Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 859

Dong Qiangqiang got up to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, grated the soup and dumped the leftovers that no one would eat anymore, and poured them into the kitchen waste bin.

Under the sink is a high-power Siemens dishwasher, which is more than enough to hold more than 10 dishes at a time, but Dong Qiangqiang didn't want to use the landlord's things. He rolled up his sleeves, poured detergent skillfully, and began to wash the dishes slowly.

The movie in the next room, the whispers in the corridor, the night wind whistling outside the window, and the vague conversations of the boys wafting into the ears from the door, everything reminded Dong Qiangqiang unconsciously of the past when he was at home, eating After dinner, he is responsible for washing the dishes.

He couldn't help thinking of his parents in his hometown, and the movements in his hands slowed down unconsciously.

Shouldn't I book the flight first?He asked himself softly, but he still doesn't know when the exam will be, should it be returned before the exam or after the exam?If I go back before the exam, can I still review after I go back?How many days is it right to go back?When can I fly?Can I pass all the exams at one time and successfully enter the advanced stage of master's degree?

His mind flitted from thought to thought, like getting lost on a highway with no exits, turning back and forth in an endless loop.

Suddenly there was the crisp sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding from behind, he half turned his head, but only saw Tong Lele's back.

"You put it there, it's not worth the two of you touching it, I'll clean it up later." Dong Qiangqiang persuaded, "There is good wine in the refrigerator."

"I'll clean it up for you, hurry up. Hey, I've broken up all these cold dishes, haven't I?" Tong Lele tidied up quickly, "It's really clean, your skills have improved."

"What progress has been made? It's far worse than before. I haven't cooked properly since I moved in. At the beginning of the year, I was better at cooking than now." Dong Qiangqiang smiled helplessly, "The old lady hates oily smoke and doesn't like Chinese cooking."

"Some supermarkets sell semi-finished Italian dishes such as seafood fried rice and pea and chicken rice bowl. You can heat them in a microwave oven. Although the taste is not comparable to stir-fried ones, it is better because there are vegetables, meat and no oily smoke. You can turn around Try looking for it, so you don’t have to eat Roujiamo all the time, which is not nutritious.”

Dong Qiangqiang was overjoyed: "If it really exists, it would be easy. I will search for it later. I haven't visited the supermarket much since I came here."

"A year has passed before I know it," Tong Lele wiped her face with the back of her hand, "This year really hasn't passed, it will be gone in a flash."

"Yeah, a year ago..." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Dong Qiangqiang immediately realized that something was wrong. How could he be so stupid to mention a year ago before he had drunk much?He hurriedly changed his words, "Thank you for the gift you prepared for the landlord, I was negligent, and I didn't think of it at all."

Tong Lele obviously didn't care about what Dong Qiangqiang said, and asked him while wiping the table: "Hey, why do you think she asked us to stay today?"

"You mean the landlord?"

"Correct."

"I think the main reason is that she wants me to take care of Zheng Chunhua. The two of them seem to have a good relationship. Last time when I had an accident, the landlord was the first to notify Zheng Chunhua to go to the hospital."

"Hospital?" Tong Lele stopped what she was doing, raised her head, her eyes flashed with concern, "What happened to you? Did you catch wild boars (injured) again?"

"It's another stupid thing not to catch a wild boar."

Dong Qiangqiang briefly described how he was poisoned after eating horse chestnuts by mistake, how he was sent to the hospital, and how the landlord treated his mistake.

After Tong Lele listened quietly, she sighed after a while, and resumed the action of wiping the table.

"Maybe your landlord has been alone for too long. I hope someone can talk to her often and read the newspaper to her every day. After all, people can't stand being alone when they are old, so she will tolerate your mistakes."

"Maybe your analysis is right, but Zheng Chunhua thinks there is another possibility: I am a bit like the landlord's son. Seeing me can make her feel that her relatives are still around." Dong Qiangqiang drew a circle on his face, washing Ling Foam jumped playfully on his face.

"You look like her son?" Tong Lele seemed interested.

"Here, there is a picture of her son on the refrigerator." Dong Qiangqiang pouted in the direction of the refrigerator, "Give me the ice grapes in the refrigerator first, it should be the best drink now."

Tong Lele took out the wine from the refrigerator and handed it to Dong Qiangqiang. Then she looked at the photo on the refrigerator door for a long time, then turned her head to look at Dong Qiangqiang for a while, and nodded: "Except for the different hair color, it really looks alike. Hey, it's because of this reason that she accepted you." Is the rent so low?"

"Other than that, I can't think of any other reason. Of course, the old lady is really kind. When I first saw her, she was bandaging a stray cat. That's the one on the fireplace."

The cat was sprawled over the warm fireplace, purring evenly.The chubby belly was bulging and deflated, and there was no trace of injury.

"Then you should really thank Zheng Chunhua, that girl looks very good. Oh, by the way, I have finished the physical examination of the nursing home this year, and everything is normal. The dean even asked me when you will do it, and I said I don't know."

"I probably won't go again."

Dong Qiangqiang put the washed pots and pans on the draining rack next to the sink, wrung out the towel in his hand and put it on the water pipe, watching the remaining water dripping from the tableware into the tray under the rack , looked back and looked outside the kitchen worriedly, listened for a while, and after confirming that no one came, he said: "Lao Bai just gave me last year's money."

While talking, he paid attention to Tong Lele's expression. If she showed shock, it meant that Lao Bai hadn't discussed it with her beforehand, so he had to weigh whether to say the rest.

Tong Lele nodded with unchanged expression: "I know."

Dong Qiangqiang lowered his voice while guarding against someone walking in suddenly: "He gave me 3 Euros."

Tong Lele smiled, the expression on his face seemed to know the number Dong Qiangqiang said: "This is a matter between you, you don't have to report it to me."

Seeing that Tong Lele's expression was sincere and not fake, Dong Qiangqiang walked up to her and expressed his doubt carefully: "But at the Christmas market just now, I saw the two of you...arguing."

Tong Lele didn't speak, and returned to her seat, the expression on her face was not as relaxed as before.

Dong Qiangqiang picked up the wine bottle and slowly poured ice grapes into the cup in front of Tong Lele: "Taste our specialties."

Tong Lele watched silently as the vortex on the surface of the amber liquid in the cup slowly disappeared.

"If...you two are because of money, I can transfer the money to you right now. I don't need so much money. I can return all the extra money he gave you. You know, is it right for me to pay him back directly? It's possible. Lao Bai is a little... stubborn about this matter, you know what I mean."

"It's not about money (quarreling) between us." Tong Lele picked up the glass and took a sip of the ice wine, "It's something else."

"Are you referring to him betting against others?" Dong Qiangqiang pointedly pointed out, "You don't want him to take such risky money."

"Yes. This is one of them." Tong Lele took a big sip, and the wine in the glass was a little bottomed out.

"When did you drink so fast?" Dong Qiangqiang tried to relax the tense atmosphere, "Slow down, enough alcohol."

But before he continued to ask what the other thing was, Tong Lele had already drank the last Fugen in one gulp.

She put the empty cup on the table and stared at the cup for a long time. When she raised her head to look at Dong Qiangqiang again, Dong Qiangqiang realized that there was something glittering and translucent in her eyes.

"She came back to look for him." Tong Lele wiped the wine from his mouth.

(End of this chapter)