Chapter 293: If You Don’t Leave, I Won’t Abandon ⑥
He believed it, but didn’t know what to do.
If Nie Qiu were to study abroad, Nie Aifang would definitely go with her; she couldn’t let Nie Qiu study so far away alone, could she? But… he was reluctant to part with her. He was reluctant to part with Nie Aifang.
In the end, he was being sentimental. He was reluctant to part with Nie Aifang, after all, he had liked her for so many years, and they had been together for less than a year. He didn’t want Nie Aifang to accompany Nie Qiu abroad, but as an elder, he also hoped Nie Qiu could achieve great things.
Of course, there was another option: their whole family could go abroad. But… his career had just started to develop, and he… didn’t want to give it up yet.
“In the future! If Qiu Qiu graduates from Harvard, she can work in a government agency and even become a high-ranking official!” Nie Aifang said, lost in thought, “If Qiu Qiu can become a national secretary or something, I’ll be able to sleep soundly and wake up with a smile.”
“We’ll go, we will go. We’ll go find Teacher Yang tomorrow,” Nie Aifang said, holding Nie Qiu’s hand. “Tomorrow, we’ll go to school together to find Teacher Yang.”
“Qiu Qiu, you must cherish this opportunity. You are still young and may not understand future matters, but Dad wants to tell you that everyone grows up. Everyone grows up and has their own family and career. You must cherish this opportunity. To put it plainly, it will be easier to find a job after graduating from a renowned university. To put it grandly, you will be able to serve the country and the people.” Nie Aiwen, seeing that Nie Qiu and Nie Aifang had made up their minds, stopped saying anything else and told Nie Qiu to cherish this opportunity. “To put it vulgarly, it will be easier to find a job after graduating from a famous university. To put it grandly, you can serve the country and the people.”
“I know, Dad,” Nie Qiu said, looking up at Nie Aiwen. “I will study hard.”
Nie Aiwen smiled and stepped forward to ruffle Nie Qiu’s hair. “Let’s eat! I heard from the nurse that you’re going to take graduation photos tomorrow. You haven’t had your infusion yet, have you? I’ll accompany you this afternoon.”
“Is everything okay at the company?” Nie Aifang served Nie Aiwen a bowl of rice and handed him chopsticks.
Nie Aiwen sat down. “Aren’t you and Qiu Qiu going abroad? Although we don’t know when, I can still manage things at the company. I want to spend more time with you both.”
The next day, Nie Aifang and Nie Aiwen brought Nie Qiu to the school. The third-year junior high students had a holiday because of exams, but the first and second-year students were still in school. Teacher Yang was also teaching Chinese to the first and second graders, so he was still in the office after class. Seeing Nie Aifang and Nie Aiwen, Teacher Yang was not surprised at all. Instead, he warmly poured hot water for Nie Aifang, Nie Aiwen, and Nie Qiu using disposable paper cups.
“I assume Nie Qiu has already told you about studying abroad?” Teacher Yang asked with a smile as he sat back in his seat.
“Yes, yes, Qiu Qiu told us,” Nie Aifang said nervously. “Um… Teacher Yang, you see, we don’t know anything… Could you tell us what procedures we need to follow to go abroad?”
“We’ll talk about the procedures later. Nie Qiu probably didn’t explain it clearly to you,” Teacher Yang said to Nie Aifang with a smile. “Because Nie Qiu is a student who has been invited to study, she will receive a subsidy of nearly twenty thousand US Dollars. If Nie Qiu works harder, she can also get a scholarship. The tuition fee for one academic year at Phillips Exeter Academy is twenty-nine thousand US Dollars. If Nie Qiu doesn’t get a scholarship, you’ll have to add some money for her studies. If Nie Qiu gets a scholarship, then you won’t have to pay for tuition, and you won’t even have to cover her living expenses.”
This news was undoubtedly a surprise to Nie Aifang. She had thought that no matter what, she would let Nie Qiu go, but she also knew that the currency in each country was different, so she dared not make a definitive statement about whether the money she had saved could cover Nie Qiu’s university education. “Twenty thousand US Dollars… how much is that?”
