Japanese?
Lin Huowang, who was concentrating on looking up information, suddenly heard this question in Japanese.
On ordinary days, if someone was asked if he was Japanese in this country, it would undoubtedly be a great offense, equivalent to having his ancestors insulted.
He would definitely immediately retort angrily: You are Japanese, your whole family is Japanese.
However, at this moment, the other party asked questions in Japanese, and Lin Huowang knew that the level of Japanese was not something that ordinary Chinese students could achieve. It was a strong and authentic Kobe accent.
This clearly indicates that the girl is most likely a native Japanese.
In such a situation, it would indeed be inappropriate to call someone's entire family Japanese.
Lin Huowang slowly turned his head to look at her, and what caught his eye was a girl who was dressed very pretty and fashionably.
Her makeup is delicate, but it still can't hide the unique traces of cherry blossom style.
He responded with a polite smile: "I am Chinese, not Japanese."
Lin Huowang did not answer in Japanese. He knew that since this girl could appear in the library of Jilin University, she must know Chinese.
“Is that so!
I'm so sorry, I saw you reading Japanese newspapers and magazines all day, and I thought you were Japanese too!"
The girl bowed slightly with an apologetic look, and then introduced herself, "My name is Keiko Kobayashi, my Chinese name is Lin Hui, and I am a Japanese overseas Chinese who came to Jilin University to study.
You look unfamiliar to me, and you don’t look like a student of Jilin University.”
"Yes! My name is Lin Huowang. I'm not a student of Jilin University. I just happened to come here today to check some information."
Lin Huowang nodded slightly, but he didn't intend to have too much conversation with this Japanese student.
However, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. How could Jilin University have foreign students these days?
You should know that the college entrance examination has not yet been resumed, and Jilin University’s own enrollment model is still based on the recommendation of workers, peasants and soldiers to go to university.
Have you already started cooperative study abroad programs with foreign universities?
Lin Huowang was not very clear about the policies in this regard. Although he had some doubts in his mind, he only thought about it for a while and did not delve into it further.
But after hearing Lin Huowang's answer, Kobayashi Keiko became more interested in him and asked:
"Mr. Lin Huowang, I see that you only read Japanese newspapers and materials. Does that mean you also understand Japanese? That's right! Just now I asked you in Japanese if you were Japanese, and you obviously understood, right?"
In fact, Keiko Kobayashi has only been studying at Jilin University for half a year.
In the past few years, her father Lin Tongchun has been committed to promoting friendly relations between China and Japan, frequently traveling between mainland China and Japan.
Especially in the past two years, the domestic situation has gradually become clearer, and he told his children at home about these changes one by one.
Keiko Kobayashi is 19 years old and originally studied East Asian history at Waseda University.
Her mother is Japanese, and she is of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent. She has had a strong interest in Chinese history and humanities since she was young.
So, when she heard her father Lin Tongchun mention that she could apply to study abroad at some Chinese universities and experience Chinese life firsthand, Keiko Kobayashi proposed this idea to her father without hesitation.
After careful investigation and research, Keiko Kobayashi gave up her original choice - Peking University, and instead chose Jilin University, which is closer to Japan.
After coming to China, everything felt both fresh and familiar to her.
Keiko Kobayashi, who has Chinese blood flowing in her veins, walks through the streets and alleys of Spring City with a sense of intimacy and familiarity in her heart.
However, after entering Jilin University and starting formal studies, Keiko Kobayashi gradually felt a little disappointed.
The teachers in the school were of quite good level. At that time, many high-level professors at Jilin University had returned to teaching positions after being rehabilitated.
The knowledge of Chinese history and culture they imparted was more extensive and profound than what Keiko Kobayashi learned at Waseda University.
After listening to literature and history courses taught by Chinese professors, Kobayashi Keiko couldn't help but use "small country with few people" and "tiny place" to describe Japan, where she grew up. She sincerely felt that the overall structure of Japan was very different from that of the vast China.
What disappointed her deeply was the quality and level of the workers, peasants and soldiers students at Jilin University.
She was full of doubts. Why were the students who were able to enter universities in China at such a level?
Some students cannot even recognize all the common Chinese characters. Their recognition of slightly less familiar characters is even lower than that of a Japanese like her.
Therefore, Keiko Kobayashi had almost no friends in school. On the one hand, it was because of her Japanese identity, and on the other hand, there were too few classmates with whom she could communicate freely.
Not to mention that on the Jilin University campus, it is almost impossible to find students who know Japanese.
Because of this, when she happened to see Lin Huowang carefully reading Japanese magazines and materials in the library, she naturally walked up to him excitedly and started a chat with him.
Unexpectedly, Lin Huowang's attention was still firmly fixed on the Japanese newspaper in his hand, and he was not very willing to have an in-depth conversation with her.
"I do know a little Japanese, and now I want to learn about the current situation in Japan through these Japanese newspapers."
Lin Huowang finished speaking in a calm tone, then lowered his head and continued reading the newspaper.
"If you want to know about the situation in Japan, you can ask me, right?
My home is in Kobe, and I often go to Tokyo and Hokkaido. I used to attend Waseda University. Have you heard of it?"
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