14, Mary Liu's apartment

During the meal, I said to two foreign friends, "Both of you speak Chinese very well, and this is the first time I have met a foreign friend who can speak Chinese so fluently. ”

Butterfly replied, "I have been learning Chinese since I was a teenager, we have a Confucius Institute there, I have been studying Chinese at the Confucius Institute for more than ten years, and there are many Algerians like me who can speak fluently." Since I was a child, I wanted to study Chinese culture in mysterious China, and the breadth and profundity of Confucianism further strengthened my confidence, so this year I was admitted to the language university, and I was fortunate to be a classmate with Zhang Lili, so I was fortunate to meet you, the poetess. ”

Mary Liu was not far behind, and quickly introduced herself and said, "You know, there are very few introductions about China in the West, because of ideology, some introductions are biased, ancient China has always been a mystery in my mind, so I have been interested in Chinese culture since I was a child, my father is an employee of Lufthansa, and he was sent to China Lufthansa more than ten years ago as a German representative, and the information he brought back to me is that China is a modern country, which is completely different from what I imagined, in our family, My dad and I set up a Chinese culture corner, where there were Chinese pictorials, Chinese books, and later I also went to the Confucius Institute to further study Chinese culture, and naturally I was admitted to the language university, so we met today. ”

I saw that they used their chopsticks very well, and I knew that they had a deep affection for China, so I narrowed the distance with them from my heart, Zhang Lili asked them, "Do you have time after eating?" How about sitting in my dorm room? ”

Mary Liu shook her head, "Miss Zhang Lili, I suggest that we all come to my place and sit down, your dormitory is too crowded, let's go to my apartment, let's sit down and chat for a while, why don't you go to the dormitory in a while and pick up the books, we will wait for you downstairs, and then go to my apartment together, where we can drink coffee and chat at the same time, isn't it more relaxed and happier?" ”

Mary Liu's eyes fell on the butterfly, and the black girl shrugged her shoulders and said to her, "Miss Mary, I have no problem at all, mainly to watch the guests." ”

The eyes of the three of them were fixed on me, and I felt a little like I was on pins and needles, "Disturb you at the first meeting, Miss Mary, don't you mind?" ”

Mary Liu smiled, and then said to me, "My dear, I can't ask for it, in the words of you Chinese, if you can come to the cold house, it will definitely shine." ”

Seeing Mary Liu's familiarity with Chinese culture, I didn't feel taken aback, and then I felt that his word was really appropriate, I didn't feel relaxed, I couldn't help laughing, my laughter also infected the other three people, the four of us laughed together, this laughter echoed in the sky above the pond, so that all the people who ate in the cafeteria turned their heads to look at us, I don't know what happened in the middle, Mary Liu saw everyone's gaze, shrugged her shoulders mischievously, and stretched out her tongue, made a grimace.

Zhang Lili quickly took down the poetry collection from upstairs, and the four of us walked towards the international student apartment together.

At this time, Shen Xiaofu's call came in.

Shen Xiaofu's voice came from the phone, "Little sister, what are you busy with after you finish tutoring students today?" ”

I truthfully explained my itinerary to Shen Xiaofu, "Second sister, I finished tutoring Dong Chunjiao today, and I had dinner with three students at noon, and then I went to the playground to play, and I made an appointment with my friends in the evening, and I am in the language university, and I will live here at night." ”

Shen Xiaofu said on the phone, "I thought you would come over at night, you should come over tomorrow night, it is estimated that Jiang Feifei will also come back and get together with me." ”

I happily agreed, "Okay, if it doesn't work out tomorrow night, then the night after tomorrow, I estimate that Shen Feifei will come back on the night of the 3rd, preferably the day after tomorrow." ”

Shen Xiaofu counted the days there, and said to me, "Then let's get together again the day after tomorrow, if there is nothing to do tomorrow night, you can also come over, me and the eldest sister, it will not be lively without you." ”

I said yes and hung up.

Zhang Lili saw that I was talking so casually, so she asked me, "Who?" Any other dates? I don't think you want to go over tomorrow night, let's talk for a while, this holiday is easy to do during the day, and I'm left alone in the dormitory at night, so it's hard to find a partner of yours to accompany me here. ”

I smiled at her and said pleasantly, "Then stay here with you." ”

Saying this, we have arrived downstairs in the dormitory for international students, entered the elevator, and soon arrived at the door of Mary Liu's room, Mary Liu took out the key and opened the door, and we rushed in.

Mary Liu made each of us a cup of coffee, and then asked me, "Honey, are you used to drinking coffee?" If you're not used to it, I have tea here too. ”

I politely replied, "It's okay, but you can't drink too much, I don't usually drink these, and if I drink too much, I can't sleep at night when I'm excited." ”

Butterfly said very unceremoniously to Mary Liu, "Mary. ”

Mary Liu smiled and said, "Red wine or white wine?" There is also beer, and our Germans have a good beer. ”

Butterfly said, "Champagne is preferable." ”

Mary poured him some champagne from the large bottle and handed her the dexterous goblet.

Mary Liu explained to me, "Butterfly is an Algerian, French-speaking country, and has been in Paris, France for a long time, so she still has the habit of drinking after dinner. ”

I didn't understand and asked, "Why do I come and drink champagne to give me face?" Aren't they all the same wine? ”

Butterfly herself explained, "It's not the same at all, the smell of alcohol handed over during the day is too strong, I'm afraid I'll get drunk with you, a young lady." ”

I nodded and said, "I'm really right, I'm probably a little allergic to alcohol, and I don't feel good when I smell it, but your brandy aroma is very strong, unlike those strong wines, I smell very comfortable." ”

"Champagne is generally an aperitif for us, because it's made from fruit juice and helps with digestion, and it's not bad to drink it after a meal, although it's a little lighter, it's always better than nothing." ”

Zhang Lili said to me, "Don't look at the belly of Chinese culture they learned, their European atmosphere has not changed at all, sometimes the food culture is still different from us, the French are more particular, and the people of French-speaking countries are also particular, in fact, it is very cumbersome, do not live in their circle, there is no need to know so much, butterflies are still very easy-going, if the real French, it is very particular about catering, what kind of wine to drink?" What kind of meals to eat? There are a lot of exquisiteness, so French meals are not so delicious. ”

Mary Liu said, "The Germans also have the habit of drinking before and after the meal, but they are usually not so particular, not as particular as the French, so that they have become their living habits, go to Paris, France, what you see is a bar connected to a bar, the wine culture is rooted in the bones of their nation, the so-called romance may be related to alcohol." It's different in Germany, Germans drink beer very popularly, and there are many types of beer, so many German men are generals, in fact, they are beer bellies, and beer consumption makes them form a unique body shape. ”

Zhang Lili said to Mary Liu, "I see that you usually don't drink alcohol, why are you so different from them?" ”

Mary Liu explained, "There are many people in our area who don't drink alcohol, and the wine culture is relatively human, in fact, I don't like wine, but I always have to prepare wine in my apartment, all kinds of wine, because we international students interact with each other, and we always have to respect their habits, although I don't like to drink, but I don't hate people who drink, but I like to chat with them, after drinking, they will talk more happily, and people's personalities have become much more straightforward, isn't it great?" As long as you don't drink too much, I'm welcome. ”

Seeing butterflies tasting champagne there, Zhang Lili said to her, "Is Miss Butterfly very particular about drinking?" Is this the same in Western restaurants? ”

Butterfly said, "In addition to the school canteen is not particular, all the Western restaurants are very particular, we not only pay attention to drinking, but also pay attention to bar culture, in a bar, except for wine and some dried fruits, there is almost nothing, just a stool and an ashtray, while drinking, smoking, while chatting, where you can talk about any topic, you say that the atmosphere is not very beautiful?" In France, those drunkards don't go into bars, they get drunk in the open air, and then go to the subway, find a seat and sleep for a day, and the people in the bars are very particular about drinking. ”

Mary Liu said, "In Paris, France, the most familiar picture is the image of a young girl, the sun rises in the morning, a girl wearing a white blouse, a super short leather skirt, holding a dog in her left hand, a cigarette in her right hand, and high heels are 10 centimeters, walking on the steps, this is the landscape in the morning." At noon, the sun is shining, the same image of a young girl, combing ultra-short hair accessories, golden hairpins reflecting light in the sun, still holding a dog in her left hand, holding a cigarette in her right hand, and the high heels of high heels are 18 cm, and the image of noon is a little more idle. At night, the girl will wear heavy makeup, wear a leather coat on top, still wear a miniskirt underneath, lead the dog in her left hand, still hold a cigarette in her right hand, but the high heels are lowered back to 10 cm, that kind of leisure, as if the model on the catwalk has walked to the street, this kind of scene abounds, can be seen everywhere. ”

Zhang Lili imagined the scenery depicted by Mary Liu, the three images in the morning, noon and evening were all a girl, a cigarette, a dog, the same girl, three different outfits, three pairs of different high heels, a huge Paris, was said by Mary Liu to be such a simple picture, but the butterfly said that this picture is too classic, you can see this scene on every street in France, this is simply a microcosm of Paris, both romantic and strange.

Butterfly complained, "Western society is like heaven in our impression, so rich, men are so gentlemen, women are so romantic, girls are so pure, teenagers are so compassionate." But after staying in Paris for so long, the biggest experience is that Paris is too chaotic, the streets are full of shit, whether it is men or women, they throw away cigarette butts on the street, those who are lazy and lazy, as long as they see tourists come up to them and ask them for cigarette butts, when you are not paying attention, they will snatch your belongings, and then run away. Now there are so many French people, specifically for the color of the yellow race, as long as you know that they are from a tour group, they will definitely rob, robbery cases abound, people who have been to Paris are not robbed now, and France is really chaotic now. ”

I listened to the butterfly complaining in amazement, I looked at Zhang Lili, Zhang Lili smiled and said, "Now all the people caused by the high unemployment rate are there to relax and relax, I don't know how many years to eat the food of the ancestors, the French have too many holidays, so many homeless people have evolved into robbers, not only petty theft, but blatant robbery, whether it is the airport or the railway station, including the subway robbery cases may occur, this kind of security is really annoying, the butterfly is talking about his own personal feelings, If there is no better public security condition than on the streets of Beijing, more and more students from abroad are coming, and more and more people are staying. ”

This suddenly formed a subversive image in my mind, once upon a time, our young people were doing everything possible to go abroad, thinking that it was paradise, where there was endless money, now it is completely upside down our own country, their capital has become a paradise in their minds, those young people abroad do everything possible to come to China to study, after studying there are all possible to stay and work, using their inextricable ties with China to complete the first pot of gold in their careers, Wouldn't our city become a paradise for them to go back and start a second business and create a new world in their own country?

Mary Liu also began to introduce her country, "We are completely different from Paris, we are really clean there, our employment rate is very high, there are few homeless people on the street, if you see it, it must be some illegal immigrants, our country is very focused on industry, just like made in China, our German manufacturing industry is second to none in the world, we come to China to feel the atmosphere of Chinese culture and Chinese civilization, to this ancient country, to this emerging economy, Our generation is full of curiosity, and the feeling of coming to China is even different, people are so cordial, so polite, looking at the city, changing every day, in Chinese idioms, it is really called changing with each passing day. ”

I can see that these praises of Mary Liu come from her heart, which is also his heartfelt evaluation after personally experiencing Chinese civilization and Chinese culture, as a Chinese, let me feel very proud and proud at this moment, these foreign young people, come to our great land, seeking a different life, a different civilization, a different culture.

Zhang Lili asked Butterfly, "Miss Butterfly, how is your boyfriend in Guangzhou?" ”

Butterfly said excitedly, "The two of us have completely fallen in love, I didn't expect that in a foreign country, I can find true love, he is so beautiful, so strong, so handsome, he is really careful and considerate to me, I don't think I'm a black person at all, but I am fully engaged in love, we now have to make phone calls for more than an hour every day, sometimes until the phone between the two of us runs out, what he says is so sweet, and what he does makes me so happy, he loves me so much." , I love him even more. ”

Zhang Lili whispered to me, "Miss Butterfly came to China in May, and then traveled on our land, in Guangzhou he lost all his identity documents, the most important thing is that he was admitted to the language university, I didn't expect him to go back to the train to look for it, there happened to be someone waiting, this is the Guangzhou youth he just said, that is a migrant worker who came out to work, not a real Guangzhou person, but has been out to work for several years, in Guangzhou to break a new world, Opened a courier company with friends, it is said that the business is particularly hot, as a partner, he also insisted on being a courier brother, he was on the way back to his hometown and the butterfly took a train, he found that the butterfly's bag fell on the train, where a guard was more than two hours, until the butterfly came to him, he and the police at the police station were still waiting next to the bag, since then the two began a marathon love, this is a romantic story that we all know among our classmates, butterflies say when they meet people, When I meet people, I will tell him how noble and great the young man in Guangzhou is. ”

I said to the butterfly, "Your adventures in our great land show that you have a fate with our great nation, where you can recover the most important things, and there is such a gentleman who has become your lover, what a beautiful story, you have performed it yourself, Miss Butterfly, you are so happy." ”

Mary Liu also said enviously, "Miss Butterfly is very proud, telling us his love story every day, telling us his Guangzhou youth every day, which girl doesn't envy him for having such a legendary story?" This fabulous story can only appear in fairy tales, and now Miss Butterfly and the young people of Guangzhou have actually performed a realistic version of fairy tales, which is simply Prince Charming, so that Butterfly, Cinderella, quickly became a princess, and will definitely become a queen in the future. ”

Butterfly said proudly, "Originally, I came to this sacred country because I liked the ancient civilization of China, and after this adventure, I became the luckiest black girl, and I deserved to meet my favorite in China, because I have always been so persistent in Chinese culture, I studied Chinese at the Confucius Institute, and I really experienced a lot of difficulties, and the square characters were too difficult to write than our pinyin characters, but I still gritted my teeth and persevered. Now my Chinese level should be said to have improved a lot under the training of the language university, but compared to female poets, I still have a big gap, I also like to write poems, I also write a lot of romantic poems in our French, but compared to your poems are still a lot worse, Miss Jiang, I will definitely learn from you, and I will be a female poet in the future. ”

Zhang Lili said along the river, "Miss Butterfly, my second foreign language is French, I have read the poems you wrote, it is really very romantic, according to your style, you should also become a French poetess, I just finished talking to Miss Jiang, I want to translate his poems into English and introduce them to foreign friends, why don't you go down the river and translate his poems into French?" In the French-speaking world, you can also introduce his poems to your friends and readers, and after your translation and recreation, you will of course be the best female poet. ”

Miss Butterfly was stunned for a moment, and then she shouted loudly, her excitement overflowing, "Oh. Zhang, you are really a person with wonderful ideas, how did you come up with such a good idea?" Miss Jiang, do you agree with me translating your poems into French and introducing them to the French-speaking world? ”

I nodded affirmatively and said to Miss Butterfly, "As long as Miss Butterfly is not afraid of hard work and is willing to do this, what reason do I have to disagree?" ”

Miss Butterfly hugged me very excitedly, then kissed me heavily on the face, and said to me passionately, "I am really honored to have the honor to introduce Miss Jiang's works to my friends in the French department, I must use my best talent to translate the popular poems, so that friends in the French-speaking world can also like these things, just like we all like these poems, I heard that you now have tens of millions of fans on the Internet, I also want to translate your poems into a book, and promote them on the Internet. The interaction between the Internet and the Internet has made me a good translator, because of your poems I can become famous, thank you, my dear Miss Jiang, I hope we have a happy cooperation. ”

The two of us shook hands tightly, Miss Butterfly seemed very excited, in the process of shaking hands, I felt that he was trembling all over, and the excitement was clear at a glance.

Zhang Lili lost no time in adding, "Miss Butterfly, don't be too happy, I hope you and Miss Jiang will negotiate a cooperation contract, buy the copyright of the poetry collection first, and then it's not too late to get excited." ”

Miss Butterfly nodded affirmatively and said, "Miss Jiang, I'm not good at this, I will ask a lawyer to negotiate a contract with you, I am serious about this matter, your copyright will also involve the copyright of our cooperation in the future, we will both protect our own interests, I will not let you suffer, I will not let me suffer, we will reach an agreement as soon as possible, right?" ”

I nodded and said, "Let's leave the copyright matter to the lawyers, the two of us have reached an agreement of intent, and the specific terms are for the lawyers to bargain, we are the best sisters, we are like-minded people on the way forward, let's toast to our success together." "I touched my coffee with his champagne glasses and we took a sip of each other.

Zhang Lili also seemed very happy, her own translation of the English version, Butterfly's translation of the French version, two foreign languages, to promote my works, should be my biggest harvest this New Year's Day holiday.

Just when we were all happy, Mary Liu came over and said with a smile, "Heartfelt congratulations to the three young ladies on the success of their cooperation, Miss Jiang's poetry collection is really popular, one of you is in English, the other is in French, the three of you can be said to be a perfect match, this cooperation is a coincidence, worthy of congratulations, but have you forgotten me?" ”