Far away in Moscow

Chapter 196 "Ming's company is in Russia"

In the second semester of his sophomore year, Hu Yi gave every teacher a few small gifts, and he was quite familiar with the teachers.Now that he is in his junior year, in response to the changing situation, he has found a new way to strengthen his relationship with his teachers.

Most of the teachers of language majors are women. During the two years of sophomore and junior years, there were no classes taught by Professor Sergey, and almost all the teachers in the main courses were female teachers.Regardless of their age, Hu Yi would always talk about Anna and Natasha's trousers shop in the Internet cafe in Building 11 when they met.

Women are born with a strong interest in clothing, and after hearing him talk about it a few times, they can't help but go and see it for themselves.Hu Yi personally accompanied each time, and warmly introduced the teacher to Anna and Natasha.

The two women naturally understood, and they often sang together in front of his teacher at the right time. One exaggerated the difficulties Hu Yi encountered in the past few years, emphasizing that he was forced to work hard every day to earn money because of helplessness; Another one who spared no effort to praise Hu Yi for how he treats his friends with affection and righteousness is a young man with a kind heart and integrity.

Hu Yi's teachers already liked this Chinese student who often communicated with them, and most of them were sympathetic. After hearing the two people's stories, they couldn't help but have a little more affection for him.

Anna and Natasha generously gave them a surprising discount price at the checkout, and after a few visits, Hu Yi's image in the eyes of the teachers was raised to a higher level.Although I still have to mention class attendance every time we meet, I feel embarrassed for being too strict.

In a blink of an eye, it was almost the New Year, and it was rare that Fu Jiahui's suitcase was out of stock to pick up, so Hu Yi seized the opportunity to spend a whole day at school.The last class was Russian. After class, Yulia, the Russian teacher, planned to go to the Internet cafe in the dormitory to pick out a pair of pants. Hu Yi happened to drop by to accompany her.

Yulia is a beautiful woman who loves to dress up, and she can't help but go to the trousers store to check out new styles every once in a while.Although I may not buy it, I have a good conversation with Anna and Natasha every time, as if I have gotten along like good friends.

"Anna, dear! Long time no see!"

"Isn't it! My dear Julia! Has it been two weeks?"

The two women hugged each other, and Yulia knelt down to tease Misha, then raised her head and asked, "Where did Natasha go?"

"I'm here!" Natasha was sitting by a computer and waved to Yulia: "Good day, Yulia. I'm going to take care of some things, and I'll be fine soon!"

Hu Yi rarely saw Natasha using the computer in the Internet cafe, so he walked over and put his hand on her shoulder lightly: "Hey, what are you playing?"

"I'm writing a registration email." Natasha grabbed Hu Yi's hand, looked up at him with a smile, "Look, 'Mingsi in Russia' is planning a party, and I'm going to attend it too."

"Mingsi is in Russia?" Hu Yi seemed to have heard her mention this Russian abbreviation before, but he couldn't remember it clearly for a while, so he repeated it blankly: "That is—what is it?"

"'Minsk Drivers Association in Russia' is a mutual aid organization established by many drivers who used to work in Minsk—mostly truck drivers—after they came to Russia." Natasha couldn't hide the expression on her face. Happy: "Because I used to drive a van, my friends invited me to join them a few years ago. But they have never organized a party before, this is the first time!"

"Wow, my Natasha still has a heart that yearns to drive a big truck." Hu Yi gently stroked her hair: "These people...are they still drivers now?"

"No, not necessarily. But at least they were drivers before, like me. We all met each other at work."

"Well, this kind of feeling is good." Hu Yi stared at the computer screen that had obviously put a lot of effort into it, but was still quite simple and took a few glances at the homepage of "Mingsi in Russia": "From Minsk Are there many truck drivers?"

"As far as I know, there should be quite a few, but the guild can only contact dozens of people." Natasha bit her lip, her expression slightly sad: "Everyone used to think that there were more opportunities in Russia, but here Not long after that, many people switched to other jobs one after another, and only a small part continued to drive. So this so-called 'guild' has actually existed in name only, and this meeting is the first time, and maybe it will be the last time."

"That...it's a pity. But it's okay to change careers. It must be very hard to drive a big truck." Hu Yi nodded: "When will you meet? Where are you going?"

"At present, it is tentatively scheduled for mid-to-late January, and the organizer is soliciting everyone's time by email. The location is chosen in Moscow." Natasha tugged at his hand: "Anton, would you like to go with me?"

"Me? Can I?" Hu Yi was taken aback. He hadn't returned to China for more than a year, and these days he was hesitating whether to take Natasha back to meet his parents during the winter vacation.However, the Spring Festival came late this year, and the New Year's Eve was after school started, so the schedule would be awkward, so I didn't make up my mind.

"Of course! I have several sisters who plan to bring their husbands or boyfriends, and you can accompany me."

"How many sisters?" Hu Yi said in a daze, "Are you also a truck driver?"

"Yes, there used to be a lot of female drivers in Minsk, and we had a good relationship, but not many came to Russia." Natasha snapped her fingers and said: "Xenia and Katya are in Volgograd, Maria is in Yekaterinburg. And Dajana, my former best friend, is now in Smolensk and is said to still be working in freight."

"Okay, I'll go with you." Since Natasha wanted to meet her old friends, and this gathering was a very rare opportunity for her, Hu Yi decided to postpone her return to the summer vacation.

After Natasha finished writing the email, Yulia quickly picked out a pair of pants.Hu Yi sent her out of the dormitory area, looked at his watch before four o'clock, and planned to go home and lie on the bed to watch a movie and have a good night's rest.

Taking the elevator up to the ninth floor, the door of the room was ajar. Hu Yi pushed it open, and saw Xia Yan sitting on a chair with his head drooping, looking dejected.

There was a person sitting opposite him, leaning slightly forward, their heads were almost touching each other, and their four hands were tightly held together.Hu Yi was stunned for a while, and was shocked to find that the other person was Xiang Nan.

"I...?" Hu Yi's mind suddenly became confused, and he stared blankly at the dumbfounded couple in front of him: "You two...? This... This... This is?"

Xia Yan blushed, shook off Xiang Nan's hands and stood up, but couldn't say a word, and stood there like a log.

"Brother?" Xiang Nan's face was also blushing, rubbing her hands together and saying: "You came back so early today."

(End of this chapter)