Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....
"Don't worry, boss! I promise I won't let you down." Yimeng took a bite of the watermelon and felt more confident.
"I'm not worried about the car breaking down, as long as no one is hurt. We can rebuild the car if it breaks down, but people..." Wan Feng stopped talking halfway, probably for the sake of good luck.
Working in a test fleet is actually a very dangerous job. It's relatively okay in the test track, but it's dangerous in the desert and Gobi.
There is often no human habitation for dozens or even hundreds of miles in the desert Gobi. It is like a steamer during the day and an ice cellar at night.
The test fleet has two modified buses for rest purposes, and it would be very bad if they broke down.
Beaches and deserts are dangerous, and test driving in icy and snowy weather is even more dangerous. If you are not careful, you may slip into a ditch.
Although Wan Feng did not test drive the car himself, he knew how difficult it was.
Therefore, the wages of test team employees are generally higher, and their year-end bonuses are much higher than those of ordinary workers.
As long as no one is hurt, Wan Feng won’t care even if the car is smashed.
"It's okay! Mr. Wan! Don't you realize that your luck is very strong? With your luck, nothing bad can happen to you."
This guy not only knows how to build cars, but also learns how to flatter.
When Wan Feng was about to give Yi Meng a few more instructions, a car suddenly stopped in front of him.
Wan Feng could be sure that the car was not from Hongya County because it had a license plate from Bohai City.
Besides, Hongya is a small county town. You can hear people farting in the east and west of the city, and there are no taxis at all.
So where did this taxi come from? Could it be a client coming from Bohai to discuss business?
As the car door opened, a woman so skinny that even a wolf could not hold back her tears got out from the passenger seat.
"Boss Wan! Are you chewing on watermelon rind?"
Wan Feng was wearing the kind of big shorts he wore when playing basketball, and was squatting under a tree with his bare chest, holding a piece of watermelon rind that had been eaten clean in both hands.
To those who don't know, at first glance it really looks like chewing a watermelon rind.
Wan Feng casually threw the watermelon rind away and said, "I was wondering if you could have said hello beforehand when you came? You were all so quiet..."
Wan Feng's words were stuck here because he saw another woman getting out of the car.
This woman must be a wolves appetite when seeing her, she is plump!
The reason why Wan Feng left his words unsaid was because the woman with the wolf's appetite was Kazuko Asada.
Didn’t this woman return to Japan after ten days?
Kazuko Asada got out of the back seat of the car and helped a man who looked to be about fifty years old out of the car.
After getting off the car, the man did not look at Wan Feng, but turned his head to look at Nandawan.
Wan Feng stood up suddenly and hurriedly put on the vest draped over his shoulders.
Of course you can’t be shirtless when you have a distinguished guest!
Even an idiot would know who is coming.
"Kazuko! I'm so happy to see you! Hello, hello."
"Hypocritical!" Lin Lairong said indifferently, probably because Wan Feng was not enthusiastic enough towards her.
Wan Feng ignored Lin Lairong and shook hands with Hezi enthusiastically.
"This is my father, Nobuyuki Asada." Kazuko introduced her father to Wanfeng.
"Hello Mr. Asada Nobuyuki!"
Lin Lairong, who knows Japanese, acted as the translator.
Wan Feng shook hands with Asada Nobuyuki again.
"I was coaching my players and didn't know you were coming. I was wearing a jersey. Sorry, sorry!"
"Mr. Wanfeng, can you play basketball?" asked Kazuko Asada with a smile.
"You didn't play well, but I'm the team leader. Mr. Asada Nobuyuki, Ms. Kazuko, please come and sit in my office!"
Asada Nobu understood Wan Feng's meaning and waved his hand: "Let's rest here for a while. You have a nice place."
"Yimeng brought someone to the garment factory to ask for some chairs." Since the other party wanted to sit here for a while, Wan Feng didn't force it.
Now that you're here, there's no need to rush.
Wan Feng and his friends were at the playground at the south end of Bay Heart Park. There were no chairs here, only bricks and stones.
How can we let guests sit on stones?
Yimeng ran into the garment factory with a substitute player at the speed of a flash, and came back a few minutes later carrying a chair in one hand.
The chairs were placed under the tree, just enough for each of the four people.
"Yimeng cuts the watermelon!"
There was a large basin under another tree, filled with cold water from the well, in which were soaked five or six large watermelons and several bottles of soda.
Yimeng picked a big watermelon and took the watermelon knife. She cut the big watermelon into seven or eight pieces with a few strokes of the knife. At Wanfeng's suggestion, she picked the best piece and gave it to Asada Nobuyuki.
Then he handed another piece to Kazuko Asada.
"Arigato!" Kazuko said in Japanese with a smile.
Yimeng doesn't know Japanese and looks at Wanfeng in confusion.
"Look, it's useless to me. I don't understand it either, but I guess it means thank you."
"It really means thank you." Lin Lairong explained on the side.
Since the other party said thank you, Yimeng said you're welcome.
This is how teachers teach students nowadays.
Lin Lairong also took a piece of watermelon and ate it slowly.
Of course Wan Feng had to eat as well. It wouldn’t look good if all the guests were eating and he wasn’t.
But he had already eaten four slices of watermelon in the early stage, and this slice would make it five, and his stomach felt cold.
He could only eat slowly in small bites, chatting with Asada Nobuyuki while eating.
"Mr. Asada Nobuyuki! Have you ever been to China before?"
"No! This is my first time in China."
"Compared to Japan, isn't China very backward?"
"Backwardness isn't permanent. We Japanese were also backward once. The key lies in whether we have the determination to break away from backwardness. Judging from the spirit of the Chinese people, it may not be long before your country becomes prosperous and strong."
This old man has a sharp vision! Not many Japanese have such a vision. Not to mention Japanese, how many people in China would believe that China will one day become rich and strong?
"Mr. Asada! What's your impression of our place?"
"Your place is better than most places in China. In my impression, it's not inferior to some big cities in China. Moreover, your people are full of vitality. I like the atmosphere here."
Wan Feng was trying to figure out whether the other party was speaking the truth or being euphemistic.
From Asada Nobuo's eyes, Wan Feng judged that Asada Nobuo's words were not false, so his eyes were full of enthusiasm.
Asada Nobuyuki had a very good first impression of Nandaowan.
This is a good sign.
After eating the watermelon, Wan Feng began to take Asada Nobuyuki and his daughter into Wanxin Garden.
There are more than a hundred kinds of flowers planted in Wanxin Garden, with flowers of all colors and shapes.
These flowers are of various shapes and colors and exude fragrance.
While enjoying the flowers and peaks, he introduced the scenery of Nandao Bay to Asada Nobuyuki and his daughter.
I guess girls’ feelings towards flowers are similar to those of bees.
The two women imitated bees, sniffing this flower and that flower.
Unfortunately, they could never turn into bees. Bees can smell honey, but even if they covered their noses with pollen, they couldn't make a single ounce of honey.