Chen Xuan asked this question because the first party at home was not very successful. Not all neighbors were as kind as Mrs. White. Several families politely declined or did not accept the Wei family's visit at all. Fortunately, Clara reminded them not to prepare too much. Clara is Mrs. Wen's friend in the United States and the manager of Mrs. Wen's agency. In the United States today, women who work outside are actually rare. Most women are still like Mrs. White, taking care of their children at home.
Clara said, "Don't pay attention to those self-righteous guys. In the United States, white people discriminate against other races. In fact, this is just a superficial statement. In fact, white people are just as unfriendly as each other. Americans themselves are also looked down upon by the British. The law of the world's benchmark is that everyone will surrender to the US dollar. Your mother, my boss, won respect in this way. Of course, I am the same."
Fortunately, Chen Xuan, Wei Nian and Wei Yin are all adults. The three of them were busy interviewing schools and completing admission procedures, so they could not take care of these insignificant people. Chen Xuan was most worried about the little girl who had just enrolled. As a result, when she asked, the little girl did not have this problem at all. She was very confident. There were classmates in the class who ignored her, but the little girl had a temper. If you ignore me, I don’t care about you either! She made new friends in a few days and invited the children to her home for Chinese food.
Well, the children’s parents are here too.
Anyway, those who can come here at least won’t show impolite behavior in front of Chinese people. In a few days, the little girl became famous in school. According to the children who came here to taste Chinese food, there is a Chinese dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which is very, very delicious, very delicious! There is also a Chinese dish of fried chicken, which is also very, very delicious, very delicious! In short, these two children have limited vocabulary, so these two sentences are enough to describe them.
However, Chinese food is really delicious. This news spread to the whole class.
Then, if you want to eat Chinese food, you have to be a friend that the little girl recognizes! Especially since the little girl wears gorgeous clothes every day. Yes, her small silk jacket and silk skirt look rustic in China, where people pursue Western styles, but when she goes abroad, she is not rustic at all. Foreigners think she is exotic. The little classmates at school even think that she looks so luxurious because she wears shiny clothes to school every day. Especially since the little girl claimed to her classmates that her family used to live next to the palace, and the old house in Ganyu Hutong is indeed not far from the Forbidden City. I don’t know how the little girl introduced herself to her classmates, so many of her classmates mistakenly thought that she was from a Chinese noble family.
Otherwise, where would we get such beautiful shiny clothes and such legendary delicious Chinese food!
Of course, there are also students who beg their parents to take them to Chinese restaurants in the city to eat Chinese food. However, the little girl also said that it is useless for you to go, because the food there is not authentic. Only her Chinese food from old Beijing is authentic Chinese food!
Anyway, I don't know how the little girl socializes. From time to time, she would bring her classmates home to eat Chinese food. Not to mention her arrogant look every day, she also told her grandmother in private, "What have they eaten? All day long, it's either steak or lamb chops, or potato pancakes, fried chicken, either fried, deep-fried, or grilled. I've never seen a stir-fry!"
Therefore, the Wei family is definitely an anomaly in the Chinese community in Boston. China's national fortune has declined greatly in the past hundred years. The entire country and the entire nation have been unable to recover from the former top country and have fallen into disarray. The entire nation's self-esteem has been extremely sensitive, and its self-esteem has also reached an extreme. As a result, the Wei family seemed to have no feelings at all. It may be that the cultural level of this family is relatively low. Moreover, the Wei family is a business family. When they moved to Beijing from their hometown, even though the little girl now calls herself a Beijinger, when her grandfather's generation, that is, Old Master Wei, was trying to make a living in Beijing, did the local Beijingers look down on outsiders? Even when Chen Xuan just married into the old Wei family from the countryside, the new Beijingers in the old Wei family looked down on Chen Xuan, who was born in the countryside. Of course, this problem does not exist now. Wei Nian treats his wife as a treasure.
Anyway, the Wei family doesn't care at all. You can look down on them or not. The Wei family has always been self-centered.
Even if you have money in Beijing, the local old Beijingers will still be polite and courteous to you and call you "Master".
In Boston, it’s the same thing!
Qin Shu also said, "When I first came here, the landlady I rented from had a very superior feeling. Later, when I started our company and wanted to hire one or two employees, she sent me delicious food for a week in order to recommend her son."
"I also think these foreigners are more snobbish." Wei Yin said, "I went to get my hair done the other day and gave the barber a little tip after it was done. As a result, when I left, several barbers rushed to open the door for me."
"They are like this. As long as they have money, they will treat you like an ancestor." Qin Shu looked at Wei Yin's newly permed big wavy hair and laughed softly, "You have such a fashionable perm, the old lady didn't say anything to you."
"I told you, it scared my mom." Wei Yin laughed, "I wanted to dye my hair a little bit, but I didn't because I was afraid it would scare her."
Old Mrs. Wei came out of the kitchen and started complaining when she heard this, "What the hell, your hair is long, black and straight, but you have to perm it into such a weird look." Seeing Qin Shu, Old Mrs. Wei was also very happy and said, "Ah Shu, eat at home today. Your mother said that you can't eat any hometown food since you are abroad. What do you want to eat today? I'll ask my eldest sister to cook it for you."
"Just pancakes and stir-fried dishes, I'm not picky." Qin Shu started to talk about the various awkwardnesses in a foreign country. "There was nothing. I wanted to eat fried vermicelli, so I bought cabbage, ham, and meat slices. But vermicelli was impossible to find anywhere. My mom sent me some once, but it was not enough. When my friends from the same country as me heard that I had vermicelli, they all ran to me to eat it, and they ate it all in one go! You said that in a foreign country, although vermicelli is difficult to make, you can get it mailed to you. As for rice, you can learn to steam it yourself. But for pancakes, there are only a few people who know how to make it. I tried several times, but I couldn't make it."
Old Mrs. Wei laughed and said, "How can you make pancakes? We'll have pancakes tonight. Don't leave today. Stay here. We'll have porridge tomorrow morning. I thought we wouldn't have any vegetables here, but I didn't expect that there are tomatoes and zucchini in the vegetable market. It's just that it's hard to buy seasonings. There's no soy sauce or vinegar. Luckily, your mom reminded me to buy two bottles before I came here."
"These foreigners use different seasonings than we do."
As soon as Qin Shu came over, everyone started talking happily. It was even more lively when Chen Xuan and Wei Nian picked up the little girl from school. The little girl didn't have a deep impression of Qin Shu. After all, she was only five years old. When she was three years old, Qin Shu went abroad. However, she had heard her parents talk about Aunt Qin Shu a lot. Qin Shu also brought a gift for the little girl, a pink pearl necklace for little girls. The little girl thanked her politely and asked her mother to put it on her. Chen Xuan said, "This is a valuable gift. Mom will save it for you, okay?"
The little girl was so conceited that she couldn't keep it to herself. She said, "I'll just give it a try, Mom. Just let me try it. Aunt Qin must want to know if it looks good on me, too."
Chen Xuan felt that her daughter must be like An Nian, who was very eloquent, so she had to try it on her. Once she tried, she couldn't take it off. The little girl wore the necklace and went to play with William and his three siblings next door. Wei Nian carefully sent his daughter over, greeted Mrs. White, and told her the time to pick up his daughter before returning home.
Qin Shu smiled and said, "Sister Xin made friends so quickly?"
Old Mrs. Wei said proudly, "Every day, Jie brings his children home for dinner. Today is good. He didn't bring anyone home today, so he doesn't have to eat fried tomato and eggs. I don't know why these foreigners have never eaten fried tomato and eggs, and they think it's very strange. They all love this dish, from adults to children."
Qin Shu smiled, "They don't know how to cook. For example, they have to eat roast turkey at Christmas, and they think it is a very high-end and precious dish. The roast turkey I ate in the United States was terrible, old and woody. They only eat white meat and think it is chewy. The roast turkey we ate in the Beijing Hotel was tender and smooth, and it was delicious. Logically, this dish was only introduced to our country, and it is not our native dish. These people can't cook it."
It was a joy to meet Qin Shu abroad. That night, everyone opened a bottle of red wine and enjoyed the little girl's singing. Qin Shu and Wei Yin stayed together. At night, Qin Shu inevitably asked about the domestic situation. Wei Yin said, "It's not very good. Before we left Beijing, we attended Mr. Wen's party. Many knowledgeable gentlemen were worried about national affairs. But it can't be worse."
Qin Shu and Wei Yin have been friends for many years, and they have been doing business together. Qin Shu expressed his concerns, "A few days ago, my mother sent me a large sum of money."
"What is this for? But what is the reason?"
"I found a way to call home, but my mother didn't say anything was wrong. She just said the situation was not good and asked me to stay in the United States." Qin Shu said, "I was thinking about whether I should go home to visit."
"Don't go back." The two of them were like sisters. Qin Shu even told her such a thing. Wei Yin advised her in a low voice, "If the country was stable, they wouldn't send money to you. Don't go back even if you are worried. You are fine out there. If things really don't work out in the country, at least your uncle and aunt can go abroad to look for you. If you go back, your family will worry even more."
After all, Qin Shu is no longer the little girl who was easily deceived by the scumbag a few years ago. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I will continue my studies. I will graduate from graduate school this year, so it would be nice to get another degree."
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