I have to say that Jonathan is still a very motivated man, and now he is out of the way, and he has completely called Xiao Peng on the board! This has nothing to do with women, but about his dignity as a man!

However, after a few rounds, he ran faster than a rabbit and left the bar directly.

Cherish life and stay away from Xiao Peng.

If it weren't for feeling sorry for his own expensive boss suit, he would have wanted to pull the shelf and fight with Xiao Peng, and he wouldn't be able to get rid of his hatred if he didn't beat him!

It was Sun Xuan, after Jonathan left, he sat next to Xiao Peng with great interest, staring at Xiao Peng with two big eyes------This guy is a little weird, right?"

After Jonathan compared his economic strength, career, neighbors, and food with Xiao Peng, he all failed miserably, but he was still not discouraged and came up with a way to compare his knowledge with Xiao Peng! This Nima, you shouldn't be an opponent at a young age, right? So the two had the following conversation. After the conversation, Jonathan just slipped away------ and then stayed, and that was only a shame.

"Xiao, do you like to read?"

"It's okay, I used to read it sometimes, but if I played it, I didn't want to read it. I haven't read any books in the past few months. ”

"Great。。。。。 Oh no, I mean it's a pity, people have to read more books and learn more knowledge. If people have an empty head, they will not be productive, and reading books is the best way to increase their knowledge and horizons. ”

"Uh, Jonathan, you're right, I'll be reading more books in the future. ”

"I've been studying the works of Germanic philosophers lately, and I say that this Germanic people are really a strange people, and all kinds of philosophical ideas come from them, even the two extremes of the Nazis and the Gongchan Party, so I have been studying the philosophical books there, such as Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, Heidegger's Being in the World, and especially the latter, there is a sentence in it that impresses me very much. Materialistic tendencies can only be limited, and can never be fulfilled or satisfied'. When you think about it, this sentence is simply too accurate! Human desires are endless! Especially when it comes to material things!"

"Oh, Jonathan, let me point out a mistake for you: this sentence was not uttered by Heidegger, but by Arthur Schopenhauer in The World as Will and Appearance. From vol. II, paragraph 13. ”

“。。。。。。 Ahem, cough, maybe I'm mistaken, right? I read a lot of books, and I often get confused. Xiao, are you married?"

"No, what about you?"

"Alas, I had a failed marriage. I'm trying my best to get out. ”

"Oh? Why?"

"As Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy said at the beginning of his 1887 book Anna Karenina, 'Happy families are alike, unhappy families are unhappy in their own way'. I don't want to talk about the previous things again, I just want to see my happiness in the future. ”

“Все счастливые семьи похожи друг на друга , каждая несчастливая семья несчастлива по-своему”

"Hmm, what are you talking about?"

"Oh, I'm talking about the original Russian version of the sentence you quoted. ”

“。。。。。。 ”

Jonathan ran away and decided to stay away from the monster Xiao Peng. How can this Nima be compared? He can't compare it! He has a brain pump today, and he wants to compare this and that with Xiao Peng! Isn't this self-inflicted humiliation?

Xiao Peng shrugged, he still wanted to use himself as a stepping stone for him to pick up girls with this combat power?

Dude, you're thinking too much!

Sun Xuan stared at Xiao Peng for a long time, and said in Chinese: "You are really an interesting person. Say, shall I give you a drink, or will you invite me to a drink?"

Xiao Peng said with a smile: "This must be my time to show my gentlemanly demeanor, what do you want to drink?"

Sun Xuan looked at Xiao Peng's wine glass: "Actually, I want to drink 'depth charges', but I don't expect to drink 'depth charges' here." Why don't you introduce me?"

Xiao Peng whistled: "Wow, I was shocked to hear your words, you have a commendable amount of alcohol, aren't you afraid of getting drunk outside and letting people take advantage of you?"

The so-called 'depth charge' is a common way of drinking among Chinese young people, to put it bluntly, it is to mix beer with two pot heads: pour a cup of beer with a one-pound capacity draft beer cup, and put two chopsticks on it, and put a small ounce cup on the chopsticks, which is full of two pot heads. Then slap the table hard, the table shakes, the ounce cup falls into the beer glass, the second pot head and the beer are mixed together, and at the same time, a lot of beer foam will rise, and at this time I will drink it all in one go. Then take out the ounce cup with your mouth and set it aside, which is considered to have drunk a glass of 'depth charge', and people with poor alcohol consumption can't stand this way of drinking at all.

Sun Xuan grinned: "I'm from the Northeast, want to get us Northeast girls drunk?" at least ten 'depth charges' first!"

Xiao Peng gave a thumbs up: "It's really massive! Don't expect to find the second pot head here, otherwise be it, Johnny, two cups of 'B-52'." ”

The bartender Johnny whistled: "Mr. Xiao, have you met your opponent? Even the 'B-52' has played? Is this going to fight to the end?"

Xiao Peng smiled and waved his hand: "Come on! This 'B-52' is a little case for us!"

Johnny just wanted to say that Xiao Peng was bragging, but after thinking about how Xiao Peng and the others had been drinking in the past few days: "Okay, I originally wanted to say that you were bragging, but now I think you are right, you wait a minute, adjust it immediately." ”

Sun Xuan was puzzled: "What is this 'B-52'?

Xiao Peng nodded and smiled: "What about the people of this Stars and Stripes, they like all kinds of gimmicks and exaggerations, this 'B-52' actually refers to one of their bombers called 'Stratofortress', which is the strategic deterrent pillar bomber of the Stars and Stripes Country, which has been in service for more than half a century, and there are still a large number of B-52s active around the world today, and it is now one of the most famous jet bombers in the world." ”

"Then what does this have to do with wine?" Sun Xuan was even more confused.

Xiao Peng explained: "It is to describe this wine as a strong spirit, and it is powerful. But don't worry, it's nothing compared to 'depth charges'. At least you don't have to drink a pound in one gulp, do you?"

As soon as Xiao Peng finished speaking, Johnny put two small ounce cups in front of the two of them, and Sun Xuan was stunned: "It's so little, but it's very good-looking." ”

An ounce is about half a tael, and more than 26 grams.

Is there a lot of wine in this glass? It's really not much! But it's a lot? It's a lot! Xiao Peng feels that drinking in an ounce cup is the easiest way to get drunk, but as for the reason, it's very simple: Who drinks in an ounce cup doesn't drink a glass in one sip? Is it still like drinking white wine?

However, this 'B-52' is indeed as Sun Xuan said, it is very good-looking, and there are three colors in the wine glass from bottom to top, this is because there are three kinds of wine used in it, and the density is different, so the layers are distinct.

Many people think that cocktails will be layered and colorful, but in fact, this is a misunderstanding, most of the colors of cocktails are very monotonous, and there will be very few layered and colorful. The principle of layering of this cocktail is caused by the different densities of different wines and juices. Although it looks good, in fact, it may not taste good.

For example, the 'B-52' cocktail is actually infused with three liquors in sequence, first coffee liqueur, then Baileys, and finally dark rum or high spirits such as vodka and gin. So it shows color layering.

However, unlike the usual layered cocktails, the 'B-52' is a clear exception, which has something to do with its unique drinking style.

Sun Xuan just wanted to take the wine glass, but Xiao Peng shook his head, only to see Johnny take a long-spouted lighter, quickly circle around the mouth of the wine glass, and then ignite it directly, and a blue flame appeared directly in the wine glass.

Johnny handed Sun Xuan a short straw: "Hurry up and drink it, all the cocktails that are lit must be drunk quickly, you know, after the alcohol is lit, the alcohol will soon burn out, and only white water and juice will remain, so hurry up and drink it." ”

Sun Xuan took the short straw, but found that Johnny didn't give Xiao Peng a straw: "Why doesn't he have a straw?"

Xiao Peng didn't explain, he directly picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, and the cocktail with flames entered Xiao Peng's mouth at once. Sun Xuan was stunned for a moment, but Xiao Peng opened his mouth, the wine was already in his stomach, and there was nothing: "Burning needs air, let the fire be extinguished in your mouth, so that you can drink the best taste." However, be careful when drinking and try to avoid touching the rim of the cup, otherwise you will be burned. ”

Sun Xuan didn't dare to drink like this, but inserted the straw into the wine glass and quickly drank the glass of wine into his stomach. When I drink it, it is cold and then hot, and it feels very different, there is a feeling of 'ice and fire', and the sweet wine in my mouth first neutralizes the domineering of the dark rum in the back, making the entrance more comfortable.

"Whew, it tastes so good!" Sun Xuan's eyes widened.

"Yes, my wine partner hasn't come here today, let's have a good drink, Johnny, two more!" Xiao Peng said.

"Okay!" Johnny pulled out two more ounce glasses and mixed two more 'B-52s'.

Johnny just wanted to light the fire, but Xiao Peng waved his hand: "Sun Xuan, let me tell you first, this wine is not small, don't get drunk." ”

"I'm drunk? What are you kidding! I haven't been drunk yet!" Sun Xuan was also very domineering, Xiao Peng Nunu said: "Johnny, light the fire!"

The two just drank and chatted, and they had a good time.

"Xiao Peng, are you traveling to the Stars and Stripes Country, your first time?" asked Sun Xuan.

Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, it's the first time you came, what about you?"

"Wow, then your English is really good, I originally studied abroad in the Stars and Stripes, and I stayed here for four years. It's back to play. Look at the old classmates. ”

Xiao Peng pouted after hearing this: "Then you haven't drunk 'B-52'? It seems that you were a good baby when you went to school." ”

Sun Xuan didn't deny it, and nodded: "Yes, at that time, in order to let me go to school, my family sold the house, I don't want to come to be like my female classmates, all kinds of nonsense every day, and I don't know whose belly it is." ”

"You didn't stay after graduation?" Xiao Peng asked. After all, among all international students, female students are far more likely to stay here than male students.

Sun Xuan nodded: "Yes, my father's health is not very good, I still think it is more suitable to be with them, after all, it is more comfortable to be with my family." ”

"Oh, so what are you going to do now?"

"I now work for an online media outlet. Responsible for the content of tourism. ”

"That's nice, you can play around. ”

"It's a pity that the income is a bit low, a month's monthly salary is more than 5,000 fast money, fortunately, the subsidy or something is okay, otherwise I don't understand why I want to study abroad." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Sun Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "In order to let me study abroad, my parents sold the only house in the family at that time, and sold it for 1.5 million, of which 1.2 million was used for me to study abroad, and the remaining 300,000 yuan was used as a down payment, and they bought a house of 1.8 million yuan." Now, six years later, my parents' new house has risen to 4 million, and I'm getting a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan, which is about the same as my parents, and I don't know what the point of studying abroad is. It's better to spend money to send me abroad than to buy a house for investment, and the return is fast and high. ”

Xiao Peng listened to Sun Xuan's words and didn't know how to comfort him.

Especially in the past two years, the once-glorious returnees have gradually lost popularity. International students should also participate in corporate job fairs and squeeze the talent market, just like fresh graduates from domestic universities. The HR of a well-known company once said: The current returnee graduate students are not as good as the undergraduates of 985 universities!

Of course, this statement is a bit biased, but one thing is certain, that is, international students are indeed not as popular as before.

However, this is also understandable, after all, scarcity is expensive, and the fewer international students, the more valuable they are.

To say that the most popular international students, must be the Qing Dynasty that group of people with braids to go abroad, that is definitely the most valuable talent in China at that time, what the first premier of the Republic of China Tang Shaoyi, the chief designer of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Zhan Tianyou, one of the founders of Peiyang University (the predecessor of Tianjin University) Cai Shaoji, Minister of Foreign Affairs Liang Dunyan, the first Chinese lawyer allowed to practice in the Stars and Stripes country Zhang Kangren, outstanding engineer Zheng Tingxiang, etc., the success rate is breathtaking.

Even if returnees more than ten years ago were still very popular, talent was still scarce at that time. At that time, there were only two kinds of people who could study abroad, one was not bad for money, and the other was good at studying. These people return to China, otherwise they don't need to go to any talent market, or they have real materials, how can they not be sought-after goods?