Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Dong Qiangqiang spent a morning cleaning the inside and outside of the car and filling up the tank with gas. He also sorted the things and information related to the car and house into categories and handed them over to Dong's mother for safekeeping.

Before departure, he made Dong’s mother the last lunch for this trip home. At the dinner table, Dong’s mother thought about being separated from her son for another year and a half soon after being reunited. She couldn’t help but feel sad and wiped away tears with her backhand: “I miss you.” It would be nice if I didn’t go back. Hey, you see I’m so stupid, how could you not go back?”

In fact, after not seeing her son for a long time, Mother Dong missed her more. Now that her son has to travel far away again, she felt a little sorry for herself. Before she put down her chopsticks, her tears fell like broken beads. The more she cried, the sadder she became. In the end, complete sadness came from it. Dong Qiangqiang couldn't bear the sadness of Dong's mother, so he had to solemnly promise to come back at least once a year, and a trip would last no less than two weeks. Only then did he persuade Dong's mother to stop crying.

Not long after the meal, Tong Lele arrived downstairs as promised. She wore a khaki double-breasted half-length windbreaker and black boots, which made her look capable and free. In addition, the two of them were quite matched in height and appearance. Dong's mother was both suspicious and happy. She secretly set Tong Lele as the standard for her future daughter-in-law, and pulled Tong Lele around to ask questions.

Dong Qiangqiang was driving in the front. The more he listened to Mother Dong's questions in the back seat, the more they sounded like a replica of Mother Qin's questioning of him yesterday. Those questions seemed to be the template for people of their generation to talk about finding a son-in-law/daughter-in-law. He couldn't laugh or cry. He kept coughing to hint to Dong's mother, but she ignored her. He was afraid that Dong's mother's words would cause Tong Lele to misunderstand, so he tried to interrupt the conversation between the two many times, but every time without exception, Dong's mother stopped him and ordered him to stop. He concentrated on driving and was not allowed to distract or interfere with Dong's mother's "choosing a concubine".

The weather was sunny, and the rapeseed flowers on both sides of the airport highway were in bloom, full of the freshness and warmth of spring. Dong Qiangqiang became more and more confused whether it was the aroma of rapeseed flowers or a too full lunch. He quickly applied two handfuls of cooling oil on his temples and finally woke up.

When he arrived at the airport, he quickly checked in his luggage and checked in, and then the three of them had dinner in advance at Dong's mother's suggestion. He wasn't actually hungry, but he didn't object to anything that made Dong's mother happy. At the dinner table, he tried hard to make Mother Dong happy, but both he and Tong Lele could see the forced smile on Mother Dong's face and the loneliness and reluctance in her eyes.

When he was about to finish eating, he called Dong's father. As usual, Dong's father talked with him in the same old way. Dong Qiangqiang was already used to it.

After the father and son finished speaking, Dong's mother walked away with her mobile phone.

"Hey, I have something to tell you. I think our son is in love."

Dong's father was still immersed in the great sense of accomplishment that he finally succeeded in persuading his son. When he heard this, he was stunned: "What did you say? How did you know? Did you see his girlfriend?"

"Do you still remember the female classmate I told you about at the beginning of the year who came to see you but was turned away by me?"

"No impression." Dong's father never cared about this kind of thing.

"The girl came to the airport with me to see him off today."

Father Dong suddenly became nervous: "Did Qiang Qiang admit it himself?"

"Your son is just like you when you were young. How could he admit such a thing? It's not because of my sharp eyes."

Dong's father immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't agree with it at all: "You want me to say that you are just being sentimental? Isn't it his girlfriend who came to see Qiang Qiang off?"

"Why send him as a gift if she's not his girlfriend?" Dong's mother asked, "What's more, it's still an extraordinary period."

Father Dong was at a loss for words for a while, and then said after a while: "Why are you getting involved with me again? You have to believe my son. If he says it's not, then it's not. He also promised me that he would graduate first and then consider these things."

"Graduate first, then you know how to graduate. Graduation is about giving out diplomas, but why is it also about giving you a daughter-in-law?" Dong's mother angrily said, "How do I think this girl is good now? I'll take a look at her." It’s not bad for Qiang Qiang. It would be a blessing for Qiang Qiang to be his daughter-in-law. Don’t be in a hurry now. I’ll see if you are in a hurry when he gets a boyfriend for you later.”

"The more you talk, the more nonsense you get. You might as well be hospitalized for all this mess." Dong's father said angrily and hung up the phone.

Dong's mother was annoyed that she was pushed back by the other party before she could analyze it. She didn't want to disturb Dong Qiangqiang and Tong Lele's alone time, so she had to sulk into her mobile phone.

"Has Lebai gotten better recently?" Dong Qiangqiang actually wanted to ask whether Tong Lele had contacted Lao Bai recently.

"I only know that the business is falling quickly, but I haven't seen the specific data yet. I asked Lao Bai, but he didn't reply to me."

"It's still the way to report good news but not bad news." Dong Qiangqiang commented.

"I heard that he finally mortgaged his parents' house."

"He mentioned it last time because he wanted to make a bet."

Tong Lele nodded: "I still say the same thing. If there is anyone who can persuade him to repent now, it is only you."

"I have tried to persuade him before, but I don't think he will listen to anyone now because he wants to prove himself."

"What to prove?" Tong Lele was puzzled, "If he fails to meet the investor's requirements, the house will belong to the investor. Where will his parents live when they grow old?"

"Maybe he wants to prove that he is worthy of you, maybe he wants to prove that Hualin's decision to divorce was wrong, and maybe there are other reasons." "Hualing..." This name made Tong Lele silent for a few seconds, "Except When we were looking at the house, Hualing called me again and said she wanted to talk again, but I didn't agree. She emphasized to me that I was right not to marry Lao Bai because there was a possibility that they would remarry. ”

"Remarriage? Is she kidding?"

"I don't know if they will remarry, but Lao Bai and I both know that we will not get married. It's just that he doesn't know about Hualin calling me yet, so don't tell him yet."

Dong Qiangqiang didn't know how to comfort the other party for a moment, so he could only say: "Maybe everything now is the best arrangement. By the way, what are your plans for the future? Will you stay here completely and never go back?"

"Let's wait until my mother is discharged from the hospital. Even if she returns to China for development, she must first go back and settle everything before leaving completely. After all, I haven't canceled my account and bank account in Germany, otherwise I will leave a trail behind. It’s troublesome even if you want to go.”

"Thank you for your help this time, otherwise buying a house would not be so smooth."

"The person who should express my gratitude is actually me. Without the information from my aunt, my mother would still be in pain."

"If anything happens to my parents while I'm gone, I might have to trouble you. Of course, if you have time."

"This is natural."

Seeing the lively conversation between the two, Dong's mother came back and said hello to the two of them, saying that she was going to the female guard. While Tong Lele was answering the phone, she pulled Dong Qiangqiang aside and told him to seize the opportunity if there was something in her words.

Seeing Dong's mother walking toward the female guard with a wicked smile on her face, Dong Qiang couldn't even laugh or cry.

An airline staff member with a loudspeaker on his body walked past the two of them, reminding passengers taking Nordic United flights that they could go through security check and how long it would take before they would be ready to board the plane. Dong Qiangqiang said a few more words, and Dong's mother finally And return.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Dong Qiangqiang hugged his mother goodbye.

Although Dong's mother was reluctant to give up, she had already shed the tears she should have shed, and she was not in the mood to cry at this time.

Before he could shake hands with Tong Lele and say goodbye, Tong Lele suddenly opened her arms and hugged him.

He was completely unprepared for Tong Lele's actions. Looking at the stunned expression on Mother Dong's face, he was at a loss for a moment. His hands were stretched forward as if to avoid suspicion, like some kind of bird with wings blown out. kind. At that moment, he was thinking too deeply, worried that Tong Lele would suddenly kiss him, so he quickly tilted his head to the side to avoid the other person's mouth. He wanted to pull out his arm, but halfway through, he was worried that this action would make the other person misunderstand that he disliked him. He quickly changed his actions and took the initiative to pat the other person's shoulder, making everything look like an ordinary hug goodbye.

At this time, he heard a distant "come on".

Just when Tong Lele took the initiative to let go of his arms and he felt relieved, he suddenly heard Tong Lele's "eh" in his ears.

Following the direction Tong Lele was looking at, Dong Qiangqiang saw a group of flight attendants hurriedly approaching in the distance.

"What are you looking at?"

"I seemed to...see Lei Lanting just now," Tong Lele took a few steps forward hesitantly and looked around and said, "It's strange. He disappeared as soon as the flight attendants came over. Could it be that I was dazzled?"

"Didn't you say that Xiao He said that he was back?" Dong Qiangqiang said, not surprised, "Maybe we will go back on the same flight soon."

"Xiao He just said casually. He didn't answer the phone or reply to the email. Lao Bai was short of manpower and couldn't contact him. No one knew what he was busy with."

"Maybe there is something wrong with his family." Dong Qiangqiang said, but he unconsciously thought of Li Lei in his mind.

Watching Dong Qiangqiang's figure disappear at the security checkpoint, Dong's mother and Tong Lele reluctantly left.

Dong Qiangqiang, who successfully passed the security check, sat in front of the boarding gate, looking out of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in a daze at the cleaning staff who were cleaning the aircraft fuselage.

When he came back this time, he saw with his own eyes that Dong's father's condition was stabilizing and improving, and that Dong's mother did not completely collapse because of taking care of Dong's father. His wish to return to China was fulfilled, and he bought a car and a house for his parents. It can be said that in the end, He accomplished several major things at an impossible time. He had never expected that he would do these things before. Looking back now, he felt that everything was like a dream.

He returned in a hurry this time and left even more urgently. Many things were not planned thoroughly, and there were far more changes than planned. There were always things urging him from behind. He wanted to slow down and rest for a while, but time did not give him the chance.

When he was young, time seemed to be long. It took a long time from breakfast to lunch to dinner, but now it seems to be in the blink of an eye. He has heard a theory: Children feel that time is long because they are exposed to new things every day and are curious and new every moment. However, as adults experience fewer and fewer new things, they feel that time flies. But after coming back this time, he was constantly exposed to new people and new things every day. The ten days since he returned to China seemed like a blink of an eye, so why did he never feel that time was slowing down? (End of chapter)