Daily life in the courtyard

Chapter 92

The purpose of receiving foreign guests is to actively promote the image of our new country through the voice of this group of journalists with international influence.

Therefore, it does not lie in how sincere our intentions are and how formal and solemn the reception is, but how to make foreign guests happy.

"Home away from home, I didn't make this up, did I?"

Chen Jun nodded thoughtfully.

The establishment of the Foreign Affairs Office is still short, and everyone's experience is not sufficient. Although there are many comrades who have overseas experience, there is still a big gap between the general ideology and the international.

Not to mention these external constraints, just because a workshop worker in the Red Star Rolling Mill who has never been abroad has become a foreign expert by relying on "self-study" in the DC area library for several years. Those who specialize in receiving foreign guests should be more competent.

This has to make them calm down and reflect carefully.

After the meal, the foreign natives were still in high spirits, as if they had been suffocated for a long time, and they were finally able to spend freely.

Wei Ping'an had already made plans.

There are some things that ordinary workers buy in limited quantities, and Wei Pingan can't just buy them if he wants to. Even Ai Muyu's status doesn't mean he can have as much as he wants...

But for foreign guests, within a reasonable range, they are responsive.

"Dominic, Elliott, Ferdinand, and Benson, do you want to change into our clothes? Well, you can also order a few more cheongsams for your mother and sisters when you go back..."

The answer is of course yes.

After leaving Xincheng Zhajiang Noodle Restaurant, Wei Pingan actually wanted to take them to Ruifuxiang.

It's a time-honored brand.

But after turning around and walking a few steps, I saw a woman in a beige embroidered cheongsam standing at the door of the silk and satin shop to see off the customers, then turned her head and walked back.

Wei Pingan looked familiar, so he took the lead and entered the door.

He can think, it's definitely not because of the attractiveness of the cheongsam woman.

There is a lot of space inside, with satins and fabrics on the left and right.

Now the waiters in every tailor shop can measure the size of customers, and there are also very skilled old tailors who sit in and make finished products.

The old hats all visited with great interest, and from time to time they picked it up and kneaded it like others, as if they really understood.

"This friend, what's your name?"

The cheongsam woman came over and said hello.

"Are you the boss here, or the boss's wife? Let me know, my name is Wei Ping'an."

In the previous life, Wei Pingan was also considered a businessman.

Between merchants, you can get to that point at a glance.

When Wei Pingan saw this cheongsam woman, he seemed to smell the tacit understanding of "same frequency".

Well, the commercial kind.

"Hehe, I am the proprietress and the boss. You can call me Boss Chen. Is Comrade Wei here to visit or to see the fabric?"

Wei Pingan deliberately looked at the few big foreign boys who were watching the flowers, and the three foreign affairs officers who were with them, and then turned back and said:
"Here, make some clothes for some foreign friends. Well, the three over there are also the leading officers of the Foreign Affairs Office."

The word "also" leaves room for the other party to "make up".

The smile on the face of the cheongsam woman suddenly widened again.

"Well, actually, Boss Chen, the price can be adjusted appropriately later."

"Hey, is Comrade Wei trying to take care of my business?"

"I mean...I'll make two sets of clothes later on. It's getting cold, and I'm looking forward to the winter, and I haven't got my Chinese tunic suit yet."

"Hehe, brother Pingan, you can do this, that's all right, I understand the meaning, don't worry."

"Then I will trouble you, Sister Chen."

From the titles in a few simple conversations, Wei Ping'an reached a consensus with Boss Chen.

Wei Ping'an felt very comfortable with this kind of small-scale experimentation.

There is even a kind of spanning half a century, and I re-experience the days when I left school and started my own business.

What's more--rebates have existed since ancient times and have never been cut off.

Wei Ping'an just did what he wanted, and did what he wanted, and he didn't really plan for the kickback.

Understatement reveals free will.

More importantly, in the future, you can learn from others and solve some worries.

"Hi, no trouble, I also want to thank you for taking care of my business."

Perhaps in Boss Chen's mind, Wei Ping'an is the kind of high-level cadre who specializes in receiving foreign guests. This business is successful, and there will be fewer similar ones in the future?

"Sister Chen, you can introduce more about our cheongsam in a while. When foreign friends come, they must bring some local characteristics back."

After saying hello, Wei Pingan called Benson and the others over.

"This is the boss here, look at the cheongsam on her, it's not bad..."

Several young people stared straight at him, but Boss Chen was not embarrassed, and turned around to let them see the effect.

In the end, Ferdinand ordered two cheongsams, and Elliott and Dominique, worthy of being classmates at Tulane University, ordered five cheongsams each...

Benson also ordered two sets. What he wanted was the one on Boss Chen's body. He said that his sister's figure should be similar to that of the boss...

What they can only talk about is the approximate height and size, or there are reference objects and people.

Isn't the picture a feature?

Foreign women generally have large skeletons, which are not suitable for cheongsam.

But almost all of them belong to the buyer's show series.

As for the quotation, I think it is a lot of inflated.

Didn't see the master at the counter stared in confusion.

Maybe Ye Wenxiu, Chen Jun, and Liu Zhiyong didn't know about it, and they didn't realize it, but Wei Ping'an was paying attention all the time, so he naturally knew it.

Pulling white cotton cloth to make T-shirts, Wei Pingan drew a sketch, which looks like an ordinary T-shirt, and dark blue old coarse cloth to make trousers and jeans.

The trouser legs are straight and the hem is leaner.

These things are a bit nondescript in this day and age, but Wei Pingan just wanted it, thinking of a good idea, anyway, it will be worn by foreigners in the end, so he suddenly has a bad taste, and plans to wear the clothes of the future to take pictures as a souvenir.

Moreover, there are foreigners blocking the front...

That's it.

Then there are Neiliansheng's mille-soled old cloth shoes, which look ordinary and are very comfortable to wear.

Zhang Yiyuan's tea house, this is Wei Pingan's goal before going out.

"Guys, I helped you before, and now I need your help..."

Ye Wenxiu widened her eyes, looking at Wei Pingan like a monster.

Wei Pingan turned his head and smiled at Ye Wenxiu.

Along the way, he also roughly understood the personalities of the three people.

Ye Wenxiu didn't shy away from this matter, and it was also a bit throwing stones to ask for directions.

"Hey, you're a little too open and above board."

"For them, we are all friends. As friends, it is normal to help each other. And you know, if I don't have their status, even if I have money, I can't buy too many good tea..."

"So it turns out, Felix, we'd be happy to help, oh no, maybe, we did buy it, how about giving it to Felix as a gift?"

Dominic turned around and said the latter words to several other people.

"Hey, asking you guys to help me buy has been a huge help."

One person carried three or two catties of tea, and Benson bought five catties, almost all the new tea.

There are green tea, black tea, and jasmine tea is the most.

Zhang Yiyuan is a time-honored brand, and there are not many old teas, most of which are bought and sold now.

This will win these customers, and it will not work if it is not sold.

There are officers from the Foreign Affairs Office following, and international friendly relations cannot be damaged.

"Brothers, are you tired? There is a tavern over there, let's go and have a seat, and show you what the life of a small citizen in the capital is like..."

In fact, there were so many chats in the afternoon, and the last sentence did not cheer Dominique and the others more.

As usual, they would not be able to touch this kind of tavern in this kind of place, during this time period.

It is also because the staff of the Foreign Affairs Office are too restrained and too conservative that the young foreign journalists have become thorns.

In the end, it almost formed a situation where the two sides were fighting against each other.

Cool today.

To find a guide, you have to find a friend like Brother Wei.

Wei Pingan has won unanimous praise from foreign friends.

"Well, since you all regard me as a friend, I hope that the reports you handle will not misinterpret our reality too much. If the negative impact is too great, I will be severely criticized and taught as a person who has received you... "

"Comrade Wei, how can you say that...it's not..."

Ye Wenxiu truthfully fed back the meaning of this passage, allowing Chen Jun and Liu Zhiyong to immediately understand the danger of Wei Ping'an's remarks.

Foreigners are straight-hearted, if you dare to say that, they may turn against you immediately.

This is not something that can be settled by sending a few clothes and saying a few nice words.

It's not like this kind of thing happened before, and the reaction it caused was quite bad.

If it weren't for that incident, they wouldn't have gone to the doctor in a hurry and found a steel rolling mill worker through the Ministry of Metallurgy to take up the post.

But so far, the effect seems to be pretty good.

"No problem, I think I will explain it to you based on the facts."

"At least what I saw and tried today was great!"

"We are brothers. If you are being scolded, you can call me. I will definitely choose to support you."

"I hope that the next few days will be like today. Then I think that such unpleasant things will never happen, I promise."

Ye Wenxiu was a little dumbfounded.

This situation is completely different from the nightmarish complaint incident she experienced not long ago that was screwed up.

Is it even possible?
What did you do?

Ye Wenxiu looked at each other with Chen Jun and Liu Zhiyong.

A few clothes, a meal of fried noodles, a few pairs of cloth shoes, more than a dozen catties of tea, some pastries, snacks...

It's not as good as a fraction of the price of the special gift box.

"This man, we want it from the Foreign Affairs Office!"

Chen Jun muttered to himself.

Chen Jun introduced himself and Liu Zhiyong as officials, but in fact Chen Jun is the deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office.

For such an important reception task, another workshop worker had just been called in after a complaint had just occurred, so the leadership of the Foreign Affairs Office could not be relieved.

Follow along to take a look and check, it's also what it should be.

Moreover, in fact, some of Ye Wenxiu's translations are real translations, and some are simple, and Chen Jun and Liu Zhiyong can understand some of them.

Simple everyday language, if you speak slowly, they can understand the general idea.

If you really don't have any foreign ink, you can't go to the Foreign Affairs Office.

At least the three of them speak Russian fluently.

When I entered the tavern, several tables were already sitting and drinking.

On some tables there are peanuts and small belly mixed, and there are also those who share the table are chatting happily, but there are two liang of wine jugs in each hand.

Three teachings and nine first-rate ones should be entertained.

Ye Wenxiu had sharp eyes, and saw a Russian girl as soon as she entered the door.

It should be Elena.

Wei Ping'an made a firm guess.

It's just that they didn't give them many chances to express their Russian language, because they speak Chinese fluently.

Wei Ping'an was an unfamiliar face. Most of the customers in the tavern were regular customers. They lived nearby and worked nearby to make a living. An unfamiliar face like Wei Pingan, with a few unfamiliar faces of foreigners, was really rare.

For a while, the tavern seemed to be silent, and it took a long time to get lively again.

"Hey, Master Cai, you run a tavern, why are you still making a living..."

The person standing at the counter was a middle-aged woman, and the person who was busy next to him was Master Cai who was carrying things for him.

"You don't see Qianmen Louzi very often. It's rare to come here. You must eat and drink well."

Master Cai's heart is a little dark, but he understands it in his stomach.

At the beginning, I felt that this kid was not simple, but uh, I couldn't take care of my own affairs, and I remembered that there was such a number one person in my heart.

Today, seeing how many foreigners are brought with them, it is quite unusual for them to be tall and powerful.

How many times have I met Soviet people? This is the first time I have met people from other places.

To be able to receive such foreign guests and bring them to this kind of folk tavern, Master Wei is no ordinary person.

Serve carefully.

After saying hello to the accountant at the bar, Master Cai brought side dishes and wine pots to Wei Pingan's table.

Five people sat around a table, and three foreign affairs officers sat around a table.

Without greeting, we separated naturally.

Because there is a reception, Wei Ping'an can't tell when he can rush back, so the daughter-in-law can't pick it up temporarily after get off work.

But it's only for one day.

Because after today, Wei Ping'an also understood the situation and knew it well.

You can formulate a travel plan according to the situation and save time for picking up your wife.

"Drink some wine to relieve fatigue. Today, everyone go back and have a good rest. I will take you to other places tomorrow. You have never tasted many special snacks."

Wei Pingan draws cakes.

The old hats of foreign natives are quite fond of this set.

"Tell me, let me tell you about the fun and delicious things."

"That's too much, let's not talk about other places, just let us eat fried noodles. There is Tongrentang, a Chinese medicine doctor established in 1669, you know?... Quanjude in 1864..."

"Quanjude, I know, roast duck, delicious..."

"... Wu Yutai in 1887... Daoxiang Village in 1895..."

Wei Pingan pointed to the pastries on the table: "Southern flavors are opened in the north, with a store in the front and a factory in the back. This Daoxiang Village is the first to produce and manage southern food..."

"...In 1672, Rongbaozhai produced and operated calligraphy and painting paper, fans, and screen couplets... It was also for food... It was established a year after Tongrentang, a Chinese medicine doctor, Wang Zhihe..."

"...Tongheju in 1822, authentic and authentic Shandong cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines, is the first of the eight major residences..."

Beside him, Chen Jun looked at Liu Zhiyong and Ye Wenxiu who were fascinated by it with complicated expressions.

I thought: As a professional department for foreign guest reception, I should propose a meeting to discuss how to improve our own capabilities.

Judging by the performance of Comrade Wei Pingan this afternoon, it is a very good direction.

Well, this person, I have to have a good talk with Lao Zhou as soon as possible when I go back, and I must transfer his relationship.

This kind of talent, being a worker in a rolling mill, is simply bombarding mosquitoes.

He should come to our Foreign Affairs Office. Only here can he display his talents and actively make more contributions to the country.

Wei Pingan's explanation was still a combination of Chinese and English, because it was necessary to "report" the general content of the speech to the comrades of the Foreign Affairs Office who were listening.

Wei Pingan's relationship with foreign friends and the Foreign Affairs Office is roughly as follows:
Wei Pingan is in charge of foreign friends, and Wei Pingan is monitored by the Foreign Affairs Office, always paying attention to avoiding some serious content leaks and passive sabotage.

There is no such thing as passive sabotage, and Wei Pingan's approach and feedback from foreign friends have given the inexperienced Foreign Affairs Office a good idea for improvement.

"Boss, take two jugs of wine and two plates of food."

Wei Pingan just ordered, and then Liu Zhiyong got up and went to the counter to show his ID and pay.

The same goes for eating fried noodles.

(End of this chapter)