On her birthday that year, Qiao Lin received a bag from her sister from a light luxury brand, a cosmetics set from two friends, and a new album from Wei Chenglin. Even Qiao Nan's guy said "Happy Birthday" dryly, and transferred a small red envelope to her, reminding her to eat noodles and have a long tail.

There were enough blessings she received that day, but she still felt cold. As she gets older, her friends around her have the ability to give better gifts, but she can't afford them herself, what she hopes most is that her family and friends can be together for a long time, which is more precious than any gift.

She never felt that Sun Ruiyang was so far away from her, even in the past few months in Germany, they contacted every day and had endless words on QQ. Especially Sun Ruiyang, who painted her a big cake in Beijing every day, told her how good this city was, and said that she was itching in her heart and made up her mind to be admitted to Beijing.

It's okay now, even when she celebrates her birthday, he didn't send a message. I heard that he had already arrived in Nanjing, and he didn't know where to go next. Qiao Lin thought to herself, probably after finishing all the big cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, he will come back, right?

Chen Yun transferred her a thousand yuan and asked her to buy herself some small gifts or invite friends to dinner. Jolene refused for a long time, but it was still in Alipay. Chen Yun often gives her pocket money, but she can earn her own living expenses, her parents did not treat her badly, and her brothers and sisters often reward her with pocket money, and the money in her hand is really inexhaustible.

Maybe other girls have already used the money to buy luxury goods, but Jolene has no desire to buy luxury goods until now, she has saved all the remaining money, maybe she can save a dowry for herself. When it comes to dowry, it is inevitable to be sad, who knows when she will get married?

The more sensible she is, the more Chen Yun loves her, and often apologizes to her for her son. But Qiao Lin really doesn't blame her, let alone Sun Ruiyang. They are all such good people, how can she be willing to be angry with them?

After her birthday, Jolene distributed the cake to her classmates, and a message was sent in the class group, saying that a delegation from an English-speaking country was coming to Beijing and five students were needed to act as translators. Jolene spoke almost the best of the students, and she would have gone in the past, but this time, she just lazily threw her phone aside and slept under the covers.

But she couldn't sleep, and someone sent her WeChat, which turned out to be sent by Liu Zheng. She asked bluntly, "January 6th to 9th, are you okay?"

"Nothing. ”

"Then I'll sign you up, just the interpreter of the mission. ”

Jolene was puzzled and replied, "I'm just a little tired, I'm not in a good state, and I don't dare to sign up." ”

"You can, go ahead. Liu said very simply, as if he was afraid that she would refuse, and said: "The level of translation is related to the face of Peking University. ”

It seems that she thinks more far-reaching, and she cares more about the "sense of collective honor" than other classmates. But Jolene also knew that she was helping herself in disguise. Maybe she couldn't notice it herself, but everyone around her knew that Qiao Lin, who was originally full of vitality, collapsed there like a punctured balloon after her boyfriend ran away mysteriously, and she couldn't fly anymore.

As for why Liu Zheng wanted to help herself, Qiao Lin didn't know the reason, maybe it was because she had been getting along for a few years and felt that she was good? Or maybe she cherished this hard-won opponent? Qiao Lin thought about it again and again, and finally replied: "Thank you~"

"You're welcome. ”

When girls send messages to each other, most of them will end with the "~" symbol, or attach some cute expressions, but Liu Zheng never will. The messages she sent were dry and cold, which could perhaps be explained as another kind of competence.

Liu actively helped her sign up, and Qiao Lin had to take action. Originally, out of self-consciousness, she went to Rhubarb to memorize an article every week, but after her boyfriend left, she stopped meercing, and Rhubarb didn't trouble her. She started carrying things again, and Rhubarb was still a little flattered.

"Qiao Lin, have you come back to life?"

"Nope. ”

Rhubarb immediately changed to a "==" expression and sighed heavily.

"Mr. Huang, do you know about the mission looking for a translator? I decided to participate...... Since you're going, I can't disgrace you. ”

"Who hasn't tasted the taste of being trapped by love? You don't have to force yourself for me, you'd better be less stimulated by the outside world now, so that you can heal yourself as soon as possible. ”

Rhubarb is so nice, although she didn't say anything sensational, but Jolene just felt that he was very warm. But Rhubarb is so good, it is still calculated by that Professor Cui openly and secretly. At that time, Jolene didn't have a job and didn't have much experience in the workplace, but she also knew that there were conflicts between the two people.

In Qiao Lin's third year of graduate school, more than half of the students in the first year of graduate school chose Rhubarb, and the remaining half chose other supervisors, but no one chose Professor Cui. This situation is really embarrassing, although it was later reassigned, but everyone knows the news, and that Professor Cui is also embarrassed.

The newly admitted students are smarter and more informed than Jolene, and as soon as they go to CNKI and search for Rhubarb's name, they can search for many papers. Of course, Rhubarb himself did not write so much, his disciples wrote it, and he also put his name on the paper. What does this mean? It shows that he attaches great importance to academics, urges and guides students to write papers, who doesn't want to follow such a tutor?

There are living examples around Jolene, and Xiao Jiang, who other mentors are reluctant to accept, has already sent three cores under the guidance of Rhubarb. Xiao Jiang's confidence has increased greatly, and he is no longer the timid appearance he had when he first entered school. Even if some people still laugh at her three books, she doesn't care anymore. Moreover, she has decided to take the doctoral examination and will continue to study with rhubarb.

Even Qiao Lin, the boss of the paper, finally got the hang of writing one. Although the academic level is not that high, Rhubarb does not put much pressure on her. Because he knew that Jolene's ambition was to interpret simultaneously, she should focus more on practicing speaking.

But teachers like Rhubarb, who teach students according to their aptitude, have also been attacked. At a lecture held by the department, Professor Cui said that some tutors placed too much emphasis on theoretical knowledge and neglected practice, which led to a general deviation in students' spoken English. It didn't take anyone to say it, Jolene knew who she was talking about. Before she knew it, her eyes widened, and she was about to shoot the case.

But Rhubarb touched her lightly, signaling her not to show her hostility so obviously, let alone argue anything. The more Qiao Lin thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, how could her spoken language be so bad?

I heard that Professor Cui was going to be a translator for the big leaders of the mission, and I am sure I can see Jolene's performance. Jolene said, "So, I have no reason to slack off, I must behave well and make some people look at you with admiration." ”

Rhubarb snorted and laughed, but hid his emotion: "You, don't keep putting those psychological burdens on yourself." Do your own thing and don't care what others think. ”

Jolene blinked, and was about to cry again. Rhubarb was startled and hurriedly handed her a tissue: "Did I say the wrong thing?

"I'm so stupid, why do I meet good teachers? The teacher who taught me to do aerobics in high school, the listening teacher who helped me quietly in college, and the tutor who was in graduate school...... My boyfriend is so smart and still the champion, how did he meet such a bad teacher?"

This passage was full of slots, and Rhubarb had no choice but to frown and refute her sentence by sentence: "First of all, you are not stupid at all, and you are very diligent, how can the teacher not like such a student? Secondly, what kind of tutor you meet has little to do with your grades, it mainly depends on luck." He may have spent his luck elsewhere, so in this matter, his luck is a little worse. If you have a problem, then solve it. Your boyfriend is so smart, he'll understand. ”

Jolene nodded, thanked Rhubarb, and walked out of his office. Before parting, Rhubarb also asked her to go out shopping with friends and watch movies together. The friendship that you neglected during the relationship can also make up for it, and maybe you can heal yourself too.

Jolene took his words to heart, and she also wanted to live an optimistic and free life in her early thirties, like Rhubarb.

With a few days left before the translation work, Jolene was concentrating on preparing. It was too noisy in the dormitory, so she nested in her sister's house. After her boyfriend ran away, she could better understand her sister's reluctance to go home. This Spring Festival, she didn't want to go back.

Qiao Lu said: "Qiao Nan's family of three will definitely not go back, parents can't think of their grandson, if you don't go back with this pistachio, how desolate will they be?"

"I'm not a pistachio now, I'm a big bitter melon!"

Jolene grimaced, and Jolu was amused by her again. She continued: "This time when we go home, we can take the high-speed train, haven't you been looking forward to it for so many years, aren't you excited?

Thinking about it, there is still a little bit of anticipation, especially the new house I bought a few years ago, I finally got the keys, and the renovation will start after the year. This is a great joy for the entire Qiao family, and Qiao Lin can't be absent.

In addition to the house, Qiao's family also has a car. After the number was shaken, Qiao Lu bought a silver Chevrolet. Qiao Lin picked up the car with her sister, although the traffic in the capital is still congested, but the feeling of driving is still very cool. This is Qiao Lu's first time buying a car, not to mention the sense of accomplishment, and her heart is more steady.

In the past few years, there have been a lot of subsidies issued by various projects, and Qiao Lu has enough funds to buy another one for her parents. Li Lanzhi has been getting her driver's license for several years, and if she hadn't bought a house a few years ago, she might have saved up to buy a car. Teacher Li is not old-hearted, and she still wants to be the first batch of sunset red drivers in Shanghai Hong Kong City. Although she never mentioned buying a car to her children, Qiao Lu had already made plans.

Life at home is getting better and better, and Jolene should cheer up. Love isn't everything in life, and Jolene doesn't want to be so depressed that she misses out on the moments of her family and friends.