Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1052 1052. Chinese Week (38)

"You may think something is extremely difficult," Dong Qiangqiang suddenly said, "but in fact, the difficulty is not the subsequent process..."

"It's about making up your mind to do something." Wang Shunan choked as soon as he opened his mouth, but he still rushed to say the last sentence, "I still remember what you said. That day in the university cafeteria, you persuaded me to try the university preparatory course, but I didn't want to take it."

"You can find a way to pay for the tuition. I might be able to help you find other ways..."

"No, no, no, I'm not telling you this (exam) because I want to borrow money from you," Wang Shunan was afraid that Dong Qiangqiang would misunderstand, so he hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, "I'm already very grateful that you lent me money last time."

"Although I don't have money to lend you at the moment, there may be a chance for me to help you solve part of the problem. I just can't guarantee it for now." Dong Qiangqiang looked thoughtfully at the endless green terraces stretching to the horizon and the tall windmills whirring in Luxembourg in the distance.

Wang Shunan didn't know what Dong Qiangqiang was thinking and didn't dare to interrupt his thoughts.

What Dong Qiangqiang was thinking at this moment was that Wang Shunan's lecture was very effective. He wondered whether the publicity on TV and in newspapers would bring her some opportunities. Even if not, China Week could give her a special column and put it in the display board area. The same could be done for the lion dance team and the folk music performance teams of international students from Hanover and Saarbrücken. All of them could be made into special columns and put in the display board area to advertise and help friends with commercial promotion.

In addition, since lion dancers can be paid, other performers should also be paid. Since there is sufficient funding, they should not save money on these things. He felt a little regretful. He should have thought of this earlier. What's wrong with being stingy with his compatriots?

I made up my mind immediately and raised these two things with Zheng Chunhua during the review in the evening.

"There is one more thing you didn't explain clearly or I didn't understand," Dong Qiangqiang pointed to the downhill road and signaled Wang Shunan to start going down the mountain. "If there is a Chinese medicine clinic in Hamburg or Hannover and you want to work there, do you need the certificate you mentioned? Did you ask these Chinese medicine clinics yourself?"

Wang Shunan walked down the mountain with his head down in deep thought. After thinking carefully for a few seconds, he replied in a positive tone: "I'm not sure about this. I need to confirm it again."

"Ask as soon as possible, you may get unexpected results." Dong Qiangqiang encouraged, "Also don't listen to what others say, ask yourself, no one else will care about you except you."

The two friends chatted idly, gradually pulling away from the other hikers. Wang Shunan told about the depression and confusion in his studies, which he could not tell others, and Dong Qiangqiang listened silently. The downhill wind generously gave the rain hidden on the branches on both sides of the mountain road to the two of them, and at the same time gave them a free push-back feeling without brakes.

Raindrops fell gracefully from the trees, creating a faint little rainbow in the air, which made Wang Shunan unable to help but reach out to touch it.

"What about the make-up exams?" Based on his class performance, Dong Qiangqiang had already thought about taking three final exams, but he also wanted to hear Wang Shunan's analysis of his failure in the exams, which might be helpful to him.

"Big eyes and small stomach, biting off more than you can chew." Wang Shunan laughed at herself, "I only understood half of what I heard in class, didn't ask the professor and teaching assistants after class, didn't finish reading the reference books, and didn't do enough exercises, so I was knocked out in one blow. It's better to pass one subject at a time than to fail all of them when I applied for too many subjects at once. The pressure of the make-up exam is too great." Wang Shunan's last sentence seemed to be said to herself. The smile on her face just now was hidden at this time, and she looked a little more tired. Recalling the dark time of studying before the make-up exam, she almost wanted to die. "How many Chinese people are there in your country? Do you have study groups or something like that?" Dong Qiangqiang found a long branch from the waist-high grass next to him, broke off the branch, and handed it to Wang Shunan as a crutch.

"There are very few Chinese people, and I am the only one studying medicine." Wang Shunan shook his head and replied, "Besides, I am used to reading alone. No one can disturb me and I am more efficient."

"Your problem is harder than going to the West to get Buddhist scriptures. At least they have a team." Dong Qiangqiang joked while sharing his own experience. "It's okay to read books alone, but it's a bad habit to study alone without communicating with others. You still need to interact with different people, especially those who study better than you, to understand their better learning methods, learn from their strengths and make up for your own weaknesses, so that you can make faster progress. And it's useless to ask one or two people, because they may not be willing to tell you. You have to ask everyone you can."

"You can't use your standards to judge me. You are a social expert. You are always at ease everywhere and always have a lot of friends. I can't compare to you." Wang Shunan smiled bitterly and said with envy, "The road you are talking about is long and far."

"Master, what the hell," Dong Qiangqiang cursed. "I got mildly depressed from reading last year, and I'm feeling better this semester."

"I really can't tell," Wang Shunan was moved and emotional when he heard Dong Qiangqiang tell him about his hidden illness. Fearing that Dong Qiangqiang wouldn't believe him, he quickly emphasized, "I can't tell at all."

As soon as Wang Shunan finished speaking, the already weak wind suddenly became strong, making the two of them unable to open their mouths for a moment. It seemed that they were also sighing for Wang Shunan's difficulties. After the two walked down for dozens of meters, the wind died down a little. Dong Qiangqiang saw from afar that the landlord was busy with his tofu-sized vegetable patch in the yard.

Wang Shunan felt that he should trade secrets for secrets so as not to seem distant. "Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, but before the make-up exam, what I thought about the most was that if I failed, I would go back to Green Light and ask the dean to let me be a nurse again."

“Sometimes you can’t leave yourself a way out, you must have the determination and courage to burn your boats.” Dong Qiangqiang finally said what he wanted to say before the storm.

"During the days before the make-up exam, I had nightmares that I failed every subject. When I received the notification that I had passed the make-up exam, I felt like I was in another world, like a dream, with a strong sense of unreality."

"So in the end, the principles our ancestors taught us are the most useful: Yugong moved the mountain, success depends on human effort, and good things take time." Dong Qiangqiang's words seemed to be encouraging Wang Shunan, and also seemed to be cheering himself up, "You really should give it a try."

It was already evening when the two returned to their home halfway up the mountain. They looked far into the distance and saw the blue sky and the river as quiet as a mirror. Above their heads were a few gray and white soft clouds that had lowered their bodies. They were stealthily eavesdropping on the whispers coming from the wind. The mist filled with various aromas of stones, grass, trees, and coffee from nowhere enveloped the nearby streets. Along with the sound of ancient bells coming from the bottom of the mountain, a melodious song quietly fell from the top of the ridge. The two looked up at the same time and saw hikers moving slowly in the light of the setting sun, leaving behind unforgettable golden silhouettes against the light.

Dong Qiangqiang originally planned to take Wang Shunan to the university and say goodbye to everyone before leaving. Unexpectedly, he ran into the landlord who had just finished cleaning the vegetable garden. The landlord smiled from ear to ear when he saw Wang Shunan, and pulled her arm to praise her, praising her acupuncture skills. Dong Qiangqiang knew without asking that the other party must have been so excited after watching Wang Shunan's performance. The landlord was so excited that he almost hugged Wang Shunan's face and kissed her. After a warm greeting that was not like the German style, the landlord reluctantly let Wang Shunan go.

Seeing this, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but sigh that Wang Shunan's popularity with the elderly was indeed not just ordinary, but unmatched, because neither he, Du Lan, Zheng Chunhua, Lei Lanting, nor Lao Bai had ever enjoyed such treatment.

When Dong and Wang arrived at the university again, it was already dark, but the rehearsal of the cheongsam show had just ended. He Yangjin and others were very proud of themselves, and it was obvious that the rehearsal went very smoothly. According to He Yangjin, the models encountered a sun shower during the rehearsal, but they firmly believed that encountering water would bring prosperity. Not only were they not upset by the sudden rain, but they were very excited to hold umbrellas and walk the catwalk. Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good.