Chapter 325: Good Playmate (120 votes plus update)
He has always had the idea of exchanging dollars, not for anything else, but just to make up for that dollar, and then there is no burden in his heart. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 But these days, his thoughts are getting stronger and stronger, because Jin Yue is going to study abroad, which also has to use US dollars. You can't always trouble Wang Jianxin and Wu Yifu, they themselves are not rich, and it is more appropriate to solve it by themselves if they can solve it by themselves.
"Hong, you are too cunning and greedy! The dollar can be exchanged on the black market, the price is much higher, I am a China expert!" This time Paul is not so good at talking, don't look at this guy's strange tone of Chinese, customs and habits, but he has learned a lot of crooked ways in China.
"No, no, no, I am a very generous landlord. You see, I didn't charge you for electricity, water, coal fire, garbage removal and Internet access, you work in a telecommunications company, you shouldn't have to pay the phone bill, right?"
Hong Tao snapped his fingers and instantly said the more than a slap of the charge, and then waited for Paul to make a decision, whether to pay himself dollars according to the national foreign exchange rate, or choose to pay these fees.
"What is the coal fire fee?" Paul had a big grinning and grinning appearance, but he was really not generous in his bones, and as Hong Tao said that he also counted with his fingers, but there was a charge item that was obviously not clear.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'll just say that you're still far from China. In your country, it should be called heating bills, and the winter in the capital is much colder than the winter in Shencheng, and it is estimated that the temperature is about the same as that of Berlin, don't you need heating and hot water?" In the small courtyard, only the electricity meter can calculate the amount of usage separately, the water meter is only one, the gas meter is simply none, and the Internet fee cannot be calculated separately.
"Is there a discount for a year's lump sum payment?" Paul seemed to know what it was like to have no heating in winter, and was ready to compromise, but he was not quite reconciled.
"Ten percent a year, this is called inflation!" This time Zhang Yuanyuan stood up, originally she was expecting Paul's big words to stop for a few months and leave, but now it seems that there is little hope.
After dinner, Paul proposed to go around the neighborhood to familiarize himself with the living environment, Zhang Yuanyuan said that there were still accounts to be calculated, Hong Tao said that there were still mouse and keyboard repairs, all shrunk, but Sun Lili volunteered to accompany Paul for a walk.
"It's over, it looks like you're probably going to have an extra German brother-in-law. This is not a bad thing, compared with the Chinese, maybe the foreigners will give Lili real love. But I have to remind you that foreigners are not the same as our habits in this regard, don't think that going to bed is equivalent to taking it off, when the time comes, they will have the ability to mention pants and not admit it than domestic men, and it will be too late to regret it. ”
Hong Tao doesn't have to think about it carefully, just by looking at Sun Lili's smiling face, he knows that she is emotional, but he is not against Sun Lili finding a foreign boyfriend, if she can really talk about marriage, it would be better to solve their historical problems. In the future, when they return to their country with their foreign husbands to live, who will know their past?
"Fart, marrying a foreigner is not waiting to be punished, and then Lili will not even be able to find a place to complain. "It's a pity that Hong Tao's opinion can't be approved by Zhang Yuanyuan, and she is still resolutely opposed to this matter.
"Have you been to a foreign country?" Hong Tao understood what Zhang Yuanyuan was thinking, and like many Chinese people, she had a natural fear of foreign countries.
Where does this feeling come from? Part of it is the lack of understanding of foreign countries, and the other part is the demonization of European and American countries by the government over the past few decades. Although it is no longer clear that the people of the capitalist countries are living in dire straits, the negative news is still relatively concentrated, and the good points are basically not mentioned.
“…… Haven't you been there before!" Zhang Yuanyuan was not fooled, but asked the same question back.
That's why I didn't object right away. Wang Jianxin and Wu Yifu have both gone to the United States, if you want to know, you can call them and ask. Jin Yue may also go to study abroad next year, and you will let her help you pay attention to it when the time comes. Anyway, Lili didn't say that she would marry immediately, don't worry, take a look and talk about it. ”
Hong Tao has a slight say in this issue than Zhang Yuanyuan, although he has never been to a foreign country, but he has been in contact with many foreigners since he was a child, and he does not feel that there is any essential difference with the Chinese, it is a synthesis of good and evil. But it was not enough to rely on this understanding to convince Zhang Yuanyuan, so he used a trick to procrastinate and let time prove everything.
"Let Jin Yue go to study abroad! It won't be because of me, right? Why do you want her to go to school so far, did she find something?" As soon as Jin Yue was mentioned, Zhang Yuanyuan couldn't help but think of her relationship with Hong Tao, and then she became nervous.
"No, she wants to go by herself. How can I tell you...... She has been a good student since she was a child, and she has been a class president for more than ten years, and she doesn't like business very much. Go to a big unit to mix, you can't eat good fruit without a strong network and education. I don't have any connections in my family or hers, and I can't change them, so I can only play the idea of academic qualifications. A foreign diploma is worth a lot, no matter whether you have knowledge or not, as long as you come back from studying abroad, everyone will look up to you. Isn't this also a way out of the question, do you think I'm willing to let my daughter-in-law leave for several years!" On the issue of Jin Yue's study abroad, Hong Tao's mood was very complicated, half for and half against. But in front of Zhang Yuanyuan, you have to show your generosity, and you have to say something nice while biting your back molars.
"There's something wrong! She's a psychopath like you, she doesn't earn a good amount of money, one wants to enjoy the joy of life, and the other wants to study abroad for a bullshit career. I see, it's not good to go to college, it's ruined both of you's brains!" As soon as she talked about her academic qualifications and diplomas, Zhang Yuanyuan became irritable, and then she had to scold Hong Tao to get angry.
"Maybe, fish looking for fish and shrimp looking for shrimp, turtles looking for kings. The two neuropaths get together just right, and no one dislikes anyone, and they can even supervise each other when they take medicine. Hong Tao never argues with others in this matter, how he thinks and thinks about love, how he comments and how he likes to comment, the days are his own, and he has a hairy relationship with others if he is comfortable or not. Didn't the ancients say that when planting crops, you can't listen to the crickets or not, and you can plant what you want.
In fact, Paul is not all annoying shortcomings, compared to Hong Tao, his advantages should be said to be a lot. For example, his lifestyle habits are very healthy, he wakes up early, goes to bed early, eats by the meal, does not smoke or drink, and does not spend money lavishly. He is also a good hand at work, the house is cleaned very neatly, the yard is often cleaned, and he also bought a few pots of flowers and plants, and went to serve when he had nothing to do.
He is also an all-rounder in terms of skills, proficient in radio, computers, and driving, and is not a high-paid telecommunications engineer. In addition, he also knows how to carpenter, and he can make ordinary furniture by himself, which he said was an elective course when he was in middle school.
What surprised Hong Tao even more was that he was still a strong athlete, best at mountaineering and skiing, and could also surf, sailing, golf, tennis, football, cycling and a lot of other sports.
The only thing that makes Hong Tao feel relieved is that he doesn't know wrestling, judo, boxing and other fighting events, so that he is much more at ease, otherwise according to his body, he may really not be able to get him, mainly because the gap in strength is a bit big.
In fact, from the perspective of outsiders, Hong Tao and Paul are more similar, they both have a good body, a face that smiles at everyone and a broken mouth, has strong logical thinking ability but does not lose a sense of humor, and is very tactful.
The two are also similar in terms of skills, Hong Tao has stronger hands-on maintenance ability, and Paul has more theoretical knowledge. The two of them went to Hong Tao's studio to cooperate or discuss for a few hours, and they made a variety of things, from satellite receiving antennas to remote controls to infrared anti-theft devices, and they were all very practical.
In the hobby, two people can play together, mountaineering and skiing are too professional to play, surfing, golf, tennis and other conditions are limited, but swimming, cycling, playing football is still no problem. And neither of them is convinced by the other, and often holds a game with a gambling nature, with bets on everything, as big as a meal, as small as a bowl, each has a winner or loser, no equal.
Gradually, the two of them changed from playmates and rivals to masters and apprentices. Hong Tao taught Paul to fish and play computer games, and Paul taught Hong Tao to climb and surf the Internet, and soon these two people, who at first looked down on each other, became inseparable foreign partners, as long as they were at home, they either went to the Houhai to fish or go to the Houhai to flutter or climb around the walls. When I was tired of tossing, I would go into the workshop and mumble and argue, and from time to time I would go to the computer room to play StarCraft and Half-Life together.
Enemies have become friends, and it is not something that makes everyone happy, Zhang Yuanyuan and Sun Lili are very dissatisfied. Zhang Yuanyuan was worried that one Hongtao was enough to toss before, but now there is another Paul, and the power is doubled in an instant, and it is not so easy to strictly restrict it.
Sun Lili hates that Paul has Hong Tao as a playmate, and the time he spends with her is not enough. In the past, Paul used to take her out on a driving trip on his days off, but now even if he goes, he has to take Hong Tao with him, and when he arrives at the place, he either rides or climbs the mountain. These are not what she likes, and she has to grit her teeth to play along, and as a result, she is tanned and swarthy, and she is embarrassed to go to the mall.