莎莉对楚傲霜的态度十分不满意,英国女人几乎是急到跳脚:“Hey, Chu! Are you talking to your lover again(嘿,楚!你又在和情人聊天了?)”
“What lover What kind of woman do you think I am(什么情人啊,在你眼里我就是这么花心的女人?)”
楚傲霜眉头轻轻皱起,实在搞不懂莎莉为什么觉得她是花心的女人,另一面在手机上飞速打字。
“So who are you talking to right now(那你现在是在和谁聊天呢?)”
楚傲霜头也不抬道:“Bob, who\'s in charge of the China assignment, I\'m going to ask him if he\'s willing to send a hot Chinese woman back to her hometown.(负责这次中国分公司派遣安排的鲍勃,我要问问他有没有意愿把一个火辣的中国女人送回她的家乡。)”
现下轮到莎莉疑惑,“What Hot Chinese womanAre there any other Chinese women in our department besides you(什么?火辣的中国女人?咱们部门还有除了你之外的中国女人吗?)”
打完字,楚傲霜翻白眼的同时还比了个中指给莎莉。
“I\'m that hot Chinese woman. Bitch!(我就是那个火辣的中国女人。臭宝!)”
火辣这个词,在莎莉看来楚傲霜显然是配不上。
莎莉大笑几声,又说起另外的事情:“You\'re going back to China Is this about the woman you\'ve been videotapes with(你要回中国了?是因为那个经常和你聊天视频的女人吗?)”
“You know, I\'m a spontaneous person. I\'ve just been feeling homesick lately.(你知道的,我是个随性的人。我只是最近很想家。)”
“Chu, seriously, you and that woman who videos a lot must be in a relationship, right(楚,说真的,你和那个经常视频的女人肯定是情侣关系吧?)”
“情侣”两个字,楚傲霜总觉得怪怪的,但不可否认,她感到开心。
一想起程忻,楚傲霜那张出名的臭脸都显出温柔来。
莎莉忍不住撇嘴:“God, you have a disgusting look on your face. And you said you weren\'t a couple.(老天,你的表情可真恶心。你还说你们不是情侣。)”
难得的是,楚傲霜居然没有生气。
楚傲霜又恢复到往日的臭脸,一边翻动菜单一边回答:“I bet you\'ve eaten everything on this menu. Besides, she and I just grew up together.(我敢说你已经把这菜单上的所有东西都吃了一遍。另外,我和她只是发小。)”
莎莉一脸暧昧的笑,接着了然地点点头:“Okay, just growing up,just growing up~(好的,只是发小~只是发小~)”
楚傲霜:“Oh, my God, now it\'s disgusting on your face! Keep those twitchy eyes out of your head!(老天,现在你的表情才能说是恶心!收起你那双抽筋的眼睛好不好!)”
午饭吃了一顿不能说是特别美味、但能称得上可口的越南菜后,楚傲霜与莎莉一道回了公司继续工作。
毫不意外,她们的同事依旧在工位上奋力工作,与她们刚走时并没有什么差别。
楚傲霜随口向莎莉吐槽道:“Really. Who is Chinese anyway(真服了,到底谁才是中国人?)”
楚傲霜本想着继续工作,顺便等待鲍勃给她答复,可还没在键盘打完几个单词,莎莉又屁颠屁颠地走过来。
“Chu, isn\'t your hometown beautiful(楚,你的家乡美不美丽?)”
楚傲霜以一种难言的眼神看向莎莉,“What the hell is wrong with you(你又发什么神经?)”
莎莉的眼神里藏着浓厚的兴趣和好奇,她换了个舒服的姿势面向楚傲霜,接着款款道:“I\'ve lived in England all my life and haven\'t gone abroad to see the outside world. I heard that China is a beautiful and friendly country. I kind of want to visit it.(我一直在英国生活,都没有出国看看外面的世界。听说中国是个美丽又友好的国家,我有点想去看看了。)”
“Thank you for talking up my country. You\'re right.(谢谢你夸赞我的国家,你说得没错。)”楚傲霜对莎莉的话不置可否,随后话锋一转,“So what You want to transfer to the China branch with me(所以呢?你想要和我一起调职到中国的分公司去?)”
身材窈窕的英国女人眼里闪着期待的光,点头微笑说:“耶——斯。”
今天难得一天都没有下雨,鲍勃的心情格外好,可好心情在遇上楚傲霜和莎莉后戛然而止。
“Just put my name on it. I really want to go home and see it!(你就把我的名字写上去吧,我真的很想回家看看!)”
“Please put my name on it too, I really want to see the beautiful China!(求求你也把我的名字写上去,我真的很想去美丽的中国看看!)”
鲍勃欲哭无泪:“Oh, my God, what\'s going on with these two women!(我的老天爷,这两个女人是怎么回事!)”
接着楚傲霜给莎莉一一介绍:“This is the playmate I grew up with, my mother, my uncle housekeeper, and my brother, my brother\'s wife, and oh, this is my little niece!(这是我从小一起长大的玩伴,我的妈妈,我的管家叔叔,还有我的弟弟,我弟弟的老婆,哦这是我的小侄女!)”
楚傲霜见到楚樱时简直两眼放光:“楚樱!快让我抱抱!天呐你都长这么大了!”
时隔将近十年,楚樱再次感受到了来自姑姑的窒息的爱。
楚傲霜一边把楚樱勒在怀里,一边用英语给莎莉解释:“My niece and I haven\'t seen each other in five years, and the last time we saw each other was the last time.(我和我侄女已经五年没有见了,上一次见面还是上次呢。)”
楚夫人对莎莉的到来表示欢迎,才认识这么一小会儿便亲切地拉起莎莉的小手,用自己许多年未用过的英语和莎莉寒暄:“Sally, wee to China. Feel free to make yourself at home in our family!(莎莉,欢迎你来到中国,在我们家不用客气,当作自己家就好!)”
莎莉热情回应:“Of course, Mrs. Chu! How nice of you! I love you!(当然了楚夫人!你人真好!我爱你!)”