If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

Throughout the ages, mothers worry about children traveling thousands of miles. In the special case of Lin Nian, it is "sister worrying about traveling thousands of miles", but Mandy has never heard the saying "worrying about sister traveling thousands of miles".

"So I refuse." Lin Nian nodded and said.

"No, how could you say no. No, I mean, how could you give up the Kassel Gate for such a funny reason?" Mandy felt herself holding her breath, and now the situation is beyond her previous coffee For all the unexpected scenes rehearsed in the hall, she even considered that if Lin Nian said she was airsick, she would immediately contact the academy to pack Lin Nian's ferry ticket and send it to the United States.

"Do you think this is funny?" Lin Nian paused and asked softly.

Mandy was suddenly speechless.

He never expected that the problem was not with Lin Nian, but with Lin Nian's elder sister. He had seen parents who were reluctant to send their children to study abroad with snot and tears, but he had never seen a child with snot and tears. She was worried that her parents were in China. In this case, could she still pack up Lin Nian and send her to the United States? Professor Manstein will hack her to death if he finds out?

"I think we can still discuss it." Mandy forced herself to calm down and said, "Either way, you go to San Antonio with us to study the preparatory class, and I will ask the college to arrange a job for your sister in China."

"No, I told you, both San Antonio and Illinois are too far away." Young Lin said, "Thank you very much for your school's attention, I am very flattered, the rejection is only because of my own reasons, and I hope that your school will join us The high school enrolls some other top students, so forget it.”

As soon as this polite refusal came out, Mandy's face turned green, forget it, how could you forget it? You think that the rejection is your problem, but when you reject it, it is actually me who is going to be the problem.

Let a mixed-race who is estimated to be A-level or even on the verge of awakening wander outside, who knows that one day this coastal city will explode with a mysterious power killing incident, and it will no longer be a young and beautiful student like her who will come here It's not the office staff anymore, it's the executive department full of cold-blooded butchers!

But there are many things that Mandy can't tell Lin Nian directly. Those messy things can only be revealed after signing a non-disclosure agreement, but signing the agreement means agreeing to enroll, which is another endless loop.

"But I thought about it. In fact, we seem to have something to talk about." Lin Nian suddenly said after thinking for a while.

Mandy almost couldn't catch her breath and coughed violently: "Don't be panting when you talk, just talk about what you have. If you have any conditions, just tell us. As long as you don't go too far, our college will try to satisfy you."

But as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt weird again, as if she was the student seeking admission now, and Lin Nian was the person in the admissions office.

"I want to skip the preparatory class and enroll directly in the headquarters of your college." Lin Nian looked into Mandy's eyes and said seriously.

"This." Mandy was stunned, because this condition was unexpected, but after a moment of hesitation, she said: "Wait a minute, your request has exceeded my authority, I have to consult my superior first before making a decision." See if it meets your requirements."

Lin Nian took a sip of his coffee to indicate that it was okay, he could wait.

Mandy took out an iPhone 3 from her bag, swiped open the screen and made a call, and immediately said: "It's me, Mandy, Professor Manstein, I have an interview with him here. There were some problems."

"Well, yes, he said that he wanted to make a condition, otherwise he would directly reject Kassel's door."

"No problem arises from this condition. He wants to enter the school early and skip the preparatory class directly to enter the first grade." After speaking, Mandy fell into silence, because the other end of the phone also fell into silence, and the person on the other side of the table Lin Nian didn't say anything but just drank coffee silently.

After a while, Mandy looked up at Lin Nian and said, "Professor Manstein wants to talk to you. He is the chairman of the school's Disciplinary Committee and a teacher who manages finances. He is qualified to handle your related requests."

"Okay." Lin Nian put down his coffee cup and sat upright, and Mandy pressed the hands-free button.

"Lin Nian?" The voice of an old man rang on the other end of the phone. Lin Nian's first impression was serious and rigid, but what the other party said next was extraordinarily kind: "I heard from Mandy that your request is Enrolling in Kassel early? Can you tell me why?"

"Because it is reasonable to say that there should be no age requirements for universities. As long as the knowledge reserve is sufficient to pass the relevant examinations and demonstrate the ability to learn knowledge above the level, you can enter the university. I think that with my learning level, I can skip the third year of high school and go directly to the university. Your school." Lin Nian tidied up his words and said slowly: "Besides, I don't like to be too passive. The students of your school mentioned the scholarship in the introduction before. I want to obtain it through study in an upright manner. scholarship, and independently bear all living expenses.”

"So you are here for the scholarship?" Professor Manstein said directly on the other end of the phone.

"Yes." Lin Nian also admitted without hesitation: "I want to enroll early to get a scholarship."

"So you've been bargaining before." Mandy on the other side of the table leaned on the table with her forehead. She never thought that Lin Nian, who had shown such an independent character throughout the whole process, would go around for so long just for the scholarship. question.

Lin Nian, who was holding the phone, glanced at Mandy and said, "This is a country where you can bargain for half an hour to buy cabbage for fifty cents."

Mandy rubbed her temples. A scholarship of 36,000 US dollars is not a small amount, but it is definitely not too much for Kassel College. problem.

"If it is an ordinary student, I might refuse, but if it is you, early admission is not impossible." Professor Manstein said: "Do you have anything else to add? I hope you know that our college It is integrity that wants to cultivate outstanding students into talents, and you are undoubtedly an outstanding student in our eyes, we will pay special attention to your wishes, if you have any questions, you can ask them all at once."

After being quiet for a few seconds, Lin Nian said, "There are many students with excellent grades in China, but why did they find me?"

"No, I want to make a correction. You are "excellent" instead of excellent." Professor Manstein said lightly.

Lin Nian suddenly looked up at Mandy. He seemed to realize that from the very beginning when these people came to him, they always praised him with the word "excellent", not excellent.

Excellent and excellent are both praises, but there is a difference of one word.

Now, Lin Nian seems to have realized why this "Cassel College" would travel thousands of miles to find him.

"You understand." Professor Manstein said with a smile seeing Lin Nian's silence for so long: "Also, I heard from Mandy that you can't let your sister go alone in the country, right?"

"Yes, my original plan was to advance the scholarship and rent a house near the college to live with him." Lin Nian said frankly.

"Cassel College is located in the outskirts, and the only way to get there is to take the CC1000 express bus. There are no towns near the college that are wilderness and red pine forests, so you may have to live on campus for the next four years." Professor Manstein said: " But I am willing to give you a preferential treatment, and the school is willing to give you a preferential treatment, you can bring your sister to the academy, and we will arrange a suitable job for her."

"Professor!" Mandy exclaimed in surprise.

Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone ignored her and continued: "But before she enters our campus, she needs to sign a non-disclosure agreement, promising not to disclose all related matters in the college, including but not limited to hearing and seeing. Only then can she be eligible to apply to the principal to let her enter the academy headquarters with you."

"This preferential treatment is a bit big." Even Lin Nian couldn't help being moved: "I need to think about it."

The Mandy on the other side of the table is going to be stupid again, since you all know that the preferential treatment is outrageous, why are you still thinking about it? Lin Nian didn't know what kind of school Kassel College was, but she knew it very well after studying for two years. The preferential treatment given to Lin Nian by Professor Manstein was simply unprecedented, although there were many "normal people" in the college. ", but it was the first case that a student brought his relatives to the college together.

"What worries do you have? Let's talk about it together." Professor Manstein, instead of being angry because of Lin Nian's repeated hesitation, spoke more kindly. At least it was the first time that Mandy saw her professor be so "kind-hearted".

"Going abroad is not a trivial matter. Even if I agree, I have to discuss it with my sister. I need to respect her wishes." Lin Nian explained.

"It's about this!" Mandy stood up suddenly when she heard Lin Nian's words, her eyes sparkled: "I've thought about it a long time ago!"

Lin Nian looked at Mandy inexplicably, but after a while the expression on his face changed to astonishment.

Behind Mandy, in another cubicle of the coffee shop, a person stood up, walked over, sat next to Lin Nian, and said to the hands-free iPhone 3, "Don't think about it, may I ask the professor when we Can we have a chat?"

"In three days, I will wait for you in the executive suite of the Regent Hotel." Hearing the third voice, Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone involuntarily sighed that his student's head was finally enough for one time .

"Sister?" Lin Nian looked unexpectedly at Lin Xian who was sitting next to him in work clothes. At this moment, he suddenly looked at the surrounding cafes as if remembering something.

Mandy on the other side of the table nodded and said: "I'm sorry that I came to your sister's place of work to find her before I told you. I talked to her about a lot of things before you came, but she finally decided to Listen to your opinion, she was sitting at the next table when we were chatting just now."

"This matter is not a trivial matter. It's best to talk in person." Lin Xian nodded in agreement with the proposal to talk about it three days later, ignoring Lin Nian's complaining gaze.

"That's naturally the best. I still have something to do here, so I'll hang up first." After speaking, Professor Manstein hung up the phone in satisfaction.

"If we make a deal at the Regent Hotel in three days, when will we leave for the academy?" Lin Xian and Lin Nian sat together, and Lin Xian, who was on the right, asked.

Now that the preliminary negotiation has been settled, Mandy on the opposite side of the table finally breathed a sigh of relief and did not feel tense. He poured his coffee on the sofa and replied: "Of course, the sooner the better, we will start school on the 12th, and all the procedures and explanations And the entrance counseling has to be completed in school ahead of time, so we are a bit rushed in actual time."

"How will the courses be arranged after enrollment? It should be the second half of the freshman year after the start of the semester. Does Lin Nian need to study the first half of the courses by himself?" After Lin Xian came to the table, Lin Nian handed over the dominance of the questions and answers to her.

"This is a bit troublesome. He missed the whole course in the first half of his freshman year. Our school's courses have a lot of practical classes that require special equipment. If he suddenly joins the class, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep up with the teaching progress—in fact, I suggest It's better to sit in for half a year after enrolling, and then go to class with the new freshman in the next semester." Mandy tidied up her words and said.

"You don't have to worry about this, I have confidence in him." Lin Xian said: "What is your school's major focus?"

"It's not a question of confidence." Mandy smiled bitterly: "Our school's courses are very special, so the majors are also very special. The specifics can only be revealed after you sign the agreement, but the only thing I can say is What is our graduation bag assignment.”

"Graduation is assigned to wash the toilet as well." Lin Nian interrupted.

"To wash the toilet is to go to the White House to wash the toilet." Mandy said.

"Then it's still cleaning the toilet." Lin Nian regretted agreeing so quickly.

Seemingly seeing Lin Nian's regret, Mandy immediately stopped the bad words and changed his words: "Our school is also very famous in the upper class, and the students who come out are particularly sought-after, not inferior to those graduates from Harvard and Cambridge. Where are you going?"

"But I heard that many Cambridge graduates also go to wash the toilet when they come out." Lin Nian said.

Mandy said in her heart that you will have trouble washing the toilet today, right?

"Let's talk about the details in three days." Lin Xian handed over the phone and showed a beautiful smile: "I'm sorry to trouble you today, Miss Mandy."

"No trouble, oh yes, Professor Manstein asked me to give this to you." Mandy took out a brand new white iPhone3 from her bag and placed it on the table in front of Lin Nian.

"Does your school still give a meeting ceremony?" Lin Nian hesitated to touch the phone.

"No, this is a necessary means of contact. If you don't have a mobile phone, it will be very troublesome for us to contact you. This is a new student benefit." Mandy helped Lin Nian open the call book in the mobile phone, Mandy and Manstein The two names lay quietly in the contact list.

"Then I will accept it for the time being. If we don't reach an agreement in three days, I will return the phone to you." Lin Nian accepted the great gift without refusing.

"By the way, I suggest you have a hot pot meal." Mandy said without reason.

Lin Nian was stunned for a moment but didn't realize it. Mandy looked at him and smiled and said, "I've been with your high school classmates for two years anyway, won't you say goodbye before you leave? After you go to the United States, you will study for four years. , Maybe when you find time to come back here one day and find that you don't know anyone, it's like you are a stranger in this city, then you will regret not saying goodbye to your former friends when you left. "

Lin Nian was speechless about this. Mandy said a lot, but he didn't care too much. He only felt that the Mandy in front of him seemed to have already finalized the interview in three days.

"Then don't bother me, we'll meet again in three days." Mandy picked up her bag, got up and left the cafe, but after a while, there was the sound of a roaring engine outside the cafe, and the red phantom passed by the window, leaving only passing vehicles in the distance The screeching sound of horns.

Lin Nian and Lin Xian sat in the coffee shop in silence for a long time, and finally Lin Nian said first, "Are we really going to the Regent Hotel in three days?"

"Of course I will go to what I promised." Lin Xian flicked the hair beside her ear and looked at Lin Nian beside him: "The key is whether you want to go to this school, if you really don't want to go, I will Help you explain to that professor."

"Who doesn't want to go with so many scholarships?" Lin Nian said, "But I still want to check the affairs of this Kassel College later. I don't worry about the fact that there are too many scammers these days."

"If it's a liar, then it's really costly." Lin Xian glanced at the brand new iPhone 3 on the table in front of Lin Nian and said.

"Maybe it's fake." Lin Nian didn't even look at the phone: "How about I exchange this phone for your PHS?"

"It's yours and you can use it yourself." Lin Xian shook his head and said, "I don't play QQ often, PHS is enough."

The door of the coffee shop was pushed open, a customer came in, Lin Xian subconsciously looked back and stood up.

"Then I'll go back first, you are busy with your work." Lin Nian also stood up and said when he saw this.

"I'll go home at noon to make dinner. Remember to buy some food. There's not much food in the refrigerator." Lin Xian said before leaving.

"Received." Lin Nian said, he walked out of the coffee shop and looked back at the shop before going out. Lin Xian, who was wearing work clothes, was standing straight in front of the customer's table with a pen in his hand "Smiling", nodding and taking notes from time to time, the shop owner yelled and yelled because of the previous "absenteeism", Lin Xian returned to the front desk to pick up the mop and started to clean the floor in a series of promises. a pause.

He just glanced at Lin Nian and didn't want to look any more. He put his iPhone in his pocket and walked towards the distant bus stop.