Chapter 61 Study Abroad Career
Wu Xiaochuan studied very hard in school, he studied a double degree, and he usually didn't have time to go back to his aunt's house, because he wanted to take more time to read books in the school library, he came with the intention of learning to become a country, which is also the common psychology of a large number of Chinese students, including Wu Wenying's generation of international students, since the beginning of China's "young student students" in the late Qing Dynasty, but my aunt is not worried that my nephew will not eat well at school, and seeing that Wu Xiaochuan does not come back, she called her professor friend directly, and the tutor came to shout in person, Wu Xiaochuan had no choice but to come back. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
After Wu Xiaochuan had dinner at his aunt's house, Wu Wenying knew that his nephew could play the violin, but his aunt didn't have it at home, and there was only a piano at home. She urged Wu Xiaochuan and said, "Chuan'er, come!" Play a hometown tune for your aunt! Wu Xiaochuan had no choice but to sit at the piano reluctantly.
Wu Xiaochuan played the tune slowly, it is really practice makes perfect, Wu Xiaochuan because he has been playing the violin for a long time, and his fingering is flexible and skillful, and he will soon play the piano, so he will play it to his aunt: "In That Distant Place", "BJ Ode", "Laundry Song", "Prairie Pastoral", "March of the Volunteers", "Honghu Water Waves Waves", etc., although the technique is not very formal, but the music played is good, my aunt listened to it as if she was drunk, and applauded, especially "March of the Volunteers" Wu Wenying has been singing since she was a child, and she is humming while listening to it at this time, Even Taiwanese maids came over and listened quietly, they had never heard such a beautiful song here.
During this time, her cousin Yang Huiting sometimes came home with her father Yang Jiaxuan, and Wu Wenying ignored her, which made her even more annoyed with Wu Xiaochuan, and Wu Xiaochuan greeted her! She pretended not to hear and ignore it, which made Wu Wenying even more angry, if it weren't for her uncle playing a round on the side, I'm afraid my aunt would have been angry.
In this scholar-type family with a strong academic atmosphere, Wu Wenying has absolute authority over family affairs, and Wu Xiaochuan, who has just come to the United States, can also see this, because the Yang family has the final say on food, travel and even shopping, and at home, his uncle Yang Jiaxuan has always spoken to his aunt in a gentle voice. Not only that, but on social occasions, Yang Jiaxuan called his wife "Ms. Wenying" or "Mr. Wenying" in front of everyone else, so that when a group of professor friends of his aunt and wife got together, these friends deliberately teased Yang Jiaxuan in front of Wu Wenying and said: "Hey! Old Yang! Professor Yang! Who is in charge of your family? Yang Jiaxuan has been nurtured by his family and well-educated since he was a child, and he is an easy-going person, he made no secret of his respect and love for Wu Wenying, so he said: "Do you still need to ask?" Of course, our family is headed by Ms. Wenying! Hearing him say this, one of his friends deliberately humorously said, "Ah! Note! Women are in charge, the walls are falling and the houses are collapsing! Yang Jiaxuan immediately retorted: "What you said is not right! It should be said that women are in charge, and the icing on the cake is right! Our famous professors from the mainland, including Zhao Yuanren, Wu Dayou and other old-timers, which one is not the lady in charge? Tell me about it? And Wu Wenying's answer is also very ingenious: "The big things of our Yang family are all decided by Jiaxuan, and I am in charge of small things, but our family has fewer big things and more small things!" The professors laughed.
One day Wu Xiaochuan was playing the piano upstairs at his aunt's house, his cousin Yang Huiting came back, heard the sound of the piano and rushed to the piano room, standing there looking at his cousin with hostility, Wu Xiaochuan saw that his cousin was back, and immediately stood up and asked his cousin to play a song, but his cousin looked at him contemptuously and said, "You also know the piano?" You know music too? Saying that, he stepped forward and closed the piano with a "bang", rolled his eyes and looked at the ceiling, Wu Xiaochuan looked at her and went out without speaking, he felt that he was looking for an opportunity to talk to his cousin.
Wu Xiaochuan didn't go back to his aunt's house for a long time, let alone touch the piano in his aunt's house again, and his aunt called him and didn't come back, only saying that he was studying hard and didn't let his aunt pick him up, and his aunt was very anxious. The eldest cousin Yang Huizhong came to the college to find him for this reason and called him home, he had to go home with his cousin, and his aunt saw Wu Xiaochuan come up and touched his hands and face, and said repeatedly: "Chuan'er has lost weight!" My Chuan'er has lost weight! "I personally ran to the kitchen to cook with the nanny, saying that I wanted to make up for my nephew!
The eldest cousin Yang Huizhong now likes Wu Xiaochuan a little, after the meal, he told Wu Wenying that he wanted to take his cousin to New York to have a look, to see the "World Trade Tower" and the "Empire State Building" and "Statue of Liberty" statues as the permanent symbol of New York, etc., although my aunt is very happy, but because there was a "shocking cash robbery case" in New York not long ago, the police and bandits shootout was hot, and it is said that there were still people, so Wu Wenying was a little worried about the safety of travel.
Cousin Yang Huizhong said: "Robberies in the United States were commonplace at that time, if you are afraid of this, I am afraid that people will not even dare to go out!" Seeing that my aunt hesitated, my cousin comforted me and said, "Mom, don't worry! What are the two guys afraid of? Didn't bring any valuables and a lot of cash! Hearing what her son said, my aunt agreed, and watched the brothers drive away in the car.
Cousin Yang Huizhong drove along the way, and kept talking to Wu Xiaochuan without words: starting with the gunfire of the uprising in Nexington in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War; the slave trade in the United States and Africa; the Civil War caused by the abolition of black slavery in the United States; In the first half of the 20 th century, the United States underwent a series of extensive and profound changes to become a world power, and it has been talking about the United States' ascension to world hegemony in the middle of the 20 th century.
During the conversation, Yang Huizhong knew that he was reading fewer books than his cousin, and he could see that his cousin Wu Xiaochuan had an excellent memory, and his familiarity with American history was even higher than that of himself, who grew up in the United States, and he was also engaged in literary editing, but now his literary and historical level was much worse than his cousin, and he was surprised to find that his cousin's English level was very good, but he immediately understood that his uncle and aunt's foreign language should be very good, and now he doesn't just like his cousin, it's a little admirable.
The brothers played some places in New York, cousin Yang Huizhong wanted to buy some things for Wu Xiaochuan as souvenirs, but Wu Xiaochuan insisted on not to, and finally the brothers took a group photo in front of the World Trade Tower, Yang Huizhong secretly bought a suit according to his cousin's figure, but he did not explain that he was afraid that his cousin would not agree, and when he returned home, he gave the clothes to Wu Wenying and said that he bought them for his cousin, Wu Xiaochuan repeatedly excused himself but his aunt must wear it, Wu Xiaochuan put on a suit and was more handsome and chic, and his cousin praised Wu Xiaochuan again, This made Wu Wenying feel very comfortable when he heard it. Wu Xiaochuan wore the suit bought by his eldest cousin, and took a photo next to the flower garden in front of the administrative building of the college where he went to school, and also took a photo by the fountain in front of him.
Wu Xiaochuan has been in the United States for a few days, this day is Wu Xiaochuan's birthday, and her aunt Wu Wenying knows about it, so she notified the whole family to reunite and want to celebrate Wu Xiaochuan's birthday and specially bought a big cake.
Cousin Hui Ting hated her cousin because Wu Wenying was not satisfied with her during this time, so she wanted to take the opportunity to rectify Wu Xiaochuan, she secretly ran into the kitchen and put a big spoonful of mustard oil in Wu Xiaochuan's soup bowl. Hui Ting covered her mouth and snickered on the side gloating, the family stood up except for Hui Ting, when her cousin wanted to taste the soup, Wu Xiaochuan covered the bowl and didn't let him, saying that he didn't pay attention to choking, he took the soup bowl to the kitchen and poured out the soup, washed his face and came to the dinner table to say that it was okay, but everyone knew that it must be Hui Ting's ghost.
Hui Ting, who caused trouble, saw her mother's angry face; Seeing my father shake his head in disappointment; saw the eldest sister's stunned expression; saw the contemptuous gaze of the eldest brother, and even more saw the tolerance and generosity of the cousin. Cousin Hui Ting was scared in her heart and regretted it! Wu Wenying was so angry that she couldn't speak, Wu Xiaochuan was afraid that her aunt would have a seizure on the spot, so she hurriedly helped Wu Wenying away with everyone, her cousin Hui Ting was scared away, and the cake was naturally not eaten! Wu Wenying, who was furious, ordered that Yang Huiting was not allowed to enter the house, and pointed at Yang Jiaxuan and said, "You! Tell her in person when you get back to school! Husband Yang Jiaxuan hurriedly said: "Okay! Don't let her into the house! I say! Say! Yang Jiaxuan was also very angry with his daughter's behavior, saying that he must criticize her fiercely after meeting.
Although my aunt said angry words, my cousin Yang Huiting really didn't dare to go home for more than a month!
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