At 9:30 in the morning, the sun was shining brightly outside the window. Lin Nian opened his eyes and sat up on the bed.
Unlike his usual self, Lin Nian sat on the bed with his eyes wide open as if he was in a daze. However, that was not the case. He was recalling. I vaguely remembered that I had a strange dream last night.
However, after sitting on the bed for a few minutes, Lin Nian could not remember the details of the strange dream. This made him feel helpless. Although his memory was outstanding, dreams were often unreasonable. He could forget them easily. He could not even say that he had really remembered them.
Lin Nian chose to give up. He changed out of his pajamas, folded his blanket, and walked out of the room to wash up. When he walked into the living room, he saw that Lin Xian's room was wide open and there was no one inside. There was a bowl of soy milk and two buns on the dining table beside the living room, and there was a note next to it.
I'm going to work. I won't be eating at home for lunch. I'll only be back in the afternoon.
Lin Nian tore off the note and walked to the rice cooker. He opened the lid and saw that it was empty. Then, he turned around and walked back to the dining table. He picked up the bowl of soy milk and stuffed the 20 yuan lunch money into his pocket. Then, he took a bun and stretched.
Spring was the key to a year's plan, and the morning was the key to a day's plan. Regardless of the season or the time of the day, this morning should be the best. Lin Nian walked to the living room window and pulled open the curtains. The dazzling sunlight shone on the flower bed outside the window. The few pots of dahlias and February orchids that Lin Xian raised had bloomed. The colors were especially bright under the sunlight, and just a glance would make one feel much better.
Lin Nian took a deep breath and swallowed the bun in two or three mouthfuls. He walked back to the dining table and drank the soy milk in one gulp. He cleaned up the dishes and prepared to leave.
Normally, he would be doing his morning exercises, but today was different. He had an appointment outside. Because of his dream last night, he woke up late this morning and his morning exercise time was naturally squeezed out. Now, he could only break the plan that had not changed for several years and go out to meet the appointment.
After going downstairs and turning into the main street from the alley, Lin Nian estimated the time and realized that it was almost time for the appointment. If he took the bus, he would definitely not make it in time. He had never liked to be late, so he could only wave his hand and call a taxi to get on the street.
" Nanshan Cafe. I'm in a hurry."
After giving him the address, the chauffeur drove like lightning. He almost ran a red light. After much persuasion, he managed to send him to his destination before ten o'clock. When he saw the price list, it was twenty. Lin Nian had no choice but to pay the last of his lunch money.
After pushing open the glass door and entering Nanshan Cafe, Lin Nian looked around. This Nanshan Cafe didn't seem to be doing very well. It was empty at this time of the day. He only took a glance and saw the person he had an appointment with.
"Here!" By the window, a blonde girl wearing a white shirt and a pink suit jacket waved at him.
The sunlight outside the window shone on the girl's golden hair, making it look like gold. It reminded people of expensive soft satin. This girl must have taken great care of her hair. It was difficult for Lin Nian not to notice her at first glance. Even if this cafe was crowded, he would probably see this ridiculously beautiful girl the moment he walked in.
Lin Nian strode over and sat at the table opposite the blonde girl. He realized that the blonde girl had already prepared a cup of hot coffee for him. The flower on it was a half-rotten tree that looked very familiar.
"Like my QQ profile picture, this tree is called the World Tree. In Norse mythology, it is a huge ash tree that connects the nine worlds. It is also the school emblem of our school.”The blonde girl spoke in fluent Chinese, and there was no hint of a foreigner's accent.
"Your Chinese is really good. How should I address you?”Lin Nian nodded.
"Let me introduce myself. Mandy Ganzales, third year at Kassel Academy. You can call me Mandy.”The blonde girl who called herself Mandy said with a smile.
"You said on the Internet yesterday that you are from Kassel Academy?”Lin Nian went straight to the point and sized up Mandy. It was the first time they met, so he didn't talk about her style. Just her attire was probably worth a lot of money. It matched what Zhao Menghua said about the elite aristocrats of Kassel Academy.
"Yes, it's the real deal." Mandy spread her hands.
"Why is it called Kendo Enthusiast?”Lin Nian asked after some thought.
"I thought you would ask me directly about Kassel Academy, but I can answer you this question. After I saw you yesterday morning, I felt that there should be a lot of girls who added you on QQ in your school. With your personality, you wouldn't agree to all of them, so if I didn't use some tricks, you would most likely reject my friend request.”Mandy said.
"You know my personality? From where?" Lin Nian's question was crucial.
"Don't worry, it's all legitimate investigation methods. We transferred your student status from your school, Shilan High School, and learned about your life in the orphanage where you grew up. However, I don't dare to say that I know you based on these points, so I asked Norma to hack into your computer in the internet cafe and secretly observe you.”Mandy stirred the coffee in front of her."You're not a loner, but you're definitely not an extrovert.”
"When did the household registration unit recruit foreigners?”Lin Nian said lightly.
"I'm not here to check the household registration. I'm from the admissions office, although the two methods of doing things are similar.”Mandy said leisurely.
"Did you call Director Li over to do our work yesterday morning?”Lin Nian suddenly asked.
"Yes." Mandy nodded and admitted," If we were to suddenly contact you and introduce ourselves as a foreign college that wants to recruit you, you would probably think that we are some random college. So, we are prepared to let you understand us from the side."”
"But I don't know much about you guys now.”Lin Nian shook his head.
"I'm not afraid that you don't understand, but I'm afraid that you don't want to understand." Mandy smiled.”
After saying that, she took out a stack of documents from under the table and pushed it to Lin Nian. Lin Nian took the first document and opened it. He found that it was a copy of a formal university license registered by the United States Department of Education. Then, there were photos. In the photos, there were various classical and luxurious college facilities, a library, a sports hall, and a concert hall. From the long-term view, Kassel College seemed to be located halfway up a mountain. It looked like an old castle that had been renovated. Some students in uniform and white-haired professors stood at the school gate. At a glance, they were all handsome men and beautiful women regardless of nationality. The professors 'faces were filled with battle-hardened expressions.
" First, let me introduce myself. Kassel College is a private university located in the suburbs of the United States 'Illinois-based Chicago, and it is a friendly school with the University of California. Every year, we hold equestrian and rowing events together at Lake Michelle…" Mandy suddenly lowered her head to look at something, then raised her head and continued with a normal expression,""Hot air balloon, swimming, and other inter-school competitions. In addition, there are more extensive academic exchanges. We are very honored to have received your information from the list of foreign exchange students from Shilan High School in the second half of the year. We believe that you have met the admission requirements of Kassel College and are hereby inviting you to be a preparatory student.”
"Preppie?" Lin Nian looked at Mandy, who finally finished memorizing the book and heaved a sigh of relief.
"This is specially prepared for students who have not yet reached the third year of high school but have the qualifications to enter the school. For example, you can enter the preparatory class in the second half of your second year of high school. You can take the entrance exam after you graduate from the third year of high school. If you pass, you can directly enter the university in the state of Illinoisk. If you don't pass, you can return to the country to take the college entrance exam.”Mandy explained.
"I have the qualifications to enter? Why do I have the qualifications?" Lin Nian pondered the word 'qualification'.
"Because you are outstanding enough." Mandy looked at Lin Nian meaningfully and said,""Our Kassel Academy only accepts exceptionally outstanding students. Your excellence is enough for us to skip the examiner's interview and recruit you.”
Lin Nian pinched the spoon handle subtly and asked with an unchanged expression,""It seems that I have no reason to reject the olive branch offered by a ready-made famous university?”
"If someone else received an admission letter from Kassel Academy, they would wake up laughing even if they were in the preparatory class.”Mandy said faintly.
"But I refuse." Lin Nian put down the coffee spoon and shook his head.
"What's the reason?" Mandy didn't seem surprised and just took a sip of coffee.
"I can't afford it." "Your university sounds very expensive," Lin Nian said concisely.”
"Pfft." Mandy couldn't help but chuckle. Lin Nian wasn't angry because he didn't have any intention of mocking her."If the students that Kassel College has their eyes on choose to give up because they can't afford the tuition fees and plane tickets, our school will probably become a complete joke.”
"You guys will pay for the tuition?" Lin Nian finally expressed his surprise.
Mandy nodded and said,"Of course we'll cover it. For students from poor families, not only will they pay for all their tuition fees, but the board of directors will also set up a special fund to fund all their accommodation expenses when they study in the preparatory class. If you successfully pass the entrance examination of the preparatory class, then congratulations. With your excellence, you can receive a scholarship of 36000 US dollars every year. This scholarship is enough to cover all your expenses for four years of university. You can even mail it back to subsidize your family expenses.”
"It sounds a little fake, like a pie falling from the sky.”Lin Nian said bluntly.
36000 US dollars was enough to exchange for about 240000 RMB at the current exchange rate. Moreover, it would last for four years. If the exchange rate did not fluctuate too much in the future, this scholarship was enough to be called a huge sum.
"But now, the pie has really fallen in front of you. You can go to all kinds of places and find all kinds of people to find out if we really exist. You can even call the school headquarters to see if there is someone like me. I can tell you in advance that my student number is al082321b. You can find it in the school. If you still don't believe me, you can ask them to send you a copy of my ID photo.”Mandy shrugged and said,"I'm still very confident in my ID photo."”
Lin Nian sized up Mandy seriously again. Indeed, this girl had a face that could withstand the test of an iPhone's front camera.
At this point, Mandy had already displayed an attitude of not being afraid that you wouldn't investigate, but afraid that you would be too lazy to investigate.
"What? Are you afraid that we'll sell you to the Middle East to dig for coal?”Mandy teased.
"It's too far." Lin Nian said.
"What did you say?" Mandy thought she didn't hear him clearly.
"I said Chicago suburbs are too far away.”"I'm sorry, but I still refuse," said Lin Nian.”
"No, the preparatory class isn't in Chicago. This year's preparatory class is in San Antonio, Texas.”Mandy said subconsciously.
"It's even further." Lin Nian shook his head.
"I can understand if you say that you can't afford to read it and reject it, but what do you mean by it's too far away?”Mandy's beautiful face finally showed a conflicted expression.
"It's too far away. I live with my sister. I don't feel at ease leaving him alone in the country.”" America is too far from here," Lin Nian said." If something happens to her in China, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back in time."”
"This…" Mandy paused for a moment. She had considered all the situations where Lin Nian refused to enter the school, but she had never considered the current situation.
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