Chapter 53 Section 1

Liu Hongyu accompanied his supervisor to attend the academic seminar. The local area has just got rid of the cold winter, the temperature is rising a little bit, and the spring is pleasant.Liu Hongyu finished attending the academic seminar on Thursday and Friday, and made an appointment to meet Shao Yimin on Saturday. Shao Yimin borrowed a Honda from the company and drove to the hotel to pick up Liu Hongyu. He was already waiting downstairs in advance. "You have already transferred to Polytechnic University, shall I take you to the most beautiful university in China to see the cherry blossoms?"

Liu Hongyu had no objection, but Shao Yimin was a little dumbfounded when he drove the car over. The traffic jam started a long way from the school gate. It seemed that they were tourists who were going to enter this famous university to enjoy the flowers. The traffic police were directing the flow of traffic. "My master is terrible, Hongyu, I only know how to search the Internet for the most unique local attractions at this time, but I didn't expect everyone to come over on the weekend." Liu Hongyu laughed: "Needless to say, you have been here for so long, have you never been here?"

"I've been here, but when I was studying, there weren't so many people following the car at that time." "Let's go, even if you go in like this, you will see more heads than flowers." Liu Hongyu said, "Why don't you go to your school, the ink lake behind seems to be very open." "How do you know about the lake behind our school? It's not famous." Liu Hongyu said with a smile: "After knowing which school you were admitted to, I deliberately searched for information on the Internet. Believe it or not, for a long time, I was a little excited when I saw the news about the Normal University here on the Internet and in newspapers. "

Shao Yimin also smiled, and slowly moved forward with the car, then turned the steering wheel and turned to another road to drive behind the Normal University.She never went back to Normal University after work, let alone to the ink lake.I couldn't help but hesitated for a moment, but immediately thought that she told Su Zhe to let go, but she obviously didn't let go completely.Can't look at the lake anymore because of a breakup by the lake?It's too ridiculous. When they arrived at the lake, Shao Yimin parked the car, and the two of them took a walk along the shore of the lake for a while. The weeping willows along the lake had just been covered with a layer of smoky green, and the soft spring breeze blew in, making people very comfortable.Sit down on a stone bench and look at the other side from a distance. The real estate development is more intensive.She thought, she was indeed worrying too much. Facing the sparkling lake surface under the warm spring sun, that night seemed to have gone away without a trace. Time is the best medicine. Only the beauty of early spring and the gentle wind are left.

"Yi Min, this city is really nice. The hill behind the University of Science and Technology and the lake behind your school are really enviable. Not to mention the pleasant climate now, Beijing is still terribly cold at the moment." Shao Yimin laughed: "It's the first time I've heard people praise the local climate. You must have heard that the summer here is notoriously hot, and the spring and autumn can be regarded as pleasant. The two seasons are very short. In spring, the temperature will be extremely hot even after a few days of sunshine. Sheng, after a rain in autumn, it’s almost winter, winter and summer are hard and long.”

"It sounds similar to the place I'm going to." Liu Hongyu also laughed, "MIT is close to Boston. It is said that it is hot and humid in summer and cold in winter. Many people receive offers from Stanford and Harvard next to MIT because of the climate. , would rather give up Harvard, let alone MIT." "Then why did you give up Stanford?" Liu Hongyu received a total of six offers, and Stanford came earlier than MIT, but after weighing, he still chose MIT, which is at least not as famous as Stanford in China. "The major over there is more in line with my ambition. The department I want to go to is ranked first in the United States, and I appreciate the madness of MIT. My parents are very angry with me. They think they are all full scholarships. And MIT doesn't have a big enough name."

Shao Yimin nodded slightly, she thought she could understand Liu Hongyu's choice: "When will you leave?" "It's mid-August, and I still have to finish my graduation project. Some of my classmates who got the offer and are going to the United States have already started blind dates." "No way?" She laughed again, "I'm leaving soon, how can I have time to develop a relationship with a girlfriend now?" "They didn't have time to talk slowly. It's like this every year. Since the end of February, there have been more girls in the graduate student corridor. Everyone knows that it is difficult to find a wife in the United States, especially for us who are studying science and engineering. The introducer Matching up, talking about getting married in a few months, and then going abroad together in August, this is still prudent. I know a brother who went to Princeton, and it only took 20 days from meeting a girl to getting married last year."

Shao Yimin seemed to be listening to the Arabian Nights. She never expected that such an unimaginable thing would happen in the university where Liu Hongyu stayed, which is famous all over the country for its science and engineering. "I really admire their courage. It's a big risk to decide to marry like this. Has anyone introduced you to a girlfriend?" "Yes," Liu Hongyu put on a mischievous smile, "I have received love letters, but I don't intend to try that." After a pause, he suddenly asked, "Yi Min, do you have a boyfriend now?" Her face turned red.She is usually estranged from others and has almost no personal contact with others. She has taken a relatively important position in the company and appears as Xu Huaying's confidant. No one dares to ask her such a question rashly, let alone Luo Yin. That way, as soon as you enter the newspaper office, someone will introduce you to your boyfriend.She didn't know why Liu Hongyu would ask this suddenly, so she could only shake her head honestly.

Liu Hongyu stared at her and said sincerely: "Yi Min, why don't you think about me. You are the girl I have liked since I was in high school. Now I am not asking you to agree to marry me and go to the United States immediately. I know you I have my own arrangements for life, I just ask you to consider me and accept me as your boyfriend, I will wait for your reply, as long as you want." Shao Yimin was seldom frightened, and at this time he was so frightened that he stared at Liu Hongyu with wide eyes, thinking, is the madness in their school a common phenomenon?But Liu Hongyu's expression was sincere, and he didn't mean to be joking at all.

"Hongyu, do you know what you're talking about? We've known each other for so long. Except for the one time you said you liked me when you graduated from high school, we've always been friends. I think you know better than your senior brother when you make such a suggestion. Getting married for more than 20 days is not much better." "We have known each other for almost ten years, okay? I have seriously considered it. Maybe the only obstacle between us before was the distance. If we were in a city, I would have started pursuing you a long time ago." "What kind of consideration is this? You are going to a farther place soon."

"So I have to say this first, at least there is still a little chance, otherwise I will regret it for the rest of my life. Yimin, you have no intention of being single, right? What kind of boyfriend do you want in the future, or Say, what kind of requirements do you have for marriage?" Shao Yimin was a little tongue-tied: "I...Of course I hope he is a rational and responsible person who can tolerate my eccentricity, we can get along happily and trust each other..." Luo Yinming also asked her similar questions, she He was always fluent in speech, but now he stuttered for the first time, "There is a common plan for the future, and... I can't tell, Hongyu, this is too stupid." "I think our ideas are very close. I have always admired your character, and never thought that it was a shortcoming that needs to be tolerated. As long as you agree, we can try to start a relationship. Of course you would like to marry me and go abroad together. , but with your character, I guess I'm not that lucky. I'm willing to wait for you there, as long as you want." "Hongyu, are you suggesting that we have a relationship between two places? Distance is the enemy of all emotions, I can't promise you. When you go to a new place and integrate into a new environment, you will naturally meet new people, and there are infinite possibilities Waiting for you. It's not fair to either of us for you to bind yourself or me with this." "No, I don't intend to restrain you, Yi Min. Before you agree to marry me, you can have the freedom of choice. I know that you have always been serious and responsible to others and yourself, so I am willing to trust your choice. If you If you find someone more suitable, please let me know in time." "Uh, this is really crazy." Shao Yimin was a little speechless, but Liu Hongyu looked at her sincerely, "That means you are the same?" "Theoretically, I should be the same, but the place I'm going to is MIT. You can check it online and you will know that the academic burden there is terribly heavy. My plan is to finish my doctoral program in four years. Means I may not even have time to cross the Boston Bridge. And I know very well that the one I like is you, and there is no way I have the time or interest to meet another girl. If you will trust me, my It is recommended to only restrain myself." Shao Yimin was completely stunned, she did not expect to have such a conversation when meeting her old classmates.After a long time, she smiled wryly: "Hongyu, you seem to be keen on surprising me. You were the first to tell me that you like me, and the first to propose to me. Your suggestion is very...generous, but I'm sorry, I still can't agree. It's so unfair to you." Liu Hongyu looked at her with a smile: "Right now I can't give you more, Yi Min. The full scholarship I got is just more than 20,000 US dollars a year after deducting tuition fees. In other words, I will live in poverty for several years. Until I graduate with a degree, fortunately, my major should have better career prospects. The only thing I can promise you is that I am willing to hand over my future to you." "I'm very touched, really. But..." She didn't know what to say, "Hey, are you really here for a meeting? I don't know what kind of seminar can stimulate you to think like this." "I didn't think about it on the spur of the moment, Yi Min. In fact, I hesitated for a long time. Last time you went to Beijing on a business trip, I almost wanted to muster up the courage to tell you, but at that time, my future was uncertain, and I had no right to take my own concerns Come to bother you. After I got the OFFER, the first person I want to tell is you. If I don’t hold this meeting, I will definitely come here. Although I only got a scholarship, after all, I have a lot of confidence in the future. With a little more confidence, if I don’t tell you, I think you will probably always regard me as a classmate you can talk to.” "I still don't know how to say it, Hongyu, you have also been in love, and you think that two people like us may skip the love part and talk about marriage like your unreliable senior brother ?" "We still have time. My graduation project is not a big problem. The rest is to apply for passports and visas. If everything goes well, we will leave in late August. If you have no objections, we can use this time to get to know each other better. If we think we can continue the discussion , the network is also very convenient.” Shao Yimin was stunned again, and Liu Hongyu reached out to hold her hand.She retracted slightly, but she still stopped in his hand. She didn't dislike this firm and warm contact, but she was very dazed. She raised her eyes and looked at him who was sitting beside her. After a moment of hesitation, she said: "But……" "Don't worry about it. You should think about it before answering me. My proposal is valid for a long time. If you reject it right away, it will hurt my heart too much."