Chapter 112: Settle down
Thanks to China's instant noodles, Ni Tu solved his first meal after coming to Germany, and he ate a bucket of instant noodles brought from China in Frankfurt that night.
After arriving in Kaiserslautern, in addition to the accommodation problem that needs to be solved first, the most direct and urgent thing Ni Tu faced was to find something to eat to fill his stomach, food and lodging, and food and food.
Schmulk told Ni Tu that there was a "Lido supermarket" across the road where he could go and buy some food, apparently the receptionist did not mean to "stay" Ni Tu, a new lonely man, to eat, and he did not seem to have the slightest politeness of Chinese hospitality.
According to Schmolk, Ni Tu went to the supermarket to buy some food, and after two more meals, he spent the first night in Kaiserslautern.
Before going to bed, Ni Tu looked at the time, it was daytime at home, and his parents should get up, so he called the second elder to report his safety.
Although there is an official document from the school, and it is a matter of celebration for the school to recommend their children to go abroad, what parent would not worry about their children thousands of miles away?
"The mother is worried about the child's journey, and the mother is not worried."
In the two days that Ni Tu came to Germany, he would call his family every day to report his safety, but he was also afraid that his parents would be too worried. He told his parents that he was doing well here, and that someone would pick him up as soon as he got off the plane, and that he would be picked up by a special car to take him to the university, where there were hot baths and German ham, and where he ate and slept soundly......
The other few are indeed a little different, but it is true that they can sleep well, there is no foreign student drag racing party in the middle of the night like in China, it is very indifferent and quiet, Ni Tu has slept relatively peacefully in this place where no one knows, although nothing has settled down yet.
When Ni Tu woke up, it was already more than 8 o'clock in the morning, and it was rare for him to get up so late. Welcoming the new day, after a quick wash, I walked out of the room.
Today Ni Tu is going to visit Schmolk for the second time, the two discussed it yesterday, and the other party will recommend a list of several homestay families to Ni Tu today for him to choose, Ni Tu finally chose to live in a boarding house, and he didn't have a choice.
Ni Tu went to see Schmolk today and got a regular appointment procedure, not a surprise visit that the Germans didn't like. Schmulk heard Ni Tu's knock on the door, and it didn't take long for him to open the door for Ni Tu.
"Please come in!"
"Thank you."
Schmolk moved a chair as usual for Ni Tu to sit down. Then he took out a file from the drawer, which was a list of several host families for Ni Tu to choose from, which contained basic information about these families. Because Ni Tu came to a half-cut waist, a little suddenly, those very perfect families have already been selected, and now, there are not many opportunities for Ni Tu to choose.
"Let's take a look, yesterday I selected a few more suitable families for you, the focus is to help you practice your German skills, these are not bad."
Although Schmolk's first impression of Ni Tu was very ordinary, the two of them seemed to be a little uneasy to call on the first day, but the work he should have done was still meticulously completed, to be honest, the few he picked were not bad, Ni Tu still handed him a grateful look.
Of course, the best good families have long been "booked out", and the rest will have some shortcomings of one kind or another, but no one is perfect, and who can guarantee that they can perform perfectly in all aspects?
There is a couple in these lists who are very good, but there are a lot of families, and they may be very messy and noisy, and they may not necessarily come to Ni Tu; There is a family, which is very good in all aspects, but the age is already a little on the older side.
Ni Tu saw that one of the families was marked by Schmulk as "a little bit of Chinese", so he asked him about the specific situation of this family.
"Oh! Huh? A standard fan family, the husband and wife duo are our Kaiserslautern fans, but they have a bad temper after the team loses. ”
Speaking of this, Schmolk's expression suddenly had some banter, and he continued, "It was not long after the team was relegated from the First Division, and the husband and wife may have been in a particularly bad mood, and the two of them were arguing loudly about the current situation of the team in the living room at home. It seems that it disturbed the boarding student's study, and the result was that the student also quarreled with the husband and wife. ”
"I guess this student must have said something he shouldn't have said, right? Who knows! If I'm not mistaken, he seems to be saying, 'It's a mere football game?' The international student who said this, like you, is also a Chinese, and the next day he moved out of the Ni Tu family. Hofnog paused and told the story.
His laughter is also too playful, and from this point, it seems that his attitude towards the Chinese can be seen.
Combined with the football highlights that seemed to "disturb" him and the football game playing in his house when Ni Tu first arrived on the first day, it is clear that Schmulk is also a football fan. Later, Ni Tu learned that Schmolk was playing a documentary on Kaiserslautern when he staged a miracle to win the championship, as if he was anesthetizing his dissatisfaction with the current situation of the team's sinking in the second division.
"I don't think I will, I'm a fan too, maybe I'll have some common language with them." Ni Tu seems to want to challenge, he is very inclined to this family, and the other party knows a little Chinese to better help Ni Tu adapt to the new life in Germany.
Hearing Ni Tu's answer, Schmulk muttered to himself for a while, "The Chinese who come here will say that they are fans and follow the local customs......"
He spoke in German, which Ni Tu didn't understand, and Schmolk's point was not here, he continued: "By the way, they also have a daughter, who is about the same age as you, but she is very rebellious. The other party mentioned this to Ni Tu, and Ni Tu didn't care at that time.
Since Ni Tu didn't have any opinions, thinking of this family going to boarding, Schmulk said to Ni Tu: "I will briefly ask the other couple for their opinions, if they don't have much objection, you can go to their house to board soon." ”
In this way, on the third day, Schmulk informed Ni Tu that he could go to the other party's house.
Fortunately, the other party did not give up his illusions about the Chinese because of the previous unpleasant experience. Ni Tu went from his temporary place to meet Schmolk and meet the couple at their house.
On the way to the destination, Schmulk still "found his conscience" and reminded Ni Tu: "Don't mention some words that look down on football, or don't mention football at all, you will never understand the mood changes of the fans." ”
Ni Tu is not as worried as him, as long as he gets along with each other, the way to get along is to understand each other a lot.
The couple's home is not far from the university, between the school and the woods to the south, and as big fans of the Kaiserslautern FC football team, they always follow the wooded path to the pitch to cheer on the team during home games.
They are all long-time fans of the team for decades, and have witnessed the rise and fall of the team many times, but the passion for football has not faded, which can explain why they quarrel with boarding students, if there is anything that can make the serious German lose his temper, it is football and beer.
When Schmulk rang the doorbell, the hostess's high-pitched voice came from inside the house: "Wait a minute, I'll be right away." Ni Tu understands this sentence, when he is fine, he will surprise some commonly used German, such as "wait a minute" and other small phrases he can understand after thinking about it, Ni Tu has a good brain, and his learning ability is very strong.
Soon, the door was opened, and the husband and wife opened the door together, and looking at their busy appearance seemed to prove that the two attached great importance to today's meeting.
"Come in, you two!" The hostess first expressed her welcome, the man pointed to Schmolk, obviously the three of them are acquainted, the hostess and Schmolk hugged, afraid that too much enthusiasm will scare the visiting international students, the couple is very cautious and Ni Tu greeted him: "Hello, come in and sit!" The hostess was very attentive, afraid that Ni Tu would not understand, so she said welcome to Ni Tu in broken Chinese.
Ni Tu thanked the two of them and went into the house.
The man seemed to be discussing something with Schmolk warmly, and the German used by the two of them, which Ni Tu couldn't understand. The language barrier is really a big problem, and you will always be a person who is out of the circle.
After taking a seat in the living room, Schmulk also seemed to feel that he should translate for Ni Tu, and he turned to Ni Tu and said, "We are going to have dinner together tonight, and they welcome you." ”
Ni Tu looked at the busy husband and wife, and was very moved, they were so enthusiastic about an unknown person in their lives, which can indeed move people from the heart.
Ni Tu had just come to Germany from China in a bit of a hurry, and it was really his luck to meet two such enthusiastic husband and wife in this unfamiliar place.
The man seems to be trying to find a way to communicate with Ni Tu, he knows Chinese, because he has been to China on several business trips, plus because he has stayed at home for a while Chinese before, he can speak some simple Chinese.
"Hello~ My name is Flandrich, I'm glad you were able to come to my house......" His Chinese vocabulary was too scarce, and he stumbled when he spoke.
"Thank you and your wife for choosing to take me in, my name is Ni Tu, and I'm causing you trouble." Ni Tu was very polite, he tried his best to control the speed of his speech, and seemed to think that the other party could understand more in this way.
"Hi, hello Ni Tu!" Mrs. Friedrich's ears were so good that she poked her head out of the kitchen and greeted Ni Tu again.
Ni Tu greeted her politely.
Dinner was sumptuous, and Ni Tu settled down in this place.