The Desire of the Heart

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for flying on flight CZ304, China Southern Airlines, a member of the SkyTeam alliance, from London to Guangzhou."

"I am the co-pilot of this flight. I'm sorry to disturb your sweet dream."

"Our flight will start descending soon."

"Please take a short rest, return to your seat as soon as possible, and fasten your seat belt."

"Thank you for your understanding, cooperation and support of our work all the way."

"Actually, every flight is pretty much the same for me."

"The same plan, the same route, the same procedures, and sometimes even the reasons for delays are the same."

"The only difference is because of you."

"It's you who make my flight so colorful."

"I'm very happy to be able to share with you the whisper of the wind and the whisper of the clouds."

"Feel the embrace of the sky in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner."

"The direction of dreams."

"Where the heart desires."

"Dear compatriots, welcome home."

…

As the captain's announcement sounded.

The half-asleep passengers on the plane began to make some commotion.

The three girls in the first row of economy class were particularly excited.

Girl with long hair: "Wow! After flying so many times, this is the first time I heard the captain's announcement that made me cry."

Girl with short hair: "Isn't this too gentle? It gave me goosebumps all over."

The wavy girl said to the short-haired girl: "She is indeed gentler than you!"

Wave asked the long-haired girl again: "Do you feel like your ears are pregnant?"

Girl with long hair: "Yes! The captain's voice is really nice."

The short-haired girl was confused: "Isn't that right? I just said first officer at the beginning."

The wavy girl looked at the long-haired girl, smiled and teased the short-haired girl: "Why is this guy listening so carefully?"

The long-haired girl helped: "Because it sounds good. One second you fall, you two seconds you get pregnant, and the third second you start dreaming."

The girl with short hair continued to wonder: "When did the co-pilot make an announcement on the plane? Have you heard it before?"

The wavy girl said: "No! The captain's announcement may not be there, it's usually either pre-recorded or the flight attendant is reading it out."

The long-haired girl sighed: "I want to see what the captain looks like."

The short-haired girl rolled her eyes at the long-haired girl: "Don't expect too much, the person with the nice voice is either a fat guy or an uncle."

The wavy girl responded: "Aren't there any fat pilots? The captain is also very handsome!"

The short-haired girl couldn't bear it: "Do you want to be so infatuated?"

Wavy Girl: "What do you mean I'm a nymphomaniac? Listen to the captain's announcement and see how many people are recording it with their mobile phones."

The long-haired girl looked back and said, "It's true! In the past, China Southern Airlines' in-flight announcements, even if the voice was passable, could only speak broken English. Could this co-pilot be a foreigner?"

Girl with short hair: "No way, you heard him speak Chinese so fluently."

Wavy Girl: “I really want the first officer’s phone number~~”

The girl with long hair said to the girl with short hair: "Video this virtue for her and show it to her boyfriend after we get off the plane."

Girl with short hair: "I heard that her boyfriend prepared 999 roses to pick her up at the airport."

Wavy Girl: "If that's the case, just break up. Whoever wants to hug the 999 flowers, I can't hold them."

Girl with long hair: "Take the corners of your mouth away. Showing affection will kill you quickly."

Girl with short hair: "Am I the only one who thinks the last two sentences are weird?"

Wavy Girl: "What's weird?"

Girl with short hair: "The Chinese broadcast contains the direction of dreams and the aspirations of the heart, but the English broadcast does not."

Girl with long hair: "Didn't you mention the Boeing 787 Dreamliner? I think it's quite normal."

Wavy Girl: “There’s no need to translate it word for word, right?”

…

Meng Xinzhi slept soundly on the plane.

This is a very magical journey.

She obviously bought economy class, but when she boarded the plane, the flight attendant looked at her boarding pass and told her to wait a moment.

The flight attendant took Meng Xinzhi to a position that would not block passengers from getting on the plane, and explained the situation to her.

The steward said that the passenger sitting next to Meng Xinzhi needed to extend his seat belt and occupy two seats due to his special body shape.

The flight attendant asked Meng Xinzhi if he could change her seat.

Meng Xinzhi happily agreed.

Then, she spent the money of economy class and flew in first class.

It's not business class, it's real first class.

While the price of economy class has soared to the price of business class in previous years, the price of first class has already been astronomical.

Meng Xinzhi never thought there would be such a result.

He also asked if she was really allowed to sit in first class.

The answer given by the flight attendant was that this was the only empty seat on the entire plane.

Meng Xinzhi had heard from Zong Ji before that he had bought an economy class ticket and was upgraded to business class.

But there are reasons for that, and most of them are airline overbooking.

In order to ensure attendance, 300 tickets were sold even though there were only 280 seats.

International flights are basically purchased well in advance, and people may change their bookings for various reasons.

In most cases, the number of people who actually travel in the end may not reach 280.

This means that anyone who wants to leave can leave.

For some popular flights, if there are no refunds or changes, some people will not be able to get on the plane because their tickets are overbooked.

When encountering this situation, airlines usually have two methods of handling it.

The first is to pay you 2,000 yuan and let you leave the next day. Some even arrange accommodation for the day, and it is still a five-star hotel.

The second option is to upgrade economy class passengers to business class, or upgrade business class passengers to first class.

On a fully booked flight, business class and first class seats are also very limited, and overbooked passengers must first request and get them first.

Only aerialists who fly around all day have the opportunity to understand that there is a second option when encountering overbooking.

Zongji specially taught Meng Xinzhi.

It is difficult to buy air tickets at this time, and the cost of overbooking by airlines is relatively high.

The experience her father taught her was of little use.

Meng Xinzhi never thought that she would be directly upgraded to first class because there was a passenger with an abnormal body shape in the seat next to her.

Out of concern for the actual situation, Meng Xinzhi also asked the flight attendant: "Should passengers with special body shapes be allowed to fly in first class?"

The steward said: "There is no way to raise the armrests in first class, so you won't be able to sit down."

Meng Xinzhi was very curious as to how special this passenger's body shape was.

While I am curious, I also feel very lucky.

After asking, Meng Xinzhi readily accepted the seat change arrangement.

Being able to enjoy first-class treatment at the expense of economy class is such a good thing, and there is no reason to refuse it.

…

The flight attendant came over to remind me to adjust the seat and perform safety checks before landing, and the dreamer finally woke up.

When she woke up, she happened to hear the last few Chinese sentences of the captain's broadcast.

[The direction of the dream] and [The direction of the heart], these two sentences are very familiar to the dream.

They appeared in the only two replies from her brother to her.

Mengxin felt a little dazed and couldn't tell whether it was reality or a dream.
To be continued...