Back to 80: My literary life

Chapter 237 Li Li also wants to go abroad

Is there a McDonald’s or KFC in Yanjing now?

Fang Minghua is not familiar with this period of history.

"Okay, then go there." Fang Minghua agreed.

Fang Minghua went back to his room and put down his schoolbag and manuscripts. He and Li Li left the hotel and took the bus straight to Xidan Xirongxian Hutong.

When the two got off the bus, Fang Minghua did what Li Li said and saw a fast food restaurant at the entrance of the alley: "Yili Fast Food Restaurant".

When I walked in, I saw that the area inside was not large, just over 100 square meters, and it was full of people coming to eat. Most of them were parents bringing their children to eat, or couples.

The layout of the fast food restaurant is similar to that of McDonald's in later generations, and the food inside is quite rich.

Hamburgers, sandwiches, fried steak, American soup, and even Chinese fast food such as Yangzhou fried rice and Cantonese sweet and sour pork!

Ice cream, coffee, and juice are all available.

"Li Li, do whatever you want!" Fang Minghua looked very proud.

"Then I can eat big today." The girl was not polite and directly ordered two set meals: a hamburger, two pieces of original chicken, a chicken mashed potato, a vegetable salad and a glass of Coke, the two portions totaled RMB 30 yuan!

30 yuan in the s.

It's really not cheap.

"My senior brother who has gone to the United States to study abroad wrote a letter saying that there is a poem engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York, USA, which is widely circulated. After speaking, he recited it softly:

“Give me your tired your poor,

"Old-fashioned" the girl muttered in a low voice.

"I didn't tell anyone. To be honest, I was worried that my parents wouldn't agree, so I decided to cut it off first and tell it later."

"Usually it takes 3 to 4 years. I strive to complete it in 3 years!"

"Cousin-in-law, let me tell you something. I am going to study abroad after graduation." Li Li suddenly said.

Fang Minghua was not very interested in these things before time travel, but now he tastes them in a different way, as if he has returned to the original era.

Li Li ate with gusto and asked, "Cousin-in-law, when you go to the United States this time, are you going to eat this every day?"

"Of course not!" Li Li said: "I study literary translation, focusing on English and French literature. My tutor, Professor Xu, suggested that I go to the UK or France to study for a PhD. This would be more beneficial to my studies, and I also want to go out and see it. Out into the world, look at Shakespeare’s hometown.”

That era is getting closer.

Li Li thought he had something to say, so she explained softly:

"Cousin-in-law, many students from our school go abroad, either on government or self-funded trips, to Japan, Europe and the United States, especially the United States. The world is huge, and they all want to go out and see it."

Fang Minghua was silent.

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

"It's really unbearable to eat this every day. I think it's not as delicious as the mutton dip and fried noodles in Xijing." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

The two found a seat and started eating.

Fang Minghua smiled, picked up the Coke cup and took a sip without saying anything.

"Going abroad?" Fang Minghua was stunned, put down the Coke cup and looked at Li Li, half joking and half serious:

"Did you go abroad because you wanted to eat this stuff?"

"I submitted an application to study abroad at Oxford University this spring, and my supervisor also wrote a letter of recommendation. I received an admission notice from Oxford University a few days ago."

"Have you told your parents about this? Tangtang doesn't seem to know about it either."

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

"How many years have you studied?"

"Do you know its meaning?"

"I know, it's the last five lines of the classic poem "The New Giant" by the American Jewish poet Emma Lazanos."

Fang Minghua replied and said.

Welcome,

The tired and the poor, the masses huddled together longing to breathe free,

The bustling and abandoned,

Poor people.

put these homeless

troubled people

Give it to me together.

I hold high the light of freedom!

Li Li was a little surprised, but she didn't say anything. She just took a sip of Coke silently.

Fang Minghua raised his Coke cup and said, "I wish you progress in your studies and success in your studies!"

"Thank you." The girl smiled sweetly and raised her Coke cup.

"I also wish you and my cousin a happy life and grow old together."

After breaking up with Li Li after dinner, Fang Minghua returned to the hotel, remembered what Li Li said during the meal, and decided to call Song Tangtang.

These days, there are no telephones in hotel rooms, so if you want to make long distance calls, you can only go to the post office. Unfortunately, the post office is not open at night.

At noon the next day, Fang Minghua hurried to the nearby post office after dinner and called Song Tangtang's home. When Song Tangtang answered, he told her that Li Li was going to study in the UK.

On the other side of the phone, Song Tangtang was silent for a moment before saying, "My second aunt came to my house to talk about this in the evening. She said that Lili was so ignorant that she didn't tell her parents about such a big thing in advance."

"What does your second aunt mean?"

"She didn't object, she was just a little reluctant."

"Oh, what about the tuition? It seems she paid for it herself this time."

"My second aunt's family has saved some over the years, and my parents and my grandparents will also give her some. Li Li said on the phone that she planned to go to the UK to study and work-study. Calculating this, the tuition for a few years will be That’s enough.”

"Also, I will change my job soon, and the army will give her a transfer fee, as well as the salary from the Red Army brother's company, which can give her 4000 yuan."

After listening to the girl's words, Fang Minghua pondered for a moment and said, "Tangtang, you'd better keep your money and I'll give it to her."

"you?"

"Just in time, I will give her the translation fee this time."

"How much?"

"I did the math and found out that the remuneration for the article she translated for me was about 3000 yuan. I will probably ask her to translate it later, so I will give her yuan as an advance. Now that you are out, study hard and don't think about working part-time. "

"Okay, I'll tell her."

The day of departure finally arrived. Fang Minghua and the three of them each carried a black suitcase. Fang Minghua and Zhang Xianliang appeared at the Capital Airport wearing the same white shirt and blue trousers, which immediately attracted the envious eyes of many passengers.

One look at this outfit, it looks like he is going abroad.

In fact, Fang Minghua didn't feel comfortable at all.

I really don’t understand why you have to dress so formally when you’re on a plane? After sitting for more than ten hours, my shirt and pants have become wrinkled.

Also, this shirt is not made of silk or cotton. It is the most popular kind of Liang in this era!

It sounds really good, but in fact it is not comfortable at all. It does not withstand the cold in winter and has poor breathability in summer. It feels cold when the weather is cold and feels stuffy when the weather is hot. It does not absorb sweat and sticks to the body when sweating. . It is extremely transparent when exposed to water.

When it rains, especially in summer, boys like to watch beautiful girls rushing out in the rain without taking umbrellas, and watch their clothes get soaked by the rain.

Things that I usually want to see but can't see are all exposed this time.

Fang Minghua would never wear good-quality clothes at home, but now he has no choice - the Writers Association and Comrade Jiang Xue have said that you must pay attention to your image when going abroad, starting from the moment you get on the plane!

But overall, I am quite happy, including Fang Minghua, who has never been abroad before in this era. He also wants to see what the United States was like in the 1980s?

Jiang Xue carefully explained to everyone the precautions on the plane and told them that there will be someone to pick them up when they arrive in the United States, so please don't run around.

Then everyone passed the boarding gate and embarked on their journey to the United States.

(End of this chapter)