Chapter 84: Eat Grapes Without Spitting Out the Skins

Chapter 84: Eat Grapes Without Spitting Out the Skins

Chapter 84: Eat Grapes Without Spitting Out the Skins
"Haha~! Actually, Yuqing and I haven't known each other for long."

Li Kang took the initiative to defend Ye Yuqing, which happened to make it seem that the two had a very close relationship.

But Ye Yuqing didn't notice this detail.

“We met at the end of June, when I had just returned from the United States.

At the KFC store, I met Yuqing, a part-time worker.

Since she is an English major, we have many common topics.

Let’s discuss Shakespeare from England, Mark Twain from the United States, and Thoreau’s Walden Pond.

I didn’t expect to meet someone in the mainland who loves great British and American writers so much, so we kept in touch frequently.”

Ye Yuqing's mind was a mess after hearing this. "It's too outrageous that this kid got himself back from the United States. What if he gets caught?" She was a little worried about Li Kang.

Professor Lin is the person who hates cheating the most. She has lived an upright life.

I was really worried about Li Kang.

Fortunately, Li Kang is knowledgeable and knows a lot about the United States.

Otherwise, if the conspiracy is exposed, I will become an accomplice.

Professor Lin was amazed to hear how the two met and how romantic they actually were.

Discussing such an elegant subject as literature, she wanted to find someone to discuss Dickens and Hemingway with her.

There are very few people who share the same research direction as her.

The subject of English has gradually become more important only after the reform and opening up.

Since the college entrance examination in 77, English was rarely tested in the first two times. Only if you wanted to apply to a foreign language university, you would be required to take a foreign language test.

For several years after the reform and opening up, the English subject did not receive enough attention.

As a result, English teachers in universities now have extremely heavy teaching workloads and low salaries.

As for studying Western culture, most people have never been there, so it is useless to study it.

It is only in the last one or two years that there has been more communication between the university and the outside world.

"I went to the United States once after school, but it was in California. The full name is California, you know it."

Professor Lin said to Li Kang, and he nodded, "In the late Qing Dynasty, many Chinese people lived there. Professor Lin went to San Francisco, so he must have seen a lot of mainland elements, right?"

"There are indeed many Chinese elements there, and there are still people trying to survive there."

Note that Teacher Lin used the word "survival".

"Teacher Lin, why do you say they are trying to survive there?"

“Isn’t the United States the most powerful country in the world?”

Huang Guangren and Liu Yunwei were a little confused as this was somewhat different from what they knew.

When I was studying with Teacher Lin, I rarely said anything bad about the United States.

"You can discuss these issues with Li Kangduo. He is a returnee who studied abroad."

Said to Li Kang: "I hope you don't mind their interruption."

Li Kang said "Don't bother me."

In fact, I didn't take it seriously at all, it was just a polite remark.

Chen Xu has rarely spoken since Ye Yuqing came.

I sat aside and listened to their conversation quietly. I was not idle either, so I took the opportunity to eat the food provided on the spot.

“The food prepared for foreigners is really good.”

In comparison, the lunch boxes he and Li Kang had before were almost worse than pig food.

Eat as much fruit as you want!
He stuffed grapes into his mouth one by one, just like eating melon seeds, and the speed was incredible.

After eating a plate of grapes, a plate of chilled watermelon was brought.

Next are fruits such as cantaloupe, durian, and strawberry.

In short, just eat.

Li Kang noticed Brother Chen who had been silent for a long time, "Brother Chen, you are too loyal to eat so much by yourself."

Professor Lin and her students hadn't eaten anything for a while. "You guys can take something to eat too."

"Come, Yuqing, try this plate of grapes. They are quite sweet."

Professor Lin personally picked up a big grape and fed it to Ye Yuqing.

Ye Yuqing opened her round little mouth and put the rice into her mouth.

Then she put a slender jade hand to her mouth and spit the peel and grape seeds into the palm of her hand.

Li Kang also went to bring a plate and ate one himself. He was used to eating seedless grapes in his previous life.

This season is the time when Kyoho grapes are in large supply and never produce seeds.

Finally, I took a bite. Snap.

It came into direct contact with the hard grape seeds.

"Oh my god! Why are there still seeds in the grapes?"

"I almost knocked out my teeth."

In the collision with the grape seed, Li Kang wins and the seed is about to be crushed.

But my teeth became very sensitive and had a bitter taste.

It affects the taste of the whole sweet grape.

"Don't all grapes have seeds?" Ye Yuqing rolled her eyes at him.

I fed him another pill.

Professor Lin saw Ye Yuqing's very natural little action and said nothing.

Ye Yuqing didn't realize there was anything wrong with this.

Li Kang is young, so take care of him like your younger brother.

It's just that others don't think so.

Everyone thought there must be something going on between these two.

Li Kang was much more careful when eating this time.

"But I saw Brother Chen didn't vomit when he ate grapes before?"

"Brother Chen, what's wrong with you? Where are the grape skins and seeds?"

Chen Xu said calmly: "Don't you know that you should eat grapes without spitting out the skins?" He ignored Li Kang and continued to eat.

Until I burped.

"..."

Liu Yunwei covered her mouth and giggled, feeling that Chen Xu was a very interesting person.

I asked Professor Lin, "Teacher Lin, what kind of person was Brother Chen like when he was in college?"

"After working for so many years, he still retains a bit of his childishness. I think he is so interesting."

The girl's words revealed her strong interest in Chen Xu.

"When your Senior Brother Chen was in college, he was a restless person."

"Once, he borrowed the school radio station and sang on the radio. However, you can also hear his voice, and it instantly caused an uproar in SISU."

Chen Xu's ears are particularly sharp when it comes to his own affairs.

Even from a few steps away, I could hear someone talking about me.

He came up to the two of them and said, "Okay, Teacher Lin, start telling my embarrassing stories to Junior Sister."

"Is that your embarrassing thing? It should be a glorious deed."

"The last time I went back to SISU, I heard undergraduates talking about your deeds."

Speaking of this, she began to miss the days when she was a teacher at Shanghai International Studies University.

Those were the first few years of her career, and also the most passionate and enthusiastic years.

Although life is poor, it is fulfilling.

"I don't know since when, but I feel like I have become impetuous, and my students have changed too."

Chen Xu is her first class of students, many of whom have achieved great success to date.

"Teacher Lin, I feel like you haven't changed. It's the times that have changed."

"Brother Chen, it's been ten years since graduation. How are your classmates doing now?"

Liu Yunwei asked curiously.

"Foreign language students were very scarce at the time, and as soon as we graduated, companies were scrambling to hire us."

"I don't know what happened to some people. It's inconvenient to contact them. There's not even a contact list."

"I know about the ones in Shanghai. Ding Ziyang from my class joined the government and is said to be a director now. There is another one who stayed in school, but I forgot his name. He should be doing well now."

Professor Lin added: "You are talking about Wen Aiqing, right? She is now an associate professor at Shanghai International Studies University."

Then he said in a somewhat blaming tone: "She pursued you at the beginning, why didn't you accept it?"

Liu Yunwei's eyes lit up, she could tell there must be some gossip involved.

Huang Guangren was standing nearby, also listening attentively, but tactfully did not interrupt.

"Oh~! I felt so inferior at that time. He is from Shanghai. So I didn't dare to accept his kindness."

(End of this chapter)