sbdcsierra Chapter 1797 Hi! (Supplement)
Chapter 1797 Hi! (Supplement)
Chapter 1797 Hi! (Supplement)
"Hello, good good..."
As Ye's mother walked outside, she muttered to herself, her eyes darting around, and she kept remembering the two words Ye Yaodong had taught her.
Lin Xiuqing turned to look at her, listened intently, and then nudged Ye Yaodong, signaling him to look over.
Ye Yaodong found it amusing. His mother's earnestness was only due to the lack of opportunity and the influence of her environment when she was young. Otherwise, what couldn't she have accomplished?
"Stop chanting, since you're out here, just enjoy the sights."
Mother Ye smiled broadly, "Teach me two more words, and I'll memorize them."
Ye Yaodong's smile froze on his face. It seemed like he only knew these two things... no, he also knew karaoke...
"Oh right, let me teach you another word, OK, which means good. It's easy to remember."
Mother Ye was delighted, "Okay, it's similar to the previous two, you only need to memorize two words."
They were on their way to Liuhua Park. Along the way, Ye's mother kept memorizing her own words, and occasionally glanced around. When they arrived at the park, she took a couple of photos to prove that she had been there.
"Dongzi, are there any other words?"
Ye Yaodong looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Why are you suddenly so studious? Are you going to take the postgraduate entrance exam?"
"Never mind that, just teach me a couple more words. I need to talk to foreigners tomorrow, this is important."
"What's so important about that..."
"Of course it's important. When I'm talking to the foreigner, take a picture of me while you're at it."
"..."
Lin Xiuqing kept laughing, "Mom, are you thinking of developing these photos so you can show them to your old girlfriends?"
"And your dad too, isn't that for sure? I've already spoken to the foreigner, so I have to take pictures and show them to others, right?"
While his mother was talking to A Qing, Ye Yaodong racked his brains to think of any other words he might know.
"I'm having trouble figuring it out right now. I'll have someone else teach you when we get back."
"You don't know? You only know these three?" Ye's mother was surprised.
"I graduated from a literacy class, don't you know what my level is?"
"That's true. If you can close a deal with just three words, then I certainly can too."
Ye's mother's confidence soared, and she gained more leverage to brag back in her hometown. She would also give Ye's father a good talking-to then.
Lin Xiuqing laughed heartily upon hearing this.
Ye Yaodong glared at her. "You're not much better than me, what's so funny?"
“I know a few more words than you, and your son taught me a couple of phrases.”
Ye's mother tugged at Lin Xiuqing, "What word is it? Teach me."
"After greeting the foreigners, you can also invite them into our exhibition hall to take a look. The word for 'look' is 'look'."
"Passersby? Those two looking around mean, 'Passersby, passersby'?"
"Uh, yes, more or less."
As Ye's mother muttered to herself, she felt herself becoming a little stronger.
To the couple's surprise, Ye's mother took this as an example and applied it to other situations.
On the second day after the exhibition opened, people gradually entered the venue. She watched as foreigners slowly started to stop at the booths in front of her, while no one was at her own booth yet, and she became anxious.
"Dongzi, is our location not very good?"
"It's alright. Look behind you, it's all empty. We haven't even gotten there yet. It just opened, so it's normal that there aren't many people in the first half hour. Just wait."
What about the first half of the year?
"There will be more people around in about half an hour."
Mother Ye stretched her neck, trying to hold back for the time being.
Actually, everyone else was craning their necks too.
As the crowd gradually moved inside, Ye's mother beamed and waved to the foreigners in front of her, "Hey, come on in, Luke Luke, Hello... foreigners, come on in, Luke Luke..."
The foreigner walked along, staring blankly at her. She approached him with a smile, holding a glass of water, and shoved it into his hand, saying, "Don't be shy, come on, come on, good morning, hello, Luke Luke..."
Ye Yaodong was dumbfounded.
The others were also a little taken aback.
The foreigner stared at her blankly, and before he could react, Ye's mother pulled him into the stall.
Ye's mother glared at the group of people who had messed up, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and come over and introduce them to everyone. And Dongzi, hurry up and take a good picture of me."
"Oh……"
Everyone immediately sprang into action.
The foreigner was surrounded by them, looking completely bewildered. The English-speaking salesperson had already started rambling on and on, regardless of whether the foreigner actually needed the product or not; as long as they had a customer base, they were already attracting attention.
Seeing that the foreigner she had brought over was already being greeted, Ye's mother walked excitedly toward Ye Yaodong.
"Dongzi, have the photos been taken? How did I do? Not bad, right? How was my English?"
Ye Yaodong looked at his mother with amusement and gave her a thumbs up, "Amazing, awesome, you took the photos."
He never imagined he could even solicit customers? This is actually possible?
Ye's mother was delighted. "This is pretty simple, isn't it? I can speak English too, so I can talk to foreigners now."
"Mom, keep up the good work and go greet more foreigners, but don't pull them along. That's not good; it will make people feel uncomfortable."
“I know, then I’ll go and help you recruit some more people. It makes a big difference whether there are people or not. People bring popularity. If we have a lot of people, foreigners will definitely be curious about what we’re selling and will squeeze in to take a look.”
Ye's mother was very excited and went off to look for more.
"Remember not to pull or tug at people, just greet them warmly. It's best if they want to come in and take a look, but don't force them if they don't want to, so as not to make them feel uncomfortable."
"I understand. You're so verbose. Aren't you the same as us? Even though you look a bit strange and smell a bit strong, you still have two eyes and a mouth."
Although Ye's mother said she didn't care, she still made sure not to pull anyone away and just kept talking to the foreigner enthusiastically.
"Hey...hey...young man, come to Luke Luke, there's delicious food, come to 'Yite' and have a bite, it's really good..."
"Hey boss, come on over, come on over, let's grab a little something special! No need to buy anything, just grabbing a little something is fine too..."
Lin Xiuqing was already shivering with embarrassment for her, but Ye's mother seemed to be enjoying it.
When she first arrived in Guangzhou and saw so many foreigners, she felt a bit distant. She was even a little timid when passing by, and would step aside to avoid them. She would also secretly fan her nose, thinking that the smell was both fragrant and foul. Now, all she feels is enthusiasm.
"Your mother is really something."
"No need to be envious, she's your mother too."
"They're here, they're here again."
“My mom is quite useful. It’s only been a short time since the exhibition opened, but our stall already has a lot of customers, while other stalls are still deserted.”
"It's much better than what you did in the first half of the year, when you got a wig and faked things."
Half an hour later, all of the dozen or so people at their stall were busy, none of them idle, and there were always customers to serve, making the place bustling with activity.
Looking at the bustling activity at her own stall and comparing it with other stalls nearby, Ye's mother felt a surge of pride. It was all thanks to her that she was able to get things done.
Look, the stall that was once deserted is now full of people. Whether they place an order or not, it looks lively with people coming and going. It looks better than others.
With so many people surrounding the stall, it must mean the product is good to outsiders, hence the large crowd.
These days, people have to come to the store to place orders, and some people say that the probability of placing an order is high.
"Dongzi, do you need any help?" Mother Ye looked around. "Have any customers placed orders?"
"Yes, someone is filling out an order."
Mother Ye was overjoyed, "Good, good, it's good to have something to earn money."
"I'll give you a bonus when we get back. You're awesome."
"No need, why would I give you anything? You're my son, not an outsider."
Ye's mother waved her hand, and when she saw a foreigner make eye contact with her, she quickly abandoned her son and went to greet the foreigner.
"Hey...hug me...come on, passerby, passerby..."
The middle-aged foreigner smiled and waved at her, "Hello, I'm Joevanni..."
The foreigner rattled off a whole bunch of things, which Ye's mother couldn't understand. Anyway, she just kept saying "OK, OK," "good, good," "Look, look," and "Eat, eat..."
After finishing his explanation, he handed the sample product to the foreigner's mouth, mixing a large amount of Chinese with the four or five words he knew, which the foreigner couldn't handle.
The foreigner then rattled off a string of words to Ye Yaodong.
Ye Yaodong was completely bewildered. What was he suddenly being told?
He stared blankly at the foreigner, who looked back at him with a smile and gestured, pointing to himself and saying, "Joevanni, Italy, Joevanni...Joevanni..."
Ye Yaodong was still quite confused. He wanted to seek help, but everyone was busy chatting with other customers.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ye's mother muttered, while continuing to show the products to the foreigners.
The foreigner was extremely helpless, and kept emphasizing Joevanni.
Suddenly, Ye Yaodong had a flash of inspiration: "You are Jordani from Italy, our first customer."
"Yes yes, I'm Joevanni, From Italy..."
Ye Yaodong quickly put on a smile, shook hands with him, and looked at the face again, recognizing him.
He finally remembered—wasn't this the lucky guy who gave him his first $5 letter of credit?
They've completely forgotten about the important person who helped them.
It's because these foreigners all look pretty much the same, the only differences being their height, weight, and whether they have beards or baldness.
"What's wrong, Dongzi? You know him? I was wondering why he kept saying his name was Jiu something... He kept babbling on and on, unlike other people. After he finished, he went inside and looked around. Turns out he knows him."
"I know him. He's our first foreign customer. He came to our stall earlier this year. I didn't expect him to come on the very first day."
"Oh, an old customer, the first customer. That's different. You've forgotten about him."
After scolding him for a bit, Ye's mother quickly put on a smile and happily shook hands with the foreigner, saying, "Hi, hi, good morning..."
The foreigner smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
Ye Yaodong didn't care whether the other person understood or not, "This is my mother, my mother..."
“Oh, Mother…”
"Yes, yes, that's right."
Mother Ye called out, "I'll give you a discount, I'll give you a cheaper price... Dongzi, give him a discount."
Ye Yaodong chuckled and turned to the others, calling out, "Whose guest is Jordan? You all come over and greet him."
Mother Ye said, "They must think our products are good, because they came back to us again in the second half of the year."
"That's for sure."