Chapter 39: Playing Pigs and Eating Tigers



Xu Jiaojiao didn't hear what Xie Zhi said. She was just trying hard to recall the plot in the book. She remembered that the book said that Qingcheng would hold a trade event in August to attract foreigners to invest here.

Because Qingcheng has a large population and cheap labor, it has attracted a lot of foreign investment. As a post-00s who has experienced the dark welfare of society, Xu Jiaojiao is full of yearning for foreign companies and can't wait to enter them.

Since there are a large number of foreigners, it means that there is a shortage of translators. As a small town test-taker, Xu Jiaojiao’s English ability is quite strong. She decided to try her luck outside.

Xie Zhi frowned, looked at the girl with a silly smile on her face, touched her forehead, and found that she was not sick.

"Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao, what's wrong with you?"

She came back to her senses, held Xie Zhi's head, and kissed him hard: "I'm fine, husband, let's go down."

When I was sitting in the elevator, I thought about asking the front desk and brought a few candies with me. Even in Qingcheng, candies and snacks are still very fashionable. After eating too much bitter food, people like sweet food.

Xu Jiaojiao glanced at the watch on Xie Zhi's hand. It was four o'clock in the afternoon. She would try her luck at the western restaurant later.

The girl let go of Xie Zhi's hand and walked forward with a smile. There were no customers in front of the counter and two employees were talking happily.

"Comrade, please have some candy."

The two tall and thin employees were stunned when they saw the pile of candies. They said no but they couldn't take their eyes away.

"No, no, this is too expensive."

Xu Jiaojiao stuffed the candies into the women's hands, and each of them grabbed a handful. "I just envy you two women because you are so pretty and have such respectable jobs."

Anyone would be happy to hear a beautiful woman compliment him: "Comrade Xu is pretty, don't worry about your work, take your time."

Xie Zhi leaned against the wall, watching their conversation coldly, taking in all their words, feeling very complicated. Did Jiaojiao mean she wanted to find a job here? Then would she go back?

"I just want to ask you, isn't this hotel for foreigners? Why don't we see any foreigners coming here?"

A thin receptionist looked around and said, "Comrade Xu, I don't know that there are indeed a group of foreign friends coming to Qingcheng. However, they should eat in a western restaurant and stay in a hotel tonight. They are looking for an English translator."

Xu Jiaojiao's smile deepened and she nodded: "That's great. I'll leave first."

"OK."

After learning the confirmed information, Xu Jiaojiao walked up to Xie Zhi, took his hand and left. The employees behind her already had starry eyes.

"Xiuzhi, Comrade Xu is so beautiful and generous that I can't bear to buy candy for him."

"Yeah, but we're not bad either."

Then, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Xu Jiaojiao listened to the footsteps and looked around: "Hubby, do you know where the western restaurant is?"

Xie Zhi nodded and wanted to ask something, but he was afraid of making the girl even more upset and affecting the mood that the two of them had finally relaxed, so he left with a grim expression.

The western restaurant was very close to the hotel, and the two of them arrived there on foot in just over ten minutes.

After entering the western restaurant, the waiters inside were indeed dressed the same as those in later times. The waiter stopped the two from going forward and said, "Comrade, this place is full. We cannot entertain any guests."

Xu Jiaojiao looked at it with disappointment and walked to the side. The glass clearly reflected the scene inside, which was full of blond and blue-eyed foreigners. "Comrade, I'm here to apply for the position of translator. Can you help me find the person in charge?"

"Translation." The waiter looked puzzled and took a few steps back to look at him.

It's not that he judges people by their appearance. It's obvious that this comrade cannot endure hardship. He was brought up in a pampered family. Nowadays, any intellectual who can speak English and has culture must have suffered.

Xu Jiaojiao tugged at her clothes, but was interrupted before she could say anything.

Wen Jing saw this vixen in front of the glass window, and immediately went out triumphantly, standing tall on the steps: "Oh, who did I think you were? It turns out you are Xu Jiaojiao."

"You are applying for the job of translator. You are just a peasant woman from the countryside. I'm afraid you can't even read a few words."

Xu Jiaojiao's sharp eyes swept over, and the setting sun hit the girl's cheek directly, making her look too beautiful to be real: "Chairman Mao said that workers and peasants are one family, why do you look down on country people so much? What kind of family education do you have? Be careful or I will complain to your leader."

"you......."

Xie Zhi saw that the two were not getting along and warned them, "Wen Jing, please be more polite when you speak."

"Brother Xie Zhi, I believe that you applied for the translator position, but why did Xu Jiaojiao come?"

Xie Zhi hid the girl behind him and looked at Wen Jing indifferently: "Jiaojiao, you just need to tell me that you want to be a translator."

Xie Zhi was right. On the first day he came back, his father wanted him to help as a translator for a few days. He might earn 700 yuan for seven days, but he thought that Jiaojiao had come here with great difficulty, so he must take good care of her.

Wen Jing immediately grabbed Xu Jiaojiao's wrist and said, "Wait a minute, I'll help you call the person in charge, so you don't have to bother Brother Xie Zhi."

She had a good idea. Even if Xie Zhi's brother had taught her English, learning a foreign language without any environment was like wishful thinking. Even if she could communicate with foreigners, her accent might be terrible.

After realizing this, Wen Jing looked at Xu Jiaojiao proudly, turned around and went in. The waiter looked at the female comrades at the bottom of the stairs and nodded secretly, thinking it was such a pity.

"Jiaojiao, are you okay?" Xie Zhi asked worriedly.

The girl responded to him with smiling eyes and hooked his palm with her little finger, causing a tingling sensation.

"Uncle Hu is her. She wants to apply for the position of translator, but I advise you to choose carefully and not just anyone."

Xu Jiaojiao completely ignored the woman's ridicule. For her, the best thing to do was to slap these people in the face with her own strength.

The man called Uncle Hu was very intellectual. He walked down the steps slowly, not wanting to sound condescending. "Comrade, you want to apply for the position of translator. This is not something you can learn by watching a few romance movies. Our requirements are very strict."

Xu Jiaojiao had a better impression of Teacher Hu and said with a smile, "Teacher Hu, I learned English from my husband and the radio, but I want to give it a try."

"Xie Zhi, this is your wife." He then noticed the man next to him and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Why is he married? He has watched the child grow up. He has a bright future. Why is he still married?"

Xie Zhi stepped forward and the two shook hands in a friendly manner: "Uncle Hu, this is my wife. I wanted to visit you later, but I didn't expect to meet you now."

"Xie Zhi, it would be great if you could be the translator. We need people like you."

"Uncle Hu, if Jiaojiao is successful in the application, it's not impossible for me to come over. I want to follow in my lover's footsteps closely." Xie Zhi said.

Hu Yunsheng nodded, his eyes fixed on the girl who was waiting obediently on the side, then looked at Wen Jing who was watching the fun behind him, and was very worried that she would be laughed at.

"Jiaojiao, just follow Xie Zhi and call me Uncle Hu. Let's go to a quiet place inside. There are too many people here."

There were quite a few people gathered in groups of three or four at the entrance of the western restaurant. People of that era could not resist the joy of watching the fun, especially when these people all looked incredibly beautiful, with two women competing for one man.

Xu Jiaojiao knew his good intentions, but she just wanted to slap these people in the face with her strength and vent her anger: "No need, Uncle Hu will stay here."

Hu Yunsheng sighed: "Okay, Jiaojiao, please speak a few simple words in English."

Xu Jiaojiao said directly in a very fluent foreign language with a smile: "Welcome to Qingcheng, Qingcheng has a rich historical heritage, a large population, and many foreign companies have chosen to open stores here........."


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