Chapter 53 Suit and Leather Shoes
The state-run Goubuli bun shop was crowded with customers, and there was a long queue in front of the counter.
Luo Bing had a smile on his face, and with two bags of buns in his hands, he squeezed out of the crowd like an iron man.
Little Li, I bought Goubuli buns! Luo Bing handed a bag of buns to Li Weidong.
How much is this bun? Li Weidong asked casually.
A bag of one dollar, eat it while it's hot, pad your stomach first, and go back to the guest house later, and I'll invite you to drink. Luo Bing said, taking out a bun and stuffing it into his mouth.
Li Weidong bumped the weight of the bag with his hands. Although he didn't know how many buns were in it, at the price of 1985, this Goubuli bun was still quite expensive, at least higher than the peach cake in the supply and marketing cooperative. A lot more expensive.
Li Weidong took out a bun and took a bite. The taste was indeed much better than that of Goubuli in later generations. The crystal clear fat inside looked very appetizing.
In that era when there was a general shortage of oil and water in the stomachs of the common people, this kind of bun with fat and meat was an excellent delicacy.
Xiao Li, thanks to you this time, if it weren't for you, I don't know when I would be able to mention the car. Luo Bing said vaguely while chewing on the buns.
After seeing Li Weidong's Japanese ability, Zhou Fulai immediately asked Li Weidong to stay and serve as a translator to receive foreign guests.
Of course, Li Weidong couldn't refuse, after all, he still expected others to sign to pick up the car. After Li Weidong agreed, Zhou Fulai also signed it happily, and personally called Jinmen Port to arrange the pickup.
With Zhou Fulai's call, Luo Bing's pick up the car will definitely be unobstructed.
It's just that Li Weidong has to stay in Jinmen for a few more days, at least until the foreign guests leave before returning to Qinghe.
Last time, Li Weidong stayed at the Yellow River Factory for more than 20 days and was recorded as absenteeism and almost had his salary deducted.
This time, Li Weidong behaved well, and asked Zhou Fulai to issue a formal letter, stamped with the official seal of the Foreign Trade Bureau, and then asked Luo Bing to take it back, which was the basis for his own leave.
After all, the Foreign Trade Bureau is an agency, and a letter with an official seal has an administrative effect. Even if it is not an order, it is legitimate. At least it can prevent Li Weidong from being recorded as absenteeism.
Luo Bing devoured the buns and said at the same time, Xiao Li, I really didn't expect you to have this ability. You can speak Japanese better than that university teacher! But the Japanese level of that university teacher is only half-baked, even with the filter. A simple word like clearing device has to be looked up in a dictionary.
Team Luo, you don't understand this. Language is divided into phonetic characters and ideograms. Phonetic characters are when you see the word and know how to pronounce it, but you don't know what it means. And the ideogram is when you see the word, You can know what it means. Just like our Chinese, it is an ideogram. Li Weidong explained.
It's just that in the face of Luo Bing, who is not very educated, he didn't explain it too deeply.
That is to say, like the Japanese of a filter, that Mr. Xu can read it, but he had to look it up in a dictionary before he knew he was talking about a filter? Luo Bing's mind was still very flexible, and he instantly understood what Li Weidong meant.
Most of the languages in the world are phonetic, and only a few languages such as Chinese are ideographic.
There are not too many letters in the phonetic script. For example, English has only 26 letters, compared with thousands of commonly used Chinese characters.
However, Chinese has the advantage that words can reach meaning, which is not possible with phonetic writing.
For example, the word diabetes, even a primary school student can understand the meaning of these three words. Disease represents a disease, and diabetes is a symptom, so diabetes is a disease whose symptoms are diabetes.
The English word for diabetes is a separate word, even if you are a British with a doctorate degree,
As long as you don't learn the word specifically, you don't know what it is just by looking at diabetes.
This is a major feature of phonetic writing. There are many professional terms, which are used by people who are engaged in this industry, and only those who are engaged in this industry will learn it specially.
Japanese consists of kanji and kana, where kanji is ideographic and kana is phonetic. Many technical terms and foreign words in Japanese use kana. Therefore, in many professional fields, some people who understand professional terminology are needed to translate.
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Early the next morning, Luo Bing said goodbye to Li Weidong.
Little Li, we went to the customs to pick up the car, so we went straight back. You should take care in Jinmen. If you have any difficulties, go directly to the transportation company in Jinmen, find Director Liu of the freight department, and mention our Director Zhao at that time. The name will do. Luo Bing asked.
Director Liu of the Freight Department, I remember it. Li Weidong nodded.
Luo Bing took out another handful of money and stuffed it into Li Weidong's hand: You can't go out without money in your hand. I guess you didn't bring much money when you came out this time. You should take this money first, the poor are rich. the way!
Captain Luo, I still have some money, not to mention that the Foreign Trade Bureau will arrange for me to eat and live. This time it is for foreign guests, and the Foreign Trade Bureau will not treat me badly. Li Weidong shied away.
Take it, if something happens, you can respond to the emergency. Even if I lent you this money, you can return it to me when you go back. Luo Bing forced the money into Li Weidong's hand.
Li Weidong's heart warmed, he put away the money and said, Thank you Luo team, I will return the money to you when I go back.
Luo Bing continued: The letter from the Foreign Trade Bureau will be handed over to Director Zhao when I go back, and Director Zhao will report this matter to the company leaders, so you can rest assured, the grandsons of the Personnel Department will definitely I dare not remember you for being absent from work.”
Team Luo, I have one more thing to trouble you. Li Weidong handed a paper bag tied with a rope to Luo Bing, and then said, Please bring this bag of twist to my house for my parents, by the way. , don't give it directly to my brother, my brother is not good at studying, but his mouth is very greedy, and he doesn't have enough food!
Understood. Luo Bing took the twist: Nothing else, you can go to the Foreign Trade Bureau, don't let people wait!
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Li Weidong came to the Foreign Trade Bureau, and Zhou Fulai was already waiting there.
Mr. Li, have you had breakfast yet? If you haven't, I'll ask someone to get you a set of fruit? Zhou Fulai asked earnestly.
I've already eaten it, and I've eaten pancakes and fruits. Li Weidong replied.
Are you full? It doesn't matter if you're not full. Eat a little more at noon. The meals for foreign guests are still very rich. Zhou Fulai looked at Li Weidong, and then asked, Mr. Li, How tall are you?
One meter eight. Li Weidong replied.
What size shoes do you wear? Zhou Fulai asked again.
Number 43. Li Weidong replied blankly. He didn't quite understand why Zhou Fulai suddenly cared about his height and shoe size.
Zhou Fulai immediately gave the answer: Because we are receiving foreign guests, your work clothes will not work, you have to change into a suit and leather shoes. After a while, I will ask someone to get a suit that is 1.8 meters high, and then a pair of size 43. Come over with leather shoes, you try it first. There are also some diplomatic etiquette and some confidentiality principles, you may not know, I will let Xiao Zhang in the office tell you.
Li Weidong was a little surprised: This foreign trade department is generous, and came to help them with their work, and gave them a suit and leather shoes. Rounding up, they made another 100 million!
