Later, Zhou Qichen did spend the Chinese New Year in Singapore. There are many Chinese people in Singapore, so of course they also celebrate the Spring Festival. He stayed on a low floor in the hotel, but he was still disturbed by the noise downstairs. So, he simply went downstairs and planned to go shopping. He has many friends, but his friends also have their own families. Every festival, they will definitely reunite with their families, so every year he is left alone. He thought it would be fine if he hid abroad, but he didn't expect that Singapore is also full of prosperity and the night market is bustling.
When he returned to Beijing, he was in a rare mood. The peak period after the Spring Festival was very stressful. Some pilots also went home, so those who did not take a vacation basically had nothing to do except adjusting to the jet lag. But before takeoff, Lang Feng suddenly sent a message to ask him if he was free in the evening. He looked at the chat history and then remembered that they had made an appointment for today last week, but then he forgot about it when he was abroad, and Lang Feng had not sent a text message to confirm, so he had never thought about it. Since he had made an appointment for today, it was not easy for him to change it - Lang Feng was only in Beijing two days a week, and he was not always free on these two days. In fact, it was more difficult to make an appointment with him than with himself. If he changed it again, he would not know how many weeks it would take for them to meet again. He just sent a "OK".
As a result, things went against his wishes. He had planned to land at 7:00 Beijing time, but something went wrong when he started to slide at Changi International Airport. The yellow light of the aircraft's ABS system failure was always on. When he stepped on the brakes while sliding on flat ground, the anti-lock brakes were locked and the fuselage began to tremble, not to mention sliding to the rotation speed. After they slid back, they asked the engineer to check on the plane. The passengers in the cabin were waiting, and they were very anxious. Zhou Qichen sent a WeChat message to Lang Feng during the engineer's inspection: The system is faulty, and it is estimated that it will be delayed for at least an hour. You should eat first, don't wait for me.
Lang Feng asked him: What system? Why is it broken? Zhou Qichen’s phone was muted, so he didn’t see the message and didn’t reply. Not only the passengers, but also he and the captain at the time were disturbed by the malfunction.
When he finally landed, it was already 9 o'clock Beijing time, and it was 9:30 when he finished signing the bill. He didn't even have time to change his clothes. He sent a message to Lang Feng and went to the parking lot to pick up the car.
"What's going on?" Lang Feng asked him directly without even saying hello after opening the door for him.
Zhou Qichen was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was talking about the WeChat message that he didn't have time to reply to.
"The ABS was locked, and we couldn't brake even on flat ground. We slid out and had to slide back to find someone to fix it." Zhou Qichen explained, "I was busy with the procedures at the time and didn't see your message, so I didn't reply. Sorry."
After he finished speaking, he looked up and exchanged glances with Lang Feng, then he realized… Was Lang Feng worried about his flight because he hadn’t heard his reply
Whether it was true or not, he had no way to verify it. Lang Feng just asked him how he solved it later. He was also a pilot flying Airbus, but Zhou Qichen also figured it out. ABS failure was not very common. He estimated that Lang Feng had never encountered it, otherwise he would not have asked so carefully.
Lang Feng asked him to sit in the room, then opened the refrigerator and asked him, "I ordered sushi tonight, do you want to have some?"