November 2, 1995, Northeast Border Town M, Kyoto time, 5:30 p.m.

A middle-aged woman in her forties had just returned home from work and couldn't wait to sit at her desk and open her son's letter. This is a letter that Chen Xing brought home more than two months ago from a Taiwanese colleague who entrusted the fishing boat, and it has been forwarded several times, and now it has only reached his mother's hand.

"Dear Mom: I don't know when you'll receive this letter. Your letter from my Taiwanese colleague has been forwarded to me, and I know that a telephone has been installed at home, and I will call you the next time I enter Victoria Harbour in Seychelles. Daddy and Grandma are all right?

Everything is going well with me here, the fisherman is very good to me, and the relationship with the Russians, the Taiwanese and the sailors of Fujian Province is also good, everyone takes good care of me, and now I am not allowed to do the manual work of netting, but when I don't need to be a translator for the fisherman, I will still participate, just exercise.

We have had a good harvest in the past few months, and we have received a lot of bonuses, and our salaries have been received on time. I'll also get a portion of the prize money on the boat, so I'll have a lot of money, so don't worry. If we still have enough money, we should pay back more to our relatives and friends who borrowed our money in the first place.

My income here will get better and better, don't save too much, don't treat yourself badly in food, clothing, housing and transportation, my son earns enough money for our family to spend. The hardships you and your father and grandmother endured in the past few years, and your son will make up for you. Time flies so fast, my contract is two years, 9 months have passed, these fishing boats leased by our company will be overhauled at the end of the year, I will see if I can apply to go home to visit relatives during the overhaul, and I will tell you when it is confirmed.

The climate at sea is very warm, we don't need to wear too thick clothes, work clothes, shoes, etc. are uniformly distributed by the company, and daily necessities and fruit drinks are regularly distributed, and the conditions are very good.

Our family never eats beef and mutton, but the basic meat on the ship is these two kinds of meat in addition to fish, occasionally eat some pork, at first I was really not used to it, now I eat every day but like it, my height has grown more than 10 centimeters, probably related to often eating beef and mutton, fresh fish, you and father, grandma should also try to eat beef and mutton, good for the body.

It should be cold at home, you and your father and grandma should buy cotton clothes, buy down jackets, warm, you must buy it, I will go back at the end of the year to see you wear new clothes. Without further ado, I will write to you again when I have time, I miss you, my son (enclosed with two recent photos of me on the boat, show them to my grandmother, tell her not to think about me, I will be home soon). ”

Although Chen Xing's mother talked to Chen Xing on the phone in mid-September and knew the content of the letter, she still read it over and over again with tears in her eyes, and read it to Chen Xing's father and grandmother, and showed them Chen Xing's photos at sea. In this world, the weight of family affection cannot be replaced by any emotion.

2 November 1995, Life Science Laboratory, Life Science Laboratory, Okepu District, Mahe, Seychelles, 7:00 p.m.

Ye Mingyue sat in front of her test bench, holding a small plate of fruit salad in her left hand, poking at a small steel spoon in her right hand, and babbling in her mouth: "Stinky boy, I said that I would come back in a month, it's been more than a month, big liar, I'll poke you to death." ”

Professor Ye was sitting next to him reading a book, and when he saw Mingyue's state, he said dotingly: "Don't poke the girl, if you poke it again, it will become a fruit puree." Can you change the word, Xiao Chen is a part-time worker, so he can come back if he wants to. Besides, you've only known each other for a few days, so you can't think about it, why haven't you seen you think about your mother so much?"

Mingyue blushed, picked up the plate and put it in front of her father: "Don't poke it, it's all for you to eat, who do I think? I'm not going to accompany you, I'll go back to the dormitory first. As he spoke, he turned and walked away.

Yes, the life science laboratory built with the assistance of Huaxia has been completed, and the official name is "Pine Bay Laboratory". Located in the Okep district of Mahe, Seychelles, there is the most beautiful and secluded beach on the island "Pine Bay", and there is also a Pine Bay Golf Course, the Seychelles government has set aside a large piece of land for the laboratory on the hillside near Pine Bay, in addition to building a most modern laboratory, it has also built a villa area next to it, which has more than 10 small villas for the laboratory personnel to live.

Of course, except for the land, all the expenses are provided by the relevant departments of China. Because there is a shortage of relevant scientific and technical personnel in Seychelles, this laboratory is still chaired by Professor Ye, Huaxia provides the main researchers, and the research results are shared between the two countries, but it brings a few local graduate students designated by the Seychelles government, which can be regarded as scientific research support.

The scenery here is beautiful, whether it is a laboratory or a villa, it is backed by mountains and waters, open the door, it faces the sea, to Pine Bay Beach, it is a ten-minute walk, and the beach is the bus stop around the island. If you drive, it will take you 5 minutes to the airport, more than 20 minutes to Victoria Harbour in the central area, and only 25 minutes to the Victoria business district.

The next day, Victoria Harbour. The fisherman arranged for all sailors to reload the fish, and nearly 2,000 tons of fish had to be loaded to the refrigeration plant on shore, and at the same time, it would take about seven days to over-weigh. Working hours in Seychelles are strict, leaving work at 5 p.m., and no amount of overtime is paid. Fortunately, this time the Aristotle is docked at the port, so everyone can easily go to the island to play. During the day, the sailors have to reload the catch, and after 5 p.m., the fisherman gives everyone a holiday, but he still has to return to the ship by 12 o'clock at the latest.

Chen Xing did not have to participate in manual labor, and the fisherman directly gave him 7 days off, but he still asked for a report sooner or later, worried about a temporary situation.

Early in the morning, Chen Xing took a bus around the island to Pine Bay, and the last time he sent Mingyue home, several dormitory villas had been built at that time, and the laboratory had not yet been built. This time, the laboratory has been completed, about 20 acres of area, surrounded by a one-meter-high tree wall, three-story ground building, full of science and technology, but only occupies a corner, most of the rest is a garden shaded by flowers and plants, looking like a large villa.

I heard that there are several floors underground, so they belong to the secret part. Two signs stood at the door, one in English and the other in French, that read "Pine Bay Laboratory" and "No private territory, no entry". Fortunately, there is also an access control system at the door, which is equipped with walkie-talkies and cameras in addition to the lifting pole for cars to enter.

Chen Xing rang the walkie-talkie, the other party spoke English, and knew that he was looking for Ye Mingyue, so he immediately opened the lifting pole. The door was about 100 meters away from the main building of the laboratory, and when Chen Xing walked over, Mingyue had already run out of the building, her eyes were full of excitement and excitement, but after seeing Chen Xing, she stopped and watched Chen Xing walk over with a smile.

The eyes of the two young people looked at each other, and the lovesickness of more than a month was sublimated into sweetness at this moment, as if all the pain of missing was worth it.

"You've lost weight. Chen Xing said softly.

"You're dark, why did your hair grow so long?" Mingyue said with a smile.

Well, in those days, as a Chinese person, if you didn't have a certain relationship, you couldn't hug casually.

"The lab was built so quickly, do you have an office?"

"Ha, we're a lab, not an office. ”

"Then you won't invite me in and sit down. ”

"You wait, I'm not busy now, I'm going to ask my dad for a leave, let's go back to the dormitory to talk, you have to tell me, how have you spent more than a month, it's too boring here, Han Dan and Tao Hua know about training, it's very difficult to see them both, if you don't come back, I'm going to get depression." Mingyue said with a giggle. She is still used to calling the villa a dormitory.

Seychelles is one of the most touristy island countries in the world, with temperatures ranging from 25-30 degrees all year round. In this pleasant climate, Mingyue led Chen Xing from the main building of the laboratory to the garden area, and then crossed a path to the villa area. First took Chen Xing to visit the two-story villa where he lived with his father, and washed him some fruits, apples, pears, star fruit, grapes, all of which are specialties of Seychelles.

Each villa has its own small courtyard, and there are two rocking chairs in the courtyard of Ye Mingyue's house, and the two of them sit in the rocking chairs, eating fruit while telling what has happened around them for more than a month.

There is nothing special about Mingyue's side, that is, the progress of the laboratory, the installation of experimental equipment, the selection and formulation of experimental topics, and the trivial things such as playing badminton with Han Dan and Tao Hua before completion, and often swimming on the beach in Pine Bay alone, but she didn't say that in the past week, she ran to the dock almost every morning to exercise, and then looked at the sea at the pier to see if a fishing boat called "Aristotle" had returned from the sea.

Most of the time, Chen Xing is telling the experience of the sea, the confusion when looking for fish, the hardships when raising the net, the joy of harvesting, the beautiful sunrise and sunset on the sea, the spectacular sea tornado that swept the world, the jumping dolphins that have been following the fishing boat for 1 hour, the huge whales, the ferocious tiger sharks, the lonely sailors....... listening to the bright moon is intoxicated and leisurely yearning. In the end, Chen Xing told Mingyue about the old turtle, which aroused her strong interest, life science is her major, such an old turtle, with Chen Xing has such an adventure and communication, how can she not be strongly attracted to her.

"Mingyue, before we study the matter of the old turtle in detail, I want to verify some things with you, is it okay?"

"Okay, you can say it. Mingyue said with a little confusion.

Chen Xing sat up straight, plucked up his courage and said: "Although we haven't known each other for a long time, I feel that we are so cordial, I have been at sea for more than a month, and I have been thinking about you every day, do you miss me?"

Mingyue's face turned red all of a sudden, she also sat up straight and lowered her head, but immediately raised her head again, looked at Chen Xing's eyes, and said firmly: "I also think about you every day." ”

Chen Xingchang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then are you willing to be my girlfriend?"

Mingyue looked at Chen Xing gently, also took a long breath, nodded, and said firmly: "Yes, if you cut your hair that can be braided short." ”

Chen Xing jumped up excitedly, pulled up Mingyue and picked her up, her body was so light, hugging Chen Xing's neck, letting Chen Xing hold it and spin in place. The morning sun shone brightly in this quiet courtyard, and the laughter of young people echoed in the courtyard.

It's good to be young, it's good to be in love.