Chapter 1415 Chen Cheng’s Trouble
Xiao Peng and his friends did not go home, but went to Rotterdam.
The reason for going there was partly for the sauna, and partly to see the people on the Luna.
Now he can no longer go to the sauna in Delft: there are only a few saunas in Delft, and ever since Xiao Peng's car was smashed, reporters have been waiting outside almost every one. Xiao Peng now has to go to Rotterdam to go to the sauna.
But taking a sauna in Rotterdam is not an easy task.
Rotterdam has a large Muslim population, and mixed bathing practices are not accepted by them. This raises the question of how to address the conflict between Dutch traditions and the religious customs of Muslim immigrants. Rotterdam saunas have often been the subject of protests by local Muslims, who hold up signs.
Fortunately, no radical incidents have occurred. Frankly speaking, Rotterdam has done a good job in this regard, at least much better than its neighbors. If it were another country, they might have thrown Molotov cocktails in the city long ago!
Contradictions of all kinds are everywhere in the world.
In fact, Chen Cheng, Hua Chong and others on the "Luna" have been living a very uneasy life during this period: Xiao Peng sent the "Calypso" directly back to China, and Xiao Peng basically never visited the "Luna" after returning to Delft. Although the wages on the ship remained the same and the crew were on duty according to the duty roster, everything was normal, but they still felt uneasy.
This time, Xiao Peng was not just wandering around, but telling Chen Cheng a "good news", asking him to prepare for sailing. This time, he was not going far, but to Le Havre, France.
Le Havre is located in Normandy. It borders the English Channel on the north side of the Seine River's estuary and is France's second-largest port after Marseille. It's also the largest port closest to Paris. Xiao Peng planned to anchor the Luna there, then transfer to a smaller yacht and sail up the Seine into Paris. After all, the Luna was too large!
Doing so is expensive and time-consuming, even taking a train is much faster, but Xiao Peng still decided to do it: this time he went to France just to show off!
He asked Chen Cheng to contact the Port of Le Havre to inquire about matters such as the arrival time. Originally, Chen Cheng thought this was a very difficult matter: after all, the Port of Le Havre was the largest port in northern France and was extremely busy every day, and the "Luna" was too large and it was generally difficult to find a suitable berth.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing that the Luna was about to enter port, Le Havre immediately gave the green light and quickly finalized the formalities. Chen Cheng even began to lament that his boss had benefited from the "face fruit"—he was so popular wherever he went!
Everyone on the Luna was actively preparing for the voyage. Hua Chong and the others were so eager because they were bored, while Chen Cheng was eager because he genuinely wanted to leave Rotterdam! He was so annoying!
Who was bothering him? Of course, it was his daughter's classmate! Duan Miao, the one who had caused a fight and was sent to the classroom!
Chen Cheng was soft-hearted at the time. Even though he knew that Duan Miao had tricked all of them, he still bought a plane ticket for Duan Miao to return home. He could be considered to have done his best.
Xiao Peng's "crow's mouth" flared up at the time, saying he was worried Duan Miao wouldn't return. And his prediction proved correct: the Luna sailed to Russia, where it remained for nearly a year. Upon its return, it was warmly welcomed by the locals: they were, after all, a "heroic fleet." Upon arriving at the port, Chen Cheng spotted Duan Miao among the welcoming party.
However, Duan Miao's condition was not very good. Chen Cheng invited her to dinner at the Port Restaurant, and it seemed that she had not eaten for several days.
Then Duan Miao cried to Chen Cheng, saying that her boyfriend had stolen her plane ticket and she could not return to China, and that she had been violently treated by her boyfriend. She even showed the scars on her body to Chen Cheng directly in the restaurant.
Chen Cheng was completely stunned! It would be fine if you were just crying, but why did you lift your clothes? Everyone in the restaurant was looking at Chen Cheng and the others.
Chen Cheng finally stopped Duan Miao and made her stop worrying. After all, she was his daughter's classmate, right? Okay, I'll take you to the airport and let you return home this time. Is that okay?
However, when Duan Miao heard Chen Cheng wanted to send her back to China, she declined his offer, explaining that she had kicked her drug habit and was starting anew, opening a company in Rotterdam. She was currently working as an overseas purchasing agent, and despite her background in fashion design and a keen eye, she felt that while the initial stages were tiring, everything was looking up. She had come to Chen Cheng simply to apologize and thank him for what had happened last time.
Hearing this, Chen Cheng was also very happy for her. After all, it was a good thing that Duan Miao had something to do. He also asked Duan Miao very considerately if she needed any help, but Duan Miao told Chen Cheng very ambitiously that she didn't need any.
This answer made Chen Cheng feel relieved. A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. He also hoped that Duan Miao would have a good future. Although Duan Miao said she didn't need help, Chen Cheng still gave her 2,000 euros, asking her to buy some good food and not ruin her health by overworking herself. After all, 2,000 euros was "small change" to him.
This incident moved Duan Miao so much that he went to the Port Hotel to see Chen Cheng every few days. Today he would give him a shirt, and tomorrow he would give him some snacks. Chen Cheng didn't think much of it at first, but when Duan Miao came drunk and confessed his love to Chen Cheng, he was so scared that he ran to Hua Chong's room in the middle of the night to take refuge - and by the way, he drove away the girl in Hua Chong's room whose identity he didn't know.
Unexpectedly, this incident made Duan Miao even more aggressive. He blocked Chen Cheng at the port every day, scaring Chen Cheng so much that he didn't dare to go back to the hotel and had to stay on the boat.
How could Chen Cheng not be excited when he heard Xiao Peng's order to go to France? He contacted various ports and small yachts and quickly made preparations for leaving the port.
After Xiao Peng returned to Delft and handed over the household affairs to Alfred and Walter, he was about to leave when he was blocked at home by William who knew he was going to France.
William is also anxious!
The two Barents shipwrecks remain in the Arctic Ocean. Dutch authorities are developing a salvage and archaeological plan, and historians and archaeologists are arguing daily over their respective opinions. But regardless, the two ships must be salvaged, and the feasibility of the plan requires Xiao Peng, the most experienced deep-sea salvage expert, to serve as a consultant. Now Xiao Peng is planning to escape again? What will happen to the two ships?
Xiao Peng was also helpless about this. He was just going to France for fun. Why are you all so nervous? I'm going there to show off. Didn't you see I even took the Luna?
William told him that he was worried because he was taking the Luna with him - this is the only ship you have now!
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