The man's surname is Jin, Jin Shengxing.
The child's name is Jinshan.
For dinner, Xu Tingsheng ate with the father and son.
Anyway, they didn't seem to be in a hurry to go back.
After finding a restaurant on Haibin Boulevard, Xu Tingsheng felt that it was time to give full play to his language advantages, and was about to find a waiter who spoke better English. It's all done.
After the first waiter returned with a stack of tips, the rest of the waiters came up to serve in turn.
"Thanks... hello... I love you..."
The broken Chinese jumped out sentence by sentence.
Who says the French are arrogant
After sharing the tip with everyone who saw it, Lao Jin ordered a bunch of seafood and various wines. Turning his head and looking at Xu Tingsheng, who was already dazed, he said, "Look, problems that can be solved with money have never been problems. What kind of culture do you want?!"
Xu Tingsheng was speechless and asked casually, "Brother, what do you do?"
Lao Jin said: "The coal diggers have opened several mines in Shanxi."
Xu Tingsheng knew that he had met a real rich man.
Looking at how Lao Jin spends money, it is said that he does not need to be with this kind of group at all, and it is no problem to get a private customization, but he is not only luxurious, but also rustic, and he does not like arty. .
How carefree and carefree this sturdy life is.
"What about you? Are you still studying?" Lao Jin asked Xu Tingsheng.
Xu Tingsheng said, "Yes, sophomore."
Lao Jin said: "You are really a student. In this way, brother, you can eat at ease. I guess you have no chance to eat like this... Open it up, brother pays. You still spend money from your parents for studying, so don't run around if you have nothing to do in the future." ,waste money."
Obviously it should be a very "self-righteous" sentence with a little ostentation, but it sounds like it only makes Xu Tingsheng feel straightforward and sincere.
He responded: "Okay."
Food came out quickly.
For people who really love seafood, or places where they really eat seafood, the cooking process is not complicated at all. Almost all of them are boiled in salt water and then picked up. The original taste.
Occasionally, a few dishes are made with brandy.
Whenever a seafood restaurant dares to use this cooking method to operate, it just proves their confidence in their own seafood, and they do not hide it, relying entirely on the content of the seafood itself, which is fresh and delicious.
As for those with various patterns, which can make seafood into flowers, you go and see... Most of the raw materials themselves are not very good.
Big crabs weighing more than a catty were cut open, large pieces of crab roe, rows of oysters, huge lobsters... even Xu Tingsheng, who doesn't like seafood very much, ate it heartily.
This place should be Xiang Ning's paradise, Xu Tingsheng thought about when he could bring her here. There is no need to go to the beach when you come here. After all, your figure is nothing to show off. Just find a seafood restaurant and throw her in there.
Then there is wine, dry red, dry white, champagne, brandy, and the not-so-famous French beer. France even has a beer called Louis XIII.
Xu Tingsheng is not an expert either, he was thinking about whether it would be better to eat seafood with dry white, Lao Jin has already got his hands on it, and he will give Xu Tingsheng another one. This is not a big deal, the key point is that he gave his six-year-old son Jin Shan a sip of each kind.
"Let the children learn a lot." Lao Jin said.
After eating a meal for more than two hours, Xu Tingsheng and Lao Jin drank so much that they almost threw Jin Shan, who was also staggering from drinking, into the store. When the father finished paying the bill, he didn't remember until he arrived at the door...
"Where the fuck is my son? ... He still has my camera."
Xu Tingsheng didn't know whether it was his son or the photos in the camera that he suddenly remembered.
I took a taxi to take Lao Jin and his son back to the hotel where the tour group stayed. The petite female tour guide was sitting in the hotel lobby crying. Seeing Lao Jin coming back, she was relieved on the one hand, but on the other hand had to hold back her anger and dare not speak out. , Aggrievedly sobbing and wiping away tears.
Xu Tingsheng and Lao Jin exchanged mobile phone numbers.
"The next time my brother passes by Yanzhou, remember to tell me, and I'll greet you." Xu Tingsheng said a little embarrassedly after eating so much money for a meal, tens of thousands.
"You can afford it?" Lao Jin said directly.
"I tried my best. Treating my brother to a bowl of noodles is also a greeting, right?" Xu Tingsheng said with a smile.
"Interesting. If you say this to you, I will definitely come to you." Lao Jin squinted his eyes and said happily.
Before getting on the elevator, Lao Jin pressed the elevator door, turned his head and shouted: "By the way, that, tomorrow...won't we play together?"
"Ah? Let's see when the time comes." Xu Tingsheng said with a bitter face, "I guess I really can't drink enough."
Then wave goodbye.
When Xu Tingsheng walked to the entrance of the hotel, the female tour guide timidly chased after her, tugged Xu Tingsheng's arm lightly, and said in a low voice, "Hi, you're here for a trip too. Excuse me, can I ask you something?"
Xu Tingsheng said, "Why?"
The female guide said: "I want to ask you not to take him around. I've been scared to death for the past two days."
Xu Tingsheng was dumbfounded, and said to himself: Miss, you made a mistake, he was the one who led me around today.
Looking at Lao Jin's posture today, although he doesn't know a word of English, he can easily take his son all over France by himself because of his unconcerned attitude and willingness to try everything.
Ten or twenty years earlier, when everyone was crossing the river by feeling the stones, it was a true golden age for Chinese people to start a business. It is undeniable that many people did try and succeed in this way.
Lao Jin should have been working outside when he was fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was lucky enough to become one of them.
This is determined by his character, dare to fight and dare to break through.
Conversely, some people have studied for more than ten years, studied for a master's degree in university, and then they are embarrassed, embarrassed, and away from home. In fact, they are not as good as their parents who have not studied for a few days and can't even speak Mandarin well. works.
Looking at the little tour guide's big eyes that were still full of tears, Xu Tingsheng said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't make trouble for you, just keep an eye on him."
It was obviously a good word, but the female guide collapsed when she heard it, and squatted on the ground covering her face:
"I... I can't see him... Wow... It's gone in a flash, it's gone in a flash, and it doesn't answer the phone. I haven't been like him before... Others go abroad with me for fear of losing themselves .”
It is said that the tour guides travel a lot outside, and most of them are tough and experienced in society. Even if Lao Jin can't be cured, they won't cry like this.
Xu Tingsheng stared at the girl carefully for a few moments. He looked like a jadeite, timid, and there was no sophistication in his eyes, so he said, "You just became a tour guide, right?"
The female guide shook her head and nodded, explaining:
"I'm not a professional tour guide. I'm studying at the University of Nice here. Because the tuition fees and living expenses are too high, I occasionally work part-time to help travel companies and accompany tour guides to earn some money. This is the third time. .”
As a non-professional tour guide, the third time... I met Lao Jin, and the girl was unlucky enough.
"There's nothing I can do to help." Xu Tingsheng thought about it, there was really nothing he could do about it, so he went out and stood on the side of the street waiting for a taxi.
It was not easy to hail a taxi at this time. After a while, the female tour guide came over again and stood beside Xu Tingsheng, looking at him.
"What's wrong?" Xu Tingsheng asked.
"I thought of a way, you can help me." The female guide said shyly.
"Tell me." Xu Tingsheng said helplessly.
"Are you here alone?"
"Um."
"Well, why don't you start activities with our tour group starting tomorrow? I can explain it to you, and you can ask me if you have any questions. I won't charge you. I think he is very good with you, and you are also , he probably won’t run away.”
"I'm not comfortable with the group," Xu Tingsheng refused without thinking, "And I can't stop him, I guess he will just run away with me."
The female guide was lost for a few seconds, and her eyes lit up: "That's okay, then he will run with you. If I can't find him, at least he can find you. Is that okay? You can follow the group or run away."
Xu Tingsheng said: "Then you can find someone in the regiment to go with him."
"He doesn't play with them."
"..."
"Please help me. I'm really afraid of something happening."
Xu Tingsheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "Where are you going for tomorrow's itinerary?"
“Mainly in Old Nice Street.”
Xu Tingsheng also happened to plan to go shopping in the old streets of Nice the next day, so he said, "That's fine, you call me tomorrow morning. But I don't promise to follow you all the time. I'll go by myself if I feel bored."
"Well, okay," the female tour guide said excitedly, "My name is Gu Ying, and my mobile phone number is..."
The two exchanged cell phone numbers, because the other cell phone wouldn't be turned on all day, so Xu Tingsheng simply gave Gu Ying the old Libei number that would never be turned off.
Take a taxi back to the hotel.
Because he was dizzy from drinking too much wine, Xu Tingsheng didn't turn on the phone at all that night.
Xu Tingsheng was woken up by Gu Ying's phone call after a drowsy sleep until dawn. The tour group of more than forty people waited for him for more than twenty minutes before heading towards Nice Old Street.
Xu Tingsheng soon regretted it, the feeling of being in the group was really bad, there were too many people talking, it was difficult to calm down, and everything seemed to be rushing. But Lao Jin was surprisingly honest and in a good mood that day, so he dragged Xu Tingsheng to chat all the way, so he felt embarrassed to walk away.
Fortunately, Gu Ying, who is wearing a black sweater and jeans, looks pretty good today, and the level of commentary is not bad. Most importantly, the old street of Nice does have a profound heritage and a unique taste.
From Baroque architecture to Rococo churches, from ancient Greek sculptures to Renaissance relics, Nice Old Street is a mix of Italian, Western, and French styles, stimulating the senses of tourists in the most gentle way.
The ancient Roman-style alleys and cobbled alleys are mottled with time. It is obviously the sound of your own footsteps. Listening to it, it sounds like an ancient greeting from the Middle Ages.
Xu Tingsheng, who majored in history in his previous life, liked this feeling very much.
In addition to the historical accumulation, flowers are planted on the windows of almost every household in this city. Even if it is not in the flower season, the whole city and streets are full of vitality.
Squinting your eyes and looking far away, you can see the famous Alps.
Nice is beautiful.
At noon, the tour group had a fixed-point tourist meal, Xu Tingsheng was embarrassed to follow in, and planned to find a place to eat by himself, and planned to leave by the way.
After arranging the group members, Gu Ying came out to find Xu Tingsheng and said, "Thank you, that...how about I treat you to lunch?"
Xu Tingsheng said, "Huh? You invited me?"
Gu Ying panicked and said, "I just want to thank you. I can't afford to treat you too well. Otherwise, I'll treat you to spaghetti, okay? Actually, that's delicious."
Xu Tingsheng was deeply attracted by the Chinese and Western vocabulary of gnocchi, so he decided to give it a try.
It turned out to be really gnocchi with potato cubes added to it.
But the taste and texture are not bad.
After eating, Xu Tingsheng took the initiative to pay the bill, and asked a woman who was still working on a part-time job to treat him to dinner, but Xu Tingsheng couldn't accept it. Gu Ying stood aside, flipping through a small handful of change in her wallet, with an embarrassed expression on her face, Xu Tingsheng smiled and said, "Old Jin has that personality, didn't he give you a tip?"
Gu Ying hesitated and said: "He gave it several times, but I, I didn't dare to take it."
Seeing her expression, Xu Tingsheng understood, and said, "I'm afraid he has some plans?"
Gu Ying hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.
"Have you ever met something like this before?"
"… Um."
"Lao Jin is fine, just accept it."
"...he doesn't look like a nice guy."
"That's right, but if he wants to sleep with you, he will tell you directly and then spend money on it. Since he didn't say anything, he just doesn't want to sleep with you. So, if he gives you a tip, you can take it at ease. If you don't take it for nothing, don't take it. "
Just as he was talking about Lao Jin, Lao Jin dragged Xiao Jinshan over, saw Gu Ying, and said, "You're good, I fucking forgot about it, but luckily you remember to greet my brother."
After speaking, he touched a 20 euro face value and handed it over.
Gu Ying's family is not well-to-do. For her to study abroad, her parents mortgaged the house, and her job as a local escort was transferred through several hands. It was a rare one, and it didn't cost much.
Gu Ying still hesitated, and turned her head to look at Xu Tingsheng.
Lao Jin took out another 50 stack.
Xu Tingsheng nodded slightly.
Gu Ying lowered her head and reached out to take the money, bowed and said, "Thank you."
Lao Jin stabbed and said: "Right, you can take it if I give it to you. What's the matter with you, it looks like I want to sleep with you... Don't say that I have my son with me, even if I don't, the place is full of children." Dayan horse, I don't like you, it doesn't matter what you want."
Gu Ying's face flushed red.
Lao Jin was used to being careless, and he didn't have that delicate mind to consider Gu Ying's feelings, so he turned to Xu Tingsheng without any feeling and said, "Brother Xu, do you think what I said is right?"
Xu Tingsheng said firmly, "Yes."
Gu Ying's blushing face suddenly turned into tears of grievance, she lowered her head, not daring to let Xu Tingsheng and Lao Jin see it.
Like a father, like a son, Xiao Jinshan nodded earnestly and said: "Yes. It doesn't matter what you want."
Lao Jin slapped him across the face: "You know what a fart."
In the afternoon, Lao Jin, Xiao Jinshan, and Xu Tingsheng ran away again. Xu Tingsheng discovered two things:
One, staying with a person like Lao Jin, thinking and acting in his way, is very enjoyable, and there is no such thing as entanglement and hesitation.
Second, Lao Jin obviously couldn't understand anything, but he led Xu Tingsheng all the way around, and he always found fun and interesting places.
The three of them swayed into the night.
Nice at night is more charming and colorful, the lights are on, the traffic is busy, the waves under the embankment are patting the coast, and the city is full of colorful neon lights. The night of this city is a perfect combination of hustle and bustle and tranquility. .
Go down the promenade and come to the Marinière Bay.
The three of them chose a small restaurant around the bay to have dinner. The small dining table was placed on the shore, and the imitation silver tableware on the white tablecloth gleamed under the candlelight.
This time, Lao Jin handed over the task of ordering food to Xu Tingsheng.
Xu Tingsheng communicated with the waiter who speaks good English, and he didn't waste any extravagance. He ordered five or six dishes including Salad Niçoise, French Butter Baked Lobster, and of course, the big crab that Xiao Jinshan likes.
As for the wine, Xu Tingsheng really didn't dare to drink with Lao Jin, and he couldn't bear that Xiao Jinshan started drinking at the age of six, so he only ordered the restaurant's homemade blueberry fruit wine and cider.
After not eating for a while, Gu Ying called and asked where Xu Tingsheng was.
Xu Tingsheng said: "Just take care of other tourists, don't worry about us."
Gu Ying said: "It's too tiring to climb the mountain today. Most of the tourists in the group stay in the hotel to rest. I can get off work soon. I'll wait to see when you will come back."
Lao Jin answered the phone and said, "Don't worry, either you come over and treat you to dinner."
Then he returned the phone to Xu Tingsheng and asked Xu Tingsheng to tell Gu Ying the address. Xu Tingsheng reported his address in English, and by the way, said, "You don't have to come if you don't want to, don't force yourself. I will send you back."
As a result, within half an hour, Gu Ying still came.
In the atmosphere of Mariner Bay, all women always look better, and Gu Ying seems to have specially dressed up. Both Xu Tingsheng and Xiao Jinshan boasted a few words.
This made Gu Ying look very nervous.
Lao Jin has found a new drinking target, but fortunately, the alcohol content is not high.
This meal was paid by Xu Tingsheng.
He took a taxi back to the hotel, formally bid farewell to Lao Jin and his son, and made an appointment to see you again when they returned home. After they got up, Xu Tingsheng was about to leave.
Gu Ying, who was a little dizzy from drinking, said, "Can you go up with me?"
Xu Tingsheng said, "It's not that you want to sleep with me, is it?"
Gu Ying shook her head anxiously, took out her phone and showed Xu Tingsheng the text messages inside. Xu Tingsheng flipped through it briefly, and found that it was a tourist in his forties who was harassing Gu Ying. The content of each text message was more straightforward, and even the price was directly stated.
The last one was posted just now. The tourist said: Sister, are you not in the room? Then I'll wait for you at the door.
Xu Tingsheng said, "What are you afraid of? Don't tell him."
Gu Ying hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then I won't be able to get this job in the future."
Xu Tingsheng crossed his arms.
Gu Ying looked at him blankly.
"Hold on, I'll go up with you."
"… Um."
The two of them took the elevator upstairs, and Gu Ying's room was actually much worse than the tourist's room, it looked like a stairwell, and there was a rather wretched middle-aged man standing at the door.
Xu Tingsheng met the other party during the day, and the other party also saw Xu Tingsheng and Lao Jin mingling together.
Lao Jin, the devil in disguise, left the other tourists in the group with a terrible feeling. Even Xu Tingsheng, who was mixed with him, was a little confusing, so they didn't dare to provoke him.
After saying hello with a smile, Xu Tingsheng motioned Gu Ying to hold his hand with his eyes, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm going to act first, I just got soaked."
While talking, Gu Ying opened the door.
Xu Tingsheng directly followed Gu Ying into the room.
After sitting in the room for a few minutes, Xu Tingsheng said, "Should I leave?"
Gu Ying said, "Yes."
"If you have anything to do, you can find Lao Jin."
"good."
"Then I'll go first."
When Xu Tingsheng walked to the door, Gu Ying behind him said, "Hey, you..."
"What's wrong?"
"We're going to Arles tomorrow, are you going?"
Xu Tingsheng thought about it and said, "I won't go."
"Well," Gu Ying thought for a while and said, "Are you going to stay in Nice for a few more days?"
"should be."
"After visiting Arles tomorrow, they will go to other places, and then the company's professional tour guide will take them away. I will return to Nice the day after tomorrow." Gu Ying said nervously, "I mean, if you are the next person, Do you need a tour guide? If you don’t need money, just treat it as a friend or classmate coming to play.”
Xu Tingsheng smiled and said, "Actually, I came to Nice to stay alone for a few days. When you come back, go back to school and study hard."
Sometimes meeting people is easy.
Farewell is actually very simple.
The chances of meeting again are very small.
…
Back at the hotel, Xu Tingsheng turned on the phone.
The first phone call was a bit unexpected, it was Zhang Xingke who called in.