The age of rebirth: I became a farmer's little koi

Chapter 240 You need to be hard on yourself

Since she was going to stay in London for one day, Liu Xinyu arranged her own itinerary for another day, and decided to go for a stroll in the city to experience London in 1980, but Liu Xinyu was a little disappointed in the result.

London in 1980 had not yet begun its transformation into a global financial center.

Walking in the streets and alleys of London, except for the difference in architectural style and ethnicity, it seems that there is not much difference with the capital, and there are no high-rise buildings. There are more cars on the road than in the capital. The overall feeling That's all.

But think about it, it is more in line with the actual situation in the UK.

In the late 70s, the western economies all fell into the plight of stagflation, and the British economy was in a serious recession.

In [-], Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady, served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. After taking office, she implemented a series of economic policies and achieved remarkable results.

Since [-], the British economy has maintained growth for eight consecutive years, and London has also begun to transform into a global financial center.

When Liu Xinyu was still Xin Yu, she had been to London several times, and what she saw this time really disappointed her.

Fortunately, the city of Edinburgh did not disappoint her.

As the capital of England, Edinburgh is a very distinctive city with a long history, and many historical buildings have been well preserved. Wandering in this city, it seems to be in the time and space where the ancient and the modern intersect.

Liu Xinyu did not look for a house outside the campus like she did at Peking University, but lived in an apartment arranged by the school. However, she did not live with others, but spent a little more money to apply for an independent small apartment.

After arranging the accommodation, Liu Xinyu walked around the campus, and soon fell in love with this campus.

Edinburgh is located in Europe and has a typical temperate maritime climate.

Summers are hot and rainy, while winters are mild and rainy.

It is still winter, which is a mild and rainy season, which really makes Liu Xinyu feel refreshed and comfortable.

At [-] a.m. on March [-]st, Liu Xinyu came to the English Department with a backpack on her back and appeared in front of Professor Feldman's office.

She came according to the working and class time in China, but it turned out to be a little earlier, and Professor Feldman hadn't arrived yet.

Liu Xinyu simply took out the book and stood in the corridor to read it. She was fascinated by the sight, and the people passing by around her just couldn't disturb her, until a bearded man stopped in front of her with some uncertainty. Asked: "miss liu?", Liu Xinyu woke up from the sea of ​​books.

Professors Zeng and Lin once showed Liu Xinyu a group photo of them and Feldman. Although the photo was taken more than 20 years ago, Liu Xinyu recognized the bearded professor in front of him as Professor Feldman at a glance.

Liu Xinyu showed an apologetic smile to Professor Feldman, and introduced herself in fluent English while following Professor Feldman into the office.

The University of Edinburgh usually enrolls graduate students in September every year, so Liu Xinyu is a half-way student. He can either participate in language classes as a pre-admitted graduate student, or directly enter the formal study of graduate students. an impression.

How to make this first impression, of course, starts with Liu Xinyu's self-introduction.

Liu Xinyu's spoken English is really good, because she came to study in Edinburgh, and specially added some local accents to her spoken English. If Liu Xinyu's oriental appearance was not too obvious, Feldman would have thought that the girl introducing herself in front of her was a local native .

Of course, Feldman will not decide on Liu Xinyu's arrangement just based on Liu Xinyu's self-introduction.

After Liu Xinyu finished her self-introduction, she casually asked about Zeng and Lin, two old classmates.

This joint master's and doctoral degree was won by professors Zeng and Lin. Of course, Liu Xinyu was prepared and gave a brief introduction to the current situation of professors Zeng and Lin in Peking University.

Although Liu Xinyu only gave a brief introduction, Professor Feldman felt quite satisfied, nodded slightly, and asked Liu Xinyu what he saw and heard on the way from the capital to Edinburgh, the accommodation arrangement after arriving at the school, and his love for Edinburgh. perception of the university.

Liu Xinyu answered one by one.

Although Liu Xinyu is a student highly recommended to him by Zeng and Lin, and he also has Liu Xinyu's written test paper, Professor Feldman really did not expect Liu Xinyu's oral English to be so good. The students with good grades felt faintly excited.

Of course, Liu Xinyu's English proficiency does not need to participate in language classes specially organized for foreign students, but the study plan formulated for Liu Xinyu before also needs to be revised, so Professor Feldman assigned Liu Xinyu a few books for her to read first. He waved his hand to tell Liu Xinyu to go back first, and come to the office to find him on Monday.

When Liu Xinyu turned around and was about to leave, Feldman stopped her again, saying that Professor Han from the Engineering Academy had come to inquire about her and asked her to go to the Engineering Academy to meet Professor Han if she had time.

Professor han?

Liu Xinyu was only stunned for a moment, and then found Director Wang's classmate Han Weicheng who was a professor at the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh from his mind.

Since Professor Han personally intervened, Liu Xinyu naturally wanted to take the time to visit.

Thinking of what Director Wang had said, Liu Xinyu went back to the apartment, found some special products that could only be bought in China, packed them in cloth bags and went straight to the Engineering Institute.

Yesterday, Liu Xinyu only walked around the campus for half a day, not even half of the University of Edinburgh, so she didn't know where the College of Engineering was.

"You are Liu Xinyu?" Professor Han looked at Liu Xinyu in surprise, some of the young girls who did not dare to be accepted by Professor Feldman were so young.

Liu Xinyu smiled sweetly and said, "Yes, I am Liu Xinyu, and I will give it back as a fake! Professor Han, this is a special product I brought from China, please accept it."

Although this gift was not expensive, it surprised Han Weicheng endlessly.

It has been more than ten years since he and his family have tasted authentic food from their home country!
Han Weicheng and Director Wang used to be classmates at Cambridge University, but his experience is different from Director Wang.

Director Wang is an overseas student sent by the government. After returning to China, he has been promoted step by step from a factory technician to the position of director of the equipment introduction department. Given his age, there is still a lot of room for him.

Han Weicheng is an overseas Chinese who immigrated to the UK with his parents when he was 13 years old. After graduating from Cambridge University with a Ph.D., he came to the University of Edinburgh to work in personnel teaching and research.

But the two are really good friends.

Although there was no contact for ten years, their bridge of friendship did not collapse.

No, Director Wang just called and asked him to take care of Liu Xinyu, so Han Weicheng went to find Professor Feidman.

Although you still need to be strong to make iron, it will help Liu Xinyu to some extent. This is why Liu Xinyu came to visit with the special food brought by the Chinese people who flew across thousands of mountains and rivers.

(End of this chapter)