140. Chapter 140 "Xu Hongdou, me" (please vote for me, please vote for recommendations)
Author: Lao Tuo
Chapter 140 "Xu Hongdou, me" (please vote for me, please vote for recommendations)
Visa on arrival in Nepal.
It should be the simplest. You only need a passport, two photos, and fill in some documents after landing.
Because it is located at the foothills of the Himalayas, it has beautiful mountains and rivers but is also poor and backward. Its flag is also the only non-rectangular flag in the world.
After a bumpy ride on the plane, after landing, during the "Namaste" trip, Zhang Wentao and Xu Hongdou, who only brought simple luggage, took the local old and dilapidated Alto to the hotel they had booked.
It is also the best five-star hotel in Kathmandu, located on King's Avenue.
It only takes 9 minutes to take a taxi from Durbar Square. It only takes a few minutes to walk to visit King's Road. It only takes a few steps to go to Thamel Street and Dream Garden.
It is very suitable for tourists who pay more attention to hotels and have higher requirements for hotels.
Generally speaking, those who come to travel on a budget will basically gather in Thamel, where there are not only many B&Bs, but also many gem shops, scarf shops, specialty T-shirt shops and bars.
Not only is the accommodation cheap, but food doesn't cost much either.
It's the favorite place to stay when the madman is around.
"Hello you two, do you have a reservation?"
After getting off the car and coming to the front desk of the hotel, Xu Hongdou took the passports of the two of them and handed them to the front desk staff. He took out his mobile phone and said, "Yes, I made the reservation on Booking.com. This is your confirmation letter."
As she said that, she handed the phone to the other person and at the same time looked at Zhang Wentao next to her.
Zhang Wentao's energy seemed to be even worse than before he got on the plane. Perhaps it was because it was too bumpy and he had no energy at all.
The person at the front desk could also tell that both of them were not in good condition, so they quickly confirmed their room types, asked them to fill in some basic check-in information while collecting payment, and then returned the keys and passports.
Two people.
"Do you want to eat something first?"
Because he had no luggage, Xu Hongdou decided to take them upstairs to introduce the service staff who could get some tips, and then asked Zhang Wentao.
"No, I'll call the madman's parents."
Zhang Wentao shook his head, took out his mobile phone, walked out of the hotel lobby and dialed the phone number given to him by Ge Ge. The call was almost hung up because of timeout before the other party connected.
The call was answered by the madman's father, who understood the purpose of the call. The other party choked with sobs and explained that the procedures had been completed with the help of the embassy staff. After cremation locally tomorrow, the ashes would be taken back to the country.
After the two parties agreed on the meeting place and time tomorrow.
Zhang Wentao returned to the hotel.
Looking at Xu Hongdou who was tired of traveling with him, he was moved but also felt sorry for him: "Tomorrow at 9:30 in the morning, he will be cremated at a place called the Burning Corpse Temple."
Xu Hongdou nodded and said with relief: "I'll take you to your room to rest first. Our rooms are next to each other. You sleep for a while, and then we go to eat. You didn't move anything on the plane."
"Well, let's go back to the room first." Zhang Wentao nodded.
Although he was mentally exhausted, he was not sleepy at all. He thought about many things while on the plane. When he got off the plane and saw this poor and backward place, he really couldn't understand why the madman had to come here.
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Are those mountains really that fascinating?
Are those scenery really worth taking the risk to pursue?
He couldn't understand and didn't want to think about it any more. He followed Xu Hongdou to the room. The moment he turned the key, he noticed Xu Hongdou standing next to him in his peripheral vision.
"You can go back too, thank you."
Zhang Wentao said calmly without looking at the other party.
Xu Hongdou was silent for a long time: "Let me accompany you. I want to hear your story with the madman."
Zhang Wentao said nothing, nodded, opened the door, and walked in.
Although the room does not give people a simple and luxurious feeling like domestic hotels, it is very characteristic of the local ethnic characteristics. The pattern of the carpet on the floor echoes the color of the bedding.
However, neither Zhang Wentao nor Xu Hongdou had the intention to appreciate the novelty brought by this exotic hotel.
After the two sat down, Zhang Wentao opened a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Xu Hongdou and said, "Actually, I thought a lot on the plane."
"Me too." Xu Hongdou took the water, took a sip and hesitated: "Crazy parents, are you okay?"
"Not sure."
After the two sat down, Zhang Wentao shook his head. He could only hear that the other person was choking on his words because of grief. When he asked to see them, he was rejected.
The other party's attitude seemed to be gratifying because he was his son's friend, but he also seemed to be disgusted because he was his son's friend.
It's very contradictory, but also very normal.
Zhang Wentao can understand.
If it weren't for a so-called "friend" like him, their son wouldn't have lost his life here so early.
This made him very hesitant and confused.
I don’t know what kind of mentality I should use tomorrow to face an elderly couple who have lost their beloved son. Should I show sympathy or regret?
He wasn't even sure.
"How did you two meet?" Xu Hongdou sat down and asked softly.
"Because we happened to face each other while eating, and then we became partners."
"Then what?"
"Then..." Zhang Wentao looked out the window and recalled: "Then we started chatting, he traveled on a poor trip, and I traveled on a rich trip. Later, he said that it was pointless and meaningless for me to play like this."
As he spoke, Zhang Wentao lowered his head, tears welled up in his eyes again, and his voice choked with sobs: "Until now, I still don't understand the meaning of his poor travels."
"Then do you think it would be interesting to travel on a budget with him?"
After Xu Hongdou finished speaking, he took out a few tissues from the paper drawer on the table, handed them to Zhang Wentao, and said: "Although I don't know what the meaning of traveling on a budget is, it is definitely not to make my friends cry here."
"Zhang Wentao, what happened to the madman was just an accident."
"And we don't know which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident, right?"
Zhang Wentao lowered his head and sobbed all the time. Not only was he unable to lift his head because of the pain and sobbing, he also didn't want Xu Hongdou to see his helpless look.
That night, when he shared his parents' affairs with the other party, although he also cried, he was not as helpless and hoarse as yesterday and now.
Xu Hongdou looked at Zhang Wentao silently without making a sound.
And as Zhang Wentao cried, she also thought of Chen Nanxing, who passed away not long ago, and also thought of Chen Nanxing's parents.
That night, after learning that their daughter was ill, the old couple also grew older overnight.
Misfortunes that happen to children often come back to their parents in the end.
After a long time, Zhang Wentao seemed to be tired of crying and said "I'm sorry" to Xu Hongdou beside him, then ran to the bathroom and found out when he came out again.
Xu Hongdou, who had been with him since last night, had fallen asleep quietly on the sofa.
Looking at the other party's fair face, the dark circles around his eyes, and the fatigue that could not be concealed even when sleeping, Zhang Wentao remembered that she had been with him when he was most helpless from last night to now.
Be by your side.
But when he fell into sadness because of his friend's departure, he ignored that she had been holding his hand...