Chapter 720: Replacement
"Let me take the outsiders upstairs, to the thirteenth floor?"
"Yes, that's right."
Chen Qinghai smiled and nodded, but when he looked up, he saw Lu Miao's pair of lychee eyes, like stars in the cold night, staring at him coldly.
He paused for a moment and wanted to say something, but Lu Miao elbowed him aside.
Chen Qinghai leaned against the wall, feeling pain in his lungs from the impact, and said angrily:
"W-What are you doing!?"
"The National British Society prioritizes competence. If you have the ability, then show some real skill. If you don't, then step down as soon as possible and let someone else take over."
Lu Miao looked at him coldly:
"What's the point of playing dirty tricks like this? You can't tell the difference between right and wrong. To put it bluntly, what's the difference between you and a lackey?"
"What qualifications do you, a yellow-haired girl, have to teach me a lesson? And you have to be a lackey? Speak clearly and tell me who the lackey is!!"
Chen Qinghai became anxious.
Lu Miao raised his eyebrows, sneered at him with disdain, and said meaningfully:
"Whoever asks, tell him."
“You, you…”
Chen Qinghai was so angry this time that his heart ached. He kept saying "you you you" but couldn't say anything for a long time.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Lu Miao crossed his arms and looked at him with even more contempt. He continued to ask in his usual, infuriating tone:
"It's not enough to embarrass yourself in front of your own people, but now you want to embarrass yourself in front of foreigners. You have to embarrass yourself abroad, right?"
Lu Miao spoke sharply and sternly:
"Who do you think you are? Who do you represent?"
In the end, it still ended with the sentence that if you have the ability, then show your real ability; if you don’t, then step down and let others take over, which made Chen Qinghai very angry.
After she finished speaking, she walked out arrogantly, but stopped just as she was outside.
Chen Qinghai was so angry that he chased her, grabbed her arm, and tried to pester her.
However, when he stepped out of the Chinese-style archway in the public area, Chen Qinghai also stopped.
As the gloomy and violent aura faded away, Chen Qinghai felt a chill in his heart.
Deputy Director Zhao stood in the aisle with a stern face.
"Deputy Director Zhao!?"
Lu Miao paused, his tone different from Chen Qinghai's:
"Director Zhao..."
Lu Miao had been out for a while. She had just arrived, and Deputy Director Zhao was afraid that she couldn't find her place, so he came to look for her.
I didn't expect to hear such a drama.
Deputy Director Zhao raised his hand to stop Lu Miao from speaking any further.
Lu Miao cooperated and kept silent.
"She's right."
Deputy Director Zhao's amiable face turned serious, and his graying temples added a fierceness to his square face.
He stared at Chen Qinghai and said:
"If you have the ability, then show it. If you have the talent, then show your true talent! What are you doing now? Misleading a newcomer?"
"I, I didn't mean that, Deputy Director Zhao..."
There’s no way Deputy Director Zhao would be willing to listen to his explanation.
Western religious culture is widespread, in which "13" is considered an unlucky number, and many high-rise buildings do not even have the 13th floor.
One of them is that Chen Qinghai misled newcomers.
The second is misleading people in his name.
Fortunately, this newcomer knows a little about Western culture. What if he doesn’t?
That's not just a matter of embarrassment and making a fool of yourself!
We emphasize friendly exchanges, but we do not respect other people’s beliefs and culture, which directly affects the key point!
Deputy Director Zhao raised his chin to the side, and Lu Miao understood and stood behind him.
Deputy Director Zhao tilted his head and asked Lu Miao:
"You went through the process this morning. If I asked you to do it now, how confident are you that you can do it? Would you dare?"
“…”
Lu Miao looked at Deputy Director Zhao with his distinct black and white eyes, moved his lips slightly but didn't say anything.
When Chen Qinghai heard the clue, he immediately felt that something was wrong.
This means you want to replace him!
"Deputy Director Zhao, she's a newcomer, there's no way she can do the job!"
Chen Qinghai immediately said anxiously:
"Everything must be done according to rules and procedures! This is my responsibility. How can I let a newbie like her get involved? I don't agree!"
Deputy Director Zhao did not seek his consent either.
Deputy Director Zhao continued to look at Lu Miao.
Lu Miao paused for a moment, then nodded cautiously under the gazes of Deputy Director Zhao and Chen Qinghai.
She dares.
And she can.
Lu Miao said what he thought.
Deputy Director Zhao nodded after hearing this:
"very good."
The two of them acted like they were the ones who made the final decision, successfully making Chen Qinghai panic.
Chen Qinghai could no longer maintain his composure and shouted:
"I don't agree! Why does she?"
"Since your mind isn't here, go back to the club!"
Deputy Director Zhao turned his gaze back to Chen Qinghai and said sternly:
"I will explain this to the agency. I will also have the office contact the agency later regarding the translation and ask them to arrange for other personnel to assist Comrade Xiao Lu. You don't have to worry."
It means "assisting" rather than "replacing".
When Lu Miao heard this, his eyes sparkled with a different light and he felt a little weird.
What to say?
A strong feeling of being protected and having high hopes placed on me...
If that's the case, then she really needs to straighten her attitude and show some real ability to deal with it.
Only in this way can we live up to the opportunities and expectations given by our predecessors!
Chen Qinghai only cares about consolidating his personal position and does not care about international friendship at all.
Deputy Director Zhao would rather arrange for someone to assist Lu Miao than let Chen Qinghai stay.
It was of no avail for Chen Qinghai to resist or disagree.
The matter has become a foregone conclusion.
…
After arranging for someone to send Chen Qinghai back, Deputy Director Zhao finished his phone call in the inner area and took Lu Miao upstairs:
"Don't be nervous when you eat later. It doesn't matter if you're not used to using a knife and fork. We are Chinese, and using chopsticks well is common. There's nothing to be ashamed of."
"yes."
Lu Miao nodded modestly.
Deputy Director Zhao continued to instruct her in the elevator:
"Including meals, we have about two hours of rest time. There's a rest area here at the mansion. You can adjust your state. We still have a hard fight in the afternoon..."
As he spoke, Deputy Director Zhao changed his tone and asked Lu Miao:
"How much did Chen Qinghai tell you about the arrangements for this trip?"
Lu Miao shook his head. "Team Leader Chen only asked me to follow and learn, and didn't mention anything else..."
“…”
Deputy Director Zhao hesitated to speak, sighed, and ultimately said nothing else. He just kept explaining the subsequent arrangements to Lu Miao along the way.
For example, we are going to the Palace Museum in the afternoon.
We have to gather at four o'clock tomorrow morning to watch the flag-raising ceremony.
We will gather and set off at five o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, so that foreign employees can also see their Great Wall and so on.
Lu Miao nodded repeatedly and kept it in mind.
At noon, I had lunch with the foreign staff, and there was no seat for Lu Miao.
Because of Chen Qinghai's departure, she took his place.
Deputy Director Zhao was worried that she would make mistakes since it was her first experience, so he kept looking at her during the meal.
But she used the fork in her left hand and the knife in her right hand, and her movements were incredibly smooth, whether she was cutting steak, eating pasta, or other Western dishes.
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The author has something to say:
I must say this: Due to the nature of Xiaobao's work, some foreign language content is definitely incorporated. The statistical methods for foreign language and Chinese numbers are different. Some seemingly long paragraphs may only have 20 or 30 significant figures. I won't be charged extra for them! They won't take up a significant portion of the update word count, either! So don't think it's just sloppy writing! It's all necessary and necessary!
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