But then he thought again, Tong Lele was still smiling when she saw him in the afternoon, could it be because she was happy to see him? He thought carefully and came up with the answer: Tong Lele most likely thought that he could persuade Lao Bai to smile. Unexpectedly, after Lao Bai and Dong Qiangqiang met, they only talked about financing and repaying the money, but never mentioned Hualin and Dong Qiangqiang. Open an account for someone else. Will those two really not get married because of this? After all, the two of them have a relationship, and their parents should already know about the marriage. Tong Lele's father has even considered details such as banquets and members. Can he just stop it?
After thinking about it, Dong Qiangqiang decided to call Duanmu first and ask whether Lao Bai's account opening for tourists mentioned by Tong Lele was a fiction or true.
Unexpectedly, as soon as this thought came to my mind, the mobile phone in my pocket started dancing happily. Afraid of disturbing the three people upstairs, he hurriedly walked to the living room downstairs while answering the call. The caller was Wang Shunan, who didn't come with him this time.
He stepped into the living room and saw Lao Bai, Lao Ding and Lu Shan curled up in a corner of the sofa, laughing and chatting animatedly, with everyone's faces glowing. Seeing him come in, the three of them stood up and invited him to join the "Legger Alliance".
Dong Qiangqiang immediately guessed that the three of them had left the kitchen to Lei Lanting and He Yuanjin, so he exited the living room with a smile and walked out of the main entrance of the villa.
The wind was biting outside, the air was cold, and it was unusually quiet. Although all the street lights have been turned off, the warm orange light emitting from the small houses nearby makes people feel warmer.
As midnight gets closer and closer, sporadic fireworks bloom over the city center, blooming with gorgeous and cool flowers in the dark night.
Wang Shunan's opening remarks were as sonorous and powerful as ever. Dong Qiangqiang joked that she was indeed a medical student. She was so confident that she was happy in class.
But after a closer conversation, we discovered that Wang Shunan was also bitter.
It turned out that although Wang Shunan received the admission notice and enrolled earlier than him, he could only start from the first semester of the primary stage of master's degree because he had not received higher education in China. She was still studying medicine, and the book list assigned by the professor was vast. In addition to German professional books, she also had to read many large English books. She was overwhelmed by the sea of books and did not dare to go to college. She only registered for three exams this semester, but she still felt that she could not understand the lessons, could not finish the books, and could not finish the homework. To make matters worse, there are very few job opportunities in the city where she lives. Even if she wants to work for an hourly job worth 400 euros, she can't find one. So in this day of family fun and gatherings of friends, she can only live in a shabby room and be alone. Accompanied by the howling sea breeze outside the window, I listened to the noisy class recording, and studied hard in the cold night by burning a lamp, saying to myself, "It's very miserable."
When she heard that Dong Qiangqiang had waived almost all the classes for the junior master's degree and was about to start studying for the advanced master's degree next semester, she was startled.
She knows very well: fewer classes means fewer corresponding exams, which saves a lot of study time. It is possible to graduate earlier, and naturally there will be more working time in the future.
Thinking that Dong Qiangqiang was late in his studies and could still have fun with friends during the holidays, Wang Shunan couldn't help but say "envy" several times, and then "sourly" expressed his "sorrow, anger and jealousy" that he was unable to do so but was longing for him. ”, but she entered the exam season after New Year’s Day, so she didn’t dare to be careless, and she would have to work intensively right after the exam. Of course, this is just her optimistic estimate. If she fails the exam, she will not even think about working part-time before the start of the next semester, and meeting her friends will be far away. ….
Dong Qiangqiang didn't mean to show off, and quickly comforted the other party that he couldn't just see the thief eating meat, but not the thief being beaten. Although he had many free classes, he also had the same difficulties as the other party: long books were not unique to medicine, but also to economics majors. There are a lot of things he doesn't understand in class and he needs to work hard after class. Some assignments require teamwork. When he encounters unfriendly team members, there will be many twists and turns.
Wang Shunan could endure hardships better than him and was not a complainer. He immediately encouraged Dong Qiangqiang in turn.
Finally, Dong Qiangqiang encouraged both parties with Lao Bai's famous saying: detours are the shortcuts in life.
The two people who put down the phone spontaneously ignited a fire in their hearts: everyone is starting from scratch, with the same difficulties. The other party works hard, and they must work harder.
Less than 10 seconds after the call with Wang Shunan ended, Dong Yiqing also called as if she had made an appointment.
Dong Yiqing's studies are better than others, and it sounds like she can graduate in a year and a half. Just as Dong Qiangqiang was about to express his congratulations, he felt a pungent smell of oil smoke entering his nose without warning.
He immediately realized that this was the unique smell of soybean pot, so he quickly ended the call and entered the kitchen in two steps at a time. The scene in the kitchen really surprised him.
In the kitchen, the door leading to the backyard and several windows were wide open, and cold wind blew into the house. The room temperature was obviously several degrees lower than before. Dong Qiangqiang, who was wearing a coat, didn't feel hot at all. Only then did he understand why Lao Bai and the others had just ran to the next room.
He Yuanjin was nowhere to be seen in the room. Lei Lanting was happily standing by the stove in an apron, skillfully and attentively holding a bowl in a circle and pouring egg juice into the oil pan. After pouring, he weighed it up again. The hot pan is rotated gently, and the egg juice immediately forms a golden cake.
Dong Qiangqiang couldn't laugh or cry. There are no exhaust fans or other things in the kitchens of German families. Although the doors and windows are wide open, such a strong smell of oil smoke cannot be dissipated in a short time.
He was unhappy, and wanted to say something to Lei Lanting, but when he thought that Lei Lanting came to see him specially and took the initiative to vent the news, it would be useless to talk more and only hurt his feelings. And he originally planned to sleep in the kitchen at night, so he might as well stay the whole night I opened the window and spread out as much as I could, then swallowed back the words that came to my lips.
Lei Lanting, who had a rosy face and a drunken smile, put down the frying pan, turned off the fire, picked up the wine glass next to the stove and took a big gulp. He breathed the smell of wine and sighed: "No wonder the Germans say that wine is the most exciting thing at Christmas. The antidote. With wine, meat and friends, this is the perfect holiday."
He was talking to himself, not looking at Dong Qiangqiang. He tilted his head and looked left and right with contentment, admiring his own masterpiece. The more he looked at it, the more beautiful it became. Finally he couldn't help but ask: "Hey, old Dong, what do you think of us?" (Eggs) are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, nothing like a lake, aren’t they cows?”
He happily waited for Dong Qiangqiang's praise, but received no response for a long time. He couldn't help but turn his head, only to see Dong Qiangqiang with a gloomy face clearing up the leftovers on the table. He suspected that Dong Qiangqiang was dissatisfied with him, so he continued The explanation tape asked: "We've finished the food, and drinking is too boring. I was thinking about making a snack, but you were on the phone outside, so I took it upon myself to use six of your eggs. Wouldn't you feel bad? But I can listen. You have opened the doors and windows wide. Don’t worry, the smell is strong now, but it will be gone soon.”….
Without waiting for Dong Qiangqiang to answer, he picked up the eggshells on the eucalyptus board and continued: "But your eggs are quite funny. There are big and small sizes, and they all have colorful shells with chicken droppings stuck on the shells. I I’ve never bought eggs like this in the supermarket, and it’s really different between your place and Hannover.”
Upon hearing this, Dong Qiangqiang's heart skipped a beat. He threw the rag on the table, took two steps to open the refrigerator, glanced inside and understood what was going on.
"Why don't you believe it? I really took six of them to lie to you as a puppy." Lei Lanting looked at Dong Qiangqiang who slowly closed the refrigerator door and said in confusion, "Old Dong, I'm not criticizing you. When did you start to be petty? Already?"
Seeing that Lei Lanting had misunderstood him, Dong Qiangqiang said depressedly: "The eggs you scrambled were laid by the free-range chickens raised by the landlord, not mine. The bottom box (in the cold storage room) is mine."
Lei Lanting's eyes widened when he heard this. After blinking a few times, he said nonchalantly: "Then... it should be okay? Is your landlord the kind of German who cares about you? You can't put your eggs back into the landlord's eggs. In the box, the eggs you bought are bigger than her eggs, so she won't suffer any loss. If she insists on asking, just say that you were drunk and took the wrong eggs. If it still doesn't cost her, how much does each egg cost? I can't compensate you. What?"
Seeing that Lei Lanting only said he was going to pay but didn't take his wallet, Dong Qiangqiang said to himself, "You are not Lu Shan who just arrived in Germany and doesn't know the Germans. Although the eggs are inconspicuous, if the landlord cares about them, it will be troublesome, but he knows in his heart that he has a quarrel with Lei Lanting." It didn't help, so I had to give up: "Forget it, I'll explain it to the landlord later. If you eat eggs again tomorrow morning, it's better to use mine."
Lei Lanting put down his wine glass, smashed it twice in his mouth, picked up the eggshell with two fingers, and said to himself while observing: "Why do they look different from the eggs in the supermarket? They are from free-range chickens." "
Dong Qiangqiang closed the door leading to the backyard, leaving only the window wide open. He turned around and greeted: "Let's see more people here."
Get some air and let's go to the living room to talk. "
"Hey, Old Dong, I have something to ask you." Lei Lanting took a few steps forward, closed the door between the kitchen and the corridor, and looked at Dong Qiangqiang mysteriously.
"Are you going to borrow money again?" Dong Qiangqiang said half-jokingly and half-seriously, thinking that Lei Lanting really knew how to choose the right time. As soon as Lao Bai paid back the money, he came to borrow the money. His timing was impeccable. Great.
"Is this the image I have in your mind?" Lei Lanting curled his lips dissatisfied, "Don't worry, I won't borrow money from you. It's Lele."
"Lele?" Dong Qiangqiang's heart skipped a beat: Does Lei Lanting know about them?
"I heard that she and Lao Bai...seem to...have been a bit unhappy recently." Lei Lanting said hesitantly, carefully observing Dong Qiangqiang's reaction.
"Hey, Lei Lanting," Dong Qiangqiang deliberately scolded him with a serious face, "Talk about gossip? Are you a primary school student? You have received higher education in Germany. Can you pursue a little bit?"
Suddenly, Dong Qiangqiang choked back with the words he had just taught Lu Shan. Lei Lanting was speechless for a while. After holding it in for a long time, he weakly counterattacked with a blushing face: "Don't interrupt me? I'm serious."
Seeing his serious expression, Dong Qiangqiang no longer used a joking tone: "Then who did you listen to?"...
"Xiao He."
"What did she say?" Dong Qiangqiang's curiosity was aroused. He knew that He Yuanjin and Tong Lele had always been inseparable.
"She said that her senior sister seems to be unhappy more often than before. She always looks worried. She is very different from the one who smiled every day before. It's like she's a different person."
"I'm not in Hanover anymore, and you usually have more contact with me than me." Dong Qiangqiang didn't want to discuss the details of Tong Lele with Lei Lanting, thinking it would be a bit of a backlash. "Based on my contact today, I think she looks okay. .Did Lele and Xiaohe complain about anything?"
"I thought she would talk to you when you two got close." Lei Lanting asked in disbelief, "Didn't she say anything when you sent her upstairs just now?"
"Should she say anything to me?" Dong Qiangqiang asked, "Isn't this her private matter? Or do you still have thoughts about her? Lei Lanting, I must remind you that you already have Xiao He."
"Ahem, where are you thinking? I have no idea about her now." Lei Lanting blushed and lowered his voice and said bitterly, "She once lamented to Xiao He and said it was better to be single. At that time, Xiao He and I happened to be young. . And Xiao He admires her as a senior sister very much, so these words frightened me so much. I mean, whether she wants to marry Lao Bai or not, I have no opinion and I have no idea about her, but she doesn't care about this. It’s time to tell Xiao He that Xiao He is a person who is easily influenced by others, not to mention that the person who said this is her senior sister. If Xiao He doesn’t want to get married, wouldn’t it be me who is being tricked? I’m not Lao Bai. It’s unfair for Lele to do this.”
Lei Lanting said a lot with an angry look, and Dong Qiangqiang finally understood: "So what do you want me to do?"
"I want you to tell her..."
Before Lei Lanting finished speaking, the kitchen door creaked open from the outside. He Yuanjin stood at the door wearing a coat, looking at the two of them suspiciously and warily: "Why are you two closing the door?"
"Lei Lanting had just finished frying the eggs. I was afraid that the smell of smoke would spread to other rooms, so I closed the door and opened the windows to let the air out and disperse the smell." Dong Qiangqiang explained with a smile, "Is something wrong?"
"Flowers have begun to bloom at the foot of the mountain." Although He Yuanjin doubted Dong Qiangqiang's words, Lei Lanting finally did not continue to press the topic. Instead, he took Lei Lanting's arm and shook it while cooing like a little woman. She said coquettishly, "How about you go with them to take a look? Let us go after seeing theirs."
"It's okay to look at it, and it's okay to release it," Lei Lanting corrected with a frown, "but can you please stop using the Hong Kong and Taiwanese accent when you speak? It doesn't sound good at all."
He Yuanjin smiled obediently and happily, and put his head on Lei Lanting's shoulder happily. Lei Lanting smiled bitterly and handed the plate with eggs to Dong Qiangqiang, smiled helplessly at him, and walked out of the kitchen holding He Yuanjin's hand.
Everyone was wrapped up tightly and stood on the high ground in front of the door, looking toward the city center.
Ancient and scattered heights
There are many buildings together, and the church spire stands at the highest point of the building complex like a beacon. Large and small, bright or dark light sources in the street converge into an infinite light network, sheltering all buildings. And outside the light network, through the short-lived fireworks, everyone vaguely saw the cold and mysterious Moselle River like a black dragon swimming on the edge of the city, and in the blink of an eye it merged with the stretching black mountains.
To be fair, the fireworks were ordinary, but everyone was intoxicated by them.
"On this journey, the mountains are high and the sea is vast. Don't forget our old friends under the moon."
Hearing someone mutter something in vain, Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly turned his head, only to see Lei Lanting holding He Yuanjin tightly in his arms, completely ignoring the chuckling eyes beside him.
Another firework exploded in the night sky. Dong Qiangqiang's peripheral vision couldn't help but be attracted by the reflection on the second floor window, but he accidentally found someone watching him silently from behind the window.
Dong Qiangqiang did not expect that Lu Wei was not asleep yet. He was stunned for a moment and saw that the curtains had been lowered.
He turned his head and met Lao Bai's searching eyes.
"You guys watch first, I'll go to the backyard to prepare the fireworks." After finishing speaking, Dong Qiangqiang turned and walked towards the backyard. .
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