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Xia Xiaolan was in a daze after hanging up the phone.
However, as Tang Hongen judged, there are too many things waiting for her in the United States, and she doesn't have much time to spend on entanglement. If there is an unfamiliarity with Zhou Cheng, then put this matter aside and settle it when she and Zhou Cheng are free.
She is really busy today.
When Wen's family members come back and have breakfast, Wen Manni will go back to New York. Professor Wen disagrees:
"You should take Xiaolan to familiarize yourself with Ithaca. Can't you let go of your work for a day? Anyone can operate without a law firm."
Wen Manni looked over, and Xia Xiaolan quickly waved her hands: "No, I have feet and a mouth, so I can do those things by myself. I'm an adult now!"
She is only going abroad for the first time in her life.
With a mouth to ask for directions and no language barrier, Xia Xiaolan felt that she didn't need to waste other people's time.
She has the experience of living independently, not a giant baby!
Wen Manni also seemed to be relieved.
She still values ??her work very much.
Before leaving, Wen Manni gave Xia Xiaolan a business card:
"If you encounter some difficult things, you can call me and ask questions for free."
Lawyers are very useful in the United States, and it is even more difficult to be reliable lawyers who are not deceptive. In addition, they can consult for free. Wen Manni is really as cold on the outside as Xia Xiaolan judged.
In the other party's eyes, Xia Xiaolan is just a little girl, even if she hasn't graduated from university, she won't be mature enough.
Xia Xiaolan accepted the other party's kindness, "Connie, I may really need your help. After I finish handling the school affairs, can I have a long talk with you?"
When she first arrived in the United States, she met a lawyer, and Xia Xiaolan thought it was a good start.
She will definitely go to San Francisco in person, but before that, she can also ask a lawyer for help.
Lawyers are sometimes better than the police at finding people.
She wouldn't let Wen Manni spend her time in vain, she would definitely have to pay for this matter.
Wen Manni thought it was a matter of getting a driver's license or buying a car, so she nodded casually and drove back to New York.
Hu Ying came out of the house, "Are you going to report at school today?"
"Yes, Aunt Hu, I want to go to the school to report, and then go to the town for a walk. I will live here for another year, and I must get acquainted with Ithaca."
She can't be thick-skinned, live in the Wen family, and be supported by the Wen family, right?
Always know where to shop, and if the rent is not paid, she can share other daily necessities. Xia Xiaolan ate two meals at Wen's house. Wen's family immigrated for a long time, and the dinner and breakfast were both American style. Xia Xiaolan probably knew what ingredients she needed to buy daily.
Professor Wen is still recuperating and does not need to go to work.
Hu Ying had to take care of him, so she couldn't drive Xia Xiaolan there.
Fortunately, Wen's family still has two unused bicycles, so Xia Xiaolan can ride them to school. The largest building complex in the entire town of Ithaca is Cornell University, and it is impossible for Xia Xiaolan to get lost.
This year Cornell's spring enrollment is on 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 allows her to report before February 18th, which is also when the Ministry of Education arranges to go abroad. To accommodate most students, most of the universities in the United States start their spring enrollment in February, which is just the right time to come.
?Professor Wen was supposed to take her to school, but Mao Kangshan didn't know that Professor Wen had just been seriously ill recently when he sent someone.
Xia Xiaolan got on the bike and went out, looking at the environment of the town. The infrastructure here is very good, and it will take about 20 years for the country to catch up.
However, the U.S. economy has passed this growth period, and the growth rate will slow down in the future. Huaguo later attracted the attention of the whole 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 formalities were completed.
After receiving a class schedule, it is clear at a glance which classes she needs to take.
The textbooks are bought by myself.
The Ministry of Education did not include this part of the cost, and the clerk kindly told Xia Xiaolan that she could buy used books:
"It can save you a lot of money!"
Chinese students?
They don't seem to be very rich.
This person is really a kind reminder, because college textbooks are really not cheap in the United States!
The textbooks are extremely inconsistent. What each professor wants 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 ones.? Alternative textbooks? Stop dreaming, no one dares to risk their grades, the professor assigns textbooks, and will also keep homework from the textbooks!
And the alternative textbooks you find may not be cheap, and they may be designated by professors from other universities.
The second-hand book market naturally emerged as the times require. Students who have already learned a certain course sell their textbooks. If they want to save some money, they can buy them from them.
But publishers are not stupid. They will keep printing new editions in order to protect their own interests.
In each new edition, the charts have changed, the page numbers have been messed up, 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, so she just 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 are three or four books in a class, which add up to a lot. The professional books are thick and expensive, and Xia Xiaolan spent more than 700 US dollars That is to say, she can afford it at will. Instead of studying abroad with public funds, the state pays the tuition fees, and she usually lives on scholarships and odd jobs. More than 700 US dollars is really a heartache.
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 specially told her some expenses.
For example, Hu Ying and Professor Wen live as a couple. Their weekly living expenses are about 70-80 US dollars, which is the cost of buying food for them for a week.
Xia Xiaolan buys all the books for a semester, and Professor Wen and his wife can pay for food for 10 weeks!
If it is not intuitive enough, if it is converted into Chinese currency, even according to the official exchange rate of 3.45, which is close to 3,000 Chinese currency, how many textbooks should I buy?
In China, it is extremely expensive, okay? Xia Xiaolan once spent 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 abroad at their own expense cannot apply for scholarships. I really don't know how to live in the United States"
Xia Xiaolan muttered, the high value of knowledge is particularly evident in the United States, where the money for textbooks can almost buy a second-hand car.
She was riding the bike well, but suddenly squeezed the brakes.
Saw old acquaintances on the first day!
Ning Xue was holding a book and chatting with several white students. She reported according to the normal spring semester start time, and she has been studying architecture at Cornell University for a month.
Xia Xiaolan is still like a headless chicken, and Ning Xue has obviously adapted to life at Cornell University.
She looked up and saw Xia Xiaolan.
Smiled at Xia Xiaolan, didn't come over to say hello, and then turned to talk to the white students beside her.
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