Dong Qiangqiang, who was woken up by Du Lan's slap and scolding, honestly got on the train heading north and went straight to Trier, a small border town in southwestern Germany.
On the swaying train, Dong Qiangqiang realized very clearly that the conversation had not achieved the purpose of his trip, and on the contrary, Du Lan's insistence on this relationship and her determination when they were broken up, as well as her sharp and direct response to Dong Qiangqiang. The analysis left him with completely different impressions and feelings than before. He felt ashamed, ashamed, and even a little shocked.
Breaking up with Chen Yu once made him believe what Marquez wrote in "One Hundred Years of Solitude": The past is all fake, memories are a road with no return, all past springs cannot be restored, even the most wild and tenacious love, In the final analysis, it is just a fleeting reality.
Du Lan's performance made Dong Qiangqiang have a completely different feeling towards her than when they were lovers. Du Lan was not only his girlfriend, but more like a female version of Lao Bai, a teacher and a friend, and she also had a sense of perseverance in times of adversity (although this was a bit harsh, but she did give Dong Qiangqiang a strong sense of affection). Feeling cherished). Although they didn't break up in the end, he still couldn't help but worry about their future, but a strong breakup seemed impossible. In the end, I could only follow what Du Lan said: the two of them should go forward first, and the others would take advantage of the situation and leave everything to chance.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand that Du Lan has been alone for so many years and has to face multiple challenges in school, work and life at the same time. I am afraid that he has long ago developed the character of not admitting defeat and working hard without feeling sorry for himself. Not to mention that as a woman, Du Lan has to face many more troubles and worries than boys.
This may be one of the reasons why she was able to quickly step out of Lao Chen's shadow and assist Dong Qiangqiang in retrieving Lao Bai.
It was already afternoon when we arrived in Trier. Dong Qiangqiang took a free city map from the information desk at the train station and easily found the bus to the university. Although he was full of curiosity about this small town as a tourism practitioner, he remembered Du Lan's instructions and had no other thoughts. He immediately jumped on the bus and went straight to the university.
The university is located in the southwest corner of the city. Although it was September, there were not many people on the roads and buses. When he first landed in Hannover from Beijing, Dong Qiangqiang was surprised that there were so few people in Hannover. It was only when he arrived in Trier that he discovered that Hannover had already There are quite a lot of people.
He remembered what Tong Lele had told him before, that the city of Trier was very small, with a population of only over 50,000.
Although there are only 50,000 people, the city has a comprehensive university and a university of applied sciences. Unlike the United States, which focuses on school rankings, Germans care more about the humanities and technology of universities. The history of both universities in Trier is not short, with a long history of more than 500 years and a short history of more than 100 years (of course, both were destroyed to varying degrees during World War I and World War II, and both were rebuilt after the war).
Hannover in North Germany is at the junction of plains and mountains, and the terrain is mostly flat, while Trier is mountainous, and roads for climbing up and down can be seen everywhere. When encountering oncoming traffic on a steep slope, the bus drives very slowly. It has to avoid the oncoming traffic and not hit other vehicles parked on both sides of the road. Occasionally, the distance between the bus and other vehicles is only a palm's width. Dong Qiangqiang in the car couldn't help but sweat for the driver, but the driver drove the long Mercedes-Benz bus slowly through the winding narrow alleys calmly and unhurriedly, and there were many places that seemed difficult to pass. It was also easy to pass under the guidance of the driver's rich experience.
Watching the driver skillfully control the steering wheel, Dong Qiangqiang suddenly realized that his current life was like a big car climbing uphill in a narrow alley. When he felt that it was difficult and couldn't see the end, it might be because he was going uphill.
Rows of antique German traditional gabled-roofed buildings are lined on both sides of the road. Most of them are two-story buildings. The roofs of some buildings are covered with large and small solar panels. They are incompatible with the surrounding environment but at the same time. It brings a touch of technology. Most of the windowsills facing the street are filled with colorful plants. Occasionally, you can see the green ivy that covers most of the walls, or the high scaffolding and various dark graffiti on the exterior walls built to repair the houses.
After finally driving out of the residential area halfway up the mountain, Dong Qiangqiang felt that his eyes suddenly opened up. On the other side of the road were vast vineyards all over the mountains and plains. Although he had also seen the Countess's vineyard, the scenery here was obviously more spectacular. The afternoon sun is very strong and shines unreservedly on the lush vegetation of the vineyard. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the red like fire and green clear branches and leaves gently sway in the wind, and the color saturation of the whole picture is extremely high. Gao, Dong Qiangqiang looked at it and suddenly felt dizzy for no reason.
German public universities usually start their semester in October. In September, there are almost no people on the campus and it looks deserted. Occasionally, you can see some students hurriedly walking into the university library from the station or from the student dormitory next to the university. I would like to come. They are students who return to school early or take make-up exams.
Following the gray granite corridor between the blue and white teaching buildings, Dong Qiangqiang passed by teaching buildings, libraries, dining areas, multi-functional lecture theaters and other buildings, and finally walked into the building where the university admissions office is located.
The building was very quiet, with no noise at all. It was completely different from the first time he went to the Hannover University Admissions Office. Dong Qiangqiang held his breath and concentrated, but he couldn't hear any sound from behind the closed office door. Although it was his first visit, it gave him a sense of déjà vu.
It wasn't until he saw the office hours and appointment reminders hanging on the wall outside the Admissions Office that he suddenly discovered that today was not an office day for the Admissions Office. This was beyond his expectation. He had thought that the Admissions Office was a working day every day during the summer vacation. And even he forgot to make an appointment with the admissions office in advance.
After struggling for a few seconds, Dong Qiangqiang realized that everyone else was already here and these rules couldn't control him too much.
He plucked up the courage and tried to knock twice on the door.
No one answered the door.
Just when Dong Qiangqiang raised his wrist to knock louder, he heard an older female voice say loudly behind him: "The office is not open to the public today."
Dong Qiangqiang turned around when he heard the sound. A kind-faced, fat brown-haired woman had already stood in front of the office door. She took out her key and opened the door without even looking at him.
Although he knew that Germans pay attention to rules and would not be flexible, Dong Qiangqiang still smiled and explained: "Hello, madam, I know this is not open to the public today, but my matter is indeed very special."
The brown-haired woman walked in but didn't close the door immediately. This made Dong Qiangqiang think that the matter was discussed, and quickly added: "I just graduated from the preparatory economics department of the University of Lower Saxony in July with a score of 1.7, and I applied to the University of Trier at that time. majoring in national economics, but as of today I have received neither an admission notice nor a rejection notice. I am very strange and want to know the reason for this. I called you here before, and your colleague asked me to check I have done both of these things, including checking the mailbox and going to the Hanover post office to inquire about the situation, but still found nothing. Now that school is about to start, I really have no other choice but to come here to see if I can find out the result of my application. Now take your passport and matriculation certificate, if you can..."
"I just said it," perhaps because she was equally surprised, the brown-haired woman's tone softened significantly after listening to Dong Qiangqiang's description, "We won't be working with the public today. You can come back on Friday morning."
Although the other party was insulting, Dong Qiangqiang felt much friendlier than the feedback he had received when dealing with the Hannover Admissions Office.
He estimated that there was a high probability that he would not be able to find out the reason today, but he still said another sentence with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse: "As you can see, I am a foreign student. I don't usually live in this city, and I have to work. , it is indeed not easy to come to Trier. It is already September. No matter what the result is, I hope to get a reply as soon as possible, even if it is a rejection letter, so I would like to ask you to make an exception and help me check it. It will not delay you for a long time. time……"
"The person responsible for issuing the notices went on annual leave." The brown-haired woman was not angry when she saw Dong Qiangqiang lingering, and her tone was still kind. "She will only come back to work on Friday. Only she can help you check."
"That's right..." Dong Qiangqiang looked disappointed. Although he was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to give up. "Then I will make an appointment now. My name is Dong Qiangqiang. I will visit again on Friday. Thank you."
The woman nodded and began to sort out the documents in her hands.
Not getting a valuable reply, Dong Qiangqiang walked out of the building disappointed. He planned to stay in Trier for a few days and come back on Friday. He would not leave until he got a reply.
During the waiting days, Dong Qiangqiang was not idle and measured Trier with his feet.
As the oldest city in Germany, Trier, located on the Moselle River at the junction of Germany, France, Luxembourg and Belgium, celebrated its 2000th birthday in 1984!
The city of Trier was once known as the "Rome of the North" and was an important city in the northern territory of ancient Rome. Trier's original Latin name Augusta Treverorum was coined by the Roman emperor Augustus, but the area had been occupied by Celts for hundreds of years before the Romans arrived. Trier is the stronghold of the Celtic-German Treveli tribe, which still has a temple somewhere in Trier, and most of the Roman bridge across the Moselle River still remains. Original Roman stone carvings (parts of the stone carvings were damaged by stone thieves). After hundreds of years of war, Trier became part of the German nation. Like many German cities, Trier was destroyed during the war.
The university first developed together with the city. Its law and psychology majors are still among the best among German universities today. However, Chinese people only know a few German universities and are ignorant of many universities recognized by Germans.
Trier today is a very walkable town, with most of its main attractions within walking distance of the old town centre. There is also a small tourist train that takes tourists around Trier's old town.
Trier is famous for its Roman history and its many archaeological and architectural attractions, starting with Trier's landmark, the Black Gate. The Black Gate is the only remaining one of the four city gates in the old city. It is similar to the nine gates in the old Beijing city. Its sandstone structure allowed it to survive the artillery fire of World War I and World War II. However, the Germans rarely repaired other ancient gates like they did. Jianjian restored its old appearance and maintained the shape of its ruins to this day. Dong Qiangqiang climbed to the top of Heimen and briefly looked at the scenery of the inner city. There was really not much scenery. Not only compared with Beijing, but even compared with Hannover, it is far behind.
A completely different fate from the Black Gate is the equally historic St. Peter's Basilica. Like the city itself, it is the oldest cathedral in Germany. The cathedral, which was built on Roman architecture, was destroyed and rebuilt many times in wars and was once much larger than it is now. Because of its obvious target, the cathedral was repeatedly hit during the bombings of World War II. It underwent extensive restoration from 1960 to 1974, and was later listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Dong Qiangqiang inspected and took photos of other places such as the Notre-Dame Church, the House of the Three Wise Men, and the famous Marx’s former residence. He even went on a one-day trip to Luxembourg, 10 kilometers away.
Sitting on the return train, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but sigh that it was faster to go from Trier to Luxembourg than to take the bus from Haidian to Fengtai.
The good times are fleeting and Friday is quickly here.
Standing in front of the door of the admissions office, Dong Qiangqiang sorted out his thoughts and cheered up before knocking on the door.
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