Merca Hotel Berlin is the hotel where everyone who attended the debt conference stayed. The rest area in the hotel lobby is opposite the reception desk in the north and south. There is a coffee bar in the rest area, where a few guests are sitting here and there.
Brandy sat in a position where he could observe the door, reading an English newspaper casually. The cup of coffee in front of him was just a decoration. His attention was focused on the people coming in and out of the hotel door. He was waiting for someone.
, waiting for Chairman Qian and the four of them to sign the mortgage agreement and come back, they are also waiting for a result. The debt meeting is over, and they will all leave Germany tomorrow. For some reason, there is an inexplicable thing that affects him. If Ye Zi Nong accepts the mortgage liquidation
Conditions, he wanted to go to Ye Nong's residence to meet this person before leaving Germany. Based on the time, he judged that the mortgage agreement may have been signed, because it takes time to negotiate the terms and draft the document, and refusing to sign would be simple.
Chairman Qian and the four of them finally appeared at the door of the hotel. It was not difficult for Brandi to see from their expressions that things went smoothly. This was also the result he preferred. He put down the newspaper and stood up to greet them.
Chairman Xu also spotted Brandy and asked, "Why are you here?"
Brandi said: "I'm waiting for you."
Chairman Xu said: "I signed it, don't worry."
Brandi said: "I want to visit Mr. Ye, and I'm waiting for you to ask for the address."
The four of them all looked at each other, and Chairman Qian said, "Oh, then I'll give it to you."
Brandi said: "No, thank you. I'll go by myself."
Lin Xuehong said: "We will have dinner soon."
Brandy said: "You go ahead and eat, don't wait for me."
Chairman Xu said to Chairman Qian: "Write him a German address so that taxi drivers can easily recognize it."
Lin Xuehong immediately took out a notepad and pen from her bag and handed them to Chairman Qian. Chairman Qian wrote an address. Lin Xuehong tore off the address page and handed it to Brandi.
Chairman Xu smiled and said: "I still want to see the way out."
Brandy was noncommittal, but also smiled, took the address and left the hotel to call a taxi.
The taxi drove for more than ten minutes and stopped at the unit door of a residential building on Neussel Street. Brandi paid the fare and got down to look around. This was a small street with a small width, and the buildings were crowded and dilapidated.
, there are some scattered small shops along the street, and the residents in the alleys have different skin colors and different clothing styles, making it like a gathering place for immigrants from the civilian class.
Ringing the doorbell of Room 1 on the 5th floor, a short time later came Ye Zong's question in German: "Who is it?" Brandi didn't care whether he understood the German sentence or not, and then spoke in English: "Ye Nong"
Sir, I’m Brandi, we’re still together in the afternoon meeting, can I come up and sit down?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the electronically controlled door opened with a click.
Brandi went up to the 5th floor. The door of Room 1 was already open. Zizinong leaned out and said, "Please come in." Brandi walked in and saw that Zizinong was wearing slippers, so she asked politely: "Do you need to change your shoes?"
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Zhi Nong closed the door and said, "No, I don't wear slippers for cleanliness."
Brandi immediately felt that Ye Zi Nong's words were correct, because this home was indeed unclean. Not only was it unclean, it could only be described as messy. Clothes were piled in a mess, books were piled in a mess, and video tapes were piled in a mess... here
It is simply a world of video tapes and books, filled with every corner, all about Marxism! Communism, religion, philosophy, Western political economics and the like. A video recorder is placed next to the TV, almost as high as the TV.
It was covered with dust, and only a few commonly used buttons on the remote control looked a little clean. The writing desk and computer table were also dusty, and only the keyboard and the place where I often wrote made a unique scene. Although this house has two bedrooms and one
There is a living room in the living room, but each room is very small. Only the bedroom is a little larger, and only the bed and the wardrobe next to the bed can still give out the atmosphere of living at home.
A low small dining table was also used as a coffee table. Ye Ye took a stack of plastic stools and broke one off and handed it to Brandi, saying: "This is a new one, so that the four of them, Chairman, can have no space to sit on it."
, I bought it downstairs."
Brandi looked at Ye Zi Nong. The suit he wore during the afternoon meeting was now replaced by a military uniform-like top. There were bags everywhere, the sleeves were rolled up high, and the white shirt was gone. He was wearing a black vest underneath.
Brandi saw that Ye Zinong became more comfortable after changing his suit. This is his true self.
Brandi sat down and said in surprise: "You...live in a place like this?"
Zhi Nong was sitting on an old wooden stool and said, "Yes. Do you have anything to do with me?"
Brandi said: "I'm very curious about you and want to come and have a look."
Ye Zi Nong said: "Oh, let's see."
Brandi said: "You speak English very well."
Ye Zi Nong said: "Well, it's not bad."
The scene was a bit cold, and Brandi said: "I don't seem to be very popular."
Ye Zi Nong said: "No, I don't interact with many people. I don't know how to talk when I have nothing to do."
Brandy smiled and said, "Actually, I am too, not good at sociability."
Just as he was talking, the doorbell rang again. Ye Zinong walked over and picked up the phone and asked in German: "Who is it?"
The person who came spoke Chinese and said, "I'm Lao Jiu. I have to leave tomorrow. I wanted to come and sit with you." Zizinong hung up the phone and pressed the door lock button.
With the sound of heavy footsteps in the corridor, Lao Jiu came up, and Zi Zinong opened the door and said: "Please come in." Lao Jiu was not surprised to see Brandy, obviously knowing that he was here, and just greeted in English: "Hello
Brandi also stood up and said politely: "Hello"
Lao Jiu looked around the room and was as surprised as Brandi. He just said implicitly: "It's not very spacious here."
Ye Zi Nong said: "Well, it's not very spacious."
Lao Jiu said to Brandy: "I didn't disturb you, did I? I knew you were here, but I still came here. I have to leave tomorrow. I really don't have time."
Ye Zi Nong also broke off a plastic stool for Lao Jiu and said, "Don't stand, sit down and talk."
Lao Jiu was taller than Brandi, and his thin plastic legs made a "squeaking" sound with the ground under the heavy pressure. The short stool also forced his body to curl up. He sat down and said, "Mr. Ye, this is
I admire you for doing things justice. If I didn't express my feelings, I would not be able to express my feelings. Actually, it's nothing, I just want to treat you to a meal."
Ye Zi Nong said: "No, I don't accept this. You can eat. I will serve you when you come to my place. Otherwise, forget it."
Lao Jiu said: "Don't give face"
Ye Zi Nong said: "Where did this go? By eating your food, I have tacitly accepted that I am righteous, but this matter has nothing to do with whether I am righteous or not. Do you accept being slapped with a label out of thin air?"
Lao Jiu was speechless for a moment and couldn't find a suitable word.
Brandy saw it and said casually: "It's nice to have a meal together. There's no need for a reason, just a chat."
Lao Jiu said: "Then... I have no choice but to let Mr. Ye spend the money."
Speaking of eating: Ye Zi Nong became interested and said: "I don't dare to say anything else about Berlin, but I know a lot about eating. I will tell you which street has delicious food. I don't know what you want to eat?"
Lao Jiu said: "Besides sausage and ham, there is nothing particularly delicious in Germany. If you want to eat it, it has to be Chinese food."
Brandi said: "I can eat anything."
Zizinong thought about it and said: "Chinese restaurant... Wanghelou has some good dishes."
Lao Jiu said: "Okay: let's go to Wanghe Tower. It's getting late: let's talk at Wanghe Tower." Zizinong said: "You guys wait a moment, I will change clothes."
Lao Jiu said: "No, I don't mind this. In fact, you are not suitable for wearing a suit, so this is fine." So the three of them went downstairs.
Ye Zinong walked to a white Volkswagen car on the side of the road and took the key to open the door. Brandy and Lao Jiu both looked at the car subconsciously. It was the most ordinary car, and it looked like it was quite old from its old appearance.
but very clean.
Brandy smiled and said, "Mr. Ye, your car is cleaner than your home."
Ye Zi Nong said: "Say more: it is a public rule when you leave the house."
Lao Jiu, a tall man, sat in the back, Brandy sat in the front, and Ye Zinong drove towards the Wanghelou Hotel. As the name of the Wanghelou Hotel implies, you can see the river when you sit in the hotel, and it was named after the Spree River.
The Pree River is a branch of the Havel River. There are many buildings on both sides of the bank: the afterglow of the setting sun shines golden light on the river, water birds fly on the water, and the Berlin TV Tower towers behind a group of buildings in the distance. Sitting outside the window of the hotel
Looking out, the scenery outside is a beautiful picture.
Ye Zi Nong was obviously very familiar with this restaurant. He went straight to the second floor without looking at the door. He chose a table in the back and facing the window, and ordered spicy kidney flowers, fish head with chopped peppers, and Peking duck.
, four signature dishes of husband and wife's beef slices, a few bottles of beer and a few seasonal side dishes. Yizinong didn't dare to drink while driving: he poured himself a glass of mineral water. There was no opening ceremony at this banquet, and there was no ceremonial clinking of glasses, so it was very casual.
Because of Brandy's presence: the three of them always spoke in English.
Lao Jiu drank beer and said: "Actually, no one here expected this result this time. They all thought that the most likely thing was that you threw a few small coins to Lin Xuehong to pass it by. Everyone saw that the Luo family tried their best: this is the only way.
.We really didn’t come here because we had any hope: we just wanted to give the Luo family a decent ending, and everyone knows this in their hearts.”
Brandi said: "That's right. If I wasn't on vacation, I wouldn't be here."
Lao Jiu said: "You are so capable, why didn't you do anything before?"
Ye Zinong said: "Your problem is a problem. Your stake in this matter should not concern you with such issues."
Lao Jiu said: "I just feel that you shouldn't be like this."
Zizinong smiled and said, "You have to dig out some inferiority complex from me to feel at ease."
Lao Jiu quickly said: "No, no, that's really not what I meant."
At this time, Brandy struck up a conversation and said: "Mr. Ye studies Marxism. I have a question. With Mr. Ye's critical thinking ability, the study of Marxism should have been concluded long ago. We don't have to wait until the socialist camp in Eastern Europe disintegrates."
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Ye Zi Nong also smiled and said, "That's because I'm too stupid."
Brandi said: "I'm serious."
Ye Zi Nong said: "Let's not talk about it. It's just a personal hobby and not worth mentioning."
Brandy said: "It's a bit pretentious to be so modest, right? It is said that you have been studying Marxism for more than 20 years. Marxism has had a huge impact on the world, how can you say it is not worth mentioning?"
Zizinong smiled and said: "According to your opinion, if I want to guess that the Bible will have the value of God, it won't be such a good thing."
Brandy said: "Well, this is a bit problematic, but I do mean it. I'm very curious about you. Don't you think Marxism has failed? Doesn't this result have to become a fact for you to recognize it?"
Ye Zinong said: "What does the victory or failure of Marxism have to do with me? I don't want to discuss this issue with others. Whoever has the opinion is the one who holds it. I don't want to influence anyone, and I don't want to be influenced by anyone."
Brandy said: "You may not influence others, but even if Marxism has failed, it is still affecting you. What I am curious about is what kind of education can enable a person with your critical thinking ability to actually deal with this issue."
Loss of judgment?”
Ye Ye Nong hesitated for a moment and said, "Then can you tell me what Marxism is?"
Brandy said: "To put it simply, Marxism is struggle, and socialism is public ownership." Ye Zinong asked again: "How do you know?"
"At least the two ideological camps agree on this," Brandy said.
Ye Zi Nong said: "Then you are using other people's things to fool things. All you know is other people's understanding. What you know and what you know are not the same thing."
Brandi was stunned, thought for a while and said, "Well... yes, it's not the same thing."
Ye Zinong said: "If I take other people's knowledge as if I know it, does that mean I have judgment?"
Brandy nodded slightly, was silent for a moment and said: "The disintegration of the socialist camp is always a fact. This cannot at least be said to be the victory of Marxism."
Ye Zinong said: "Is Newton's law a victory or a failure? Marxism is the theory of the laws of social development, the discovery and explanation of the laws, it is accurate and inaccurate, and it does not belong to the evaluation category of victory or defeat." Brandy said: "
So what does the disintegration of the socialist camp in Eastern Europe mean?”
Ye Zi Nong said: "Since you are interested in this issue, you might as well ask another question, what is the EU that is about to be born? If whoever hangs up a sign is what it is, then there is no need to disagree with each other.
Don’t know how to put up a sign? The Soviet Union was not brought down by someone’s scolding, and the EU was not brought together for the sake of doctrine. It was the need for the development of the productive forces of the member states. The socialization and globalization of productive resources are the requirements for the development of the productive forces themselves and are what mankind must live through.
The instinct for good times. If the EU one day becomes a political tool or another form of rice cooker, it will collapse like the Soviet Union, without any negotiation."
A trace of surprise flashed in Brandi's eyes, and he thought thoughtfully: "This view... is too bold. It means that both opposing sides are taking a path that deviates from their respective banners. I am afraid that scholars from both camps are
I don’t agree with it, especially the red belief side. If it is the discovery and explanation of laws, it denies it as a magic weapon for a certain class to gain liberation. If Marxism loses the beautiful promise of communism, the belief value of this theory will no longer be
Exist again.”
Ye Zi Nong said: "If I told you that the three of us were having dinner at Wanghe Tower, would you believe it?"
Brandi said: "It's not about believe it or not, it's about it."
Ye Zinong said: "So, faith is not. Faith only needs faith. For a madman like me who is inquisitive, there is no need to talk about letter seals."
Brandi looked at the leaf farmer and suddenly felt a little confused, and said: "Then...are you in favor of Marxism? Or are you against Marxism?"
Ye Zinong said: "I am not in favor of it, nor am I against it, I just want to know the true nature of Marxism." (To be continued)