Chapter 338: Unavoidably Impressed
Whether it was Luo Dongchuan or Officer Yu, both were left staring like wooden chickens.
The master craftsmen from the venue’s maintenance department were enthusiastic?
What kind of joke was that?!
In this day and age, the concept of “service with a smile” didn’t exist yet. The Canton Fair was slightly better than other places simply because it had to receive foreign guests.
But the maintenance personnel didn’t deal with foreign guests directly, so that slight improvement was highly limited.
Yet Su He was actually claiming they had taken the initiative to help set up the exhibition booth?
Was the sky raining red?
Even if they loved helping others, why on earth did they pick their booth of all places?
And that Tong Zhen—who usually looked like a sauerkraut jar come to life—had actually brought men over specifically to help? Had he taken the wrong medicine?!
After a long silence, Luo Dongchuan stared suspiciously at Su He, certain that this girl must have pulled some strings!
However, with so many eyes and ears around, it wasn’t appropriate to pry deeply. He said, “We also happen to want to return to the guesthouse. Let’s head back together!”
Along the way, they encountered two maintenance workers who were changing lampshades. Upon seeing Su He, both smiled brilliantly. “Little Su, heading back already?”
Su He replied crisply, even reminding them to stay safe.
A short while later, they crossed paths with another maintenance worker carrying a toolbox, who also took the initiative to greet Su He.
As they passed the food zone service counter, one of the receptionists said with a smile, “Little Su, heading back?”
Su He agreed with a beaming smile, even stepping over to meddle and chat for a couple of sentences before continuing on her way out.
Luo Dongchuan and Officer Yu: “…”
You’re supposed to be an exhibitor, right? You aren’t a staff member here, are you?
How did you manage to blend in like a long-time acquaintance of everyone inside!
Besides, haven’t you only been in here for a single day? Anyone would think you’d been stationed here for a year!
Once they exited the venue, Luo Dongchuan ultimately couldn’t hold back and asked Su He, “Little He, what exactly is going on here?”
Su He didn’t hide anything either, recounting the sequence of events.
Luo Dongchuan: “…”
That actually works?
If I knew it was that simple, I would have gone to manufacture an encounter too!
However, he quickly abandoned this dangerous thought. When Su He manufactured an encounter, she gained an uncle; if he tried it, he would probably just get beaten up!
Sigh, he had no choice but to be thoroughly impressed!
This girl was not only thick-skinned but also possessed an uncanny insight into human nature. Wherever there were people, she could always mix in effortlessly and thrive.
After exchanging a few more words, Su He said, “Uncle Luo, I’d like to ask a favor of you.”
Luo Dongchuan practically wanted to place Su He on an altar and worship her at this point. He replied without a moment’s hesitation, “Speak up, what is it?”
“Uncle Luo, the Steel Mill and the Enamel Factory are both willing to let us share their booths. But we face a severe problem right now: we’re short on hands.”
“Do you think you can find a way to secure three additional entry passes for us? I’d like to bring in the three people from our team who arrived early.”
Luo Dongchuan shook his head. “Little He, it’s not that I won’t help you, but I’m truly powerless in this matter!”
“Never mind me, even Director Xiao can’t do a thing about it!”
“Because the quotas are strictly set by the Ministry of Foreign Trade. They are cast in iron, and no one can alter them.”
Officer Yu chimed in as well, “Exactly. I heard that two sessions ago, during the autumn Canton Fair, a certain leader tried to force someone inside through the back door, and he ended up costing himself his own position. Therefore, this matter simply cannot be done.”
Amidst her surprise, Su He looked somewhat embarrassed. “So that’s how it is! Uncle Luo, then it was reckless of me. I thought there might be some room for flexibility!”
Luo Dongchuan said with a smile, “It’s your first time participating in the Canton Fair, so it’s only normal that you didn’t know about this.”
He thought to himself: No matter how shrewd this girl Su He is, her age and experience are right there. It’s inevitable that she’ll show a bit of vulnerability at times.
Su He wore a crestfallen expression. “I initially thought I could get them inside. Now it seems impossible, and our hands will definitely be tied when the time comes.”
Luo Dongchuan said casually, “Little He, you don’t need to worry about that. If it really comes down to it, Little Yu and I can also lend you a hand.”
Officer Yu echoed, “Yes, we don’t have a fixed booth to watch over. Since we’ll be idle anyway, we can help you out when the time comes.”
Heaven and earth be his witness, they were merely offering a few polite courtesies, because any normal person wouldn’t take them seriously.
As a result, Su He rubbed her hands together. “Since you both put it that way, I won’t stand on ceremony.”
“Once we reach the guesthouse, I’ll give you a brief training session to prevent any frantic fumbling when introducing the products to foreign merchants later on.”
“Section Chief Luo, I heard you graduated with an engineering degree, so you’ll be responsible for explaining the Machinery Factory’s products! Officer Yu, you’re highly articulate, making you perfectly suited to pitch the hair accessories…”
Luo Dongchuan and Officer Yu: “…”
This wasn’t a sudden whim of yours; it was a long-premeditated plot, wasn’t it?
Unbelievable—all that talk about asking for extra passes was just a feint, purely designed to make us jump into the pit ourselves!
Director Tian nearly burst out laughing. Only these two blockheads would believe that a girl like Su He would ask such a foolish question. She was as sharp as a monkey. If extra spots could truly be added, she would have long since set out to do it; would she have waited until now?!
How wonderful, they had just gained two robust, capable laborers!
Luo Dongchuan and Officer Yu could only pinch their noses and accept their fate.
“Little He, let’s lay down the harsh terms upfront: helping you out is fine, but the prerequisite is that we must complete our own primary duties before we can head over.”
“Furthermore, if any oversights occur during this process, you can’t harbor complaints against us.”
Su He replied with a beaming smile, “Deal, everything will be done according to your wishes!”
Half an hour later, the group arrived back at the guesthouse.
The moment she stepped into her room, the system popped up to curry favor, offering iced cream and iced milk tea alongside a continuous stream of extravagant flattery!
[Host, I feel that any words of praise sound completely pale and powerless when applied to you, because you are simply too excellent!]
[Host, tell me, if that Lu Qifeng found out that you helped Anxin County secure over a hundred thousand US dollars in orders right on the train, wouldn’t he go wild with joy?]
[Furthermore, that delegation leader surnamed Xiao—when he finds out you helped the Northern Liao Province delegation bring in over a million US dollars in orders, won’t he be completely paralyzed with delight?]
…
At this exact moment, the second batch of personnel from the Northern Liao Province delegation had already been on the train for nearly two days and one night.
Just as Su He and her group had stepped off the train, this batch had happened to board.
Consequently, they remained entirely oblivious to everything that had transpired on the train journey involving Luo Dongchuan and the others.
This second batch consisted almost entirely of top leaders from various cities and the number-one chiefs of major factories.
Lu Qifeng was among them.
Quite a few people were teasing him: “Old Lu, this is your very first time attending the Canton Fair, right? Then again, your Anxin County never had any export or foreign exchange projects in the past.”
“Your Textile Factory managed to sign a thirty-thousand-dollar order previously, which can be considered a breakthrough from zero! This time, even if you don’t harvest anything at the Canton Fair, it can still count as broadening your horizons.”
“Yes, Old Lu, you need to lower your expectations a bit. Otherwise, if you fail to secure a single order, the psychological gap will be quite uncomfortable to bear.”
…
These individuals didn’t harbor any malicious intent; they simply felt from the bottom of their hearts that the so-called Anxin County joint delegation was merely a sidekick playing along.
Hair accessories? Instant noodles? A simple seed drill?
Not a single one of those looked like something that could actually secure an order!
