"Sister Qiao took it herself. Several section chiefs gave it to me, especially Director Ji, who was very enthusiastic and insisted on stuffing it in my pocket. If I only had two hands and couldn't lift the can, she would have emptied her bag..."
Qiu Yuling put the food on the small table by the window and generously told Qiao Yue to eat it herself.
Qiao Yue even doubted her ears, "Are you saying Director Ji gave it to you?"
Qiu Yuling explained as she made the bed, "It's not just Director Ji, but also Section Chief Xu and Section Chief Liu. They were all so welcoming. I just gave them a few insignificant walnuts, but they insisted on giving such a valuable gift in return.
The people in your General Administration are always so enthusiastic. The same is true of the department I studied in the past two days. Teacher Xu and the others were all very kind to me, so I have no choice but to do my job. I would feel sorry for everyone's selfless teaching me if I didn't do it..."
Qiao Yue glanced at the food piled on the small table, her inner shock beyond words. "You're just a fool with luck!"
Qiu Yuling also sat down. "Yes, my mother said that too. Everyone has their own blessings. Suffering is a blessing. I wonder how I can suffer so much..."
Qiao Yue completely stopped thinking about giving instructions to others. Not long after, the people on the upper and middle bunks also came up.
Qiu Yuling turned into a little bee, fluttering up and down, which made Qiao Yue dizzy. She simply fell asleep with her face against the wall.
Only then did Qiu Yuling calm down and sleep peacefully. It was not that she was rebellious and could not stand other people's friendly advice.
But during the conversation, she found that Qiao Yue was too selfish. The feeling was hard to describe. In short, she didn't want to take any risks.
There was always a hint of disdain for the present and a lot of affirmation for the future in her words and deeds. Occasionally she would say one or two slightly trendy words, which made her instantly tense.
She didn't want to have a tearful scene with anyone. It would be best if they were all well and didn't disturb each other.
Since she looked down on the "pedantry" and "competence" of people of this era, I would do the opposite and act as rustic as possible so as not to let her notice anything. As for how high others fly or how far they go, I would not hold them back.
After a peaceful night, Qiu Yuling volunteered to go to the leaders' box to "show her courtesy" after waking up. Qiao Yue declined the offer, "You go. I probably didn't face the window last night, so I got a bit of a headache today."
Qiu Yuling didn't force it.
A proud person like her would definitely look down on her "scheming" face.
After leaving the carriage they shared, Qiu Yuling rubbed her face vigorously with her hands. If she hadn't met the unusual "Sister Xiao Qiao", she was actually not very good at this kind of socializing.
However, the best way to reduce exposure is to create social distance with this "fellow villager" and become an ordinary friend that the other person doesn't care about.
When she arrived, several leaders were just about to get up.
"Xiao Qiu, you came at the right time. We were planning to go to the dining car to eat. Have you eaten yet? Let's join us?" Ji Shulan was more enthusiastic today than yesterday.
"Xiao Qiu, tell me again about these fine lines and wrinkles on my face. Is there any good way to make them smoother?"
Qiu Yuling squeezed between the two female leaders and continued to bluff, "Wrinkles are a sign of a person's maturity. Comrade, complexion is the most important thing. To improve complexion, we have to talk about food supplements. In fact, food supplements are not that complicated. Traditional Chinese medicine says..."
She mentioned a few simple and common foods, "For example, saxaul, one of its benefits is to nourish the spleen, nourish the blood and calm the mind. It's everywhere in the wasteland. There's a large saxaul forest in Chaigang, my hometown. I'll send some to you two later.
For example, the various vitamins in allium mongolicum can help promote the metabolism of melanin in our skin, which can help whiten the skin, enhance skin elasticity, and promote the balance of oil in the bottom layer of our face skin. Look at this, when it rains, the alkaline beaches in the suburbs are covered with melanin...
They're all good, inexpensive things." Qiu Yuling listed almost every common flower and plant in the herbal medicine books she had read, and the two female leaders were mesmerized by her description.
"I actually eat these often, but unfortunately I didn't pay much attention to their uses. How do you know so much?" Ji Shulan sighed and asked another question.
"I just like to read some miscellaneous notes. I was greedy when I was in school and spent every day in the library. I don't know if I can still find these books now." Qiu Yuling said with a longing look on her face, as if she wanted to go back to the time when she was in school.
Zheng Xiuli sighed, "I guess all of these are gone now."
It's gone, so it's time to eat. On the way back from the dining car, I heard a familiar voice. Qiao Yue was outside the foreign guest carriage, acting as an interpreter for the staff.
The fluent pronunciation gradually calmed the anxious foreign guests. Qiu Yuling and several leaders stood aside and waited for the matter to be resolved. Liu Mingzhi from the R&D department called Qiao Yue with a serious face.
"Come with us." Qiao Yue followed arrogantly.
Qiu Yuling said goodbye halfway and said, "Then I'll go back to the carriage first, otherwise I'll be alone and nothing will be lost." She deliberately avoided it and did not go to watch.
Qiao Yue came back a little later with a cold face. Qiu Yuling blew on the hot water and took a sip. "Sister Qiao, I got you some hot water. You didn't have breakfast, did you? Have some first."
"Thank you." Qiao Yue felt that she had clearly helped the train crew solve the problem, so why did her leader criticize her? In her opinion, those concerns were simply pointless!
After sitting for quite a while, Qiu Yuling didn't ask her what happened. She calmed down and even had a better impression of this village girl. At least she knew her limits.
No one asked, but she wanted to say, "They are just foreign guests. I am just a legitimate translator. I also solved the problem of the train crew. But these stubborn people insisted that I came forward without the organization's permission..."
Qiu Yuling nodded as she listened, "Sister Xiao Qiao, you are really amazing. You speak as well as a foreigner."
Qiao Yue smiled, but did not explain. In her previous life, she worked in a small machinery company, responsible for the European and American sectors, and dealt with those Americans every day. How could she say it was not good?
"It turns out that there is no wasted journey in the world." She felt that if she had the chance again, she would take the lead again.
"Sister Xiao Qiao, what road are you talking about?" The murmur was so soft that Qiu Yuling pretended not to hear it.
"Nothing, I mean you're fine like this."
Before he finished speaking, a majestic man stood at the door of their box, "Who is Comrade Qiao Yue?"
Qiu Yuling didn't stand in the way this time, which showed that Comrade Qiao was reaping what he sowed.
Qiao Yue smoothed her braid and the corner of her clothes, "It's me."
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