Chapter 389: A Good Start
The four of them didn't have much to eat, and they all ate it all quickly.
Xu Xincheng proposed to go to see the chrysanthemum.
On the north and south sides of the venue, there are more than 100 pots of chrysanthemums placed against the wall, with different colors and varieties, fragrant and fragrant, refreshing.
Chrysanthemum is produced in China, China has a long history of cultivating chrysanthemums, up to more than 3,000 years, from the end of the 17th century, successively introduced to European countries, and then introduced to American countries, won the love of the public in Europe and the United States, since then, Chinese chrysanthemums are famous all over the world.
However, due to weather, water, soil, culture and other reasons, the planting rate of chrysanthemums in Europe and the United States has not been high, and the public has few opportunities to enjoy chrysanthemums.
Last night's guests also liked the chrysanthemums in the venue very much, but last night they were all Chinese, and only a few people liked it to the extent that they were full of praise. Tonight is different, nearly 200 European and American foreign guests came, all the foreign guests will stop in front of the chrysanthemum for a long time, have a good view, take a selfie, all of them are amazed by the beautiful, different types of chrysanthemums, full of praise, have claimed that this is the first time in their lives to see so many varieties, so precious chrysanthemums.
Although Prince Anderson was well-informed, he was no exception, and he was very interested in the chrysanthemums in the venue, and when he heard this suggestion, he immediately agreed.
The four of them left their seats and walked back into the general hall to start viewing the first pot of chrysanthemums on the left.
Linda accompanied Prince Anderson, introduced him to the history of chrysanthemum cultivation in China, told well-known historical allusions related to chrysanthemums, and even recited several well-known poems on the theme of chrysanthemums, such as Yang Wanli's "Yongdai", Dong Biwu's "Chrysanthemum" and so on.
Prince Anderson's Chinese is only at an upper intermediate level, and there are naturally many incomprehensible points in historical allusions and poems, and he will always ask Linda for advice very humbly, at which time, Linda will explain in English.
This was the first time he had heard Linda speak English, and Xu Xincheng found that her fluency and standards had clearly reached a very high level. He felt that his English was also okay, but compared with Linda, there were still some gaps, and he couldn't help but sigh that the English level of people who came back from studying in the UK for many years was different. In addition, Linda's performance in etiquette and demeanor is also excellent, and Mr. Wen gave her a score of 83, which is definitely not much.
Having Linda accompany Prince Anderson was definitely the right thing to do. The two of them walked together, one scored 83 points and the other scored more than 90 points, and the picture was very harmonious and beautiful.
Xu Xincheng followed alongside, admiring the chrysanthemums, admiring the outstanding performances of Linda and Anderson, secretly observing and learning.
Zhou Dedao walked to the right of Xu Xincheng, he had no intention of admiring chrysanthemums at all, but admired Linda all the time. However, whenever his gaze shifted to Anderson, his expression became depressed.
Xu Xincheng looked at Zhou Dedao, tonight, this guy's performance is still very good, and he hasn't lost his temper yet, let alone out of control, but he doesn't have to think about it to know that he must be uncomfortable at this time, no, he should tell him the good news as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Xu Xincheng bumped Zhou Dedao's arm with his elbow, glanced at him, reminded him with his eyes not to stare at others anymore, and then glanced at the bar again, the two have been brothers for many years, and Zhou Dedao immediately nodded to indicate that he understood.
Xu Xincheng took two big steps forward, and interjected between the two of them: "Linda, Anderson, we want to go get a cocktail, do you need to get a drink for each of you too?"
The two nodded and thanked each other.
Xu Xincheng immediately pulled Zhou Dedao to the bar. As soon as he walked away five or six meters, Zhou Dedao immediately couldn't wait to ask: "Xincheng, what is the origin of that Anderson? I can be sure that he must not be an ordinary person, not an ordinary investor." ”
"His origin is indeed unusual, very unusual. ”
"How unusual is it?"
"I can't say specifically, I promised to keep it secret for him. Xu Xincheng paused, raised his voice a little, and said, "Zhouyu, I know what you're worried about." Rest assured, though, Linda doesn't feel that way about him, and neither does Anderson. ”
Zhou Dedao was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he asked expectantly, "Are you sure?"
"Definitely!" Xu Xincheng replied without hesitation.
Zhou Dedao's face immediately turned to joy, and he asked in surprise, "Why? How do you know?"
"It was Linda who told me herself. Immediately, Xu Xincheng relayed his previous conversation with Linda to Zhou Dedao.
"Great!" Zhou Dedao heard this, and immediately said happily: "If even a handsome foreign guy like Anderson, such a super rich and handsome, she doesn't have a cold, it is enough to show that she really doesn't like foreign men." In this way, perhaps, I ......"
Xu Xincheng waited for him to continue.
However, the look on Zhou Dedao's face became depressed again, and he frowned and said, "Last night, I only spent about ten minutes with Linda, so I didn't know much about her. Tonight was different, I've been with Linda for more than half an hour now, and I now really understand how good Linda really is. Of all the girls I know, there's really no one who can compare to Linda, not even the White Lady. ”
When Xu Xincheng heard this, he was a little speechless, why did this guy pull Xiuli in again.
Zhou Dedao let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "It's still the same sentence last night, I don't dare to hope for Linda, at least not yet." I just hope that one day, when I'm good enough, I'll be qualified to make friends with Linda, or even be good friends. ”
Xu Xincheng analyzed those words very carefully, and he remembered that last night, what he said was "I don't dare to expect extravagance at all", but at this time, it has become "at least not dare to hope for now", which means that when he is good enough in the future, he will "dare to expect extravagance".
This may seem like a small change, but it's actually huge, it's so critical, it's like going from 0% to 1%. Changing from 0% to 1% is the hardest, as long as there is 1%, then there is the possibility of continuous growth, and there is the possibility of realization.
That's enough. It is estimated that even Zhou Dedao himself did not realize this change in himself, this key change.
However, this matter still has to be done slowly! Xu Xincheng said in a firm tone: "Thoughtful, you are right! Let's become good enough first, and then try to make friends with Linda." ”
He changed his words, and said with affirmation and encouragement in his eyes: "Also, your performance tonight is really good, very restrained, very calm. You've achieved the minimum goal we mentioned earlier. No, it should be said, it is overachieved. ”
When Zhou Dedao heard this, he turned from sorrow to joy again, and said with gratitude in his eyes: "Xincheng, in fact, the reason why I can be so restrained and calm is because of your words and the minimum goal you set for me. In any case, I couldn't make a bad impression on Linda, and it was because I had this goal in mind that I was able to restrain my emotions. ”
"Good. It's a good start. Xu Xincheng said sincerely.
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