When she got up early, Li Wei went to the restaurant downstairs to have breakfast. However, she was not used to Japanese breakfast, so she finally ordered Western-style bread and milk.
It was snowing lightly in the morning, and Li Wei took a car to a ski resort outside Otaru. It had been a long time since he had skied, but Li Wei was brave and not afraid. He rented ski equipment at the ski resort and ordered a coach. The rest is time to indulge yourself.
The coach's English was not very good, and he occasionally mixed in a few Japanese words. Later, he explained it to Li Wei in a flurry of gestures. I don't know if Li Wei understood it, but Li Wei had some experience before. After putting on the equipment, she held onto the cane tightly and was not afraid. Before the coach's instructions came down, she rushed out like an arrow from the string. Rotating and jumping, Li Wei closed his eyes the moment he landed, until he landed firmly on the ground.
Her unintentional performance actually won a round of applause from other skiers. Was she showing off her skills? This was an unintentional move, but it made Li Wei a little embarrassed. Compared to Daqi's sickly body, she still prefers this flexible and strong body.
When she is tired from skiing, she will go to a small shop on the roadside to get a cup of hot coffee to relieve her fatigue. But there was no Qiu Ci, no other colleagues, or even a friend to talk to.
She stayed at the ski resort all morning and didn't give up until she had enough fun. Lunch was served at a sushi restaurant. She had long fallen in love with the taste of wasabi, but she still didn't dare to eat sashimi.
It has the best sushi and the best seafood here. In the afternoon, you can go to a roadside coffee shop and sit there all afternoon. When you leave, you can take away a specialty coffee cup with the Otaru Canal printed on it as a souvenir.
There was thick snow under my feet, and in front of me was a long slope that stretched to the far end. A scene from a movie came to her mind, which was a romantic story about first love. This is the filming location. She walked forward slowly, and suddenly felt something in her heart. As long as she climbed to the top of the ramp, Zhao Qian would stand there waiting for her.
Feeling like she was possessed, she walked forward in a hurry. After walking for a while, she slipped and fell into the snow. She remembered that snowy night in Scotland, when he was standing downstairs to greet her, and he must be standing there waiting for her now.
Li Wei got up and trotted forward without even having time to brush the snow off his body. After walking for a long time, I finally arrived at the slope, but Zhao Qian was nowhere to be seen.
The huge sense of loss made Li Wei kneel down in the snow, but at that intersection there was an archway, all red, simple and grand. This kind of building is called a torii in Japan. It is a very representative Japanese-style building. It leads to either a shrine or a temple.
Li Wei stood up, patted the snow flakes on his body, and walked slowly from the torii gate to the inside. The building hidden in the deep mountains and jungles looks particularly low-key. Occasionally, she would meet a few tourists coming to worship, speaking a language she did not understand. She walked along the long stone steps. She finally saw the shrine.
Li Wei followed the people in front of him to worship in a dignified manner. Even though I have never done it before, I still learned and did it without revealing any flaws.
She put a converted Japanese coin into the donated wooden box, then high-fived her twice and bowed deeply. There is also a place selling amulets, which are called amulets in Japan. She looked at the rows of dazzling talismans and was not sure which one to choose. At this time, the clergyman opposite took the initiative to hand her a talisman embroidered with a cherry blossom pattern and four thick black characters "Happiness Guardian" on it. The staff at the shrine told Li Wei not to open it or look at it, otherwise it would malfunction. Li Wei didn't quite understand it until the man told her in English. Now she understood.
Li Wei carefully put on the imperial guard and smiled at the shrine staff.
Today is December 24th, her thirtieth birthday. She spent this birthday alone.
After coming down from the shrine, she went shopping in Otaru's canal and even stopped by a music box store on the street. She couldn't take her eyes away from those beautiful music boxes.
After a day of wandering around, Li Wei planned to return to the hotel to soak in a hot hot spring to relieve his fatigue, and then have a good sleep.
However, when she rushed back to the hotel, she was surprised.
At some point, Li Jianbo was waiting for her at the hotel entrance.
"Why are you here?"
"If you can come, of course I can come too. I have been waiting for you for a long time and you are finally back." Li Jianbo stood up.
Li Wei was still a little incredulous, and asked in surprise: "Did you install a positioning device on me? You can find me wherever I go."
"Maybe so."
Li Wei returned to his room, and Li Jianbo shamelessly followed him in.
Most hotels in Japan are very small, and the one they were standing in was no exception. Apart from a bed, the room could barely be turned around, and even a suitcase couldn't be unfolded. The bathroom was also extremely small.
He's already here, and it's hard to drive him away even though he has come all the way. Li Wei took off his scarf and hat and asked him: "When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Li Jianbo sat down on the edge of the bed and said: "I arrived in Otaru at two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I arrived at this hotel. I searched for a full two hours. I still couldn't get through when I called you, probably It’s about the signal.”
Li Wei went to the bathroom and changed his clothes. When he came out, he asked Jianbo if he had eaten. Li Jianbo naturally answered no. Li Wei thought for a moment and had no choice but to put on the down jacket that he had changed out of, as well as his hat and gloves, wrapping himself tightly. He turned to Jian Bo and said, "Let's go, let's go out to eat."
Li Wei naturally invited Jianbo to a sushi restaurant on Taiping Street for dinner. Li Jianbo is not picky about food and can eat anything. It's just that the food that didn't have much heat in my stomach still didn't warm up my body.
The kind shop owner told them what places to visit in Otaru on Christmas Eve, and Li Wei politely expressed his thanks.
After dinner, the two of them went to the Tomioka Church that the shopkeeper pointed out. Crowds of people were gathering here, and Jian Bo was worried about getting separated from Li Wei. After all, it would be inconvenient to be separated in a foreign country, so he kept holding her hand as soon as he came out of the sushi restaurant.
The two lingered in the scenery along the way and chatted a few words from time to time. To others, they looked like a couple in love.
Today is Christmas Eve, there will be mass in the church, and since it is a holiday, the place is much busier than usual. Li Wei stood under a tall Christmas tree and looked up. The Christmas tree was dotted with stars and was decorated in a very dazzling way. The person next to her gently pulled her. Li Wei thought Jianbo was going to say something to her, so she turned around and was about to ask him. Unexpectedly, Li Jianbo suddenly lowered his head, came close to her face, and touched her cheek. He pecked her gently and whispered "Happy birthday!" in her ear.
(End of chapter)