Chapter 46 Arrival in Hausen
A black-haired man walked up to Yin Jie. He was wearing a gray trench coat and looked quite temperamental.
"Hello. He smiled mildly at Yin Jie, "I'm taking the liberty of disturbing you." I'm fascinated by East Asian culture, so I can't help but say hello when I see you. We apologize for any offense. ”
"Ah, it's okay. Yin Jie smiled, "Which country's culture do you focus on?"
"I'm fascinated by Japanese culture right now. He continued, "Miss, are you from Japan?"
Yin Jie smiled and shook his head: "I'm from China. "I don't know why, she was often mistaken for Japanese when she was abroad.
"I also like Chinese culture very much. However, China's history is too long, and it has gone through so many dynasties, which is relatively much more complicated. However, this will be my next research goal. ”
Yin Jie kept a smile on his face, not going to comment on his plans.
"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. He held out his hand to Yin Jie, "I'm Thomas Schmidt. ”
"Hello, I'm Evita, I work for a Chinese consulting firm and am a cross-border investment expert. “
"Cross-border investment? Sounds interesting! Ah, my train is coming. Is this the train you're going to take?"
Yin Jie looked at the bulletin board and nodded definitely.
Thomas looked pleased. When he asked Yin Jie to order a ticket for a second-class carriage, he warmly invited Yin Jie to sit with him. While helping Yin Jie carry his suitcase onto the train, he said happily:
"I booked a really good seat in the second class car for a long time, so that I didn't run out of places to sit even during rush hour. This seat is on the side that is suitable for a view, and you can enjoy the sun when the weather is nice, which is amazing!"
Thomas' reserved seat is located near the front of the car, and the electronic display on the train is clearly visible, even in small handwriting (the name and arrival time of the station immediately after arrival, and the time until the final station).
Hehe, this location is really good, you don't have to worry about sitting here to sit over. Yin Jie smiled secretly in his heart. In fact, she was more concerned that she could see her red suitcase in the luggage rack at the front of the car when she sat next to Thomas. Although she knew very well that country S was safe, especially in the northern part of country S, there had not been any vicious cases for more than ten years, and even petty theft and petty theft were very rare. However, it never hurts to be cautious when you are alone when you are away from home.
The two had a great chat. Thomas has never been to China, and his knowledge of China comes mainly from books and the media. Yin Jie's introduction made him feel very novel, and then he decided to visit China, see with his own eyes, and record with his own pen.
Yin Jie was surprised to find that the young man's knowledge of Japan was indeed impressive. In addition to having a catchy view of paper data such as land area, population, and number of islands, Thomas was able to tell the difference between Kabuki, Geisha, and Maiko! , Yin Jie was really shocked.
Soon after graduating from university, Yin Jie was sent to Japan to participate in a one-year government exchange training program. In Tokyo, she met the gentle Fujiwara Yumiko, and because Fujiwara's grandfather especially admired kabuki as a cultural form, Yin Jie realized that it was as important in Japan as Peking Opera was to China. Later, at the recommendation of Yumiko, I observed and understood Kabuki for a short period of time, and now it seems that I don't know as much as Thomas Schmidt, who has never been to Japan...
The seriousness and meticulousness of the people of S country is really admirable!
Thomas should be dropped off in the city of Wintertu. He was hesitant whether he should accompany Yin Jie to Haosen first, and then return by himself after she saw her colleagues. Yin Jie worked hard to dispel this idea and thanked him especially sincerely. Eventually, the two exchanged contact details and Thomas got out of the car.
Yin Jie understood that the company did not arrange for colleagues to meet her at Sulek Airport, in fact, it wanted her to get familiar with the environment of country S faster through experience, which is actually a very effective way to experience.
The city of Wintertue is still forty minutes away from the city of Hausen. A colleague will greet her at the station and take her directly to her accommodation, which will help her reduce the time spent searching and take her to rest earlier.
Located in the northern part of country S, the state of Haosen has a population of only 80,000 and occupies 1% of the country's area. Although the native language is German, most of the locals are fluent in French and Italian. And because country S is very international, business people here are fluent in English for conversation and writing. The northern part of the canton of Hausen borders the richest southern region of country G, so there is a high degree of industrial cooperation between the two places. Due to its unique geographical location, the city of Hausen is one of the most important hubs connecting the main transport corridors between North and South Europe.
Once upon a time, the region of Hausen was the most developed region of heavy industry in country S, with metallurgical factories and steel mills abounding. Later, due to the excessive development of heavy industry, rivers, soil, and crops were seriously polluted. Eighty years ago, a lawmaker called a statewide referendum to scrap investment plans in heavily polluting industries, and existing companies must also rectify environmental standards. A large number of heavy industry enterprises have moved out. The canton of Hausen has turned to modern services, high-tech industries, and modern logistics, and has developed into another economic center in the north of country S in addition to Sulek.
After decades of unremitting environmental governance, Haosen Prefecture is now full of birds and flowers, and the mountains and rivers are clean. When the older generation talks about the smoky scene 80 years ago, many people feel as if they are telling the story of a lifetime.
Dragging his luggage to the platform, Yin Jie saw Lin Xia walking towards her with a smile.
Lin Xia was wearing a white thin jacket and a brightly colored scarf today, her short hair was revealed without a hat, and her nose was a little red from the cold. She smiled and took Yin Jie's suitcase and kindly asked her how she felt along the way. As he spoke, he led her towards the apartment.
Bounded by the railway station, the city of Hausen is divided into two districts, the old and the new. To the south you cross the railway bridge you enter the old town, and to the north you belong to the new town. TH's office building is located in the old town. Because the housing in the old city is very tight, the company arranged for Yin Jie to live in the new city, next to the train station, and it is very convenient to be from the office.
This apartment building is a four-story spire building with gray tiles and yellow walls, built against the mountain. The walls of the entire building are almost covered with green creepers. Lin Xia took Yin Jie uphill along the avenue to the entrance of the building built on the hillside, swiped the card to enter, and explained: "This is the second floor, and the houses enter from here." The ground floor was leased to a marketing company for office use. The second to fourth floors are occupied by residents. ”
There is no elevator in the building. Half-lifted and half-mopped down the spiral staircase to the top floor, both of them were exhausted and out of breath. Lin Xia opened a white apartment door and brought Yin Jie in.
This is a small apartment with two bedrooms, very well equipped, living room, washroom, kitchen, storage room, most of the furniture such as fireplace, wardrobe, cupboards, etc. are inlaid and fixed into the wall. The living room is painted with lake blue wallpaper, and the doors, windows, furniture, and fireplace are all in white. On the walls are large, colorful floral-themed paintings.
This apartment is a special accommodation for TH employees who are not at home in Hausen, including those who have crossed the border from other countries to work. Although the land area of country S is very small, the daily commuting time for employees in the western region to work in Haosen Prefecture will be terrible - 2 hours in one direction (Yin Jie, a native of the imperial capital who has seen a big scene, said that this is really a small case and not worth mentioning). Not to mention those employees from EU countries who yearn for high benefits in country S. Therefore, the company has prepared such a place for employees to share and pay rent at market prices. Because Europeans have a particularly strong attachment to privacy, these employees usually only use the apartment as a temporary stop after joining the company, and once they settle down, they find another house and move out to live on their own. For this reason, it is also used as a base for employees from abroad on business trips to Hausen. Of course, TH employees can also apply for temporary residence here if they work overtime late.
Yin Jie took out the simple tea set he carried with him and entertained Lin Xia to drink a cup of Biluochun. Then give her the frozen top oolong that I brought here. When she first found out that the gift was actually tea, Lin Xia was a little unimpressed, because domestic visitors were used to giving her tea, and she had no surprises at all. Later, Yin Jie explained that he showed some smiles when he knew that this was a rare frozen top oolong.
After sending her out, Yin Jie entered the room where he was about to live for two weeks, took out the sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases from the box and changed them. Then take a change of clothes to the bathroom to wash up.
From the mirror of the bathroom wall cabinet, she found that her face was ugly at this time.
The water is hot. I feel a little more awake after taking a hot shower.
To make it easier to rest on the way, she took a late flight this time and arrived at Surik Airport in the early morning. It's only about 10:00 a.m. Yin Jie knew that he was very tired, but he also knew that he must not rest now, otherwise it would be difficult to adjust to the jet lag across continents.
Because she wasn't in good shape, she didn't plan to go downstairs to hang outside.
After a little rectification, she turned on the computer and learned about the delegation with the domestic Flora and Summer videos. The two little girls were especially emotional, and they saw a peerless good man today.
"Who's that?"
"Mr. Mao Shunlin of Mulin Group. Flora seemed to think of something, and swallowed the words.
"What's wrong?"
Summer glanced at Flora and said bluntly:
"This Mr. Mao mentioned you today. He said that he didn't know what your husband thought, let his wife run around like this. He said that women should be happy at home, and that it was a man's business to fight outside. ”
Yin Jie sneered and asked FLora, "Did this move you?"
She said leisurely: "I remember that the chairman of Mulin Group is his wife, and he is the general manager. ”
Flora was dumbfounded.
Yin Jie secretly mocked in his heart: As an independent individual, women have the right to choose their own lives, and women will decide whether they are out or at home.
Show off anytime and anywhere that he knows how to love his wife, how strong is his desire to survive?
Besides, what does my husband think about me, it's your business?!