Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Zheng Chunhua understood, put her chopsticks lightly on the edge of her plate, and stood up: "I invited them here, let me introduce you to each other."

"Then thank you for your help, boss." Boss Li turned sideways respectfully.

Zheng Chunhua and Boss Li left just as Gu Xin suddenly thought of something: "Hey Dong Qiangqiang, since you can understand everything, do you have any tips or shortcuts? Tell me about it. I don't ask to take five exams at once, but two will be fine. Otherwise, I don't know when I can graduate."

Before Dong Qiangqiang could speak, there was a noise coming from his backpack. He took out his phone from his bag and nodded to Gu Xin: "Sorry, I have to take a call and tell you when I get back."

"Hey, Shu Nan, wait for me to find a quiet place."

Walking out of the restaurant, the noise of diners surrounding Dong Qiangqiang suddenly disappeared, and the warm summer breeze blew in his face.

Before entering the restaurant, the few white clouds that were still floating in the sapphire sky had been torn into a few white strands by the scorching sun, gasping weakly. Below the clouds was the Moselle River winding between the cliffs. The river flowed silently, golden light danced on the river surface, and cargo ships went upstream. The vineyards that stretched to the top of the cliff like a green carpet looked pleasing to the eye and refreshing. The rows of weeping willows, the delicate sand table models, the colorful German houses, and the ancient castle hidden in the lush woods were like a carefully painted scroll slowly unfolding in front of Dong Qiangqiang's eyes.

"How are you doing lately? Are classes and work going well? Are you signing up for exams soon?" Dong Qiangqiang didn't want to be too gossipy, but he couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, I have already signed up, but I learned from the lesson of last semester and didn't dare to sign up for too many. Of course, it's true that I have too much to do this semester." There is no need to hide anything with Dong Qiangqiang and Wang Shunan. They just say whatever they want to say.

"Are you talking about that money?" Dong Qiangqiang guessed the reason for the other party's call when he answered the phone. When he saw Wang Shunan was silent after he finished speaking, he became more certain. When he borrowed money from him before, Wang Shunan said that he would pay it back in July. Most people find it difficult to ask for money. If they also find it difficult to ask for repayment, it must be because they cannot pay it back. Fortunately, he is not in a hurry to use the money recently. The first batch of options will expire at the end of July, and Volkswagen has been rising sharply recently. He is in a good mood with the money coming into the account, not to mention that he knows the situation on Wang Shunan's side very well. "I know you have a lot of expenses recently. If you can't pay it back in July, you can pay it back slowly in the future. Don't worry. Anyway, you can run away, but you can't run away from the temple." Dong Qiangqiang deliberately said it in a non-threatening way to put Wang Shunan at ease.

"Hehe," Wang Shunan laughed wickedly.

Dong Qiangqiang was just wondering when his phone dinged. A text message showed that 3,100 euros had just been deposited into his account. The person who transferred the money was Wang Shunan on the other end of the phone.

"What's going on with you? Aren't you short of money? Why are you paying me back so much? I lent you three thousand, so it's enough for you to pay back three thousand."

"Don't be anxious, just listen to me. Before I participated in China Week, my finances were really tight, the worst it could be. But since I received the labor fee from China Week, my good days have come. First, I found a job in a clinic, which not only allows me to support my family, but also allows me to accumulate work experience. The key is that my boss, colleagues, and even patients are very friendly to me. The work is not tiring at all. It's not like working in a nursing home, it's really not tiring. At present, the monthly income from the clinic alone is enough for me to not have to worry about my future life and study. Even if I need to pay tuition and take classes on weekends to take the Chinese medicine practitioner certificate exam, the money is more than enough. Of course, I don't have much time to spend money. Mainly compared to last semester, when I had to worry about my future livelihood every day, I am now indescribably relaxed, without any mental stress. I was relieved of stress and worries. Not only was my part-time job less tiring, but my efficiency in attending classes and reading books was also much higher. This was something I had never expected. "Wang Shunan was full of gratitude to Dong Qiangqiang, and he spoke slowly, "I am very grateful for this luck, but what I had never expected was that after China Week, many people came to me to give lectures or performances on Chinese medicine. I mentioned this to you before, and I rejected some of them for purely commercial purposes. But later, Chinese student associations from other German universities came to me, and I tried to participate as much as possible without affecting my studies. I saved up some more, but more importantly, I met many new friends through this process, and all of this was thanks to China Week, so I should express my respect and the most normal gratitude to you. Thank you, Dong Qiangqiang, thank you for your words of encouragement."

Dong Qiangqiang knew that Wang Shunan was not a person who was good at speaking or flattering others. She must have thought so to be able to say so much in one breath. A warm current immediately flowed through his heart, but he still habitually refused: "Hey, (I) am not as good as you say. We are all friends. It's just a small favor. You really don't have to pay me so much. It's a hundred euros in interest. I'm almost like a loan shark. How will people look at me when they know this? Wait, I'll transfer the money to you later." Dong Qiangqiang thought that since he had Wang Shunan's account anyway, he might as well go to the city bank to transfer the money back to her before going to university.

"If everyone knows, then everyone knows. Who can say anything? This is what I earned honestly, penny by penny, and I didn't use their money. I feel at peace with myself."

"I feel bad for accepting this." Dong Qiangqiang tried to decline. "You should say it's disrespectful to refuse." Wang Shunan paused after correcting him, "There's one more thing I don't know if I should tell you."

"Anything else?" Dong Qiangqiang thought that classes and money were the two things that were most likely to bother international students. "Do you need more work? I can ask Mr. Li from Hamburger Wanfu Restaurant for you. The restaurant's bar may need people during the summer vacation. But do you still have time to work?" Dong Qiangqiang asked doubtfully.

"Actually... it's not my business," Wang Shunan suddenly hesitated, "I might be meddling in other people's business."

"What's going on?" Dong Qiangqiang became more and more curious.

"A long sofa was added to Buchan's office."

"Because many potential clients have visited our office in the past two months, Duanmu considered that not all foreigners are used to those Chinese-style chairs, so he bought a new sofa," Dong Qiangqiang laughed at himself, "Do you think the sofa doesn't fit in with the Chinese style of the office?"

"I clean the office every weekend and live in the office at night, as you know, sometimes I sleep on the sofa."

"Do you think the sofa is too hard?" Dong Qiangqiang didn't understand what Wang Shunan wanted to say.

There was another long silence from Wang Shunan's side. Just when Dong Qiangqiang was about to ask if he was still there, Wang Shunan finally said, "When I was cleaning, I found a pair of underwear in the crack of the sofa."

“Underwear?” Dong Qiangqiang thought he had misheard. He immediately thought it might be Duanmu’s, but then he thought it was wrong. Duanmu had a place to live in Hamburg. Even if he occasionally endured a night in the office, he would not hide his underwear in the cracks of the sofa. But he still blurted out, “It might be Duanmu’s. I will criticize him for his uncivilized behavior later.”

"No, it's not Duanmu's," Wang Shunan said firmly, "It must be a woman's."

"Ah?" The first people Dong Qiangqiang thought of were Duanmu and Ye Ying, "No way?"

"I can't be mistaken, because there is more than one."

Oh my god. Dong Qiangqiang cursed in his heart. (End of this chapter)