Chapter 134: Departure to the United States and Meeting "Acquaintances" Again
Chapter 134: Departure to the United States and Meeting "Acquaintances" Again
Time soon came to early June, and Yang Wendong, Wei Zetao and an assistant prepared to go to the United States together.
Yang Wendong had been to Kai Tak Airport several times, but he had only come to the airport to pick up people before. He had never come in to take a look, especially the waiting area. To Yang Wendong, it felt like a movie shot in the Republic of China in his previous life.
All the people waiting for the plane were in a large waiting room. There were not many seats and most people were standing.
"It's a pity there's no first class." After standing for a while, Yang Wendong also felt bored. The main reason was that there were too many people nearby. Although there weren't many people in Hong Kong, and there weren't many rich people, the airport was even smaller.
After waiting for more than an hour, I finally heard the voice from the loudspeaker that the plane to Tokyo, Japan, was ready to check in.
"Let's go, Mr. Yang." Wei Zetao also reminded.
"Yeah, okay." Yang Wendong also followed the crowd. In that era, there were no direct flights to the United States. One had to transfer in Japan or Alaska before reaching the U.S. mainland, which was very tiring.
If you are not short on time, taking a boat would definitely be more comfortable.
The crowd quickly entered the plane, and according to the number on the ticket, Yang Wendong quickly found his seat. It was a row of two window seats, but he did not buy a window seat, probably because window seats are very popular on airplanes.
Wei Zetao was on the other side. They bought their tickets a little late and didn't get a ticket to be together, but it didn't matter.
At this moment, a weak voice came from beside me: "Hello, can you please make way? My seat is inside."
Yang Wendong raised his head and saw a familiar face. He asked in surprise, "Bai Yujie?"
"Hmm." Bai Yujie seemed a little surprised, and then said, "Do you know my sister?"
"Oh, you are her sister."
Yang Wendong naturally knew what was going on. No wonder the other party didn't recognize him.
He had actually met this twin sister before. When he first went to HKU, after attending Professor Yang's class, they crossed paths again at the following school.
At that time, he didn't know about twins and almost recognized the wrong person.
Of course, the other party couldn't remember me. Only if he just glanced at me in passing, would he remember me.
In many criminal investigation TV dramas in the past, as soon as the police asked questions, passers-by could remember the appearance and body shape information of a person they had seen by chance a few days ago or even a month ago. This is complete nonsense.
"Can you let me in first?" Bai Yushan saw that she was being stared at and her face turned slightly red. She felt a little uncomfortable, especially since they were still on the plane and the aisle was very narrow. Standing outside the seat was not a good idea.
"Oh, sorry!" Yang Wendong also immediately realized that he had lost his composure. She was a beauty at the Miss Hong Kong level, and she was a twin who looked very similar, so it was normal for her to lose her composure.
If these two sisters stood together, I wonder how many men would lose their minds.
Although it is not the man's fault, it is still wrong to leave him out in the cold.
So, Yang Wendong wanted to stand up, but found that the aisle seemed even more crowded, with people walking backwards. Bai Yujie's sister was also blocking the way, so he had to lean towards the side of the seat, and her protruding body almost touched Yang Wendong's head.
There was no other choice but for Yang Wendong to lean back as far as possible and spread his legs to leave a path in front of him.
Bai Yushan naturally understood what he meant, and quickly squeezed in between Yang Wendong's legs.
"Sorry!" Bai Yushan whispered again.
"It's okay. It's only right that you give way." Yang Wendong smiled. He found that this sister was really different from the previous Bai Yujie.
Last time when they were eating in the cafeteria, Bai Yujie was very generous and cheerful, but the person in front of him was the opposite. He seemed not to like talking, and after being stared at for a while, he blushed again.
Bai Yushan also found that the person next to her was staring at her occasionally, so she looked out the window, hoping that out of sight, out of mind. Unfortunately, the weather outside was not very good at the moment, the sky was overcast, and the reflection on the glass of the plane window was quite strong, so she could see Yang Wendong again.
Yang Wendong also noticed her actions, so he asked with a smile: "I am considered Bai Yujie's friend, I know she has a sister, but I don't know what her name is?"
Bai Yushan turned around after hearing her sister's name. She actually wanted to know who the person next to her was, so she asked back, "Do you know my sister? Are you her classmate?"
"No..." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "We are friends. We have met a few times and talked on the phone twice."
"Is your surname Yang?" Bai Yushan asked uncertainly.
"Yes, my name is Yang Wendong." Yang Wendong was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Bai Yujie's sister knew his name.
"It's you?" Bai Yushan showed a hint of surprise on her face.
Yang Wendong asked back: "What's wrong?"
"Uh... nothing!" Bai Yushan shook her head and said.
"Oh……"
Yang Wendong did not ask further questions, but changed the subject and asked with a smile: "I still don't know your name?"
"Well..." Bai Yushan thought for a moment and said, "My name is Bai Yushan."
Others have told her the name, and she also knows her sister, so there is nothing wrong with telling her the name.
"Yushan? What a nice name!" Yang Wendong praised after hearing it.
Bai Yushan glanced at Yang Wendong, then asked, "What's so good about it?"
"Hmm..." Yang Wendong was almost stunned. Isn't this just a normal compliment? You keep asking.
But since no one asked, he smiled and said, "The two characters Yushan, Yu means beautiful, noble, and noble. Shan means calm, slow, and elegant.
Combined together, it naturally means outstanding grace, calmness, and elegance.
Plus, your last name is Bai, which makes it even better."
After listening to this, Bai Yushan looked a little surprised: "Your words may sound simple, but I feel that even an ordinary Chinese teacher can't say them so easily and calmly."
"Haha." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. It was only after I saw you that I remembered these words. We have actually learned them, but it's not easy to remember them when we can't see the corresponding things."
"..." Bai Yushan understood that this was a compliment. The slight blush on her face just faded away, but then it came back. Then she asked curiously, "I heard from my sister that you don't have a high level of education. You really learned all these things while working."
"Oh, yes." Yang Wendong could only admit it.
Under normal circumstances, he would just tell others that he does not have a high level of education, but he would not specify to what extent. Keeping things vague can solve many problems, and sometimes others will not ask further questions.
In this way, the issue of his history of being "illiterate" was well resolved, otherwise he might be questioned if he met someone.
Bai Yushan was surprised and said, "It's incredible."
Yang Wendong didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, so he quickly changed the subject and asked, "I heard that you are a top student in mathematics and art?"
"Among people of the same age, I guess so." Bai Yushan seemed to get excited when she heard what she was interested in, but she glanced at Yang Wendong again, then took out a small Rubik's Cube from her pocket and said, "But I have no idea how to restore this Rubik's Cube toy launched by your company."
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's great that you can restore one side. This thing contains extremely complex mathematical principles. If you want to truly study it clearly, you need to spend a lot of energy.
Perhaps only top mathematics professors from international universities who specialize in this field can succeed. "
In the original history, the method of restoring the Rubik's Cube did not appear until long after the Rubik's Cube was spread. The original inventor, a Hungarian professor, was said to have had a method long ago, but because it was never published, there is no way to prove it.
It is very likely that he did not announce it because he had the same idea as Yang Wendong at the moment, that the restoration of magic should remain mysterious, which is the basis for its popularity in the early stage.
Bai Yushan shook her head and said, "I can only recover one side, but if you ask me to sort out a method to recover one side in any situation, I haven't figured it out."
"That's not bad." Yang Wendong still praised.
If a normal person gets a Rubik's Cube and keeps spinning it, he will probably feel dizzy and will usually give up. Only a very few will persist. Just in this respect, he is already superior to many people.
Bai Yushan said again: "Then, Mr. Yang, can you let me see how you restored the Rubik's Cube? I'm really curious."
“Okay.” Yang Wendong didn’t care. Not to mention reading it once, even if he read it a hundred times or a thousand times, it would be impossible for him to learn it. With such a probability, it would be better to calculate the recovery formula.
Afterwards, Yang Wendong took the Rubik's Cube and turned it quickly, and it was restored in less than a minute.
"You? How come it's so fast?" Bai Yushan was a little surprised. This was different from the time her sister said.
Yang Wendong shrugged and said, "Practice makes perfect."
Bai Yushan then asked, "So you went to the United States this time to promote the Rubik's Cube?"
Yang Wendong smiled and replied, "Yes, there is an international toy exhibition in New York, and we plan to bring the Rubik's Cube to the exhibition."
"Your company is very rich. You are willing to go to the United States to participate in the exhibition." Bai Yushan said in surprise: "One of my uncles also runs a factory that makes toys. They would never do such a thing."
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "We want to create our own brand. We don't want to always work for others. Hong Kong's industry looks good now, but in fact it is just doing hard labor for foreign companies."
Bai Yushan nodded and said, "Indeed, our professor has also analyzed Hong Kong's industry, and what you said is similar. I am a little curious about your boss. He must be a very capable and ambitious person."
"Of course." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
His name is not well known in Hong Kong yet.
Even though hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong are using or have used Post-it Notes, probably few people know that the Deli brand is still a Hong Kong company.
Afterwards, Yang Wendong returned the Rubik's Cube to her. Seeing that Bai Yushan didn't seem to ask about the Rubik's Cube anymore, he changed the subject and asked, "Are you going to the United States alone?"
"Yeah." Bai Yushan also nodded and replied. She had asked others about their purpose, and now that she was asked, she couldn't help but answer.
Yang Wendong asked again: "Are you not worried about your safety when such a beautiful girl goes to the United States?"
Bai Yushan smiled and then asked, "Why should you worry about safety? The United States and the United Kingdom are very safe. Many students in Hong Kong travel alone. As long as they don't go to remote places, it's fine.
I went straight to school after getting off the plane, and my cousin from Hong Kong who was studying in the United States met me at the airport, so there wasn’t any big problem.”
"Yeah, that's true." Yang Wendong nodded.
He subconsciously brought the present America into the future several decades later.
Today, the United States is at the peak of its national strength. It is also the world's largest creditor nation and industrial power. When the economy is strong, its crime rate is likely to be much lower. This is basically an inevitable law. Many countries attach so much importance to the economy in order to control and prevent the occurrence of serious cases.
Moreover, there is another important reason. That is, those people with black foreheads have no rights at present. Although there are riots, they cannot become the mainstream. At least when they come out alone, they dare not do anything reckless.
Then he asked, "Now it's June. Are you going to the United States to look at future schools? Are you planning to study in the United States?"
"Maybe. I'm just going to find out now." Bai Yushan paused and asked, "You work in society. Do you think I should go?"
"No one else can make the decision on this kind of issue. You have to decide for yourself." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Let me teach you a basic rule of survival in society. Unless they are your immediate family members, don't give advice to others on their major life events.
For example, when buying a house, a car, getting married, or finding a job, if someone listens to you and makes a decision, they won’t be grateful to you if everything goes smoothly, but if something goes wrong, they will blame you instead.”
"That makes sense." Bai Yushan nodded. This was something she had never heard of in college.
Yang Wendong added: "However, in developed countries like Europe and the United States, many people have high academic qualifications and competition is fierce, so it is worthwhile to spend a few more years to obtain better academic qualifications.
But Hong Kong is another matter. It is in a period of rapid development. It is different. Maybe studying for a few more years is not as good as investing the money. As for what to invest in, since you are studying economics, I will not embarrass myself. "
This kind of thing was very common in the 80s, decades later. A family spent all their money to raise an overseas student, but when they came back, they found that the student would never earn as much as the value of the house they sold to pay for his education.
"Hmm" Bai Yushan also started to think seriously.
Yang Wendong didn't say anything more. The two people who had just met had already talked a lot, and that was enough.
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(End of this chapter)