Xia Yuxiang asked for everyone's opinions: "What do you want to eat?"

The menu has been passed around, and they are all familiar dish names, such as braised lion's head, braised beef noodles, stir-fried pork liver with green peppers, stir-fried pork slices with black fungus, braised hairtail, roast duck, fried tofu vegetarian chicken, shredded kelp, shredded seaweed, shredded shredded seaweed, steamed dumplings, xiaolongbao, borscht soup, wontons with shrimp and mushrooms, seaweed and shrimp skin soup, etc.

Boss Zhu said: "We are here are some home-cooked food, the price is also affordable, not expensive, our chef Chen Qindong, 42 years old this year, also from China, his hometown is Jilin in Northeast China, we get along very well, more than ten years of old friends, mutual trust, we are working in China, doing business when we met, we feel that each other, I came to Russia, he also came to Russia with me." ”

"You can try Chef Chen's cooking, Chef Chen has been a chef for 22 years, his cooking skills are still okay, he can cook basic home cooking, he has been the head chef in several restaurants in China before, our restaurant business is so good, it is very popular with Russians, and there are many repeat customers who visit our restaurant. ”

"Okay, then let's order a few dishes and taste the taste!" Xia Yuxiang reported the name of the ordered dish to Ah Quan, who went down with the list, and after a while, the dishes were served one after another.

Qu Lihua praised: "The speed of serving the food is really fast, and the waiting time for the guests is not long!"

Boss Zhu said: "We recruited five chefs to serve as deputies to Master Chen Qindong, some simple home-cooked dishes can be cooked by other chefs, the dishes that are easy to cook first, and the dishes that need to be cooked for a long time are put on the back. ”

"There are Russian customers who come to our restaurant to eat, there are also Chinese who come to Russia to study and work, as well as tourists from all over the world, Chinese food is becoming more and more popular, our hotel business is very good, every table is almost full on weekends, and even there is a long queue outside the hotel, you came just right today, now is not a meal, there are not many guests, I have time to chat with you." ”

Qu Lihua asked curiously: "Boss Zhu, can you tell me your impression of Russians?"

Boss Zhu said: " I was able to come to Russia to do business was a chance, now looking back, I think life is very wonderful, many things were originally unexpected, by chance, I was 35 years old in Guangdong to meet a Russian couple who came to China for tourism, at that time I was working in a hotel in Guangzhou, Guangdong as a lobby manager, this Russian couple came to my hotel to eat, they like China very much, asked me a lot of questions, I patiently answered one by one, told them which attractions are beautiful, what Chinese specialties can be bought to take home. ”

"From strangers I didn't know each other, to friends who gradually became acquainted, and then the Russian couple introduced more Russian friends to me, they told me about Russian history, Russian customs, and their own life stories. ”

"This nation is unrestrained and enthusiastic, not only there are a lot of tall and handsome young men, but also a lot of blonde and blue-eyed beauties, Russians are very suitable for being friends, their feelings for friends are very simple and sincere, and they are very pleasant to get along with, and you suddenly feel that the relationship between people in this world can actually be really simple. ”

"The Russian couple invited me to their home as a guest, I first traveled to Russia, and then spent two years to understand Russian history and culture, customs, customs and etiquette, living habits, before deciding to come to Russia to develop, at first just with the idea of trying it out, I didn't expect to come here for eight years, the hotel has been open for five years, I am still very optimistic about the development prospects here, here I also met a lot of friends who came to Russia from China to do business like me, they are very nice, very easy-going, easy to get along with. ”

Xia Yuxiang said: "Xiao Su has been in Russia for six years, you and Boss Zhu know Russia very well, and share some experience with us." ”

Su Xiaoyu nodded and smiled, pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, he spoke very gently, he was very easy-going, and he had an excellent temper.

"Okay, since Lao Xia asked me to share some experience, then I might as well be respectful, six years ago I was transferred by Dean Zhang to work in the Russian branch of our research institute, and it has been six years since I worked and lived in Russia in the blink of an eye, and I still have a certain understanding of this country, let me introduce it to you. ”

"Russia is the largest country in the world, it is more than 17 million square kilometers, Russia used to have a population of almost more than 150 million, but in fact, after 2000, its population has been declining rapidly, it is the country with the largest population decline in the world, by now it is probably less than 150 million people, the population density is less than 8 people per square kilometer. ”

"For historical reasons, due to the fact that the population has decreased due to the high number of people who died in the emigration and the Great Patriotic War, there is an imbalance in the gender ratio in Russia, there are more boys and girls, and even if the life expectancy of women in Russia is higher than that of men, this ratio means that a large number of women of working age cannot find a male partner. The imbalance between men and women will naturally affect the birth rate of the Russian population, which in turn will affect the total population of Russia, with a low fertility rate, a low population base, and slow growth. ”

"Russia has more restrictions on immigration, which has also affected population growth, Russian men are addicted to alcohol, they especially like to drink vodka, and long-term heavy alcohol abuse affects physical health, easy to get a variety of diseases, resulting in the average age of men is much lower than the age of Russian women, which also affects the total population of Russia. ”

"In developed countries, many countries have a declining birth rate. Many countries solve the population problem through immigration, such as Canada, Australia and other countries, but Russia's xenophobia is more serious, and the population crisis often has complex social and historical causes, which are closely related to a variety of social problems. ”

"Due to the population decline, now the shortage of Russian labor force is 10 million, especially in the Far East and Siberia oil, natural gas, timber, coal, gold and other production fields, labor shortages, oil prices fluctuate, so Russia especially needs China, many Chinese businessmen, Chinese entrepreneurs, in the wave of the 'Belt and Road' to go to Russia to work, to develop, to live, Chinese feel with friendship, With enthusiasm and the good wish to see people's hearts for a long time, friendship can be established, but in fact, in the exchanges between Chinese and Russians, due to the different histories and cultures of the two countries, people's living habits and concepts, the difference is still very large, and we must pay attention to Russian etiquette in the process of cross-cultural communication. ”

"Russians are enthusiastic and unrestrained at the same time, many other characteristics of the character are indeed many different from Chinese, every time you go to a place, you must understand the basic situation of the local area, Chinese and Russians express their feelings in a different way, in the process of dealing with Russians, it is very important to pay attention to procedures, pay attention to etiquette, he is not like Chinese, in the interaction is more casual, especially when two people are familiar, the interaction is more casual, Russia is different, even if the Russians are acquaintances, the interaction is also very formal。 ”

"Between friends who are familiar with Russia, it is rare to call 'Lao Xia' like the Chinese, Russians especially emphasize honorific titles, for example, he must hang positions, such as 'Director Zhang', 'Professor Li', Chinese hand cigarettes, hand one, Russians are different, to send a whole box of cigarettes over, and then let the other party pick. ”

"Everyone must pay attention to Russia, we Chinese go to Russia, like to send friends flowers, as a result, many people do not pay attention to make a big mistake, Russia this country, for the singular number is particularly respected, they feel that this flower, as long as it is singular, the more the singular case, the better, for example, they like 99 roses, 55, 77, 99, singular 3, 5, 7, 9, Russians think it's very good, even numbers are generally considered to be flowers given at funerals, this etiquette must be understood, if you don't understand, it's easy to make jokes!"