The man in sunglasses answered the call but said nothing. Xiao Wu's anxious voice came from the receiver: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Fang asked me to pick you up at the airport this afternoon."
"Yes, I understand." Zhang Quanfu, the man in sunglasses, whispered, "Just go to the airport."
"Oh, okay, I'll go right now. Do you need me to do anything else?"
"Help me check a license plate. The number will be sent to your mobile phone in a moment. Let me know the result immediately."
"Understood." Xiao Wu quickly hung up the phone.
Zhang Quanfu stood in front of the glass window and thought for a while, then turned and walked towards the booth.
Lu Wei soon received an email from Yu Jianghai, which detailed the writing requirements for the paper.
She quickly scanned it and found that it was just an ordinary after-school assignment. From the instructions, it should not be counted towards the final exam score. She breathed a sigh of relief and began to draft an outline for the paper while looking for information.
She had just made up her mind when her phone suddenly made a clear text message sound. She glanced at the phone screen curiously, and a line of small words came into her eyes: Your bank account with the last number 8692 has been credited with 350 marks. For the detailed information of this deposit, please log in to online banking or go to the bank to inquire.
Lu Wei was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Yu Jianghai would transfer the money to her first.
Just when she was in a trance, her cell phone suddenly rang loudly. She was startled, immediately pressed the connect button, and said in a flustered but polite manner: "Hello."
"Hello, is this Ms. Lu Wei?" A soft and magnetic German mezzo-soprano voice came from the phone.
"I am Lu Wei. Who are you?"
"My name is Anna Schmidl from the Foreigners' Office in Hannover. There may be a problem with your visa. We would like to ask you to come to us as soon as possible. Are you available at two o'clock this afternoon?"
"This afternoon?" Lu Wei quickly flipped through the class schedule and responded, "Two o'clock in the afternoon is no problem."
"Okay. See you then." Anna said and was about to hang up the phone.
"Please wait a moment," Lu Wei said hurriedly, "Can you tell me what's wrong with my visa?" Lu Wei said, opening the drawer and rummaging inside.
"We'll talk about this when you come over. Goodbye." Anna quickly hung up the phone.
Lu Wei took out his passport and turned to the visa page. He saw that the visa on it was valid until January next year, which was still very early. What could be wrong with this? She racked her brains for a while but still had no clue. Just as she was thinking wildly, the phone on the table suddenly rang again. The number seemed to be from her hometown in China.
Dong Qiangqiang was patiently doing his sewing work when suddenly there was a knock on the door. When I opened the door, I saw the landlady Sasha.
"Hello, Sasha." Dong Qiangqiang blocked the door with a smile on his face and had no intention of letting him in.
Seeing the needle and thread in Dong Qiangqiang's hand, and looking at the big sheet spread on the floor, Sasha looked at Dong Qiangqiang suspiciously: "What are you doing?"
"Oh, the sheets are torn, please mend them." Dong Qiangqiang didn't want to talk about his own affairs, so he made up a random reason, "Is something wrong?"
"Well, it's okay." Sasha looked into the room again and looked at Dong Qiangqiang warily, "You haven't caused any new trouble recently, have you?"
Seeing that the landlord was worried about him, Dong Qiangqiang quickly explained: "No, no. How can I keep getting into trouble? I'm here to study."
"Well, those Asian faces that used to wander around the streets don't seem to show up very much recently, but you'd better be careful." Sasha instructed while patting Dong Qiangqiang's arm with his hand.
Dong Qiangqiang noticed that her eyes were a little strange, and her hand movements were also a little strange.
He withdrew his arm, avoiding her soft and slender hand, and nodded gratefully and said, "Thanks for reminding me. I will pay attention."
"Remember to clean up the kitchen and bathroom when you have time." Seeing him avoiding her, Sasha smiled and yawned and drifted away.
Dong Qiangqiang felt that she was a little abnormal, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. I had no choice but to close the door and continue working on the unfinished work, while thinking about catching pigs. Suddenly, he stopped his sewing and looked out the window thoughtfully: Why didn't he ask how to open a company in Germany?
Thinking of this, he quickly bit off the thread on his hand, put his bag on his back, turned around and walked out of the door.
"Hello?" Lu Wei looked nervous, "Who's looking for me?"
"Xiaowei, I'm mom." A middle-aged female voice with a crying tone came from the mobile phone.
"Mom?" Lu Wei was stunned, "What's wrong with you?"
"Your father..." Lu Wei's mother's voice was choked with sobs.
"What's wrong with Dad?" Lu Wei asked.
"He... suddenly suffered a stroke this morning." Lu Wei's mother said with difficulty.
"Ah?" Lu Wei was shocked, "How is dad now?"
"I was sent to the hospital immediately. The doctor rescued me promptly. I just left the operating room and am still under observation in the ward."
Lu Wei's heart suddenly sank. His father was the backbone of the family, and his mother mainly took care of the family's life, especially his younger brother who was still studying and did not usually go out to work. She knew exactly what her father's illness meant.
"Why did Dad suddenly suffer from a stroke?" Lu Wei said incoherently, "Dad is so young."
"Actually, he had a minor stroke during the Spring Festival this year, but none of us paid much attention at the time," Lu Wei's mother sighed, "I didn't expect the second stroke would come so soon."
"Then I..." Lu Wei was just about to say that he would go home and see his father, but then he suddenly remembered that the money in his account might not be enough to buy a plane ticket back to China.
Lu Wei's mother seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and comforted her: "The doctor said your father's condition is relatively optimistic. You don't have to worry too much, and there's no need to rush back. Your brother and I are here."
"Does it cost a lot for dad to see a doctor? Does the family have enough money?"
"That's enough," Lu Wei's mother said hurriedly, then fell silent for a few seconds before hesitating, "But your brother is about to take the college entrance examination and may go to college in September. The family's money will also be used to support your father's medical treatment. So... in the short term... I may no longer be able to support you in your studies."
In fact, Lu Wei's mother didn't need to say this. Lu Wei knew it very well. College, hospitalization, recovery, daily expenses, everything costs money. The father's illness also meant that the family had no source of income. No matter how much his parents want to support him, they are powerless.
"It's okay, Mom, everything is fine here, you don't have to worry about me." Lu Wei comforted his elderly mother, "I'm going to find a few more jobs and try to send more money to my family. When dad recovers, You call me, I want to have a word with him."
"I guess your dad can't speak for the time being, so I can only listen to you." Lu Wei's mother choked up again as she spoke, "No more talking, let's do this for now. The nurse came to call me. Your dad seems to have something else to do. Deal with it. You should take more care when you are alone there, and don’t be too hard on yourself."
Listening to her mother's advice, Lu Wei's mind once again resurfaced with her father's figure and venerable teachings before she left the country. Her heart felt like a knife, and two lines of tears slowly slid down her delicate face. Her hand holding the phone kept shaking, but no words came out of her mouth.
After hearing Zhang Yingfang's announcement, Che Lizi froze on the spot.
