It was already half past six, and the people in charge of translation were called to the hall. There were ten people in total, two girls and eight boys.
Xu Jiaojiao looked at the girl standing next to her. She had her hair combed high, wore a pair of glasses, and had a confident smile on her face. She was exactly what she imagined a top student to be.
She actually admired this girl very much. It was quite difficult in this era, and many people had their own cheating experiences in the future.
"Wu Yufeng."
"Here." The girl answered clearly. It was just one word, but it revealed how clear her speech was.
"Xu Jiaojiao."
"arrive."
Director Hu called the roll one by one, and then assigned Xu Jiaojiao and Wu Yufeng to sit in the first row, with about three seats between them. The rest of the people were scattered around the venue.
Xie Zhi and Shen Guanqi were called away. They were accompanying the foreign leaders and were responsible for one-on-one personal translation. Xu Jiaojiao gave an encouraging smile to the man who looked at her before leaving.
"Is that your girlfriend?" Wu Yufeng asked suddenly.
The girl looked over in surprise and nodded.
"I heard that you can type, how come you are so good at it? I guess I need to increase my daily study tasks." She said to herself.
Xu Jiaojiao turned her head and looked at the serious-looking girl next to her. Was she indirectly promoting involution? Oh my God, she had personally experienced the disadvantages of involution. This was not good.
Careful wording: "Actually, I think it's better to combine work and rest."
His indifferent eyes glanced at him coldly: "Why, you don't allow others to work hard? You haven't been abroad, but you speak so beautifully. You must have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes."
Xu Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat. This was not what she meant. After changing her mind, she decided to forget it. In this era, there is a society where hard work will be rewarded. If she doesn't work hard now, will she wait for the post-2000s generation to work hard?
Never go further in the wrong direction.
I could only say awkwardly: "Learn from Comrade Wu."
Afterwards, the brief conversation between the two ended, and they each sat in their seats. As foreigners were welcomed in one after another, they stood up and greeted them one by one with a smile according to the ID numbers on the chairs.
Xu Jiaojiao tried her best to ensure that every smile was in the most perfect arc. These foreigners were like walking money bags, so they had to be treated with caution. However, she almost broke her face by laughing so hard.
Jeff smiled and sat next to the girl. He felt lucky to be sitting next to such a beautiful girl. He took her hand like a gentleman and gave the back of her hand a passionate kiss.
Xu Jiaojiao knew the etiquette of foreigners and wanted to say something, but was afraid that others would think that her enthusiastic response would not get any results, so she could only smile awkwardly and then sit down.
Jeff's face turned red. He looked like an elite in a suit and he looked like a playboy, but secretly he was a pure novice in relationships.
The blue eyes narrowed in pleasure, and he spoke English in a low and sexy voice that made people's bones melt: "Beautiful girl, what's your name?"
Xu Jiaojiao answered confidently: "My name is Xu Jiaojiao, hello Mr. Jeff."
Jeff politely distanced himself from the two of them and leaned back with a surprised look on his face. "What an interesting name. Your family must love you very much."
Before Xu Jiaojiao could reply, the investment promotion conference began. Along with the tour guide's explanation, she translated slowly in a low but clear voice. It sounded so healing that people couldn't help but be immersed in her translation.
Soon it was time for the intermission. Xu Jiaojiao looked around the entire venue and finally locked onto Xie Zhi's figure. She saw the man sitting next to a gray-haired foreigner with a serious look on his face.
The slightly tilted cheek makes the skull lines look particularly superior. From the forehead to the chin, every inch looks like it was carefully carved by Nuwa. To be honest, Xie Zhi is definitely the most handsome and the most charming man Xu Jiaojiao has ever seen in all these years.
Jeff looked in the direction of the girl and lowered his eyes in disappointment. It turned out that the girl he had finally admired already had someone he liked: "You like him."
Xu Jiaojiao replied with a smile: "He is my boyfriend."
Jeff nodded in understanding, his expression slightly dazed, but the moment the second half of the meeting began, his working state instantly improved, and he even took the initiative to keep a distance from the girl. Finally, with the presentation of the last document, Xu Jiaojiao knew it was over.
The translation lasted for a total of three hours, which was really exhausting, but she still maintained good facial etiquette and never showed any timidity in front of foreigners.
Before seeing Jeff off, the tall man couldn't help but walked up to the girl and hugged her, very gently, so that no one would notice any offense.
The voice in my ear was deep and sexy: "Beautiful girl, may God bless you."
"May God bless you, Mr. Jeff." Xu Jiaojiao thanked him in a friendly manner.
After seeing off this group of people, when he turned around to look for Xie, he saw this man standing behind him with a smile on his face.
Xu Jiaojiao pounced on him heavily, like a reckless little beast, and what responded to her was Xie Zhi's tight hug and the strength that almost penetrated into his bones.
Her voice was low: "He kissed you."
"How do you know?"
"Jiaojiao, I can't take my eyes off you."
Xu Jiaojiao rubbed Xie Zhi's back up and down and coaxed him, "That's polite, and I told him you're my boyfriend."
The moment Shen Guanqi wanted to step forward, Hu Yunsheng pulled him back heavily and angrily said, "Go back and reflect on your mistakes. You caused a scene at the meeting. Do you really think no one knows about your behavior?"
The young man turned around blankly, his eyes welling with tears and his eyelashes trembling. It was obviously his fault first, but now his behavior was as if someone else had done something wrong to him.
The tone was as calm as falling into the deep sea: "Dad, I really like Sister Jiaojiao, can you ask Brother Xie Zhi to give her to me?"
After all, Hu Yunsheng couldn't say anything harsh to his spoiled son, especially when the boy looked aggrieved and pleading. Shen Guanqi had been less fortunate than other children since he was young. When others could run and jump, he could only lie in a big sickbed in the hospital.
That was it. He never forgot to comfort his parents. He had never taken the initiative to ask for anything, but this was the first time.
Hu Yunsheng's eyes were fixed on the backs of Xie Zhi and Xu Jiaojiao playing and joking: "Watching chess, feelings can't be forced."
Xu Jiaojiao and Xie Zhiwan declined Uncle Hu's kindness and followed the bus route back to the hotel. The first thing they did was to spend money to buy three mangoes downstairs. They spent nine yuan, which was simply a sky-high price.
Xu Jiaojiao happily held the tempting big mango in her hands and said, "Thank you, husband."
"Jiaojiao, there's no need for us to talk about this." He said gently.
Soon the two arrived at the lobby of the guesthouse. A couple was sitting upright on the leisure sofa in the lobby. They were Xie Zhi's parents. The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
He took Jiaojiao's hand and walked forward, looking at his parents who had been staring at him: "Dad, Mom."
"Uncle, aunt."
Father Xie put out the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray beside him, and said with a slightly opened lip: "Xiaozhi, your mother has sent Wen Jing back home, and she won't bring her back again in the future. Go home and live with Jiaojiao."
After a long pause, he added, "My mother and I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you a little."
Mingzhen stood up and grabbed Xu Jiaojiao's hand with tears in her eyes. Her voice was a little choked up: "Jiaojiao, Auntie didn't mean it. I'm really sorry for throwing those things away, but Auntie didn't mean it. You and Xiaozhi should move back."
"It's only a few days, and Auntie really misses you guys."
As she spoke, Mingzhen could no longer suppress her inner sadness, and she lay down on the side and cried quietly.
Her crying was silent, and only her red and swollen eyes and trembling back could be seen. Even Xie's father beside her had red eyes. Xu Jiaojiao felt very uncomfortable watching this and her nose felt sore.
Xie Zhi saw his mother in such a state of disarray. The last time he saw her was when he went to the countryside. His mother looked so sad. At that time, he felt that there could be no sadder thing in the world than this.