Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 395 Foreign Visitors
I thought to myself, do you regard our community as a family?

When they entered my house, their expression at the beginning was that this place is too small, and they asked me how many people lived, and I replied: "My parents, my girlfriend."

Mrs. Smith asked curiously: "FLY (this is the nickname she gave me), do you have a high status in China? I heard from my husband that you are a director of a listed company, or a director of this company. How can the general manager of the company live with your parents in such a small house? It's unbelievable!"

I explained patiently: "In China, many children still live with their parents after they grow up. On the one hand, the parents are worried, and on the other hand, the children are filial to their parents. This is very common in China. As for this house, we What the Chinese pay attention to is that it is enough to have a tile to cover the head, enough to live in, and the most important thing for a person is to have a neat and tidy family.”

Mrs. Smith listened for a long time, not sure if she understood, and discussed with her daughter for a long time.

I noticed that Smith's son was holding a nine-link ring and couldn't put it down, so I walked over and showed him how to play.

He let out a scream and kept saying, "It's amazing, this is magic, this is super power."

Do I think this foreigner likes to make such a fuss?I patiently explained to him: "This is just a toy, which was handed down from our ancestors. "A Dream of Red Mansions", one of the four Chinese classics, is described in it, and was made by modern people. As long as you know the principle, it is actually a toy. It's very simple, I'll teach you, you can learn it soon!"

Mrs. Smith touched the little guy's head and said softly: "Joe, thank you uncle!"

Joe said sincerely, "Thank you uncle."

I also patted Joe's head and explained: "The principle of the nine chains has a formula. If you go up to two, you will get back to one, and if you go back to two, you will get back to one. You should memorize the formula first, and then I will demonstrate it to you, and you will know how to do it." Playing." After finishing speaking, I deftly took it apart and put it back together again. Joe looked very carefully, but he still didn't understand. I took it apart again and put it back together again. This time he seemed to understand a little bit more. , Nodding repeatedly, an hour later, he began to disassemble it by himself.

This child, if you give him a toy, he can play with it for a day.

Jo's older sister, Joan.I was very interested in the wine in my wine cabinet, and asked me: "Is this an antique? The workmanship is very exquisite."

It is estimated that in the eyes of foreigners, every Chinese home will have ancient national treasures, such as blue and white porcelain, and Tang Sancai.I smiled and said, "This is not an antique, it's not even porcelain, it's just a bottle of wine, Chinese baijiu, we can drink it when we eat later."

Joan said very happily: "Oh, great, I have an excessive request, do you know if it can satisfy me?"

I nodded and said, "It's too much, but you can talk about it."

Mrs. Smith immediately stopped her and said, "Joan, don't be rude." Joan's face darkened. Although they were classmates, it could be seen that Joan was quite afraid of Mrs. Smith.

I hurriedly said: "Joan, you say, it's okay, the Chinese are very hospitable, and they don't have so much politeness."

Joan said nervously, "Can I keep the bottle as a souvenir of the wine we finished drinking?"

I thought it was something, nodded and said: "Of course, but the premise is that we have to drink it up!"

Joan nodded happily and said, "Is this very difficult? Let's just finish drinking."

I thought to myself, you will know your mistake in a while, this is Wuliangye at 52°, which is much stronger than your foreign wine.

At noon, I set up a table and prepared to invite them to have hot pot and let them see what Chinese food is. Isn’t the French always claiming that their food is the best food in the world?This time let them see, this group of frogs in a well.

Put the pot on an induction cooker, put the soup base, put the ingredients on the table one by one, wait for the pot to boil, let them sit down, and then put the seasoning in the bowls one by one, and they are all wrinkled Eyebrow, holding the chopsticks awkwardly, not knowing how to use them.

I demonstrated it again, but no one could learn it, so I had no choice but to bring a fork and knife and distribute them to them.Then he put a plate of fat beef in, and after it changed color, he gave it to Mrs. Smith first. She looked at the beef in the bowl and dared not eat it.

I picked another piece for each of them, and then I took a piece and put it in my own bowl, dipped it in the seasoning, and ate it with big mouthfuls.

Joan tried boldly to fork it, then carefully put it in her mouth and began to chew.After eating, she yelled a bunch of French, and she didn't know whether she thought it was delicious or too bad.

However, seeing Mrs. Smith and Joe trying to put it in their mouths, I knew that Joan was probably a compliment.

After finishing speaking, I put in a plate of pig brains and a plate of duck intestines.The red hot oil was tumbling, and I took a spoon and put them in their bowls one by one, and they ate it with great joy.Feeling very unbelievable, I kept asking: "What the hell are these things?"

I don't even know how to answer them, if I tell them these are pig brains and duck intestines, they will probably faint on the spot.I just simply said that these are special ingredients, which are generally not available on the street, and I only brought them out for distinguished customers.

At the beginning, Mrs. Smith thought it was very unhygienic to eat like this. In the end, she took it herself without me putting it in.

I opened the bottle of Wuliangye, poured a glass for each of the two ladies, and said, "Welcome to my house as guests. Cheers to the long-lasting Sino-French friendship."

After speaking, I drank it in one gulp. Seeing that I had finished drinking, the two ladies hurriedly picked up the cup and drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking, two women shouted: "Help, my throat is burning. Is this poison?"

I laughed loudly and said, "No, no, no, this is the wine that the Chinese drink. Once you feel it, you will find it very wonderful."

The two women stuck out their tongues, you looked at me, I looked at you, they didn't seem to believe my words, I poured another glass and said: "Come on, come on, come on, Chinese people pay attention to good things in pairs, this second glass I will drink first." Do it, cheers!" After finishing speaking, he drank it in one gulp.

The two ladies hesitated for a while, but still drank it in one gulp. The expression just now appeared on their faces again, but they quickly calmed down. They still stuck out their tongues, just one word: "Spicy!"

I hurriedly said: "Eat vegetables quickly, eat vegetables quickly." I ordered some green vegetables and gave them to eat.

Mrs. Smith asked me, "What do you call this way of eating?"

I smiled and said, "This is called hot pot!"

Mrs. Smith nodded and said, "It's really a hot pot. It's so hot and delicious!"

Then he picked up the third sip of wine and said: "It's such a joy to have friends coming from afar. There is an old Chinese saying, I respect you again! Cheers!"

Joan hurriedly waved her hands and said in Chinese: "No toast, no toast!" After speaking, she took a sip of her glass.

I hurriedly said: "You drink like this, how can you finish a bottle? Don't you want a bottle?"

Joan still hesitated, afraid to drink.

Mrs. Smith said, "Don't let Joan drink any more. She'll be drunk."

I said disapprovingly, "Is it all right? There are only three glasses of wine. Aren't you French people famous for being able to drink alcohol? You soak in wine every day, why can't you drink these few glasses of wine!"

Mrs. Smith said: "Our country has very strict restrictions on alcohol. Drinking and buying alcohol were not allowed before. Once the liquor store is found selling alcohol to minors, they will be unlucky. And if there is a drunk in the bar People in bars are as responsible as they are in bars, and they will be fined. Therefore, although we French people like to drink, we never dare to drink too much. Your wine is too strong. I thought that as long as Russian vodka, or American gold Ale is the strongest alcohol in the world!"

I shook my head and said, "Actually, the brewing method of vodka is similar to that of our Chinese rice wine, which is steamed and brewed three times, but the alcohol content is higher. The one I gave you is only 52°, which is not considered a real high-grade wine. I still have 65° Erguotou here, so the wine is strong."

Mrs. Smith's face was red from drinking, and she became much more cute when she spoke: "China is really a magical place. Before we came here, we thought it was very poor, there were no cars, no high-rise buildings, but we didn't know until we arrived. There are cars all over the streets, high-rise buildings everywhere, and a lot of high-tech. Moreover, the Chinese people I contact can speak English, you are too good!"

I smiled and thought to myself, that is, the people you contact are all highly educated.Then he said confidently: "In just a few decades, we have already started to catch up with the Premier League and the United States. The Chinese people are very hardworking and hardworking."

Joan secretly took another sip of the wine and said, "I just started to drink this, and thought it was not easy to drink, but after drinking a few more glasses, I thought it tasted better than whiskey."

After finishing a bottle of wine, the two ladies were poured down as I wished.Then I was dragged into the guest room and fell asleep.

After eating the contents of the bowl, Joe put the bowl in the kitchen in an orderly manner, then sat down and continued to study Jiulianhuan.

I asked curiously: "Joe, why didn't your mother come with you?"

Joe replied: "My mother is in America and she didn't spend Christmas with us."

I said oh, "Your father came to China, where did he take you to play?"

Joe thought for a while and said, "The Great Wall..."

I asked, "What else?"

Qiao shook his head and said, "No, I'm in the hotel at other times. Dad doesn't have time to accompany me. It's my sister and aunt who accompany me."

I touched Joe's head and said, "Then uncle will take you to play tomorrow. What do you like to play? Playground?"

Joe shook his head and said, "No, I want to visit Chinese schools."

I praised: "Joe is really great, he is different from other kids, so uncle will take you to school tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)