giants of the era

Chapter 26 Confucius Institute of Chinese Language

"No problem, use it!" Li Zetian solemnly nodded and agreed.

"Thank you very much!" Tang Jiawei stood up and bowed to Li Zetian.

"Don't be so polite, this is what I should do!!!" Li Zetian also stood up, "By the way, what's the name of the school? Where is it?"

"The name of the school is Confucius Chinese Academy. It is located in a small abandoned factory near Boston's Chinatown. It covers an area of ​​1.2 square meters. I can't afford to rent a place that is too big. The school will officially open on April 4 and cut the ribbon." , foreign enrollment, welcome your arrival!"

At this moment, Tang Jiawei took out an invitation letter from the document bag and handed it to Li Zetian.

"Okay, I will go!" Li Zetian accepted the invitation letter and nodded.

"Well, then I'll take my leave!" Tang Jiawei said
"Okay, let's go slowly."

Li Zetian sent him to the door of the dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, Li Zetian said to Jingqiu: "Your cousin doesn't look like a Chinese-American, but rather an intellectual who received traditional Chinese education!"

"Whoever said that my cousin must be an American immigrant! He was originally Chinese. He came to the United States to study, then worked, and got a green card. But in the United States these years, he found that there are too many Chinese who can even speak Chinese. Said, so I made up my mind to quit my job in the bank and open a Chinese school!"

"As expected of your cousin, it's not simple, it's commendable!"

Yu Jingqiu said with a smile: "Okay, save the words of praise for later. Let's go eat. I want to eat French cuisine today. I heard that there is a new French restaurant outside the school!"

"it is good!"

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After dinner, Li Zetian sent Jingqiu back to the dormitory.

Under the setting sun, Li Zetian was thinking about problems while walking, and his shadow was stretched very long.

Intel's processors are not sold to individuals, but that doesn't mean that Li Zetian can't get information about Intel 8080.

Intel has released such a powerful processor, DEC will definitely buy it immediately, and then take it back for research. Li Zetian is still working at DEC now, so he has the opportunity to come into contact with the Intel 8080 processor!

So when the second day's class was over, Li Zetian went to DEC.

As expected, DEC has purchased a small batch back.

Li Zetian immediately applied to DEC to purchase an Intel 8080 processor, and DEC agreed without doubting him.In fact, the behavior of Li Zetian is very normal in the United States. Many computer enthusiasts like to assemble their computers and replace them with new hardware, so that their computers can run faster and cooler!
When Li Zetian got the box printed with the Intel 8080 processor, almost every pore of Li Zetian's body exuded excitement!

"A great cause is about to take off!!!" Li Zetian said excitedly to himself.

Holding the box, Li Zetian couldn't wait to return to Harvard University.

From this day on, Li Zetian has been studying Intel 8080 and writing BASIC language every day, almost to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep!

On April 4th, if Yu Jingqiu hadn't come to invite him to attend his cousin's college ribbon-cutting ceremony, he might have forgotten it!
At the ribbon cutting ceremony, Tang Jiawei introduced his partner to Li Zetian.

Tang Jiawei said: "It is because of such a group of like-minded friends that today's 'Confucius Chinese Academy' was established!"

Li Zetian nodded and said, "Yes!"

The three men and two women on the opposite side are Tang Jiwei's partners, and they are also the future teachers of the Confucius Chinese Academy!

"Congratulations to the Confucian Chinese Academy for better and better development, and then to open chain stores and develop to every corner of the United States and even the world!" Li Zetian said.

Hearing this, Tang Jiawei was stunned for a while, chain store?School chain?right! ! !It is to open school chain stores so that more and more people can learn Chinese! ! !
For a moment, Tang Jiawei ignited his ambition! ! !
He patted Li Zetian on the shoulder and said loudly: "You are right, the Confucius Institute of Chinese Language will be developed to every corner of the world!!!"

Seeing how excited he was, Li Zetian really wanted to tell him that this is so fucking difficult, how could the United States just sit back and watch the rise of the Confucius Chinese Academy.In the previous life, the development of the Confucius Institute was too rapid, and it was banned by the US government, resulting in the closure of many Confucius Institutes.

Of course, the Confucius Institute is officially run, while the Confucius Chinese Academy is privately run, more like a Chinese language training institution, and the nature of the two schools is different.Perhaps the US government will not suppress the Confucius Chinese Institute too much.

The ceremony was very lively, and a dragon and lion team was invited to perform, beating gongs and drums, which attracted many people around.

Before officially enrolling students, Tang Jiawei and others printed many school brochures and distributed leaflets in Boston Chinatown.At this time, many people really came to sign up.Seeing that Tang Jiawei and the others were very busy, Li Zetian offered to help them register the students who came to sign up.

After 10 minutes, Li Zetian saw an old man in his 70s, not tall, with a stooped figure walking in front of him.

"Hi, old man, what can I do?" Li Zetian asked.

The old man did not speak.

Li Zetian thought he was deaf, so he raised his voice and asked again: "Hello, what can I do?"

At this time, he spoke.

"Hi, I don't have deaf ears, I can hear you clearly!"

Li Zetian moved a stool for the old man.

After the old man sat down, he asked slowly, "Is this a school for teaching Chinese and learning to write Chinese characters?"

"Yes, this is the Confucius Chinese Academy, which specializes in teaching Chinese and writing Chinese characters! Are you going to sign up for your descendants?" Li Zetian asked.

The old man shook his head, put a black leather bag on the table, and opened the zipper.

Li Zetian noticed that the things in the black leather bag were all US dollars, a lot of US dollars, at least more than [-] US dollars.

Li Zetian was puzzled immediately, and he said to the old man: "The tuition fee for registration is very cheap, only 200 US dollars, so you don't need to bring so much money with you. Besides, it is very dangerous for you to bring so much money when you go out alone. You must have it next time." Family members will accompany you!"

"I'm not here to sign up, I'm here to donate the money to the school!"

"Old man, the money in this bag is at least 10 US dollars, are you sure you want to donate?" Li Zetian was very surprised.

The old man laughed and replied in a very positive tone: "I'm sure!!!"

The old man's clothes were not only old, but also patched. One could tell that he was not a rich man. However, Li Zetian was very surprised that he donated so much money all at once!
At this moment, the old man began to speak to himself.

"My name is Zhang Defa. I came to the United States 70 years ago, when I was only 6 years old. I did a lot of work, begging for food, picking up garbage, riding a tricycle, coal miner, railroad worker, washing dishes, construction worker, restaurant waiter ...As long as it is a job I can do, I will do it! I don't steal or grab, although I earn less, I am happy. The only thing is, I miss my motherland, my hometown, and every day in my hometown. A family member! I have lived my whole life, and I think the biggest regret in my life is that I did not learn the language of my motherland! I am old now, and I can’t learn it anymore. I hope that I can help those compatriots who want to learn the language of their motherland Therefore, I decided to donate all the money I have earned in my life to help those compatriots who cannot pay their tuition fees..."

After listening to the old man's words, Li Zetian couldn't help being moved!

PS: Is the writing bad?I feel like no one is watching... Woohoo, another chapter tonight

　PS: Is the writing bad?I feel like no one is watching... Huh, another chapter tonight.

　　
　
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