intellectual norms

The welcome dinner in the evening was very grand. In the Yingbin building of Hongda University, not only the dean of Construction Engineering and the leaders of the college were present, but also the president of Hongda University, a group of school-level leaders, and relevant officials from the Provincial Department of Construction and the Department of Culture came to welcome The specifications are very high.

The academic exchange between the two famous schools has been upgraded to a key cultural construction project in Denghong City.

As long as these leading officials are present, Qiao Yu no longer has to rush out to be the leader, and leave all the social politeness to them. He only needs to act as a translator by the side.

Lin Zhihua, as an internationally renowned star-level architect, is also the leader of the Columbia delegation. Naturally, most of the social activities are directed at him. In fact, as long as he is not in a relationship, Lin Zhihua faces work and normal social situations. Very decent and easy.

He never spoke Chinese throughout the whole process. Whenever the Chinese leader said something, he would look at Qiao Yu politely with the corners of his lips curled up, asking him to translate.

Tonight's dishes are a combination of Chinese and Western dishes. You can choose Chinese liquor or French red wine. The receptionist as the host did not persuade the group of foreigners to drink.

At the end, Qiao Yu reminded everyone of tomorrow's itinerary. Starting from tomorrow, there will be a three-day exhibition period. Although all the materials used by the Columbia University delegation for the joint exhibition have been sent in advance, Hongda University will also Fundamentally, the exhibition plans drawn up by the two parties and the drawings of each designer were built and exhibited, but many specific details still need to be adjusted by both parties on the spot to achieve the best exhibition effect.

The workload of this part will not be very large. Most of the designer’s works have been prepared in advance, except for a few works that require the designer to go to the site to build them. These three days are actually for the Columbia delegation to relax and adapt. of.

The banquet is over, it’s still early, some old professors in the delegation can’t wait to go back to the hotel to rest, and most of the young and middle-aged teachers are still jet-lagged, it will be the daytime in the United States, and they slept in the afternoon When they woke up, they were full of energy and wanted to continue the party by themselves, and even turned their backs on guests, inviting teachers from Hongda University to join them.

The group of people who came here were quite lively. Qiao Yu always attended their gatherings on weekends in the past, so he understood their mood very well.

Being in a foreign country, without the pressure of projects and teaching for the time being, the so-called academic exchanges are all at their fingertips for them, and everyone has a subtle feeling of vacation in their hearts.

So Qiao Yu briefly discussed with Zhou Yishen and Deputy Director Xu, and decided that he and Chen Ke would take the lead and take this group of foreigners who were still interested to go for a walk around the most representative Southern Song ancient city in Denghong City.

They are all engaged in the construction of civil engineering and bridges. This group of people share the same aspirations and are most interested in buildings with historical and cultural backgrounds in various places. As soon as Qiao Yu told them the idea, everyone waved their arms and was so excited that they were about to set off immediately.

It was said that it was a group of professional academics, but it looked like a tour group with little knowledge, Qiao Yu couldn't help but want to laugh.

In the ancient city of Denghong City, the earliest buildings in this area can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty, and there is also an ancient imperial street, but in fact this large area is mixed with official residences from the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and there is an inland river system passing through the middle. Now it has been transformed into a folk business district.

Different from the imitation business districts in other cities, most of the buildings in this area are real ancient houses, but they are well protected. Some particularly representative mansions are naturally classified as cultural relics, and the rest are leased. It can be said that every inch of land is very expensive for restaurants, bars and various shops, and it is very lively.

The bus took everyone there. When they got off the bus, Qiao Yu was more professional than the tour guide. He told them about the history and culture of this large area. In less than a minute, Qiao Yu turned around and no one could be found.

Only Lin Zhihua and Peter followed him and Chen Ke closely, and Peter said to Qiao Yu, "Don't look for them, they are all a bunch of lunatics, let them play by themselves, and they will know that they will go back after they have enjoyed themselves."

Qiao Yu didn't care anymore, put away her phone and led them through the streets.

Squeezing through the densest section of the crowd, turning a street, it suddenly became clear.

Qiao Yu took them to the less crowded alley. He liked it better. The ancient buildings were basically unchanged, and some very stylish, non-public shops were scattered in the depths of the alley.

Lin Zhihua looked more like a normal person tonight. I don’t know if it was the whole ancient buildings that attracted his attention. He stopped and walked, and when he came across courtyards that he entered and exited frequently, he would still leave if the door was open. Go in and see.

After turning around two or three alleys at seventy-eight turns, Qiao Yu paused at the entrance of the next alley, not noticing that he had already reached the door of Agnes Bar.

Because this bar is opened in a well-known building mansion, it can be regarded as a landmark in this area. The bar itself also has a style, but because of the particularity of the target group, ordinary people will not easily set foot in it.

Lin Zhihua really became interested in Agnes's house, he didn't see what kind of bar it was, he just said to the others: "If you're not in a hurry, let's have a drink together?"

All the drinks at the banquet were scene wine, and Lin Zhihua really wanted to drink some real wine at the moment.

Qiao Yu didn't shirk anymore, even without Lin Zhihua, regardless of whether Lin Zhihua was an ex-boyfriend or not, even if only he and Peter appeared together in Denghong City, old friends should have a drink when they meet again.

So Chen Ke led the way. He was a regular customer here, and when he entered the door, he went directly to the manager and asked for a seat for four by the window.

They sat there, facing the small stage at the back of the hall, there was a jazz performance tonight, a trumpet player played a long tune, and a singer sat on a high stool and sang a slow song.

Not boring, which suits Qiao Yu's liking.

Um?Qiao Yu discovered that the boy singing on the stage turned out to be the 18-year-old Chinese with a short cut he had seen last time. Didn't he say that he was spending the summer vacation in China and that he was going back to the United States to go to school soon?

The people on the stage lowered their eyebrows, and when the song was over, they stood up and bowed to the sparse applause, then raised their heads and swept around.

Qiao Yu turned her head, and the waiter brought over wine, four glasses of Scotch whiskey and ice hockey, and they bumped together.

Lin Zhihua will now see what kind of place this bar is. There are only men here, either well-dressed and successful people, or enchanting and beautiful young people. He looked at Qiao Yu thoughtfully and said, "I have never been to the bar in the United States." Bar, I didn’t expect to come here on the first night in China.”

Then he said, "Joe, this is not the first time you have come here, I can see that you are very familiar with it."

Qiao Yu only came that once, but he didn't make any excuses. They have been together for nine years, and Lin Zhihua knew every detail of his every move, so he simply nodded: "Yes, I have been here."

Lin Zhihua's fingers holding the square wine glass tightened.

The boy on the stage sang another song, it was still English jazz, his voice was very pleasant, this time he kept looking at Qiao Yu and the others while singing, Lin Zhihua drank the wine very quickly, most of the glass was gone, his eyes were on The other three turned around and said, "Which one of us do you think he has his eye on?"

Peter laughed exaggeratedly and said, "It must be me!"

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed, and Peter said with a bitter face, "But I'm straight! Oh what to do, I'm going to break someone's heart tonight."

A group of people laughed even harder. Only then did Chen Ke realize who the boy was. He kept his composure and went to whisper a few words to the bar manager.

Qiao Yu watched Chen Ke pass by, saw the manager's face showing a troubled expression, and made a series of hand gestures to Chen Ke. When Chen Ke came back, she whispered to Qiao Yu, "I just wanted the manager to take the kid first. Take it away, but the manager said that this person has hooked up with their boss, so it is not easy to dismiss."

"It's okay." Qiao Yu lightly shook his head at him.

After another round of drinks, Matt finished singing, stepped off the stage and walked straight to Qiao Yu's table, Lin Zhihua smiled and patted Peter on the shoulder: "He's here, he's here, don't be nervous, have you thought about rejection?"

Qiao Yu looked at the people who came over indifferently, and Matt greeted several other people with his eyes, and then fell on Qiao Yu's face, propped his arms on the edge of the table, his eyes were provocative and provocative, and said directly: " Long time no see, Uncle, do you remember me?"

The Chinese pronunciation was much better than last time. He didn't know Qiao Yu's name. The last time Qiao Yu called himself "uncle" to him, he responded with uncle.

Lin Zhihua's eyes sank instantly, and he looked at the two of them.

Qiao Yu said calmly, "Oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you just now."

Matt wasn't annoyed at all, he laughed, his skin was still the color of summer wheat, his teeth were fine and white, his head was a little longer and more stylish, Peter blurted out: "J, he looks like you when you were young."

Lin Zhihua stared at him for a moment, and then looked at Qiao Yu with complicated eyes.

Matt glanced at Lin Zhihua, didn't take it seriously, his eyes were still glued to Qiao Yu, and said in a coquettish tone, "But Uncle, I always remember you, and I think about it every day, when will you come again, today really made me wait."

"Last time you said that you had someone. I thought about it and thought you must be lying to me. I was so stupid that I believed you at that time. How could someone with a boyfriend come here? I said to myself , as long as you come again, I will definitely not let you go easily, uncle, you see you come again, where is your person? Does he know you are here?"

Matt was giggling, half-serious, half-flirtatious, unscrupulous in front of a table of people.

Qiao Yu's illusion last time was that he was an 18-year-old Lin Zhihua. He was more coquettish than Lin Zhihua, but his willfulness regardless of "I want it" was almost exactly the same.

Qiao Yu didn't like it.

Matt looked around at the other people on the table: "Uncle, don't tell me, there are people for you here."

Lin Zhihua frowned, already impatient to the point of violently beating someone, Matt noticed it, looked down at Lin Zhihua, and asked Qiao Yu: "It's him?"

Qiao Yu paused, and said softly, "Uncle's people are naturally at home. Why, you want to go back with me to see him?"

Matt and Lin Zhihua were startled at the same time, Qiao Yu continued to say in an AI-like voice without emotion, "You don't deserve it."

The author says:

Joe, speak clearly. If you deny it in person, you will be able to say "family members" outside——