"Are there any activities planned for the afternoon?" Xu Suizhu stretched.
I'm full and warm and thinking about that, but I feel sleepy anyway.
"Well, we need to sign an international port friendship agreement."
This is the most important part of this trip.
Lu Chixiao continued: "However, considering that we have just arrived, we have been given enough rest time. The signing time of the agreement is scheduled to be at four o'clock. After the signing, we will have dinner. If you want to go shopping, I will accompany you after nap."
While he was talking, he made the bed, patted the elastic mattress, and waited for his wife to take a lunch break.
Maybe she had just arrived here and hadn't adjusted her sleep schedule yet. She snuggled into the boss's arms and took a light nap. When she woke up, it happened to be the end of her usual lunch break.
Lu Chixiao didn't sleep at all. He hugged her with one hand and operated his mobile phone with the other to read the text messages sent by Fu Xiaodi.
He probably heard from his wife that he had arrived in Colombo, so she came here to say hello, and even pretended to be envious and asked jokingly whether the local people were unrestrained and whether he had been warmly embraced by local beauties...
He twitched his lips, did some operations with one hand, and replied: I have forwarded it to your wife.
After that, he threw away the phone and ignored the wailing and distress message from Fu Xiaodi a few seconds later.
"No more sleep?"
He lowered his head and kissed the mother of the child who had woken up.
Xu Suizhu raised her face and accepted his soft, delicate kiss on her face.
"No, I can't fall asleep even if I continue to lie down. Why don't we go out for a walk?"
"Um."
He said so, but in reality it was delayed for a quarter of an hour.
After kissing her enough, I pulled her up.
After washing, Xu Suizhu specially changed into the sari, the traditional clothing of local women, that she bought at the souvenir shop on the first floor of the hotel when checking in.
There are many colors of flowers hanging in the store, and they are all relatively bright.
Li Xiu'e praised Xu Suizhu for her fair complexion and her ability to wear any color, and recommended her to try orange.
Xu Suizhu's usual clothes tend to be fresh and fresh, and she rarely wears such colorful clothes.
Unexpectedly, the upper body effect was surprisingly good——
The orange sweetheart neckline sleeveless floor-length skirt, paired with an emerald-colored ribbon-style shawl, made her skin whiter and more delicate, making her look back in a charming way.
After turning around in front of the mirror, she turned around and asked Baozi Daddy with a crooked smile: "If you put a grain of cinnabar on your forehead, will you look like a beautiful Indian girl?"
Lu Chixiao was still wearing a crisp shirt, ascetic trousers, and the obsidian cufflinks chosen by the child's mother. He tilted his head slightly and smiled lightly: "So, beautiful Indian girl, do you think I have the honor to invite you?
Have a cup of afternoon tea?”
"That's right!"
After Xu Suizhu finished speaking, he felt happy first.
"Don't tell me, this skirt is quite comfortable to wear! The silk quality is very good, Professor Fan and Xiaojuan will definitely like it. When you go back, take one for each of the women. What do you think?"
Lu Chixiao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth: "When in the country, do as the Romans do. It's okay to wear it here, but will you still wear it when you get home?"
"It can be used as pajamas! You can wear it at home without a shawl." Xu Suizhu glanced at him with a smile, "I'll wear it in the room for you to see, don't you like it?"
"..."
The man touched his nose and stopped talking, obviously acquiescing to his wife's romantic proposal.
Sri Lanka was once a colony of many European countries. Colombo is not only the largest city in the country, but also one of the most important midway ports on sea routes. During the colonial period, the world's largest artificial port was also built, so some microcosms of European countries can be seen everywhere.
Since we didn’t take a tour guide, the couple didn’t plan to go far and just walked along the tree-lined avenue outside the hotel.
Thanks to the green shade, the sun is blocked a bit from the scorching heat, and the sea breeze blows across the face, bringing a bit of coolness.
The locals used to go to nearby churches to pray before starting work in the afternoon, so at this time, there were not many people on the street, and the young couple happily walked hand in hand.
Unexpectedly, walking through a street is the historically famous Beira Lake.
The quiet and beautiful lake is lined with trees that provide shade on both sides. There are many aquatic plants on the lakeside, and there are wild water birds such as pelicans, egrets, and cormorants.
Xu Suizhu picked up the camera and took many photos.
The peaceful and comfortable landscape in front of you was actually a slave island used to imprison slaves before this country became independent.
The traces of history will not disappear with the passage of time. What exists will always exist.
"Want to take a boat ride?" Lu Chixiao asked.
There were several hand-operated boats parked on the shore, and the boatman was hiding under the shade of a tree and smoking. Seeing that the couple seemed interested in the boat, they stepped forward and asked if they wanted to sit on the boat. The price was clearly written on a piece of cardboard.
There is no such thing as bullying or not.
Xu Suizhu couldn't help but think about it. Just as he was about to finalize the deal with the boatman, a burst of noise suddenly came from not far away. At first glance, it was mixed with familiar native language, and the tone was quite fierce. Did something happen to a colleague?
The two looked at each other, shook their heads at the boatman apologetically, and walked quickly towards the commotion.
Taking a closer look, it was just as they guessed: the members of the inspection team were in trouble when they came out to play.
One of them was relatively familiar to Xu Suizhu.
Jin Liping didn't expect that Lu Chixiao and his wife were also nearby, but at this moment, she didn't care whether she was embarrassed or not. She blushed and explained: "I, I just saw that this water temple is very unique and wanted to go in and have a look.
People stopped me and I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but they wouldn’t let me in anyway. I just wanted my colleagues to take a picture of me outside, but these people came up to beat me indiscriminately and dragged me away...
"
The "these people" she was talking about were locals. For some unknown reason, they were very angry with Jin Liping. They muttered local dialects in their mouths. No matter whether they could understand her or not, it was clear from her posture that she was cursing someone.
Xu Suizhu tried to communicate with them in English.
Fortunately, although English is not the most common official language in Sri Lanka, because it was a colony, its popularity and usage rate is quite high in the upper class and major cities. Two or three of them understood her words and spoke with them.
The thick accent rushed to answer:
"This woman is disrespectful to Buddha!"
"Yes! I saw it from across the road. She was taking pictures with her back to the Buddha!"
"You want to enter a Buddhist temple dressed like this! Bah!"
From the angry chatter of the locals, Xu Suizhu finally understood the truth.
"This water temple is a practical place for locals to cultivate their minds and pray for blessings. You can go in, but your clothes cannot be revealing. My arms are exposed, and short skirts like Xiao Jin's that expose my calves are not allowed. One more thing
, you took pictures at the door without the permission of the temple, and not only that, but you also took pictures with your back to the Buddha statue. This is a very disrespectful act towards the Buddha in Sri Lanka..."
After listening to Xu Suizhu's translation, everyone understood the reason why they were almost violently treated, and quickly put their hands together to apologize to the locals.
Xu Suizhu also explained in a nice way that he and his party did not intentionally violate the taboos of their country, but just did not understand. Those who do not know are not guilty. He hoped to give him a chance to change.