Chapter 253 You Have Already Grasped the Essence
"Boss, what's wrong with this guy?" Duan Bo approached Xiao Peng, carrying a lunch box. "Why does he seem to be missing a trick in his head? Why is he singing when he's not eating? And he's even saying 'Goodbye, my friend'. Is he crazy?"
What he said makes sense. After Biagio finished the call, he ran to the cafeteria, took a tray and got dinner. He also followed Xiao Peng and the others to eat on the deck. However, instead of eating, he started singing. The tune was the theme song from the movie "The Bridge", the song "Goodbye, my friend, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye."
Xiao Peng smiled and explained to Duan Bo, "He wasn't singing 'The Bridge,' but a song called 'The Braised Pork Song' that's been very popular online in Europe lately. However, this is the first time I've heard it sung in Italian."
"The Braised Pork Song?" Duan Bo's eyes widened. "Is he crazy? What did he sing?"
Xiao Peng listened and translated, "I woke up this morning thirsty and hungry! Braised pork, braised pork, braised pork, braised pork! I'd like some braised pork. So warm and tender, so rich and fragrant, classic Chinese braised pork. Blanched pork belly, meticulously chopped. Oh, braised pork, braised pork, braised pork... Duan Bo, please stop translating! This is a bit embarrassing. And there's even some 'fragrance of heaven' going on. That's not even about the braised pork, you're talking about it like you're your wife."
Duan Bo shook his head and said, "You can't say these things to your own wife, okay?"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "That's because you don't understand Italian men. They can really tell the difference. Bellucci is Italian. Even though she's Sicilian, she went to Italy when she was young. She told me that the men there have perfect skills in picking up girls."
Hua Chong also became interested: "Flirting with girls? How do you do it?"
Xiao Peng said to Hua Chong, "Dude, if you want to pick up girls in France, you have to speak French well first. You won't be able to survive here for long with your half-baked English and zero French!"
Hua Chong said, "We're still learning. You can ask Moreau. We were all working hard to learn French at sea some time ago. Yang Zhibin already knew French, and now he's even better at it!"
Moro came over and said, "They study... so hard! Slacking off is like being a slave!"
Xiao Peng was amused after hearing this. Moro was speaking Chinese, and they were now learning each other's language.
Hua Chong said, "Boss, don't change the subject. How do Italian men flirt with girls?"
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Come on, let's simulate a scenario. Hua Chong, you are a woman, and I am an Italian man. Let's simulate how Italian men handle their relationships with women!"
After hearing this, Hua Chong stepped on Xiao Peng's foot without thinking.
"What the hell are you doing?" Xiao Peng said angrily.
Hua Chong blinked: "Boss, is this how Italian men handle their relationships with women?"
Xiao Peng pointed at Hua Chong, took a deep breath, and put on a smile: "It's okay, beautiful lady, being touched so gently by you will fill me with strength for the whole day."
"Puff!" Everyone around burst into tears.
Duan Bo coughed dryly and said, "Boss, isn't that too corny?"
Xiao Peng shook his head. "If you don't usually talk like that, it's naturally corny, but when people around you talk like that every day, you start to think it's perfectly normal! Okay, stop trying to learn this. We Chinese are reserved and can't pick up on that!"
Just at this moment, another sailor Yang Zhibin from the Dragon Boat came over. Upon hearing Xiao Peng's words, he looked disdainful and even snorted!
Xiao Peng said angrily, "Yang Zhibin, what do you mean? I'm telling you, you're disrespecting your boss. Be careful or I'll dock your salary!"
After hearing this, Yang Zhibin didn't leave. He moved a chair over and sat down. "Do you remember the day when the Dragon Boat returned to the harbor?"
Everyone nodded.
"Of course I remember. It was raining that day. Lao Hu and Lao Xu were afraid that the rain would affect the quality of the samples, so they hurriedly took the samples off the boat. They were scolded by the boss." Duan Bo said.
When Xiao Peng returned to China, it was a happy time for the two major scientific researchers on the Dragon Boat, Hu Guohui and Xu Xingde. The two had been studying hot springs at sea and collected a large number of samples.
They were generous, but they overlooked one issue: cost. This month, including the cost of the boat, the ROV, battery life, and resupply, the total cost was nearly 2 million euros.
People who do scientific research probably don’t care about money, but Xiao Peng feels bad for it!
When Moro was settling the bill with Xiao Peng, Xiao Peng almost burst into tears. Then he saw that Xu Xingde and Hu Guohui did not help to tidy up the boat but were only concerned with their "samples" when the boat docked. He was furious and took the opportunity to scold the two of them. Chen Zetao happened to be there at the time, and Xiao Peng cried and shouted at Chen Zetao to take the two of them away.
Finally, Xiao Peng was persuaded to leave and Xu Xingde and Hu Guohui were allowed to stay. However, these two were now primarily crew members, and all scientific research work required Xiao Peng's approval. Xiao Peng and his crew were currently dining on the deep-sea salvage vessel, while the two were on the Dragon Boat, inspecting the vessel.
Yang Zhibin said, "You only saw the boss cursing. You don't know what happened next, do you?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng's face turned green and he coughed violently at Yang Zhibin.
Duan Bo hurriedly said, "Boss, we're all family, so why should we be ashamed? Old Yang, tell me what happened next!"
Yang Zhibin said, "It's nothing serious, actually. The other day, when I was cleaning the manure tanks on the boat, I happened to see a girl standing on the dock in the rain. I thought she was going to commit suicide, but our boss came over with an umbrella and held it for her. The first thing he said was, 'It's such a beautiful rainy night, why are you so sad?'"
Everyone looked at Xiao Peng, but they were all trying to hold back their laughter.
Xiao Peng coughed twice and explained, "I'm just afraid that she'll commit suicide."
Yang Zhibin curled his lips and continued, "The girl replied, 'I heard the night sky in La Ciotat is very beautiful, but it's raining today so I can't see it.' And do you know what the boss said after hearing that?"
"What did you say?"
"Stop keeping me in suspense!"
"That's right! Hurry up and tell me!"
Everyone started to make a fuss.
Yang Zhibin continued: "The boss said this: This is indeed a pity for you, but it is a godsend opportunity for me, because I can look into your eyes here, and your eyes are more beautiful than the night sky!"
"Ugh!" Everyone made vomiting gestures in unison, and then burst into laughter.
Xiao Peng angrily said, "Are you guys going to eat or not? Do you believe I'll beat you up? Old Yang, you'll still be the one to handle the manure tank when we get back this time!"
"Let's deal with it!" Yang Zhibin curled his lips and said, "You said that Chinese people are introverted and can't learn that trick. Boss, I think you have already grasped the essence of it!"
Xiao Peng's face flushed. Just as he was about to speak, Biagio came over and said, "Mr. Xiao, what are you doing so noisy?"
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