Since she had to stay in London for one day, Liu Xinyu arranged a different day's itinerary and decided to go shopping in the city to experience London in the 1980s. The result made Liu Xinyu slightly disappointed.

In the 1980s, London had not yet begun its transformation into a global financial center.

Walking in the streets and alleys of London, apart from differences in architectural styles and races, there doesn’t seem to be much difference from the capital city. There are also no high-rise buildings to be seen. There are more cars on the road than in the capital city. The overall feeling is

Nothing more than that.

However, when I think about it, it is quite consistent with the current actual situation in the UK.

In the late 1970s, Western economies fell into stagflation, and the British economy was in a severe recession.

In 1979, the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher became the British Prime Minister. After taking office, she implemented a series of economic policies and achieved obvious results.

Since 1982, the British economy has maintained eight consecutive years of growth, and London has also begun to transform into a global financial center.

When Liu Xinyu was still Xin Yu, she had been to London several times, and what she saw this time really disappointed her.

Fortunately, the city of Edinburgh did not disappoint her.

As the capital of England, Edinburgh is a very unique city with a long history and many historical buildings are well preserved. Wandering in this city feels like you are in a time and space where ancient times and modern times intersect.

Instead of looking for an apartment off campus like she did at Peking University, Liu Xinyu moved into an apartment arranged by the school. However, instead of living with others, she spent more money to apply for a small independent suite.

After arranging accommodation, Liu Xinyu walked around the campus and quickly fell in love with the campus.

Edinburgh is located in Europe and has a typical temperate maritime climate.

Summers are hot and rainy, while winters are mild and rainy.

It is still winter, a season of mild weather and little rain, which indeed makes Liu Xinyu feel relaxed and happy, very comfortable and comfortable.

At 8 a.m. on March 1, Liu Xinyu came to the English Department carrying a backpack and appeared in front of Professor Federman's office.

She came according to domestic working and class times, but she arrived a little early, and Professor Federman hadn't arrived yet.

Liu Xinyu simply took out the book and stood in the corridor to read it. She was entranced by the sight. The people walking around couldn't disturb her, until a bearded man stopped in front of her with some uncertainty.

Asked: "miss liu?" Liu Xinyu woke up from the sea of ​​books.

Professors Zeng and Lin once showed Liu Xinyu a photo of them and Federman. Although the photo was taken more than 20 years ago, Liu Xinyu recognized the bearded man in front of her at a glance as Professor Federman.

Liu Xinyu showed an apologetic smile to Professor Federman, followed Professor Federman into the office, and introduced herself in fluent English.

Postgraduate admissions to the University of Edinburgh are generally in September each year, so Liu Xinyu is enrolled halfway. He can either participate in language classes as a pre-admitted graduate student, or directly enter the formal study of graduate students. This depends on Fedman's decision on Liu Xinyu's first semester.

An impression.

How to make this first impression, of course, starts with Liu Xinyu’s self-introduction.

Liu Xinyu's spoken English is really good. Because she came to study in Edinburgh, she specially added a local accent to her spoken English. If Liu Xinyu's oriental appearance wasn't so obvious, Federman would have thought that the girl introducing herself in front of him was born and raised in the local area.

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Of course, Federman would not decide on Liu Xinyu's arrangements just based on Liu Xinyu's self-introduction.

After Liu Xinyu finished introducing herself, she casually asked about two old classmates, Zeng and Lin.

Professors Zeng and Lin fought for this quota for her master's and doctoral studies. Of course, Liu Xinyu was prepared and gave a brief introduction to Professors Zeng and Lin's current situation at Peking University.

Although Liu Xinyu only gave a brief introduction, Professor Federman felt quite satisfied. He nodded slightly and asked about what Liu Xinyu had seen and heard on the way from the capital to Edinburgh, his accommodation arrangements after arriving at the school, and his impressions of Edinburgh.

Perceptions of the university.

Liu Xinyu answered them one by one.

Although Liu Xinyu was a student highly recommended to him by his two friends Zeng and Lin, and he also had Liu Xinyu's written test paper in his hand, Professor Federman did not expect that Liu Xinyu's spoken English was so good, which made him think that maybe he could get it right away.

The students who achieved good results felt a little excited.

Of course, Liu Xinyu's English level did not require her to attend a language learning class specifically for foreign students, but the study plan previously developed for Liu Xinyu also had to be revised, so Professor Federman assigned several books to Liu Xinyu and asked her to read them first.

He waved his hand and asked Liu Xinyu to go back first and come back to the office to see him on Monday.

When Liu Xinyu turned around and was about to leave, Federman stopped her again and said that the professor of the Academy of Engineering had come to inquire about her and asked her to go to the Academy of Engineering to meet with the professor if she had time.

professor han?

Liu Xinyu was stunned for only a moment before searching her mind for Director Wang's classmate Han Weicheng, who was a professor at the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh.

Since Professor Han personally asked about it, Liu Xinyu naturally had to take the time to pay a visit.

Thinking of what Director Wang had mentioned, Liu Xinyu returned to her apartment, found a few specialties that could only be bought in China, packed them in cloth bags and went straight to the Engineering Academy.

Liu Xinyu only visited the campus for half a day yesterday, and she hadn't even visited half of the University of Edinburgh. She didn't know which direction the School of Engineering was at all, so she could only ask and look for it, and it took almost half an hour to find the School of Engineering.

"Are you Liu Xinyu?" Professor Han looked at Liu Xinyu in surprise. Some people did not dare to be admitted by Professor Federman for such a young girl.

Liu Xinyu smiled sweetly and said: "Yes, I am Liu Xinyu, I guarantee it's true! Hello Professor Han, this is a little specialty I brought from China, please accept it."

Although this gift was not expensive, Han Weicheng was pleasantly surprised.

He and his family have not tasted authentic food from their motherland for more than ten years!

Han Weicheng and Director Wang were once classmates at Cambridge University, but his experiences were different from those of Director Wang.

Director Wang is a government-sponsored overseas student. He has been promoted step by step from factory technician to the position of director of the equipment introduction department after returning from his studies. Considering his age, he still has a lot of room for improvement.

Han Weicheng is an overseas Chinese who immigrated to the UK with his parents when he was 13 years old. After graduating from the University of Cambridge with a PhD, he came to the University of Edinburgh to work in human resources teaching and research.

But the two are really good friends.

Although there was no contact for ten years, the bridge of their friendship did not collapse.

No, Director Wang just called him and asked him to help take care of Liu Xinyu, so Han Weicheng went all the way to find Professor Federman.

Although you still need to be strong to make iron, it will be somewhat helpful to Liu Xinyu. This is why Liu Xinyu came to visit with special delicacies brought from the country by flying over thousands of mountains and rivers.
Chapter completed!