Chapter 658

In the speech before the winter vacation, Mr. Principal also specifically mentioned the exchange student who performed Chinese folk songs and dances, saying that he brought a new and classic element to the school's evening show.

These words, to Feng Yiping's ears, were actually not very comfortable. They were surprised by this, which showed that they did not understand the domestic situation at all.

In short, the good news is that in the United States, for the first time, and probably the last time, he ushered in a nearly four-week winter vacation.

His American classmates in the business school have already planned their itinerary early. In short, there are two general directions, or, go to warmer places, such as Florida, Hawaii or the Caribbean for vacation, and bask in the sun by the sea.

Or, go to colder places like Canada, or some European countries, mostly for skiing.

No way, there is a saying in California, "good students from rich families go to Stanford, good students from poor families go to Berkeley,"

The University of California, Berkeley, is a public school, while Stanford University, which alumni call themselves "farm", is actually a private school. Those guys sitting or lying on the school lawn and chatting are actually from rich people.

As for international students from abroad, like Li Jialun, whose family conditions are good, and the whole family has been Westernized, students who attach great importance to Christmas must go home and spend Christmas with their families.

Most of the international students choose to stay. Although the September 11 incident has dealt a huge blow to the aviation industry, these cross-border air tickets are still impossible to be cheap.

And Feng Yiping's holiday is really not easy. Apart from taking care of Huang Jingping, who is getting bigger and bigger every day, he has already confirmed a lot of itineraries through phone calls. Central, and then to the east, he will visit everywhere.

Mei Qiuping, who didn't know anything about Christmas at first, now knows about this foreign festival because of her son, and called on Christmas Eve, "Yiping, are you really not coming back?"

Feng Zhenchang, who was next to him, was clearing away the breakfast dishes on the table, muttering, "You are just wordy, they have told you several times that if you don't come back, you still have to ask again and again,"

In fact, when he was muttering these things, he was also listening to the movement over there. Maybe his son changed his mind and came back?

"Mom, I really don't have time. There are a lot of things here. Besides, even if we go back, we won't be able to stay for a few days, let alone celebrate the New Year at home. Let's forget about it this year." What Feng Yiping is doing now is similar to Feng Zhenchang. Also clearing away the dishes for dinner.

Of course, the reason why he couldn't go home was naturally because of Huang Jingping's big belly.

"Oh," Mei Qiuping said disappointedly, "Then you should also be careful, and try to avoid taking planes when traveling far away."

"I remember, Mom," Feng Yiping didn't want to explain to his mother. After the 911 incident, now here, even when taking the Flying Dog bus, you have to provide proof of identity, and the aviation aspect has made the most improvements and should be the safest of.

Seeing that Mei Qiuping put down the phone listlessly, Feng Zhenchang said, "I just said, why don't you let them take such a long flight at this time? Besides, they don't often send back CDs, you really care about the thirty-year-old That meal,"

Mei Qiuping, who was a little depressed, just found an outlet, "I can't tell you!" and slammed the door angrily.

It was the first time that Feng Yiping had not been with her for the New Year since she was a child, and she was accompanied by her girlfriend. As a mother, she felt very complicated.

... ... ...

Springfield, the capital of Illinois.

If you think this name is still a little strange, then its other translation, most people may be familiar with it - Springfield City.

Those who love military affairs will know that the Springfield rifles equipped by the United States before and after World War I were produced in the arsenal in Springfield.

In other words, Feng Yiping used to think that this rifle was designed by a Japanese-born designer. At that time, he thought that the United States was indeed magnificent. When racial discrimination was so serious at that time, he happily used such a name for the main equipment. .

Only now did he realize that his original self really thought too much!

The very Japanese name "Spring Field" has nothing to do with Japan at all. In the United States, it is "Spring Field", and later it was the media in Hong Kong. "Chuntian's field", referred to as "Springfield".

However, this spring field is not that spring field.

This is another place worthy of criticism in the United States. When naming places, they are too lazy and casual. Some places directly use the original British place names, only adding a new in front to show the difference, such as New York and New Jersey.

Such casual consequences lead to the fact that there are so many places with the same name, almost half of the states have a place called Springfield. The Springfield that produces rifles is an industrial city in Massachusetts, and this Springfield, the famous place, Because it is the hometown of President Lincoln.

In Chinese, this "face looks like Gao Gu"—in fact, he is a hurried and somewhat scary president. He is one of the three greatest presidents in American history.

"I think that in the history of the world, he should also be a great historical figure because he promulgated the Proclamation for the Emancipation of Black Slaves," Comrade Mao Zedong, who is still in his infancy, said to Feng Yiping in the Lincoln Deeds Exhibition Hall in Lincoln's former residence .

*** Feng Yiping knows a thing or two about admiration for Lincoln. For example, in January 2009, the then president-elect ***, just like Lincoln did back then, chose to take the train from Philadelphia to Washington to become the president of the United States. The route is exactly the same as that of Lincoln.

For Comrade Xiao Ao, he didn't know at this time why this young and wealthy Chinese exchange student who had only met him once, why he was so interested in him, and he has been in contact with him since then, and he is very supportive of his election for other public offices. Because he said, "As long as you need it, I will definitely provide you with campaign funds,"

"Yes, to be honest, Jefferson and Washington are too far away from now. I don't know. Among the previous presidents of the United States, the one I admire the most is President Lincoln." Looking at this in China, the portrait can be hung directly on the door. Feng Yiping, the door god who wards off evil spirits, said, "Not only did he abolish slavery, but he also dared to launch a war decisively under such a severe situation. He is really a very outstanding leader."

To impress Comrade Xiao Aohei, those superficial flattery are meaningless, if you want to say something, you have to say something in depth.

Sure enough, his words were highly endorsed by Chairman Mao, "Yes, the situation he faced during his term of office is almost as severe as when the People's Republic was founded."

In fact, Feng Yiping really hoped that the president at that time was a person with average qualifications. Maybe the United States would have the Southern and Northern Dynasties similar to our feudal era, and then from time to time, there would be conflicts over the flow of territories and personnel. That would be great, since it doesn't have the energy to worry about the rest of the world.

Feng Yiping has one more thing to say, when the future president takes office, Comrade Xiao Ao, although you have no great achievements, as the first black president of the United States, you will also be remembered by future generations.

The men are visiting and chatting outside, while the women stay at home. The future first lady, Michelle, came home from the law firm to help take care of Huang Jingping. For the sake of the little guy's father in her big belly, to be precise, it is for the sake of the money of the little guy's father in her belly.

In the evening, ***'s family entertained these two enthusiastic foreign young people with a family dinner. But as long as it is an election, it will always cost money, and the two sitting in front of you are the donors.

But Feng Yiping was a little bit emotional. After the last seven or eight years, he wanted to enter the house like this again, talk to the mother's family, pinch the little face of Maria, who was born on Independence Day in the United States in 1998, and tease her when she was still in her infancy. Sasha in China is not an easy task.

Although he had some doubts in his heart, at the table, *** didn't ask why. He wasn't even a federal senator at this time. Although Feng Yiping's friendship with him surprised him, he didn't have to worry about it.

Seeing those two young people with happy faces, the 40-year-old woman raised her glass, "Cheers to our acquaintance!"

"To our tomorrow, to our children," Feng Yiping said.

"Uncle, will you bring the children born with your aunt to visit us every Christmas?" Maria asked with blinking eyes.

Feng Yiping brought her a lot of chic gadgets, and Huang Jingping, who will become a mother in a few months, is full of maternal love at this time. When getting along with her, in Maria's own words , "Better than my mother treats me!"

So she likes these two generous, young, sunny, funny... uncles and aunts, and she can feel that her parents also like these two people very much.

"no,"

Seeing her pouted, Feng Yiping added with a smile, "Unless you call us brother and sister,"

In other words, I am only one year older than my twenties, is it appropriate to call me uncle?

Maria immediately became happy, followed, looking at Huang Jingping's big belly, she said loudly, "But, you are all about to have a baby!"

As expected of a lawyer's daughter, she will focus on key points.

These words made Feng Yiping and the others, especially Huang Jingping, feel a little embarrassed, that is, in a blink of an eye, they are already parents who are about to become parents, even if they are tender, in the eyes of outsiders, they are pretending to be tender.

It’s really hard for Feng Yiping to say anything else at this time. If it’s not good, it will have a bad influence on the children. For example, puppy love—oh, this doesn’t seem to exist in the United States, and early pregnancy—this must be a bit serious in the United States. .

Fortunately, anyone who can become president has a high EQ, so *** hurriedly made a rescue, "Then call him little uncle,"

It seems that your EQ is quite limited, that's uncle, comrade!