Chapter 5 Arrival
"Are you Yuan Yi and his son?"
"Uh...yes, are you?"
Yuan Yi looked in surprise and said, a man who seemed to be in his thirties with black-framed glasses was smiling at him, and the two Chinese characters Yuan Yi was written on the small cardboard in his hand.
"Hello, I am Zhong Chen and Zhang Yafang's friend. I'm here to pick you up by her instruction."
"Oh, this... is such a trouble for you."
Yuan Yi was so excited. My buddy was also someone who picked him up. This feeling was different from being in Auckland. At least you don’t have to go around and do it!
"Your son? Very handsome guy."
After saying hello, Zhong Chen looked at Yuan Yue again.
"Well, Yuan Yue, why don't you call someone quickly? Uncle comes to pick us up."
Yuan Yi hurriedly signaled to his son beside him.
"Hello Uncle Zhong."
"Hey, how old is the young man?"
"Uncle, I'm almost 12, and I'm in the sixth grade now."
Yuan Yue is also a clever master. The dilemma of different languages along the way made him extremely happy to see the Chinese people again, and his mouth was naturally very pleasing.
"If you want to go to the seventh grade, you should be considered a junior high school, and you can all sorted grades by age."
"Uncle Zhong, is it fun to have class here? I heard that I just want to just play?"
"Hahahaha, it's fun, I guarantee you'll be happy, haha!"
Zhong Chen was also amused by Yuan Yue's questioning, and then led Yuan Yi and the others out.
"The passengers in the car here must wear seat belts regardless of front and back, otherwise if they find it, you will be fined without any discussion."
After putting down his luggage and getting on the car, Zhong Chen turned around and looked at the father and son sitting in the back row and told him.
"Wow, it seems that the control is quite strict here."
"Well, the traffic rules are very different from our country, especially when you drive in the future, the principle of avoidance during driving..."
While introducing the driving rules in New Zealand, Zhong Chen slowly drove the car out of the parking lot.
New Zealand was originally an British colony. Although it had been independent for a long time, it still used the British set. Even the vehicles were driving on the left like the UK. This made Yuan Yi and his son, who had just arrived from China, worried and scared for a while, and always felt that their car was driving in the opposite direction.
"Hehe, you're not used to driving on the left," Yuan Yi's nervous look made Zhong Chen laugh a little, "When you settle down, you have to buy a car for transportation, otherwise it will be inconvenient to go out."
"Uh, this... I'm so nervous that I'm sitting here, how dare I think about driving."
"It's good to get used to it. Dunedin is a bit like Chongqing in China. It's all small hills. If you rely on your legs, it would be strange if you don't be exhausted."
"There are any buses when you go out?"
"Bus, haha, don't compare our domestic transportation with this place. Dunedin's bus is half an hour away, and there are even no bus routes in many places," Zhong Chen continued with a sneer, "and the ticket price is expensive, and it's the least possible to start with two pieces of money."
Yuan Yi felt sweat again. Two punches were worth ten yuan, and two of them were worth 20 yuan as soon as they got on the bus. They could drive taxis a long way in China, which was indeed a bit expensive.
"Why don't you buy a bicycle?"
Zhong Chen continued to make an idea, "But it is strictly forbidden to bring people here, and you must wear a helmet, otherwise it will not be too easy to get a fine."
......
Yuan Yi continued to be speechless. It seemed that there were many foreign rules!
It is summer in New Zealand in February, and the afternoon sun is bright. Even if the air conditioner is driving in the car, you can still feel the hot and hotness from the light and shadow that is injected.
It seems that the environment is good, and the absence of the barriers from pollutants such as haze makes the sunlight become toxic.
Feeling a completely different scenery from the country, Yuan Yi remembered his wife who had never been in contact. With Liu Lijuan's personality, he shouldn't have missed the appointment, let alone the first time he and his son went out so far, what were they doing?
After driving on the highway for about half an hour, the car saw the sign entering Dunedin downtown. The big English words DUNEDIN were put together and it was easy for Yuan Yi to distinguish the meaning.
"Doctor Zhong, this downtown area of Dunedin is a bit desolate."
Zhong Chen opened a private clinic here, mainly engaged in acupuncture, massage and other businesses. Yuan Yi simply called him with his profession as the suffix.
"That's right, otherwise such a small New Zealand could be described as a large land and a small population," Zhong Chen explained humorously.
The vehicle quickly left the main road, and the roadside was gradually occupied by two or three-story small buildings.
"Oh, this is a villa? Everyone here lives here? That's the luxury of our people in China for the rest of their lives!"
Looking at the large number of small foreign buildings outside, Yuan Yi couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, there are all such houses here, and there are many buildings from a hundred years ago."
"Oh, a hundred years ago?" Yuan Yi was a little surprised, "Will people still live?"
"It's definitely okay to live in a person, but the warmth function is a bit poor, and it's not a problem to keep burning the fireplace in winter."
"Wow, there is also a fireplace! It feels like drinking red wine around the fireplace on snowy days, tsk tsk tsk..."
"Haha, why don't I call a friend who specializes in second-hand housing business tomorrow and come here to meet you. We Chinese people finally have the feeling of home only if they have their own houses."
I talked about the property situation here all the way, and I had already arrived at the destination without realizing it.
"The grayish-white building inside is." Zhong Chen slowly stopped the car and pointed to the building on the side of the road.
“Ohhh!”
About ten meters away from the roadside, a two-story building stands. The surrounding courtyard is small and there are no flowers and plants. Judging from the compact three cars, it is basically the function of the parking lot.
"You are Room 9, with water, electricity, and all network inclusive of $195 a week. The landlord is a Malaysian Chinese. I have already made an appointment with you to come and sign a formal contract every day."
"Oh, thank you, thank you."
There are 5 rooms on the two-story house, the kitchen is upstairs, and there are three bathrooms.
"I am quite familiar with this landlord. I am a patient of mine. I often ask me for acupuncture and physiotherapy. I used to take a child with me to add at least $20, but I only added $10 for you, which is quite a bit of face."
While introducing the situation, Zhong Chen pushed open the door of Room No. 9, then took down the hanging key from the wall next to the door and handed it over, "Here, this is your key."
"This key is just hung here, and the door is not locked. What if it is missing is not counted on me?"
Yuan Yi took the key and looked at the furnishings in the house.
"Don't worry, there is no problem with the public security here. Besides, you can pick up a lot of things in this room, and you still need to steal them?"
Zhong Chen's words made Yuan Yi feel a little incredible. He felt a little bit like he didn't close his door at night and didn't pick up the rest of the road.
Chapter completed!