Chapter 249 Extra Adaptation Period
Zhang Wei adapted well after returning to China. The country developed very quickly, almost reaching the level when she left in her previous life.
So she is not like those people who have not returned to their home country for a long time and cannot adapt to a more convenient lifestyle that incorporates modern technology.
In comparison, Paris was a little uncomfortable. Unlike the short stay of a few days before, this time he was deeply aware of the Chinese people's unrestrained enthusiasm, so that his Chinese level improved rapidly.
After Zhang Wei joined University A, Paris was also looking for job opportunities in China. Through a friend's introduction, he joined a large domestic Internet company.
We just happened to need talents in artificial intelligence, and the deal was settled with the New York branch, so the salary and benefits were at the same standard as in Country A. Plus, he was also an expatriate, so Zhang Wei was a little jealous of his salary level.
Although the salary that University A gave Zhang Wei was far less than that of Paris, the university was very considerate in terms of living. It provided a two-bedroom staff dormitory and a staff cafeteria that was affordable and delicious.
Especially the latter point, which allowed Zhang Wei's badly damaged taste buds to slowly return to normal. It is no exaggeration to say that she felt that all the dishes in the cafeteria were delicious.
Both of them who had just returned to China and settled down were very busy. Paris had to commute two hours to get to and from get off work, and his company's headquarters was a bit far from City A.
Originally, Zhang Wei asked him to live in the employee dormitory near the company, but Paris refused to agree no matter what. Zhang Wei could only "reluctantly" give him half of the residence.
At first, Paris took public transportation, which was fast and cheap.
However, if he could tolerate the occasional curious or admiring glances from others at the beginning, his regular travel time later on caused him some trouble.
Someone secretly took a photo of him and posted it online, even accurately recording which car and station he got on the train. Someone else claimed to be a staff member of an agency and wanted to work with him.
Zhang Wei has seen his photos online. To be honest, although Paris in the photo has a slightly frowned brow and a cold expression, he is still very handsome. The post is tagged as an ascetic mixed-race handsome guy.
Then he told Zhang Wei that he wanted to drive to and from get off work. After that, he completed a series of tasks including renewing his driver's license and buying a car within a week. Zhang Wei only accompanied him once, and he handled the rest of the things by himself.
After the adaptation period, Paris's work started to get on track and was not so busy anymore. But Zhang Wei's life was not so easy. In addition to her daily classes, she also had to complete her own research. She needed to gain a foothold here and produce some results, so she was always busy.
That day, Paris came to the school early after get off work to pick up Zhang Wei, although it only took Zhang Wei twenty minutes to walk back to the apartment.
"Hey, how did you find this place?"
When Zhang Wei returned to her office after class, she saw a familiar figure sitting in her seat. This was the first time Paris had come to her office. Before that, they always took a walk around the campus.
"It's what you said, in Jinghui Building, on the innermost third floor. It's very quiet. You can smell the fragrance of leaves when you stand by the window."
Zhang Wei then remembered that she happily shared her new working environment with Paris on the night she first arrived, but she didn't expect that he remembered everything.
She immediately smiled and praised:
"You know how to make me happy, Paris. All my tiredness disappears when I see you!"
"But I still have to go down to the administration building. I have a document to review. If you could prepare dinner for the two of us, there wouldn't be a more perfect day than this!"
Paris suddenly became nervous when she heard this: "Although I am very happy that you trust me so much, I don't want steak to ruin the beauty of today."
Zhang Wei knew he had misunderstood as soon as she heard it. If she returned home early, she would take the food back from the cafeteria to eat. If it was too late, she would cook for herself. Paris had also tried to cook, but apart from being able to fry semi-finished steaks, he had no idea about all the seasonings.
So when Zhang Wei came home late, she could only eat steak. She almost vomited, especially after eating so many Chinese dishes that suited her taste.
"Take this!"
Zhang Wei handed him the thermos and found his teacher card.
"Since you can find this place, you should be able to find the cafeteria. Use this card to buy it. I believe in your ability. Go ahead!"
After she returned to China, she not only ate in the cafeteria but also often went to restaurants outside. It might be that her and Paris's stomachs were damaged by the food from abroad, so they had diarrhea after eating. Paris's condition was worse than hers. Once, she even had to get an IV drip in the middle of the night. Zhang Wei was scared and she no longer dared to eat greasy food outside. Her stomach couldn't adapt to eating too much grass.
In comparison, the food in the cafeteria tastes good and is clean. Although Zhang Wei sometimes cooks simple meals, it is better to eat in the cafeteria compared to the time cost.
This time she planned to formally hand over this glorious task to Paris, who was not so busy at work. After telling her the location of the cafeteria, Zhang Wei went downstairs with Paris.
"Oh! Teacher Zhang, what's this?" It was Teacher Zou from the next office, a very enthusiastic senior. She looked at Paris and asked.
"This is my boyfriend, Paris, and this is Teacher Zou," Zhang Wei explained.
"So you really do have a boyfriend? Oh wow, he's so handsome, I thought you were just making excuses! Yeah, you're young, beautiful, and a returnee, so only a guy like this would suit you. Just ignore what I said to you last time!"
She looked at Paris twice and walked away with a smile.
"What did the teacher tell you?" Paris asked immediately.
Also, he's quite perceptive. It seems that his good Chinese language skills are not always a good thing.
He was just trying to introduce her to someone, but Zhang Wei didn't intend to tell the truth, and she was not prepared to accept it.
"She said a restaurant was good, but when she saw us eating in the cafeteria, she said forget it!"
Seeing Zhang Wei's normal face, Paris was a little suspicious. He felt that it was not that simple, but since Zhang Wei said so, then let it be. She must have a reason for saying so.
When Zhang Wei finished her work and returned to the office downstairs to wait for Paris, she was shocked by Paris's appearance:
Paris was carrying a five-layer thermos on his arm and a meat plate. Everyone who passed by looked at him with attention.
"Paris, do you want to eat meat so much today?"
Zhang Wei looked at the plate: sweet and sour pork tenderloin, lion's head, braised pork, braised spare ribs, and a full bowl of rice underneath.
She hurried to help him take it, but Paris dodged it and the lion head on it almost rolled down.
"It's too heavy. Let me take it. You go and drive the car over."
Zhang Wei took the car keys from his pocket and drove the car. She looked at Paris, who was wearing a neat suit and holding a dinner tray motionless. He looked a bit helpless from the back, which made her burst out laughing.
It was only after returning home that Zhang Wei learned about what happened to Paris in the cafeteria. It turned out that he arrived at the cafeteria door and asked a student to confirm the location, but things got out of control.
The student and her companions were very enthusiastic. Everyone spoke to him in English for a full ten minutes. At first, he didn't understand why these students were talking to him about international topics.
Although they were very friendly, he was in a hurry to buy food and was about to leave, so they put the plate of food in his hands and ran away...
"I thought they asked me to help carry it," Paris said helplessly.
Zhang Wei suppressed a smile and said, "They used you as their speaking partner. This is probably their reward."
She pointed at the cold meat and asked, "Are we having this for dinner? I'll heat it up. We might not be able to finish it."
Paris pulled her back, brought the thermos over and said:
"Eat this. It has your favorite mushrooms, broccoli, and eggplant. You can eat that later."
It turned out that he took this plate of food to the staff canteen to buy her favorite dishes, so she would go to the canteen to help him return the plate next time.
I don’t know how the people in the cafeteria looked at him when he brought out the tray, hahaha!
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