Rebirth to 80s: Daughter-in-law is a Bit Spicy

Chapter 1347: : The high value of knowledge (4 more)

Chapter 1347: : The high value of knowledge (4 more)

When Xia Xiaolan hung up, she was also in a trance.

However, as Tang Hongen judged, there are too many things waiting for her to do in the United States, and she doesn't have much time to entangle her feelings. If you are unfamiliar with Zhou Cheng, then put the matter aside first, and then solve it when she and Zhou Cheng are free.

She is really busy today.

When the Wen family came back, after breakfast, Wen Mannie was about to return to New York. Professor Wen disagreed:

"You should take Xiaolan to get to know Ithaca, can't you let go of your work for a day? Anyone can run without the law firm."

Wen Manni looked over, and Xia Xiaolan waved her hand quickly: "No, I have feet and mouths, so I can do those things by myself, I'm an adult!"

She's just going abroad for the first time in her life.

With a mouth to ask for directions and no language barriers, Xia Xiaolan felt that she didn't need to waste other people's time.

She has experience of independent living, not a giant baby!

Winmany seemed to be relieved too.

She still values her work very much.

Before leaving, Wen Manni gave Xia Xiaolan a business card:

"If you encounter something difficult to deal with, you can call me, and consultation is free."

Lawyers in the United States are very useful, and it is even more difficult for lawyers who are reliable and not cheating. Coupled with free consultation, Winmany is as cold as Xia Xiaolan judged.

In the eyes of the other party, Xia Xiaolan was just a little girl, she would not be mature until she graduated from university.

Xia Xiaolan accepted the other partys kindness, "Connie, I may really need your help. When I take care of the school's affairs, can I have a long talk with you?"

When I first arrived in the United States, I met a lawyer, and Xia Xiaolan thought it had a good start.

She must go there in person in San Francisco, but before that, she can also ask a lawyer for help.

In terms of finding people, lawyers are sometimes more effective than police officers.

She wouldn't let Winmany spend her time in vain, she would definitely have to pay for it.

Wimmani thought it was about getting a driver's license or buying a car, so she nodded at random and drove back to New York.

Hu Ying came out of the house, "You are going to the school to report today, don't you?"

"Yes, Aunt Hu, I want to go to school to report, and then go shopping in town. I will live here for a year, and I always need to get acquainted with Ithaca."

She can't be cheeky and live in Wen's family, can she still be supported by Wen's family?

She has to know where to shop, and if she doesn't pay the rent, she can share other daily necessities. Xia Xiaolan ate two meals at Wen's family. The Wen family has emigrated for a long time. Dinner and breakfast are both American style. Xia Xiaolan probably knows what ingredients she needs to buy daily.

Professor Wen is still recuperating and does not need to go to work.

Hu Ying wanted to take care of him, and couldn't drive Xia Xiaolan to him.

Fortunately, Wen's family still has two idle bicycles, Xia Xiaolan can ride to school. The largest building complex in the town of Ithaca is Cornell University, and Xia Xiaolan can't get lost.

Cornells spring admission this year is January 15th in the United States. It was too late for Xia Xiaolan to report today, but she is an exchange student, and the school is allowed to report before February 18, which is also when the Ministry of Education arranges to go abroad. To accommodate most of the students, universities in the United States, most of the spring admission time is February, this time is just right.

Professor Wen was supposed to take her to school, and Mao Kangshan didn't know that Professor Wen had only suffered a serious illness recently.

Xia Xiaolan rode out in the car and looked at the environment in the town. The infrastructure here is very good, and it will take 20 years for China to catch up.

However, after the US economy passed this period of growth, the rate of growth in the future would slow down. Later, China turned the world's attention to the attention of the world. Isn't it because the economic growth rate is very strong.

She rode all the way to the university, the school was terribly big, and she relied on her mouth to ask for directions.

After tossing all morning, the procedures were completed.

With a timetable, she knew at a glance which classes she needed.

I bought the teaching materials myself.

The Ministry of Education did not count this part of the cost. The clerk kindly told Xia Xiaolan that she could buy used books:

"Can save you a lot of money!"

Chinese students?

They don't seem to be very rich.

This person is really kind to remind, because university textbooks are really not cheap in the United States!

The textbooks are extremely inconsistent. What does each professor want to talk about? The textbooks he specifies are monopolized by a certain publisher, and the publishers set their own prices. Do not buy or find similar alternative textbooks? Don't dream anymore, no one dares to take the risk with grades. The professor specifies the textbook and will leave homework from the textbook!

And the alternative textbooks found may not be cheap, they may have been designated by professors at other universities.

The second-hand book market naturally arises at the historic moment. Students who have already studied a certain course sell their own textbooks. If you want to save some money, you can buy them from them.

But publishers are not stupid, they will continue to print new editions in order to protect their own interests.

In each new edition, the charts have changed, the page numbers have been disrupted, and the homework questions have been updated. It is very troublesome to compare the old and new textbooks.

Xia Xiaolan didn't bother to spend this effort and directly spent money on new books.

There is a bookstore in the school, where you can buy most of the books in the class schedule. There will be three or four books for a course. There are a lot of them together. The professional books are thick and expensive, which cost Xia Xiaolan more than 700 dollars... That is to say, she can afford it at will. The country pays tuition fees for the general public-funded study abroad. She usually lives on scholarships and part-time jobs. The more than 700 dollars is really painful.

This is really not a small amount of money. Hu Ying was afraid that Xia Xiaolan would not be able to figure out the prices here when she first arrived in the United States, so she specifically told her about the costs.

For example, Hu Ying and Professor Wen live as a couple, and their living expenses for a week are between 70-80 US dollars, which is the cost of buying food for the two for a week.

Xia Xiaolan bought all books for one semester, and Professor Wen and his wife could pay for food for 10 weeks!

If it's not intuitive enough, how many textbooks will you buy if you convert it into Chinese currency, even if the official exchange rate is 3.45, which is close to 3000 Chinese currency?

Is it expensive in China? Xia Xiaolan used to spend more than 10,000 yuan, but she donated many books to the library of Anqing No. 1 Middle School!

"It's okay to study abroad at public expense. Those who study at their own expense can't apply for a scholarship. I really don't know how to live in the United States..."

Xia Xiaolan muttered that the high value of knowledge is particularly obvious in the United States, and the money for teaching materials can almost buy a second-hand car.

She was riding the bike well, and suddenly squeezed the brakes.

I saw an old acquaintance on the first day!

Ning Xue held a book and talked with a few white students all the way. She reported according to the normal start time of the spring semester. She has been studying architecture at Cornell University for a month.

Xia Xiaolan's raw melon egg is still like a headless fly, and Ning Xue has obviously adapted to life at Cornell University.

She looked up and saw Xia Xiaolan.

She smiled at Xia Xiaolan, didn't come over to greet her, then turned her head to continue talking with the white classmates beside her.

Yo, Ning Xue, is this stepping on the land?