Chapter 9: A True Intellectual
The dinner was very rich, with six dishes and one soup.
Braised pork, spicy fish fillets, fried eggs with green onions, stir-fried meat with shredded radish and soy sauce, stewed cabbage, stir-fried bean sprouts, and angelica and old hen soup.
As soon as the dish was served, it not only looked good but also had an overwhelming aroma, which made the three people who were worried all feel relieved.
"Leader, please take a seat. Reporter Chen, please take a seat as well. These are some home-cooked dishes. I hope they suit your taste." Mother Lin politely asked everyone to sit down and gave them more food.
Captain Xu looked around and didn't see Lin Anan. "You're welcome. Where's Mingzhou's wife? Tell her to come and eat quickly. You all can sit down and eat together."
After saying that, he personally stepped forward to greet Chu Minglan, "Sister Lan, please sit down too."
Chu Minglan glanced at her eldest brother and saw him nod. Then she carefully sat down at the bottom.
Her eyes sparkled. She contributed to the whole table of dishes, and her aunt taught her how to cook. She was so proud now! She felt like a great chef right away.
Lin Anan was helped out by her mother. She was still a little sleepy and looked extremely weak.
Captain Xu glanced at her, paused, and said nothing, but felt a little regretful in his heart.
He and Chu Mingzhou's father had a life-and-death friendship, and Chu Mingzhou was a soldier he had trained. He was well aware of the boy's excellence.
As an elder, he hopes Mingzhou can live a good life and his home can feel like home.
It was learned at the beginning that Chu Mingzhou's fiancée was personally chosen by his teacher before his death, and that she was from a good family he met when he went to the countryside to help farmers.
Captain Xu fully agrees!
The female comrades in the countryside are great! They are capable, honest and down-to-earth.
But Lin Anan in front of him... was obviously not someone who could live a normal life. Looking at her, Ming Zhou had to split his attention to take care of her.
It's obviously a burden!
Captain Xu has a straightforward personality and his likes and dislikes are all shown on his face. When dealing with Lin Anan, he is polite but not close enough.
Reporter Chen was very talkative and had a good chat with Lin's mother.
Three days ago, he and his colleagues split up and went to Lin County to do an interview, which is why they missed the food poisoning incident.
A colleague was poisoned and admitted to the hospital, which led to a major error in the report. He was so anxious that he hadn't eaten properly for two days.
Now facing a table full of delicious appetizers, I feel much better.
Once you are in a good mood, all these worries will be put aside.
"Foreign correspondent? Do you mean going to work abroad? Oh my, reporter Chen, you are amazing. You are not even 30 years old, right? You are so capable!" Lin's mother was surprised when she heard reporter Chen talk about some interesting things abroad.
Reporter Chen was a little embarrassed by the compliment and said with a smile, "Yes, I am 28 years old this year. Auntie, you are too kind. This is just my job. But the place I go is quite far, on the other side of the earth, hahahaha."
Mother Lin thought about it. She had lived in Suzhou all her life, but she had been to the surrounding areas with Old Lin. Apart from that, the farthest place she had been to was the Northwest.
I had absolutely no idea about the other side of the earth.
She didn't dare to respond, so she looked at her daughter and said, "Our An An is a graduate of the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. She knows a lot of knowledge. She should know where the other side of the earth is."
Lin Anan had just finished eating. She wiped her mouth with a small handkerchief and nodded with a smile, "Yes, if I remember correctly, it is in the southeast of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the east."
"Comrade Lin, do you really know?"
"I read in a book that it should be Country A."
Reporter Chen was in a good mood when he saw that the little girl really knew. He glanced at everyone, a little proud, and said in Spanish: "cierto."
Cierto means right.
Lin Anan raised her eyebrows slightly, and suddenly became interested, "Mr. Chen is amazing, he can speak Spanish."
She spoke Spanish even more fluently than he did.
The room suddenly fell silent. Reporter Chen's eyes widened, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Comrade Lin, you actually speak Spanish?"
Lin Anan's smile paused, then returned to normal, "Well, I was lucky enough to come across it when I was in school, so I just learned a little bit."
"Just learned a little bit? Then your language talent is incredible! Not only is your pronunciation standard, but it's also very authentic. If you hadn't told me... I would have thought you were a professional."
Lin Anan laughed twice and immediately restrained herself. There are some things that cannot be shown off too much.
Lin's mother couldn't understand all this, she just felt very proud. She thought her daughter only spoke foreign languages, no, English, but she didn't expect she could also speak Spanish?
Lin's mother was very proud and praised Lin An'an again, "Our An'an is amazing, she can also speak English, her university teachers all praised her and said her English is better than their teachers.
It's not easy for children nowadays to learn foreign languages well, right? My An An is quite capable, right? "
Mother Lin's eyes were filled with pride and expectation, and she really wanted to be recognized by others. Especially in front of her son-in-law, she wanted everyone to see how capable her daughter was!
Chu Mingzhou looked at Lin Anan with a faint smile in his eyes, as if he agreed with her.
Reporter Chen's face was full of admiration. "Yes, Comrade Lin is amazing! He is truly a highly educated person."
"Yes." Mother Lin raised her hand and touched Lin An'an, "An'an, say a few words."
Lin Anan's mouth twitched, and she felt like a kid who was forced by his parents to show off his talents during the Chinese New Year...
With so many people watching, Lin Anan didn't spoil the fun and just casually said a few words about daily things.
Her standard London accent confused everyone!
The others were confused and didn't understand.
Reporter Chen was stunned by the surprise.
"Comrade Lin, your... spoken English is so standard. It's even better than my own! You deserve to be praised by university teachers." Reporter Chen gave her a thumbs up.
Lin Anan smiled embarrassedly, changed the subject and started speaking polite words.
However, the polite words she said were all the original owner's inner thoughts, which were very simple and upright.
"I don't have big ambitions, and I haven't seen much of the world, but I am in awe and curious about the world. I only know that if I study more, I can really go out, serve my country, and give back to society. Unfortunately... I have been in poor health since I was a child."
Everyone paused again.
Looking at the little girl sitting in front of him, she is delicate and weak, but her core is extremely strong. Her core thoughts are highly conscious, much stronger than ordinary people.
What a nice lesbian.
What a pity, what a pity!
Reporter Chen sighed, "It's embarrassing to say that we came to the Northwest Military Region this time..."
He paused halfway through his words and avoided the details.
"It's a happy occasion, but unfortunately my colleague got food poisoning and went to the hospital. Otherwise, I would definitely introduce you to her. She is a lesbian with a great talent for languages, just like you. She not only speaks English, but also Japanese. She is also a true worker-peasant intellectual."
Lin Anan's face was gentle and her tone was sincere, "She will definitely recover safely, and we will have a chance to meet each other in the future."
When mentioning this reporter, Captain Xu and Chu Mingzhou's faces darkened again. They looked serious, anxious, and ugly.
Mother Lin looked at the two of them and asked with some concern: "Mingzhou, have you encountered any difficulties? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Chu Mingzhou shook his head, "It's okay."
Captain Xu naturally didn't want to talk more about this issue. After finishing his meal, he stood up and prepared to leave.
Lin's mother hurriedly stood up to help see the people off.
Lin Anan had also finished eating. It would be impolite to just sit there, so she stood up and followed quietly.
"Ming Zhou, just do your best tomorrow. It's not easy to find a Japanese translator. Remember, don't get stuck in a rut..." Captain Xu ordered.
Chu Mingzhou hummed lightly and politely sent the two away.
When he turned around, his expression was stern, even colder than the ice and snow...
His furrowed brows showed how worried he was at the moment.
Japanese translation?
A gust of cold wind blew in, quickly blowing into Lin Anan's collar, giving her a chill!
“Ahem…”
"Hey, ancestor, why did you follow me out? Go back quickly! The doctor said that you can't catch a cold! You don't need to send me here, can you please stay here quietly?"
Lin's mother drove Lin Anan into the house like driving a duck.
Lin Anan: “…”
"Xiao Lan has heated up the kang for you. Go and lie down on it to have a rest. You are no longer needed here."
Lin Anan glanced at Chu Mingzhou. She originally wanted to ask him about the Japanese translation, but she started coughing so badly that she had no time to ask and had to go back to her room first.
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