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Chapter 23 Translators and Neighbors

It is not a joke to repay the favor of life, especially last night's case also involved Jiang Danfeng's reputation. If he really encountered a rogue person who asked for favor, he would be entangled all his life. Although Du Qiu's actions did not conform to the etiquette of dating, he wrote off last night's kindness in front of everyone, which made Jiang Danfeng's parents relax a lot. While the couple were talking dry and polite words, they carefully put the receipt into their pockets.

Du Chunhua's mood was depressed first and then rose. After riding a roller coaster, he felt that Du Qiu was upright and unconventional, and gave himself a face. In addition, he was very happy. The fire of gossip burned and asked with a smile: "Student Jiang, which university are you studying in Beijing?"

“In Beijing Business School.”

"What major?"

“International trade.”

Du Qiu felt that Jiang Danfeng didn't look like a quiet and introverted person. He pretended to be reserved all night and spoke softly a little fake. Moreover, he had never heard of the name of this university. International trade was one of the most popular majors in the 1990s. He had it in a university, so he didn't take it seriously. He held a bowl of pigeon soup and scooped up a bowl of pigeon soup. He was about to drink it, but Du Chunhua asked without saying anything and said, "You should be good at studying international trade, right?"

Jiang’s mother didn’t say much just now. Now she is feeling relaxed and she starts to speak more. She introduced with a proud look: “Our Danfeng has been very good at English since she was a child. She scored 137 points in the college entrance examination and was able to be a translator at international conferences when she was in her sophomore year. Last year, she helped a professor translate American novels.”

Oh, such a coincidence, I really encountered a pillow when I was sleeping...

Jiang's mother's boasts aroused Du Qiu's worries. He was not a hard-working and motivated student. After passing the CET-4 exam, he lost his English. Later, he had to frequently check English materials when he was working and studying for a master's degree, so his ability to read was pretty good, but he was very careless in "listening", "speaking" and "writing". He used all Chinese to write articles in the afternoon. He originally planned to use the auxiliary translation software installed in his laptop to translate into English, and then he rubbed his teeth and polished it. He did not seek literary talent, as long as he could barely be smooth. Now he has met a master who understands English, so why not ask her to do a favor.

"Student Jiang, I have several articles that I have recently wanted to translate into English. One article costs 100 yuan. Are you interested?"

"Oh, Mr. Du said nothing, just ask Danfeng to help you translate, there is no need to pay."

Du Qiu ignored Jiang’s mother’s politeness and stared at Jiang Danfeng. Jiang Danfeng pursed his rosy lips and asked for the first time throughout the night: “What kind of article is it?”

"You don't have to worry about computer aspects. I will provide comments on professional nouns. You mainly help me sort out grammar and polish sentences."

Jiang Danfeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Du Qiu wrote her a note and said, "Are you free the day after tomorrow? At 3 pm, you come to Yunda. If you can't find it, call the above and I'll pick you up."

"OK."

After the meal, Du Chunhua praised Du Qiu a few words in the taxi home, but he did not praise him for being a good person, but for being able to pick up girls: "Brother, you are very scheming. Just now, you played hard to get, first clear your kindness, and then use other excuses to invite Classmate Jiang to your side, so that you don't have to worry about others talking, and you can also take advantage of her gratitude and tears. You will get the moon first when you get close to the water. Oh my, I have always been worried that you are too bored and will not please girls. Now when you look, you are a master of flowers!"

Du Qiu was amused and explained in vain: "Sister, are you too rich in imagination? I have no other ideas, I really just ask her to help translate a few articles."

"Come on, you just came back from Japan and are busy working on notepads every day. How can you translate any articles into English? Besides, do you know how to write articles?" Du Chunhua didn't believe it at all, and continued to think about it: "You can go to Yunda Library tomorrow to get a few articles and give it to her for translation the day after tomorrow, right?"

"Yunda has already been on holiday and the library is not open."

"Wenxiu is an administrator. If you have a key, it's not easy for you to go in." Du Chunhua said this, raising his hand and rubbing his forehead, and he said in a very distressed manner: "Actually, Wenxiu is also good, gentle, smart, and serious in doing things. I am very satisfied. I am just a little shorter, and her appearance and figure are not as good as Jiang Danfeng."

"Sister, why not go to the Children's Palace to work and change your career to open a matchmaker company."

"What kind of matchmaker company? That's called a marriage agency!" Du Chunhua laughed loudly, patted Du Qiu's shoulder with joy, and said, "My brother, do you know? When I heard Jiang Danfeng's name in the afternoon, I felt that she was very destined to be with you."

"Why?"

"Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty had a poem called "Access to Autumn". The last two lines are very famous, called "Duying to repay the autumn, but there is Danfeng. Look, there is the word Qiu in your name, and her name is Danfeng. Isn't it very destined to be together?"

"Li Shangyin is a poet, not a Yue Lao. If everyone is as far-fetched as you, then you don't have to fall in love when you get married. Just take out your ID card and get together your name."

Du Chunhua burst into laughter again, clapping his hands while laughing, making the taxi driver inexplicably, thinking she was drunk and looked up at the rearview mirror frequently, reminding him: "Brother, look at your sister. If she wants to vomit, tell me quickly and don't vomit in the car."

Du Qiu could no longer help it and laughed with his mother. The laughter came out of the window and floated in the air, filled with the smell of happiness and warmth.

From getting off the taxi to returning to the door of the house, Du Chunhua never stopped smiling, chattering non-stop, like a drunken skylark flying around in the night, which surprised and moved Du Qiu, because in his impression, his mother has always been a gentle and steady person, and she never laughed and funny like a silly sister.

It turns out that when my parents were young, they were colorful, they would make mistakes, they would make mistakes, they would make mistakes, they would be funny, and they would not be as dull as they were in yellowed photos, nor as old-fashioned as they were in blurred memories...

This feeling is so beautiful...

"My brother, I think about it, and I think you might as well get both girls. Jiang Danfeng is a virtuous supporter and Su Wenxiu is a virtuous supporter. In this way, I will have two younger brothers and sisters, and I will direct them to work every day, hahaha..."

"Sister, I think you've drunk too much and kept talking nonsense all night." Du Qiu took out the key and opened the door, saying, "And if you have any questions about your vision, Jiang Danfeng will definitely not be a good wife."

"Is that true? You know so well, and you still say it's not interesting to her?"

As soon as the door opened, I heard the sound of "one pair of K" and "two two" playing cards in the room. At the same time, a little girl shouted "Jinyan, get up and have breakfast." When I walked in, I found Lin Dawei and several neighbors sitting at the dining table playing poker. Two girls with bows tied with Lin Jinyan played house in the living room. There was a half-year-old boy about ten years old sitting on the sofa, staring at the TV and watching videos without blinking.

"Oh, Teacher Du is back."

"Teacher Du, is this your brother who saved a beautiful woman last night?"

"I'm so tall, no wonder I dare to take a pillow to save people. I'm a hero. From now on, the public security in our community will depend on you."

Du Qiu moved out of this community after elementary school. He was 12 years old at the time, so he still had an impression of these neighbors. After Du Chunhua's introduction, he met them again. After greetings, he walked into his bedroom, locked his backpack in the wardrobe to prevent the children from turning it out. Then he returned to the living room and sat next to the half-baby, asking knowingly: "What kind of movie is this?"

"Drunk Fist 2."

"Drunk Fist 2" is one of Jackie Chan's representative works. It has a funny plot and wonderful martial arts, which is very classic. Du Qiu has watched it many times before. After Jackie Chan beats the Drunk Eight Immortals at the entrance of the guild, he asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Chen Yuanqi."

"Is your father Chen Xinmin?"

"Um."

Du Qiu no longer spoke, but his heart was quite uneasy. If Wang Guanjun was a brother with similar tastes, then Chen Yuanqi was a confidant who was both a teacher and a friend. He was 6 years older than Du Qiu, but the two had similar personalities, interests and hobbies, and were very close to each other. They often got together to play since childhood. Although they were not in the same city after adulthood, they often contacted each other by phone to communicate with each other various troubles and fun in life and work.

What a pity, I am too old to be friends anymore, and I have no choice but to be friends in my life...

"Lin Jinyan, I agreed that you can be a wooden man and cannot move, why should you move?"

"I didn't move, it was Feifei who pushed me."

"Feifei! If you make a fuss, I won't take you to play."

"I'm going to move, I'm going to move. What can you do with me?"

Du Qiu's eyes turned to the two little girls and couldn't help but smile. One of them was Lin Feifei, 6 years old, living on the fourth floor, and the other was Wang Xiaoya, 8 years old, living opposite the corridor. They are Du Qiu's childhood sweetheart playmates. Although they don't meet much after they grow up, they have always kept in touch, especially Wang Xiaoya, who always complains to each other every time they meet. Not long before traveling through time, they went to Pujiang to attend her wedding banquet.

"Don't argue with you three, can I be a wooden man?"

"Uncle, you can do it, but you have to obey my command."

"no problem."

In the early 1990s, the domestic real estate market had not yet been activated, and the housing prices were very low. Lin Dawei made money by buying smuggling cars very quickly. He didn't feel sorry for spending it. He bought the largest apartment in the community, with an available area of ​​more than 140 square meters, four bedrooms, one living room, two bathrooms, and a large balcony. The space was very spacious. Du Qiu led three children to run around, playing hide-and-seek, and playing games. The room was filled with screams and laughter from children.

"Teacher Du, your brother is such a child king. I was almost quarreled by Xiaoya. He was having a lot of fun."

"Xiaoya is so noisy and not as quiet as she is. It would be great if she could even neutralize her."

"A woman in junior high school, holding gold bricks, Boss Wang, it's better for us to get married than to have a marriage. The children we will have in the future will definitely be lively and quiet."

"Dawei, as long as you give the betrothal gift, I will leave my daughter in your house as a child bride tonight." Wang Xiaoya's father is named Wang Yong, a construction contractor. He smiled and joked a few times, then threw the cards in his hand, and said, "I won't play anymore. I'll lose more than 100 tonight. If I continue to play, my wife will be in a state of great success."

"Hey hey, Boss Wang, you just finished the card and then you can remove the table. It's not good, this game is over."

"Just play! My hand is actually good. Don't regret losing later."

Several neighbors finished the last game with laughter and laughed, and then stood up to greet their children home. Wang Xiaoya and Lin Feifei were a little tired of playing, and followed their parents obediently. Only Chen Yuanqi was reluctant to leave because "Drunk Fist 2" was about to reach the end, and Jackie Chan was about to enter the steel factory to fight the villain boss one-on-one.

"Boss Chen, sit down and have a cup of tea, let Xiaoqi finish watching before leaving. It will take only ten minutes anyway."

Chen Xinmin was originally a teacher at a correspondence school at the Television University. Later, he resigned and opened a computer store selling printers and compatible machines. The computer market developed rapidly in the 1990s, but there were few people who knew about the industry and the prices were opaque, so the profit was very rich. He was not very interested in movies and held a teacup and said, "Dawei, I just saw that the computer in your study was gone and sold?"

"No, Aqiu moved to the house he rented from Yunda, saying he wanted to learn programming."

"Du Qiu, are you interested in programming? If you have time, you can communicate more. I have been learning recently. Two people are learning faster than learning alone."

"Okay." Du Qiu shook hands with him formally and said, "Brother Chen takes care of him in the future."

"Everyone takes care of each other. In fact, communication programming is fake. I mainly want to trick you into buying a computer from my store, hahaha..."

Du Qiu also laughed. When he was in kindergarten, Chen Yuanqi taught him how to play games with DOS commands. When he was in elementary school, Chen Xinmin taught him how to write games in Basic language. If the rules of ancient private schools were calculated, Chen Xinmin was the enlightenment teacher and Chen Yuanqi was the eldest brother.

"Brother Chen, how much does an IBM laptop cost now?"

"IBM's is not cheap. To be honest, I have sold computers for more than three years. I have only seen two IBM laptops, and they are all second-hand goods that others have eliminated." Chen Xinmin pondered and said: "IBM has several models, among which 700C is the cheapest, but the cheapest one costs more than 30,000 yuan. I suggest you buy a second-hand one, and 80,000 yuan is estimated to be around 10,000 yuan. It is no difference from the new one. If you really want to buy it, I can find someone to bring you one from Pujiang to help you bring you back."

Are electronic products from the 1990s made of pure gold? They are so expensive...

At least 5,000 notepads are sold to buy a laptop with dividends...

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