Chapter 52: The Aftermath of the Hawks
"Don't worry, I'll treat you as friends. Gu Biao saw that these two beauties were not clingy and knew how to be measured, so there was no need to reject people thousands of miles away.
Just ordinary friends, of course.
He relied on "going to the countryside with a curve" to escape two or three years of high school, but the sequelae of this was that he rarely met his peers in school.
"Then keep in touch with each other from now on, and if you're busy, we'll write a letter. Xu Mengrou looked very happy.
Ren Yuqin, who was relatively quiet, immediately took out a piece of letterhead: "Actually, we all read "Our Patience is Limited" that day, and we all read it carefully, and I think your writing is good, such a simple content can be written so imposingly, and we from the Academy of Literature are ashamed to read it." If you're not busy, we'll ask you to appreciate what we've written in the future. β
Gu Biao looked at the letter paper that exuded the fragrance of lotus flowers and didn't know what kind of smoked it was used, and his first reaction was: Isn't this a love letter?
But how can a love letter be taken out in front of a light bulb.
Ren Yuqin's eyes were not bad, and she immediately guessed what Gu Biao was worried about, and hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, it's just a hymn I wrote, praising the comrades who defend the honor of the motherland on the diplomatic front." Wencai is definitely not as good as you, don't laugh. β
Gu Biao has confirmed that this seemingly quiet girl is actually sullen.
To say anything about "praising the comrades who defend the honor of the motherland on the diplomatic front" is actually praising him for his disobedience.
In the end, it's still a love letter in disguise.
But the girl doesn't say anything, he also has to avoid embarrassment.
"Okay, if you have time in the future, let's discuss literature. He unfolded it and looked at it a few times, then commented slightly.
The wording of the hymn, which is really warm, is a little bit unpleasant to read.
In the 80s, there was a lack of entertainment activities, and the gap between people's living conditions was not so big, so there were really a lot of literary and artistic young women.
If a male college student can publish more articles in newspapers and magazines, no matter how poor he is, there will be female classmates who will suffer with him in poverty. If you can play some musical instruments and spend your literary skills on writing lyrics, it will be like making a girl moth to a fire.
I am used to seeing the gold worshippers and knighthoods in later generations, and suddenly I met two more beauties who "just because he wrote Gu Biao's articles well and published them many times in "Renren Daily", so he admired them so much, to say that Gu Biao was not moved in his heart, it was impossible.
After chatting about friendship and literature, Gu Biao personally sent them out of the school, and bought two cups of hot coffee at the commissary at the entrance of the school cafeteria for them to warm up on the way.
Ren Yuqin covered her hands and sighed: "It looks so fragrant, is this the legendary coffee? β
Xu Mengrou: "Don't send it, then let's go~"
"That's right. β
"What's the problem?" Xu Mengrou turned around quickly.
Gu Biao: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just curious, I haven't asked you how old you are." Since we're all friends......"
Xu Mengrou smiled slyly: "What, if the grade is right, do you have other ideas?"
"No, no, if you don't answer, forget it. Gu Biao was a little scared.
Xu Mengrou pouted: "Stingy! We are all 17 years old." β
Gu Biao saw his sister-in-law leave, thinking wildly: Even the younger sister is at least a year older than him, and I really don't know when I will meet the young girl.
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After Xu Mengrou's second daughter went back, it was another week in the blink of an eye.
The Spring Festival in 1979 was very early, and it was celebrated in January. Naturally, the winter vacation and other arrangements at the university will also be advanced.
There will be a holiday around January 15, and the final exams will be completed in batches before that.
Three foreign language courses, two etiquette courses, history of Western culture and customs, history of diplomatic relations...... There are seven compulsory courses, which makes Gu Biao, the soul of an engineering student in his previous life, miserable.
Fortunately, his young advantages were brought into play, and his acceptance of learning foreign languages was okay, and he barely removed the most troublesome obstacles. As for the two etiquette courses, the teacher also added extra points to the students who got the opportunity to visit and intern this semester, which can be regarded as passing the water.
Rao is like this, Gu Biao is still so busy that he doesn't even plan to celebrate his birthday.
It was January 7th, and I had just finished taking two etiquette classes in the afternoon, and I had completely thrown them aside. Gu Biao was about to go to the cafeteria, and was suddenly blocked by Ye Su on the way, which surprised him.
Since Gu Biao was surrounded by so many girls at the all-night dance party on Christmas Eve, Ye Kun seemed to be a little unwilling to follow the crowd, and once cooled down the friendship between the two, and did not have any extra negotiations with him.
"Happy birthday!" Ye Kun took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, his face turned red, and he quickly stuffed a white wax paper box with a ribbon tied to him.
"Thank you...... Thank you. Gu Biao accepted it, quickly went to a secluded corner of the cafeteria to sit down, and opened the box in front of him.
It's a creamy cake β a pure and dense Nagasaki cake with a layer of whipped cream, boxy, and the style couldn't be simpler.
On top is a shochu cherry.
Ye Kun looked at Gu Wei's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, so he took the initiative to speak: "Do you want to ask me how I know your birthday? You're not going to be angry about that time, are you?"
"How is it possible, don't mention the past. I'll go get a few more dishes, and you can eat with me. Gu Biao said, went to the window to buy a good dish for two yuan (the university cafeteria is subsidized, and it is worth five yuan outside), and came back with a large plate.
There are now more than a dozen couples in the school, and more boys have gone to other schools to find girlfriends. Therefore, the ratio of loving dogs to single dogs is also four or six.
A man and a woman eat without attracting the attention of their classmates.
Ye Kun actually wanted to find some warm topics to talk about, but he couldn't pull down his cold face, and the occupational disease of the children of senior cadres was attacked, so he chatted and returned to study and work.
"Have you been concerned about current events lately?" she cut a piece of roast goose with a knife and fork, chewed it slowly, and wiped her mouth with a napkin before speaking.
"No, didn't you care too much about current affairs a while ago, and your homework was lost. I'm busy studying for the exam. β
Gu Biao eats with friends in private, so he is not so gentle. Although it is not so much that it is chewed and spoken in the mouth, it is not so particular as to "say something and wipe your mouth".
Ye Kun further lowered his voice: "Aren't you afraid that the war will be advanced? β
Gu Biao is really not worried, because he knows history.
Of course, only in conclusions.
As for the cause and effect, and the deduction process, the history lessons of later generations are not taught in such detail.
Therefore, to answer Ye Kun's question, he can only speculate casually: "I think we must at least finish the New Year and the Lantern Festival, right? After all, the Vietnamese are mainly attacking Cambodia, and they dare not attack us on a large scale." We definitely have time to prepare. β
Ye Su was so anxious that he stomped his feet slightly: "Why are you suddenly so undiplomaticly sensitive? Do you know that the Vietnamese are advancing too fast, much faster than the Ministry of National Defense's deduction expects! Phnom Penh was captured in 10 days.
Yesterday, the ministry specially arranged a Boeing 707 special plane to take the prince out of the encirclement - he lived at No. 15 Dongjiaomin Lane last night. Alas, I don't know how long I'm going to be in exile in my country this time. I hope I can go back after the battle. β
Gu Wei really wanted to tell Ye Kun: That prince is going to live in exile for the rest of his life this time, and he will live in China for 40 years.
But he knew he couldn't say it.
"But the battle still doesn't start until the end of the New Year, right?" Gu Biao wiped his mouth and confirmed solemnly.
"The conclusion is right, but the reason is not what you think!" Ye Su corrected with a chewing word, "On the one hand, we really didn't expect the Vietnamese to fight so fast, and it would be difficult for the army to temporarily dispatch and mobilize.
But on the other hand, it is also necessary to visit the United States and Japan before the war to show our posture, and the war cannot be fought in vain. With the current situation, it is probably impossible to completely eliminate the Vietnamese regime, and it is unknown how much Cambodia's position can recognise. The key to mobilizing the West is to convince the West of our sincerity of openness and determination to break with dogmatism.
As for what you said about being reluctant to let the troops fight during the New Year, this is all secondary -- at present, the ministry has already arranged an overseas visit, and even the chief has to spend the New Year on the plane to the United States. β
When Ye Kun mentioned this, Gu Wei was indeed in awe.
During the Spring Festival of this year, the great man spent his time on the plane on which he visited the country, and he did not hesitate to work tirelessly for the country and the people.
However, this level of reaction is far from enough in Ye Kun's eyes. She couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you surprised?"
Gu Biao: "These are still state secrets, and it's not good for you to tell me, although we can all be regarded as people who can access some secrets." β
Ye Kun: "Then you don't ask, can you get even one internship opportunity for the attachΓ© to carry a bag this time?"
Gu Biao: "It's impossible, last time it was because we had to arrange a visit to ten Eastern European countries at the same time, and the ministry was not manpowered. This is a concentrated visit to the United States and Japan with the chief, and even if I am carrying a bag, I am far from qualified. β
Ye Kun's expression darkened: "You are self-aware, but in fact, you have just set up a typical situation and struck while the iron is hot, and it can't be said that you have no chance at all."
When Mr. Han came to inform me to go with me for an internship yesterday, I also said that I was not qualified, so why not you. She couldn't bear to explain to me, saying that you are no longer suitable for this 'dove' task. I told you in advance, and it was also to make you mentally prepared. Next semester, there may be a big adjustment to your internship, so don't tell anyone that I told you!"
"I didn't understand it too much, is it because I won't graduate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future and choose my own career?" Gu Biao really didn't understand, but his tone didn't look like he was nervous, but he was a little expectant.
Ye Su was anxious: "What do you say! The country has worked hard to cultivate you, and you have become a model, how can you not reuse you, but just change the usage!"