Qiao Lu has become an enviable public student, not only free of tuition, but also a lot of living allowance every month. Not to mention others, even she herself is full of gratitude for this result, and has made up her mind more than once to learn well.

She was mentally prepared for the upcoming difficulties and had the confidence to overcome them, but what she didn't expect was that the difficulties were always more than she imagined.

After arriving abroad, you will find that no matter how high your IELTS and TOEFL scores are, there are still a lot of things you can't understand. The simplest canker sores were smeared but did not get better, so they had to wait for them to heal on their own; she went to the hospital for gastrointestinal discomfort, and the doctor asked her what she could do? She could hardly describe it in Chinese, so how could she express it clearly in English? After a long time, she couldn't explain clearly, and finally she had to give up.

These little things can be frustrating, but the hardest thing is always the house. If you meet a good landlord abroad, you will definitely have to use up several lifetimes of luck.

When she first arrived in the U.S., she chose homestay. The landlady wears heavy racist sunglasses and is also Asian, but she has a very different attitude towards students from a certain island country and students from the Celestial Empire.

When Qiao Lu first moved in, the landlady advocated how high the quality of the students from the island country was, she was the least interested in seeing the students of the Celestial Empire, but when she saw that Qiao Lu was white and clean, like a good girl, she let her live in her own house.

Maybe the quality of the group touted by the landlady is indeed higher, so Qiao Lu didn't argue at first, and wanted to slap her in the face with practical actions. Unexpectedly, this old lady ridiculed the students of the Celestial Empire for being addicted, even if she was at home, the old lady whispered to the students from the island country, mysteriously and excitedly complaining that the Celestial Empire was poor, dirty, and messy, and often broke out into a burst of laughter after whispering.

There were countless moments when Qiao Lu wanted to quarrel with them upside down, but her English was not enough to express her anger, so she could only type the draft over and over again, waiting for the day when it broke out. One day, when the old lady dragged Qiao Lu to the bathroom to settle accounts with her, the conflict was completely aroused.

"Lu, your hair is so long, it must be your hair that is clogging the water pipes. My God, I've never met a student like you. After the old lady finished exaggeratedly, she stretched out her hand confidently: "You have to give me money, and I will ask workers to repair it." ”

The pay of American workers is not low, especially the kind of door-to-door service, how can Qiao Lu be restrained? She was so angry that her eyes turned black and said: "How can you slander me like this? I know that my hair is long, so every time I take a shower, I will clean my hair." Look at the toilet paper in the wastebasket, it's all my hair wrapped up!"

The old lady shook her head indifferently and sighed: "I don't care, you have to give me money." If you don't give me money, I'll go to your school and sue you. ”

Qiao Lu's heart fluctuated, telling herself to be calm, she sneered: "Okay, I just want to complain to the school about you." If you don't come to school with me, you're a selfish and cowardly coward!"

The old lady has always thought that Qiao Lu is a soft persimmon, she can handle it as much as she wants, and she can taunt as much as she likes, but she didn't expect her to have such a hard day. Looking at those piercing eyes, the old lady was a little timid, but she couldn't admit it!

When she arrived at the student management office, the old lady was afraid that Qiao Lu would take the lead, so she chattered a lot. Fortunately, Qiao Lu is usually well-behaved and never left any handles, and the old lady just said a few words over and over again - she didn't like Qiao Lu very much, Qiao Lu scolded her for being a coward, and she also broke her family's sewer.

At that time, the teacher in charge was a Chinese Chinese, I don't know if she was lacking in confidence, or deliberately ingratiating herself with Americans, her first reaction was to pull down her face and criticize Qiao Lu fiercely. But she didn't speak, Qiao Lu said in very standard English: "Teacher Wang, as a public international student, I represent my motherland, so I am doing the right thing, and I am never afraid of others maliciously finding fault." I accept criticism and correction, but I will never accept insults and insults, let alone frame-ups without reason. It was imperative to fix the sewers for Mrs. Macbeth, but I begged the school to send two teachers with me, and if it was my hair that was clogging the pipes, I would apologize to her and pay all the costs, but if she was a malicious rumor fabricator—"

Qiao Lu's eyes suddenly became cold, and the landlady shuddered involuntarily, but Qiao Lu was not afraid, and said word by word: "She must apologize to me! Including her usual insults to me, she must apologize! Otherwise, see you in court!"

Qiao Lu said this categorically, with a life-and-death determination, all the people present were stunned, I don't know where this petite Oriental girl came from such a strong momentum?

Qiao Lu looked at everyone's eyes and said, "If you want to deal with this matter perfunctory, then I will write to the principal, if the principal can't manage it, then I will find the consulate...... Now that I've come to this point, I'm sure I'll go to the end. I will never compromise, and I will never have the word 'compromise' in my dictionary. ”

The teacher cleared his throat and began to do the work of the landlady, to see if he could make her succumb first. The landlady's heart was pounding, and she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and her eyes became afraid. Qiao Lu sneered: "I don't want to force anyone to apologize, I want her to apologize convincingly." I only believe in the evidence. ”

In the end, there was no way, so Mr. Wang had to go back home with them, nagging Qiao Lu all the way to find trouble, and causing them so much trouble for no reason. At the critical moment, Qiao Lu definitely didn't speak, but as soon as her eyes were raised, Teacher Wang would involuntarily close her mouth.

When they got home, they called in the maintenance workers, who chiseled and drilled, and in addition to pulling out a pile of big red hair, they also pulled out a small plastic tweezer from the depths of the water pipe.

Qiao Lu's hair is standard black and straight, and this red hair is definitely not hers. The landlady dodged her eyes, she knew that the island girl had dyed her hair an exaggerated red.

The worker said that it was the little tweezers that hung across the water pipe, and the hair hung on it, eventually forming a hair ball and blocking the sewer.

The worker also said: "This little tweezer seems to be used to take contact lens lenses." As long as the plug is pulled, it is easy to fall into the water pipe and it is not easy to notice. ”

The landlady's face was like ashes, Qiao Lu didn't wear glasses at all, and this little tweezer was obviously used by the girl from that island country.

The truth was revealed, Qiao Lu was wronged, tears rushed to the top of her head, she bit her lip and held back her tears: "Apologize." ”

The landlady did not speak, and Teacher Wang became a peacemaker: "Oh, we Chinese have always been tolerant, let's get by, why force people to this one? Isn't it good to make a good impression?"

Qiao Lu ignored Teacher Wang, ignored her words, and just stared at the landlady: "Please apologize to me for your arrogance and rudeness, reversing right and wrong; please apologize to me for insulting and insulting my motherland; if you don't apologize, then I will not give up! If you dare to drive me away, I will call the police!"

In private, Qiao Lu practiced these words over and over again, so he said them in one go. The landlady trembled, covered her face and called "God" several times. She must have regretted her death, why did she provoke Qiao Lu? She struggled for a long time before she reluctantly said "I'm sorry."

"Did you hear that?"

Everyone present nodded, Qiao Lu suddenly burst into tears, she turned around and ran back to the room, and called her friends while packing her things. Teacher Wang persuaded her to settle down, but Qiao Lu disagreed, she said in a voice that everyone could hear: "I paid a month's rent, and there are still ten days left, I don't want it, it is considered liquidated damages." I am a Chinese student, I am dignified everywhere I go, and of course, I will not be bullied by anyone!"

Qiao Lu's luggage was very small, and in less than a quarter of an hour, she packed all her luggage into the box and dragged the box out of the house. She saw Teacher Wang's tired and impatient expression, so she said, "Don't bother you, I'll go to the same school for the night." Thank you today. ”

Teacher Wang said in a weird manner: "You said it lightly, you are a public derivative, and I must be responsible for your safety." You're going to change houses, and I'm going to have to help......"

"I really don't need to, I can record it, as evidence that I don't need help. ”

Teacher Wang looked strange and didn't let her record, and after making sure that her friend would come to pick her up, she returned to school and said that she would deal with it tomorrow.

In fact, Qiao Lu didn't call anyone, she felt too embarrassed. After Teacher Wang left, she dragged the suitcase for a while, and finally sat down on a bench.

She didn't have the strength to do anything, only tears flowed silently.

Why would the landlady be so prejudiced against the students of the Celestial Empire?

Why don't compatriots abroad take their side?

Are you really a troublesome ghost?

Covering his face with his hands, tears oozing from his fingers. She cried for a while, and suddenly she saw a big beard between her fingers, which startled her, and she stopped crying.

The bearded man hurriedly retracted his face and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm just curious, why are you crying so sadly?"

Qiao Lu saw him clearly, he was nearly two meters tall, and his physique was two years old. Blonde and blue-eyed, wearing black-rimmed glasses. Although his body shape is like that of a savage, his temperament is like that of a scholar.

Qiao Lu is now wary of Europeans and Americans, she doesn't plan to pay attention to this boy, and she drags the box and leaves. The bearded man caught up and said, "It's so late, don't you have nowhere to go?"

Qiao Lu had a lot of news in her mind such as "Chinese girls were kidnapped/raped/thrown in the wilderness", and she was even more frightened, and when she saw that the bearded man blocked her way, she turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

Her stride was too small, and the bearded man took two steps before catching up with her: "Hey, don't be so afraid! I'm a good guy! I played Mr. Hanniou, the gentleman in "The Good Old Man"!"

Qiao Lu couldn't help but be happy, a few days ago, the school drama club released a poster to star in the classic play "The Good Old Man" by British playwright Goldsmith. Therefore, even if she doesn't know who "Hanniou" is, as long as she hears the name of this show, she will subconsciously think that this bearded man is a good old man!

Qiao Lu really stopped, looked at this strong man like Wu Song, couldn't help but laugh, and said in Chinese: "You have played the 'old good man', must you be the old good man?"

The bearded man was very relieved to see that Qiao Lu was no longer hiding from him: "I know you, I have heard you sing!

Qiao Lu was very surprised, during the celebration of international students, she sang a song "Ningxia" as a freshman representative. Her singing skills were learned entirely in the university club, not very good, but she is considered a standout among amateur players. Hearing someone praise her for singing well, Qiao Lu was very embarrassed, and her face was red to the root of her ears.

The bearded man rubbed his hands excitedly, and he didn't know where to start, his expression was a little excited: "Uh...... Don't you have a place to live? yes, I mean, uh...... My sister is in New York and her room is vacant, you can stay in her room if you don't mind. You see, one block from here is my house. ”

"Our family is huge, and now there are three students boarding at my house, and two are Chinese. If you don't believe me, I'll call them over. My mom and dad are very hospitable, the students have a great time at my house, and my family often has parties!"

The bearded man was a little incoherent, perhaps feeling a little rude, he asked Qiao Lu to sit down and started the phone himself. Qiao Lu heard it, and he did ask people to come over. After making the call, he sat down next to Qiao Lu, took out his student ID, and said, "Maybe I was too presumptuous just now, but I'm really not a bad person." You see, this is my student ID. ”

Qiao Lu glanced at it, his Chinese name should be "Chris", but what surprised her was his major, he was actually from law school!

In the United States, the legal profession is almost a gateway to the upper echelons of society. A law student from a prestigious school certainly has a bright future.

The bearded man didn't mean to show off to her, he quickly put away his student ID card, and said with a smile: "Now believe that I'm not a bad person, right?"

The Chinese student he called soon came, and it happened to be a student Qiao Lu knew, whose name seemed to be Wei Wei. Wei Wei was very enthusiastic to help Qiao Lu with her luggage, and Qiao Lu was very welcome to live with them. It wasn't until she saw Wei Wei that Qiao Lu's vigilance was completely lowered.

On the way back, Wei Wei asked the bearded man very strangely: "There is no empty room in your house, where is she staying here?"

The bearded man said confidently: "I am the master, I say there is!"

He looked back at Qiao Lu, and there was a stubbornness in that thin figure that did not admit defeat. He watched her walk out of Lady Macbeth's house, and her steps were so determined, even with her heavy luggage. Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, and she looked very good. He looked at the back and suddenly wanted to step into her world.

Of course, he also knows that this seemingly weak but actually very individual girl is not something he can easily impress.