Walking into Mary Hospital, Liu Rumeng deeply felt the huge difference between modern hospitals and the old Soviet-style hospitals in the mainland.
In the clean and bright hospital lobby, as long as a patient shows some hesitation, the guide nurse in sky blue uniform will quickly step forward and ask about his/her needs in a gentle tone.
For modern people, the old-fashioned large electronic screen scrolls the information of doctors in various departments and their consultation hours. In front of the registration machine, volunteers are teaching the elderly how to operate it, replacing the long queues commonly seen in mainland hospitals.
The floor of the corridor was bright enough to reflect one's eyes, but there was no pungent smell of disinfectant. Instead, there was a faint fragrance lingering.
The door of the consulting room is made of frosted glass, and the electronic screen on the door displays "seeing consultation" or "waiting for consultation" in real time, avoiding the embarrassment of crowds crowding the consulting room in mainland hospitals.
The waiting chairs inside were upholstered, with small round tables in between, on which were placed green plants and magazines. It was nothing like the hard benches that were so closely packed together in my memory.
Even the signboards were designed to look like shopping mall guides, clear and gentle, which immediately alleviated the anxiety of the patients and their families.
Liu Rumeng followed the signs and came to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic.
I looked at the number I had taken and saw that there were three people in front of me, so I sat on a waiting chair and waited.
only……
Ever since Liu Rumeng walked into the waiting hall, she immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone present.
Not only the men who accompanied their wives or girlfriends to see the doctor, but even the ladies also widened their eyes and looked at Liu Rumeng in amazement.
People in Hong Kong come from all over the country, and there are many beautiful women, but there are very few as beautiful as Liu Rumeng.
Not to mention, Liu Rumeng was born with a cold and aloof temperament, which made her appearance even more intimidating.
"What are you looking at? You idiot! Every time I asked you to accompany me to see the doctor, you never came. Now you're here this time, you're just looking at girls?"
Snap!
While everyone was stunned, a middle-aged man who was accompanying his wife to see a doctor was slapped in the face by his wife.
And it was at this time that the other ladies also reacted and turned around to glare at their husbands or boyfriends.
"Take a look! This lady is so pretty, I think she can even compete for Miss Hong Kong this year."
"Sister Hong Kong, what's so beautiful about you? You're so young, and you're coming to see the obstetrics and gynecology department. Your belly is flat, so it's definitely not a pregnancy checkup. You must have contracted an internal disease.
Who knows! He is just a shameless chicken..."
…
Faced with these looks and sarcastic remarks, Liu Rumeng had actually already gotten used to them when she was in the mainland.
Even though I can understand the Cantonese these people speak now, I am too lazy to argue with them.
Instead, he walked directly to the door of the clinic and deliberately asked the intern in English: "Excuse me, how many people are ahead of me..."
Wow!
As soon as Liu Rumeng opened her mouth, she spoke English with the authentic London aristocratic accent that her mother Guo Linxian taught her since she was a child.
Immediately, those gossipers who were still making malicious speculations and comments about Liu Rumeng in Cantonese felt guilty and wisely shut up.
"Did you hear that? They're speaking English. What kind of chicken can speak such authentic English?"
A man immediately spoke up.
"That... that's possible! I heard that some prostitutes learn English at a high price so that they can serve those foreigners and get paid a high price!"
However, there were still ladies who stubbornly argued.
But in fact, everyone present knew that Cantonese was just a common language among ordinary people in Hong Kong Island.
The truly upper-class Chinese speak more dialects from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, such as Shanghainese and Ningbo dialects.
What is even more awe-inspiring is that he can speak pure and fluent London accent English.
When you walk into a shopping mall, as long as you can speak fluent English, the waitresses inside will immediately bend slightly and respectfully when facing you.
Moreover, as long as you can speak English fluently, it is not difficult to find a high-paying job in Hong Kong Island.
Similarly, the intern at the door of the clinic immediately showed respect to Liu Rumeng.
This is a Chinese girl. The nameplate on her chest says her name is Zhou Huiru. She should have just graduated from the medical school of the Island University of Hong Kong.
Hearing Liu Rumeng's London-accented English, he immediately smiled and said, "Madam, there are three people in front of your number, but if you are in a hurry, why don't you come inside and sit down first?"
Intern Zhou Huiru also speaks English, but not as fluently as Liu Rumeng, and her accent is also a very common Hong Kong accent.
And what she just said was obviously an attempt to show goodwill to Liu Rumeng and to allow her to cut in line.
However, Liu Rumeng smiled and waved her hands, saying, "It's okay, it's a bit stuffy inside, there are only three of us left, I'll just wait outside!"
Intern Zhou Huiru was also quite surprised. She originally thought that when the order of calling numbers was clearly marked on the display screen, someone would come to ask her, wasn't the purpose of doing so to cut in line?
As a result, Liu Rumeng rejected her instead.
So, she started chatting with Liu Rumeng in English again: "Ma'am, your English is really great. It's almost the same as my teacher Dr. Mary's accent. Could it be that you are a Chinese who grew up in London?"
Yes!
Zhou Huiru's family is well-off. Her father is a middle-level manager in a trading company and her mother is a middle school teacher. They can be considered middle class in Hong Kong Island.
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