"Miss Xia, the fare is eight yuan and forty cents in total, which means that we should each pay four yuan and twenty cents."
Summer said impatiently, "It's just a few dollars, what's there to fuss about? Since I've already paid, let's just forget about it."
“Miss Xia, that doesn’t work. We have to follow the rule of splitting the bill equally, so that neither of us owes the other anything.”
Summer took the four yuan and twenty cents handed to her by the little-eyed man and sighed deeply.
In 1990, the Western concept of splitting the bill (AA system) was introduced to China, but Chinese people were not yet used to this impersonal rule.
The two entered the Baixing Teahouse.
The man with glasses looked around and exclaimed, "Miss Xia, the teahouse you chose is really nice. Look how high the ceiling is, and how spacious it is. This whole wall is made of glass windows, making it very bright. It seems that Miss Xia is a regular customer of this teahouse."
"Sometimes I go to a teahouse with friends to sit and chat."
“Ms. Xia, I think we are all young people, and young people should be ambitious and put all their time and energy into their work. Look at me, in addition to teaching, I also do research and write books. Recently, I have started writing my second book.”
As he spoke, the man with glasses handed the book he was holding to Xia Tian with both hands, saying, "Miss Xia, this is the first book I've written. Please give me your feedback."
Xia Tian asked, puzzled, "What does 'correcting' mean?"
"I'm asking for your feedback."
Summer glanced at the book's title, and it turned out to be: On Humans Not Being Human.
She asked in surprise, "Oh! You wrote this book?"
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