Chapter 544

College students in their senior year are like men over thirty.

Looking forward, they find that the opportunities for promotion and success are looming, making their hearts itch.

But looking back, they also find that the regrets of youth are drifting away. Wanting to make up for them, they find that once missed, it is extremely difficult to turn back.

After the start of the new semester, Li Ye found that the atmosphere in the class was clearly different from before.

Some classmates who were particularly dull in the past and didn't like to communicate with people suddenly became cheerful, chatting and laughing with everyone they knew, hoping to become good friends with everyone.

In the past, they would blush when talking to girls, but now they write love letters every day, recite love poems in public, and recite them with great emotion, as if they had become different people.

But more classmates seemed to have grown up overnight, changing from their previous youthful liveliness to being steady and silent, becoming sentimental, and often staring at the campus outside the window, not knowing what they were thinking.

In short, the troubles of growth are forcing these flowers of the motherland to ripen at a fast pace. As for what kind of fruit they can grow, it depends on their personal accumulation and opportunities.

"Letters have arrived, letters have arrived, Old Sun and the class monitor have both sent letters..."

Chen Chen Xiaoling held two envelopes in her hand, waving them while running into the classroom. Her shouting didn't look like a steady "senior sister" at all.

And those two "overseas letters" finally stirred up the atmosphere in the class.

"Hahahaha, Old Sun sent photos over. Take a look, guys. This guy's guts have grown; he actually dares to take a group photo with female students. Tsk tsk tsk, I have to show this photo to his wife later..."

"Look, look, the class monitor also sent us photos! What's wrong with this mailman? He wrinkled the photos. Where is the bridge in this photo? Is it the Manhattan Bridge in New York..."

"What New York? Have you ever seen a world map? The class monitor went to study abroad at UC Berkeley, this is San Francisco..."

"How do you know it's San Francisco? Is Berkeley in San Francisco? Have you ever seen a world map?"

"I... I heard it from Li Ye. Li Ye has seen it..."

"Hey, have you noticed that from these photos, the buildings in the Lighthouse seem to be newer and taller than the buildings in Moscow!

Look at the cars on the street, they seem to be more advanced than those in Moscow. It feels like the Lighthouse is more prosperous than the Soviet Union..."

"How can you tell just from a few photos? The strength of a country cannot be judged solely by who builds taller buildings or who has more cars. The Soviet Union is leading the world in technology..."

Sun Sun Xianjin and Zhen Zhen Rongrong seemed to have agreed, both tucking photos into their envelopes, sharing the joy of having "arrived safely" more intuitively.

After everyone opened them, they passed the photos around to look at them. Besides joy and excitement, there was also some faint envy and loneliness.

Sun Sun Xianjin and Zhen Zhen Rongrong were the first among them to seize the opportunity, and their success was just around the corner.

While the classmates who stayed in the country were still worried about whether they could stay in the capital after graduation.

Li Ye waited for everyone else to finish looking before taking the photos.

Sun Sun Xianjin took a photo with a group of classmates at the gate of Moscow University, while Zhen Zhen Rongrong sent two photos, one at the school gate and one at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, both individual photos.

Li Ye saw Zhen Zhen Rongrong wearing a plaid shirt. Facing the camera lens, Zhen Zhen Rongrong didn't have the stylized smile that people in this era had when taking photos, but a face of calmness.

Li Ye examined the photos carefully, wanting to see more details. Unfortunately, a photo is a photo, the image on it is dead, and it's not clear enough, making him unable to understand Zhen Zhen Rongrong's eyes.

But Sun Sun Xianjin was just the opposite.

When Li Ye saw Sun Sun Xianjin's photo, he couldn't help but laugh.

Compared to Zhen Zhen Rongrong's calmness, Sun Sun Xianjin, who had arrived in Moscow, was undoubtedly excited. Several Russian girls took a group photo with him, making his mouth stretch almost to his ears.

In fact, this can also show the difference between the two people to a certain extent. Sun Sun Xianjin has a straightforward temper, while Zhen Zhen Rongrong's mind is more delicate and rational.

"Chen Chen Xiaoling, will you read their letters to us? Let us know if they are doing well in a foreign land?"

"Okay, I'll read the class monitor's letter first. Everyone be quiet!"

Chen Chen Xiaoling stood on the podium, took Zhen Zhen Rongrong's letter, and began to read.

"Dear classmates, hello. Since I got off the plane, I have been in shock. Although I have heard about the prosperity and advancement of the West, only after personally experiencing it did I realize how heavy the burden on our shoulders is..."

"The new school is very good. Most of the classmates are very polite to us international students from the East, but some people's gazes make me feel very harsh..."

"Yesterday, when we international students gathered, we sang *My Chinese Heart* together..."

Perhaps because Chen Chen Xiaoling's tone was too low, Li Ye always felt that Zhen Zhen Rongrong's letter revealed a sense of repression and urgency of "time waits for no one."

The Lighthouse country began urbanization before "Our Great Qing" perished. Zhen Zhen Rongrong suddenly saw countless high-rise buildings from the mainland, and her mental pressure was imaginable.

It just depends on whether Zhen Zhen Rongrong can withstand this pressure.

Thinking back three months ago, Zhen Zhen Rongrong swore to Li Ye that when she returned from the Lighthouse, she would definitely treat all her classmates to a good meal at the Zhao family restaurant at the school gate. I don't know if the restaurant at the gate is still there or not.

"I miss you all very much. When I dream, I think of the bits and pieces at Jing University... I only hope to finish my studies and return to the country early to meet you again.

Li Ye once asked me if I would return to the country. Don't worry... remember to leave your contact information to Li Ye after graduation. When I go back, I will definitely treat everyone to a big meal..."

Everyone looked at Li Ye, some frowning with displeasure, some with unkind eyes.

How could you doubt our beautiful Class Monitor Zhen like that?

Li Ye looked at Chen Chen Xiaoling, took Zhen Zhen Rongrong's letter in surprise, and found that she really ended with this sentence.

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh. He was sensitive to words and always felt that Zhen Zhen Rongrong seemed to be sulking.

"I'll read Sun Sun Xianjin's letter now!"

Chen Chen Xiaoling noticed the subtle atmosphere around her and picked up Sun Sun Xianjin's letter to divert everyone's attention.

"Hello classmates, I've missed you very much in the three months since we parted... I have arrived safely in Moscow. After a few days, I have to say what I've seen and heard.

The wine here is really strong... the people here can really drink... the food here is really bad... the classmates here are really enthusiastic, the female students insist on pulling me to dance, which makes me very uncomfortable..."

"Hahahahahaha!"

Sun Sun Xianjin's letter was completely different from Chen Chen Xiaoling's letter, full of "liveliness." Chen Chen Xiaoling only read half of it, and everyone laughed out loud.

Only Li Ye understood that this was a man's habit—reporting good news but not bad news.

Whether in the Soviet Union or the Lighthouse, Chinese people with yellow skin and black eyes need to put in more effort to gain the respect of others.

Only they themselves know the hardships involved.

(End of chapter)