09年5月18日,创建于1701年的美国耶鲁大学在第22任校长理查德·C·莱文的主持下,迎来了第308届毕业典礼。在全校12个学院中,一共有3129名来自美国本土及世界各地的男女学子被授予了学位。

Julie Mitchell, an outstanding graduate of the Law School, was walking at the front of the Branford College team with a big smile on her head, wearing a black square cap and a black doctorate gown.

His eyes swept across the faces of the equally elated students beside him, and then he glanced at the Branford College flag held high in the hands of the male student walking in front, and said to himself, "I graduated today!! Damn six years, I him Been in this fucking place for six full years."

Before, the dean of the law school had a talk with her and asked her if she would like to stay in the school for academic and management work.Of course she knew what Ms. Dean wanted to say. After all, the "subprime mortgage crisis" that began in 06 and swept the US financial market has not completely passed until now.

Instead of trying to find a job that can allow you to survive in society after graduation, it is better to stay on campus that has not been affected by the financial turmoil.

In the end, Julie declined the invitation of Ms. Dean with a smile on her face.She believes that with her academic ability and excellent transcripts, she can persuade the school board members to appoint her to a certain position.But the man she loved so much and the wonderful family she planned to build would not exist in New Haven.

Another personal reason was the warm invitation of Chicago lawyer Connie Hendricks.Since meeting Connie in Chicago three years ago, Julie has never denied that she likes her.

About this and her future career plans, she has already told Amanda who is studying at the Quantico base.Therefore, from the moment the graduation ceremony ends, she will go all out to realize her and Amanda's dreams.

Among the 3129 students who left Yale included Angie Chen, who was about to board a flight home.In accordance with the principle of applying for a post-graduation internship on an F1 international student visa, she has a legal stay of 60 days before leaving the United States.

However, she did not want to stay on American soil for a moment.She worried that the longer she stayed, the more reluctant she would be to leave her biological daughter in Chicago.

At the end of the graduation ceremony at 11 o'clock, Joanna wanted to invite Julie to her hometown, Rochester, New York, for a few days.As for finding a job, she hasn't considered that much yet.

"Julie, we graduated today. Are you happy?" Joanna asked Julie beside her.

"It's funny! Joanna, of course I'm happy." Julie's smile looked beautiful.

"Well, then, I'd like to invite you to Rochester. What do you think?"

"Rochester?! Nice, the third largest city in the 'Empire State' (New York State)."

"Come on, you even know the alias of my home state?"

At this time, Julie raised her voice in high spirits, and said loudly to the people present and Joanna, "Oh, give me your sexy, poor, sexually free body! Poor abandoned on the north shore of Long Island Sound Leave it to me! People who can’t find jobs in the subprime mortgage crisis, who have lost their homes and cars, I hold the torch high at the Golden Gate!!!”

Joanna's eyes widened, "God, Julie, you are amazing! You actually changed the famous inscription left by Emma Lazarus on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty so well!? "

Whistles, laughter, and applause echoed around the two of them.With a confident smile on her face, Julie made a palace-style gesture of thanking the classmates who appreciated her passionate speech.

When the graduating classmates left, Julie said to Joanna, "Go find someone with me."

Joanna looked at her happily, "Well, say goodbye to your Chinese friend?!"

"Of course. Now that we have graduated, where are you going to develop?"

"Well, if there are no accidents, of course I will go to New York City, the largest city in New York State, to develop. But, this fucking financial turmoil..."

"There's still time to make a decision. You know, Wall Street is laying off workers on a large scale right now."

In the field of the undergraduate college team, Anji used various reasons to say goodbye to her classmates who had a good relationship with her at graduation.She also planned to go to Julie to ask about the child's current situation after the ceremony.

"Hey Julie, Joanna, how are you?"

"Yeah, Angie."

Angie looked at Julie and said unexpectedly, "Well, your family didn't come?"

Julie shook her head, "Angie, of course they will come when there are no accidents. Now..."

Joanna didn't know what she was talking about, "Julie, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing. Well, go and reunite with your family. Angie and I have something to talk about." Julie said to Joanna.

"Hmm, remember our agreement." Joanna looked at the expressions of the two people and left with interest.

"Julie, I...I'm sorry. I just want to see my daughter before I go," Angie whispered.

"Of course. But, you must not do anything stupid because of your feelings."

"I know. When I signed the adoption document, it meant that I voluntarily gave up my daughter's custody."

Julie sighed softly, "Angie, if you are really reluctant to part with your child, I think you'd better stay in the United States."

Angie smiled bitterly, "Stay in the United States? Julie, do you know? Three months before graduation, I did not apply to the school for OPT (1-month internship after graduation for F12 international students)."

"What? God! Angie, this is the only legal status you can stay in the United States."

"Julie, I know that OPT is a common way for many Chinese students studying in the United States to continue to stay in the United States after graduation. I can use the legal status of OPT to find a suitable job while doing an internship after my student visa expires."

As the two walked out from the graduation ceremony, Angie whispered, "Well, I have a half-baked plan. But I don't know if it will work."

Julie nodded, "Continue."

"I want to go back to China to reunite with my parents for a while, and I will talk to them in detail about coming to the United States to study for graduate school after the relationship between the two parties is harmonious."

"Well, I see. If they allow you to come to the United States to study for a master's degree, you can see your daughter again."

"For now, let's take this into consideration for the time being. Of course, another reason for returning to China is to find the biological father of the child."

Julie laughed and said jokingly, "Keep working hard, don't give up easily! I don't want Amanda, a marine officer, to go to your country and arrest the father of the child to the United States for an emotional trial!"

Angie's mood improved a bit, "Julie, I know you're joking. If that's the case, wouldn't Amanda become the spokesperson for the US military that 'invaded' China!?"

The two looked at each other with a smile, and Julie said, "Okay. Well, I can send you to my parents' house this afternoon. Remember, you can only stay legally for 60 days, and you can't work. "

Angie nodded solemnly, "I know. I think I'll only stay for a week."

When Julie returned to her dorm at Branford Residential College, Joanna was humming a song and packing her bags.Turning to see Julie who just walked in the door, "Hey, how is it?"

"How about what?" Julie said, walking to her bedside.

"Well, why would you want to be friends with that Chinese student?"

"Why not? Well, the 'China_threat theory' of the federal government has entered 2009 and is no longer the mainstream of international public opinion."

"Oh, so what is the mainstream that dominates the federal government now?" Joanna asked.

"We help each other! Do you know the wisdom contained in this Chinese idiom?" Julie asked back.

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