Although he was complaining frantically in his heart, Tang Ning still reluctantly explained: "Is this a special period for China, so everyone's mental state and way of thinking must be very special, not to mention that you can't understand it, even my so-called China expert can't understand it." Tang Ning is not modest in this statement, he really can't understand the Chinese people in this period, probably because he is too young and has not experienced that crazy era, anyway, in his opinion, it is because of this decade that has ruined a generation of Chinese people and delayed China's development time for at least 20 years, otherwise China should be more developed now.

Speaking of this, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and said with a smile: "By the way, I heard that Miss Soyal, the beautiful anchor of ABC TV, is also back today, why don't you go and comfort her?" ”

Carter pouted and said, "Forget it, the incident last time made her blush no matter who she saw now, this is not a good opportunity to strike up a conversation at all, let's wait until I return home." ”

Diane Soyal's experience is very interesting, because most of the time this interview is outdoors, and this time is the coldest time of the year in Beijing, so the reporters who come are dressed very thickly, and because the hotel is an important foreign affairs event, the temperature is quite high, for fear of freezing foreign friends, which makes everyone feel hot in the house, and because China's hotel industry at that time is not in line with international standards, so many facilities and links are not perfect, The most troublesome point is that there is no laundry service.

Men like Downing and Carter are easy to do, but for ladies this is a trouble, because Western women have a lot of body odor, so intimate clothes must be washed and changed frequently, but there is no laundry service in the hotel, and there is no place to dry in the room, so some things can only be thrown away. Diane Sawall accompanied Mrs. Nixon on a visit to the Commune Primary School. As soon as I boarded the bus, a male staff member of the hotel ran up sweating profusely with a pair of women's tights in his hand, and asked in a loud voice who had forgotten it in the room.

Although Diane Soyal's original intention was to throw it away, she had to blush and claim it in this case, but this kind of privacy exposure in front of everyone really embarrassed her, and in the eyes of the Chinese at the time. It's incredible to throw away a nice, unworn pair of tights. At that time, the Chinese adhered to the arduous and simple spirit of "three years of new, three years of old, and another three years of sewing and mending"! (And it seems that Chinese women didn't wear tights at that time, so it would be nice to have a Lenin suit at that time.) ）

At this time, Carter suddenly remembered another thing, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Downing, there is one thing I don't understand, why do you say that a big businessman and a rich man like you live with us little reporters?" Are you really here to see China? Or do you want to see what business opportunities are available here? ”

Tang Ning shook his head: "There is no business to do in China now, and it will be similar after twenty years, in fact, I came to China more to satisfy my curiosity, I have met many Chinese in Japan." I've also heard a lot about China, so I like Chinese culture and history very much, so I've always wanted to come to China to see, but unfortunately it's too difficult to come to China now, and this opportunity is the last time I helped Mr. Kissinger, he helped me get it. And which of you are little reporters, and which of you are not the people of the year in your respective radio newspapers. ”

Carter smiled and diverted the subject, "By the way, Mr. Downing." You said that if we go to the Forbidden City tomorrow, we shouldn't encounter that kind of thing like the Ming Tombs again. This time you should be able to see the real living conditions of the Chinese, right? ”

"Something like the Ming Tombs will definitely not happen again, but I guess we won't see other tourists, and there won't be any other tourists in the Forbidden City except us."

As it turned out, Tang Ning guessed correctly again, and the next day there were no other tourists in the Forbidden City except for them. Although many reporters are not very satisfied with this, the architecture and history with Chinese characteristics in the Forbidden City still attract the attention of most of them, but due to cultural differences, their views on many things are very interesting.

For example, when Nixon saw the finely carved sedan chair that the Ming and Qing emperors rode from the Taihe Hall to the palace gate of the Forbidden City. commented: "Sitting in this kind of sedan all year round, the body can not be exercised, which is not good for the body." ”

For this kind of comment Tangning is noncommittal, and at the moment most of his mind is on appreciating the Forbidden City, in fact, in the previous life Tangning has been to the Forbidden City many times, but for ordinary Chinese, many palaces in the Forbidden City are not open, such as the Clock Hall, the Treasure Hall and other places, but for foreign guests, this is not closed, so Tangning can take the opportunity to feast his eyes, but what makes him depressed is that these cultural treasures belonging to his own countrymen, when he was Chinese, he could not see it, and now he has changed his identity as an American, It's an indescribable feeling to be able to watch it.

This mood is even more complicated in the evening, when Downing takes a walk after dinner, although the delegation is accompanied by someone wherever they go, but fortunately, it generally does not restrict your travel direction, as long as you don't go too far. Even though Tang Ning had already walked downstairs to a nearby tube building, no one intervened.

Originally, everything was natural and normal, but at this time, something happened, Tang Ning saw a little boy staring at the chocolates that Carter took out of his pocket, so he gave the little boy a few pieces of chocolate in his pocket, but to his surprise, when he returned to the hotel, these chocolates were sent back intact.

Although he didn't see the incident, Tang Ning could guess what was happening, so he could only sigh helplessly, and Carter on the side asked strangely: "Mr. Tang Ning, are they making too much of a fuss, it's just a few pieces of chocolate." ”

Downing didn't want to explain in detail, but instead asked in a different direction: "Carter, do you know why that little boy is drooling when he stares at your chocolate?" ”

Carter replied disapprenously, "Child, you must be gluttonous!" ”

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "NO, NO, NO, things are not as simple as you think!" (To be continued.) )