Chapter 5: The Magical Fertile Soil---13
When Yue Di was teaching at the Z Group School, Sun Ce had been studying at Harvard University in the United States for nearly a year, and for most of the year, he couldn't look back. Although Sun Ce's English passed the TOEFL test, when he stepped off the plane, he knew what real English was, Sun Ce dragged his heavy luggage, walked out of the airport gate, and he beckoned a taxi. He got into the car, the car started, the driver asked him where he needed to go, Sun Ce said that he was going to the economics department of Harvard University, and the driver did not understand the meaning he expressed several times, so he had to take out a pen and write down the meaning to be expressed, and then spoke several times with a gesture, and finally the driver heard the place he was going to, which gave Sun Ce, a guy who has always been proud of his good English scores, a blow to the head.
Sun Ce according to the address marked on the rental contract, wasted a long time, and finally found a basement he rented, and even said with a writing exchange, and finally made clear the intention of moving in with the landlord, the landlord took the key, led him to the place, the landlord opened the door of the basement, this is a room of about ten square meters, the room is relatively low, not cleaned up, it is messy, a small bed and a desk are all the belongings in the room, there is no bathroom in the room, the landlord took him to the middle of the corridor in the basement, there is a common bathroom, and a relatively large common kitchen,
Sun Ce put down his luggage and looked at the low and messy basement where he lived, and felt very uncomfortable, just such a broken basement, it actually costs 500 US dollars a month! If it is in China, even if it is Nancheng, 500 US dollars to rent such a basement is enough rent for three or four years, "Alas! Forget it, if you come here, you will be safe, and those who come here to study, not to enjoy, these don't matter", Sun Ce comforted himself.
He quickly adjusted his emotions, he needed to live, first go buy some rice, flour, oil and salt, boil the pot to cook, survive first, everything else can be done slowly, Sun Ce walked out of the basement, not far from his residence, Sun Ce saw a Wal-Mart supermarket, Sun Ce walked in, he came to the food sales area, the scary price immediately made him feel a little dizzy, a bag of 20 pounds, equivalent to 9 kilograms of rice 12 US dollars, about 11 yuan per kilogram of rice, domestic rice is only about 1 yuan, this alone is ten times the domestic cost of living, he looked at vegetable oil, 18 US dollars per liter, my God, the price is equivalent to how many times the domestic one, Sun Ce collapsed a little, how can he bear such a price, but he can't keep his mouth shut, don't eat, you have to buy, what to eat if you don't buy it, there is no way, you have to buy it hard. Sun Ce spent about 120 US dollars to buy back the simplest ingredients for a week, he felt very uncomfortable, thinking about his father, in the countryside of his hometown, he couldn't earn 1,000 yuan a month by repairing the earth, but he also needed 1,000 yuan to eat the worst a week, a strong sense of guilt burned in his heart, he gritted his teeth and swore that he must study hard, learn the ability to earn money, and earn money from Americans in the future, so as to take revenge on Americans, and make a lot of money, repay his father and mother, return his dear lover, and those selfless fellows in his hometown, find back their dignity as human beings, and let them live happily and beautifullyThe day you are looking forward to will come.
Many people often have a sentence on their lips, what can be done with money, it is not a matter, it is true, Sun Ce's next thing is not a simple matter of spending money, English communication is the biggest obstacle he encounters, he needs him everywhere to compare like a dumb teacher, Sun Ce first needs to open a mobile phone, because the bank account opening or school admission procedures, need to leave contact information, he went to a telecommunications company, took out his passport, and even said with a gesture, it took a long time for the clerk to figure out what he was going to do, the waiter gave him a telecommunications user contract, and introduced him to various packages, Sun Ce listened a little as if he understood or not, and finally paid a deposit of 1000 US dollars, applied for a two-year telecom package for him, and he got a new iPhone. But the telecom deposit made him very heartbroken. After going through the telephone procedures, I went to the bank to open an account, and I also worked hard to apply for a deposit deposit, apply for a credit card, and ran back and forth between the bank and the station for half a month before I got a bank card.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Sun Ce suddenly fainted in the classroom, and then he was unconscious, and his classmates were frightened, and hurriedly called an ambulance and sent Sun Ce to the hospital, and the result of the examination was prostration.
The hospital's various examinations are thoughtful and meticulous, the services are very humane, the attitude of the medical staff is very intimate, Sun Ce is very satisfied, what makes Sun Ce burst is that the diagnosis and treatment fee is as high as 1300 US dollars, a small diarrhea, in China, is a bottle of lotus fragrance Zhengqi water can solve the problem, not even five dimes can be spent, it actually costs 1300 US dollars here, Sun Ce knows that Li Yuedi's father had stomach bleeding, and he was hospitalized in a big hospital in Nancheng for a week, and it only cost 8000 yuanThe most ridiculous thing is that among the medicines prescribed by the doctor, there is actually a household water purifier worth 400 US dollars, "Mine go!" Sun Ce scolded in his heart.
Now it is more important to solve the problem of water and soil adaptation and nutritional supplementation, Sun Ce took injections and medicines in the hospital, the prostration phenomenon was quickly resolved, and his spirit was much better, the hospital did not let him be discharged, saying that he was waiting for him to fully recover, an American female classmate in the same class Louis came to see him every day, Louis looked better, blonde hair and blue eyes, tall figure, skin as white as magnolia, very friendly to Sun Ce, always shush the cold and ask for warmth, send soup and water, and care for him. A few days later, Louis told Sun Ce that he was the daughter of Sun Ce's mentor Joan Louis, and that he came to see him every day as his father's meaning, and his father recruited Sun Ce to study at Harvard in the hope of finding a wise assistant who could demonstrate his research results with him as soon as possible, so the professor hoped that he would get better as soon as possible and devote himself to study and research as soon as possible.
After Sun Ce was discharged from the hospital, Louis went to the basement where Sun Ce lived to visit him as usual, and sent some daily necessities every day, although Sun Ce felt a little ashamed, but as the so-called people are poor and short-minded, and the horses have long hair, he is in need of funding, so take it first, and then have the opportunity to repay her, Louis asked Sun Ce to move out of the basement, saying that the basement is damp and poorly ventilated, and it is easy to get sick, but Sun Ce refuses. Sun Ce didn't know that the basement was damp and poorly ventilated, but the rent of $500 a month had overwhelmed the family, and if he found another place to live, the price would definitely cost his father and mother's life!
Louis saw the reason why Sun Ce was reluctant to move out of the basement, she told her father Professor Joan Louis about her speculation, the professor had also experienced poverty, and had a similar experience with Sun Ce when he was young, he was very sympathetic to Sun Ce's difficulties, Professor Joan Louis's research institute has several rooms, which is the place where the institute is allocated to the professor to rest, Professor Joan Louis's home is not far from the institute, so the professor generally no longer rests in the institute, but only goes to the office during working hours, basically does not go to the lounge, and simply let Sun Ce live in the lounge of his own institute, the professor's lounge area is relatively large, full of fifty or sixty square meters, It is a very well-equipped apartment, there is no problem with food and accommodation equipment, but you need to do it yourself, Sun Ce can not accept Louis's gift, Professor Joan Louis saw the psychology of Sun Ce, this is the psychology of all poor people, the poorer the more face, unwilling to accept other people's charity easily, Professor Joan Louis has a lot of research on Oriental economics, he also has a certain understanding of Oriental culture, especially Chinese culture, otherwise how would he find a Chinese student to be her assistant, in the consciousness of ancient Chinese literati, "What rich and noble cannot be lewd, poor and lowly cannot be moved, mighty and unyielding, what poor and strong will not fall into the clouds" these consciousness professors all understand, because these consciousnesses also have a profound impact on the economic behavior of the Chinese, the study of economic laws, financial behavior is actually the study of humanities, because humanities directly act on the economy, such as the Chinese herd mentality, which opens the door for Western business to find a market in China. "Everyone has it, how can I not have it", this is not exactly the business opportunity that businessmen urgently need, the same is true in the financial market, a Chinese celebrity bought a certain stock, everyone knew that they immediately followed up, and as a result, the stock price rose, this kind of group psychology in American culture is lighter, Americans pursue individuality, you buy a certain stock, I prefer not to buy a certain stock, the result is that the price-earnings ratio of the stock is basically stable. The professor can fully understand Sun Ce's inner world, one day after class, he personally found Sun Ce, and asked Sun Ce to be his assistant to jointly study the problem of financial derivatives, for the convenience of work, Sun Ce must do the research institute, Sun Ce is very grateful, he understands that the professor is really helping him, so that he found such a reason, so that he not only saved face, but also improved the accommodation conditions, and indeed facilitated the subject research.
Little Louis in addition to attending classes with Sun Ce. I soaked in my father's research institute all day long, often discussing problems with Sun Ce, doing homework together, and doing projects together. Louis's enthusiastic red lips, dazzling blonde hair, fair skin, plump body, and tall posture often make Sun Ce flash a lot of distracting thoughts, whenever distracting thoughts arise, Sun Ce always asks himself in his heart, what is he doing, what is Louis, this kind of slightly inferior complex, so that he doesn't dare to think about it, his position is very right, at the same time, his sister Yuedi's dignified and beautiful image always flashes in front of him like a movie, every time at this time, Sun Ce often in his heart "Phew!phew!" A few times, warning himself of the kind of thought, in his heart, he didn't dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool.
On Christmas Day, Louis arrived at the institute very early, she brought a bottle of red wine with an open lid, the two sat down to chat, while drinking, a glass of wine in the stomach, Sun Ce felt that his face was a little hot, Sun Ce felt that it might be the reason why he had not drunk for a long time, he didn't care, the two drank another glass, Sun Ce felt hot all over, his palms and feet were sweating, his head seemed to be bigger, he was groggy, and after a while he actually fell asleep, he dreamed of Yuedi, dreamed of the wrestling game with Yuedi when he was a child, they pushed and fought with each other, twisted, gasping for breath, until the other party is pressed under him, and he will never get up if he does not admit defeat. Sun Ce had a night of wrestling dreams, and when he woke up exhausted, he couldn't open his eyes, he tried hard to open his eyes, and found Louis lying next to him, he knew what was happening, he was annoyed, pushed away one of Louis's legs on his body, and sat on the ground in a daze, his mind was a little blank, he thought of Yuedi, remembered his promise to Yuedi, and blamed himself deeply, he picked up the slippers on the ground and slapped his face hard.
Louis woke up, she didn't understand why Sun Ce wanted to harm himself, she grabbed Sun Ce's hand, she asked Sun Ce, "Why is it on earth?"
Sun Ce told Louis about his girlfriend in China, and Louis said, "SunCe, It doesn't matter. We have nothing to do with each other. We did it just like a game. You needn’t say anything to me. I don’t want you to be responsible for me . It is normal for us to do it like this in America.You aren’t to blame for it,let alone hurt yourself.”。
- But in Sun Ce's opinion, all this came too strangely, two glasses of red wine, just two glasses of red wine, let yourself make such a big mistake, this is too sudden, although Louis helped himself, he has some good feelings for Louis's help, some gratitude, but for him, no matter what, it has not reached the level of personal promise, he blames himself for his stupidity, blames himself for being "" as his father said, as a man, how can he be so casual, he thought of a song that Yue Di often sang:" Oh, why say goodbye, and what to say together, although there is no you now, I am still myself, what to say that this love will never change, what to say I love you, now there is still no you, I am still myself, it is just a game and a dream...... In Louis's opinion, this is indeed just a small game, but for Sun Ce, how can this thing be a joke, this thing is all a joke, is it still a man, only those people with dirty character make fun of this matter, he has seen the difference between Eastern and Western cultures, but at this point, he Sun Ce must abide by the traditional concept of Eastern culture, and he despises the so-called freedom of the West in this regard from the heart.
He remembered the long letter he sent to Yue Di a few days ago, which explained the details of life in Nancheng from his childhood, recounted the difficulties of coming to the United States, and expressed his wish that Yue Di would come to his side as soon as possible, but now this is happening so unexpectedly! He hated himself for not being a thing, he failed Yuedi's waiting, failed his parents' hopes, violated his father's warning, he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, this fact was faceless, he wanted to call Yuedi, it was too late to write a letter, let Yuedi come to the United States quickly, but he became like that, and hoped that his sister would come to trample on this mud, he remembered the kind of lack of virtue he did, so he wanted to slap himself a few loud times, call Yuedi, call what to say, how to say, how to say it! If Yuedi really came, no matter whether she knew these things or not, he Sun Ce would be so at ease, Yuedi's English grades were not good, I blindly asked people to come over like this, isn't this poking at the backbone of others, even if I learned English to my own level, can I come to the United States, isn't it still impossible? I have become such a person who lacks morality, I am embarrassed to ask others to accompany me, don't let her come, tell her to break up, what will the fellow villagers think, how do parents still behave, learn from Chen Shimei? Admitted to the champion, do not recognize their own wife and children, Chen Shimei was not beheaded by Bao Gong, the Chinese also called Bao Gong good for more than a thousand years, it can be seen how much the Chinese hate Chen Shimei's desperation, do not be Chen Shimei, can not be Chen Shimei, what if you don't do it, Sun Ce fell into despair, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is not that her sister Li Yuedi is not worthy of herself, but that she is not qualified to say "I love you" again What kind of pig and dog thing is it that I did, I can't let it come, I can't let it come, I can't say I can't break up, I can't say I can't break up, it's really sad to die! Let's hide first, don't say anything, don't do anything, okay? No, hiding may be a good choice, tell Yuedi that his future location is in the United States, and he doesn't plan to return to China, he bets that Yuedi will not go to the United States, because Yuedi is also very strong, and it should be because Yuedi likes music. Let Yuedi propose to break up, which may be the only option, and this result can also be explained to Louis.
He dialed Yue Di's phone and said his thoughts in a daze, Yue Di cried, cried very sadly, and finally Yue Di proposed to break up, but he hoped that his brother could live happily in the United States, after the phone call, Sun Ce slapped his face with slippers again until it was red and swollen like a ball.
Two years later, after Sun Kesi was born, Louis recalled her and Sun Ce's first entertainment after a game, it turned out that Louis added some viagra to red wine, Sun Ce was a little annoyed, he blamed Louis for his recklessness, but for Louis, this is a very normal thing, Louis has already expressed his attitude, he does not need to be responsible for that behavior, it is Sun Ce himself who has to be responsible, Sun Ce saw that Louis was gentle and lovely, and he was a little reluctant to let go of each other in the past two years, and Sun Kesi was already born.
In the year of his birth, Sun Ce was admitted to Harvard University for a Ph.D. in economics and finance, and continued to study subprime mortgage with his mentor Joan Lewis. Sun Ce and Louis got married, Louis took care of the life of the family of three at home, and Sun Ce's research results "The Control of Financial Risks Associated with Subprime Mortgages in Real Estate" were published in the Financial Times, which has caused a sensation in the American financial circles, and Citibank has thrown an olive branch to him.
Sun Ce's financial situation changed radically with Sun Ce's admission to the Ph.D., and Citibank hired Sun Ce as a subprime mortgage assistant analyst without a Ph.D. certificate. Sun Ce can get a salary of nearly $10,000 a month, which is Sun Ce's third year in the United States, that is, in 2002.
Sun Ce got his salary in the first month, he and Louis who had found a job to discuss, to repay his parents and hometown fathers and villagers, Louis is very supportive, Sun Ce sent 8,000 US dollars a month to his father, in 2002, Sun Ce sent back 100,000 US dollars, Sun Jiachang paid off all debts, and also donated 100,000 yuan to the village primary school for the daily expenses of the village primary school, and reported 1,000 yuan of New Year's red envelopes to all the cadres of Mingyue Township, spending nearly 120,000 yuan, because these cadres sponsored more than 40,000 yuan for Sun Ce to go to Harvard University。 gave Li Yuedi another 100,000 yuan, Li Yuedi couldn't collect this large amount of money no matter what, and only accepted the 30,000 yuan tuition fee that she had given to Sun Ce before, there was no way, Sun Jiachang bought Yuedi a mobile phone of more than 4,000 yuan, and Yuedi accepted the mobile phone. I bought a 34-inch color TV for Li Laohan, a Jialing 70 light motorcycle and two 3000 yuan Motorola mobile phones, Li Laohan didn't accept it anyway, Sun Jiachang and his wife Du Yulan wanted to kneel down for his brother and sister-in-law, and Mrs. Li Laohan was very embarrassed to accept Sun Jiachang's gifts.
In this year, the whole village is happy and happy, Sun Jiachang sends 1000 yuan, what are the difficulties of the people in the village to do the right thing, as long as they open their mouths, never refuse, there are a few gamblers who also come to borrow money, Sun Jiachang does not give them cash, but says that they need to buy something, first owe the debt, take the things back, they will lend money, the gamblers can not take advantage of the loopholes, the village people say that Sun Jiachang has done the right thing, Sun Jiachang has been guiding the villagers to plant lotus root and ginger over the years, everyone has earned money, the days are much better, they are very grateful to the old Sun, and Sun Ce is so promising, the villagers are the five bodies of the old Sun admiration, since then, no one dares to laugh at Sun Jiachang's wife lame, all of them became intimate with the Sun family.
In March 2003, the old couple of Sun Jiachang went to the United States, and came back in June, they really can't live in the United States, Sun Jiachang is homesick, and the general buddies at home revolve around him, and he wants a group of fellow villagers at home to coax and hold himself, and he can raise his eyebrows in front of them, in this United States, except for Du Yulan, there is no one to talk to himself, it's too boring, Du Yulan is more homesick, staying in Sun Ce's house, it is more uncomfortable than being in prison, there is a person who talks in prison, the old couple can't go out at all, and they can't even find the toilet when they go out, Sun Ce has taught his parents a few English words, but how to say it is not like it, there is no way to agree to the old couple to return to ChinaWhen he left the United States, his in-laws Professor Joan Louis gave Sun Jiachang 50,000 US dollars, Sun Ce and Louis took out all the family's savings totaling 80,000 US dollars, and Sun Jiachang brought back 130,000 US dollars, and returned to their own nest in the countryside.
Sun Jiachang and Du Yulan came to Li Laohan again after returning to China, and they had to lend Li Laohan 20,000 US dollars anyway, saying that they would let their nephews do something, and when the children had money, they could return it to him, where did Li Laohan want it, Sun Jiachang Du Yulan wanted to kneel down again, Sun Jiachang said excitedly" My Sun Ce has received Yue Di's help since he was a child, your family saves money and spends a few dollars to Yue Di, Yue Di gives a part to Sun Ce, now Sun Ce's conditions are good, and it is completely appropriate to repay them, in the past, your family gave advice to my family to get out of the predicament, in order to encourage me to plant ginger, and even promised to marry my baby daughter to my family, this is love, not money can be exchanged. Sun Ce found an American girl, our two children didn't come together, they all blame my Sun Ce, it's my Sun Ce's fault, it's also the fault of the two of us, we are willing to admit punishment, the children broke up, but they all have each other in their hearts, they have become brothers and sisters, we four old guys, we can also become brothers and sisters, old brother, your children are also my children, they need help, how can I stand by, so the 20,000 US dollars, you have to take it first anyway, count me as borrowing one of yours, in the future you have money, just give it back to me, if it is not enough, I will definitely give it again, and the old brother must not shirk”。
Sun Jiachang's mouth was about to wear out, but Li Laohan and his wife said that they would not accept anything, there was really no way, Li Laohan and Laohan agreed, and asked the children to see if there was any need for money, and they needed to borrow it from you at any time, and Sun Jiachang Du Yulan had no choice but to give up.