Chapter 188: The Consequences Are Very Serious
This evening, Zhang Menglong had directly transformed from a boy to a man, and of course, having enjoyed this pleasure for the first time, they were both up very late, not waking up until after nine the next morning.
"You sleep a bit more, I'll go get you breakfast," Zhang Menglong knew that Lu Yiyao probably couldn't get up today, last night he had practically brought out all he had learned, Mr. Bigwood, Ms. Clearwater...
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"Mhm," Lu Yiyao gently nodded.
By this time, Wang Ling had already gotten up, planning to go out with his girlfriend, "Old Zhang, want to join us for some fun? There's plenty of cool stuff to do in Frankfurt, bring your girlfriend along too!"
"You guys go ahead, we're not going out today, she's feeling a bit under the weather," Zhang Menglong decisively declined.
"Under the weather? Ohhhhh!" Wang Ling was stunned for a moment and then quickly caught on, "Damn, don't tell me the two of you just..."
"What's with all the questions? Get lost!" Zhang Menglong said irritably.
"Hahaha, going right now, right now," Wang Ling laughed lecherously, "You're quite the fighter, huh? Can't even get out of bed, I'm impressed, man!"
Watching Wang Ling's retreating figure, Zhang Menglong silently cursed him as a scoundrel.
It wasn't until the evening that Lu Yiyao felt a bit better, although still a little uncomfortable, but she could still walk, after all, she didn't want Zhang Menglong to stay and waste time just to keep her company.
"Let's go shopping!" Lu Yiyao suggested, "I heard that Parisiaga released a new pair of shoes, and they're sold out back home recently; I don't know if I can find them in Frankfurt."
"Since when do you like luxury goods?" Zhang Menglong laughed, he had also heard about the new Parisiaga shoes that were retailing for 8888, supposedly they were being sold for hundreds of thousands back home, and in this era, those who flipped sneakers were making a fortune.
Zhang Menglong, however, had never been interested in such things; those ordinary luxury goods were considered low-level in his family, and the clothes made by his own studio were all more expensive, of course, both in terms of style and comfort, they simply couldn't be compared to those mass-produced luxury goods.
"Not me," Lu Yiyao said, "It's Qianqian and the others who want me to bring back a couple of pairs for them. So here I am, might as well take this chance to tour the capital of Frankfurt and experience the spirit of this city of art."
"Alright, then let's check out the Champs-Elysees shopping street!"
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As the busiest place in the whole of Frankfurt, the Champs-Elysees is bustling like a festival every day. On both sides of the street, you can see boutiques and headquarters of internationally famous luxury brands. And because of the "personal shopper" profession in Huaxia, many people from Huaxia could be seen coming and going here.
Beyond that, for many tour groups from Huaxia, this is also a must-visit spot.
"There are so many people from Huaxia here!"
"Well, with the New Year approaching, those who have time and money to spend naturally want to come here for fun before the holiday," Zhang Menglong replied.
Zhang Menglong suddenly stopped in his tracks and his smile stiffened, "This can't be the Parisiaga store, can it?"
Zhang Menglong pointed to the long queue ahead and was speechless, feeling like it was almost on the scale of China's bond issue queues decades ago. There were at least a couple of hundred people lined up outside the Parisiaga store, and there were even security guards maintaining order around it.
"I heard that today the store will have 2000 pairs of the new shoes on sale. If we miss out now, who knows how long we'll have to wait for the next restock, if not now, when?"
Lu Yiyao sighed, "Looks like I can't help them out this time!"
"Hey, are you pretending I don't exist?" Zhang Menglong raised his hand and waved it in front of Lu Yiyao, "What's so difficult about buying two pairs of shoes? If it really comes down to it, I'll just buy Parisiaga, and you can have as many pairs of shoes as you want!"
"Who does it like you do!" Lu Yiyao laughed playfully, "It's not necessary for just two pairs of shoes."
"No problem, just tell me Qianqian's shoe size, and I'll have Scorolo fetch two pairs," Zhang Menglong smiled, knowing that if he wanted, he could have his pick of the princesses across Europe, so what was a couple of pairs of shoes anyway?
"Heehee, I knew I could rely on you the most!" Lu Yiyao hugged Zhang Menglong's arm and hopped like a little girl, but a sharp pain quickly contorted her face in agony.
"Are you okay?" Zhang Menglong asked with concern.
"All because of you!" Lu Yiyao blushed and chastised, "Don't you know how to be gentle and considerate? You were so rough last night."
"Hehehe, the first time, no experience, next time for sure!"
"Next time for sure my ass! You've been hanging out on B-station too much!"
"Shall I carry you on my back?"
"That's what I've been waiting to hear!"
Zhang Menglong bent down, and Lu Yiyao lightly leapt onto his shoulders.
The two laughed and talked as they passed the long line, attracting envious and resentful glares from some single folks, while some older Frankfurt locals seemed to see reflections of their own youthful romances in the couple.
"Why are you treating us like this? They were the ones who cut the line first, they were the ones who started the fight, why can't we go in?"
At that moment, Zhang Menglong heard an angry voice, not in authentic Frankfurt language, but with a coarse Huaxia accent.
Zhang Menglong couldn't help but stop and look in the direction of the sound.
It was a young Huaxia couple, looking to be about the same age as Zhang Menglong. Judging by their attire, they seemed to be tourists in Frankfurt as well.
The two were in the middle of the queue, surrounded by five or six local thugs, almost all beefy young men, and there was a security guard maintaining order.
The girl hid behind the guy, who had a bright red handprint on his face—if Zhang Menglong wasn't mistaken, it was the handiwork of those local fellows.
"Menglong, should we go and check it out? There seems to be trouble over there."
"Hmm," Zhang Menglong's smile had mostly disappeared, regardless of the cause, the Huaxia couple were clearly at a disadvantage. In a foreign land, coming from Huaxia, if they didn't stick together in such a scenario, it would be heartless indeed.
"Please leave this place, you low educated people. You are not welcome here!" the Barisican security guard told the young couple.
"I told you! We were the ones queuing here, we didn't disturb the order, it was these people who wanted to cut in. My girlfriend couldn't stand it and spoke up, and then they started getting physical. Do you see the slap mark on my face? They are the ones who hit me! If you must expel someone, it should be them!"
The young Huaxia man accused angrily, but the local Frankfurt thugs seemed unconcerned and kept chatting and laughing among themselves.
"You must have used too provocative language. This is just a little conflict during queuing, but hitting people is not right!" The security guard still looked impatient.
"Damn! What the hell? Picking on Huaxia people?"
"This security guard is in cahoots with them! I just saw it, it was clearly the five of them beating up one guy, and that security guard came over and restrained the young chap first, turning a blind eye to those who were hitting him."
"What's going on?" At this point, a middle-aged man who looked like a supervisor came out.
The security guard rattled off something, and the middle-aged man's gaze turned quite unfriendly towards the young people.
"Today, because of the disruptive behavior of the Huaxia people, this shop will deny entry to all Huaxia!" the middle-aged man said, then turned back to the shop.
"What? On what grounds?"
"Us causing trouble? Bullshit! Are your eyes planted in your asshole?"
"Fuck! I'm so mad! Capture this! Post it online!"
"Don't want to buy? Don't care, I don't give a damn anymore!"
"Crack!" Zhang Menglong roughly grasped the situation, his fists creaking from how tightly he was clenching them, astonished to witness such an outrageous incident.
"This is utterly disgusting!" Zhang Menglong's breathing grew heavy with rage, and even his blood began to surge to his brain, "Messing with Huaxia people has serious consequences!"