Chapter 12 Exchange Students in the United States
At the first moment when a family of three walked into the venue holding hands, the conversation stopped abruptly, and everyone's eyes were focused. Even the American delegation involuntarily stood up and slowly greeted the family of three. Obviously, the foreign American guests mistook them for the big names who attended the conference.
After being stunned for about five seconds, ******** recognized Father Yang Liu. Seeing that his secretary had made such a big battle, the limelight overtook all the leading cadres attending the meeting for a while, and he was annoyed and amused. But not to mention, the shape of today's family of three is really eye-catching.
"Dear Mr. Speaker, won't you introduce me to these three distinguished guests?" The foreigner mayor asked ********. Foreigners always don't know what the difference is between ******** and the speaker.
beckoned a family of three to his side, and introduced to the foreign guests: "Mr. Smith, this is Comrade Yang Bin, he is my main assistant, and this is his wife and daughter. β
He also introduced to his secretary's family of three: "This is Mayor Smith of Golden Bay City, USA, and now Golden Bay is our sister city of Dragon City, and Mayor Smith is also our important guest, so you should treat him well." β
Smith said to ********, "I want to have a good chat with your assistant and his beautiful wife and children, if you have more important things, please leave me alone, I think your assistant will take care of me." β
Helplessly shook his head and walked away.
Smith raised his glass and saluted the family of three, "Mr. Chen Bin, toast to your beautiful lady and lovely daughter." The beautiful female translator next to him translated Smith's words into Chinese. Unexpectedly, this female translator is actually a blonde and blue-eyed Yanma, and her Chinese accent is a bit Hong Kong and Taiwanese.
Yang Bin raised his glass and thanked politely: "Mr. Smith, thank you for your compliment, and I wish you a happy time in Dragon City." β
After a few pleasantries, Smith couldn't wait to ask her what she was curious about: "Dear Mr. Chen Bin, I think you must be a nobleman, right?" From your speech and demeanor, I can be sure. In particular, I am very interested in the clothes you and your family, and I think that this is the only way to match who you are. β
Chen Bin cautiously replied: "I don't have any aristocratic status, we have no emperor in China for a long time, and there is no so-called aristocracy. Although my great-grandfather was a famous educator during the Republican period, I don't consider him an aristocrat. β
Smith shook his head with a smile and said: "In my opinion, the so-called aristocracy does not necessarily have to be canonized by the king or emperor, but the kind of ancient family that has survived for a long time and has a certain political and economic cultural heritage. I see this in your beautiful lady and daughter, and I am convinced of it. β
Yang Bin denied: "As the United States proclaims, we Chinese people are also free and equal, and there is no such privileged class as the aristocracy now, and there will be no in the future, I promise." β
The reason why Smith compliments Yang Bin so much is because he has his own political and economic demands. Now that the U.S. election is imminent, Smith is also seeking the position of governor of the coast state, and even more. It would undoubtedly be in Smith's interest if a spokesman for an ancient Chinese family endorsed Smith's political program. Even if Yang Bin's background is not as deep as he imagined, it doesn't hurt.
Smith nodded noncommittally, and quietly diverted the topic: "Mr. Yang Bin, I am very interested in your family, of course I know that it is presumptuous, but I very much want to know what your wife and your daughter are currently doing?" β
Yang Bin introduced with a smile: "This is my wife, Liu Yingxue, she is an instructor at the police station. This is my daughter, Yang Liu, a middle school student who is in the eighth grade this year. β
Due to the recent reading of books, Yang Liu's vocabulary has become very large. She laughed silently when she heard the big Yanmar translate his mother's position into a police instructor. Today's Yang Liu's dress is no different from the day of school, which is already very eye-catching, this smile can be described as a smile on the lookers, which immediately attracted the onlookers.
Smith praised: "Beautiful Miss Yang, I have to say, you are the most beautiful Chinese girl I have ever seen." Allow me to introduce to you that Golden Bay is a famous educational city in the United States, with many famous universities and high schools. Since we had the intention of becoming a sister city with Dragon City, I applied to the TIC for a series of friendly exchange activities. In my program, there is an exchange event for middle school and university students. If Miss Yang wishes, I will now formally extend an invitation to you. β
Hearing about the translation of the Great Yanmar, Yang Bin frowned and looked at his daughter, hoping that she would not agree immediately. Yang Liu did not disappoint him, and replied with a smile: "Dear Mr. Smith, thank you very much for your compliment. I learned online that Golden Bay is a beautiful city, and I am very much looking forward to visiting your city when I have time. As for your invitation to exchange study tours, I still need to think about it carefully, after all, I am still young and would prefer to stay with my parents. β
Throughout the buffet, and even the whole day after the buffet, Yang Bin's family of three became the focus of conversation among all the members of the meeting, and even slowly spread to their relatives and friends. Smith invited Yang Liu as an exchange student to study in Golden Bay City, and as a diplomatic matter, he was sent to ********'s desk in the form of a written report. After listening to his secretary's report on this matter with great interest, ******** muttered: "Xiaoyanagi, I think you also know that this matter is not only your family matter, but also a symbol of friendly exchanges between our two cities. As far as I know, your daughter is a very good middle school student, good at studying, good image, good reputation among teachers and students, and proficient in traditional Chinese culture such as calligraphy, which is very suitable as an image ambassador for this exchange. Think about it carefully! Give me a reply before the exchange group returns home. β
The secretary has already expressed his position, what do you want me to think! Yang Bin smiled bitterly and said to the secretary: "Secretary, my position on this matter is consistent with yours. But you know my position in the family, and I really can't call the shots in this matter. Even if the one in my family agrees, it may not work, you must know that children nowadays are quite assertive, so the key to this matter depends on what Koyanagi thinks himself. β
At the same time, Yang Liu was also received by the principal at the school.
"Student Yang Liu, I heard that Mr. Smith, the mayor of Golden Bay City, our sister city of Dragon City, praised you last night. It's your honor and it's the school's honor. This morning, Mr. Smith officially sent an invitation to the school through the official channel, hoping that Yang Liu can represent the school as an exchange student to study in the best middle school in Jinwan City. Although you have to face the strange environment of a foreign country at a young age, it is both a challenge and an opportunity for you. The school hopes that you can take this opportunity to show the best side of Chinese students in front of your American friends. I wonder if Yang Liu is willing to accept such a difficult task? The headmaster asked in an official tone.
"Headmaster, I think I still have to listen to my parents' opinions before I can decide, after all, I am still a minor." Yang Liu replied cautiously.
"Your parents, I will communicate personally. Now I'd like to hear your own opinion. In case you don't know, Golden Bay is one of the safest cities in the United States, and it is also a famous educational city, where you will receive the best education..."
When she got home after school, Yang Liu saw her parents sitting on the sofa in the living room, their faces solemn, knowing that they were worrying about their own affairs.
made a look to stop Yang Liu's father from speaking, and Yang Liu's mother preemptively said: "Liu Liu, you may know, the school and the city hope that you can accept the foreigner's invitation to go to school in the United States." Mom and Dad are under a lot of pressure. But Liu Liu, you have to believe that as long as you don't want to, no one can separate our family of three. β
Father Yang Liu nodded in agreement. Looking at the determined eyes of his parents, Yang Liu wavered. Yang Liu's original idea was to resolutely not leave his parents before going to college and enjoy the joy of family.
But the current situation is that if Yang Liu ignores the expectations of his parents and the school, and insists on refusing the invitation of foreign friends, although it will not affect the future of his parents, he will bury a thorn in the hearts of the leaders, and he may become an obstacle to his father's career at some point.
In the past, Yang Liu was ignorant and never cared about her parents' work. Since there is a mobile phone world, Yang Liu has accompanied Lu Yaer to read a lot of books and learned many humanistic and historical allusions in the mobile phone world. In the process of writing, he observed the three-dimensional structure of the Aquarius Sect in all directions, and learned to consider problems from the perspective of each person and the interests of the entire sect. In just a few months, Yang Liu has grown from a young little Lori to a black little Lori, and she is sophisticated or something, and it is not difficult to understand.
In addition, Yang Liu sensed from the qi engine that the mayor of Smith may have a big plan, and it seems that he is playing a big game of chess. Yang Liu knew that although he was excellent, he did not have the qualifications to participate in the chess game, and he thought that Smith wanted to use himself as an important link with his father, a small chess piece to operate. This is very similar to the convergence of various schools in the mobile phone world, and if it is managed properly, it will be a win-win situation.
With these realizations, Yang Liu glanced back and forth on the face of his parents Yan SΓΉ a few times, and laughed with a snort: "Look at your Yan SΓΉ, as if I am going to the front line to fight, isn't it just going to the United States to play for two years?" Mom, you will accompany me to the United States for half a year, and then Dad may have the opportunity to visit the United States. Then I'll come back for the summer. That way, we won't be separated for many days! β
"So Liu Liu, you agreed to go to the United States?" The first person to speak was Daddy Yang Liu. The secretary had hinted before that if Yang Liu's father contributed to this, the secretary would add to his burden. Although Yang Liu's father is self-motivated, he can't do anything about exchanging his daughter for a future, and now that his daughter has taken the initiative to agree to this matter, Yang Liu's father is greatly relieved.
Glancing at Yang Liu's father, Yang Liu's mother's eyes were red, and she took her daughter's hand and said, "Liu Liu!" Mom also wants to accompany you in the United States for half a year, but there are many things in your mother's unit, and your father also needs someone to take care of you. The time that mom can spend with you is estimated to be only two months at most, and mom can't bear you! β