Chapter 35: The Meaning of the Drunkard
When Alyssa sat in the car, Bai Lotian twisted the car keys, and the engine made a gentle turning sound.
Bai Lotian glanced at Elisa, stepped on the accelerator in gear, and the car quickly drove out of the courtyard gate of the atmospheric institute and turned onto a four-lane painted road.
The sunlight shines through the leaves, imprinting the dappled light and shadow on the ground, like the eyes of an old man, dim and dull, opening and closing.
After crossing Jinyu Road and Wutaizha Road, and passing through three more intersections, the car drove off the main road and turned into a two-lane cement road, both sides of which were loaded with turquoise shrubs, trimmed like the hair of a schoolboy, and behind the bushes were large-leaved acacia trees, full of greenery.
Along the way, Alyssa was silent, glacial silent, just looking at the scenery on the side of the road.
On both sides of the entrance of the community are beautiful marble stone pillars, seeing Bai Lotian in the cab, a security guard wearing a royal blue uniform and a mouthful of yellow teeth smiled, pressed the key, the landing lever was slowly raised, and Bai Lotian drove straight into the parking lot of the community.
A dark brown pebble path, winding, deep and narrow, with countless flowers blooming.
Following this quiet path, the two walked one after the other, and walked inside.
"It's coming soon. ”
"Hmm. ”
Bai Lotian opened a black hollow wrought iron door, it was a small courtyard of about 80 square meters, walking through the path paved with tiles in the center of the courtyard, the fragrance of flowers was fragrant, and a three-story villa was greeted by it.
Alyssa took out her handkerchief and waved it a few times on the tip of her nose, seemingly allergic to the fragrance of flowers.
"The building is about 300 square meters. Bai Lotian took out the key, inserted it into the lock, turned it twice, and pushed open the brown and red double doors of the hall on the first floor, and the sunlight poured into the hall, which was much brighter.
"Hmm. Alyssa still only said one word.
I didn't open the doors and windows for a few days, and the air was slightly dirty. Bai Lotian pushed open the window, the spring breeze lifted the corners of the curtains, and the air was much fresher.
"It's so big!" Exclaimed Alyssa.
"There are three floors up and down, which is not big from the outside, but the space inside is quite large. Bai Lotian pointed to the wooden staircase inside.
"How many floors is the study?" asked Alyssa, apparently more interested in the study.
"The study is on the second floor. Bai Lotian said, and walked up the stairs, and Alyssa followed him.
Coming to the east side of the second floor, Bai Lotian unlocked the door, pushed open the door of the study, and turned on the light in the room.
Perhaps for the safety of the study, the entire wall on the south side was covered with thick decorative panels, and there was no sunlight in the room at all. A long, wide, crimson desk is placed on the south wall, on the north side of the table is a nanmu chair of the same color, in the middle of the table is a computer monitor, the main unit is hidden under the table, the table lamp on the upper left side is covered with a light yellow lampshade, next to it is a porcelain cup with a lid inlaid with dark blue flowers, and a thick stack of printed materials rests on the right side of the table.
After Alyssa walked into the room, she first looked at it from every angle, then took out her camera from her bag, took a few photos, and said that it was a souvenir and took it back to her mother to see.
She just looked at the contents of the desk, didn't move, and walked back to the bookcase leaning against the north wall.
The crimson bookcase is decorated on the whole wall, long and tall, a beautifully carved sword hangs from a handle, and under the sword hangs golden tassels, above the bookcase is a book window inlaid with transparent glass, which neatly places countless books and materials, and below is a cabinet that can be opened, which is also stuffed with books, and drawers are arranged vertically on both sides of the bookcase, and some weather pictures are scattered in the drawers.
Bai Lotian sat on the chair, chin on crutch, watching Alyssa open the bookcase layer by layer, the fingers of her right hand picking at the nails of her left hand, turning her palms over and over, bored.
It took nearly three hours for Alyssa to stop what she was doing, and stood in front of the bookcase with her hands open, her face still faintly disappointed, and two very ordinary wire-bound reference books at her feet.
Bai Lotian stood up, walked over, and glanced at it, he recognized that it was just a few commonly used meteorological science books.
"Hey, Dr. White. I think I've completed my mother's assignment, so I'll keep these things as a memento. Alyssa looked at Bai Lotian and blinked, as if asking for his opinion.
"Well, it's not bad. Bai Lotian replied, in fact, in his heart, he felt that the things that Alyssa had chosen had no collection value.
Alyssa clapped her hands, stuffed the selected thread-bound books into her bag, and held the bag in her hand.
Bai Lotian turned around and turned off the lamp, locked the door of the study, and walked down the stairs with Alyssa to the living room on the first floor.
Bai Lotian sat on the sofa, leaned back with his hands crossed and his head, and looked at the familiar place again, so many things have happened in just a few days, it is really a human being, how emotional.
"Dr. Bai, I think I'll go back to Germany tomorrow, stay in Germany for a few days, take care of some things, and then return to the United States. Alyssa said.
"I'm in such a hurry, I still want to walk around with you. Bai Lotian showed a look of regret on his face.
"I'm sorry, I still have a lot of things to do at work, and I'm a little depressed, I'll have a chance in the future, thank you." ”
"Alright then, let's go back to the hotel now. ”
"Thank you, thank you for your hard work, I will remember you. Alyssa smiled slightly, shallow, like the ripples of a lake.