Chapter 290: Matchmaking
I stood on the deck, looking at the endless sea, and was stunned. It was quiet all around, except for the sound of freighters breaking through the waves.
Next to it are mountains of containers, and most of the time, most of the time, you are alone, watching the sunrise and sunset over the sea and making yourself your own scenery.
Every day, in the gym, I sweat like rain, especially the boxing technique taught by Dr. Liu, I practice desperately every day. After the exercise, go back to the room to take a shower, then eat, take a lunch break, and continue to exercise...... After dinner, I'd read a book, look up information about St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and then fall asleep late at night to the rhythm of this behemoth's engine.
We also have a swimming pool on board – a groove filled with seawater between the containers, and dirty soot falling from the chimney.
York cleaned the pool and then pulled me to jump off, and with a loud bang, we giggled and frolicked there.
There was also a theater with a capacity of about a dozen people on board, and after we swam away, York took me to the movies. As soon as I entered the door, I found that two people were watching.
When we looked closely, it turned out to be the two women on the boat. They made an appointment to come to the movie together and ate snacks while they cobbled. A French romance movie is playing on the screen in front, and the hero and heroine are kissing passionately......
I saw York's eyes light up - what a godsend!
At this time, I suddenly remembered that York had said before that for the crew, three months of working on a ship is a three-month vacation, and I have no idea which ship to board next and who will accompany them. Except for the captain, who will request to choose a fixed partner to work with, the rest of the crew will be assigned completely randomly. For them, they are definitely "iron-clad battalions and flowing soldiers". The crew of this ship, except for the captain, the first mate, the second officer, and the chief engineer, may be familiar with many times when they sail together, and the other members are all improvised - that is, if York wants to pursue Shi Lifen, if there is no action in the rest of the time, it is likely to miss the opportunity!
Therefore, such an opportunity is indeed rare now.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, I quickly pulled him and sat down next to the two women, and specially let York next to Shi Lifen.
Grace glanced back at us, smiled politely, and the mechanic too, nodded at us, and continued to watch the movie.
And just like that, we followed suit.
The opportunity has come, but what next? York sat on pins and needles, and then looked at me helplessly.
I laughed inwardly, you silly boy...... It's hilarious. In fact, on this ship, the captain is a casual big fat man, the first mate is a science man in his fifties, the second officer is very tall and handsome, but he is a romantic embryo, and the rest of the crew are all Romanians, Shi Lifen will definitely not look down on him...... If she told Shi Lifen about the affair of the second mate Thom, she would be disappointed, then the balance of feelings would definitely slowly tilt towards the French boy York in front of her...... It's just that this stupid boy doesn't have enough guts, and he's quite good in all aspects, but there's no way to chase girls, alas......
Let's help him - for the sake of him helping me these days.
So, I whispered in York's ear: "You tell Shi Lifen, wait until the movie is over, I want to invite the two of them to the bar for a drink, I'll have a treat, see if they have time?" ”
York knew that I was helping him, and was overjoyed and immediately conveyed.
The girl discussed with the woman next to her, then smiled at me and nodded.
York was so happy that he finally had the opportunity to chat alone with the goddess in his heart, which was something that could not be desired...... His face was filled with happiness - he didn't even know what the movie was playing.
This French movie is very boring, and there are no subtitles underneath, so I always have to guess what they are talking about, I really can't stand it, I really want to go out for a cigarette, but I don't feel polite to walk away halfway like this, so I can only sit stupidly in place, like years......
finally stayed up until the end of the film, York was so happy that he immediately said to Shi Lifen, is it okay to go to the bar now?
Shi Lifen nodded and pulled the mechanic up.
I glanced at the woman, she was wearing a dark red dress today, a little cheesy, and the moment I made eye contact with her, I suddenly thought: if I tell them about their romance, it will be ...... for her What kind of damage will it be...... Alas, forget it, don't do this kind of thing, I'm a gentleman, I don't care about it.
After making up my mind, I think it is better to build Yorke's confidence, and then continue to create opportunities for Shi Lifen to know him more and let them have more contact, so that there is a possibility of further development.
Actually, Shi Lifen is not a fool, she has long known that the men on the whole boat like her, but she may already have a boyfriend, or she has a good impression of the second mate, Thom, so she is so indifferent to York.
The four of us went to the bar where we usually gathered, and the scene was so familiar, York skillfully turned on the lights and air conditioning, and then went to the bar and bartendered us.
I thought to myself, silly boy, you're a customer now, not a bartender...... If your identity is not correct, how can you chase girls? People treat you as a waiter now, so how do you chat......
I glared at him, and York, who was also a very smart man, understood it at once, quickly took four bottles of beer, put them on top, and then walked out and sat down next to Shi Lifen.
York helped us open the lid of the beer, and Shi Lifen picked it up and clinked glasses with me, and learned to say a word in Chinese: Thank you.
I laughed and told her that if you want to learn Chinese, the best thing to do is to...... Looking for York, he is very talented, and he learns Chinese really well.
York hurried to translate, and relayed all the words I had praised him—his face was not red at all.
Shi Lifen laughed, and the woman next to her also said that she also wanted to learn, now China is the center of the world!
When I heard this, I suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of pride.
Shi Lifen seemed to be quite interested in Chinese culture, and asked me a lot of questions about this, and I explained them to her one by one, and she listened with relish.
York's translation skills are also very good, and I guess they can translate what I said to Shi Lifen and them in the original way - I suddenly thought, isn't this the best opportunity to communicate? York kept talking to Shi Lifen by translating my words, and she also took this opportunity to slowly learn about York's talent, which was great......
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but turn around and praise York a few more words, mainly talking about his advantages, so that Shi Lifen could understand the boy in front of him in an all-round way.
It turned out that the mechanic's name was Hannah, forty-three years old, and he had been divorced for two years. She also listened very attentively, asked a few questions, and said that in the future, she would travel to China to see the ancient city walls and terracotta warriors and horses of Xi'an, as well as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.
I smiled and clinked glasses with them.
The lighting in the bar was soft, York's heart blossomed, and everything was so natural and ...... I thought about it and left some room for them to chat alone, so I said go out and smoke a cigarette.
I walked out onto the side of the boat, leaned against the railing, and lit a cigarette. Suddenly, I saw that the sky had become black and oppressive, and it was getting darker and darker, and the clouds were moving at an unimaginably fast speed, and on the sea level in front of me, a tornado-like air current, roaring towards us—oh my! A huge storm is coming!