In the warm classroom, as the last ray of piano sound drifted away, Sui Xin smoothed the strings with unfinished content.

"What song is this?" Wei Ran asked, pouring a cup of tea for the other party.

"Pretend to be drunk, endure the madness" Sui Xin lifted her hands away from the guqin, took the teacup and explained with a smile, "This piece is called "Drunken Madness", do you want to learn it?"

"It's a bit difficult for me," Wei Ran said truthfully, and then immediately changed the subject, "When will you start recording the video? Do you need my help?"

"Now"

Sui Xin looked up at the electronic watch on the opposite wall, and while turning her wheelchair to the table in the corner, she said apologetically, "Well... it may take a long time for me to record the video. You may have to wait a little longer."

OK."

"It doesn't matter. It's okay to just leave Qin here with you first." Wei Ran stood up and helped her push the wheelchair to where she wanted to go.

"No, please don't!"

Sui Xin rejected the former's proposal without thinking, "Don't mention it, even the Youquan bed you brought here before can be replaced by my shop. I don't dare to let you put such a valuable thing here."

Wei Ran shook his head dumbfounded, and Wei Ran did not argue. He helped the other party take out a tripod and SLR from a plastic box, set them up, and connected a professional-looking pickup. Then he left the piano room and walked in.

elevator.

Listening to the intermittently faint music of the piano and Sui Xin's explanation from upstairs, Wei Ran slowed down his steps. Then he saw that Sui Xin's father had already hung a suspension sign at the door of the supermarket.

brand.

"Afraid of disturbing her," the uncle lowered his voice and said, "Let's go and sit inside?"

Wei Ran nodded and helped the other party gently pull the rolling shutter door. Then the two of them walked through the small door leading to the inner room and walked into a small living room that was not too big.

Compared with my aunt's family, perhaps Sui Xin's family is a true reflection of the Chinese people who work hard away from home.

A small room with not very good lighting, an equally small but full of smoke and smoke kitchen, as well as various sundries on the stairs leading to the second floor and photos of a family of three with various backgrounds on the wall, and of course,

On the windowsill with the only window, lush garlic seedlings were grown in large plastic bottles.

Sui Xin's father gently closed the door and said, "The house is a little messy, which makes you laugh."

"No chaos, it's much better than mine." Wei Ran sat on the sofa at the other party's signal, took the tea cup from the other party and asked, "Uncle Sui, how long have you been coming to Mao Zi's place?"

“It’s been a long time”

Dad Sui Xin pointed to a photo on the wall and said with emotion, "When I first came to Russia, the Soviet Union had just disintegrated less than a year ago. At that time, I followed my friends from my hometown, and each of my brothers carried two of them.

With a sack filled with clothes, shoes or lighters, I took a week-long train from China to Moscow to set up a stall, and then bought a lot of bargains from Moscow, and then took a week's train back to my country."

Speaking of this, Sui Xin's father pointed to Sui Xin's mother who was busy in the kitchen, "At that time, your aunt was in China helping me prepare the things I would bring here, and by the way, she also helped sell the things I carried back from Moscow.

I would go out and go back and forth twice a month. Those days were so painful that I could even tremble in my dreams."

"Have you been here for so many years?" Wei Ran clicked his tongue and asked, "Are you the first batch of traitors?"

“I would have stopped working after less than two years,”

Sui Xin's father shook his head and continued to recall, "I made a little money at that time, but there were more and more robberies on the train, so I simply went back to my hometown. Later, Sui Xin's legs were not good after she was born. During those years,

All the money I earned before was spent on the various treatment fees, but nothing happened.

Six or seven years ago, I thought there might be another opportunity here. After the girl finished junior high school, the whole family moved here. At that time, thanks to the help of your aunt and uncle, the supermarket was opened."

“Life is not easy”

Wei Ran sighed, his aunt was married, and his uncle Jiu Mengzi was more or less up to date, so his life was pretty good. But there were more people like Sui Xin who went abroad to work hard, and most of them

Life is really not as glamorous as others think, and the glamor they present is actually nothing more than the hard work and tears mixed with blood that others cannot see.

While chatting with Sui Xin's father, the sky outside the window was getting darker a little bit. The square table in the living room, which was not too big, was also covered with various side dishes and a red charcoal fire.

Copper hot pot. Not long after, Sui Xin was pushed over by her mother in a wheelchair.

"Is the recording finished?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

"The recording is finished," Sui Xin moved her red fingers and thanked, "Thanks to you for your help this time."

"Can't I still enjoy a hot pot meal?" Wei Ran joked and revealed the matter.

While eating hot hot pot around the table, everyone's conversation changed from the hardships of Uncle Sui's years as a boss to the various weird tricks that Sui Xin did when she was teaching Mao Mao how to play the guzheng.

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The meal ended with laughter and laughter. Wei Ran picked up his piano case and left the brightly lit small supermarket surrounded by this warm family.

On the way back, Wei Ran, who had not had a few glasses of wine, felt more and more aware that Sui Xin borrowed the piano, to him, was just an insignificant episode in this rare vacation.

But for the girl who can only sit in a wheelchair all day long, the training class helped her a lot, so that she happily chatted with her parents at the dinner table for a long time, and also made Wei Ran

I received the gratitude of that family.

So how much change will Gorman’s “little favor” bring to whom?

He parked the car at the entrance of the studio and sat in the car until the engine became cold, but he could not come up with an accurate answer.

After getting into the studio and locking the rolling shutter door, Wei Ran began to think about the issue of translation for the trip to the United States.

Suisui or Katenka, the only two candidates have their own advantages and disadvantages. From the bottom of his heart, he will never take Suisui on an adventure, otherwise if there is any danger, let alone his aunt

I can't explain it to Professor Alexey, and I'm afraid even my parents will have to turn things upside down.

After all, this girl Katenka is inextricably linked to the KGB. Whether taking her with her will cause additional trouble is something he cannot consider.

As for going alone, Wei Ran had not thought about it, but the person he wanted to meet had a special status, which forced him to treat it with caution. From this point of view, the advantages of bringing Ka Jianka with him outweighed the disadvantages.

With this in mind, Wei Ran simply took out the laptop Katianka had given him, connected it to the authenticator he took out of the food box, and prepared to ask about the other party's situation before making a decision.

After waiting for a while, Katenka's sleepy voice came from the laptop's speaker, "What's wrong, boss?"

"Did it disturb your rest?"

Wei Ran then subconsciously glanced at the time in the lower right corner. Although it was already past nine o'clock in the evening here, if the time difference was included, it would be around six o'clock in the afternoon on the other side.

"No, I just took a nap while there were no customers in the bar." Katenka breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"Do you know English?" Wei Ran, who was disturbing his dream, asked slightly embarrassed.

"Yes, of course I will." Katenka's tone gradually sobered up, "Do you need my help to translate something?"

"No." Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, then continued to ask, "Is it convenient for you to go to the United States? Will there be any trouble?"

"Why is it inconvenient?"

Katenka asked strangely, then seemed to realize what the former was worried about, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, boss, my background is very clean, I just went to the United States, there won't be any trouble."

"Really?" Wei Ran asked worriedly.

"Since you are my boss, I think there will be no joking between us." Katenka said seriously, "Besides, I cherish my life very much."

Hearing this, Wei Ran did not respond hastily, but carefully considered the consequences of taking Katenka with him and the troubles he might encounter, and then hesitantly asked, "In that case, why did you run away with me recently?"

How about a trip to the United States?”

"and you?"

Katenka was stunned for a moment, "This is against the rules. The less we see each other, the better...Forget it, pretend I didn't say it, I really want to go out for a walk. So what time? Where is the destination?"

Listening to the excitement that could not be concealed in the second half of the other party's tone, Wei Ran shook his head helplessly and gave an ambiguous answer, "As soon as possible. You can go to the United States by yourself and go anywhere for a few days.

Just remember not to get into trouble. I will inform you before I leave, and you can pick me up at the Dallas Airport in Texas in advance."

"I need to find a way to get some weapons from the local area or..."

"unnecessary"

Wei Ran didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking before he said, "I'm just here for fun, I just need a trustworthy translator. So neither I nor you need to do anything dangerous, let alone prepare any weapons. Of course,

If it’s convenient, you can rent a car in advance.”

"No problem, I'll send you an email before I leave."

"You are a tourist," Wei Ran finally reminded with worry.

"I know, I know, I'm still a translator, is there anything else?"

Katenka's voice was slightly distant, and at the same time, the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets came from the laptop speaker. Obviously, the girl was already making preparations.

"That's all, remember not to cause trouble." After Wei Ran said, he reached out and unplugged the authenticator connected to the computer and put it back into the food box in the metal book.

"I have to find a chance to improve my English, otherwise it will be too troublesome..."

Wei Ran secretly muttered something he had said more than once before, and while walking to the bedroom on the second floor, he wondered if there was a chance to find some "inherited and orderly" World War II objects in the United States this time, and send him to a relatively safe place.

Learn some cultural knowledge on the battlefield.

Using the time before departure, Wei Ran found an excuse to push things like visas to his mother who also runs a travel agency in China, while he himself put all his experiences into reading about the U.S. Army during World War II.

In the history of participating in wars, with a strong sense of utilitarianism, they tried to pick out a relatively safe battle.

With only the last day left of the year, Weiran's flight landed smoothly at the Capital Airport in China.

When he walked out of the airport pick-up gate with his large and small luggage, Suisui, who came specially to pick him up, immediately grabbed the suitcase and asked, "My godmother said you are going to the United States?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it..."

Wei Ran muttered helplessly to himself, and while handing the luggage to the other party, he replied, "I really want to go to the United States, but it's not just for fun, I'm going to meet someone."
To be continued...