What to do if you are spotted by the straight man next door

20-year-old Su Bin was in the third year of studying in the Finance Department of the Provincial University. Because of his excellent grades, he was recommended to exchange at his own expense for a year at his own expense with a similar major at the famous university M in country B.

Before leaving, a group of buddies went to the airport to see off the plane, including Su Bin's girlfriend Chen Xiaotian.

Su Bin and Chen Xiaotian have been together for nearly four years. During these four years, they have never been separated from each other, so now that they are going to separate, Su Bin hugged her and cried bitterly: "You...I...ahhhh... …ah……"

Chen Xiaotian patted him on the shoulder to comfort him for a while, and a group of buddies also watched the scene before him and sighed.

"You... wait for me to come back..." Su Bin twitched twice, "Hey..."

The buddies waved him away impatiently: "Okay, okay, don't be sensational, let's go!"

Su Bin wiped away his tears, and looked affectionately at his good brothers—they were all high school classmates, and they all studied in universities in the province. Although they are in different schools now, they still often come out to play together, Su Bin Back then when I was with Chen Xiaotian, I couldn't do without their contributions.

"You take good care of Xiao Tian for me." Su Bin reluctantly said.

"Okay, isn't it just a year, and it's not life and death. With us watching, your wife will definitely not be wronged!" Guo Li hugged Chen Xiaotian's shoulder, and Chen Xiaotian pushed him away with a smile.

Su Bin entered the boarding gate, and before going through the security check, he reluctantly turned his head and glanced at Chen Xiaotian. He saw that she was chatting and laughing with Guo Li. Among them, only Huang Zhengming was looking in his direction. Opening his mouth slightly, he hesitated to speak.Su Bing paused, only to see that he just waved at him.

After getting on the plane, Su Bin seized the time to take out his mobile phone and send a text message to Chen Xiaotian: "I went to country B to buy you delicious food and clothes. What brand do you like? I will buy a phone card as soon as I get off the plane. What do you want?" wait for my call……"

I wrote a bunch of them and thought it was too wordy, so I deleted them all in the end and typed three words: "I love you."

Su Bin never said these three words to Chen Xiaotian.

In the past three and a half years, he has repeated "I like you", "I like you very much", and "I like you very much" countless times, but he has never said these words, because he thinks these three words are too important Yes, until the moment of parting...

In an instant, his eyes were sore again, and he pressed the send button a little tremblingly, watching the circles on the screen of the phone go round and round, but in the end it was displayed—the message failed to be sent!

Su Bin: "...???"

Restarted the phone once, and resent the text message twice, but to no avail. Su Bin reluctantly gave up when the flight attendant reminded him to "shut it off".

The long-distance flight of more than ten hours and the two-hour waiting for the connecting flight made Su Bin suffer a lot.

He is the kind of person who is very clingy to his girlfriend once he falls in love. When he was with Chen Xiaotian, he wished he could go to the bathroom with her.Chen Xiaotian has complained more than once that he doesn't give himself "private space", others are girlfriends clinging to boyfriends, but he is just the opposite.

But he couldn't change it. He guessed that he might have an Oedipus complex, but he dared not tell Chen Xiaotian.

The location of M University is the second largest city in country B, M City, and the school is named after the city.

By the time Su Bin arrived at the local youth hostel, it was already evening in the local area and early morning in China.He went to the streets non-stop to look for SIM card shops, but he found that most of the shops in country B closed on time at five o'clock... He was already late!

After a round trip to no avail, the hungry Su Bin couldn't help but bought a hamburger on the street to satisfy his hunger. While lamenting the high prices in country B, he also complained about the unpalatable food: "What the hell, it tastes like Chinese KFC A hundred times better than this!"

Su Bin was extremely tired from the day's running around. After returning to the youth hostel, he fell asleep and completely adjusted the jet lag.At seven in the morning, Su Bin got up hungry and went to the kitchen to cook noodles.

The youth hostel has a kitchen, and several guest rooms share a common room with pots, pans, sofas, tables and chairs. The conditions are as good as domestic family hostels.

As for the "noodles", of course they were instant noodles brought by Su Bin from China. Before leaving, Huang Zhengming specially bought two packs and stuffed them in his schoolbag for his emergencies. Unexpectedly, he actually used them!

Su Bin's parents were not on good terms, and they lived apart for a long time. Su Bin lived alone with his father since he was 13 years old.But his father was busy with business, so he didn't take care of him. At that time, there was a nanny who hired him to cook. When Su Bin was in junior high school, he went to boarding school and only came home once a week. His father dismissed the nanny and gave Su Bin pocket money. The money let him settle it outside.

After eating for a year, Su Bin couldn't take it anymore, and began to learn how to cook by himself.

He doesn't have any good cooking skills, but the kitchen is no stranger to him, unlike many young college students who can't tell the difference between a frying pan and a pan, and don't even know how to add water to the rice. .

After the water was boiled, the ingredients were poured in, and the aroma wafted out. Su Bin, who was in a foreign country for the first time, almost burst into tears. He turned over the refrigerator beside him... there was an egg!

Crack the eggs into the pot, the aroma is more intense, almost overflowing the entire kitchen.

Just when Su Bin was about to start, the kitchen door was suddenly pushed open, and a blond foreigner walked in loudly.Smelling the tempting smell in the kitchen, his nose fluttered and he looked directly at the source of the scent.

"Hi~" the foreigner greeted with a smile, and walked towards the refrigerator.

"..." It was the first time that Su Bin was approached by a "real" foreigner, and he was a little inexplicably nervous, "Heh, heh!"

When passing by him, the foreigner glanced at Su Bin's noodles. Su Bin smiled at him, and the foreigner smiled back, showing white teeth that could be advertised for toothpaste...but Su Bin always felt a sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, the next second, he saw the foreigner standing in front of the refrigerator, frowning and asking, "Have you seen my egg?"

Su Bin: "..."

At that moment, Su Bin really wanted to say "I didn't see it" with the cheek... but he couldn't do it, he was not the kind of coward who dared not admit that he took something from someone else by mistake.Su Bin blushed and confessed his act of "stealing eggs". He thought the egg in the refrigerator was a "free egg from Youth Hostel" (...), really!

The foreigner laughed straight after hearing this, waved his hands and said it was okay.

This kind of embarrassment happened on the first day of going abroad, it was so embarrassing!Su Bin didn't know how much an egg cost, he could give it, but he felt embarrassed to ask directly.

I saw that the foreigner added a sentence after saying "it's okay" several times: "Actually, that egg is my breakfast."

Su Bin: "..." It doesn't matter, after all, he still cares about it QAQ...

Until Su Bin caught a glimpse of the foreigner's blue eyes looking straight at his noodles, on which there were already formed frangipani flowers...

He realized. . .

Although he was very reluctant, but in order to express his apology, Su Bin reluctantly said: "Why don't I give you this bowl of noodles. I just cooked it... I haven't eaten it." Su Bin made a special statement, he remembered the English class in middle school There is a section on the Internet that talks about the table culture of foreigners, saying that they are particularly concerned about personal hygiene when eating, and they usually eat one-person-for-one "exclusive", and they are not very accepting of Chinese-style "sharing".

Foreigner: "Aha, really? You are such a nice person!"

At that moment, Su Bin seemed to feel a gleam of success in the eyes of the foreigner...

"However, haven't you eaten yet? Let's share the food!" the foreigner said generously.

Su Bin was both moved and tangled, and didn't know how to describe his feelings at all.

Not only did the foreigner not dislike sharing a bowl of noodles with him, but he also sighed with an exaggerated expression: "It smells so damn good! Oh, it's so good! It's delicious!"

Su Bin thought to himself, a pack of instant noodles will make you so happy, so when you eat "Old Godmother", wouldn't you immediately orgasm?

Two big boys, a bowl of noodles is gone!

The foreigner clicked his tongue in disbelief, and asked about the price of this instant noodle in China. When Su Bin reported that "one yuan and eight" was equivalent to the price of [-] cents in country B, the foreigner was very emotional: "It is cheaper than ours here." An egg is cheaper!"

What he meant was, "You don't lose money by giving me noodles, my eggs are more expensive than yours"...

"Actually, you can go to the supermarket in China Town," Su Bin suggested, "Maybe there will be some for sale." Before coming, he had done some homework, knowing that there are many Chinese supermarkets in country B, and you can buy domestic supermarkets. Good things for export, such as Laoganma, olive vegetables, shredded bamboo shoots with pickled vegetables and so on.

Foreigner: "Chinese supermarket? Where is it?"

It was Su Bin's first day in country B, so he didn't know where the Chinese supermarket was!Although he was puzzled by "Shouldn't a foreigner be more familiar with the local environment than himself?", since he just met him, he didn't have the nerve to ask too many questions.

"I have one bag left here, why don't I give it to you..." Su Bin was generous by nature, and blurted out this sentence before he thought about it.

Foreigner: "(☆_☆)!"

Su Bin: "..."

Out of friendship with instant noodles, the foreigner decided to personally accompany Su Bin to the International Student Center of M University to report.Here, the ability of foreigners to recognize the way is much better than that of the Chinese who have just arrived.

Fortunately, a Chinese student representative named K was on duty at the International Student Center that day.

Su Bin found the organization and happily said goodbye to the foreigner.After completing the required procedures, Su Bin asked K about "accommodation".

K said that only freshmen can get the dormitory allocation of the school, and those above the second grade basically solve it by themselves. There are many private student apartments for rent near the school, and many people rent houses in partnership.

Although Su Bin has just arrived, he is in the second grade, so he does not belong to the scope of freshmen. He has also seen what K said on the international student forum, but he is new here, whether it is a student apartment or a shared house, he wants to inspect it on the spot before making plans.

K introduced Su Bin to find a rental agency that cooperates with the school. It not only has a high reputation, but also has a low price. A "Guidelines for International Students in Country B", said: "This is a booklet compiled internally by the international students of M University. It is very practical. You should keep it for reference."

Su Bin was very grateful. After bidding farewell to K, he rushed to the agency immediately.

To be honest, Su Bin went abroad because of Chen Xiaotian.

He has been among the best in provincial university for two years. After the department announced the exchange program, Chen Xiaotian immediately proposed to let him apply.But Su Bin's character of being inseparable from his girlfriend, not to mention going abroad for an exchange, even in China, the separation between the two places seems to kill him, so he is reluctant in every possible way.

There were conflicts about this matter once or twice, and finally Chen Xiaotian was completely angry. She said that he was immature and didn't know how to think about his future.Indeed, having an exchange experience is of great benefit, whether it is for the postgraduate entrance examination or job hunting in the future.

Su Bin knew that Chen Xiaotian was doing it for his own good, but he couldn't always emphasize that he didn't want to part with Chen Xiaotian. The girls didn't say anything, and if he said anything, he would look like a sissy.

So in the end, he was so spineless that he gave in: "I'll go, can't I go, don't ignore me..."

Therefore, he is also very clear about his purpose of going abroad, that is, to get some experience and complete the task.In terms of accommodation, he also prefers to share with Chinese people who are easy to communicate with.

The staff of the agency had the same attitude as K, saying that there are not many suitable housing sources, but Su Bin is very lucky. He just released a house yesterday. It seems that the tenants are all Chinese, which meets Su Bin’s requirements.

The staff handed the printed listing details to Su Bin: "This house is 4000 meters away from M University. There is a second bedroom facing southeast for rent, but it needs to share the bathroom. What do you think?"

Su Bin frowned: "So far from the school?"

The staff explained: "4000 meters is relatively close. Many students of M University live in the suburbs seven or eight kilometers away from the school. After all, M University is located in the city center, and the rent nearby is very expensive."

Su Bin asked: "Then what should they do when they go to school?"

Staff: "Take the bus, or drive. Many students here have their own cars."

Su Bin: "..."

The staff patiently helped Su Bin check: "There is a bus stop about 500 meters away from that place, which goes directly to M University."

"Really!" Su Bin lost his worries, "Then can I go and see the house first?"

"Of course!" The staff dialed the landlord's phone number, spoke quickly, and nodded while looking at Su Bin, as if looking at himself for the other party, Su Bin only understood what she said into the phone , "Yes, he's a boy."

Su Bin: "..."

Immediately afterwards, the staff looked at Su Bin and said apologetically, "The landlord still has some small requirements for the tenant."

Su Bin had the illusion that he would be turned away, and asked nervously, "What request?"

"He expects you to be a quiet person, not to have pets, and," the staff member is a little sheepish, "must be straight."

Halo... I look like Gay! ?

Su Bin was a little speechless, but he still said seriously: "I am not noisy, I am allergic to pet hair, and I have a girlfriend in China!" He said the last sentence a little loudly, as if he hoped that the person on the other end of the phone could hear it.

The staff relayed Su Bin's answer to the other party, and then turned to him again after another pause: "The other party also wants to know, are you good at cooking?"

……Isn’t it said that foreign students are very independent, go to school and cook by themselves without interfering with each other, do the Chinese students in this house still have the habit of cooking together?Can't cook and can't live together?

Su Bin, who had a big brain hole, realized later that he really, really thought too much.

Although he felt that the landlord's request was a bit too much, which made him feel a little bit uncomfortable, he still said honestly: "A little bit..." He even cooked a pot of instant noodles in the morning that made foreigners feel amazing!

The staff finally smiled and handed him the phone: "Congratulations, you can go to see the house, and talk to the landlord."

"..." Su Bin's palms were sweating because of the immediate sense of job interview.

"Hello." A very pleasant male voice came from the other end of the phone, "I'mAllen (Ellen)."

Su Bin thought, didn't the staff say that the tenants are all Chinese?How does this guy speak English?Get off your horse?

... My idol is Yu Minhong, and my girlfriend is from the English department. I am influenced by my ears and eyes every day. Not only have I passed CET-7 in English, but I have also scored [-] points in IELTS!Who is afraid of whom!

Of course, Su Bin didn't respond stupidly in Chinese, but also gave himself a tall-sounding English name: "Hello, I'mMichael (Michael)."

"Well..." The other party pondered for a moment, then solemnly informed Su Bin of the location of the house and the specific way to get there, and then said, "Mike, myroommatewill pickyouupat1p.matthebus-stop, andtakeyouhome."

Su Bin was in a trance, and hung up the phone. He was still immersed in the perfect English pronunciation of the other party.

Thinking about that person calling himself Mike (Mike), not Michael (Maikekou)... why does it feel so kind?

And the wording of the other party is also very interesting. What he said is: My roommate will pick you up at the station at one o'clock and take you home—to take you home, not to show you the house.

After thinking about this sentence, for some reason, Su Bin felt a little warm.

The author has something to say: 【Note】

Mike (Mike) is an intimate name for Michael (Maikou), which is equivalent to calling Su Bin "Bin'er"...

So everyone can imagine Su Bin's feeling at that time...he was so ecstatic~~~~