Chapter 44 Orange (7) She likes everything about him
At 2:45 pm, the plane landed at Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Airport.
After getting off the plane, taking the shuttle bus, queuing at the carousel to pick up the suitcase, and going through immigration procedures... Lin Xia completed all the steps carefully and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This was her first time on a plane in her life, and it was also her first long-distance, cross-border flight, which involved many more procedures than ordinary flights. Although He Chuan had carefully explained the process and precautions to her beforehand, she was still somewhat flustered and confused when it came to the actual operation.
After carefully putting away her Hong Kong and Macau Pass and the entry slip, Lin Xia dragged her suitcase and followed the signs to the airport passenger exit.
It was summer vacation, and the airport was packed with people. There were a lot of passengers, and the arrival area was crowded with people. Some were holding signs, some were holding white papers with people's names written on them, and there was even a tour guide from a travel agency holding a small flag and shouting something loudly through a loudspeaker. A large group of tourists wearing hats of the same color gathered around him, and his ears were filled with all kinds of sounds, Cantonese, Mandarin, and English mixed together, making it extremely noisy.
Lin Xia stood on tiptoe and looked for a long time but couldn't find He Chuan. She had to take out her cell phone to make a call. Then she suddenly remembered that she had to change her phone card in Hong Kong. Mainland numbers could not be used here. She had not met He Chuan yet, so the phone card he bought for her was naturally not in her hands... So she fell into a vicious circle.
Just as she began to panic, she suddenly heard someone calling her name from behind:
"Lin Xia!"
She suddenly turned around and saw the person she was waiting for standing there, He Chuan. He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and light-colored casual pants. His tall and thin figure made her able to see him at a glance even in the crowd.
"He Chuan——"
From winter to summer, they haven't seen each other for another half a year. Compared with the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl who only meet once a year on the Chinese Valentine's Day, they are at most a little bit better.
He walked up to her step by step, and they looked at each other, their eyes and hearts filled with longing and joy.
They wanted to hug, kiss, and touch each other without restraint, but amidst the crowd, they were still shy and restrained. He Chuan reached out and touched her head, lightly combing her hair with his fingertips, and asked with a smile:
"Is your hair growing longer again?"
"yes!"
Lin Xia nodded happily.
During the studio training, it was inconvenient to wash and cut her hair every day, so she made up her mind and asked Yang Yang to cut her long hair a lot shorter. Later, she focused on the college entrance examination and her hair never grew long. After entering university, she finally had no worries. It was not obvious in the winter, but after six months of hard work, her hair has grown to shoulder length. Lin Xia has always had thick and dark hair since she was a child. No one can help but envy her long black hair.
"Look again and see what's different about me?" Lin Xia blinked.
He Chuan lowered his eyes, sweeping across her fair face and her visibly rosy lips:
"Wearing makeup?"
"I learned it from my roommate, but I'm not very proficient yet, so my paintings are quite light."
Lin Xia said a little embarrassedly.
In fact, she not only put on makeup, but also straightened her hair and wore new clothes and shoes. After a long separation, she wanted to appear in front of her lover in the most beautiful and perfect posture.
He Chuan could of course see through her little thoughts, his girlfriend's cute and delicate little thoughts. He reached out to touch her cheek, but was afraid of ruining her carefully dressed up, so he just lowered his head and gently kissed the top of her head, praising her generously:
"Very beautiful, Xia Xia, you are really beautiful today."
Lin Xia was made even more shy by his straightforward praise and intimacy, and could not help but push him and urge him:
"Let's go, there are too many people here!"
He Chuan smiled, reached out to take her suitcase, took her hand with his other hand, and the two walked out together.
The moment she saw He Chuan, Lin Xia's nervousness finally relaxed, and excitement belatedly surged. Once in the taxi, she couldn't wait to tell He Chuan all the details of the trip. Although the flight was only a few hours, it was her first time flying, and with her lack of experience, there were still a few minor incidents.
Before boarding, her sunscreen was confiscated because it was too large, exceeding the standard. When the staff asked her whether to check it in or store it, she nervously said to store it, which resulted in her sunscreen being left at the Beijing airport. She would have to remember to pick it up on her return trip. Because she was only concerned with her appearance, she wore a newly bought denim overalls dress with many decorative metal buttons. During the security check, the metal detector scanned her body and kept beeping, causing everyone around her to turn their heads and look at her. After takeoff, due to the air pressure inside and outside the cabin, she started to have a headache and tinnitus halfway through the flight. She performed multiple Valsalva maneuvers to barely relieve the pain. She had heard that airplane food was bad, but after trying it herself, she thought it was not as bad as she had imagined. She also got Haagen-Dazs as a side dish. This was her first time having Haagen-Dazs. Such an outrageously expensive ice cream was not very delicious...
Of course, her overall flight experience was pretty good. Perhaps the biggest reason was that the ticket He Chuan bought for her was a relatively expensive flight. Although it was not first class, the food and environment were very comfortable.
He Chuan refused to let Lin Xia spend money, and Lin Xia was reluctant to let He Chuan spend more money. Besides, she had made a lot of money from working part-time for a month and now had some savings. He Chuan paid for her round-trip air tickets, and she rushed to book the hotel for herself.
It’s a pity that the mission failed and something went wrong again.
The hotel was near Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui. Lin Xia had searched extensively online and finally found a good value, offering discounts, a nice environment, and supposedly a sea view. But when she arrived, she found the entire building small, shabby, cramped, and cramped. The receptionist also claimed she couldn't find Lin Xia's reservation and that there were no rooms available, so she couldn't check in.
"How is that possible?" Lin Xia was incredulous. "I ordered it online a week ago and paid for it!"
The receptionist was indifferent to her, so He Chuan went up to her and tried to talk to her. She remained arrogant, speaking Mandarin and Cantonese, then English again, clearly trying to make things difficult for her. But He Chuan didn't give up, nor did he get angry. Instead, he argued with her calmly and methodically.
The final result of the communication was that the receptionist agreed to give Lin Xia a refund, but the room was indeed full, so they had to change to another hotel.
After walking out of the door, seeing Lin Xia looking depressed, He Chuan comforted her:
"Hong Kong's service industry has always been criticized. Some people look at others through tinted glasses. That's just because they have low quality. Don't take it to heart."
If it was just the bad service attitude, Lin Xia would not be depressed. The key was that she felt the so-called "discrimination" from the words used by the receptionist just now. She had vaguely heard that some people here were prejudiced against mainland tourists, but she didn't expect to encounter it as soon as she landed.
She couldn't help but ask He Chuan:
"Have you encountered this kind of situation in the past few years here?"
Of course he did, otherwise he wouldn't be so accustomed to it, but he always reported good news but not bad news, and never told her about any difficulties or predicaments he encountered.
Even at this moment, He Chuan just said lightly:
"Occasionally, but it's nothing. Let's find another hotel."
"But I've looked before, and everything around here is very expensive."
"It's okay, Xia Xia, you don't have to worry about the money. I told you a long time ago." He Chuan said to her seriously, "You've come to Hong Kong with great difficulty. How could I let you spend money? Wouldn't that make me seem like an incompetent boyfriend?"
"Your money didn't come from the wind, and you're going abroad soon, so you'll need money everywhere. We should save as much as possible." Lin Xia paused, then changed the subject, "How about - how about we go to where you live?"
In fact, this was something she had thought about a long time ago. He Chuan had been renting a house off campus since his junior year, but before coming to Hong Kong this time, he didn't take the initiative to mention it, and she was embarrassed to say it. She booked two rooms and agreed that he would live with her, but now the hotel reservation was cancelled. She felt that this was the most cost-effective and simple solution.
He Chuan was stunned for a moment and did not agree immediately:
"My rental is far from where I want to go. It takes too long to commute every day, which is not worth it. Besides, I live with roommates, so it might not be convenient..."
Lin Xia pretended to be angry and said:
"Why are you so afraid of me coming to your house? Have you done something shameful that makes me unwelcome? Or... are you secretly hiding another girlfriend at home and you don't dare let me know?"
"no--"
"Then take me there!"
"Are you really going?"
"certainly."
He Chuan finally sighed and reached out to scratch the tip of her nose:
"Okay, but it's really too far. Don't regret it when you have to get up early and stay up late every day to travel there!"
Lin Xia smiled and extended her hand to assure him, "I will definitely not regret it!"
She knew that he would never reject her.
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He Chuan lives in a village house near the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which is a self-built house for residents of the urban village. Although it is located in a remote area, it is spacious and cheap, making it a very cost-effective rental option in Hong Kong where land is extremely expensive.
The village was called Tai Po Mei. Lin Xia and He Chuan took the subway and then a minibus to get here. Although it was called a village, the roads were convenient and clean, and two- and three-story buildings were everywhere. It looked more like a small town in the north.
He Chuan brought Lin Xia to a two-story building, unlocked the door and entered. On the first floor was a connected living room and open kitchen with large floor-to-ceiling windows. It should have been a very spacious and bright place, but it was filled with large and small cargo boxes as far as the eye could see. A quick glance showed that electronic products, digital cameras, daily necessities, all kinds of things, were a black mass, almost occupying all the space, leaving only a narrow path for people to enter and exit.
He Chuan explained to Lin Xia:
"These are Chen Weipeng's goods. He's running a business and rented this entire house mainly as a warehouse."
Then they went up the narrow stairs that were half filled with goods. The situation on the second floor was similar to that on the first floor. All the places where they could stand were filled with things. There was a bathroom and two bedrooms. He Chuan opened one of the doors and let Lin Xia in.
This is a sunny bedroom with a small space. Although the walls and window frames are old, it is very clean. The whole room has only a single bed, a set of simple table and chairs by the window, and a clothes hanger. There is a world map hanging on the wall. It is extremely simple and very much in Hechuan's style.
Lin Xia looked around and turned back to see He Chuan standing at the door, holding the handle of her suitcase tightly. He spoke slowly:
"Xia Xia, if you don't like it, we can find another place."
Although he tried his best to maintain his usual calmness and indifference, Lin Xia could sense the barely perceptible tension and anxiety underneath that calmness, like the tiny cracks on the surface of a lake in winter, fragile and fleeting.
He Chuan had always presented himself to her and everyone else as calm, cool, and at ease. As he himself said, this was a disguise of his, so that everyone would inadvertently forget his real age, his poor family and embarrassing identity, and forget that he was just a young man in his early twenties who had not yet officially entered society. He had his pride and self-esteem, and he refused to ask his family for money, so he had to go through a more difficult student life than others. Exposing his real poverty and embarrassment to others, especially showing it clearly to the girl he liked, was actually an extremely cruel thing for him.
But Lin Xia still did not regret her choice, because she liked him, not just for his excellence and his glamour, she liked everything about him, his tolerance, his gentleness, his self-control, and even his fragility and sensitivity at this moment.
She wanted to enter his world, and she had to enter his world, because they still had so many days to spend together. She was not some other outsider, she should be the lover in the world who was closest to his heart.
So Lin Xia smiled at He Chuan from the bottom of her heart and said:
"I don't dislike it. This place is great. It's much more spacious and quieter than the store we were in just now. I'm so tired and can't walk anymore. I'm staying here tonight!"
After saying that, she quickly sat down on the bed and looked at him warily, afraid that he would say no.
He Chuan stared at the girl in front of him with bright eyes, white teeth and curved eyebrows. He felt a warm current flowing slowly through his heart, smoothing out the uneasiness and anxiety hidden deep in his heart.
He couldn't help but smile faintly, his brows full of tenderness:
"Okay, whatever you want."
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