The Pentium Era - South to North

The next day, the family arrived in New Haven. Zhang Chen and Xiaofang saw that Zhang Xiangbei had decorated their house and sent them home. Zhang Xiangbei said he was going out for a while.

Zhang Chen asked: "You have graduated, what else are you going to do?"

Zhang Xiangbei said: "I'm going to take them to deliver vegetables. After I left, the Yale vegetable garden was taken over by the juniors. They just started delivering food and it's not clear yet. I've been taking care of them these two days."

Zhang Chen nodded, understanding, and asked Zhang Xiangbei: "What kind of dishes do you have there?"

Zhang Xiangbei told him, Zhang Chen took the note, wrote it down, and said to Zhang Xiangbei, bring these vegetables back and we will go to the supermarket later. There is nothing going on here these days anyway. I'll cook.

Zhang Xiangbei and Xiaofang became happy when they heard that Zhang Chen was going to cook. Xiaofang said okay, I will take you to the supermarket later.

Zhang Xiangxi had become attached to Zhang Xiangbei, and she wanted to go with him. Zhang Xiangbei agreed and squatted down, and Zhang Xiangxi climbed onto Zhang Xiangbei's shoulders.

Zhang Chen said: "Aren't you going to deliver food? Why are you taking her there?"

"I just help them communicate with the chef, and I don't need to do any work."

Zhang Xiangbei said and walked outside. When he reached the door, he squatted down, fearing that Zhang Xiangxi's head would hit the door frame above. After walking out, he straightened up.

Zhang Chen and Xiaofang took a break and then went out. They went to the supermarket and passed by the gate of Yale University. They happened to see a bus stop beside them. Twenty or thirty people got off the bus. Parents of students like them dragged their suitcases and after getting off the car, volunteers led them into the school.

Zhang Chen asked: "Is there a hotel inside the school?"

"No." Xiaofang said, "However, every year for the graduation ceremony, the school will change some of the college's student dormitories into youth hotels for the students' parents to live in. Thousands of Yale students graduate every year, and parents need to With tens of thousands of people coming, how could New Haven have such a large reception capacity?”

"Then they picked it up from New York?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Not necessarily, it may be picked up from the train station, but there will definitely be someone to pick you up at several airports in New York." Xiaofang said, "Don't say now, just in normal times, if we meet in New Haven, Whatever the problem, just make a phone call and the campus police will send a car to pick you up.

"The security in New Haven is not very good. If female students go out at night or are outside, the school encourages everyone to call and be picked up and dropped off by the campus police. Yale is a residential system, and students generally live in school dormitories. Like us, we live outside. There were very few. In the past, if I stayed too late in the lab, the campus police would drive me home."

In the next three days, they will be on the campus of Yale University. Zhang Chen and Xiaofang did not go into the campus now, but went directly to the supermarket. When buying pork in the supermarket, Zhang Chen only chose pork from Brazil and Spain. , refused to buy American pork, Xiaofang asked him why?

Zhang Chen said: "American pork is not delicious and has a fishy smell."

Xiaofang laughed and said, "Do you know how much American pork you eat in a year? Do you know how much pork Shuanghui imports every year and how much American pork is in it? Americans themselves eat There is very little pork, and the country that exports the most Smithfield pork is China.”

"I don't care, I just trust my own words anyway. The kind of pork slaughtered by electric shock is not as delicious as the warm-blooded pigs. Among the frozen pork, the most delicious ones are the pork from Brazil and Spain."

Zhang Chen said as he picked Spanish pork and put it in the car.

Xiaofang looked at Smithfield's pork on the shelf and cursed: "Eat it inside and out, do you know that I indirectly hold shares of Smithfield?"

Zhang Chen laughed and said: "I know, but I can forget it for now. I will be the one cooking the food later. If it doesn't taste good, Zhang Xiangbei and Zhang Xiangxi, they will scold me too. As a chef , I have to be responsible for my own ingredients.”

"Okay, okay, then I'll take advantage of them." Xiaofang giggled.

When I got up the next morning, Zhang Chen put on a suit and tie. Xiaofang also dressed very formally. Zhang Xiangxi also dressed up beautifully. Only Zhang Xiangbei was very casual and only wore a casual dress. Shirt, Zhang Xiangbei and Zhang Chen said, today is your home court, and I will be responsible for taking Xixi.

The family walked to Yale. As they walked on the road, passers-by turned to look at them, and some kept saying hello to them. Zhang Chen asked Xiaofang, does it look awkward for us to dress so formally?

Xiaofang said: "This is respect, not only for the school, the teachers, but also for other parents. All parents are very formal today."

"It's okay. If you look like this, you can tell that you are parents from Yale, going to attend the graduation ceremony." Zhang Xiangbei said, "The person greeting you may be the old Yale."

Although Zhang Xiangbei was admitted to Yale from a high school in the United States, because he is from China, he is still considered an international student. This morning, their activity was to go to the International Exchange Center of Yale University for a gathering, which is organized by the school specifically for international students. A party was held in the form of a buffet.

The gathering began. Parents of students from all over the world and of all races first listened to the welcome speech delivered by the director of the International Exchange Center. He welcomed everyone from all over the world to gather on this wonderful campus of Yale today. Then he spoke about himself. During the commendation stage, they will introduce what their International Exchange Center has done for international students.

The parents present will not care about this. At this time, you are blowing yourself up to the sky, and everyone is smiling and applauding.

Then, it was time for parents to communicate freely. Zhang Xiangbei took Zhang Xiangxi to look for delicious food for Zhang Xiangxi. Xiaofang became very busy. She basically knew the teachers at the International Exchange Center. Zhang Chen followed her, feeling like a giant panda, constantly being introduced to this and that.

Later, Zhang Chen quietly slipped away while Xiaofang was communicating with a pair of parents from Estonia.

But after leaving Xiaofang and Zhang Xiangbei, he couldn't speak a word of English himself and had no way to communicate with others. There were some Asians in the exchange center, but when he came closer, when they spoke, they were either Japanese or Korean. The words were controlled, and Zhang Chen quickly retreated.

After turning around, he saw an Asian man of similar age to himself, holding a glass of wine in his hand, standing in the corner with a blank look on his face. Zhang Chen felt as if he saw another version of himself. He walked over and asked quietly :

"Chinese?"

The other party's eyes lit up and he quickly said: "Yes, you are from China too?"

"Yes, I'm from Hangzhou." Zhang Chen said.

"I'm from Wuhan." The other person said and stretched out his hand. Zhang Chen quickly took it. Both of them felt like they had found an organization.

They introduced themselves to each other. The other party’s name was Wang Chuanwu, from Wuhan China Construction Engineering Bureau No. 3.

"Come alone?" Wang Chuanwu asked Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen said no: "I came with my wife, but she turned out to be a Yale graduate. At this time, she was chatting happily with other parents. I didn't understand and couldn't speak, so I felt uncomfortable being around."

"Yes, yes, me too." Wang Chuanwu said with a smile, "The child's mother also said that she would take this opportunity to learn languages ​​from all over the world with her daughter. I don't know where she went."

Zhang Chen also went to get a glass of wine, and the two of them stood there and chatted animatedly.

That afternoon was the reception day for the president and dean. The venue was Yale University’s famous Hewitt Quad, also called Beinecke Square. In the middle of the square was Yale’s largest auditorium, Woothley Hall, on the left. It's the Commons, where the school's cafeteria is located, and on the right is the Beinecke Rare Book Library.

The architectural shape of the Beinecke Library is very peculiar, and Zhang Chen likes it very much. It is boxy like a square box. The whole building is in the air, supported by columns below. It is said that if the United States suffers In the event of a nuclear attack, the entire library will be lowered underground, and the ancient and rare books inside will be protected.

The most admirable thing about the appearance of the Beinecke Library is that each side of it is composed of a square frame with a height of five squares and a length of fifteen squares. Each square frame has a huge marble wall embedded in it. The building has no windows, but these marble walls are translucent, and sunlight can penetrate through the white veins on the marble, so there is no feeling of being sealed inside.

The veins of these marbles look like wrinkled cotton cloth. From a distance, it makes people feel that the square boxes are covered by cloth.

On the President's and Dean's Reception Day, the president of Yale University and the deans of each college set up reception points in the Hewitt Quad. Students and parents lined up to take photos with them.

Each college will also invite well-known professors in its own college or celebrities who graduated from Yale to help them.

When she got here, Xiaofang got to know more people. Before she could accompany Zhang Xiangbei and Zhang Chen to take a photo with Principal Salovey, the dean of her former college saw her and insisted on dragging her over. Distinguished alumni went to help receive students’ parents and take photos with them.

There was no choice but to have Zhang Chen accompany Zhang Xiangbei to line up for a photo. They took a photo with President Salovey, then went to take a photo with the dean of the college where Zhang Xiangbei and his economics department were located, and then went to the Yale Business School. That is, a group photo of the deans of the School of Management.

During the group photo, Zhang Xiangxi was riding on Zhang Xiangbei's shoulders. Everyone thought it was very interesting. Principal Salovey also raised his hand and took one of Zhang Xiangxi's hands. Zhang Xiangxi shouted in horror:

"Maomao, Dad, his hands are all covered with Maomao."

Zhang Chen quickly said: "Zhang Xiangxi, don't be rude."

Yale Business School does not offer undergraduate courses, but many professors here, including the dean of the business school, teach economics as part of their undergraduate studies.

Since this is the Yale Business School, Robert J. Shiller, the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics, is of course here. Many parents have brought "Irrational Exuberance" or "The New Financial Order: Risks in the 21st Century" Book, come and take a photo with him and ask for his autograph.

Professor Schiller and Zhang Xiangbei were old acquaintances. Didn't he grow vegetables with them? He held Zhang Chen's hand and said something to him. Zhang Chen couldn't understand a word. Zhang Xiangbei spoke in English and He said a few words and Professor Schiller nodded.

"What did you tell him?" Zhang Chen asked.

"He asked you why I didn't apply for Yale Business School. I told him that I wanted to return to China first and gain one year of practical experience before considering it," Zhang Xiangbei said.

"You want to come back to study as a graduate student?" Zhang Chen asked, "Why haven't I heard you say that?"

"I'm coaxing him, and you believe it, Yale will support me for another year. I can't be so ruthless." Two people came out of the team, Zhang Xiangbei and Zhang Chen said.

"Yale will support you for another year. What do you mean?" Zhang Chen asked.

Zhang Xiangbei said with a smile: "Let me tell you, if we talk about how well we treat students, Yale must be number one, and other schools can't even compare. I can apply to the school every summer to go anywhere in the world and do a job." It was something I wanted to do, so whether I was growing rice in Yongcheng or helping organize a drama festival, Yale paid me.

"After graduation, each graduate can also apply for a one-year grant to do research and social practice. I am at home every day, lying in bed studying dreams, and Yale will support me for a year."

"I understand." Zhang Chen said, "This is how the money your Aunt Xiaofang earned for Yale turned out to be wasted by you."

"Yes, yes." Zhang Xiangbei laughed loudly, "Aunt Xiaofang is filling the big river with water. When the big river rises, our small river will be full."

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