Yunding Ranch

Chapter 193 Dress up
After night fell, the friendly New York began to show its nasty side. The pouring rain compressed the entire city under the eaves, and the dense raindrops blocked the dark sky tightly, and all the brilliance disappeared behind the rain. The brilliance and brightness of the city that never sleeps are hidden under the rain curtain, and the creamy yellow sky gradually turns navy blue, as if a master oil painter is painting magnificently.

Occasionally, a flash of lightning strikes down, splitting the entire navy blue sky into silver light, and the translucent water droplets refract thousands of rays of light. At that moment, the whole world is so bright that it seems to have entered a world hidden in the water. The magical city below.

The torrential rain has been scattered all night. Even if you are lying on the bed, you can clearly hear the sound of raindrops hitting the roof, leaves, and the ground. It is like a natural symphony, which makes people turn over and over again. stable.

Originally, I thought that this year's graduation ceremony would be held amidst the wind and rain. Anyway, such situations were not uncommon in the past.Unexpectedly, the heavy rain stopped at dawn, and the water droplets falling from the eaves could still be faintly heard, but the heavy rain had stopped, and the light above the Hudson River gradually lit up. The sky at the edge of the sky, after being washed by the rain, faded away from the unique dullness and gloom of New York, and turned into a clear and translucent water blue, and there was a smell of water mixed with earth in the air.

In a daze, Lu Li seemed to have returned to Yunding Ranch again. He remembered the morning when he woke up in the forest camping.

"Ba, ba, ba!"

The ear-piercing horn sounded, obviously someone occupied the parking space and blocked the way for others to come out.The noisy noise clearly reminded Lu Li that this is New York, not a ranch.

Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi got up early, and when Lu Li got up, they had already dressed up and even prepared breakfast for Lu Li.

Lu Li looked at his parents in front of him. Lu Huaijin was wearing a black suit with a white shirt and a black tie at the end, completely looking like he was attending a formal occasion; Song Lingyi changed into a white dress with matching A pair of bright red high heels, and a water red cardigan jacket, dignified and elegant.

Lu Li's eye sockets couldn't help turning slightly red.

He remembered this suit. Lu Huaijin's suit has been around for nearly ten years. It is his best suit and he will only wear it on the most formal occasions. The sleeves and sleeves are slightly fluffed, and the neckline is a little faded.

Although their family is just an ordinary dual-career family, it's not that they can't afford a suit.However, Lu Huaijin couldn't bear it. He felt that these were just things outside his body. He saved more of his income, bought books for Lu Li, subsidized his family, and paid for Lu Li's living expenses for his first year of study in the United States.

Song Lingyi's dress is even more brand new. It was a gift he bought for her when he came home during the Christmas holiday in his sophomore year. It was his first income from working. This dress is actually not expensive, but it is only six hundred dollars, which cannot be compared with those top brands.But Song Lingyi liked it very much, but was always reluctant to wear it.

This is his parents, they are not rich, but they always give him the best life within their ability; they don't have much, but they always give him the happiest warmth and become the strong behind him Backing; they are not good at words, but they are giving silently, never asking for anything in return.

Lu Li always felt that he should treat them better, better, but it was still not enough.

"How is it?" Lu Huaijin pulled up his suit cautiously. Although he didn't express much, his dry voice carried a hint of anxiety.He also knew that the suit was outdated and worn, but it was his best suit.Now, attending such a grand occasion as the graduation ceremony, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He should have bought a brand new suit if he knew earlier.

Lu Li coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, "Very good, really good. Sure enough, Dad still looks good in a suit."

Lu Huaijin was a little uncomfortable, "I'm just used to wearing a suit." He always wore a shirt when he was in class.

"No, if you don't believe me, you can ask mom." Lu Li turned his head in a panic, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, smiled again, and looked at his mother who was arranging his father's tie, "Mom, you are so beautiful today, this dress is Bought for you, so discerning?"

Song Lingyi glanced at Lu Li, with a smile in his eyes, "What about you? What are you going to wear today?"

"Uh..." Lu Li looked at the father and mother in front of him, and suddenly paused. Actually, he planned to wear a T-shirt and jeans today, but seeing them dressed so well, he changed his mind, "I, wait for me Just a minute, I'm going to change now. Graduation ceremony, after all, is more formal, isn't it?"

By the time they left the apartment, the streets were already crowded with people, and everyone was heading towards the main teaching building. Manhattan began to restrict traffic again, and even several subway stations in the middle were suspended.Such a situation is no stranger to New Yorkers. They will experience it once every time they go to New York University celebrations, but this time it is more grand.

The students in academic uniforms were talking and laughing, moving forward vigorously, with brilliant expressions as if they owned the whole world; some teenagers walked in groups with their friends, waving Little purple flags are ready to join today’s grand event; parents in formal attire look around triumphantly, join the ranks of students, and welcome their own festival happily; The bachelor hat hurriedly ran and sprinted among the crowd, making the scene chaotic and lively...

Song Lingyi raised her head and kept looking at Lu Li again and again. The undisguised eyes made Lu Li helplessly laugh, "Mom, I know, I look very handsome today, but you don't need to keep looking again, I have already started to look at you. Blushed."

"Poor mouth." Having said that, Song Lingyi couldn't help laughing, "It's just that I haven't seen you wearing formal clothes before, and I think it's a bit novel."

Song Lingyi took a serious look at Lu Li again. He put on a dark blue dark plaid suit with an off-white shirt inside and a navy blue tie at the end. He had broad shoulders, a straight waist, and a slender waist. The posture, the whole person is imposing.It seems that not so long ago, he was the baby stumbling to walk, and in the blink of an eye, he has become a giant.

"Mom, it's not time to shed tears yet." Lu Li's voice made Song Lingyi laugh out loud, and the tears that swirled slightly in her eyes receded immediately, "When the time comes, I will give you a secret signal .”

"It's just you who are so talkative, afraid that others will not know that you are a reporter?" Lu Huaijin couldn't stand it anymore, and interrupted aloud, but her eyes were always looking straight ahead, concealing her inner excitement and pride.

In fact, he was more excited and excited than Song Lingyi and Lu Li.Because, in his time, he did not have the opportunity to continue his studies. Although he graduated from university, he was only a well-regulated teacher. He also had the dream of studying and wanted to continue to explore in the academic field.It's a pity that he didn't have the chance, but now, Lu Li successfully graduated from New York University, taking a solid step on the road of seeking knowledge.

Lu Huaijin is more proud than anyone else.

Walking forward along the crowd, you don't need to spend too much effort, and you will soon see the main venue where a large number of people gather.Under the rostrum at the very front, there are already countless students sitting in a row, wearing red robes and square caps, and the uniforms form a magnificent scene; standing around, there are not only the laughter of the school and visiting students. Parents, as well as many New York citizens, this is like a carnival, attracting everyone to join in the celebration, and you can even see choruses, marching bands and TV trucks.

Undergraduate students, master students, and doctoral students, plus parents who participated in the ceremony, as well as onlookers, the crowd at the scene has far exceeded 4 people, or even more.The venue is divided into areas, and there are guards in each area to check. It is worth mentioning that there are no VIP seats here. No matter the background of the parents of the students, as long as they come to the graduation ceremony, they are the "parents of the students" and they will be seated without discrimination. On top of the folding chairs in the plaza.

Lu Li and his parents found a place in the square and sat down. Then he left quickly to his own college, put on the bachelor's uniform representing the graduates, and then joined the student team to prepare for a parade. .

In order to mark their identities, students from different departments have found their own logos. For example, students from the Department of Architecture put small designs that look like tall buildings on their hats; while the group of students holding blue spheres in their hands, I don't know if it is from the Department of Physics or the Department of Astronomy; the students of the law school are a bit cute with the judge's hammer.The most interesting thing is the medical school. They inflated the rubber gloves and waved them like balloons in their hands, which made people strongly doubt whether they were gloves or...

Song Lingyi couldn't help but slightly left the seat and looked around for Lu Li's figure, but the hustle and bustle in front of him was all the figures of students, how could he see it.Not to mention Lu Li, he couldn't even see the faces clearly.Even so, the warm atmosphere at the scene still infected them, which made people very excited.

"I hope that one day, your child will attend the graduation ceremony here, and you will sit in the parent's seat." The principal's good wishes caused warm applause at the scene, and then when the principal announced "approved graduation", the atmosphere on the scene Finally reached the climax.

All the graduates threw things in their hands into the air, such as blue globes, surgical gloves, hats, national flags... In an instant, all the screams, shouts, and cheers celebrated this wonderful moment to their heart's content.

(End of this chapter)