War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 342 Trivia at the end of the year

In the warm classroom, Sui Xin smoothed the strings as the last sound of the piano drifted away.

"What song is this?" Wei Ran poured a cup of tea for the other party and asked.

"Pretending to be drunk in wine, forbearing to hide in madness" Sui Xin lifted her hands away from the guqin, took the teacup and explained with a smile, "This piece is called "Drunk Madness", do you want to learn it?"

"It's a bit difficult for me." Wei Ran said truthfully, and then immediately changed the subject, "When did you start recording the video? Do you need my help?"

"Now"

Sui Xin looked up at the electronic watch on the opposite wall, and said apologetically as she turned the wheelchair to move to the table in the corner, "Um, it may take a long time for me to record the video, and you may have to wait a little longer. "

"It's okay, it's okay to put the piano with you first." Wei Ran got up and helped the other party push the wheelchair to where she wanted to go.

"Don't, don't!"

Sui Xin rejected the former's proposal without even thinking about it, "Don't talk about it, even the quiet spring bed you brought over can be exchanged for my shop. I dare not let you put such a valuable thing here."

Shaking his head dumbfounded, Wei Ran didn't argue, and helped the other party take out the tripod and SLR support from a plastic box, and connected a professional-looking pickup, then left the piano room and walked into the elevator.

Hearing the faint sound of the piano coming from upstairs and Sui Xin's self-talking explanation, Wei Ran eased his steps.Then I saw that Sui Xin's father had already hung a closed sign at the entrance of the supermarket.

"Afraid of disturbing her." The uncle lowered his voice and said, "Let's go, go and sit inside?"

Wei Ran nodded, and helped the other party to gently close the rolling door, and then the two of them walked through the small door leading to the inner room, and walked into a small living room that was not too big.

Compared with my aunt's family, maybe Sui Xin's family is the true portrayal of Chinese people who are away from home and working hard.

The small and poorly lit room, the equally small but smoky kitchen, the stairs leading to the second floor are filled with all kinds of sundries and the family of three with various backgrounds on the walls. On the window sill with the only window, those lush garlic sprouts are grown in large plastic bottles.

Sui Xin's father gently closed the door, "The house is a little messy, I'm laughing at you."

"No chaos, it's much better than mine." Wei Ran sat on the sofa under the signal of the other party, took the teacup handed by the other party and asked, "Uncle Sui, how long have you been here with Maozi?"

“It’s been a while”

Father Sui Xin pointed to a photo on the wall and said with emotion, "When I first came to Russia, the Soviet Union disintegrated less than a year ago. At that time, I followed my friends from my hometown, and my brothers and sisters carried two Sacks full of clothes, shoes or lighters, take a week’s train from China to Moscow to set up a stall, and then buy a lot of cheap goods from Moscow, and then take a week’s train back home.”

Speaking of this, Sui Xin's father pointed to Sui Xin's mother who was busy in the kitchen, "At that time, your aunt was helping me prepare the things to dump here, and also helped me sell the things I carried back from Moscow. Going out, going back and forth twice a month, in those days, it was so hard that I shivered in my dreams."

"You have been here for so many years?" Wei Ran clicked his tongue, co-authoring this is the first batch of traitors?
"I didn't do it at that time, but I stopped after less than two years,"

Father Sui Xin shook his head, and continued to recall, "I made a little money at the time, but there were more and more robberies on the train, so I simply returned to my hometown. Later, Sui Xin was born with bad legs. All the money I earned before was poured into the treatment fees back and forth, but it didn't work out.

Six or seven years ago, I thought there might be a chance here. After the girl finished junior high school, the whole family moved here. At that time, thanks to the help of your aunt and uncle, the supermarket was opened. "

"Life is not easy"

Wei Ran sighed, his aunt was married, and his uncle Jiu Mengzi was somewhat up to date, so his life was pretty good.But more like Sui Xin's father who went abroad to work hard, most of their lives are really far less glamorous than others think, and the brilliance they present is actually nothing more than the hard work and blood that others can't see. It's all in exchange for tears.

While chatting with Sui Xin's father, the sky outside the window was also getting darker a little bit. The not-so-big square table in the living room was also placed with various side dishes and a red table with charcoal fire. Copper hot pot.Not long after, Sui Xin was pushed by her mother in a wheelchair.

"Finished recording?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

"The recording is over." Sui Xin moved her red fingers and thanked, "Thanks to your help this time."

"Can't I have a hot pot?" Wei Ran joked and revealed the matter.

Eating hot hot pot around the table, everyone's topic changed from the hardships of Uncle Sui's years when he was a traitor, to all kinds of strange flowers made by all kinds of idiots when Sui Xin taught Mao how to play the zither these years .

After the meal was over with laughter and laughter, Wei Ran picked up the piano case and left the brightly lit small supermarket with the warm family seeing him off.

On the way back, Wei Ran, who hadn't had a few glasses of wine, felt more and more emotional.The matter of Sui Xin borrowing the piano was just an insignificant episode in this rare holiday to him.

But for the girl who can only sit in a wheelchair all day long, it helped her training class a lot, so that she happily chatted with her parents at the dinner table for a long time, and by the way, Wei Ran Thanks to that family.

So how much difference will that "little favor" that Gorman asks himself make a difference?

He parked the car at the door of the studio and sat in the car until the engine cooled down, but he couldn't come up with an accurate answer.

After getting into the studio and locking the shutter door, Wei Ran began to think about the translation for the trip to the United States.

Sui Sui or Kajianka, the only two candidates can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.From the bottom of his heart, he would never take Sui Sui to take risks, otherwise, if there is any danger, not to mention that my aunt and Professor Alexei can't explain it, even my parents may be afraid. Everything has to be turned upside down.

After all, the girl Katenka is inextricably linked with the KGB, so I don't have to consider whether bringing her will cause extra trouble.

As for going alone, Wei Ran hadn't thought about it, but the person he was going to meet had a special status after all, so he had to be cautious.From this point of view, the advantages of carrying Kajianka outweigh the disadvantages.

With this in mind, Wei Ran simply took out the laptop that Kajianka gave him at the beginning, connected it to the authenticator taken out of the food box, and was going to ask the other party's situation first before making a decision.

After waiting for a while, Katenka's sleepy voice came out from the speaker of the notebook, "What's the matter, boss?"

"Did it disturb your rest?"

Wei Ran belatedly glanced at the time in the lower right corner. Although it was past nine o'clock in the evening here, if the time difference was counted, the other party's side would be around six o'clock in the afternoon.

"No, I'm just taking a nap while there are no customers in the bar." Katenka asked with a sigh, "What do I need to do?"

"Can you speak English?" Wei Ran, who disturbed the dream, asked a little embarrassed.

"Yes, of course." Katenka's tone gradually sobered, "Need me to help translate something?"

"No." Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, and continued to ask, "Is it convenient for you to go to the United States? Will there be any trouble?"

"Why is it inconvenient?"

Katenka asked strangely, and then seemed to realize what the former was worried about, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, boss, my background is very clean, I just went to the United States, and there won't be any trouble."

"Really?" Wei Ran asked worriedly.

"Since you are my boss, I don't think there should be any jokes between us." Katenka said seriously, "Besides, I cherish my life very much."

Hearing this, Wei Ran did not respond in a hurry, but carefully considered the consequences of taking Kajianka there and the possible troubles, and then asked hesitantly, "In that case, why don't you run with me recently?" How about a trip to America?"

"with you?"

Katenka was stunned, "It's against the rules. The less we usually meet, the better. If I didn't say it, I really want to go out. So what time? Where is the destination?"

Hearing the unconcealable excitement in the second half of the other party's tone, Wei Ran shook his head helplessly, and gave an ambiguous answer, "Hurry up as soon as possible. You can go to the United States by yourself for a few days. Just remember to stay out of trouble. I'll let you know before I leave, and you'll pick me up at the Dallas airport in Texas ahead of time."

"Need me to find a way to get some weapons locally or..."

"unnecessary"

Wei Ran didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and said, "I'm just here to play, and I just need a trustworthy translator. So neither you nor I need to do any dangerous things, let alone prepare any weapons. Of course, If it's convenient, you can rent a car in advance."

"No problem, I'll email you before I leave."

"You are a tourist" Wei Ran finally reminded worriedly.

"I know, I know, I'm still a translator, is there anything else?"

Katenka's voice was a little farther away, and at the same time, the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets came from the laptop speakers.Obviously, the girl is already making preparations.

"That's all, remember not to cause trouble." After Wei Ran finished speaking, he reached out and unplugged the authenticator connected to the computer, and put it back into the food box in the metal book.

"I have to find an opportunity to solve my English, otherwise it will be too troublesome"

Wei Ran muttered to himself what he had said more than once before, and while walking to the bedroom on the second floor, he wondered if he would have a chance to find some World War II objects with "orderly inheritance" and send himself to a relatively safe place. Learn about cultural knowledge on the battlefield.

Taking advantage of the time before departure, Wei Ran found an excuse for things like visas and pushed them all to his mother who also runs a travel agency in China, while he himself put all his experiences in reading the US military during World War II. In the history of participating in the war, with a strong sense of utilitarianism, it was delusional to pick out a relatively safe battle from it.

Just before the last day of the year, Wei Ran's flight landed smoothly at Huaxia's Capital Airport.

When he walked out of the pick-up gate with his big and small luggage, Sui Sui, who came over to pick up the plane, immediately grabbed the suitcase and asked, "My godmother said you're going to America?"

"I know I can't hide it."

Wei Ran muttered helplessly to himself, and while handing over the luggage in his hand, he replied, "I really want to go to the United States, but not for fun, to meet someone."

"Oh"

"Oh? That's it?" Wei Ran looked at Sui Sui in surprise, this is not the style of this gadget.

"Then what's the matter?" Sui Sui asked innocently, "What if I still stop you from letting you go?"

"Yes, pretend I didn't ask." Wei Ran wished that the other party was not interested in this matter, so naturally he wouldn't say anything else.

Following this questioning gadget all the way to the parking lot, Sui Sui took out the car key and pressed it like a show off, and suddenly a flashy car flashed its lights not far away.

"How is it! I bought it with my own money!" Sui Sui asked proudly with her hips on her hips, "I bought a lot of fat sheep for the full price! The full price!"

"This toy car is really good, and it can still be licensed." Wei Ran deliberately teased the other party, for fear that the other party would bring up the matter that has a stroke relationship with the United States.

Sui Sui rolled her eyes, "It can avoid the muck truck on the highway, are you afraid? Get in the car quickly."

"Where are you going?" Wei Ran asked as he stuffed the luggage he brought back into the car with difficulty.

"Let's go to your house"

Sui Sui started the car while speaking, "It's rare that you came back so early, and we just spent New Year's Day together. Godmother didn't go to the travel agency today. I heard that she has been preparing meals since morning."

"What about you? Are you on vacation?" Wei Ran sat in the co-pilot and asked.

"No"

Sui Sui probed his head and drove the car out of the parking lot, "But the exams are over, after the New Year's Day holiday, go back and stay for a few more days before the winter vacation."

"Didn't pass the exam this year?" Wei Ran deliberately turned on which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted, and raised Sui Sui's anger level little by little.

"I didn't hang up last year!" Sui Sui waited for Wei Ran to take a look, grinned and stepped on the accelerator, slightly increasing the speed of the car.

"Okay, let's pretend you didn't hang up last year. My aunt and uncle are both in Finland now. Where are you going to spend Christmas this year?"

Wei Ran asked the question he wanted to ask at the beginning in a nonchalant tone. As long as this little thing returns to Volgograd, there is no need to worry about her following.

"Of course I went back. I heard that the filming of the old film has been finished and the two of them are planning to return to Volgograd." Sui Sui replied of course, "I left on the morning of the [-]th and landed just in time for Christmas. , I guess my parents will be home by then."

"I'll take you to the airport then"

Wei Ran secretly heaved a sigh of relief while responding, and then shifted the topic to other aspects indiscriminately, without noticing that the former was placed in the bag between the two of them, and the passport with only one corner exposed actually contained two air tickets. I can't imagine what will be waiting for me in the next few days.

　Only one update today, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)