Chapter 23: Party Invitations
"It's the first time I've seen a superhero who likes to lie in bed so much." Early in the morning, Wang Zhe slipped into Qi Xiao's bedroom, he looked at Qi Xiao who was lying on the bed in a daze, and finally couldn't help but say.
"Ha, how many superheroes have you seen? I'm telling you, I've seen superheroes who play poker with their families, can you believe it? Qi Xiao put a cushion behind his body, propped up his head and said.
"There is also an ambiguous relationship with his antique motorcycle, a nervous person who has to maintain a hairstyle and demeanor even in a fight, a chattering greedy and cheap person who likes to steal, and a lady who can't beat a stuffy fart with three sticks, can you believe it?"
"I'm just normal compared to these people, okay?"
"Alright, alright." Wang Zhe waved his hand helplessly, then took a puff of cigarette and spit it out, he looked out the window and extinguished the cigarette butt on the ashtray: "We haven't been in contact with other transcendents for five days. ”
"No, I don't know if anyone dies quietly." Qi Xiao replied nonchalantly, turned on the TV, and watched the TV show hosted by Jon Vormilian above.
He looked at the famous host who was a household name in the United States, and belittled himself for a while, either explicitly or secretly, and saw that Wang Zhe showed no signs of moving, and he was still stunned. I couldn't help but look up and ask, "What are the plans of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" ”
Wang Zhe nodded: "They want you to hold a party, after all, we are now in the United States, and the other few transcendents are all Westerners, and they are all party animals." Only by really integrating with them can we communicate with each other, so that we can form a team. ”
"Why didn't they woo me?" Qi Xiao glanced at Wang Zhe, "You really think a lot about foreigners. ”
He stared at the ceiling with his eyes to the sky for a moment before he got up from the bed and looked around: "Here?" ”
"Yes, it's okay to have a house party, our courtyard is big enough for a few of you to have a party."
"It's not enough to be happy." Qi Xiao rolled his eyes.
"This kind of networking event will be very helpful in promoting solidarity and starting your future work." Wang Zhe carefully and slowly chose the words, and said word by word.
"Okay......" Qi Xiao pondered for a while, and nodded: "I also feel bored, there is no one around me who can speak, and I feel like I have been shuanggui to the two of you every day, you go to prepare for the party, I will call them and invite them over, uh, is there any taboo?" ”
"It's nothing, just make a phone call, and I can arrange the rest." Wang Zhecheng said in his chest.
"Do you need to find a reason? As far as I know, the Englishman is still staying in a hotel, and the French have no permanent residence, so how about celebrating the husky next door who gave birth to a puppy? Qi Xiao took off his pajamas, changed into long pants and short sleeves, and turned his head to ask.
"Generally, no, Westerners generally don't pay much attention to any theme, for them, as long as it's a party." Wang Zhe thought for a while and said.
"Then ...... Tonight? Qi Xiao asked.
"Okay."
"You did it of your own free will." Qi Xiao stared at Wang Zhe for a while and said slowly.
He picked up the phone and said to himself, "First of all, Jacques." This guy is easy to talk to. Feed...... Jacques, hello. I'm full of food and have nothing to do today, so I want to invite you to eat...... Belch...... What to eat? Halfway through his speech, he pressed the phone and turned to ask Wang Zhe.
"How about a barbecue party? Serve it with some Chinese food. Before Wang Zhe could speak, Jacques on the phone couldn't wait to provide advice.
"Nikolai Zhao Si once said that there is nothing in the world that cannot be solved by a barbecue; And Brad Liu Neng once said that if one barbecue can't solve the problem, then two! ”
Hearing this, Qi Xiao was stunned, and now he had to admit that this Jacques was indeed a Chinese expert.
"Youth, even beer and lamb skewers drink themselves every day, and when you wake up, you find that nothing can be changed...... That feeling ......" Jacques on the phone was still chattering and recommending.
"Okay, okay...... That's right," Qi Xiao hurriedly interrupted him, "Actually, I just wanted to invite you to have a barbecue with those other wonderful people, do you have time at night?" ”
Qi Xiao asked with a smile.
"Of course, I will come! Qi Xiao, you should have made this decision four days ago. Jacques on the phone seemed unusually excited.
"That's because I haven't had such a pain before...... In the evening, at six o'clock in the evening, you ring the doorbell with your head, and I will open the door for you immediately. Qi Xiao sighed and said.
"Why can't I ring the bell with my hands?"
"I'm afraid you brought too many gifts and couldn't spare your hands!" After Qi Xiao finished speaking, he immediately hung up the phone.
"This guy wanted to eat me four days ago!" Qi Xiao said viciously to Wang Zhe.
"Actually, they don't usually bring any gifts, and even if they do, it's cheap, and it's good to be able to bring a bottle of wine." Wang Zhe stood at the door and said faintly.
"What are you learning from partying in that part of Somalia?"
"Many of my classmates are in developed countries in Europe and the United States."
"No matter how cheap a gift is, don't want it in vain." After Qi Xiao finished speaking, he immediately lowered his head and rummaged through the phone book again.
In an apartment on Staten Island, Jacques Dorian put down the phone, turned his head to the French Foreign Ministry official next to him, and reported: "Qi Xiao invited me to dinner today. ”
The bald French official held a notebook and pencil in his hand, and nodded while looking at the words recorded on the paper: "Okay, we will draw up a plan for your dinner as soon as possible, prepare your dress and precautions for attending the dinner, as well as the taboos about the Chinese, and the topics you will prepare tonight." ”
"And the joke." Jacques reminded.
"Yes, and there are jokes that show a sense of humor, which is great for the team. We're going to call all the jokers in France to offer you. The official wrote another line in his notebook, "In addition, considering your past life background, we also need to train you in dining etiquette." ”
"Training...... Do you know what Qi Xiao invited me to eat? Jacques suddenly felt a little ridiculous, and he said with a little mockery: "He invited me to eat lamb skewers, mouth picker, do you know what mouth pickup is?" ”
"Sounds like a Russian noun from a tremolo?" The official said solemnly.
"We're just a few young people getting together casually, and it's not as complicated as you think." Jacques finally gave up on satirizing the old-fashioned diplomat and said frankly.
"Even if it's just an ordinary gathering, but you're French, you need to think about your country, and it's useful for us to win him over, you know, Chinese ...... now," the official's green, slightly yellowish eyes didn't waver for a moment.
"Okay, I'll keep a good relationship with him, and pay attention to the information of other transcendent beings, pay attention to their ideological tendencies, interests and hobbies, this will be fine." Jacques raised his hands and said in a surrendering manner.
When the official heard Jacques's words, he nodded with satisfaction: "Then I'll go and start preparing." ”
"I think you should hurry, if you want to please the Chinese, I have to go and attack him in advance." With a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, Jacques said as he looked at the back of the official.
"Uh...... Qi Xiao," Wang Zhe walked out of the door, but turned back again, "Please be sure to invite which ......?"
"Which one?" Qi Xiao wondered.
“…… It's Alina. Wang Zhe lowered his head and said a little shyly.
"Okay......
Qi Xiao picked up the phone, remembered the flash, and didn't hesitate for a moment. He walked around the room for half a circle, thought carefully about the preface and afterword, and then got through the phone.
"Uh...... Alia. ”
Qi Xiao sat up straight and coughed lightly, "Hello, Alina, I'm Qi Xiao from China, are you free tonight?" ”
"I'm sorry, I'm busy." An ethereal and cold voice came from the other side.
"It's the weekend, what do you have to do?" Qi Xiao still said without giving up.
"I haven't thought about it yet."
At the moment of "......", Qi Xiao finally realized the humility of ** silk in the face of the goddess, as well as the shame of being indifferently rejected.
"Then I'm going to have a party for the five of us tonight, can you come and enjoy it?" Qi Xiao finally gave up going around in circles and invited him bluntly.
"Hmm...... All right. The other side was silent for a while, and then whispered yes.
"Great, it's five o'clock tonight, see you or leave......" Qi Xiao heard this, and suddenly a little excited speed of speech accelerated.
"Toot-toot-toot-toot-" came from the other side, apparently the phone had been hung up.
"Was the invitation successful?" Wang Zhe asked.
"Well, she promised to come." Qi Xiao said indifferently.
"Didn't you just say six?"
"Wouldn't it be nice to let her come alone an hour early?"
"Thank you so much, buddy," Wang Zhe rubbed his hands excitedly, not knowing how to express his gratitude.
"Don't bother, she's not your thing!" Qi Xiao said bluntly, "It's only serious to find a way to reimburse tonight's expenses, and I can't spend my money on doing things for you!" ”
Driving Wang Zhe away, Qi Xiao sighed and continued to call: "Hey, Boss of the Earth, do you want to come over for a traditional Chinese meal at night?" ”
"What strange thing do you want to treat me to eat?" There was a roar of motorcycles and an extremely unfriendly voice from Rhaegar on the phone: "It is said that among the four-legged things, you only have chairs and do not eat?" ”
"Hey, the chairs are delicious." Qi Xiao took the phone, his body flipped in the air, and he lay back on the bed softly, "Don't you Americans eat?" ”
"Hehe......" There was a sarcastic laugh on the phone, and then Rhaeggar's voice paused.
In front of Rhaeggar, who was repairing his motorcycle at the garage, an American official held up a tablet with the words: Promise him, be polite.
Rhaegar squinted at the stereotypical FBI officer and sighed before continuing, "Qi, I understand that you have taken great pains to promote our friendship, and I will attend on time. What time is the meeting? ”
The tone on the other side suddenly changed, and Rhaegar suddenly changed from a rough man to a well-mannered gentleman?
"Uh...... How do I feel that something is wrong there? Qi Xiao knocked on his skull and paused for a while, "At six o'clock in the evening, come over for dinner." ”
Putting down the phone, Qi Xiao looked at Wang Zhe still standing there stunned, "Why are you back again?" Go ahead and prepare, and they all agreed. ”
"It seems that the diplomats on the other side have also started to prepare for this gathering, and these colleagues have no worse sense of smell than us." Wang Zhe smiled and walked out of the hall.
"A bunch of people are full of ......," Qi Xiao muttered, and began to make the last call.
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