For Jiaming, who is not very restrained in his personality, traveling to Saudi Arabia is indeed not a very interesting thing. Of course, this only refers to the travel itself. For him, his true self-interest is just his personality.
A very small part of it. If you really want to ask him where he wants to go, I'm afraid no place would be as interesting as sleeping at home, not just Saudi Arabia or the difference between Britain and the United States.
Traveling is organized by Dongfang Wan, and happens once or twice a year. Dongfang Wan is happy, Lingjing, Shasha, and Yahan are happy. In fact, he just feels happy and comfortable. Xun has a quiet personality. Whether he is happy or not does not depend on traveling.
Consider this.
But speaking of it, Saudi Arabia is indeed a place with many taboos or restrictions compared to China. Even if you travel, you may not be able to travel freely. As a country that believes in Islam - no, maybe it is just belief.
Islam is still too superficial. This is the birthplace of Islam in the world and the location of the holy city of Mecca. Islamic customs have penetrated into every place in this country and into the bones of every person.
These strict teachings lead to the fact that there are no relaxing entertainment venues in Saudi Arabia. There are no cinemas or bars. Drinking is strictly prohibited in public places. Women must cover themselves tightly when going on the street. If they are local women in Saudi Arabia, they may have difficulty in life.
The religious police are very sensitive about talking to men other than family members. Local women who talk to strange men will be treated as adulterers. In addition, there are a lot of customs about worshiping and interacting with others.
Of course, Jiaming himself is a non-religious person and has no discriminatory views on religious issues. Saudi Arabia has also developed tourism in recent years. If foreign friends come over, the restrictions will naturally not be too strict, but that is only relatively
For people like Lingjing, there are still many restrictions when they come here. It is basically impossible to have a carefree vacation like other tourist destinations. Of course, Lingjing, Yahan and the others are not as superficial as Jiaming.
"When you come to Saudi Arabia, of course you have to experience the local customs and get a feel for how people live in Saudi Arabia. You have to respect other people's customs."
This group of women had no objection to this role-playing experience. They put on black robes in the hotel the next day and followed the example of Saudi women in covering their bodies, heads and faces. Of course, the Saudi women were wearing black hijab.
Two holes are dug in the upper part of the body so that only the eyes can be seen. For female tourists like Lingjing, it is enough to wear a black veil to maintain the mysterious beauty. At Xiao Yunting's age, she does not need to dress up, but she is only ten years old.
It was time for two-year-old Taotao to put on a gauze veil. A group of people were very busy visiting each room. Taotao was very happy to look in the mirror and see that only half of her face was exposed.
"Aunt Jing, Aunt Jing, would it be very beautiful if you put a ring on your nostril and a chain..."
Yunjie looked down on her and said, "Idiot, the people who conspired are Indians because they worship cows. Later you go to the street and say hello to people and say give Savadika a try."
"Silly Jessavadika is Thai."
"It's not like there are no Indian women who can speak Thai... you have no imagination."
The very imaginative Shajie was arguing with the little girl Heitao over there, while Jia Ming was whispering to Shasha on the other side: "There is a great custom here in Saudi Arabia. If someone invites us over for dinner, we will go to his house after we arrive."
Show a very curious look. If you are curious about something, people will give you something. For example, if you ask what time it is, the person will take off their watch and give it to you. Anyway, Saudi Arabia
Men and women are separated for entertaining guests. If we go to have a meal, we can completely empty out other people's homes..."
Shasha held back her laughter and stared at him for a long time, then suddenly stretched out two fingers: "cross your eyes." She had been trained at the Dark Lyra in Venice, and when it came to Saudi Arabia, besides Jia Ming, who was pretending to be stupid, she was probably the one who understood best.
It's just that the two of them don't often talk about this at home. They came with the delegation, and Saudi Arabia is very hospitable, so they will naturally make invitations and so on. However, Jia Ming had already warned Dongfang Wan last night that his group
, I will not participate in these things, and let her help me to reject them all. There will be no dinner invitations today, and at this time, it is just Jiaming here messing around.
Abha is indeed one of the famous tourist destinations in Saudi Arabia. It has a high altitude, is filled with clouds and mist in summer, and the temperature is not high. In the past, there was a palace where the Saudi royal family used to spend the summer. Now the palace has been converted into a modern hotel. However, the delegation
The group did not stay there. They are now staying in a newly opened modern star-rated hotel with quite luxurious facilities. Over the years, Saudi Arabia has successively built economic cities with the entry of Chinese capital, and a large part of this hotel is Chinese.
shares, so the delegation decided to stay here.
Although it was still raining in Abha on the second day after arriving, as long as you have a car, there are still many places you can go. However, Saudi Arabia has strict restrictions on taking pictures. You cannot take pictures in public places, you cannot take pictures of people, and you cannot take pictures of religious buildings and military affairs.
Construction of government buildings, and so on, Lingjing was too lazy to bother, so she didn't bring a camera. In fact, she was not as strict as she said. Jiaming took out his mobile phone and took some photos for them, and no one really came to care.
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On this day, I went to visit several fixed tourist spots such as the summer palace. Basically, it was Jiaming and his gang. Because Dongfang Wan and Yahan put down their business issues and went together, the official side also sent a team
There were several officials accompanying her, but there was no problem. Jin Shuping and her son and daughter did not come. She seemed to be a housewife or something, but she was actually quite busy. She seemed to be here to help her husband with something, God.
Mysterious.
Jiaming and others spent the day playing outside, while the delegation each had its own tasks. That night in the hotel, when Jiaming passed by the leisure area, he saw Lingjing and Jin Shuping saying something mysteriously there.
It was probably Jin Shuping who was teaching Lingjing some very powerful secrets about the world of scripture. Jiaming listened for a while and laughed as bored as yesterday.
Women are generally curious and show-off animals. When Lingjing asked what Jin Shuping was doing today, Jin Shuping went around in a mysterious way.
"...In recent years, although China has developed, Europe has accumulated too much. If you really compare it, if you send your children to Europe to study, you will understand how much it will cost. Although Saudi Arabia said that
Asian countries, but in terms of geographical location and past development, are closer to European economies. In recent years, there has been a hidden economy that no one knows about. It has always been a giant that controls Europe and promotes the European Union.
The establishment of Saudi Arabia has its shadow, and Saudi Arabia’s oil trade economic organization also accounts for a large share. If there is anyone in the world who can compete with economies like the United States and China, it is probably it..."
If an ordinary person talked about such a thing, Lingjing would probably say it was a fantasy novel or something, but Jin Shuping has a different status now and is exposed to different things, not to mention that Jiaming had revealed some things before, which allowed her to zero in on
Accepting these in pieces. She didn't like hearing what Jia Ming said, and felt that it made life unrealistic. She was very happy to hear Jin Shuping's gossip, holding her chin and nodding her head, and Jin Shuping also talked more energetically.
"If you don't reach a certain level, you won't have access to anything like this. Let me tell you, many of the Fortune 500 are part of its control, and the leader of this organization is a woman. Isn't that awesome...
…We came here this time not just for a few contracts in Saudi Arabia, but most importantly because we got in touch with them to discuss some matters related to new energy. If we can get in touch with this thread, Jiayu will be the real
A world-class company..."
Among the several large organizations in the dark world, Dark Lyra may indeed be the most economically powerful underground operator. This is mainly due to the identity of the queen. The first generation of Dark Lyra Queen herself was a natural evolver.
She found a method similar to eternal life, and passed it on from generation to generation after death. Although the power is still weakening after all, the inheritance for thousands of years spans almost one-third of the history of human civilization. Thinking of natural evolvers, family
Ming couldn't help but think of Xie Baoshu, but he didn't know where he was now or what he was doing. But unlike the first generation of empresses who expected immortality, he and Hiroki Kumura only wanted to be the natural evolution of ordinary people.
Or, it is estimated that it will not leave such a clear scratch on the progress of human civilization.
There was whispering and gossiping for a while, and Jia Ming heard Lingjing's confused voice: "Uh, what are you talking about...the Duke of Westminster...what Natalie? Annes?"
…”
"Ah, have you heard of this name?"
"It seems... I seem to have heard of it... Haha, haha... I can't remember clearly, I forgot where I heard it..."
Of course she had heard of it before, either from Jiaming or Shasha, but even if these two people talked about it lightly, Jin Shuping couldn't compare the name that she "seemed" to have heard before.
Exaggerated background to connect.
Jiaming shrugged, turned and left.
That night, Lingjing rode on him and strangled his neck: "Tell me, Natalie, the woman who took care of Shasha so much when she was in Europe, is she really such a powerful person? Jin Shuping and the others actually begged her to do things...
…”
"Ahem...I've told you a long time ago. He is a very powerful person, and your husband is very powerful as well. It's true that Jin Shuping came to her to do something, but Natalie couldn't receive her in person.
At most there is an agent..."
"Well, when I heard you talk to Shasha before, I knew she was a very powerful leader of some organization, but I didn't expect her to be so terrifying... I thought at the time that I should thank her for what happened to Shasha.
…”
"It's not as exaggerated as Jin Shuping said. She really thinks of her as some kind of underground emperor... There is some secret control, but it's not to a very strict level. I'm afraid not many people at the top of those big groups really know about Natalie.
She exists. And the Xiaowan you often come into contact with is also very scary now. There is nothing wrong with being a capitalist, but being a red capitalist, someone who is involved in the military industry, in the eyes of these foreigners, I am afraid she is almost like a big warlord in some war story..."
"Well, I feel nothing after being in contact for a long time... Is Xiaowan so powerful..."
"Someone rebelled against the country a few days ago and was killed under her order..."
Lingjing lay there troubled for a long time: "You said Natalie is nothing, you said Xiaowan...I don't think it's realistic anyway. She went out with us today and even discussed with us what jewelry to choose.
It’s pretty…”
Jiaming hugged her: "Oh, I lied to you..."
Lingjing also laughed: "Whatever, anyway... Xiaowan is my good friend..."
On the first day, I visited some fixed projects near the hotel, but on the second day, there was nothing much to do. Because it was still raining outside, my original plan to visit Asir National Park near Abha was postponed for another day. Because it was said that
Tian Sihao will meet with Natalie's representative today, and Jin Shuping will be free tomorrow. Then everyone will go there together, and it seems that if it rains for a while today, the rain will probably stop.
Jiaming went out early in the morning.
Anyway, Lingjing and the others have to stay in the hotel all day. He has an appointment today to go to. When he goes out, he dresses like an Arab, wearing a white headscarf and a white robe. Of course, if he is a passerby,
You can tell at a glance that he is a tourist.
The rain was not heavy. In fact, it had been stopping for a while since last night. He took an umbrella and walked while holding it up. He actually had experience in Saudi Arabia and knew many things well. Generally speaking, it was not like this place.
It's not a prosperous place that produces black gold as advertised by the outside world. In fact, people here are generally lazy, probably because of their affluent life. The good thing is that the airport and security checks here are very relaxed.
It's very convenient to carry bombs and so on.
The treatment of foreign workers here is very different from that of locals. Among Arab countries, this is the most conservative area with many restrictions on life. In some aspects, it can be said that the general public security is good, but in fact, inside, the underworld is related to religion.
After getting up, it is quite brutal. Of course, the underworld here robs mostly interests such as water resources. It is actually quite troublesome. It is more difficult to deal with than the triads in Hong Kong and Yakuza in Japan.
Of course, these are just his impressions when he was a killer in his previous life. They were all based on whether people were easy to kill, whether the locals were difficult to deal with, and whether the operation would go smoothly. By this time, it probably meant nothing, not to mention Natalie.
The half owner here no longer has to think about these things.
The place we want to go to is actually not very far from the hotel. It takes about half an hour to walk. Compared to China, there are no sidewalks on the streets in Saudi Arabia. The locals drive very fast and various vehicles speed by on the road.
There were quite a few expensive sports cars among them. Jia Ming even saw the car driven by Tian Sihao and Jin Shuping on the road. However, with Ji Ming's appearance today, I'm afraid I wouldn't recognize him if I only saw him in the car.
The street where the destination is located is relatively quiet. The green belts on both sides are very beautiful. There are rows of coconut trees. There is even a sense of solemnity in the light rain in the early morning. There are a large number of Islamic-style manors and buildings beside the road. If you are very familiar with this place,
The locals will probably call this place "Abdullah Saimir's Manor". It is a very majestic and mysterious place where it is unknown who currently lives there.
There were two servants standing at the door. Jia Ming walked over there without handing him any invitations or even saying anything. The other party had already welcomed him in, and passed through the outer corridor. The one responsible for welcoming him inside was
An Arab woman wearing a black robe and a face mask saw another corridor, an Arab-style courtyard, a small pond, and coconut trees. When she entered the splendid room in the center of the huge manor, the two women in the center seemed to be praying.
They were all dressed in black robes and black gauze, but they were not as tightly wrapped as the local women. They wore veils instead of headscarves with only two holes. One of the women was sitting there on her knees, facing the direction of Mecca.
He bowed down in the direction, giving a rather solemn feeling. The other woman seemed to be a little unprofessional and not very concerned about worshiping. Seeing Jiaming come in, dressed up like this, she blinked and looked at it first.
, then smiled and raised his hands, ready to stand up: "Hi."
"Oh." Jia Ming clasped his hands together and said, "Sawadika."
"Sa..." The woman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Sa, your mother... you're so funny..." She smiled and pulled off her veil and wiped her eyes with it. This woman is now
One of the leaders of the Dark Lyra, Kelly Fornim.
Before the conversation started, there were already rapid footsteps coming from behind, and a clear voice shouted: "Jia-Ming" Jia Ming turned around, and an energetic figure wearing a white sweatshirt was approaching quickly.
Only one of the identities that is widely known to the public is the European singing queen Janet. The object whose real name is Heidi has turned into a cannonball and swooped towards her.
"Hey, wait..."
With a breath, Heidi rushed into his arms.
Reluctantly, he stretched out his hand, picked up her legs, and turned the suspended beauty into a princess hug. Heidi held his neck and was about to press a kiss on his face when Kelly's voice sounded next to her.
Voice: "Oh, you guys are very interesting, how about you count me in?"
"Ah, Sister Kelly..."
Another figure rushed over like a black cannonball. Jia Ming shouted "Hey", and then the three people rolled to the ground like bowling balls that were scattered.
After a moment, Heidi sat up from her knees on the carpet and covered her forehead with her hands: "Ah, I hit my head..."
"I know you travel every year, but why do you come here with the economic delegation this time..."
"It's just along the way. As you know, Dongfang Lu is the leader this time."
“How do you feel about Saudi Arabia?”
"A rainy day is actually quite boring. I originally thought that when I go to Riyadh, I can watch beheadings on Friday." Note: Saudi Arabia still retains the penalty of beheading for serious crimes. The execution day is set for Friday. In the capital Riyadh, the execution place is in front of the Grand Mosque.
Of course, there is not a square in the square every Friday, but in addition to beheadings, there are also floggings for criminals, hands and feet for thieves, and adultery - maybe strangers and men chatting together - will be juxtaposed in the square.
If someone throws stones at them, sometimes they will be stoned to death.
"Beheading is actually quite boring... You are here on a good day. Even in Abha, rainy days are not common."
"I heard that you came here for new energy or something?"
"New energy is what they do. I just came here for a vacation. But speaking of it, according to the current situation of the world, new energy is also imminent, but even so, there is not much progress yet."
"Oh, I don't know anything about this..."
This is a clip of Jiaming and Natalie chatting. The two are currently regarded as friends. They actually meet once or twice every year for various things. Kelly and Jiaming have always maintained contact with each other online. Sometimes they have
Make a video about new things and you can often see them.
Heidi has been traveling to China frequently over the years. As a singer, people naturally think that she wants to expand into the Chinese market. However, English songs do not do well in China and she has not yet become as famous as in Europe and the United States. Many people regard this as a hardship.
She still did this thankless thing. She was four and a half years younger than Jiaming, twenty-eight years old, but her mixed Chinese and American blood made her still look pure and twenty-year-old. Soon after, the two of them
Sitting by the garden, Heidi talked about winning another award recently, like a well-behaved daughter showing off to her father with a certificate.
"Actually, Saudi Arabia is very boring. You have to wrap yourself up whenever you go out, and there is nothing to do... By the way, I recently learned a magic trick..."
"Can I go find you... But I think if I go to the hotel to find you, others will feel weird... When I go to China in September, you want to spend a day with me, okay?"
"Yes, yes, a few days ago..."
After nagging about recent events and things on her mind, she laughed for a long time: "By the way, mom is here too, in the room over there..."
She pointed in the direction to one side. Jia Ming nodded, and then she pushed him: "Go, go..." Jia Ming rubbed her hair, stood up and walked over there. When she looked back, Heidi
Sitting there, her body slightly bent forward, her hands resting on the stone railing beside her, her slender legs stretched out in front of her. She was a girl with both the pure temperament of the East and the sexy beauty of the West. When she raised her head and smiled, Yu had just seen
Sunlight seeped out of the stopped sky and shone on her face.
Seeing Jiaming looking over, she smiled and pursed her lips, making a kissing expression.