Chapter 188 Studying Abroad

The next day, the two arrived at school on time. The whole classroom was full of foreigners. Everyone stared at the two oriental faces like they were monkeys. Zhang Shiye held Xia Wanyang's hand and sat in the front row.

He couldn't help but feel scared. Fortunately, his wife chose the same major as him. If they were different majors, even if they went abroad together, he would be worried to death if Xia Wanyang was left alone in another classroom facing such a situation.

It’s great like this now, she is right next to him, and he can stand in front of her if anything happens.

After a while, the professor came into the classroom and saw the two people in front of him. He joked, "Are there new students? Then I'll give you three minutes to introduce myself!"

Zhang Shiye's spoken English was not as good as Xia Wanyang's. Xia Wanyang shook Zhang Shiye's hand, stood up, nodded slightly to the professor, and introduced herself fluently in English: "Hello everyone, my name is Xia Wanyang, and this is my husband Zhang Shiye. We are from China. It is a great honor to come to your school and spend two years with you. I hope to communicate with you in the next study!"

The professor was surprised, "Are you a couple?"

Xia Wanyang smiled and nodded, "Yes, we have been married for more than seven years and have two lovely children. It is a rare opportunity for us to come to your country to study together this time."

The professor raised his hand to signal her to sit down and praised her: "Your love is beautiful."

All the students started to make a noise. Zhang Shiye held Xia Wanyang's hand and they looked at each other. The professor maintained order and started the lecture.

The entire course was taught in English. The teacher spoke very fast and the content was very dense, so the two found it very difficult to listen.

After class, Xia Wanyang looked at Zhang Shiye and wanted to cry, "What should I do? I'm so tired. This is just the beginning. There are still two years to go!"

After saying that, she fell on the table without any image. Zhang Shiye touched her furry little head and said, "It's okay. Go back home tonight and check on her more. You'll get used to it."

After a whole day, Xia Wanyang was almost tortured to tears. She was tired, really tired, so tired!

After school in the evening, the two found a place where they could make an overseas call.

The whole family stood in line to answer the phone, telling him that everything was fine at home and asking them to study hard and not to worry about home.

Xiao Yueyue told Xia Wanyang that she had got first place in the exam again and that she missed her very much.

Xia Wanyang, who was already uncomfortable with the situation, burst into tears after hearing her daughter's words. In order to prevent Xiao Yueyue from hearing it, she quickly handed the phone to Zhang Shiye and ran out.

Zhang Shiye was worried about Xia Wanyang, so he hung up the phone after giving her a few instructions. When he ran out, he saw his young wife squatting on the street, crying her heart out.

Zhang Shiye walked over and helped her up, holding her tightly in his arms, stroking her back gently, "My baby, are you missing home?"

This was the first time in Zhang Shiye's life that he saw her cry other than in bed. He felt so distressed that his eyes instantly turned red.

"Okay, don't cry. I'll take you back to see the stars and the moon when the holidays come, okay?"

Xia Wanyang burst into tears, "Wow, I don't want to be here anymore. This place is not good at all. The accommodation is not good, the people are not good, and the lectures are taught so fast. It's so uncomfortable!"

Zhang Shiye looked at his wife who was crying more and more sadly. He ignored the looks of people on the street and picked her up sideways. He put his forehead against her face and comforted her, "Don't cry. Your husband will carry you back to rest, okay?"

Xia Wanyang hiccuped and cried, "Hiccup... let me go... don't I have any dignity... hiccup... put me down..."

Zhang Shiye looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "Don't be afraid, this is the beautiful country, no one will laugh at you, if you are embarrassed, just hide your face in my arms, no one else can see it!"

Xia Wanyang thought about it and buried her face in his chest and continued crying, "Hubby, hiccups... I miss Yueyue and Xingxing so much, hiccups... We were away for so long at home... and I didn't feel anything... Why... hiccups... I feel so uncomfortable here!"

Zhang Shiye was almost killed by her cuteness. No wife could cry so beautifully!

Zhang Shiye carried her back to his residence in one breath. He met the white man again downstairs. The white man looked at him and smiled evilly. Zhang Shiye frowned slightly, hid Xia Wanyang's face in his coat without saying a word, and tilted his head provocatively at the white man.

In the following period of time, the rhythm of their lives became very regular and tight. They devoted themselves to intensive study and went to the library to read after class. They communicated in English as much as possible, and their spoken English was greatly improved.

A month later, it was December. This was the first time since their marriage that the couple did not spend the New Year at home. When Xia Wanyang had no classes, she dragged Zhang Shiye around the streets and alleys and bought a whole bag of toys and stationery that were not available in China. She also wrote a five-page letter and packed the whole thing and mailed it back to China.

On this day, six people who had not seen each other for a long time made an appointment to get together. After all, in this strange country, fellow villagers are like relatives.

Several people went back to the Chinese restaurant where they had their first meal. Although the food didn't taste good, it was better than the fast food in the United States. This was the first time that Liu Xiaomei was so happy in more than a month since she went abroad.

"You don't know, I've lost 10 pounds in just one month. Do you think I'll be nothing but a skeleton when I return home?"

Jiang Xiaotao looked at Yan Xuezhi and teased, "Dazhi, you are not good enough. You don't even mention taking care of Liu Xiaomei."

They went from being comrades and classmates when they first arrived to calling each other by their full names and becoming closer and closer.

Yan Xuezhi smiled and shook his head, "A good cook cannot cook without rice. I would like to cook for her, but where can I find a place? Although the family relationship where I live is simple, the hostess seems to be very repulsive to me and does not allow me to cook food with a lot of oil smoke in the kitchen. I have been eating noodles for a month. Do you think I look very green now?"

Li Hongran looked at Zhang Shiye and his wife in confusion, "Yes, we all seem to have lost weight, but you two haven't changed much!"

Xia Wanyang was shocked. How could they be so thin? She had used the stream water to ripen almost all the vegetables in the space vegetable garden, and the fruits were harvested one after another. Zhang Shiye fed her in different ways every day. What's more, when they came out, Xia's mother made them seven or eight kinds of dumplings with different fillings...

The two of them looked at each other as if they had telepathy, and Zhang Shiye gave her a comforting look, "During the two days we were in Beijing, I found an acquaintance and exchanged some more US dollars. I was able to get by during this period, but I only have a few dozen more than you. I'll have to find another way to spend it all!"

He still understands that wealth should not be shown to others, and they all came here together. Everyone is talking about how miserable their lives are, and they cannot act too superior, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among everyone.

Sure enough, after hearing his explanation, several people understood.