Chapter 238: Let Me Give You a Bow
Just as Director Tian was still confused, Su He rubbed her hands together. “Director, you mentioned earlier about increasing my benefits…”
Before she could finish, Director Tian suddenly clutched his stomach. “Oh dear, my stomach’s not feeling well—I need to go to the restroom!”
In the blink of an eye, he ran off without a trace.
Su He: “……”
Principal Chen shook his head with a smile. “Old Tian may be stingy, but he’s still a decent person. Little Su, what did you mean by ‘the bigger gain’?”
Su He smiled faintly. “It might not succeed. I’ll tell you after it works out—no point getting happy too early.”
Principal Chen glared at her, thinking, This girl just loves to keep people guessing!
Still, seeing her so confident, his worries eased somewhat.
That evening, Lv Zhonglin treated the three of them to dinner at a nearby restaurant.
During the meal, Su He said to him, “Uncle Lv, our factory’s Sales Director Lu places great importance on cooperation with your institute. Could you give me the contact number of the person in charge of procurement? Director Lu will follow up directly.”
Lv Zhonglin quickly agreed, thinking, Looks like Little Su is highly valued at the vegetable processing factory!
He then suggested taking them sightseeing around the capital the next day, but Su He politely declined.
“Uncle Lv, you’ve just joined the key research team—your time is extremely valuable. It shouldn’t be wasted on this.
Besides, we also have official business to handle. There will be plenty of chances in the future.”
Lv Zhonglin was a straightforward man. Seeing their firm attitude, he didn’t insist further.
To be honest, his mind was already back on his research.
After a good night’s sleep, early the next morning, Su He and the others walked toward a certain military unit.
Coincidentally, it was quite close to their guesthouse—only about a twenty-minute walk.
On the way, Director Tian and Principal Chen were still uneasy, repeatedly reminding Su He to be cautious with her words and not act recklessly.
Su He laughed. “I’m going to talk business—and apologize. At worst, the negotiation fails. It’s not like they’ll charge me with a crime.”
When they reached the heavily guarded gate, both Director Tian and Principal Chen felt their legs go weak.
Su He, however, remained calm. “You two find a cool place to wait. I’ll come out once I’m done. Don’t worry—I know what I’m doing.”
After saying that, she stepped forward, presenting her work ID from the An County Food Factory and a letter of introduction.
Strictly speaking, she should have used credentials from the Jin Qiao Vegetable Processing Factory.
However, Director Lu had already called ahead and explained that Su He held multiple roles. He also faxed supporting documents, which was why Director Jing had reluctantly agreed to meet her.
After verification, someone escorted Su He to the logistics office.
Along the way, she was completely unlike her usual talkative self—aside from simple “thank you,” she didn’t say a single extra word.
The compound was large. After more than ten minutes, she finally met Director Jing of logistics.
Director Jing seemed accustomed to frowning—three deep vertical lines marked his brow, forming a “川” shape.
“Director Jing, hello. I’m Su He, a sales representative from the Jin Qiao Vegetable Processing Factory.”
Director Jing frowned.
What is Jin Qiao thinking, sending such a young girl?
What problem could she possibly solve?
Still, he gestured for her to sit and had someone pour her a glass of water.
Su He sat on only one-third of the chair, her back straight, hands resting naturally on her knees.
Director Jing’s frown eased slightly.
Though not perfectly standard, her posture was at least disciplined.
“Do you have family members in the military?”
Su He looked slightly embarrassed. “No one in the military, but not long ago I had some contact with Elder Gu from the Foreign Trade Ministry and received a bit of his guidance.”
Director Jing was surprised. “Elder Gu from the Foreign Trade Ministry? Gu Jinting?”
Su He nodded. “Yes.”
Now Director Jing was even more puzzled. “How did you come to know him?”
Su He recounted the incident on the train, emphasizing how she had scolded John and his group.
Director Jing nodded repeatedly. “Well said! You can’t be too polite with those foreigners—you have to show them some color!”
Su He nodded. “Director Jing, to be honest, my blood rushed to my head at that moment. I wanted nothing more than to grab a submachine gun and mow them down!
If not for maintaining relations, I would have warned them—we have invincible soldiers. Anyone who dares invade our land will be punished, no matter how far!”
Director Jing slapped the table and stood up. “Exactly! We fear no one. Whoever dares provoke us will learn what it means to suffer the consequences of their own actions!”
Su He also stood up, bowed deeply, her eyes reddening.
“Director Jing, you are the backbone of our people, the foundation of our nation’s modernization. I can’t speak for everyone, but let me give you a bow!”
Director Jing waved his hand. “That’s too much. You’re quite an emotional young girl—sit down, let’s talk.”
After sitting down again and wiping her tears, Su He continued:
“I used to be like a frog at the bottom of a well—I didn’t even understand what foreign exchange meant.
But after that experience, I made up my mind to earn foreign exchange for our country, to contribute to China’s rise!
After going to Shanghai, I secured $300,000 in orders for the Shanghai Food Factory and the First Textile Factory.
Later, through business dealings, I connected with the Jin Qiao Vegetable Processing Factory. When I learned they were a major exporter, I worked hard to become part of their team.
This time, the factory was rushing to fulfill an export order, which led to negligence with your unit’s order.
This mistake is entirely our responsibility.
Your unit operates with strict discipline—there can’t be even the slightest error.
At a small scale, this disrupted your meal arrangements; at a larger scale, it could have affected daily training. We feel deeply ashamed.
Please let us know any requirements you have—we will do our utmost to meet them. And we guarantee this will never happen again.”
Director Jing had only wanted an explanation of attitude in the first place. Now, hearing that the issue arose from rushing an export order, he no longer wished to pursue it further.
After all, earning foreign exchange was a major priority—China still needed it badly.
More importantly, he had a very good impression of Su He.
Young as she was, her ideological awareness was high, and her capability strong—a rare talent.
So after listening, he said:
“Alright. Since the goods have already been resent, we won’t pursue this further.
But let this be the last time. If it happens again, we will hold you fully accountable!”
