Upon arrival, Fang Cheng carefully handed her the menu, saying, "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat. Their bread and desserts are quite good."
Lin Wanwan ordered herself a latte and the shop's signature cheesecake.
"She substituted orange juice for her latte, without ice."
Cheng Jinyan ordered a coffee and handed the menu to the waiter.
"What are you doing? I want to drink coffee."
“I can’t sleep if I drink this, no good,” Zhun Tou nodded to the waiter, and Cheng Jinyan said only after the waiter left.
"I think you've lost a lot of weight. Have you been eating poorly?"
"I'm innocent! I eat well every day, and I eat a lot."
Cheng Jinyan frowned and stared at her. "Your face has shrunk by more than a size, and you still say it hasn't?"
Lin Wanwan touched her face. "Really? Having a small face is good, it makes you look pretty."
"It's ugly, how did you get so thin?"
Seeing Cheng Jinyan frowning, Lin Wanwan almost laughed. "Don't frown, it'll give you wrinkles."
When the cake was served, Lin Wanwan took a bite and exclaimed happily, "It's so delicious!!"
"Eat more if you like it, and take some back with you when you leave."
Cheng Jinyan didn't ask her anything, he just watched her eat cake and drank coffee by himself.
"Senior brother, I'm so tired. I'm exhausted lately and can't do anything right."
"Have you filled your study schedule too much?"
Lin Wanwan's eyes lit up, and she started chatting with him in French.
Cheng Jinyan looked down and chuckled, "You really are proactive and hardworking."
"Senior brother, help! I don't know what to do!"
Tell me about it.
"Simply put, I want too much, but there's not enough time in a day, and my learning progress is slow and inefficient, which makes me feel bad. The more bad I feel, the less I can learn."
Seeing her dejected and haggard appearance, Cheng Jinyan said with a touch of heartache, "There is a gradual process to everything. Don't you understand such a simple principle? Don't put so much pressure on yourself. You've already done a great job. Your French is really good."
Lin Wanwan looked dejected. "My pregnancy has already slowed me down. I don't want to slack off even a little bit. I understand the reasons, but I'm just afraid. I'm afraid of being left behind, afraid that I won't be able to achieve my dreams because of this little bit of slackness."
Lin Wanwan looked up into his eyes and asked, "Senior, why did you choose the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"
Cheng Jinyan looked directly into her eyes and said, "Tell me why you want to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so much."
Lin Wanwan pursed her lips and said, "Diplomatic work is sacred and noble. I don't deny that I have a bit of a worshipful feeling, but serving the country and safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests are also things I want to do."
Cheng Jinyan looked at her with bright eyes, completely different from her usual way of studying and joking around.
"Moreover, diplomatic work is in harmony with the people, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and enterprises overseas. Engaging in diplomacy is a noble and upright act of patriotism that encompasses self-cultivation, family harmony, and national peace."
“In the early days of the People’s Republic of China, Premier Zou personally served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and required diplomats to become ‘civilian-armed People’s Liberation Army’ with iron-like strict discipline. ‘Stand firm on the position, master the policy, be familiar with the business, and strictly abide by the discipline’ are what we must do. The reason why it is sacred is that diplomats must defend the national interests and national dignity with their words and deeds.”
Lin Wanwan looked at his unusual expression and felt that he was radiating light.
"Senior, you're so handsome! I'm totally biased towards you."
Cheng Jinyan, who was usually quite serious, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he heard her say that.
"You're too impatient. You have to learn things little by little. Tell me about your study plan."
Lin Wanwan nodded and told him about her daily study plan.
The two communicated in French, and when Lin Wanwan sometimes stumbled, Cheng Jinyan would remind her.
Cheng Jinyan grew increasingly worried as he listened, "You do so much homework every day?"
"Some of them are professional assignments, and some are things I added myself."
"You're too hasty. You need to calm down and take your time with your studies. You're only a freshman, why are you in such a rush?"
"But I really want to become excellent. I'm really afraid that I won't do well, so I can only keep telling myself to study, study, read, keep studying, keep reading, and not let myself stop."
"You're too anxious. Even though you're pregnant, you still go to and from get out of class with your classmates without any disruption. What are you worried about?"
"I don't know, I'm just inexplicably scared. I'm worried that having a child will make me out of touch with society and that I'll be held back by my child."
Cheng Jinyan sighed helplessly, "Aren't you overthinking this? Are you going to stop studying after you have a baby?"
"No, I'll go straight back to school after my postpartum period."
"Then what do you have to worry about?"
"But it will take me more than a month, maybe even longer, I..."
"Alright, alright," Cheng Jinyan said, seeing her anxious expression, and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"Take a sip of orange juice first. You don't need to worry at all. You are excellent, exceptionally excellent, even surpassing many of your peers. You don't need to worry about the course at all."
Cheng Jinyan thought for a moment and continued, "If you're still worried, I'll come over after get off work every day to tutor you. I'll have your senior brother Qi find lesson plans for you, and I'll teach you. Is that okay?"
Lin Wanwan's expression softened a bit, and Cheng Jinyan smiled and said, "Don't think about it anymore, let's just leave it at that. Don't arrange so much study for you. Give me your notebook, and I'll write a study plan for you."
Lin Wanwan smiled and nodded, "Thank you, senior brother."
"That's more like you. Smile, and the child will grow up to be good-looking."
Lin Wanwan looked at him with suspicion, "Really? Don't lie to me, I'm not very educated."
"Why would I lie to you? Otherwise, why would my teacher's wife say that a pregnant woman's emotions are the most important thing?"
"I'll trust you for now," Lin Wanwan looked up and waved to the waiter, "Hello, ordering."
Only after she finished speaking did she realize that she had been communicating with Cheng Jinyan in French. "Excuse me, ordering."
Cheng Jinyan saw that her face was red and chuckled softly, "What's there to be shy about? This kind of subconscious reaction is good. You should seize the opportunity to communicate more now."
"People will think I'm pretending to be a foreigner, it'll be so embarrassing."
Cheng Jinyan took the menu from the waiter. "Let's order. What would you like to eat?"
"I want to eat a cream cake, but I've never been here before, even though you ordered it for me."
Cheng Jinyan smiled and shook his head, "Okay, order a cream cake for our young lady. Let's have this strawberry cake, six inches. Cut a small piece over here, and put the rest in your refrigerator for now. I'll pack it up and take it with me when I leave."
Turning to the dazed Lin Wanwan, he asked, "Is it alright, Miss?"
Lin Wanwan snapped out of her daze and stared at him blankly. "Okay, whatever you say."
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