Three or Two Things about Rebirth

In He Manshu's own words, she was "extremely worried about Yoyo going to Russia." But she also knew that this two-semester exchange opportunity between Heilongjiang University and Novosibirsk University was a rare opportunity.

She said with regret and worry, "It would be better if we could bring our family members with us."

Qiu Jiye said, "It's not that easy. I don't know how the head of the People's Armed Forces got this opportunity. You should stay at home and take good care of your daughter-in-law!"

"Oh my!" He Manshu then remembered that she had a little girl who was about to be born. She immediately felt that she had a long way to go. "Forget it, if you don't allow me to go, I won't go."

Although Qiu Luming told her friends that she had not made up her mind, she had actually submitted her application already.

At the end of August, Qiu Luming arrived at Novosibirsk State University in Novosibirsk, the third largest city in Russia, and began her one-year study abroad.

In fact, studying abroad is nothing more than activities within a specific range. Qiu Luming lives in the student dormitory village, in an independent small room.

There are fifteen three-story buildings in the dormitory village. Qiu Luming's small room on the second floor has a view of a nearby small lake and a birch forest by the lake.

There were only two Asian faces in the entire university. The other one was a boy from Wuhan University who was in the same class as her. His name was Ji Cheng. He was 20 years old, wore thick glasses, was not very talkative, and his spoken Russian was not very good. However, he had good scores in the written exams and science subjects. His major was chemistry.

For four months, Qiu Luming was studying hard and hardly left the campus. She was tired of potatoes and salad dressing, and had eaten too much bread. She just wanted to eat two big steamed buns made by her mother in one go, and then eat a plate of home-cooked dishes that were either too bland or too sour.

These days, although no letter has been received, Qiu Luming guessed that his second sister-in-law should have given birth. His father had already announced that it was a girl, and everyone was looking forward to the birth of the little girl. Qiu Luming thought sourly that probably no one would remember that there was a girl in the distant old Russians.

The winter in Novosibirsk has a similar climate to that in Jiayang, so Qiu Luming didn't find it too unbearable. She also bought a local woolen coat and leather boots, which had no problems except being too heavy.

The female classmates in the same class were very interested in the woolen and cotton pants she brought. They didn't understand why Chinese people were so afraid of cold. Qiu Luming also said that it was difficult to understand why they had bare legs in the middle of winter.

Lena from next door usually wears only a pair of jeans, boots, and a long coat. Sometimes she doesn't even wear a hat.

Lena made fun of Qiu Luming, saying that Chinese people have weak physiques and are afraid of this and that. She also said that she was too short and her nose was too flat.

Qiu Luming could tell that she meant no harm and was just joking among classmates, but he still immediately retorted, "But we don't have body odor!"

Lena screamed immediately, "Ah, you nasty Chinese woman!"

Lena is very beautiful, even when she is yelling and going crazy. In fact, most young men and women in Russia are very good-looking, especially boys in their twenties, who are all handsome with a hint of melancholy!

Lena's boyfriend is very handsome, about 1.9 meters tall with blue eyes. He often comes to the dormitory village to visit Lena and always stays overnight. This old house from the 1960s is not very soundproof, and Qiu Luming has very good ears, so he often hears some noises that are not suitable for children when he is not prepared.

But Lena didn't feel embarrassed. After being reminded, she often said that she would introduce a Russian boy to Qiu Luming. Qiu Luming shook his head and said that he would return to China soon and did not plan to find a Russian boyfriend.

Lena laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back. "Who wants you to marry him? It's just to make friends. It's so lonely to be alone in a foreign country!"

Qiu Luming still shook his head and changed the topic to say that he had a boyfriend in China. Lena still laughed, "Vera, you live like a nun!"

Qiu Luming glared at her, "I'm going to make dumplings on Sunday, don't eat them!"

Lena was shocked and quickly apologized, "I was wrong! Vera, I am actually a nun! Just let me eat beef and onion dumplings!"

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Soon, winter vacation arrived, but it was only two weeks long, so Qiu Luming decided to go out for a trip.

Lena was going back to Moscow, and Qiu Luming was going to go with her so she could have someone to look after her on the way. She specifically asked Ji Cheng if he wanted to go with her, but he was a little embarrassed, so he pushed his glasses and said, "No, I don't have that much money."

In fact, Qiu Luming had no money. Her monthly salary was less than 700 yuan. With the year-end bonus and the miscellaneous hidden benefits, she only had 20,000 yuan a year. She went to Beijing again and again, buying clothes and books, and could not save anything. Even the housing fund she had before was sponsored by her parents. Fortunately, she had three brothers, and each of them generously donated 10,000 yuan as a subsidy when she left.

The third brother even gave her another 50,000 yuan in private, and encouraged her to travel around. He Manshu also gave her 20,000 yuan.

Qiu Luming felt a little overwhelmed when he took the 100,000 yuan. His mother said, "Your brother should be nice to you, but your two sisters-in-law are really good. Especially your second brother doesn't earn as much as your second sister-in-law. You have to be aware of this."

"Got it. I'll pay you back in the future."

"I don't care about others, but you don't have to pay me back."

Therefore, Qiu Luming was relatively well-off. She often cooked in the dormitory. Since she didn't know how to make dough, she would make dumplings, or stretched noodles, or simply make glutinous rice dumpling soup. These simple meals were loved by her classmates in the dormitory. Her good popularity was purely earned by these foods.

At the Moscow Railway Station, Lena invited Qiu Luming to stay at her home and said she would take her to famous tourist attractions. Qiu Luming politely said, "That's too much trouble. I can go there by myself."

Lena said very sincerely and regretfully, "Well, I wish you a pleasant trip!"

Then he left, alone.

Gone! Qiu Luming was stunned for a full minute.

Then she found out that the person who came to pick up Lena was another handsome guy, and they were kissing passionately on the street.