As soon as he walked into the kitchen, Dong Qiangqiang saw two meat and two vegetables on the table at a glance, and his jaw almost dropped in shock.
He stared at the juicy orange-red sweet and sour fish and the braised pork elbow that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside for a long time, and exclaimed: "You have set up another table?!"
In fact, there is no need for Lao Bai to answer, the answer is self-evident.
Lao Bai smiled honestly: "I don't know if you are good at sweet and sour food, or if you don't take care of it."
Dong Qiangqiang looked at his injured arm worriedly: "You have done so much (cooking), your arm?"
"It's not in the way of cooking, and the doctor told me yesterday to move properly." Lao Bai gently turned his arms twice to show that he could move freely. "I don't know how to thank you for letting me come over. I just do whatever I want." Two dishes to express your feelings."
As Lao Bai spoke, he gently pushed a small envelope in front of Dong Qiangqiang. Dong Qiangqiang saw a corner of the seal showing what seemed to be a 100-mark pattern.
"Old Bai, you are too polite," Dong Qiangqiang pushed the envelope back without hesitation, and said righteously, "You invited me to a meal when I came back yesterday. It is supposed to be my turn to treat you today. I originally wanted to treat you. We went out to eat, but I didn’t expect you to go to Yachao yesterday to buy fish. If I had known, I would have stopped you.”
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang refused again, Lao Bai explained embarrassedly: "I came out in a hurry yesterday and didn't bring much (cash) with me." That meant that he hoped Dong Qiangqiang would not be too little.
The reason why Lao Bai gave Dong Qiangqiang money was to express his gratitude to Dong Qiangqiang and thank him for preventing him from falling into the dilemma of sleeping on the street. Secondly, he was not sure whether he could return to Hualing's dormitory this time. However, he has made up his mind to go out and look for a house tomorrow to avoid being disliked by Dong Qiangqiang. Lao Bai's philosophy is that the more friends you are, the less you should trouble others. So after Dong Qiangqiang confiscated his room fee yesterday, he took the initiative to pay for the meal.
Worried that Lao Bai would misunderstand him, Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly explained: "It's not about the amount of money. It's difficult for everyone to go out and no one can protect themselves. We should help each other. It's too unreasonable for you to be so polite all the time."
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang said it sincerely and not as if he was being polite, Lao Bai became more determined to go out and find a house as soon as possible. He enthusiastically picked up a large piece of fish and put it into Dong Qiangqiang's bowl: "If you don't charge me for the rent, then I will pay for all the meals these days."
Dong Qiangqiang couldn't resist, so he had to obey him. Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang agreed, Lao Bai rubbed his hands back and forth happily: "Then let's eat it while it's hot. After a while (the fish) will become fishy when it gets cold."
The fish skin is wrapped in very thin flour, and Dong Qiangqiang bites into the crispy fried fish skin in one bite. The sweet and sour sauce wrapped in the fish skin is moderately sweet and sour, sweet but not greasy, and the taste is amazing.
"Lao Bai, your skills are quite good," Dong Qiangqiang praised sincerely, "You can teach me tomorrow."
Dong Qiangqiang's praise was very helpful to Lao Bai, and a proud and gratified smile suddenly appeared on his face. While picking up the bowls and chopsticks, he said modestly: "This is just a home-cooked meal for me. I can make do with it, but there is no need to learn. Haven't you heard that saying? If you cook well, you will have to beg for food until you are old. "
Although he said so, Lao Bai was obviously very proud of his craftsmanship.
Just as Dong Qiangqiang was about to praise the other party a few more times, Lao Bai suddenly changed the subject: "I saw you reading the driving school book these past two days. Are you learning to drive?"
"Well, that's right." Dong Qiangqiang tore off a piece of fat and thin elbow meat, not minding the unprocessed bristles hanging on it, "But I just started learning."
"To tell you the truth, I actually studied," Lao Bai sighed, "but after passing the written test, I failed the road test. Later, things got too busy, so I stopped taking the test."
Upon hearing that Lao Bai also learned to drive in Germany, Dong Qiangqiang immediately became energetic. He is now very confident in the theory test, but he is not confident in the road test. The difference between German traffic regulations and domestic traffic regulations is not very big, so he often makes small mistakes unconsciously. He was about to ask the other party why he failed, but he felt that the question was too abrupt and impolite, so he swallowed the question abruptly and put a piece of broccoli into his mouth.
As if seeing his doubts, Lao Bai said quietly: "That road test happened to coincide with my semester exam. The instructor refused to let me postpone it. Plus, my overall condition was not good. As a result, I didn't know where to go in order to avoid a car during the road test. A bicycle came out of nowhere and my car hit a tree. The examiner and I were both upset." A look of regret appeared on Lao Bai's face, "I was asked to get off the car and leave on the spot."
"Hey, those cyclists are simply 'newbie killers'!" Dong Qiangqiang sighed empathetically, "But it's normal to fail the road test once. After all, you are a foreigner. Why don't you continue to take the test? I'm already prepared. If you fail the test once, you will take it twice, if you fail it twice, you will take it three times, until you pass the test.”
"Mainly because of my heavy studies and the constant conflicts with my part-time job, I really can't spare any time. In addition, due to the matter of Hualin, this matter has been put on hold." Lao Bai's tone became solemn.
Unlike Tong Lele, Dong Qiangqiang was classmates with Hua Ling and Lao Bai. Some topics should not be discussed too deeply. In the past two days, he had been trying to avoid talking about Hua Ling with Lao Bai. When he heard Lao Bai suddenly mention her again, he quickly put the discussion aside. Leading back to the school bus: "Hey, to tell you the truth, I often make the right-of-way mistake now, especially at intersections. I often make mistakes."
"People who have just arrived from China are prone to making this mistake. Just pay attention to the road signs." Lao Bai said calmly.
"Then why are you learning to drive?" Dong Qiangqiang felt that Lao Bai's fish became more and more delicious as he ate, so he stood up and added another bowl of rice to himself.
"I didn't think about it at first. Later, when I was looking for a job, a labor agency told me that the Volkswagen Wolfburg headquarters often needs male labor, mainly doing work in the car production workshop, so workers are required to have a driver's license. Their hourly wages are very high. , it seems to be anywhere from 45 to 60 marks an hour.”
"So many?" Dong Qiangqiang was shocked and asked hurriedly, "What happened next?"
"Then I got tempted and quickly went to study. But I failed the exam and had to find other unpaid jobs."
Dong Qiangqiang thought to himself: This job sounds really good. Although it will definitely be hard, it does earn a lot. I originally thought that the Green Castle Nursing Home would make a lot of money, but I didn't know that it was far behind compared to Wolf Castle. Then I thought again: If the salary of part-time workers is so high, it means that the company's profits are good. If you look at it this way, I really did not make a mistake in buying its stocks and options. I just don't know if the profits will still be so good at the end of the year. After all, stocks can be sold at any time, but options cannot be traded and exercised until the end of the year.
"Then do you still remember which agency has this job?" Dong Qiangqiang picked up a wisp of mugwort stalks with interest, "I also want to try it after I finish learning how to drive. If they still recruit people, I will sign up."
"Many agencies are listing jobs at Volkswagen. I saw it at the 'Labourers' Harbor' agency in the city center. You can go and ask when you have time." Lao Bai suddenly said in a mysterious tone. , "But if you really get your driver's license, you don't necessarily have to go to Volkswagen. In fact, there are more profitable jobs."
"Earning more money than working for the public?" Dong Qiangqiang's eyes lit up, "Is it true?"
"Hey, of course it's true, but not many people know about it," Lao Bai said, not drinking but his face was red, and he seemed to be a completely different person compared to yesterday when he was depressed and depressed.
Just as Dong Qiangqiang was about to ask more questions, Lao Bai suddenly sat up straight in his chair, listened for a while, and asked, "Did you leave your cell phone in the room?"
Dong Qiangqiang listened attentively, and the ring tone faintly coming from outside the door was indeed the ring tone of his cell phone. He said politely to Lao Bai and ducked back into the house.
Seeing the familiar Chinese area code 0086 on his mobile phone, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but be startled. He looked carefully and saw that it was an unfamiliar Beijing landline number.
His heart suddenly jumped. Could it be that she was calling?
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