african diary

Came to the gate of the villa in Lalibela again, this time it was night.

I wish she was home, Xiao Hang prayed before ringing the doorbell.Someone came after a while, and it seemed that his luck was not bad.

"Hey, handsome guy, I haven't seen you for so long, but you're getting more and more attractive!" The woman was still as scary as she remembered, with colorful makeup that was only thicker than half a year ago.

"Ms. Lalibela... hello, to be honest, I came to you this time to ask for your needs." Without time to talk nonsense with her, Xiao Hang directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"Oh, that's, it's nothing, why did you come to my place? I'm already a woman whose beauty is no longer disliked by others." I don't know whether it's pretending or real, Lalibela said while showing a sad look demeanor.

"...that's not the point."

"Well, no matter what, let's talk first."

"coffee?"

"Okay." In fact, if possible, Xiao Hang would not want her to waste precious time on such trivial things as making coffee.

Soon, the two were sitting facing each other drinking coffee.

"Miss Lalibela, please listen to me..." Xiao Hang had no time to procrastinate.

"What's your relationship with Ted?" Lalibela said abruptly.

"Uh..." I didn't expect her to ask this suddenly, but this question is somewhat related to his intention of coming, "We are lovers."

"Hehe," Lalibela smiled knowingly, "It turns out that this is what you liked, no wonder you rejected me at that time."

... I'm too lazy to explain that I haven't always liked men, so I just let her think so, lest I put some unacceptable conditions on myself.

"Tell me the story of you and Ted." Lalibela's voice pulled Xiao Hang out of his thoughts.

"Miss Lalibela, I have something very important to ask for your help." For her avoidance, Xiao Hang was a little anxious.

"You came to me today only to tell a story. If you don't want to, go now." Lalibela gave the order to evict the guest.

There is no way, now I can only follow her.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that Ted fell in love with me from the very beginning, and then chased me desperately, and then I agreed."

Lalibela is obviously very dissatisfied with such a story, "I want to listen to the detailed version."

Oh my god, Ted is in dire straits over there, but he still wants to tell this woman a story here, what a god!Xiao Hang complained in his heart.But there is no good way now, he obediently picks out the things he and Ted have realized now, and tells Lalibela.

"Bring me a glass of plain water." After more than half an hour of narration, Xiao Hang's mouth was a little parched.

Handing the white water to Xiao Hang, Lalibela sat down and looked at him thoughtfully, and after a long time, he said: "That's great, this is love, your story reminds me of my youth. Before Xiao Hang could speak, she went on to say, "Come over tomorrow and I'll tell you my story. At 11:[-] in the morning, I'll treat you to lunch."

"Miss Lalibela..." Xiao Hang wanted to call her ancestor directly.

"Hehe," Lalibela laughed, "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, maybe I have a good time telling the story, and I will agree to hear your reason for coming."

Well, now it is Xiao Hang who asks her, she is the boss.

At noon the next day, Xiao Hang came to Lalibela's house according to the appointment. He thought they would go out for lunch together, but Lalibela had already cooked at home.

Lalibela didn't wear makeup today. In fact, she looked very comfortable without makeup. I have to admit that after removing those strong and annoying colors, this woman is really a black beauty.Moreover, the roasted pork with tomato sauce and roasted cassava tasted pretty good, Xiao Hang felt that it seemed necessary to reposition this woman.

"Is it tasty?"

"very delicious."

Xiao Hang's praise made Lalibela brighten up, "Okay, let me tell you my story."

Lalibela's story lasted for nearly an hour. After listening to it, Xiao Hang couldn't help but sigh.

The tribe where Lalibela was born is the oldest Tuareg tribe in Niger, and her mother was a great chief, so Lalibela was born with a golden spoon in her mouth, although the quality of the golden spoon is poor A little bit, at least life can still be regarded as having no worries about food and clothing. When she was 15 years old, her mother passed away, and she took over as the chief of the tribe.In the 90s of the last century, Africa was in an era of great development, and Western culture was deeply infiltrated. Many native young people admired the high-rise buildings and modern life in the city, and Lalibela was no exception. She was very interested in managing tribal affairs. He has no thought at all, thinking all day how to live a modern life that he admires in the upper class.In her time, the opportunity finally came. A white man who was traveling in the tribe fell in love with her. Regardless of the dissuasion of the tribe, she resolutely followed him to Niamey.It is conceivable that there will be no good ending. The pure Lalibela was cheated, there was no promised luxury life, no imagined vows, the white man just played with her body and then abandoned her.The proud Lalibela does not want to go back to the tribe in disgrace. On the other hand, all kinds of dazzling modern things in Niamey have attracted her attention, so this has become the source of depravity, and she tries her best to hook up All kinds of rich and powerful men stayed in Niamey just to get money or power.When she was 21 years old, the people of the tribe came to him, and it was the number one warrior of the tribe, Yarudu, who was also a man who loved her deeply and was even willing to sacrifice his life for her.In the three years since she left, Yarudu has been in charge of the affairs of the tribe, or in fact, in the three years she has been the chief, the tribe has also been supported by Yarudu.Yarudu told the Lalibela tribe that they decided to elect a new chief, and begged her to go back, but at this time, Lalibela was indulging in the drunken fans of Niamey's upper class. go back with him.Lalibela said that she went back to the tribe a few years ago to see that Yarudu had already married the new chief and had three children.In fact, she has always been deeply guilty of the tribe, and she has also provided financial and other assistance to the tribe as much as possible within her ability. Seeing that Yarudu and his wife live a simple but happy life, her heart Very hard to pass.

There are too many such stories in Africa, no, there should be too many in the whole world, but Xiao Hang was still touched when he saw the deep pain in the eyes of the woman in front of him. In fact, in his opinion, Lalibe The biggest misfortune of La is that the distance between material and spiritual is getting farther and farther. The material is getting richer, but the spirit is getting more and more empty. In the end, I don’t even know what I want.

"Don't think about the past anymore," Xiao Hang paused, "Actually, you didn't do anything wrong."

"Thank you for your comfort." Lalibela finally recovered from his own story.

"This is not consolation. It is indeed not your fault. It is an inevitable thing in this society and the world." It is not in line with a gentleman's style to watch a woman feel sad in front of him and not comfort him.

"Hehe, anyway, thank you," Lalibela resumed that cynical smile, "I saw you for the first time, and the innocent and hopeful eyes were very similar to me back then, so at that time I am very interested in you, tell me, what do you want from me?"

"I would like to ask you to do something with the promise Ted made to you at the time. Although this request is presumptuous, in return, as long as Ted and I can do it, you can ask for any conditions."

"What do you think you can give me? I don't know what I want," Lalibela said suddenly with a sigh, "But I can help you with this, anyway, the promise was just to ask I don’t need it for entertainment.”

Unexpectedly, Lalibela would be so eloquent, so Xiao Hang continued the topic: "Can the subordinates of the Ouattara family obey your orders with that promise?"

"Hehe, so you don't know what it can do." Lalibela smiled and turned out the note that was kept, and Ted wrote in beautiful handwriting "Ted******Vattala owes Lalibela Get a favor from *********** Tudum." Then Ted's fingerprint was pressed.I can't remember those long African names in the middle, Xiao Hang. It turns out that Lalibela's surname is Tudum.

"What's the use of this kind of thing?" Such a simple note is like a child playing house.

"That depends on who you are dealing with. Africans are simple in nature. In the past, various important matters were agreed between various tribes, because our full names are generally not told to others, and it is necessary to swear by our full names. Obey it. If the person you want to instruct is from a traditional African tribe, then you will naturally understand this promise as heavy as gold."

The Samir Gold Mine is controlled by the Ouattara family. Xiao Hang and Lalibela came to the manager together, claiming to be subordinates sent by Ted.

Fortunately, although I don’t know which tribe he came from, the manager of the Samir Gold Mine is from a traditional tribe, and he still knows Lalibela. famous.

"I don't know when Miss Lalibela worked for the Ouattara family?" the manager asked, skeptical.

"Of course I'm not working for the Ouattara family, this one is." Lalibela pointed to Xiao Hang.

"Mr. Ted was ordered to handle the handover of the shares of the Ouattara family's Samir Gold Mine, but he can't come in person because of important matters, so he sent me and Ms. Lalibela, the representative of Mr. Galatier Come together."

"Galatier? He doesn't seem to have invested in Niger, right?" The manager has heard of the name Galatier, but has no direct contact with this person. "Lalibela, when did you get close to such a person again?" ?”

"Yeah, Galatier is my new love, how about it? Are you not convinced? If you can manage to have so many properties under your hand, I can sleep with you too." Lalibela pushed back without any concealment. .

Although Lalibela was helping him, Xiao Hang felt sorry for defaming her so much.

"Mr. Ted owed a favor to Lalibela, and now the other party wants to repay it with the shares of the Samir Gold Mine. What we have to do now is to issue a statement that all the shares of the Samir Gold Mine will be transferred to Mr. Galatier free of charge. Handover procedures will be handled later." Xiao Hang made up nonsense.

"Such an important matter, won't Mr. Ted handle it himself?" Although the production of Samir's gold mine is not large, and it is only a drop in the bucket under the Ouattara family's industry, such a matter is actually sent to handle such a matter casually, and Tai De is not the person in charge of the Ouattara family business in the Niger region, which is too strange.

"As I said, he can't come in person because he has something important to do, and the other party is too urgent, right? Miss Lalibela, can you postpone your visit for a few days?"

"That's absolutely impossible, Galatier is in a hurry." Lalibela played well with the play.

"Then... Manager, please call Ted yourself to confirm."

Ted has been wandering around in Niger recently, and the manager is a little familiar with him, so he dialed Ted without hesitation.

"Ted, I came to the Samir Gold Mine as agreed." As soon as the call was connected, Xiao Hang rushed over. Fortunately, Galatier immediately handed the phone to Ted when he heard the words, "You Tell the manager in charge about the transfer of the gold mine shares to Galatier for free." After finishing speaking, Xiao Hang returned the receiver to the manager.

Although he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Xiaohang's gourd, Ted was just stunned for a few seconds, and said cooperatively: "The shares of Samir Gold Mine are transferred to Galatier for free, this is something I personally decide , Is there anything I will report to my father, do you have any doubts about my decision?"

"Sir, but these two people..."

Before the manager finished speaking, Ted interrupted: "Their arrival today is entirely at my behest. I still have something to do. Hurry up and follow what he said!" Ted hung up after speaking in a commanding tone. After getting off the phone, I don't know Xiao Hang's specific plan, so it is not appropriate to say too much at this time, because it will easily reveal the truth if you talk too much.

"Did you hear that?" Xiao Hang put on a bullying posture.

Well, the employer is the boss, although I still feel very strange, but Lalibela has a promise written by Ted himself in his hand, and he also made a phone call, so let’s issue a statement, and report the matter to the person in charge of the Niger business immediately Mr Yanova Tara.Anyway, if there is a problem, Mr. Yanova Tara will solve it when the handover procedure is completed.

Therefore, the manager readily issued a statement to transfer the shares of the Samir Gold Mine to Galatier free of charge, signed his name in the place of the person in charge, and stamped the official seal of Ouattara's family.

"After this incident, the Ouattara family shouldn't owe you anything, right? Can this promise be destroyed?" Handing the statement to Lalibela, the manager was still thinking about the promise.

"Of course, it's a rule among tribes that one promise doesn't hold two promises." Lalibela tore up the letter of commitment without hesitation.