1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 24: Dog Order

Zhai Yuan felt very embarrassed.

Well, this girl Zhou Haimei is quite boring.

It seems like you have read a few years of books, you talk a lot and talk about heat transfer and thermal insulation effects, look at how capable you are.

"I am a Form 6 graduate, so I understand this knowledge. I am afraid that you are just in Form 4 and have not learned this yet."

Zhai Yuan pursed his lips and smiled, acting as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Haimei nodded as if she suddenly realized something, then frowned again and adjusted her glasses: "But this is from the elementary school physics textbook."

"Tea, please! Tea, please!"

Zhai Yuan decisively pushed a cup of milk tea in front of Zhou Haimei and handed her a plate: "This dessert is not bad either. I just tried it and it tastes great."

Zhou Haimei was at a loss for words due to his sudden enthusiasm, and she responded quietly, "Thank you, cousin Yuan."

Zhai Yuan noticed that she would take off her pair of yellow plastic-framed glasses before eating, carefully put them into the glasses case she carried with her, and then slightly narrow her eyes.

He asked Zhou Haimei: "Are you very nearsighted?"

Zhou Haimei had just lowered her head to put the straw into her mouth when she heard the question and immediately sat up straight with her hands on her knees: "More than 200 degrees."

This attitude made Zhai Yuan feel as if she was on edge all the time. She was very disciplined whether sitting or standing, without any youthfulness and liveliness that should be expected at her age.

He vaguely remembered that Zhou Haimei's family seemed to have bannerman ancestry, and for a while, marketing accounts even said that she was a princess of the Guwalja clan.

Could it be that because of this reason, her family really treats her like a princess?
That's nonsense. My Qing Dynasty has been in ruins for many years.

But Zhai Yuan thought again and thought that it might not be impossible. The Qing Dynasty laws were only abolished in Hong Kong in 1971, and there are still many feudal remnants.

"You don't have to be so restrained, just be casual."

Zhai Yuan smiled awkwardly and said, "Over 200 degrees is not serious. Be careful with your eyes."

Later, some people said that Zhou Haimei's acting seemed like she stared too much. In fact, it was because her myopia worsened and her eyeballs were slightly protruding.

Zhai Yuan currently couldn't see that she had any problems in this area, so he kindly gave her a reminder.

Zhou Haimei hummed, her tone slightly troubled: "Actually, I feel like it has become more serious recently. When I wear glasses and sit in the front row of the classroom, I have to work very hard to see the words on the blackboard clearly."

"Then you should change your glasses." Zhai Yuan said while biting the straw.

He used to be nearsighted and had learned about this issue specifically. The degree of myopia and glasses must match, otherwise it will cause visual fatigue and the degree will double.

He simply told Zhou Haimei some common sense about protecting eyesight. The little girl nodded frequently and looked at Zhai Yuan with a hint of respect in her eyes.

Zhai Yuan was very proud: I found it wherever I lost it. This can be considered as making up for what I learned in elementary school physics.

"My family has been very busy lately, so I'll go get new glasses when they are free."

After listening to him, Zhou Haimei lowered her head in silence for a moment, then said with a lack of confidence.

Seeing Zhou Haimei's appearance, Zhai Yuan guessed that her family was probably in financial difficulty. He just heard that she had a younger brother, so how could anyone care about her?

"This kind of thing can't be delayed. If you delay it for a day, the temperature will go up by dozens of degrees. By the end, it will be thousands or tens of thousands of degrees, and you won't be able to see anything."

Zhai Yuan threatened with a malicious look: "Have you ever seen blind men and women performing on the streets? They are just short-sighted people who changed their glasses too late."

ba da~
The spoon in Zhou Haimei's hand fell into the cup. She stared blankly at Zhai Yuan who was serious. Her face turned pale with fright and mist quickly rose in her eyes.

Damn! How can you be so timid?

If I said this to Zhai Yao, she would scold me: Bah! Are you kidding a fool?

Zhai Yuan hurriedly spoke to comfort her: "It's okay, it's okay, just replace the old glasses."

Zhou Haimei's tears rolled down her smooth cheeks. After a long while, she sobbed and spoke, "I, I mentioned to my father that I need to change my glasses. He said that my brother would need to spend a lot of money to study and buy a house in the future, so he asked me to wear this old pair of glasses first and get new ones after I enter university. I still have two years, two years before I go to university, and I don't want to become a blind woman on the street."

Zhai Yuan hurriedly grabbed a few tissues and handed them over: "Don't worry, after you drink the milk tea, I'll take you to the glasses store to get your eyes tested and get you a new pair of lenses, okay?"

Zhou Haimei shook her head subconsciously, but when she thought about the seriousness of what Zhai Yuan had just said, she nodded with difficulty.

She said with a twitching voice: "Okay, thank you, cousin Yuan. I will pay you back as soon as I make money in the future."

"No need. We are family and should keep our differences separate." Zhai Yuan waved his hand and waited for Zhou Haimei to calm down.

He stirred the milk tea and asked softly, "Hai Mei, cousin has something to ask you. What kind of person is your uncle, my great-uncle Zhai Xiaosheng?"

When they were in the public housing estate, although Zhai Yuan kept his eyes on Zhou Haimei, he also heard the conversation between Luo Huiling and Zhao Meizhen.

What I am particularly interested in is what Luo Huiling said: The Zhai family is a group of ungrateful wolves.

"Ah?" Zhou Haimei sniffed, frowned and thought for a moment, then said with some embarrassment: "I only know that my mother often quarrels with my father because of my uncle. She said that my uncle's family is sorry to Aunt Zhen... that is, your parents, otherwise you and cousin Yaoyao would not be driven out of Yuen Long."

"Hmm..." Zhai Yuan nodded thoughtfully, raised his eyebrows and smiled at Zhou Haimei: "Anything else?"

Five minutes later, Zhai Yao rushed into the ice room in a hurry.

"You freak! They said it was downtown, but I searched two whole blocks before I saw a public restroom. The old lady in front of me in line wanted to take her teenage grandson to the women's restroom. I had a huge argument with her and we almost came to blows. It was so infuriating!"

Zhai Yao arrived before she even showed up. She sat down next to Zhou Haimei, not looking like a lady at all.

"Hey, the milk tea is cold. Let me change it for you." Zhai Yuan saw her pick up the straw and spoke.

"Woooooo~"

Zhai Yao took a sip of milk tea and held it in her mouth, then waved desperately to signal Zhai Yuan to stay in his seat.

After swallowing the milk tea in his mouth, he exhaled with satisfaction and squinted at Zhai Yuan: "I like to drink ice milk tea, what do you care about me?"

Then he imitated Zhai Yuan's rough voice and said, "Change a cup, change a cup, I'll change a cup for you. Tsk! Just make some money and act like Li Jiacheng."

"Haimei, you are Manchurian, please teach Yaoyao some etiquette, please."

Zhai Yuan covered his forehead and thought, let's do something feudal, the more feudal the better!

Zhou Haimei was stunned. She didn't remember telling Zhai Yuan about this, but thinking of the relationship between Aunt Zhen and her mother, she didn't take it to heart.

"My father taught me not to talk while eating, not to point the spout of a teapot towards people, to put my hands on my knees when talking, and not to bend over and lift my buttocks when picking up things..."

She counted on her fingers, speaking one thing at a time. She had not finished counting all ten fingers, and both Zhai Yuan and Zhai Yao were a little dazed.

"That's about it. Whenever I make mistakes, my dad hits me with a feather duster." Zhou Haimei said finally.

"Forget it, you'd better not learn it." Zhai Yuan suddenly said to Zhai Yao very seriously.

"You're crazy! I never planned to learn it." Zhai Yao bared her teeth at him and muttered, "So many rules, waiting to inherit the throne!"

After that, Zhai Yao looked at Zhou Haimei with curiosity again: "Sister Haimei, your family used to live in Beijing, so you must speak Mandarin very well. Let me hear you say a few words!"

It seems to be a common trait among everyone. As soon as they hear that someone is from another place, they will immediately ask the other person to speak a few words of their hometown dialect.

Zhou Haimei did not refuse and simply spoke a few words in Mandarin to Zhai Yao.

As for the pronunciation, to be honest, it's pretty bad. It's obviously like a Cantonese person trying to force himself to speak Mandarin.

But there is nothing we can do about it, after all, we grew up in different environments.

Zhai Yao keenly noticed Zhai Yuan's expression of trying not to laugh, and narrowed her eyes: "What are you laughing at! Sister Haimei speaks standard Mandarin, if you can, say a few words and listen!"

Wow! My sister is so sensible to give me the opportunity to show off. If I don’t say a few words, I’m afraid you won’t know the value of Mandarin Level 2!
Zhai Yuan cleared his throat and said in a deep Mandarin voice: "I think Haimei's Mandarin is indeed the best and most standard I have ever heard!"

Zhai Yao and Zhou Haimei were stunned.

Zhai Yao whispered: "I... lost?"

Zhou Haimei was pleasantly surprised: "Cousin Ayuan, your pronunciation is very standard. Can you teach me how to say the dog-harassing order?"

Zhai Yuan was startled: "What did you say?"

"Noisy! Dog! Order!" Zhou Haimei said word by word: "It's the kind where the carrying pole is long and the bench is wide and the carrying pole is tied to the bench."

Zhai Yuan bit his lips and almost got internal injuries.

I was wondering, it’s been so long since March, why are you still making a fuss about cats and dogs?

(End of this chapter)