Chapter 81: First Encounters in College

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States.

It's more of a big city than a small state.

It was one of the 13 states of the early American Revolution, the first to declare independence from Great Britain, and the last to accept the U.S. Constitution, nicknamed the "Ocean State."

Located in the Northeast New England region, with an area of more than 3,000 square kilometers and a population of less than one million in the nineties, the green environment is very good, and the temperature is slightly higher than that of New York.

It has an island in its name, but it is not an island in the sea, but a small European Loba town nestled between the two cities of New York and Boston.

Providence, the capital of Rhode Island, is located at the head of the bay, the largest city and the largest port in the state, the helicopter landed in the clearing, the old man and the boy got off the plane, and the SOS branch had already arranged for someone to pick them up.

Grandpa was on the phone with James Cameron yesterday, and he left his business card at the time, but I don't know where to put it, but fortunately he has a wide range of contacts and asked for the number of Mr. Truck Driver from a friend.

The top priority was to buy a film production company, otherwise the negotiations would be in trouble, and he had already gone to Los Angeles to find a suitable company.

It is estimated that he is wondering when he was led by his grandson by the nose and rashly stepped into an unfamiliar industry, which is not Guo Muzhou's consistent style.

Han Xuan's head rested on the glass window.

The sky was a deep blue, and the clouds looked like marshmallows.

Outside, a man in a casual trench coat walked by with a big dog, and a young woman was extremely beautiful, holding a cigarette in her hand, standing on the side of the street waiting for the bus.

Everything seemed so laid-back, and he seemed to like it a little bit.

Passing through the center of the city, it looks like the Capitol building of every state in the United States, the shape is similar to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., there are many century-old buildings on both sides of the streets of Providence City, which covers a large area, and is still so strong and beautiful after the wind and rain, it is rich in gems and lobsters, and there are many small vendors selling these.

As the car drove east, the road gradually sloped, and it turned out that Brown University was built on a hill, and the boy thought to himself, and reached forward to look over, the gate was very ordinary, but it was quite mysterious.

It is known as the happiest college in the United States, with students having no required classes, no plus or minus marks on grades, and no face on transcripts if they fail.

As long as you take four classes in a semester, and the teachers are usually not difficult for students, as long as you come to listen to the lectures carefully, they are generally given a passing grade, unlike other Ivy League universities, where students have to work very hard to graduate.

Although it is easy to graduate here, it is very difficult to come to school, and among American high school students, only the most outstanding students are eligible to apply, but the admission rate is very low, and even less than 10 out of 100 are successful, and the number of applicants from abroad is even less.

There were a lot of cars parked at the door, and there was a middle-aged woman standing on the side of the road, looking at something.

Surrounded by parents who sent their children over, if Han Xuan hadn't heard someone shouting his name, he almost didn't notice it, so he stood on tiptoe and shouted in surprise: "Teacher Angelica!"

"Haha, you're so tall!" The German female teacher excitedly held him in her arms, although she hadn't seen her for a few years, she would never forget such a special student, and stretched out her hand to Old Man Han and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir." ”

"I'm Grandpa Han Xuan, and I'm sending him here this time. As soon as the words fell, several people around looked at this side in surprise.

"Let's go, I'll take you inside. Angelica never stopped smiling, patting the boy on the head and leading him inside.

Han Xuan found that students here rarely entered and exited through the gate, preferring to take a long detour and enter through the side gate.

As if seeing his doubts, the female teacher explained: "There is a traditional saying at the main entrance of Brown University that students can only walk back and forth from here during the course of study, that is, once when they enter and once when they graduate. If there is more walking in the middle, it will be difficult for this student to graduate, so everyone usually enters and exits through the small door. ”

"If somebody has to walk more than once, like a member of a school band to perform through the door, they have to walk backwards through the door. ”

Some freshmen don't seem to know this rule, and they are excited to go in and out to take photos with the school gate.

Han Xuan sighed, then wouldn't they all be finished

When you enter the gate, you will find the building and the lawn.

The mulberry trees have just sprouted, and the color of the grass is a little yellow in early spring, and it is also verdant and green in the middle of summer.

The buildings here look very old, and according to Angelica, some of them were built during the Civil and American War.

Han Xuan picked a building and walked in, there was a memorial hall inside, and there were many portraits on the walls, maybe famous teachers here, or graduates or the like.

The building looks old on the outside, but the interior has been redecorated and is no different from those very new school buildings.

Walking inside, a bear made of bronze stood there, looking cute, like an enlarged version of Pooh.

Han Xuan ran over to learn how to pose and take a photo with the bear, and the photo was to be sent to his parents and Anya.

Many universities in the United States have statues of this animal as school mascots.

Columbia University is a lion, not only there are statues on campus, but even the bottom of the swimming pool is painted with two vicious lion heads, and the mascot of Princeton University is a silly bobcat, which is liked by many people.

Mr. Han revisited his hometown, and after graduation, he had a few class reunions, but he never returned to Brown University.

The years have been kind to Brown and have not changed much.

seems to think of his youth, and keeps helping Han Xuan to introduce him, and the familiarity is even inferior to Angelica.

Han Xuan followed his grandfather's finger and looked over, there was a barren pool there, and he was about to ask, when he heard him say, "That's where I confessed to your grandmother." ”

"She was still a student at Yale University at the time, and she came to the exchange with her classmates, and there was a fountain at that time, but now it seems to be gone. ”

"Some time ago, the water pipe froze and broke and it hasn't been repaired yet. ”

Angelica smiled and said, "I should be able to see it in a few days, and there will be water lilies blooming here in the summer, which is very beautiful." ”

"Come, come, come, stand there, take two pictures, and go home and show them to grandma. The boy walked over to the edge of the pool and beckoned, shouting loudly.

The old man's face flushed slightly, and he waved his hand: "What is there to shoot, how many adults are there!"

Seeing his grandfather leave as if fleeing, Han Xuan held up his camera and took pictures, with the pool in the background.

Trot to keep up with the old man.

The eyes kept looking at this place where they were going to stay for a few years.