's very famous in Africa. I'm going to make Muamba chicken later. It's delicious."”
"I can't wait to eat. I'll go get some drinks."”
Then, he saw Shanka start cooking the so-called Muamba chicken. He stir-fried the chicken with chili, garlic, and various spices that Luo Li had never seen before. The fragrance wafted in the air, and Luo Li couldn't help but gulp.
After waiting for about half an hour, the dishes and rice were ready. Luo Li sat at the table and waited for Shanka to add more food and rice to her plate.
First, he poured some fried rice onto the plate. Then, he saw Shanka grab a drumstick, some chicken necks, stomach, and liver from the pot and put them on Luo Li's plate. Luo Li looked at Shanka's dark hands. The inside of his hands was pink while the outside was black. It looked like he had grabbed mud. Luo Li's appetite was cut by half. Then, she saw Shanka grab two chicken wings from her plate. Luo Li was even more confused. Was he bullying her? Why can't I eat chicken wings?
Luo Li thought about it and asked indirectly,"Do you like chicken wings?"
Shanka replied cheerfully," In Africa, drumsticks are reserved for the elderly. Chicken necks and innards are reserved for the head of the family. Chicken wings are reserved for children.”
Luo Li finally understood that Shanka respected her so much. She suppressed her nausea and picked up a knife, fork, and spoon to eat. However, she saw that Shanka had also started eating. He grabbed a handful of rice and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Don't you need a knife and fork?" Luo Li asked directly.”
Shanka wanted to say something, but he was busy chewing his food. He held his tongue for about ten seconds before he swallowed his food and said,""In Africa, we don't use knives and forks. We eat with our hands.”
Luo Li said that it was unsanitary.
Shanka smiled." Don't worry," he said." You should eat like this too."”
Luo Li quickly shook her head." We Chinese use chopsticks. I use a knife and fork because I want to do as the locals do."”
Luo Li took a bite of the fried rice, and her mouth was filled with fragrance, especially the taste brought by the unknown spices. It could be said that it was full of all flavors. She took another bite of the chicken drumstick, which was tender and fragrant, as if she had tasted the wild game of the African prairie. Although it was just a discounted rooster from an Indian supermarket, Luo Li praised it as she ate. Shanka said proudly,"These are all our African specialties. You can go to Africa and sit on the ground with us to eat them with your hands.”
"Thank you," Luo Li said."I'd love to go to Africa, but it's really unsanitary to eat with my hands.”
Shanka just smiled and didn't say anything.
At this moment, the kitchen door opened. It was Gao Yi's future girlfriend, Kelly. She said,"I smell delicious food."
Luo Li stood up and brought her a chair."Let's eat together."
Who knew that Shanka would come over and stop Luo Li,""No, no, no. She's a woman. She can't eat the same thing as us. They can only eat offal, but there are no offal today.”
"Why?" Luo Li asked in confusion. Why can't women eat together?"
Shanka was getting anxious." You can't. Women can't eat the same food as us. They have low status. Please don't let her eat."”
Luo Li was still confused, but Kylie scolded,""Black Monkey." He slammed the door and left.
Shanka didn't say anything. He went back to his seat and continued eating.
Luo Li somewhat understood that there were still many places in the world where men and women were not equal. However, she did not expect it to be so severe that they could not even eat together. Luo Li wanted to convince Shanka, but she remembered that she had been slapped in the face when she tried to persuade an old man in the countryside to use a red light bulb for romance. She thought about it and decided not to. Faith and tradition were not to be trifled with. People would fight you to the death.
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