Zhuang Yu said this in a joking tone, but it was extremely true. If Yu Dongyu really said what he just mentioned at the research meeting, he would probably offend a lot of people.
Because the situation he mentioned of writers pursuing fame and fortune without principles is not an isolated case, it has happened to many writers.
Yu Dongyu smiled and said, "Don't forget, Wang Yi and Liu Yuan were invited to the research meeting. We two are not on the list. If you are in a good mood, go and observe. If you are in a bad mood, they will hold a research meeting and we will follow.
We went to eat, drink, and have fun with Zhang Zhong. It just so happens that Linde and the others are here, so we can be considered the hosts, so we should play with them."
"Well, yes, you are right. This matter has nothing to do with the two of us at all. Why are we going to join in the fun." Zhuang Yu also nodded.
Liu Yuan said angrily, "That's not what you said when you came here."
"After all, this moment is the same as the other moment."
"..."
Of course Yu Dongyu and Zhuang Yu were joking. Since they had agreed before, they would naturally not break the promise.
Zhuang Yu was about to continue asking Yu Dongyu about his specific thoughts when the dishes started to be placed on the table.
Zhang Zhong looked at the time, it was almost half past seven, but Yang Xiao and Liang Yanqiu hadn't arrived yet.
This time Zhuang Yu and the others came over, and Zhang Zhong specifically called Yang Xiao, Liang Yanqiu and Wen Han. But unfortunately, Wen Han returned to his hometown this weekend.
Yang Xiao and Liang Yanqiu were at school, but because the school magazine was busy at a critical moment, they were not there in the afternoon and made an appointment to come over for dinner in the evening.
Zhang Zhong took out his mobile phone and called Yang Xiao, but the call was hung up as soon as the call was connected.
The call was made quickly and the message was clear, they should be arriving soon.
Sure enough, within two minutes of Zhang Zhong putting away the phone, the two of them pushed the door open and came in.
The two of them knew Hua Xia and the others, so there was no need to introduce them one by one. Zhang Zhong just introduced Lin De and the others, "These two are teachers in our school. This is Yang Xiao and this is Liang Yanqiu.
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After the two sides greeted each other, Zhang Zhong said with a smile, "After Yang Xiao comes over, my pressure will be much less, and I can take part of the translation work."
Yang Xiao had taught at Columbia University before, so of course his English proficiency was needless to say.
"I'm here to eat, not to be a translator." Yang smiled and said, then picked up the box in his hand, "I brought you the things."
"Since you brought it, it's up to you to drive it."
What Yang Xiao picked up was wine, which Zhang Zhong asked him to get.
Zhang Zhong is not a drinker, but having a table without drinking seems to be a bit of a lethargy. The guests can choose not to drink, but he has to prepare.
As for Linde and the others, they can only do as the Romans do. He did not prepare any foreign wine.
Linde and the others saw the inconspicuous cardboard box in Yang Xiao's hand. There was no pattern on it and they couldn't tell what was inside, so they asked out of curiosity.
Zhang Chong smiled and replied, "It's liquor."
"Is it the same as what we had last time?" Llorente asked.
Linde and Llorente had drank liquor before. When they came to Jiangyang before, Zhang Zhong made some liquor for them to taste.
But that time it was just a taste, and each of them only took a small sip.
Zhang Zhong shook his head and said, "It's different. The last one was a little softer."
"It was softer last time?" Lin De looked at Zhang Zhong with disbelief, "To me, that wine is already very spicy. Obviously your Jiangyang is not a very cold place, why do you like to drink it so highly?
liquor?"
Zhang Zhong remembered the last time Linde and Llorente drank liquor. Zhang Zhong poured them a small glass of wine, about one tael, and the two of them felt bored.
Moreover, he didn’t eat any food before drinking, and went into battle on an empty stomach. Zhang Zhong was shocked at that time.
"The wine this time is more fragrant, maybe you can get used to it." Zhang Zhong said with a smile.
"Smells? Are there fruits or petals in it?" Penny Austin asked curiously.
"No, it's the aroma of rice. You'll know it after you drink it." Zhang Zhong said with a smile.
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It turns out that they couldn't smell the aroma in Zhang Zhong's mouth at all.
Before drinking, they deliberately came closer and smelled it carefully. They only said that it had a special smell, but they did not feel the aroma of rice.
After they took a sip, the wine almost spurted out of their noses, let alone the aroma.
This kind of high-altitude sauce-flavored wine is indeed a bit unaccustomed to them, but although it is difficult to enter, it will be much better after drinking it.
They cannot appreciate the taste of liquor, but they can feel the changes that liquor brings to their bodies.
Each type of alcohol brings different changes to the body. Otherwise, everyone would not need to drink alcohol, just drink alcohol instead.
Even people like Zhuang Yu and others are unavoidable and kept asking Linde how they felt about drinking liquor.
What can be done.
Judging from their expressions, I guess this wine is really difficult for them to drink.
But seeing the enthusiasm of Zhuang Yu and others, it was not easy to say it directly. I just gave a few compliments and then mentioned that I was not used to drinking.
Zhuang Yu and the others also saw that Lin De and the others were not used to drinking, so they did not try to persuade them to drink.
However, Linde and the others were sincere and did not refuse at all. As long as Zhuang Yu and the others were still drinking, Linde and the others would accompany them. Even Penny Austin did not mention leaving the battlefield.
After going back and forth, I became more energetic.
When literati drink, most of the time they are no different from ordinary people, and the same goes for the traditional art of drinking wine.
Good guy, these foreign friends are drinking so much, can we Chinese people give in?
Drink, we must let foreign friends see our strength.
Now people like Liang Yanqiu who can't drink well suffered a disaster. Liu Yuan and the others forced him to drink. After drinking, he really couldn't drink anymore, so he raised his chopsticks to his head and shouted: "Please forgive me, please forgive me."
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"No, you will be punished with a drink. You are not begging for mercy. You are offering incense to us." Liu Yuan joked.
Yu Dongyu said, "Old Liu, you are a scholar, why do you still engage in such feudal superstition... When you offer incense, you should use three chopsticks."
"Oh, you're right, what are these two chopsticks doing?" Liu Yuan nodded.
"Well." Yu Dongyu pretended.
When he saw everyone looking at him, he said, "I'm worshiping heaven and earth with you."
"Bah!"
The Chinese people all laughed, and the three Americans looked confused. Zhang Zhong translated it for them, but they still couldn't get it.
This is the cultural difference.
Llorente said with a resentful look on his face, "I will also make some American jokes later."