It was obviously not the first time for the waiter at the Golden Nugget Hotel to face this kind of dissatisfaction from guests. With an apologetic smile on his face, after quietly listening to Zhang Lisheng's complaint, the waitress said: "I'm sorry, sir, although it's very unpleasant." It¡¯s reasonable, but this is the hotel¡¯s rule and there¡¯s nothing I can do about it, please forgive me¡±
"Oh, okay, okay, I understand it's not your fault. In this damn era of magic and science fiction, maybe bartering will be the normal method of transaction in the future." Seeing the waiter's apology, Zhang Lisheng looked slightly calmer. Stopped, "Then what kind of food can Zoro buy now?"
¡°Barbecue monkey meat and Amazon wild fruit platter full of rainforest style.¡± The waitress tried her best to smile and replied.
"Listening to this makes me want to whet my appetite. After staying in the Amazon for seven full years, I have finally fallen to the point of eating monkeys to survive. This is really great." The young man took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and pulled something from his pocket. He took out a handful of Solo and handed it to the waitress without counting, and said bitterly: "Then let's have a platter of barbecue meat and wild fruits.
The rest of the money is considered a tip, and it will soon become a pile of waste paper anyway.
"Thank you, sir." The waiter nodded his thanks and immediately turned around and left. Looking at her retreating back, Zhang Lisheng suddenly stood up as if he couldn't hold back his anger and yelled, "Damn it.", making a boxing gesture. The action immediately attracted the attention of other people in the restaurant.
Amid the surprised looks from all around, the young man seemed to have finally calmed down and explained awkwardly and incoherently: "Sorry, everyone, I am not an uneducated barbarian, but a PhD in natural resources from Pennsylvania State University.
They went too far in this matter. It was too embarrassing to ask me to pay in gold instead of the official currency issued by the Tat Tutu government.
I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll have to sleep on the streets tomorrow. You know, when things like this happen, people will always lose control of their emotions.
Sorry, oh, I seem to have said too much. Anyway, I¡¯m sorry everyone. "
The apologetic words on the young man's face made the eyes around him turn to sympathy, but for a while no one kindly offered help. Until a slightly hoarse female voice sounded. "Sir, I just heard you say that you have a PhD in natural resources from Pennsylvania State University and that you have spent seven years in the Amazon. Are you doing natural science research here?"
"Oh. Yes, ma'am. After I graduated from the Ph.D., I was asked by the Bodley Institute to do postdoctoral research in their comprehensive laboratory in Amazon. I stayed there for two years and became a formal researcher." Zhang Lisheng was stunned. He showed an expression of remembering the past, "I had every chance to teach at a university, but now I am living a comfortable life in 'Noah's World'.
But I got "Amazon obsession". This mysterious and gorgeous primitive jungle attracted me like a drug. I loved it, studied it, and devoted almost everything to it. Even if the scientists in the laboratory left here, in the end I'm alone and I don't care.
But the reward in the end was sleeping on the streets. "As he spoke, the young man sat back in his seat in frustration like a deflated rubber ball.
"That's not necessarily the case." Looking at Zhang Lisheng's gloomy face, Guo Caiying was secretly amused, but on the outside, she calmly pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps you will soon be able to find a well-paid job based on your in-depth research on the Amazon jungle. His new job.¡±
"Oh, my God, do you mean you are going to hire me?" Zhang Lisheng said loudly with his eyes widened with a look of hopelessness on his face.
"That depends on how valuable you are. By the way, what is your name?" Guo Caiying asked with a smile.
"Johnliufu (Fu Luren), my name is Fu Luren," the young man rushed to the girl's side eagerly, and like a conceited, troubled, and a bit nerdy American, he squeezed and sat down unceremoniously, "As for the value, , if it involves the field of Amazonian natural science, I can say that you will be satisfied.¡±
"I hope your knowledge is as conceited as your words," Guo Caiying smiled noncommittally and asked in Chinese: "My name is Fu Luren, are you Chinese?"
"My parents are Chinese, and they immigrated to the United States with me when I was ten years old," Zhang Lisheng's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly in Chinese, "Are you also Chinese?"
"Of course, we are the diplomatic mission visiting Tat Tutu on behalf of the Chinese government." The girl replied with a smile.
"Diplomatic mission," the young man deliberately showed a dumbfounded look, "In this damn era, the Chinese government, the Chinese government will send a diplomatic mission to the Amazon. This is really ridiculous, not to mention that the country of Tate Tutu is now even Currency is no longer in circulation, and whether the government exists or not is a question"
??Guo Caiying?When Faqixiang planned to hire a 'foreign aid', many people at the table showed surprise and concern, but because of her special family background and status, no one dared to stop her face to face.
At this time, after hearing Zhang Lisheng's rude words, a young man sitting third to Guo Caiying's left, who looked elegant and had golden eyes on the bridge of his nose, seized the opportunity and said: "The more critical times are like this, the more important it is for us people on earth to Unite together and work together to deal with possible crises, isn't it, Dr. Fu?
¡°If you don¡¯t have this awareness and even doubt us, then I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult to work with us"
The young man listened to something wrong and hurriedly said: "Oh no sir, I have the consciousness to deal with the crisis together, right? As long as it can give me a new job, I can have any kind of consciousness."
Diplomatic corps, you are the diplomatic corps. Ah, I have watched the movie "The Diplomat" and I know that as a temporary employee, you must not ask any questions or be curious.
"Don't worry, I just work. Although I don't know what the use of a natural resource scientist is for a diplomatic mission, the least I can do is not ask anything." "
"Then it's decided," Guo Caiying immediately said arbitrarily: "As long as you can show your value, then you will find a new job, Dr. Fu, what's the reward? One ounce of gold every day."
"An ounce of gold is the price of a steak. Oh, madam, in the past, this reward was really good, but now it doesn't seem so generous." Zhang Lisheng said jokingly.
"Doctor, if you had not spent money at the top five-star 'Gold Nugget Hotel' in Tuyi Kano, you would have discovered that one ounce of gold is enough for a person to live a simple life for a long time, and during the period of employment, your food and accommodation It's free." Guo Caiying said with a smile.
"When a person explores alone in the primitive jungle for more than ten days, only the best material comfort can relieve his fatigue, right?" The young man curled his lips and muttered in a low voice, "This is my habit
But okay, I don't have the leverage to negotiate salary now. It's all up to you, ma'am, one ounce at a time. Just leave me to work. You'll soon understand what a wise choice it is to hire me. Already¡¡±
As soon as Zhang Lisheng finished speaking, he suddenly saw the waiter carrying a plate of charred barbecue and a full basin of clean, dripping vegetables and fruits walking towards where he was sitting. He immediately waved his hands and shouted loudly: " Hi, waitress, here I am sitting with the new boss."
Seeing Zhang Lisheng's noisy appearance, the gentle man who had spoken just now couldn't help but frowned. However, after looking at Guo Caiying, who looked calm, he finally swallowed what he wanted to say, and the others acquiesced without comment. Guo Caiying's employment of "foreign aid" has led to a tacit conspiracy between the young man and the girl, and they have mixed together
Pretending to be bitter, he slowly finished the monkey meat feast. When all the members of the Chinese mission had finished eating, Zhang Lisheng seized the opportunity and hinted at the girl: "Boss, can you pay the bill and order me some dessert and coffee?" , wouldn¡¯t it be a perfect meal without them?¡±
"Of course you can. It seems that you maintain a very leisurely eating habit, doctor," Guo Caiying smiled knowingly after hearing this, waved to the waitress not far away, ordered two snacks and coffee and said: " Then I¡¯ll get you some dessert and coffee, and let¡¯s talk to you about your job.¡±
If Guo Caiying wanted to stay for dessert, other members of the Chinese mission would naturally not stop her. Of course, in this case, no one would order another dessert or coffee to accompany her.
Sitting across from the girl, a man in his fifties with a square face and a big mouth, who spoke little during the whole dinner but always smiled brightly, stood up first and said: "Director Guo, you are young. I can digest everything I eat well, but as an old man, my stomach can't handle sweets, so I can only go back to my room first.
I will ask the comrades from the Religious Affairs Administration to leave two of them later. If there is any new situation, we can contact you by phone at any time. "
"Director Song, among the middle-level cadres of various ministries and commissions, you are at the right time to take the lead at your age. It is not good for you to serve your elders." Guo Caiying also replied jokingly: "Well, if you have any instructions tonight, please call me I'll see you tomorrow morning if you don't have anything to do."
Hearing the girl speak politely, the old man nodded with a brighter smile, turned and walked towards the restaurant door. Everyone except Guo Caiying and Zhang Lisheng naturally followed him and left the restaurant.
"I performed well, senior sister," Zhang Lisheng smiled proudly at Guo Caiying as he watched the Chinese mission personnel disappear, and asked, "But what about the Taoist priests I saw at noon? Aren't they going to eat with you?"
"Originally we ate together, but later the Taoist priests andThe atmosphere between Shang, Maura, and your fellow disciples was so solemn that everyone felt uncomfortable, so they ate separately.
Look at the box over there. Aren¡¯t all the Taoist disciples coming out? It seems they have just finished dinner. "Guo Caiying pointed to the private room at the other end of the restaurant and replied. Zhang Lisheng inadvertently looked in the direction of her finger, but his body suddenly froze. (To be continued)