That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 890: Freeloading with a Clear Mind
On Sunday, Li Ye originally planned to continue to go to his mother Fu Guiru's house for meals. After all, Fu Guiru thought it was troublesome to take care of her son, but at the same time she cherished the quiet time with Li Ye.

But unfortunately, after getting up in the morning, Li Ye received a call from Fu Guiru, saying that the financial team at Dengta had judged on Friday that the Dengta stock market was likely to accelerate its decline, so Fu Guiru flew to Dengta to meet up with Pei Wencong and others.

Then it would be difficult for Li Ye, who stayed in the hotel, to act alone. He did not understand Japanese and could not visit some famous places by himself. He had to follow the group and go to the streets of Tokyo to "see what's new."

Before the development of the Internet in the past 2000, mainland travelers could not have acquired so much knowledge about local attractions. After arriving in a new city, many people would mistake shopping for "sightseeing".
Everyone can walk along the main road a few times to see what differences there are from the city you live in. If you discover some interesting customs and hobbies, you can brag about them to your neighbors and friends for a long time when you go back.

"Let me tell you, the women in Heilongjiang Province have very fierce tempers. I stepped on her foot on the bus and was just thinking about flirting with her, but she immediately started cursing my relatives for generations."

"I just came back from Shanghai, and saw a lot of girls wearing high heels and short skirts in front of the Bund Hotel. They were so short, wow. But they were carrying a foreigner, which was disgusting."

So when Li Ye followed Xiao Jingang and others walking on the bustling streets of Tokyo, he kept hearing other people's "tsk tsk" sounds.

"Why do all these stupid girls have pigeon-toed legs? Don't they feel cold? Why are they bare-legged in the middle of autumn?"

"Look at this car, it's polished to a high shine. Take a photo of it later and show it to the drivers in our company so they can find the difference."

"This building is really tall. There are so many traffic lights on this road."

Li Ye followed behind bored, but did not make fun of his companions.

To say that the difference between going from the mainland in the 1980s to Tokyo in the 1980s is probably more shocking than going from Daliangshan to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in later generations.

However, Professor Zhao and Xiao Zheng in the crowd were focusing on different things than the others.

What they are interested in are the cars on the road. They not only look at the appearance of the cars, but also listen to the sound of the engines.

"Li Ye, look at that Mitsubishi pickup truck. It should be the successor to our imported project. The engine is quieter and the bodywork is obviously tighter and more refined."

“The gap! This is the gap.”

When they came to a small wavy slope, the two men simply stopped walking and stood on the side of the road watching the cars passing by quickly, observing the changes in their chassis suspension when they passed through the uneven road.

Liu Muhan and others in front noticed that Professor Zhao, Li Ye, and Xiao Zheng had stopped and said, "Hey, Professor Zhao, why don't you leave?"

"We'll watch here for a while, you guys go first!"

"How can that be? We have to act collectively."

Xiao Jingang and others stood there helplessly, smelling the car exhaust for twenty minutes, listening to Professor Zhao and Xiao Zheng's sighs, and watching the two of them constantly shaking their heads and sighing. They all thought that these two were a pair of idiots.

But Li Ye knew that in the entire team, only these two people were technical talents who were obsessed with mechanical technology.

"Hello, are you from the mainland?"

Just when everyone was bored and looking at cars on the roadside, a woman suddenly came over and asked Li Ye and others something.
She spoke authentic Beijing dialect, which immediately aroused the enthusiasm of several people.

"Hey, are you from the mainland too? From Beijing?"

"Yes, yes! So you are from Beijing too! I haven't heard your hometown dialect for a year or two. It feels so familiar to hear it now."

"Hahahaha, we feel close to him too! I didn't expect to meet someone from Beijing in Tokyo. It's not easy."

"But it's not easy! I saw you from a long distance away, and I felt like you were from the same hometown. What's your name?"

"My last name is Xiao"

"Really? My last name is Xiao too! I used to be from Dongcheng. Which generation or life are you from?"

"I am the twenty-third generation, the first generation."

"Oh, then I can't call you big brother! I have to call you uncle. I am from the 24th generation of the Qun generation. My name is Xiao Qunfang."

"Well! We are really a family."

After Xiao Jingang and the woman with the surname Xiao became related, they became closer.

What a blessing it is to meet an old friend in a foreign land where you are unfamiliar with the place.

According to Xiao Qunfang, she came to Japan two years ago when the trend of going abroad just started. She worked and went to school here. After graduation, she opened a department store with her savings, specializing in selling various electrical appliances and small commodities.

But Li Ye squinted his eyes and looked Xiao Qunfang up and down, and guessed what kind of person she was.

Li Ye walked to Liu Muhan, quietly pulled her arm, and gave her a wink.

But Liu Muhan is not Wen Leyu, and he cannot reach the same level of tacit understanding with Li Ye, so he is a little suspicious for a moment.

【Alas, it turns out that you are also a socialist giant baby. 】

After Liu Muhan started working, he has been engaged in government-sponsored missions and has never dealt with low-level Chinese people overseas, so he lacks the necessary vigilance.

Of course, there were many truly kind and enthusiastic overseas Chinese in 1987, which was one of the reasons why Liu Muhan was careless and numb.

At this time, the woman surnamed Xiao enthusiastically invited everyone: "Everyone must be tired after walking around for a long time! My department store is not far ahead. I will invite everyone to have lunch together!"

"How can this be possible? It's too much trouble. It's too much trouble."

"No trouble, not at all," Xiao Qunfang said with a cheerful smile, "My business has been going well in the past two years and I have made some money, but I just miss home.

"I am glad to see so many people from my hometown today. I must do my best to be a good host. When we finish our meal and leave, I will give the uncle a VCR to take back, and also give everyone a small electrical appliance." "Oh, oh, oh, you are so polite. You are so polite."

A few people were still trying to refuse, but they were already very tempted in their hearts. One of the greedy guys had even taken a step forward and was ready to follow Xiao Qunfang.

But Li Ye sneered and asked: "Hello, do you have an invoice?"

Xiao Qunfang was stunned and asked in confusion: "What invoice?"

Li Ye said: "It's the invoices for the VCR and small electrical appliances."

Xiao Qunfang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm giving this gift to you, so why do I need an invoice? You're probably worried about the customs inspection when you return home! Hey, as long as it doesn't exceed a certain limit, you don't need a receipt."

Li Ye shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice: "I'm not afraid of customs inspection, I'm afraid of the Japanese police asking questions, what if they suspect we stole it?"

"What are you talking about, Li Ye? They are kind enough to invite us over to sit down with their fellow villagers. What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Hey, Xiao sister, don't mind it, our young colleague just said something unpleasant."

Xiao Jingang was furious and glared at Li Ye, while another colleague was already blaming Li Ye and asking for forgiveness.

But Liu Muhan also reacted at this time, and immediately stood up and said with a smile: "I am really sorry, Ms. Xiao, we came out in a hurry today and didn't bring much money with us, so we won't patronize your department store. Please leave us your address and we will visit you another day."

But Xiao Qunfang turned around and walked away, cursing as he walked.

"A dog bites Lu Dongbin, who doesn't know the kindness of a good person. You have taken my kindness for granted. You deserve to be poor for the rest of your life."

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Xiao Jingang watched his "eldest niece" walk away angrily, then turned to look at Li Ye, his eyes seemingly bursting with fire.

"Deputy Director Li, what do you mean? Just because you can make extra money and become rich, does that mean everyone else is a bad person who cheats people out of their money?"

Li Ye glanced at Xiao Jingang and pursed his lips at Xiao Qunfang who was walking into the alley: "Do you think she looks like a small businessman who runs a department store?"

Xiao Jingang sneered, "I don't think she is a small business person. She is a big business person. She wanted to give us a video recorder right away. She is not like some people who make their own money and spend it themselves."

"Then you still have time to catch up now."

Li Ye interrupted Xiao Jingang sternly, and then said to the others: "I don't know if you have observed carefully just now, but Xiao Qunfang's hair has not been washed for at least three days.

This is very abnormal in Japan. A department store owner shouldn't come out to greet customers if he doesn't wash his hair for three days."

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Everyone was stunned and began to recall, and then they felt that Xiao Qunfang just now did not seem to be as "clean" as other Japanese.

Xiao Jingang was stunned for a moment, and argued again: "They are not stupid Japanese, they are our compatriots, and their living habits are different. Is it strange that girls from our mainland don't wash their hair for three days?"

Li Ye didn't even look at Xiao Jingang and said again: "Did you notice her shirt and shoes? There are oil stains on the collar of her shirt, and the heel of her shoe is half worn off.

Let's go to Ikebukuro in front and take a look. There are many Chinese restaurants and shops there. Let's take a look at those Chinese owners and see which one is as shabby as her. "

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At this time, everyone believed Li Ye, especially Ma Zhaoxian and Lu Zhizhang.

The two people just now actually believed what Xiao Qunfang said. After all, this is an era without the Internet, and everyone's views on overseas compatriots are very friendly.

"Let's go! Let's go to Ikebukuro today. I heard there are a lot of our Chinese compatriots there, and there are Chinese restaurants. Let's have Chinese food for lunch today!"

In the end, it was Liu Muhan who broke the awkwardness and led everyone to stroll towards Ikebukuro not far away.

But I will definitely have to report today’s lunch as exceeding the standard.

However, when Li Ye and others arrived in Ikebukuro, they happened to meet Director Inoue of Mitsubishi Corporation.

Minister Inoue, along with several colleagues and seven or eight white guests, were getting out of a car and were about to enter a large Chinese restaurant for dinner.

Everyone was immediately angry.

"Didn't Mitsubishi say it was closed on Sundays? Why did they bring the Lighthouse people out for dinner? What's the matter? We are guests, and the Lighthouse people are guests too. Why do they do that? It's really infuriating."

"Why are you so angry? Isn't it a good thing that we have someone to take care of the meals?"

Ma Zhaoxian smiled and walked quickly towards the people on Inoue, and Liu Muhan, the translator, couldn't even keep up with him.

"Hello, Mr. Inoue, are you working overtime on Sunday? Oh, who are these people? Are they your customers too?"

Li Ye: "."

Liu Muhan: "."

[You are so self-righteous in eating for free, aren't you? ]

(End of this chapter)