Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1083. Seems like an old friend is coming

Unable to overcome Duanmu's insistence, Dong Qiangqiang had to follow his advice and ask Wang Shunan if he was willing to help.

Although he repeatedly emphasized on the phone that even if Wang Shunan didn't want to go to dinner, it wouldn't have any negative impact on Buchan, Wang Shunan still readily agreed. Although she didn't know what Duanmu's purpose was for her to meet him, she still expressed her willingness to cooperate with Duanmu and Dong Qiangqiang. After all, the two had been helping her with all their efforts, and her motto in life has always been that one should not forget one's roots. Originally, she would study all day at school on weekends and would not be able to leave school until after 7pm. After school, she would go directly back to Buchan's office to read until late at night, and then go to school the next day. After school, she would take the often delayed Deutsche Bahn back to Kiel.

As a result, when she finished class, she bought a cheap business suit and rushed to the restaurant. Duanmu, Dong Qiangqiang and Smith were almost done with their meal.

The dinner without women in attendance was quite harmonious from beginning to end. Smith drank some wine, accepted some small gifts, and even openly shared with Duanmu a few stocks that he thought had performed well. Except that he still did not respond to Duanmu's words and did not reveal the real reason why their company was bearish on Volkswagen, Smith did everything else very properly. There was nothing wrong with him, and no discernible attitude.

Smith had other things to do after dinner, so they chatted for a while. A quarter before nine, he said goodbye to everyone.

Duanmu winked at Dong Qiangqiang, indicating that he would go and see Smith off alone. Dong Qiangqiang guessed that he wanted to have a few more private words with Smith, nodded knowingly, and took the initiative to pull Wang Shunan aside, asking about her many changes in the past two months.

After not seeing each other for two months, Wang Shunan was indeed thinner than when she was in China, just as Duanmu said. Dong Qiangqiang even felt that she was thinner than last summer vacation. Maybe because she lost weight too quickly in a short period of time, she looked quite haggard. Although she put on light makeup, the fatigue between her eyebrows could not be concealed, looming, like a battery that had run out of power but had not had time to recharge.

After listening to Wang Shunan's hoarse voice introducing her changes in the past two months, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but sigh that Wang Shunan must have suffered a lot to lose weight so quickly, but Wang Shunan disagreed with him.

Entering the second semester, Wang Shunan had to arrange his university courses reasonably, while also balancing his part-time job on weekdays and further studies on weekends. The pressure was piling up, increasing rather than decreasing compared to the previous semester.

In order to avoid repeating the mistake of failing the exams last semester, Wang Shunan took the initiative to reduce the subjects she was preparing to take this semester and only chose two relatively simple courses in which she had some basic knowledge. This way, after class in the morning or at noon, she could take a slow train to the Chinese medicine clinic in Hamburg in the afternoon, and then return to Kiel after work in the evening.

The clinic is very user-friendly. Someone was hired to take care of her as a foreigner. In the first month, she was mainly familiar with the working environment and some basic common sense needed in the work. Therefore, although the workload was heavy, it was not stressful. But from the second month, the number of patients increased day by day. The person who took care of her was overwhelmed. And when the doctor was on vacation, she could only learn and explore while taking on the work. The workload increased immediately. Although the intensity of the work in the clinic is easier than when she was in the Green Castle Nursing Home, she has been away from the nursing home for a long time and her physical fitness is not as good as before. Secondly, her stress in the nursing home mainly came from the large physical consumption, and now she is facing the dual consumption of physical and mental strength. Sometimes she works in the clinic two days a week, sometimes only one day. Usually on Friday night, she will leave Kiel again, stay in Hamburg, and go to school to continue her studies on Saturday morning.

  Although fighting on three fronts brought her a lot of pressure and trouble, she cherished the hard-won opportunity: although working was hard, it allowed her to seek financial independence and achieve part-time work and study. Sacrificing rest time on weekends to continue studying allowed her to see more possibilities. In case her studies at the university did not go well, at least she had a backup plan and a hope like a flame in the future. So no matter how hard or tired she was, she never had any thoughts of complaining, but was grateful for seizing such a rare opportunity. What's more, Duanmu and Dong Qiangqiang not only lent her the office to stay overnight, but also let her earn some pocket money. From another perspective, isn't this equivalent to someone paying her to study and lose weight? What else could she be dissatisfied with?

Dong Qiangqiang was speechless after listening to Wang Shunan's words. He admired Wang Shunan's perseverance, but also felt ashamed of himself. Before, when he compared himself with Duanmu, he felt that he had a hard time, but after listening to Wang Shunan's words, he felt that he was indeed lagging behind, mainly because he was slack in his thinking.

As the two were chatting, a middle-aged man with a Chinese face passed by them and stopped. He looked at Dong Qiangqiang for a few seconds and then walked back slowly. He asked Dong Qiangqiang tentatively in broken Mandarin: "Excuse me, are you Dong Qiangqiang?"

Dong Qiangqiang could tell at a glance that the other person had some resemblance to Wanfu Boss Li, so he nodded and acknowledged: "Hello, I'm Dong Qiangqiang, and you are... Mr. Li?"

The middle-aged man was Mr. Li's younger brother, Mr. Li. When the police raided Wanfu that year, Dong Qiangqiang and Mr. Li had met once, but they had been separated for too long, and the impression of the other party in his mind had long been blurred. "Hey, what brings you here?" Mr. Li stepped forward and shook Dong Qiangqiang's hand, shook it twice enthusiastically, nodded to Wang Shunan, and then turned his face to Dong Qiangqiang again, "I knew it was you when I came here. My brother has been mentioning you recently, saying that you have made a lot of efforts to open a branch in the south of Wanfu this time. He has always said that he wants to treat you and your friends to a good meal, but he always has no time because of the decoration of the new store. Fortunately, the decoration will be completed soon. Please come when it opens." Mr. Li talked a lot to himself. Seeing Wang Shunan listening quietly with a smile on his face, he realized that he might have disturbed other people's conversation, and hurriedly found an excuse to end it hastily, "Are you here to play in Hamburg or are you passing by with a group? Have you ordered food? If not, I recommend you a few good dishes. The ingredients were just delivered this afternoon and are very fresh..."

Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you Mr. Li for your kindness. I have already eaten. I will not bother you this time. I will bother you next time."

Mr. Li smiled and said, "It's good to have eaten it. Are you satisfied with the food? If you are not satisfied, tell me and I will have it redone for you. Did the silver counter give you a discount? If not, tell me..."

Mr. Li's enthusiasm for Dong Qiangqiang is sincere, because he knows that the reason why Lao Bai always chooses Wanfu when he leads Le Bai's tour group through Hamburg is because of this young man. Although Le Bai did not open in the first half of the year due to SARS, this is not Le Bai's problem. In the past two months, Lao Bai and his people have brought tour groups here more than once. Wanfu will continue to do Lao Bai's business in the future, so the relationship between Wanfu and Dong Qiangqiang must be maintained.

"I have called. Thank you, Mr. Li."

Mr. Li made a few more polite remarks and was about to turn around when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, I almost forgot. Isn't it a coincidence? A friend of yours just asked me if you haven't come to Wanfu for dinner in a long time. I told her that you went to the south to develop your business, and she even asked me for your contact information, but I don't have it."

Dong Qiangqiang looked around in confusion: "A friend of mine asked you about me? I don't know who it is, can you point it out to me?"

"Then... there are six tables over there, the one you know, Ms. Anita..." Mr. Li said as he raised his hand with a dark green jade ring on it and pointed towards the restaurant lobby.

Following the direction he pointed, Dong Qiangqiang not only unexpectedly saw his old acquaintance Anita, but also unexpectedly saw Duanmu standing next to her table, spitting heavily.

Anita was sitting alone at the table in a light yellow floral dress. The eye-catching pendant near her chest and the open neckline seemed a perfect match. The makeup on her face was not heavy but it lifted her complexion. She was staring at the beaming Duanmu in front of her with an uncomfortable look. For some reason, her whole body seemed tense.

Didn't this guy go to send Smith? Why did he go to Anita's table again after such a short while?

At this moment, Anita seemed to sense Dong Qiangqiang's gaze and glanced in their direction. Mr. Li immediately waved in greeting. Now the two groups could see each other.

Anita smiled and nodded slightly to Dong Qiangqiang, her eyes seemed to be asking for help, Dong Qiangqiang immediately returned the greeting, and was hesitating whether to go over to say hello. Seeing this, Duanmu simply invited Anita over. Seeing this, Mr. Li stepped back a few steps wisely, and quietly slipped into the back kitchen while everyone was not paying attention.