CHAPTER 217: CHAPTER 217: TRANSLATION (BONUS CHAPTER)

With so many people watching, the lady felt like a monkey in the zoo, her face flushed red. She gritted her teeth at Lin Xiang: "Wasn’t it you who said the ticket costing twelve dollars and fifty cents was expensive? I kindly offered to exchange with you, but you’re not accepting, so does it really justify humiliating a person like this?"

"Weren’t you the one who humiliated us first?" Lin Xiang blinked her eyes. "If we truly thought the hard sleeper was expensive, we wouldn’t spend so much money to buy a ticket. After we worked hard to buy the ticket, you want to exchange it just with a few words? You’re the unreasonable one."

The lady realized Lin Xiang’s sharp tongue and knew she couldn’t out-talk her, plus there was no hope in exchanging the ticket, so she stormed off angrily.

Mrs. Lin was relieved as the crowd dispersed, but then she said angrily to Lin Xiang, "That person obviously has some background, won’t it be bad for us to offend her like this?"

Lin Xiang retorted to Mrs. Lin, "Would you be willing to exchange with her and sit on a hard bench for a day and a night? Oh no, you might not even have a seat, but have to stand for a day and a night."

The current train isn’t like those later on; despite the seat numbers marked on the tickets, how many people do actually behave? They couldn’t possibly find a seat if they rushed to the hard seat carriage now.

Mrs. Lin fell silent instantly.

Seven dollars and fifty cents, her girl could earn it back in two or three hours, why suffer in vain?

"You’re right, our tickets were bought with connections from a major leader, how can they be given up so easily? Sweetie, mom will sleep for a while, call me when it’s time to get off."

"Okay."

Just as Mrs. Lin lay down, the other people in the compartment slowly came in as well.

Fortunately, they had a lower bunk, making it convenient to get up for things.

The hustle and noise were everywhere in the compartment; Lin Xiang couldn’t sleep, so she sat up, looking at the scenery rushing past outside the train window.

In the midsummer season, everywhere was lush and vibrant, brimming with life’s breath.

In her previous life, Lin Xiang had toured Beijing, but she only visited the most famous places. Her understanding of Beijing only existed within the limited information she could search for on her phone.

This was the first time she was going on a long trip since entering this world, and she was heading to the capital of Hua Country, the place she would live in the future.

Lin Xiang was filled with anticipation.

The train ride seemed exceptionally long; Lin Xiang occasionally raised her wrist to check the time—it was just around ten o’clock.

"Is there anyone who understands a foreign language on the train?"

"Is there anyone who understands a foreign language on the train?"

The train attendant walked back and forth in the corridor with a loudspeaker.

Lin Xiang came to her senses and gently nudged Mrs. Lin, who was sleeping drowsily, with a luggage bag tucked in her arms.

"Mom, the train attendant is looking for someone who understands a foreign language. I’m going to check it out; please keep the bag safe."

Although the passbook was with her, the luggage bag still contained other valuable items.

Mrs. Lin clutched the luggage bag tightly and instructed Lin Xiang, "Stay safe!"

Lin Xiang directly approached the train attendant, "I’ve studied a bit of foreign language; simple conversations are not a problem. May I ask if there’s anything I can help with?"

Lin Xiang didn’t intend to join the excitement but the train attendant’s urgent search for someone who spoke a foreign language indicated that there were foreign guests aboard this train.

Currently, Hua Country is at an important stage of external relations, so in the eyes of foreign guests, the image of Hua Country is crucial. Lin Xiang simply wanted to do her part.

The train attendant looked excited, "Comrade, please follow me."

Lin Xiang followed the train attendant to the junction between carriages.

The section where Lin Xiang was located was the first hard sleeper carriage, and beyond the junction lay the soft sleeper cabins.

At the junction, there stood two foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes, babbling in foreign languages.

On this side of the junction, two male comrades, one middle-aged and one elderly, stood wearing neatly pressed Zhongshan suits, with the demeanor of senior cadres.

"Where is Xiao Xia? Isn’t it ready yet?" the elder asked in a deep voice.

The secretary behind him appeared woeful, "I have already urged him, but his diarrhea is severe, he can’t leave the restroom. He can’t possibly come over to communicate with the foreign guests and then rush back to the restroom..."

"Quickly find someone who speaks a foreign language to come over!"

The secretary responded, planning to go find someone, but saw the train attendant bringing Lin Xiang over.

"Mr. Yue Sr., this comrade says she understands a foreign language, hopefully, she can be of help!"

The man addressed as Mr. Yue Sr. turned around to look at Lin Xiang, his eyebrows tightened and his face expressionless, but the stern light in his eyes made Lin Xiang unconsciously stand up straight.

This was an aura!

It was the second time she met someone with such an aura!

The first was a major leader, Lin Yun’s uncle.

Lin Xiang stepped forward and introduced herself to Mr. Yue Sr., "Hello Mr. Yue Sr., my name is Lin Xiang, from the Li Hua Team in Mianyang Town, Jisheng City, Ji Province. I just took the college entrance exam this year. For certain reasons, I studied a foreign language for some time and secured three foreign exchange orders, totaling over ten million, for the cotton spinning factory in Mianyang Town."

"If possible, I’d like to act as the translator this time."

Three foreign exchange orders totaling over ten million? Wouldn’t each have at least over three million?

Even the secretary beside Mr. Yue Sr., who was knowledgeable and experienced, couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

For their foreign trade department, signing a foreign exchange order of over a million wasn’t an easy task either!

Mr. Yue Sr. stared at Lin Xiang for quite a while, then nodded, "Then go ahead and give it a try."

The two foreign guests were angry that they were not getting a response to what they said and started to babble furiously again.

Lin Xiang had just been talking to Mr. Yue Sr., but upon hearing the foreigners, she immediately focused and babbled back a long string.

As Lin Xiang spoke, the two foreign guests, who had kept a superior attitude earlier, seemed to lose their composure and gesticulated wildly while babbling at Lin Xiang.

Apart from Lin Xiang, everyone present didn’t understand what was being exchanged as they didn’t know the foreign language.

But from their gestures, it was evident they were arguing and insulting each other, with offensive language.

Finally, after Lin Xiang’s voluminous response, the two foreign guests calmed down, but their glaring eyes could illustrate their current wrath.

"Mr. Yue Sr., I have negotiated with them, and they assured me they won’t cause further trouble."

Mr. Yue Sr. furrowed his brows and studied Lin Xiang for a while, "What did they say earlier? Can you translate it fully?"

"I can, but..." Lin Xiang showed a difficult expression, "What they said wasn’t very pleasant."

"It’s irrelevant whether it’s pleasant or not, just translate."

Lin Xiang looked at the two foreign guests and translated word by word, "They said quite a bit, but there’s essentially only one meaning—they claim we’re uncultured Hua Country folks, calling us all country bumpkins."

Mr. Yue Sr. frowned, "Is this truth?"

"They also said our Hua Country can’t reach the heights of their country in this lifetime; we should just become an affiliate of theirs, plus they said..."