Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. It has more than 50 islands of different sizes. Half of the city was on land and the other half was on the sea, just like a garden built on the sea.
Other than the beautiful natural scenery, another feature of Auckland was its convenient transportation.
Within half an hour's drive, you could go anywhere. Whether it was taking a boat to the island, walking through the rainforest, going to the volcano for a picnic, or surfing on the sea.
Soon, Jiang Chen and Liu Yao got off the car at the pier.
The pier named Fisherman's was something he found on the local Chinese community website. The owner was a British man named John who was very friendly to tourists. Because of this, his business was booming. Many people came to his pier to rent boats.
Based on what the netizens said, the owner of the pier served in the Australian Navy and was a great diver.
The pier was well-equipped, and the rental of diving equipment was not expensive.
Holding Liu Yao's hand, Jiang Chen walked to the office at the pier and asked about renting boats and diving.
The British man with a red nose was ecstatic when Jiang Chen asked about diving. He happily sold all kinds of diving suits he had collected. He also explained to Jiang Chen the things he needed to pay attention to when diving.
"… When diving, you must pay attention to the depth. For beginners, I recommend not going deeper than six meters."
"Six meters? What's the point of that?" Jiang Chen asked.
"In the shallow sea area, you can see the beautiful scenery when you are only six meters shallow. So if you plan on diving, I don't recommend renting a boat to go very far. In the deeper waters, you might not see anything after ten meters, and there's also the risk of encountering sharks. "Although he was talking about dangerous matters, John's tone was humorous.
"Shark, shark?" Liu Yao shuddered and looked at Jiang Chen in fear. "Let's not dive."
Although Liu Yao's English was average, she still heard the word shark.
Seeing the frightened expression of the tourists, John smiled and gestured with his hands.
"You don't have to worry too much. Most sharks don't attack people. The number of people killed by coconuts every year is ten times more than those attacked by sharks. Only great white sharks and tiger sharks will attack people. In some places, there are activities to organize divers to feed sharks. "
Jiang Chen was not afraid of sharks.
After all, he had even faced the terrifying Death Claw head on, why would he be afraid of sharks that only relied on their teeth?
"This is the first time I've seen a businessman convince customers not to rent their own yacht." Jiang Chen shrugged helplessly.
"I am responsible for the safety of the tourists." John shrugged. "Only when your life is guaranteed can you enjoy the charm of the sea."
"Looks like you have a deep understanding of the ocean's charm." Jiang Chen smiled.
"I love diving." John smiled, revealing a pair of white teeth through his unkempt beard.
"But I still want to rent a boat and a set of diving equipment. I'll take care of my own safety." Jiang Chen shook his head.
Hardedef still wanted to persuade Jiang Chen, but a disharmonious voice came from behind Jiang Chen.
"Can the one in front hurry up? If you can't afford it, don't stand there and dawdle, okay?" A man wearing sunglasses impatiently urged. Next to him stood a scantily clad woman, who was currently intimately holding his arm.
To be honest, Dai Zhengming was sick of his countrymen traveling to New Zealand. Every December, New Zealand's fresh and free air would be covered in a layer of haze, and there would be more garbage on the streets. This situation would only be alleviated in the second half of January because by then, his countrymen would be returning home for the new year.
Without a doubt, although he was also covered in yellow skin, he undoubtedly had a white heart. After working at Microsoft for a few years, with his outstanding performance, he finally obtained the opportunity to emigrate. Although he was more inclined to go to Australia, New Zealand, which was right next to it, was also a good choice.
Just like a monkey on a tree, he hungrily breathed the air of the free world and looked down at his peers who looked up at him with envy. Arrogance was often born from the admiration of others, and prejudice was infinitely magnified in arrogance.
He had perfectly placed himself in the role of a "local". Compared to the locals who hated foreigners, he hated the Hua who traveled to New Zealand even more.
It was as if all the behavior of the people in the country was so uncultured and annoying.
Because he spoke in Mandarin, John couldn't understand what the person was saying. He just thought Jiang Chen met someone from the same hometown, so he shrugged and left the time to them.
Can't afford it? Me?
Jiang Chen's expression was a bit strange, and he didn't know what to say. Liu Yao, on the other hand, covered her small mouth and held back her laughter. She turned her head and glanced at the man wearing sunglasses.
When Dai Zhengming saw Liu Yao's face, he held his breath.
[Fu * k, such a hot girl.]
Although he had seen a lot of beautiful women, it was the first time he saw one of this level. Especially that "Looking Back and Smiling", it simply made his little heart almost freeze.
Of course, perhaps because of the sunglasses, he couldn't read the mockery in Liu Yao's eyes.
"Zhengming, they probably don't speak English. Why don't you help them?" The girl holding his arm blinked her bright eyes and shook his arm coquettishly.
Based on her looks, she should be above average. Based on her age, she should be in university. She should be an international student at Auckland University? The man looked to be in his thirties. He was not old, but definitely not as young as Jiang Chen.
"You're right." Dai Zhengming let out a sigh and walked closer to Jiang Chen.
Although he looked down on the bumpkin, he still had to maintain his composure in front of a beauty.
"My name is Dai Zhengming."
"My name is Jiang … Jianguo." He was going to say his name, but seeing that Dai Zhengming seemed to have something to say, he changed his mind and said his father's name instead.
Liu Yao didn't laugh out loud. She just charmingly rolled her eyes at the naughty Jiang Chen.
"In New Zealand, it's immoral to occupy public resources for a long time. I don't know if anyone taught you this when you were in Han, but now that you're abroad, it's better to make your country proud. "
"Compared to occupying public resources, I prefer to call it consulting business. Especially since it's been less than three minutes-" Looking at his serious expression, Jiang Chen couldn't help but "argue".
Dai Zhengming "politely" interrupted Jiang Chen's words and used an educating tone.
"But there are still people in line behind you, right? I'll give you a very simple example. It's something I've felt deeply after living in New Zealand for years. I once saw a Han woman ordering food with her grandson at the St-Heliers Cafe. They spent a long time at the checkout counter before they finally ordered a mocha, sandwich, and a kid's meal. "
[Uhh, is he scolding me indirectly?]
Jiang Chen purposely glanced behind him. Other than them, there weren't many people in line …
"Is there a problem?" Jiang Chen was puzzled.
"It's etiquette." Dai Zhengming looked into Jiang Chen's eyes seriously and said in a serious tone.
"You mean … that woman with her child took up the time of everyone in line behind her?" Jiang Chen asked with a strange expression.
[Fu * k, you remember such a small thing and feel deeply about it?] [You're a piece of work.]
"That's right. If you want to order food, please think about what you want before you line up. Otherwise, don't take up the space at the checkout counter. That will cause trouble for others who are about to order. "
"Okay … I admit that taking up space in the toilet without taking a sh * t is a very rude thing to do." Jiang Chen shrugged.
"And you're doing that right now." Dai Zhengming put on a serious face. "And watch your words. You represent the image of the country behind you. Please don't use the word sh * t. Using insulting words to strangers, if this was in the UA, you could face prosecution. "
Jiang Chen's expression was indescribably strange.
Unfortunately, he really did know a foreigner who talked sh * t every day. (Robert, far away in Los Santos, sneezed and woke up the sleeping Hollywood girl next to him.)
Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't speak, Dai Zhengming thought he was too embarrassed to say anything, so he continued.
"Even if you have a little money, please don't bring that rude behavior out of the country."
"Correction, I don't have a little money," Jiang Chen corrected awkwardly.
"Then you have to pay more attention to your manners. Otherwise, people will think you have no money and no manners." With a flash of disdain in his eyes, Dai Zhengming lectured him.
Then, he turned to Liu Yao like a gentleman and took out a business card.
"Beautiful lady, this is my business card. I have a mansion in Auckland. I'm currently working at Microsoft's Auckland division as the chief information technology engineer for the New Zealand region. I'm relatively familiar with the people around here. If you're interested, follow the address on the business card to find me. I'm happy to show you the beautiful scenery of New Zealand. "
Then, Dai Zhengming didn't care about Liu Yao's reaction. He only left her with a smile that he thought was "charming" and a "handsome" back.
He walked around Jiang Chen and spoke with a British accent that was more fluent than a British person's. Then, he swiped his card.
Jiang Chen's expression was indescribably odd as he watched him walk in the direction of the yacht, and the girl holding his hand with admiration.
"Honey, you're being looked down upon." Liu Yao walked to Jiang Chen's side with a smile and held onto his arm coquettishly.
"Seems like it," Jiang Chen said helplessly.
"Do you need me to help you slap his face?" Liu Yao's eyes flashed as a curvature appeared on her red lips.
"Forget it, didn't he already say it? Don't embarrass our country in front of foreigners, "Jiang Chen mocked.
Liu Yao burst out laughing as she pursed her lips.
"I didn't expect you to prefer cold humor." She threw the business card into the trash can as she said with a smile.
"No, I'm serious." Although he said that, he didn't look serious at all.
…
Now that he thought about it carefully, it seemed that the fake public knowledge surnamed Dai had quietly cut him in line. But Jiang Chen wasn't as interested as him. A few minutes was more than enough for him to accept.
"What were you guys talking about?" John didn't mind that Jiang Chen left him on the side as he asked curiously.
"Nothing … Just talking about family stuff."
"That's true, meeting people from the same hometown in a different place, we have to chat. But in Auckland, you should have a lot of opportunities to meet people from the same hometown. "John laughed.
"Is that so … Speaking of which, what do you think about the Han in Auckland?" Jiang Chen swiped his card and signed the invoice as he asked nonchalantly.
"The food you guys make is delicious. I really like Chinese food, but it's a bit expensive." John smiled.
"Is there nothing else?"
"That's all." John shrugged.
With Jiang Chen's insistence, John didn't try to convince him anymore. He only reminded him to be careful and go into the water with the captain.
The rental of the yacht was not cheap. The cheapest one here cost two thousand NZD per day, which was equivalent to eight thousand RMB. Renting by the hour was more economical, but other than the small boats, the yachts with living space generally didn't offer short-term rentals.
Due to the rare opportunity, renting a small boat wasn't enough. The wealthy Jiang Chen directly chose a medium-sized catamaran that was more than ten meters long and included a living room. He paid the rent of eight thousand NZD per day.
"Speaking of which, when New Zealanders come to rent a boat, do they just swipe their card without saying anything?" Jiang Chen signed the rental agreement as he asked nonchalantly.
John didn't know why Jiang Chen would ask this question. He shook his head and said, "Unless they are regular customers who are familiar with this area. New customers who don't know the type and price of the boat have to ask."
"That's true." Jiang Chen smiled.
…
Su Wen asked Dai Zhengming curiously as she stood on the wooden plank that was attached to the boat.
"What did you say to that girl? I think you gave her something. "
"Nothing, just a business card. It's a habit to give a business card out of politeness, "Dai Zhengming awkwardly lied.
Just then, Jiang Chen and Liu Yao walked over to them.
Seeing the beauty still holding Jiang Chen's hand sweetly, Dai Zhengming's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't react further.
When he passed by Dai Zhengming, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped as if he remembered something.
"Also, I heard that overseas people have the habit of returning business cards. I'll give you a business card too." Jiang Chen took out his business card, but he purposely hesitated for a moment before he handed it to his female companion. "I don't go overseas much, so I don't know as much about western culture as you do. I'll learn from you."
Dai Zhengming subconsciously raised his eyebrows when he saw Jiang Chen give his girlfriend a business card. But when he thought about how he also ignored Jiang Chen and gave a business card to the girl next to him, he swallowed the criticism that was about to come out of his mouth.
"Wen Wen, accept it for me."
"Oh."
Jiang Chen stuffed the business card into the girl's hand as he mischievously smiled and continued to walk with Liu Yao without looking back.
"It's done. Should we go now?"
The captain who was tinkering with the equipment on the small boat raised his head and grinned at Dai Zhengming.
"Mhmm, let's go now. Wen Wen, let's get on the boat … Wen Wen? "Seeing that Su Wen didn't respond, Dai Zhengming frowned and turned around.
Su Wen, who was holding the gold-stamped business card, widened her eyes and was completely dumbfounded.
"What's wrong?" Dai Zhengming was confused.
Su Wen seemed to have regained her senses as she raised her head and looked at her boyfriend in excitement.
"It's, it's Jiang Chen!"
"Jiang Chen? Which Jiang — "Dai Zhengming was instantly stunned.
Jiang Chen? The president of Future Technology? But isn't he called Jiang Jianguo?
Dai Zhengming snatched the business card from his girlfriend's hand as his eyes widened in disbelief. Then he raised his head and looked not far away.
The man who claimed to be "not a little rich" was standing on a luxurious catamaran and smiling at him.
But the hearty smile, in Dai Zhengming's eyes, was so piercing.
It was as if he was mocking him.
When he thought about how he had just preached to him as if he were a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, a sense of shame welled up in his heart. His face turned into the color of a pig's liver. He wanted to find a hole on the ground to hide in.
Especially when he saw his girlfriend looking at the luxurious boat with envy, his face looked even uglier as if he had eaten a fly.
"Are you going to get on the boat or not? Can I start the countdown? "
The captain leaning on the side of the boat saw that the two didn't move for a long time. He yawned and couldn't help but complain.
Hearing the captain complaining to him, Dai Zhengming immediately came back to his senses. He apologized to the white-skinned captain, then quietly pulled his envious girlfriend onto the speedboat.
On the deck of the boat, Jiang Chen looked at the port that was gradually disappearing into the distance.
"You really have a weird sense of humor. But that person's face is too disgusting. It's so satisfying to see him being humiliated. "Liu Yao held his arm and giggled.
"I only smiled at him, but he would probably interpret it as mockery. That saves me from wasting my expression." Jiang Chen innocently shrugged as he joked.
Jiang Chen threw this little episode to the back of his head as he gazed into the distance.
Gazing at the thin waves where the sea and sky met, feeling the sea breeze on his face, he felt the restlessness in his heart had all calmed down.
Just as he was lost in thought, the EP on his arm flickered indiscernibly.
It seemed to indicate that something unusual was about to happen.
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