Chapter 1112 This is not paradise (first update, please subscribe)
“Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, winter has come to an end, what a good news...”
Every time around the Spring Festival, this song will be played on the radio and TV. Especially this year, this song has once again spread all over the world.
Because it once sounded in space - astronaut Wang Baoxian once hummed this song in space.
When Wang Baoxian was invited to visit the UK in early 1958, he was riding in a convertible. Wherever he went, he was greatly sought after by the British people. Those British ladies even took the risk of climbing to the roof, just for the sake of it. Take a look at him.
Even many British ladies lift up their skirts and have "I love you" written clearly on their underwear.
Wang Baoxian was invited to sing this song during an interview on British TV. The reporter asked him if the song was a predetermined performance. He said:
"No, it was because he felt happy. You know, the song just blurted out."
For a moment, This song, born during the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, once again became popular all over the world.
"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations..."
Even after arriving in Nanyang less than three months ago, Natasha has learned this cheerful song. Whenever she hums the cheerful tune, her whole mood becomes happy.
Having been in Nanyang for more than two months, she will usher in the most important moment of her life in a week—getting married!
Seven days will be the day when she and Zheng Xingying get married, and she will become his wife.
"It's really great..."
Once again, I opened the sliding door of the balcony and looked at the community outside the balcony. The apartments here are taller and more spacious, and the living conditions are better. , the environment is more beautiful.
"This is just an apartment..."
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and while he was holding on to the railing and breathing in the fragrance of flowers and plants, a car stopped downstairs, and then Zheng Xingying got out of the car and shouted.
"Natasha, the plane will arrive at the airport in one hour!"
"Okay, I'm here!"
Go to the airport!
I went to pick up my mother and sister. Their trip to visit relatives was approved.
Along the way, Natasha looked at herself in the makeup mirror from time to time, and then she would always ask.
"Honey, what do you think of me? Am I pretty?"
"Very beautiful."
"Honey, does my dress look good?"
Natasha asked again. Having followed the Romans, she was now obsessed with Chinese skirts. The various styles of Chinese skirts dazzled her when she came out from the other side of the Iron Curtain. She never even thought that here You can wear a nice dress all the time. Today she is wearing a horse-faced skirt.
“Very beautiful.”
When Zheng Xingying, who was driving the car, turned to look at her lover, the sun shone on her blond hair, giving off a golden luster. For a moment, he even looked a little silly. .
The sight of her lover made Natasha smile with satisfaction, and then she started singing along with the singing on the radio.
Although her Chinese is a bit stiff, she is trying hard to integrate.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the airport. While waiting in the waiting room, a C717 taking off from Singapore had landed at the airport. Tonya, who was carrying a suitcase, took her daughter and son with her and the three of them. The passengers walked toward the customs channel together. The black man walking in front of them was a black man with glasses. Like them, he boarded the plane in Singapore. When he came to the customs window, the black man handed over his entry form and passport. passed.
"Welcome..."
The welcome words stopped abruptly. The customs officer frowned and glanced at the other person's British passport. Although not all members of the Commonwealth are exempt Visa is required, but visa-free travel is required between the UK and Southeast Asia.
The customs officer’s expression became stiff and he kept staring at him without saying a word.
“Sir, what is your purpose of coming to Nanyang?”
"I'm here for business."
"How long do you expect to stay."
"About 15 days?"
"Have a return ticket booked? "What? What return ticket?"
As soon as the other party finished speaking, the customs officer said.
"I suspect that you have a tendency to stay illegally and will be refused entry for life."
"Sir, what are you talking about? You are discriminating..."
While the black people are shouting While he was standing, several police officers on the other side had already walked over. They were shouting in English and surrounded him. Before Tonya and the others could figure out what was going on, the guy was thrown to the ground. , pressed his knees against his neck, buckled his arms backwards, and was tightly controlled.
"Sir, please calm down. Now that you are arrested for disturbing public order, you have the right to hire a lawyer..."
Although she didn't know what happened, Tonya was still startled, while Sergei and Maria looked at the customs passage nervously.
What's going on?
Finally, he walked to the customs window uneasily. When the customs officer with a serious expression saw Tonya, he raised the corners of his lips and asked with a smile.
"Please show me your passport and entry form?"
"What?"
Although Tonya, who did not understand English, was completely confused, the other party patiently called for the Russian translator after looking at her passport.
He quickly helped them clear customs.
Until he walked out of the customs, Sergey, who was only 16 years old, still said in confusion. "Why is this so?"
"Yeah, they were really rough with that black man."
"But he is very patient with us."
"Why is this?"
Just when the two siblings were confused, suddenly, a shout of surprise came from the front.
“Mom, Maria, Sergey!”
It’s Natasha!
Amid the shouts of joy, the family finally hugged each other.
For them, everything that happened before was just an interlude. Soon, they got into the car. Sergey, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked around and even asked with some doubts.
"Is this really your car?"
"I borrowed it from a classmate. I haven't decided what car to buy yet. I'm looking at it recently."
“Can ordinary people also buy cars?”
In Sergey's opinion, it was incredible that ordinary people could buy cars.
“This is Nanyang, Sergei.”
Natasha explained.
“It’s not just the government that can buy cars. There are also countless things in department stores and supermarkets here, including clothes and food. In short, as long as you have money, you can buy a lot of things.”< br>
“Can I just buy a skirt like this?”
Sure enough, for women, the focus of their attention is always...beautiful dresses. The mother and daughter sitting in the back row mostly discussed dresses, cosmetics and perfumes along the way. As for Sergey, as a boy, he , and was even more curious about the city. When he looked at the city outside the car window, his blue eyes inherited from his mother were full of surprise.
Everything here is really amazing.
In this way, the car quickly drove into the community. After stopping in front of the apartment, Dongnia looked at the apartment in front of her and asked with some confusion.
“Natasha, is this your house?”
“This is my apartment. Because I am not married yet, I can only live in an apartment. But after I get married, I will live in an apartment. You can apply for new housing.”
"Apply?"
Daughter's answer made Tonya confused.
“Are we applying like we did in Moscow?”
“It’s almost the same, but the ones we apply for are all single-family houses, the kind with one family and two floors?”
Listening to her daughter's answer, Tonya was silent. She knew that kind of house. Only factory directors, managers and others could live in such houses in Moscow.
Soon, they entered the apartment. The spacious and bright living room covered an area of fifteen or six square meters, making Tonya and the others open their eyes in surprise.
“How can this living room be so spacious!”
Not only is the living room two or three times more spacious, but even the floor height is much higher - the height of the Khrushchev Building It is only 2.5 meters high, while the apartment height in Nanyang is as high as 3.1 meters. The floor height of high-end apartments is generally between 3.5 meters and 4 meters.
“This is a three-bedroom apartment with only one living room and two bedrooms. It is usually used as a transitional room for newlyweds before moving into public housing, so the living room area is only about 16 square meters. If it is a four-bedroom apartment Style and five-bedroom family apartments have larger living rooms. However, such apartments now have a larger living room area. It’s rented to single young people.”
As Zheng Xingying explained, Dongnia opened the door of a bedroom. The bedroom was at least sixteen square meters and looked extremely spacious, with a spacious wooden bed covered with mats. , the neat and clean environment, the tall and spacious space, made her couldn't help but compare it with the apartment in Moscow.
There is no harm without comparison. Just at this moment, she heard her son's cry.
"Mom, come and see, the bathroom here is really big!"
Sergey stretched out his arms and stood in the bathroom, which was at least two meters wide, with a smile on his face. looked at her sister and asked.
"Natasha, why do you have such a big bathroom? Do you want to dance here?"
A thoughtless sentence made Natasha's A blush flashed across her face, and Zheng Xingying also became a little uncomfortable.
In fact, for Tonya and the others, these things that Nanyang people have long been accustomed to are extremely rare in their eyes. Even the "Khrushchev Building" currently under construction in the Soviet Union not only strictly controls The area of the room, its kitchen, bathroom, foyer and corridors also need to be as narrow as possible, and the bathroom can only barely accommodate one person.
When they had lunch in a nearby cafeteria, their eyes were full of surprise and disbelief when they looked at the sumptuous food in the restaurant. The light shines softly on the dazzling array of food, and the abundance of food makes people wonder whether all this is real or fake. The barbecue area not far away is filled with smoke and fragrant aroma. The golden steak is charred on the outside and tender on the inside. The sizzling sound reveals the alluring aroma of meat, which makes people salivate.
Standing where she was, the emotions surging in Tonya's heart were indescribable, and she was only left with unbelievable shock.
“Everything here is free to eat, right?”
Donya said incredulously.
At this time, her mood was complicated... Looking at the food in front of her, there was only one thought left in her mind - is this true?
At this moment, the young Sergey was already drooling. He picked up the steak from the dinner plate and even took a bite. When he felt the tenderness of the steak, he said in surprise.
“Mom, this is really beef!”
He grinned and said excitedly.
“Sister, this, this can’t be paradise, there is so much food.”
(End of this chapter)