Chapter 378 Our Flag
The sound of the door of the negotiation room being slammed shut by the Southern European representative was still echoing, but the entire room was already exploding with boiling noise.
Commander Zheng patted Lin Anan's shoulder with his calloused hands. "Translator Xiao Lin, this battle was well fought! We beat back the arrogance of those foreign devils!"
Everyone gathered around, and the eyes of the usually serious officers lit up surprisingly.
Someone was holding up the negotiation record and grinning, "Yes, we've beaten them back for all the tantrums they showed when they were selling the 'family-destroying seeds'!"
"The best wheat seeds are right here. Let's see who dares to make such a fuss!"
"Speak more politely. Look at how powerful the translator is. I can't understand what he's saying. I can only see the foreign devil's face."
“Hahahahahahaha…”
Even the young staff sitting in the corner blushed and shouted at the top of their voices: "Our 7125 and 702 wheat are doing well! Let's see who dares to hold us back in the future!"
Chu Mingzhou arrived at no one's opinion. He stood on the outskirts of the crowd with a faint smile on his face and his eyes fixed on Lin Anan.
He looked at Lin Anan surrounded by the crowd. Her military uniform was as straight as before, but she was brighter than the scorching sun on the Gobi Desert.
The propaganda officer rushed over with a camera in hand: "Commander Zheng, Mr. Guo, Interpreter Lin... Let me take a group photo of you all! This is big news that will be on the military district's propaganda column!"
"More than just putting it on the bulletin board!" Commander Zheng grabbed the tea-soaked contract on the table and shook it loudly. "This photo must be sent to Kyoto, so that the old leaders can see the prestige of our Northwest Military Region and the hard work of our scientific researchers!"
He suddenly turned around and shouted to the people in the room: "Comrades, do you see this? We have good seeds in our hands, so we can stand firm! From now on, no matter who comes to negotiate, they must follow our rules!"
There was thunderous applause.
Several senior researchers at the military farm were so excited that their eyes were red. They had all lived through the famine years and knew too well what it meant to hold grain seeds in their hands.
Someone pulled his military cap and shouted, "General Zheng, let the translator Xiao Lin come to the next negotiation! When she stands there, those foreign devils can't talk as eloquently as she does!"
"Of course!" Commander Zheng reached out and tapped Lin An'an. "Xiao Lin's tongue is more powerful than our guns! He refuted the foreign devils' fallacies and heresies and left them speechless!"
There was a burst of laughter all around, full of pride and joy.
Everyone was very orderly and squeezed Commander Zheng and Lin Anan in among the core R&D personnel.
With a "click", the camera captured everyone's smiling faces.
After taking the photos, Chu Mingzhou walked to Lin Anan, looked at the twinkling light in her eyes, and whispered, "How is it, are you exhausted?"
Lin Anan shook her head, "I'm not tired, I'm fine."
Seeing this guy coming so quickly, Commander Zheng was amused and said, "Okay, let's go."
The warm sun cast an orange-brown veil over the red brick buildings of the Northwest Military Region. Lin Anan and Chu Mingzhou walked side by side on the gravel road.
"Your performance at the negotiation table today was very good." Chu Mingzhou reached out and tightened the collar of Lin Anan's coat, and couldn't help but praise her.
Lin Anan was amused. "Of course. They have been bullying us for so many years under the guise of 'patent protection'. Do they really think we will never be able to stand up again?"
Chu Mingzhou looked at his wife's face, which was gilded by the sun, and suddenly remembered the first time she translated for an international report. She was still so dazzling...
"You didn't see how Commander Zheng took out his pocket watch at the end," Lin Anan imitated the old commander's movements while counting on her fingers. "When the metal cover popped open to reveal the family portrait, the southern European legal officer's Adam's apple moved three times."
Chu Mingzhou chuckled, and his military boots made crisp clicking sounds as they stepped on the frozen puddles.
Slogans of training for new recruits could be heard from the distant playground, and the neat footsteps gradually overlapped with their pace.
"In fact, the most satisfying thing was when you poured tea on the contract." He turned his head to look at her, "I'm afraid there's no other female comrade in the entire military region who dares to do this."
"In fact, Commander Zheng whispered in my ear... to let me show off and scold them harshly! That's why I dared to..."
As she spoke, Lin Anan almost laughed at herself.
Lin Anan didn’t know much about 7125 and 702 wheat, but Chu Mingzhou knew it very well.
Chu Mingzhou took her hand and spoke in a low voice about the past, "The original research and development site of 7125 and 702 wheat was in the Gobi Oasis Development Zone. The research and development process was very difficult. Because it was attacked by the enemy many times and was almost lost, it was finally moved to our military farm.
Four years ago, the research site was attacked, and the expert group fought hard... to move the few remaining bags of original seeds here. They wrapped the seed boxes in quilts and took turns holding them in their arms, fearing that the bumps on the road would damage the embryos. "
Lin Anan held her breath and felt her heart was tightened.
"It was really difficult... The saline-alkali land in the oasis development zone was barren, so the researchers had to carry water bags and walk more than ten miles every day to water the experimental fields.
There was even a technician who stayed at the observation station for seven days and seven nights to observe the growth of wheat seedlings under extreme weather conditions, and was so tired that he coughed up blood...”
Lin Anan squeezed Chu Mingzhou's palm and said, "Every grain of rice is hard-earned. This is more powerful than any negotiation skills."
Chu Mingzhou lowered his eyes to look at her, then reached back and gently clasped her little hand, "Well, it is true that every grain of rice is hard-earned."
Lin Anan stood straight with respect in her eyes.
"Our 7125 wheat can withstand the severe cold of minus 25 degrees Celsius, and the roots of 702 wheat can penetrate half a meter deep gravel, which is enough to show its excellence. Just like our Chinese spirit, the harder it is, the more tenacious seedlings can grow."
Chu Mingzhou hummed lightly, raised his hand to put his arm around her shoulders, and walked towards home.
Languages are Lin Anan's strong point, but when it comes to food... she is a complete novice! In the future, people don't need to worry about food at all. Everyone eats refined rice and flour, and occasionally eating coarse grains is considered "health preservation."
She memorized the characteristics of 7125 and 702 wheat overnight, but as to how awesome they are, that remains a question.
"Mingzhou, do you think they will be unwilling to accept this? Those people are used to using 'patents' as weapons, and now that we are counterattacking them, I'm afraid they won't give up."
Chu Mingzhou brought her to his side, away from the howling wind, "Don't worry, Commander Zheng has already deployed the follow-up plan. Food is a protracted war, and the 7125 and 702 wheat in our hands are just the first flag of the Northwest.
We have a vast territory and hold more than one or two flags. Don't worry, the Chinese have guarded the land for thousands of years and the granary for generations. They will never be shaken by a few threats."
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