□Our reporter Gui Xin Du Xiaowei Henan Daily all-media reporter Tong Lin
“That’s why my mother said you are mediocre.” Mother Pei couldn’t help rolling her eyes at her son. “Since our family has nothing to lose, what is the purpose of others, and what is the purpose of our family?”
On the morning of June 19, local time, the Luxembourg Chinese Cultural Center was busy. As a highlight of the “Aerial Silk Road” Henan cultural tourism series, the “Chinese Characters” exhibition will be held here at 3 p.m.
While the reporter was speaking broken English, and the quiet space at the front desk from France, the sound outside the wing door was clearly transmitted into the room and reached Lan Yuhua’s ears. While the little girl Kasana was struggling to communicate, the glass door in the center was gently pushed open with a “squeak” sound. A tall old man walked in tremblingly and went straight to the roll-up banner introducing the “Chinese Characters” exhibition. There was a band-aid on the back of his right hand, as if he had just received an intravenous drip.
The reporter and Cassana went up to see if they could help. The scene became awkward – the old man “majored” in German and had some knowledge of French, Kasana was proficient in French and basic in Chinese, and the reporter spoke professional Chinese and could not speak foreign languages. After a lot of “constant gestures and guessing”, we finally figured out the old man’s purpose.
The old man’s name is Blacheck, an authentic Luxembourg resident. He will celebrate his 80th birthday at the end of the year. For this “Chinese Characters” exhibition, he made an appointment at the China Cultural Center very early. Unfortunately, due to physical illness, the old man made an appointment with the doctor at 2:30 pm. With regret and reluctance, Blacheck made a special detour to the center, intending to take a look. She said: “Whether it is the Li family or the Zhang family, what they lack most is two taels of silver. If Madam wants to help them, , you can give them a sum of money, or arrange an errand for them.
“Have you been to China?” With the help of Kasana’s “two-mixed” translation, the reporter started chatting with the old man.
“Of course, I have been to China 10 times!” Blacheck said proudly. From the old man’s narrative, we learned that he is a retired engineer who has been invited by the government to work in China many times since the 1990s. “I have been to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and ended up like Cai Huan. I can only blame myself for not having a good life. And Luoyang in Henan. The White Horse Temple and Longmen Grottoes are so beautiful!” he told reporters.
Today is the day when Master Lan marries his daughter. There are many guests and it is very lively, but in this lively atmosphere, there are obviously several emotions mixed together, one is to watch the excitement, and the other is embarrassment. In order to participate in the launching ceremony of the “Chinese Characters” exhibition, Blacheck did a lot of “homework” “. “I know that Henan is the earliest China and the birthplace of Chinese civilization.” He said that it would be a pity to miss the launching ceremony, but if his health permits, he plans to go to Henan again to make up for this regret with personal experience.
“Henan welcomes you!” The reporter extended an invitation to him, “Now Luxembourg has opened a direct line to Zhengzhou, Henan.It takes 9 hours to reach the route. ”
“Really? Great! Then I will put this plan on the agenda.” Blacheck said happily.