Chapter 346: Fight
The interview room was located on the second floor of the embassy, and there were five interviewers in total.
There were three unfamiliar faces among them. The names of the universities were written on the table cards in front of them. They should be the teachers in charge of the admissions work.
The other two were regular customers of the Friendship Restaurant, and Lin Siqiao naturally got to know them after seeing them so many times.
They are Mr. Eisen, Director of the Cultural and Educational Department of the Embassy, and Mr. Harris of the Consular Department.
Lin Siqiao was prepared to be questioned in detail, but Director Eisen took the information without even looking at it.
He asked Lin Siqiao a direct question: which of these three universities did she like the most?
Lin Siqiao's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, Director Eisen, you really know how to set a trap for me.
The three teachers in charge of admissions were all sitting here. No matter which one she liked, she would inevitably offend the other two.
Everyone knows that the competition among these three schools for world rankings has reached a critical point in recent years.
Especially the two universities, Oxford and Cambridge, which compete with each other wherever they go.
It is the same as the competition for students between Qing University and Peking University in later generations. It was a love-hate relationship.
Could Lin Siqiao make a mistake in such a matter? That definitely won't happen.
Her main focus was to treat all universities equally and impartially, and she started by praising these three universities to the sky.
Finally, he added that it would be an honor for her to attend any university to complete her studies.
Lin Siqiao's answer was flawless, but Director Eisen looked embarrassed after hearing it.
He glanced at the teachers present.
The meaning is very clear. I have already asked for you. Ms. Lin doesn't have anyone she likes. You have to solve this matter yourselves. I can't interfere.
What happened next was completely beyond Lin Siqiao's expectations.
Listening to the three teachers arguing fiercely, Lin Siqiao finally realized that she seemed to have misunderstood. Director Eisen really had no intention of setting a trap for her.
Director Aisen covered his ears and said, "Can you calm down for a moment? Let's listen to Ms. Lin's opinion. She doesn't have a favorite university, but maybe she has a favorite major?"
After hearing this, the teachers stopped arguing, but all looked at Lin Siqiao.
The Oxford teacher suddenly made a promise at this time.
"Ms. Lin, you can choose any of our school's top majors. You can also take any minor you want, as long as you can arrange the time."
The other two frowned and looked over, then gritted their teeth and said, "We too."
The Oxford teacher took a deep breath and continued to increase the bet.
"Ms. Lin, our school offers generous scholarships. As long as you pass all the subjects in the final exam, you can get a reward of 5,000 pounds."
"Also, for the economics you are studying now, our school is the only one in the country that offers special scholarships."
After saying this, he glanced at the other two with great pride.
The Cambridge teacher's face instantly turned ugly. They were indeed slightly inferior in terms of scholarship.
But they have strong teaching staff, and among their teachers there are several Nobel Prize winners.
This is something that the other two schools cannot compare to.
Hearing the other party mention Dr. Leo, Lin Siqiao thought about it and quickly made his choice.
She first thanked several teachers for their kindness to her, and then talked about her favorite major.
When Lin Siqiao said that in addition to economics, her focus would be on physics, everyone immediately understood her answer.
The gap between these universities is not that big, but it is an indisputable fact that Cambridge's physics major ranks first in the world.
The matter is now settled.
On the way back, Lin Siqiao took a detour to a state-owned vegetable market.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Lin Siqiao has never made rice dumplings before, so she doesn't plan to make them herself and will just buy ready-made ones.
At that time, meat dumplings were not popular in the north. The most popular ones sold were ordinary white dumplings, bean dumplings and dumplings with salted egg yolk fillings, which could be eaten with white sugar when they were taken home.
The price is not expensive, ranging from 4 to 6 cents each, but each zongzi requires 1 tael of food coupons.
There were only her and Lu Jianchuan at home, and it was hot now, so even if they bought too much, they wouldn't be able to finish them, so Lin Siqiao bought 2 of each.
Thinking about the Shanghai people's custom of eating five yellow delicacies during the Dragon Boat Festival, Lin Siqiao started to walk around the stalls.
The five yellows refer to eel, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted duck egg yolk and realgar wine. They are all in season and not difficult to find.
After buying these, Lin Siqiao quickly bought a large bundle of mugwort. If there was one thing that Lin Siqiao could not tolerate the most in this era, it would probably be mosquitoes in the summer.
She was not exaggerating. Now, as soon as it was evening and the sun was about to set, there was a buzzing sound everywhere outside.
A few days ago, Lin Siqiao came back a little late, and she just casually stretched out her hand and grabbed the air. Wow! She actually caught three mosquitoes with her bare hands.
Lu Jianchuan had already nailed gauze on the doors and windows of his house and lit mosquito coils.
But mosquitoes are like cockroaches that can’t be killed, and their numbers are increasing day by day.
After discovering that mugwort was effective, Lin Siqiao has become unable to live without it.
The antique vases in your home might never have dreamed that one day they would be used to store mugwort.
Lu Jianchuan came back in the afternoon, and the training at the army was nearing its end.
Everyone had been training day and night for more than a week. Today was a holiday, so he gave the soldiers half a day off to rest.
Seeing him holding two heavy watermelons in his hands, Lin Siqiao's eyes lit up.
“It’s only the end of June and there are watermelons for sale?”
As he said that, he flicked the melon twice with his fingers. The sound was muffled, so it must be a good melon, right?
Lin Siqiao wasn't sure either, she just thought it was fun.
Lu Jianchuan nodded and said that these melons were the first batch of melons shipped from Dezhou, Shandong Province.
The army's logistics department purchased a batch of snacks after hearing the news from somewhere. He tasted a piece at noon and found it sweet and crispy, with a strong flavor of rock sugar.
Knowing that she loved to eat it, Lu Jianchuan asked the chef in the logistics department where to buy it.
Lin Siqiao knew from the sweat on his forehead that he must have run a long way.
She likes eating watermelon very much.
In the hot summer, there is nothing more blissful than eating half a watermelon after dinner.
Just as Lin Siqiao was about to speak, Lu Jianchuan had already pulled out the red triangle from the watermelon and put it to her mouth.
"Try it. Is it sweet?"
Lin Siqiao took a bite and nodded, "Sweet."
But I still felt sorry for him. "Don't run so far next time. It doesn't matter if you eat a few days later."
Lu Jianchuan agreed, but if nothing unexpected happens, he will buy it again next time.
During the meal, Lin Siqiao told Lu Jianchuan the news of the interview and asked him when it would be over so that she could book the ticket in advance.
Although it was clearly the two of them getting married, all the preparations so far were done by the elders. Lin Siqiao felt it would be better to go back earlier.
In addition, there is a box of yellow croaker.
Lin Siqiao plans to take some time to go to Pudong. Now that the Qiu family has been rehabilitated, it is time to return these things to their original owners.
It’s not that she is aloof, but the wealth she has accumulated now is already a lot.
At this stage, Lin Siqiao cares more about peace of mind and wants to make things more pure.
Seeing that she was lost in thought, Lu Jianchuan did not interrupt her, but put the fish meat with the bones removed into her bowl.
When she came back to her senses, Lu Jianchuan said, "I'll take care of the ticket issue when the time comes. I still have two or three days here. When do you want to come back?"
"How about the 28th?" Lin Siqiao said.
She has final exams tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. She will pack her luggage at home on the 27th and leave on the 28th. Once she gets home, she will have a week to prepare, which is just right.
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