Chapter 355 Uncle Lei, your words are too harsh. What do you mean by "inciting rebellion"? It's obviously about making friends!
In the largest banquet hall of the reception hall.
The lights are on, the light is bright but not glaring.
The huge long dining table had been set up, covered with a white linen tablecloth, and neatly arranged on it were exquisite china and shiny cutlery that had been specially brought in.
The center of the table was decorated with a few pots of elegantly colored winter chrysanthemums newly grown from the local greenhouse.
There was also a faint warm fragrance in the air.
This time, the other party's advance team came early, and Su Wenchen still prepared seriously as if it were a rehearsal.
Even though the other party showed hostility at the beginning, he did not say anything about deliberately reducing the salary.
One is that the other party is not going too far, although there is a hint of taking advantage of the situation.
But one does not involve their national dignity and sovereignty, and the other is that the other party only makes a fuss about security.
However, for Su Wenchen, deliberately reducing their salaries would make them seem too petty.
This cannot be done.
If you want to find a place to fight, you have to do it openly and honestly, and even make the other party willing to do it without saying anything.
soon.
Under the guidance of Su Wenchen, Haig, Ronald, Lei Boliang, Chen Guodong, Jiang Dayong, as well as the main leaders of the Special Administrative Region and counties, and the core members of the US advance group took their seats on both sides of the long table in turn.
However, the main seats on both sides of the long table were intentionally left empty.
As the host, Su Wenchen stood up with a decent smile on his face and spoke in a clear and steady voice.
"Everyone!"
"This dinner tonight is to welcome General Haig, Mr. Ronald, and all the colleagues from the advance group who have come from afar."
"This is also to let you all familiarize yourself with the dishes we'll prepare after the president and his entourage arrives. Let's see which ones are unsuitable for Mr. President to eat!"
"It will be convenient for us to switch then!"
“All our ingredients are carefully farmed and grown locally, and some of them are unique to the Jiangsu-Anhui Special Economic Zone.”
“I hope you all enjoyed your meal!”
After finishing speaking, Su Wenchen's eyes deliberately swept over Heger, who still had a solemn expression, and Ronald, who had an inquiring smile on his face.
Then he nodded to the waiter next to him.
The well-trained waiters immediately began to serve the appetizers in an orderly manner.
The first dish served was a crystal clear soup garnished with a few wolfberries and white mycelium.
When you scoop it up with a spoon, you will find the clear soup has an indescribable rich aroma of chicken and mushrooms.
The members of the advance team, who had been working for the entire afternoon, couldn't help but sniff for a moment.
"Gurgle!"
At this time, after being busy all afternoon, many people in the advance group were already hungry. When they smelled the rich and delicious aroma in the soup bowl, their stomachs immediately growled at an inopportune time.
Haig's face suddenly darkened.
He took a fierce look at the subordinate just now.
Su Wenchen acted as if he didn't hear it, and immediately smiled and stretched out his hand.
"Everyone, please!"
"This pre-meal soup is made with local golden-feathered chicken as the main ingredient and a variety of other ingredients."
"If you are dissatisfied with anything, please let us know."
"We can make some changes depending on the situation."
Ronald took a bite and his eyes lit up instantly.
"Oh my god, this soup is incredible!"
"Su, these mushrooms are even fresher and more delicious than the ones I tasted in Jing City!"
"It has a special flavor! It's a work of art among poultry!"
After hearing what Ronald said, although Haig didn't say anything, he curiously picked up the spoon and took a sip.
When the rich flavor exploded in the taste buds, the originally tense jawline relaxed for a moment.
Then he nodded subconsciously, obviously approving of the taste.
Even at this time, the American personnel from other advance groups nodded in agreement.
Apparently they all thought it tasted good.
But Ronald drank the soup in the soup bowl in one gulp and shook his head.
"It's a pity, Mr. President, that you may not have the chance to experience this delicacy."
Looking at Su Wenchen's puzzled look, Ronald explained directly.
"You may not know this, but our President has an almost physiological aversion to mushrooms."
"It seems he suffered a severe case of mushroom poisoning as a child."
"However, Su, even if the President doesn't like it, we still like it very much. I think this appetizer soup is great!"
"It would be a shame to remove it. I think you can just prepare another soup for Mr. President."
"The president is actually not picky about ingredients. As long as they are not mushrooms, he can accept other ingredients, even offal that most people cannot accept."
Hearing what Ronald said, Su Wenchen glanced at the team leader Haig.
In just a short while, the other party had finished the small bowl of soup.
He was obviously very satisfied and did not express any objection to Ronald's words.
The meaning is very clear, and I agree with what Ronald said.
When Su Wenchen heard this, he smiled and nodded.
"Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Ronald. We will consider your suggestion and prepare a special soup for the President."
"Then everyone can continue and see if there are any other dishes that are inappropriate!"
The next one to come up was the protagonist of the night prepared by Su Wenchen - the golden-feathered chicken.
In order to fully display and also to meet different taste preferences and viewing needs.
Golden Feather Chicken is made into several different main dishes.
One plate is crystal clear, neatly chopped white-cut golden-feather chicken, the chicken skin is an attractive light yellow, shiny and oily, and it is served with a specially prepared ginger and scallion sauce.
One plate is of golden and crispy fried chicken nuggets, exuding a rich aroma of spices and fat.
Finally, there is a large bowl of steaming, clear chicken soup with a few oil droplets and chopped green onions floating on it. The aroma is much more restrained and mellow than other dishes, but it penetrates into the nasal cavity and arouses everyone's appetite.
Seeing that there was fried chicken, Ronald looked at Su Wenchen excitedly.
"Oh, Su, you actually prepared fried chicken here."
"That's great. Although the food you guys in Jing City prepared is also rich, to be honest, I still prefer fried chicken, which suits my taste."
"Let me tell you, this kind of fried chicken has to be coated in batter and fried. This is the essence of our American fried chicken."
As he said this, he took the lead in picking up a piece of golden chicken wing.
After he took a bite, the sound of the crispy crust breaking between his teeth was clearly audible.
But then the movement suddenly stopped.
Because under the crispy and charred skin of these chicken wings, the chicken inside remains incredibly tender and juicy.
Especially the next moment, a unique aroma and flavor of meat fat suddenly burst out in his mouth.
He seemed to be back in his childhood, when his grandmother made fried chicken for him for the first and last time.
That Christmas, my grandmother secretly tore off a chicken wing from the fried chicken and gave it to me who was sitting beside her with a greedy mouth.
He will never forget that taste.
I didn't expect to taste the taste in my mind again today.
Thinking of this, tears involuntarily welled up in his blue eyes.
This made Hegge next to him stunned.
Is this poison?
Why are tears coming out?
In his impression, Ronald is a very sociable and cautious young man.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have become the president's press secretary at such a young age.
He had never seen the other party have any problems with social etiquette before.
Although they are the advance team this time, they are also the vanguard representing their country.
What does it mean for you, the deputy team leader, to cry in public?
If you don’t know, you might think that people in the United States can’t afford fried chicken!
This is simply a discredit to their country! And in front of a backward country!
This is so embarrassing!
So I couldn't help but cough lightly and reminded him in English.
"Ronald, mind your dining etiquette!"
Hearing his companion's reminder, Ronald couldn't help but take a tissue and wipe the corners of his eyes.
He said to Su Wenchen embarrassedly.
"Su, I'm so sorry. I don't know why, but I suddenly thought of my grandmother who grew up with me."
"The taste of your fried chicken is very similar to what I remember."
"I've eaten countless kinds of fried chicken in the country, but I've never tasted anything like this."
“I didn’t expect to taste it in a foreign country today.”
"Su, I wonder if you can arrange for me to meet the chef. I really need this recipe."
“This is very important to me!”
Su Wenchen pointed at the dishes and introduced them.
"Mr. Ronald, I fully understand your anxiety, but to be honest, our chef doesn't have any special cooking skills."
"This fried chicken is made exactly according to the most popular breading and frying method in your country."
"What you really need is food. This golden-feathered chicken is raised in our special zone and is the highest-end poultry food in the country."
Then Su Wenchen took out the data from the previous test at the research station and endorsed it.
"When this breed of chicken reaches adulthood, each gram of muscle contains 1.2mg of inosine monophosphate, which is three times more beneficial to the human body than ordinary broiler chickens."
"Its tibia length! It also achieved the golden ratio through our three generations of genetic screening. The muscle fiber diameter is 57 microns, and the water retention rate exceeds 23%."
Looking at Ronald who was stunned by what he heard, Su Wenchen continued.
"Most importantly, the density of taste bud receptors in these chickens is 1.8 times that of ordinary chickens! This allows them to accurately distinguish over 60 species of insects, accumulating flavor precursors like a sommelier selecting grapes."
“And because each chicken’s insect intake varies from day to day, its unique flavor is also slightly different.”
"To be precise, each of our Blue Water Golden Feather Chickens has a unique taste! This is because Mr. President is a distinguished guest invited by our country, so we provide this ingredient!"
“Everyone can also try our other dishes.”
"For example, white cut!"
After hearing Su Wenchen's confident introduction, everyone in the advance team was stunned.
In particular, many of them are technical personnel who come here to work.
After hearing this, he started to push hard on the table.
Obviously, they felt that such precious ingredients could only be tasted by the president through advance tasting, and they might not be able to eat them in the future.
This is a rare topic of conversation!
In fact, no matter which country it is, there will not be much difference in the work done at the bottom.
After hearing Su Wenchen's introduction, Heige couldn't help but pick up a piece of boiled chicken leg.
Then it was replaced by an intense surprise.
He muttered to himself almost subconsciously in English, "Unbelievable... This meat... is so tender, yet filled with a unique... wild sweetness?"
“It’s amazing how rich the original flavor of this kind of poultry can be!”
Then he tried to dip it in some ginger and scallion sauce and found that the taste was richer this time.
He had to believe that the ingredients they brought out this time were definitely top-notch.
But he still spoke to Su Wenchen responsibly.
"Your ingredients do taste good, but I hope you can provide some so we can test them, mainly to detect possible psychoactive or addictive substances."
"After all, Ronald's behavior just now was a bit inappropriate. I hope you can understand!"
Obviously, Haig thinks this thing is so delicious, maybe it contains addictive substances!
Although addictive substances are not illegal in their country, it is not acceptable to give them to the president.
Su Wenchen simply agreed with a smile.
"It can be tested at any time. When the time comes, you can go directly to the logistics management to personally select a live chicken."
"After slaughtering them right in front of you, you can take some of them for testing and use some of them directly as food."
"What do you think of this arrangement?"
Su Wenchen was absolutely delighted for this kind of test.
As long as there are no problems, this is equivalent to adding a strong layer of endorsement for them.
Especially if it is exported to the United States later.
This is definitely a significant endorsement, imagine being fully tested by the President's security team.
This will naturally lead to a high level of trust among most American people.
Such safe ingredients, what’s wrong with being a little more expensive!
Hegge didn't know what Su Wenchen was thinking, but when he heard that the other party had made such thorough arrangements, he felt a lot more relaxed.
After all, he himself is quite concerned about addictive substances.
Now it seems that the other party actually dared to let them send people to select, and then slaughtered and cut into two in front of them, half of which was taken for testing and the other half was made into food.
Moreover, it was carried out under their full surveillance, so there was obviously little room for manipulation.
This shows that the other party is absolutely confident in their ingredients.
This made him feel more at ease. After all, he was a security assistant. As long as the president's safety was guaranteed, his mission was accomplished.
Naturally, other people will worry about other things.
On the other side, Ronald heard Su Wenchen's words and picked up a piece of boiled chicken leg with confidence.
"Oh my God! This is the best poultry I've ever had! I've discovered that white-cutting brings out its full flavor!"
“I find that the strong spice of fried chicken neutralizes this special flavor.”
"I think this white-cut chicken thigh is my favorite dish now!"
After saying this, he made the sign of the cross in apology.
"Oh, Grandma, I'm sure you'll forgive your sweet little Ronald!"
After a while, Ronald finally pulled himself away from the delicious food and looked at Su Wenchen with shining eyes.
"Su, I noticed you have a lot of high-end ingredients here!"
"Do you have any plans to export this golden-feathered chicken?"
"I must say that whether it's the agricultural potential you've demonstrated, or the golden-feathered chicken and alkali-cured rabbit we see here, they've far exceeded our expectations."
"I will report everything to the President when I get back, but I think this high-value chicken deserves to be promoted to a wider market!"
"What do you think?"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he glanced at Heige.
After all, the other party is the team leader.
Seeing that the other party still didn't speak and was concentrating on chewing the food in his mouth, his action seemed to imply some kind of tacit agreement.
At this time, Su Wenchen also discovered that the two seemed to have a division of labor, and Ronald did not interfere at all in security.
Similarly, Haig never said a word in other aspects of the negotiations.
Su Wenchen felt relieved and raised his glass.
"Thank you Mr. Ronald for the compliment."
"Whether it's the Golden Feather Chicken or any other product, it's all the result of our special zone and farm staff exploring new paths for development."
"We open our arms and welcome all cooperation and exchanges based on equality and mutual benefit."
Su Wenchen's words were both a response and a revelation of some information to the other party.
We can talk, but it must be based on equality and mutual benefit.
Amidst the delicious food and clear signals of cooperation, the atmosphere of the dinner gradually changed from the initial tension and restraint to a slightly distant but pragmatic warmth.
During the meal, Ronald skillfully struck up conversation with Su Wenchen several times, with the topic seemingly casually drifting to the researchers at the farm.
However, they were all cleverly blocked by Su Wenchen.
After the banquet.
A military jeep slowly drove away from the reception hall area.
Lei Bailiang, who was driving the car, looked at Su Wenchen who was half leaning on the passenger seat and asked in confusion.
"Xiaochen, why are we going to Xuzhou?"
"I remember that all kinds of telegraphs and telephones have been installed in your Special Zone!"
"We can just do it in your special zone!"
Su Wenchen rubbed his temples.
"Uncle Lei, what I'm reporting this time concerns members of their advance team."
"This time they brought in all sorts of inspection equipment. They claim to be security equipment, but can you tell the real thing from the fake?"
"What if there's some advanced equipment that can monitor our signals? Wouldn't that be like having our underwear seen through?"
"If it were just general information, it wouldn't be a problem. However, if they were to monitor the information I'm reporting, there would be virtually no chance of success."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Lei Bai was very curious.
"What is it? Can you tell me?"
Su Wenchen nodded.
"It's not a particularly important matter. Ronald tried to incite me to revolt this afternoon."
Lei Bailiang frowned.
"Does he know that the Moonlight Rabbit is your work?"
“That shouldn’t be the case!”
"Later, our superiors all agreed on the same story!"
"Except for a small number of people in your field, most people only know that you are the leader."
Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.
"It's not that they know my work, but they want to find a core researcher through me."
When Lei Bailiang heard this, he suddenly understood.
"That's not surprising. Just because of the Moonlight Rabbit, we've uncovered quite a few domestic spies."
"As far as I know, there are special people guarding the gate of your main field."
"We've caught quite a few people just by waiting and waiting."
"If this trend continues, I estimate that within two years all the Kuomintang spies who were stationed here will be apprehended."
"This attempt to subvert you wouldn't cost them much."
"And even if we knew, we can't just turn against each other over such a small matter."
"So I guess even if you report this, no action will be taken."
"We don't have any actual evidence yet, so I guess we can only leave it at that."
"After all, we are still at a disadvantage."
Su Wenchen nodded.
"I know this matter can't be brought up, and I don't mean to report it to the higher-ups."
"If it's really because of this, I can just report it directly to the Special Administrative Region."
"It doesn't matter whether they monitor it or not."
"I mean, can we do it the other way around?"
Hearing Su Wenchen's words.
"laugh--!"
Lei Bailiang subconsciously stepped on the brakes.
"Bang!"
Su Wenchen hit his head directly in front of him.
"hiss--!"
"Uncle Lei, what are you doing!"
Lei Bailiang looked at Su Wenchen seriously.
"You mean, you want to turn them against you?"
"Did you find their loophole during the day?"
"Who is it?"
Looking at the anxious Lei Bailiang, Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"Uncle Lei, you drive first!"
"I'll tell you slowly on the way."
He said, rubbing his head.
"Uncle Lei, your words are so harsh. What do you mean by instigating rebellion? It's obviously about us all making friends!"
"If you were doing underground work, you would definitely not be qualified."
"Through contact during the day today, I now know that the second-in-command of their advance group has the potential to be breached by us."
"Once it is breached, its value is very high. First, the other party can get access to the core assessment caliber of the US internal assessment."
"It would be much easier to talk if we knew what was behind this."
"Then there's the economic value. Even if the other party is highly conscious, it doesn't matter. I've found that they're still very interested in our technological achievements."
"As for the import of our breeds, unless they remove the embargo on us, I don't think we will relax the export of breeding stock either."
"So in the end, I think both sides will just trade in general products."
"At this time, if our products are to enter the US market, we need a local partner."
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Lei Bailiang was a little confused.
"So you plan to use this profit to win over the other party?"
"The other party, like you, has reached this level at a very young age. Can they be won over by such a small benefit?"
Su Wenchen smiled and shook his head.
"This is just a welcome gift. The alkaline fertilizer treatment later will be the main leverage to pry him in."
“Do you know the other party’s electoral system?”
Lei Bailiang didn't know why Su Wenchen brought up this, but he nodded anyway.
“I know!”
“It’s just voting!”
"But what does it matter?"
Su Wenchen said directly.
"What do you think they would gain if they acted as an agent and introduced our alkali-control fertilizer to those states in California where land degradation is severe?"
Lei Bailiang frowned.
"What did you get? Money?"
Su Wenchen waved his hand.
"No, the farmers have a stable vote bank!"
"Once we have cheap and convenient alkali-treated fertilizers that are rolled out on a large scale in those three states."
"By then, the farmers on those more than five million hectares and hundreds of millions of acres of land will become his stable voting base."
"I don't need to explain the importance of this stable vote bank in the other country's electoral system!"
"With this solid vote bank, as long as you have decent ability, you'll definitely have a secure position as a state legislator."
"If he's capable, he could even try to run for president later in the election. Of course, that's up to him!"
"So Uncle Lei, do you understand what I mean?"
Lei Bailiang swallowed his saliva when he heard this.
This time he was really shocked by Su Wenchen's courage.
How dare you think that!
The most they wanted to do was to see if they could get some information about the other party's internal negotiations so that they could come up with countermeasures in advance.
As a result, you came right up and started thinking about pushing someone you supported within the party, and even dared to think about running for president.
Why don’t you go to heaven!
But after thinking carefully about what Su Wenchen said.
Lei Bailiang also felt that there seemed to be some room for maneuver.
Although there are many variables, once successful, the temptation will be too great.
Even if it is not the president, it is enough to cultivate a congressman who is close to them.
Thinking of this, Lei Bailiang took a deep breath.
"Are you sure you can still control them when they get on top?"
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"Uncle Lei, what are you thinking about?"
"Control is impossible!"
"You really treat them like puppets! You're just trying to win over those who are slightly close to us in advance."
"Of course, generally speaking, this is a win-win situation for both sides."
"Every year when they lose our anti-alkali fertilizer, the output of those saline-alkali lands will decrease, and those farmers whose profits are reduced will inevitably protest!"
"He will naturally lose this part of the votes."
"Unless they can produce their own alkali-reducing fertilizer, they'll have no choice but to befriend us!"
"Our request is just to try to introduce some advanced equipment and technology according to the situation. No matter how much we ask for, they are not stupid."
"And Uncle Lei, there aren't so many absolutes between countries!"
"It's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons against each other."
"What's truly most useful is our own hard work and development. Otherwise, no matter how many tricks we employ, they won't change the essence of strength and weakness."
"This method is just a way to help us solve the problem. If you regard this kind of thing as the foundation of your life, you will definitely fall flat on your face!"
After hearing what Su Wenchen said, Lei Bailiang felt that it made sense.
"You'd better finish reporting this matter first!"
Obviously, he now understood why Su Wenchen was so cautious.
Once it is leaked, there will definitely be a lot of trouble.
Although Su Wenchen said that cooperation is beneficial to both parties, who can say for sure about such things!
Anyway, he definitely couldn't bear it if it was leaked, but he still couldn't help but confirm it with Su Wenchen.
"You didn't tell anyone about this!"
Su Wenchen said with a smile.
"Uncle Lei, we're the only ones who know about this right now, so if it gets leaked, it's either you or me!"
"And this idea just came to me during the day!"
Lei Bailiang swallowed and was silent for a long time before speaking slowly.
"Xiao Su, thank you!"
At this time, Lei Bailiang also reacted. Su Wenchen pulled him over to drive, and even did not bring a driver.
Obviously intending to help him.
After learning this news, he knew that he had only two outcomes.
One is to participate, the other is to shut up.
The fact that he was arranged here means that his background must have been reviewed countless times.
Therefore, there is a high probability that he will be involved in the future.
If he participated in a mission of this level, his future prospects would naturally be much better, especially since he was the leader of the security department.
At this moment, he really felt that meeting Su Wenchen was the best luck in his life.
Su Wenchen replied with a smile.
"What's there to thank me for? Uncle Lei, you've helped me a lot."
"This is our first Canton Fair, and you helped me a lot!"
"Without you, I wouldn't have met our minister!"
Lei Bailiang doesn't think so.
"This is different. You are made of gold and will come to the fore sooner or later. But if I were to think about it myself, I would never have thought of such a thing in my lifetime!"
Su Wenchen shook his head.
"They say that gold will eventually come to the fore, but if you wait until you're old to do so, what's the point?"
Su Wenchen knew very well that age was actually a very important asset.
He has come this far at his age, so his future won’t be too bad!
(End of this chapter)
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