After getting off the plane, I felt that the temperature here was different from when we set off.
I regretted it and immediately asked: "Shiyu, where do you live now?"
She replied: "It's in the countryside nearly a hundred kilometers away from Auckland. My mother bought a small ranch there."
I asked in surprise: "Why do you want to buy a ranch? Raise horses?"
She laughed, "New Zealand is a country with very developed animal husbandry, mainly raising cattle, sheep, and deer. Our family mainly raises dairy cows."
I immediately felt embarrassed for my ignorance: If I had known better, I should have done more homework before going out, or at least I should have known about the country’s customs and other things in advance. The fastest update please. Unfortunately, I have been thinking about it for a while.
I was busy with all those messy things and didn't even think about this aspect.
She took us to the parking garage of the airport. In fact, this airport is very small, unlike our country where everything is grand and grand.
Her car turned out to be a white BMW, which was very beautiful. It seems that Chinese people also like to pay attention to face when they go abroad.
Zeng Yufang sat in the back seat consciously. Zeng Yufang rarely spoke since meeting Zhang Shiyu. I thought to myself: Maybe it was Zhang Shiyu’s first words that hurt her when he saw her, or maybe she had some problems.
I am ashamed of myself. I have no other way to do this. After all, I cannot do everything.
On the way to the city, I found that the buildings on both sides of the road were very scattered, and they were all villa-like buildings. They didn't have the spirit of a big city at all.
I asked Zhang Shiyu: "How much does a villa like this cost?"
She said: "Anyway, it's cheaper than in China, about one million to five million. First, it depends on the location, and second, it depends on the size of the area. But buying a house here is completely different from that in China, because here
The property rights are permanent, not seventy or fifty years at all, and a certain range of gardens and land around the house are also included. Not only that, if any minerals are discovered under the house in the future, these
Minerals also belong to the owner of the house. In addition, the sky above the house also belongs to the owner. Of course, it no longer belongs after it reaches a certain height, because there may be airplanes flying over there. It is impossible to give up after the airplane flies over once.
Will the homeowner pay?"
I laughed immediately and said: "I think this policy seems more reasonable."
At this time Zeng Yufang finally spoke, "These countries are fundamentally different from our country in terms of other legal provisions.
I took the opportunity to ask: "Oh? What kind of situation is it?"
Zeng Yufang replied: "In countries such as the United States, their various taxes are very high, and the inheritance tax on properties such as houses is particularly high. It is completely different from our country's political and economic system."
I deeply agreed, "It should be like this. Otherwise, if one generation buys a house, their descendants will inherit it with compensation, and future generations will not need to struggle. Wouldn't it mean that the poor will never be able to turn over?"
Zeng Yufang said: "The establishment of any system has been demonstrated and studied in many aspects. What kind of political system must have a corresponding economic system to support it. This is called: the economic base plays a decisive role in the superstructure; the superstructure
Architecture depends on the economic foundation and has a counterproductive effect on the economic foundation. These things are in middle school textbooks."
Zhang Shiyu, however, pursed his lips and said: "This is nonsense. Darwin said that humans evolved from monkeys. To be precise, some monkeys evolved into humans, but some monkeys are still in the trees today. Therefore, it is not
Not all economic bases can determine the superstructure. There are always some that do not conform to this rule. Now that the world is globalizing, the economic bases are basically the same. According to this, then the United States, the United Kingdom, China or India, Saudi Arabia, etc.
The country's superstructure should be the same. Many people now believe that what really determines the superstructure is the culture of the time, including national culture and foreign culture, as well as the rules of the game of thinking and social existence. For example, why is China's morality declining now?
Is it determined by economic development? No! It is the inevitable result of the serious lag in our supervision culture and the inevitable result of the hidden rules of society!"
Zeng Yufang said: "This is nonsense. Humans did not evolve from monkeys, but from apes among monkeys. Monkeys and apes are two different concepts, and the same is true for the issue of economic foundation..."
I didn’t expect the two of them to start bickering like this as soon as they met. This was not what I wanted to see, so I interrupted Zeng Yufang before she could finish her words. I laughed and said, “Hey! What’s going on with you?
?Why are we quarreling over such a profound issue? This kind of issue is not something we can argue clearly. Shiyu, can you introduce us to the basic situation of New Zealand? We are your guests anyway, right?
As a host, you must know how to treat guests."[
Zhang Shiyu and Zeng Yufang stopped talking immediately, and the car suddenly fell into a kind of silence. I asked Zhang Shiyu: "What are the people here like? Are they friendly?"
After a while, she answered me: "They are very friendly. If you need to move or something, they will take the initiative to help. The people here are very tolerant. They are not like the Chinese who retaliate and are tit-for-tat."
I didn't expect that she would bring the topic to this again, and I was even more worried that Zeng Yufang would fight back again, so I hurriedly said: "Shiyu, what you said is wrong. Aren't you Chinese?"
She replied: "I have immigrated and now I am an overseas Chinese in New Zealand."
I said: "No matter what, the blood flowing in your veins is still our Chinese blood. Shiyu, I don't like to hear you say such things. Overseas Chinese are Chinese too, aren't they?"
She immediately became angry, "Feng Xiao, did you come all the way here just to make me angry?"
I laughed hastily, "What? I'm here to make you happy. Your father asked me to ask how you are doing lately? Are there any other difficulties? Well, after we finish the business, I will talk to you specifically.
Let’s talk about it once. Is that okay?”
She said: "No, I want to be with you all the time."
I suddenly felt embarrassed, because there was Zeng Yufang behind us, and she probably didn’t know the relationship between me and Zhang Shiyu before. But I thought it was so, because if Zhang Shiyu was regarded as a child, she would be like this
It's understandable, after all, her father was once the director of our hospital, and it's normal for a child to be fussy like this in front of his father's colleagues.
So I said: "Shiyu, don't be naughty? We really have business here this time. I'll call you after we finish our business. Okay?"
But she pursed her lips and said: "My dad has already told me that you came here specifically for my business. Don't lie to me."
I didn't expect that Principal Zhang would be so pampered by her and tell her everything. I couldn't help but smile bitterly, "After all, we received an invitation letter from the university here. We have to go through the formalities, right? Don't you think so?"
She asked me: "Then when are you going to call me?"
I thought for a while and said, "The day after tomorrow. Is that okay?"
She suddenly became dissatisfied, "Does it take two days to go through the motions?"
I suddenly laughed, "Is it impossible to go today? I want to have a good rest today. I have been out from Jiangnan for dozens of hours in total, and I am very tired."
She said: "Can I take you to a hot spring?"
I hurriedly said: "No. I want to sleep. Shiyu, be obedient. Let's do it the day after tomorrow."
She stopped talking, and I took her silence as a tacit consent.
We soon arrived in the city, and it basically felt like a metropolis. There were more high-rise buildings, but there were still mostly single-family villa-like buildings.
The streets looked very clean from the car, and the pedestrians and traffic were not as dense as in Jiangnan. I immediately felt that this was a clean and leisurely city. To be honest, I fell in love with this place right away, because this place
I suddenly had a refreshing feeling. It would be great if there was such a city in our country. I thought to myself.
But I know this is impossible. Our country has too many people, and the quality of its citizens is generally low. It will be difficult to maintain a city with such a style for at least fifty years.
"This is the University of Auckland. How about it? Not bad, right? This university is well-known in the world, ranking 52nd in the world. The school was founded in 1883, and currently has nearly 30,000 students. It is huge.
There are many departments, and these departments are very famous all over the world, such as computer, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, architecture, textiles and clothing..." Zhang Shiyu parked the car there and began to give us
Introduce it.
I found that this university is indeed magnificent, and its architectural style is very modern. I thought to myself: This is what a university is like. I suddenly felt a sense of shame, not for myself, but for me.
My alma mater is the school I am currently in. From this, I immediately felt a sense of emotion: It is impossible not to worship foreigners and favor foreigners after arriving in such a place. Who told us that the gap between us and here is so big?
I asked: "Are there many Chinese students studying here?"
She replied: "There are many. This is a world-renowned university, and the cost is not high, so many Chinese students choose here."
I continued to ask: "How much does it cost per year?"
She said: "For a bachelor's degree, it's about 150,000 yuan. I'm talking about all the expenses for a year."
I said in surprise: "It's really not high. But it's still much higher than studying in China. Where can ordinary people's children afford to study?"
She said: "With so many people in China taking out loans to buy houses, it is better to send their children to study abroad. At least it will not be difficult to find a good job after you have a good name."
At this time, Zeng Yufang said: "The poem is quite right. This has always been the case in our country. We always feel that students who return from abroad are more capable of doing a certain job. This is actually a manifestation of worshiping foreigners and flattering others."
Zhang Shi said: "What is right? That's how it is."
I know very well that what Zeng Yufang said just now was already a sign of weakness, but I didn't expect that Zhang Shiyu would be so unyielding. Some people say that a certain Xi'er started to quarrel when they first met.
I think these two women are like enemies from a lifetime ago. So I hurriedly said: "Shiyu, do you think it's okay here?"
She said: "In general, it's good. This country has a small population and very good welfare benefits. But I still think China is better because the people here are so polite. The residents here are either descendants of the local indigenous people.
Either they are descendants of British colonists."
I laughed immediately and thought: With a personality like yours, you are really not used to being polite. Suddenly I remembered something, "Shiyu, after listening to what you just introduced, I found that you are very polite to me."
The university is quite familiar. What? Is your boyfriend studying here?"
She pursed her lips and asked me: "Feng Xiao, do you know what kind of Asian women people here like the most?"
I smiled and said, "How do I know? Didn't I get here just because I didn't tell you?"
She said: "The aesthetics of these foreigners are completely different from that of us Chinese. They like women with bronze skin, high cheekbones and small eyes. They think women like me are simply ugly."
I was startled and then started laughing. Zeng Yufang was also laughing behind me.
"No way? You are so beautiful, how can you be ugly?" I couldn't believe it, because I think beautiful things should be the same in everyone's standards, even foreigners are no exception.
Zeng Yufang said: "Indeed, foreigners have this kind of aesthetic concept. Westerners have a broader concept of beauty, covering more factors, rather than a single visual beauty of the pure body and facial features, while we Easterners, especially Asians, have
Ninety percent of people only look at appearance, and when it comes to beauty, they all look at face and facial features. But we will be more and more influenced by Western aesthetics. As long as we have our own style, are confident, and do not aim to impress others.
I think they can all be placed in the category of beauty.”
When she said this, I immediately said "Oh no" in my heart.
Sure enough, Zhang Shiyu spoke at this time, "They will find women like Director Zeng very beautiful."
I hurriedly said: "You are all beautiful. Don't worry about those foreigners, as long as we Chinese think you are beautiful. Shiyu, let's go, take us to a nearby hotel to stay."
But Zeng Yufang spoke, "Shiyu, I don't have any hostility towards you? I just judge things based on their circumstances. If there is anything wrong with what I said, please forgive me. OK?"
This was another sign of weakness from her, and she took the initiative to show her friendship to Zhang Shiyu, and I was immediately reassured. At the same time, I secretly said to Zhang Shiyu in my heart: Auntie, do you feel comfortable now?
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