If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon

Chapter 8 Negotiations
From ancient times to the present, mothers have been worried about children traveling a thousand miles. In Lin Nian's special situation, it is "sisters worrying about children traveling a thousand miles", but Mandy has never heard the expression "sisters worrying about traveling thousands of miles".

"So I refuse." Lin Nian nodded and said.

"No, how could you refuse. No, I mean, how could you give up the Gate of Cassel for such a funny reason?" Mandy felt herself taking a sigh of relief, the situation now surpassed what she had been in coffee before. She even considered all the unexpected scenes that she had practiced in the hall. If Lin Nian said that she was airsick, she would immediately contact the academy to exchange a ferry ticket for Lin Nian and send it to the United States.

"Do you think this is funny?" Lin Nian asked softly after a pause.

Mandy was suddenly speechless.

Unexpectedly, the problem is not with Lin Nian, but with sister Lin Nian. He has seen parents who are reluctant to send their children to study abroad with snot and tears, but he has never seen children with snot and tears. She is worried that her parents are in China. In this case, can she pack Lin Nian's sister and throw it to the United States?Professor Manstein would hack her to death if he found out?
"I think we can negotiate." Mandy forced himself to calm down and said, "Either way, you go to San Antonio to study preparatory classes with us, and I will ask the college to arrange a job for your sister in China."

"No need, I said, whether it's San Antonio or Illinois is too far." Lin Young said: "Thank you very much for your school's attention, I am very flattered, the rejection is just for my own reasons, and I hope that your school will be in our school. The high school recruits some top students, so forget it.”

As soon as this polite refusal came out, Mandy's face turned green, forget it, how can you forget it?You think rejection is your problem, but if you reject me, it's me who will cause problems.

Let a mixed race who is estimated to be on the brink of A-level awakening wander outside, the ghost knows that someday this coastal city will explode with mysterious power murders, and then it will no longer be a young and beautiful recruit like her. It's the executive department full of cold-blooded pig butchers!

But Mandy couldn't tell Lin Nianzhi about many things. Those messed up things could only be revealed after signing a non-disclosure agreement, but signing an agreement means agreeing to enroll, which is another endless cycle.

"But I thought about it. Actually, we seem to have some conversations." Lin Nian thought for a moment and suddenly said.

Mandy almost didn't catch her breath and coughed violently: "Don't pant when you talk, you can talk about it. If you have any conditions, say it directly. As long as it is not out of line, our academy will try our best to satisfy you."

But as soon as the words came out, she felt weird again, as if she was the student seeking admission now, and Lin Nian was the one from the admissions office.

"I want to skip the preparatory class and go directly to your college headquarters." Lin Nian said seriously looking into Mandy's eyes.

"This." Mandy was stunned, because this condition was unexpected, but after a moment of hesitation, she said, "Wait, your request is beyond my authority, I have to ask my superior before making a decision. See if your conditions are met."

Lin Nian took a sip of coffee and signaled that it was okay, he could wait.

Mandy took out an iPhone 3 from her bag and opened the screen to make a call, and immediately said after the call on the other side: "It's me, Mandy, Professor Manstein, I'll talk to him here. some problems."

"Well, yes, he said he wanted to make a condition or he would directly reject the Gate of Cassel."

"No problem arises from this condition. He wants to enroll early and skip the preparatory class to go to the first grade." After saying this, Mandy fell silent, because the other end of the phone also fell silent, and the person across the table was silent. Lin Nian didn't say anything and just drank coffee silently.

After a while, Mandy looked up at Lin Nian and said, "Professor Manstein wants to talk to you. He is the chairman of the school's ethics committee and a teacher who manages finances. He is qualified to handle your related requests."

"Okay." Lin Nian put down the coffee cup and sat upright, and Mandy pressed the speakerphone key.

"Is Lin Nian?" The voice of an old man rang on the other end of the phone. The first impression on Lin Nian was serious and rigid, but what the other party said next was extraordinarily kind: "I heard from Mandy that your request is Early admission to Kassel? Can you tell me why?"

"Because it stands to reason that there should be no age requirements for universities. As long as the knowledge reserve is sufficient to pass the relevant examinations, and the knowledge learning ability above the level can be admitted to the university, I feel that with my learning level, I can skip the third year of high school and go directly to study. Your school." Lin Nian sorted out his words and said slowly: "And I don't like being too passive, and the students of your school mentioned scholarships when they introduced them before. Scholarship, and bear all living expenses independently.”

"So what are you doing for the scholarship?" Professor Manstein said directly on the other end of the phone.

"Yes." Lin Nian also admitted without hesitation: "I want to enroll early to get a scholarship."

"It turns out that you have been bargaining all the time." Mandy leaned on the table with her forehead on the opposite side of the table. She never imagined that Lin Nian, who had shown such an independent personality throughout the whole process, had been around for so long, but it was just for the scholarship. question.

Lin Nian, who was on the phone, glanced at Mandy and said, "This is a country where you can bargain for half an hour for [-] cents of cabbage."

Mandy rubbed her temples. The $36000 scholarship is not a small amount, but it is definitely not too much for Kassel College, and it is even a drop in the bucket. If it is only a matter of money, then there is no doubt that there is nothing in this recruitment. problem.

"If it's an ordinary student, I might refuse, but if it's you, it's not impossible to enroll early." Professor Manstein said: "Do you have anything else to add? I hope you know about our college. It is Chengxin who wants to cultivate outstanding students into talents, and you are undoubtedly an outstanding student in our eyes, we will pay special attention to your wishes, and if you have any questions, you can ask them all at once."

After being quiet for a few seconds, Lin Nian said, "There are many students with excellent grades in China, but why did you find me?"

"No, I want to correct a little, you are "excellent" rather than excellent." Professor Manstein said lightly.

Lin Nian suddenly raised his head to look at Mandy. He seemed to realize that from the very beginning, when these people approached him, they always praised him with the word "excellent", not excellent.

Excellent and excellent are both praises, but there is a word difference.

Now, Lin Nian seems to realize why this "Cassel College" has come so far to find him.

"You understand." Professor Manstein said with a smile when Lin Nian had been silent for so long: "Also, I heard from Mandy that you have been unable to let your sister be alone in the country, right?"

"Yes, my original plan was to pay the scholarship in advance and rent a house near the college to live with him." Lin Nian said calmly.

"Kassel College is located in the outer suburbs, and the only way to get there is to take the CC1000 express. There are no towns near the college, such as wilderness and red pine forests, so you may have to live on campus in the next four years." Professor Manstein said: " But I am willing to give you a preferential treatment, the school is willing to give you a preferential treatment, you can bring your sister to the academy, and we will arrange a suitable job for her."

"Professor!" Mandy exclaimed in surprise.

Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone ignored her and continued: "But before she enters our campus, she needs to sign a non-disclosure agreement, promising not to disclose all relevant matters in the college, including but not limited to hearing and seeing, so that I Only then can you be eligible to apply to the principal to let her enter the college headquarters with you."

"This preferential treatment is a bit big." Even Lin Nian couldn't help but be moved: "I need to think about it."

The Mandy people across the table are going to be stupid again. Since you all know that this preferential treatment is outrageous, why not consider a woolen thread?Lin Nian didn't know what kind of school Kassel Academy was, but she had been studying for two years and she knew very well that the preferential treatment that Professor Manstein gave Lin Nian was unprecedented, although there were many "normal people" in the academy. ”, but it is the first case that students bring their relatives to enroll in the college.

"What other concerns do you have? Say it together." Professor Manstein was not angry because of Lin Nian's repeated hesitation, but his language became more kind. At least it was the first time that Mandy had seen such a "kind face" from his own professor.

"Going abroad is not a trivial matter. Even if I agree, I have to discuss it with my sister. I need to respect her wishes." Lin Nian explained.

"It's about this!" Mandy suddenly stood up when she heard Lin Nian's words: "I've already thought about it!"

Lin Nian looked at Mandy inexplicably, but after a while the expression on his face changed to surprise.

Behind Mandy, in another compartment of the coffee shop, a man stood up and walked straight over to sit next to Lin Nian and said to the hands-free iPhone 3, "Don't think about it, ask this professor when we will Can we talk to you?"

"In three days, I will be waiting for you there in the executive suite of the Regent Hotel." Hearing the third voice, Professor Manstein on the other end of the phone sighed involuntarily that his student's head was finally enough. .

"Sister?" Lin Nian unexpectedly looked at Lin Xian who was sitting next to him in work clothes. At this moment, he suddenly looked at the surrounding cafes as if he had remembered something.

Mandy across the table nodded and said, "I'm sorry I came to your sister's work place to look for her before I told you. I talked to her a lot before you came, but she finally decided to Listen to your opinion, she has been sitting at the next table when we chatted just now."

"This matter is not a trivial matter, it's best to have an interview." Lin Xian nodded and agreed with the proposal to talk about three days later, ignoring the complaining eyes cast by Lin Nian.

"That's for the best. I have something to do here, so I'll hang up first." After speaking, Professor Manstein hung up the phone with satisfaction.

"If we reach an agreement at the Regent Hotel in three days, how long will it take to leave for the academy?" Lin Xian and Lin Nian sat together, and asked Lin Xian on the right.

Now that the preliminary negotiation has been settled, Mandy on the opposite side of the table finally breathed a sigh of relief and did not feel tense. He poured his coffee on the sofa and replied: "Of course, the sooner the better, NO.12 we start school, all the procedures and explanations And the entrance counseling has to be completed in school ahead of time, so we are a bit rushed in actual time."

"How to arrange the courses after enrollment? It should be the second half of the freshman year after school starts. Does Lin Nian need to study the first half of the courses?"

"This is a little troublesome. He missed the entire first half of his freshman year. Our school's curriculum has a lot of practical classes that require special equipment. If he suddenly cuts in, I'm afraid that he will not be able to keep up with the teaching progress - in fact, if I suggest It's still half a year after admission, and then I will take classes with the new freshman after the semester." Mandy said after sorting out his words.

"You don't have to worry about this, I have confidence in him." Lin Xian said, "What is your school's major focus?"

"It's not a question of confidence." Mandy smiled bitterly: "Our school's curriculum is very special, so the major is also very special, and the specifics can only be disclosed after you sign the agreement, but the only thing I can say It's our Graduation Pack assignment."

"Graduation distribution is also a package distribution." Lin Nian interjected.

"To wash the toilet is to go to the White House to wash the toilet." Mandy said.

"Isn't it better to wash the toilet then?" Lin Nian regretted agreeing so quickly.

Seemingly seeing the regret expressed by Lin Nian, Mandy immediately put aside the bad words and said: "Our school is also very famous in the upper class, and the students who come out are particularly sought-after, no worse than those graduates from Harvard and Cambridge. where to go."

"But I heard that many Cambridge graduates also went out to wash the toilet." Lin Nian said.

Mandy thought to herself that you can't make it through the toilet today, right?

"Let's talk about the specific details in three days." Lin Xian handed the phone back with a beautiful smile: "I'll trouble you today, Miss Mandy."

"No trouble, oh right, Professor Manstein asked me to give this to you." Mandy took out a brand new white iPhone 3 from her bag and placed it on the table in front of Lin Nian.

"Does your school still have an explanation for the greeting?" Lin Nian hesitated to touch the phone.

"No, this is a necessary means of contact. If you don't have a mobile phone, it will be very troublesome for us to contact you. This is a new student's benefit." Mandy helped Lin Nian open the callbook on the phone. Mandy and Manstein The two names lie quietly in the contact list.

"Then I'll accept it for the time being. If we don't reach an agreement in three days, I'll return the phone to you." Lin Nian accepted the gift without pushing it.

"By the way, I suggest you go have a hot pot." Mandy said for no reason.

Lin Nian was stunned for a moment but did not react, Mandy looked at him and smiled and said, "Anyway, you have been in the same class as your high school classmates for two years, don't you say goodbye before you leave? You know that after you went to the United States, it was four years for the first study. , maybe when you come back here one day and find that you don't know anyone, it's like you are a stranger in this city, then you will regret not saying goodbye to your old friends when you left. "

Lin Nian was speechless about this. Mandy said a lot, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He only felt that Mandy in front of him seemed to have finalized the interview three days later.

"Then don't bother, we'll meet again in three days." Mandy picked up the bag and got up and left the cafe, but after a long time, the sound of the engine roared outside the cafe, and the red phantom swept through the window, leaving only the passing vehicles in the distance. screeching horns.

In the cafe, Lin Nian and Lin Xian sat quietly for a long time. Finally, Lin Nian said, "Are we really going to the Regent Hotel in three days?"

"Of course I will go to what I promised." Lin Xian brushed the hair in his ear and looked at Lin Nian next to him: "The key is whether you want to go to this school or not, if you really don't want to go to the school then I will. Help you explain to that professor."

"Who doesn't want to go with so many scholarships?" Lin Nian said, "But I still want to check on this Kassel College later. I'm worried that there are too many liars these days."

"If it's a liar, then it's really worth it." Lin Xian glanced at the brand new iPhone 3 on the table in front of Lin Nian and said.

"Maybe it's fake." Lin Nianzheng didn't even glance at his phone: "How about I trade this phone for your PHS?"

"It's yours, you can use it yourself." Lin Xian shook his head and said, "I don't often play QQ or anything, PHS is enough."

The door of the cafe was pushed open, and a guest came in. Lin Xian looked back subconsciously and stood up.

"Then I'll go back first, you are busy with you." Lin Nian also stood up and said when he saw this.

"I'll go home at [-]pm to make dinner. Remember to order some food. There's not much food in the refrigerator." Lin Xian said before leaving.

"Received." Lin Nian said, he walked out of the cafe shop and looked back at the shop before going out. Lin Xian, who was wearing work clothes, was standing straight in front of the guests' dining table with a pen in his hand and a pen on his face that he could never see normally. With a "smile", he nodded and took notes from time to time. The shop owner shouted because of the previous "absenteeism". Lin Xian answered with a lot of voices and went back to the front desk to pick up the mop and start cleaning the floor. a break.

Just glanced at Lin Nian and didn't want to look anymore. He put his iPhone in his pocket and walked to the bus stop in the distance.

(End of this chapter)