water blossoms

Half a month before the end of the summer vacation, the new tenant finally arrived.

The second landlord brought someone over. Wen Hao happened to be at home, and saw the second landlord bring a young oriental boy into the house. He was thin and small, and his hair seemed to have been dyed, with a faint red color under the light.The second landlord took out the key and walked to Gong Cheng's room, while introducing Wen Hao to the boy. Only then did Wen Hao know that the boy was Japanese, fluent in English, and looked a little lonely in his eyes, as if he was not easy to get along with.

The door of Gong Cheng's room was opened, and it was empty except for the original furniture.

The Japanese boy was looking at the room inside, and the second landlord went to the bathroom. Seeing him coming, Wen Hao couldn't help asking, "When did you move out?"

The second landlord shook his head: "I don't know, but the rent was due last week, and I couldn't contact him, so I went to see him a few days ago, only to find that everything was missing. Speaking of which, the deposit has not been refunded yet, you know him Can I get in touch with him?"

Wen Hao didn't speak, and looked at Gong Cheng's room in a daze.

The apartment was quickly filled with people, but this time there was no one in the living room, and the three rooms were all occupied by men, and everyone came in and out more casually.

Neighbors... not bad, they are all the type who can endure hardships, they will cook for themselves after studying, the three of them will share the food expenses equally, and cook in turn according to the class schedule.

Wen Hao's training continues.

In the inter-school competition at the beginning of the year, colleges and universities from 28 states participated, and he won the 400-meter freestyle championship.During the summer vacation, I participated in a more influential American College Cup.After all, I am not a professional athlete anymore, so I only won a bronze medal this time.The athletes who won the championship and runner-up are the winners of this year's World Swimming Championships. Wen Hao, an "amateur" player, can get No.3, which is already very good.

Kyle's performance recovered, and he won the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke competition because of the lack of competitors.They had dinner to celebrate that night, and Wen Hao also went, and they maintained an awkward and intimate relationship with Kyle just like ordinary friends.

Wen Hao did not give up swimming.In addition to being able to earn a scholarship, he is also used to exercising every day. It may be okay not to swim occasionally, but once more than three days, he will fidget, and then take swimming trunks and swim two laps in the swimming pool. He has a healthy body while staying in shape.

In a blink of an eye, winter has passed and spring has come, and the Chinese New Year is approaching again.

It has been a year since Gong Cheng left.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Wen Hao received a New Year's greeting text message from Gong Cheng's mobile phone, which looked like a mass message.So when he sent a group of New Year's greeting messages, he also ticked Gong Cheng's name.

China celebrates the holidays, but the United States does not, and because it is not a weekend, Wen Hao still has classes and swimming training on the first day of the new year.

When he left the classroom that day, he was stopped by a long-legged red-haired beauty at the door. It was a cold winter day, and the other party was wearing short skirts and stockings.

The red-haired beauty introduced herself as Kathy, the principal's secretary. The principal wanted to meet him, but because she didn't have Wen Hao's contact information, she had to come and invite her in person.

Wen Hao was a little surprised. Except for seeing the principal once when he was going through the transfer procedures, he had been in the university for more than a year, and he had only seen the principal on the campus network.

What can the principal do if he sees him?

Following Casey to the office building, all the way to the door of the principal's office, Casey opened the door for him, smiling sweetly and making a gesture of invitation.

Wen Hao said thank you and walked in.

After 10 minutes, Wen Hao came out.

Casey stood up from his seat and greeted him, with a sweet and professional smile on his face, and said, "Will you agree to the principal?"

"I'm going to think about it." Wen Hao's tone was hesitant, and his face was a bit embarrassed.

"I also hope you can stay. Don't you know? Our principal and two directors like swimming very much, so they have been very concerned about the performance of the school's swimming team. They have wanted our school's swimming team to change for a long time."

Wen Hao smiled slightly: "Yes, the principal has shown his sincerity, but if I choose to stay, it will be difficult for me to return to my homeland. You know, I have to think carefully."

Casey smiled understandingly: "I hope to work with you soon."

After Wen Hao left the school, he went back to the apartment directly. He was not the cook today, and the cook hadn't come back yet, so he simply closed the door and went to bed to think.

Not long ago, the principal invited him to stay in the school to teach as the coach of the school swimming team.The first time he signed a three-year contract, after that, if the school team performed well, he could get a five-year or even a lifetime contract.

Stay in the United States as a coach?

Wen Hao, who is studying for an MBA, feels absurd, but he knows better that this is a good opportunity. The United States is economically developed, free and democratic. He can even consider applying for a green card to enjoy the rights of American citizenship, and at the same time, he can also live in this open country. The country finds a boyfriend for herself.It seems... Some states even passed gay marriage laws, so can he also imagine that he will have a marriage, a family?

At this moment, Wen Hao thought of Gong Cheng's face.Then he quickly suppressed the sudden thought.

There is nothing to think about, and it is a great thing to be hired to stay in school.He doesn't need to think about returning to China to find a job, and he doesn't need to think about facing Gong Cheng anymore... Yes, it's been a year since he left, except for a group text message yesterday, that man might have forgotten himself a long time ago , Which man or woman did you have sex with again?

Wen Hao quickly made a decision. He was alone and didn't need to greet anyone. He gave the principal an answer the next day.

The principal said that the university happened to have a master's degree in kinesiology, and he could teach while studying. When he got the degree, his annual salary would double.

Wen Hao became even more busy.

Every morning, he would go out to exercise with the team members and go into the water for training. While guiding the swimming of the school team members, he also represented the school team in competitions. At the same time, he took an extra subject.

The only fortunate thing is that American universities have free course schedules, and the principal gave him the green light, so he can learn slowly and graduate after two years of study, so the focus is still on the MBA courses, and he will be ready in three months. It's time to graduate.

In May, Wen Hao passed his graduation thesis with an a- and officially received his first master's degree.

At this time, the school was already on summer vacation, but the master's graduates still had a graduation ceremony to attend, which was arranged by the school at two o'clock in the afternoon.Wen Hao didn't arrange training that day. He originally planned to directly assign training tasks. The school team members are not as self-conscious as professional players, but fortunately, it is not a big deal to waste such a day.But the team members had to come to his graduation ceremony, Wen Hao had no way to refuse, so he could only ask them to find the invitation letter by themselves.However, he asked for two tickets specifically for Kyle and Laurien.

Wen Hao put on a suit early in the morning. It was handed out by the team when he was in the national team when he went abroad to play. It was tailor-made, and it still fits well now.Formal attire is a must on this day.The master's uniform is put in the backpack, and it is the same to wear it outside when you arrive at the place.He combed his short hair to reveal his full forehead. Looking at the mature man in the mirror, he raised the corners of his mouth and showed a correct and reserved smile.

After lunch, Wen Hao went to the meeting place. Parents, guests and graduates walked through the same passage, so Wen Hao didn't see Kyle and Laurien, but saw a few boys from the school swimming team standing at the door and talking, Wen Hao He avoided them by taking a detour, and he didn't have many admission tickets in his hand.

The venue was huge, crowded with people, and there were very few Chinese people. Out of hundreds of people, there would only be one or two Asians with black hair and black eyes, who were completely overwhelmed by a group of foreigners with high noses and deep eyes.The American flag and state flag were hung on the rostrum, as well as the school emblem of the university, and the flag guards with guns stood on the side. The venue was very quiet, solemn and sacred.

Wen Hao and his classmates were crowded in the backstage, there were no seats, everyone was standing, everyone was wearing master's uniforms, and they all had smiles on their faces.Wen Hao was also laughing. He was taking care of training and culture classes at the same time. In fact, he was also very tired. After more than two years of hard work, he could finally see the results.

Music sounded on the rostrum, and the tutor guided the undergraduate graduates into the venue.Then came the graduates with a master's degree. Wen Hao walked in the middle of the team, neither at the front nor at the back, which was in line with his personality of not holding back and not showing off.Followed by Ph.D. graduates, followed by faculty leaders.

The leaders of the college began to speak, and the audience was very quiet. When they began to announce the list of graduates, some parents were already emotional.Finally, when it was time to receive their graduation certificates, the graduates went up one by one to take photos with the college leaders and the American flag. At this time, some parents would burst into tears with excitement, and some clapped their hands in celebration.

It was Wen Hao's turn to go up. Unlike the others, the voices of young people sounded from the audience. A group of golden-haired foreigners stood at the end of the stands, applauding vigorously. Their faces turned red with excitement, as if the graduates were the same as myself.

The lively atmosphere was different from other students, so the school leaders couldn't help but glance at Wen Hao, and then realized that this is not the world swimming champion, but also the coach of the school swimming team?Immediately, the expression on the face of the school leader became sincere and rich. After he hugged Wen Hao, he put his arm around Wen Hao's shoulder and said to the microphone: "This is a student I like very much. If you have watched the 2012 London Olympic Games You know him, now he's our school coach, and oh, he's a great swimmer!"

Westerners will not be stingy with praise, let alone good-hearted applause. For a while, the venue was full of applause, and the swimming team members even called out Wen Hao's name.

Wen Hao blushed when he took the degree certificate.

At the end of the graduation ceremony, graduates from different degrees and disciplines were gathered together for a photo. Wen Hao became a favorite. The students were all looking for him to take a group photo, as well as the parents of the students, and some students who did not know other departments. .

Wen Hao never refuses anyone who comes, he doesn't want to spoil other people's interest, besides, he is very happy today, but he just took some time to take a photo, seeing the other party's smiling mouth, he is also very happy.

Half an hour later, there were fewer people around, and a middle-aged woman with brown hair came over. She held a bouquet of flowers in her arms and handed them to Wen Hao.

Wen Hao was so flattered that he quickly refused.

The woman said: "No, I think you have misunderstood. This bouquet was given to you by someone."

Wen Hao was a little embarrassed, and asked: "Can you tell me who it is?"

"An oriental guy like you, very handsome, oh, he's about the same height as you, I have to look up completely to see your faces."

Wen Hao couldn't think of who was coming: "Did he say something?"

"No." The woman shook her head.