Before in the country, the living environment around me was similar for both rich and poor people, so everyone didn’t feel any sense of disparity.
But it was only after I came to the United States that I realized how important money is. When such a rich person suddenly appeared in my circle, I naturally had to be polite to him in case I needed help from him in the future.
Of course there are also people who hate the rich, but there is no direct conflict now, so naturally there is no one who will stand out and affect the harmony.
After the greetings, Xu Manman and Xu Jianguo found a seat and sat down. On her left was Liu Jingyi, who had told her the news about Xu Jianguo last time.
Xu Manman had a good impression of this girl and took the initiative to greet her, "Your name is Jingyi, right? Long time no see, are you adapting to school?"
"Hello, senior, I'm doing fine now, but the professor is still a little behind." The young girl, who was busy adapting to studying and living in a foreign country, looked much more listless than at the beginning.
This is also a common problem encountered by newly arrived international students. Xu Manman whispered some advice.
"You can talk more with your roommates or classmates to practice your sense of language. A lot of the lessons you don't listen to much are mostly because they involve some professional vocabulary, so it's very important to prepare in advance."
If she hadn't had Xiao Jin's portable classroom to adapt to the pure foreign language teaching environment in advance, she wouldn't have been able to get into the state so quickly.
Thinking of this, she turned to look at Xu Jianguo, "I was just busy asking you how your school life is going. Are you still keeping up with the classes?"
Xu Jianguo nodded and said, "Dad helped me adapt at home in advance, so the class was fine."
"That's good. This girl is from the same class as you. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have found you before." Xu Manman leaned back, revealing Liu Jingyi on the other side, and introduced her to Xu Jianguo.
Xu Jianguo didn't feel betrayed. Instead, he eagerly peeked in and greeted the person. "Thank you, classmate. I was too reckless back then. Fortunately, I have you."
Liu Jingyi is a very lively girl. After a few words, she relaxed and started chatting and laughing with the Xu siblings.
The hustle and bustle of the three people here made it impossible for people nearby to join in.
As the organizer, Yan Qingyun was also busy entertaining new arrivals and couldn't take care of this side for the time being.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, all the people arrived.
Only then did Xu Manman realize that these people were all international students. The unfamiliar faces she thought were from the previous two classes, and some of them would return to China this year.
In addition to sharing recent news at the dinner table, the people who talked the most were those who had been persuaded by the sugar-coated bullets and decided to stay.
It seems that there are one or two such people in every session. When these people are mentioned, they sound indignant. However, Xu Manman feels that not everyone is angry. Some people may be jealous.
Those who are selected to stay are all highly capable. After all, although the United States likes to make things difficult for China, it is still a capitalist country in the final analysis and is not willing to do business at a loss.
Although it sounded lively, the people at the table were not slow at all in eating.
Even Liu Jingyi, the little girl next to Xu Manman, couldn't control her manners and was eating voraciously.
Xu Manman thought that social meals might not necessarily make one full, so before coming, she and Xu Jianguo bought some tacos to fill their stomachs. They weren't too hungry at the moment, and Xu Manman looked at the menu. The prices at this Chinese restaurant were quite affordable, but as for the taste, that was a matter of personal preference.
In a group of people, the two siblings who were eating slowly seemed a little out of place.
Naturally, someone saw this scene. Yan Qingyuan, who was always paying attention to Xu Manman, finished chewing the food in his mouth and said to Xu Manman, "Manman, what's wrong? Is the food here not to your liking?"
Xu Manman has no emotional intelligence, but she also knows that she shouldn't agree with such words when everyone is enjoying their meal.
Before she could say anything, Xu Jianguo replied, "We ate a bit too much at lunch, so we're not too hungry yet. Oh, and since we're abroad now, just follow the local customs and call each other by their English names. If that doesn't work, just call them classmates. We're all classmates, so there's no need to treat them specially."
This is no different from just telling you not to call me by my name because we are not that familiar with each other.
Yan Qingyun's expression twisted for a moment, but he quickly adjusted himself and didn't directly respond to Xu Jianguo's next sentence. "If you're not hungry, would you like some snacks? This place also has desserts."
Xu Manman then spoke, "No need, thank you for your kindness, classmate Yan, this is enough. It's not a good idea to eat too much at night." At a gathering of a group of people, ordering desserts only for the two of them, how could that be considered a big deal?
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