Getting rich in chronology

Chen Yu still didn't ask for Shen Qiao's money in the end, always felt weird, something was not right.

He refused to ask for it, although Shen Qiao was disappointed, he didn't force it, but his brows and eyes were a little gloomy.

Chen Yu's heart was astringent, he couldn't tell what it was like, anyway, he just didn't want to see Shen Qiao unhappy.

He pulled Shen Qiao's wrist, pointed at the small cart on the street: "I want to eat popsicles."

"I'll buy it for you." Shen Qiao was happy, and happily went to buy popsicles for Chen Yu.

One minute later, Chen Yu bit his red bean popsicle, leaned against his little blue car, and said vaguely, "I always feel like I forgot something..."

He doesn't remember exactly what he forgot.

"Forgot what?"

"I don't know." Chen Yu shook his head: "I can't remember."

If you can't remember it, then you can just forget it, let's talk about it later, maybe you will remember it again after a while.

After eating the popsicles, Shen Qiao asked, "Do you want to go home now? Do you still want to go back to school?"

Chen Yu's hand that pushed the cart paused, his expression gradually stiffened: "I remember something I forgot."

Shen Qiao: "?"

"I forgot that I have class today!" He looked at his watch, it was already past three o'clock, and the second class in the afternoon had started.

Shen Qiao: "...is it over now?"

"Well, it's good to be able to last a quarter." He has never skipped a class, and this time it is a precedent.

Fortunately, my deskmate was very reliable. I saw him leave with Shao Lingyun in a hurry at noon, and when he didn't come in the afternoon, I asked the teacher for leave for him.

"Why did Shao Lingyun call you?" After class, Chen Meili asked him quietly.

Chen Yu hesitated for a moment, wondering if he could tell his deskmate, but there were so many people at the scene, and there were workers going to work.

And after the machine is repaired, it will definitely start working, and it will be impossible to hide it when the time comes.

But the machinery factory didn't say anything, and he couldn't spread it out without authorization, even if it was a close friend.

So I could only say to Chen Meili: "The situation is a bit troublesome now. If I can talk about it later, I will tell you in detail."

When Chen Meili heard this, she wisely didn't ask any more questions, she knew that if she could tell, Chen Yu would definitely not hide it from him.

At the same time, Xingcheng Friendship Hotel.

As the only state-level hotel in Xingcheng, Friendship Hotel generally entertains local leaders, and occasionally entertains overseas Chinese compatriots and foreign guests.

However, there are very few of the latter, because Xingcheng is located inland, its economic development level is average, and its performance in other aspects is mediocre among many provincial capital cities.

It's not bad, but it's not outstanding, and it won't attract foreign businessmen.

However, in the past few days, two foreigners lived in the Friendship Hotel, and everyone in the hotel knew about it.

I also know that this is a foreign expert invited by Xingcheng Machinery Factory to repair the machine.

These two foreigners were so proud that they didn't look at them the day they came, and even the leaders of the machinery factory didn't get a good look.

But thinking that they have something to ask for from others, if they are wronged, they will accept it.

But in the past few days, for some reason, the leaders of the machinery factory came here alternately, holding gifts and saying good things.

They don't understand foreign language, but they can read. Those two foreigners wished to lift their nostrils to the sky.

The people from the machinery factory, they sometimes shut the door outside and say they are going to sleep, but in fact there are songs playing in the house.

Sometimes people are put in, and when they meet, they speak nicely, and the two of them talk and laugh to themselves, and then say another sentence: "I didn't hear clearly, please say it again."

Of course, this was said to the translator. The word "please" is obviously a polite term, but it was left to them, which was full of sarcasm.

Then the translators and the people in the machinery factory had to repeat it over and over again, making it clear that they were playing tricks.

Not only the people in the machinery factory were angry, but the hotel staff also panicked when they saw it. They were so aggrieved that they wished to kick them out.

But just think about it, no matter how angry and aggrieved, you have to do your best to serve your work.

Thinking about it this way made me even angrier.

However, it was already mid-afternoon today, and none of the leaders of the machinery factory who came to report every morning came.

Several waiters who had just finished their work got together and chatted about this matter.

"I didn't come today."

"It's better if you don't come, I'm so angry when I look at it."

"No, those two foreigners are too much. I heard that the machinery factory is looking for them to repair the machine. If you are willing or not, let me tell you the truth. If you don't repair it, you won't repair it. How can you bother people like this?"

"Yingzi is right. If I were a member of the machinery factory, I would have turned against them a long time ago. I will not repair it!"

"What do you know?" A waiter who knew something about the inside story said: "The machinery factory wants to repair the machine. I heard that it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy it! Such an expensive machine, if it is broken, it will not be repaired if it is not repaired." ? You have the final say? How big is the loss, and this is the country's money."

"Hundreds of thousands of dollars? My God, how much is this?"

"Then I definitely have to practice. No wonder they beg these two foreigners so much. No matter how angry they are, they can only swallow it in their stomachs."

A reluctant waiter asked: "With so many people in our country, no one can repair machines?"

The waiter who broke the news said: "This machine was originally imported from a foreign country. Our country does not have this technology. If we don't know the technology, how can we repair it?"

"Oh, but this is too irritating."

The others sighed together: "Who said it wasn't."

"The people from the machinery factory, why don't you come today?"

"Who knows."

"I think maybe I'm getting angry, I have to take it easy." If she was so angry every day, she wouldn't be able to stand it.

"Comrade Xiaomei, your thinking is not good. They are working for the country, so there is no rest."

"Oh, let's just talk about it, maybe—"

"Hey, what are you guys doing hiding here? Did you see the manager?" Li Lanzhi, who was on duty at the front desk today, suddenly came to ask.

"do not know."

"I didn't see it."

"Did you go upstairs?"

"Maybe I went out. You can ask Xiao Wang at the door if you saw the manager."

Several people chattered, and finally said something useful.

Li Lanzhi stomped her feet: "You two go and help me look at the front desk, I'll go find the manager."

"What's the matter, Lanzhi?"

"Hey, the machinery factory called and asked for the manager. The matter is a bit complicated. I will tell you when I come back."

"Okay, go quickly, Xiaomei and I will help you look after it, if you see the manager, tell him."

"Row."

After the division of labor was completed, Li Lanzhi went to find the manager, Yingzi and Xiaomei went to help look after the front desk, and the other waiters continued to work.

Li Lanzhi asked Xiao Wang, the gatekeeper, that the manager had indeed gone out, so he hurriedly followed the direction he pointed to find out.

As soon as she went out, two foreigners came down from upstairs.

One was called Smith with thinning hair and kind of rotten, and the other was named Robert with a big red rosacea.

In fact, of the two of them, only Smith is the one who can really repair machines. If you want to say that he is not an expert, he is just a technician with some skills in the company.

He can repair the machine that stumped everyone in the machinery factory, not because he is so smart, but because it is a machine made by a factory under their company, he is familiar with it, and he has learned to disassemble and repair it.

And Robert, who is basically a member of the procurement department in the factory, likes to run around in the name of business trips.

The two had a good relationship, and occasionally drank together, so this time Smith took over the maintenance task from Huaguo, so he called his good buddies and went out to play together.

Yes, for them, this is not a job at all, they just come out to play.

Smith had been to Huaguo before, and he felt very good.

When they come out for a trip, the wages are still received, and the travel expenses are reimbursed by the factory in Huaguo. They can take the first class—this is something they would not choose when they usually travel, it is too expensive.

They can stay in the best hotel in China. Although they think it is very ordinary and backward, it is not as good as the most ordinary hotel in the United States.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the language, the Chinese people will provide translators very considerately, and if they want to go out to play, they will be accompanied by a special person.

People in Huaguo pay for what you want to buy, and people in Huaguo pay for what you want to eat and play.

They don't even need to bring their wallets, they only need to bring two Chinese people.

When you are in a good mood, when you go to repair the machine, most of them are some very common minor problems, but those Chinese people treat them as big problems and treat them carefully, which is ridiculous.

After taking time to fix it, those Chinese people praised them very gratefully.

Speaking of this, Chinese people have always called them experts.

Oh my god, he really likes this title. In his company, only those who are engaged in research and development in the research laboratory are eligible to be called this.

So he likes to travel to Huaguo very much. Of course, it would be even better if the repair expenses can be paid to him alone.

It's a pity that this is impossible, it belongs to the company.

Fortunately, he can accept gifts from Chinese people. Those exquisite porcelains and handicrafts are very popular when they are brought back to China.

The last time Smith came, he brought his wife a Huaguo dress called a cheongsam. It was custom-made by a local factory by a tailor. It was so beautiful that his wife fell in love with it.

This time, the first two days were very pleasant, just like what he had experienced before.

Staying in the best hotel, and being accompanied by translators and other staff whenever you want to go out to play, is very pleasant.

But on the day I went to repair the machine, there was a little accident. A young man—it is said to be the son of their factory director, an impolite daredevil.

He rushed in recklessly, accused him, accused their company, said they did not keep their promises and were liars.

Smith laughed, what a naive child.

They deceived these Chinese people, but so what?

Even if it is written in the contract that it can be repaired for free within five years, there is no stipulated repair time, right?

Even if they delay it to five years later and tell you that the warranty period is over, what can you do?

Look at your father, your uncles, your elders, they have long chosen to bow their heads and admit defeat.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have this trip to Huaguo. His arrival was the result of the compromise of those Huaguo people. They chose to spend extra money to invite him to repair the machine.

Smith was not angry at the reckless words of an innocent and ignorant boy, and even found it funny.

What a poor child, I don't know anything, looking at that little face, I'm so angry.

Oh his father was so violent that he beat him with a belt.

poor child.

Smith smiled, sighing for him again.

Originally, he planned to forgive the child who was beaten by his father magnanimously, but his friend Robert stopped him.

Robert secretly told him that this is a good opportunity for them to increase the maintenance fee.

This money is unknown to the company and they can pocket it themselves.

This is really a good idea. Smith felt that Robert was right. He was offended, and naturally the Chinese should pay for their rudeness.

In the next few days, the Hua people came to beg them again and again as they expected, they were extremely humble, like clowns in a circus.

But they have been refusing to promise to increase the maintenance fee again, which is very annoying.

The reluctance to raise the maintenance fee means that they cannot receive this extra income, how can this be?

So he and Robert left them cold and dry, maybe these people will gradually understand that if they don't agree to their request, they will never help them repair the machine.

Anyway, they had a good time staying here, and they didn't have to work every day, so they regarded it as a vacation.

Last night, he and Robert had a discussion before going to bed, wondering who would come to the Huaguo factory today.

Maybe it was the factory manager, after all, it was his son who caused the trouble.

The last time he came here, he poured red wine on his clothes, and that man didn't dare to say a word, it's really ridiculous, I heard that he used to be a soldier of Huaguo.

He and Robert drank a lot of wine before going to bed last night, and as soon as they fell asleep, they made up their minds that no matter who came this morning, let them wait first.

Unexpectedly, when they got up, they found that there was no one waiting outside the door.

Smith was very upset, felt that he had been fooled, stumped those Chinese people, didn't they want their machines?

Robert comforted him and said, "Don't worry, brother, maybe those Huaguo people went back to raise money. You know, any leader always likes to have a meeting for something, and the Huaguo people are very poor. The repair fee we proposed, Maybe it’s a lot of money for them.”

Smith felt that what he said made sense, so he relaxed.

The two ate the lunch delivered by the hotel. Let me mention here that the food in Huaguo is very delicious, and the cooking techniques are very complicated.

If possible, both he and Robert would like to bring a Huaguo chef home. He thought that his wife and children would also like to eat Huaguo cuisine.

In the afternoon, Smith and Robert chatted in the room for a while. They got up too late in the morning, and now they are not sleepy at all.

It was boring to stay in the room. In order to show their attitude a few days ago, they didn't want to ask the Hua people for translation, so they didn't go out to play.

But having fun delivered to your door doesn't feel boring.

But today it was just the two of them, and the poor TV in the room was about as small as his daughter's toy TV.

It doesn't even have color, it's just too ridiculous, this kind of thing can also be called TV, the Chinese people are really pitiful.

With no other entertainment, they were bored.

Smith finished eating a plate of Huaguo pastries again, and licked the pieces of pastry on his hand: "Oh, I really like this kind of pastry, and my dear Ellie will also like it, but it would be better if it was a little sweeter gone."

Robert was drinking. He was a complete alcoholic. If he could, he would not drink a sip of water, just drink.

Correspondingly, his alcohol capacity is very good, and his face won't turn red even after drinking so much now.

Rosacea-nosed Robert said in a rough nasal voice: "Poor Chinese people are reluctant to put more sugar in their pastries."

Smith shrugged: "I'm so bored, Robert, good brother, let's go out for a stroll."

Robert was also a little moved: "But we don't have an interpreter."

"What does that matter, we don't need to communicate with the Chinese people at all." Smith said indifferently.

"Then how do we get back?" Robert asked.

"Just remember the name of the hotel." He said "Friendship Hotel" in broken Chinese, which he heard from Huaguo.

"When we've had enough fun, just find someone from Huaguo and let him take us back."

Robert gave a thumbs up: "It's really yours."

"Let's go, what are you waiting for?"

The two foreigners left as soon as they said they would, without bringing anything.

After going down, Robert approached the little girl at the front desk and tried to ask their hotel to send a car, but was rejected.

Robert shrugged. He was just trying it out. He heard that it is very rare for Huaguo to own a car. This hotel is really poor.

He took out a dollar bill and handed it to the little girl at the front desk.

The girl waved her hands again and again, as if she had misunderstood.

Robert pointed to the drawer where they collected money, and gestured back and forth. They seemed to understand a little bit that he wanted to exchange RMB.

In fact, he didn't want to change it, but he and Smith didn't have a penny of RMB on them, and all the previous expenses were paid by the Huaguo factory.

Now I want to go out, without a car, I can't walk on my legs.

But I didn't expect that they couldn't even do such trivial things as exchanging money, they just shook their heads and waved their hands.

"Forget it, brother, just go out and find a passerby to change." Smith said.

Robert took the money back and muttered, "The service here is too bad. When the people from Huaguo Factory come over, I will complain to them."

They never remembered the name of the factory that invited them, and they always called it Huaguo Factory.

"Let's talk again, let's go, I can't wait."

Relying on their standard foreign faces, the two foreigners successfully exchanged RMB from passers-by.

In fact, the passer-by didn't know the specific exchange rate between RMB and U.S. banknotes, or even whether it was true or not. He just thought it was strange and wanted to collect a foreign banknote.

So he didn't dare to change too much, Robert gave him a dollar, and he gave them all the odds and ends of two dollars.

At this time, the exchange rate of the RMB to the US dollar was nearly [-]:[-], so it was not a loss, but the two foreigners did not care too much about this small amount of money.

The bus was cheaper, and it only cost five cents for a ride. The two of them sat for a while, and they didn't even use a fraction of the RMB exchanged.

The two foreigners chattered and lamented the cheap prices in Huaguo while strolling around leisurely.

Because things are very cheap, they buy whatever they want, and they buy whatever they see. The two yuan or so is actually very durable, and they bought a lot of things before using them up.

They even bought movie tickets, wanting to see what Huaguo movies are like.

But it came out after a while. It was too boring and I couldn't understand it. It couldn't be compared with their Hollywood movies.

After leaving the movie theater, they bought two bottles of soda, with only a little over ten cents left in their hands.

But no one cared, they had wallets with hundreds of dollars in them, enough for them to exchange many, many RMB.

It was already dinner time, and they found that many people were walking in one direction, and the two of them happened to have no destination, so they went to join in the fun together.

When I walked to the street, I suddenly smelled a strange fragrance.

"Oh, what's the smell? It's a bit pungent, but it's so delicious that my mouth is watering. Come on, Robert, I'm going to taste it."

Robert's nose is quite sensitive, so he sneezed a few times and muttered: "Okay, it's quite irritating, but it makes me stop sneezing. Did you use a lot of pepper?"

"Who knows, Chinese people will add a lot of seasonings to their dishes, seasonings we don't know. But it doesn't matter, as long as it tastes good."

"That's right."

The two of them followed the flow of people, and they could see people rushing towards a store from a long distance away. As they got closer, the stimulating fragrance became more obvious.

"Oh, this is it, what is this, I really want to try it." Smith yelled.

Robert held his nose, the smell was delicious, but it was too irritating, and he couldn't stand it.

"Look at that store." Robert pointed to another store with a lot of people: "It seems to sell drinks, the wall paintings are very good, it seems that they can be taken away? Why don't we go buy two drinks first, and then come to eat. "

"Okay, no problem, I know you prefer something you can drink." Smith knew his good friend well.

So they went to the drink shop first, and they still couldn't read the signboard, but according to their experience, the Huaguo drinks they had had so far, except for green tea, were all good.

And this store, as soon as you enter, you can smell a sweet and various fruity aroma, which is obviously a sweet drink.

Smith was happy: "I love sweet drinks, does this have milk? I saw her add milk."

"I love it too."

"You prefer wine."

"Come on brother, who doesn't know this, you don't need to repeat it, just order quickly."

Smith went over to line up, and the other guests looked at them curiously.

The two were unmoved, they had long been used to it, since they came to Huaguo, they would be watched as soon as they came out, and some even asked their friends to watch it together, very strange behavior.

"I want this, this, this, and this." When it was Smith's turn, he didn't know the name, so he pointed out all the delicious drinks ordered by the previous customers.

The clerk reflexively reported the name and unit price, but saw that the two foreigners didn't respond, thinking they didn't understand.

But the clerk was very clever, and she immediately pointed out the drinks ordered by foreigners on the menu.

There are unit prices and Arabic numerals written on the back, so you must know how to count.

The two foreigners looked down: "It's really cheap, you can buy two to three glasses for one dollar." And it's still such a big cup.

However, when the two of them touched their pockets, the RMB had already been spent.

Smith pulled out his wallet, pulled out three dollars and pushed it over, which was far more than the price of four drinks, and the rest should be tipped.

The clerk didn't dare to accept it. She didn't know how to accept money from a foreign country, and she didn't know how much RMB she could change.

But he didn't dare to offend foreigners, so the clerk had no choice but to say: "Please wait a moment."

I ran to the store manager.

There was nothing wrong with Wu Sanni's notification, she made a decisive decision: "Call the little boss."

Not long ago, Chen Yu installed a telephone for them here, and also installed one at home, so they can call if they have anything to do.