Everyone looked over.

Zhao Hanying walked in slowly, holding a book in her hands.

When Commander Liu saw it was her, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Does Zhao the translator mean you speak German?"

Zhao Hanying smiled slightly, her face full of composure and confidence, but her tone was quite humble.

"Having minored in this language, basic communication isn't a problem. In this case, I can only make a fool of myself."

"Great! In critical moments, we still need you young people to rely on us!"

If you can handle this situation well, you'll be in charge of the next round of negotiations with the British!

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hanying could not hide her joy.

"Please rest assured, Commander, I will definitely complete the mission."

Previously, all the formal negotiations were conducted by the older translators, because General Liu believed that older people would definitely have more experience than younger people.

But if she handles things well this time, she can become the most influential translator by General Liu's side next time.

At that time, her status will rise accordingly, and Zhang Jisheng will also benefit from it.

Orff was placed in the Marshal's Mansion. It just so happened that today was the birthday of Marshal Liu's mother, Liu Shi, and everyone in BH City who was famous or influential was invited to the banquet.

Zhang Jisheng was assigned to lead a small team to protect the entire Marshal's Mansion. During the banquet, apart from the guests on the invitation list, not even a fly was allowed to enter.

Today, Commander Liu can be considered one of the most powerful figures in BH City, and there are many people in BH City who want to curry favor with him.

Therefore, early in the morning, guests flocked to the front of the Marshal's Mansion, and lavish gifts were flying everywhere. The level of gifts given was no less than five hundred yuan, and the gifts were extremely luxurious.

Liu was dressed in fine clothes and smiled broadly as she went along with General Liu's social interactions.

As the chief translator for this event, Zhao Hanying, dressed in a white dress with her long hair flowing down, stood quietly beside Liu Dashuai, holding a notebook in her hand.

Whenever a foreign guest arrived, Zhao Hanying would stand beside Marshal Liu and translate and relay his message word by word. Throughout the process, she became the center of attention, and every guest who came over couldn't help but take a second look.

Zhao Hanying smiled, radiating confidence and composure as she followed Liu Dashuai among the most elite talents in BH City. Her fluent English drew admiring glances from everyone around her.

In this day and age, there are very few people who can speak English more fluently than their native language, let alone someone as beautiful and elegant as Zhao Hanying.

Zhang Jisheng stood guard outside the door, glancing at Zhao Hanying from time to time. Seeing her glamorous appearance, his heart, which had cooled down, couldn't help but burn with passion again.

Just then, a brand-new luxury car slowly pulled up in front of the Marshal's Mansion.

After the driver got out of the car, he opened the back door, and Jiang Beilou, dressed in a Western-style dress, slowly stepped out of the car.

As soon as he appeared, the guests who had been surrounding Commander Liu to offer their congratulations all turned around and walked towards Jiang Beilou, afraid that if they were too slow, they would miss the chance to speak with him.

At this moment, Commander Liu also noticed the commotion at the door. Upon seeing that it was Jiang Beilou, he quickened his pace and came out to greet him.

"Hahaha, I knew I heard magpies chirping today! Turns out, a distinguished guest has really come to visit!"

"President Jiang, your presence truly honors our humble abode!"

Jiang Beilou took off his hat and shook hands with the hand that Liu Dashuai extended.

"Last time it was the commander's birthday, I happened to have a batch of goods to deliver, so I was too busy to get away."

Today is my aunt's birthday, and I will definitely visit her in person to offer my birthday wishes.

After he finished speaking, the secretary following behind Jiang Beilou handed a box to Commander Liu.

"Hahaha, you're here, why bring a gift!"

The box was heavy and felt quite substantial when lifted.

Commander Liu stepped forward and opened it. The next second, a jade bottle that was entirely emerald green and without any blemishes came into view.

Even a rough man like Commander Liu, who rose from the bottom, could tell at a glance that this bottle was quite valuable.

He had so many concubines, and the jade bracelets on their wrists were of less than half the quality of this one, yet they cost one or two thousand silver dollars.

Not to mention the perfectly intact bottle in front of us, its value is immeasurable.

General Liu was all smiles and quickly ordered his men to carefully place the bottle in the study in the backyard.

"President Jiang, you're too kind! Please come in, a seat has been arranged for you, please take a seat."

The mansion in front of us was originally the residence of a prince from the previous dynasty. It is a magnificent and imposing courtyard with five courtyards.

The foyer used for banquets is large enough to accommodate hundreds or even thousands of people at the same time.

A stage had been set up in the middle, and the performers were the most famous opera singers in BH City. Their melodious and moving opera voices echoed throughout the banquet hall. In addition to this rich and gorgeous Chinese tradition, there were also many Western elements in the hall.

For example, in addition to baijiu (Chinese white liquor), each table also has foreign liquor.

The carpets underfoot were all cashmere carpets with a distinctly Western style.

Every detail was designed to showcase the wealth and power of the Marshal's Mansion to outsiders.

As soon as they arrived at Jiangbeilou, the foreign businessmen who had just taken their seats got up and came over to exchange pleasantries.

Without needing any translators, Jiang Beilou chatted naturally and calmly with the foreigners while holding his wine glass.

Fluent in spoken language and using simple sentence structures, one can easily chat and laugh with a group of people.

Seeing those arrogant foreigners being so respectful to a man, Zhao Hanying, who had never seen Jiang Beilou before, subconsciously took a second look.

Having a little free time, Commander Liu leaned against the side and smoked a cigarette.

"Translator Zhao, you should know that Chairman Jiang."

Zhao Hanying shook her head.

"President Jiang, I've heard of him, he's the president of the Beilou Chamber of Commerce, but this is the first time I've met him."

"Don't you know each other? You're all returned students from studying abroad. I thought all international students knew each other."

"Don't you have that...that association?"

"The Association of Returned Overseas Students, but President Jiang is not in it."

Commander Liu chuckled as he smoked his cigarette.

"That's true, Chairman Jiang is no ordinary person."

Although curious, Zhao Hanying dared not ask too many questions. After all, Commander Liu's personality was unpredictable, and who knew which words might inadvertently offend him.

She didn't ask, but General Liu would bring it up on his own initiative.

"You'd better behave yourself today. You can't let these businessmen ride roughshod over me."

Zhao Hanying didn't quite understand what Commander Liu meant.

"He was also eager to get that German expert, relying on his money and the fact that the Jiang family had a lot of guns and ammunition."

But this time, if you can translate everything Orf says verbatim, we'll get our hands on the most advanced weapons and equipment available today.

(End of this chapter)