My family has a daughter who has just grown into prose.

In winter in Guangzhou, it is drizzling and chilly. 65438+February 12, the international flight to Brisbane, Australia took off on time at 2 1: 00. I am sitting on a warm plane, and I feel very comfortable. When the plane took off, I felt the dazzling neon light in Guangzhou shrinking a little outside the window. The plane quickly flew into the dark night sky and flew to Brisbane, Australia, more than 7300 kilometers away in the southern hemisphere. At this time, I am looking forward to attending my daughter's graduation ceremony as the plane rises, and my thoughts are ups and downs.

I went to the University of Queensland to attend my daughter's graduation ceremony to celebrate her graduation and wish her a new life journey. As a father, I feel extremely happy and happy.

The plane sailed smoothly, and the door of my memory gradually opened. Six years ago, my daughter was successfully admitted to Jiangmen No.1 Middle School from Jingxian Middle School, and I had the idea of sending her to study in Australia. Maybe my grandfather and father both lived abroad, and my sister and brother also studied abroad. I completely got rid of the shackles of feudal social ethics of "my parents are here and don't travel far", so I also want my daughter to have an unforgettable study abroad experience. When she is old, she can recall the ups and downs of studying abroad when she was young, the countries she has been to, and some new things that others have never seen. Of course, it is my main wish to let her receive excellent cultural education, broaden her horizons, broaden her knowledge and provide convenience for her future work and life.

I think, after graduating from high school, I responded to the call of the party and the country before 16 years old. Full of revolutionary ambitions, I went to the countryside to receive re-education for poor middle peasants, jumped in line to settle in agriculture for more than five years, "tanned my skin and tempered my mind" and exercised and grew in a vast world. At present, China's international status is constantly improving, and young people's learning styles are diversified. I, a working class, have the financial ability to send my 16-year-old daughter to "jump the queue" and create an environment for her to receive excellent culture and education, which embodies the progress of society and the increasing improvement of the living standards of ordinary people, and shows that everyone's future and destiny are closely related to the future and destiny of the country and the nation.

Six years ago in August 13, I sent my daughter to Hong Kong at Jiangmen No.1 Hotel, and she flew to Brisbane, Australia to study alone. Our family took a group photo in the lobby of Hotel No.1 to keep this precious moment and once again told her to pay attention to safety, study hard and not live up to everyone's expectations. Other relatives and friends sent me off warmly and said goodbye. Seeing that my daughter, who has grown to 1.69 meters, has suddenly become a big girl and will study and live far away from her parents in a foreign country, my mood is very complicated and I can't help but burst into tears. When my daughter got on the bus and waved to everyone at the window, her eyes showed a kind of uneasiness that could not be concealed. This moment touched my long-buried hopes and worries. In fact, I hope my daughter will succeed in her studies and live in peace, but I am also worried that it will be difficult for her to adapt to the learning and living environment in a foreign country. After all, my daughter is still a child, and it is more difficult for her to experience and deal with many things by herself than for a rural farmer to ask her parents for help.

I remember the first time my daughter went to Hong Kong International Airport alone, her shoulder bag was heavy and her weak arm was dragging a big box full of 80 kilograms of luggage. Faced with the complicated situation of boarding at domestic airports, she couldn't find the boarding gate at the moment and was at a loss. Fortunately, with the help of enthusiastic people, she successfully boarded the plane.

My daughter has just arrived in Brisbane and lives in a family of five composed of New Zealanders and Indonesians. First of all, she should learn to live in harmony with foreigners and adapt to their eating habits, from a "little princess" who is used to "reaching for clothes and opening her mouth for food" to an international student who can take care of herself and do some housework properly. All these involve that she needs to change her original living habits and adapt to the new living environment, which is a compulsory course for her to learn to integrate into society and learn to survive when she grows up. Before studying abroad, my daughter never cooked for herself at home, let alone for us. During her stay, under the guidance of the hostess, her daughter learned how to make croissants, matcha cakes, delicious kangaroo meat, delicious black tiger shrimp, pizza, roast leg of lamb, fried steak and lamb chops with cheese eggs. On vacation, the host family drove their daughter to the Gold Coast to swim and sunbathe on the beach. They gradually established a harmonious relationship of trust and finally got along well, which made them feel happy.

My daughter studied in a language school, and it took only three months to reach the English level that most international students need to study for half a year or a year, and then she was interviewed by officials of Brisbane Ministry of Education and teachers of key high schools. In the face of many examiners, my daughter told a short story in fluent English about how the villagers of Kaiping Diaolou Ancient Village, a world cultural heritage in China, united to resist robbers. The examiners were so fascinated that they completely forgot the time limit for the interview. Let her continue. With excellent academic performance and excellent interview performance, her daughter was admitted to Brisbane State High School on the spot and successfully transferred to the eighth grade of the school (that is, the second year in China).

After attending high school, my daughter went to a restaurant to work and study, learned to be a waiter who served side dishes and received guests, and learned to deal with different diners. Selling computers and accessories in a computer company, my daughter learns to negotiate business with guests and improve her spoken English; On holidays, my daughter accepted the kind invitation of her host to participate in the "parent-child activities" organized by her daughter's school, introduced the origin and customs of the traditional festival of China-Spring Festival, and spread the long history and culture of China, which won the appreciation of teachers and students in the school.

After two years of hard work, my daughter successfully graduated from high school and took the Australian college entrance examination. 2011165438+1In late October, my daughter received admission information from the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland. At the moment, I am proud of having a sensible and intelligent daughter. I am excited and eager to tell her that she can enter the top 50 universities in the world.

The University of Queensland pays attention to the combination of practice and teamwork spirit in teaching and homework. Teamwork team laid a small railway, daughter and classmates wore workers' uniforms, designed railway lines and laid tracks in the suburbs, and jointly completed the "project" of teamwork and expansion, which strengthened the teaching effect of integrating theory with practice. Teamwork to design the model of environmental protection collection ship, daughter to design the installation location of power components, learn to actively communicate and cooperate with others, learn to help each other, go to the library and look up information online, and successfully complete the task of teamwork. The cooperative team won a good ranking in the ship model team competition and was rewarded by the sponsors. My daughter won the personal "Best Creative Award".

September 23rd, 20 15 is an important day for my daughter to defend her college graduation thesis. Through WeChat video, I saw her standing in the lecture hall, with the support of constantly changing projection patterns and data, discussing her views in fluent English, calmly answering, and passing the thesis defense with high scores. At this time, there is a happy smile on my face. I believe that I have no sleep tonight.

After a flight of 8 hours and 30 minutes, the plane landed safely at Brisbane International Airport, Australia's third largest city. Brisbane has a warm climate all year round, with beautiful spring and no winter. This is my first time to Brisbane since my daughter went abroad to study for six years. I feel that everything is novel, and I am eager to visit my daughter's University of Queensland and attend her graduation ceremony.

The University of Queensland was founded in 19 10, not far from Brisbane city center. At present, it ranks among the top 50 universities in the world and is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Australia. The campus covers an area of 65,438+0,464 hectares. The campus building is brown, and the main teaching building and library are classical and elegant. All colleges are built around rivers and lakes, and pigeons are foraging on the green lawn. Hundreds of years of towering trees and colorful flowers decorate the campus very beautifully.

The morning at the University of Queensland is sunny, and the fresh air smells of flowers and plants, which makes people relaxed and happy. On the morning of February 65438 1 1, students and parents from Britain, the United States, the Middle East and other countries attended the graduation ceremony of Queensland University. The graduation ceremony was held in the school auditorium. Many students, relatives and friends were sitting there, but it was quiet. Accompanied by cheerful music, graduates lined up to enter the venue in the order of obtaining doctors, masters and bachelor's degrees. The graduation ceremony was presided over by the provost, and the vice president delivered a speech, followed by speeches by female doctoral graduates and successful students who have graduated for many years. Finally, the host read out the names of the graduates one by one, and the graduates lined up on the rostrum in turn to accept the congratulations from the principal. When the host read out her daughter's name, her daughter went to the podium in high spirits to accept the headmaster's cordial handshake and congratulations, and took the violet "paper tube" symbolizing the graduation certificate-taking a group photo as a souvenir. I am so excited to see this moment! The excitement is beyond words. Yes! During the six-year study trip, despite all kinds of difficulties, my daughter still kept in mind her parents' teachings, understood the truth that "a swift horse can't be born in a pigsty, and a pine can't be raised in a flowerpot", "Heaven rewards diligence" and "How can I see a rainbow without wind and rain", used her youth to perceive the hardships of studying abroad, endured the care and help of no relatives around her, and finally stepped out of a lonely life step by step. Every time I think about this, I can't help but feel a lot of bitterness in my heart. I feel that she has learned to strive for self-improvement and saw the surprise of her growth. Now, after six years of long study, she has successfully completed her studies and obtained two bachelor's degrees in engineering (honorary bachelor's degrees). This is one of the greatest achievements in her growing up, and it is also a great event and happy event in her life. Why am I unhappy and not excited?

Now that my daughter has graduated from college, she is about to embark on a new life journey, bearing golden hopes, opening new dreams and pursuing the next life goal. The road of life in the future may not be smooth sailing, there may be twists and turns, and maybe the dream is not easy to realize, but I firmly believe that she will continue to work hard and move on! As a father, I will always silently encourage and bless her growth in my heart!

At this time, I remembered the poem of Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, in Song of Eternal Sorrow, "Until a child in Yang's family, he almost didn't grow up", and changed it into: There is a girl who just grew up in my family, which really explains the feelings in my heart properly!