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It's a short holiday,
Fang Henian and Lin Xiaohe took Xu Mengyao and Xiaomei to travel in City A these days.
They admired the rich collections of museums and art galleries in Uptown, and rode a vintage horse-drawn carriage in Central Park, traveling through the lush greenery and feeling the city's combination of ancient and modern.
They also witnessed a grand Western-style wedding in a Gothic church in Midtown.
When the group was having dinner in Chinatown, Xu Mengyao was still recalling the scene of the church wedding that day.
"This is the first time we've seen a Western-style wedding. It's really solemn and sacred. Are weddings in Hong Kong like this too?" she asked curiously.
Xiaomei also nodded and agreed: "The bride's wedding dress is so beautiful and long, like a princess."
Lin Xiaohe explained with a smile, "Hong Kong is a fusion of East and West. Weddings are usually held at home or in hotels, not as solemn as today. After all, Chinese people still value festivities and excitement."
Fang Henian fiddled with his phone and asked:
"Evan, what are the plans for tomorrow?"
Lin Xiaohe thought for a moment and said, "After dinner, let's go straight to my hotel and rest for the night. We'll go to Wall Street tomorrow. If the weather is good, we can also visit Liberty Island."
Xu Mengyao's eyes lit up when she heard the name Wall Street. The world's financial center! This time she was going abroad, she was heading to Wall Street.
"Then you can be the girls' guide tomorrow. I have something to do and need to leave first."
Fang Henian looked at Xu Mengyao and Xiaomei with an apologetic smile.
"I'll pick you up when school starts."
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The next morning, the three of them walked through the narrow streets between the high-rise buildings and arrived at the world's financial center - Wall Street.
Xu Mengyao deliberately touched the Wall Street bronze bull, which symbolizes wealth and good luck, and then excitedly ran to the stock exchange to open an account.
After enjoying a leisurely tour of Wall Street, the three of them went to the pier to take a cruise to Liberty Island.
Once on the ferry, the sea breeze with a light salty smell is refreshing.
There are a lot of tourists today, and there are many Asian faces on the deck, including domestic tour groups holding flags and leading them with loudspeakers, as well as tourists from Japan and Korea.
While the three were enjoying the sea breeze, a Korean tourist noticed them and greeted them enthusiastically in Korean, apparently mistaking them for compatriots.
Lin Xiaohe politely responded in English: "Hello, I'm from Hong Kong."
After hearing this answer, the Korean tourists looked embarrassed, bowed and apologized, and then started talking in Korean.
"I thought they were from our country. After all, the Asian Dragon Country is poor and its people are short of money, not to mention the other countries."
Another person echoed: "So he's from Hong Kong, no wonder."
Hearing this, Xu Mengyao's eyes became sharp.
He suddenly turned to the group of Korean tourists and said loudly in fluent English:
"Oh? So you Koreans think you're the best country in Asia? You think the Japanese are ugly and short, and that Dragon Country is backward and poor?"
As soon as she said this, the noisy sounds around her suddenly quieted down.
Many Asian tourists looked sideways, especially those who understood English, who glared at the Korean tourists.
Feeling the anger around them, the Koreans felt uneasy, their faces turning awkward. One of them quickly explained in English, "We didn't say..."
However, Xu Mengyao did not give them a chance to explain. She sneered and said directly in Korean:
"What? You thought I couldn't speak Kimchi?"
After that, he quickly switched back to English.
"It's okay to love your own country, but criticizing other countries shows your low quality! I am a native of Longguo. Longguo is developing rapidly now, and I am proud of my country. And I must emphasize that Gangcheng is Longguo's territory, and we are all Longguo people!"
Her words were sonorous and powerful, earning applause from the surrounding tourists, some even whistling in response. The three Chinese nationals blushed in embarrassment and hurriedly fled in the other direction of the ferry, fearing further criticism.
Xiaomei looked at Xu Mengyao, her eyes sparkling with admiration: "You are amazing! But when did you learn Korean?"
Xu Mengyao couldn't say that she learned this from working as a purchasing agent in her previous life so that she could bargain more easily. She could only lie and say:
"I saw it in the library and taught myself for a while. There was a Korean employee at my fourth uncle's company, so I often asked him for advice, and gradually I became proficient."
Once they reached Liberty Island, they began to climb the Statue of the Statue and admire the beautiful scenery of the island.
When we got down, we saw two Chinese people who were carving words on the wall tiles with small stones.
The foreigners nearby saw this scene and pointed and discussed it in surprised and dissatisfied tones:
"What are these Asians doing? They're destroying cultural relics!"
Others loudly accused them in English:
“Stop! You can’t do this!”
But the two Chinese people obviously didn't understand English and were still excitedly carving the words "I was here" and their names.
Xu Mengyao noticed that they didn't have any national symbols on them, so she stepped forward to persuade them:
"Uncle and aunt, carving is not allowed here. You will be fined. Look, those foreigners are already angry and want to ask the administrator to arrest us."
When the two Chinese heard this, they turned pale with fear: "Little girl, what should we do? Will they arrest us? Why can't we carve the words?"
Xu Mengyao comforted them, "Don't panic. You don't have any symbols of our country on you, so they won't know you're from Long Country. Did you see those people?"
As she spoke, Xu Mengyao pointed in the direction of a few Koreans.
"Run in their direction first, circle around, and then go back to the tour group. I'll help you erase these words."
When the two heard this, they hurriedly thanked her and then ran in the direction Xu Mengyao pointed.
Seeing the people running away, Xu Mengyao stretched out her sleeves and rubbed the scratches on the wall tiles vigorously. As she rubbed, she explained to the foreigners around her:
“It’s okay.
Those are Korean tourists; they don't understand these rules. Don't worry, I'll erase it.
When Xiaomei heard her words, she lowered her head and covered her mouth with her hands and laughed secretly.
Lin Xiaohe also looked at Xu Mengyao with a smile. Just now on the ship, the girl spoke righteously, and he thought she was a serious and law-abiding person.
I didn't expect that this time they would use the method of diverting the trouble to another place, killing two birds with one stone, quite interesting...
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