Chapter 113 New Mission! (1)
In the next few days, Lin Yuerong didn't come to school, and Taotao immediately felt that the whole world was quiet.
I guess my classmates think so too.
So Taotao naturally got along well with her classmates.
Soon, the third selection organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began.
The first memory test had already filtered out 60% of the people; the second pronunciation test filtered out nearly 20% of the people...
The last round is an interview, and it is a one-on-ten interview - each student takes the exam individually and is assessed by ten examiners.
Of course, this was a temporary notice. I guess they didn't want the candidates to make too much preparation and wanted to see their true on-the-spot level.
While queuing, Taotao repeatedly looked at the students waiting for the test in the line and found that there were less than 30 people left: among them were freshmen Zhang Lingzhi, Sun Ximei, Qian Cuicui, and several boys; there were about seven or eight sophomores, and juniors, including Chen Yicheng.
Everyone was sitting in a large classroom waiting. The interview room was in the large classroom next door. Every three to five minutes, a student would be called to the next door...
Everyone was very nervous.
Finally it was Taotao's turn.
The teacher took her to the entrance of the examination room and said, "Don't be nervous. Do you see the arrow drawn with chalk on the ground? Just follow the arrow and walk straight to the teacher. The teacher will ask you a few simple questions and you just need to answer them truthfully. Go ahead, don't be afraid... Also, after the interview, go out directly from that exit and don't stay around here."
Taotao stood at the door and looked for a while, and found a curved route drawn on the ground with white chalk...
It feels like asking the candidates to walk two or three circles in front of the examining teachers?
Is this to observe the candidate's walking posture?
Taotao followed the route and walked over.
On the other side, the eyes of ten examiners were fixed on her.
Fang Shenghao was among them.
He has a mysterious confidence in Taotao and firmly believes that Taotao will be able to pass the test.
Even so, he still admired Taotao's posture.
Taotao has a slim figure and walks briskly. Her feet|cross the ground and turn slightly inward. When she walks, her back is straight and she has an inexplicable air of elegance...
Taotao walked two turns and finally came in front of the examiners. She opened her starry eyes, smiled, and looked playful and confident.
"Good afternoon, teachers! I am the examinee Bai Taotao."
She has a sweet and crisp voice, speaks standard Mandarin, and her tone carries the unique liveliness and youthfulness of a girl, making people feel like they are in the spring breeze.
The examiners exchanged glances.
Next, the ten examiners each asked Taotao a question.
They are all difficult in nature.
For example, "Why is the food in your school cafeteria so bad?", "Please analyze why the reputation of Agricultural University is not as good as that of University of Technology?", "Do you think appearance is more important or talent is more important?", etc...
Taotao answered all the questions she felt confident about; for those she didn't know how to answer, she said honestly, "I'm not sure and I need to ask the teacher at school."
After she finished answering, she was led out of the examination room by the teacher next to her.
The examiners all showed satisfied expressions on their faces, and talked about it——
"Bai Taotao's performance is quite good!"
"Yes, her answers were very precise and concise, and her attitude was also very good. She is one of the candidates with the best psychological quality I have ever seen!"
"Her appearance and demeanor are also excellent!"
"I'm optimistic about her!"
"I'm optimistic about her, too!"
Taotao didn't know what the examiners thought of her.
After the assessment, she ran to the neighboring college to attend other professional classes. It was not until school was over that she went to the bicycle stand near the school gate to pick up her bicycle.
Zhang Lingzhi and Wang Bingyuan happened to be at the gate, and they started discussing today's interview with Taotao.
As a result, after the three of them chatted with each other, they found that everyone had experienced walking around in circles, but the questions they were asked were different.
Wang Bingyuan was asked three questions, Zhang Lingzhi was asked eight questions, and Taotao was asked ten questions!
Wang Bingyuan covered her chest. "I was so nervous at that time! When the examiner asked the question... I didn't hear it clearly, so I just smiled... I didn't dare to ask him to repeat it. Do you think it would give the examiner a bad impression?"
Zhang Lingzhi was also worried. "Oh, the questions they asked are too difficult. I can't answer many of them... I guess I will be eliminated..."
Tao Tao comforted them, "That's okay, at least we made it to the third level!"
While they were talking, someone called Taotao.
Taotao looked back.
——Is it Fang Shenghao? !
Zhang Lingzhi and Wang Bingyuan said goodbye to Taotao and left.
Fang Shenghao pushed his bicycle over and asked Taotao, "Will Song Zhi come to pick you up?"
Taotao nodded.
Fang Shenghao smiled like a fox, "I want to go to your house for a meal..."
Tao Tao said generously: "Of course!"
The two talked for a while, and then Song Zhi came over on his bicycle.
——Knowing that there will be a third test in the next few days, it proves that Fang Shenghao still has a chance to entangle Tao Tao, so Song Zhi certainly cannot take it lightly.
In the end, he was still a step late? !
Song Zhi's face turned sour, "What are you two talking about?"
Fang Shenghao pretended not to understand his expression, and put his hand on Song Zhi's shoulder with a smile, "I was just telling Taotao that I want to go to your house for dinner!"
Taotao had already slipped into the car, "Let's go to the market to buy vegetables. We can still find some bargains if we go now...if we're late there won't be any vegetables left!"
Song Zhi glanced at Fang Shenghao and rode his bike to catch up with him.
Fang Shenghao followed with a smile on his face, riding his bicycle.
The three of them went to the market.
It was past five in the afternoon and there were not many people in the market, and there were not many things to choose from.
Taotao picked and chose and bought a large winter bamboo shoot, a pound of wild rice stem, a large head of cabbage, and also weighed two pounds of braised pork head, a pound of peanuts, etc.
The three of them returned home and went into the kitchen together.
Taotao cooked, Song Zhi cut the pork head, and Fang Shenghao helped wash the vegetables.
The topic of discussion was the Pearl Harbor incident at the beginning of last year and the first artificial satellite to be launched this year...
Taotao could tell that Song Zhi had very special feelings about artificial satellites.
Although he was chatting about this topic with Fang Shenghao in a casual manner, all his sighs seemed to be focused on "It's a pity that my current level is not good enough, and I really want to do my best for the country."
Taotao said nothing.
Dinner was simple yet hearty.
——The main dishes were fried wild rice stems with braised pork and winter bamboo shoots with cured pork, a plate of fried salted peanuts, a large bowl of rice porridge and cabbage soup, and a plate of chopped apples soaked in salt water.
Water bamboo is bland and tasteless, but it becomes extremely delicious after absorbing the sweat of the braised meat. The texture of the braised pork head is soft and glutinous, yet chewy and smooth, which is very appetizing.
Plus, Song Zhi and Fang Shenghao both have big appetites...
The three of them ate and chatted. Fang Shenghao chatted with Song Zhi most of the time, but he also took into account Taotao's favorite topics.
He didn't leave until after eight o'clock in the evening.
Taotao didn't say anything and urged Song Zhi to wash the dishes and clean up. She put on a facial mask and curled up on the sofa to read a book.
The weather has been a little warmer these days, but it's still quite cold at night. Taotao covered herself with a small quilt and waited until Song Zhi finished washing the dishes. She then cleaned the house and outside and patrolled the yard before going upstairs with him.
Taotao told Song Zhi about the process of the third assessment today.
Song Zhi smiled, "I guess that's it... The first test is about memory. Only with a good memory can you learn a foreign language with half the effort. The second test is about accent. You are not children anymore. If your dialect is too strong, it will be difficult to learn foreign language pronunciation... The last test is about your performance and personal demeanor. It's normal."
After a pause, he continued, "Don't worry, you will definitely be selected."
Tao Tao was half-believing and half-doubting, "Did you open a backdoor for me?"
"How could that be?" Song Zhi laughed. "I promised you that I wouldn't use any connections to help you... But you have to be more confident. With Bai Taotao's excellence, how could she not be selected?"
Taotao is really a little... unsure.
"But I haven't seen how others perform. What if they perform exceptionally well on the spot?" Taotao muttered.
A few days later——
The three students from the Agricultural University selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been announced: Bai Taotao, Zhang Lingzhi, and Chen Yicheng.
There are freshmen, sophomores and juniors, one in each grade.
Since the Agricultural University is part of a five-school alliance, there are three students from the Agricultural University, plus students selected from the other four universities, a total of twenty people.
So the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assigned several teachers to come and first test the students' foreign language foundation.
When Taotao was tested, all the teachers were shocked!
——Taotao’s Russian is the best, followed by English. Her Japanese writing ability is very good but her spoken pronunciation has some problems.
Several teachers discussed it secretly and felt that Taotao's level was already very good and she didn't need to study hard anymore. But I still asked Taotao which minor languages she wanted to learn.
Taotao thought about it and chose Korean and French.
Other students also chose a minor language in addition to English at the teacher's suggestion.
The teacher told everyone to use one hour during lunch break and one hour after school in the afternoon to learn a foreign language. Students participating in the training need to take assessments every month. If they fail to meet the requirements, they will lose their qualifications to study.
The study period is three years, during which time the work designated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be completed. It is also not recommended to give up the university courses currently being studied. After completing three years of study, you will be considered for a job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs depending on your foreign language proficiency.
During the study period, the state will provide a living allowance of five yuan per month.
Everyone was very happy.
Taotao returned home and excitedly showed Song Zhi the admission letter. She asked him, "What do you think of Korean and French? There are also German, Spanish, and Arabic to learn... I originally wanted to apply for all of them, but the teachers didn't recommend it... They said I was biting off more than I could chew..."
Song Zhi smiled and said, "The two things you chose are very good. I will ask Teacher Taotao to teach me these two foreign languages in the future!"
Tao Tao said proudly: "Of course it is necessary!"
——She was really happy. Because in the past, Song Zhi has always been her beacon in academics. In the early days, when she couldn't even recognize all the characters and didn't understand foreign languages at all, when she was choosing her major... she relied entirely on his advice and guidance. He taught her step by step, teaching her how to pronounce word by word.
Now, she finally has the chance to surpass Song Zhi!
"Song Zhi, we must make progress together!" Tao Tao said with a smile, "I hope my knowledge of agriculture can surpass your knowledge of engineering! I also hope that your French and Korean can surpass mine in the future!"
As she spoke, she pounced towards Song Zhi, laid on his back, and swayed back and forth excitedly.
"Song Zhi! Song Zhi Song Zhi Song Zhi... I will definitely surpass you! I will!"
Song Zhi was carrying a soft and fragrant big white peach on his back, and she was rocking him back and forth. He felt warm in his heart and couldn't stop smiling.
——The most beautiful love requires the partner’s management and long-term companionship. The best partner is a partner of equal strength. The process of chasing each other and working hard for your dreams together is the most beautiful scenery in life!
In the following days, Taotao and Song Zhi became even busier.
Song Zhi works the early shift three days a week, so he is the one who makes breakfast; on the other three days, Taotao will get up early to make breakfast. When they make breakfast, they will also make lunch at the same time, pack it in an insulated lunch box, and take it to the office to eat.
Taotao didn't go home at noon. After class, she quickly ate lunch and went to learn a foreign language. After school in the afternoon, she went home to cook dinner. When Song Zhi was not working the night shift, the two of them would have dinner and study together. If Song Zhi worked the night shift, Taotao would study by herself after dinner...
Because of the increasing workload, the two of them always have to work until around midnight before they can go to bed.
Half a year has passed in a flash.
Summer vacation is here.
Summer vacation means graduation for the third-year students.
Most of the students obeyed the work assignments and went to work in the most remote islands, wastelands, deserts, plateaus, etc. A few went to relatively wealthy areas due to arrangements by their families...
Perhaps Chen Yicheng is the luckiest one.
Because he was selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study Japanese, the Agricultural University arranged for him to take the postgraduate entrance examination at the same time.
Chen Yicheng is the only student in this class who takes the postgraduate entrance examination.
During the summer vacation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs required all foreign language students in Taotao's class to move into the Aviation Dormitory for a full two-month training session.
Taotao feels very lucky.
Because Song Zhi also teaches at the Aviation University.
but……
Also because of the summer vacation, Song Zhi had no teaching assignments.
Song Zhi asked Taotao to relax and participate in the training well. He will also take advantage of these two months to work hard and make breakthroughs for himself.
And just like that, the two separated.
When she arrived at the Aviation University, Taotao found out that the students selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this time were far more than the twenty from the five-school alliance. Instead, a total of more than one hundred people were carefully selected from all the colleges and universities in Kyoto and nearby areas.
All students are divided into classes of ten according to the language they learn, and they live and eat together.
There are only four students like Taotao who study Korean and French at the same time, and the other three are boys. So when Taotao entered the training camp, she had a dormitory all to herself.
but--
The next day, she had a roommate—Lin Yuerong? !
The teacher told Taotao that Lin Yuerong was also learning Korean and French at the same time, and told the two to get along well, and then left in a hurry.
Lin Yuerong felt very uncomfortable when she saw Taotao.
Tao Tao tilted her head and looked at Lin Yuerong, and asked in Korean: "Lin Yuerong, did you use a back door to come here to study?"
Lin Yuerong blushed.
——Half a year ago, Lin Yuerong mistakenly thought that Taotao and Fang Shenghao had something going on. Out of jealousy, she plotted against Taotao but failed and was thrown into the garbage dump. She asked her mother to cause trouble for Taotao but ended up getting slapped in the face...
Later, Lin Yuerong found out that Bai Taotao had been married for a long time, and her husband was Fang Shenghao's brother!
In addition, having been in the same class with Bai Taotao for a semester, Lin Yuerong knew that Bai Taotao's academic performance was almost excellent in all subjects! So she stopped picking on Taotao and always avoided her.
Now--
Taotao was not wrong either.
Lin Yuerong was indeed able to have the opportunity to study here because of her family's connections.
Her face turned red and she remained silent.
Taotao ignored her, took out her textbook and started reciting loudly.
Fang Shenghao is also one of the teachers, teaching Japanese and French, so he is also Taotao and Lin Yuerong's French teacher.
Taotao has always been curious whether Fang Shenghao is now dating Lin Yuerong...
I even wondered if Lin Yuerong came here to study just for Fang Shenghao.
But nothing is more important than learning.
Fang Shenghao is very gentle in private, but very strict and demanding in class.
Taotao is the student with the best French grades in the class, but because his test scores did not meet his requirements, he was punished to copy homework. Lin Yuerong was the last in the class, so she was punished even more. She cried and copied until one or two in the morning almost every night...
I have to say that the training days were really hard.
Especially since we were learning two foreign languages at the same time, the teachers assigned us a lot of heavy tasks. Taotao was a student with a very good memory and high comprehension, but she still felt a little overwhelmed...
Song Zhi came to bring Taotao a meal every three days, and of course he also brought a portion for Fang Shenghao.
He was originally quite uncomfortable, fearing that Fang Shenghao would get the upper hand first...
But seeing Taotao getting thinner, her chin getting sharper, and her eyes getting bigger, he immediately gave up this useless idea and went to talk to Fang Shenghao:
"What exactly is your mission? Why do you study from six in the morning to ten at night? And you don't even get a day off! People are not made of iron!"
Fang Shenghao rubbed his brows tiredly. "There's nothing I can do. The task assigned by the superiors is very tight... They need to be able to listen, read and write fluently within a year. One hour a day is not enough. Why not make good use of the summer and winter vacations to make up for it!"
"Your Taotao is relatively good, she can still keep up. I am almost annoyed to death by Lin Yuerong, she is not good at anything and she is the first drag... The key is that she is not good at anything and she keeps crying, which affects the morale!" Fang Shenghao complained.
Song Zhi asked, "Did your mother arrange for Lin Yuerong to study here?"
Fang Shenghao said "hmm" lightly.
"If you really are not interested in her, just say it earlier, or marry the girl you like earlier... Otherwise, your mother may keep urging you to do it!" Song Zhi said.
This was Song Zhi's test.
Fang Shenghao said unhappily, "I'm not as lucky as you. I met the right person as soon as I got to the countryside. As for me... I've been around for a long time but haven't met anyone I like. I might end up living alone in the future! Hey, if I really don't get married for the rest of my life... you and Taotao's child can recognize me as the godfather!"
"You think too much," Song Zhi said, "...your mother is so strong, she won't allow you to be single for the rest of your life."
Fang Shenghao was restless.
The two-month training was very effective.
Taotao can already speak French and Korean fluently, but her level is limited to ordinary life scenarios. The teachers handed out several thick books and materials and told the students that these were the contents to be learned in the fall courses and everyone could learn about them first.
Taotao flipped through it and found that it was full of high-level contextual explanations in small languages, which went up to the international situation, detailed explanations and annotations of various special terms, etc. It made people feel dizzy just reading it.
However, she was still quite interested and started by memorizing various agricultural-related vocabulary.
Lin Yuerong complained bitterly.
“Oh my god, learning a foreign language is so difficult! Ahhhhh, I’m reciting the text even in my dreams, but my grades are still this bad…” Lin Yuerong said angrily and embarrassedly, “I thought I’d have a chance to get along with Brother Sheng Hao, but I didn’t expect… We can get along with each other, but he scolds me for being stupid and dumb ten times a day!”
"Wuwuwu Bai Taotao, tell me, does he hate me more and more?" Lin Yuerong asked Bai Taotao.
Tao Tao said slowly: "Then you should try your best and at least pass the test once... let him see a different side of you."
Lin Yuerong, "It's too difficult. I don't want to learn it anymore. I'm so fed up!"
"Peach Peach--White Peach Peach!"
Someone was shouting downstairs, and it sounded like Fang Shenghao's voice.
Taotao stuck her head out of the window to look.
It was already past eleven o'clock at night and it was pitch black everywhere. There were a few people standing under the street lights, and one of them was indeed Fang Shenghao.
Fang Shenghao had already seen Taotao and waved at her, "Come downstairs now, come down quickly!"
"Come on—"
Taotao responded, changed into her going-out clothes, put on her shoes, and prepared to go out.
When she was changing clothes just now, Lin Yuerong had already leaned over to the window and looked down.
——She was afraid that Fang Shenghao called Taotao downstairs for a date.
At a glance, there were several people standing next to Fang Shenghao, and Fang Shenghao was already calling the names of other classmates?
Lin Yuerong hesitated for a moment, "Bai Taotao, I'll go with you."
Taotao ignored her and went downstairs.
Lin Yuerong followed closely behind.
When Taotao ran downstairs, Fang Shenghao had already left. Tao Tao asked the students who had just stood with Fang Shenghao, "Why did Teacher Fang call us down?"
A classmate said, "They said there was a sudden mission for us to go on."
Taotao looked around and felt something was wrong. "Where are the people from our French and Korean classes?"
Another classmate knew Taotao and explained, "This time, someone from our Japanese class is going. Teacher Fang said that your Japanese is pretty good, so you can be a backup..."
Taotao nodded.
Lin Yuerong asked in confusion: "What mission? How come I don't know?"
Several students shook their heads and said, "The teacher didn't say that."
After a while, Fang Shenghao and several other teachers came over and greeted the students, "Everyone line up and walk to the school gate together. A special car will come to pick us up."
Lin Yuerong stepped forward and tugged at Fang Shenghao's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Shenghao, what happened?"
Fang Shenghao then saw Lin Yuerong, frowned and said, "What are you doing here? Go back quickly!"
Lin Yuerong pointed at Taotao and said, "If she can go, why can't I go?"
"Do you speak Japanese?" Fang Shenghao asked back.
Lin Yuerong was stunned.
Taotao ignored them and followed the team.
Lin Yuerong's eyes were red. "Brother Sheng Hao, do you have to talk to me in this tone? Even if... well, if you don't like to hear that, then I won't say it. But we grew up together after all. Do you have to treat a sister in this way... a tone that is even colder than that used to outsiders?"
Fang Shenghao looked at her coldly and left.
Lin Yuerong chased after him, crying.
Taotao followed her Japanese classmates to the school gate, and sure enough, she saw a bus parked at the school gate.
Everyone got on the bus.
Taotao was not in the Japanese class and was not familiar with everyone, so she sat alone.
After a while, Lin Yuerong also got on the car, still wiping her tears.
She looked around and finally sat next to Taotao.
"Why do you know so many foreign languages?" Lin Yuerong asked.
Taotao glanced at her and said, "…I'm free."
Lin Yuerong: ...
She wanted to cry again.
——It’s okay that she’s not as pretty as Bai Taotao, but why is she inferior to Bai Taotao in every way? Yes, Brother Sheng Hao asked Bai Taotao to accompany him, of course it was because Bai Taotao could speak Japanese, but there is no guarantee that Brother Sheng Hao was not acting out of selfish motives.
She must follow at all times!
Even though Bai Taotao is already married.
Taotao ignored Lin Yuerong and took a nap in the car.
The car swayed along the way and finally stopped.
Taotao woke up in time and got off the car with everyone.
Fang Shenghao and several teachers led the way and took the students to a hotel. They entered a room and announced the mission, "Students, this mission will last for three days in total—"
A Japanese delegation will arrive at the hotel early tomorrow morning, so the superiors asked the students to complete three tasks:
——They had to put on waiter uniforms, pair up with real waiters in the hotel, and act as waiters to serve the Japanese delegation. Translate the needs of the delegation members in a timely manner and convey them to the waiters, while practicing your spoken English and on-the-spot reaction.
——We must pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese delegation and report any unusual behavior to our superiors immediately.
——You cannot accept gifts given by members of the Japanese delegation. If you cannot refuse, you must report it to your superiors. You are not allowed to talk about your personal situation with members of the Japanese mission, nor can you discuss others, and you are certainly not allowed to tell the mission members anything other than your daily life.
The teachers' expressions were serious and the students were very nervous.
Everyone nodded solemnly.
Soon, a dozen waiters in uniform came in.
They are the real waiters in the hotel.
Fang Shenghao paired up the students and the waiters, trying to pair them up with men and women as much as possible. The remaining two pairs couldn't be paired, so he had to pair them up with men and women.
At that moment, the students and the waiters started to get to know each other.
Fang Shenghao pointed at Taotao again and said to everyone: "...Bai Taotao and I are mobile personnel. We are responsible for handling temporary emergencies. When I am here, you can find me if you have any problems. When I am not here, you can find Bai Taotao, understand?"
Everyone nodded seriously.
Taotao turned her head to look at Fang Shenghao, her eyes full of inquiry: Do you have something to talk to me about? Are you sure?
She knows nothing!
Fang Shenghao came close to her and whispered, "Your third sister is here too. Your brother-in-law is in charge of the mission."
Taotao suddenly understood and nodded.
Lin Yuerong bit her lip when she saw Fang Shenghao and Bai Taotao being so familiar and intimate.
Humph, luckily she came along, otherwise, who knows what these two would do?
Fang Shenghao asked the students to form pairs and follow the waiters, who would arrange their food and accommodation. There were two couples, a man and a woman, who found it inconvenient, so other waiters took over to take care of them.
After arranging the students, Fang Shenghao said to Tao Tao: "I'll take you to your third sister."
Taotao nodded.
Lin Yuerong quickly said: "I'll go too!"
Fang Shenghao didn't bother to pay attention to her and led the way in front.
Taotao followed behind.
Lin Yuerong was embarrassed, but in order not to look awkward, she tried to find some random topics to chat with Taotao along the way.
After a while, Taotao saw Secretary Yang, "Sister Yang!"
Secretary Yang also looked at Taotao and smiled, "How long has Taotao been here?"
"Just arrived! Where's my sister?"
Secretary Yang smiled and said, "Madam is talking to the minister. Can you come with me first and learn about the situation of this project?"
Taotao nodded.
Secretary Yang smiled and said to Fang Shenghao: "Please come and listen together!"
Fang Shenghao nodded.
Secretary Yang glanced at Lin Yuerong again, then turned around and told the staff, "Xiao Zhang, send Lin Yuerong to Lin Weizhi."
Lin Yuerong suddenly became excited, "My sister is here too?"
She raised her chin, swept away the cautiousness just now like a little quail, and became full of energy, "Why didn't you say it earlier!"
Then she happily went to work to find her sister.
However, before leaving, she glanced at Fang Shenghao again and thought: Fang Shenghao would not take this opportunity to mess around with Bai Taotao, right?
Taotao didn't know that Lin Yuerong had so much going on in her mind.
She listened carefully to Secretary Yang's explanation.
——China is going to build a power station. The core power generation unit will be made in Russia. Our technicians will make technological innovations based on the original ones. However, our country is short of funds, and Japan is willing to provide free financial assistance on the condition that we participate in the construction.
Even a fool knows that Japan is willing to provide free financial assistance, and its target is the Russian-made core power generation unit.
This time, the Neon Country delegation only came to negotiate the initial content of cooperation. Whether or not to allow Neon Country to participate in the construction will be decided by their superiors. What we also need to do is to let the other side see our demeanor as a great power, while at the same time being careful to avoid all sensitive issues.
Tao Tao nodded repeatedly and raised her hand to ask, "But we don't know the specific situation of the power station, so there shouldn't be any possibility of leaking secrets!"
Secretary Yang said softly, "It's only been 20 years since our liberation, and Neon Country still has many channels to obtain our intelligence... What we are most afraid of is that not only will the intelligence of this power station be tricked into revealing to them, but we will also inadvertently provide them with other intelligence because we are too proud of ourselves. So, the less you say, the less mistakes you make... Taotao, you must always remind your classmates not to talk to them about anything except daily life, okay?"
Taotao understood and nodded.
After a while, a staff member came to Taotao and said, "Taotao, are you free now? Madam wants you to come over."
Taotao hurried out the door.
I followed the staff to the next room——
Sure enough, Howard and Bai Lili were sitting at a circular table in a conference room, discussing something in a low voice, and several staff members were clearing away tea cups and other things...
Apparently, they had just finished a meeting.
Bai Lili smiled when she saw her sister, "Taotao, come here quickly... Oh, how come you have become so thin? Was the training camp you participated in so cruel and inhumane?"
Tao Tao said frankly, "Yes, I didn't have such a hard time when I took the exam for skipping grades!"
Suddenly remembering that he hadn't greeted Howard yet, he quickly said, "Hello, brother-in-law!"
Howard smiled and said, "While you are still young, learn more. There is no fear of too much knowledge. The more you know, the better."
Bai Lili pinched her sister's cheek and said distressedly, "You're too thin... How many days are left before it's over? Come to my place when it's over. I'll make you some soup to nourish you."
"It's okay," Tao Tao said, "Song Zhi brings me soup every three days now... By the way, Third Sister, when Ni Hong comes to visit this time, will they also bring their families?"
Bai Lili nodded and asked, "Would you please come with me?"
She was a little shy, "I'm still a little nervous."
Tao Tao looked at Howard and said, "Minister Huo, is this okay?"
Howard nodded, "Okay."
Tao Tao, "Then I'll go find Fang Shenghao and ask for some professional materials to take a look... I've been studying French and Korean every day for the past two months, from six in the morning until eleven at night, and I'm almost stupid."
Howard was a little surprised, "Didn't Taotao study Japanese?"
Bai Lili smiled and said, "When Song Zhi was working in the production team with us, he taught our whole family... Taotao knows Russian, English, and Japanese, and is now learning French and Korean."
Howard was very moved, "Taotao is so amazing!"
Tao Tao said proudly: "My third sister is also very good! Although her Russian and Japanese are a little bit worse than mine, her English is also very good! She is not inferior to me at all!"
Howard was stunned and turned to look at Bai Lili, "Really?"
Bai Lili smiled shyly.
Howard squinted his eyes and looked at his wife with a doting look that said, "You didn't tell me such a big thing, I'll settle the score with you later."
Tao Tao asked her elder sister, "Third sister, should I be your translator?"
Bai Lili looked at Howard.
Howard said, "No, your sister has a special translator. You just need to accompany your sister to entertain the other minister's wife. In short, you have to be smart. If there is anything wrong... immediately help your sister to delay the other party and buy time for Secretary Yang and others. Secretary Yang will come to report to me immediately and bring my instructions."
Taotao understood and nodded repeatedly, "I understand! Then I have to go...I still have to review my Japanese!"
Lili said softly, "Secretary Yang will arrange food, accommodation and work for you and Fang Shenghao. Go... If you have any questions, tell me."
Taotao nodded, pushed the door and left.
but--
As she was leaving the room, she heard Howard question her sister, "Lili, why didn't you tell me you know English?"
Taotao smiled and closed the door gently.
Fang Shenghao was talking to Secretary Yang outside when he saw Taotao coming out——
Before he could say anything, Tao Tao spoke to him in Japanese, "Hurry up! Show me the relevant professional materials! I want to see them tonight!"
Fang Shenghao smiled, first corrected her small pronunciation problem, and then said: "Got it, I'll give it to you later."
Secretary Yang also smiled, "With you two here, I feel much more at ease!"
Tao Tao was surprised and asked, "This is my first time dealing with such a mission, so I feel uneasy... But Sister Yang, you should have followed my brother-in-law... No, Minister Huo, you should have dealt with many such things with Minister Huo, right?"
Secretary Yang looked around and saw that no one was around, so he said softly, "Madam's translator is Lin Weizhi."
Taotao opened her eyes wide and suddenly understood.
Yet I felt something was not right.
"Is there no other translation?" Taotao asked in a low voice.
Fang Shenghao smiled bitterly, "Including me, there are only three Japanese translators... The others have all gone to the countryside. They won't be back for a while, otherwise, the superiors wouldn't be so anxious to train you. Tomorrow, Lao Sun and I will be the translators for Minister Huo, so Taotao, you have to pay more attention to your sister."
Taotao nodded.
Secretary Yang arranged rooms for Fang Shenghao and Taotao.
Taotao lives with the translator.
Just as Fang Shenghao said, there were three Japanese translators in total. Fang Shenghao and Lao Sun lived in one room, and Lin Weizhi and Taotao lived in another room.
However, Lin Weizhi was not there.
There was a small travel bag next to the bed near the window. I guess Lin
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