When I got up in the morning, I had breakfast in the restaurant and saw that Mr. Liu and Wajim were already eating there.

Mr. Liu asked me why I didn't go to dinner yesterday because I wasn't feeling well.

I told him that my grandmother had passed away and that I was in a bad mood and had no appetite to eat.

Mr. Liu looked at me and said, Linna, I went to the bidding meeting today, that is, I went through the motions, if you feel that you are not in good health and need to rest, you don't need to participate.

I told him that I was really not in good shape today, so I wouldn't go to the bidding meeting with them.

Saying goodbye to Mr. Liu, I went back to the room, looked at the watch, it was almost twelve o'clock at noon in Beijing, and I estimated that my mother must have gotten up by now, so I dialed my father's phone.

Dad's eager voice came from the other end of the phone:

- "Oh! Lina is you, just like you helped me persuade your mother, the doctor said that she needs to recuperate, and she can't be tossed these days, it's too dangerous. ”

- "Mom, why are you so willful that you don't even listen to the doctor?" I shouted.

- "Listen, even Lina said you should listen to the doctor." "I heard my dad complaining to mom on the other side of the phone.

- "Tell my mom to answer the phone, and I'll hear what she thinks!" I said with some exasperation

- "Linna, don't listen to your dad, I really don't care. Mom's voice came from the other end of the phone.

- "Mom, my dad asked me to persuade you, what are you going to toss, can't you just listen to the doctor and recuperate?" Why are you still so willful at this time? Are you trying to make me and my dad die in a hurry? I said dissatisfied

- "Linna, Sunday is your grandmother's funeral, and I want to go, but your father doesn't agree. I didn't even see your grandmother for the last time, and I must go to this funeral...... I can't ......," Mom said, choking up.

I listened to my mother in a daze......

- "Linna, I beg you to persuade your father, let me go!" I've never asked him for anything in my life! Mom cried

- "Mom! Don't cry, my dad and I will accompany you to your grandmother's funeral. You can rest assured! Let's go as a family, I will take care of you, you have a good rest for the past two days and wait for me to go back! I said

- "Linna, are you really going to your grandmother's funeral too?" Mom asked excitedly.

- "Well, I'll fly back tonight, and we'll go with you." Don't be in a hurry...... You asked my dad to answer the phone," I said

- "Linna, didn't you say you would be back in a few days? Dad asked

- "It's over here, and I'll be able to go back soon...... Dad, do you think that if you don't let your mother go to your grandmother's funeral, your mother will really be able to rest? I'm afraid it's going to be worse, right? I said

- "Alas! Yes, Linna, I was going to dissuade your mother, but she's going to fight with me. It is said that your grandmother was not present when she left, and if she could not attend the funeral, she would not be alive. ”

- "Well, then let my mother rest in peace, let's accompany her all the way, don't let her get too tired." ”

- "Great! Lina, your mother will feel better when you come back. Dad said.

Putting down the phone, I was thinking about the day, my grandmother's funeral was scheduled for Sunday, which was the day of David's wedding.

God, you're really kidding me!!

I settled down and started calling Andrei, who was already on the phone.

I knew Andre was supposed to be on a plane from New York to Zurich at the moment.

It seems that I can't get in touch with him for a few hours.

I opened Facebook and left Andrei a message, briefly explaining why I had returned home.

Today, it's Friday, and I have to take tonight's plane. With a nine-hour flight and a five-hour jet lag, I would have arrived home on a Saturday afternoon at the earliest, and we had to take another eight-hour train ride that day to get to my hometown on Sunday morning, barely in time for my grandmother's funeral.

Time is running out, and I have to buy a ticket back to my home country right away.

I ran to the front desk of the hotel and refunded my ticket to Zurich tomorrow, and wanted to change it to Beijing tonight.

However, Lufthansa does not have a flight from Moscow to Beijing tonight.

- "Ma'am, only Aeroflot flies to Beijing tonight, and besides, there are only first-class tickets!" The beautiful Russian girl at the front desk said with a smile

- "First class, then!" I said

The girl at the front desk tapped on the keyboard and said slowly:

- "A first-class flight to Beijing tonight, the fare is *****"

- "How much?" "I opened my eyes wide and couldn't believe my ears.

The girl repeated the price and typed the numbers on the computer.

I didn't have enough credit card limits, and not only that, but even with the money I paid for the refund ticket and the money for the clothes, I still couldn't make up the amount for the ticket.

Looking at the long list of numbers, I felt that I was starting to have trouble breathing and my vision was starting to blur, and it took me a long time to come back to my senses and smile apologetically at the girl.

Sitting on the couch in the hotel lobby, I called Andrei again and again.

"Honey, please, answer the phone!" Now only you can help me! I prayed in my heart, fantasizing about being able to get through to Andrei's phone. However, Andrei's phone kept turning off!

It seems that Andrei will only turn on the plane when it lands. But by then, I might not have been able to catch the flight. I thought desperately.

I looked at the time, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, but my ticket still hadn't been delivered.

I dialed Mr. Liu's mobile phone.

I told him I needed him to help me book a plane ticket back home tonight.

Mr. Liu was obviously very surprised by my request.

I explained: I was saying that I didn't need to book a plane back to my country, I was going to fly to Zurich. However, my grandmother passed away suddenly, and her funeral was on Sunday, and I had to fly tonight to make it in time. I asked Mr. Liu to help me this time, and I will definitely pay him back when I return to China.

Mr. Liu was also shocked when he heard the price of the air ticket. He told me not to rush and wait for him to get back to the hotel and we'll talk about it.

After hanging up Mr. Liu's phone, my mood was much calmer, and it seemed that I still had hope of going home on time.

Back in my room, I packed up and waited for Mr. Liu's news.

However, two hours have passed, and Mr. Liu has not come back, and I called Mr. Liu's phone again, but I couldn't get through!