Chapter 85 Evelyn
After the group members finished their meal, they came over to inquire about why Lin Johnson could go out. Lin Johnson told them that he spent 26 Hong Kong dollars to complete the entry procedures.
The members of the group looked at the young man in surprise, and some asked in shock: "I paid HK$26 just to have breakfast?"
"No! I went out to find a coin exchange store again and exchanged some foreign currency!" Lin Johnson replied.
"What coin exchange store?" Some members of the group asked immediately.
Lin Qiangsheng then introduced the foreign currency exchange shop outside to the members and said: "In big cities like this, there are foreign currency exchange shops near the street corners of commercial areas, which is very convenient! I just need to exchange some money!"
"Oh! So that's the case! This exchange store can be exchanged for foreign exchange with RMB, which is quite convenient!" Some people began to think about exchanging some foreign exchange as well. Because they didn't get much foreign currency at home, many people also brought some RMB out, preparing to see if they could be exchanged abroad. They didn't expect to exchange it near Hong Kong Airport!
After discussing, the members decided to go out to exchange some foreign currency and applied to Captain Gong. Captain Gong also understood everyone, and even his family was asked to buy electrical appliances and return to China. Miyamoto asked everyone to pay attention to discipline and not go too far, so that they could go out together for safety.
Lin Xiangrong asked Lin Johnson: "Have you gone to exchange for money?"
Lin Johnson nodded. There was no need to hide it. Anyway, his parents would know when they were abroad.
After nine o'clock, Lin Johnson spoke to his parents, and he walked out of the airport with a plastic box in his arms. He came to a HSBC bank that he had seen before, successfully applied for a Mastercard inside, and saved the money.
After throwing away the plastic box, Lin Johnson walked out of the bank with his suitcase easily.
At around 12 o'clock, the delegation boarded an Air France passenger plane. Interestingly, during this period they met a group of people who went abroad for inspection in another southern province. However, the other party was a visit from the education department staff, and they were experts and scholars from some university research institutions. Everyone got together and chatted with each other for a while, but they found it boring. In addition, the dialect was not in line with each other and could not talk together, so they slowly separated.
What interested the delegation was that they learned about some domestic situation. As a border inland province, the news was still very closed. Now many coastal provinces have become active and have begun to go out on a large scale, but their H-province areas are still the same as before. This makes everyone feel the gap! Even compared with domestic provinces, we are much worse than those of domestic provinces!
Around 1978, a wave of overseas inspections was set off across the country. According to statistics from the Hong Kong and Macao Office of the State Council at that time, from January to the end of November 1978 alone, there were 529 batches of people going abroad and going to Hong Kong through Hong Kong, totaling 3,213, of which 112 batches went to Hong Kong for inspections, totaling 824. These statistics do not include the newly emerging large-scale overseas study personnel.
Air France's passenger plane made everyone feel more advanced. This time it was a serious foreign service staff, a flight attendant with various hair, and a waiter. The unique face of the French, high nose bridge, large freckles, variegated hair, and a mouthful of nasal sound in French. The face is both enthusiastic and not very enthusiastic.
The beautiful flight attendants wearing black suits and skirts made the inspection team members observe them quietly, and also made most of the compatriots in China traveling with the passenger plane a lot quieter.
Often, during economic crisis periods, catering on planes is the best period. Although there was no economic crisis in the West in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the oil crisis and price increase caused by oil-producing countries in the early 1970s made Europe and the United States fall into a long period of economic stagflation. At this time, Europe and the United States are experiencing a relatively long period of economic sluggishness. Economic depression, a large amount of capital, technology, and products surplus.
The economy is not good, and naturally, the catering provided by airlines in this period is better and the service attitude is good. After the passenger plane entered the level flight, the flight attendants immediately provided lunch to the passengers. Although it was economy class, there were many types of catering options available!
Two meals will be sent on a route to Europe, and there will be an exquisite menu for passengers before delivery. There are a wide variety of food and beverages, from beverages to staple foods to desserts, which are clearly written, making people feel very attentive. There are two types of meals available: bread, ham, salad, yogurt, cheese, desserts, stir-fry, etc. Beverages also include champagne, beer, juice, tea, coffee, etc. French bread is constantly distributed.
Lin Johnson ordered a beef stewed peas, a portion of rice, and a glass of champagne. Father Lin Xiangrong and mother Xu Hongmei were still discussing. Seeing that his son had already asked for food, Lin Johnson asked Lin Johnson to help choose a gourmet and sweet and sour pork ribs.
"My parents, drink some wine and eat some onions to help you sleep!" Lin Johnson suggested to his parents.
Xu Hongmei and Lin Xiangrong both nodded, and Xu Hongmei smiled and said, "Well, my son, these two dishes you ordered are very good. I really didn't expect that the food provided by foreign passenger planes is so good, and there is also Chinese food! I was still thinking at home that I might not be used to eating abroad."
Lin Xiangrong also nodded, looked at the French flight attendant who walked closer and smiled at him, and smiled unnaturally.
Xu Hongmei pinched her husband and whispered: "Don't stare at them!"
"Oh!" Lin Xiangrong immediately glanced at his wife, smiled and said, "The first time I saw a foreigner, it's so close!"
Lin Johnson looked at the French flight attendant, and he said to the young flight attendant in French: "It's better to drink!"
The French flight attendant had beautiful dark chestnut hair and tied it up. When she smiled, she had a few small freckles on her cheeks. She smiled at Lin Johnson and said, "It's better to drink!"
Lin Johnson smiled awkwardly and said in English: "Give us three of you this... there is also a glass of champagne and two glasses of wine. Thank you, beautiful lady!"
The young flight attendant smiled and said, "Yes, Miss! OK, sir, do you want anything else?"
"I want a plate of chopped onions to help sleep, thank you!" said Lin Johnson.
The flight attendant said in surprise: "Can onions help sleep? OK sir, come soon!"
The flight attendant nodded with a smile, picked up the catering list and walked back. The members of the inspection team around saw Lin Johnson communicating with the flight attendant so fluently, and looked at Lin Johnson's family in surprise.
Lin Xiangrong and Xu Hongmei looked at each other, then looked at their son, nodded happily, and Xu Hongmei said, "Look at it! My son's college has not gone to waste!"
Lin Xiangrong smiled and said, "He only fished for three days and had two days of drying the net, and was struggling everywhere. He didn't expect that he learned very well!"
Looking at the envious and astonishing eyes of other members, the two became proud of their son.
Miyamoto turned around and asked, "Director Zhou, do you see the foreign language standards spoken by that young comrade?"
Zhou Jianjiang is a team translator sent by the foreign trade and economic service in the province. Of course, he has a good official position, otherwise he would not have come to Western Europe with the inspection team.
Zhou Jianjiang, who was in his 40s, and with thick glasses, replied: "It's okay, that little comrade spoke French first, not very standard! He spoke English later, and there were only a few sentences!"
Miyamoto nodded and looked back at Gong Ya. The girl looked at Lin Qiangsheng, her little nose wrinkled, and she secretly pinched her fist.
This flight took about 15 hours in total. When the plane entered the sky above Europe, Lin Johnson and his family woke up. Eating onions really helped them sleep. After putting on eye masks and earplugs, they slept in the Mediterranean!
Lin Johnson asked the flight attendant for two baguettes and three cups of coffee, which surprised the members again.
"Free!" Lin Johnson whispered to everyone.
"Oh! Then give me one too!" The members of the group became interested.
The inspection team of more than 20 people immediately became energetic. They all followed Lin Johnson's appearance and ordered baguettes and coffee, which made the French flight attendant busy for a while.
After eating stick bread, Lin Johnson went to the bathroom.
When passing by the flight attendant's rest area, the young flight attendant with dark chestnut hair smiled and said to him: "Scatter the donkey!"
"Scatter the donkey!" Lin Johnson replied with a smile.
The flight attendant has bright black and brown eyes, a high nose bridge, a light red lipstick, and a delicate face.
She rolled her eyes wide and said to Lin Johnson in English: "Do you know a few French words?"
Lin Johnson stopped and said with a smile: "Yes! French is indeed the most beautiful language in the world, but it is too difficult for me to learn!"
The young flight attendant girl chuckled and said, "Of course! French is indeed beautiful and beautiful! But you speak English well! Among the Chinese, you speak better!"
Lin Johnson smiled and started chatting with the flight attendant. Air France flight attendant likes to chat. The young flight attendant chuckled from time to time, which made the compatriots passing by looked at Lin Johnson in surprise.
"How about my outfit? Not a country bumpkin, right?" Lin Johnson asked the flight attendant.
The flight attendant chuckled and said, "I obviously feel much better than your compatriots! Your figure is also good, stronger than I thought!"
Lin Johnson laughed and said, "Well, I do like exercise more!"
The flight attendant asked, "Really? You know how to kung fu? Bruce Lee?"
Lin Johnson shook his head and said, "No, I can't! What I know is fighting!"
The flight attendant said in surprise, looked at Lin Johnson and said, "I really can't see it!"
Lin Johnson smiled and said, "Are you praising me?"
The flight attendant also smiled, stretched out his hand to Johnson Lin and said, "Hello! My name is Evelyn! Where are you?"
Lin Johnson said: "You can call me Johnson, Lin!"
The flight attendant smiled and said, "Hello, Johnson and Johnson!"
The two shook hands a little, and Evelyn smiled charmingly and said to Johnson Lin: "Johnson, I'm free today!"
Lin Johnson blinked, is this the girl asking her to make an appointment with her?!
He nodded and said, "I'm afraid I have time at night, can you accompany me to Paris at night?"
Evelyn smiled and said, "Of course!"
Lin Johnson stretched out his palm, Evelyn took out a pen and wrote a phone number on his hand, and said with a smile: "I'm free when I look for me tonight!"
Lin Johnson nodded, said goodbye to Evelyn, and returned to his seat in a daze, feeling that the handwriting on his palm was still so clear.
I actually made an appointment with a young French girl!
Chapter completed!