Embark on Africa 6 - Dubai Airport
After a while, the plane landed at Dubai Airport, we got off the plane, and had to go through a security check before entering the transfer hall, very strict, all the shoes and belts were taken off, I didn't understand the words of the security personnel, and the sixth-level English was exam-oriented education, and it was really useless when it was really useless, and Bai Yan translated it for me in the back, which made me very embarrassed. "What kind of translator am I, hey." I slapped myself in the face. After passing the security check, Bai Yi seemed to see that I was embarrassed, and said, "It takes a while to get used to speaking English and listening to spoken English for the first time abroad." "Thank you." I smiled at her.
When I got to the departure hall, my god, Dubai Airport is as big as a shopping mall, the airport is very modern, with large curved floor-to-ceiling windows and domes, and the small spires of the Burj Khalifa can be faintly seen through the cloudy morning light of the glass.
I suddenly remembered Huang Ergou's instructions to me before taking off, let me connect to WeChat in Dubai Airport, he arrived a few hours earlier than me, called him with WeChat, and then made an appointment to meet somewhere, it turned out that I didn't understand very well, now I understand, this place is too big. Bai Yi told me that Dubai Airport is the largest international airport in the world, with nearly 9,000 square meters of duty-free shops.
I connected to the free wifi at the airport, and I sent a voice message to Huang Ergou, "Mr. Huang, I'm here, where are you?" “
"Is that your boss? You go find him first, I'll go to the store and buy something, and I'll see you at the boarding gate." Bai Ying waved at me.
What an empathetic girl, I thought to myself.
"Zhang Xiaosheng, I'm at the 180 gate, I'm wearing a Brazilian jersey, No. 9 Ronaldo, you come to me, I'm waiting for you here." Huang Ergou sent me a WeChat voice.
I followed the signs, kept looking for the 180 boarding gate, looked for ten minutes, saw the 180 boarding gate, saw a row of reclining chairs waiting next to the plane, and on one of the recliners sat cross-legged a short Chinese in a Brazilian jersey, No. 9 Ronaldo.
"Mr. Huang, hello, I'm Zhang Xiaosheng."
"Zhang Xiaosheng, hello, sit, don't call me Mr. Huang, just call me Huang Ergou, it's not always fake, it's true to make money." Huang Ergou motioned for me to sit on the recliner next to me.
"Huang Er...... Let's call Mr. Huang. I laughed. Huang Ergou is thin and black but very strong, if it weren't for Wei Yiyun saying that he was two years younger than me, I wouldn't have seen it at all, maybe it was because he had been honed in society for a long time, he was a little old, he looked like he was in his forties, and there were a lot of gray strands in the middle of his hair.
"Whatever you want, by the way, this is 100 US dollars, you go and buy three bottles of drinks, we have been here for 2 hours, the language is not understood, I don't know how to buy it, by the way, there is an old Li, also went with us, I invited the excavator master." He had just gone to the bathroom. ”
With $100, I looked for a store, although there were stores everywhere, I didn't know which one sold drinks, and when I saw Starbucks, I wanted to buy coffee and I was afraid that Wei Ergou would not be used to it. I stood in front of the Starbucks and hesitated, and someone behind me tapped me on the shoulder
"What are you doing?"
I turned my head and saw a little girl standing behind me with a cup of coffee, a navy striped T-shirt, brown cropped pants, and a shawl with long hair.
"You've changed your clothes and your hairstyle?" I almost didn't recognize it as white.
"It's been 10 hours on the plane, and the clothes smell good, I went to the toilet to change into a T-shirt to cool down, and I will fly to Ghana later, wearing a skirt is not good, and my hair is coiled down for fear of oiling out of the napkin and absorbing the following" Bai Ying replied with a smile. "What are you doing, standing here?"
"My boss asked me to buy three bottles of drinks, I don't know where to buy them, I was thinking about whether to buy three cups of coffee just now, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to speak English well......," I whispered, suddenly feeling that I didn't have any pressure to pretend in front of Bai Ying, and I just wanted to tell my mother the same honest feeling as a child.
"Then, come with me, I'll take you."
Bai Ying took me to buy 3 bottles of Coke and followed me to the 180 boarding gate.
"Hey, Manager Bai, it's you, such a coincidence, are you going to Ghana too?" Huang Ergou saw Bai Yan standing up and saying hello with a special compliment.
"Yellow Ergou!" Bai Yan was also surprised.
I was even more surprised, "You know." ”
It turned out that Bai Yi and Huang Ergou had already known each other, and Bai Ying mentioned that the one who was locked in by the police at the dock and the customs was Huang Ergou, and Bai Ying's company interceded for him to solve the siege.
"Manager Bai, I'm going to look for you when I get to Ghana, it's better to meet you here, I now have a gold digging equipment cabinet to come over in a month, by the way, this is a bill of lading, you can help me clear it, the price is still the old price?" Huang Ergou was particularly polite to Bai Yan.
"I'll take a look at the bill of lading first, the cost is basically the same, if it changes, I'll call you." The most important thing is where this cabinet is transported, if it is farther than last time, the price will definitely change, and in addition, do you have mercury, cigarettes and other contraband in it" Bai Ying talked about the business as if he had changed a person, and he was very strict.
"It's the same place as last time, there is no mercury, there is not a lot of cigarettes, this is no difference." Huang Ergou took out the packing photos and documents to show Bai Ying.
"I will collect the bill of lading and these documents first, and then I will look at the phone, I have also returned to China for a month, and I will go back to confirm whether there is any change in the customs and relevant tax rates, and then call you, okay?" Bai Yan collected the documents from Huang Ergou's hand and put them in her backpack.
"By the way, this is Zhang Xiaosheng, the matter of customs clearance, Manager Bai can contact him, my newly hired translator."
"Okay, we've met on the plane, you guys talk first, I'll go buy something." Bai Bai winked at me and asked me to help her look at her backpack. She grabbed her purse and went shopping.
"Zhang Xiaosheng, you kid is blessed!" Huang Ergou said to me.
"Mr. Huang, I didn't understand what you said."
"Do you know, in Ghana, many of us in Guangxi know Bai Ying, their shipping company is a white shipping company, and it is also the largest bonded terminal in the first port, she is the only Chinese employee, responsible for Chinese customer business, many of us are lining up to invite her to dinner, let her help clear customs." Huang Ergou said.
"What does that have to do with my blessings?"
"Your little brother has read too much, stupid, my second dog has mixed with society since graduating from elementary school, and I can see that she has a good impression of you. You know, in Ghana, many rich bosses want to support her, not only do she not appreciate it, but it is basically impossible to clear customs quickly after the boss's cabinet and then to her dock, it turns out that my last boss was because he wanted to ask her out to open a room and ask how much the price was, offended her, and the guide couldn't get the cabinet out, so I was asked to deal with it, and finally I was locked up by the police for a few days. Huang Ergou said, "Don't look at this girl's age, she is very powerful over there." If you kid catch her, I'll be right to ask you to be in charge of customs clearance. “
Am I like Yang Guo went into the ancient tomb and met the little dragon girl? I'm starting to YY again.