When Wen Qiuning returned home, Wen Qin was knitting a sweater by the fire.

Winter is coming soon, and she plans to knit a sweater for Yu Xiangyang.

Several balls of black thread were rolling in the bamboo strips at her feet, and two knitting needles were moving back and forth in her hands.

"Why are you back so late?" Wen Qin asked.

Wen Qiuning squatted by the stove to warm his hands, "Yu Xiangyang went to teach me how to ride a bicycle."

Wen Qin said worriedly, "Ningning, you can date Xiangyang, but you can't do anything out of line. You mustn't make the same mistake as your mother."

Wen Qiuning nodded, "I know, I won't do anything to him, don't worry."

Yu Xiangyang happily rode his bicycle home.

He planned to give Wen Qiuning a women's bicycle as a gift after he taught her how to ride a bicycle.

This makes it much more convenient for her to go to work or school, and she can also sleep a little longer in the morning.

Unfortunately, I can only teach her once a week, and I don’t know when she will learn it.

Song Huaiqian was very efficient. In just over a month, he had contacted three universities in the United States for Lin Ye to choose from.

Lin was also angry and refused to be selected, and refused to study abroad no matter what.

This incident caused an unpleasant incident during dinner that day.

No one in the family stood on her side, which made her very depressed. She left the house in a huff after dinner.

A person was walking aimlessly outside.

She couldn't understand why Song Huaiqian insisted on letting her study abroad. Couldn't she exercise in the country?

They said it was for her own good, but she felt that being together as a family was the best thing.

Before I knew it, it was dark.

Meng Yiming and several colleagues were having dinner outside. When they reached the intersection, they ran into Lin Ye, who was distracted.

"Lin Ye." Meng Yiming called her from four or five meters away.

After hearing the voice, Lin Ye turned around and asked, "Doctor Meng, why are you here?"

"I should be the one asking you this. What are you, a little girl, doing hanging around out so late at night?"

Lin also pouted and said nothing.

She didn't know how to hide her thoughts. Meng Yiming knew she was unhappy just by looking at her expression.

Meng Yiming asked a few colleagues to go back first, and then asked Lin Ye, "There's a dessert shop nearby. Do you want to try it?"

Lin didn't want to go home, so he nodded and agreed.

The two came to a dessert shop not far away. Lin had no appetite, so Meng Yiming ordered a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup for Lin and a bowl of mung bean dessert for himself.

The two sat facing each other, and Meng Yiming joked, "Little girl, do you have troubles too?"

Lin Ye said distressedly: "Everyone has troubles."

"If you're willing, tell me about it. Maybe I can answer your questions."

Lin Ye looked at the person in front of her and remembered that Meng Yiming had also studied abroad and might be able to give her some advice.

Lin also told her story.

Meng Yiming had known for a long time that Lin was going to study abroad. Before the Chinese New Year last year, Song Huaiqian came to him and told him about it.

Meng Yiming scooped two spoonfuls of sugar water and drank it, then said slowly: "I can understand your current distress."

Meng Yiming also told about his situation.

He had not wanted to go abroad at that time. He had been an excellent student since childhood. His father was a leader in Wencheng. When he was sixteen years old and graduated from high school, his father secured a place for him to study abroad on a government scholarship.

At that time, he was full of unknowns and fears about everything abroad. He was unwilling to go out, but he could not resist his father's dominance and forced him to go abroad.

"What happened next?" Lin Ye asked curiously.

"What happened next?" Meng Yiming said with a smile, "I stayed in the United States for twelve years and returned to China at the age of twenty-eight."

Lin also said: "I am asking about your life and studies in the United States."

Meng Yiming recalled the past, his smile slightly bitter. "It was very difficult at the beginning. I couldn't speak the language or understand the characters. I had no idea what was being taught in class. After class, I stayed in the dormitory and didn't even dare to leave the house."

"But now that I'm here, I have to solve these problems. I studied the language whenever I had time, day and night, and forced myself to communicate with foreigners. If I didn't understand, I would gesture. Later, I gradually integrated into the environment."

It's easy to say, but only he knows the hardships he endured during those years.

He has experienced language barriers, racial discrimination, bullying due to his backward country, the hardships of studying medicine, the difficulties of working to earn money... He has experienced all kinds of things.

Meng Yiming said, "You're much better off than I was now. At least you've learned a foreign language, so simple communication isn't a problem. Back then, I couldn't even say hello before I was sent out."

"Besides, so many people are desperately trying to study abroad. You have such a good opportunity, why don't you cherish it?"

Lin also said: "I really don't want to go out!"

Meng Yiming raised his eyebrows, "What's the reason why you don't want to go out?"

Lin didn't say anything either.

Meng Yiming said, "If you're reluctant to leave your parents, that's understandable, but your parents can't be with you forever. Parents always have long-term plans for their children. Your parents just want to do their best to give you a better future. I now completely understand my father's decision. If you're afraid of life abroad, then you should go out and gain some experience. Ignorance is the most terrifying thing."

Lin also said: "I just don't understand why I have to go abroad?!"

Meng Yiming said, "For you personally, your parents want to create a broader world for you. For society, only by going abroad can you clearly understand the gap between us and other countries. Only by experiencing it firsthand can you further inspire the desire to serve your country."

Lin was also stunned by what she heard. After a while, she said, "Doctor Meng, I find that you are just like my father. You speak with reason and evidence, and your analysis is very logical, from individuals to countries!"

"Your father is a very thoughtful person. I can't compare myself to him." After a pause, Meng Yiming glanced at Lin Ye and said, "Don't compare me with your father!"

Lin seemed a little persuaded. She said, "I still need to think about it."

Meng Yiming thought to himself, what on earth can you come up with with that brain of yours?!

He said, "Go ahead. You can't stand still."

He took another sip of the sugar water, which was already cold. Lin Ye had not yet touched the bowl.

It was getting late, Meng Yiming said, "It's so late, let's go."

Lin also picked up the bowl and finished her bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup by shoveling and drinking it.

"It's cold, don't eat it."

Meng Yiming couldn't stop him, Lin had already finished eating.

She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. "My dad said not to waste it!"

"You keep talking about your dad all day long!" Meng Yiming said angrily and amusedly.

"My dad is the most powerful person I have ever met!" Lin Ye said admiringly.

"Then you should listen to him."

As they were talking, they had already walked to the side of the road. It was so late, and Meng Yiming was worried about Lin Ye going back alone.

Although Lin Ye repeatedly emphasized that he was fine, Meng Yiming still stopped a rickshaw on the roadside.

Lin also got on the rickshaw, and Meng Yiming followed suit.

Lin was also shocked, "Doctor Meng, you still want to send me off?!"