Chapter 74: Mandarin and Dialects
It was about 3:45 p.m., Li Quan held the pain in his abdomen, which had just faded, and came to the door of the intermediary that Sha Tian said. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He was about to take out his mobile phone to contact Sha Tian when he saw a moving figure waving to him through the glass door.
Ah, it must be her who jumped out like this.
Thinking so, Li Quan decisively pushed open the glass door and walked in.
"Yo, boy, you're here early." Sha Tian said this to Li Quan with a smile that seemed to be not a smile.
"This", Li Quan glanced at the time displayed on his phone, "Three forty-five is also after three o'clock, don't worry about so much, Sister Tian." β
"Twelve o'clock in the evening is also after three o'clock in the afternoon, why don't you come at that time?" Sha Tian complained with great disgust, and then said hatefully, "Fortunately, the customers who came to the store at half past three are also late, otherwise I will give you half of this pot." β
"Anyway, isn't everyone happy now, everyone is happy!" Li Quan snorted, and seeing that there were no other people in the store, he found a place to sit down by himself, and went to the water dispenser to pick up a glass of water.
Sha Tian reluctantly sat down opposite him, tapping the glass countertop with his index and middle fingers, "You, don't be so free and casual, people will come to interview you later, you know?" β
"Hmm", Li Quan frowned solemnly, took a sip of the water glass, and asked Sha Tian solemnly: "That means that if I deliberately perform poorly, I can not take this job?" β
βpiaοΌβ Sha Tian slapped Li Quan's head, and said angrily: "When the time comes, if I can't complete the target, I'll be the first to take you!" β
It turns out that there is an indicator task, no wonder it looks so attentive.
Considering that Sha Tian had helped him a lot some time ago, Li Quan decided to repay the favor and at least help her get through this time.
"I'm kidding, when did you fail to do a good job for Pie in the past? I'm familiar with this kind of thing, let alone a high school tutor. β
"It would be nice if it could be done that way." Sha Tian threw out six words suspiciously, but staring at Li Quan's eyes showed no signs of easing.
Li Quan was staring at her and was furious, and just wanted to stand up and say something, but he heard a "squeak", and the glass door was pushed open from the outside.
"Ah, Miss Sha can't help it. There is something in the company that can't leave temporarily, so it's really embarrassing to be late. β
Speaking Mandarin with a local accent from Tiannan, a middle-aged woman walked in.
"Ah, Mrs. Zhou, don't be polite. It's just a little late. In order to complete the target, Sha Tian also worked hard, and forcibly changed to the blunt Nanzhou dialect to greet Mrs. Zhou.
Listening to her strange accent, Li Quan inexplicably felt uncomfortable, but Mrs. Zhou smiled heartily, obviously very useful for her respectful behavior.
"Why don't you talk to me about making winter melons? IKEA, ah, no, isn't it true that children are now required to 'speak Mandarin and write standard characters' in schools? Miss Sha, you're a student of Tiangong, right? Don't break the rules outside the school. β
"It's okay, it's okay", Sha Tian's face was full of smiles, "I'm from the north, I have spoken Mandarin very well since I was a child, and now I am very interested in Nanzhou dialect, and I want to practice more with locals like you when I have the opportunity." β
"Ha, it's good to be young." Mrs. Zhou let out a sigh unique to her age, and attributed anything that was visible to the eye to the word "young", and then glanced at Li Quan.
"Ah, is this the tutor that Miss Sha found? It looks familiar. β
Li Quan smiled and gestured to her chin and greeted her, "Hello Mrs. Zhou."
As for the familiarity or something, Li Quan only regarded her as polite, because he didn't remember where he had seen this aunt recently.
Sha Tian was in a hurry to introduce her, "Yes, this is the tutor who was found according to your suggestions and requirements. A sophomore in Tiangong, majoring in finance, scored 149 points in mathematics in the college entrance examination. β
Sha Tian pushed Li Quan in front of Mrs. Zhou, and then immediately added as if he remembered something, "Of course, the full score is 150 points." β
Although it was really unpleasant to be introduced as a commodity or a top girl, Li Quan had inherited a lot of Sha Tian's affection after all, so he didn't say anything more, and obediently introduced himself to Mrs. Zhou, "Hello, I'm Li Quan, a student majoring in finance at Tiangong, and I've always been good at studying and exams, and I hope to be able to provide you with some help." β
Li ...... Spring? Mrs. Zhou suddenly clapped her hands, "Isn't it you who gave a speech at the High School Attached to the Southern Normal School that day?" In the thirtieth class of high school? β
Huh? It turns out that familiarity is not just polite? But is there really such a coincidence?
Li Quan was a little surprised, and then realized something even more terrifying-
In China, there is a strong emphasis on equal rights between men and women, and Mandarin, as the official language, seems to rarely use the word "wife". Even if Wu Xiaojia marries Li Dajing, others still have to call her "Ms. Wu" after marriage, and if she is called "Mrs. Li", it seems that she is a bit of an accessory of Li Dajing, which is greatly politically incorrect.
But this phenomenon does not exist in Tiannan dialect, since the person in front of him is called "Mrs. Zhou......
"Gee, isn't that a coincidence?" Seeing Li Quan's wavering demeanor, Mrs. Zhou knew that she didn't recognize the wrong person, "My son is also studying in the middle school attached to the Southern Normal School, which is the thirtieth class of high school." Zhou Qingyang, did you see it that day? He was the squad leader. β
has been Ms. Wu's son for nearly 20 years, and Li Quan can understand Mrs. Zhou's pride and pride. So of course you don't spit out in your heart, "Ah, that's your son?" I thought it was my daughter," a very hurtful complaint.
"Ah, I know, I know, I should be able to make friends." Feeling the countless glances thrown by Sha Tian, Li Quan had no choice but to enthusiastically draw the relationship closer.
"Ouch, that's great. I said I was going to test your level, but now I don't think I need to. Since my sister is so good, my brother should be very good, right? The relationship between brothers and sisters is ......," Mrs. Zhou said, with some emotion.
Sha Tian on the side couldn't sit still, and came over with a smile on his face to close the hammer, "In that case, why don't we sign the contract now, you see that this text is all prepared." β
As she spoke, she brought a dozen pages of contracts in duplicate from the table next to her.