Chapter 67 Great! I've snatched up another male lead!
Of course, the "beauty" Qin Suisui was referring to was definitely not herself.
She looked up at Mai Dong, who was holding her wrist, feigning ignorance: "Comrade, is there something you need?"
Mai Dong then realized that he had been somewhat out of line. He quickly let go of Qin Suisui's hand and said in a low voice, "Young comrade, may I have a word with you in private?"
A hint of fear flashed in Qin Suisui's eyes at just the right moment.
Seeing her like this, Mai Dong realized that he might have been too abrupt and frightened the young girl. He quickly took out his identification from the pocket of his Zhongshan suit; it was the name tag of the person in charge of the Canton Fair.
Qin Suisui then felt "at ease" and followed him.
Zhou Zecheng, who was left behind, also looked puzzled.
Upon arriving at the temporary office in the meeting room, Mai Dong, who had been calm on the way, turned to Qin Suisui with some anxiety and asked, "Young comrade, may I take a look at that bullet from earlier?"
Qin Suisui hurriedly covered the pocket of her small cloth bag with a defensive expression.
Seeing how tightly she was protecting it, Mai Dong's expression unexpectedly relaxed slightly. He softened his voice and explained, "If I'm not mistaken, this bullet belongs to... an old friend of mine. This old friend is very important to me; I've been looking for her for a long time. I just want to confirm it, and I promise to return it to you soon."
Hearing him say that, Qin Suisui took out the silver bullet from the cloth bag with some skepticism and handed it to Mai Dong.
Mai Dong took the bullet with trembling hands, held it in her hands and examined it for a long time, her eyes welling up with tears.
His voice trembled as he asked Qin Suisui, "Young comrade, where did you get this bullet?"
Seeing that he was in the right mood, Qin Suisui tentatively asked, "Is this something from an old friend? But it was given to me by a little boy."
Upon hearing Qin Suisui mention the little boy, Mai Dong suddenly became excited. He grabbed Qin Suisui's hand and asked, "How old is the little boy? What's his name?"
Qin Suisui looked at him with suspicion: "He's about ten years old, his name is Xie Simai, do you know him?"
The three words "Xie Simai" struck Mai Dong like a thunderbolt.
He held the bullet in his hand, rubbing it for a long time, before asking Qin Suisui with trembling lips, "Young comrade, where did you meet this child? Did you... see the child's mother?"
Qin Suisui was secretly delighted. Her guess was spot on; Mai Dong had no idea that his "white moonlight" had been sent down to his hometown, or even that she had a child. According to the original novel, Mai Dong only found out many years after Xie Ting's death in the Bright Peak Brigade. It has to be said, the original author really knew how to play the "twist of fate" game.
Seeing his question, Qin Suisui pursed her lips, looking somewhat wary: "Comrade, why are you asking this?"
Her guarded attitude actually improved Mai Dong's mood, and she became more gentle towards Qin Suisui.
His composure had completely vanished, and he smiled as calmly as when they first met, saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, the mother of this little boy you mentioned named Xie Simai is the old friend I was talking about."
Qin Suisui widened her eyes, her face full of suspicion.
Seeing that Qin Suisui still didn't believe him, he smiled and asked, "Is Xie Simai's mother named Xie Ting? She's from Lanzhou, Gansu Province."
Qin Suisui really didn't know that Xie Ting and Hu Zi were from Gansu Province. If that's the case, they are from the same place as the male lead, Zhou Zecheng. No wonder she could easily get along with them.
However, Qin Suisui didn't show it. Only after Mai Dong finished speaking with a smile did she reveal a look of shock, and then said with some surprise, "I really didn't expect that they really are the people you were looking for! What a coincidence!"
Seeing that she finally believed him, Mai Dong couldn't wait to ask, "Young comrade, can you tell me where they are now?"
Qin Suisui hesitated, as if she had been struggling with her mind for a long time, before lowering her head and speaking softly: "They are currently in Guangmingding Brigade below Jianghui Town on Qiongtan Island."
Upon hearing the name of his hometown, Mai Dong could hardly hide the shock in his eyes. Before he could ask any further questions, Qin Suisui pursed her lips again: "Comrade, they've been sent to the cowshed of the Guangmingding Brigade. I only managed to save Hu Zi, who was being extorted by some thugs, by sheer chance..."
Qin Suisui began to recount in an orderly manner how she saved Hu Zi and later found Xie Ting unconscious. Seeing that Mai Dong's eyes had changed from admiration to gratitude, Qin Suisui spoke up at the right time: "Comrade, if you are going to find them, you'd better be careful. They are already in a difficult situation. Please try not to cause them any trouble."
She seemed completely unaware of Mai Dong's identity, mainly because Mai Dong was dressed in civilian clothes and had only revealed to her that he was the person in charge of the Canton Fair. As for his military identity, even if she knew, she couldn't reveal it.
Having finished their conversation, Qin Suisui tactfully took her leave.
As she reached the door, Mai Dong suddenly called out to her, "Young comrade, you said you're a military dependent?"
Qin Suisui turned around, looked at him with a puzzled expression, and then nodded.
Then he chuckled and said, "Was that the young comrade who helped translate those documents on the Japanese fishing boat before?"
Qin Suisui paused for a moment, then nodded again.
Mai Dong suddenly burst into laughter: "Good, good! What a good comrade! You just said, what other languages do you speak?"
Seeing that Qin Suisui's expression immediately became wary, Mai Dong walked over, extended his hand to Qin Suisui, and showed his ID to reveal his identity: "Hello, young comrade, I am Mai Dong, deputy director of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and also one of the people in charge of organizing this Canton Fair. Thank you very much for your contributions to this Canton Fair."
Seeing Qin Suisui's "surprised" eyes widen and her face full of astonishment, Mai Dong continued to state his purpose:
"We've reached cooperation agreements with many foreign businesses at this Canton Fair. Due to the large number of product orders, the amount of product documents that need to be translated has also increased significantly. We currently don't have enough internal translators, so we may need to temporarily hire some external translators later. I wonder if you would be willing to help us?"
Qin Suisui nodded with delight: "I'm willing! Of course I'm willing! It has always been my dream to contribute my humble efforts to our great motherland!"
Mai Dong looked extremely satisfied: "Good, good! These days, it's rare to see a young comrade like you who is both highly conscious and capable! The future development of our motherland needs talented people like you!"
After exchanging pleasantries, Mai Dong had someone register Qin Suisui's information and contact address before Qin Suisui thanked him and left. All the product documents that needed translation would be compiled and distributed after the Canton Fair closed. The documents that Qin Suisui needed to translate would be transferred to her through the military region.
Qin Suisui almost burst out laughing. The Ministry of Foreign Trade has professional translators, so there aren't many temporary translators they hire. With her excellent example, Zhou Zecheng, who only speaks English and Russian, would definitely be excluded.
Great! I've snatched up another male lead!
Looking at Qin Suisui's information in the office, Mai Dong couldn't help but laugh: "So she's that kid's wife. No wonder she's quite capable!"
Qin Suisui didn't stay at the exhibition for long before a staff member came to find her and took her to a public meeting room.
Qin Suisui was a little confused. Hadn't the information already been registered? Had she forgotten something?
As soon as she entered, she saw several people stand up, and one of them, a middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader, extended his hand towards Qin Suisui:
"You must be Comrade Qin Suisui? I am the head of the Yunnan tea industry. If it weren't for you, we might have fallen into the trap set by the Japanese. Not only would our delivery personnel have been in danger, but we would have also lost a lot of money! Thank you so much!"
The others also greeted and thanked Qin Suisui.
Qin Suisui then realized that they were people from the state-owned factories that had been targeted by the Japanese. She felt this might be Mai Dong's doing. If the organizers hadn't revealed Qin Suisui's information, these people probably wouldn't have found out so easily. Was this Mai Dong's way of thanking her?
Looking at the pile of tea leaves, silk fabrics, ceramic tableware, tea sets, canned fruit, canned meat, and other items laid out on the table, Qin Suisui was both amused and exasperated. This was an unexpected bonus. In the morning, she had been feeling regretful that these items were not available to ordinary people and that she could not purchase them, but in the afternoon, they were delivered directly to her.
Qin Suisui couldn't carry all these things, but fortunately, the organizers sent staff to deliver them to the guesthouse for her.
Qin Suisui was also preparing to go straight back when she ran into Zhou Zecheng, who was waiting there, at the entrance of the exhibition hall.
Zhou Zecheng asked tentatively, "Comrade Qin, what does Deputy Director Mai want with you?"
Qin Suisui smiled but did not answer.
Perhaps realizing he'd gone too far, Zhou Zecheng scratched his head again: "No, I just wanted to ask when you're going back to Qiongtan Island. Maybe we can go back together. Aren't you going to check on that medicinal herb field in the village? You said before that after you go back this time, you'd ask the hospital to increase the number of patients..."
After working as a temporary translator at the Canton Fair for more than ten days, Zhou Zecheng was completely freed from the arduous daily life of rubber tapping and no longer wanted to do that kind of hard work. He just hoped that Qin Suisui could transfer him away as soon as possible.
Qin Suisui's previous agreement with Zhou Zecheng was merely a delaying tactic. She was unsure what other trouble the male protagonist of the original book might cause, but she dared not refuse him rashly and provoke his rebellious nature. Now that he had come to ask her, she could only say again that she couldn't make the decision on such matters and that the hospital had to make the decision.
She had thought it through. Based on the incident with Zhang Zhiqing, it was highly likely that Zhou Zecheng really did have someone on the inside, or perhaps, like her, he knew part of the plot beforehand, but not the whole story. In any case, whatever the reason, it was best for her to stay as far away from him as possible.
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