together for a moment

New Delhi Airport is clean and brightly lit. It is similar to other international airports. The staff speaks fluent English with a different color. A few hundred dollars in Indian rupees, I received the 28-inch suitcase I bought for this business trip, and walked out of the airport gate. The cold wind at three o'clock in the morning was unexpectedly cold. It turns out that India is really not a tropical country with four seasons like summer. He was wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt with a thin windbreaker jacket, his neck shrank, and he couldn't help shivering, with a dazed expression on his face.

Still can't find the direction from east to west, north, south, an Indian boy ran towards Zhao Yimu, with a smile on his face, he first shouted "hey, my friend!" enthusiastically, as if he was here to pick up a friend, and then began to inquire about him Where are you going?Which hotel did you book?

Zhao Yimu has just read about this situation in a travel book. It is said that Indian stations and airports are full of soliciting drivers. At the airport, there is no other way out except being slaughtered as a fat sheep. Zhao Yimu showed the address of the hotel to the Indian kid and asked him how much it was from the airport to the hotel?

The Indian brother glanced at the address, then shook his head from side to side and shrugged. Zhao Yimu concluded from his body language that either the Indian brother was illiterate or did not know this restaurant, but the next second the Indian brother smiled and said: "Noproblem.1200rps"

Shaking his head and saying no problem? 1200rps seems a bit expensive. Zhao Yimu has a superb memory. He remembers that it is about 600-800 rupees from the airport to the city in the travel book. This nighttime bonus is a bit too much!But the price is not what he is most worried about. Zhao Yimu thinks about the tricks of taxi drivers written in the book, such as forcing guests to other hotels, making excuses to increase fees, threatening and blackmailing although it is not written in the book But in the middle of the night, if he wanted to rob money and kill him, he would be helpless.

Seeing that Zhao Yimu was still hesitating, the Indian brother immediately took out a stack of business cards from his shirt pocket, and one of them was the hotel where Zhao Yimu was going to stay. You can check in time, not all restaurants in India have people guarding the door at midnight, he can first call the hotel for Zhao Yimu to confirm, pick up the phone and dial the number on the business card while talking, and then start chattering, There is no lack of gestures and expressions, and finally hung up the phone after saying okok several times in a row.

"YouareMr.Zhao" Indian kid asked

"...Yes" Even Zhao Yimu thought that the Indian boy was acting, but now he was a little dubious when he heard his surname, after all, he didn't tell the other party's name.

"CheckinOK. Let'sgo!" The Indian kid stretched out his hand to pull his suitcase, Zhao Yimu didn't stop him, he was tired, if the other party was really a special driver for the hotel, he thought it would be okay to pay more.

Just as he was about to move, a voice came from behind: "Hey, you don't really think he is the special driver of the hotel, do you?"

Zhao Yimu turned to look at the source of the sound. A young man with black hair and yellow skin was smoking a cigarette, raised his chin and hooked the corners of his mouth, and smiled lightly: "It's okay, just remind you, after getting on the car later Don't be fooled by him."

"Will he take me to another hotel?" Zhao Yimu asked.

"I don't know, probably yes," the young man shrugged nonchalantly, "Sell the itinerary by the way, or say that the car is out of gas and ask you to pay for gas first."

His answer successfully reminded Zhao Yimu of the alarmist precautions in the travel book. Zhao Yimu was silent for a while and looked at the young man in front of him again. He was wearing a gray-blue checkered long-sleeved shirt and dark trousers, with a cigarette in his mouth, and his whole body. It reveals the travel and dust of long-term travel, but the young man has a good temperament and clear and bright eyes, which makes people feel very comfortable.

"Excuse me... are you going to take the plane or just got off the plane?" Zhao Yimu asked politely.

"Just got off the plane like you." The young man pinched his cigarette and threw it into the trash can beside him.

"Then where do you live tonight? Do you want to ride into the city together?" Zhao Yimu wanted to say that the two of them should at least take care of each other in the car.

"Hehe, I didn't book a room. I'll find a place to squat in the airport later. Let's talk about it when there is a bus at dawn." The young man replied with a smile.

"You didn't book a room? Are you going to sleep at the airport tonight?" Zhao Yimu repeatedly confirmed in a high voice, it was incredible, he never thought about what it would be like to sleep at the airport.

"It's not very smart to find accommodation at this time. It's definitely a disadvantage to negotiate the price in the middle of the night. It's better to lie in the airport for a while." The young man explained in a leisurely manner, as if he didn't understand the situation.

"..." Zhao Yimu thought for a while, and said again: "I have booked a room for two people, if...you don't mind, would you like to stay together for one night?"

"It's so embarrassing, let's say goodbye," the young man smiled and waved his hands.In fact, it is common for self-service travel to find someone to ride and live with, but he glanced at Zhao Yimu's 28-inch suitcase and briefcase and asked, "You... aren't here to travel, are you?"

"I'm here on a business trip," Zhao Yimu ripped off his hair irritably. He was very tired and just wanted to lie flat on the bed and sleep. This strong desire overcame other considerations, so that he said without thinking: "My first This is the first time I’ve come to India, and I’m not worried about taking a car in the middle of the night, can you do me a favor and share a ride together, I won’t charge you for staying at my place tonight.”

The young man froze for a few seconds and then burst out laughing. There was no malicious laughter. Under normal circumstances, Zhao Yimu would feel that the other party was a little rude, but this young man would not make people feel uncomfortable at all. Because of this laugh relax a little.

"Okay, let's go together," the young man withdrew his smile, threw the big backpack beside him on his shoulders, and said to the Indian boy with a wink, "Let's go!"

Zhao Yimu followed the young man side by side and walked towards the direction of the car. The crisis of being alone in the car in the middle of the night was relieved. Zhao Yimu felt much more at ease. He turned his head and looked at the young man: "I am Owen, what do you call me?"

Zhao Yimu didn't have the habit of using English names in small offices before, so he thought of one before this business trip.

"Well...call me Nick!" the young man replied.

"Why do you think he knows I'm Mr. Zhao?" Zhao Yimu was curious.

Nick pointed to the tag on his suitcase, on which his name and address were written in English, and said with a smile: "They are always at the airport, and they are very skilled in their business."

Zhao Yimu laughed awkwardly, feeling like an idiot, and then asked, "Why do you know I speak Chinese?"

"Oh, I just saw you put your passport in your bag," Nick put a hand on his shoulder: "If I read correctly, we are fellow citizens."

Not long after walking, we arrived at the car of the Indian kid. Even though it was dark, Zhao Yimu could still tell that it was a dilapidated car. The trunk could only be stuffed into a 28-inch suitcase. Nick sat in the back seat with him and got on the car Before Nick negotiated the price again with the Indian boy, from 1200 rupees to 950 rupees, and wrote down the hotel name and price on a piece of paper for the Indian boy to confirm.

"Are you good at bargaining?" Zhao Yimu asked after getting into the car

"I can't do it at all... I just kill and kill casually." Nick adjusted his posture. The car was not big. Two big boys with long hands and long feet and Nick's big backpack were almost touching each other. Their arms were attached to their arms, and their body temperature was cold The only source of heat at night.

The road from the international airport to the urban area less than 20 kilometers has many twists and turns. First, it was stuck on the chaotic road. God knows what it means to be stuck at two or three o'clock in the middle of the night. He refused seriously and firmly. After entering the urban area, the car started to go around again. Nick took out his mobile phone and used the offline map to compare and direct. It was obviously not far away and he drove for more than an hour. Finally, he saw the hotel. Zhao Yimu was so moved that he wanted to cry when he saw the sign.

After getting off the car, Nick jumped out of the car and took the suitcase out of the trunk. Zhao Yimu took out ten pieces of one hundred yuan to hand to the driver, but Nick took them down and returned one of the one hundred yuan to Zhao Yimu. He took out a piece of 100 yuan and said, "If you hand over the 50rps, don't expect him to give you change."

After finally sending the Indian boy away, Nick raised his head to look at the hotel that Zhao Yimu had booked. He didn't notice that it was at least a four-star hotel just now.

Zhao Yimu dragged his luggage and walked a few steps towards the hotel, but found that no one followed, turned around and saw Nick standing there, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"At least a few thousand rupees for this night?" Nick asked looking at the hotel.

"I don't know, the company booked it," Zhao Yimu walked over and grabbed Nick's arm and walked to the hotel: "Anyway, you don't have to pay, please let me check in quickly!"

When they got the key card to open the room, both of them breathed a sigh of relief for this tired night.

The room is very spacious, with a layout of one bedroom and one living room, with soft and comfortable carpets and English-style log-style cabinet tables. Exotic moonlight and night.

Zhao Yimu took the suitcase and walked to the bedroom. Nick put the backpack in the living room and sat on the sofa, stretched his head and sighed contentedly: "Ah, it's been a long time since I sat on such a soft and clean chair. "As he spoke, he patted the sofa: "I'll just sleep here tonight."

"Come and sleep on the bed, you're welcome." Zhao Yimu poked his head out of the room. He said this with a guilty conscience. Although this room is a double room, there is only one big bed in the bedroom, and he shares a bed with a stranger The bed, he felt somewhat awkward, but he still had to be polite.

"No, I'll make do with the sofa and leave tomorrow morning," Nick stood up and rummaged through his backpack, pulling out a change of clothes: "Do you mind if I take a shower first?"

"Go ahead, I'll connect to the Internet and report to my family first." Zhao Yimu fell on the bed, took out his mobile phone and tried to connect to wifi, now it's almost four o'clock in the morning in India time, and it's early morning in China, he sent a message to Mom and girlfriend, said the flight was delayed but arrived at the hotel safely.

I didn't expect my girlfriend to reply the message soon: what is my first impression of India? Will it be dangerous at night?

Hmm... Zhao Yimu recalled this night in a foreign land, it was a bit difficult to answer, lying on the bed thinking about it, his consciousness became more and more dim.

"Hey, why don't you take a shower and sleep again?" A voice came from the sky before he was about to fall asleep.

Zhao Yimu opened his eyes with difficulty, a young and handsome face was looking down at him. "Nick?" Zhao Yimu propped himself up and sat up, saw Nick go to the mirror and rubbed his head with a towel. Eyes: "Have you washed it? It's my turn."

"It's been a long time since I took such a comfortable hot shower, thank you for the hospitality." Nick turned around, and said with a smile while brushing his messy hair.

It was only then that Zhao Yimu realized that the freshly washed young man in front of him was handsome, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips that were as picturesque as a picture. His whole body was full of the simplicity of a student.

"I should thank you for accompanying me on this journey, otherwise I might still be dealing with the driver on the road." Zhao Yimu said as he opened the suitcase and searched for a change of clothes. He was not polite when he said this, but he was sincerely grateful Nick.

"It's okay, think about it, the world is so big, isn't it fate that we met at the New Delhi airport at three o'clock in the middle of the night, and it's okay to take care of each other." Nick found a thin blanket from the cupboard, returned to the sofa and lay down, Wrap yourself in a blanket, only revealing a pair of big eyes: "I will leave early tomorrow morning, I wish you all the best in the future, good night."

"Good night." When Zhao Yimu turned around and was about to go to the bathroom, he suddenly realized that the message just now had not been sent, so he picked up the phone and thought for a while before typing.

First impressions of India?The crisis was full of excitement, but I met a compatriot who took me to break through the siege and arrive at the hotel safely.

His name is Nick, and he's a nice guy.