Chapter 149 Chapter 149 (Part 2) (Revised)
Although they said they were arranging for everyone to visit scenic spots, in fact, most of the attractions were just passed by by car. Fortunately, the overseas Chinese businessmen did not really want to see the scenic spots. Looking at the current appearance of the motherland through the car window was enough to make people think a lot.
Cui Jianzhong didn't say much along the way. When he came across a "tourist attraction", Shen Moer would give him a brief introduction. He didn't say anything either, but that didn't make Shen Moer shut up.
This old man's personality is such that if you really don't want to hear something, he will definitely tell you to shut up.
Chen Moer didn't take it as an offense and continued to introduce herself intermittently along the way. In Mao Cuimei's eyes, it seemed that the overseas Chinese businessmen ignored her. However, Chen Moer still persisted and she admired her even more.
“I also wanted to come to the capital.”
The old man, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke after passing No. 161 Middle School and hearing Shen Moli casually introduce that this place was originally the No. 1 Girls' Middle School in the capital.
Shen Moer looked at the building outside the window and continued as if chatting, "Why don't you come?"
The old man fell silent again for a long time. Just when Shen Moer thought he would not answer, he suddenly spoke again: "The world is unpredictable."
He suddenly turned to look at Shen Moer: "The business department arranged for you to serve me. I don't need other services. I want to find someone who used to be a student of the Capital No. 1 Girls' Middle School. Her name is Lin Yufei."
Shen Moer blinked, then nodded: "I will report it to the Ministry of Commerce. Don't worry, it will definitely be arranged."
Cui Jianzhong stared at Shen Moer for a few seconds, then narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing deep lines at the corners of his eyes. He sneered, "You two little girls are really interesting. One is as smart as a ghost, and the other is as dumb as a tree."
Mao Cuimei: “???”
She looked at Cui Jianzhong aggrievedly and thought to herself, how could I be so shy? I didn't dare to speak because I was afraid of making you unhappy. Just turn around and kick me out of the car!
Cui Jianzhong suddenly said, "Little girl, why do I feel like you look familiar?"
Shen Moer raised her eyebrows and said, “I’m sure this is the first time I’ve seen you.”
Cui Jianzhong glared at her and said, "I haven't been back for decades. You weren't even born when I was in China. Where have I ever seen you?"
Shen Moer was not afraid of him at all: “It shows that what I said is right.”
Cui Jianzhong frowned and said to himself, "If I haven't seen him before, then I must have seen someone who looks similar. It's not surprising that people look similar."
There was no need for Shen Moer to say anything, he found the answer for himself and never spoke again.
When we arrived at the Ming Garden Ruins, a row of cars finally stopped and everyone got out.
After getting off the car, Cui Jianzhong went to talk to his old friend. Chen Moer and Mao Cuimei didn't want to disturb him, so they stood far away.
Mao Cuimei sniffed and said, "Senior Shen, am I useless?"
Shen Moer glanced at her, curled her lips and smiled, and said: "You already call me senior sister. Isn't it normal for a senior sister to be a little better than a junior sister?"
Mao Cuimei immediately started laughing too: "Yeah, Senior Sister Shen is more than just a little bit better than me. It's normal that Senior Sister Shen is much better than me."
After all, he was the one who founded the Huacai Garment Factory from scratch!
Mao Cuimei's family was well-off and had ample living expenses. After arriving in the capital, she would buy herself new clothes every season. Occasionally, she would buy one or two pieces of clothing and send them back to Shenzhen. In fact, she particularly liked the new clothes produced by Huacai Garment Factory every season.
How could someone make clothes so beautiful? Every time Mao Cuimei put on clothes from Huacai Garment Factory, she felt that she looked much better and more confident.
Therefore, after she accidentally learned about Shen Moer from Liu Yinshuang, she admired Shen Moer very much.
Shen Moer looked at Cui Jianzhong who was talking to someone not far away, and reminded Mao Cuimei: "Comrade Cui has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Be thick-skinned and don't be afraid of being scolded by him. He will actually listen to you."
She thought for a moment and said, "I'll leave the rest of today's itinerary to you."
Mao Cuimei: “…”
Liu Yinshuang came over from nowhere and said, "Your old man doesn't seem to be easy to talk to."
Shen Moer didn't say anything. She felt it was okay. She said Cui Jianzhong was difficult to talk to because she had never seen a person who was truly difficult to talk to.
Mao Cuimei said insincerely: "It's actually okay."
Liu Yinshuang sneered and said mockingly, "Go find a mirror first. Your expression is so forced, and your eyes are a little red. You clearly look like you can't stand it."
Mao Cuimei stubbornly made up an excuse for herself: "I am a little carsick."
This time Liu Yinshuang was too lazy to even pay attention to her, and directly said to Shen Moer: "I heard that Lin Yiqing in your class is a relative? The person she serves is the initiator of this overseas Chinese business delegation. It is said that he runs a hotel and is very rich."
Chen Moer sometimes admired Liu Yinshuang very much. She didn't know how she managed to find out the details of this group of overseas Chinese businessmen in such a short time.
She followed Liu Yinshuang's line of sight and looked at the crowd not far away. As expected, she saw Lin Yiqing in the crowd. In front of her stood a thin man in a suit. From her angle, Shen Moer could only vaguely see the man's profile. He looked much younger than Cui Jianzhong, but his temples were a little gray.
This person should have a good temper. At least Lin Yiqing was standing next to him. Not only did he not dislike Lin Yiqing for disturbing them, but he would turn his head from time to time to say a few words to Lin Yiqing and did not embarrass or ignore her.
Liu Yinshuang watched for a while, muttering, "Having connections is worse than having abilities." After a while, she seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, this old man Cui you serve is said to be in the clothing business, and he is our colleague Director Shen."
The overseas Chinese businessmen took a group photo in front of the Ming Garden ruins. Many elderly people with white hair looked at them and wiped their tears.
Liu Yinshuang whispered to Shen Moer again: "The people who arranged the trip at the Ministry of Commerce are really cunning. They first brought them here to give them a patriotic education on not forgetting the national humiliation. How can these old men and women who have been wandering for half their lives withstand this? They must be thinking about 'saving the country through industry, revitalizing the country through industry', and they wish they could donate all their savings to the country for construction."
Shen Moer: “…”
There may be some truth in it, but why does it sound so strange coming from your mouth?
After visiting the Ming Garden ruins, the convoy took a detour that had never been taken before and returned to the Jianguo Hotel.
No one spoke. There was an awkward silence in the carriage. After a long while, Mao Cuimei spoke timidly at Shen Moer's signal: "Over there, over there is a bridge..."
Cui Jianzhong looked back at Mao Cuimei speechlessly. Just as he was about to speak sarcastically, he saw Shen Moer bowing behind him. The corners of Cui Jianzhong's mouth twitched, and he simply said nothing and turned his head to continue looking out the window.
When Mao Cuimei saw that Cui Jianzhong didn't say anything, the nervousness in her heart immediately dissipated, and her words gradually became fluent.
When we got off the bus at Jianguo Hotel, Cui Jianzhong couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Does your school know that you came here not to practice foreign languages but to practice your Chinese expression skills?"
Mao Cuimei's face flushed red, and she opened and closed her mouth for a long time before finally uttering, "The school asked us to come here to serve you. Our mission is to make you feel at home. It doesn't matter if you speak a foreign language or Chinese, or if the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it's a good cat!"
It was rare that Cui Jianzhong was blocked and speechless for a long time.
There was no need for Shen Moer, Mao Cuimei and the others to follow him for dinner, and Cui Jianzhong followed the crowd into the restaurant.
It is a buffet that caters to everyone's different tastes, with both Chinese and Western food.
After all, people are different. Some people have been away from home for many years and still miss the taste of their hometown, while others have become accustomed to the food of our beautiful country.
Cui Jianzhong brought a bowl of duck blood vermicelli and found a seat in a corner. Not long after he sat down, someone came and sat opposite him with food in hand.
It was Su Jingnian, the initiator of their inspection team.
On Su Jingnian's tray was a bowl of knife-cut noodles with a thick red sauce, which formed a sharp contrast with the light and clear duck blood vermicelli.
"I asked the reception team about the matter again. They said that they had arranged to investigate after receiving the information we sent them. There should be progress soon. It should be easy to find the person. The files of the Capital No. 1 Girls' Middle School are said to be well kept."
The steam from the noodle soup rose up, blurring Su Jingnian's eyes and eyebrows. He sighed, lowered his head and ate the noodles slowly.
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