Chapter 245: Lick the dog and cry (two in one)(2/3)
So Li Weidong coughed dryly and wanted to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, but found that he didn't know what to say.
The two of them fell into silence at the same time, which made it even more awkward.
"there……"
"this……"
The next second, the two people spoke at the same time, but stopped talking at the same time. They both wanted to find a topic to break this awkward situation, but they ended up crashing.
Immediately afterwards, the two said in unison: "You go ahead and say it!"
"Then let me talk first..."
Again in unison.
"You better say it first!"
Still speaking in unison.
This old plot from the idol drama twenty years ago made the two fall into silence again. They stared at each other, as if waiting for the other to speak first.
A man and a woman just looked at each other, and the atmosphere instantly turned from awkward to ambiguous.
Finally, He Anan spoke again. She pointed to a vending machine next to her and asked, "What does this vending machine sell?"
Li Weidong knew that He Anan was looking for a topic to end this awkward and ambiguous look at each other, so he immediately replied: "This is selling... um..."
Li Weidong glanced at the products in the vending machine and stopped talking immediately.
This is a vending machine that sells condoms.
He Anan is a simple little girl and has obviously never seen such a thing.
"Why is this thing? Why do Japanese vending machines have everything? How should I explain it to her!"
Li Weidong pondered for a moment, tried to put on a serious expression, and said, "This is a family planning product!"
"Family planning supplies?" He Anan was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what these were.
The next second, He Anan blushed. At this time, she wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
A young girl pointed at a pile of condoms and asked a strong young man what they were. It was so embarrassing!
Li Weidong laughed and changed the subject: "There are many special food shops near Shibuya, such as steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, braised
Pig, braised duck, soy sauce chicken, bacon, pineapple, belly, dried meat, sausage... none of them!"
"Puch..." He Anan was amused by Li Weidong and laughed again.
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Perhaps because Li Weidong saw his most embarrassing moment, He Anan, whose aloof goddess image collapsed, showed her true side, and the distance between the two became much closer.
The original title prefixes of "Director Li" and "Translator He" have disappeared and become directly "you" and "I". At most, "hello" is added.
The topics we talked about each other became more numerous. We no longer just talked about Tokyo, but talked about our own lives.
In this way, the two of them came to Shibuya area talking and laughing.
Even in later generations, Shibuya was the most prosperous area in Tokyo. In 1990, when Japan's economy was at its peak, Shibuya was even more lively.
In Shibuya, boutiques, coffee houses, cinemas, clubs, and bars are intertwined with each other, showing a modern urban version of Along the River During the Qingming Festival.
Trendy, bold and alternative, you will not be regarded as an alien here. It is full of popular elements and surrounded by fashionable boys and girls.
After World War II, Japan’s most representative modern culture gathered here.
And these are fatally attractive to young people!
Li Weidong is naturally not surprised by this. He has seen them all that are more fashionable or alternative.
However, He Anan felt that this place was simply another world, a world that she could not even imagine!
"Look over there, she's so dark, and why is he dressed like that? The skirt is so short!" He Anan looked at a beautifully dressed girl not far away.
Li Weidong turned his head and looked around. She was a woman with dark skin. Obviously, the normal skin color was not like this. The dark skin was caused by tanning. This kind of "skin tanning" was very popular among non-mainstream people at the time.
Looking at her clothes, this woman should be a high school student. She wears a baggy knitted sweater on her upper body, a very short JK plaid skirt on her lower body, and thick socks on her feet. She has dyed brown hair, typical of the hot girl style of the 1990s.
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"This is called ギャル." Li Weidong replied.
"ギャル, what does "set" mean? I never learned this word in school." He Anan asked.
Li Weidong smiled and explained: "Of course your professor will not teach you this word. This word means hot girl, which evolved from English girl. In Japan, hot girl style is a kind of dress that fashionable girls flock to."
He Anan nodded suddenly, then he looked at Li Weidong with big eyes and said doubtfully: "I found out, how come you know everything? Have you never been to Tokyo?"
"You haven't eaten pork, and you haven't seen pigs running away! There are Japanese customers among my customers, and this is all what I heard from them." Li Weidong continued; "My Japanese customer also said that there is a sushi restaurant nearby that tastes very good.
Not bad, I’ll take you to try it later.”
"Sushi, isn't it expensive?" He Anan seemed a little hesitant.
"I told you, I'm a rich man! There's a saying..." Li Weidong pretended to be thoughtful, and then said: "I remembered, that's what it said, rich man, let's be friends!
So now you are a friend of the wealthy!"
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Japanese people tend to have a rich breakfast, but unfortunately, Li Weidong and the others stayed in a cheap hotel. This kind of economical cheap hotel only provided milk and bread for breakfast.
Li Weidong was neither full nor well-fed. He felt it was necessary to go to a convenience store. The breakfast sold in the convenience store should be more delicious than milk bread.
Beside them, Director Tang, Director Jiang and others were eating with gusto.
"Director Li, why don't you eat? Do you have a poor appetite?" Director Tang asked with concern on his face.
"Maybe he's just acclimatized!" Li Weidong replied, he couldn't say that he was going to open a small stove later.
"Director Li, this is not okay. You didn't come back for dinner last night. If you don't eat more in the morning, you will be hungry twice." Director Tang said.
"It's okay, I'm young and strong, I can resist hunger!" Li Weidong said, stood up, and continued: "You guys eat slowly, I will go out for a few steps first, maybe it will help digestion, and I will have an appetite to eat!
"
After Li Weidong finished speaking, he turned around and left the restaurant. He went to the convenience store to open a small stove.
Director Jiang next to him looked at Li Weidong's leaving figure and said, "Xiao He didn't come back for dinner last night, right? Is he acclimated? You young people are not as good as me, an old man.
You guys are not acclimated to the local environment, you should eat and drink as usual!"
After hearing this, Ye Jun, the licking dog, immediately approached He Anan and asked, "Anan, are you feeling unwell?"
Of course He Anan couldn't say that he and Li Wendong had a sushi dinner in Shibuya last night.
He An'an didn't want to pay attention to Ye Jun's licking, she said coldly "I'm fine" and left the restaurant.
As soon as I walked out of the restaurant, I saw Li Weidong standing not far away, holding a Tokyo sightseeing map in his hand.
Li Weidong also saw He Anan and asked, "Are you full so soon?"
"I don't want to eat it." He Anan pouted.
Li Weidong instantly guessed that Ye Jun, the licking dog, was causing trouble again.
"That's because you haven't eaten enough! Let's go, I'll take you out to eat. The convenience store on the corner should sell breakfast!" Li Weidong pointed to the Tokyo sightseeing map in his hand, and then said; "After breakfast, let's go to Disneyland
Bar!"
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In the evening, Li Weidong and He Anan were walking side by side on the sidewalk. He Anan was holding a Mickey Mouse plush doll in her hand. This was an authentic Disney souvenir that Li Weidong bought for her.
"I really don't understand that such a Mickey Mouse, which has nothing special about it, can be sold so expensively!" He Anan complained while hugging Mickey Mouse.
"Because this is genuine!" Li Weidong continued: "There was a legend circulating in the world. If you were unfortunate enough to be stranded on a desert island, you could draw a Mickey Mouse on the beach and you would be saved."
"Why?" He Anan asked with a puzzled look.
"Because Disney will travel thousands of miles to catch you and then sue you for infringing on their intellectual property rights!" Li Weidong replied.
Hearing this answer, He Anan was amused again.
Li Weidong continued: "Don't think this is just a joke, Disney is a famous copyright maniac!"
"Copyright maniac?" He Anan was intrigued by this novel title.
Li Weidong continued: "In 1987, graduates of a Japanese elementary school drew Mickey Mouse in the school's swimming pool as a graduation commemoration. After Disney found out, they immediately asked the school to delete the Mickey Mouse design.
Also at the 1989 Oscars, a singer sang on stage wearing Snow White’s clothes. Disney thought this infringed on their copyright, and then sued the singer!”
These stories about bad streets in the future Internet are not only novel, but also have a fantasy color for little girls in the 1990s.
A meme from the internet age, perfect for picking up girls from 1990!
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He Anan didn't go to dinner again, which made Ye Jun worried.
But Ye Jun prepared a trump card, which was a box of Jianweixiaoshi tablets, which he ordered after visiting several overseas Chinese friends during the day.
At this time, Ye Jun was standing at the door of the hotel, looking into the distance, planning to hand over the Jianweixiaoshi tablets to He Anan.
To be continued...