Song Lili's busy schedule didn't end until half a month later. At this time, Qian Liulin also informed her that the delegations from various countries would be arriving in a few days, and told her to be prepared.
"Don't worry, I'm always ready," Song Lili said to Qian Liulin over the phone.
"Alright, then I'll have to rely on you for help." Qian Liulin's laughter reached Song Lili's ears through the telephone line.
"No problem, I definitely won't let you down." Song Lili's voice was clear and cheerful.
Next, Song Lili made some preparations.
Of course, what we're preparing now are the things that are immediately visible and superficial.
For example, Song Lili spruced up her clothes, shoes, bags, and even her hair—she was truly armed to the teeth.
Ultimately, Song Lili was not satisfied with the final result.
It was too formal, like discussing national affairs; it was far too serious.
Song Lili put together two outfits herself, which, along with her hair, looked alright—formal yet not overly serious, just right for the occasion.
On this day, Song Lili was called away by Qian Liulin early in the morning.
Qian Liulin was dressed in a formal suit, his back straight, and you have to admit, you could really see his imposing presence.
Several other people accompanied Qian Liulin, and the rest were businessmen like Song Lili.
Among them were several people whom Song Lili knew, and others who had collaborated with Song Lili.
However, it's not a direct collaboration, but rather a collaboration with clothing factories and cosmetics companies.
Those people didn't know that Song Lili had a stake in these factories, so they just nodded to each other when they met.
Song Lili was very satisfied. She hated social engagements and felt that some people were so fake.
She is very satisfied with things as they are now.
They arrived ahead of time, before the planes of the nations had even arrived.
"Brother Qian, are you alone? Li Yuanyi didn't come?" Song Lili looked around but didn't see Li Yuanyi.
“People of his caliber wouldn’t come here. The people who can get him to show up are all high-ranking political figures from various countries.”
“These merchants don’t have the influence to warrant their involvement, so they sent me instead.”
Qian Liulin only found out a few days ago that he had been specially transferred here to welcome delegations from various countries.
He will continue to accompany them until the delegations from various countries leave, at which point his work will be considered complete.
Song Lili grinned and nodded, "Okay, I'm so ignorant, I didn't know he had such a big background!"
Did Song Lili really not know? No, she did know, or rather, she could guess.
She was just a little annoyed; Li Yuanyi had called her over, but she hadn't come herself, which made her uncomfortable.
“You…” Qian Liulin could tell what Song Lili was thinking just by looking at her expression.
She never deliberately hides her expressions or emotions in front of familiar or close people.
Therefore, everyone can see through what she is thinking at a glance.
Qian Liulin was both amused and exasperated, feeling utterly helpless. Lili, sometimes, had the heart of a child.
"Lili," Qian Liulin leaned closer and said, "Don't mention the matter of investigating the various countries to anyone else."
This matter was only known to those at the top, and to avoid leaks, no one else knew about it.
They only knew this because of Li Yuanyi.
Song Lili nodded, "I understand. Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble or let you down."
"Dropped the ball?" What does that mean? Qian Liulin didn't understand.
"It just means it won't be useless in a critical moment." Song Lili explained when she saw Qian Liulin's confused look.
I forgot, this was in the 1980s, and people didn't say things like that.
"Is that what you mean? You're saying a lot of strange things." He could understand some of them, but he had no idea what the others meant.
"I heard it from somewhere else too." Song Lili chuckled foolishly. This is the language of the future; it would be terrifying if you could understand it.
"Why can't I hear those words? How come you always hear them?" Qian Liulin asked, puzzled.
Song Lili looked thoughtful and serious. "That's true. I've noticed that everyone's magnetic field is different, so the things they encounter are also different."
"You see, like me, I always run into people who say weird things, and I always encounter oddballs, especially the kind with bad intentions." Song Lili said, feeling depressed.
It seems that's really the case.
Luo Juan, whom I met before, and Zhao Xiaoxi, whom I met later, were both inexplicably mentally unstable individuals.
Now, there are two more people, Zhang Aiai and Xia Niu. Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.
"You..." Qian Liulin didn't know what to say. Her words always left people speechless.
But sometimes, "and" really does fit the description perfectly, and there's no better adjective to describe it.
The word "weirdo" really does capture that perfectly.
"Brother Qian, are you bored?" Otherwise, why would you be chatting with her here?
Qian Liulin was both amused and exasperated. "Wasn't this the conversation between you and me? How come I'm the one pulling you along now?"
"It's really boring though. We're just waiting here, unable to do anything but stand here and not let the formation get out of control." He could only whisper to the people next to him.
“Formalism…” Song Lili sighed. She swallowed it all, not letting anyone else hear.
Formalism should never be abandoned.
Especially when you need someone's help, you need to make the formalism even more perfect and grand in its execution.
Song Lili felt helpless, but she knew that even if she didn't want to, she had to do it because the other person would like it that way.
We stood there for the entire morning, and didn't see a single airplane, let alone a person.
"Brother Qian, when is this person coming? How much longer do we have to wait?" We're practically roasted sweet potatoes by now.
"This... logically speaking, it should be here by now," Qian Liulin said anxiously.
According to the agreed time between the two countries, the delegation should have arrived long ago, so why hasn't it arrived yet?
"Just wait and see." Song Lili said helplessly. Well... all she could do was wait.
We can't just turn around and leave, nor can we act impulsively according to our own whims. This concerns the country, so we can only endure it.
"Perhaps the flight is delayed, let's wait a bit. Maybe it will arrive soon."
However, there is another possibility, which Song Lili did not mention.
That was intentional. They deliberately gave the wrong time and deliberately delayed their arrival, just to make them wait.
That's a very real possibility.
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