Chapter 190 Language Barrier
Foreigners are usually more direct, and young people are even more so. The whole article was full of flattery. Zhang Wei couldn't stand it, so he put it aside after receiving it.
"I don't like immature kids."
"Oh, then you can only look for it in the senior grades. It's okay, I'll help you find it when the time comes!" Hayat had an expression that guaranteed to satisfy him.
Zhang Wei could only shake her head helplessly. To her now, anyone under the age of 20 was considered a child.
Hayat is different from Butch. She never takes the initiative to invite boys to a dance, but waits for boys to come to her. She is more arrogant and has her own way of dealing with the opposite sex.
After dinner, Zhang Wei and the others returned to their room. Because she didn't bring any homework or books this time, she couldn't help feeling a little bored. After all, it was difficult to fall asleep early in a strange place.
Then Zhang Wei turned on the TV in the room and discovered a problem that she had ignored since arriving in Belgium.
She doesn't understand at all!
I actually forgot a crucial point: Belgium is not an English-speaking area. Its official languages are French and Dutch.
Zhang Wei heard the unfamiliar language on TV and immediately asked Hayat, who was doing her skincare routine:
"Do you speak French or Dutch?"
"Of course not, didn't you notice that I took a French class before?"
Hearing this, Zhang Wei felt relieved. However, he didn't expect the following words to make him lose hope again:
“I still know how to say things like ‘hello’, ‘thank you’, ‘goodbye’ and ‘how’s the weather’.”
Zhang Wei listened to the few French words Hayat uttered. Even she knew the common ones, so she could only continue to ask without giving up:
"Can you understand what's on TV?"
Hayat rolled his eyes at Zhang Wei and said, "I'm not a language genius. I only studied for one semester and can understand TV. I can only say hello."
Seeing Zhang Wei's bitter face, she said, "So what if he can't speak? Look, Mideo's English is pretty good. He's our guide, and we just need to play along."
"I was thinking we could go wander the streets on our own. It's more free to do it on our own."
"That's not difficult. Samuel is here too. He will definitely say that we should take him with us when we go out!" Hayat said as if it was a matter of course.
"Then ask him if he's willing then!"
This is the only way. Even though we are not very familiar with each other, we are still acquaintances, which is better than finding a strange guide.
It’s no wonder that Zhang Wei didn’t think about this problem before. The hotel waiters are all of good quality and speak English very well, so Zhang Wei assumed that everyone spoke English, so much so that he forgot that this was the French area.
Although it was a bit unkind, Zhang Wei still wanted them to have some time to go shopping on their own. Judging from Prince Mideo's performance, Tracy probably wouldn't have time.
The next day, Zhang Wei woke up early and used the hotel computer to learn a few French sentences.
By the time Hayat got up and opened the door, Zhang Wei felt that her French vocabulary had surpassed Hayat's. Look at this:
"How about bien dormi cette nuit?" Zhang Wei asked in the French he had just learned, rolling his tongue.
"Huh?" Hayat was obviously confused by her question.
"I mean, did you sleep well last night?" Zhang Wei switched to English.
Hayat stared at her in disbelief and said:
"Vera, you're not going to tell me you stayed up all night studying this?"
Zhang Wei quickly shook his head: "Of course not, I just woke up early today!"
Hayat immediately clutched his chest and said, "I was so scared! I thought you were upset and planning to learn French in the next few days!"
Zhang Wei tapped his chin and said, "It's not impossible..."
The fastest way to learn a language is to learn it in a language environment, so even if Zhang Wei doesn’t want to become very good at it, he wants to take this opportunity to learn a few more sentences.
She just took pictures of some commonly used words with her mobile phone and recorded the pronunciation. It was a pity that there was no powerful translation and learning software at that time, otherwise it would be more convenient.
The itinerary arranged by Mideo was quite considerate. He didn't ask everyone to get up early in the morning. Someone didn't come to call us for dinner until 9:30.
Then Zhang Wei spoke French to the waiter from the cheat sheet. Although she spoke haltingly, the waiter was very knowledgeable and actually understood her and responded to her in a very slow pace, although she still didn't understand.
Hayat told everyone about Zhang Wei's French learning as a funny story, but she didn't expect Tracy to talk to her for a long time. Zhang Wei and Hayat couldn't understand what she was saying, so only Samuel answered her.
"It seems that we are the only two who have become deaf," Hayat said helplessly to Zhang Wei.
Tracy curled the corner of her lip and said, "It's okay. We can be your ears."
From this we can see that Tracy's French is at a similar level to Samuel, who grew up here.
They had breakfast with Tracy and Samuel before Mideo came to the hotel to pick them up, and the timing was just right.
Looking out from the car, there are obviously a lot more people on the road. It seems that this "Flower Carpet Festival" should be quite grand.
The car moved slower and slower as it came to the back. The road was gradually blocked by pedestrians. Zhang Wei and the others had to get out and walk for a few steps. Only then did Zhang Wei begin to feel the streets of Brussels.
Not far away was a group of buildings with typical Gothic roofs, and Zhang Wei knew that the famous Brussels Square was in front of him.
The ancient buildings here are indeed somewhat different from those in the UK. They have a very obvious medieval Renaissance style, a combination of gorgeousness and grotesqueness.
Before Zhang Wei could take a closer look, she was taken to one of the buildings. She was told that this was the city hall of Brussels in the 15th century, which means it was the city hall from 500 years ago.
The colors and decorations inside are both gorgeous and solemn, and the service staff are all wearing retro clothes, as if they have returned to that era.
Then they were taken to a large reception room on the third floor. Mideo asked them to look outside and found out that this was the "Flower Carpet Festival".
Looking out of the window, I saw that the entire square was covered with colorful flowers. Begonias of different colors were arranged into specific patterns, and this huge "flower carpet" was surrounded by densely packed pedestrians. No wonder the cars could not move before.
And there is a special phenomenon. The clothes they wear are all dark-colored, and there are almost no bright colors. This makes the "flower carpet" even more eye-catching.
Zhang Wei listened to Mideo's proud introduction, looked left and right, and felt that this "flower carpet" had a familiar feeling.
It was Hayat who reminded her: "It's so beautiful! It would be even better if the whole city was decorated like this!"
Zhang Wei immediately felt blessed. Isn’t this a large green belt in China?
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