Chapter 733: Very Speculative
"Next time I have a chance, I will bring her to visit China. China is great," Peter also sighed from the bottom of his heart, "I think she and Liu Lan will definitely become good friends, just like we are now."
Zhang Pei's English comprehension ability was limited. She always treated Peter as her boss and a VIP, thinking that she had to serve him well and sign the contract quickly. She didn't dare to make friends with Peter, because they were not from the same world!
She guessed that the word "friend" has the same connotation as the Chinese word "friend", both of which are polite words, so Zhang Pei replied, "Yes, they are of the same age and have common topics. It's just that my daughter has a hard time with the language. She said her English is not as good as mine."
Peter laughed, "It doesn't matter, I'll ask Lina to learn Chinese from now on, and I want to learn it too!"
Zhang Pei thought Peter must be joking, "Chinese is much more difficult than English."
"Why don't you start teaching me now?"
Zhang Pei was stunned for a moment, and looked at Peter's eyes, which showed a hint of seriousness. Did he really want to learn Chinese? Zhang Pei was puzzled. Why was Peter not as easy to talk to as he is now at the business table? Did traveling relax him?
"The market prospects in mainland China are very promising. It was my own decision-making mistake that I ignored this region before," Peter said with a serious look. "Compared with other regions, the market in mainland China is more worthy of my vigorous exploration. If I don't know Chinese, it will be difficult to carry out follow-up work."
"You can ask for a translator."
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"I don't like to delegate tasks to others. You see, when I'm on a business trip, I never bring an assistant with me. There are some things that you can only experience personally if you do them yourself," Peter said this with a confident tone as if he was in control of the situation.
"Then you should know many languages, right? Otherwise you won't be able to communicate in other countries."
"Yes, I speak six languages, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian. I can read a little Arabic, but I can't speak it well."
Zhang Pei was amazed. She had heard about people who could speak several languages from TV and newspapers before, but they were all legendary figures. She had never encountered such a person around her.
Although French, Italian and other languages may be equivalent to dialects for foreigners whose native language is English, most foreigners cannot speak other languages fluently. Peter is really excellent!
The more they talked, the more they got along and understood each other. Zhang Pei didn't even realize that she had lost the respect and politeness she had shown to Peter when they first met. She didn't even feel nervous when she spoke English. When she encountered words she didn't know or couldn't remember, she didn't feel shy and dared to ask Peter directly, and Peter was happy to answer her questions.
Peter also learned a few basic Chinese sentences from Zhang Pei, not only "hello", "goodbye" and "thank you", he can also say them when finding directions and asking prices. His learning ability is very strong.
During these three days, both of them had a great time.
They played all day on Sunday. In the evening, Zhang Pei drove Peter to her favorite Chinese restaurant for dinner. The restaurant was in a street alley. The environment was definitely not comparable to the fancy Western and Chinese restaurants, but the food was delicious! Delicious! The price was affordable.
On the way there, Zhang Pei told Peter, "This restaurant is where I often ate when I was in school." Zhang Pei became familiar with Peter and shared all her best things with him.
Zhang Pei went to college in the capital, where she has many fond memories of her youth.
"The environment and hygiene of this restaurant may not be to your liking. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me and I will take you to a better restaurant."
"No, no, I just like places that are close to life. The high-end restaurants you took me to these days are all the same, without any characteristics, and the food they eat is something I can eat in other countries. Since this restaurant has been open from when you were in school to now without going bankrupt, its food must be very delicious," Peter said very knowledgeably. He sat in Zhang Pei's co-pilot seat, feeling very comfortable, as if he was Zhang Pei's friend, not the cold and aloof president like Yi Ge who was supposed to sit in the back seat.
"This store has been open for fifty years. It is a truly old store."
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