After the members finished eating, they came over to inquire about the reason why Lin Qiangsheng was able to go out. Lin Qiangsheng told them that he had spent 26 Hong Kong dollars to go through the immigration procedures.

The members of the group looked at the young man in surprise, and some of them asked in shock: "Just to have breakfast, you paid 26 Hong Kong dollars?" ”

"No! I went out to find a money changer again and exchanged some foreign currency! Lin Qiangsheng replied.

"What money changer?" Some members of the group immediately asked.

Lin Qiangsheng then introduced the foreign currency exchange shop outside to the group members, and said: "In a big city like this, there are foreign currency exchange shops near the airport on the street corners of the general business district, which is very convenient!" I just need some money! ”

"Oh! So that's what happened! This exchange huàn shop, you can exchange RMB for foreign exchange, which is quite convenient! "Some people began to think about converting some foreign exchange to huàn, because they didn't exchange much foreign currency at home, so many people also brought some yuan out, ready to see if they could change it abroad, but they didn't expect to be able to change it near Hong Kong Airport!

After discussing with the members of the group, they decided to go outside to exchange some foreign currency, and they applied to the head of the palace one after another. Head Gong also understands everyone, and even he himself was asked by his family to buy electrical appliances and return to China. Miyamoto asked everyone to pay attention to discipline and not go too far, and to go out together for safety.

Lin Xiangrong asked Lin Qiangsheng, "You went to change money?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded, there is no need to hide it, anyway, when he goes abroad, his parents will know.

At more than nine o'clock, Lin Qiangsheng said to his parents, and he walked out of the airport with a plastic box. I went to an HSBC bank that I had planned in advance, and I opened a Mastercard and saved my money.

Throwing away the plastic box, Lin Qiangsheng walked out of the bank directly and easily with the suitcase.

At about 12 o'clock, the delegation boarded an Air France passenger plane. Interestingly, during this period, they met a group of people from another southern province who went abroad for an investigation, but the other party was a member of the education department, and it was actually an expert and scholar from some university research institute. Everyone got together and chatted for a while, but they felt bored, and the dialect was not understood, so they couldn't talk together, so they slowly separated.

Of interest to the mission, they learned a little about the situation in the country. As a frontier inland province, the news is still very closed. Nowadays, many coastal provinces are active and have begun to go out on a large scale, but their H provinces are still the same as before. This makes everyone feel the gap! Compared with the domestic provinces, we are not as good as the domestic provinces!

Around 1978, there was a wave of overseas investigation across the country. According to the statistics of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council at that time, from January to the end of November 1978 alone, there were 529 batches of people going abroad or visiting Hong Kong through Hong Kong, with a total of 3,213 people, of whom 112 groups made a special trip to Hong Kong for inspection, with a total of 824 people. And these statistics do not include the large-scale study abroad personnel who have just emerged.

The Air France airliner made everyone feel a little more advanced again, this time it was a serious foreign service staff, flight attendants with all kinds of hair, and flight attendants. The face shape peculiar to the French, with a high nose bridge, large and small freckles, variegated hair, a nasal French accent, and a look on the face that is both enthusiastic and not too enthusiastic.

The beautiful flight attendants in black suits and skirts made the members of the expedition group observe them quietly, and also made most of the domestic compatriots on the passenger plane a lot quieter.

Often in times of economic crisis, in-flight catering is the best time. Although there was no economic crisis in the West in the late 70s and early 80s, the oil crisis and price hikes triggered by oil-producing countries in the early 70s plunged Europe and the United States into a long-term economic stagflation. At this time, Europe and the United States were experiencing a relatively long period of economic weakness. The economy is in recession, and there is a large surplus of capital, technology, and products.

The economy is not good, naturally, the catering provided by the airlines during this period is better, and the service attitude is also good. As soon as the plane entered the level flight, the flight attendants provided lunch to the passengers, although it was economy class, but there were many types of meals to choose from!

Flights to Europe will be served with two meals, and there will be an exquisite menu for passengers before the flight. There is a wide variety of food and beverages, from drinks to staples to desserts, all of which are clearly written and make people feel very attentive. There are two kinds of dishes, Chinese and Western, bread, ham, salad, yogurt, cheese, desserts, stir-fried dishes, etc. Drinks are also available with champagne, beer, juice, tea, coffee, etc. There is also a constant distribution of French bread.

Lin Qiangsheng asked for a dish of beef stewed peas, a piece of rice, and a glass of champagne. Father Lin Xiangrong and mother Xu Hongmei were still discussing, and seeing that their son had already asked for food, they asked Lin Qiangsheng to help choose a sour pork and sweet and sour pork ribs.

"Mom and Dad, drink some wine and eat some onions to help you sleep!" Lin Qiangsheng said to his parents.

Xu Hongmei and Lin Xiangrong both nodded, Xu Hongmei said with a smile: "Well, listen to my son, the two dishes you ordered are very good, I really didn't expect the food provided by foreign airliners to be so good, as well as Chinese food!" I still think at home, I may not be used to eating when I go abroad. ”

Lin Xiangrong also nodded, looking at the French flight attendant who came close to him and smiled unnaturally.

Xu Hongmei pinched her husband and whispered, "Don't stare at others!" ”

"Oh!" Lin Xiangrong immediately glanced at his wife, smiled hehehe, and said, "It's the first time I've seen a foreigner, it's so close!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at the French flight attendant, and he said to the young flight attendant in French: "It's better to drink!" ”

The French stewardess had beautiful dark chestnut hair, and it was coiled, and a few small freckles on her cheeks were cute when she smiled, and she smiled at Lin Qiangsheng and said, "It's better to drink!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled awkwardly, and said in English: "Here are the three of us, and this one has a glass of champagne and two glasses of wine." Thank you, beautiful lady! ”

The young stewardess smiled and said, "Yes, Mies!" Yes, sir, do you want anything else? ”

"A plate of chopped onions to help you sleep, thank you!" Lin Qiangsheng said.

The stewardess was surprised and said, "Can onions help with sleep?" Yes sir, come right away! ”

The flight attendant smiled and nodded, picked up the menu and walked back. The members of the surrounding delegation saw Lin Qiangsheng communicating with the flight attendant in a foreign language so fluently, and they all looked at Lin Qiangsheng's family in amazement.

Lin Xiangrong and Xu Hongmei glanced at each other, then at their son, nodded happily, and Xu Hongmei said, "Look at it!" My son's college didn't go to vain! ”

Lin Xiangrong smiled and said, "Just three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, tossing everywhere, I didn't expect to learn quite well!" ”

Looking at the envious and surprised eyes of the other members, the two of them were proud of their son.

Miyamoto Yan turned around and asked, "Deputy Director Zhou, do you see the foreign language standard spoken by that little comrade?" ”

Zhou Jianjiang is an interpreter sent by the provincial foreign trade and economic cooperation delegation, and of course his official position is not small, otherwise it would not have been possible to come to Western Europe with the delegation to investigate.

Zhou Jianjiang, who was in his 40s, wore thick glasses and replied: "It's okay, that little comrade spoke French first, which is not very standard!" Speaking English later, just a few words! ”

Miyamoto Yan nodded and glanced back at Gong Ya. The girl looked at Lin Qiangsheng, her little nose wrinkled, and she secretly squeezed her little fist.

This flight, a total of about 15 hours. When the plane entered the sky over Europe, Lin Qiangsheng and his family woke up, eating onions really helped sleep, and after wearing eye masks and earplugs, they slept in the Mediterranean!

Lin Qiangsheng asked the flight attendant for two baguettes and three cups of coffee, which surprised the group members.

"It's free!" Lin Qiangsheng whispered to everyone.

"Oh! Then get me one too! "The members of the group became interested.

The delegation of more than 20 people immediately became energetic, and they all followed Lin Qiangsheng's example, asked for baguettes and coffee, and kept the French flight attendants busy for a while.

After eating the baguette, Lin Qiangsheng went to the bathroom.

As he passed by the flight attendant's rest area, the dark chestnut-haired young stewardess smiled and said to him, "Donkey casting!" ”

"Donkey scattering!" Lin Qiangsheng replied with a smile.

The stewardess had big bright black-brown eyes, a high nose bridge, pale red lipstick, and a delicate face.

She rolled her eyes widely, and said to Lin Qiangsheng in English: "Do you know a few words of French?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng stopped and said with a smile: "Yes! French is indeed the most beautiful language in the world, but it was too difficult for me to learn! ”

The young flight attendant girl chuckled, "Of course! The French language is indeed beautiful! But you speak good English too! Among the Chinese, it is better to say! ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and chatted with the flight attendant. Air France's flight attendants also like to chat, and the young flight attendants chuckled from time to time, which made the domestic compatriots who passed by look at Lin Qiangsheng in surprise.

"How's my dress? Not a hillbilly, right? Lin Qiangsheng asked the flight attendant.

The stewardess chuckled: "Compared to your compatriots, I obviously feel much better!" You're in good shape, too, stronger than I thought you would! ”

Lin Qiangsheng laughed and said, "Well, I do like sports!" ”

The stewardess asked, "Really?" Do you know kung fu? Bruce lee? ”

Lin Qiangsheng shook his head and said, "No, I won't!" I'm going to fight or something! ”

The flight attendant was surprised, looked at Lin Qiangsheng and said, "I really can't see it!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled: "Are you praising me?" ”

The flight attendant also smiled, stretched out her hand to Lin Qiangsheng and said, "Hello! My name is Evelyn! What about you? ”

Lin Qiangsheng said: "You can call me Johnson & Johnson, Lin!" ”

The flight attendant smiled and said, "Hello, Johnson & Johnson!" ”

The two shook hands, and Evelyn smiled charmingly and said to Lin Qiangsheng: "Johnson, I'm free today!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng blinked, is this a girl asking her out on her own?!

He nodded and said, "I'm afraid I have time in the evening, can you accompany me for a walk around Paris in the evening?" ”

Evelyn smiled and said, "Of course! ”

Lin Qiangsheng stretched out his palm, Evelyn took out a pen and wrote a phone number on his hand, and said with a smile: "Look for me at night, I'm free!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded, said goodbye to Evelyn, and returned to his seat in a daze, feeling that the handwriting on his palm was still so clear.

I actually dated a young French girl!