Chapter subtitle: I Plant a Seed

"Second master, I'll help you put the flag on and give you a face. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Yuan Yanqian waved his hand and said, "No need, how can I dance with those foreign women after planting the flag?" The bells and whistles painted on the face are also uncomfortable. Besides, those foreigners don't understand, so that's it. ”

"Foreigner ......" The three Hongmen brothers glanced at each other, and at the same time laughed and said, "Hahaha, you are right, the second master, foreigners are foreigners!" ”

In fact, the word "foreigner" was originally a term in Chinese drama, referring to the role of an elderly man, who is generally hung with a white beard, so it is called "foreigner".

"Brother, I'm going to fool these foreigners, sue ...... Resignation! Yuan Yanqian came to a confession, lifted her robe and walked out confidently.

"Second master walk slowly."

Dressed in a Chinese style that could no longer be Chinese, our Master Yuan got into a car that had been prepared for a long time and arrived at the New-New-Nork-Palace on Manhattan's Upper-East-Side, where the ball was held.

Yuan Yanqi, who got out of the car, stood outside and looked at this famous hotel in Manhattan and found that it was very familiar. He recalled it for a while, and then remembered that this was one of the filming locations of the American drama "Gossip-Girl". There is really nothing to say about the American drama "Gossip Girl", it is a "romance drama" in which several rich N generations and their parents are messing around, engaging in seven twists and threes, and finally can't figure it out.

Our Master Yuan was completely oblivious to the strange gazes of the other people around him, and followed a group of demons and monsters to the assembly hall of the hotel. Before he could take out the invitation card to enter, he heard someone greet him.

"Neo, you're here. By the way, why didn't you bring a female companion? ”

Mr. Louis Baker, wearing a soft cloth hat and an Inverness (note 1) and a pipe in his hand, happened to be standing in the doorway and saw his Chinese friend at a glance. Who told him to dress so differently?

Date? In this kind of upper-class dance party, Yuan Yanqian does not necessarily pull a sex worker from Chinatown as her female partner.

Our Master Yuan had no choice but to smile bitterly and change the subject: "Mr. Louis Baker, you are really dressed as the gentleman on Baker Street!" ”

The second generation of bankers' eyes lit up, and said very happily: "You really recognize it......"

"Hi, Neo. What's your outfit? ”

At this time, another classmate with whom they both knew, Mr. John D. McCall, came over, and he was dressed in a rather strange way, with a white cloth diagonally on his upper body, leather trousers and leather boots on his lower body, and a wooden stick in his hand.

Yuan Yan said in his heart, this guy is a believer and not XX, dressed as a...... Well, what does a sheep herder mean? He glanced away and saw a golden apple tied to Mr. McCall's belt, and then he understood what kind of road it was.

Our Master Yuan bowed slightly and said, "Prince-Paris, one of our heroes of the ancient Seris, one of the Generals-of-Five-Tigers, Yong-Dragon-Zhao. ”

Mr. John D. McCall deliberately made an exaggerated expression and said, "Wow, Neo, you even know the battle of Troy...... Sometimes, it's really hard for me to imagine that you are a Chinese! ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yanqian's face tightened so tightly, but he sighed in his heart.

American ...... in 1920 If you go back up, in fact, since the cannon at the mouth of the Pearl River in 1840 broke the painting skin of the Heavenly Empire, the discrimination against Chinese in the Western world has been so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It's just that a hundred years later, the white skin, and those black skins, black and white skins, white and yellow skins, black and yellow skins, black and white skins, and yellow skins and white hearts are not so obvious.

Speaking from the heart, it is really difficult for a "new Chinese" like him to ignore the various discriminations that surround him all the time, intentionally or unintentionally, but Yuan Yanxian also understands that if he really can't get over this hurdle, he doesn't want to deal with the white-skinned ghost animals, just like the six-fingered piano demon and they retract back to Chinatown.

Our Master Yuan himself has not yet realized that on the day of October 1, 1920, there was already a seed in his subconscious. And Yuan Yanqian's various encounters in the United States as a Chinese in this time and space are the nourishment for this seed to grow desperately.

For this reason, although he can always feel intentional or unintentional discrimination when dealing with these foreigners, he forced himself to ignore the psychological discomfort.

Moreover, the two young Americans in front of them with some left-wing tendencies did not feel that what they said offended Yuan Yanqian at all, and they thought it was a compliment.

Our Master Yuan had no choice but to take a deep breath and forcibly change the subject: "By the way, His Royal Highness the Prince...... Where's your Helen? ”

Diminutive...... Well, the sheep herder stood on tiptoe and looked around, and only after a half-sound did he say, "She's probably gone to the bar." ”

Hearing the word "bar", Yuan Yan, who had been drinking Wujiapi for many days, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "I'm a little thirsty, where is the 'drink'?" ”

Holmes and Prince Paris looked at each other, then laughed and said, "Neo, don't worry. Today's 'drinks' are available openly, but ...... The real 'drink' is up to you to get it from the back of the bar. ”

Of course, Yuan Yanqian knew what they meant, and waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll go have a 'drink' first, and we'll talk later......"

"Please give me a vodka-martini, shaken, not-stirred."

Vodka martini, shake, do not stir. This is naturally a famous line from a certain famous British spy gentleman.

"Wow, it's really good taste, especially for the Chinese. Barman (bartender), also gave me a glass of the same. ”

Our Master Yuan didn't take a deep breath this time, and turned his head to look, and saw a black-haired woman wearing Pepulos (note 2), a laurel wreath on her head, and a small harp in her hand, grinning beside her.

He said casually: "This lady, as a Greek, you should order a cup of 'Aphrodite'?" ”

The black-haired woman also reacted quickly, and immediately replied: "Oh, then this gentleman, as a Chinese, shouldn't you drink 'Long Island Iced Tea'?" (note 3)"

Note 1: Inverness is inverness in English, as the northern cities of Scotland got their name from Inverness. This shawl coat was quite popular among the English gentlemen of the Victorian era in the 19th century. This, of course, is the most common image of the gentleman on Baker Street.

Note 2: Peplos is an ancient Greek woman's costume consisting of a long skirt made of a single piece of cloth with a belt around the waist.

NOTE 3: Aphrodite and Long Island Iced Tea are the names of two cocktails. The former is a red low-alcohol sweet liquor made from wine and liqueur for women, while the base liquor of the latter is tequila, vodka, rum, gin, bourbon, brandy and other spirits, generally with an alcohol content of more than 40%.