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Chapter 152 Chance Encounter
Chapter 152
The air outside is very fresh. Although the moisture is still strong, the feeling of dryness and heat has disappeared.
Qiu Huoming simply lay down beside the railing and listened to the idle chatter of the passengers on both sides.
In this era, everyone speaks different Mandarin. There are all kinds of dialects. You have to listen carefully to understand what they mean.
Just as I was listening intently, someone tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Qiu, what are you looking at?"
He turned his head and saw Qian Feng standing behind him. Qiu Huoming made way for him to lie down.
"Breathe some air. What were you doing just now?"
Qian Feng smiled and said, "The health-preserving qigong inherited from my family is not very useful. It just makes the body less tired after practicing it."
"That's amazing. Judging from your accent, you are from the capital?"
"I have good hearing. I work for a song and dance troupe to make a living." Qian Feng was not shy and revealed his background directly.
"Are there people who can play guitar in a dance troupe?" The guitar is an imported product, and it has just become somewhat popular with the popularity of pop songs.
"Hey, I play the erhu. I've been learning since I was a kid. I often make the old men in the alley cry..."
"Are you going to the Han River to perform?"
"You are quite perceptive at such a young age. My childhood friend has organized a small tour group in Han River. I'll go take a look..."
"Can private individuals organize performances now?" Qiu Huoming asked in surprise.
"You wish. I have a company. Oh, it's going to rain again. Let's go to the restaurant for lunch. There will be a lot of people soon."
The restaurant is on the same level, near the stern.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll take the bag with me."
"You reminded me that I have to hold my eating stuff too."
Qiu Huoming took the backpack in his hand and when he looked up, he saw Qian Feng walking towards him carrying his guitar case.
"You're taking this to dinner?"
"That's right, it's my lifeblood. Let's go and see what delicious food we have for lunch today."
Qiu Huoming smiled. There are really all kinds of people these days. This person is probably someone who loves music very much.
They arrived early, the restaurant was not full yet, and there were not many people queuing at the door to buy food.
The two of them didn't hesitate and each got their own meal.
Qiu Huoming ordered a lion's head dish, a bowl of rice, and found an empty seat in the middle of the hall to sit down.
After a while Qian Feng also came over.
He ordered dumplings and held an opened bottle of beer in one hand.
He sat down and placed the guitar case on the empty stool.
"Little brother, would you like some?" he asked, holding up the bottle.
"You're welcome. I don't drink." Qiu Huoming refused while eating.
Qian Feng was obviously relieved. He didn't even take the cup, but directly put the bottle to his mouth and started drinking.
Take a sip of beer and eat dumplings, it tastes so delicious.
The two of them ate without speaking to each other, and the atmosphere was inexplicably harmonious.
After Qiu Huoming finished his meal, he saw Qian Feng was still drinking, so he stood up, greeted him and walked out.
The door was still checked routinely to see if there were any tableware smuggled in. After the check was completed, he was allowed to leave.
He slowly returned to the cabin. At this time, people in the cabin had gone to eat one after another. Some of them brought their own food, poured hot water, put the stools together, and sat in the cabin to eat.
Most of the food that can be taken out in summer is pickled and has a strong flavor. Qiu Huoming couldn't stay any longer, so he went out again with his backpack. He stood at the cabin door and thought for a while, then went downstairs directly and walked to the reading room on the first floor.
This passenger ship was very similar to the one he had taken before, and the furnishings were almost the same. He soon found the location of the reading room.
There weren't many people in the reading room, and there were even a few people sleeping on the tables.
After he went in, he found a few magazines, sat down in the corner, and began to read them.
I went to the toilet once, and when I came back I heard that those who had bought the tickets had started fighting over a sleeping space.
Qiu Huoming raised his wrist to check the time. It was only 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Was he occupying the territory so early?
There are no beds in the fifth-class cabin. When I boarded the ship, I saw some people brought bedding with them. These people were planning to sleep on the floor on the ship.
There was a lot of noise not far away, and several staff members were rushing over there. Qiu Huoming took a look and decided that it was none of his business and it would be better to stay out of it.
He turned and went upstairs, and when he returned to the cabin, he found that Qian Feng had not come back yet, but everyone else was there. The aunt who lived on the upper bunk was lying on her side, already asleep. Her pair of worn leather shoes were on the floor, and a corner of a blanket was hanging down from the upper bunk.
Her luggage was also placed on the upper bunk.
Qiu Huoming put his backpack back next to his pillow, walked to the door and started stretching.
It didn't rain in the area where they were sailing, but the air was still hot and humid. Qiu Huoming tugged at his shirt, it was very uncomfortable to hold the sweat. He couldn't take a shower, so he still had to wipe it off before going to bed at night.
Standing in the corridor, the noise downstairs became louder and louder, so Qiu Huoming simply leaned over to look down.
Below should be the fifth-class cabin. There were several people gathered at the door directly below him. They were watching the fun and talking to each other in poor Mandarin.
Suddenly, a long object was thrown into the river. Almost instantly, a man rushed out and jumped into the river. He fell into the river one after the other with the object. With perfect timing, the man grabbed the object in the water.
Qiu Huoming saw clearly that the person who jumped into the water was Qian Feng, and the object was clearly his precious guitar case. The people watching below were suddenly shocked, and several people rushed out and looked down.
"Don't jump, there is a lifebuoy..." Someone wanted to go down to save people, but was stopped by an experienced person.
The staff quickly went to break the lifebuoy hanging on the railing.
Qiu Huoming didn't expect that the melon he ate would fall on an acquaintance.
The place where he fell into the water was on the back side of the boat. In the river, Qian Feng held his guitar tightly, rising and falling with the waves. Qiu Huoming was stunned watching the scene.
Fortunately, it was daytime and everyone was there. The life buoy was thrown in time, and after a while, Qian Feng was pulled onto the boat by everyone. He was wet and his guitar case was dripping with water. They were rushed to the infirmary.
Qiu Huoming returned to the cabin, carried his backpack and went downstairs.
When I was out, although I didn't want to meddle in other people's business, after all, I knew him. I wanted to see what happened and see if there was anything I could do to help.
The entrance to the infirmary was crowded with people, and Qiu Huoming couldn't get through. He randomly found a middle-aged woman who looked enthusiastic and asked, "Auntie, what happened? Why did he jump into the water?"
The middle-aged woman said in a loud voice, "This young man is a hooligan. The girl threw something into the river, and the young man jumped into the water..."
"Playing hooligan?" Qiu Huoming asked in surprise.
"Hey, did you see the girl inside? She..."
Qiu Huoming was tall, and he could see the scene inside the infirmary by just standing on tiptoe.
A slim girl with her back to him was talking to a staff member. Next to her was Qian Feng, who was holding a guitar case with his head down. A medical staff on the ship was checking his physical condition.
If this hooliganism happened next year, it would be hard to say, but if it happened this year, there is a high probability that the person would be released after a brief education.
A short and fat man in front stood on tiptoe and looked for a long time, then turned to look at Qiu Huoming and asked, "Is the girl pretty?"
Qiu Huoming:...
The middle-aged woman answered, "It's very beautiful, just like a painting."
The short and fat man stood on tiptoe even harder this time.
There was a sudden commotion at the door, and the staff on duty came over to chase people away, "Disperse, disperse, no onlookers allowed, go, go, go..."
Qiu Huoming was suddenly blocked by the scattering crowd, and was in a dilemma.
The short fat man beside him suddenly shouted: "It looks good, it looks really good!"
The flow of people created a gap in front of him. The girl in the room turned around and looked at him clearly.
It was a strange face. The girl should be about the same age as him, or even younger. She had fair skin and a pretty face, with two long braids hanging down in front of her chest. She wore a white shirt with the hem tucked into a pair of blue trousers, looking like a student.
"Qiu Huoming!" The girl looked at him in surprise through the open door and called out his name.
Qiu Huoming was confused by her call. He didn't know her at all, so how could she call out his name?
The people at the door were dispersed, and the girl came out happily, "Qiu Huoming, why are you here?"
Qiu Huoming, standing in the same place, looked at her again. He indeed did not lose his memory and he definitely did not know the girl in front of him.
"Who are you? Why do you recognize me?"
The girl's cheeks suddenly turned slightly red, and she realized that she knew him, but he did not recognize her.
"Do you still remember Professor Li from the provincial capital? He is my father..."
Qiu Huoming suddenly realized.
"You are Professor Li's daughter, so where is Professor Li?" Qiu Huoming looked around.
"He's on the third floor. I'll take you to see him!"
"Young comrade, do you still want to hold Comrade Qian accountable?" a uniformed staff member came over and asked her.
The girl shook her head. "He has already been punished. I won't pursue the rest of the matter."
Qian Feng in the infirmary had already wrapped himself in a towel. Now that the onlookers had dispersed, he finally raised his head and caught a glimpse of Qiu Huoming who was chatting with the victim. A look of shock appeared on his face.
He then stood up and was about to say something when his legs went weak and he fell back into the chair.
The staff member who had just asked the question was relieved when he heard that the girl would not pursue the matter any further and let her leave.
Qiu Huoming followed behind her, still confused. Even if she was Professor Li's daughter, why would she recognize him? Also, why did they come to the ship if they were not staying in the provincial capital?
"Young comrade, what is your name? How did you recognize me?" Qiu Huoming asked curiously.
The girl's cheeks flushed again, "My name is Li Shulan... I saw the interview you did in the exam room, you said it so well!"
Qiu Huoming touched his nose. He himself had not seen this video. The clip of Professor Li interviewing the candidates in the last "Mathematical Olympiad" competition held in the provincial capital was broadcast on the provincial radio station. This was also the origin of the "Brother Canghai" meme.
Li Shulan should be younger than Qiu Huoming. She said as she walked up the stairs: "You are so tall!"
"Why are you on the boat?" Qiu Huoming decided to change the subject.
"Send my brother to college!"
"Where are you going to college?"
"Jinling."
"Jinling is closer to the provincial capital, why would it go through Shenhai?"
"Because I'm on summer vacation! My dad brought us out to see the world..."
Qiu Huoming suddenly realized that Professor Li was a man with vision and some family background. If it were his parents, they would at most take him and his siblings back to the countryside for the summer vacation, and would never think of taking them to travel and see the world...
"What did that guy do just now?" Qiu Huoming asked.
Li Shulan paused, suddenly turned around and greeted him, "Don't tell my dad about this later."
"I was bored in the afternoon so I went to the reading room to read. That person kept disturbing me from the moment I entered the reading room. I was so annoyed that I left. He followed me outside and even made a move on me. I got so angry that I threw his suitcase away... He actually jumped into the river with the suitcase. I was scared to death..."
Qiu Huoming thought to himself that it was a good thing that the box had buoyancy, and the river was gentle in this section, otherwise Qian Feng would be in great danger.
"You can choose not to tell me, but I can't hide it..." Qiu Huoming said.
What just happened was seen by so many people, so it was only a matter of time before he was recognized.
"It's okay. We'll keep it a secret for now." Li Shulan walked forward.
It seemed that they were living in a third-class cabin, the same one that Qiu Huoming had lived in before.
As soon as I entered the cabin, I heard Li Shulan's excited voice, "Dad, look who's here."
Qiu Huoming followed and saw Professor Li at a glance.
At the moment, he was wearing a white sweatshirt on his upper body and a pair of baggy shorts on his lower body. He was sitting on the edge of the bed with his legs crossed, peeling an orange. There was a boy dressed similarly to him lying on the upper bunk, trying to reach out for another orange on the stool.
Professor Li's attire and tone were very different from Qiu Huoming's impression of him, when he was dressed in formal attire and was meticulous in his manner.
Professor Li looked up when he heard his daughter's shouting. Qiu Huoming called out respectfully, "Professor Li."
His hand holding the orange trembled, and he felt like committing social suicide.
It happened that the boy on the upper bunk had already reached the orange and was about to take it up, but he slapped it and the orange fell back onto the stool. Professor Li immediately calmed down and stood up with a smile, "Xiao Qiu, why are you here?"
"I'm going to take the train to the Han River..."
Professor Li handed him the peeled orange and said calmly, "Sit down."
Then he came back to his senses and looked at his daughter, "Do you recognize him?"
Li Shulan smiled and sat on the other side of him. "I've seen the video of you interviewing him..."
Professor Li was shocked. "You recognized him based on this?"
"Yes!" Li Shulan looked at her father with a proud look on her face.
Qiu Huoming asked: "Are you studying art?"
Li Shulan nodded and said, "I plan to enter the Academy of Fine Arts next year."
It’s no wonder that people who study art always remember the appearance more firmly.
The boy on the upper bunk poked his head out and asked, "Are you my dad's student?"
Professor Li snorted coldly: "I did try to recruit him, but he was too bold to do it."
The young man on the upper bunk winked at Qiu Huoming and silently gave him a thumbs up.
Professor Li happened to see this scene. He was so angry that he stood up and stretched out his hand to grab the boy's ear.
Li Shulan secretly explained to Qiu Huoming in the lower bunk: "My brother studied literature, I studied art, and my father's legacy has no successor..."
Qiu Huoming immediately understood the reason why Professor Li was unhappy and expressed his deep sympathy for him.
After a while, the noise finally stopped. The boy on the upper bunk stretched out his hand to Qiu Huoming, "My name is Li Yi, and your name is Qiu Shijie?"
Qiu Huoming stood up and shook his hand back, "Qiu Huoming."
"Oh, it's you!" Li Yi had obviously heard his name and finally remembered it.
Qiu Huoming was a little reserved at first, but after being tossed around by the father and son, he immediately relaxed. He ate an orange and thought to himself, with such a pair of funny people on the road, he wouldn't be lonely anymore...
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