Chapter 189: Mombasa
As soon as I walked out of the airport passage, I saw a yellow girl in her twenties, standing in the crowd of pick-ups, holding a big sign with two Chinese square characters written "Jiaobai". Compared with the surrounding group of black uncles and black aunts, this girl is simply a little red in the green, which is particularly conspicuous.
Seeing that the person who picked him up came, Jiao Bai said goodbye to Ayr, walked to the girl, and greeted: "Peng Jie, thank you for your hard work, you are still here to pick up the plane under the big sun." ”
When boarding in Wanghai, it was still a cold winter, and the temperature was as low as minus five or six degrees, so you needed to wear a down jacket to keep warm. After coming to Mauria, before getting off the plane, the flight attendant lady enthusiastically reminded every customer to pay attention to reducing clothing and not to suffer from heat stroke. Jiao Bai was still strange at the time, but now it's winter, as for how hot it is. After getting off the plane, he really felt what enthusiasm is, and the sun here can literally tan people.
I heard Al introduce that Mauria is located near the equator, there are no four seasons at all, and the temperature is above 26 degrees all year round. Therefore, it takes a certain amount of courage to stand under the sun, which is almost vertically illuminated. Especially for girls, such sunlight is simply a big enemy, and if you are not careful, you will become a black girl.
Peng Jie put away the sign in her hand, gave Jiao Bai a bright smile, then stretched out her little hand and shook Jiao Bai, and said, "It's okay, there are sunhats and sunscreen." Mr. Jiao, I have already booked the hotel for you, will you go now? ”
Peng Jie is a veteran employee of Shanshan Commerce, and is one of the original "Six King Kongs" when Shanshan Mall was first established, and has a strong work ability. When she was in school, she majored in international business, and she was sent to Mauria to take charge of the branch, which can be regarded as making the best use of her talents.
"Let's go, this ghost weather is really unbearable, if you stand down again, I'm afraid you'll be dry."
Peng Jie drove a Great Wall pickup truck to the airport, and after getting into the car, as the air conditioner was turned on, the temperature in the car gradually dropped, and Jiao Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the burnt white physique, I can't bear the high temperature here, I really don't know why those Mrs. Kuo have to come here to travel and shop with great interest, isn't this spending money to buy sin.
Seeing the cartoon doll hanging on the front windshield of the pickup truck and some rather feminine decorations in the car, Jiao Bai knew that this car was a car that Peng Jie often drove. There are really not many women who like to drive pickup trucks, so Jiao Bai asked curiously: "This is the car that the company gave you, how did you choose a pickup truck, or is it domestic?" ”
Peng Jie controlled the car, skillfully turned, and said, merging into the traffic, hearing the boss's question, she said helplessly: "I don't want to drive a pickup truck either, in fact, I prefer the type of car like the Beetle." But the road conditions here in Africa are so bad that cars with a low chassis can't get out of the city. As for why you buy a domestic car, isn't it afraid of stealing. The law and order here is not bad, and in order to expand the tourism industry, the government spares no effort to protect the personal safety of foreigners. But there are still a lot of thieves, and there are also many car thieves, and they also specialize in targeting good cars. When the branch first opened, the cars bought were more than 1 million off-road vehicles, and in less than a week, they were all stolen. Going to the police here to report the case was to no avail, Mauria did not have a motor vehicle registration at all, nor did he have any license plates, driver's licenses, and the hope of finding the car back after it was stolen was very slim. Later, we learned our lesson and only bought cheap cars. ”
Jiao Bai has never been abroad, he never thought that there is such a chaotic place, there is no motor vehicle registration system, it is good that the car is stolen, at least the person is fine. What if someone is hit and killed by a car, but the driver drives away, there is no license plate, there is no way to trace it. After thinking of this, Jiao Bai's eyes changed when he looked at the surrounding vehicles, and the high-speed vehicles on the road were driving without a license, but they were all black drivers who were driving without a license, this situation was terrible when he thought about it.
Fortunately, there were no traffic accidents along the way, and the Great Wall pickup truck safely stopped in front of a high-rise building. The building in front of it has at least 70 floors or more, which stands out from the crowd compared to the buildings with less than 10 floors in the surrounding area. Peng Jie introduced to Jiao Bai that this Hilton hotel is the most luxurious five-star hotel in Mombasa, and of course, it is also the best security work, which is the biggest reason why she arranged Jiao Bai to stay here.
The two opened the door and got out of the car, and the little brother who had his own parking took the key from Peng Jie and helped the guest drive the car into the garage. Peng Jie took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to the parking boy as a tip.
"It's too expensive, just park a car, it costs hundreds of yuan, and this money is too easy to earn." Seeing this scene, Jiao Bai couldn't help but complain.
Peng Jie shrugged her shoulders and said, "No way, this is all convention, you don't have luggage, if you have luggage, someone will come over to help you carry it and send it to the room, that tip is more expensive, you need to give fifty dollars." If you catch up with a lot of luggage, several people will come at once, and hundreds of dollars will be gone in an instant. In fact, these local employees don't get much of this tip, and most of it is collected by the hotel management. The wages paid by local employees here are very low, which is roughly converted into our RMB, which is only three or four hundred. Of course, the local consumption level is also low, grain, meat, vegetables, seafood are very cheap, the only expensive are those things that only foreigners will buy, such as souvenirs, diamonds, jewelry, etc. ”
With that, the two had already walked into the lobby and came to the front desk to check in. Since I had a reservation, the process was much easier, and I got my room card quickly. However, Jiao Bai did not immediately go back to his room to rest, but came to the restaurant attached to the hotel and had an outdated lunch.
In order to pick up the airport at the airport, Peng Jie didn't have lunch, so Jiao Bai invited her to the restaurant to eat together. After all, it is a five-star hotel, the chef's skills are okay, and the Chinese food made is not so authentic, but the taste is okay. According to Peng Jie, the Chinese food made in the Chinese restaurant here in Mombasa also tastes like this, which is specially improved to adapt to the taste of the locals.
After eating, Peng Jie sent Jiao Bai to the presidential suite on the 62nd floor. After entering the door, Peng Jie was about to say goodbye and return to the company, Jiao Bai stopped her and asked, "Mombasa is a port, there should be a lot of warehouses for rent, right?" ”
Peng Jie nodded affirmatively: "Yes, especially near the port, there are many warehouses for rent, and the price is not expensive." What, Mr. Jiao, do you want to lease a warehouse? Got goods to store? ”