Accidentally Making Friends with a Foreigner

"Strange. Am I seeing things? Why does it seem like there are pink flowers floating everywhere you walk?" Zhuang Weixin rubbed his eyes and deliberately teased his mom.

"Can't I sing my song? La... la..." Zhuang Bao was in a light and happy mood today. Since picking up her son from school, she had been humming a lively but unknown tune until now.

"Wow! You're in such a good mood? You're not even angry when I'm teasing you?" Zhuang Weixin thought his mom was really abnormal today. Did she have to sing even while cooking noodles?

"Mommy, can you tell me? Let me be happy too," Zhuang Weixin said.

"That's not fun. What's wrong with me being happy and singing?" Zhuang Bao was too embarrassed to say that his dad didn't mind at all that his mom was older than him and had a child.

"Did you win the lottery? Was it the two - million - dollar special prize or a big win on a scratch - off ticket?" Zhuang Weixin could only guess randomly.

"Neither. Can you go to the convenience store downstairs and buy me a bottle of soy sauce?" Zhuang Bao sent her son on an errand to save him from making wild guesses.

"What brand?" Zhuang Weixin never understood these things. There were at least a dozen or twenty kinds on the shelf, and each was called soy sauce. Didn't they all taste more or less the same?

"The newest brand that just came out in the TV commercial," Zhuang Bao instructed. She liked to try new flavors.

"Okay," Zhuang Weixin put on his sandals, took the keys and his change purse, and went out.

About twenty minutes later, he came back. And he brought back a super - beautiful foreign woman.

"Kid, you went to cause trouble again... Ah! I'm sorry! What's happening now?" Zhuang Bao was about to scold him. She had been waiting for the soy sauce to flavor the noodles until the noodles were overcooked. But when she saw the outsider, she felt embarrassed. But... What was going on? She was sure she didn't know this tall and beautiful woman who looked like Julia Roberts.

"She got lost," Zhuang Weixin explained simply. "She said she's a model who came to Taiwan to participate in the Taipei Fashion Autumn - Winter Clothing Exhibition. She originally took a break to surprise a friend, but she couldn't find the friend and got lost instead." He explained in English because there was a foreigner present. It was impolite to only speak Chinese.

"Hello, my name is Anna Cost. Thank you," the beauty showed a dazzling smile and immediately won Zhuang Bao's favor.

"If you don't mind, have dinner with us. You must be starving," Zhuang Bao kindly invited her in.

"After dinner, we'll take you back to the hotel. Are you used to Chinese food?"

"Thank you!" Anna thanked her again.

Although it wasn't high - end cuisine, Anna ate with great enthusiasm and had two bowls.

She said she didn't bring much New Taiwan dollars with her and couldn't speak Chinese. So just now in the convenience store, she wanted to buy a drink with US dollars. Of course, the store wouldn't accept it. Then Weixin showed up and exchanged New Taiwan dollars for US dollars with her, solving her problem and allowing her to buy a bottle of drink smoothly.

She originally wanted to take a taxi back to the hotel by herself, but she couldn't communicate well with the driver and was afraid of getting into trouble in a strange place. Just then, Zhuang Weixin came out of the convenience store after buying the soy sauce and happened to meet her.

Then Weixin's fluent English of course won Anna's trust. And since he was a child, he was definitely safer! So she followed her first friend in Taiwan home.

Then she found that his mother was also a Chinese who could speak English. She was extremely surprised. She didn't see the male owner and was too embarrassed to ask. But she guessed from Weixin's facial features that he was very likely a mixed - race child. But she wasn't that impolite! Since the family was kind enough to help her, how could she be so rude.

After dinner, Zhuang Bao suggested taking her for a drive and visiting the night market. She excitedly agreed.

The one who benefited the most from visiting the night market was Zhuang Weixin. Because Anna exchanged about five hundred US dollars with his mom. And Anna was very generous. She bought whatever she liked and kept exclaiming how cheap things were... Weixin secretly laughed. He had really struck it rich today. His mom really had a problem. She was so happy that she went crazy with Anna. She even screamed wildly while playing games, which was really embarrassing. But considering his full hands of goodies, he didn't care.

Finally, when the car drove to the hotel entrance, Weixin had fallen asleep comfortably in the back seat.

"I'm really happy to have met you and Weixi (her mispronunciation). I had such a great time today. I completely forgot the frustration of not finding my friend. But I found you. Thank you, Bao'er," Anna said gratefully.

"We're also very happy to have the opportunity to meet you. Thank you for spending a wonderful evening with us. It was so brilliant because of your participation," Zhuang Bao sincerely praised her.

"Can I... Can I come to see you when I'm free?" Anna really wanted to continue this hard - won friendship with this warm and generous mother - son pair.

"Of course. You have my phone number, don't you?" Zhuang Bao was unusually generous. Because although Anna was an international model, she had no airs at all. Instead, she was just like a simple and honest big girl.

"That's great! Oh, I almost forgot. I'll ask my manager for two invitations. You must come to cheer me on at the fashion show," Anna was very happy.

"Anna?!" A sudden call interrupted the pleasant conversation.

"Oh, that's my manager, George. I should go back. He must be worried to death! Goodbye! I'll come to see you again!" Anna looked back, shrugged, and had to say goodbye to Zhuang Bao in a hurry.