The fragrance of flowers in life club selection 79 web/mobile

  Turn on the computer and run your own QQ. As expected, both Brother and Gu Qing's avatars are lit up, it seems they also bought computers. Many times, everyone's thinking is consistent in many ways.

  "How have you been adapting to school life these two days?" Kafi sent a message over and soon received a response.

  "Ka Fei, you also bought a computer? I'm choosing courses now." Brother quickly replied.

  "Stanford is beautiful, come play when you have time!" Gu Qing also replied with a message.

  "What club are you guys planning to choose? By the way, I visited some seniors over the past two days and they gave me some advice, which I've shared in the group..."

  "Thanks, my brother also told me a lot of things to pay attention to in college. And, Kafi, I've taken many photos recently and have been thinking when you guys will be online..."

  "I..."

  After chatting online for a while, Kai Fei also entered the Harvard University course selection interface to choose the courses she needed. After discussing with Luona and others, several people chose "International Situation", "Economics" ... At least there are several courses that everyone can attend together, and then discuss together.

  What about the community?

  Kai Fei opened the school's club introduction and was shocked. There were more than 600 student clubs. 546 of them had established their own websites, and 302 of them had been recognized by the school...

  Kai Fei stared at the computer, carefully reading the introduction of Harvard University's club.

  Harvard University's student organizations can be roughly divided into five categories. One is faith-based organizations, such as the Republican Club and the Palestine Solidarity Committee.

  Secondly, professional academic clubs, such as Chemistry Club;

  Three are arts-related student organizations, such as the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and the Magic Society.

  Four is service-oriented student organizations, such as Red Cross friends (AmeriRedCross, Harvard Friends of).

  Fifth is regional 'sex' community, this type of community has the largest number, just like Chinese Students Association (eseStudentsAssociation), this is definitely a must-join!

  The Chinese Students Association and the "Hua" Jian Association have been outlined, but when it comes to choosing a service-oriented community, Ka Fei is a bit hesitant. Which one is better? It's not very clear about their specific situation, looking at past activity experiences, there are too many, too tired! If only an American could introduce himself!

  "Rona!" Hearing her roommate's voice outside, Kafi's eyes lit up and she happily ran to open the door. "Great timing, I just wanted to ask you something."

  "Huh?" Lona blinked her eyes at the small Chinese 'girl', who was tiny but looked very lively.

  "Recommend one then, what kind of club do you think is more suitable? You're locals, shouldn't you know better which clubs will do something valuable?" Kafi asked with a humble face.

  "What's valuable? What do you mean?"

  "For example, organizations like the Red Cross, or international poverty alleviation associations, and environmental protection associations... " Ka Fei thought for a moment, roughly just these!

  "Well, do you want to join these? Are they all service-type clubs? Don't you think it's better to join some clubs that can improve your abilities and accomplishments, like the debate team or literary society?" Rona was a bit puzzled, didn't most people usually prioritize joining those kinds of clubs? They're prestigious and you can learn a lot from them.

  "But I think service-based clubs might be more suitable for me! I'm not familiar with American society, and to understand America, I need to experience some life and training. This kind of experience providing services to the underprivileged is exactly what I need. Coming from a developing country, I want to know how American society helps its vulnerable groups, and what's different compared to my home country..."

  "You're really special!" Lona always felt that the Chinese girl in front of her seemed to have a very special temperament, and her thoughts didn't seem to be those of an ordinary student at this age.

  "Thank you!" When it came to others' praise, Kafi had always been calm and collected. "Give me a suggestion, which club is more suitable for me?"

  "Have you considered 'Red Cross Club'? "Lona searched online for the club and gave her opinion, "Many Americans will volunteer to go to hospitals to take care of seriously ill patients. This is also an opportunity to interact with people from all walks of life in America, and Harvard University's medical school is very strong."

  "Ah, thank you! And you?" After some consideration, Ke Fei drew a symbol behind the Red Cross friend, although there were several other clubs that he was also reluctant to give up, but unfortunately, one's energy is limited.

  "I? I joined the computer association, I like computers, I plan to apply for Microsoft or IBM after graduation, and I also chose the orchestra, when I'm worried, I play the violin to relax... it's pretty good..."

  "What about Karin and Jesse?"

  "Carlin seems to have chosen the dance club and debate team, and one other... 'Asian-African Political Economy Research Committee', she seems to be pretty interested in economics. Jesse, um..." Lona furrowed her brow, as if trying to remember what clubs Jesse had joined.

  "Didn't she choose?"

  "Not very clear, it seems like she didn't say."

  "Oh." Kafi clearly sensed Jesse's discomfort in front of both Lona and Karin, seemingly self-deprecating about his build and appearance. Strange? Would someone who got into Harvard care about such trivial things?

  "It's strange, you chose 'Hana' Sword Association, will you use the 'Hana' sword?" Lona looked at Kaifi's choice in surprise.

  "I won't!" Kafi replied honestly.

  "You won't choose me?"

  "It's precisely because I don't know how that I want to learn! I've never played with a 'hua' sword before, and it's a rare opportunity to try it out!"

  "Really?" Rona couldn't imagine someone with no foundation would choose that kind of sport. "What did you used to do before?"

  "I've learned a lot of things, but none of them very thoroughly!"

  "What is it?"

  "What I've studied the longest is singing and classical Chinese literature, these two are what I like the most." Ka Fei was too embarrassed to mention other things she had studied, there were too many, too miscellaneous, not 'fluent' either, so she didn't say them out loud to avoid losing face, it's better to just say she doesn't know.

  "What did Jesse used to study?" Lona suddenly remembered that she wasn't very clear about Jesse's situation and asked casually while having dinner at the restaurant in the evening.

  "Ain't y'all learnin' the same thing?" Jesse said with a thick Southern drawl, sounding somewhat puzzled.

  "Huh? No, I'm asking if you've ever taken classes in piano or dance?"

  "No."

  "How about sports?"

  "Nor is there."

  "Huh? Then..."

  "Jessie, what club did you choose?" Seeing Jessie's face didn't look good, Kafi interrupted Lona's inquiry.

  "I haven't chosen a club yet."

  "Why?" Karin and Lona were both active in their former school and seemed to not quite understand the behavior of avoiding school activities.

  "I don't know what I'm supposed to choose, I don't know anything," Jesse muttered.

  Caffee keenly sensed her inferiority, perhaps not all students at Harvard were strong like Lona and Karin, there must be some different people, Jesse came from a small town in the central United States, that kind of small-town culture and Harvard's urban culture must have been very different, just like rural children who took the college entrance examination in the past, facing city kids with various specialties, the grades they had always been proud of were useless, and they couldn't compare to others in other aspects, the sense of loss was imaginable!

  "Want to come with me to the 'Hua' Jian She? I've never touched a 'Hua' sword before, it's just what I wanted to learn."

  "I..."

  "What's this, Laura? You don't even 'flower' a sword. What are you doing joining the Flower Sword Society?" Jesse hadn't spoken yet when Carlin's astonished voice rang out.

  "It's strange, it's precisely because I don't know that I want to go. If I already knew, why would I still go?" Kafi replied confidently, if you don't understand then you should learn!

  "You... " A different way of thinking, a straightforward and confident answer left Karin speechless on the spot. "Cough cough, forget it, you'll understand when you go in!"

  "What's so special about the 'Hana' Sword Society?" Kaifi wondered.

  "You'll see for yourself. Rhonda, guess what? I tried out for the squad and made it past the first cut! I'm hoping to be captain by next semester, I..." Carlin excitedly changed the subject and started telling Rhonda about her situation with the squad.

  "Made up your mind? Want to go together?" Kafi asked Jesse in a low voice.

  "Me..." Jesse didn't know what to say.

  "Never mind, take a few days to think about it, and let me know when you've decided!" Kafi wasn't one to 'pressure' others, giving Jesse his own space.

  School has started, and it's the same as universities in China, where you have to attend classes on your own without any reminders from teachers. However, there is one difference: the school's administrative staff will record students' attendance, and 5 minutes before each class, they will take away the attendance sheet.

  All students' class schedules are published online, including the teachers who teach them and the books required for classes. The teachers will publish all this information online, and you can purchase the books according to their requirements.

  Looking at the thick stack of books on her desk, Katie couldn't help but sigh. Last semester was not easy, and buying these books had cost her several hundred dollars, which is equivalent to several thousand yuan. Oh my god, this was her living expenses for a whole year!

  Do you want to work part-time?

  Kai Fei was secretly calculating that his family had saved 2 million yuan for his education fund, and no matter how he "spent" it, he couldn't spend it all. It seemed that his four years of university would be relatively easy, and he could devote more time to studying.

  After thinking for a while, I fell onto the 'bed', and began to feel sentimental, "Having money is really great!"

  Harvard, Yale, Stanford, words that shine with a halo and mysterious colors in people's eyes, but only when you really walk into it do you discover that it is not so benevolent to everyone!

  Kaiyun, Kaifei, Gu Qing, Lan Qi had a hard time!

  Everyone who goes abroad to study has a hard time!

  English is really too important, having passed TORFL, able to communicate smoothly, but actually mastering these English skills is not enough!

  Four people's English is not bad, 'communication' in this regard can be said to be completely problem-free, but listening to calculus in English, discussing politics with others in English, and 'communicating' philosophy with others in English... This is not an easy thing to do!

  Kaiyun sighed heavily as he looked at the calculus book in his hand!

  Speaking in English is no problem for me, but understanding a professor's lecture on microcalculus in English is just kidding!

  Listened to a week of classes, completely listening to heavenly books, professors talk about what they don't understand themselves!

  Listening to those unfamiliar professional terms, Kaiyun felt like he was being driven crazy!

  On the first day of school, listening to the teacher's astronomical explanation, Kaiyun was stunned. Starting from the second day, she brought coffee and stayed in the Yale library, flipping through thick math books, on the one hand to translate them, and on the other hand to understand them, "get" them. Kaiyun felt that she hadn't smiled all week.

  But fortunately, in my dormitory, there is a Korean, two Indians and a Singaporean. It's not that easy, at least every night when I come back from the library, I can hear painful cries coming from their room.

  My heart feels slightly comforted!

  This is a famous school!

  Behind every glorious achievement is a series of unknown difficult sacrifices!

  Gu Qing hugged the thick administrative book and cried again. She herself couldn't remember how many times she had cried this week at Stanford.

  Life in a prestigious school is very rich and colorful, but behind the rich life is the need to study hard. For foreign students who come abroad to study, the biggest difficulty should be language!

  I asked several friends and they all said the same thing. Normally, communication flows smoothly, but once it involves a professional field, people become deaf and dumb!

  When he first arrived at Stanford, the teacher was talking non-stop in class, and Gao Qing was completely confused. The teacher's obvious accent and fast speech made it difficult for him to adapt.

  "In class one day, the teacher suddenly pointed at Gu Qing and said, 'Can you tell me what this explains?' This sentence Gu Qing did understand, but as for what question was being asked before, and what problem it explained, Gu Qing had no idea."

  "Sorry!" Qīng Xiū was so embarrassed that she didn't even know how she sat down.

  He called Ka Fei and found out that Ka Fei's side was the same, Kai Yun and Lan Qi were all the same. Gu Qing cried loudly on the phone, after crying, she wiped away her tears and continued to do what she had to do.

  This is the stage that must be experienced when going abroad!

  Apart from not understanding the teacher's lectures, Gū Qīng found that he and others were completely unable to 'communicate'.

  Is this cultural difference?

  Is this due to differences in cultural background?

  Gu Qing thought of his recent conversation with his parents and secretly shed tears.

  "Be clear, don't regret! There's no hurdle in life that can't be overcome!" Mom's gentle voice echoed in my ear.

  It's so touching that it makes people burst into tears.

  Yes, don't regret it.

  Since you've come, don't regret it, everyone is the same!

  There is no hurdle in life that can't be overcome!

  Kafi sipped her coffee, gazing at her haggard face in the mirror. She touched it with her hand, as if she had lost weight. "Sigh, I've got dark circles under my eyes now. Fortunately, I'd mentally prepared myself for this; otherwise, how could I have faced it?"

  Although it's tough, Ka Fei's mentality is still very good and she's not that tired anymore. It's just when facing her teammates, she has to say so, otherwise she really fears adding another straw to their already heavy burden.

  In Kaepi's dormitory, the one who is really struggling is not Kaepi, but Jesse. Jesse faces the same problems as Ka Yun Qing and others.

  Jessie had a tough time at Harvard, couldn't understand the lectures, spoke with a rural accent, and was ignorant of many things that everyone else knew, while many things she did know were laughed at by others.

  What Jesse couldn't stand was that Laura, a Chinese person, had better adaptability than herself, and she was always smiling.

  Jesse stared at the thick stack of textbooks on her desk, forcing herself to open a book and study, but her mind was a jumbled mess and she couldn't focus on anything. She thought about how she usually interacted with Rowan and Caroline, and Caroline's haughty expression that seemed to hold disdain for her. Jesse began to regret coming to Harvard. She didn't understand why she had put herself through this humiliation, and she missed the days back home where no one looked down on her.

  Every time Laura and Carlin are at odds, Jesse feels a subtle joy because she thinks she's finally useful. Every time the two argue, she goes out to mediate, and they pause their dispute. With this mindset, Jesse somehow hopes that Laura and Carlin will argue every day so others will notice her.

  And then go comfort Laura who was cold-shouldered by Karin, so she will take herself as a friend!

  Jesse mistakenly took herself and Laura as people with the same disease, attributed Karin and Lona to strong figures, felt that she was not as good as them and did not dare to get close to them, and actually pinned her hopes on Kafi.

  "Cai Cai, what are you busy with? It's been a week since school started, and your big sister still doesn't have time to show her face and meet up?" Kafi jokingly teased her good friend online.

  "Please, Laura, you have no idea how weird my cousin is. You know? As soon as school started, she dragged me to her club and asked me to help her organize those documents. Oh my god, three whole cabinets of documents! She actually wants me to input all these documents into the computer, I..."

  "You're busy, I'll leave first!" Hearing this, Ke Fei quickly slipped away. If he didn't leave now, soon Cai Cai would ask him to help with something, and refusing wouldn't be an option!

  "Laura, Laura, you heartless guy!" Cai Cai looked at Laura for a long time without any reaction, so she angrily sent over an explosive.

  "Professor, our Chinese little friend is now studying at Harvard. She sent an email and was originally planning to come visit us after the start of school, but she told me that she must immediately adapt to Harvard's teaching rhythm and can't make it for the time being. Please give my regards to the professor!" Tony reported with a smile after finishing his work, telling Professor Hanson, who had just returned from a business trip in France, about the Chinese girl Laura.

  "Is that so? Let her have the time to come to Boston, unfortunately, the medical school and undergraduate are separate, otherwise I would like this Chinese girl to enter my lab for study!" Professor Hantson was a bit regretful.

  "She should be able to come over during her vacation, and then the professor can meet her. I'm really looking forward to the tea she brews! Hehe!"

  "Give her some Chinese materials and let her translate them into English. As for translation, I still think hers is the most accurate."

  "Alright!"

  "So I said that China's development harmed American interests!" The argument between Carlin and Laura resumed after class.

  "You need to 'get' it clear, this is normal market competition, there's no harm to anyone's interests, and from a big perspective, Americans are the beneficiaries of China's economic rise. Without a large number of made-in-China goods, could Americans buy such high-quality things at such cheap prices?

  Kafi shot back with a retort, the biggest benefit of this month-long verbal sparring match with Karin is that his English level has improved rapidly, every day he has to look up various vocabulary to organize his language."

  "How to compare, how to compete, you Chinese sacrifice your own environment, sacrifice your own health and use many illegal means to manufacture a large number of cheap goods. These cheap goods enter the United States, affecting the normal market economy of the United States, causing a large number of factories to go bankrupt and a large number of workers to lose their jobs. You still say that China's economic development is beneficial to the United States?"

  "You can't ask us to sacrifice our environment and compete with you on that basis, you can't ask our workers to go into those low-wage conditions, your production environment doesn't even meet the standards of American law, it's unfair competition from China, taking advantage of cheap labor in your country, dumping goods at low prices into the US..."

  "Carlin, I'd like to ask you a question. If there were no Chinese goods entering the US market, how much do you think you could buy a high-quality wool sweater for? And without Chinese goods, what do you think prices of many products on the market would be like now? Admittedly, the entry of Chinese goods does harm some American workers' interests, but why don't you compare it from the perspective of the entire society? Look at how much everyone's spending on goods has decreased compared to before, even for those unemployed workers, their household consumption is far lower than before when there were no Chinese goods. From a social perspective, isn't America benefiting? But people often can't see the hidden benefits, all you see are the superficially harmed interests, and simply from that aspect, saying China's economic rise harms American interests, don't you think that's too rash?"

  Karin's words stuck in her throat.

  Caffy is in a great mood, finally got one back! In the past when debating with Carlin, it was all because of my poor English skills, having something to say but unable to express it. Now I can finally write such a long piece so effortlessly...

  Karin wasn't one to be rash, she thought for a moment and didn't say anything else. She had to admit that Laura's words made some sense. While it was true that the influx of Chinese goods hurt American workers who lost their jobs, Laura pointed out that American society as a whole benefited from it. After all, no one in her family was a worker, and her parents' salaries hadn't decreased due to the entry of Chinese goods. It seemed that with the same salary, they could buy more things than before. From this perspective, it seemed that the entry of Chinese goods was good for her family. But what about the domestic media reports...

  Carin thought for a moment, looked up at Kafi and spoke in an unusually gentle tone, "Laurie, I admit you make some sense, but whether the increased welfare benefits paid by the government to unemployed workers are more or less than the profits gained by the government from international trade is still unclear. I need to check the data again, for now, I can't agree with your view."

  "Suit yourself!" Kafi smiled.

  "You're amazing! I used to be the captain of our school debate team!" After more than a month of arguing, Karin finally put aside her prejudices against Kafi.

  "I used to be the president of the school student council!" Kafi didn't dislike Carlin, she was just a typical proud American girl.

  "Hehe......" Not hitting is not familiar, perhaps it's a description of these two 'girls'. Cafi proved her own value with her actions, and Carin finally accepted Cafi a little.

  Jesse watched the two of them fooling around and somehow felt a sour feeling in her heart, as if she wasn't part of their world and was being excluded.

  It's been over a month since school started, and Kevin can't help but thank his good English foundation. Oh my god, he can finally keep up with the professor's teaching pace.

  This month has been hell!

  In order to adapt to the professor's teaching method as soon as possible, Kafi had no choice but to record the content of the professor's lecture with a recording device, go back to the dormitory and listen repeatedly, and then simulate. The only consolation is that the university courses have all been learned before, although the language is not understood, there is no problem with doing exercises, hehe, at least can be guessed.

  It's just like Lagrange interpolation, recognizing the English name and then looking at the two words 'interpolation', you can more or less guess what the question requires. In this regard, Ka Fei was much easier than others, where is the foundation before?

  Thank God!

  Kafi was easy-going, but she was an exception. The other three who were really studying in the US were not easy-going at all. Kai Yunlan Qi and Gu Qing both lost 5 pounds within a month.

  Three people all became fans of caffeine, no way out, 'forced'!

  Fortunately, in the second semester of high school, I learned some math courses for freshmen in advance, otherwise, people would really go crazy.

  Compared with others, the four people's study abroad experience is relatively easy.

  Firstly, they don't need to worry about living expenses and tuition fees;

  Secondly, their English is relatively fluent. Although they don't understand professional vocabulary very well, there's no big problem with daily communication and learning. After class, the only thing to focus on is one's own study. With more than a month of time, I can basically understand what the teacher means. Although not as abnormal as OpenFi, it's already no different from ordinary Americans. At least, the situation where the teacher asks questions and I don't understand will not happen again.

  Again, it's what people call cultural conflict. Before coming here, everyone was worried about encountering the kind of cultural conflicts that overseas students often talk about. However, for now, everything seems fine. Apart from a few foreigners who harbor hostility towards China, interactions with others have been relatively smooth.

  Few people on the internet also have a relatively relaxed attitude towards sex.

  "I used to think that American students had it easy, but I didn't expect them to be so tired too." On Saturday night, a group of people gathered online to chat.

  "Yes, before going to the United States, almost all of us had biases, thinking that studying in the US was easy, American university students had little homework, exams were easy, and it was all play. It wasn't until we actually arrived in the US that we realized how far off we were." Lancy nodded in agreement.

  "Yeah, I'm fine. In my freshman year, we didn't have many classes to choose from, and looking at other classmates, basically everyone was studying until 1 or 2 am before going back to rest, and then had to attend class on time at 8 am the next morning, so could only sleep for 6 or 7 hours a day." Gu Qing also chimed in with a few sentences.

  "Haha, when I was studying in China before, I thought it was already very diligent to stay up until 12 o'clock at night. Now in the US, going to bed at this time is absolutely considered lazy for a student. After so many years of studying, I have to say that studying in the US is the most tiring." Ke Fi also expressed her attitude.

  "It's okay, there are some easy schools in the US too, you'd better go if they want you."

  "They are all second or third-rate universities or 'wild chicken' universities. Look at everyone's attitude, as soon as it is mentioned, who doesn't have a disdainful attitude?"

  "Never mind all that, I think these university professors are really serious!" Lancy said with deep feeling.

  "I don't know about the situation in domestic universities, but the professionalism of professors at Yale University is truly admirable. Every professor who has taught me, whether it's a main course or an elective, is extremely serious and responsible, with very strict requirements, and they review students' assignments very carefully, not letting go of a single word or punctuation mark."

  "Almost all of our professors here work overtime with students, and they even proactively give students small lectures. You know, these professors are world-renowned authorities!"

  "Objectively speaking, Harvard and Yale are ranked among the top in the world, and their tuition fees are also among the highest. Let's calculate it: Tsinghua University's annual tuition is less than $1,000, while Harvard and Yale's annual tuition is around $30,000 to $40,000, a difference of several tens of times. The dedication and 'perfectionism' of Harvard and Yale professors should also be the best in the world."

  "It's almost like this, thinking about it makes me feel that China is probably not much worse than other countries after all!"

  "Hehe, right, is there another life?"

  "What's the point, now I'm working harder than an ox, sleeping later than a dog, getting up earlier than a chicken, eating worse than a pig. Oh, maybe slightly better than a pig. After all that hard work, can I even afford to go out and have some fun? It's been over a month since school started, and I've only gone out once."

  "Go out again? I have no interest at all now, I just feel that Americans' lives are really too 'miserable'. Cambridge is a big city after all, but once it's around 6 or 7 pm in the evening, shops start closing one by one. There are very few hotels and entertainment venues that operate until midnight, only a handful of bars that stay open all night have become gathering places for many students. For someone who is used to the hustle and bustle of China, once they arrive in America, they will feel that Americans live too 'miserably'."

  "Are they pitiful? I now only hope we can get through this semester properly, or else it will be us who are pitiful in the end with this damned elimination system!"

  "It's also a driving force, after all, without pressure there is no motivation, and now we are competing with the top students from all over the world, high-level competition, and it's those small differences that determine fate."

  "This is the path we have chosen, isn't it?"

  After hanging up, several people were lost in thought. This is the path we chose, isn't it?

  Around 10 o'clock in the evening, Ke Fei received a call from her mother.

  "Mom, how's the trip going?" From her mother's email, Ka Fei knew that her mom had been having a great time recently. She even learned to be like those fashionable donkey friends, carrying a big backpack and starting a leisurely journey with men and women she met on the road.

  Looking at the photos of mom's trip to Huangshan, she really looks elegant and refreshing!

  Mom has lost weight, wearing a nice hiking suit and windbreaker pants, looking very spirited. Maybe she really has more contact outside now, and overall, Mom's complexion is extremely good, looking like she's very satisfied with her current situation.

  "It's okay, I've seen a lot of things and learned a lot too. Before, I really was limiting myself."

  "How's your mood?" Kafi smiled happily, this was probably the best news in a while.

  "It's much better! Coming out to take a look, I feel that my previous thoughts were too constrained by such small things. Now many fellow travelers are calling on everyone to carry an extra kilogram, two books, and then give them to the poor students in some of the places we've been." Mom excitedly said about what she's been doing lately.

  "How is my proposal being considered?"

  "Wait till I finish touring around the country first!" Mom said with a smile, "Let me tell you, I'm currently in Sanya. We're setting up tents here with a group of people. It's evening now, and the sunset is shining on the sea surface, it's really beautiful..."

  Maybe traveling really does affect a person's temperament. My mom is in a very good state of mind now, and it seems that the divorce a few months ago didn't have too much of an impact on her.

  Kafi smiled contentedly, letting her mother go on a trip was really a 'great' suggestion!

  "How's your adaptation going over there?"

  "It's okay, you know I adapt well." Kafi comforted her mother with a smile.

  "Yes, I've always believed that even if you were thrown into the desert, you could still survive on your own." There was unstoppable pride in Mother's words.

  Kai Fei's eyes turned red and her heart warmed up. Ah, yes! She had always been a pride to her mother!

  "Mom, don't worry about me, there are many Chinese people at Harvard." Kafi was also anxious to tell her mother about what she had seen and heard here.

  "Are there many Chinese people at Harvard?" My mother was indeed attracted by this topic.

  "Not Chinese, but ethnic Chinese; others have grown up in America since childhood and are all bananas."

  "What did you say?"

  "They're just bananas, they look like Asians on the outside but inside they're no different from Americans, their speech, behavior and actions are all Americanized. They can't be called Chinese, only overseas Chinese." Ka Fei complained.

  "Hmm, you don't sound very happy, what's wrong, are those people giving you trouble?"

  "There's nothing wrong with it, but I feel like I've been deceived?" There are some real emotions here, reality and books really differ too much.

  "Got cheated?"

  "Well, in the past when I was reading a lot of books at home, they all said that Chinese people are so nostalgic for their hometown and want to contribute their own strength to their hometown, but actually it's not like that."

  "What's actually going on?"

  "In their hearts, America is their motherland. Alas, China is only the motherland of their parents. Although they don't have any ill intentions towards China, they also won't give up their excellent life in America to go back to China... Tang Jiali even said that she hopes to work for the US government after graduation..."

  "This is normal, what's wrong with you? Who doesn't want to find a good job?"

  "I thought I was too naive! I still thought that everyone I met would say with enthusiasm, 'After graduation, I want to work in China and develop China's economy!'"

  "Hehe, kids' thoughts..."

  "Mom, I'm just a kid after all!" Kafi coquettishly pouted at her mom.

  "Yes, yes, you're a kid, why don't I see you like this at home usually?"

  Two mothers 'girls' took international long-distance laughter, the distant foreign land has relatives' comfort, making people feel much better.

  "It's been a month since school started, and I've basically adapted to campus life. Although there's still a gap compared to local Americans, the anxiety and unease I felt when I first arrived in the US have disappeared. What's frustrating me most now is that time is too tight, and I don't have enough time to update my blog every day...I can only think about what to say and do.

  Kafi sat in her dorm room updating her blog, a private space that requires a password to enter. Since she doesn't have enough time to keep in touch with all her friends back home, she's given each of them the password to her blog, so if they want to know how she's doing, they can come and take a look for themselves. Sometimes when she sees the comments and support from her friends below, it really moves her."

  Opened the inbox, took a look at the emails sent by friends, and there were indeed many: Mu Da's, Ning Jie's, Zeng Qi's, Yu Yang's... There really are a lot, and I've only been offline for four days!

  Oh, is it Lele's? It's been a long time since I last contacted them. Mainly because I was too busy myself. Later, when I chatted with my mother, I found out that it wasn't that Lele and others were so strong and dared to move out to live, but rather that my mother and stepfather had discussed it, and the stepfather's home was a bit far from school. For the sake of Lele's studies, they suggested that Lele should still stay in the original house.

  Now that she knew what had happened, Ka Fei still felt a bit unwell. It was really frustrating to think that they would break up with their family for her sake.

  It seems I took myself too seriously!

  After some thought, Kaifei opened her email.

  "Sister, I've always wanted to write you a letter, but I'm also very afraid. I don't know how to face you, really! My brother and I usually stay at home, and on weekends, I go back to live with Dad. Now, our old home is only inhabited by us kids, the adults haven't come back to live there. When it's time to eat, it feels very cold and empty! Sister, I feel like I won't be able to stay here for much longer. This room is too big, everywhere has your presence, but I can't see your figures. Moon has changed a lot, she doesn't like to smile anymore, and often cries at night. Qinglin says that on weekends, the house is empty, only her and Liu Lin are there, it's really very lonely!"

  Grandpa and grandma went to the house of their eldest sister in Hebei, although the younger aunt did not move out, she had her own business to attend to and was often away from home, so there were still very few people at home.

  Aunt and uncle didn't care about Grandpa's family, but Grandpa moved back to Chengdu. According to Grandma's idea, Dad gave the position of deputy manager of the real estate company to Grandpa, I opposed it, but it was useless! Then I went to No. 7 Middle School to study, a large sum of money was spent at home, and our family paid for it.

  It's ridiculous. My uncle even asked me and my brother to take care of Ke Zheng, as if they didn't think about the possibility? All they say are those clichés: blood is thicker than water! Family members should take care of each other!

  These words are really ridiculous!

  The new semester has started, and my brother became the vice president of the student union. I became the head of the sports department, and Yue Er became the head of the arts department. Yue Er had already made it clear that she was going to cause trouble for Ke Zheng. When the new first-year students arrived at school, Yue Er didn't hesitate to give Ke Zheng a hard time...

  Dad's mind is no longer on the company now, I think it's better for mom to take it back than to let those people ruin it, and brother and big aunt are of the same opinion.

  My little aunt is still okay now, she won't be too excessive in front of us, but the harmonious atmosphere at home is absolutely gone!

  It's annoying to stay at home now, Dad. And my biological mother, you know it without me saying it, we live together, but I don't have a deep impression of her, and we didn't get along well, we just had a fight the day before yesterday. Sister, I miss you so much... and Mom...

  Really...

  Sister, don't blame Dad, I know it's his fault, and I also can't say anything. Sister, Dad misses you very much, he said before that he never thought of divorcing Mom...

  He is now taking care of my biological mother, only because she got sick and lost money in business, with no money to treat her illness. My father sympathizes with her, that's why he takes care of her. Actually, I told my dad before, he doesn't have to consider my biological mother's situation, because I can take care of her when I grow up...

  Are you ill? Do you need someone to take care of you?

  Such an old-fashioned excuse is still being used and people still believe it. It seems that the reason is not whether the excuse is credible or not, but what people choose to believe.

  Dad, you really disappointed me! I originally didn't want to give up on you! But some people's lives are actually determined by their own character. What do you think? If your attitude was more resolute and clear-cut, not so ambiguous, maybe things at home wouldn't be like this!