Lu Li walked to the back of the line, raised the light sign above his head, the menu was still the same for thousands of years, and a familiar feeling came to his face, recalling the days when he was fighting at night here, even the disgusting aroma of greasy curry was so kind. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In order to facilitate the students' study, several floors of the library were closed 24 hours a day, and there was even a legendary figure in their school who lived in the library for seven months, and then he was completely bearded and scumbag, looking like a Jewish rabbis, sloppy.

The person chose to live in the library, partly because of the fact that he was studying, and partly because the cost of living in a dormitory at NYU was really not cheap, and living in a dormitory was even more expensive than sharing a room with classmates outside of school. But in the library, it's free, but the living conditions are not very convenient, and the library can't drive students away, so this legendary experience is born.

In order to prepare for the exam season, Lu Li also spent the night in the library many times, reading until his eyes were sore and painful, lying on the table and falling asleep in a daze, after waking up cold, he went to the bathroom to wash his face, and then continued to read. Such a difficult day is not because of how hard Lu Li is, but because in a top college like New York University, the studies are so arduous and hard, and almost every student is like this.

That's why library friends were born, and the kind of revolutionary/life-changing friendship established in order to prepare for the exam is really special.

"Fourteen!" The cheerful voice behind him interrupted Lu Li's thoughts, turned his head, and then saw Alice's bright smiling face, "Why did you get to the library today?" Isn't your defense over? I heard that your thesis has passed without a hitch. Congratulations! ”

"Congratulations on your graduation." Lu Li greeted with a smile, and then saw the two middle-aged people standing behind Alice, he took the initiative to smile and politely greeted him.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce it." Alice saw Lu Li's movements, and then she reacted, "This is my parents, Henry, Natalie." ”

"Mr. Downton, Mr. Downton, good afternoon." Lu Li greeted with a smile that Alice's surname is "Downton", and the reason why he remembers it is because when the British drama "Downton Home" was the hottest, everyone joked about Alice. "Welcome to New York, and I hope you enjoy what you see. Alice is a great guide, and you can enjoy the Big Apple to your heart's content. ”

"Henry, please call me Henry, so this is ......" Henry took the initiative to step forward and stretched out his right hand towards Lu Li, he looked like he was about mid-forty years old, with short brown hair that was not taken care of, wearing the pullover jersey of the NYU football team, his body was slightly fat, and he had a kind smile on his face.

"Fourteen." Lu Li also stepped forward, shook Henry's hand, and introduced himself.

"Oh, you're fourteen?" Henry immediately smiled, and his eyes revealed a look of concern, "The last time Alice went on vacation to Texas, I was looking for you, right?" ”

Before Lu Li could open his mouth to answer, Alice interrupted, "Dad, are we ordering food now?" Please don't disturb the queue, if you want to chat, you can take your time later. ”

Henry looked directly in front of Lu Li, there were still three people in line, he wanted to argue, but Natalie, who was standing next to him, pulled her husband's sleeve, and then said to Lu Li kindly, "Henry heard that you are a football fan, a football fan from Asia, which is rare, so he has always been very curious about you." ”

Alice glanced at her mother gratefully, but fortunately Natalie cleared the siege in time, otherwise Alice would not have known what questions Henry would have asked. knew that he shouldn't have explained the itinerary of the ranch in such detail in the first place, which made Henry have a strong interest in Lu Li.

Lu Li didn't notice the eye exchange between Alice and Natalie, but nodded at Henry, "Tom Brady? Advocates or opponents? ”

"Opponents." Henry didn't hesitate, he blurted out directly, and then he saw Lu Li raise his right hand high, and Henry happily high-fived Lu Li.

There are thousands of football fans in the United States, even hundreds of millions, everyone has their own team, and it is not easy to find fans who support the same team, because most of the teams are divided by city, and the residents of each city support their own team. However, there is one rule that clearly divides fans into two camps: those who support the New England Patriots and those who oppose the New England Patriots.

Obviously, the latter occupies the majority.

It was just a small topic, which immediately made Henry and Lu Li laugh in their arms, for men, sports are always the fastest topic to close the distance.

"You guys go over and find a seat first, it's the lunch rush, maybe there won't be a seat." Alice hurriedly pushed Henry away, and then gave Natalie a wink, Natalie said hello to Lu Li, and pulled Henry to turn away, Henry didn't understand what was going on, and didn't forget to shout to Lu Li, "Let's talk about rugby later!" ”

Lu Li made an "OK" gesture to Henry, withdrew his gaze, and then saw the embarrassed expression on Alice's face, "My dad is always like this, as long as he talks about rugby, it's like a child who doesn't grow up." ”

Lu Li chuckled twice, "Men are like this. ”

"Including you?" Alice looked surprised.

Lu Li shrugged his shoulders and didn't deny it, "It's just that we didn't have a chance to talk about it." Alice couldn't help but wonder, "So, are your parents here for the graduation ceremony?" ”

In the United States, graduation ceremonies are a very grand event, and it can even be said to be a grand event for the whole family, not only college graduation ceremonies, but also high school and junior high school.

"Yes. They just arrived yesterday and came to visit the school today. Alice nodded in the affirmative, "They're curious about what my campus is like, and then they're curious about the food in the cafeteria." Alice shook her head helplessly, showing a complaining expression, "But in fact, when I first entered the school, they sent me to the school, and they had already visited it once. ”

"Maybe they're curious if something has changed in four years." Lu Li's teasing made Alice laugh.

"What about you? What are you doing in the library? Don't tell me you're coming back to study, it's going to make me depressed. Alice threw the topic to Lu Li.

But before Lu Li could answer, Alice saw Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi walking over, "Hey, Mr. L, Ms. L." Alice took the initiative to say hello, and after saying it, she realized that she had "made a mistake", so she shook her shoulders strangely, "Mr. Lu, Ms. Lu." The greeting at the back is awkward Chinese.

"Alice!" Song Lingyi greeted warmly, "Long time no see, how are you doing?" Song Lingyi also abided by the rules of language exchange and greeted her in English.

"Everything was fine, I also graduated." Alice's Chinese sounded stumbling, she hadn't spoken it for a while, it seemed to be jerky and regressed again, and she herself laughed embarrassedly, "Sorry, I'm regressing now." ”

Song Lingyi smiled and waved her hand, "Normal." We live in your country, and we have been using English lately, so we are naturally proficient. But there's no one around you to have a conversation in Chinese, right? "The sentences and vocabulary are very simple, but they are very fluent and the words are precise enough.

"Dad, Mom, you go over and find a place first, it's my turn soon. It's peak time and there isn't necessarily a place. Lu Li said quickly and in a low voice in Chinese, Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi nodded, said hello to Alice again, and then turned around and left.

"God, my Chinese has really degraded too much." Alice said with a look of horror on her face, "I barely understood what you just said. ”

"Ha, are you sure it's not because my voice is quieter and more muffled?" Lu Li's clearance made Alice laugh.

"So, they're here for the graduation ceremony too?" Alice asked. Lu Li nodded in affirmation, and Alice continued, "So, they came here because of ......?" ”

Lu Li nodded and said with a serious face, "One world, one dream." ”

The humor between the words made Alice laugh brightly, looking at Lu Li in front of her, Alice looked back at her parents who were looking for a place, hesitated for a moment, and asked directly, "Fourteen, after the graduation ceremony, the graduates have a party, would you like to go with me?" ”

"Party?" Lu Li didn't react for a while, and repeated it, with a curious expression on his face, but before Alice could speak, the waiter standing at the counter shouted impatiently, "Do you want to order?" If you don't order, let the person at the back of the line follow. ”

Lu Li said directly, "A cheese sausage pizza, and then three medium cups of Coke ......" The order is naturally not over yet, but one beginning is enough to keep the waiter busy, Lu Li turned his head to look at Alice, "Okay, of course there is no problem." ”

Alice looked at Lu Li's expression seriously, and there was a hint of excitement in her eyes, "Really? ”

"Of course." Lu Li smiled brightly, "Farewell to the last carnival of my college career, I don't want to be absent." Shall I pick you up then? Or, rather, where to meet? ”

"Please order, hurry up, okay? Don't you see the team behind you? The waiter said impatiently again, interrupting the conversation between Lu Li and Alice, Lu Li quickly turned his head, then glanced at the menu, considered and ordered two different dishes, and then walked towards the pick-up position, and gave Alice the order of order, "The specific situation, let's talk about it by text message later!" ”

Alice also nodded repeatedly, "I'll text you!" Then he watched the back of Lu Li turn to leave, and the smile on Alice's face couldn't help but bloom.

Attaboy! Alice!