It was getting late now. They left the box and prepared to go to the dining car to have dinner together.
Since coming to China, the four of them have eaten deliciously. Although some of the ingredients have never been eaten before, and they look a bit scary, they only know what real food is when they have the courage to put it into their mouths.
of deliciousness.
European countries are very close to each other, and they are more accustomed to taking trains when traveling. Tourist trains, in particular, are the first choice for rich people for short-distance travel.
However, the current conditions of domestic trains, even the soft sleepers on express trains, are only the same, which is much worse than the luxury trains in Europe.
Fortunately, the four of them are not the kind of people who are too particular. Since they are in China, which they think is relatively backward, there is no point in being so particular.
Compared with the environment and facilities on the train, the four foodies were more concerned about what kind of food would be served in the dining car. After they asked the flight attendant about the location of the dining car, they hurried over together.
When it comes to asking for directions, they are quite clever. When they were in the capital, they discovered that except for tour guides and waiters at the hotel where they were staying, few people outside could communicate with them in English.
However, this little trouble is not a problem for Lenny, who travels all over the world. When he goes to Africa and South America to scout players, he often leaves the big cities and goes to the towns below. He will also encounter the same problems there, and he is already very experienced.
Already.
He bought a box of blank business cards, went to the hotel lobby, and asked the manager on duty to write down some common words on the blank cards in both Chinese and English.
For example, "taxi", "airport", "train station", "hotel", "police station", "hospital", "restaurant", "store", etc.
Restroom was directly translated as "toilet" by the lobby manager. She was born and raised in China, so she naturally knew that let alone restrooms. If you ask someone about the restroom on the street, you will most likely be directed to the health station. She simply wrote
The word "toilet" is simple and clear.
Lenny asked the lobby manager to make four copies of the same card, and everyone would have one copy. This way, if everyone gets separated, they don't have to worry too much.
The lobby manager got a twenty dollar tip.
It's a pity that Lenny still doesn't understand China's national conditions. Lenny handed the tip to the little girl openly in the hotel lobby, and she had to hand it over immediately.
In the capital in 1986, no one dared to openly accept such a "huge" gift. Foreign affairs discipline was not a decoration, and Lenny's reward would not reach the hands of the person involved.
With this set of cards, Lenny and the others easily found the direction of the dining car. Several people chatted quietly as they walked, guessing what kind of surprises they could have for dinner.
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"I am a forward. Brother Dahai has told me before that with my physical fitness, there is no problem in being a standing center in China. But if I want to have my own characteristics in the international arena, I must run.
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Yang Xufei is now learning and selling it, showing off Sun Dahai's guidance on his future development direction to pseudo-fan Andrew.
He said this passage in English, stammering out words. Although the word order was a bit messy, the general meaning was still expressed, if grammar was not considered.
"Running? Are you a center or a winger?" Andrew looked like a curious baby.
Maggie must have told Andrew this definition of a forward, Sun Dahai would not think so.
He has always preferred the forwardless tactic, believing that it is the real modern football, but the requirements for players' ability and team's tacit understanding are too high.
The conversation between the two happened to be heard by Lenny who was passing by the carriage. Out of professional instinct, Lenny stopped and looked back at Andrew and Yang Xufei.
Lenny's eyes flashed past the chicken-like Andrew, and finally landed on Yang Xufei.
Although Yang Xufei was sitting on a folding chair, his broad shoulders, thick back and narrow waist still made Lenny's eyes shine. Especially the long and muscular legs exposed under his sports shorts, it seemed that there was endless power hidden in them.
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Lenny stopped, and David and the others naturally stopped too. Andrew didn't know why, but seeing that they were all white, he took the initiative to say "Hello. Can I help you with anything?".
At this time, Battle heard the noise, he came out of the box and stood next to Andrew and Yang Xufei.
"Hello. Sorry, I overheard your conversation just now. Are you a football player? A forward?" Lenny's heart moved and he took the initiative to ask Yang Xufei.
Poor Yang Xufei was immediately confused.
His English proficiency was just memorizing a lot of words, and it was difficult to communicate with Andrew, who was a bilingual native speaker, not to mention that Lenny spoke urgently and quickly.
"My friend has just started learning English and is still unable to communicate normally. Let me translate for him."
When Andrew saw the burly Battle standing next to him, he immediately felt relieved and became more courageous. He had personally experienced Yang Xufei's English proficiency, so he took the initiative to act as a translator for him.
Through Andrew's translation, Lenny had a basic understanding of Yang Xufei's condition. It was a pity that this was on a train, otherwise he would have to conduct some simple tests on Yang Xufei. This could be regarded as a specific manifestation of occupational diseases.
Lenny and the others had been in China for several days, and because of language problems, they didn't have much communication with outsiders. Now they met Andrew, and they could finally communicate with each other easily, and they started chatting happily in the carriage.
What are we talking about? It must be football.
Andrew had just become a fan, which was when his interest was at its peak. He also accepted many of the ideas of future football from Sun Dahai. If he doesn't show off at this time, how long will he keep it?
Lenny himself is in this industry. Although he is not a coach or a related person, he still knows a lot about football theory. Otherwise, how would he sell players to the club. But at this time, he was also frightened by Andrew.
David and the other three were also listening with great interest. Europeans love football very much, and David also has his own team that he supports.
Kailan's own family runs a sportswear, shoe and hat design company. She worked as the marketing director in the company before she got married. After getting married, she took care of her husband full time at home, and this position was given to her sister Anna, who had just graduated.
Otherwise, David and his wife want to match Lenny and Anna. Their work does have many internal connections. If they finally succeed, it will be of certain help to their respective jobs.
At this time, the large army came back from dinner. Seeing that they were chatting enthusiastically, Barter invited Lenny and others to go to the dining car with them, and they could continue chatting after dinner.