Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Not long after Mr. Li finished speaking, Dong Qiangqiang and others received calls from Mr. Li inviting them to dinner.

There is less than a month left before the exam, and professors are still busy teaching new courses without marking key points or leading students to review. Students are busy every day and have to make sure that new course learning and review go hand in hand.

The preparation team included both arts and science students. Although their course progress was not exactly the same, they were all entering the final stage. It was not the money but the time that made it difficult for everyone to take time out to have a meal. However, this meal had been arranged long ago. During the China Week, everyone got along well with Boss Li, and everyone was very happy about the opening of Wanfu. So they brought gifts and took a break from their busy schedule to happily attend the appointment.

Wanfu Restaurant is located very close to the university dormitory by the Moselle River. The sign is hung high and there are many advertisements, so Dong Qiangqiang found the place easily.

He originally thought that they were the only Chinese students who came to support Wanfu today, but he saw a group of people blocking the road and the door from a distance. He waited for a long time before he parked his car in the restaurant's parking space.

The exterior decoration of Wanfu Restaurant is exactly the same as that of the Hamburger Headquarters, low-key and restrained, and the only thing that can be called ostentatious is the ancient-style gold-plated sign. In front of the main entrance of the restaurant, there are two rows of colorful flower baskets on the left and right to congratulate the opening of the restaurant. On the altar at the entrance is a one-meter-tall statue of the God of Wealth, wearing a six-sided soft hat, with five long beards under his chin, wearing a green robe, and holding a Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

After worshiping the God of Wealth devoutly, Dong Qiangqiang walked towards the hall. When he passed the bar, he saw a neatly arranged advertisement next to the phone. He picked up one and found it was the latest advertisement for the summer Chinese training class organized by Feng Chong. What surprised him even more was that the teacher column clearly stated Lu Wei's introduction. He didn't expect Feng Chong to use Lu Wei's name. He was stunned when he heard someone behind him say, "Hey, it's Qiangqiang, why don't you go in?"

Dong Qiangqiang turned around when he heard the voice. It was none other than Boss Li, the main person for today. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his hair was slicked back and slicked back. Every hair was meticulously groomed, showing a high spirit. His face was ruddy, and there were a few crystal clear beads of sweat on his forehead. He was wearing a dark gray Chinese-style single-breasted gown with a red boutonniere on his chest. He looked quite elegant.

"Congratulations, Mr. Li, on the grand opening of his business. I wish you a prosperous business and lots of money." Dong Qiangqiang knew that all businessmen like to have a good start, so he said auspicious words first and then handed the bouquet and the red envelope to the other party at the same time.

Of course he knew that it was unreasonable for diners to give red envelopes to restaurant owners, but the owner had donated several thousand euros before, so giving a red envelope now would mean congratulations on his wealth, not to mention that the red envelope only contained twenty euros.

When he saw the red envelope, Boss Li was quite moved. He had invited many students to show their support today. Dong Qiangqiang was not the first one to come, nor was he the first one to say auspicious words and send flowers, but he was the first and probably the only one to give him a red envelope. But what he didn't know was that Dong Qiangqiang didn't think of this at first, and it was only after Du Lan reminded him that he understood these social etiquette.

"Brother, you are being too polite. How can I ask a student like you for money? You are here to give me face. I will take the things and you can take the money back. Also, you are off the bill today."

Boss Li deliberately put on a stern face, took the bouquet, put it on the counter, and motioned to the waiter to keep it. Just as he was about to tell the waiter to give Dong Qiangqiang a free bill, Dong Qiangqiang stopped him and quickly slapped the red envelope onto his fist.

"Boss Li, today is a good day for Wanfu's opening. This little gift is just a drop in the ocean compared to your contribution to the fight against SARS, so please don't refuse. If you insist on not accepting it, I won't dare to bother you again in the future."

Du Lan had expected that Boss Li would be modest, so he asked Dong Qiangqiang to think of a good way of speaking in advance and make sure to give the money. Dong Qiangqiang was not opposed to giving Boss Li a red envelope, thinking that he should share it, but he didn't like to push money back and forth in public. If it was a large sum of money, it would be fine, but it was not shameful to push back and forth a mere 20 euros.

"Since you're so thoughtful, then as your elder brother, I'll accept your favor. This will be your cafeteria from now on. Come whenever you want to eat. As long as I'm open for one day, I'll guarantee you'll have enough." Boss Li said this, but he didn't open his clenched fist.

"Boss Li, you are too polite." Dong Qiangqiang had already seen that the other party was still being pretentious, so he just played nice and pretended to pry open Boss Li's fist, then carefully stuffed the red envelope into his hand.

Boss Li obviously enjoyed Dong Qiangqiang's understanding of the situation. He smiled with narrowed eyes and said, "I promised to treat you guys a long time ago. Today I am keeping my promise."

"You're too polite," Dong Qiangqiang complimented, pointing at the large hall. "Isn't this place twice as big as the hamburger shop? I almost didn't recognize it when I passed by it just now."

"Good eyesight." Boss Li nodded approvingly. "It's twice as big as the hamburger. What do you think?"

"I just came in and haven't had time to take a closer look." Dong Qiangqiang was too lazy to pretend.

"Then I'll take you around first." Boss Li seemed very interested.

The interior structure of the restaurant is exactly the same as that of Hamburger Wanfu, with nothing special about it, but there are a few quaint terracotta warriors on display. Before the two of them could chat for a few words, the lobby manager hurried over to inform them that the various horizontal dishes including barbecued pork had just been replenished for the second time due to their popularity. In order to prevent the embarrassing situation of shortage of popular ingredients, the kitchen had prepared the meat originally scheduled for the afternoon session and began to increase the intensity of meal preparation for the afternoon session. However, the menu for the afternoon session might need to be adjusted, and the boss had to make the final decision himself.

The first day of opening the business was all about good weather and good harvests, as well as harmony bringing wealth. Dong Qiangqiang didn't dare to delay Boss Li, so he quickly asked him to go with the manager, while he walked around aimlessly.

There were quite a few diners of all kinds in the restaurant, some were old acquaintances, some had met once, and some had had bad dealings with them, such as Chen Xiaofei and Wang Yun.

Fortunately, the delicious food was even more tempting to the two men. They each rolled their eyes at Dong Qiangqiang, then carefully left Dong Qiangqiang's sight holding a pile of fried food that looked like a small mountain.

Dong Qiangqiang was just about to get some snacks when he heard someone behind him laughing, "Hey, that guy, he's so sneaky, what is he doing?"

Dong Qiangqiang laughed when he heard this. He knew it was Zheng Chunhua who was speaking without turning around.

"When did you get here?" he asked as he turned around.

"You came early. Everyone is over there. Why are you so late?" Behind him was Zheng Chunhua.

"Don't mention it. I just got a good scolding from my assistant this afternoon." Dong Qiangqiang said with a wry smile.

"Didn't you say last time that the professor was too busy to pay attention to you and praised the German teaching assistant for being helpful? Why are you saying now that he criticized you?" Zheng Chunhua was puzzled.

"It's a long story."

Dong Qiangqiang followed Duanmu's example and made full use of eBay, but the result was not what he wanted. He did not buy any old test papers, so he had to sort out the essay questions that might appear in the exam by himself, write an outline first, and then ask the professor to help correct it. However, the professor only replied to him with a few words and ignored the rest. He had to ask the teaching assistant for help again. The teaching assistant called him to the office, first pointed out the impolite and irregular words he used in the email, and then helped him sort out the outline. He prepared the answers he was satisfied with according to the outline, and wanted to ask the teaching assistant to help correct the answers, but there was no news.

"I think it's really great that someone can help you revise the outline. Teaching assistants usually don't take care of such trivial matters." Zheng Chunhua has also been a teaching assistant and is familiar with the rules.

"I know, but I have to try." In order to develop customers, Dong Qiangqiang just went to Frankfurt again. The content of the class cannot be caught up by just retaking notes.

As they walked and talked, Zheng Chunhua kindly reminded him, "Don't just focus on preparing for the exam. Registration for this semester's exams has officially begun. Don't forget."

Dong Qiangqiang already knew last semester that taking exams in college is different from taking preparatory courses. He needs to register the exams he wants to take that semester on the machine that registers new student ID cards each semester. If he regrets registering, he can cancel it before the exam registration deadline. Once the registration is successful and the deadline has passed, the student will be recorded as having taken the exam once regardless of whether he or she takes the exam in the end, so he needs to be particularly cautious.

"I haven't forgotten. I have already reported it."

"How many subjects did you sign up for?" Zheng Chunhua asked with concern, "When will the exam start?"

"One seminar and four exams. The seminar report is due at the end of July and I have almost finished revising it. The exams for the electives are also at about the same time, so it shouldn't be a big problem. The other three exams are in the first two weeks of August, so I still have plenty of time to review."

The elective course was "U.S. Financial Statement Analysis". The CFA training course was like special training for him. It was not only very helpful for his report writing, but he could also ask the teacher about what he didn't understand in the college class in the training class. After the class, all the basic problems were cleared up. In addition, it was his interest, so the review was not easy, but at least it was not too burdensome.

He was determined to get high scores in the two subjects in July, but was hesitant about taking the four subjects in August. To be more precise, he was not confident about one of the subjects. He had practice lessons for the other three subjects, which helped him a little, so he decided to take only three subjects in August. In the days before and after the registration, he always dreamed of what Wang Shunan had said to him. When he woke up and thought about the content of the dream, he didn't know whether to laugh at himself for being timid or praise himself for being cautious. (End of this chapter)