Chapter 184: Going Abroad
didn't mention how Luo Yang adjusted in Dashilar, but Song Yuanchao leisurely lived a two-person life with Lin Yan in his courtyard.
"Here, try this, Gollum." Holding a plate of meat that had just come out of the pot, Song Yuanchao entered the house with a smile, Lin Yan in the house was already sitting and waiting, today Song Yuanchao specially cooked a few dishes, although they were all ordinary home-cooked dishes, but Lin Yan was full of joy.
"How? Is it delicious? Sitting on the side, smiling and watching Lin Yan take a bite of Kuaizi, Song Yuanchao couldn't wait to ask.
"It's sweet and sour, it tastes a bit like the taste of pot-wrapped meat, but it's a little different, but I like the taste very much." Lin Yan said with a smile in his mouth.
"If you like it, I'll change the taste for you every time in the future, get some fresh taste, although the food in the canteen is good, but where is there a good home to make it yourself." Song Yuanchao said with a smile, and put a quick bean sprout in Lin Yan's bowl, this bean sprout was made by Song Yuanchao himself in the past two days, pure natural green food, fried out of the pot on high heat, tender and fragrant.
"Thank you for aiding the DPRK, but you are a big man, I will come to this kind of cooking in the future." Sweet in her heart, Lin Yan couldn't help but say after eating a quick meal.
"Silly girl, you and I are divided between each other, is there any difference between you and me? Besides, who said that this man should not go to the kitchen? ”
"But ......."
"It's nothing, think about it, good master, have you ever seen a woman? Female masters are simply rare, so men who cook are more talented than women. Song Yuanchao knew that Lin Yan had good intentions, and the atmosphere in the north was indeed like this, men did not cook without water, and their hands did not get wet, and it seemed that it had long been a rule for them to reach out for food and open their mouths, and Lin Yan, as a Yanjing girl, had developed such a habit since she was a child.
Song Yuanchao beckoned Lin Yan to eat, and continued: "It's normal for the north and the south to be different, and the customs are different, but don't forget that I'm from Huhai, and the male owner in our Huhai family has a nickname, do you know what it's called?" ”
"Nickname?" Lin Yan's puzzled eyes looked at Song Yuanchao, full of curiosity.
"Sister-in-law Ma!" Song Yuanchao said happily.
"Sister-in-law Ma? What is this nickname? How does it sound weird? Huhai men are called that? You're not lying to me, are you? Lin Yan didn't believe it when she heard it, where is there a man called Sister-in-law Ma? If you want to call a man like this in Yanjing City, the other party must be anxious, and it is common to fight directly.
"Don't believe me? I don't believe you have the opportunity to ask Li Xiaoyun, she must know. ”
"Really?" Lin Yan asked extremely curiously, and for a while she couldn't even bother to eat the food in the bowl.
"Of course it's true, but this sister-in-law Ma is not a name, the real pronunciation of Huhai dialect is Mai Ti Yao, and if you read it in Mandarin, you will become a ......sister-in-law Ma."
Song Yuanchao smiled and dipped his hand in water and wrote three words on the table, which were "buy", "eliminate", and "burn". After writing, he pointed to these three words to explain, these three words are easy to explain, that is, buying vegetables, washing vegetables and washing rice, and cooking rice and vegetables, together it is to buy Tai Yao, and in Mandarin it becomes Ma Sister-in-law.
After listening to Song Yuanchao's explanation, Lin Yan was trembling with laughter, she hadn't been to Huhai yet, when she met Song Yuanchao, she went to the countryside in the northwest, and it was difficult to even eat a full meal at that time, where did she know this? I couldn't be happy after listening to Song Yuanchao's words today, I didn't expect that the Huhai man would still be called like this.
"You didn't mean to tease me, did you?"
"It's 100% true, you'll know when you go to Huhai in the future, of course, not all Huhai men are sisters-in-law Ma, but the vast majority are, so you can eat your meals with peace of mind, and I'll do everything for this kind of trivial matter in the future!"
Listening to Song Yuanchao's words, and then looking at his happy eyes, Lin Yan's heart was full of happiness, although it was a trivial matter for a big man to do such a thing for his beloved woman, it was something that many people couldn't do at all.
While eating and chatting, when the food was almost finished, Lin Yan suddenly asked Song Yuanchao: "Yuanchao, I have something I want to discuss with you." ”
Song Yuanchao stopped and looked at Lin Yan.
"I'm going to be my senior year this summer, and this time flies so quickly, and graduation is just around the corner. According to the school's arrangement, I will have to do an internship in the second half of my senior year, that is, this time next year. ”
Yes, time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, nearly three years are about to pass.
In 1977, Song Yuanchao helped Lin Yan review, and the scene of accompanying her to take the college entrance examination seemed to be still in front of her, but the time had come to 1980.
Next year is 1981, and the 77th class of college students is about to graduate, Lin Yan and they are the first college students to graduate after the resumption of the college entrance examination, whether it is the country, the school or the society attaches great importance to it.
Of course, if there is a favorite unit to accept, the school will not refuse, and you can book the internship in the unit you go to in advance.
Zhao Minglei and Lin Yan mentioned this matter before, at that time, Zhao Minglei had already aimed at the yamen of the Planning Commission, which was also a reason for Zhao Minglei to pursue Lin Yan, because you must know that Lin Daoyuan is in the planning commission, and if there is Lin Daoyuan's relationship, Zhao Minglei is very likely to enter the Planning Commission.
At the beginning, when Zhao Minglei mentioned this, Lin Yan didn't think so, because Lin Yan didn't have the slightest feeling for Zhao Minglei, when Zhao Minglei intended to get close to Lin Yan, he just shaved his head and was hot, and Lin Yan's heart was all on Song Yuanchao.
But as her senior year approached, Lin Yan also had to think about this problem, she hadn't discussed this matter with her parents, but she told Song Yuanchao that she wanted to hear Song Yuanchao's thoughts.
"It's a big deal, what do you think?" Song Yuanchao lit a cigarette and smoked it, looking at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan thought for a while and said: "Actually, I haven't thought about it myself, it stands to reason that it is most appropriate to go to my father's Planning Commission for an internship, after all, we are studying in the Department of Economics, and many of the work of the Planning Commission is related to economics, which is also a professional counterpart." But after thinking about it, it's better not to go there, and if you do go, it will be embarrassing if someone misunderstands something. ”
Song Yuanchao nodded slightly, Lin Yan's consideration was right, Lin Daoyuan's position in the Planning Commission was not low, and once Lin Yan went, it would be easy to attract gossip. Although Lin Yan is a serious college student and has the right major, people's hearts are unpredictable, God knows what others will think?
In addition, Lin Daoyuan has always disliked going through the back door to engage in relationships, and Lin Yan going there will also bring trouble to Lin Daoyuan, so from these aspects, although the Planning Commission is a good place, it is not suitable for Lin Yan.
"If I go to the district, I'm afraid that the specific work and what I'm studying now won't be used at all, so why do we go to college for? Isn't it just for the sake of learning to be successful and useful? Lin Yan frowned slightly and said, she sighed when she said this: "Sometimes I think it's good to continue my studies, by the way, my classmate told me that she is going to study abroad after graduation, let me go together." ”
"Study abroad?" Hearing this term, Song Yuanchao's heart trembled slightly, Lin Yan went abroad in his previous life, and after he went out, Lin Yan continued to study abroad or other Song Yuanchao didn't know, and later Lin Yan stayed abroad to live? still came back, and Song Yuanchao didn't inquire about any news, as if he left like a swallow flying south, but he was never seen again.
In her previous life, Lin Yan may have gone abroad for various reasons, maybe it was because of Zhao Minglei, maybe it was the suggestion of her classmate who was mentioned just now, or there was a situation that Song Yuanchao didn't know. But in any case, Song Yuanchao didn't want Lin Yan to study abroad, although with the advent of 1980 in this era, the popularity of studying abroad in China, especially in universities, gradually increased, and after 1981, the fever of going abroad began to sweep, affecting a whole generation or even two generations.
From the early 80s to the 90s, the fever for going abroad has not subsided in the past two decades, and countless people have embarked on this road with expectations and fantasies, among which there are successes, but many more are failures.
Going abroad is extremely tempting for Chinese people who have been closed for many years, and even Song Yuanchao had such a plan back then, not to mention Lin Yan in college?
But Song Yuanchao knew that Lin Yan's study abroad was not a good choice now, the eighties were a glorious era, the fastest growing era in China, as a college student in the new era, staying in China is far more likely than going abroad, and it is more promising.
In addition to this reason, of course, there is also Song Yuanchao's own thoughts, he has long been ready to wait for graduation and marry Lin Yan. If Lin Yan went abroad at this time, what would he do? Whether in public or private, Song Yuanchao did not approve of Lin Yan going abroad.
Of course, Song Yuanchao will not directly tell Lin Yan that he does not approve of her going abroad, he knows Lin Yan's character very well, Lin Yan is a girl who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, once she makes up her mind, it is difficult to change, not to mention the relationship between her and Song Yuanchao.
Forcefully not letting her go abroad is likely to backfire, which Song Yuanchao knows very well, so he did not directly oppose the topic of going abroad, but just talked to Lin Yan about the situation at home and abroad, and focused on the current situation of reform and opening up in China.
"It's good to go abroad, in fact, I have this idea too." Song Yuanchao smiled and said: "It's good to go abroad to see the difference between foreign and domestic countries, and feel the advanced Western world, so as to broaden your horizons." However, at the moment, the country is in ruins, and it is precisely when we need to contribute to it, and we college students have been cultivated by the country, but it seems to me that it is a little inappropriate to leave just after graduation. ”
Seeing Lin Yan thoughtfully, Song Yuanchao continued: "I think if you want to go abroad, you don't need to be in such a hurry for the time being, the Western world has always been there, and there will not be too many changes if you go one day earlier and one day later, it is better to work for a few years first, and then go out to see when it is appropriate." ”
Listening to Song Yuanchao's words, Lin Yan tilted her head and thought about it: "What you said also makes sense, but Yuanchao, are you still selfish in what you say?" ”
"Hahaha, I actually showed it to you." Song Yuanchao smiled and took Lin Yan's hand: "You're right, I'm indeed a little selfish, what do you think I should do once you go abroad?" You can't abandon me in the country, can you? I'm still waiting for you to marry me. But then again, what I just said is also true, and it can be regarded as a public and private balance. ”
"Count yourself honest." Lin Yan glanced at Song Yuanchao, but laughed in a blink of an eye, Song Yuanchao did not prevaricate and deceive himself with words, but really said what was in his heart, which made Lin Yan very happy.