Lawrence's utilitarianism and tricks made Li Mu look down upon Harvard.
Now, in his eyes, Harvard has lost its previous halo as the world's top university, replaced by a familiar smell of copper.
Whether it was Lawrence or James Keane, Harvard became more and more stone-like in Li Mu's heart, like a piece of gaudy and tacky clothing.
Therefore, under the influence of this mentality, Li Mu really didn't want Su Yingxue to stay here as an exchange student. It would be better to return to China to reassure people.
But Li Mu also knew that with Su Yingxue's character, she would basically never change her mind on anything she decided to do. If she wanted her to give up her exchange studentship at Harvard and return to China, she would definitely not agree, but she still wanted to give it a try. Unexpectedly, Su Yingxue did. Not willing.
After resuming his job, Li Mu knew better than before. When he saw that Su Yingxue really did not want to stop the exchange student plan, he stopped mentioning it.
Xie Huairu came out of the kitchen at this time, and the first thing he did was to greet everyone to sit down. Since there was no Chinese chef in the restaurant, the dinner was completely prepared with Western food. More than ten people were arranged to sit at an extra-long rectangular dining table.
Before taking his seat, Dong Ai said to Li Mu smoothly: "Mr. Li, please sit here with me." After that, he gave up the seat next to Su Yingxue and came to another unoccupied seat.
Since Li Mu was sitting at the farthest side, and there was Su Yingxue next to him, Lawrence could only shamelessly sit opposite Li Mu, and greeted Xie Huairu to him with a smile.
Seeing Li Mu and Su Yingxue sitting together, Xie Huairu felt a little irritated. He knew in his heart that Li Mu came to Harvard this time, saying he was invited by Lawrence, but in fact he probably came because of Su Yingxue.
During the days when Su Yingxue was at Harvard, Xie Huairu paid a lot of attention to her. Not only was he particularly curious about Su Yingxue, but his sister Xie Yun also kept asking him to pay more attention to Su Yingxue. Although Xie Yun did not name what exactly she wanted him to pay attention to about Su Yingxue, Xie Huairu She knew very well that her sister's needs were nothing more than two. One was to do a good job at the intelligence station and keep a close eye on him; the other was that she hoped that she could study Zhao Ziqiu's competitor for her.
After everyone sat down, the waiter immediately began to serve various meals. Several bottles of high-end red wine that Lawrence had placed in the restaurant were also brought out by the waiter. The waiter poured some red wine into everyone's wine glasses, and Xie Huairu whispered to them. Li Mu said: "Mr. Li, can you say a few words?"
Whether it is an Eastern or Western tradition, someone always has to say a few words at the beginning of the dinner table. It is said that this is Harvard's territory and Lawrence's home court. Out of politeness and respect, Li Mu had to say a few polite words to Lawrence first. He, the host, was asked to say a few words first, but Li Mu completely ignored him, stood up with a wine glass, and said in Chinese to everyone present:
"Almost everyone here is our classmates and seniors from the Renmin University. There are no outsiders, so I won't talk about those scenes. It is a rare opportunity for everyone to get together across the ocean. I sincerely wish you all and hope that everyone will be here. Your exchange day at Harvard will be smooth and successful!"
After speaking, Li Mu raised his wine glass high and said, "Come on, let's have a drink!"
All the college students were excited and stood up with wine glasses in their hands. Xie Huairu was Chinese. When he heard that they wanted to have a drink together, he subconsciously stood up. Lawrence, who was sitting next to him, looked puzzled and pulled Xie Huairu's hand. He turned around and asked him in a low voice: "Xie, what are you doing?"
Only then did Xie Huairu come to his senses. Li Mu was talking about the Renmin University classmates having a drink together. What was he doing when he stood up? So he hurriedly sat back and whispered in Lawrence's ear: "Li Mu was going to the Renmin University with them just now." When classmates have a drink together, the custom in Chinese wine venues is to toast together first."
Lawrence muttered in his heart, it was the American custom for everyone to toast together and say "Cheers", so why did Li Mu treat him differently and toast to the students of Renmin University first
The students of Renmin University were all very excited at this moment. After everyone raised their glasses together, Li Mu said with a smile: "We follow Chinese rules, three glasses of wine, this is the first one. After three glasses of wine, everyone can do whatever they want."
Xie Huairu translated in Lawrence's ear: "They have to clink glasses like this three times in a row, and then they can communicate and drink with each other in private."
Lawrence nodded slightly and sighed secretly. He really made a bad move this time and really offended Li Mu. Li Mu will leave tomorrow. Before he leaves, he must find a way to make up for it, otherwise he will think about it again. It may be difficult to find opportunities.
At the dinner table, Li Mu was too lazy to talk to Lawrence. He kept talking in Chinese to his classmates at the Renmin University. Not to mention Lawrence, he even ignored Xie Huairu.
Lawrence didn't know what Li Mu was talking about, but he kept in mind what Xie Huairu said. After watching Li Mu toast three times with other students, the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became more lively, and everyone quickly started chatting with each other. The situation started and it was quite lively.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him while everyone was having a heated exchange, Lawrence hesitated again and again before opening his mouth to apologize to Li Mu and saying with a smile: "Mr. Li, I have something to say to everyone. Is it okay?"
Li Mu raised his head and glanced at him, but did not respond immediately. Instead, he stared at him for more than ten seconds, which made Lawrence feel frightened. Then he turned to the other students on the table and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Principal Lawrence wants to talk to you." Everyone, say a few words."
Others did not know about the conflicts and estrangements between Li Mu and Lawrence. As the president of Harvard, everyone still respected Lawrence very much. As soon as they heard that the president wanted to say a few words, everyone stopped communicating and eating, and calmed down and looked at Lawrence. , wait for him to speak.
Lawrence stood up, held the wine glass, and said with a serious face: "In all the years since the school was founded, this is the first time that Harvard has cooperated with Renmin University on exchange students. You are all outstanding students from Renmin University. Your arrival has made me happy. I was deeply impressed by the spiritual outlook of Renmin University and even Huaxia University students as a whole.”
After a few words of foreshadowing, Lawrence sighed and said: "There is no doubt that you are all very, very good students, and you are more diligent, diligent, and serious than Western college students. For Harvard, you are what we want most. students, so I sincerely invite you to come to Harvard to study for a master's degree after you complete your college education. Harvard will then directly approve your application and provide two-year full scholarships to everyone here. !”
(End of chapter)