The plane landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, USA. As soon as Zhou Ming and Director Yin left the airport, they had to face inquiries from the airport visa officer. A black visa officer looked at Zhou Ming and Director Yin with an unkind expression.
"What are you doing in Boston?"
"Academic exchange! I am Teacher Yin's translator. Here are our visas and invitation letters."
The visa officer carefully looked at the documents handed over by Zhou Ming and the invitation letter from MIT, and then happily gave Zhou Ming and Director Yin seven days to sign.
After leaving Logan International Airport, Director Yin was curious to see that the visa had a one-week deadline, and then said with some surprise, "Xiao Zhou, it's okay! I used to be able to sign for a maximum of five days when I came here."
"Haha, maybe the visa officer is in a good mood today."
Zhou Ming and Director Yin went straight to the hotel arranged by MIT. Since there was an academic exchange meeting tomorrow, Zhou Ming and Director Yin had some dinner and then went back to their rooms to catch up on jet lag.
The next day, Zhou Ming followed Director Yin and acted as a qualified translator. For the various unfamiliar chemical terms spoken by foreign chemical experts, he translated them to Director Yin without any mistakes or pauses, which surprised Director Yin. Incessantly.
This academic exchange meeting lasted for three full days. Director Yin gained a lot of cutting-edge chemical technology knowledge from this academic meeting. He felt deeply that foreign R&D capabilities are so strong, and he also became more aware of the gap between the mainland and the world.
"Xiao Zhou, you have worked hard these days." The more Director Yin looked at Zhou Ming, the more he liked him. Such a young man with outstanding abilities was rare in his life. "This is a thousand dollars. You go to Boston to buy some gifts." Or go out and have some fun.”
"Haha, thank you, director!" Zhou Ming knew that leaders of Director Yin's level were provided with subsidies when going abroad, so he accepted it without any hesitation.
Zhou Ming first took a shower in the hotel and changed into clean clothes before leaving the hotel to experience Boston's nightlife.
Being in the world of blondes and blue eyes, Zhou Ming was somewhat uncomfortable. Seeing a coffee shop on the corner of the street, Zhou Ming suddenly wanted to experience it on a whim.
"A cup of black coffee!"
"OK, just a second."
Soon the waiter brought Zhou Ming's coffee. Zhou Ming drank the coffee leisurely while watching the foreigners coming and going outside the glass window. He felt that everything was very magical.
After all, this is a world of Western people. There are blond hair and blue eyes everywhere, and a few black people occasionally appear. However, Zhou Ming rarely sees yellow people.
Zhou Ming was a little surprised when an Oriental face suddenly appeared on the street. He couldn't help but be curious and pay more attention. It was a young Oriental woman in her twenties and thirties who was having an argument with a white man.
It was obvious that the conflict between the two was intense. The white man argued with the woman for a long time, and then he became violent. He first punched and kicked the woman, and then grabbed the woman's hair and hit it against the trash can next to her. past.
Zhou Ming quickly put the coffee money at the bottom of the coffee cup and ran out quickly. Many people were watching, but no one came to help. Zhou Ming realized that foreigners were also so indifferent.
Zhou Ming ran forward angrily and kicked the white man away hard. While the white man and the surrounding crowd were confused, Zhou Ming picked up the Oriental woman on the ground and fled.
Zhou Ming had to run away quickly. If the Boston police came, they would definitely attack the white man. After all, he was just a foreigner with a work visa, and he would only suffer a loss if he stayed.
Zhou Ming ran with the woman for two blocks before he stopped panting, and then heard the woman say thank you, "Thank you!"
Hearing that the woman was speaking Mandarin, Zhou Ming looked up in surprise and looked at the woman with a bruised nose and face, "Are you Chinese?"
"Yes!" The woman looked at Zhou Ming with a forced smile, "Please send me to the hospital, I want to have my injuries examined."
"Okay! Let's take a taxi!" Zhou Ming did not inquire about the relationship between the woman and the white man. He just sent the woman to a nearby hospital in a gentlemanly manner.
After arriving at a nearby hospital, the woman didn't just go to get her injuries checked. Instead, she called the police directly from the hospital. Soon the Boston police showed up at the hospital.
Zhou Ming did not run forward curiously at this time, but instead hid far away knowingly. It was not until the police left that Zhou Ming walked up to the woman.
"Thank you for saving me just now, I'll buy you a drink!" The woman looked at her compatriots with a forced smile.
"OK!"
Following the woman to a bar, the woman shouted to the bartender, "Two glasses of whiskey!"
The woman who was drinking one cup after another suddenly looked at Zhou Ming with a wry smile, "Aren't you curious about my relationship with that person?"
"Not curious! Because it's useless for me to be curious."
"Haha, you are a very strange person. You don't have the curiosity of a Chinese at all." The woman looked at Zhou Ming curiously, feeling that Zhou Ming was becoming more and more interesting. "Are you an international student in Boston?"
"no!"
"Tourism?"
"Roughly the same!"
"That man is my husband. I abandoned my parents and relatives in China for him, but ended up in this situation." The woman told her story with a self-conscious smile.
Hearing the story told by the woman, Zhou Ming could only describe it as miserable. In fact, Zhou Ming had guessed most of it. He lamented that there are so many women who like to marry far away. There is no shortage of such silly women in any era who sacrifice everything for "love". Zhou Ming At this time, I couldn't express any opinions, I just listened to the woman's cry quietly.
"What happened today made me determined to divorce him. I want to sue him and make him leave the house."
Soon the woman was drunk. Because he didn't know the other person's name, let alone her home address, Zhou Ming could only take the drunk woman back to his hotel room.
As soon as he put the woman on the bed, Zhou Ming was grabbed by the corner of Zhou Ming's clothes. Then the woman looked at Zhou Ming sadly, "Am I already very old?"
"Ah? No!" Zhou Ming was a little confused when he was asked, and then explained with a smile, "You are very beautiful! You are much more fashionable than the girls in China."
"Foreign style?" The woman had a wry smile on her face at this time, "Haha, I am already thirty, and I gave all my youth to that bastard."
"At thirty, you can start over from scratch."
"Really?" The woman kept holding on to Zhou Ming's clothes, "Do you want to stay and continue to listen to my story?"
"Eh? Okay!" Originally, he wanted to refuse directly, but when he saw the bruised and swollen woman in front of him and the woman's pleading eyes, Zhou Ming suddenly felt soft.
That night, Zhou Ming told this strange woman "stories" all night long. The woman seemed a little crazy. Fortunately, Zhou Ming's physical fitness was very good, otherwise he might have been too much.
When Zhou Ming woke up again the next morning, he found that the woman had left without leaving any message. If his legs hadn't been a little weak, Zhou Ming would have thought it was just a sweet dream of "Snail Girl".
The academic exchange has ended. Normally, you can rush back to China at this time, but this time the visa is only for seven days, so Director Yin started shopping mode with Zhou Ming, his translator.
Zhou Ming also bought some gifts for friends in China, such as Song Yunhui, Sun Mingtao and his wife. Zhou Ming prepared some small gifts for them, which can be regarded as the most basic etiquette.
"Xiao Zhou, I heard from the hotel staff that you brought back a woman last night?" While eating at a Chinese restaurant, Director Yin suddenly looked at Zhou Ming with a smile.
"Ah? Yes!" Zhou Ming was somewhat embarrassed.
"Well, it's okay for young people to do this." Director Yin didn't criticize anything harshly. Instead, he told Zhou Ming to be careful, "But you must pay attention to safety and there must be no trouble."
"Director Yin, I know what's appropriate."
"Well, as long as you understand."
What happened last night was indeed a bit inexplicable. He was not a man who liked one-night stands. The reason why he couldn't control himself last night was because Zhou Ming guessed that he felt sorry for the woman.
Zhou Ming and Director Yin went on a shopping spree in the next few days, and then finally got on a plane back to the mainland when his visa expired, which was the end of his trip to the United States.
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After returning to the capital, Zhou Ming went directly to Sun Mingtao's house with gifts. Sun Mingtao and his wife were very surprised when they saw Zhou Ming's return.
"Xiao Zhou, are you back?"
"Auntie, I just got off the plane and came to visit you and Director Sun." Zhou Ming quickly took out the gift for Sun Mingtao and his wife. "This is the gift I brought to you and Director Sun. I hope you like it."
"Haha, I like it! Thank you, Xiao Zhou."
"Auntie, you're welcome."
Zhou Ming stayed at Sun Mingtao's house for dinner that day, and then chatted with Sun Mingtao in the study for a while. Knowing that Sun Mingtao was addicted to smoking, the gift he brought him this time was a Camel cigarette.
"Bah..."
Sun Mingtao took a comfortable drag on his cigarette, and then said with a smile on his face, "Xiao Zhou, the cigarettes you brought back are really good."
"Haha, as long as you like it."
"You took a trip to the United States. How did it feel?"
"Other than being a little more developed than us, it doesn't feel much better."
"Well, have you thought about your future development direction?"
"Now that BAIC's translation work has come to an end, I am ready to return to Jinzhou Chemical."
"Oh? Did you choose to work in the chemical industry?"
"Well, I also want to contribute to our chemical industry. Without the appreciation of familiar leaders in the automotive field, it will be difficult to achieve outstanding results." Zhou Ming was not prepared to hide it from Sun Mingtao, but explained with a wry smile.
"Hey! That's right!" Sun Mingtao also agreed with Zhou Ming's point of view. It is difficult to do things without anyone above him. "Do you have any familiar leaders in Jinzhou?"
"Director, to tell you the truth, I have made some modest contributions to Jinzhou Chemical's introduction of technology this time. I think Secretary Shui will have some arrangements for me!"
"Well, that's good. When you come to the capital in the future, remember to come and sit at my house."
"Okay! I will definitely do it."
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Jinzhou Chemical's introduction of FRC technology was vetoed by the Chemical Industry Headquarters, and the introduction plan of Secretary Shui and Song Yunhui was adopted, which directly led to Factory Director Fei and Chief Engineer Liu stepping aside at Jinzhou Chemical.
The workers in Jinzhou Chemical Industry are all good at flattering others and suppressing others. Soon the former flatterers abandoned Director Fei and Chief Engineer Liu. Yu Shanqing was also a speculator through and through, so he immediately abandoned his girlfriend Liu Qiming.
Liu Qiming is the same as in the original play, knowing everything in her heart, but she is too obsessed with Yu Shanqing's sweet words and is unwilling to let go easily.
As Liu Qiming's best friend, Cheng Kaiyan took the initiative to defend Liu Qiming, took the gift that Yu Shanqing gave to Liu Qiming, and ran to Song Yunhui's dormitory to make a fuss.
Seeing Cheng Kaiyan torture Song Yunhui to death, Zhou Ming, who was in Song Yunhui's dormitory at this time, couldn't help laughing. Especially Song Yunhui's confused and angry look made Zhou Ming feel so funny.
"Haha, Song Yunhui, your wife has appeared."
"Zhou Ming, what nonsense are you talking about!" Song Yunhui looked at Zhou Ming angrily and raised a flag in public, "Even if I never marry, I will not marry a shrew."
"Haha, Song Yunhui, don't talk nonsense so early, otherwise you will slap yourself in the face later."
When Cheng Kaiyan was making a fuss with Song Yunhui at the door, she always felt that there was someone in Song Yunhui's dormitory, and then she thought it might be Yu Shanqing hiding inside.
"Qiming, I feel that there is someone in Song Yunhui's room. I suspect that it is Yu Shanqing hiding inside."
"Ah? Could he be Song Yunhui's roommate?"
"I don't know! Let's wait at the door for a while. If it's Yu Shanqing, we'll catch him."
"Eh? That's fine."
Liu Qiming and Cheng Kaiyan didn't wait long before Zhou Ming came out of the dormitory building. Liu Qiming was surprised when he saw Zhou Ming, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Seeing Liu Qiming's surprised expression, Cheng Kaiyan seemed to understand that he was "Yu Shanqing", then he picked up the wooden stick in the corner and rushed forward fiercely.
Liu Qiming saw Cheng Kaiyan's actions, and before he could stop him, the wooden stick in Cheng Kaiyan's hand hit Zhou Ming's head hard.
"ah!"
"Scumbag! Scumbag! I'll beat you to death, you scumbag!" Cheng Kaiyan yelled and cursed while beating him.
"Crazy! You got the wrong person!"
"Hmph! Yu Shanqing, even if you peel off your skin, I know you are a scumbag!" Cheng Kaiyan looked at Zhou Ming with an angry look.
"Yu Shanqing? Is that old man as handsome as me? What the hell do you look like in your eyes?" Zhou Ming looked at Cheng Kaiyan angrily.
"Ah? Are you really not Yu Shanqing?"
"Kaiyan, you hit the wrong person, he is Zhou Ming." Liu Qiming quickly stepped forward and pulled away from Cheng Kaiyan with a wry smile.
"Zhou Ming? Is that the blind Ming that your father punished?" Cheng Kaiyan's eyes widened in surprise.
"Ahem! Cheng Kaiyan, please be careful what you say." Zhou Ming really hates this silly woman.
"Hmph! Did I say something wrong?" Cheng Kaiyan was still very unconvinced and showed her willfulness vividly.
"Zhou Ming, I apologize to you on behalf of Cheng Kaiyan. She mistook you for Yu Shanqing." Liu Qiming looked at Zhou Ming with a wry smile.
"Hey! You two are really best friends, you both have such bad eyes."
"ah?"
"Song Yunhui and I are so young and handsome, but you don't even like her, but you choose the old and carefree Yu Shanqing." To be honest, Zhou Ming was also speechless about Liu Qiming, and Song Yunhui actually liked her quite a bit.
"Huh?" Liu Qiming was a little confused when he heard Zhou Ming say this.
"Hmph! Narcissism!" Cheng Kaiyan on the side still didn't realize his mistake.
"Cheng Kaiyan, please recognize me clearly. I am Zhou Ming."
"I'm sorry! At worst, I apologize to you." Cheng Kaiyan still looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, which made Zhou Ming feel helpless.
"Zhou Ming, when did you come back? I heard that you went to the United States on a business trip?" Seeing that Cheng Kaiyan still went his own way, Liu Qiming quickly changed the subject.
"Well, when I came back, I got beaten up by both of you."
"Really sorry!"
"Forget it! Even if I am unlucky."
After Zhou Ming said that, he turned around and left. If it were Cheng Qianli, Cheng Kaiyan's brother, he would beat him back severely. But facing two delicate girls, Zhou Ming really couldn't do anything, even if it was to give Song Yunhui some face. .
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