Yang Yan is not a professional tour guide, and her introduction is also a hammer in the east and a hammer in the west, and she can say whatever she thinks. But Don didn't care about this, he didn't want to increase his understanding of this university, so he was willing to follow this crappy tour guide everywhere, and the only reason why he took the wrong path was because she was Yang Yan, a girl he had a crush on for three years.

When they walked to a statue, Yang Yan pointed to this barefoot bronze statue holding flowers and said to Donne: "This is Lawrence, he wrote novels such as "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and "Sons and Lover", and is a very famous local home in Nottingham, even as famous as Byron. ”

"Huh?" Don looked confused, completely unaware of the origin of this Lawrence. But he knew Byron, and occasionally heard a line or two of his poems when he was in middle school. This is normal, Byron is a middle school student and probably knows it, but d; h； David 'Herbert' Lawernce's book may have been a description of the capitalist erotic and promiscuous life when Donn was in middle school.

found out that this man didn't know anything about the characters who made Nottingham famous all over the world, and Yang Yan's problem of "being a good teacher" came again. "Sir, you're not from Nottingham, are you?"

"Why do you say that?"

Don actually wanted to say, "That's right! I'm not! I'm Chinese and I'm your classmate......"

"I'm from Eastwood, north-west of Nottingham......"

Yang Yan looked at him with wide eyes: "Sir, are you kidding?" Even the six-year-old in Eastwood knows who Lawrence is. ”

"Who?"

"The most controversial and unique writer in the history of twentieth-century Britain, his novels are still scorned and rejected by the mainstream of Britain to this day."

"Why?"

Because his novels were all about the life of the miners, and they ridiculed and satirized the rich and noble, and the class was very strong, the British community thought that Lawrence was a [***] writer and wrote about the left. In addition, his copy of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" was banned for decades for blatantly violating the social climate of the time......"

"Against the ethos of society?" Donn found this reason somewhat incomprehensible.

"Uh......" Yang Yan replied by biting her lip, "it's a very explicit description of surnames and pornography, and [***] ......" She felt that it was a little inappropriate to talk about this kind of thing in front of a strange man, so she turned the subject back to the right track. "Did you know? Lawrence is your hometown, Eastwood."

Don knew he had made a fool of himself again, and he patted his forehead, not knowing what to say. At this time, the man who relieved him came. A group of Chinese students in bright red Tang costumes approached and shouted Yang Yan's name.

"Yang Yan, Yang Yan!"

Yang Yan looked back at them with a bright smile on her face.

"Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!"

"Happy Chinese New Year, too!"

"Wishing you prosperity for your academic success! Ha ha! ”

A group of dark-haired and yellow-skinned people laughed together, saying something that Tang En felt was already a little strange, but very kind, and he was stunned.

Spring Festival?

Is it the Spring Festival today?

Yang Yan remembered that there was another person behind her, so she turned to Tang En and said in English, "Happy Spring Festival!" Today is the traditional festival of our Chinese, oh, it's like your Christmas ......" and then she repeated very slowly in Chinese: "Happy Chinese New Year!" Wishing you prosperity! ”

Don opened his mouth, as if he wanted to read along. In the end, he still didn't read it out loud.

Of course, I know what the Spring Festival means, family reunion, Chinese New Year's Eve meals, New Year's celebrations, Spring Festival gala, parents and family by their side, Lantern Festival dumplings, more than every year......

The thought of homesickness poured into Tang En's mind irrepressibly, especially when he saw Yang Yan's smiling face, this feeling was even stronger.

He lowered his head and took out the small notebook he carried with him from his arms, quickly wrote down his phone number and English name, and then handed it to Yang Yan. "Miss Yang Yan? I admire your knowledge very much, I have admired Chinese culture for a long time, and I have always wanted to learn about Chinese and Chinese culture, if you don't mind, I would like to invite you to be my Chinese teacher. This is my number, if you think it through, you can call me. I'm still in a hurry, and I'm about to leave. Thank you so much for being my tour guide, thank you very much! Goodbye and Happy Chinese New Year! ”

After saying that, Don turned around and left, hurriedly fleeing the place and the group of people that were full of festive atmosphere.

Yang Yan took the note in her hand, and some didn't react. Only then did the friends next to him come up.

"What's going on? Who is that man? ”

"I think he looks like young Al; Pacino, so handsome! "Somebody is starting to get nymphomaniac.

Yang Yan glanced at her friend, "I don't think it......" Then she looked down at the note in her hand, and slowly read out the scribbled English name on it: "Tony...... Tony; Dawn? ”

A boy shouted when he heard the name.

"Tony; Dawn?! How did he end up here? ”

"Do you know him, Liu Wei?" Yang Yan asked the boy.

The boy handed her a newspaper with a large photograph of a man in black raising his arms and shouting under the surging red wave.

"He," the boy said, pointing to the man in black in the photo, "it's Tony; Dawn. Nottingham Forest's manager. ”

Yang Yan stared at the photo for a long time, and then asked something that made the boy very depressed: "What is Nottingham Forest?" ”

The boy jumped up in anger, but he didn't know how to explain the Forest's achievements and status in the city to the girl, who had never watched or understood football. In the end he had to say, "Anyway...... Nottingham Forest is the city's most successful football club and has an illustrious history. Tony; Donn is a professional football coach. If only you knew that. ”

"Oh, so he's still a celebrity." Yang Yan smiled at the boy and said, "Liu Wei, do you regret that you didn't find him an autograph or something?" Then she handed the piece of paper to the boy, "It's also an autograph, and his phone number." ”

The boy refused. "I'm not a Forest fan, I'm not fanatical enough to ask for autographs. Take it, he gave it to you. ”

The girl next to her opened her mouth: "Yes, yes, doesn't he want you to be his Chinese teacher?" What a great opportunity! ”

"What chance?"

"In the beautiful and quiet European campus, you meet a polite gentleman who sends you an invitation to meet you next time...... A cold gentleman, a beautiful governess, oh! What a romantic story! "The girl who just became a nymphomaniac woke up and became obsessed.

"Ali, have you read too many romance novels?" Facing this group of friends who didn't know until college, Yang Yan could only smile helplessly.

"No, Ali is talking about Jane; Love. Another girl held her glasses and said seriously.

Ali immediately cooperated and stretched out her hand and whispered, "Oh, Rochester! Do you think that I am short, not beautiful, without a soul and without a heart? If God gives me a little wealth and beauty, I will make it as hard for you to leave me as I am from you......"

Everyone laughed, and Yang Yan also laughed happily. In the midst of laughter, she looked down at the note, and finally did not throw it away, but folded it and put it in the pocket of her clothes. She has a well-to-do family and does not need to work to earn tuition fees to support herself, and she has a lot of time to do what she likes in her spare time, such as going to the street with friends or finding a quiet place to study. But...... She still kept the work contact number.

Why? She couldn't say it herself.

Maybe it's because his last name sounds like that person's name?

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While walking around the campus, he searched for this year's calendar in his mind, and every year he began to see when this year's Spring Festival would pass.

Come to think of it!

Don stopped.

February 1 is Chinese New Year's Eve, and February 2 is Spring Festival. That's right!

Yesterday was Chinese New Year's Eve, and he led the team to his first victory in charge of the first team. Today is the Spring Festival, the most traditional festival and the most important festival in Chinese...... Spring Festival!

For a month, his brain, which had been shocked by the crossing, had almost short-circuited, and then he was so busy living in this strange world that he had forgotten this very important thing—how were my parents now? Are they healthy, and will they panic because they have lost their son? He never thought too much about his parents, even before the crossing, and now he feels very unfilial.

How many years has he not been home for the Chinese New Year? Two years or three years, or more?

In 2004, just one year after graduating from university, he found a job in Chengdu. In an effort to stay in the city, he decided not to go back for the Spring Festival, but only called back to greet him on Chinese New Year's Eve. In the Spring Festival of 2005, he has changed two jobs, and at the just concluded class reunion, although he received an invitation, few people still remember him. In a bad mood, he simply decided not to go home and lose face, otherwise he wouldn't know what to say when his parents asked. During the Spring Festival of 2006, he changed jobs again, and on the way to Shanghai on a business trip, he still used the phone to greet his parents for the New Year. In the Spring Festival of 2007, he had a stable job and did not travel, but he just didn't want to go home, and this year he casually found a reason to lie to his parents not to go back, listening to the sound of firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve, and greeting the New Year on the phone again. He felt that he had become numb to the traditional festival of the Spring Festival, but it was all the same.

I have to say that Tang En is not a filial child, even if he rarely takes the initiative to call home, he always holds what he has in his heart, and he has come over like this since he was a child. He got used to it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But now...... In 2003 in Nottingham, England, for the first time, he had the urge to call home, and he wanted to hear his parents' voices, even if it was just a word.

So he took out his mobile phone, searched for the phone number at home in his memory, carefully typed it, and then stood under a big tree and waited for the call to connect.

After what seemed like a long wait, a familiar voice rang from the other end of the phone line.

"Hey, which?" It's Mommy's voice!

He heard, heard his mother's voice, and heard the sound of firecrackers and televisions coming from the earpiece. On TV, the host is shouting: "Chinese New Year!" Happy Chinese New Year! For a moment, he forgot to speak, for fear that he would not hear the voice from that distant world when he spoke. It seems that as long as you sniff your nose, you can smell the aroma of the food cooked by your mother. Sweet and sour crispy fish, eight-treasure rice, salted roasted white, rock sugar elbow, fish poop, pig baba...... By the way, how can you forget the sausage bacon you make homemade? These are so much better than the damn grilled fish and chips that can only be seasoned with salt and rice vinegar. Don swallowed.

The mother on the other side of the phone didn't hear anyone talking, so she asked a few more strange questions, and finally hung up the phone when she didn't get an answer.

Don is awakened and he misses the chance to greet his mother. But he doesn't have to fight anymore, knowing that his parents are still living a good life and everything is going on as usual, he is satisfied. If something happened to her, Mom's voice decided it wouldn't be so calm. No matter who is attached to him now, as long as he is good to the second elder, Tang En will be satisfied.

Don leaned his body against the trunk of the tree, looked up at the blue sky, and let out a sigh.

Although today has not passed, Don feels that it is very exciting, not only does he know that his parents are doing well at the moment; Then in a foreign country, I met my high school crush Banhua - although people don't recognize him anymore.

The mood that had just been homesick had improved, and he decided to go somewhere.

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