Chapter 1578 Meeting a 'Scholar'
Why did Bruch say that? Xiao Peng knew the answer when he returned to the villa: a row of cars were parked at the entrance, and Ono Akihiko and Ishii Kevin were standing at the entrance waiting - Van der Laupe did not let them in because Xiao Peng was not at home.
Although the two of them were standing under the tree, they were sweating all over.
You deserve it. Who told you to wear a suit in such hot weather?
Ishii Kevin wanted to curse, but after thinking about his mission, he held back and continued to wait with Ono Akihiko. Just when Ono Akihiko felt that he was about to get a heat stroke, Xiao Peng's cool red and black supercar finally appeared before their eyes.
Seeing Xiao Peng return, the two men hurried over to greet him. Then, two rows of cars filled with beautiful Japanese women in kimonos emerged. Ono Akihiko euphemistically declared them members of Mitsui & Co.'s public relations department. Each girl was holding a small box. Ono Akihiko earnestly apologized to Xiao Peng for arriving empty-handed. He had been diligently preparing for this event for the past week.
Well, courtesy is always welcome, right? So Ono Akihiko and the others were allowed to enter Xiao Peng's villa—once they had passed Bruch's inspection.
Bruch had a very legitimate reason: paparazzi tried to install eavesdropping equipment in Xiao Peng's room, and this happened several times in the hospital ward, so let's deal with the villain first and the gentleman later.
After hearing Bruch's words, Ishii Kevin cursed silently in his heart: No wonder their surveillance equipment has been unable to be installed countless times, so this is the reason! These damn paparazzi!
Ruining my good thing!
However, he quickly threw a few things aside when no one was paying attention - this was of course the eavesdropping device he was carrying. It would be really embarrassing if Bruch found out!
After Van der Laupe and Kayser prepared coffee for Ono Akihiko and Ishii Kevin, the two kept cursing in their hearts: "What kind of people are you! You send us away when we come with no gifts, and now you treat us to coffee when we come with gifts!"
Are you too realistic?
After taking a sip of coffee, Ono Akihiko exclaimed, "Really good coffee, Mr. Xiao, your lady's coffee-making skills are amazing!"
Why did Xiao Peng treat them with coffee? Although the Japanese always promote things like "tea ceremony" and so on, which makes people think that they love drinking tea, in fact, their favorite drink is "roasted black", that is, coffee.
Despite the Japanese's constant insistence on upholding their national culture and the sight of them strolling the streets in kimonos, they're actually obsessed with "leaving Asia and joining Europe," believing they don't belong in Asia. Even if their English is incomprehensible, they insist on speaking their own Japanese-style English. They're also proud of speaking English, wearing suits, and drinking coffee. In Japan, there are more street cafes than supermarkets...
Xiao Peng was confused. Although he knew many languages, he really didn't understand Japanese.
The Japanese people's speech is basically composed of vowels and consonants. They only have five vowels: ah, yi, wu, ai, ao.
Adding consonants creates sounds like "ka," "ki," "ku," "kai," "kao," "sa," "xi," "su," "sa," and "sa." Almost all Japanese uses these five sounds over and over again. It sounds like singing.
Ishii Kevin translated Ono Akihiko's words for Xiao Peng, and Xiao Peng suddenly realized, "Oh, you misunderstood. This is instant coffee. We don't like coffee, so we used instant coffee to entertain people. We just bought it at Costco and don't know the brand. If you like it... Vander Loupe, do you have any unpacked instant coffee?"
Van der Laupe said with a bitter face, "Boss, you don't like coffee, so you bought this pack to fool people...!"
Xiao Peng waved and said, "Elsa, go to Costco and buy a hundred bags of this brand of instant coffee to give to these Japanese guests. Go get the money from Vanderlaupe and remember to come back quickly!"
After hearing this, Aisha said "Oh" and walked out.
Akihiko Ono didn't understand what was going on, and Kevin Ishii also looked embarrassed. He wanted to interrupt Xiao Peng several times, but Xiao Peng had already made arrangements and Elsa had already left.
Seeing Elsa running out in a hurry, Akihiko Ono quickly asked Kevin Ishii what had happened. Kevin Ishii could only tell him what had just happened. This time, Akihiko Ono almost scratched the floor with embarrassment.
He hurriedly bowed to Xiao Peng and said a lot of words.
Ishii Kevin translated his words to Xiao Peng, "Mr. Ono said he wanted to apologize for his previous disrespect. He was too eager to see you, so he messed things up."
Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Please tell Mr. Ono that he should apologize to me, especially because he is from Japan."
After Kevin Ishii translated this to Akihiko Ono, he stood up and bowed to Xiao Peng again. Xiao Peng waved his hand for him to sit down.
"Mr. Ono would like to ask why Mr. Xiao said that?" Kevin Ishii said.
Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Aren't you from Japan too? You should know this!"
Kevin Ishii's current identity is a translator. He can't say that he was born and raised in the United States, so he said, "I hope Mr. Xiao can explain my doubts."
Xiao Peng said, "According to Japanese tradition, in ancient times, people would bring home amulets consecrated at shrines, meaning to bring the protection of the gods to their family and friends. By the end of the Muromachi period, the Japanese had developed the custom of 'souvenirs', a method used by the Japanese to maintain interpersonal relationships. Whether visiting or traveling, no one comes empty-handed. Unless in your eyes I am an insignificant figure or I am your rival, then my question is: what am I in your eyes?"
Kevin Ishii translated the words to Ono Akihiko again, and this time, as if pressing a button, Ono Akihiko jumped up from the sofa, and then...
Damn, you’re kneeling down now?
However, besides being shocked, Xiao Peng also felt that he understood.
The Japanese have a culture of apology, that is, they apologize whenever they have a disagreement. In their eyes, no matter how big the incident is, as long as they apologize, everything will be fine. Just look at the news and you will know that no matter what happens in Japan, there will always be a group of people bowing and apologizing.
According to their habit, it is: We have apologized, what can you do?
Basically, Japanese people spend their day apologizing and being apologized to. When you walk on the streets of Japan, you can easily see Japanese people nodding and bowing to apologize.
There are many ways to apologize, from lightest to most serious: a slight bow, a 45-degree bow, a 90-degree bow, repeated 90-degree bows, kneeling on one knee and bowing your head to apologize...
What is the most serious way to apologize? It's called "Shixiazuo".
Well, just kneel down.
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