The young man waiting in the gazebo seemed to realise that he was not behaving strangely. Or perhaps, he noticed the cold look that Zhong Feng sent his way. He calmed down immediately and approached them with a professional demeanour.
"Good afternoon, Mr Zhong." The man spoke in halting Mandarin.
Zhong Feng shook his hand and responded in the same way. He then turned to Hu Lei.
"My name is Furukawa Shun. Forgive my lack of fluency." He spoke with a wide smile.
Hu Lei wanted to roll her eyes, but she did not. If he did not know how to speak, why was he using complicated terms and complex sentence structures? However, she was not here as a critic. So, she smiled politely and bowed lightly while both her hands holding her purse.
"You do not have to worry about that, Mr Furukawa. I am Hu Lei, your interpreter for the day." She responded charmingly in Japanese.
"Your Japanese is perfect." The energetic man smiled even wider.
She nodded and spoke a modest word of thanks.
