CHAPTER XXV. JFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport.
In the nineties, if the average Chinese first arrived at JFK International Airport, they would definitely be shocked by the modern atmosphere, all-steel structure, dome up to tens of meters high, nine terminals in a U-shape, in addition to the parking lot is a huge waiting hall.
So when you arrive at JFK International Airport, you must know which terminal you are in, which terminal you are in, and if you go wrong, it is not a good thing, because from one terminal to another, even if there is an on-site commuter, it is quite time-consuming, not to mention that you have to pay extra for commuting.
From Hong Kong to Honolulu to Seattle and then transfer to New York, across two states and one ocean, Su Jingzhen, who got off the plane, simply felt that his waist was not his own, and his legs didn't seem to obey the command, the first long journey was too painful, but he was already very tired and he couldn't rest, he still had to find someone, lawyer Ye Juwen recommended a person with a license to practice law in the United States to pick up the plane.
Su Jingzhen, who was carrying luggage, walked out of the airport slowly, outside the terminal is the road, Su Jingzhen just got off the plane and didn't know how to distinguish between the southeast and northwest, so he could only gradually move forward with the flow of people.
Hong Kong, NYU, Su Jingzhen, it's this, there are Chinese and English abbreviations, this is to pick up yourself, Su Jingzhen stepped forward to take a look, sure enough, it was a sister paper.
"Hello, I'm Su Jingzhen."
"Hello, I'm Joanna Yuan, and you're Sue? You can call me Joanna. The girl, who thought it was obviously an Asian face, replied in a panic.
When strangers meet, a lot of embarrassing things will always happen, although Su Jingzhen's age is almost sixty years old, he can't help but be a little nervous, but as a man, he always has to speak first.
"Are we commuting? Or ......" Although the United States is a country on wheels, Su Jingzhen can't guarantee that the girl in front of him will definitely drive to pick him up.
"Oh, I have a car, it's in the parking lot outside, let's go forward, cross the opposite road through the underpass, and then we can get to the parking lot." Joanna waved her arms, pointed to the busy highway, and signaled the walking route, but Su Jingzhen frowned, because Joanna's accent was a little strange, not like a Hong Kong accent, nor from the mainland, and Su Jingzhen couldn't understand it as soon as she spoke quickly.
"Slow down, say slow, I don't understand." Su Jingzhen unceremoniously pointed out this problem, because Ye Juwen said that the girl received money for picking up the airport and taking him to New York University to register, which is the relationship between the client and the hired lawyer.
Joanna was a little nervous, more embarrassed, she took a deep breath to calm her emotions, and said with a little attitude towards business customers: "I'm sorry, Mr. Su, my Chinese is a little poor, because I haven't met customers from Asia for a long time, so I'm very sorry." ”
Su Jingzhen was carrying a backpack and wanted to make a classic American shrug expression to express his indifference, but the backpack was too heavy, and he felt that this chic action was deformed, but the words in his mouth would not be deformed: "It's okay, as long as you say slow down, I can hear clearly, or there is no problem if you don't speak English, I got a high score in the language test." ”
"I'll still talk to you in Chinese, I'll be with you in the next few days, or use Chinese to feel more cordial." Joanna took good care of So, a client from Hong Kong.
"How is the accommodation arranged?" Su Jingzhen followed behind Joanna and asked as she dragged a large box.
"Live with me, there are vacant rooms in the place where I live, and I haven't had time to rent it yet, if you are not used to it, you can also go to the hotel, I will arrange everything for you, but in New York, especially the hotels closer to the Stern School of Business are very expensive, I don't think you need to spend this extra cost." Joanna was walking on the side of the road when the noise of cars roared in her ears, which made her have to raise her voice to reach Su Jingzhen's ears.
Su Jingzhen got an offer from New York University's Stern School of Business, of course, this is inseparable from the help of Yuan Guanghua and Ye Juwen, countless students in Hong Kong go to North America and Europe to study every year, and there are many experienced admissions officers or lawyers in Hong Kong.
Because of this, under the opening of money, Su Jingzhen's language is no problem, with excellent TOEFL scores, SAT scores, and targeted help from admissions officers to write letters of recommendation, so he easily got the offer.
This is still Su Jingzhen's own relatively low-key, if this news is exposed in Tongguan Town Middle School, it will blind the eyes of a group of people, because there are quite a lot of teachers and classmates who think that Su Jingzhen will fail this college entrance examination, his grades are average, and he doesn't even want to be admitted to key universities, if there is a miracle in the general university, there is still a little possibility, the biggest possibility is to go to a junior college or something, if you are unlucky, you may not even be able to get into a junior college.
"Wouldn't it be inconvenient to stay with you?" Su Jingzhen has never lived with a girl in her two lives combined, especially under this completely unfamiliar relationship.
"No, my last roommate was a man, a white student from South Africa." Joanna has studied Su Jingzhen's information, of course she knows that he is from a relatively closed country, and she is eliminating Su Jingzhen's tension and strangeness in and out of words, and of course she is also eliminating herself.
"Huh? Is this Ford? Looks like you're doing pretty well. Su Jingzhen followed Joanna to the parking lot, and stopped next to a car at her signal, Su Jingzhen seemed to recognize it as a Ford car at a glance.
"It's not my car, although mine is also a Ford, but it's relatively small, I'm afraid I can't fit your salute and change it to a colleague, but fortunately I changed it, otherwise you are so tall, it will be a little uncomfortable to sit in my car." Joanna was a little surprised when she saw Su Jingzhen recognize the car, doesn't it mean that China is very poor, people there are all using bicycles, and the cars on the street are estimated to be public transportation, how can he recognize this as a Ford?
Su Jingzhen didn't care what Joanna was thinking, and motioned for her to open the back lid and put the salute inside.
"You're going to live in New York for several years, and it's very inconvenient to have no car in the United States, and these days you're familiar with it, so you have to find time to get a driver's license, otherwise it's inconvenient to travel." Joanna also helped carry the luggage, but she was a little girl who was less than 1.6 meters tall and couldn't help much, so she could only stand aside and tell Su Jingzhen about some experiences of living in New York.
"Well, I know, the various colleges of New York University are located in New York City, this is a university without walls, isn't there a saying that New York is actually built inside New York University." Su Jingzhen fiddled with what he knew a little, he had read this information before he came.
Put down the salute, Su Jingzhen sat in the passenger seat, the car moved slowly, looking at the high-rise buildings in the distance, he silently encouraged himself in his heart, New York, I'm here!