National Tide 1980.

Chapter 929
After sending Zou Guodong away, Ning Weimin didn't feel any relief.

Because he was still struggling with the question about fish and bear's paw that Zou Guodong reminded him before leaving.

It was originally just a question of trade-offs, which seemed very simple.

But when he was substituted into his real life, he ran into a lot of trouble.

When Mencius made this analogy back then, he obviously only considered the standard of people's choice of high or low under normal circumstances.

But if this analogy is to be applied to the emotional choices Ning Weimin encountered, troubles will arise.

Because he couldn't determine which of the two women around him was a fish and which was a bear's paw.

Only after he has determined who is the fish and who is the bear's paw, will he be able to make a choice according to the standard of discarding the cheap and choosing the expensive.

And no one can help in this matter, Ning Weimin can only continue to find the answer by himself.

The problem is easy to solve if measured by the satisfaction of a sense of conquest and personal preference.

Obviously, the mature, glamorous and well-known Matsumoto Keiko is more attractive and fascinated him than a blank sheet of music.

It is easier to have hormonal attraction and lust for him.

They even get along very well all the time, and many things have long been self-evident.

Their relationship did not presuppose entering the palace of marriage. Everyone knew this, and it made him feel at ease.

So Matsumoto Keiko is a bear's paw, and Qu Xiao is a fish.

But if you want to put aside the pure sexual attraction and consider practical issues rationally, it will be troublesome.

Because deep down in Ning Weimin's heart, he could clearly feel that his affection for Keiko Matsumoto was more impulsive.

He also predicted that age, nationality, respective families and careers, as well as differences in living habits and cultural differences will inevitably create resistance to the maintenance of their relationship.

There are even many objective difficulties that cannot be imagined at the moment.

It's hard to say how long this kind of sympathy can last, and it's hard to cultivate it into a positive result!
On the other hand, it was not the case for Qu Xiao.

In China in the 80s, the domestic environment was generally very innocent.

There are still many traditional things left in people's lives, including dealing with money and love.

There are more people who equate their lives with their ideals and careers.

There are also people who give up their enviable jobs and bright futures in pursuit of love.

Qu Xiao is such a person.

This also means that when dating this girl who has never been in a relationship, the sense of responsibility has to be put first.

Once the love relationship is confirmed, it is to rush to get married, otherwise there is no way to explain all aspects.

But having said that, no matter in terms of matching talent and appearance, working relationship, or domestic environment.

If they are together, they will obviously be accepted by those around them smoothly, and almost no one will object, and they will definitely be blessed.

Even married life will be more in tune with far fewer difficulties to face.

More importantly, he doesn't seem to be completely indifferent now.

At the moment at the subway entrance, Qu Xiao's affectionate look towards him made him suddenly realize that this girl is also a big girl who can make his heart beat.

Then, if the ultimate life goal is taken as the starting point, Qu Xiao becomes a bear's paw again, and Matsumoto Keiko becomes a fish again.

But here lies the biggest trouble. How does he determine the criteria for judgment?
Is it to be happy for a while first, without thinking about the future for the time being?

Or just keep to yourself and do it in one step?
But in any case, Zou Guodong was right about one more thing.

He can't use time as an excuse for procrastination, this kind of thing is destined to hurt a person.

Then the longer it delays, the more it hurts that person.

In this way, after returning from the airport, Ning Weimin's ideological struggle was particularly fierce.

It is a struggle between who he likes more and who he should give up.

Needless to say, it's exhausting to think about two women this way, especially against the light-hearted Christmas mood.

In fact, Japanese society as a whole begins to enter the New Year's atmosphere every year when Christmas approaches.

Ning Weimin, who was alone, confused, and had to prepare his luggage to return home, looked even more sad compared to the Japanese people around him who were eating and drinking, buying things with bonuses, laughing and laughing.

In the end, after much deliberation, he had no clue, so he simply gave up, frankly admitting his cowardice and indecision in emotional choices.

I think it's better to go to Kyoto to fulfill the contract first, and then meet Qu Xiao with luggage.

Just like that song by Su Rui, "Let's go with the feeling, wherever you go..."

But what Ning Weimin never expected was that even though he just had an idea in his subconscious mind, hoping to rely on the hand of fate to choose the direction of emotion, he got his wish.

God really satisfied him, once again dominated his actions, and pointed out the direction for him to go.

It's just that this time it was a decision made for him in a very different way.

This special gift fell on him, and it didn't feel that good, even a little frightening.

what's up?
It was December 12th, almost at the end of the year, when Ning Weimin had prepared most of his luggage.

His name is located at No. 5-6, 8-chome. That building cost 1000 million yen, and the first three-story building that was taken down had an accident.

Because it was an iron-clad house in the nature of Abato, and it was in disrepair for a long time, the roof of the tent on the third-floor roof where sundries were placed was blown away by the sudden blizzard wind at night.

A large broken iron sheet hit the glass window of a company in an office building not far away.

As a result, the police were alerted.

Ning Weimin was quickly found by the police.

Then he was taken to the scene of the accident in a police car, and he was required to sign and draw a deposit and bear corresponding responsibilities.

Needless to say, this sudden accident terrified Ning Weimin.

Because if someone is killed or someone is injured, let’s put aside the amount of compensation, otherwise he will be kicked out of Japan.

His hard work in Tokyo for the past six months will be in vain if the major planning is done.

So what are you talking about?Don't cut any Japanese leeks, you can only return with a feather.

But the good thing is that the time of the incident was at night, and no one was injured at the scene, only property damage.

Now Ning Weimin not only has his own lawyer, but also bought various insurances for the real estate under his name through Zuo Haiyou Erlang.

The maintenance cost of nearly 78 yen was borne by the insurance company, and personally speaking, the economic loss was not large.

So Ning Weimin didn't care about his fears, and he didn't care about other things, so he hurriedly did one thing well.

The next day, without arrogance at all, I went to apologize to the damaged property company and tenants.

He promised to rule out all possible dangers immediately and promised that such accidents would never happen again.

In addition to the due compensation, they also gave valuable gifts to the property management company and tenants.

In this way, an understanding was successfully obtained.

However, how to dismantle the rest of the damaged tent on the roof later is not an ordinary difficulty.

Because right now is not the time.

For example, on New Year's Eve you want to hire workers in China, is there anyone willing to come?
It's not a matter of money anymore, it's useless for Ning Weimin to ask the company that does the decoration for him to help him.

They refused directly, saying that the company had already closed the holiday.

But if the demolition is not urgent, it will not work until after the New Year holiday.

Who knows if similar accidents will happen again?What's more, the police didn't agree.

Even the lawyer reminded Ning Weimin that he must deal with this matter as soon as possible, otherwise it would be a serious matter.

In the end, Ning Weimin was driven to the point of no return.

It can only be used as a reward to call two clerks from his bookstore to help.

Coupled with the kind assistance of Director Taniguchi.

And Yujiro Zuo Hai, as the joint party, is duty-bound to assist.

They "two knives" disassembled all the remaining parts of the tent on the roof within one day and transported them into the room.

For this, the price paid was that a bookstore clerk scratched his hand and was sent to the hospital for a tetanus shot.

And Ning Weimin was even worse, because his body was weak and he worked in the cold.

He was not used to physical work at all, not only was he clumsy, his arms were scratched a lot, and he also suffered from wind and cold.

After ten o'clock in the evening on December 12, when he returned to the Akasaka apartment, he felt headache, body pain and discomfort.

Even turning on the TV to watch NHK's Kohaku song concert, waiting for Keiko's performance, and eating sukiyaki is not fun.

At first he thought it was because he was tired or cold, so he would be fine after drinking a glass of wine from home, taking a hot bath and sleeping.

But things backfired, maybe it was just this glass of Moutai that went bad.

On the first day of the new year in 1986, what a day, at two o'clock in the morning, he developed a high fever.

After taking the antipyretics and anti-inflammatory drugs he brought from China, he slept until noon and did not improve.

Moreover, he was coughing and suffering so badly that he couldn't leave for Kyoto at all.

So after thinking about it, he had no choice but to make a long-distance call to Qu Xiao.

Briefly explain the unexpected situation encountered here.

He said, "At present, I really can't go out, so I can only miss the appointment. It's better for you to go back to China alone and refund my ticket. If there is anything, let's talk about it later."

Qu Xiao was of course very worried after hearing this, and immediately said that he would not return, and was going to buy a train ticket to transfer to Tokyo, so that he could take care of Ning Weimin.

Ning Weimin was moved when he heard that, but he was very embarrassed.

Just let Qu Xiao feel at ease and go back to China.

In fact, I have nothing to do, I have already taken the medicine, and I will be fine after sleeping for about two days.

However, Qu Xiao still insisted on coming, and argued a few words, because Ning Weimin was really tired, so he didn't pretend.

He said, "You can come if you want. But I don't have anything here except medicine. Because I plan to go back, everything in the refrigerator has been disposed of, and it's empty. Thank you for your hard work and buy something to eat."

But in the end, Ning Weimin hadn't slept peacefully for two hours before he was woken up by the phone again.

After picking up the phone, he realized that something was wrong, and Qu Xiao also encountered an accident.

Just now, this girl made a long-distance call with her family in Beijing to inform her that there was a change in her itinerary.

Unexpectedly, her father became anxious when he heard it.

Qu Xiao was told on the phone that her mother had been admitted to the hospital due to illness in the first few days.

Said that it was because the family knew that she would return to China tomorrow and did not want her to have trouble at work, so they kept hiding it.

So Qu Xiao can only take care of his family now, he will definitely not be able to come to Tokyo, and he can only return to China as scheduled tomorrow.

This is human nature, of course Ning Weimin can understand.

Not only did he understand, but he was also good at persuading her.

Let Xiaoqu not worry, pay attention to safety on the road.

After returning home, take care of your mother with peace of mind, don't worry about him, let alone worry about work.

He also said that if there is anything that needs help, if there is any problem that cannot be solved, such as asking for leave if you have trouble with the team leader, you can call him at any time.

In this way, during the daytime of this New Year's Day in Tokyo, Japan.

Ning Weimin curled up alone in a deserted place, sleeping on the bed.

But sleeping alone is not enough. Healing needs nutrition, but eating has become a problem.

Don't forget, the Japanese New Year is equivalent to the Chinese Spring Festival.

Especially on the afternoon of January 1st, the streets were deserted, with few cars and few people.

The vast majority of stores have posted holiday notices.

Ning Weimin couldn't even eat a bowl of hot noodle soup, and even the convenience store near the apartment where he used to buy things was closed.

He was weak and staggered for nearly a kilometer in the wind, snow and cold sweat.

I finally found an open convenience store and bought a big bag of bread, milk, sandwiches and instant noodles to go back.

Then think about it, will this trip to shop be good for the patients?
What's more, it is not suitable to eat these things to recuperate.

This is pure improvisation, and it is not too much to say that it is suffering.

So after going back, not only a kind of desolation that has never been seen hits me.

Ning Weimin also seemed to feel more sick, his bones hurt more, and he became colder.

I couldn't help but worry a little, whether I thought I'd catch a cold after going out, and the cold would directly turn into pneumonia.

But as the old saying goes, there is no light in the east and light in the west.

When God closes the gate and arrests you, he will often secretly leave a window for you to escape by jumping out of it.

Just as Ning Weimin was holding his head up, biting dry bread and cooking instant noodles.

Suddenly his pager vibrated.

At this time, he picked it up and took a look, only to realize that there have been eight or nine paging calls from nine o'clock in the morning to now.

And they were all called from the same number.

Only then did he remember that he had promised Keiko Matsumoto that he would make a phone call on New Year's Day.

Sure enough, his premonition was really accurate, and when he called and replied, it was indeed Keiko Matsumoto who gave him New Year's greetings.

It's just that he hasn't found anyone for almost a day, and he hasn't got a letter. Matsumoto Keiko has been anxious for a long time.

But it's okay not to speak, this speech, Ning Weimin's voice was sick because of illness, immediately made Matsumoto Keiko aware that his state was not right.

So even if Ning Weimin refused, no matter what he said, it didn't matter to him.

Matsumoto Keiko also insisted on asking him for the detailed address, saying that he would come to see him right away.

In this way, Ning Weimin, a little grass from China, was finally taken care of.

This is not only a lifeline for him, but also a timely help, which undoubtedly makes him owe Matsumoto Keiko a big favor.

That's what life is all about.

Often at some particularly important times, some special people will appear around us and some special things will happen.

If this is the case, the object that appears has changed.

Then maybe it can directly change the direction of a person's life, and maybe everything behind will not happen again.

(End of this chapter)