"By the way, little brother, have you returned the room card yet?" Muzi asked, using this as a starting point for the topic.
"Sent to the claim office."
"This time I'm really bothering you. If I hadn't been in a hurry, I should have sent it over." Muzi's gaze suddenly eased.
"Everyone has their inconvenient times."
Luo Qiu looked at a small black spot on the sea level, it must be a small island or something
"By the way, from the looks of it, you should still be a student, right? Are you here to play with your girlfriend during the golden week?"
This seemed to be a very talkative lady, and the topic unknowingly revolved around Luo Qiu, but unexpectedly, some of Ms. Muzi's questions did not produce offensive emotions.
Or maybe because of the affinity of being a woman, maybe because of the skill of being a social person. After the topic is opened, Ms. Muzi will also talk about her own things, "... If you have the opportunity, you should really go to the Tibetan Plateau. If you like to travel, I will recommend it."
"If there is a chance." Luo Qiu nodded with a smile.
Ms. Muzi intertwined her fingers and stretched comfortably against the sea breeze, as if she was very satisfied with the delicacy of the sea breeze here. She took a deep breath and said, "Well... I've had enough rest, my little brother is quite happy chatting with you. I thought there would be a generation gap at your age. "
Luo Qiu thought for a while, but said: "The generation gap is probably formed because of the need to argue. It's good to talk about other things. People of different ages can always find common ground."
Ms. Muzi was stunned, and subconsciously said: "However, when people communicate with each other, you can't just talk about the things you like. After a long time, friction will inevitably arise. After all, human beings are independent, non-replicable and complex. Individual. If you only stay in simple contact with people, it may be difficult to find close friends.”
"Thank you for your teaching." Luo Qiu nodded.
Ms. Muzi suddenly opened her bag, "Little brother, just take it as a thank you gift for giving me the room card. I bought it when I traveled to the plateau a few years ago. I hope it can bring you good luck." .”
A chain of tiny wooden beads.
Luo Qiu picked it up curiously, and saw that each bead was engraved with a Sanskrit character, each of them was different, although it looked rough at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to have an indescribable sense of delicacy.
"Your body is like glass, clear inside and out." Ms. Muzi said softly, "The words on the beads are the translated meanings. I hope you can be the same inside and out, and be a worry-free person."
"It's too precious." Luo Qiu shook his head, intending to return the bracelet.
Ms. Muzi smiled, "Acquaintance is fate. Although I am not a Buddhist, I quite like this kind of saying. If I can give you a little kindness, and you can share my kindness with others, life will be better." become better."
After saying that, Ms. Muzi stood up, patted Luo Qiu's shoulder lightly, then glanced at You Ye beside Luo Qiu with a very sly look, and then smiled and said, "Of course, that's fine too." Treat those around you well."
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"Ms. Muzi, you are very well-bred." Maids generally rarely open their mouths to praise others.
"The body is like glass, clear inside and out." Luo Qiu played with the wooden bead bracelet in his hand, and suddenly smiled: "It seems that this sea trip is really good."
"Master, this bracelet seems to have a very weak spiritual power...it is a very gentle power." You Ye said his own opinion: "If ordinary people wear it, they will probably feel refreshed. And there were no adverse reactions."
"It's probably consecrated by some eminent monk with good morals." Luo Qiu looked at You Ye, "Although I haven't actually been there, but on the plateau, I heard that this kind of little thing consecrated by an eminent monk is quite popular, but it's really It seems that it is not easy to find those who can be consecrated."
As he said that, the boss directly put the bracelet on his wrist... He felt much stronger than ordinary people, and the faint energy on the bracelet immediately exuded a sense of calm, which was well caught by him. caught it.
"Muzi, Muzi... Lee."
Luo Qiu smiled slightly, and continued to look at the black spot on the sea that was gradually approaching... The travel brochure placed next to it introduced that this is a small island called Haibei.
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The lid rubbed against the mouth of the stainless steel jug, making a sound of metal scraping. The old captain had already drank almost half of the vodka in it, and he felt a warmth in his body.
Standing on the second deck, the old captain just looked at the people below... He would often look at the tourists on the deck here, and it would take tens of minutes to pass.
However, this time is probably the coldest time he has seen during the hot golden week in the past ten years... almost no one.
Only a man and woman who looked like a young couple sat on a bench on the deck, silently looking at the seaside... It has been a while.
The old captain naturally recognized this young couple... This is the young man and woman traveling with Officer Ma.
"Silently accompany..." The old captain's eyes suddenly became cloudy, as if he was thinking about something.
He took another sip of his spirits and took out his pocket watch.
Footsteps came from behind the old captain. It was the sound of leather shoes hitting the deck. He almost didn't need to turn his head to know who was coming, because this was the person he had asked to meet.
"Dad, are you looking for me?"
The person who came was... Mu Qinghai, the deputy captain.
At this moment, the old captain shook the wine bottle in his hand, and suddenly brought it in front of Mu Qinghai. Mu Qinghai was taken aback, frowned and said, "Dad, are you drinking again?"
"There's not much left." Mu Enli shook his head, and suddenly said, "You should drink some too... We haven't had a drink together for a long time."
"I don't drink during working hours." Mu Qinghai still shook his head.
But Mu Enli said: "For people like us who have been on the boat all our lives, if we don't have wine, it means that we have lost half of our lives. Why don't you understand?"
Mu Qinghai still shook his head: "If you drink, you can find a place to drink when you get off the shore. As the deputy captain of a ship, I will never drink alcohol on board anyway."
But Mu Enli happily took a sip by himself, turned around, and leaned against the railing, the strong wind almost blew his hat away, so he had to take it off.
While looking at the badge on the hat, Mu Enli said calmly: "Everyone on the boat is afraid of me, but I can always find someone who is willing to drink with me. But you can't find any... Whether it's going to work or off work When you are here, everyone will just keep you at arm's length, do you know why?"
Mu Qinghai said calmly: "Work has a work system. If the crew has any doubts about me, they can ask me. If I am wrong after the discussion, I will naturally correct it. As for keeping a respectful distance... I am only strict with myself. If they To be afraid of me is to prove that I have my own prestige on board."
"wrong."
Mu Enli shook his head, "Wrong, it's not because you have prestige, it's just because you don't know how to drink. You don't understand that the most important thing on this ship is not me or you, nor the manager, but every sailor on board."
"Dad, what year is it? Sailors' methods are outdated." Mu Qinghai retorted: "Maybe you can deepen the relationship with the crew, but it doesn't improve the work efficiency at all. The staff on the ship The annual change rate is very large, and it would be too time-consuming to cultivate relationships one by one... Besides, they are just employees on the ship, not sailors."
It seemed that he was talking too much, Mu Qinghai took a deep breath, and his tone eased, "Dad, when you return to the voyage this time, you will retire. After retirement, you can enjoy your life and don't worry about anything else." It's over... From now on, I will do better. So, leave the rest of the matter to me, don't worry about it anymore. "
Mu Enli was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Qing Hai, you were really in the control room last night, didn't you leave?"
"Except for walking away for a while during the power outage, nothing." Mu Qinghai couldn't see any changes on his face, and then asked, "Why do you ask like that?"
"No." Mu Enli shook his head: "It's nothing, let's do this. We will arrive at Haibei Island soon, let's go prepare and see how many tourists are willing to disembark and go sightseeing."
"Okay." Mu Qinghai nodded, then turned and left.
After the old captain stayed here for a while, he planned to leave.
Before leaving, the old captain took another look at the young couple sitting on the deck watching the sea, and said softly, "It would be great if we could be together forever..."
He put on his captain's hat again, straightened it in the wind, and with his hands behind his back, he walked silently into the big ship that had been there for thirty years.