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【Short Story】Tosurpas (1)

This day came so fast that Chen Mei was caught off guard.

On Tuesday, the dark-haired woman sitting next to her slowly got up after lunch and looked at her with a smile as usual: "The steak is good, right?" ”

Mei also nodded frequently, and then buried her head in the feast. Indeed, this California-run Chinese couple from Bangkok is a good steakhouse, and while black pepper steak is a common dish in Western cuisine, the duo's elaborate zuò has a very different aroma and fluffy taste, especially with honey lemon tea, cranberry cake and Chinese assorted fried noodles.

It's no wonder that the business of this restaurant is so booming, and even a meal must be ordered in the morning, or queue up with a number, and there is no slackness. I really admire that the black-haired woman named Ouyang Xiyan can find such cheap and delicious food in this high-cost West Coast city.

Of course, thanks to the fact that I booked a table two days in advance and came early with Xiyan, I was able to enjoy the food without hurry and enjoy the street scenery leisurely. And it just so happens that the law firm that currently cooperates with Xiyan's company is in this city, and it is completely possible to make frequent appointments with Xiyan's daughter and American colleagues to visit here in the future. Mei Yi poured a large sip of lemon tea while thinking, and looked up at the people who had been waiting helplessly and bitterly or impatiently, and felt comfortable in her heart.

"Then hurry up and finish eating, go back and pack your bags, and come with me to Athens." After saying that, Xi Yan picked up the leather jacket hanging on the back of the pine chair with one hand and beckoned the waiter to come and settle the bill.

Mei Yi turned around when she heard this, tilting her head and looking up at her: "Travel, Teacher Ouyang?" She immediately remembered the beautiful pictures of Santorini and the majestic and mysterious monuments of the Acropolis, and her heart was excited, "Can you wait a little longer?" I had to go to the office for a short vacation. ”

Xi Yan looked at Mei Ye's excited look, and a sense of guilt filled his heart, and he even secretly scolded himself for his absurdity. But when she thought of the near future, she finally calmed down and raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "No, because you first have to think about how to come back alive from the city of Athens." As he spoke, he strode out of the steakhouse.

Alive? Seeing the other party's smile secretively, Mei Yi suddenly felt strange, and the originally tender and delicious food suddenly became like chewing wax. She hurriedly drank all the lemon tea, and without bothering to wipe her mouth, she chased Ouyang Xiyan's figure straight to the door, and tried her best to tease in a relaxed tone: "Teacher, what happened in Athens City?" Could it be that al-Qaeda fled there to kill people and set fires? ”

The originally quiet and elegant restaurant suddenly sounded a few loud whistles, and the lucky ones who finally waited for the place couldn't suppress their excitement. But Xiyan's face was displeased, and he glanced at Mei Yi with his eyebrows, and Mei Yi immediately looked around, and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, already knowing the reason.

The recent number of shootings and killings in the United States, especially in Texas, has led to an increasingly dire investigation of non-American populations by authorities who are facing criticism from all sides. The F.B.I. has encouraged people to anonymously report people who use words like "terror," "attack," and "al-Qaeda" in everyday conversations.

However, due to the recent escalation of contradictions between China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, the authorities have taken advantage of this sensitive period to become more and more arrogant towards Chinese in the United States. At present, whether it is the Internet, newspapers and periodicals, or screens, almost all topics involving China are bitter and vilified, and they are eager to directly identify many recent incidents as the work of the Chinese, which deeply reflects the hegemony and shamelessness of this superpower.

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