This story was related to me by CS Henry on his encounter with a beautiful girl during his first nightstop in Shanghai.
Henry was not the frivolous type of person. He was a no-nonsense character and one who took life seriously. He was also a loner.
One night in Shanghai, a young gorgeous Chinese girl tried to befriend Henry at the hotel lobby. Usually, Henry would avoid making friends with strangers especially beautiful girls. Henry was a paranoid to a certain extent. But somehow, this girl was irresistible.
The girl approached Henry and spoke to him in Mandarin, a language Henry was not familiar with. Sensing that Henry could not understand Mandarin, the girl communicated in her limited English.
She told him she would like to bring him for a nice Chinese dinner which was about a 10 minute taxi ride from Henry's hotel. Henry felt a little suspicious but relented because he was mesmerised by her charm.
They hailed a taxi and in no time reached the place. It was a nice little restaurant on the second floor of an old building.
The restaurant staff welcomed them and Henry noticed that his partner was familiar with them.
Then came the menu which was written in Chinese. Henry gestured to his partner to order the food.
There were 6 dishes of food ordered by the girl. Not once did Henry worry about the bill as food was rather cheap in Shanghai back then. At the most, Henry thought to himself the dinner would not cost more than the equivalent of S$100 which Henry had in his pocket.
Henry's dinning partner was charming and a pleasant hostess. Henry told me he thoroughly enjoyed the food and the company of that girl.
Now came the shocker. The amount came to about the equivalent of S$500. Henry knew he did not have the means to pay the bill. Henry knew he was conned. He pretended to head for the toilet and in a split second, Henry ran down the staircase for his dear life. The restaurant staff ran after Henry but he was too quick for them.
After the long chase, the staff gave up. Henry quickly hopped into a taxi nearby and returned to the hotel safely.
Henry was not the frivolous type of person. He was a no-nonsense character and one who took life seriously. He was also a loner.
One night in Shanghai, a young gorgeous Chinese girl tried to befriend Henry at the hotel lobby. Usually, Henry would avoid making friends with strangers especially beautiful girls. Henry was a paranoid to a certain extent. But somehow, this girl was irresistible.
The girl approached Henry and spoke to him in Mandarin, a language Henry was not familiar with. Sensing that Henry could not understand Mandarin, the girl communicated in her limited English.
She told him she would like to bring him for a nice Chinese dinner which was about a 10 minute taxi ride from Henry's hotel. Henry felt a little suspicious but relented because he was mesmerised by her charm.
They hailed a taxi and in no time reached the place. It was a nice little restaurant on the second floor of an old building.
The restaurant staff welcomed them and Henry noticed that his partner was familiar with them.
Then came the menu which was written in Chinese. Henry gestured to his partner to order the food.
There were 6 dishes of food ordered by the girl. Not once did Henry worry about the bill as food was rather cheap in Shanghai back then. At the most, Henry thought to himself the dinner would not cost more than the equivalent of S$100 which Henry had in his pocket.
Henry's dinning partner was charming and a pleasant hostess. Henry told me he thoroughly enjoyed the food and the company of that girl.
Now came the shocker. The amount came to about the equivalent of S$500. Henry knew he did not have the means to pay the bill. Henry knew he was conned. He pretended to head for the toilet and in a split second, Henry ran down the staircase for his dear life. The restaurant staff ran after Henry but he was too quick for them.
After the long chase, the staff gave up. Henry quickly hopped into a taxi nearby and returned to the hotel safely.
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