Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

"Okay, then you can take a good rest at home these days. When you get bored, go shopping in shopping malls, parks, etc..." After Mother Dong finished speaking, she remembered that there was SARS outside now, so it might not be appropriate to run around. "My It means…safety first.”

Dong Qiangqiang knew his mother's thoughts and said carefully: "Mom, if I don't have to go to the hospital these two days, I want to go out of town tomorrow."

"Where are you going?" Dong's mother's heart immediately became tense again, with a nervous look on her face, "Are you anxious? Just go by yourself?"

"Shanghai." Dong Qiangqiang originally wanted to say "There is also Shenyang", but he was afraid that Dong's mother would not be able to accept him going to several places, so he just said one, lest Dong's mother would strongly object and cause further complications, "I will go by myself."

"Why are we going to Shanghai?" Dong's mother was puzzled, "How many days will we go?"

"I went to investigate the production and sales situation of a German car company." Dong Qiangqiang did not mention to Dong's mother that he and Duanmu were investing in Germany. On the one hand, he did not want to explain it too clearly to Dong's mother, for fear that Dong's mother would be worried. On the one hand, I was afraid that Dong’s mother would tell Dong’s father, “It depends on the situation. If it goes well, it will take two days, and if it doesn’t go well, it will take three days.”

"German car company?" Dong's mother was stunned when she heard that. She suddenly remembered that Dong Qiangqiang had just mentioned three big items, and immediately asked, "Are you going to buy a car?"

"Buy a car?" Dong Qiangqiang had an idea, "No, it's a winter vacation homework from the university. It's a social survey."

"College homework? Social survey?" Mother Dong muttered, with an expression of disbelief on her face, "Why do Germans still have this kind of homework?"

Dong's mother's words reminded Dong Qiangqiang that both parents had driver's licenses and the family really needed a car so that Dong's mother could safely drive to the hospital to visit Dong's father every day. Just buy a Jetta like Tong Lele. Why didn't he have one before? think?
"Well, our family really needs a car. Just wait until I come back from Shanghai. I'm going to the 4S store anyway."

Hearing what Dong Qiangqiang said, Dong's mother put the chopsticks she just picked up back on the table and firmly objected: "No need! It's completely unnecessary. It's very convenient for your dad and I to take the bus and subway, and we don't need a car at home. You There are still many places to spend money out there, and the money should be saved and spent wisely.”

Before Dong's mother finished speaking, she suddenly realized a question: If her son could not listen to Dong's father, would he listen to himself?

Dong Qiangqiang knew that if he argued with Dong's mother about this matter, it would be endless. He couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that he didn't mention the second-hand car he bought in Germany to Dong's mother, which would save him a lot of time.

He immediately changed his mind: "Well, you are right. Don't worry, I just said casually. I have all the money to buy books, three major items and a camera. I have no money to buy another car."

Mother Dong was very pleased to see Dong Qiangqiang obediently obeying her words. Then she raised her chopsticks, but just as she picked up a vegetable leaf, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: maybe she should ask her son the question that had been holding back in her heart for a long time.

Dong's mother put a piece of meat into Dong Qiangqiang's bowl: "Qiangqiang, there is something I want to ask you. Where do you plan to develop after you graduate? Come back or stay there?"

"I will definitely come back." Dong Qiangqiang said firmly.

"Why? Is Germany bad?" Dong Qiangqiang's answer made Dong's mother very happy. She was afraid that Dong Qiangqiang would see her thoughts, so she hurriedly brought more dishes to Dong Qiangqiang.

"Well, that's fine, but it has nothing to do with me. I still like BJ." Dong Qiangqiang answered while working on his meal, "Besides, you and dad are here, what's the point of me being alone over there?" Shu Yu "It's quiet but the wind doesn't stop. I understand the truth of a child who wants to be taken care of but cannot be cared for."

"Then just wait until you return to China and buy a car for transportation. Mom will pay for it then."

Her son's assurance was like a reassurance that was more delicious than the food on the table, and the atmosphere returned to normal after the second half of the meal. However, Dong's mother did not realize where Dong Qiangqiang's money for buying cameras, books, and new home appliances came from. In her mind, she thought it was given to her son by the old couple. She was too tired to think more about it.

Knowing that her son was leaving the next day, Dong's mother took Dong Qiangqiang to continue chatting after dinner. Dong Qiangqiang showed Dong’s mother the photos and videos he took while leading the tour, and told the stories behind the photos while showing them. Dong's mother was fascinated by what she heard, and was especially interested in Dong Qiangqiang's experience of leading a tour group. Sometimes she was worried about what happened to Dong Qiangqiang, and sometimes she was happy for him. She saw that her son had traveled to more and more places and was becoming more and more mature. Although she was happy to be a mother, she also felt some unexplainable loss.

Halfway through the story, Dong Qiangqiang suddenly remembered that there were more important things that he had not told his mother, so he put aside the matter of looking at the photos. He first taught Dong's mother how to take photos with a Kyocera digital camera, and then how to import the photos into the computer. Learn how to dial-up Internet access and use email to send an email with an attachment to Dong Qiangqiang in three steps.

While teaching, he conveniently applied for a NetEase email, QQ account and MSN for Dong's mother, so that his parents could not only call him, but also send him photos, and he could also send videos and photos to his parents at any time, so that both parties could relax. The pain of lovesickness. An old man and a young man were studying together. Dong's father called. Dong's mother got up and went to other rooms to pick it up.

Dong Qiangqiang unexpectedly saw the emails he had written to Chen Yu before going abroad in his mailbox. He suddenly lost his guard and thought about whether to visit Chen Yu's parents, but he didn't know how to comfort them after meeting. Moreover, Will doing this seem to be adding salt to the other party's wounds?
By the time Dong's mother returned to the house after answering the phone, Dong Qiangqiang had given up on this idea.

Dong's mother still wanted to hear Dong Qiangqiang continue to tell the story. Dong Qiangqiang suddenly asked: "Mom, please tell me first, why did you and dad buy such a small house? Is it because you have to pay off debts?"

"You're such a heavy-hearted kid. Your father and I have paid off the debt a long time ago." Dong's mother handed Dong Qiangqiang an orange. "On the one hand, I want to sell the house to free up some money for you, but I'm afraid that you won't have enough money to spend there. , On the other hand, in fact, we have long wanted to sell the house and buy two smaller (houses), one for us to live in, and the other for you to get married."

"Why do you and dad do this (arrangement)? Isn't it good to live together?"

"Of course it's good to live together. We are old and need someone to take care of us, but you will definitely have to start your own family in the future. You can't always live with your parents. Otherwise, the woman will definitely not want to."

"If you don't want to, just throw her away, even if you don't want to get married," Dong Qiangqiang smiled and hugged Dong's mother, "Then I will accompany you and dad."

"If your kid doesn't grow up, then he's no longer a bachelor?" When Mother Dong laughed at Dong Qiangqiang, she couldn't hide the happiness in her eyes, "What your dad and I thought before was to buy two sets of small ones. We should be closer together so that we can take care of each other more easily without glaring at each other every day. When you have your own children in the future, it will be convenient for us to go over and help you take care of your children. But your dad and I don’t know if you will in the future. I will come back, so I bought a house first, thinking that I will discuss it with you when the time is right. If you will stay abroad in the future, then I will give you the money. You will eventually buy a house there, as the old saying goes. Well, those who have a permanent property have perseverance. But what I didn’t expect was that the second house in this community that we were interested in was sold quickly, and then the price went up. We couldn’t afford to buy the same house as this one. I wanted to pick out a bigger (house) and then choose a smaller one. I will leave this house to you in the future, and we will live in the smaller one. But before I finished looking at it, your dad passed away. In the past two days, your dad has been there. He urged me to see a suitable doctor as soon as possible, saying that his illness should not delay business."

Dong Qiangqiang felt an indescribable discomfort around his eyes. He was worried about scaring Dong's mother. After returning to China, he hadn't told Dong's mother that he was now able to buy a house. Now when he heard Dong's mother say this, he felt guilty and sad: "Then Now if I have money, can I buy it back (the old house)?"

Mother Dong smiled and said, "You kid, you sold it over there and bought this house. Where can you find the money to buy it back?"

"But this house is too small. You and dad have worked hard all your life to live here..." Dong Qiangqiang felt that it was not worth it for his parents.

"It's good here. If you say it's remote, it's not as good as Zhongguancun. But the first houses your dad and I looked at were even more remote than here. It's true that it's not as convenient as the city, but it's also cheaper than the city. Don't you know? , when I was looking at it, I realized that the house price was much more expensive than when your dad and I got married. Your dad said that you would definitely buy a car when you came back, so I just went with it. It doesn’t matter. Besides, the government’s plan to build the subway has come out. I think From now on, all BJ Underground trains will be subways, making it very convenient to go into the city, see a doctor, or go to the park, so you don’t have to feel bad.”

Dong Qiangqiang's mother said both inside and outside that Dong Qiangqiang would definitely return to China in the future. Although Dong Qiangqiang also expressed his position, she was not sure that her son would definitely return to China. The future was full of uncertainties. Mothers not only hope that their sons will live a better life than themselves, but also I hope my son can stay with me for the rest of my life. She looked at the lively Dong Qiangqiang with confusion, and couldn't imagine what would happen to her if her son stayed outside.

"Then where did you and dad look at the houses?" Dong Qiangqiang thought of the real estate brochure he received outside the bank.

"There are quite a lot of them. To the north, we are interested in Huilongguan, which has the earliest affordable housing and commercial housing in BJ. To the south, Fengtai is also interested in a new community, but when we went there, the foundation of that community had just begun. There’s nothing there yet, it’s much more desolate than the north, and the only advantage is that it’s cheap.”

"I've never heard of these, are they all biased?"

"BJ has changed a lot in the two years since you've been out. There are people building buildings everywhere. It's normal if you haven't heard of it." Mother Dong smiled and said, "It's getting late, so you should rest early. What time will you set off tomorrow?" Make you breakfast."

"I don't know yet. I'll see if the train ticket or air ticket is suitable later. You don't need to worry about me. You can just do the same as usual tomorrow morning."

Dong's mother explained a few more words before going back to the house to rest. Dong Qiangqiang took out the real estate advertisement and looked around. He was thinking about whether he should go and look at the real estate after returning from other places. If there is a suitable one, he could buy a more spacious house for his parents. It can be considered that he has fulfilled his filial piety and saved himself from living in a birdcage-like place.

He checked the prices of air tickets and train tickets online and found that the price difference between air tickets and train tickets was not big but the time was shorter. It is estimated that the impact of the military situation on civil aviation is still fermenting.

He called Lao Bai and asked if there was any travel agency that Lao Bai cooperated with in China that could get cheap air tickets. Lao Bai quickly gave him his contact information, and before 23:[-], the ticket information was already in his hands.

In the quiet night, Dong Qiangqiang looked at the ceiling, flashing back every detail of his trip abroad and returning to China, thinking about what to do next, and finally fell asleep after feeling sleepy like a tide. (End of chapter)