Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 1149. Autumn Table (Part 1149)

Dong Qiangqiang's presence made Li Lei feel guilty unconsciously. He was afraid of being exposed, so he only dared to say that he would treat everyone to a drink. He didn't have the courage to pat his chest and answer Zheng Chunhua directly that the wine was his, let alone explain why the bottle was dirty.

Seeing Li Lei taking the place of the host in all seriousness, Dong Qiangqiang found it both absurd and ridiculous. He didn't expect that after not seeing Li Lei for several years after graduation, he actually developed dirty habits. His face darkened as he bent sideways, and when he stood up again, something was gently placed next to the plate in front of him.

It's another mud bottle. There is no other difference between the two bottles except their height, weight and the amount of mud on them.

Suddenly seeing Dong Qiangqiang take out the same wine, Li Lei knew what was going on. He was startled and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He pretended to be indifferent, swallowed his saliva, and said, "What a coincidence, Old Dong, you also bought it? It seems that great minds think alike." But what he thought in his heart was: Oh my god, what I fear is what will happen. Could this kid have bought this wine? Wouldn't I be walking into a trap? Of course it shouldn't be. If it was his (wine), why didn't he put it in his room? He threw it in the basement. There is only one explanation: this wine is not his. If it is not his, it must belong to the landlord. Since it is the landlord's wine and the landlord is not at home, everything is fine. He is naturally not a thief. If Dong Qiangqiang can take it from the basement, I can also take it as a tenant. Thinking of this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and his face regained some naturalness.

Zheng Chunhua understood the inside story of Dong Qiangqiang buying Hongshui wine, and knew that he and Li Lei were college classmates and now lived in the landlord's house. She thought that this was a stage effect created by the two of them and did not take it too seriously. But except for her and Dong Qiangqiang, everyone else looked at each other, wondering what tricks Dong Qiangqiang and Li Lei were playing.

"Where did you two buy such dirty wine? Was it sold on sale at the supermarket? Why didn't I see it?" Gu Xin was the first to react. She changed the subject and reached out to touch Li Lei's bottle.

Zhao Ke, who was sitting opposite Dong Qiangqiang, reached out to grab his bottle and teased the two of them: "Good fellows, when other people drink wine, they play with the wine hanging on the glass, but you guys are playing with mud and hanging it outside. Not bad, very creative, where did you buy it? I'll go get a few bottles later."

Dong Qiangqiang was about to point out that he paid for the wine, but suddenly he thought he should take this opportunity to teach Li Lei a lesson so that he wouldn't develop such a bad habit of stealing and cheating, so as to prevent him from making a big mistake later. At the same time, he also wanted to tease him, so he deliberately scared him, "Hey, did you take it from the basement? That box of wine is from the landlord's collection. I bought this bottle from her at a high price. Is your bottle the same? If not, you'd better tell her clearly so that she won't cause trouble for you. The landlord doesn't like others touching her things."

As soon as these words came out, everyone could hear clearly that Dong Qiangqiang actually emphasized the second half of the sentence. "Move" is a nice way of saying it, but it is stealing if it is not nice. Everyone cast their eyes on Li Lei, whose face suddenly flushed and he hurriedly defended himself: "Of course I bought it, but she left in a hurry this morning, and she left before I could decide which bottle to buy. When she came back, I would definitely give her the money. If I don't give it to me, wouldn't I be a thief? I am also Chinese. Isn't stealing her things equal to smearing the international students and China? How can I not understand such a simple truth? Who do you think I am? Besides, she is my landlord. Even if I am crazy, I can't steal from her."

"How could he steal things when he just moved in? Dong Qiangqiang, don't make random guesses." Seeing that Li Lei's tone became higher and he seemed indignant, as if he was extremely dissatisfied with Dong Qiangqiang's words, Zheng Chunhua stood up hurriedly to smooth things over. After all, she was the one who introduced Li Lei to live here. If Li Lei really had this problem, she, as the introducer, would be guilty of a serious crime.

Li Lei did not seem to appreciate Zheng Chunhua's support, and turned his criticism to Zheng Chunhua: "It has nothing to do with how long you live here, right? You can't steal even if you live here for a long time."

"I didn't say he stole it. I just reminded him that the landlord cares a lot about this kind of thing. If he doesn't handle it well, it will affect his relationship with the landlord. Since the landlord already knows that he took the wine, it doesn't matter." Dong Qiangqiang shrugged and sneered, "Is it wrong for me to kindly remind him?"

Hearing Dong Qiangqiang's tone and wording, Li Lei became even more certain that the wine belonged to the landlord. He thought that as long as he confessed the purchase of extra wine as soon as the landlord came back, it would not be a big deal, and it would not be his turn, Dong Qiangqiang, to lecture him. However, he did not know that the wine did not belong to the landlord at all.

"You are both right," Fang Shuang, who had listened for a long time, stood up with his drink in hand and tried to smooth things over with Zheng Chunhua, "It's a rare opportunity for everyone to get together, with such nice weather and so many delicious foods. Why are you all so angry? Aren't you two old classmates? Why are you still fighting as soon as you meet?"

"That's right, peace is the most precious thing," Gu Xin said to Li Lei, "Dong Qiangqiang is also afraid that you will suffer. Germans are very clear about everything. Otherwise, we don't like living in German homes." Dong Qiangqiang helped her a lot during the SARS epidemic and showed his skills during the China Week. After these things, she trusted Dong Qiangqiang more. Recently, she just failed an exam and was in a depressed mood. Dong Qiangqiang's invitation to dinner reduced a lot of her negative emotions, and she naturally sided with Dong Qiangqiang.

Everyone agreed, but they were all a little biased. After all, they had just met Li Lei on the first day, and had been dealing with Dong Qiangqiang for a semester. "I know he's doing this for my own good, but I've already told the landlord that I have to pay, and what can I do when she's not home?" Seeing that everyone was giving him a way out, Li Lei was happy to go along with it after his outburst, pretending to be wronged, "Then I'll open his expensive bottle first, and I'll open mine after I pay the landlord."

"Don't open the pot yet. Wait until our crabs are cooked. Crabs go well with wine. The more you drink, the better. Let's eat the duck first." Ji Fengping stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the duck meat, but was stopped by Gu Xin, who raised her hand and handed him a pair of serving chopsticks. Ji Fengping took the chopsticks and while picking up the meat, he brought the topic back to Hongshui wine and asked Dong Qiangqiang, "I don't understand, why did you think of buying this from the landlord? Why didn't you buy clean (wine) but such a dirty one?"

Seeing that the dark clouds had finally dispersed, Ji Fengping started to argue again. Gu Xin couldn't help but kick him under the table and interrupted him, "This fish is really good. It's delicious and tasty. I like it. Hey, Dong Qiangqiang, you were a chef before you came out, right? Your cooking skills are pretty good. Consider going to Wanfu. I heard you can earn more there."

"This fish is cooked well." Zheng Chunhua nodded to show her agreement with Gu Xin's opinion.

Gu Xin's first shot of teasing the organizer of the dinner party did not receive any response from anyone except Zheng Chunhua. Everyone was more curious about the question raised by Ji Fengping.

"Can you speak?" Dong Qiangqiang tilted his head and asked Zheng Chunhua who was concentrating on picking out fish bones with her head down.

Zheng Chunhua supported him without even looking up: "Just say what you want to say."

Dong Qiangqiang then told him how he encountered a flood in Wasserbilich, how Zheng Chunhua rode thousands of miles alone to save him from danger, and how the two of them accidentally saved little Josephine on their way to Trier. It happened that little Josephine's father was a local wine merchant. From this, he learned that after the wine merchants in Trier encountered the sudden disaster of the flood, new goods were out of production, and old goods were either lost or destroyed. In order to reduce losses, they had to produce flood wine.

According to news reports, except for some areas in Germany that are still under flood alert, the water levels of several large rivers and their tributaries are decreasing day by day. The threat posed by floods has been greatly alleviated, and several small and medium-sized dams are also safe. In most areas, work and production suspensions caused by floods have gradually returned to normal, and traffic is also recovering. However, the distinctive late summer carnivals in some areas are inevitably affected. For example, Trier's annual Wine Road one-day tour was cancelled as Peter expected, and the losses of wine merchants are self-evident.

Everyone sighed after hearing this. Floods are definitely natural disasters. Any country that encounters them will inevitably be devastated. Zheng Chunhua, who had just finished eating her fish, looked up and said, "During the Chinese Week, there were quite a few Germans who donated money to China to fight SARS. China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times, and it emphasizes the spirit of gratitude. I was just thinking, can we help the wine merchants sell wine? It can also be regarded as a way to repay their support for us during the SARS epidemic. As for how much we can sell, it is a token of our heart, which is better than doing nothing but saying cheap words like blessing and blessing. What do you think?"

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As Zheng Chunhua was still talking, Dong Qiangqiang's mind flashed with German companies such as Siemens and Bayer that donated ventilators to domestic medical institutions. He agreed with Zheng Chunhua's suggestion from the bottom of his heart: "I support it. The Student Union is the most suitable to take the lead in this matter. Just tell us what we need to do. Our team is the most suitable, and there is no need for running-in. We all have time before school starts. Oh, by the way, on Thursday I will also introduce Wanfu boss Li to Peter to see if Wanfu has the opportunity to work with Peter and the Wine Brewing Association. Otherwise, I will give you Peter's contact information? You can ask him and the association at the same time."

Others also expressed their support. While pouring a drink for Dong Qiangqiang, Zhao Ke ran to his side, touched his arm, and said in a friendly manner: "You just said that they need to hurry up to harvest grapes in September. In my opinion, helping them sell wine is helping them, and helping them harvest grapes is also helping them. Anyway, they have to spend money, so why not just hire us? Chinese students are diligent, efficient, and obedient. They will never let you down. They are much better than those Eastern European workers. Go ask that wine merchant you just mentioned, and our work will not be in vain."

Zhao Ke's suggestion was unanimously supported by everyone. Dong Qiangqiang also thought that the idea was reasonable and immediately said that he would work hard for this opportunity.

Li Lei, who had a quarrel with Dong Qiangqiang over the wine, pretended to be angry after stepping down the stairs that everyone had helped him out. He kept his airs and didn't say much for a long time. He never thought that the group of people in front of him could suddenly come up with a job opportunity while chatting. What's more annoying is that this job opportunity still depends on Dong Qiangqiang to fight for it. He was dumbfounded for a moment and didn't know how to participate in the conversation. Should he immediately bow down and toast his old classmate with a drink and admit his mistake in public? It would make him look too spineless and easily bend over for a few pieces of silver. Besides, how could the Germans easily give the job to a foreigner they met by chance? Impossible, absolutely impossible. But what if he really got lucky? He had to consider this. He gave up the second talk about exemption from class, which meant he had a lot of free time before school started. He went to no less than five labor agencies in the city, and each one used the same rhetoric: a union would contact him, but until today no one had called him. His old classmates were unreliable, and the German agency was equally unreliable, maybe not as reliable as his old classmates. But if he couldn't get an appointment directly with Dong Qiangqiang and he wasn't familiar with the others, he could only use Zheng Chunhua as a breakthrough.