Chapter 44 chapter eight

Not to mention that these four people left with a lot of worries, let's see what this foreigner thinks.Writing novels not only needs to penetrate the hearts of Chinese people, but also penetrates the hearts of foreigners.Hans was tall and well-built, now in his fifties and beginning to gain weight; his blond hair had faded to flaxen; his wrinkled skin was red and moist, if it hadn't been covered with a Fine hair, just like boiled carrots.His actions also have the agility of a young man, which is the effect of long-term physical training.These days, he was really tired of staying in S city.There are no nightclubs or gymnasiums here, and he can't understand any of the programs on TV.Accompanied by Deputy Director Zheng and the interpreter, he walked around the main street twice, and he could see that even these two Chinese people didn't know where else they could spend their time.But he didn't understand why he was not allowed to start working. He was baffled by the slow pace of the Chinese people, but it was inconvenient to ask, so he had to sit in the special suite and drink beer all day long.The beer is from Qingdao, which is better than German beer and American canned beer, which stabilizes him for the time being.When I came to the general machinery factory today, I knew that my old friend Zhao Xinshu had been transferred away, so he wanted to finish his work quickly and leave this boring place early. During the business trip date limited by the company, he would spend the remaining days in southern China. a trip.

How did he and Zhao Xinshu establish a friendship?Let us now trace back his memory.It turned out that last winter, he was sent by the company to the General Machinery Factory of the Mining Bureau to negotiate business. When he got off the train, he was greeted in pure German.To a man who is far away from home, this first of all makes him feel very familiar, and eliminates his loneliness during the long journey.And this person who can speak very pure German is a thin, well-mannered Chinese with a shy smile on his face.Zhao Xinshu's appearance is the most ordinary, the most ordinary, and the most inconspicuous to us, but in the eyes of foreigners, it is a typical oriental image.Hans grew up, and in books about China published in Germany, he often saw illustrations of people with single eyelids and yellow skin.So, as if he saw an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, he hugged Zhao Xinshu into his arms, and the two really made out.

Zhao Xinshu came to pick him up on the first day. He was wearing his polyester card-cotton uniform and an old army green sheepskin coat that is inseparable from the winter in S City.After taking Hans back to the factory, at the banquet for Hans, Wu Kegong suddenly found that compared with Hans, our engineer was dressed too poorly, which was out of state.After the banquet, I asked Deputy Factory Manager Wang to find a way to buy a suit no matter what, and dress up Zhao Xinshu to strengthen his prestige.Deputy factory director Wang didn't even drink tea, so he hurried into the city in a car.However, this medium-sized city in the northwest did not have a store selling suits at that time, and the clothes hanging were all gray, blue, and black cotton tunic suits, which were not as good as Zhao Xinshu's own clothes.Fortunately, Deputy Director Wang's daughter is a singer in the S city art troupe. She thought of a way for her father to go to the art troupe and borrow a set of costumes from a small actor.Deputy factory director Wang rushed back to the general machinery factory overnight, and went to Zhao Xinshu's dormitory with Secretary Wu, insisting that Zhao Xinshu wear it.Zhao Xinshu blushed, shyly refused to wear it, and said, "Hans doesn't care about this at all. He still admires the hard work and simplicity of our Chinese intellectuals. He said that if foreign engineers live at our level , I can't bear it... Besides, I have never worn a suit, I still wear my own clothes... I, I really don't want to do this..."

"Hey!" Wu Kegong said: "He doesn't care, we should care. Mr. Zhao, you are not representing yourself, you are representing our country in dealing with foreigners. You see, I, Lao Wang, don't change everything. Are you wearing it? Do you think I am willing to wear it? The collar of this dress is too small, and I don’t know I’m getting fat,” he said, twisting his neck, “Look, it’s not as comfortable as I wear a big padded jacket if the collar is tight!However, we have to understand the general situation!Get used to it, get used to it when you wear it.Come on, come on, try it on. "Zhao Xinshu never had the courage to insist on his own opinions, especially in front of the leaders. He reluctantly put on the costume. Secretary Wu and Deputy Director Wang looked at him like two fashion designers.

"Hey! Good!" Secretary Wu smiled and clapped his hands. "This is how you look when you stand in front of foreigners!" "It fits right! It fits right!" Deputy Director Wang also said with a smile.At last, he didn't run in vain this afternoon.I have a suit, but I don't have a coat yet, so I can't wear such an elegant suit inside and that old army green sheepskin coat outside.Wu Kegong thought hard for a while, and suddenly said happily: "Yes, my wife just made me a two-fur coat and a dress coat, and I haven't worn it yet. I'll ask the driver to get it."

The coat doesn't fit very well.Wu Kegong is as tall as Zhao Xinshu, but much fatter.Secretary Wu and Deputy Factory Manager Wang thought about it, and they had to say to Zhao Xinshu: "This is how you put on your coat when you want to go out, and take it off when you enter the house. In the house, there is heating anyway, so it's not cold." In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Xinshu combined local and foreign styles, wearing a suit inside and Secretary Wu's fur cloak outside, and came to Hans' residence against the cold wind.The heater in the guest house was really hot, Zhao Xinshu took off his coat when he entered the door, revealing his performance costume on the stage.Hans had just finished shaving and came out of the bathroom. When he saw him, he patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Hey! Mr. Zhao, why are you dressed so beautifully today? Did you do it in S City?" Zhao Xinshu This nerd would never lie for the rest of his life, and he also had a faint distaste for this kind of practice in his heart. He smiled bitterly, and blurted out: "No. The clothes are not mine, they are borrowed from our factory. Once you leave, I have to return them." Give it back." Hans laughed out loud.But from this point of view, he thinks that this is an honest and trustworthy Chinese, with the inherent virtues of oriental people, and also has a sense of humor that is difficult for others to discover.He affectionately pulled Zhao Xinshu to sit on the sofa, drinking the instant coffee he brought and chatting.

He asked Zhao Xinshu where he learned German, and Zhao Xinshu told him that he was still at a university. His professor was a student who had studied in Germany in the 1930s and had received a doctorate in Germany. "Then what university did your venerable professor attend in Germany?" "University of Hannover." "Ah!" Hans jumped up from the sofa excitedly. "I am also from the University of Hannover. He graduated in the 1930s; I graduated in the 1950s. He is my senior. I never thought I could meet my senior students in China. Mr. Zhao, in China, the two of us What kind of relationship should a human relationship be?"

Zhao Xinshu thought about it, in China, this doesn't count as a relationship, not even the relationship between a teacher and a brother.But he was unwilling to let Hans down, saying: "In China, this can also be said to be a classmate relationship." "That's right! That's right! It's a classmate relationship!" Hans happily shook hands with him again.The relationship between the two became closer. Zhao Xinshu looked stupid in front of Qian Ruquan, and his social knowledge was very poor, but after all, although he was a middle-aged intellectual born and raised in China, compared with Hans, he knew much more about Chinese customs, customs, geography and history; He can also introduce Hans in very accurate and fluent German, and even tell some interesting folk stories and myths and legends.In Hans' eyes, he became a very knowledgeable scholar.At work, Hans also found that Zhao Xinshu is also very proficient in the business of the bank. Although he doesn't know much about the development of modern technology, his basic knowledge is more solid than his own.At the last stage of the work, Hans finally told Zhao Xinshu the truth: "Mr. Zhao, I don't understand why you want to buy our company's WC machine. This kind of machine is actually very backward, and it is difficult to sell it in Africa. You Should buy another machine - WCL334, that is the most advanced.

You bought WC, which is not very helpful to your mining industry. " "Oh!" Zhao Xinshu shook his head. "I saw the drawings and instructions, and I already knew it. However, it is not up to our technicians to decide what machine to buy or not to buy." "Then who decides? Is it the government official surnamed Wu?" "No," Zhao Xinshu glanced at Hans, "he can't make a decision, and neither can the factory manager. It's up to the top to decide." "Above? Then you can suggest it!" Hans said enthusiastically, "I will disclose this information to you, and if you suggest it, won't you be able to gain the trust of your government officials?" Zhao Xinshu smiled helplessly. "Before you came, I had already raised similar opinions at a meeting held by the bureau. But the bureau said, I have never been to a foreign country, how can I know the development of foreign mining machinery, and said, The higher-ups have basically made a decision, so we can just follow through. The higher-ups don't take my opinion seriously, I," he shrugged his shoulders like Hans, "there's no way."

Of course, Hans had "no choice", so he had to put aside the discussion and asked him to introduce their hometown - the scenery south of the Yangtze River.