Text丨Xinlan Shuhua
Contributed by丨Chen Ping
—— Introduction ——
It is said that the United States is a diverse country, and the rich races living there also confirm this, no matter what kind of situation these races get along with in real life, at least the official propaganda is always harmonious.
My boss is a rich second generation, also an overseas student, during this time an American friend of hers came to China to play with her, originally she planned to accompany her, but the next day there was an important client, so I asked to accompany the tour.
The boss's American friend is a cool-looking black beauty who can also speak a few simple Chinese, and it is not difficult to get along.
I was having a good time, but when I met the police, she suddenly nervously hid behind me, and just when I was inexplicable, she relaxed and sighed: "China is really peaceful!"
—— Chen Ping's self-statement ——
My name is Chen Ping, I am a young man working in Wuxi, our boss is a rich second generation, the family is quite rich, and her parents are said to be very open-minded, and they did not force her to inherit the family industry, but let her go out and start her own business.
In the early days of entrepreneurship, everyone also understands that there are not many people, and the boss has to run business everywhere like us, and she is also more realistic, not paying attention to those who are vain, so the atmosphere in the company has been very good.
I've been in this company for more than half a year, and I think of it as my home with my colleagues, so when my boss asks me for help, I don't refuse.
The boss asked me to be a tour guide for her black friend Julianne, and there was a reason why I was looking for me, because I was the only one in the company who spoke English well, after all, I usually like to watch American dramas and the like.
Originally, Julianne's tour guide was served by the boss himself, but the boss suddenly met an important customer temporarily, and wanted to talk about a big cooperation, the company was on the rise, and the boss naturally would not turn down this cooperation for personal matters.
But her friend came back from the United States all the way, and she couldn't leave people there and ignore them, so she arranged this matter for me, and I am also a native of Wuxi anyway.
The boss's idea is very good, on the surface I am indeed the best candidate for this tour guide, but what she didn't expect is that I am usually bored at home in addition to work, playing games, and the understanding of Wuxi may not have been done by outsiders thoroughly.
This can't be completely blamed on me, after all, Jiangsu's education is terrible, Wuxi is even more boundless in southern Jiangsu, before graduating from high school, I was studying from morning to night, and I didn't have time to play, and I was not interested in coming out to play.
Fortunately, although I am not familiar with Wuxi, my parents, who were born and raised in Wuxi, still know the city quite well.
On the night I received the task of the tour guide, I went back to pull my parents to make a detailed plan for a trip to Wuxi, and after listening to their explanation, I knew what kind of city Wuxi is located in the water town of the south of the Yangtze River.
Someone once said: "The royal garden looks at Beijing, the private garden looks at Suzhou, and the modern garden looks at Wuxi." ”
The gardens in Wuxi like to be built according to the original landscape, focusing on a fusion with nature, which is a very different design idea from other gardens.
- The boss took me to meet Julianne, and after a brief introduction of myself, the boss went back to the company to continue to prepare the information for the appointment.
After the boss left, Julianne and I didn't have an awkward atmosphere, on the one hand, I tried to use my social skills in order not to embarrass the boss, and on the other hand, Julianne was a lively black American with a lot of witticisms.
Julianne is very interested in Chinese culture, and said that she wants to try to wear Chinese Hanfu and cheongsam, which she experienced with our boss yesterday and took a lot of photos.
She also showed me the photos in her mobile phone, and I could see that the Hanfu that the boss picked out for her was very careful, and she also made makeup intimately, which looked like that, I couldn't appreciate it, but I still praised it.
The first place I took Julian to was Jichang Garden, which is known as one of the "Four Great Gardens", and she felt that it was a mistake for her not to wear Hanfu to visit.
This place was originally called Qin Garden, which was originally built in the Ming Dynasty and built according to Huishan Mountain, which has a history of more than 400 years.
After the garden is built, it is a must-visit place for tourism, and even Kangxi and Qianlong will come to Jichang Garden to stay for a while every time they go down to the south of the Yangtze River.
Countless literati and writers have painted and written poems for this garden, especially Qianlong, who was full of praise for this garden, not only left a large number of poems, but also specially asked people to draw a pattern to bring back to Beijing, imitating a Huishan Garden, still feel that this scene is not as good as Jichang Garden.
This garden has also suffered trauma, but fortunately, the state paid for its restoration in the later period, and now we can get a glimpse of the scenery that fascinated the emperor hundreds of years ago.
Although Julianne is not Chinese and cannot fully understand the Chinese pursuit of classical gardens, she can perceive beauty, but she can't say so many nice words of praise.
Of course, I don't think she can say such nice words of praise mainly because English is not as rich as Chinese expression, and for this kind of landscape beauty, the Chinese context can write these beauties to the extreme.
The placement of every rockery and tree here is unique, which constitutes such a pleasing garden.
After visiting Jichang Garden in the morning, I took Julian to Xue Fucheng's former residence in the afternoon, which is also a Jiangnan garden, but it was built in the late Qing Dynasty and is a different style from Jichang Garden.
The most noteworthy thing is that there is also the No. 1 Turntable Building in China, and Julianne and I stood downstairs and let out a "wow" at the same time.
She was surprised and asked me why I could react so much, and I was embarrassed to say that it was my first time here, but said, "This magical scenery, every time I come, I feel amazing." ”
She didn't doubt it, and nodded approvingly: "I can understand, if it were me, I would be surprised." ”
In the evening, I took her to Lianhua Port to see the night view, which is a place famous for its Zen feeling, and you can see the sea of flowers during the day, but such a Zen scene may not be something Julianne can understand.
But at night, the water curtain movie at the head of the bridge, watching hundreds of drones build the magpie bridge, etc., is enough to make her feel the beauty that hits her heart.
Julianne was really shocked by these immersive performances, and I took the opportunity to briefly tell her the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and she asked me angrily why no one stood up to destroy the heavenly court.
So I went on to tell her the story of the havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
I also accompanied Julianne for a day, although this day was a little tired, but it was very fulfilling, especially at night, to watch the drone build the magpie bridge as the end, to draw a perfect end to the day.
One thing I noticed, though, was that she seemed to be a little afraid of people in uniform, and even the park security guards would make her look wary, and several times I wanted to say that her expression was more noticeable.
At night, when I was in Lianhua Port, it was probably because there were many people, so there were police officers who came forward to maintain order.
The moment I saw the police, Julianne instinctively hid behind me, it was dark, her skin was dark, and no one noticed for a while.
Later, I probably saw that the police were just maintaining order and their attitude was not bad, so Julianne slowly relaxed and walked out behind me with some embarrassment.
Seeing my puzzled face, she had to explain that this was because in the United States, they blacks will always be treated unfairly, and it is always dangerous to go out at night in the United States, and there are always people who default to blacks as the source of danger.
This topic is a bit heavy, although I have watched a lot of American dramas, and I more or less know that there is such a situation, but I don't want to be so serious that it can make Julianne have a terrified conditioned reflex.
Julian looked at the bustling crowd around her, sighed and sighed: "It's good that China is so peaceful." ”
[This article is based on netizens' contributions, adapted from real experience, the names and place names in the article are pseudonyms, and if someone carries them, they will be held responsible]