Throughout the ages, it has been the worry of the mother of the child, and in the special case of Lin Nian, it is "the sister of the child is worried", but Mandy has never heard of the saying "the sister of the child is worried about the mother".

"So I refuse." Lin Nian nodded and said.

"No, how can you refuse... No, I mean, how could you give up the Kassel Gate for such a hilarious reason? Mandy felt that she was holding her breath, the current situation was beyond all the unexpected scenes she had rehearsed in the café before, and she even considered that if Lin Nian said that she was airsick, she would immediately contact the academy to pack Lin Nian's ferry ticket and send it to the United States.

"Do you think that's funny?" Lin Nian paused and asked softly.

Mandy was suddenly speechless.

Unexpectedly, the problem is not Lin Nian, but Lin Nian's sister, he has seen his parents reluctant to let their children study abroad with a handful of snot and tears, but he has never seen a child with a handful of snot and tears worried about their parents in China, in this case, can she still pack Lin Nian's sister and throw it to the United States? Professor Manstein will hack her to death if he finds out, right?

"I think we can still discuss." Mandy forced herself to calm down and said, "Either so, you go with us to San Antonio for a preparatory class, and I will ask the academy to arrange a job for your sister in China..."

"No, I said, it's too far away for either San Antonio or Illinois." Lin Young said in a young voice: "Thank you very much for the importance of your school, I am very flattered, the refusal is only because of my own reasons, and I hope that your school will recruit some top students in our high school, forget my words." ”

As soon as this polite refusal came out, Mandy's face was almost green, forget it, how can you forget it? You think that rejection is your problem, but if you refuse, it's actually me who will have a problem.

Let a half-breed who is estimated to be A-level or even on the verge of awakening be left out, and the ghost knows that one day this coastal city will break out in a mysterious force murder incident, and then it will no longer be a young and beautiful admissions officer like her, but an executive department full of cold-blooded pig killers!

But Mandy can't tell Lin Nian a lot of things, those messy things have to sign a confidentiality agreement to be revealed, but signing an agreement means agreeing to enroll, which is another endless cycle.

"But I thought about it for a while, and we seem to have a conversation." Lin Nian thought silently for a moment, and then said.

Mandy's gasping almost didn't ease up, and coughed violently: "Don't gasp when you talk, just talk about it, what conditions do you have, as long as you don't go out of line, our academy will try our best to satisfy you." ”

But as soon as the words came out, she felt strange again, as if now she was the student who was begging for admission, and Lin Nian was the person from the admissions office.

"I want to skip the preparatory class and go directly to your college." Lin Nian looked into Mandy's eyes and said seriously.

"This." Mandy froze, because this condition was unexpected, but after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Wait, your request is beyond my authority, I have to consult my superiors before making a decision to see if your conditions can be met." ”

Lin Nian took a sip of coffee and signaled that it was okay, he could wait.

Mandy took out an iPhone3 from her bag and swiped the screen to make a call, and immediately said after the other side was connected: "It's me, Mandy, Professor Manstein, I have some problems with him here." ”

"Well, yes, he said he wanted to put forward a condition or he would refuse the Kassel Gate outright..."

"No... The problem arose with this condition, he wanted to enroll early and skip the preparatory school for the first grade. After saying this, Mandy fell silent, because the other end of the phone also fell silent, and Lin Nian on the other side of the table didn't say anything but drank coffee silently.

After a moment, Mandy raised her head and looked at Lin Nian and said, "Professor Manstein wants to talk to you, he is the chairman of the school's Discipline Committee and the teacher in charge of finances, and he is qualified to deal with the relevant requests you have made. ”

"Okay." Lin Nian put down the coffee cup and sat upright, and Mandy clicked the hands-free button.

"Lin Nian?" The voice of an old man rang on the other end of the phone, and Lin Nian's first impression was serious and rigid, but the other party's next words were extraordinarily kind: "I heard Mandy say that your request is to enroll in Kassel early?" Can you tell me why? ”

"Because it stands to reason that there should be no age requirement for college, as long as the knowledge is enough to pass the relevant exams, and show the knowledge learning ability above the level line, you can enter the university, I think with my learning level I can skip the third year of high school and go directly to your school." Lin Nian sorted out his words and said slowly: "And with my character, I don't like to be too passive, the students of your school mentioned the scholarship when they introduced it before, I want to get a scholarship through studying in a righteous and bright way, and bear all the living expenses independently." ”

"So you're doing it for a scholarship?" Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone said directly.

"Yes." Lin Nian also did not shy away from admitting: "I want to enroll early and get a scholarship." ”

"So you've been haggling all along." Mandy on the other side of the table leaned her forehead on the table, she never thought that Lin Nian, who had shown such an independent personality throughout the whole process, had been around for so long just for the issue of scholarships.

Lin Nian, who was holding the phone, glanced at Mandy and said, "This is a country where you can bargain for half an hour to buy cabbage for five dimes." ”

Mandy rubbed her temples, the $36,000 scholarship is not a small amount, but it is definitely not much for the Kassel Academy, and it is even a drop in the bucket, if it is just a matter of money, then there is no doubt that there is no problem with this admission.

"If it were an ordinary student, I might say no, but if it was you, early enrollment is not impossible." Professor Manstein said: "Is there anything else you would like to add?" I hope you know that our college is honest and wants to cultivate outstanding students, and you are undoubtedly an excellent student in our eyes, we will pay special attention to your wishes, if there are any questions, you can now ask them all at once. ”

Lin Nian was quiet for a few seconds and then said, "There are many students with excellent grades in China, but why did you find me?" ”

"No, I'm going to correct one thing, you are "excellent" and not excellent. Professor Manstein said lightly.

Lin Nianwu looked up at Mandy, he seemed to realize that from the beginning, these people always praised themselves with the word "excellent", not excellent.

Excellent and excellent are both compliments, but there is a difference between them.

Now, Lin Nian seems to realize why this "Kassel Academy" has come to find him.

"You get it." Seeing that Lin Nian had been silent for so long, Professor Manstein smiled and said, "And, I heard Mandy say that you can't let go of your sister in the country alone, right?" ”

"Yes, my original plan was to advance the scholarship and rent a house near the college to live with him." Lin Nian said calmly.

"Kassel College is on the outskirts of the city, the only way to get there is by CC1000 express, and there are no towns near the college that are wilderness and red pine forests, so you may have to live on campus for the next four years." "But I'm willing to give you a preferential treatment, and the school is willing to give you a preferential treatment, you can bring your sister to the academy and we will arrange a suitable job for her," said Professor Manstein. ”

"Professor!" Mandy exclaimed in surprise.

Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone ignored her and continued: "But before she enters our campus, she needs to sign a confidentiality agreement, promising not to divulge everything related to the college, including but not limited to hearing and seeing, so that I can be eligible to apply to the rector to let her enter the college headquarters with you." ”

"It's a bit of a big deal." At this time, even Lin Nian couldn't help but be moved: "I need to think about it." ”

The Mandy man across the table is going to be stupid again, since you all know that this preferential treatment is outrageous, then consider a yarn? Lin Nian didn't know what kind of school Kassel Academy was, but she naturally knew it very well after two years of study, and the preferential treatment given to Lin Nian by Professor Manstein was unprecedented, although there were many "normal people" in the college, but it was the first case for students to bring their relatives to study in the college.

"What other concerns do you have? Say it together. Professor Manstein was not annoyed by Lin Nian's repeated hesitation, but his language became more kind, at least it was the first time that Mandy had seen his professor so "kind-eyed".

"Going abroad is not a trivial matter, and even if I agree, I have to discuss it with my sister, and I need to respect her wishes." Lin Nian explained.

"That's about it!" As soon as Mandy heard Lin Nian's words, she suddenly stood up, her eyes blazing: "I have already thought about it!" ”

Lin Nian looked at Mandy a little inexplicably, but the expression on his face changed to surprise after a while.

Behind Mandy, in another cubicle in the café, a person stood up and walked straight over, sat next to Lin Nian, and said to the hands-free iPhone3 phone: "Don't think about it, may I ask this professor when can we have an interview?" ”

"In three days, I'll be waiting for you in the executive suite of the Regent Hotel." Hearing this third voice, Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone sighed in his heart that his student's head was finally enough for once.

"Sister?" Lin Nian unexpectedly looked at Lin Xian, who was sitting next to him in work clothes, and then he suddenly looked at the cafes around him as if he remembered something.

Mandy, who was on the other side of the table, nodded and said, "I'm sorry I came to your sister's place of work to find her before I told you, I talked to her about a lot of things before you came, but she finally decided to listen to your opinion, and she has been sitting at the next table when we chatted just now." ”

"This matter is not a trivial matter, and it is best to have an interview." Lin Xian nodded and agreed to the proposal to be discussed three days later, ignoring the complaining gaze cast by Lin Nian on the side.

"That's naturally best, I still have something to do here, hang up the phone first." With that, Professor Manstein hung up the phone satisfied.

"If we negotiate at the Regent Hotel in three days, how long will it take to leave for the Academy?" Lin Xian and Lin Nian sat together, and Lin Xian, who was on the right, asked.

Now that the preliminary negotiations have been completed, Mandy on the other side of the table finally breathed a sigh of relief and replied on the sofa with a cup of coffee: "Naturally, the sooner the better, we will start school on the 12th, and all the formalities and explanations and admission counseling must be completed in advance in the school, so we are actually a little rushed." ”

"How to arrange the courses after admission, after the start of school, it should be the second half of the freshman year, does Lin Nian need to study the first half of the course by himself?" After Lin Xian got on the table, the dominance of the Q&A was handed over to her by Lin Nian.

"This is a bit troublesome, he missed the first half of the first half of the first semester of the whole course, our school curriculum has a lot of practical classes that require special equipment, if I suddenly transfer to the class, I am afraid that he will not be able to keep up with the teaching progress - in fact, I suggest that I still audit for half a year after admission, and then take classes with the new freshman after the next semester." Mandy said as she sorted out her words.

"You don't have to worry about that, I have confidence in him." Lin Xian said: "What is the focus of your school's major? ”

"It's not a question of faith." Mandy smiled bitterly: "The curriculum of our school is very special, so the major is also very special, and the specific ones can only be revealed after you sign the agreement, but the only thing I can say is the allocation of our graduation package." ”

"Graduation assignment to wash the toilet is also a package assignment." Lin Nian interjected.

"If you want to wash the toilet, you also go to the White House to wash the toilet." Mandy said.

"Isn't that still washing the toilet?" Lin Nian regretted agreeing so quickly.

seemed to see the regret expressed by Lin Nian, Mandy immediately put away the bad words and said: "Our school is also famous in the upper class, and the students who come out are particularly sought-after, no worse than those Harvard and Cambridge graduates." ”

"But I've heard that a lot of Cambridge graduates also go to the toilet when they come out." Lin Nian said.

Mandy said you can't get along with washing the toilet today, right?

"We'll talk about the details in three days." Lin Xian handed the phone back and showed a beautiful smile: "I'm sorry for you today, Miss Mandy." ”

"No trouble, oh yes, Professor Manstein told me to give this to you." Mandy took out a brand new white iPhone3 from her bag and placed it on the table in front of Lin Nian.

"Does your school still have a place to give a meeting gift?" Lin Nian hesitated a little and didn't touch the phone.

"No, it's a necessary means of contact, if you don't have a mobile phone, it's very troublesome for us to contact you, which is a freshman benefit." Mandy helped Lin Nian open the call book on his phone, and the two names Mandy and Manstein lay quietly in the contact list.

"Then I'll take it for the time being, and if we don't negotiate it in three days, I'll give you back the phone." Lin Nian didn't push it but accepted this gift.

"By the way, I suggest you go for a hot pot." Mandy said for no reason.

Lin Nian was stunned for a moment and didn't react, Mandy looked at him and smiled and said, "Why don't you say goodbye to your high school classmates for two years?" You must know that you have been studying for four years after you go to the United States, and maybe when you come back one day, you will find that you don't know anyone, as if you are a stranger in the city, and then you will regret that you didn't say goodbye to your former friends when you left. ”

Lin Nian was speechless about this, Mandy said a lot, but he didn't care too much, he only felt that Mandy in front of him seemed to have finalized the interview in three days.

"Then don't bother, we'll meet again in three days." Mandy picked up her bag and left the café, but before long the engine roared outside the café, and the red phantom swept through the window, leaving only the shrill horns of passing cars in the distance.

In the café, Lin Nian and Lin Xian sat in place and were quiet for a long time, and finally Lin Nian spoke first: "Are we really going to the Regent Hotel in three days?" ”

"Of course I have to go if I agreed." Lin Xian flicked the hair in his ears and looked at Lin Nian beside him: "The key is whether you want to go to this school or not, if you really don't want to go, I will help you explain it to that professor when the time comes." ”

"With so many scholarships, who wouldn't want to go?" Lin Nian said: "But I still want to check the affairs of this Kassel Academy later, there are too many liars these years, and I am not at ease." ”

"If it's a liar, then it's really a bloody one." Lin Xian glanced at the brand-new iPhone3 on the table in front of Lin Nian and said.

"Maybe it's fake." Lin Nianzheng didn't even glance at his mobile phone: "Why don't I exchange this mobile phone for your PHS?" ”

"That's yours, you can use it yourself." Lin Xian shook his head and said, "I don't often play QQ or something, PHS is enough." ”

The door of the café was pushed open, and a guest walked in, Lin Xian subconsciously looked back and stood up.

"Then I'll go back first, you're busy with you." Seeing this, Lin Nian also stood up and said.

"I'll go home in the afternoon to make dinner, you remember to buy some food, there are not many dishes in the refrigerator." Lin Xian said before leaving.

"Roger." Lin Nian said that he walked out of the café shop and looked back at the store before going out, Lin Xian, who was wearing work clothes, stood straight in front of the customer's dining table, holding a pen in his hand, with a "smile" on his face that he usually can't see at all, nodding and taking notes from time to time.

Just glanced at Lin Nian and didn't want to look at it anymore, he put his iPhone in his pocket and walked to the bus stop in the distance.