Su Jinyan followed Teacher Zhang and dozens of students around this foreign university, slowly appreciating this foreign university.
It's very strange. Some people even think that everything in a foreign country is good, even the air is fragrant. At the same time, they secretly think, how nice it would be if they could stay here forever?
There are more than one person who has this idea.
Teacher Zhang asked several foreign students in fluent English about the addresses of the cafeteria, library and teaching building. The group of foreign students were not very friendly, but they still told him the addresses.
The contemptuous tone and superior looks made the international students very angry. Many students also developed inferiority complex due to issues with their dress and makeup.
After asking for directions several times, the group of people finally quieted down, as if a stream of ice water had been poured over their heads. The excitement was gone, and what was left was worry, fear, and inferiority.
Teacher Zhang was also in a heavy mood.
After arriving at the cafeteria, they first looked around the first floor and saw all kinds of bread, milk, or sandwiches, as well as some fruit salads and vegetable salads. They didn't even ask the price and went straight to the second floor. The second floor was better, at least they could see meat.
Many people did their homework before coming out and knew that this was grilled steak. When they asked, they found out that a medium-rare grilled steak cost one dollar, and with milk bread, that came to $1.30.
There are also several kinds of meat, including delicious ribs, roast lamb legs, roast chicken, roast chicken legs, roast duck, etc.
It’s just that the chicken and chicken legs were so big that most of the students didn’t know it. Teacher Zhang explained to them that they were turkey and turkey legs.
Su Jinyan took Lu Tingting aside and asked about the names and prices of almost all the products.
It may be a regional issue. Many baked products here are added with honey, and the word "honey" is also added to the names, such as honey roast lamb legs, honey roast turkey, and honey ribs. Of course, there are also barbecues without honey, but they may not sell well, so the quantity is not large.
After traveling for more than ten days, the group of people looked at the meat with saliva dripping from their mouths, but stopped at the sight.
The smallest portion of honey-glazed ribs, which was only two index-finger-long ribs, cost eight cents.
Most of these students come from ordinary families and did not bring much money with them when they graduated, so they have to rely on subsidies from the school to make ends meet.
Seeing the expensive meals and the one dollar a day food allowance made these proud students look extremely unhappy.
Su Jinyan really wanted to buy a big turkey and a roasted leg of lamb, and also eat some exotic black bread in that era, but she still held back.
There are many days ahead, so don't be so careless.
After looking at the food on the second floor, a group of people fled down to the first floor in a panic. Some bought only a loaf of bread, some did not want to embarrass themselves and bought a loaf of bread and a milk, and some people with better financial conditions bought fruit salad or vegetable salad.
Su Jinyan bought a portion of bread, a milk, and a fruit salad, and so did Teacher Zhang and Lu Tingting.
The bread is a bit like the black bread in Harbin, but it is softer and sweeter than the black bread.
After finishing their meal, dozens of students went directly to the supermarket next to the cafeteria.
At first they didn't know what "supermarket" meant, so Su Jinyan pretended to ask the vegetable waiter and then told everyone.
Although I feel inferior to others because of my wealth, I am also curious about the "supply and marketing cooperatives" in foreign countries.
The crowd rushed into the supermarket, and when they saw the price of a roll of toilet paper at five cents to one dollar and fifty cents, and a thermos at twelve dollars, their hands began to shake.
Many people were also grateful that they had brought a lot of paper when they came. Some people also came with thermoses, washbasins, rice bowls and other daily necessities. Thermos and washbasins are necessities, but they really have no money to buy them.
Su Jinyan bought a lot of daily necessities, snacks, bread, a few bags of milk, some cola, orange juice, etc.
Although there was space for large items such as washbasin, footbath, and thermos, she only had two suitcases, so it was unrealistic to take them out.
After leaving the supermarket, only she and Lu Tingting were carrying two large plastic bags. Teacher Zhang also had some money in her hands, so she bought some rare snacks, bread, milk and drinks, etc.
At this time, Yang Jinlan jumped to their side, holding a bottle of Coke in her hand and asked curiously: "Tingting, Jinyan, what is this? I saw you bought several bottles, so I bought one too."
Su Jinyan smiled and said, "I asked the waiter, it's called Coca-Cola, and he said it tastes very good, so I bought some to try."
"Coca-Cola? It sounds good." He unscrewed the lid and took a sip. The big gulp choked him and he coughed several times, tears coming out.
After a long while, Su Jinyan frowned and said nothing. He laughed, "I just shook it and saw a lot of bubbles. It feels the same as our soda. Take the first sip slowly."
Yang Jinlan frowned and took another sip carefully. She held it in her mouth for a long time before taking it off. She looked very surprised. "Well, it's really delicious, but a little expensive. One bottle costs eight cents!"
Su Jinyan smiled. It was indeed not cheap. Their domestic orange soda was only 50 cents. According to the current exchange rate, this 250 ml bottle of Coke would cost 1.61 yuan.
For 1.6 yuan, you can have two bowls of shredded pork noodles in a state-owned restaurant.
A group of people returned to the dormitory with heavy hearts, while whispering about the prices abroad.
The next morning, Teacher Zhao and Teacher Li came to see Teacher Zhang.
The three teachers and the school teachers held a meeting for most of the day. Teacher Zhang returned to the dormitory and briefly told Su Jinyan and Lu Tingting about the content of the meeting.
They were mainly assigned to classes, given the timetable, and a stack of papers with the school rules and regulations on them. The teachers were also kind enough to point out that the school environment is not as safe as it seems on the surface. People are robbed every day, day or night, especially foreigners. They were told that if they wanted to visit Los Angeles, it would be best to stay near the school, or take a bus to Chinatown, after all, it is full of Chinese people, but they have to come back before dark.
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