Chapter 186 Arrival
After throwing the roast duck into the kitchen of the space, the two walked to their own courtyard. This place was already full of people. Xia Wanyang would receive the rent on time every month, which made it very worry-free. They did not go in, but took a look outside and left.
When they returned to the guesthouse, it was already very late. They had to set out early the next morning. After wandering around for a whole day, Xia Wanyang was already very sleepy. After a quick shower, she pulled Zhang Shiye back to the space to sleep.
The next morning, Zhang Shiye woke up early, cooked a big pot of seafood porridge, fried a few small dough sticks, and mixed a large bowl of cold shredded potatoes. It was sour and sweet and very refreshing. Xia Wanyang could eat half a plate every time.
After making breakfast, Zhang Shiye pulled his little wife, who was still lying in bed, into his arms and carried her upright into the bathroom. Xia Wanyang sat on his arms, lazily wrapped her arms around his neck, and lay on his shoulder, drowsy.
"Wake up, baby. We're about to leave. Can you sleep on the plane?"
Xia Wanyang stood in front of the mirror with messy hair and sleepy eyes. She scratched her hair in annoyance and said, "Why do we have to leave so early in the morning? It would be much better to leave in the evening!"
Zhang Shiye kissed her cheek, "Okay, brush your teeth quickly. I'll braid your hair and find your clothes. After you change, let's eat. I made your favorite seafood porridge!"
After Xia Wanyang had finished packing, the two sat at the dining table to eat breakfast. Xia Wanyang swallowed the dough sticks in her mouth and suddenly asked, "Honey, have you ever been on a plane before?"
Both of them knew which "before" this was. Zhang Shiye hummed and said, "I went out to discuss business once in the 1990s, and I also went to the United States. But I had not been to college at that time, and I could only say a simple greeting in English, so I specially brought a translator with me."
"Male or female?" Xia Wanyang asked, pretending to be indifferent.
Zhang Shiye put down the bowl and looked at her with amusement, "Of course it's a man, wife, no matter in the past life or this life, you must remember that there is only you in my heart, and I will not give any woman the opportunity to get close to me."
Xia Wanyang also put down her chopsticks, walked over and sat on his lap, and said gloomily, "I'm sorry, husband. I was so cowardly in my previous life. Some rumors made me give up on you!"
Zhang Shiye hugged her slender waist, buried his face in her neck, took a deep breath, and said, "Without our separation in the last life, there would be no reunion in this life. It's okay, baby. We still have the next life, the next life after that. Didn't we agree on this? I'll find you in the next life!"
After having a nice breakfast, it was almost time to gather. After leaving the space, the two of them carried their suitcases and went downstairs to gather.
Liu Xiaomei was already waiting at the gate. When she saw Xia Wanyang approaching, she chattered, "Wanyang, where have you been these past two days? I haven't seen you come out. Have you been resting?"
"You look much better than the past two days. It looks like you've had a good rest!"
"Have you been to Beijing? Have you gone out for a walk? Yesterday, Yan Xuezhi and I went to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. I also bought several snacks. You can try them when you get on the plane!"
Xia Wanyang smiled and said, "Okay, I bought some food too, I'll share some with you when the time comes."
Yan Xuezhi looked at Liu Xiaomei who was spitting all over the place, walked over and took her aside. Zhang Shiye felt the whole air was refreshed. It was the first time he met such a talkative person, and the noise gave him a headache.
After arriving at the airport, everyone who was going abroad stood in an open space waiting for the leader to speak. Two hundred international students will go to thirteen different countries. The teachers leading the team to the United States are a man and a woman. After sending them to the United States and settling them down, they will fly back.
The long and tiring journey finally ended. After more than twenty hours of flight, the group arrived at their destination safely.
There are a total of fifty-one students coming to the United States this time. They were assigned to different states and counties throughout the United States. The teacher first took everyone to the embassy to apply for a visa. After completing all the formalities, everyone had to take a bus or plane to different places to report.
Liu Xiaomei, Yan Xuezhi, Jiang Xiaotao, Li Hongran, Zhang Shiye and Xia Wanyang went to Columbia University, which is located in the largest city in the United States and can also be said to be the place with the highest prices.
It has to be admitted that there was still a big gap between China and the United States in the 1980s. It can be said that one is in heaven and the other is in hell. Liu Xiaomei sighed: "I hope our motherland will develop better and better in the future, and many foreigners will choose to study in our country in the future."
Zhang Shiye looked at the scenery outside the window and said calmly: "Yes, our motherland will definitely get better and better."
During these days of knowing each other, Zhang Shiye had hardly any communication with anyone except Xia Wanyang. He suddenly said something that surprised everyone.
Xia Wanyang held Zhang Shiye's hand and said, "Yes, the future development of our country will surely be rapid, so don't be discouraged!"
They lived closest to the school, so the teacher did not send them there. The six of them went to the vicinity of the school, found the families they were going to live with according to the addresses, and then made an appointment to go to the school together to handle the formalities.
Zhang Shiye and Xia Wanyang didn't really want to be with others, but they were unfamiliar with the place and had no place to stay, so they could only go there according to the address.
The family that accepted them lived in a three-story building facing the street. Xia Wanyang thought that the whole building belonged to one family, but when she went in, she found out that there were five families living on the third floor. If the two of them moved in, there would be six families. The room they lived in didn't even have windows. It was a partitioned storage room with only a single bed and a small table.
Seeing them standing at the door, an old lady in her sixties came over and asked, "Are you a couple?"
Xia Wanyang replied in English: "Yes, we are not only husband and wife, but also have two lovely children. We came here to study abroad together."
The old lady looked the two of them up and down and said, "This is the only room we have. You guys figure it out yourselves!" Then she turned and left.
The two of them could sleep in the space at night as long as they locked the door, so Zhang Shiye and Xia Wanyang didn't feel anything. Until they found a house to live in, the two of them could only live here.
Zhang Shiye pushed Xia Wanyang down on the bed and said, "There's nothing to tidy up. I'll just wipe it casually. Take out an older set of luggage and I'll spread it out later."
Xia Wanyang looked around with disdain, "Is this discrimination? We clearly agreed that there were only two of us, but we were given a shabby room like this, not even as big as the pigpen in the brigade!"
Zhang Shiye burst out laughing and kissed her cheek fiercely, "Okay, that's not a good analogy. If you say so, then we're not even as well off as pigs."
Xia Wanyang snorted twice, "What a crappy place! It seems like we are so willing to come here. They come to our country to study. What kind of etiquette do we have for them? They are treated like emperors. I just can't understand why everyone thinks they are superior to us?"
Zhang Shiye saw that his wife was in a bad mood, so he sat beside her and held her in his arms. "Don't think too much, okay? It doesn't matter. When our country develops well in the future, no one will look down on us anymore. Now we can't change other people's views, all we can do is to be ourselves."
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