Li Chuan said, we can't stay indoors, it's too easy to run amok. He took me out the door.
In fact, we are all a little tired, and Li Chuan must be even more tired. When I was at the door, I suddenly said, "Li Chuan, lower your head, I have something for you."
I untied the evil spirit protection on my chest and put it on for him. That piece of jade is warm and smooth, carrying my body temperature. I thought Li Chuan had seen this piece of jade a long time ago, but I have always had the habit of wearing all kinds of glass beads and colored stones on my body, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
"What is this?" He held the jade in front of his eyes and observed it against the sunlight.
"Repel evil spirits. Do you know? This year is your calamity year, take this to ward off evil spirits."
He frowned slightly: "When did you believe this?"
"Don't you think you've been unlucky lately?"
"Well, kind of."
"Let me tell you, because you have been crushed by me!"
"Have you got it?"
"You belong to water, I belong to earth. Turk restrains water!"
He laughed: "What age is this, do you still believe this?"
"Do you believe it?"
"I don't believe it at all."
Forget it, don't talk to him if you don't believe me. Just be careful not to overwhelm him.
Li Chuan said to take me to the lake.
I followed him down a gravel path, up and down the stairs. Li Chuan walked very slowly, almost moving forward step by step. Also take a break every few steps. At first it was him holding me, then it was almost me holding him. The lake is clearly in front of us, but we walked for more than half an hour.
It's the peak tourist season, and there are bars all over the lake. Some people sing and play guitar in the open air, and there are performances by entertainers. Many people walk barefoot on the wooden bridge. Everyone is very happy and lively.
"Ice cream! Haagen-Dazs! Li Chuan, over there!"
I ate a Haagen-Dazs at the airport just now, and I still can't get enough. When I saw an ice cream shop in the distance, I yelled.
He walked forward with me, and said unhurriedly: "What Haagen-Dazs, I want to eat Swiss ice cream here, Movenpick."
When I entered the ice cream shop, Li Chuan bought me a big cup, half of which was chocolate and half was pineapple.
"This is dark chocolate. It may be a bit bitter, but it will become addictive if you get used to it."
"Delicious." I ate a big spoonful happily. I looked down and saw two seven or eight-year-old girls next to me, each holding a cup exactly like mine, licking greedily there, and couldn't help being a little embarrassed. Turning around, he asked Li Chuan, "Don't you eat it yourself?"
He shook his head: "I used to love to eat it. Now...you can't eat too much sweets, and you will be found out if you eat it. But it's the same when you eat it."
Suddenly someone shouted not far away: "Alex! Hello! Alex!"
We followed the reputation, and in the open-air bar opposite, a blonde beauty waved to us through the railing. Then she and a man with chestnut hair ran towards us hand in hand.
Li Chuan hugged them separately, chattering German.
"Xiaoqiu, these two are Sabina and Auburn. They are both my middle school classmates and they just got married last month." Li Chuan introduced them to me one by one, "I sent a gift, but unfortunately I missed the wedding."
He introduced me to them, and I shook hands with them and wished them a happy wedding in English.
"They don't understand English, they just asked me if you are my cousin. I used to bring Colette to eat ice cream."
faint. Do I look really small
I don't know what Li Chuan said, but after listening to the introduction, these two people looked at me with sweet and touching eyes. When talking, Li Chuan's arm has been around my waist, showing a natural and intimate attitude. In order for me to understand their conversation, he softly translated every sentence they said from German into English, and explained his own German to me again in Chinese. The three languages flicked back and forth on the tip of his tongue without colliding with each other.
"They ask you, would you like to have a drink together? Instead of beer, you can drink Apfelschorle. Apfelschorle is an apple soda."
I whispered: "Li Chuan, you can't drink. There are too many people in the bar, so don't go."
Li Chuan nodded, and said quietly: "It's convenient for people who are sick, and it's easy to refuse anything. I'll tell them I can't drink. You're jet-lagged. You need to rest."
He spoke a lot of German, and hugged the two of them separately, and they left reluctantly.
I asked Li Chuan: "Why is your German so nice? It's like French?"
"I'm not Hitler. Besides, German doesn't sound bad."
Naturally, he took me again and continued to lead me for a walk by the lake. I followed him so closely that it felt a little surreal. Alas—how many years have it been since Li Chuan and I walked on the street like a couple
There are flocks of swans and wild ducks swimming on the tranquil lake.
We whispered under a big tree. A gust of wind was blowing, it was a bit cold, I couldn't help but sneezed. Li Chuan stood up and put his body close to me, with one arm propped on the tree pole, shielding me from the wind.
"Cold?"
"not cold."
"Go into the sun and be warm," he said.
"Wait until I finish eating the ice cream."
He smiled faintly: "Look at you, your mouth is black after eating."
"Ah?" I panicked, "It was like this just now? In front of your classmates?"
"Well. Otherwise, why would people ask if you are my cousin?"
Embarrassed. I looked in the pouch for napkins, but there weren't any.
"I'll come," he said.
Before he could figure out what was going on, someone held his mouth and licked all the ice cream off it.
"Are you ready?" I was so embarrassed that my heart was beating wildly.
"And here."
Suck my fingers, one by one.
"What are you doing? It's in the public."
"Will you still eat ice cream in the future?"
"Eat it. I only eat it when you are around. Hehe."
Li Chuan bought me a piece of bread, and he and I lay down on the railing by the lake, watching me break it open bit by bit to feed the ducks.
After standing with me for a while, he pointed to a bench under the shade of a tree and said, "Hey slowly, I'll sit over there for a while."
I looked back at him, his spirit was happy, but his face was terribly pale, his eyes were slightly lowered, and he was a little tired. I couldn't help thinking that he was weak at the airport, but just now he accompanied me in line to buy sausages, and walked with me from up to down the mountain, walking so far.
"You're tired," I said warily, "let's go home."
"No no," he shook his head, "I just need a break."
"The chair is so hard, you won't be comfortable sitting on it..."
"Okay, stop arguing."
I didn't dare to leave Li Chuan, and sat down on the bench with him. His face was as pale as paper, even a little blue under the dazzling sunlight. I held his hand and asked, "Are you okay? Do you need medicine?"
"It's all right," he said. The phone rang suddenly. He glanced at the number and turned on the phone.
"elder brother."
"Well, don't worry, I got her."
"I won't be going back to the hospital today. I will accompany Xiaoqiu to walk around. She will only stay for one day."
"Signed, of course. Herman's not here."
"Not tired, Finn will follow me."
"I said I would not go back to the hospital today, including tonight of course."
"NO."
"Xiaoqiu isn't here, I went to feed the ducks."
"Aren't you annoying? Don't ask the nurse to come over, and you won't die if you miss a day of infusion."
"Don't tell Dad, let alone grandparents. Otherwise, you will have to pay me back all the money you owe me tomorrow."
"Hmm. I'll be careful."
"By the way, I want to take Xiao Qiu to the Kunststuben for dinner. Don't you know the owner there? Give me a call. I'm afraid I can't get a seat... Seven o'clock tonight. Then we go to Valmann ar... Yes, yes Yes, no alcohol."
"Goodbye. Greetings, René."
He picked up the line and said to me: "René just opened MSN and asked if you were missing."
For this time's recklessness, I have already regretted going home. Li Chuan needs to be hospitalized, and he would rather interrupt the treatment in order to be with me. Even if he didn't care about it, his family would definitely not agree.
I licked my lips and said, "Li Chuan, you should go back—"
He interrupted me: "Don't worry, I'm really fine."
Just then, the phone rang again. He took it out, glanced at the number, didn't answer it, and stuffed it back into his pocket.
After five rings, the bell stopped. Ten seconds later, it rang again.
"Li Chuan, answer the phone."
He sighed and turned on the phone:
"dad."
"I am at home."
"Herman called you?"
"I have a friend who came from China and stayed for only one day. I have to accompany her."
"I signed it. It doesn't matter, don't be so nervous, okay?"
"It'll be fine."
"Then what do you want from me?"
"NO."
"NO."
"NO. I said I'll be fine and I'll go back to the hospital tomorrow night. No, you don't need to come back. I don't need a nurse right now."
"Dad, you are here again!"
"dad!"
"I'm tired, I'm going to hang up, bye."
With that said, he hung up the phone. I looked at him nervously. Unexpectedly, a minute later, the phone rang again. Li Chuan's face suddenly became very gloomy.
Immediately, there was a beautiful arc in the air. With the dull sound of water, the black mobile phone disappeared into the lake.
"Li Chuan, listen to me," I begged eagerly, "don't worry your dad. I'll accompany you back to the hospital, okay?"
"No." He sat very calmly, resolutely.
The basket gets bigger and bigger. I sat beside him sullenly, silently looking at a pool of clear water. He took a deep breath to keep the tears from falling.
With one arm on my shoulder, Li Chuan hugged me vigorously: "Don't worry about my dad, my dad is in Hong Kong. The whip... or something."
"The whip is not as long as the belly of the horse."
"Yes, that's what it means."
"Li Chuan, what's the name of this lake?"
He laughed and looked down at me: "Silly girl, this is the Lake Zurich I often tell you about."
"Oh! No wonder it's so big!" I asked, "Does everyone in your family live in this area?"
"Well. Some of them live elsewhere. My uncle and the others live in another town. My grandfather used to live in the French-speaking part of Bern, but later moved here for the convenience of business."
I pretended to yawn, and made a plan: "Li Chuan, I'm sleepy, I want to sleep."
"Don't sleep, just come here for a day and take a nap. I'll take you to a coffee shop to drink Espresso. There is a small coffee shop nearby, and it tastes very good. Drink two cups and you'll be refreshed." He was unmoved.
"I'm really sleepy, why don't you go back with me."
He stood up and took me to the street to ask for a rental: "Didn't it mean that the clothes are broken? Let's buy them. You like skirts, and they are just on sale in spring and summer." Well, one thing is one thing, this man just won't let him sleep .
I saw travel brochures on the plane, and they all said that Banhof Avenue is a shopper's paradise. Summer clothes are available in April, and I can buy a few skirts. If I'm lucky, I can even run into a discount. However, Zurich itself is also a well-known high-consumption area in Europe, even if it is discounted, it will not be much cheaper. If I didn't have Li Chuan by my side, I might spend a whole day shopping around, maybe I could find something cheap and good. But... today... forget it.
Unexpectedly, the taxi stopped in a small alley.
"Is this Banhofstrasse?"
"The one we passed just now has a lot of banks and shops, it's Banhof. It's not here, but it's very close. Good clothing stores are all in the alley. This Salvatore Schito has good men's and women's clothing. I used to be here I bought shoes."
We walked in, and Li Chuan sat down on the sofa. A gentle and pretty saleswoman who can speak fluent English patiently accompanies me to choose clothes. I tried on two dresses at an astonishing speed, and under Li Chuan's hint, I tried on two pairs of leather shoes and a handbag. In less than thirty minutes, big and small bags came out.
"Why do you buy clothes so fast every time?"
"Because you paid for it."
"Why do you have to haggle for half an hour for a dish worth a few cents when you are in Beijing?"
"because I like it."
Someone is speechless.
"Don't be in a hurry to get in the car, there are still a few shops ahead, follow me." Li Chuan led me and wanted to continue walking.
"I have bought everything I want, and I don't want to go shopping."
When dragging Li Chuan back to the taxi, he couldn't hide the tiredness on his face. But his plan is full: go to the cafe to drink coffee first, then visit the art gallery, cathedral, Leitberg Museum, have dinner in the evening, go to the bar to drink and listen to jazz... Unexpectedly, when the car started, it swayed on the road After a few moments, he fell asleep next to me. I took the opportunity to take out the address he wrote me first and asked the driver to take us home.
The half-dream and half-awake Li Chuan was dragged to the dormitory by me and the driver, where he fell headlong on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. Seeing him sleeping so soundly, I was also sleepy, so I simply lay down beside him and took a nap.
Li Chuan cuddled up to me as tightly as before. In my sleep, I heard him groan, arched his body, stretched out his hands to hold the injured leg and panted slightly. After the operation, Li Chuan had severe bone pain all the time, which was relieved by taking analgesics. More than ten years have passed, and the pain has become chronic. Although it is not as frequent and severe as before, when it breaks out, it is still painful and painful. This kind of situation has happened to me several times in the days when I was with Li Chuan. Usually he would get up in the middle of the night, take painkillers and sleeping pills, and then go to another room to rest. Painkillers didn't help much, heat packs worked well. But every time it happens, Li Chuan doesn't want me to know. I couldn't help him until I was woken up by him tossing and turning in bed, dripping with cold sweat.
I went to the bathroom to warm up a towel and put it on his slightly trembling body. Seeing his eyelids moving slightly, he seemed to want to wake up, but he was so sleepy, he tossed and turned on the bed a few times, and fell asleep again. In the haze, lost my location, he called vaguely: "Xiaoqiu..."
"Sleep, I'm here." I touched his face.
He fell asleep peacefully.