Chapter 213: Restaurant Decoration
Even Director Hu, who was standing at the door of the restaurant, did not look very good. When Lin Siqiao saw this, he hurried over.
"Director, what happened?"
"Xiao Lin, you're just in time!"
Seeing Lin Siqiao coming, Director Hu breathed a sigh of relief, and now he looked at her as if she were a life-saving straw.
God knows how painful it was for him to be here and talking to these foreigners for the past half hour.
It is true that Director Hu is in charge of the Friendship Store, but he studied Russian at school!
When we receive important foreign guests on weekdays, there are always translators accompanying us.
Besides, under normal circumstances, it is not his turn to speak.
"Xiao Lin, if you hadn't come, they would have almost killed me!"
Lin Siqiao thought to himself, it shouldn’t be that serious, it’s not that exaggerated.
At the very least, this is China's territory. Do those foreigners dare to hit people?
However, before she could open her mouth, the foreign guests surrounding her started chattering again.
Judging from the situation, he seems to be trying to break in.
When Lin Siqiao heard this, he immediately understood why Director Hu had such a constipated expression on his face.
You should know that there are more than twenty European countries in the Second Embassy District. (Excluding Russia, there are 27.)
Every country has its own official language. If they were mixed together, wouldn't the world be in chaos?
In just a short while, Lin Siqiao had heard no less than ten languages.
"Everyone please be quiet and listen to me for a few words."
Lin Siqiao said it three times, in English, French and German respectively. This was something she had made clear and there was nothing to worry about.
As soon as Lin Siqiao finished speaking, the foreign guests who understood what he said instantly fell silent.
As for those who didn't understand, when they saw that the people around them stopped talking, they gradually quieted down.
Seeing this, Lin Siqiao walked towards the man closest to her.
"Hello sir, can you tell me what happened?"
"You know, I just got here and I don't know anything."
"Can."
The man nodded, and the two of them started chatting with each other.
A few minutes later, Lin Siqiao understood the whole story.
"Okay sir, I understand what you said."
"Please don't worry, we will do everything we can to meet your needs."
“We will inform you of the specific situation through posters later.”
"Can you please give us some time to prepare?"
Although the foreign guests were anxious, it was mostly due to language barriers.
Now, after hearing what Lin Siqiao said, those who understood all nodded and expressed their understanding.
As for those who didn't understand, they gradually understood through the gestures of other foreign guests.
After a while, everyone dispersed and the group went to the restaurant.
Seeing Lin Siqiao’s smiling face, Director Hu was stunned.
"Xiao Lin, you guys were whispering for a long time just now, what did you say?"
"What happened to them?"
Director Hu didn't understand a word Lin Siqiao said except for "stupid pig (), which seemed to mean hello.
Unexpectedly, Lin Siqiao asked after listening.
"Director, how many Christmas trees have we prepared this time?"
Director Hu didn't understand, but he said, "There are three sizes, large, medium and small, each with 100 trees."
"Director, I don't think it's enough."
"Ah? This much isn't enough?"
Lin Siqiao smiled and nodded, "Director, they might have seen the workers bringing the Christmas tree here this morning, and the news spread quickly."
"You mean to say that those people just came here for the Christmas tree?"
"Um."
After hearing this, Director Hu couldn't help swallowing.
"There should have been at least 30 or 40 people outside just now. Doesn't that mean dozens of trees were reserved at once?"
Lin Siqiao shook his head, "It should be more than that."
In addition to embassies in Beijing, there are also some foreigners who have lived here for a long time due to historical reasons.
Like overseas Chinese, they also have their own social circles.
To them, the Christmas tree is like Spring Festival couplets, New Year pictures and firecrackers to the Chinese.
For someone who is in a foreign country, nothing can relieve homesickness better than this.
The more Director Hu listened, the more he felt it made sense.
"Xiao Lin, why didn't you welcome them in just now?"
"They just want to take a look, let them take a look."
"Maybe everyone will just hand over the money in excitement?"
Lin Siqiao was amused by Director Hu's anxious look. To be honest, she was also anxious as she had run such a big stall.
But Lin Siqiao knew that you can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry! Especially at this time, we need to be calm and composed.
In front of everyone, Lin Siqiao tore off the old newspaper wrapped around the Christmas tree.
The fir trees growing in the wild are tall and rugged, with many forked branches and leaves, which looks unattractive.
This is also why Lin Siqiao instructed the workers to wrap the items with several layers of old newspapers when delivering them.
It’s a pity that the workers took the easy way out and only covered it with a shallow layer.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been damaged during transportation, which was discovered by the foreign guests.
"Director, do you think foreign guests will buy this Christmas tree?"
Director Hu didn't say anything when he saw it. Forget about asking for money for such a tree. Even if he was given it for free, he wouldn't want to move it back because it takes up too much space!
But then again, can this thing really be sold at a good price?
While Director Hu was distracted, Lin Siqiao had already started working.
Her time is limited, so it is impossible for her to decorate all the Christmas trees herself, so she can only give a demonstration.
"Sister Wu, give me the pruning shears."
"good."
Wu Xuan took out a pair of pruning shears from the toolbox and handed them over. Lin Siqiao took them and started pruning quickly.
"Here, and here, all the forked parts like this need to be trimmed off."
"It's good to trim it to this extent."
"Sister Wu, please remember to remind the workers to carefully check the roots and branches when pruning."
"Pick out everything that has been infested by insects."
"Okay, I understand."
Wu Xuan nodded and wrote down everything Lin Siqiao told her.
Director Hu, who was standing by and pinching his chin, took a look and said, "You know what, it looks much better after the trim."
Seeing that they were busy and focused, Director Hu did not disturb them but went upstairs.
"Sister Wu, give me that box of velvet flowers."
Lin Siqiao opened the box of velvet flowers that Master Lan had sent over.
Every small accessory she designed was exquisitely reproduced by Master Lan's skillful hands.
With the hanging of various small accessories, the appearance of the Christmas tree has changed greatly.
With Wu Xuan's cooperation, Lin Siqiao hung up golden bells, small colored lights, and bows made of discarded fabrics one by one.
The base of the Christmas tree is also piled with gift boxes wrapped in colorful candy wrappers.
We have to give praise to Director Hu. If he hadn't contacted the candy packaging factory, such beautiful wrapping paper would not be available on the market.
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