Chapter 304: Uncle Luo
The day to head to the provincial capital for training arrived very quickly. Su He and her group took a passenger bus and arrived at the provincial capital’s Friendship Hotel.
In the lobby, staff from the foreign trade department were registering the training personnel and issuing training passes. Only with a training pass could one handle the check-in process.
When Su He and her group arrived, another unit was currently registering ahead of them.
Director Tian glanced at the work uniforms they were wearing and whispered to Su He, “Those are people from the provincial seafood company. I heard they’ve been exporting and earning foreign exchange since the fifties or sixties. They’re old-timers and usually act incredibly arrogant!”
Su He had reviewed a lot of data on the Canton Fair recently. China’s initial export products were primarily agricultural products and handicrafts, and marine products were among them.
The Beiliao Provincial Seafood Company mainly produced items like frozen fish, jellyfish products, and shrimp products. Although their share of export earnings within Beiliao Province wasn’t exceptionally high, they still commanded a voice because of their long tenure.
Just as Su He was thinking this, she heard the man from the seafood company ask the staff from the foreign trade department, “Little Li, an entry for An County was added to the delegation this time. Have their people arrived yet?”
Little Li hadn’t met Su He or the others either, so he replied, “Not yet.”
The man from the seafood company curled his lip and said, “What presentable products could a place like An County possibly have?!
“I did hear they managed to secure a foreign trade order for hair ornaments. Not to make my words sound unpleasant, but that kind of thing is just a one-time deal. They definitely just stumbled upon a sucker!
“They were even given six accompanying personnel slots. In my view, they’re just occupying the latrine without taking a shit!”
The two people from the foreign trade department didn’t comment, merely offering a slight smile.
Although they felt these words weren’t wrong, there were certain things that others could say, but they could not.
The expressions of Director Tian and the others instantly turned rather unsightly, particularly Director Feng’s.
You’re the one-time deal! Your whole family is a one-time deal!
Just as Director Feng was burning with stifled fury, Su He walked over.
“Comrade, do you harbor some dissatisfaction toward the Ministry of Foreign Trade?”
The man from the seafood company froze, then snapped in anger, “What nonsense are you spouting?! When have I ever been dissatisfied with the Ministry of Foreign Trade?”
Su He raised her eyebrows. “You just said An County is wasting six accompanying personnel slots. But this was specified in the official document distributed by the Ministry of Foreign Trade. If you aren’t questioning the Ministry of Foreign Trade, then what are you doing?
“It just so happens that the comrades from the foreign trade department are here too. They can help convey your opinions to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. I believe the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade will bound to take your opinions very seriously and invite you over for a proper talk!”
The man grew both anxious and terrified. “I merely felt that An County lacks the capability to export and earn foreign exchange. I wasn’t questioning the Ministry of Foreign Trade…”
Su He cut him off directly: “You felt? How are you so good at feeling?
“Are the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade not as wise and far-sighted as you?!
“You think casually tossing out a couple of remarks is nothing. But do you know that because of your subjective conjecture, you have deeply wounded the enthusiasm of our An County to export and earn foreign exchange!
“From our County Chief Lu down to the old grandmothers in the villages, everyone in An County is forgetting food and sleep to prepare for exporting and earning foreign exchange, only to receive a remark from you about occupying the latrine without taking a shit?
“What are your intentions?!
“Are you trying to sow discord within our Beiliao Province delegation, or are you trying to sabotage our country’s export foreign exchange earnings…”
The man was instantaneously startled into a forehead full of sweat. The labels Su He was pinning on him were truly getting heavier and heavier; a single random one would be more than enough to leave him unable to bear the consequences!
Never mind him—even his colleague’s face turned white!
Even the two staff members from the foreign trade department stood up, looking somewhat at a loss.
Director Feng felt immensely comfortable in his heart!
Excellently spoken!
Argue him to death!
Credit where credit is due, Little Su’s mouth is truly effective!
Director Tian and the other three also felt immensely comfortable. Someone like this needed Little Su to straighten him out!
Right then, a man walked in from outside, furrowing his brows as he asked, “What’s going on?”
Su He had her back to the entrance. Hearing the voice, she turned her head to look, and her eyes instantly lit up!
“Uncle Luo!”
Luo Dongchuan froze for a moment, and then recognized Su He.
Before the original Su He was sent back to the countryside, because of her excellent relationship with Luo Xiaoling, she frequently visited the Luo residence, so Luo Dongchuan was very familiar with her.
But beholding Su He at this moment, he actually didn’t dare to make the identification right away.
Although her facial features were still the same, her entire demeanor had undergone a massive transformation.
The young girl wore a thoroughly brilliant smile, her entire being radiating the light of confidence from the inside out.
Standing amidst a crowd, she would bound to be the most conspicuous one.
He had also heard about some of Su He’s recent monumental achievements. But he had consistently been unable to connect them with the Su He he knew previously.
At this present moment, she finally overlapped with the person before his eyes.
He recalled the words Shen Jiawang had spoken, so he merely gave a lukewarm nod, and then asked the two staff members from the foreign trade department, “What is going on? What kind of proper decorum is it to make such a noisy racket?!”
The two staff members looked at each other, both wanting the other to speak, because this matter was truly difficult to phrase.
Luo Dongchuan said displeasedly, “Little Li, you tell me!”
Little Li had no choice but to recount the sequence of events from beginning to end.
He didn’t add any embellishments either, relating it exactly as it had happened.
Luo Dongchuan thought to himself: Why on earth did the seafood company dispatch an idiot over?!
Even if you want to spout gossip, you handle it behind closed doors!
Now look at you, caught dead to rights by someone!
However, keeping Shen Jiawang’s words in mind, he criticized the man from the seafood company a few times without any real sting, and then turned his gaze to Su He:
“Little Su, even if this comrade’s words weren’t pleasant to hear, you shouldn’t constantly deploy heavy labels to suppress people.
“Besides, the comrades from our foreign trade department are right here. You can report the situation to them; there’s no need to argue in broad daylight before the public. The impact is very negative!”
Luo Dongchuan’s objective was very simple—to give Su He a warning blow and indicate his stance to the delegation that An County had already been marginalized by the foreign trade department.
He assumed Su He would turn flushed and stand at a complete loss upon hearing these words.
Then, he watched Su He blink her large eyes: “Uncle Luo, I accept your criticism. Whatever you say goes.
“I understand your difficult predicament. After all, we share a relation, and you’re terrified that others will gossip, so you have to be extra strict with me.
“Originally, I intended to head to the provincial seafood company to demand an explanation. Since you don’t want to escalate the matter, let’s just have him offer us an apology!”
Luo Dongchuan: “…”
Who shares a relation with you?!
Before he could clarify, the man from the seafood company hurriedly offered his apology.
Jokes aside, this young girl alone was already highly difficult to entangle, and now Section Chief Luo had joined the mix. If he didn’t apologize, was he waiting to return to his unit to receive a disciplinary punishment?!
As for the words Luo Dongchuan had spoken previously, they were bound to be irony meant to tap him on the shoulder!
After offering his apology, the man even said to Luo Dongchuan, “Section Chief Luo, this matter is entirely my fault. This female comrade’s criticism is absolutely correct. Since An County secured the qualification to exhibit at the Canton Fair, they must possess extraordinary aspects. It was I who was narrow-minded.”
Luo Dongchuan: “…”
