Matsumoto Reiko's father is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at National University of Tokyo, and her mother is a member of the Senate.In addition to daily work, I often have to participate in various social activities, and I usually have very little time at home.

As children, Reiko and Xiuxing are already used to this kind of life.If nothing else, their future lives will be like this.

"Would you like some more supper?" Mieko asked.

"Ah, please bring me two slices of French toast, now I really want to eat the sweet taste of maple syrup." Lizi thought for a while and said, "By the way, there is also skim milk, please bring me a glass too."

"Where is Xiuxing-san, do you want to eat something more?"

"Ah, I'd like a tuna sandwich."

After Lizi took a shower, she changed her clothes and went downstairs, where supper was already set on the dining table.

French toast is a bit like fried buns, the white bread is split in half diagonally and cut into two triangles.Dip them in a milk, powdered sugar, and egg mixture, then place them in a pan and simmer in butter.

The freshly baked French toast lies quietly on the white disk, and the air is filled with the unique aroma produced by the caramelization of protein and carbohydrates.

Like a pilgrimage, Lizi sat devoutly at the dining table, picked up the white porcelain pot, and the amber maple syrup, like honey, flowed out slowly and fell on the golden French toast. Under the light, Glittering like molten gold.

Picking up a knife and fork, carefully cut off a small piece, and carefully dipped the corners with maple syrup.

too delicious!

The burnt aroma of carbohydrates, the aroma of milk, and the rich taste mixed with maple syrup exploded on the taste buds, and Lizi felt that her whole body was going to be sublimated.

"It's too exaggerated, is it so delicious?" Seeing Lizi's expression, Xiuxing almost laughed out loud.

"It's not an exaggeration at all." Lizi stared, "Did my brother think that what I ate was just a piece of ordinary French toast?"

"Then what special French toast did you have?"

Lizi put down the knife and fork, and put her hands on her lap naturally, "Wrong! The shell I eat is the essence of human struggle for tens of thousands of years, a symbol of world globalization, and the crystallization of human friendship!"

Although it's just a combination of eggs, milk, wheat, and butter.But these seemingly simple things have been domesticated by our ancestors for tens of thousands of years before turning them into what we can eat today.

In the agricultural revolution of the new era, Mesopotamians domesticated wheat, passed through China, Korea, and finally spread to Japan. Butter and pans were brought by Westerners, if not for the cooperation of people all over the world , how can we eat such delicious French toast now. "

"Even though it's a simple slice of French toast, it's a symbol of human greatness."

Reiko held up a small piece of French toast as if she were holding up an entire human civilization.

Clap clap, Matsumoto Hideyuki applauded, "That's good, but if we add the Meiji Restoration and 'civilization and enlightenment', it would be better to talk about how our predecessors learned from the West."

Reiko thought for a while, "Later, I will add Fukuzawa Yukichi's comparison of Japanese and Western cultures, and finally we can talk about universal culture and cultural differences."

"Pretty good. Now we are focusing on the global view of history. From this perspective, the connotation of the whole article has been improved."

"Yes," Lizi smiled shyly, "I've been reading Stavrianos's "General History of the World" recently."

"Very good," Matsumoto Hideyuki nodded, "The following part is about the differences between different civilizations. Recently, Iwanami Shoten published a book, "Clash of Civilizations and the Reconstruction of World Order", written by American political scientist Huntington. This This book is very well written, you can read it carefully, and many of the viewpoints in it are very valuable."

"Okay, I'll go back later, write down the thoughts I just had just now, and look for relevant documents tomorrow." Lizi forked the last piece of bread, turned it around on the plate, wiped off the maple syrup, Then put it in his mouth, "I'm done eating, thank you Aunt Mieko, it's really delicious."

"Do you need to add something else?" Mieko looked at Reiko with a smile on her face.

"That's enough," Xiuxing mocked mercilessly, "The heat is so high, be careful to turn into a ball." He rubbed Lizi's head while speaking.

It's so annoying!Reiko stared at Hideyuki Matsumoto, most annoyed that someone raised the heat during the meal.

Reiko Matsumoto wiped her mouth, straightened her back, "Aunt Mieko."

"Hi Yi."

"Excuse me, the bread is sugar-free bread, no cream, and low-sugar yeast."

"Hi Yi."

"The milk is skim milk."

"Hi Yi."

"The sweetness in the egg liquid uses aspartame without calories,"

"Hi Yi."

"Only brushed a thin layer of butter on the bread and put it in the oven"

"Hey," Mieko's voice was full of smiles, "Please rest assured, I completely followed the recipe you gave, and the dosage was completely within the control range."

"Hey," Reiko proudly raised her chin to Hideyuki Matsumoto, "Is this okay?" Then she raised the maple syrup jar in her hand, "Even if you add this, the calories are only 280 calories. Including 200 calories for breakfast today, 260 calories for lunch, and 200 calories for dinner, the total is 940 calories, which is lower than the 1010 calories I need for my daily basal metabolism.”

Hideyuki Matsumoto had nothing to say.

"Stupid Oni-chan." Reiko raised her head triumphantly.

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The next morning, at [-]:[-], the alarm clock rang on time.

Reiko frowned, and then opened her eyes as wide as possible, so that she could wake up quickly.

And maybe make the eyes bigger too.Lizi looked in the mirror, her beautiful big eyes, guessing wildly.

The girl in the mirror has white, healthy and elastic skin, moist eyes, good eyesight, a straight nose and smooth breathing, and slender limbs full of vitality.This body is just amazing.

Reiko stretched her arms upwards, trying to elongate her body, letting her spine loosen one by one, and her whole body felt completely new.

Take a quick shower and get dressed.Because she had to train soon, Reiko didn't wear her school uniform, she just put on a tracksuit.

The morning training starts at five o'clock, and she must hurry up.

Lizi went downstairs with her schoolbag, and saw her brother sitting at the dining table.

"Why did you get up so early today?"

Hideyuki Matsumoto is currently working in the Ministry of Finance.As a senior bureaucrat who passed the senior civil service examination, he didn't go to work until 10 o'clock in the morning, so he couldn't be too happy.

"Isn't it just to send you off." Matsumoto Hideyuki yawned, and then turned the page of "Weekly Shonen Jump" in his hand.

"Eh? It's so rare." Reiko made a flattered expression.

"Be grateful in your heart." Matsumoto Hideyuki knocked on the table, "Hurry up and eat, I'll come back and sleep after I'm done sending you off."

Breakfast is very simple, but nutritionally balanced, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, dietary fiber and a little fat.The quantity is not much, Matsumoto Reiko can finish it in a few bites.

Matsumoto Hideyuki didn't eat anything, just sat aside and drank a glass of warm water.It was too early and he had no appetite at all.

Seeing that Lizi was almost finished eating, Xiuxing got up, picked up his coat, "I'll go drive first, you come out quickly."

"Hmm, wait for me, right away." Reiko Matsumoto finished her milk, picked up her schoolbag, bento box, and huge sports bag, and ran outside.

Tokyo is still very quiet after four o'clock, there is no one on the road, and the bars that are open until the early morning are also closed. Only the lights of the 24-hour convenience store are still on.

"What time did Mom and Dad come back last night?"

"It's past twelve."

"Why is it so late." Lizi was surprised, "What kind of banquet, it took so long."

"The banquet seemed to be over after ten o'clock, and they went to grandpa's house afterwards, so they came back a bit late." Matsumoto Hideyuki yawned, "I guess there is something else that grandpa needs to help with."

Reiko Matsumoto’s maternal grandfather used to be the dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tokyo, and now serves as the chairman of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education as a member of the National Assembly. He has strong social connections and is often entrusted by various people.

"That's it." Lizi nodded, expressing her understanding.

Reiko and Xiuxing are used to this kind of thing, and there is nothing to talk about.

"You have a lot of training every day, so early in the morning."

When Matsumoto Hideyuki participated in club activities back then, at most, he went to school at seven o'clock every morning to start training. At that time, he already felt that he had worked hard enough, but he didn't expect that his younger sister was even better than him now.

"How much training is enough?" Reiko Matsumoto frowned, "Russian new gymnasts train for more than eight hours a day."

New gymnastics is what China calls rhythmic gymnastics.

Before rebirth, Lizi had watched the rhythmic gymnastics competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and was attracted by Russian athlete Kanayeva at that time.Infected by Kanayeva, Reiko also signed up to learn rhythmic gymnastics.All of Kanayeva's matches were followed by Reiko.She dreams of becoming an excellent rhythmic gymnast like Kanayeva,

Although she was lying on the hospital bed later, she did not give up hope and actively cooperated with the treatment.Her body can't move, but her brain can move and her eyes can see. She watches videos of previous games, studies Kanayeva's movements, and reads the biographies of those great athletes.She sees how they overcome physical and environmental difficulties and go beyond their own limits.

Whenever this happens, Lizi will feel inspired, which fills her with the courage to persevere.

The treatment was very painful. It was inspired by these great spirits that Lizi was able to fight against the disease for four years.

Now with a healthy body, nothing can stop her.

Once, Lizi read the autobiography of figure skating queen Yuna Kim, which said that when Yuna Kim was young, because there was no professional figure skating rink in Korea, she often went to the rink for training in the early morning.And Yagudin, when he was a child, was taken by his mother to practice the prescribed figures on the nearby lake at four o'clock.

Lizi looks forward to these great athletes and longs to be one of them. The more her behavior is similar to them, the more she can feel a kind of spiritual joy.

Although she does not have such outstanding achievements, she will feel happy when she is close to them and feels one step closer to them.

Therefore, these things that seem to be hard work in the eyes of others are incomparably fun for her, making her feel closer to the person she longs for.After chasing them, you can give her infinite power.

"Those are all world players." Xiuxing felt that there was no comparison with professional athletes.

"How do you know I won't become a world player." Lizi stared.

In the past, she could only stare at those shining figures, but now, she can strive to become one of them.

"I want to be the light myself."

The author has something to say:

1. "The Clash of Civilizations and the Reconstruction of World Order" was published after 1993. For the time of this article, it is indeed a new book.This book is good, I recommend it.

2. Kanayeva, a famous Russian rhythmic gymnast, winner of the all-around gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics in the 08 and 12 Olympic Games, nicknamed Kashen and Little Bunny

3. Jin Yuner, many people should know, famous figure skater, gold medal in 10 Winter Olympics, silver medal in 14 Winter Olympics, nicknamed Queen

4. Yagudin, a famous figure skater, won the gold medal in the 02 Winter Olympics

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