A good life starts with blind date

Chapter 284 Everyone is here

Brussels International Airport.

Zhang Yulong, carrying a bag and pulling a suitcase, followed the flow of people out of the airport.

Looking around, the architectural style is different from that of Africa.

To be honest, he spent three months in Africa but didn't go anywhere else.

I visited Kigali and Addis Ababa during my layover.

After spending three months in the mining area, my cousin sent me to Europe.

There was none of the anxiety I felt when I first went abroad.

When he first went to Africa, he flew there alone without anyone to guide him, feeling anxious and uneasy. Now he's much better; he's been through Africa by himself, so Europe is nothing to him. Besides, he's already learned English and has no problem communicating with foreigners.

After looking around for a while, I soon saw the people who were there to pick me up.

A girl was holding up a sign not far away.

His name was written on it in Chinese.

Zhang Yulong walked over and greeted him, "Hello."

Jiang Yixue sized him up: "Zhang Yulong?"

Zhang Yulong nodded: "It's me."

"follow me!"

Jiang Yixue put away the sign and led the way.

Zhang Yulong hurriedly followed, somewhat surprised.

My cousin only said that someone would pick me up when I arrived in Europe, but I didn't expect it to be someone from my hometown.

We followed them to the parking lot and arrived at a Mercedes-Benz.

A blonde girl was waiting and greeted him from afar, "Hello!"

Jiang Yixue introduced her: "This is Antali, an employee of the company."

"Hello there!"

Zhang Yulong made a gesture and put the luggage in the trunk.

Then get on the bus.

The driver was Antalie; Jiang Yixue hadn't gotten her driver's license yet.

Two women sat in the front row, while Zhang Yulong sat alone in the back.

Jiang Yixue was very curious about Africa and inquired about it.

Zhang Yulong answered half of the question before remembering to ask, "What's your name?"

"Jiang Yixue".

"Your surname is Jiang?"

"Yup!"

Zhang Yulong was quite surprised: "Do you know my cousin?"

Jiang Yixue hummed twice: "I am from the Jiang family of Jicheng."

Zhang Yulong suddenly realized: "How long have you been in Europe?"

Jiang Yixue said, "More than a month."

The two used their native languages.

Antali couldn't understand, so she asked curiously, "Are you speaking Chinese?"

Jiang Yixue answered haltingly in English, "Yes."

"What are you talking about?"

"We talked about things related to our hometown."

"oh oh!"

Hearing Jiang Yixue's halting English, Zhang Yulong immediately regained his confidence: "You're only just learning English?"

Jiang Yixue said, "Yes, I only started learning after I arrived. How's your English?"

Zhang Yulong said confidently, "I spent three months learning from those American mercenaries in Africa, so I have no problem communicating."

Jiang Yixue complimented, "Impressive."

Zhang Yulong modestly asked, "Is Antali a local?"

Jiang Yixue said, "Yes, a Belgian girl."

Antalia doesn't understand Chinese, but she can recognize her name. She asked, "Are you talking about me?"

Jiang Yixue said, "Yes, he asked where you're from."

Antalia, with the initiative and enthusiasm of a European girl, waved her hand behind her and said, "My home is in Hohled, a beautiful little town with stunning scenery. I'll take you there sometime."

Having spent over three months with the Americans, Zhang Yulong was already used to the Westerners' straightforwardness. He was a person who didn't mince words and liked this way of communicating. He said, "I must go and visit when I have time."

Antalia was quite pleased: "Let's go this weekend then. It's been a long time since I've been home, and I need to go back and see my mother. Anyway, I have nothing to do this weekend. Jiang, let's drive there together!"

Jiang Yixue had no objection: "Sure!"

We chatted all the way to the family office.

The Seville man wasn't there; he went to Spain to visit political figures. His family office employed a dozen or so people, mostly Belgians, with one Dutchman and two Austrians. He gave a brief introduction to everyone.

Everyone warmly welcomed Zhang Yulong's arrival.

Then arrange accommodation.

The first floor is the office, and the second floor is the dormitory.

However, most employees do not live in the dormitory and rent their own houses.

Only four employees lived in the dormitory to save on rent.

Zhang Yulong occupied a bedroom by the window, which was not small, about 30 square meters.

It is fully furnished and even has a private bathroom.

Life is very convenient.

After a busy half-day of settling in, it was time to get off work.

The employees all drove home, and Antali stayed at the dormitory, cooking with Jiang Yixue.

We also treated Zhang Yulong to a meal.

I ate dinner for free, and there wasn't much to do that evening.

I called home and went to bed early.

The next day, I started to familiarize myself with the environment and, incidentally, learned about the work from the finance staff.

Before he came, his cousin had told him to come and study finance. Jiang Yixue was also studying finance, but the official languages ​​of Belgium are Dutch, French, and German. English is widely used, but it is not an official language of Belgium.

So besides English, I also have to learn Dutch and French.

It's a long and arduous journey.

……

In Bei'an, a torrential downpour was in effect.

This year, Bei'an received more rain than in previous years, resulting in an exceptionally bountiful harvest in the mountains.

It is said that the mushroom picking harvest was quite good.

However, such heavy rain is quite rare.

After autumn, rainfall has been scarce.

It was sunny and bright at first, but suddenly the weather turned cloudy.

The heavy rain followed, making many people eager to go out.

I want to go back to the countryside to farm.

Ding Lanlan got off the train at Bei'an Station.

With a backpack on my back and a suitcase in my hand, I jogged along the platform with the flow of people.

By the time I ran into the waiting room, I was soaked to the bone.

I checked the weather forecast before I set off, and it was supposed to be sunny.

When they arrived at their destination, it started raining heavily.

That's so unreliable.

I should have brought an umbrella.

I wiped the water off my face and then left the waiting room.

Outside is a spacious parking lot, where some people come to pick up their cars, while others are car rental drivers soliciting customers.

"Want to go for a walk in the city?"

Thirty yuan per person.

Ding Lanlan ignored these people and looked around for a long time.

They quickly identified their target: a man in his thirties holding a sign.

Her name was written on it.

Ding Lanlan quickly went over and introduced herself.

"follow me!"

The man put away the sign and led her to an Audi.

Open the trunk and put the luggage inside.

Then we got on the bus and set off.

Ding Lanlan didn't say much and sat quietly in the back.

Enjoying the scenery along the way.

The driver was very friendly and asked, "Where are you from?"

Ding Lanlan said, "From Jiangsu."

"What a nice place." "My home is in northern Jiangsu, and we're very poor there!"

"Are you a student at a sports school or a former soldier?"

"From a sports school."

What major should you study?

"I studied combat sports."

"That's perfect, it matches my major."

After chatting for a while, Ding Lanlan gradually relaxed.

He proactively asked, "Brother, has the rest of you arrived?"

The driver said, "Everyone's here, you're the last one."

Ding Lanlan let out a soft "Ah," a little uneasy.

I rushed as fast as I could, but I never expected to be the last one to arrive.

Upon arriving at the farm, we were first taken to the office building and handed over a pile of documents.

Then they were taken to the living area and assigned a dormitory to stay in.

Two people share a room, and a girl has already moved in.

After getting to know her, I learned that the girl's name was Lei Jiajia, and she was also a student at a sports school.

Those who study martial arts immediately become friendly when they are from Zhejiang.

After making the bed, the two girls started chatting away.

Lei Jiajia asked, "Hey, how long do you think we'll have to wait at the farm?"

Ding Lanlan said, "I don't know, I was wondering if they'd let us go home again!"

Lei Jiajia said, "They definitely won't let us go back. I guess once our passports are issued, they'll send us out for training."

Ding Lanlan said, "What about the household registration booklet? We can't just take it outside!"

Lei Jiajia said, "Let's send it back to my hometown by express delivery!"

Ding Lanlan slapped her forehead: "That's right."

We hadn't chatted for long when the neighbors came over for a visit.

After going around in circles, I got to know everyone.

Six women in six years, the oldest being twenty-four, also born in the 2000s.

The youngest is only nineteen, not even twenty.

There was no generation gap, and we quickly became familiar with each other.

Cao Jinhu, who was quite curious, asked, "You're from Bei'an, why don't you go home?"

Cao Jinhu said, "They won't let us go back. I heard that we'll be doing intensive training starting tomorrow."

Lei Jiajia was very enthusiastic and asked, "What kind of training?"

Cao Jinhu, a local and well-informed person, said, "I heard that we're going to train you on the basics of going abroad, and that you'll also need to use this time to learn English, otherwise it will be very troublesome if you don't speak the language. By the way, how's your English level?"

They looked at each other, but no one answered when asked.

They were both academically weak, but had strong athletic abilities and lacked academic talent.

Those with good grades will go to sports schools.

Cao Jinhu realized he had asked Wei a pointless question and quickly changed the subject: "Do your parents both work at the farm?"

My parents are coming.

"My parents aren't coming."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions and exchanged ideas.

Some will come, some won't be able to.

Someone slapped their forehead and asked, "Hey, does anyone know if we get paid during the training period?"

"do not know."

"I haven't said that."

"Should there be some?"

After exchanging a few words, the rain stopped, and it was time to leave work.

So they rushed off to the cafeteria for lunch.

A group of young people, unfamiliar with the farm workers, spontaneously formed a small group at the canteen. They took their trays and lined up to get their food. The farm workers were quite curious about these young people and kept staring at them.

Everyone knows that the boss recruited them to be sent abroad for bodyguard training.

To be honest, I'm quite envious.

A starting salary of ten thousand US dollars a month, who wouldn't be envious?

But this isn't a job that just anyone can do.

All we can do is envy them.

After getting our food, we sat down at three tables in the corner to eat and chat.

The youngest member, Chen Xiaobing, exclaimed, "Wow! There's so much meat in this cafeteria!"

"That's right, braised rabbit, beef stew with potatoes, and how is this mutton made?"

"It looks like it was stir-fried."

"How much would it cost to feed all this meat?"

Cao Jinhu saw an opportunity to show off: "You don't know, everything we eat on this farm is organic and pollution-free."

"That's fake, there's no such thing as purely organic food these days."

"Exactly, flour contains bleaching agents!"

"You don't understand..."

Cao Jinhu boasted, "The flour we eat on this farm is all made from wheat we grow ourselves. Except for things like rice that can't be grown in the Northwest, we grow everything we can ourselves. We raise our own cattle, sheep, and pigs. We people from Bei'an can't even buy it from them; they won't sell it to us. I heard that we can only buy rabbits from the farm when we have just enough for our own consumption."

People didn't believe it: "Growing medicinal herbs without chemical fertilizers or pesticides?"

"Do not hit."

"How can it be."

"It's true, everyone in Bei'an knows it."

People don't quite believe that vegetables can grow without chemical fertilizers these days.
Are vegetables grown without pesticides still pleasing to the eye?

It cannot be all insects.

After dinner, I was called outside by HR.

He gave a few more instructions, saying that we would be meeting at eight o'clock tomorrow.

There's a meeting or something.

With nothing to do in the evening, a group of energetic young people couldn't stay in their dorm room, so they decided to visit the farm. They didn't dare ask the farm for a car, so they had to walk there. Everything they saw seemed amazing, but the farm was just too big.

After walking for half a day, all we saw were endless forests and rabbits.

Saw nothing.

"Why are there so many rabbits?"

"They're all wild rabbits."

"Wild rabbit?"

Cao Jinhu explained, "Yes, I heard that when this farm was built, many wild rabbits came to settle here. When I was in my second year of high school, I heard that you could come in and catch rabbits, but later they stopped allowing you to come in."

Everyone was incredulous: "How can there be so many?"

Cao Jinhu said, "Rabbits reproduce quickly. Wild rabbits can have several litters a year, with some litters having seven or eight offspring. A single mother rabbit can give birth to dozens of offspring a year, and baby rabbits can grow up and reproduce in just a few months. As long as there is no shortage of food, these creatures reproduce very quickly."

Everyone looked on incredulously, feeling they had learned something new.

I know rabbits are fast; I have basic common sense.

But so many is still a bit scary.

Lei Jiajia asked, "How many rabbits are there on the farm?"

Cao Jinhu said, "I don't know. I heard that the farm sells several million rabbits a year. There are also several processing plants built in the park that specialize in processing rabbits, as well as fur processing plants."

"Millions..."

They looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.

This is the first time I've ever seen a farm like this.

Worried about getting lost, I wandered around until sunset.

Everyone went back to their dorms to rest.

The next day, after breakfast, we went to the office building to meet at 8:30.

I was called to the conference room and waited for a while.

When Jiang Ning arrived, everyone's spirits lifted.

Finally, I got to see the boss.

"Hmm, everyone's here..."

Jiang Ning didn't sit down, but glanced around and said, "Your work is rather special; you'll likely be traveling all over the world in the future, so it's essential that you master several foreign languages. I've arranged for someone to process your passports and visas, which will take about a week. Use this time to focus on learning English; you'll be going to the United States for training in about a week..."

"The training will last about a year, so cherish this opportunity and learn well. Don't waste your time. There will be no salary during the training, only a $1,000 stipend. If you fail the training, you will be dismissed, so you must work hard..."

"Take care of settling things at home as soon as possible. If your parents need help finding work, let the farm know as soon as possible. There are special coordinators to help. If you have any difficulties, let them know early on. There are no holidays during the training period, so don't let family matters distract you..."

Jiang Ning rambled on for a while, then slipped away and left.

Then HR came in and explained the precautions for going abroad to a bunch of newbies.

The HR person only went out once, so they don't really know much.

It wasn't America that I went to, but some things are common to both.

Later on, professionals will come to provide training.

(End of this chapter)