In New York this July, the weather was very pleasant. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's just that when the old house of the Huntelaar family was brightly lit and a grand banquet was held, the sky was drizzling, which made people feel a little depressed.

The low Chinese dialect whispered in all corners of the old house.

Every year in July, it is harvest season for universities, and this year is certainly no exception. As John's sponsored Chinese students grew, there were finally the first batch of graduates - including the oldest group of overseas students, as well as the college students he sponsored to study in the United States a few years ago.

In fact, this should be considered the second batch.

Yan Fuqing is the real first batch of graduates, and he has already obtained a degree certificate from Huntelaar University last year. It's just that he is only one person, and under the guidance of John, intentionally or unintentionally, coupled with the inertia of history, Yan Fuqing once again chose medicine and became the first Oriental student of Huntelaar Medical College......

Today's banquet was specially prepared by John for these graduates.

All the Chinese students who graduated from university this year received John's invitation, and they all accepted the invitation without exception. With John providing the airfare, lodging, and other expenses, the students traveled from Cambridge, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and even New York to the Huntelaar family's home for the three-day gathering.

There were thirty-four students, and the whole old house was packed.

In order to welcome this gathering of international students, John also spent a lot of thought. For example, all the chefs in charge of this party were Chinese chefs from New York, and Su Li of the Huntelaar family took the lead; For example, all the servants are also Chinese, and even the decoration in the house is pure Chinese style, so that the students feel a strong nostalgia after they come in......

After the students arrived, the atmosphere was naturally warm.

Although not everyone knows each other, and many people have never even met each other, but when you meet a native in a foreign country, there is basically no barrier. So soon, everyone was in small groups, and some activists were scurrying from group to group, meeting new friends.

"Kobayashi, you graduated from Huntelaar University, have you met Mr. Huntelaar?"

While drinking the Longjing tea specially prepared for them, Feng Siping quietly asked the new friend he had just met: "What kind of person is he?" Such a big man must be difficult to get along with, right? ”

"Haha, you're thinking too much!"

Patting Feng Siping's shoulder, Lin Cheng laughed and said, "You'll know when you see him later, although Mr. Huntelaar is worth a lot of money and is very famous, he treats others very politely......

"It's coming!"

Just when Feng Siping blinked in disbelief and was about to open his mouth to ask, someone next to him suddenly shouted.

Immediately there was silence in the room, and everyone stood up and looked in the direction of the door. Of course, Feng Siping was no exception, but after seeing the person coming, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart - oh my God, it's so high!

Feng Siping is not short, but the person who came was a head taller than him!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

As he walked into the room, the tall American arched his hands and smiled: "Everyone, because of some delays, I'm late, and I would like to invite you!" ”

"Sizzle! ……”

Even though he had known the origin of this Mr. Huntelaar for a long time, but hearing the familiar local accent from the mouth of a "ghost guy", and his movements and expressions were so "Chinese", Feng Siping couldn't help but gasp!

"Good morning, Mr. Huntelaar."

"Sir, it's an honor to meet you!"

Under the leadership of Lin Cheng and others, the international students stepped forward one by one to talk to John? Mr. Huntelaar salutes. However, what is stunty is that when Mr. Huntelaar came in, he hugged his fists and spoke with a Chinese flavor, but most of these international students greeted him in English, and the etiquette was also Western......

"Sure enough!"

John knew about this situation, and his eyes couldn't help but glow with gloom.

Although he sponsored these young people to study in the United States, and John's reputation was also very good, for these international students, they were outsiders and foreign devils after all, and they still didn't accept it in their hearts. The only thing that made John more relieved was that an international student like Lin Cheng, who studied at Huntelaar University, had a much more affectionate attitude, and spoke Chinese, which sounded very kind......

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When the Lord arrived, the feast began.

John didn't mean to put on a show, so he casually said a few words to congratulate everyone on graduation, and sat down with a few familiar international students and chatted. He knew that it would be difficult for everyone to accept him immediately, so he didn't force it, and chatted with acquaintances first to get closer, and slowly other people would integrate because of curiosity.

As it turned out, John's idea was correct.

At noon, almost all the international students chatted with John for at least a short time, and they also had a good impression of this rich man who was very familiar with Chinese painting, and the scene slowly became lively. And the four large round tables specially prepared by John, the atmosphere was lively again.

Merely......

I don't know when it started, but the table next to me suddenly became quiet, the atmosphere became solemn and silent, and the smiles on the faces of many students slowly disappeared.

"Huh? What's going on? ”

John's brows furrowed, and he couldn't help but give Lin Cheng beside him a look.

Lin Cheng immediately understood, got up and went over to ask a few questions, and then came back and replied in a low voice: "Sir, they just talked about the ongoing Russo-Japanese War, so they are in a bad mood......

Hearing Lin Cheng say this, John suddenly understood.

Far east, a war is going on, a war for local supremacy. However, although the two sides of the war are Russia and Japan, the venue of the war is northeast China, which is probably an intolerable thing for any Chinese, especially Chinese who have already opened their eyes to the world. Therefore, when the war in the Far East intensified, the anger and loss of the international students can be imagined.

After a moment of silence, John shook his head with a wry smile.

In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with letting international students deeply feel the weakness of the motherland. Moreover, at least they have been in the United States for several years, so they can feel the strength of the United States more intuitively, and then look at the war on Chinese soil, the contrast is more and more intense......

"So, that's what happens when the state is weak."

Looking at Lin Cheng's equally gloomy face, John smiled faintly: "The Russians are a traditional European power, although Japan is located in Asia, but after the Meiji Restoration, after the Meiji Restoration, these years have worked hard to learn from the West, defeated the Qing Dynasty eight years ago, and now it is a challenge to the European power!" Comparatively speaking, the Qing Dynasty ...... Hehe, sorry, I prefer to call it China, but now we are in the weakest times! The successive defeats in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Gengzi War have exhausted the last trace of vitality of this country......"

"Sir, then we have no way to do it in China?"

When he heard this, he didn't care about being polite or impolite, Lin Cheng asked loudly with some excitement.

Under the agitation of the mood, Zhao Jiaying didn't notice the difference between the Qing Dynasty and China at all, maybe even if he did, he wouldn't care at all......

Lin Cheng's question immediately attracted a lot of attention, and the students at the same table were even more anxiously asking, trying to get the answers they wanted from John.

"Sure enough, the young blood boiled."

In his heart, he was extremely satisfied with the reaction of these students, but John's face was indifferent, and he pressed his hands and said in a deep voice: "Okay, everyone, please calm down first!" ”

After a few seconds, the table fell completely silent, and the students at the other tables also gathered around when they found out.

Nodding in satisfaction, John nodded and said, "Gentlemen! You should know that I'm a physician, or maybe I can add a businessman...... Or the identity of a scientist, so if you want to ask me, how can I save that country...... To be honest, I really don't know. This is not modesty, nor is it a deliberate shirk, but a fact! ”

In a room of dozens of people, breathing could be heard.

"But you should know that I don't do nothing."

After waiting for a while, John then said aloud: "Although my appearance is not the same as yours, you all know that I have lived in that excess for more than ten years, and it is also the first ten years of my life, so I am willing to sponsor you to come to the United States to study, and I am also willing to establish many schools in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and other places......

When he said this, the faces of the Chinese students around him flashed with gratitude.

If before they went abroad they had just a concept of the surname Huntelaar, after all these years in the United States, each of them has understood what John has done for China. Not only do they come to study in the United States, but they also run schools in China, as well as translated books, and so on. So no one doubted John? No one doubts Mr. Huntelaar's good opinion of China, and his starting point - such a huge investment cannot be explained by any other reason.

However, these words could not answer the doubts in their hearts.

So after a slight pause, John then smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that in the years in the United States, you should have more or less understood some of the principles of making the country strong, for example, if you want to make people full, first of all, the progress of agriculture, for example, if you want the country to be strong, you need the development of industry and the convenience of transportation, and then for example, the premise of these advances, and more importantly, education, there are enough talents......

"That's right!"

Before John finished speaking, a young man in his twenties next to him suddenly stood up: "What Mr. Huntelaar said is not wrong at all, although my personal strength is very meager, but at least I can do something for China!" I decided that after returning to China, I would join the school run by my husband and cultivate more talents for China! ”

"Well, I'm going to go to the telegraph business......"

"I, and I, I'm going to set up a textile factory......"

Driven by this young man, everyone else also became excited and expressed their plans.

Over the years, John has poured his own thoughts into the international students, hoping that they will become useful talents in China. Moreover, in this era, there are almost no Chinese students who do not return to China, on the one hand, of course, due to the influence of traditional thinking, it is inevitable to go back after completing their studies; On the other hand, whether it is Europe, the United States or Japan and other countries, there is no anti-racial discrimination now, and the United States has nakedly issued a Chinese exclusion bill, so it is impossible for normal Chinese to choose to stay.

But to be honest, he didn't want these students to be involved in the so-called revolution or warlord melee, even if many of them were very good and studied politics and other subjects. He hopes that these students will be like tinder, devoting themselves to education, industry and scientific research......

So at the end of the day, John said aloud: "Ladies and gentlemen, I know your determination, but don't forget, you've just graduated from college and don't have enough experience!" So my suggestion is that if you are interested in education, you can become a teacher in a Huntelaar school for two or three years and accumulate enough experience; If you want to engage in research or industry, you can also work in my research institute or factory for three years, and then I will not only provide you with a good salary, but also a sum of money when you return to your home country - enough money for you to set up an industrial factory in China, and let the Huntelaar Bank provide some help......" (To be continued. )