Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1144. Dong Qiangqiang's Summer (Part 1144)

Dong Qiangqiang really didn't expect Li Lei to sleep so late, but he wasn't curious. He had stayed up all night many times before. If Li Lei stayed up all night, that was a good thing, especially in the past two days, which showed that he was serious. He wanted to skip classes but didn't want to invest time and energy. How could such a good thing happen in the world? Those who were still full of opportunism in Germany were all possessed by the devil.

"Is there any trouble over there in the pond?" The landlord stared at Dong Qiangqiang's thoughtful face for a long time. After living under the same roof for a long time, she could see that the young man in front of her had been unhappy these days. She advised kindly, "You look a little listless. If it's because of the flood that you are worried that this world is not a beautiful paradise and you feel it is difficult to enjoy life as you please, child, you must remember that life will always be full of uncertainty. The only thing that matters to us is to live our current life seriously. Of course, if you have any difficulties, you can always tell me, and I am willing to do my best to help."

If Dong Qiangqiang didn't know the landlord's personality and beliefs, he would have sneered at this piece of chicken soup literature. Seeing that the other party had misunderstood him, he explained: "Oh, thank you for your concern, Ms. Yulia, the pond is fine, it's actually a matter of my studies, but I have solved it almost completely."

"I don't understand about studying, but your recent state is very similar to Zheng Chunhua's when she first lived here. You study diligently until late at night every day. This seems to be a unique quality of you Chinese students. Oh, no, Mr. Bai doesn't seem to be like that."

"Zheng Chunhua also lived here with you?" Dong Qiangqiang thought to himself, no wonder she had a close relationship with the landlord, but why had he never heard her mention it?

"I'm a very traditional person. In my opinion, you all have too much pressure, lack of exercise, sleep too late and too little, and most importantly, you have too little time to get close to nature or none at all." The landlord shrugged. "I remember that I often advised her at that time that people need to slow down to stay healthy. If you don't get enough rest, you will make more mistakes. Enjoying nature is the easiest way to prevent depression and relieve stress because it is everywhere. Imagine if you were lulled to sleep at night by the chirping of insects in the fields outside the window and the wind blowing through the woods, how comfortable and soothing it would feel."

The landlord talked incessantly, regardless of whether Dong Qiangqiang could understand her or not, but Dong Qiangqiang had already experienced deeply the fact that nature could relieve depression when she spent her first winter in Trier.

"You're right, I very much agree with your point of view, so I decided to make cleaning the yard immediately my top priority to get closer to nature." Dong Qiangqiang knew that his troubles had no direct relationship with stress, but he also knew that it would be difficult to explain the difference to the landlord, so he quickly ended the conversation between the two by agreeing with the other party's point of view.

Seeing Dong Qiangqiang's humble and understanding behavior, the landlord's desire to teach was satisfied. She waved her hand and told him to go about his business. She would continue to stay in the vegetable garden and work hard with the vegetables.

It only took Dong Qiangqiang a year to master the yard cleaning skills to perfection. He planned the order of priority and started working directly. During this time, he used a variety of parts in the tool room to replicate a similar tool cart that he had seen in the building materials supermarket at the foot of the mountain. The tool cart sold for several hundred euros at an astonishing price. Anyway, the landlord had plenty of extra supplies, and doing this would just free up some space, even though the landlord had no shortage of space at all.

In this clear and refreshing season, Dong Qiangqiang cleaned up the entire yard by himself without any disturbance. Through labor, he relaxed himself and felt refreshed and clear-headed. The yard was also more comfortable and pleasant than before cleaning.

Seeing that he had not eaten anything at noon, the landlord rewarded him with a plate of country mixed vegetables, a bottle of cold beer and a bag of bread after he finished his work.

The fresh, soft salad leaves and bright green peas were all picked from the fields that morning, the carrots still had a strong earthy flavor and made a crisp crunch when chewed, the asparagus spears were sliced ​​diagonally and tasted sweet, and the dark, gorgeous, slightly fishy raw honey was spread all over the whole wheat toast. Everything tasted very different from what he bought from the supermarket. He was a little skeptical whether these things were edible, but seeing the landlord eating with relish, he followed suit and ate.

Bathed in the sunset light, Dong Qiangqiang sat on the ground somewhat tiredly, eating farm meals, enjoying the quiet environment around him and the beautiful scenery in the distance, and appreciating the fruits of his day's labor with a satisfied look.

The wind from the forest carried the smell of sunshine, trees, weeds, ponds, and rotten mud, and even a faint smell of wine. The charming autumn sun shone on my body, and the warmth disappeared in the wind in a moment. The pond was golden in the sunset, and the ripples on the water seemed to be flowing with gold. The trees dropped their leaves in a relaxed and elegant manner, and the small apples hanging on the treetops turned from green to red without anyone noticing. Some ripe ones sank into the grass. The crows that stole vegetables were waved away by the landlord, and they took the opportunity to land behind the poultry and steal apples with sneaky eyes, causing the poultry that were protecting their food to fight in anger.

The sunlight is getting stronger, all things are growing, and the autumn is getting deeper.

Dong Qiangqiang was depressed after failing the exam. He took action, communicated, defended himself, and tried hard. At this moment, he knew that this fact would not change. He learned to calm down. Although he could not completely control his emotions, he felt that it was meaningless to continue to be entangled. He could take it or leave it. It was too hypocritical. Because of the flood, some people lost their lives, some people's homes were reduced to wasteland, and their savings for generations turned into a few handfuls of mud and sand. Compared with these people, what can he complain about? Failing the exam is just a life practice. Except for life and death, everything in the world is trivial. At worst, you can start over.

Unconsciously, his decadent state and broken mood, which showed him having no interest in anything before cleaning, were corrected by a sweaty work.

He was still staring at the sunset on the skyline. The landlord pushed open the kitchen door and walked into the yard, raising his arm high: "Dong, your phone number."

But it was Du Lan.

"I just finished dinner with the Lu siblings. What am I asking you about?" Du Lan said quickly.

"You guys have finished eating before the sun sets? Is this lunch or dinner?"

"Lu Wei had a train in the evening, so we all had dinner in advance. She didn't say much during the meal and was very quiet. The two of us mainly listened to Lu Shan."

"She doesn't seem to like talking much. What did you talk about?"

"Mainly, let's talk about you."

"Me?" "Yes, isn't the common topic among the three of us you? Lu Shan talked about how you took care of him, how you and Lao Bai helped him find his sister, and how Lao Bai taught him how to lead a tour group. Lu Wei introduced how you two met, and also talked about how a group of people went to your house to celebrate Christmas at the end of last year."

Hearing this, Dong Qiangqiang felt as if something had pricked his heart. Could it be that Lu Wei... wasn't talking nonsense?

"We didn't have a good meal in the end," Dong Qiangqiang said guiltily, changing the subject. "In the early morning, German TV reported SARS, and you know everything that happened afterwards..."

"Let's not talk about that. It's all in the past. What about you? How are you?"

"Me? I'm fine, it's just that the flood is annoying, but my water pump has been very useful this time..."

Dong Qiangqiang was about to continue speaking when Du Lan interrupted him and said, "I don't care about the water pump, I only care about you. When are you going to tell me?"

"What should I tell you?" Dong Qiangqiang pretended to be confused even though he knew the truth.

"Are you embarrassed, ashamed, or afraid that I will laugh at you?" Du Lan said softly, "I understand. I hope you know that no matter what happens to you, I will always be there to support you. I also hope that you won't be scared by a single failure. You shouldn't be that cowardly, right?"

"You...know everything?" Dong Qiangqiang didn't understand for a moment. Lu Wei, Lu Shan and Lao Bai, who were close to Du Lan, didn't know that he had failed the exam. Moreover, Lao Bai was still in China. How did Du Lan know about it? Could it be Zheng Chunhua? "Who told you?" Dong Qiangqiang's question was equivalent to admitting the other party's analysis.

Du Lan smiled and said, "Who would tell others about this? Of course I checked it myself."

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"You checked?"

"I have your student ID number." Du Lan went straight to the point and revealed the answer.

The truth is out, so there is really no need to ask others. As long as you are interested, you can just search on the website of each subject.

"When did you first doubt it?"

"The excuses you gave yesterday were so lame. They weren't your style. My sixth sense told me that something must be wrong with you, and sure enough, it was."

"Women's sixth sense is really scary," Dong Qiangqiang said this, but in his heart he was actually very happy because he didn't have to spend so much effort to lie to the other party. "Maybe it was because I was still in a daze yesterday, so (lying) seemed particularly unnatural. If it were today, I guarantee you wouldn't be able to tell."

"Oh, you're quite confident, young man..." Du Lan, who couldn't see the expression on Dong Qiangqiang's face, noticed a slight change in his tone and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why (can't I hear it)?"

"After talking to the professor yesterday and knowing that there was no hope of getting points, I was in a bad mood. I knew all the questions but got zero points because I didn't know the rules. I felt helpless and suffocated. Now that I feel relieved, (lying again) will not be affected."

"How did it go down?"

"I figured it out after working all day. Xianglin Sao is useless, so I'll just treat it as a spiritual practice."

"That's right. Hey, did I add the erhua sound in the right place?"

Dong Qiangqiang knew that Du Lan was trying to relax him: "I am confident that I can pass the make-up exam, but even if I pass it, the final grade of this course is just a passing grade, and there is no chance of getting a doctorate because of this."

"Don't think so far ahead. Take care of the present first and do your best to pass the make-up exam. You can worry about the other things later. Besides, didn't you do well in the other four subjects? Opportunities are unpredictable." Du Lan advised gently.

"The other four subjects? Aren't there only three subjects out?" Dong Qiangqiang said this and suddenly realized that the results of the other two subjects must have come out as well. He had worked all day and had no time to check the results.