Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1096 The Beginning of Freedom

For the next period of time, Han Li returned to his original life of going to the cafeteria, dormitory, classroom and library.

However, at this moment, Han Li's pace and mentality slowed down, and he no longer had the sense of urgency he had when he first entered school.

When someone asked about it, Han Li smiled and mentioned the fact that there were too many people trying to grab his business recently. At the same time, he hinted that after he finished his thesis and defense, he planned to look elsewhere.

Han Li not only said this, but also did it. He also kept to the time and completed all the thesis and defense tasks for this month and next month with Professor Rand Swanson.

This was also the (practice assessment form) that Professor Rand Swanson submitted after he learned that Han Li wanted to practice among the public.

After all, for people like them who delve into the humanities and social sciences, simply collecting information from books, materials, and newspapers to write papers is rigid and soulless.

Truly good papers are all practical, so it is inevitable to practice, explore, and investigate in society, and to experience, explore, and discuss among the public.

Besides, Han Li is Professor de Swanson's student, and any progress and news the student makes in practice will be beneficial to his mentor.

Because of these materials, the tutor can legitimately use them as the content of his own articles published in core journals.

(Generally, the instructor will nominate students who have made contributions in the preface, and will give students a signature if they have made significant contributions. The ranking depends on the instructor's mood. In general,...)
Even if students compile their own articles and submit them to authoritative and professional core journals, they still need the tutor's approval during this period and use their own connections to introduce some professionals.

Anyone who is not a fool will give the supervisor the title of editor-in-chief or deputy editor-in-chief, otherwise the value of the paper will be greatly reduced. If the supervisor is petty-minded, the article may not even pass the review.

(Don’t believe that some foreign publications and institutions are fair. If they were really fair, why would only articles and films full of slander and denigration in some big countries pass review and win awards?)
It is precisely because of this mutually beneficial situation that Professor Rand Swanson not only agreed with Han Li's approach, but also gave him the green light for subsequent practice.

He indicated that if Han Li could not return to school on time during critical periods of practice or assessment, he could just call him and he would help Han Li postpone his thesis and defense every month.

This kind of extension does not result in any credit deduction. If the content and level of the paper Han Li submits after returning is of high quality and passes the review, he can also receive a large amount of credits as a reward.

After obtaining the approval of Professor Rand Swanson, Han Li returned to the dormitory, packed his meager luggage, said goodbye to his roommates, put on his guitar, easel, and sketchpad, and temporarily left Niujing University.

From this moment on, Han Li entered a time when the sea was wide enough for fish to leap and the sky was high enough for birds to fly in England.

As for the thesis, Han Li didn't really take it too seriously, because he had understood it clearly during this period of time.

In England, the locals seem to be very polite and courteous, and they really look a bit like the gentlemen in movies and TV dramas.

However, the coldness, alienation and rejection in their eyes when they look at outsiders are something that many people, except for some deep-minded people, cannot conceal at all.

Therefore, if Han Li wants to successfully obtain the relevant graduation certificate, he needs to write more descriptions of blooming flowers, prosperity, and flourishing in his thesis.

Against one's will? Not true. Sometimes flattery or praise is also a strategy.

These are the papers submitted to the school. Han Li will write an extra one based on the real situation and hand it in after returning to China, otherwise he will not be able to make up for the big talk he made in front of the elders.

Han Li carried his luggage and boarded the bus, heading southeast towards Renton.

At this time, Han Li was in a good mood to observe the surrounding situation seriously. How should I put it? At least the situation on the way from Niujing County to Lenton was not too good.

After leaving Niujing County, there were factories and residential areas on both sides of the road, where many people with empty, numb and confused expressions gathered.

The reason for this situation is that England's domestic economy is in a continuous downturn, factories are moving out of the city, and the unemployment rate has skyrocketed.

According to the statistics Han Li read in the newspaper when he was at Niu Jing University, the population of England this year is about 56 million, but the number of unemployed people is almost reaching 4 million.

Han Li arrived in Renton, observing the local customs and practices along the way. After getting off the car, he checked the time. His family should have gotten up by now, so he ran directly to the big red telephone booth on the side of the road to call his family.

Some time ago, Han Li not only had poor food and accommodation at school, but because international long-distance calls were too expensive, he even had to strictly control the time he called his family.

(The big red telephone booth, like the big red double-decker bus, is an iconic symbol of England in this era.)
Han Li felt much better after making the phone call this time. Not only did he talk back to his parents, wife, and He Mi, he also heard the crying of the two little ones, Da and Xiao Ming.

Moreover, Han Li learned from his mother that in June his superiors had issued an order to rectify spontaneous dances in public places.

It was clearly stipulated that this kind of behavior and dance should be regarded as entertainment activities with "low-level and vulgar dance moves and damaging morals". The people reacted strongly and resolutely demanded that it be banned.

The organizers of the dance party will be punished according to the "Public Security Administration Punishment Regulations", and serious cases will be held criminally responsible for "disrupting social management order". The subdistrict office has recently joined forces with other units to start cleaning up and arresting people in parks, squares, restaurants, and streets, and now it has changed to cleaning up those corners and remote areas.

Of course, He Mi's recent pregnancy situation is also the focus of Han Li's understanding. She has not shown any obvious signs of pregnancy reactions so far, and her figure is not noticeable. She still goes to school every week.

However, Han Ma and Qi Zhaodi are both finding different ways to give He Mi extra food, and now her figure has become much fuller.

After Han Li finished calling his family, he thought for a moment and dialed the number of his home in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong.

Guan Zhilin was still sleepy when he answered the phone, and his tone was hazy and lazy.

However, when she heard clearly that it was Han Li's voice, she first cheered in surprise, and then began to talk about her thoughts, academic problems, and some recent events.

After Han Li hung up the phone with Guan Zhilin, he immediately called Lawyer Jin.

After a brief chat, when Han Li walked out of the big red telephone booth again, he only had the drawing board as a disguise on him, but he had an extra briefcase, which contained the more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars that Han Li had left in Hong Kong.

Next, Han Li found a bank and exchanged all the more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars in the decomposition space into British pounds.

Han Li's mouth twitched twice when he came out of the bank. He didn't expect that the exchange rate of Hong Kong dollars to British pounds would reach such a huge disparity of 1:10.8. Even so, the bank still looked very reluctant.

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But this is also a very normal thing. If England was not ruthless, how could it have acquired Hong Kong's assets?

Han Li then went to a department store, where he bought himself two sets of clothes, a Leica M5 camera, and a large number of films, developers and other items.

This was the real start of his journey to London, but Han Li discovered after taking a look around.

The quality of Renton citizens is really not that good. Many people just find a corner to urinate when they need to.

Especially on the subway, at one corner someone was unzipping his pants to pee, and at another corner a young couple was hugging and kissing passionately.

You can smoke freely on the subway. Men and women squeeze together without any regard for others and tell adult jokes without restraint.

If Han Li saw people wearing traditional English clothes near Niu Jing University, then the clothes and styles of these young people in London seemed very different.

But if you ask Han Li what is different about them, he can't say. It's not that they are equal in gender and many of them have tattoos, nor is it that they are different because they dye their hair bright red or in various colors.

Their behavior was nothing to Han Li, who had lived two lives. He had seen even more outrageous things in his previous life. However, the situation before him gave him an indescribable strange feeling in his heart.

Han Li discovered this after traveling around the area by subway, bus and taxi.

There are many police cars, cleaning trucks, and related personnel in the wealthy area, and the various facilities there are in quite good condition.

However, the security and sanitation conditions in ordinary areas are not very good. Except for the roads which seem to be cleaned by someone, other places can be described as everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door.

However, when Han Li arrived in Newcastle and other areas, he saw graffiti on the walls and a lot of garbage on the ground. Adults and children looked at others with caution, and even the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

These situations are the product of the Great Depression and severe high unemployment rates, and are also some of the best materials Han Li submitted after returning to China.

Han Li wanted to find someone here to get some information, and at the same time carefully observed the surrounding situation and how these people lived, only to find that it was already late.

In this situation, in such an area at night, no one knows what happened. Han Li doesn't care if it's fists, feet, or swords, but what about gunshots in the night?

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Han Li could only take his camera to pick out some interesting people and objects, quickly took two photos and left. He would come back another day to investigate.

Next, Han Li went to find a nice hotel to check in. However, when Han Li came out of the hotel and planned to find a good restaurant to improve his life, it was already completely dark.

Walking down the street, Han Li discovered that the streets, which were originally deserted during the day, were now filled with many middle-aged and young men and women dressed in strange and awkward clothes, walking in groups towards various bars and nightclubs.

This situation quickly aroused Han Li's interest, but it was impossible not to eat, so he ate five steaks, a plate of fried bacon, two bowls of macaroni and a large glass of Coke in a nearby restaurant, and then walked towards a nearby bar.

This trip really opened Han Li's eyes.
(End of this chapter)