Chapter 436 Falling into the Eyes of Others
The name of Portland Avenue in London has been around for hundreds of years. There are some ancient buildings on both sides of the road. Although many buildings have been demolished and rebuilt in the past years, it still cannot conceal its quaint atmosphere.
At No. 49-51 Portland Street, there is an old and special building. Whether it is the foundation or the carvings, it is revealed that it is an English-style building, but the surface of the building is full of middle-earth decorations. .
The traditional British style, embellished with the Middle-earth style, adds a bit of vitality to the original rigidity. This is not other places, but the Chinese embassy in the UK.
This is the earliest diplomatic institution stationed abroad in the Qing Dynasty, and it has been used to this day.
At this time, in the reception hall of the embassy, Nan Yi was sitting on the reception sofa inside, holding a JDZ ceramic teacup in his hand, sitting side by side with Xu Li.
"The bag on the left is my return gift to you, and the bag on the right is what Chen Feng asked me to bring to you." Nanyi put down the teacup, and took out a red paper bag from his pocket, "I know it may not be convenient for you to prepare, so I will give it to you." Ready."
Said, Nanyi opened the red paper bag, opened the seal wide, and opened the mouth to Xu Li.
Xu Li shook her head, smiled and took out a ten-pound note from her pocket, stuffed it into the opening, and then sealed it back, "It's only ten yuan, my salary is not high."
"It's quite a lot, it's almost one hundred and fifty, but you're not at a loss, not to mention the return gift I gave you, I just brought your things here for you, and the gas cost is more than that."
Nanyi put the red envelope back into his pocket and said, "I bought a house in Oxford, and I won't be able to stay here for long. During the holidays, you can live there. The scenery on the side is very nice."
"Okay, I live in the dormitory of my unit. There are two people in one room. It's not convenient to stay alone at ordinary times. It's just right that you have a house. I will live in your place on weekends."
"It's fine to live as you like, don't be polite to me, but don't bring the man to live there, otherwise Chen Feng and I won't be able to explain."
"What are you talking about? Why are you so poor?" Xu Li said angrily.
"Xiao Xu, I have friends." At this time, the door of the reception room was opened, and the ambassador of the embassy, Xing De, was walking in from the outside.
"Ambassador Xing, let me introduce you. This is my friend Nanyi." Xu Li stood up and said to Xing Dezheng, "He brought me something from China."
"Ambassador Xing, hello, I'm Nan Yi."
"Hello." Xing Dezheng warmly shook hands with Nan Yi, "Comrade Xiao Nan is here to study or to work?"
"On a business trip here."
"Comrade Nan, have you just come to London?"
"No, I've been here for a while. I went back not long ago. The scheduled date has arrived. I'm going back to get married."
"You're married, congratulations."
"Thanks."
"Please sit down."
Xing Dezheng was not in a hurry to leave, and invited Nanyi to sit down, with the intention of having a long talk with Nanyi.
Nanyi's mind turned around, and he couldn't figure out Xing Dezheng's thoughts for a moment. He caught a stranger and started chatting. He guessed that he had already fallen into the eyes of someone who cared. It's not surprising that it falls into the eyes of others. Fang's group has been doing a lot of things a while ago, and Fang Mengyin's details must have been touched by others, so he naturally can't escape.
"Comrade Nan, what's your impression of London?" Xing Dezheng took a sip of the tea poured by Xu Li, looked at Nanyi with a smile on his face, and asked seemingly casually.
Nan Yi chuckled, and organized the words in his mind by holding the teacup, "London is like a clump of seemingly brilliant flowers, full of flowers, but unfortunately, it has passed the flowering period, and the roots have leaked and rested. It has been eaten by termites and soaked in stagnant water, and it has begun to rot.
Three hundred years ago, the sun rose from the prime meridian of Greenwich. For three hundred years, the sun has not set. But today, the sun should also set. Where it rises, it should also set. , the tide ebbs and flows, and finally returns to the beginning. "
"Haha, Comrade Nan has a brilliant literary talent." Hearing Nan Yi's words, Xing Dezheng smiled brightly, and looked at Nan Yi softly.
The Fang Group first participated in the investment of the International Trade Center, and then Fang Mengyin indicated that she had donated 50 million Hong Kong dollars to the Asian Games. In addition to Fang Mengyin's extraordinary status, she had already fallen into the eyes of the people above.
And because of the unusual relationship between London and Hong Kong, some news from the official side naturally had to be passed on to the embassy here. In addition, it is impossible for Xing Dezheng to have few friends, so how could there be no gossip.
This Nanyi is a smart man, he understands the meaning of what he said, but he doesn't point it out, but uses vivid words to express his attitude towards Yingguo, and also implicitly expresses his position.
"Nan Comrade University is studying literature, right?"
"No, I'm studying economics at Peking University, class of 77."
"It's such a coincidence, then we are alumni, and I'm in the 58th class, Department of Spanish." Xing Dezheng said with a surprised expression.
"Unfortunately, it's strange. If you hadn't graduated from Peking University, you wouldn't have pushed the topic in this direction." Nanyi thought to himself, but said in his mouth, "That's a coincidence. It turns out that Ambassador Xing is still a senior brother."
Nanyi is very sure now that Xing Dezheng knows Fang Mengyin's details, so he naturally knows that he is Fang Mengyin's proud grandson. As for the deeper information, I probably don't know yet. He is not a traitor to the party or the country, so there is no need to label him with an "S" grade, and he has to find out every detail.
"Don't call me Ambassador Xing, just call me Brother Xing from now on."
"Okay, Senior Brother Xing, then you can just call me Xiao Nan from now on. After getting to know Senior Brother Xing, I will have a family in London from now on, and I will have more courage to walk on the street."
"Haha, Xiao Nan is really good at talking." Xing Dezheng pointed at Nan Yi and said: "The embassy is for our citizens, Chinese and overseas Chinese. Even if I am not your senior brother, this is your natal home, the natal home of all Chinese people."
"Senior Brother Xing is right, this is the natal home of all Luying Chinese." Nan Yi agreed.
"How long will Xiao Nan be on business trip in London?"
"It's not too clear yet. It should take some days. I didn't leave so soon." Nan Yi knew that the first conversation between him and Xing Dezheng was coming to an end.
"Then come over if you have more time. There are still guests coming today, so I won't tell you more. Xiao Xu, you should finish quickly, and you need to prepare later."
"Okay, Ambassador Xing."
After Xing Dezheng left, Xu Li said to Nan Yi: "What have you done recently, Ambassador Xing knows your existence."
"I don't have much action, it's my grandma who has a little action. Okay, since you have something to do today, I won't stay any longer. This weekend, at eleven o'clock, go to my place for dinner."
"Okay, it's better to eat your cooking than eating outside. At least you cook authentic Chinese food. Buy a Kangji eel. I ate it last time and thought it was delicious." Xu Li said.
"Is there anything else?"
"No, you can eat whatever you want, I don't choose."
As Xu Li said, she sent Nan Yi outside and kept sending him out of the embassy.
After bidding farewell to Xu Li, Nan Yi got into the car and said to Uedo Masami next to her, "Yami, did the school girl call?"
"not yet."
"Then don't go back in a hurry. Find a place to sit and wait for her to call before we go back."