Tong Lele told Dong Qiangqiang that the Hanover Student Union was actively preparing for the New Year's Eve Gala on the evening of December 31, 2001. She was still unstoppable in the guzheng solo. She hoped that Dong Qiangqiang could help her bring the guzheng to the party venue. At the same time, she would serve as the party's host. One of the people in charge of the program officially invited Dong Qiangqiang to participate in the party, and it would be best to have a program. If he really doesn't have time to prepare, he can host the party that night, so that he can meet some new friends.
Because he has no talent, Dong Qiangqiang is not usually keen on participating in such social activities, not to mention that now he has neither time nor mood. He declined Tong Lele's invitation and regretfully told her that because of Lao Bai's incident, he would passively stay in Sweden for the New Year this time.
Tong Lele didn't know as much about the situation as Dong Qiangqiang. She thought that Lao Bai had left, but she didn't expect that the development of things would take a turn. She comforted Dong Qiangqiang with kind words, said a few auspicious words for the New Year, and then hung up the phone.
Dong Qiangqiang put down Tong Lele's phone number and chased after Wang Shunan's phone number.
Although Dong Qiangqiang and Wang Shunan were both studying in the preparatory department, one of them was studying business and the other was studying medicine. They rarely met each other, and the occasional encounters were mostly in the university library. He has heard people say that pre-med courses are the most difficult of all pre-majors. Wang Shunan's academic pressure is probably far greater than his. However, every time they meet, he has never heard Wang Shunan complain about her academic workload. He only feels that she is more stressed than the last time they met. Darker and thinner.
"Happy New Year." Wang Shunan's greetings showed obvious fatigue, "What have you been busy with lately? It seems like I haven't seen you in the library for a while."
"Well, it's still Lao Bai." Dong Qiangqiang also told Wang Shunan about Lao Bai in order to raise money, so he didn't hide the matter from her. "How are you? The study task is heavy, right?"
"It's not bad." Wang Shunan dismissed the question lightly, "I need your help with two things."
"You tell me." Since the start of the preparatory school, Wang Shunan rarely contacted Dong Qiangqiang, let alone asked him for help. Dong Qiangqiang was curious about what she would do to him, so he deliberately joked, "If you don't urge me to pay back the money right away, it will be easy."
"Don't worry, neither of them require you to pay back the money." Wang Shunan reassured him first, "The first thing is that there are traces of wild boars in Scarecrow Winery again, and you need to come back to catch them."
"I would like to help, but I'm in Sweden now and won't be able to go back for a while." Dong Qiangqiang had an idea, "Is this okay? I'll help you contact another person, Lei Lanting. You should have met him too. If he can catch wild boars, I will ask him to contact you later, and you can set the time yourself."
"Okay. The second thing is your classmate Dong Yiqing."
"What happened to her?" Dong Qiangqiang didn't talk much when he borrowed money from Dong Yiqing last time.
"She has been doing a good job, but two days ago she notified Green Castle that she would not be coming in January. Green Castle is very satisfied with her work, and winter is the peak employment period, so I hope I can help find out. , let’s see why she resigned. I’m not familiar with her, we just chatted briefly, and she didn’t say much, so I’d like to ask you to help persuade her to see if it’s possible for her to not resign or to delay it for a few months. Zaixi, you know it’s not easy to find caregivers now, especially experienced ones, and it will take time to find someone else.”
Dong Qiangqiang understood as soon as he heard that Wang Shunan had not reached an agreement with the other party. He clearly remembered Dong Yiqing's anxious state when he was looking for a job. Dong Qiangqiang was puzzled. Why did the matter end before the next year? He had no choice but to comfort Wang Shunan and go inquire about the situation before calling her back.
But what Dong Qiangqiang didn't expect was that Lei Lanting rejected the request to help the winery catch wild boars, and the reason for his refusal was simple: he failed the road test again. He applied for the third opportunity to take the road test, and was "lucky" to become the first person in the history of the "Shoemaker Driving School" to go to the Traffic Management Bureau to take the "idiot test", not only losing money, but also losing face. So for Lei Lanting now, the two powers are more beneficial to each other. At this critical moment, he absolutely cannot concentrate on catching the wild boar alone. If he is injured again, he will lose more than he loses because of the small loss. After all, the wild boar You can catch it at any time. If you don't strike while the iron is hot and cut through the mess quickly, if your enthusiasm and proficiency are gone, all the previous tuition fees will be wasted. However, he solemnly promised Dong Qiangqiang that as long as Dong Qiangqiang returned to Hanover, he would be willing to help Dong Qiangqiang. Dong Qiangqiang originally thought that Lei Lanting would be happy to accept this good job, but he didn't know that he was frustrated.
Before he could find Dong Yiqing, Dong Yiqing called him first. As soon as she got up, she sincerely apologized to Dong Qiangqiang and explained that the reason why she could not continue working was not because of money. The fact was that the Green Castle Nursing Home had just raised her hourly wage. She earned 2 marks, but she had just entered the advanced stage of her master's degree, and her studies were becoming increasingly heavy. The heavy physical labor in the nursing home was really too much for her, and she didn't want to lose sight of one thing or the other, so she decided to stop working as a nurse after the Chinese New Year and wait for her studies to resume. She will make a comeback after getting back on track and becoming more relaxed, and her visa is probably about to expire at that time, so it just happened to be extended. She thanked Dong Qiangqiang and Wang Shunan for giving her a good opportunity to work, and admired Wang Shunan for being able to balance work and studies.
Dong Qiangqiang was frustrated by the rejections one after another. He was too embarrassed to contact Wang Shunan again and continued to move forward.
Unknowingly, he walked to an open area with towering rocks, and a light blue glacial lake appeared in front of him. The sun's rays penetrated the treetops and shone on the mirror-like lake, reflecting a soft and beautiful light. The distant blue horizon stretched as far as he could see. He was surrounded by spruce trees with varying heights. The snow would suddenly fall from the treetops, and after a while, peace and tranquility would return.
Although he was bathed in the sunshine, Dong Qiangqiang felt a sense of helpless frustration in his heart. He felt that he was too insignificant, like a pale snowflake. Du Lan's comments hit the nail on the head. He indeed overestimated himself.
Just as he was staggering about to go down to the ice to see what was going on, Zhou Zhihai's phone call came unexpectedly. "Meet you at the downtown ferry terminal at 12 noon."
The ferry terminal was where Dong Qiangqiang boarded the boat in the morning. He just had to go back the same way. He didn't dare to neglect it at the moment. He quickly took a few photos of the forest and the lake before returning to the shore. While waiting for the boat, he told about the meeting. Du Lan was informed.
Standing on the bow of the return boat, Dong Qiangqiang looked at the ticket stubs in his hands, and a thought lingered in his mind: some people make mistakes and get a chance to reform by going to jail, and some people go to jail Some people are on the wrong track but don't know it. Some people will end up losing their lives if they do one wrong thing. A person's thoughts sometimes bring completely opposite fates, but Lao Bai didn't know if he would have a chance to get his return ticket again.
The wind on the bow of the boat was strong, and his face was blown cold. He did not dare to think about it any more, so he could only rub his face with his hands fiercely and cast his gaze towards the cruel north where there was no answer.
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