Chapter 18: Mobilizing the Power of the Masses

The Chinese people believe in "harmony is the most important thing" in doing things, and they should "forgive others when they can" when encountering problems. However, this approach does not work in Western countries, and it will only make people think it is weak.

A man must get hard when he needs to!

Seeing that Armand was still not going to apologize, Xiao Peng suddenly came up with a solution. He raised his voice and said, "Armand, if all Parisians were like you, you would bring shame to the French people!"

As soon as he finished saying this, he heard the sound of "bang bang bang" on the table. The sound was not coming from their table, but from the customers at the tables next to them. Many of them slammed the table and glared at Armand!

This restaurant is so small and the tables are so close together that everyone had heard the dispute on Xiao Peng's side a long time ago, but they did not care about what was happening here. Instead, they watched it as a fun event - the same was true for foreigners. There were many more people watching the fun than meddling in other people's business.

"Minding one's own business" is not just a Chinese specialty.

But when Xiao Peng mentioned that Armand was from Paris, no one really watched the fun anymore!

"Hey, Parisian! You're embarrassing yourself, don't take us with you!"

"I was wondering, how could the Marseilles do such a despicable thing? It turns out it was done by the Parisians. No wonder! Parisians are disgusting dogs!"

"Why are Parisians still allowed in this restaurant? No wonder the wine tastes bad today. With Parisians here, even the aniseed wine tastes terrible!"

"Get the Parisians out!"

The entire restaurant suddenly became extremely noisy, with a group of people cursing and pointing at Armand. Dealing with the Parisians? All the people of Marseille were obliged to do so!

Xiao Peng felt so proud when he saw this scene - his goal was achieved!

The cities of Marseille and Paris are sworn enemies in every sense of the word.

In fact, the French can be roughly divided into two types. One is the southern French who are often bathed in sunshine, and the other is the northern French who often experience rainy weather. Paris is the representative of northern France and Marseille is the symbol of southern France.

Since ancient times, in the eyes of Parisians, all of France except Paris is the countryside. In French, there is a derogatory word "foreigner". It is a word used by Parisians to describe people who live outside of Paris.

Marseille, as the fastest-growing city in France after World War II and the most popular holiday paradise in Europe, now has the capital to look down on Paris. Therefore, in all aspects such as politics and economy, the two cities are mortal enemies.

The most tense relationship between the two cities is caused by football!

The French love football, and when the teams from these two cities meet, it's a clash of titans. In their most recent match, the two teams received a combined five red cards and fourteen yellow cards, a testament to the intensity of the match.

Last year, when Paris Saint-Germain lost the Champions League final, the first city to celebrate was not the winner, Munich, Germany, but Marseille, France. The entire city of Marseille was engulfed in celebration, and those who didn’t know would have thought they had won the Champions League. . . . .

The reason why they celebrated like this was simple: the only French team to win the Champions League trophy was Marseille, not Paris Saint-Germain!

And these are not the most exaggerated ones.

The most outrageous thing is: for a long time, France had a national law that prohibited wearing Paris Saint-Germain jerseys in Marseille. This law was only repealed a few months ago, but you still don't see anyone wearing PSG jerseys on the streets of Marseille - not because they're afraid of being arrested by the police, but because they're afraid of being beaten!

If you don’t agree, you can go to Marseille and try wearing the Paris Saint-Germain jersey. I will beat you up without any negotiation!

Armand swallowed his saliva when he saw this scene. He was also scared and whispered to Xinnai: "Xinnai, I won't eat this meal. I'm going back to the hotel first."

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, the customer next to him refused to let him go.

"You did something stupid and you want to run away?"

"You must apologize to this Chinese person today, otherwise you won't be able to leave this door!"

"You want to leave this threshold without an apology? You'll have to walk over my dead body! We Marseilles are not cowards like you Parisians! You have to take responsibility for your own actions!"

"Well said!"

Armand was completely stunned by this scene. He looked around and swallowed his saliva. If he didn't apologize, he might not be able to leave the door.

A true man never gives in to a loss. Armand lowered his proud head and whispered to Xiao Peng, "Xiao, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said such words to insult you and your country. Please forgive my ignorance."

"I hope what happened today can teach you a lesson!" Xiao Peng snorted coldly, "Next time, think carefully before you speak! Speaking without thinking only shows that you have no manners! And let me tell you again, I do not accept your apology!"

"You..." Armand was furious!

Xiao Peng glared at me, "What? You insulted my country and you want me to forgive you? Aren't you French people famous for your patriotism? What would you do if this happened to you?"

A nearby customer, watching the fun, shouted, "If anyone insults France in front of me, I'll fight him!"

"That's right! We Marseilles are not Parisians! We love our country with our hearts! Unlike them, who just say it with their mouths!"

"That's not surprising. After all, Parisians are cowards!"

Well, it has risen to the level of regional discrimination.

Armand left the restaurant dejectedly and hailed a taxi.

When people in the restaurant saw him leaving, they hugged each other to celebrate the victory. Someone even took the lead in singing the "Marseillaise". Everyone sang and drank, and the whole restaurant was immersed in a sea of joy. I didn't know for sure, but I thought it was some big party!

The people of Marseille sang this song when they went to Paris to start a revolution, and now they sing this song to celebrate that they have taken down a Parisian together.

Well, looking at it this way, it’s quite appropriate to sing this song now!

Xiao Peng looked at Fabian and the others, smiled bitterly, and shook his head. "I'm sorry, I should apologize to you. I ruined what was supposed to be a good dinner like this."

But Fabian spoke up: "This is not your fault! It's only that arrogant Parisian bastard's fault! You did the right thing! If someone insulted my most precious thing, I would be even angrier than you! I might just punch them!"

Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this, then came to his senses. Damn, Fabian and Pascal have settled in Marseille since their grandfather's generation, they are also Marseilles!

No wonder these two brothers didn’t say a word when I was arguing with Armand just now!

The other Parisian at the table, Siné, was a bit upset. She knew the two cities didn't get along, but she hadn't expected it to get this far! If Armand had apologized a few seconds later, he would have gotten a beating!

She hardly dares to speak now - after all, she also has a Parisian accent.

If Fabian and the others weren't here, she really wanted to leave here with Armand.