Reborn in the red age

Chapter 285 Western Food Troubles
At the end of the celebration party, the delegation dispersed on the spot and each purchased souvenirs in New York. After the purchase, they returned to China together the day after tomorrow.

Qingfeng Li finally came to the United States and had not finished his own affairs yet, so naturally he would not just go back with them.

After applying to the team leader, Qingfeng Li and Jenny took a plane to leave New York together.

The team leader agreed to allow Qingfeng Li to stay in the United States, but asked that Qingfeng Li be allowed to go to San Francisco only after they set off the day after tomorrow.

Li Qingfeng once studied in the United States and knew the United States much better than they did. Not to mention that many people's English was not very good and they urgently needed a translator who was familiar with the customs and customs of the United States. Naturally, they would not let him leave.

Qingfeng Li had no choice but to ask Jenny and the others to wait for him for a day, send the delegation away, and then leave with them.

After the English-speaking member of the delegation left alone, Li Qingfeng led four middle-aged women who did not speak English to shop at the shopping street in America, and also helped negotiate prices.

At this time, Chinese people are not yet waving their money to buy luxury goods all over the world. Even the leaders don’t have much money on hand. When shopping abroad, they need to be careful and save whatever they can.

"Hey, Teacher Li, these shoes are too expensive. Please help me ask this foreigner if he has any discounts. Isn't it that foreigners give customers any discounts?"

In the Puma brand store, Aunt Cao in the delegation held a pair of sneakers and asked Qingfeng Li to ask if they could get a discount.

He led the four middle-aged women around New York's commercial streets. These four bought a lot of things, among which Aunt Cao spent the last. According to Qingfeng Li's statistics, the four of them spent a total of money today. A small amount of two thousand dollars was paid, which averaged out to five hundred dollars per person.

Qingfeng Li was too lazy to answer her stupid question. The 1980s and 1990s were the glory days of the Puma brand. At this time, its popularity in the United States was particularly high. It was a symbol of fashion. Even in the United States, it was still on the feet of wealthy young men. I don’t have to worry about selling the outfits. It’s good if I don’t increase the price for you. How can I give you a discount and promotion?

After calming down, he said to Aunt Cao: "Aunt Cao, these shoes are a hot seller among young people in the United States. They are still new this year. There are no discounts. You must buy them at the original price."

"It's really a capitalist country. How dare you sell a pair of sneakers for children at such an expensive price?" Aunt Cao curled her lips and criticized capitalism before buying the pair of sneakers at the original price.

Good guy, you really hide your secrets.

"Whiskey is fine, but wine has no taste, so let's stick to whiskey."

When Qingfeng Li was ordering food, the team leader held the general direction: "Teacher Li, everyone can just order a steak and then some of their restaurant's specialties."

After closing the menu, Li Qingfeng tried his best to speak in a calm tone: "Dear leaders, it is relatively expensive to eat Western food in the United States. According to our dining budget this time, it is only enough for one steak per person."

Eating serious Western food in the United States is relatively expensive, at ten dollars per person. You have to eat steak, drink whiskey, and eat special dishes. Why don't they go to heaven? Think this is domestic? Can you eat and drink in a state-owned restaurant for only ten yuan?

Seeing the contemptuous look on the white shopping guide's face, Qingfeng Li really wanted to throw money at her face, comforting himself in his heart that he didn't want to buy it, so there was no need to be angry with a shopping guide.

Since Aunt Cao was the daughter-in-law of a certain leader, Li Qingfeng could only bite the bullet and ask the shopping guide in the store if he could give her a discount.

"Yes, steak is fine, add some local specialties, and order six bottles of wine. It's almost three people per bottle, and they won't drink too much." Someone immediately agreed.

"What kind of wine should I drink? They are also sold in China. I would say it is better to drink foreign wine. Don't they drink whiskey in movies? We are also serving foreign meat today."

Listening to the leader taking control of the general direction and the others adding branches and leaves, Qingfeng Li silently looked at the prices on the restaurant's menu and once again had the urge to get up and leave.

The shopping guide's answer did not exceed Qingfeng Li's expectations, and Qingfeng Li was dismissed with a cold "NO".

When Li Qingfeng heard that it was ten dollars to eat Western food, he knew that he would not be able to eat anything. He used the excuse that he was tired to not go out, but he was forcefully pulled out by Deputy Director Yu.

In the evening of that day, everyone gathered in the restaurant. The team leader proposed that after finally coming to the United States, how could we not experience the so-called nightlife in the United States? He suggested that everyone get together and go out to find a good Western restaurant to have a meal together. This move was approved by everyone.

It was the first time to eat at a Western restaurant in the United States. Everyone was quite reserved at first, leaving the task of ordering to Qingfeng Li.

Each person took out ten dollars, and after collecting a hundred and seventy dollars, everyone walked out of the hotel and went to a nearby Western restaurant with a decent decoration.

Not to mention whiskey and specialties, ten yuan is enough to order a steak, and the remaining money is not even enough to tip the waiter.

Looking at Aunt Cao who didn't even blink when she bought a pair of shoes for more than fifty dollars, Qingfeng Li curled his lips, said nothing, and continued to lead them to the next store.

After listening to Qingfeng Li's words, everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Can't you? You can only eat a steak for ten dollars? You can buy more than ten kilograms of beef in China." Someone soon questioned.

Deputy team leader Niu also raised questions: "Yes, haven't we been eating hamburgers during this time? A McDonald's Big Mac hamburger only costs 0.75 US dollars, and it contains two steaks. In a restaurant, I think one steak is the best." Just sell it for five dollars?"

When Deputy Team Leader Niu took out the steak in the hamburger and compared it with the steak in the Western restaurant, Qingfeng Li had a black line on his forehead. These are two completely different things, brother.

Without arguing with him, Qingfeng Li opened the menu and found the steak page. He handed it to him silently and asked Deputy Team Leader Niu to look at the price. Others who could speak English also stretched their heads and looked over.

Facts speak louder than words. After seeing the price above, everyone fell silent. Some people already wanted to get up and leave. This was too expensive and they really couldn't afford it.

Deputy Director Yu noticed the awkwardness in the atmosphere and said, "Haha, this Western restaurant is indeed a bit over the top. Why don't we change places before ordering? Try a Chinese restaurant in the United States?"

Some people who didn't have much foreign exchange in their hands immediately brightened up when they heard Deputy Director Yu's words.

But before they could agree, Aunt Cao reluctantly said: "Oh, I'm here, but you have to try the authentic American Western food, right? When I can't go back to my country, my relatives and friends ask me what the Western food tastes like." , we can’t answer, can we?”

As soon as Aunt Cao said these words, the atmosphere became awkward again. Coupled with the fact that she was a bit of a man, even Deputy Director Yu shrank his head. Seeing that the atmosphere was deadlocked here, with so many people sitting in the restaurant, it was not a problem not to order, so the team leader had to stand up and smooth things over: "Director Cao, what you said is indeed reasonable, but this restaurant is indeed a bit over budget. , not to mention Western food, we are in a Western country in the United States, no matter what we eat, it is Western food."

"Yes, what the team leader said makes sense. America is a Western country. In Western countries, no matter what you eat, it is Western food." Deputy Team Leader Niu also came out to agree.

Regarding the reconciliation between the two, Aunt Cao didn't give any face at all, and patted the table: "Don't change the concept. Steak and red wine are Western food. If you go to a Chinese restaurant to eat fried noodles in the United States, is this considered Western food?"

"Then how about a steak for each of us?"

"How can that be done? There are so many of us, and each of us only eats one steak. Isn't this a joke for foreigners? We are a delegation, and we represent the image of the country when we go out. This is detrimental to the national character."

Good guy, Li Qingfeng, who was watching the show, said in his heart, this leader's wife is really up to the mark. Isn't it just a meal outside? She has actually risen to the national image.

I can only say that you are overthinking. Who knows you in America? You can’t speak a word of English and you can’t even represent yourself.

With this big hat off, the team leader had no choice but to hesitate for a moment and asked tentatively: "What do you mean?"

"Everyone adds another ten dollars, which is twenty dollars each, so we have three hundred and forty dollars, which is enough for us to have a Western meal," Aunt Cao said nonchalantly.

The scene was even more embarrassing now. Several people's faces turned dark, but they didn't dare to say anything. They could only look at the team leader miserably, hoping that he would refuse Aunt Cao's unreasonable request.

The team leader naturally noticed the pleading looks of others, knowing that they had no foreign exchange in their pockets, and reluctantly spent their precious foreign exchange on food and drink.

After thinking for a while, the team leader smiled and continued: "Director Cao, how about this? We will order one steak per person according to the budget, which will be counted as the basis. If others want to order something else, they will pay separately. What do you think? "

"It's not that great. We all finally went abroad and had a meal together. How can we make it special?" Aunt Cao curled her lips and refused without hesitation.

There was really no choice now. The team leader sighed and complained in his heart that Aunt Cao would suddenly insist on eating Western food.

Under the nod of the team leader, the rest of the delegation could only admit it. They still had foreign exchange in their hands and forced a smile on their faces, expressing their willingness to pay ten more yuan.

But if you don’t have any foreign exchange, you really have no choice. You have to go back to your country tomorrow. You exchanged the foreign exchange before going abroad and bought gifts during the day to take back. As for the ten yuan for the dinner, some people even borrowed part of it. Made up.

When forcing everyone to share the money to eat Western food, Aunt Cao was very aggressive. When she saw some people looking embarrassed, she pretended to be dumbfounded and pretended not to notice.

Qingfeng Li had been watching the excitement for a while. He saw that they were borrowing money on the spot, and there were foreigners watching.

If they were allowed to join forces in public, it would be really embarrassing. Qingfeng Li quickly said: "Okay, let's wait until we get back to the hotel. I'll pay for the meal first, and everyone can just give it to me when they get back. It’s really ugly to collect money to eat in a restaurant in front of foreigners.”

With Li Qingfeng's reminder, everyone realized that they were in a Western restaurant, surrounded by foreigners. It would be a bit embarrassing to collect money on the spot, and they all stopped looking for money in their pockets.

Several members of the delegation who could not afford the money looked at Qingfeng Li with grateful eyes when facing Qingfeng Li's rescue.

The average person costs 20 to eat Western food, but there is still something to eat. After the dishes were served, Aunt Cao stopped everyone from eating, took out a camera from her bag, and asked the waiter to take pictures.

After taking a lot of photos in succession, I was satisfied and allowed everyone to start eating.

After dinner and returning to the hotel, Qingfeng Li collected the meal fee he had paid in advance. As for how they got the money together, it had nothing to do with Qingfeng Li and he didn't want to ask.

After sending the delegation out of New York the next day, Qingfeng Li met up with Jenny and the others to prepare to leave New York.

It is worth mentioning that before leaving New York, Qingfeng Li visited the studio with Jenny and the others. This trip to the studio opened Qingfeng Li's eyes and expressed sympathy for the male protagonist who was treated as a mule.

When the plane stopped in San Francisco, Jenny enthusiastically invited Qingfeng Li to visit Las Vegas. However, looking at Lori's eyes, Qingfeng Li repeatedly waved his hand and refused, saying that he would talk about it next time.

This bitch has been deliberately trying to seduce her in the past few days. As long as Jenny is not around, she will do things to her. How can I, a decent gentleman, do something like cuckolding others?

During this trip to San Francisco, Qingfeng Li took a taxi at the airport and headed to his residence in Silicon Valley without notifying anyone.

The taxi stopped at the door of an ordinary villa in Silicon Valley. Qingfeng Li got out of the taxi, took out the key from the space and opened the door. The atmosphere of life in the room was very strong, and it looked like an inhabited house.

Yes, Qingfeng Li's residence in Silicon Valley is the little mixed-race family. As for the villa that VisiCalc Company compensated earlier, Qingfeng Li did not choose to move in, but left it idle there.

After all, people had once issued death threats to him. How dare Li Qingfeng dare to live in it directly? He might as well keep it and wait for the value to increase.

Qingfeng Li left his luggage at the door. He hadn't rested for several nights in a row. After washing up, he found the little mixed-blood's bedroom and lay down on the bed. He closed his eyes soon after.

In his sleep, Qingfeng Li felt something was wrong with his body and opened his eyes suddenly. At this time, the sky outside was already dark. Through the street lights and moonlight outside the window, Qingfeng Li saw the naked little mixed-blood lying on the bed, looking at Comrade Li Qingfeng. Shameless indecency was committed.

"you"

"Stop talking and start working."

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"Come up and move yourself"

After it was over, Qingfeng Li felt a little pain in his waist.
(End of this chapter)