Chapter 318 Lend it to me later

In the car, Xiao Peng sat there with a stern face and said nothing.

Lei Mai had just said a lot to him, and Yi Nengwu had also spoken a lot sincerely, and they both cried at the end, but Xiao Peng still rejected them.

The atmosphere in the car was a bit awkward. Kaxin, who was driving, took out cigarettes and shared them with Hua Chong and Xiao Peng before lighting one himself. "Boss, there's something I don't understand. I've always seen you be very polite to others. How could you be so cruel as to reject your own compatriots?"

Hua Chong explained: "Kaxin, you misunderstood. Those are not our compatriots. They are Japanese."

Kasim suddenly realized: "Oh, sorry, I really can't tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans."

Hua Chong said from the side: "Just like we can't tell you East Slavs apart, our country and Japan have a deep hatred, so it's not surprising that the boss refused."

"Huh?" Xiao Peng, who was sitting in the back seat and lighting a cigarette, was stunned when he heard Hua Chong's words. Then he said, "I think you misunderstood me too!"

"What do you mean?" Kasim asked in confusion.

Xiao Peng explained: "I gave them a chance. I didn't say anything final. I said as long as he did a little bit, he could get on board."

"Which point?" Hua Chong was stunned after hearing this.

Xiao Peng said, "As long as he can get any Japanese official to apologize for the Nanjing Massacre while in office, I will allow him to board the ship."

"Pfft!" Hua Chong sneered, "You might as well just reject him directly."

Both were defeated countries in World War II, but today Germany and Japan have completely different international status: Germany admits its mistakes while Japan refuses to acknowledge them. The tense situation among the three East Asian countries is directly related to Japan's refusal to acknowledge its mistakes.

Kasin said, "What does the behavior of officials like this have to do with ordinary people?"

Xiao Peng looked at Kaxin and said, "Kaxin, let me teach you the secret of getting along with Chinese people. You can make friends with Chinese people with just one sentence."

"What?" Kasim asked in confusion.

"Kill the Japs!" Xiao Peng told him, "Don't talk about 'official behavior' and not caring about the people's affairs. If those officials didn't have supporters, how could they come to power?"

Kasim was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Boss, I didn't expect you to be such a serious nationalist! I see you're very kind to everyone."

Xiao Peng shook his head again. "Kaxin, you're really wrong! Chinese people like us who go abroad to make a living are generally kind and diplomatic. Although 'the more you go abroad, the more patriotic you become,' for the sake of life, even if you have nationalism, you have to suppress it in your heart. My dislike for the Japanese has nothing to do with their war history, but I really hate them."

"Why?" Kasim asked in confusion.

Xiao Peng explained: "You know there are a lot of Japanese people in France, right?"

Kaxin shook his head and said, "Boss, I really can't tell the difference between Japanese and Chinese. I only know that there are many Orientals."

Xiao Peng explained, "There are a lot of Japanese people in France, possibly even more than Chinese people. I don't know why they like France so much. There are fewer Japanese people in Marseille, but there are a lot more in Paris. I've been dealing with Japanese people a lot in Marseille over the past two years. I don't know what Japanese people are like in other places, but the more I get along with Japanese people in France, the more I hate them."

"Why?" Kasim asked in confusion.

Xiao Peng explained, "They're genuinely ashamed of their skin color and wish they could be white! They're servile and fawning when interacting with white people, and they're eager to distance themselves from Orientals of the same skin color! If you're better than them, they'll treat you like their own father. If you're not as good as them, they'll spare no effort to despise you. You'll understand if you have the opportunity to interact with Japanese people in the future. Don't think I'm exaggerating; this is a characteristic of their national culture."

Kasin blinked: "Boss, it would be better if you just said they were 'shameless'."

Xiao Peng laughed. "After interacting with them, you'll find that calling them 'shameless' is actually a compliment. I've encountered plenty of Japanese people back at David Beach, and they looked down on me too. Why should I indulge them now? That kid just now was pretty miserable, though. A classic case of 'Huff.'"

"Hav? What does that mean?" Kasim asked in confusion.

Xiao Peng explained, "How should I put it? The Japanese are a very awkward group. On the one hand, they love foreign countries, and almost all Japanese people are proud of international marriages. But on the other hand, they really hate mixed-race people. They call mixed-race people 'Hav'. They don't admit they are racist, but they discriminate against mixed-race people. But 'Hav' is much better than the previous name. The previous name was 'Ainokou', which is derived from the word 'bastard' in their language. Do you know Naomi Osaka?"

"Of course! The US Open women's singles champion!" Kashin nodded. "I'm a very good tennis player! We Russians love tennis!"

Xiao Peng explained, "But the Japanese don't like her. Everyone makes fun of her skin color because she's part black. All the advertisements she's doing in Japan use cartoon characters and white skin! Even though there are more and more mixed-race people in Japan, the Japanese look down on them. They're considered 'tools' to meet economic development needs. And even though they're all 'hafu,' they still have their own 'disdain hierarchy.'"

"Is there a chain of contempt here?" Kasin said.

Xiao Peng nodded. "Of course. The most advanced 'Hav' are mixed-race with white ancestry. They are tall, with big eyes and high noses. They look beautiful and dreamy, which conforms to the aesthetics of Japanese people, but they are different from Japanese people. Currently, about 40% of the models in Japanese fashion shows are mixed-race with white ancestry! Girls are especially popular there! But those with black skin are more troublesome. In 2015, Miss Universe Japan Ariana Miyamoto caused an online war of words, especially because Ariana Miyamoto's mother is Japanese and her father is black. This had a greater impact. If her father was Japanese and her mother was black, the situation might be better. The male chauvinism is more serious there."

Kasin asked in confusion, "Does that mean that people of mixed Japanese and black descent are at the bottom of the contempt chain?"

"No, no, no, no!" Xiao Peng shook his head desperately. "Mixed-blood people of Japanese and Korean descent are at the bottom of the contempt chain. In the eyes of Japanese people, this is almost like 'selling out one's country.' If you understand the relations between the three East Asian countries, you'll know why."

Hua Chong said on the side: "Boss, let's be honest, Japanese-white mixed-race girls are indeed very beautiful. Tia, Ozawa Yuka, Takizawa Rola, Kizaki Jessica, Rio, Hoshino Minami, Ozawa Sensei, Oura Anna... I can name a long list of names."

Xiao Peng looked at Hua Chong with a dark face: "Hey Hua Chong, you've made me look at you with new eyes now... Lend it to me later!"

After hearing this, Kasin asked in confusion: "What are you talking about? Oh, by the way, boss, did you forget to call Pascal?"

“…I forgot to clean it up!”