In terms of social experience, Gu Kun can be regarded as a mature man.
After playing cards for a while, he saw that the two smokers didn't come in, so he guessed that they didn't want to see him.
He took advantage of another opportunity to lose and stopped at the right time:
"I lost again. It's almost time for dinner. Why don't we stop it? I've agreed to invite you tonight. Chief, it's because I'm not good at it and I've caused you to lose too."
"Okay, let's all change clothes and go to a restaurant." Huang Han also threw away his cards, then pushed open the balcony door, clasped his shoulders and pulled Xu Jianjun and Liu Yu to go with him.
After all, no one had any confrontation in person, they just complained behind each other's back, so the two of them were dragged away by Huang Han.
Zhou Yaoguang, who was easier to talk to Gu Kun, also saw some clues, so he suggested: "Old Huang, you guys change clothes first, or I will take Xiao Gu to order food first. I'll meet you at the same place then."
"Eating at the 'old place' again? That's okay." Huang Han agreed on behalf of everyone.
It turns out that there is a restaurant not far from the northeast corner of the Jiaotong University campus. The name of the restaurant is "Old Place". I have to say that this name is a coincidence. Every year, many freshmen who have just arrived and are not familiar with the place are fooled by this restaurant.
Fortunately, the food was cooked well, and the teachers and students of Haiyuan became a habit.
The road was not far, Zhou Yaoguang walked there and had no intention of riding a bicycle, so Gu Kun just didn't have to drive.
After the two of them had walked a few steps, Gu Kun asked casually: "You guys have a good relationship with your classmates here."
Zhou Yaoguang's steps slowed down slightly: "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, you have not offended Liu Yu and the others. They are just like that, and they have no ill intentions. Maybe they just think it is too easy for you to get into Jiaotong University, and suddenly you feel unbalanced.
I am from Hujiang City, and I understand their imbalance, and I think you won’t mind, after all, we are indeed the ones taking advantage.”
"Of course I won't mind. I have vested interests." Gu Kun admitted bluntly.
"Vested interest class? This is the first time I've heard this term. It's very expressive." Zhou Yaoguang touched it carefully and felt that although this student Gu didn't do well in science, he had good humanistic qualities and was full of incisive words as soon as he spoke.
In China in 1994, the term "vested interest class" had never been mentioned before.
At best, everyone only talks about "those who get rich first."
Zhou Yaoguang sighed with emotion for a few seconds, and then told Gu Kun an interesting campus anecdote: "When I talked about those people with good grades in high school, I remembered that our class just entered the school last year, and in November, we took the first high-level mathematics midterm exam.
, I scored 56 points in the exam, and there were still a few students in the class who failed. They were all locals, unless they were from Beijing.
In the class where the results were discussed, the old man Cao, who taught advanced mathematics, sighed with emotion: Classmates, this is your first math test after entering the university! Our paper preparation team has already considered taking care of Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangxi.
These students from areas with underdeveloped basic education have lowered the difficulty level, so why are there still some who fail? Are you embarrassed?
From that moment on, Liu Yu and the others began to look down on us locals. They didn’t say it in person, but behind their backs, they mentioned Old Man Cao’s famous saying so many times -
By the way, when you first came here, I met the girl who sent you here in the corridor. I heard that you international students can even take fewer public courses, but you didn’t even take high school math, how can you keep up?
Taking sophomore major courses?”
"I have my own way of doing this. I'll know when the time comes." Gu Kun didn't want to explain more.
The two quickly walked to the restaurant, and Gu Kun asked for the menu.
I ordered white chopped chicken, pork belly with mustard greens, duck with dried vegetables, fried eel back with shrimp, steamed river eel, and Yangzhou lion head... Anyway, I counted the number of people and ordered enough hard dishes, and then I paired them with a few vegetarian ones, and I only had wine.
A little beer.
Most of the students at Jiaotong University are from the south, and drinking is just for fun.
A few minutes later, cold dishes such as boiled chicken were served first, and Huang Han and several other roommates also arrived.
Those classmates who looked at Gu Kun with envy and jealousy at first were short-tongued. At least they didn't look at Gu Kun with the arrogance of a rich man, nor were they arrogant when entertaining guests, so they gradually calmed down some of their inner emotions.
Gu Kun knew that Liu Yu was the most unwilling in his heart, and he did not expect to change the other party's view or win over him.
It is enough for him that most of his classmates understand him as a person.
Anyway, there are countless talented people in Jiao Da Da Yuan. Anyone who wants to work with him in the future can do so. If he doesn’t want to work with him, he won’t be short of those few.
The most indispensable thing in China is people.
Therefore, Gu Kun just faced everyone at the dinner table and said some words to enhance understanding and alleviate everyone's jealousy.
After Gu Kun thought for a while, he found a breakthrough. He held a wine glass, drank a drink with Zhou Yaoguang, the best talker and the most well-informed, and then pretended to inquire:
"Old Zhou, I don't know much about inter-school competitions and other activities in your Chinese universities. For schools like ours, what is the purpose of recruiting special admissions? Do you have to participate in inter-university competitions like Oceania?
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Zhou Yaoguang thought for a while: "There are many inter-university competitions. The year before last, Fudan won the International College Debate Championship in Lijiapo. The humiliation of NTU losing to the Wanwan people was all broadcast live on CCTV.
For liberal arts departments, these competitions are the most important thing. But when it comes to recruiting students with special talents for competitions...usually only for sports, that is for the Universiade. What? Are you a special admissions student?"
"That should be it. I'm ashamed to say that my cultural level was not enough to apply for a place to study at Jiaotong University. I took an additional physical education test and was able to swim faster than your school team, so I got in.
Yes. We also have self-awareness, and we need your help in cultural classes from now on."
"This guy actually swims faster than the people on the school team? It's so reasonable to say that it's not a lie. After all, you can find out this matter by asking... That can be regarded as a skill, and it doesn't depend entirely on money and
I bought him with preferential treatment due to his nationality." Those classmates who were jealous of Gu Kun before thought secretly in their hearts, and their jealousy subsided a little.
Zhou Yaoguang was silent for a few seconds, seeming to be recalling some information, and then reminded him kindly: "If you are considered a student with special talents, then the follow-up task of training and preparing for the school team will probably be more arduous. Although the domestic Universiade will not be held until the year after next.
, but next summer there will be the 18th Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan, which is held every two years.
The swimming teams of the top universities in several provinces in East China are relatively strong. It is said that they will participate in the trials before the winter vacation this year. The coach of the school swimming team seems to be named Chen, right? He is very strict. The swimming team of our Haiyuan University is considered to be the strongest.
Yes, there have been seniors who have trained under him for several years before, so we are all familiar with Coach Chen."
This was the first time Gu Kun had heard of this information. He had only used the specialty test as a stepping stone to improve his ability to get admitted, and he really didn't understand what obligations he would have in the future.
"Then I still have to participate in those qualifiers?"
Zhou Yaoguang: "That's necessary, otherwise why would the school recruit you? But don't feel pressured. Generally, freshmen are not required to produce good results. You practice for a few years, and by the time of the National Universiade the year after next, you will be in your junior year.
If we can produce results, Coach Chen and the leaders of the sports department will be very happy."
"Thank you Brother Zhou for your advice."
Including Gu Kun, the seven of them drank a box of beer, ate all the hard food, and went back to the dormitory. On the first day, Gu Kun decided to do as the Romans do, stay in the dormitory, and learn more about the situation. In a few days,
Then go back to the apartment in Jing'an Square.
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In the next few days, Gu Kun temporarily integrated into the unfamiliar university life.
I chose several professional courses and studied them seriously with my sophomore classmates.
He came here to study sincerely, and there was no time to waste. After class every day, he still had to make phone calls, send faxes, and deal with some daily business troubles.
Then he went to the Jiaotong University Design Institute/COSCO East China to continue to follow up on the details of the investment negotiations, and to understand the progress of the payment from the relevant departments.
The days were very fulfilling.
In school, he neither took the initiative to show off his wealth nor deliberately pretended to be poor. In short, he never drove a Lincoln when he was on campus. Instead, he bought a bicycle and only drove the car after school when doing personal errands. Food was his priority.
Use the meal ticket to go to the cafeteria, and then go out to eat out after spending it.
Gradually, everyone got used to such a foreign classmate who should have a little money but not show off.
Haiyuan is an engineering academy, so there are not many girls, and most of them are not pretty.
In this way, those girls are quite popular, and there are countless attentive lickers around them. Of course, Gu Kun will not join in the fun.
There were one or two girls among them who seemed to be more curious about foreign compatriots. After class, they would pester Gu Kun to ask about exotic customs.
Gu Kun is also polite and polite, only answering questions and never flirting with girls.
Gu Kun is very cautious about this.
He knew that he would be a cultural and tourism tycoon and wealthy island owner in this life, and he was counting on making money from China's tourism industry in the future.
Therefore, he did not want to lose the reputation of someone who used his status as an international student to play with Chinese women. He knew that this reputation would be absolutely fatal to the national consciousness of the Chinese.
Look at the internet today, how much hostility will be aroused among Chinese male consumers if a foreigner sleeps with a Chinese woman. Is this thing possible? What should I do if it is boycotted?
Anyway, if he just wants to solve the physical problem now, there is already a Lin Ying, so he must not provoke him again. The reason why Lin Ying can have fun easily is because he is a foreigner, and Gu Kun has no intention of making money in his life.
It's local people's money, and it's Lin Ying who figured it out and is willing to pay back, so it doesn't matter.
No matter what era, a civilized person will think that a man of his own race who plays with a woman of another race is a matter of bringing honor to the country. On the contrary, it is easy to be criticized, so he has to be careful.
The first two weeks of campus life passed quickly. With the arrival of the National Day, Gu Kun finally found that he could not keep up with his professional courses.
He decided to spend some extra money and find a teacher to make up targeted lessons.