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

Although the sky is grey-blue, when you walk on the streets of the Chicago River, your eyes are filled with the warm yellow light of sodium lamps, and there are also cold-toned light beams of LEDs. When you look up, you can see the towers surrounded by blue and white lights standing among the buildings. The room is like a large-scale work of art. The seamless compatibility of cold and warm colors proves that the construction of the CBD area can still show a sense of high-end and beauty even without colorful neon lights.

It was still evening, and the streets were still bustling with people and traffic.

Although Chicago is known as the Sin City, in fact most accident-prone areas every year are limited to remote neighborhoods, subway stations and laneways. In the truly economically prosperous CBD area, people are still coming and going even at 11 or 12 p.m. The likelihood of violent bloodshed is not high.

On the long riverside scenic road, Lin Nian tugged on the collar of his sweatshirt, letting the river breeze blowing from the sparkling Chicago River on the left get into his clothes. The orange-gold river water flowed down the river, and the iron bridge on the river It was raised up to allow many lighted cruise ships that patrol the river at night to pass slowly.

Lin Nian put his hands into his trouser pockets. The temperature in Chicago at night was no longer as hot as it was during the day, but in such a noisy and prosperous city, even the occasional wind was full of steaming warmth, making people's minds wander. The nostrils expanded and I couldn't help but take a few more breaths. It was the glitz and glamor of the big city at night.

In the end, they chose to walk. Maybe it was a coincidence. The Hyatt Hotel and the pizza shop Su Xiaoqiang booked were not far away, only about 1.5 miles. Taking into account the traffic problems during the evening rush hour, it was estimated that it would take fifteen miles to take a car. Minutes go up. On the contrary, walking will be more convenient and the effect of traveling will be better. Just walk south along the Chicago River outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel and you can get there.

According to Su Xiaoqiang's plan for tonight's activities, after eating pizza, they can walk directly east along the street and soon reach the Green Park near Lake Michigan, where the Art Institute of Chicago and the famous Millennium Park are located. and Crown Fountain. In the science fiction movie "Source Code" which was released in the first half of the year, the silver pea where the protagonist finally stopped, that is, "Cloud Gate" is in that area.

Lin Nian had no objections to this plan, or in other words, he was tolerant of many of Su Xiaoqiang's requests. In this way, gradually throughout the school year, the girl who was originally a little restrained and restrained was brought back to her original state. That little goddess who is always in high spirits, lively and indulgent.

As for whether she would get into trouble occasionally, Lin Nian never worried about these issues. Although Su Xiaoqiang was happy, she handled some interpersonal relationships and local affairs much better than Lin Nian. With the advantage of cultivated emotional intelligence, you can know whether to advance or retreat at many times.

This can be seen from the time when she was managing the close relationship between herself and Lin Nian in high school. Even if she lost some wisdom due to love, she and Lin Nian have always been in a relatively safe and safe relationship. Distance and handling of interpersonal relationships are all excellent.

During the summer vacation when he returned to Binhai City after the first academic year, Su Xiaoqiang, in addition to the "daily routine" prescribed by the college, spent most of his time dealing with the affairs of Su's father's local company in Binhai City.

Recently, I heard that the country had received rumors in advance that the country might re-pave the "Silk Road" and prepare to launch a national economic strategy. The Su Group's strategic direction has gradually turned to cooperation with the Third World, that is, vigorously deepening peace and cooperation with the Third World. Mining transactions between developing countries use rare earth and molybdenum resources, which account for the largest proportion of enterprises, to complement minerals such as bauxite, iron, potassium salts, etc.

At the family banquet that Lin Nian was present during the summer vacation, Su's father drank too much and boasted to Lin Nian that their people had discovered a nearly 10-million-ton mineral deposit in Turkey in the Black Sea Basin.

As an Asian mining company, he is deepening cooperation with Turkish officials through the green channel laid for the "Silk Road" and trying to get the mining rights. At the same time, he is contacting the Laurent family in Europe to request mining technology. Support, although it is unlikely that he will directly eat the entire mine in the end, but as long as this thing can be done and he gets a share of the pie, then his title as the boss of Asia's largest mine will be confirmed.

In fact, Lin Nian never thought that Su Huaquan was so capable. Perhaps Elizabeth Laurent, who had promised to support the mining industry, also did not expect it. But it is true that this middle-aged man single-handedly deepened the relationship between a school board member and a member of the board of directors. Lin Nian's connection (the Laurent family tacitly acknowledged that Su Huaquan's future career was laid for Lin Nian in advance).

People who know these secrets say that Su Xiaoqiang has a good life, and that people only hold power and strength with their left and right hands in life, and money is power. In this regard, Su Xiaoqiang does have a good father who dares to fight. I am afraid that in less than a year, she will have an additional title of 'Su Family's Daughter'. Even in the mixed race world, enough money and power can make a qualitative difference. will receive the same amount of respect.

As for power, Lin Nian, who has been standing behind Su Xiaoqiang, is the perfect representative. The forces of Hilbert Jean Angers have been tied up with the interest groups behind this girl, regardless of each other.

This also gave Su Xiaoqiang at Kassel College the nickname "2nd Princess Austen", which means "Jane Austen", the talented person who wrote "Pride and Prejudice" and is known as the originator of Mary Sue dramas. The female writer probably feels that everything Su Xiaoqiang gets now is so enviable and enviable.

A very classic "Anne Hathaway effect", but nothing too extreme happened. From time to time, someone in the Night Watch forum would try to seduce such a bitch "Princess Austin", beat her bones hard, and try to snatch the non-existent diamond crown on her head.

Su Xiaoqiang never responded to these slightly malicious posts, and she never expressed disgust at the name "2nd Austin Princess" because she found that among her roommates in the same dormitory, the senior named Chen Motong was It's the "1th Princess Austin" - who told the red-haired witch to take over "Prince Gattuso" when she took office in Kassel.

The pearl comes first. Whenever Su Xiaoqiang is ridiculed by the nickname "2nd Austin Princess", she will humbly retaliate with the words Chen Motong taught her: Everything I do now is just a poor imitation of senior Nono.

This collusive Austin Alliance really left others with no choice but to stop the rumors. After all, most of the girls at Cassel Academy are not in bad condition. This does not mean that they have more choices and therefore give up easily. But precisely because their conditions are so great, their excellent bloodlines and cutting-edge education give them extreme self-confidence, so they have always been good girls who never give up.

Under the policy of the Chinese Academy, everyone in the academy has more or less mastered some idioms, and what is certain is that those girls have the same idiom in their idiom vocabulary, which is polished and polished every day, gaining momentum. Ready to go.

This idiom is called: The future is long.

Lin Nian raised his head and glanced in front of him. Su Xiaoqiang was playing with the new girl named Xia Mi. As expected, girls are made of sugar and spices. When mixed together, some sparks and warmth were generated and they turned into a lump. divide each other.

The two of them should have completely played together before they knew each other for more than a day. This may be due to the fact that Su Xiaoqiang has some elements of a social terrorist in it, or maybe the girl named Xia Mi was so sweet when she saw Su Xiaoqiang. The sweet "Senior Sister" was really deep in the heart of the little goddess, and she immediately waved her hand and said: This junior sister, I am hot!

Judging from their current close relationship, Lin Nian felt that as soon as the seven-day stay in Chicago was over, he would have to sit in a private seat when he returned to the Lions Heart Club of the college. Today, when the Lion Heart Club and the Student Union are increasingly competing against each other, the Lion Heart Club recruits one more student who is very likely to be rated 'A' in the 3E exam. It has to be said that it puts another powerful weight on the scales. Weights.

Having managed to recruit a new student with 'A' level potential so easily, should I try to get Chu Zihang to put the little goddess in the recruitment department of this year's Lion Heart Club?

Lin Nian, who was blowing the river breeze, looked at the backs of the two girls. One of them was wearing a summer skirt, and the other was wearing hot pants and a white T-shirt with one shoulder exposed. Their arms were pressed together like a pair of best friends who had known each other for many years. The shadows cast by the halo are so beautiful, attracting many pedestrians on the roadside.

A fashionable street photographer also offered to take a photo of them along the Chicago River, and they did not refuse, showing off their smiling faces without any pretense under the flash.

Lin Nian stood not far away and looked at them until one of them seemed to notice and turned to look towards him.

The girl named Xia Mi was looking at him. Under the river breeze and the warm orange sodium lamp, she raised her hand to stop the hair that was blown by the wind at the tip of her nose. There was a straight golden river above her head, and her eyes were slightly brown. It reflects the entire Chicago evening.

A very beautiful girl.

This was the first time that Lin Nian took a closer look at her face. After learning about the existence of such a girl from Su Xiaoqiang's phone call in the morning, it was only now that he had "met" this girl named Xia Mi for the first time. girl.

Should we call them a family? Lin Nian stopped and turned to look at the boy who had been following him and tugging at the tail of his sweatshirt. He sighed inexplicably.

At the same time, Lu Mingfei, who was standing next to Chu Zihang after the shooting, pointed at his nose and seemed to want to take a photo, but the photographer politely told him that it was 30 US dollars per photo and that no bargaining was allowed. After giving Lu Mingfei a bad look, the photographer turned to look at Lin Nian, his eyes lit up, and he ran over quickly.

"Can I take a photo of the two of you? It's free, but I hope you can keep a negative to promote your work."

Lin Nian turned his head, glanced at the photographer, and then at Xia Wang behind him. The boy was still turning his head to look at the glittering Chicago River. The night view of the bustling city seemed to be even more attractive to him than during the day. Those blue eyes had been wide open since leaving the Hyatt Regency Hotel, as if they wanted to put every shining light in the city into them.

"No need." Lin Nian said. He has never been interested in taking photos. The awareness of anti-reconnaissance during the training of the execution department led him to avoid any behavior that may be photographed during field missions. When he sees the camera in the corner, he wants to shoot the gun.

"You can take a photo! Brother, you are very photogenic!" A lively voice came from the front. Lin Nian saw Xia Mi jumping over from behind the photographer, holding hands behind his back.

"No, you should shoot with your brother more than me." Lin Nian said lightly, taking a step sideways, revealing the boy holding the tail of his clothes from behind.

"I don't need it, I just took the photo." Xia Mi stood in front of Lin Nian and looked at this senior brother, his eyes filled with the halo of the lights.

"But you haven't photographed with him." Lin Nian ignored the pretty girl's lively eyes and spoke in a very calm tone. Maybe even he himself didn't notice a trace of emotion in that calm tone.

"Go over and take a photo with your sister." Lin Nian gently held Xia Wang's back with his right hand, brought him to Xia Mi's side, and then walked forward without waiting for Xia Mi to say anything.

When he was about to leave, he felt resistance on his clothes. When he looked back, it was Xia Wang who was holding him, as if he didn't want him to go.

"Okay. Xia Wang, don't bother senior brother." Xia Mi gently untied Xia Wang's hand from Lin Nian's. He seemed to have noticed something and glanced at Lin Nian apologetically.

But Xiawang didn't let go.

"Be obedient." Lin Nian looked at Xia Wang and said softly.

The hand holding his clothes loosened.

Lin Nian wanted to say something else, but in the end he just shook his head and walked away without saying anything. After a while, the photographer's voice came from behind asking the two people to adjust their posture and position.

Chu Zihang, who was standing by a tree not far away, watched Lin Nian approaching and asked in a moderate voice, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

Chu Zihang didn't say anything, but just turned his attention to Xia Mi, who was taking photos with Xia Wang in his arms. The meaning was self-evident.

Chu Zihang realized that Lin Nian was already slightly dissatisfied with Xia Mi, a new student, before they even met him. As for the reason, it could only be Xia Wang.

But Lin Nian still said, "It's just a small matter."

Regarding the fact that Xia Mi was not optimistic about Xia Wang, Lin Nian felt a little disconnected in his heart, but he never showed it.

Some things are so small that it seems unnecessary to say them, but if you don't say them, the connection will always be there and deep-rooted.

"I'll have a few words with her later." Chu Zihang said.

"No, it's just a new student. Please keep an eye on that child. He's in trouble." Lin Nian waved his hand and walked forward to find Su Xiaoqiang in front of him.

Chu Zihang stood under the tree and looked at the two siblings taking pictures not far away. Before the white light of the SLR camera flashed, there was only a faint black outline of the girl with her back to the golden river.

Before the photographer took the photo, Xia Mi suddenly raised his right hand high, straightening every line of the black outline. Every line was so moving. The raised arm was like a swan's neck, blending into the into the golden river flowing behind him.

Suddenly there was a cicada chirping on the tree overhead. It was a rare thing to hear the cicada chirping at night. Once it started, it was out of control. The cicadas from one end to the other end of the street started chirping.

The photographer pressed the shutter, and the flash exposed, illuminating the figures of the brother and sister, but Chu Zihang did not continue to look at it. When the cicadas were chirping, he walked forward. Maybe even he didn't notice himself. His pace was a little faster than usual, as if if he didn't move, something would catch up with him from behind.

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