The Dr. Liu that Zhao Feiran is talking about, named Liu Hansong, is a Chinese student studying for a doctorate at the University of Virginia. When he went abroad, he was already 32 years old. He was an associate professor at his workplace, and his wife Tian Ruzhi was the deputy director of the Youth League Committee of the school.
Secretary. Because he saw no future and envied the living conditions abroad, Liu Hansong resolutely resigned from his job, applied for a scholarship from the University of Virginia, and came to the United States.
In his first year in the United States, Liu Hansong's living conditions were very good because of the scholarship. After staying for a year, he brought his wife and 3-year-old child to the United States to enjoy the treatment of a developed country. Unexpectedly, his family
Just after the reunion, something unfortunate happened. The scholarship he applied for for the second year was not approved, and the family's source of livelihood was threatened.
Back then, international students abroad could be roughly divided into three categories.
The first category is the government-sponsored ones, who receive state subsidies and cannot eat well but will not starve to death. They have no thought of returning to China after completing their studies. Of course, there are not a few who refuse to return to China after studying abroad. The cost of this is of course that they have lost their jobs at home.
public office, and face a series of penalties such as fines.
The second category is self-financed international students who have received foreign scholarships. Depending on the amount of the scholarship, they are in various levels such as rich, middle, and poor. People at any level will use their spare time to work a job, even if it is to save a little money.
That's okay. The average income level of international students working at that time was 4 to 5 US dollars an hour, which is equivalent to RMB 25. If you work 20 hours a week, you can earn RMB 500, which is equivalent to half a year's income in China. I haven't seen that.
Almost no Chinese who have spent too much money can resist this temptation.
The third category is those like Liu Hansong who did not receive a scholarship, or who originally had a scholarship but then had it terminated. This type of international students must work on their own to earn money to make ends meet, and their situation is miserable.
As for the most common kind in later generations, those who use their parents’ money to study abroad. At that time, there were fewer pandas than in the United States. In the United States, a month’s living expenses were at least four to five hundred U.S. dollars, equivalent to more than 2,000 RMB.
,How many people in China can have such a high income?
After learning that the scholarship application had not been approved, Liu Hansong and Tian Ruzhi began to discuss how to maintain their family's life. One solution was of course for both of them to work, but in this case Liu Hansong's studies would be affected and he had to obtain a doctorate.
The time will be postponed, which means they will have to live a longer and harder life. The second plan is for Liu Hansong to go all out to study, and Tian Ruzhi to work two jobs at the same time, working 12 hours a day.
to ensure a sufficient income for living.
After a painful struggle, the couple finally chose the second option. Tian Ruzhi said that he would be tired for two to three years. When Liu Hansong gets his doctorate and finds a job, the family can live a middle-class life.
, so that her efforts will be rewarded.
It is easy to say that it is hard work, but when it is actually done, the couple realize how difficult it is. The restaurant where Tian Ruzhi works is a Chinese restaurant owned by Taiwanese. The owner is very discriminatory towards mainland customers and often uses swear words at her.
She insulted her. Other employees in the restaurant were also worried that she would threaten their positions and made things difficult for her. Another job she worked was cleaning in an office building. One person was responsible for all the corridors on four floors.
and toilet cleaning.
When he was too tired to sit in the corner and couldn't move, Tian Ruzhi would always think of the office he had in the Youth League Committee of Beijing University of Technology before the United States. Although the desk was so rough and simple, the sunlight coming in from the window would always be like that.
The warmth. Every time she thought of this, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Liu Hansong knew how hard his wife was working. But all he could do was to squeeze her back, beat her waist, and buy a hot towel to cover her stiff cheeks after she came back from work late at night. He couldn't
To help his wife take on these things, the hope of the whole family living a happy life rests on his doctorate degree. He must concentrate on checking information, doing experiments, and trying to complete his graduation thesis one day earlier.
When Xu Xiaoqi first came to the University of Virginia to study, she heard the Chinese students at the University talk about such a poor Dr. Liu and his poor wife. The international students also initiated a donation campaign for Dr. Liu.
But since everyone is poor, the amount they can donate is very limited, and they cannot do so again and again.
Zhang Weilin and Zhao Feiran heard about Dr. Liu from Xu Xiaoqi, and they also knew that Liu Hansong had also graduated from Beijing University earlier and was considered their senior. The three of them once went to Liu Hansong's residence to visit and bring their children.
We bought a lot of snacks. However, when they wanted to give the 50 dollars they had collected to Liu Hansong, Liu Hansong flatly refused. In any case, he still had to maintain his last bit of self-esteem.
After listening to what the three girls said, Ning Mo was a little embarrassed. Of course he was very sympathetic to Liu Hansong's experience. But if he wanted to help the poor people when he saw them, could he help them?
?Furthermore, if a domestic associate professor is not allowed to do anything wrong, but he insists on coming to the United States to suffer, is such a person worthy of sympathy?
"Brother Ning, forget it if you are in trouble. After the three of us make money, we can find a way to help him. I heard that Dr. Liu's thesis is about to be completed. If everything goes well, he may persist for another year.
You will be able to graduate." Xu Xiaoqi looked at Ning Mo's silence and quickly explained for him. I don't know when, she had changed the name of Ning Mo to "Brother Ning".
"It's not that I'm embarrassed." Ning Mo explained, "I think there may be more than one international student in his situation? We helped him, what should others do?"
"He is the one who has the hardest life at the University of Virginia. If we have scholarships and live alone here, the pressure is much less." Xu Xiaoqi explained.
"There are a few Chinese students like this here in Washington, but we haven't had any contact with them. We just heard about them from other international students," Zhao Feiran added.
Ning Mo said: "I know about this, but I'd better go back and ask Qin Hai about how to help him. He's smart and will definitely have good ideas. Don't worry, Qin Hai is a soft-hearted person.
, when he hears that others have difficulties, he is always eager to help, and he will definitely be able to come up with a good way to help Dr. Liu."
"Brother Ning, I see you've been talking about Brother Qin, why do you admire him so much?" Xu Xiaoqi covered her mouth and snickered.
Ning Mo said sternly: "Of course, Qin Hai is very capable. Do you know that the diaphragm we sold to Tangner Company was developed by Qin Hai under the guidance of researchers from our company. I heard those researchers say
, the core research idea was put forward by Qin Hai, otherwise they would not have been able to achieve results so quickly. By the way, take a look at these pieces of paper I brought over. They were all written by Qin Hai, a man of great knowledge.
It’s here.”
"Really?" The three girls were all surprised. They put their heads together and re-read the dozen research directions listed by Qin Haikai. Sure enough, they found that the terminology, logic, ideas, etc. were all very good.
It is said that they are professional, but with their level of knowledge, it is impossible for them to write at this level.
"Brother Ning, are you talking about Qin Hai? Which university did he graduate from? Is he a master's degree or a doctorate?" Zhang Weilin asked curiously.
"He, haha, graduated from our Anhe Agricultural Machinery Technical School. He is not even a college student, he is just a technical school student. He is one year younger than me." Ning Mo said with a smile.
"So awesome?" Xu Xiaoqi exclaimed. She turned to look at the two female companions with shining eyes, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Brother Ning, does Brother Qin have a girlfriend? If not, introduce him to Wei
How are Lin and Feiran?"
"Xiaoqi, you betrayed your friend!" After hearing this, Zhang Weilin and Zhao Feiran's faces turned red, and they hit Xu Xiaoqi on the shoulder with their pink fists. What's interesting is that they hit the person, but they didn't do anything.
Not to mention the rejection, I think I was a little flirtatious.
Ning Mo took it seriously. He shook his head desperately and said, "No, no, if Wei Lin and Fei Ran are interested, I can introduce Hai Tao to you. I want to keep Qin Hai as my brother-in-law, but I can't do it cheaply."
other people."
"Brother-in-law! Wow, what a big gossip!" Zhang Weilin screamed, "Xiaoqi said your sister is our 87-year-old Ning Jing, right? What if those boys at Beijing University heard that Ning Jing has a boyfriend, and he is also a very rich man?
A graduate of a technical school, we don’t know how big of a commotion it will cause!”
"By the way, Brother Ning, don't you tell me there is another Yu Haitao? What is his situation? Please introduce him to us quickly. By the way, Wei Lin, remember, I asked first. If the conditions are right,
You can't rob me." Zhao Feiran quickly grasped the key to the problem and asked, half jokingly and half seriously, pulling on Ning Mo's clothes.
She saw that Ning Mo could introduce a large project worth several thousand dollars to Xu Xiaoqi with just a single move. She also heard that Ning Mo's company had just signed a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars with Downer Company, so she decided that Ning Mo, Qin Hai, and Yu Haitao
They are all rich and young men, and as for academic qualifications, they are really not within the scope of her concern.
"Haitao... let me think about how to introduce him." Ning Mo scratched his scalp and thought.
Zhang Weilin stood up with a giggle and shouted: "Okay, okay, let's eat first. Zhao Feiran, you nymphomaniac, if you are really moved, let Ning brother bring that Haitao over tomorrow
Can’t I just let you take a look?”
"Okay, it's settled." Xu Xiaoqi teased Zhao Feiran with a smile.
"It's settled, who is afraid of whom?" Zhao Feiran replied firmly.
During the entire matching process, everyone naturally excluded Ning Mo and Xu Xiaoqi from the selection process. It seemed that they had really become a couple. Even Xu Xiaoqi herself did not realize it.
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