Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Impressions

When everything came into the topic, Liu Dongqi's feeling came up.He's a lawyer, and showing off his tongue is his forte.But he tried his best to suppress his desire to express and let Sun Ying talk more.He knows that in front of a woman who likes to talk, listening carefully will give the woman a good impression. Sun Ying said: "I just rushed over from a friend named Gu. This summer vacation, I have to go to Mr. Gu's house every morning to teach their children three hours of piano. Mr. Gu also came back from the United States and learned MBA. His wife has resigned now and is concentrating on raising the child at home. The child is a boy, who is only four years old this year, and he is quite aura."

Liu Dongqi heard that she specially emphasized that the child is a boy, so she obviously already knew about his daughter Liu Qin.He asked Sun Ying: "Are you teaching them writers?" Sun Ying said, "Not writers. I am friends with them, and children are cute too." Liu Dongqi smiled and said, "It seems that you like children very much. My daughter also likes playing the piano. She is eight years old this year." Sun Ying said: "I heard from Teacher Yi. Mr. Liu got married early, right? I can't tell you are thirty-four years old." Liu Dongqi thought to himself that his mother had already told her everything.So I felt a lot more relaxed.

Sun Ying said: "I heard from Mr. Yi that Mr. Liu plays the piano very well." Liu Dongqi smiled and said, "It's been a while since I touched the keys seriously. I'll ask you for advice when I have time." After saying this, he was startled, and suddenly found that he had already entered the role without knowing it.Maybe this is the benefit of "blind date": Both parties have preconceived intentions and purposes, and there is no need to hide when speaking.And when he interacted with He Ru, both of them seemed to be avoiding something and looking for something, it was a bit like a long stream of water.Liu Dongqi felt that the "free time" he just said meant that he had already buried an excuse for his future contacts with Sun Ying.He wondered if he had spoken too hastily?

To cover up his embarrassment, he asked Sun Ying, "Have you not had lunch yet?" Sun Ying smiled and shook his head.Liu Dongqi said: "You said you are familiar with this area, then you can introduce a restaurant. Let's chat while eating." Sun Ying said: "There is a Chongqing restaurant near Lujiazui, which is quite authentic." Liu Dong raised a saliva and said, "How do you know I like spicy food? My mother must have said it again. What else did my mother tell you?" Sun Ying said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, it's all good words anyway."

The two arrived at the Chongqing restaurant and sat down at a table by the window.Liu Dongqi ordered two bottles of beer. He was not too picky when drinking, so he drank what he had.He asked Sun Ying what to drink?Sun Ying asked for a glass of juice.When ordering, Liu Dongqi asked Sun Ying to come first.Sun Ying ordered two dishes, and Liu Dongqi also ordered two.He said to the waiter: "This lady's dish is less spicy, and mine is more spicy." Sun Ying said with a smile: "Hey, how do you conclude that I can't eat spicy food?" Liu Dongqi laughed and said, "Based on intuition. Besides, if you can eat spicy food, you can just add it later? If you can't eat spicy food, isn't it because you are accommodating me and have suffered from being dumb?"

Sun Ying smiled and said, "Can't I say it myself?" Liu Dongqi said: "I think you don't say anything, so I realize that you are accommodating me. Am I too confident?" Sun Ying said with a smile: "You are a little confident. However, I really don't like spicy food." She thought to herself, this Liu Dongqi looks very careful, his personality is just like his mother.She asked Liu Dongqi, do you often eat spicy food abroad?Liu Dongqi said: "Generally, I have to eat several times a week, and I eat in Chinatown. The Chinese restaurants in LA are quite authentic, similar to those in China."

Sun Ying said: "So, apart from going to work, you don't have much contact with foreigners?" Liu Dongqi thought about it and said: "How should I put it? LA is a diverse society. Although there are people from all races and countries, white people are still the mainstream of this society, and it is difficult for people of other races to really integrate into them. So This gave rise to Chinatown, Japantown, Koreatown, etc. Hispanics, blacks, etc. also have their own ghettos. Things like cultural mentality can only coexist, and it is difficult to dissolve. Let me take it personally, I It took four years to get a master's degree in law, and now I work in a law firm run by Jews. I get along well with foreigners during working hours, and the salary is also very good. But this is only a superficial phenomenon. In fact, it is very difficult for us. Communicating with mainstream society, even ABC has this problem."

He paused, and then said: "After get off work, the psychological distance between us and foreigners is obvious. They have their own social circle, which is formed based on common culture, customs, religion, etc. They Talk about private life, beliefs, general elections, wars, without restraint. But we cannot participate in it. In this respect, Chinatown is actually the spiritual and cultural sustenance of Chinese wandering in foreign countries, and it is a form of helpless survival retreat. " Sun Ying pondered for a while and said, "Is there a language gap here?" Liu Dongqi said: "Language is not important, it is just a way of communication, not a cultural basis."

Sun Ying said: "In this case, why did you go abroad?" Liu Dongqi sighed and said, "It's hard to say!" Looking at Lujiazui, not far away, where there are many high-rise buildings, he said with emotion: "From these high-rise buildings, we can see that Shanghai's economy is booming and developing vigorously. In fact, if I really want to start a career, it is the same anywhere. I now regret that I chose to go abroad hastily, but that was also forced out by the last marriage." Sun Ying looked at him and said, "So, you want to return to China to start a business?"

Liu Dongqi said: "I had this idea at first, because my parents and daughter are in China and they don't want to go to the United States, so it is always more convenient to come back. But after staying in Shanghai for a day, I have given up this idea." Sun Ying asked why?Liu Dongqi said: "I used to be too nostalgic, thinking that I could get back the dream of the past when I came back, but I was wrong. I have to face a brand new present, and coming back means starting again. And I am here Those foundations no longer exist, and in eight years, I have unknowingly abandoned the original old me."

Sun Ying stared at his face and listened silently.Liu Dong laughed and said, "Why am I telling you these sad things?! It's not easy to meet again, let's talk about something interesting." Sun Ying said: "You are different from what I imagined, and your mentality seems to be younger than I expected." Liu Dongqi said, "You too." Both of them laughed. After the two had dinner, Liu Dongqi suddenly remembered that when he returned to China this time, he specially bought two bottles of perfume and a box of cosmetics. He originally wanted to meet Sun Ying and gave them as gifts to her, but he forgot them in the hotel room just now. up. He was about to tell Sun Ying about this when Sun Ying's cell phone rang.She quickly took out her mobile phone and listened, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Gu! I will wait for you at the gate of the Chongqing restaurant in fifteen minutes." Sun Ying smiled and said to Liu Dongqi: "Mr. Liu, I'm sorry. What a coincidence, I'm going to do something with a friend in the afternoon, so I can't accompany you. I'll call you again in the evening." Liu Dongqi felt a little unhappy.It feels like pouring a glass of wine, and when you pick it up to drink, the glass accidentally falls to the ground and breaks into pieces.So he stopped talking about perfume.He forced a smile and said to Sun Ying: "It's okay, you are busy with your work."