"Sir, it's better to buy three than two ties, our store has a Christmas discount, buy three and get one free." The clerk in the tailor shop was very thin and skinny, and he felt a little sickly thin.

"With this kind of offer, why don't you post it on the door of the store? Okay, then buy three, counting the one you sent, for a total of four. Three of them are packed separately and I'm going to give them to three different friends. ”

"Okay, sir, I'll pack it for you right away!"

"Listen to the accent, you just came to the United States?"

"Yes sir, I'm from Europe. Here's your tie, a total of fifteen dollars and sixty cents, thank you! ”

Li Kangping asked with concern: "Brother, I have no intention of violating your privacy, but you are too thin, are you okay?" ”

The clerk said as a matter of course: "Good or bad, work can't be delayed!" Decent gentlemen like you don't care about the tens of dollars, and people like us don't work for a day, and we can't eat bread or drink milk at home! ”

Li Kangping sighed lightly, and then said: "No matter what, Merry Christmas!" ”

"Merry Christmas!"

As Christmas approaches, the festive mood is getting stronger throughout New York.

Li Kangping was reading the newspaper at the gate of Barnard College, AT&T bull, it had risen to 40!

The U.S. stock market in 1920 could not be considered a bull market, with some stocks rising and some falling.

AT&T, Westinghouse, and General Electric rose, while General Motors, U.S. Steel, American Can, Union Carbide, Baldwin Locomotive, and New York Central Railroad fell.

"It's a pity that I only bought 100 shares of AT&T." Li Kangping sighed.

"Looks like someone bought the stock?"

Not only was Jennifer not late today, but she arrived two minutes early.

"I bought an AT&T." Li Kangping told the truth.

Jennifer asked curiously, "I'm curious, when did you buy the AT&T?" ”

"Last month."

"Wow, you're developed!"

"Just luck, get in the car, Jennifer."

The two entered the Ford car, and Li Kangping gave a large gift: "Jennifer, Merry Christmas." ”

"Thank you, Merry Christmas, and I have a gift for you." Jennifer newspaper is a small gift in size.

Unpacked, Jennifer harvested a beautiful vase.

"Put this vase in your dorm room so I can continue to send you flowers." Li Kangping said.

Jennifer said happily: "Thank you, I like it!" ”

Li Kangping opened his gift, wow, what a surprise, Miss Jennifer was so generous, she gave a gold watch!

Wait, this pocket watch seems to be gold-plated.

The gold-plated ones are also good, and the courtesy is light and affectionate.

"Physicists care about precision and correctness, and hopefully you can get precision and correctness." Jennifer explains what she meant by sending the watch.

"This gift is amazing, I love it! Sweet cutie, thank you! ”

Li Kangping played with this gold-plated pocket watch, it had no brand, only the letters AL was engraved, maybe AL was its brand.

This watch should not be expensive, but it has a very quaint shape, and you can't find this style of old objects in New York watch shops, so it is a limited edition.

Li Kangping started the car and drove away from Barnard College.

The car quickly arrived in East Harlem and parked in front of Oppenheimer's restaurant.

Li Kangping turned off the fire and looked out the window at Oppenheimer's meal, and said, "Jennifer, you said that you would go back to Ohio tomorrow for Christmas, so the last meal before the holiday will be arranged in this restaurant, their steak is good." ”

Jennifer said with some hesitation: "This Oppenheimer's restaurant seems to be opened by Jews?" ”

"Jennifer, have you been here?"

"I haven't been in, but I know it's a Jewish restaurant. There were a lot of Jews living in East Harlem, and of course there would be Jewish-owned restaurants and other shops. ”

"Is there a problem with the Jewish-owned restaurant?"

"Okay, go in and sit down and try the steak you recommended."

Jewish-owned restaurants don't just serve Jews, but Oppenheimer's restaurants are mostly visited by Jews.

Master Robert Oppenheimer didn't come to visit the store today. The manager of the store knew Li Kangping, and the manager knew that Li Kangping was a friend of Young Master Robert.

The manager used the manager's discount, and he promised to give a discount to Li Kangping and Jennifer's steaks.

"Madam, Mr. Li, I wish you a pleasant meal." The manager said politely.

"Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas."

Li Kangping and Jennifer responded politely.

After the manager left, Jennifer whispered, "Hey, Mr. Lee, you're such a good person, it looks like you've made some friendly Jewish friends." ”

Li Kangping asked, "Is there a problem?" ”

"It's fine, we're here anyway."

Either way, Oppenheimer's steak is a real hit and tastes great.

As the streets of New York City come to light, Jennifer takes a break from New York and returns to her Ohio hometown for Christmas.

AT&T is still rising, 42, 45, 49!

On December 24, the stock market was closed, and AT&T finally stopped its crazy rally.

Li Kangping's Christmas Eve was spent with his brothers from the New York Chinese Alumni Association.

Mr. Zhou gave Li Kangping a box of fountain pens, saying that it was a box, but in fact there were only two fountain pens in the box, and the price of the pens was about $30.

Li Kangping gave Brother Debang and Brother Yue Lin a tie, and the two brothers returned ties of different colors at a price of about $3.

Mr. Strauss is a sincere friend of the Chinese Alumni Association, and he gathered with the Chinese during the day on December 24, and whether you gave Mr. Strauss a gift or not, Mr. Strauss prepared a gift for you.

Every member of the Chinese Alumni Association received a box of high-end cigars from Mr. Strauss.

Drinking red wine and smoking cigars, everyone scolded Fang Xuan and talked about the world.

Xu Zhangyuan went to the UK for more than two months, and everyone was worried about Xu Zhangyuan.

"Creation makes people, Mr. Russell went to Peking University to give lectures, but Zhang Yu failed to do so." The well-informed Brother Yue Lin said.

It is reported that when Xu Zhangyu sailed to the heart of the Atlantic, Mr. Russell took another cruise ship to China.

Xu Zhangyuan is an avid fan of Russell, and he did not worship under his idol Russell after all.

It was really a mistake, Russell was hired as an honorary professor at Peking University at the end of 1920, and he opened the altar to teach at Peking University, which is Xu Zhangyu's alma mater.

At this time, Peking University had a considerable academic status, Dewey, Russell and other famous scholars all went to Peking University to give lectures, and many of China's local intellectuals also taught at Peking University.

Tsinghua School is not small, but the academic status of Tsinghua School is almost zero. What academic status can a preparatory school for studying in the United States, which does not do scientific research or produce academic monographs, and cannot even train four-year undergraduates?

In recent years, after returning to China through the channel of Tsinghua University to study in the United States, some have joined politics, some have engaged in business, and some have devoted themselves to education and academic research.

There are only a handful of universities and research institutes in China, and scholars have cultivated young talents for China and contributed to China's local academic cause under extremely limited conditions.

China is in dire need of buildings, edifices, and masters.

Li Kangping said with emotion: "Gentlemen, we are in the United States and our roots are in China. Cheers, toast to the rise of China! ”

"Well said Kangping, cheers!"

"Cheers to China and the Chinese nation!"

The mood of the crowd was high, and they spent a peaceful but not peaceful Christmas Eve.