Chapter 501 Gwen's New Life in London

After falling out with Peter, Gwen decided to accept an invitation from the University of London to become a special year exchange student.

In many ways, the University of London is more famous in the global academic field than New York University.

And as one of the earliest universities in the world, the University of London has a very high historical status.

In fact, Gwen chose to go to London not simply because of Peter's considerations.

Considering your own academic major and future, University of London is a good choice.

The universities in the UK that also invited Gwen include Brown University and Cambridge University, both of which are top universities in the world.

But Gwen finally chose London.

But traveling thousands of miles and coming to live in London alone is not easy. Although they are both English-speaking countries, there are still some differences between American English and British English.

It mainly lies in the way of speaking, as well as the oral habit of some sentences, and some subtle differences in pronunciation.

Of course, this is not a very troublesome thing for Gwen. Her study ability is very good.

However, there are still many inconveniences in moving to London to live. The most important thing is the problem of housing.

Of course, the school provides student apartments, but it is currently summer vacation time, and the student apartments are closed.

Gwen came to London one month in advance to get used to life in London first, so as to avoid any unaccustomed aspects of school life in the future, and then adjust.

Now there is no student apartment, so you can only rent a house in London.

But like all the megacities around the world, rents in London are frighteningly expensive, even more expensive than New York.

Five hundred pounds a month in London, you can only rent a sofa in the living room. This is not an exaggeration, there is only one sofa for you to sleep at night. You are not allowed to use anything else in the house.

The British are very rigid, saying that what is rented is a sofa, so there is only a sofa.

If you want a house, even the worst studio can easily cost over £2,000.

And if you want a slightly better house, you can't get away with £3,000 or more.

Many people in London spend half of their monthly income on rent.

For Gwen, she is not in New York now, so it is impossible to get income from the position provided by the Osborne Group to supplement her family.

Although she has probably saved more than 20,000 U.S. dollars in deposits in recent years. But the monthly rent of more than 3,000 pounds is too expensive for her.

Moreover, although her father, George, is the deputy chief of the New York City Police Department, although his annual salary is more than 200,000 US dollars.

But she doesn't really want to spend her father's money now, she came out to seek independence.

And now is a special period for my father to participate in the general election. The British paparazzi are the ancestors of the whole world.

Gwen didn't want to be used to make news about her father.

So under the guidance of the school teacher, she rented a house with a senior sister of her own.

This senior is a graduate student in astronomy and physics. Currently doing research with a professor of astrophysics at the University of London.

Because the Institute does not close during the summer vacation, and the professors of astronomy will not stop their own research.

So this senior is also working during the summer vacation. Go to the institute during the day and come back to sleep at night.

Although it is not good to talk about others behind their backs, Gwen has always doubted whether this senior sister is a real research institute.

Because judging from her dress and style, she sometimes gives people the appearance of an underground rock singer.

And it's cold, and it's not very comfortable to talk. Gwen has been here for so long and has not spoken to her more than three sentences.

Gwen knew nothing about her except that her name was Daisy. This seems a bit too bad for a roommate relationship.

But Daisy didn't seem to care at all. She left early and returned late every day, and Gwen couldn't see her, and finally gave up her plan to have a good relationship with her.

In a two-bedroom shared house, it is actually quite good to live independently without interfering with each other.

By the way, in order to save my small savings, at least before I find a suitable part-time job to subsidize my life.

Gwen decided to save money to live, and one of the most critical items was to cook for herself.

Everything in London is expensive, and food is no exception. You can hardly eat anything for ten pounds.

Even the vegan buffet cost twelve pounds, and Gwen had heard that the school canteen might be even more expensive.

It would be terrible if the board expenses reached a thousand pounds a month.

Of course, it is not without cheap ones, and some rural restaurants can offer a set menu of 19 pounds. Unlimited meat, vegetables, soup and main course with one entree. (Of course the vegetables are mainly broccoli, potatoes and purple cabbage and the like.)

But this is still expensive for Gwen. So the eldest lady, who used to have no fingers in the sun, has started to learn to cook. And it's doing decently.

When Gwen met Li Jie, she was holding a big brown paper bag. It contained her food for five days. It was so heavy that she could barely hold it.

But after meeting Li Jie, this kind of rough work was naturally handed over to Li Jie.

"Come in!" Gwen greeted Li Jie with a smile to come to her new residence in London.

An apartment in a community near the university, about 25 minutes away by bicycle.

This is a very simple apartment with basically nothing but the necessary living facilities.

Not even a TV, nor air conditioning. Although London's summer does not need air conditioning.

However, Li Jie thinks it is better to have an air conditioner, because the room is a bit damp, and the air conditioner can at least dehumidify.

"You live here?" Li Jie asked Gwen in surprise. Because such accommodation conditions are really not good.

Li Jie noticed that the wallpaper at the corner of the apartment was a little moldy, and the wall skin was a little warped, which proved how damp the house was.

Living here is not a comfortable thing. Clothes are prone to mildew and the smell of the room is not very pleasant.

Although Gwen had already opened the window to ventilate as soon as she got home.

But Gwen waved her hand indifferently: "You always learn to live alone outside. This is the cheapest house I can find near the university. In fact, compared to other houses, this place is already pretty good."

"I heard that some student apartments are too old, and the conditions may not be as good as this." Gwen invited Li Jie to sit down after opening all the windows. And poured him a glass of water.

"There's only water. I didn't buy any other beverages except milk." Gwen said apologetically, "But it would feel weird if I gave you milk to drink."

"No, the water is fine." Li Jie smiled and looked at Gwen.

He noticed that Gwen had several bruises on her fingers that hadn't faded. He frowned: "What happened to your hand? Are you in trouble in England?"

Li Jie pulled Gwen's hand over and looked at it carefully. Um? Doesn't look like a deliberate injury.

The thin cut looks more like a knife cut.

Gwen shook her head with a smile: "Don't worry, Nightcrawler. I haven't met anyone who bullies me in London yet."

While talking, Gwen withdrew her hand, walked to the open kitchen, chatted with Li Jie, and put the ingredients she just bought into the refrigerator. At the same time, I took out a large piece of chicken breast and some vegetables.

She said: "It's just some tuition fees for practicing cooking. If you are not in a hurry, how about having a meal here today and going back? Let the chef try my cooking skills."

Gwen blinked at Li Jie while speaking. Li Jie was really surprised this time. Gwen never knew how to cook before. Well, if salads are considered, she would use mayonnaise to make salads.

As for the other dishes, they are completely underwhelming.

Li Jie looked at Gwen's unfamiliar knife skills, while instructing her to cut vegetables with cat's claws, which is safer. Also chatting with her at the same time.

"How do you know that I belong to Nightcrawler?" Li Jie leaned on the sofa and looked at Gwen Cheicai and asked.

"It's not hard to guess, is it? Peter already told me he's Spider-Man. It's hard to count from zero to one, but it's not difficult to count from one to two." Gwen divided the chicken with half-baked knife skills.

"If Peter is Spider-Man, then it's not difficult to guess who is the Nightcrawler from his words and deeds if you match them. If you want to blame Peter, he confessed to me." Gwen said with a smug smile arrive.

Well, there's nothing to say about Gwen's cleverness. Especially since she herself is also very familiar with Li Jie.

"So what about you, Jason. How did you come from New York to London? Don't tell me you came here for a tour or to see me." Gwen was a little curious.

"Oh, I told you, he was exiled." Li Jie shook his head. Now that Gwen has already guessed who she is, there is no point in covering up some things.

He simply told what happened. As a result, Gwen laughed so hard that he was almost cut by a knife again.

"You were taken away by a man for your first kiss? Hahahahaha!" Gwen almost laughed out loud because of this, and Li Jie almost suspected that he was going to send her to the hospital.

"Yeah, it's not suitable for Spider-Man. Does it not fit the plot you wrote?" Li Jie thought of the script written by Gwen and the script drawn by Ivy. Couldn't help but spit out a sentence.

Gwen pulled out a baguette from the bag and stuffed it directly into Li Jie's mouth.

She said a little angrily: "Enough! Stop talking!"

When the characters and things in the plot I wrote become the people around me, and I use it to complain about myself, then those things I have done will become my black history.

Li Jie shrugged and took a big bite of French bread. Well, it's a bit too hard, and Li Jie doesn't like the taste.

In the end, Gwen made a dish of salt-fried chicken breast, and a dish of roasted tomatoes with Parmesan cheese and mushrooms in butter to entertain Li Jie.

Although the chicken was fried over the heat, it was a bit firewood. And the tomatoes and mushrooms didn't taste very tasty, but Li Jie felt that Gwen's had really changed.

While the two were eating the dinner made by Gwen, there was a knock on the door.