He He thought that the process of Zhang Zian and the shop owner packing the statue was too slow. She didn't want to wait, so she called Gao Ke and the others to go first.
At first, Gao Ke and the others were worried that her overly revealing outfit would cause trouble, but after walking for a while, they gradually relaxed their vigilance and felt that it was okay to go first.
As they walked, a local little girl jumped over and gestured to take a photo with He He.
He He quite liked little girls, and seeing that this little girl looked simple and cute, she happily satisfied her request.
Then, a few other little boys and girls ran over and also asked to take photos with He He.
He He was very happy, feeling that this was an affirmation of her appearance, and she did not refuse any of their requests.
As if it was some kind of opportunity, not only the children, but the local young men and women also surrounded her, all asking to take photos with her.
She was really flattered. She had traveled abroad a few times before, but no matter which country she went to, she was the one who took the initiative to ask the locals to take photos. She had never been pursued like this. It made her feel like a superstar. She felt like she was floating from head to toe, and she felt that the Egyptians' sense of beauty was really good.
Gao Ke and the others were occasionally asked to take photos, but the frequency was much less than He He. They were not jealous, and were even happy for her. After all, she was really good-looking.
After He He took a photo with a young man, she smiled and was about to move on when the young man suddenly said something to her loudly.
"???" She looked at Jack and asked him what he was talking about.
Jack looked troubled, coughed, and said, "He said … he likes you, and asked if you would be his girlfriend."
He He and the others were all stunned, thinking they had heard wrong.
She would occasionally be hit on by men in China, but they usually asked for her phone number or WeChat ID. She had never seen someone so direct.
"Tell him, thank him for his kindness, but I'm here to travel and don't want to find a boyfriend for the time being," she said, thinking she was being tactful. Although this guy was really a bit sunny and handsome, she really didn't dare to bring an Egyptian boyfriend home. Otherwise, her father would definitely break her legs.
Jack translated her words to him.
He He and Gao Ke didn't take it seriously. They just took it as a joke, teasing each other that the Egyptians were really straightforward.
Before she could take a few steps, another slightly older local man asked to take a photo with her. After the photo, he kept talking to He He with a face full of sincerity and excitement. He even blocked her way, not wanting her to leave.
"What is he talking about?" He He asked half-jokingly. "Does he want me to be his girlfriend again?"
Jack was even more embarrassed. He stammered, "He said … you are the goddess of his dreams, and he wants to marry you …"
"… Propose?"
Even if it was a joke, it was a little too much, not to mention that the man's expression and tone didn't seem to be joking.
Gao Ke had always had a good impression of He He. Hearing that, he couldn't help but feel sour. He complained, "What's wrong with these locals? Have you never seen a woman before? "
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that something was wrong. Because Jack was also a local, he immediately smiled and said, "Sorry, Jack, I didn't mean that you …"
Jack shook his head slightly. "It's okay. Actually, I can't really be considered a local. When I was a child, I followed my parents abroad. When I grew up, I returned to Egypt and entered Cairo University to study. I'm not very clear about some of the customs here …"
He He's good mood was ruined. She waved her hand impatiently. "Forget it, let's go. Just ignore this person. I've never seen such a shameless person. Why don't you take a look at yourself first!"
She wanted to go around this man, but he kept pestering her, always blocking her way, and shamelessly wanting to marry her.
He He couldn't take it anymore. She reached out and tried to push him away.
At that time, she had been holding her phone in her right hand and taking selfies all the way. She had pushed him with her left hand, but she didn't know that most Egyptians thought that "right is better than left" — the right was auspicious. Whether it was wearing clothes, eating, or going out to pray, they all started with the right hand and the right foot, and the left hand was dirty. When solving physiological problems and doing dirty work, it was always used with the left hand. Using the left hand to shake hands or pass things to others was extremely impolite, even insulting.
Egyptians knew that foreign tourists didn't understand these etiquettes and had a certain degree of tolerance for foreign tourists. If He He had accidentally used her left hand to pass things or shake hands, they might have understood. But she had used her left hand to push people, and this had angered the man — it could also be that he was deliberately looking for trouble out of embarrassment.
In short, this man was shouting loudly, claiming to the people around that He He had used her dirty left hand to deliberately humiliate him. This attracted the support of others, and they surrounded He He and her group in the middle, not letting them leave.
Many of them used the name of support to take advantage of her. They had long been envious of He He's bare thighs. Where had they seen this in the local area? Now they had an excuse to take advantage of the situation.
Gao Ke and the others had put on a tough front at first, wanting to play the hero in front of He He, but two fists were no match for four hands. They were quickly intimidated by the momentum of the local people.
Zhang Zian listened to Gao Ke and was also quite speechless.
In this matter, the main reason was that He He was dressed too revealing, and she had become the focus of the local people's attention. Otherwise, this kind of trouble would not have found her.
It was similar to the situation in China in the past. Many local Egyptian men wanted to use the opportunity of marrying foreigners to emigrate and leave Egypt. Egypt was too poor, with the average monthly income of about 500 RMB, and the domestic political situation was unstable, with frequent riots. Politically, military rule and compulsory military service were implemented, and all men of the right age had to join the military service.
Therefore, as long as they were young men who looked okay, they would want to find a foreign female tourist to marry as a springboard to emigrate to the peak of their lives.
However, Egyptian men were not stupid. Foreign female tourists were divided into different classes for them. The first class were female tourists with American passports, the second class were female tourists with European passports, and the third class were Asian passports, including China, Japan, and South Korea. In addition, compared to the slightly more conservative Asian female tourists, American and European female tourists were easier to pick up.
However, Egyptian men did not really want to live in a strange foreign country for a long time. Their routine was to trick female tourists into marrying and obtaining foreign passports, then force them to return to Egypt with them, or to earn enough money abroad and cheat enough money, then abandon their foreign wives and return to Egypt to marry local virgins.
Because of the local unique religion and folklore, Egyptian men did not need to go to the government to register their marriage. It was completely possible to have a wife abroad and a wife at home. It was not considered bigamy.
Obviously, the man saw He He's clothes and thought that she was a very casual and easy foreign female tourist, so he had the idea of hitting on her.
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