Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1056 1056. Chinese Week (42)

Dong Qiangqiang drank coffee before going to bed with the intention of reading more. In order not to be persuaded to sleep by the books, he also specifically chose English economic works that were not tiring to read, rather than German reference books that were full of repetitive words. As a result, whether it was because the coffee was not effective enough or because he was too tired during the day, he yawned after reading for less than two hours and could not open his eyes. He knew that he really couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to turn off the lights and go to bed.

He slept particularly soundly that night and had no dreams.

In the morning, before his biological clock woke him up as usual, he could already hear the crowing of a rooster.

Although he was woken up, Dong Qiangqiang was not in a bad mood at all. In addition to the high-quality deep sleep throughout the night, he knew that his inner peace came more from the peaceful fall of a huge rock named "Wang Shunan" to the ground.

Before, he was most assured of He Yangjin, and least assured of Wang Shunan, whom he had not met for a long time. However, the latter not only passed the test smoothly, but also surprised everyone. And Wanfu brought him unexpected surprises, allowing him to repay the friends who helped him within his ability and help them improve their lives, realizing a two-way mutual help between friends, instead of his blindly unilateral demand.

He lay in bed with random thoughts, wondering whether the loud and passionate crowing outside the window was a normal function of the rooster, or whether it was just showing off its singing skills to the hens in the poultry house in order to attract mates.

Unlike Lao Bai's thick curtains, his curtains were thin and translucent, but he did not find any signs of light on the wall, let alone the rippling light that should be seen on a sunny morning, so he knew that it was not a sunny day outside the window today.

When the intervals between the crowing sounds in the yard gradually lengthened and finally disappeared completely, he finally felt tired of staying in bed. He jumped out of the bed with a somersault, not even wearing slippers. He felt the coolness of the ground with his bare feet, walked to the window in two steps, and pulled open the curtains.

There were winding streaks of water on the clear glass. The stars that hid in the clouds last night turned into raindrops. The azure sky of yesterday returned to the gloomy clouds of the past few days. The mountain ridges were shrouded in fairyland-like clouds and mist. The clouds seemed to be floating aimlessly in the mountains like a whisk in the hands of immortals, revealing the ruggedness behind them from time to time. Somehow this scene gave him the feeling he had only when he was reading: sometimes when reading, he would feel that he had seen the true face of Mount Lu, but when he started to do the questions, he found that the knowledge he thought he had learned was so unreal and foggy.

He shifted his gaze from the distance to the yard. The geese and ducks were swimming happily but silently on the water in the rain, leaving behind endless ripples. The balcony blocked the view of the chickens, and only their busy clucking and the occasional loud shouts could be heard. The landlord got up earlier than him.

For some reason, both of his eyelids twitched violently. "Left eye twitching, right eye twitching, big eye twitching," he whispered to himself.

The cell phone did not receive any calls from home, Dong's father and mother should be fine, nor did it receive any calls from Fang Shuang, and the display board area should be normal. There were only several text messages sent to him by Wang Shunan at dawn. She chose not to call, probably because she considered that he was still asleep. The first was that she had not expected the remuneration, and was very surprised to receive it. Knowing that it was Dong Qiangqiang who helped, she did not know how to thank him. The second was that the train had passed Hamburg and arrived at Kiel Port smoothly. She would continue her studies, learn from Dong Qiangqiang, and enter the advanced master's course as soon as possible. The third was that she would follow Dong Qiangqiang's advice and go to Hamburg as soon as possible to consult about work matters related to traditional Chinese medicine, and would synchronize with him if there was any progress. The fourth was to solemnly thank Dong Qiangqiang, who made her believe that she had obtained the true scriptures.

When the landlord finished cleaning the vegetable garden and returned to the kitchen covered in mud, Dong Qiangqiang had already finished his breakfast. As usual, he carefully read all the articles that the landlord was interested in. After going through the baptism of classes and speeches, he now realizes how important and rare this opportunity to communicate with Germans every day is. He deeply understands that learning by osmosis is actually the most suitable way for people to acquire new knowledge, especially foreign languages. He accepts and appreciates this way of learning from the bottom of his heart, and is increasingly glad that he adopted Du Lan's advice.

Influenced by China Week, all the articles the landlord picked out for him to read recently were related to China, and the content of their discussions was not limited to the topic of SARS, but covered all aspects of the country except politics. Dong Qiangqiang guessed that it was due to the landlord's personality, gender and age, but no matter what, the landlord's growing understanding of China was always a good thing for him, and the old man's interest in visiting China in person was aroused by the texts and pictures in newspapers and periodicals.

The landlord has learned from Zheng Chunhua that today's theme is a cheongsam show. Women are always interested in clothes, not to mention traditional Chinese women's clothing with a long history and profound cultural heritage.

Because it was Sunday, supermarkets and shopping malls were closed, and there were few cars and people on the road. Although he was woken up by the roosters early in the morning and the sunny day turned into rainy again, Dong Qiangqiang was in a good mood. He hummed a song, admired the mountain scenery in the rain, and unconsciously slowed down his car.

By the time he drove to the university, there was less than half an hour left before the cheongsam show started.

  What he didn't expect was that the university campus, which was usually empty on Sundays, was crowded at this time. The drizzle did not stop people from watching the performance. Women were carefully moving their feet in the rain with colorful umbrellas of various patterns, probably for fear of having their makeup scratched by the rain. There were almost no men holding umbrellas. Some wore baseball caps, some casually turned up the hoods of their coats, and most of them were casually wandering around the campus in the rain. This reminded Dong Qiangqiang of the rooster in the yard. Is showing that you are not afraid of water also a part of showing male charm?

Because more people came than expected, Dong Qiangqiang noticed that all the members of the preparation team, He Yangjin and the person in charge of the cheongsam show were gathered together to discuss something. Everyone's expression was very serious, with expectation and excitement. Dong Qiangqiang paid special attention to He Yangjin. She frowned and said something through the microphone hanging by her mouth from time to time. Behind her, there were people who looked very professional checking the venue sound, some were guiding the models to wait, some were checking the clothes, and of course more people were maintaining order. These were all specially arranged by Zheng Chunhua to ensure that today's performance was foolproof.

Dong Qiangqiang knew that He Yangjin was bound to win today. With so many people supporting her and many rehearsals, he believed that even if the weather was not good, today's fashion show would still be a success.

There were too many people in the venue, and Dong Qiangqiang felt it was a bit noisy, so he thought about going to the library to check his mail first. As soon as he put his bag in the locker, he felt out of the corner of his eye that a figure outside the glass window looked very familiar.

He suspected that he had seen it wrong and wanted to look more carefully, but his view was blocked by the buildings outside the window. He walked out of the library with some confusion, and the figure had disappeared into the crowd.