Chapter 233 Take a walk to help digestion
An interpreter and a secretary accompanying Secretary Li got off the car, waited on the side, and watched Shen Meng and Jiang Huan say goodbye to each other. The two sisters chatted with each other as if they had endless things to say.
"Secretary, look at Comrade Shen. How can she be so affectionate with an older sister she just met?"
"When Comrade Hu Biao mentioned this before, I really wanted to suggest that you don't bring her. After all, although she knows about the hair flower yesterday, she is a country woman after all. When she meets foreign guests, I'm afraid she won't even dare to show her face."
Secretary Guan disliked Shen Meng very much. He felt that a country woman with no education or culture was already very grateful to Secretary Li's family for having a decent job. Now she wanted to get involved in everything. She was really arrogant.
Secretary Li did not say anything. What the people around him said went in one ear and out the other. He felt that Shen Meng was a man with great ambitions and would not do anything useless. Moreover, according to his observation, this man named Jiang Huan, although not dressed to look rich, was well-dressed and had good manners. It was obvious that he was a man who had seen the world.
After a while, Shen Meng and Jiang Huan separated and walked to Secretary Li. Secretary Guan looked at her with a sour face.
"Comrade Shen, you finally finished talking to the elder sister you just met. Our Secretary Li has been waiting for you for a long time, and now he hasn't even found a car!"
"No need to look for it. Let's wait at the station for a while. I estimate that a car will come to pick us up in about five minutes."
When Secretary Guan heard her words, he snorted coldly. The station was crowded with people coming and going, and everyone was carrying bags. It was not easy to find a car. If Secretary Li had not been unwilling to let people from the provincial capital come to pick them up, they would have already been in the car.
Not only did he wait for Shen Meng for so long, but he also boasted that a car would be coming to pick her up soon. If this was true, he would write his last name backwards.
Secretary Li pretended not to notice Secretary Guan's ugly expression and just smiled at Guan He. Shen Meng immediately understood that some things don't need to be said too clearly, just wait to be slapped in the face.
A group of people carried their bags to the waiting place. After a while, two electric tricycles stopped on the side of the road, and a burly and clean man shouted to the crowd.
"Who is Comrade Shen Mengshen? Get in the car."
"Hey, comrade, hello, I'm Shen Meng, here's my ID, Secretary Zheng, Translator Tang, let's get in the car!"
Secretary Li glanced at Secretary Zheng and Translator Tang, then followed Shen Meng. Translator Tang was now very glad that he had spoken politely just now, otherwise he would be the one who would be embarrassed.
Secretary Guan followed closely behind a few people, his face a little pale. He felt as if he had been slapped in the face and it hurt so much.
After arriving at the reception, Secretary Guan got out of the car and saw Shen Meng talking to the burly man with a smile, calling him "big brother" and even giving the man a handful of candy and stuffing it into his pocket.
He was very curious in his heart. How could a country woman like her be so comfortable in an unfamiliar place? She started chatting with this person as soon as she met him. She had so much to say. It was amazing.
After registering, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Shen Meng didn't want to go out at night, so she told Secretary Li directly that he didn't need to call her for dinner or shout at her. She brought some dry food with her. She felt dizzy from the car ride and had to go to rest quickly.
This guesthouse belongs to the government. It has a canteen at the back. You can order food by yourself. It doesn't cost anything. Just take the bill back and get reimbursed.
After giving instructions, Secretary Li went out with Secretary Guan and Translator Tang. Their primary mission this time was to get orders for hair flowers, so they had to go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to see how the hair flowers in Ning County were selling, and they also had to stay at the Friendship Store. It would be best if they could meet a few foreign guests and promote Ning County's local specialties. Earning foreign exchange was something they didn't dare to think about before, so they had to seize the opportunity now. Even if they couldn't reach an agreement, they had to have a good chat with the foreigners and accumulate some experience. If it didn't work out now, it might not work out in the future.
The three people rushed out in a hurry. Shen Meng lowered her eyes for a moment, smiled at the receptionist, and turned to go to the room.
After returning to the room, she went straight into her space. The hardware and software of guesthouses these days were not very good, so she might as well go directly to her own space and lie down on her own bed to sleep.
After waking up, I made myself a table full of hotpot and ate it deliciously. I was so satisfied that I lay on the recliner and started browsing on my phone.
European and American headbands are very different from those in China. They advocate luxury and it is best to have some embellishments on them. Shen Meng saw that some of them were very tacky, but they were the best-selling in the small commodity market. Some of them were indeed very exquisite, and of course the unit price was also expensive.
Some of them are elaborate head flowers, while others are complicated head ornaments.
Shen Meng was not sure whether some hair ornaments could be made these days, but there was no machinery factory in Ning County. If she wanted to find some materials, she could only look for them in the provincial capital. However, people in machinery factories were always arrogant and might not be willing to take small orders.
She was a little troubled for a moment.
After eating and drinking, it’s a good time to go out for a walk to help digest the food.
The nightlife in the provincial capital has just begun. Some workers who are off work will make an appointment to go to the cinema to watch movies. There are open shops on both sides of the cinema where you can buy some food and drinks.
Shen Meng wandered around for a while, and people looked at her from time to time on the road, but she didn't mind. When she went out at night, she had her hair permed into big waves and wore a white ribbon headband with crystals on her head. It was very big, but really beautiful.
Hong Kong's martial arts films are also very popular in mainland China. Many of the things worn on the heads of the male and female actors are eye-catching, but this is the first time I have actually seen someone wearing them on their head.
"Hey girl, wait a minute."
Shen Meng turned around and saw two foreigners greeting her enthusiastically. She shyly replied in English. Although her accent was still a bit strong, it was just the right amount of cute.
The two foreigners immediately smiled.
Jesse walked to Shen Meng and raised his hand proudly.
"Girl, the headdress on your head is so beautiful. If you sell it to me, I am willing to pay a high price for it."
"I'm sorry, this may not work. I'm using this headdress to find a partner. There is a group of clever women in my hometown, and these are all handmade by them. Thank you for appreciating and liking our products. If you want to buy one, you can buy it from my partner when I find a partner. Maybe when you return to your hometown, you can also buy the headdress you like there."
The two foreigners were obviously very surprised at the direct rejection of their offer to buy the headdress at a high price. Since they set foot on this land, they have always been treated as guests of honor and everyone who saw them was polite. This was the first time they were rejected.
Jesse was a little unhappy, but Mark felt that the girl in front of him was very smart, because he saw ambition in her smiling eyes.