african diary

So, after the seafood feast, the two spent a crazy night in the hotel before heading back to Nairobi.

Along the way, Xiao Hang deeply reviewed whether he, a good-natured young man, had been led astray by Ted.

"I won't be able to accompany you in Kenya when I go back this time. I have to go back to England from time to time." Ted said while driving.

"Oh, okay." This is expected. Since Ted will no longer work for the Ouattara family, he naturally has some things to do.But thinking of not being able to see each other often, Xiao Hang's tone was still a little depressed.

"I have to make money to support my wife." Ted turned his head and smiled at Xiao Hang, "But I will bring back the things that can be done at home, and I won't stay in the UK for a long time."

"Who is your wife, drive hard." Tch, this guy actually still uses the word wife, but what is his plan? "What are you going to do?"

"A few years ago, I planned to start a software company with my friends. The company was registered two years ago. My friends have been happy to take care of it. There has been no major progress. This time I left Ouattara's house, so I can just concentrate on The company is up."

I almost forgot that Ted is a computer student, so it would be nice to be able to do something without relying on the family. Xiao Hang is also planning to start a foreign trade company by himself after saving some money and experience.

"By the way, that friend of mine is Daniel's cousin and an alumnus who was two years younger than me. I only met Daniel through him."

"I don't know how Daniel is doing recently?" Speaking of which, Daniel can be regarded as his and Ted's savior.

"He's fine," Ted paused for a mysterious moment before continuing, "You'll meet him soon, and I'm counting on him to help me take care of you in Kenya."

"He wants to move the clinic to Kenya?" Although Daniel mentioned that he planned to change places when he left that day, he did not expect to choose Kenya.

"Well, it's not suitable to stay in Niger now. Doctors are a scarce resource on the entire African continent. It doesn't matter where you go to open a clinic. Just come here and help me take care of you."

"I'm not a child, so why do I need someone to take care of me!" Although he had a good impression of Daniel, Ted's attitude of trusting himself to someone made Xiao Hang feel that he really resembled Daniel in his heart. a child.

"It's me who looks like a child." I am the one who looks like a child, and I will worry if I am not around Xiao Hang for a minute.Besides, Galatiye has suffered such a dull loss this time, and he will definitely not let it go. Xiao Hang is really worried about staying alone in Kenya.

"I will take care of myself." Although it is not clear what Ted is worried about, Xiao Hang still promises earnestly, at least not to make his lover worry.The current relationship between the two is a bit delicate, but the couples in the relationship do not understand each other in many ways. In fact, it is not all Ted’s problem. He himself has not confessed many things to Ted. Ted’s cautious and uneasy Maybe it is because of this, but when I think that I will return to China one day, and think of my mother's attitude when she knows that he is with a man, whether he is incompetent or timid, he still has no courage to touch these reefs. Let's live like this for now.

The next period of time passed smoothly, Xiao Hang did the work assigned by the company steadily, and Ted ran back and forth between the UK and Kenya.This has been the third time this month, Xiao Hang can't help but doubt whether the few money his start-up company earns can afford the expenses of his flying trapeze. Fortunately, Master Ouattara did not take back Ted's house in Kenya Otherwise, the two of them might have to worry about the rent.

It was already 11 o'clock in the evening, and Ted was still writing programs in front of the computer.Xiao Hang looked at the side face of his lover at work, frowned slightly, and tapped his fingers on his legs habitually. This was his expression of being lost in thought, did he encounter any difficulties in programming?Ted is really working hard for the future of the two, what about himself?The Kenyan company has sufficient manpower, and the work is not very busy, and there are even some idlers in the off-season.Xiao Hang wondered if he wanted to start planning to do something by himself.

"Not finished yet?"

"What, what's the matter?" The working hours in the IT industry are not accurate. When you are in a rush, you can stay overnight for a few days. I glanced at the time on the computer, and it was quite early today.

"It's not a big deal. If you haven't finished it, get busy first."

"Then how do I do it?" Ted saved for a moment, quickly turned off the computer, and wrapped Xiao Hang, who was sitting on the bed and playing with his notebook, into his arms.At any time, Xiao Hang is ranked first, and everything has to stand aside in front of him.

"The company is quite busy now, and I want to find something to do." Xiao Hang seriously discussed with Ted.

"Part-time job?" Ted rested his chin on the top of Xiao Hang's head, "Daniel has been complaining about the shortage of manpower recently, you go to help him?"

"Forget it. What he does is professional work. I don't know anything about it. Going there will only add to the chaos."

"Then what do you want to do?" In fact, if you don't work, I will support you, Ted thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud. Xiao Hang is an independent person and doesn't like being a parasite at all. Well, even if Ted wanted to raise him, he probably wouldn't.

"I've always thought about opening a foreign trade company after returning to China. Now that I have time, I can investigate first, but I don't know what industry to start with."

"Are you planning to go back to China in the future?" Ted obviously missed the point of Xiao Hang's words.

"Yeah." Ted didn't say it before he asked himself, and he didn't deliberately hide it, but since Ted asked, can he also ask the question that he has been struggling with for a long time?

"Are you going back to England in the future?" Xiao Hang naturally refers to the settled one. Although Ted often goes to England now, it is still different after all.

"I don't care. If you don't mind, I can also go to China to settle with you."

I didn't expect that the problems I had been struggling with could be solved so easily. That's right, foreigners are generally very independent after they grow up, and they don't have the concept of living together to support their parents until their death.Xiao Hang turned his head in a good mood and poked Ted's lips. Since Ted said that, shouldn't he also take a step——

"Come with me to China this Spring Festival," Xiao Hang paused, "as ordinary friends, for now."

"Okay, my dear." Tedra approached the distance between the two of them, teasing Xiao Hang's lips with the tip of his tongue, trying to drive straight in.

"Wait, you still have to help me research what industry to invest in." Seeing through Ted's attempt, Xiao Hang hurriedly pushed him away.

"Tomorrow I will introduce you alone," Ted continued the unfinished business just now, "you seduced me, and you will be responsible for putting out the fire."

A kiss like that set the fire up, Ted, you have a stallion in your blood, don't you?Even though he thought so in his heart, Xiao Hang was still unconsciously ignited by Ted, and this body really didn't look like his own.

Ted recommended a friend who was engaged in import and export trade to Xiao Hang. The company had nothing to do that day, so Xiao Hang came to Brooke's residence according to the address given by Ted.Brooke is a middle-aged man of about 37-eight years old.

"Africa is a place with huge market potential, but also great trade risks." Ted should have mentioned his purpose in advance, and Brook went straight to the point.

"Well, I have only been in Africa for a year, and even shorter in Kenya, so I don't know many things." Xiao Hang definitely came here with a humble attitude of asking for advice.

"Well," Brook nodded, "Africa's economy is still relatively backward, and imported products account for a large proportion. It will be easier to do imports here. Export products are mainly resource-based and basically monopolized." In fact, Brook's The company mainly imports some products from the UK to sell in Africa.

"Import and export are fine, but I want to try exporting African products to China first." There are quite a lot of products that China exports to Africa, but Xiao Hang is staying in Africa now, and there is no partner in China that can cooperate. Only the hard bones are gnawed first.

"For export, I suggest you try agricultural products. Small companies with other minerals cannot get export rights."

Xiao Hang really wanted to say that he didn't know anything about agricultural products. In fact, he found that he was as confused as a fool and suddenly said that he wanted to do trade. The success rate might be very low.

"I do have a project with a good prospect, you can take a look." Just thinking about it, Brooke said thoughtfully.

After driving for about half an hour, the two came to a field on the outskirts of Nairobi.The endless fields are full of Compositae plants, and a few small white flowers are scattered here and there.

"This is pyrethrum. The picking time has just passed this year, and now there are only a few flowers left in the field that missed the flowering period."

It turns out that these chrysanthemums that are still in full bloom are latecomers. Looking at the beautiful flowers with white petals and yellow stamens, Xiao Hang thought to himself what a magnificent beauty it should be when they are in full bloom.

"What is the use of this chrysanthemum?"

"Pyrethrum is the preferred raw material for biological insecticides certified by the European Union. Because it is completely pollution-free, the supply in the international market exceeded the demand in the past two years. In the past two years, more plants have been planted, and the price has dropped."

"I don't know what the prospect of this thing is in China. I have to go back and study it."

"Okay, the competition in the pyrethrum market in the UK is too fierce now. I want to reduce the scale of acquisitions next year. If you are interested, I can help you make connections."

"Aren't these your company's land?"

"Of course not. We adopt the model of bases and farmers. When we first arrived in Kenya, we built a demonstration base to guide local farmers in planting and signed a purchase agreement with them. This is already my third pyrethrum business in Kenya. It's the beginning of the year."

Base plus farmers, a good model, Xiao Hang has learned it again.

"You have to think about it as soon as possible. The purchase agreement I signed with the farmers is already full. I plan to reduce the scope of purchase next year. Several farmers are thinking about whether to switch to other crops. If you want to take over, you have to hurry up."

Who knows whether reducing the scope of purchases will require compensation to farmers.It seems that Brook is indeed a businessman, and there is a purpose in helping himself.However, Xiao Hang was still very interested in this mutually beneficial project, so he replied straightforwardly: "I will study it immediately when I go back, and I will give you an answer within three days."

After returning home and researching on the Internet, Xiao Hang became more and more excited and couldn't sit still.Pyrethrum has just started in China in the past two years, and there is only one disadvantage - that is, the price is high, and the advantages are countless - pollution-free, easy to grow and easy to live, high yield, some local governments in China also provide subsidies, plus Upper Brook already has fixed farmer resources, so Xiao Hang is a sure-fire business no matter how you look at it.

"How many people have admired your youthful face,

But who can bear the ruthless changes of time..."

The familiar ringtone rang, and after Xiao Hang explained the meaning of the lyrics, Ted said that this was his perfect interpretation of love, so he set this song as the ringtone for the two of them. The general behavior made fun of it.

"Did Brook blackmail you?" Ted's teasing voice came from the phone as soon as the connection was made.

"No, I think he is nice and knows a lot."

"Hehe," Ted chuckled twice, "He is a cold-blooded businessman, but he probably won't fool you. The project he recommended can be considered. I have already told him about our relationship."

"Well, I have already decided to invest in the pyrethrum project recommended by him."

"How much are you going to vote for?"

"All."

"all?"

"Yes, I have 8 yuan now, and I plan to invest all of it as an advance payment signed with farmers. When I buy it next year, I will use my future salary to pay the balance."

"Little gambler, you are so crazy," Ted smiled in a deep voice, "If you lose everything, don't you have nothing left to lose, oh no, you should still owe a lot of debt .”

"Cut, you have to put all your eggs in one basket to do business, and you can only make money if you have risks. Besides, don't I have you as my backing?"

"Okay, okay, I will support you in whatever you do." I don't know who said to support him before, but now I have to back him up myself, this guy Xiao Hang is really a pragmatist.

"Next year when my pyrethrum blooms, I'll take you to see it. A large white chrysanthemum must be very beautiful."

"Okay," Xiao Hang's proposal sounded quite attractive. After talking about business, it's time to talk about feelings. Ted continued: "I miss you, and I'll go back to Kenya tomorrow after the business here is over."

"...I miss you too," Xiao Hang said without hesitation, "but don't run so often, the air tickets from the UK to Kenya are not cheap."

"Money is earned, not saved, okay?" Hearing Xiao Hang said that he also missed himself, Ted wished he could grow wings and fly back this minute. Leaving for a week or two is already the limit. It seeped into his blood like poison. If he couldn't even maintain such a brief meeting, then he probably lost his motivation to work.

"Okay, be careful on the road."

After hanging up the phone, I looked up at the sky, and there was a bright moon hanging in the clear night sky in Nairobi.Xiao Hang suddenly thought of an old song——

"You ask me how deeply I love you, how much I love you

……

My love is true, my love is deep,

the moon represents my heart. "

In fact, it's good for two people to stay in different places and strive for the same goal.