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Tang Xiaochuan had never had such an experience before eating dinner after ten o'clock in the evening.

The mansion of Prince Durham was brightly lit, and there were many guard posts outside, and dozens of waiters in the villa came and went to deliver food to every guest.

There are nearly thirty people sitting around a large rectangular dining table, with more than a dozen on each side. In front of each person are flatbreads, roast beef and mutton, chicken, camel meat, seasonal fruits, fresh raw vegetables, butter, honey, beans, etc. There are sauces and drinks, but no wine.

Prince Durham, who was sitting on the host seat, said to Tang Xiaochuan and the accompanying executives: "Mr. Tang, Madam and everyone, we are not allowed to drink alcohol by law here, so I am very sorry that we cannot entertain you with alcohol. It suits your taste!"

Tang Xiaochuan took a piece of flatbread and smeared some bean paste on it, nodded and said: "It tastes good, it is tender inside and burnt on the outside! Your Royal Highness, you are welcome, we have a saying called 'do as the Romans do in the country', if you want to eat our domestic food , we brought it ourselves, since we have come to your country, let’s try your country’s delicacies!”

During the meal, Tang Xiaochuan found that apart from Guan Jingwen and the other two women in the accompanying executives sitting at the table, there was no woman from Prince Durham's side, not even the prince and concubine. Xiao Chuan asked the branch manager Huo Binghua to learn from him that in Saudi Arabia, women can only dine with their husbands, children and family members, and they are not allowed to attend when outsiders are present.

And even Guan Jingwen and the other two female executives were required to wear the local traditional women's robes - Abaya before they came, and they could only show their faces.

Hotel, seven in the morning.

Tang Xiaochuan, Guan Jingwen and other people had breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Huo Binghua, the general manager of the branch, reported today's itinerary to Tang Xiaochuan: "Boss, at eight o'clock we will set off by car to meet Prince Durham, and then we will visit some local places together. Enterprises, factories, shopping malls, government agencies, temples!"

"Go back to the hotel for lunch around 1:00 p.m., and leave after 4:00 p.m. to continue the tour. After 7:00 p.m., today's trip ends."

Tang Xiaochuan nodded after listening, and asked: "The specific itinerary is made by them alone? Have you asked for your opinion?"

"We have been consulted. This itinerary was discussed by both parties. The only ones who know the detailed itinerary are me, Prince Durham and his assistant affairs officer!"

After breakfast, everyone came out of the hotel and prepared to take a car to meet Prince Durham. Tang Xiaochuan walked out of the hotel gate and found that there was no one outside the hotel, not only in the square outside the hotel, but also on the street. , a car, everything is quiet, and no bird calls can be heard, but the sun is rising from the east.

Tang Xiaochuan wondered: "Huo Binghua, what's going on? It's already 7:30, isn't it? Why can't you see a person or a car on the street? The world is still?"

Howard quickly explained: "Boss, this is how it is here. People in Saudi Arabia sleep late. Except for government staff and some people in shops and enterprises, most of them don't go to work. Some people get up at four or five o'clock in the morning. Except for prayers, most of the other people will sleep until noon, so that's why we don't see a single figure now!"

Tang Xiaochuan sighed: "It's really insightful!"

After meeting Prince Durham, we went to a food company in the suburbs, mainly producing dried cheese. A small part of its products were supplied to domestic people, and most of them were exported to foreign countries. Tang Xiaochuan tasted a little after the visit and found that this kind of cheese Dry is the kind they had at the dinner party last night and it was of high quality.

Most of the well-known companies in Saudi Arabia are located in Riyadh, and there are relatively few in Mecca. This is a holy place, and the tourism industry is relatively developed. Millions of people come here to worship and travel every year.

After visiting two building material manufacturing companies, Tang Xiaochuan found that the building materials produced here meet the standards, and it is enough to build factories.

In the process of visiting the stores, Tang Xiaochuan found that most of the products in these stores came from abroad, and very few were locally produced.

Huo Binghua explained in a low voice: "Before the discovery of oil, the people of Saudi Arabia were very poor. The pillar of the national economy here still mainly relies on oil, and a considerable part of food and commodities need to be imported from abroad!"

In a shopping mall, Tang Xiaochuan only saw two types of women's clothing. The contrast between these two types of clothing is particularly sharp. The first type is noble and gorgeous, inlaid with gold and silver, beautiful and beautiful. Any woman can become a princess in seconds. Or the queen; and another category is women's intimate clothing, there are all kinds of clothes, only you can't think of, there is nothing you can't buy, which forms a strong contrast with the strict local rules and regulations on men and women.

"It's really insightful!" Tang Xiaochuan sighed quite a bit. It's no wonder that the suppression of human nature by strict rules and regulations will inevitably lead to people's desire to break through the shackles, and the mall sells a variety of women's underwear and is very popular. It is this manifestation.

After visiting the temples in the city, Durham, Tang Xiaochuan and a group returned to the hotel. Tang Xiaochuan served as the host and invited Durham and his group to lunch.

On the way, Tang Xiaochuan sat in the car and found through the window that the shops were closed one after another, which surprised him, "It's only one o'clock in the afternoon, why are all these shops closed?"

Huo Binghua explained: "Boss, it is like this, because Saudi people have the custom of praying. Thursday and Friday are their weekends. Official institutions and corporate stores are closed. Others usually pray five times a day. During the prayer period, Whether it is an official institution or a business store, it must be closed, and there will be four prayers in the afternoon!"

"Then where do they go to pray?"

"Temples, haven't you noticed that there are temples all over the streets? These temples can basically meet their needs!"

Tang Xiaochuan sighed: "I am convinced!"

On the side of the street, at the end of the street, Tang Xiaochuan saw some tall and slender women wearing long black robes, black gauze scarves, and black sand headscarves, only revealing pairs of bright eyes outside. The color is hurried, full of mystery.

After 4:00 p.m., the visit is mainly for local infrastructure construction. If Tang Xiaochuan wants to open a new energy plant here, he must consider the transportation conditions here. If this is not the case, the investment will be meaningless.

In the evening, Tang Xiaochuan accompanied Guan Jingwen to go shopping for a while. The tourism industry here is very developed. There are foreigners everywhere in the streets and alleys. Foreign women all wear black robes in public, even members of the royal family are no exception. But in foreign countries People can be casual in the community, but once they go out, they have to wear black robes.

"There are no entertainment activities here at night. People in Saudi Arabia like to gather together to drink black tea and talk about the mountains. They often chat until midnight!" Huo Binghua, general manager of the branch, introduced the night life of people here to Tang Xiaochuan and Guan Jingwen.

Tang Xiaochuan said: "Can you take us to see and see?"

"Okay, I met a few local entrepreneurs here, and I often chat with them!" After Huo Binghua finished speaking, he took Tang Xiaochuan and others to the door, but it was late, and Guan Jingwen wanted to rest. Back to the hotel under the protection.

At the home of a local entrepreneur, Tang Xiaochuan and his party received warm hospitality.

In the entrepreneur's living room, there is a huge Persian carpet, which is very exquisite. Tea, dried cheese, raisins, and candied fruit are placed in the middle, and everyone sits in a circle and chats.

Tang Xiaochuan found that the people of Sha Kingdom were very good at chatting, comparable to Dongbei Bank. After Huo Binghua explained afterwards, he realized that the reason why the people of Sha Kingdom were so eloquent was that they were trained in this living habit. They would sit and talk about mountains every night, even if they were No matter how stupid the mouth is, it is estimated that people will become orators.

The next day, accompanied by Prince Durham and others, Tang Xiaochuan and his party went to Riyadh for inspection. They originally planned to arrange a helicopter to go there, but Tang Xiaochuan wanted to inspect the traffic conditions along the way, so he took a special car to go there. There are more than 20 vehicles, and there are military escorts.

The climate in Saudi Arabia is too hot and complex, often attacked by sandstorms and hailstones. On the way to Riyadh, the convoy of Tang Xiaochuan and others encountered a wave of sudden hailstones. smash.

When I came to Riyadh, I saw a tall building far away.

Huo Binghua, the general manager of the branch, who was sitting in the passenger seat, introduced: "That is the Kingdom Center Building funded by the current king. It is more than 300 meters high. It is undoubtedly very difficult to build such a tall building in such a harsh environment. , so this building is known as one of the seven wonders of the world of modern new architecture!"

Both Tang Xiaochuan and Guan Jingwen looked into the distance from the car window. The shape of the Kingdom Center building was like the end of an engineering shovel sticking its hand into the ground.

"Is there anything else that needs to be paid attention to here? Tell us, so as not to offend people unintentionally because of different customs!" Tang Xiaochuan said to Huo Binghua.

Huo Binghua said: "There is nothing special about it. Most of them have said it before, oh, and there is one more thing that I almost forgot to mention, that is, the people of Saudi Arabia are very hospitable. They like to invite friends to their homes and entertain them with the whole family. Look around, especially don't stare at an object, otherwise, the generous and hospitable Saudis will think you like this object, and they will give you this object as a gift within their ability. If you stare at a book Book, they will give you the book, if you keep staring at a knife, they will give you the knife, you praise their beautiful Persian rug, they will probably roll it up and give it to you to take away , if you don’t want it, they will think you don’t appreciate it, and they may break up in the end!”