Waiting for a Sunny Day

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A Hapless “Cottage”(Less Quality) Woman Part 2

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“Nan Nan, I am about to study abroad, and now I am at the airport.” It’s almost time to enter customs and Xiao Qing finally could not resist anymore, called her good sister Wei Nan.

Wei Nan on the other phone line apparently just woke up, seems quite shocked, after a long time, choke out of mouth only two words: “Xiao Qing…”

Xiao Qing felt her heart soured, pretend nothing happens, smiled and said: “You do not need to come with Xiao [this indicates little] Juan to send me off, I will contact you guys after I arrive there…”

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Qing looked down at her watch, there is still an hour and a half left before the plane takes off.

Wei Nan and Qi Juan are her best sisters, beginning from the same middle school they have stuck together like glue, now that she’s going to go study abroad alone, today parting ways, does not know when will get to see each other again.

Each time she graduates she has lost a lot of friends, this time are the two closest people to her. Xiao Qing forces a smile on her face, in reality she is quite sad. A person goes study abroad in a strange place, alone, thinking such makes it miserable and pitiful. However, compared to being forced to go on a blind date, this misery is nothing…

Xiao Qing clenched her fists tightly, and secretly motivates herself.

Did not expect Wei Nan and Qi Juan actually came, seeing the two breathe heavily after rushing over, Xiao Qing cannot help but happily stand up, and joked: “Didn’t I say you guys do not need to send me off? You two are quite loyal.”

“In the US you must take good care of yourself.” Wei Nan firmly grasped Xiao Qing’s hand, breathing furiously and saying, “Come back if not used to it. I have a bowl of rice, and decided you will not lack any less than a bowl of porridge. I am willing to sacrifice everything (idiom) to feed you. ”

Qi Juan glares at Xiao Qing and said: “After arriving there abroad remember to take care of yourself, you hear? Cannot miss a single hair strand.”

Xiao Qing was touched and hugged them, patted both their shoulders and said: “You guys also do the same by taking care of yourself. If there is something coming up, remember to leave me a message. Although my body in a foreign country, my soul will always be with you guys.”

Wei Nans firmly pats Xiao Qing’s shoulder and said: “My soul will always guard you from behind.”

Qi Juan glances at the two people, “You guys are so disgusting.” When she finished speaking, move close to Xiao Qing’s ear and warns, “Remember if you have gotten entangled in a peach blossoms fate [basically means involved in a love fate], when you discovered signs of anything wrong, say you are a lesbian and have a girlfriend in the country already, your sister will come forward and help you. ”

Seeing the mother’s eyes suddenly swept over toward their side, Xiao Qing quickly let go of Qi Juan’s embrace, smiled and said:. “OK, I got it, this is your special killer technique/martial arts move, and once make the move the enemy will no longer have a st.u.r.dy armor but paper.”

Qi Juan nodded: “Remembering is good, also the your move of using softness to conquer strength (idiom) to deal with your mother, you want to continue to display its might. When you laugh you look like a man, I am confident that with your thick face, exploring outside will not be a problem at all. ”

“En, I’ll try.” Xiao Qing smiles and shook the hand of Qi Juan “Estimate 2 or 3 years will be able to come back, you guys don’t rush to get married, I want to be your bridesmaid.”

Qi Juan quickly said: “What bulls.h.i.t are you sprouting, before the age of twenty-eight I avoid talking about marriage. You and Wei Nan, whoever gets married first will be punished by becoming my slave for a month cleaning toilet.”

This is too evil … Xiao Qing cannot help murmur to herself.

Wei Nan said: “OK, cleaning toilet is cleaning toilet, I’m certainly will not nr the first one.” Having said she turned to look at Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing quickly nodded: “Of course, it’s a deal then.”

Seeing the time for the plane to take off is near, but the three girls are huddling endlessly, Yue Ling could not help but urged: “Xiao Qing, it’s time to go”

Xiao Qing reluctantly say goodbye to Wei Nan and Qi Juan, and pull her suitcase in front of her parents.

Yue Ling looked at her, and dully said: ” After you arrived there, your cousin will come to pick you up, you will temporarily lived in her house, you know right?”

Xiao Qing nodded: “En.”

“Refrain from eating junk food.”

“…Ok.”

“Don’t nap too much.”

“…Ok.”

Yue Ling looked down at her watch, “Almost time, let’s go.”

The broadcast reminds the pa.s.sengers to board, Xiao Qing was reluctant and turns around to say, “Dad, Mom, is there anything else you want to tell/inform me?”

Yue Ling impatiently waved, “Dawdling for what, hurry up and go.”

Xiao Zheng De on the contrary laughs very gently, came and hugged his daughter, “Bon Voyage, when arrive at cousin’s house remember to give us a call.”

“En, goodbye mom and dad.” Xiao Qing nodded at her parents, waved to her two sisters standing not far, and turned to go to the checkpoint.

When she was finally able to board successfully, Xiao Qing finds a seat to sit down, put away her luggage, fastens her seatbelt, her mind feel not at ease while waiting for takeoff. To a hapless village woman’s first time going on plane alone, the transatlantic journey is filled with novelties. The MP3 in ears rings the singer’s clear voice: “Waiting for a sunny day, we’ll meet again, you said, when I hear the wind blows I shall see. Smiled and said goodbye, we will certainly meet again, relaxed heart will see forever.”

Xiao Qing turns off the MP3, looks out at the clear blue sky, and takes a deep breath.

New York, here I come!

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Xiao Qing sleep lethargically on the plane, strange dreams came one by one, perhaps it is due to reading too much novels, the mind is a bit chaotic, even the species she was never interested such as aliens and vampires encircle in her dreams, smiling and talking to her. Finally, a pale vampire leans toward her ears and said:” You are so sweet.” and then his teeth sank into her neck, “Your blood is so sweet.”

Xiao Qing sweated profusely and woken herself up, always feel an indescribable sense of coldness surrounding her neck, could not help but reach out and touched her neck. She is impressed by her ability to dream, the details are full of twists and turns, the ending is very soul stirring, and even a vampire know how to speak in English.

She turned to look out the window, outside is still a vast expanse of clouds, various shapes of clouds spreading as far as the eye can see below the foot that separate and come together, just like a ma.s.sive soft rug. Does not know how long the plane flew, Xiao Qing always feels this type of flying is like flying out of Asia to other parts of world, also felt almost like flying out of Earth and into the universe.

When she was beginning to feel bored, the airplane suddenly announced that the plane is about to land. Xiao Qing at that time was shocked and looked down at her watch, Beijing seven o’clock, six o’clock in the afternoon for New York time. The flight was more than ten hours, she did not think she would actually sleep the entire flight to New York…

Airplane was preparing to land, the clouds under the foot are getting thinner, and Xiao Qing began to adjust her pouch on the side. Inexplicably a strange coldness appears on her neck just like when she first woke up, Xiao Qing could not help but turned around, only to find the source of this coolness – the young man on the next seat.

The man was wearing a dark gray-b.u.t.toned collared shirt, leaving two b.u.t.tons unb.u.t.toned, revealing a healthy wheat color skin. The big black sungla.s.ses covered half of his face, cannot see his facial expressions, just see his pinched lips revealed a coldness/indifference.

Yo, on the plane yet still wearing sungla.s.ses, this breaking att.i.tude, is it not a traveling whatever star/celebrity trying to avoid being photograph?

When thinking up to that point, the blood in Xiao Qing’s body immediately began to boil. Later when exiting out of the airport together, will I get to see a group of small lolis waving, holding banners, and shouting “XX I love you” to get his signature and end up crushing each other? To tell the truth, she has not seen the kind of spectacle before.

As the saying goes the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first [idiom; closer proximity reaps benefit], since it’s such an opportunity, why not strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom), ask for signature to sell, could be considered an unexpected profit.

Xiao Qing was going to use a book to ask him to sign, but hears him says flatly: “You sleep more than ten hours, said a lot of strange things while dreaming, would say Jiuyin Zhenjing (Nine Yin Manual) is mastered up to the ninth level, other time say my blood is not sweet. ”

His lips curl into a sneer, like mocking, but also looks interesting, anyway his intent in saying such thing, Xiao Qing cannot understand.

Something is off, forget about the signature.

Xiao Qing was always a following the people type of person, h.e.l.l that nonsense, even the cold Queen like her mom can easily be dealt calmly with for so many years. Involving in such a familiar situation thus obviously use “softness to conquer strength” technique, puts on a very sincere look, look at him apologetically, spoke in a particular conscientious tone: “I’m sorry to disturb your rest, when I was young I have a habit of talking in my sleep, ha ha, feel embarra.s.sed, I am sorry I also sometimes sleepwalking. Today not sleepwalking, maybe because I am on the plane, the seat belt is fastened too tightly. ”

She saw the corners of his mouth twitch, his face sullen, and that he did not speak a single word.

Xiao Qing smiled and continues to add, “As far as I know, a lot of people talk in their sleep. Well, next time we exit the [plane’s] door I shall wear a mask, you might as well … wear earplugs then?”

The man glared at her, and then silently turned away.

…

The aircraft soon landed, the man brought who brought a laptop immediately left, seemingly not wanting to be with Xiao Qing for even a second more.

Xiao Qing does not care; continue to slowly finish adjusting her pouch. Who needs to know he is some deity from wherever, anyway he’s just a stranger met on the plane. Who cares? Besides, every citizen has the right to “talk in one’s sleep”. Although her sleep-talking words are a bit strange, containing a lot of content of Chinese martial arts, Western fantasy, horror suspense, etc. – those would prove that she reads [cultured], and is quick-witted.

Eh! … a lot of people around her are looking at her.

Xiao Qing quickly lifts her luggage, and runs off the plane.

A big sleep causes absent-mindedness, when sleep was in the afternoon, when waking up was still the afternoon, she is jet-lagged, when she came out of the airport she felt a bit dizzy. Xiao Qing one hand is carrying few bags and a small suitcase, while the other hand is holding a huge suitcase to be checked over, step by step, slowly moved forward, eyeb.a.l.l.s cannot rest a bit, nervously looked around, hoping to see a big sign with the letters “Xiao Qing”.

According what Xiao Qing knows, today picking her up are two people. Yu Jia is her mysterious cousin [via mother side] from the legends. There is also the man named Shen Jun, never heard of him before, it seems that her dad and the Shen household have little business dealings and thus her dad entrust him to pick her up.

Of course, she does not care who will pick her up, she just wanted to hurry up to see her in person who picks her up and shove that person the super big suitcase her hand is holding…

Xiao Qing’s eyes carefully sweep from left to right, but she does not see any sign with the letters “Xiao Qing”. Unsatisfied, she sweeps from left to right again, finally bowed her head in frustration.

Obviously, the person who was supposed to pick her up did not come in time.

When she was still depressed, the phone suddenly rang. She picked up the phone, and her ears hear a sharp and clear female voice:

“Honey, have you arrived? Arrived yet?”

Xiao Qing was startled, and was just about to ask her “Who are you calling honey,” but heard the woman hearty laughed: “I am your cousin, Yu Jia ah”

The cousin from the legends? Xiao Qing quickly smiled, pretending to be a good girl, politely smiled and said: “h.e.l.lo cousin sister, I just got off the plane” looked around and found no st.u.r.dy woman who spoke such cadence, puzzlingly said: “Cousin sister, where are you?”

“Ack, sorry I feel embarra.s.sed ah, something came up and I can’t make it to the airport, thus I’ve asked the Shen Jun to pick you up. Has he arrived?”

“Shen Jun? I do not know him…”

“No need, you do not know him, but he can recognize you. He saw your picture and will come looking for you. You obediently wait for him at the exit. Despite him still not here, he probably is on his way.”

Xiao Qing froze, Shen Jun knows her? How can it be!

She rarely photographs herself, also rarely post pictures online. The picture Shen Jun saw… is it those pictures she posted on Xiaonei [Chinese social network website]? ! Oh NO, that picture is of Yu Chun-ge. In the beginning several sisters together use pictures of Chun-ge when Xiaonei opened.To hold a picture of Chun-ge ‘s photo was to cause earthquake! Worshiping Chun-ge every day guarantee never a fail on a course; this is the pinnacle of a student*!

* author using 大学dà xué which is one of the four books on the Great Learning [Confucianism]

Heard Shen family live abroad for many years, there is a chance Shen Jun is unclear about this “tradition”, does not know “Chun-ge” is famous, mistakenly thought that the photo was Xiao Qing, not finding her at the airport will be pitiful.

Xiao Qing thought, feeling that the method of “using photo to find person” is not a.s.suring, quickly said: “Cousin sister, give me his phone number, I will meet him at the designated place, so that it is more secure… the picture was shot a long time ago. En, I fear he will not recognize me. ”

“OK, ah, I will give you his phone number, if there is a problem then call him.” Yu Jia turns out to be straightforward, read out loud the phone number, and then said, “So I cannot talk to you right now, I have to go to the delivery room. ”

Xiao Qing froze, “… Delivery room?” Did she hear wrong? The delivery room that delivers babies?”

Yu Jia smiled and replied: “Originally the due date was next week, but today suddenly have severe stomach pain, thus I might give birth early.”

If Xiao Qing had water in her mouth she would spit out three meters. Unfortunately, there is no water, thus had to purse her lips, and dryly say: ” Nothing … it’s okay …Cousin sister… giving birth is more important.”

“En, if you need help you can directly contact Shen Jun about it. These days I am in the hospital, and cannot accompany you. When I leave the hospital with baby we will go together to see you ah. Bye bye, honey ~”

Having the last part of the sentence honey disgusts to the point of back shuddering, Xiao Qing quickly gulped and said, “Bye bye…”

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Qing rolled her eyes turned to the sky, and then heavily sighed.

International joke starting for what, not born early, not born late, once she got off the plane, the legendary cousin is rushed to the delivery room, she became like a midwife.

Moreover, her parents did not tell her that her cousin sister is an unrestrained pregnant lady, and so she is not mentally prepared.

Does she have to live with this forthright mother and her newborn child? Oh my G.o.d. The child crying all day would be dreadful. In addition, cousin sister is speaking as if she is reading poems along with French brother-in-law who does not know how to speak Chinese or English… Xiao Qing feel that she is about to begin a tragic life filled with bitterness.

Even more depressing is that she does not know whether Yu Jia gave the wrong number or so, she could not get through to Shen Jun.

Seeing the sky getting dark, all around travelers/pa.s.sengers leaving the airport with smiling faces, Xiao Qing cannot hold back her urge to go crazy, picked up the phone, and dialed Shen Jun for the tenth time.

Listening to the busy tone incessantly ringing in her ears, Xiao Qing could not hold back in a low voice that roared –

“Shen Jun, you’d better appear in front of me! Otherwise, I will curse you so that when you go out every day you will be wash by a storm and drenched like a rat*!”

* Xiao Qing yells using the term落汤鸡luò tāng jī, which is someone who looks drenched and bedraggled (it has the term jī which is a derogatory term,). I personally use the term rat because it was mentioned in Viet version and also because a rat would describe how Xiao Qing imagines Shen Jun would look like. Someone is very mad here ~

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