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Chapter 2666 A Person of Hope (First Update, Please Subscribe)
"This special envoy is really being treated unfairly..."

Watching the news on TV, Lin Weiguo looked somewhat uneasy, and then couldn't help but say sarcastically:
"I never expected them to be so weak. They couldn't even take off and had to beg for mercy to get a safe flight. This is no bully at all; he's just a pathetic little turtle."

While being sarcastic, Lin Weiguo couldn't help but sigh:

"I never expected that they would be even more formidable than the Americans in a war."

When Lin Weiguo made this remark, what came to mind?
Naturally, it was all related to SEA. Since finishing his time as a sent-down youth in Yunnan Province a few months ago, he had been staying at home studying, not for the college entrance examination, but for the SEA high school academic ability test. Essentially, it was a university entrance exam. Passing this test would allow him to apply to the corresponding universities.

Compared to many people, Lin Weiguo has an advantage, not only because his father is a university professor, but also because his academic background is solid, and his father also has experience studying in SEA.

Therefore, we provided him with targeted tutoring, especially in English, where his strengths were unmatched by others.

A month ago, after the exams ended, he was in a state of extreme relaxation, spending his days watching TV.

Like many others, his family's television was equipped with a fishbone antenna. This allowed them to receive television programs from Southeast Asia.

Although the picture wasn't very clear, he still watched it with great interest.

After the news ended came the commercials, and Lin Weiguo had long since developed an immunity to the dazzling array of products in them.

It's just some delicious food, fun things, and beautiful things.

Nothing new.

Despite saying that, Lin Weiguo started eating sunflower seeds while watching TV.

After returning to the city from his time in the countryside, he still hadn't found a job and spent his days at home like this. Luckily, the family had a television, which was an extra industrial voucher given to his father by his work unit as a reward. His father used 72 industrial vouchers to buy this 18-inch Panda TV.

This color television set certainly helped him pass the time, but it also brought many guests to his home, which was always packed with people every evening.

However, during the day, this television set became Lin Weiguo's exclusive possession.

He will not only reconnect the fishbone antenna, but also watch TV channels that are not available at night.

Just like now.

He even reads news and advertisements with great interest.

Soon, a basketball game started playing on the screen. Although he had only been back for a few months, Lin Weiguo had already learned from the television that there were many such sports competitions in that country.

Actually, Lin Weiguo prefers the warm-up before the game and during halftime to the game itself.

"The cheerleaders are about to come out, aren't they?"

As he said this, he stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and then stared longingly at the television.

Suddenly, seven white figures unexpectedly entered Lin Weiguo's line of sight.

Those were cheerleaders, not wearing the tight, revealing short skirts and tank tops he remembered, but instead wearing clothes he couldn't name—somewhat like the dresses worn by some women on TV.

It looks somewhat similar to the costumes worn on the stage, but not quite the same.

"What kind of clothes are these?"

Actually, Lin Weiguo's curiosity didn't start now. Long ago, when he first watched TV, he noticed that many women were wearing similar dresses.

However, it's still somewhat different from what the cheerleaders wore today.

The dress was moon-white, with a cross-collar and right-fastening front, tight cuffs, and a hem that extended past the knees. When she moved, she resembled clusters of flowing clouds.

"What are they wearing?"

Their actions left Lin Weiguo completely dumbfounded within a second.

As the music began, the melody sounded both modern and classical, deep yet clear, as if it had stepped out of history.

The grandeur and magnificence of the scene commanded respect. The girls' movements were perfectly synchronized; when their sleeves fluttered, they resembled white cranes spreading their wings, their slender yet powerful waists revealed in the swirling fabric. In the instant they spun, their skirts burst open, like a white lotus suddenly blooming.

Lin Weiguo stared wide-eyed, his mouth slightly agape, unable to close it for a long time.

"This, this...this is so beautiful!"

Although watching cheerleading performances was what he enjoyed most, he had never seen a cheerleading performance like this before. There were no hot hip swaying movements or flamboyant shouts, but the moon-white dresses attracted him.

Their white dresses were so pleasing to the eye, and for some reason, looking at their clothes evoked a very complex emotion in Lin Weiguo.

"This... seems somewhat familiar."

It does feel somewhat familiar.

It looks somewhat like a theatrical robe on stage, but it's completely different.

The cheerleaders look both heroic and charming in their uniforms.

The cheerleaders' performance on the television screen continued, igniting the atmosphere in the entire stadium with their graceful yet dynamic movements. Cheers erupted from the screen, accompanying the rhythm of the music.

However, all of this paled in comparison to the impact the cheerleaders' dresses had on Lin Weiguo.

Her wide sleeves fluttered like clouds rolling and unfolding; her skirt swayed like snow falling on a long river.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Lin Weiguo's mind.

He seemed to see something walking towards him.

"No, no..."

Lin Weiguo shook his head vigorously, and then he said:
"No, it didn't walk over, but..."

As Lin Weiguo watched TV, he no longer paid attention to the beautiful, charming, and energetic cheerleaders on the screen.

It was their moon-white dresses that stood out.

He had never seen such clothes before, but for some reason, when he first saw them on television, he felt a strange sense of closeness.

"Oh dear, right now I can only see it on TV. In a while, I'll be able to go to Chang'an..."

Chang'an!

Just uttering that word made Lin Weiguo's heart race.

Actually, he should have taken the college entrance examination like everyone else, entered university, and then, after two years, seen if he could apply for a government-sponsored study abroad program.

However, compared to many people, he was lucky because his father could afford to send him abroad to study at his own expense.

It wasn't just because my parents received over 20,000 yuan in back pay after the policy was reinstated. Also, when my father was working in Chang'an, out of curiosity, he asked a friend to help him invest in the Yong'an 500 Index; that amount was actually only a little over 1,000 yuan.

Although my father and his friend had not been in contact for more than 20 years, a few months ago, after they made contact, his friend told him that his investment had yielded a very considerable return—including dividend reinvestment, its value exceeded 60000 yuan!

If you suddenly have such a large sum of money, what should you do with it?
Unlike many people who choose to buy home appliances after they have money, the father made another decision—to sponsor his son's studies in SEA.

Although Lin Weiguo had no relatives to sponsor him in SEA, his father learned from a friend that there was another way to study abroad—as a regular international student.

International students pay between 7000 and 10000 yuan per year in tuition fees. They only need to provide a deposit guarantee of no less than 50000 yuan and deposit it into a designated account to apply to the corresponding university. Their future tuition fees and living expenses will be withdrawn from the designated account.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you need to pass the academic ability test; only then can you apply to universities in Chang'an.

On the advice of a friend, Professor Song chose this method to send his son abroad.

"I don't know when the report card will be sent."

Just as Lin Weiguo was making these plans in his mind, the postman arrived at the dormitory building on his bicycle. As he was putting the letters into the mailbox, Aunt Liu, who was collecting mail, looked up and said:
"Hey, Li, that's a letter from abroad, isn't it? The Lin family is getting letters from abroad again? Didn't he abandon his mansion and car to come back back then? How come he's getting letters from abroad every day now..."

The reason I say this is because the envelope is white. These days, most envelopes are made of kraft paper, and white envelopes with colored printing are very rare. You can tell the difference at a glance.

"Sister Liu, you've misjudged this time. Look, it's a letter from the British consulate..."

The mail carrier said, and even showed off:
"The recipient of the letter wasn't Professor Lin, it was Lin Weiguo. Who is he?"

"Professor Lin's son."

"That's settled then, it must be the academic ability test results."

"What? A report card for an academic aptitude test? The Lin family is going to study abroad!"

The dormitory building is inhabited by university faculty and staff, who naturally know what the "academic aptitude test" means. It is a certificate specifically for applying to universities in Southeast Asia. As long as you pass the test and have a relative as a guarantor, you can apply to universities there.

Of course, this was contingent on having relatives there willing to sponsor tuition and provide guarantees. The news spread quickly throughout the dormitory; after all, news travels fastest in these cramped, dormitory-style buildings.

"Does Professor Lin have relatives over there?"

"I haven't heard of that. Back then, he always said he had no relatives abroad."

"I must say, this old guy has been hiding his true abilities very well..."

"Exactly! They're relatives and guarantors; it turns out they're betting on both sides!"

"Otherwise, how could he be a professor?"

Just as people were talking, Professor Lin returned. Before going upstairs, he opened his mailbox and saw the white envelope. His face immediately lit up with joy. The transcript had finally arrived.

Although it was a letter from his son, in his excitement, he tore it open first, opened the report card, and looked at the scores. Professor Lin's expression became even more excited.

"Okay, okay, that's good now..."

This means Lin Weiguo can now apply to universities in Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)