Before seven o'clock, the mother and son went downstairs together, going to work and going to school.
Both of them were holding heavy bags in their hands. The mint bag contained the information that he had written a hundred times last night, while An An's schoolbag contained the drawings that he had finally completed after many days.
Last night, under Zhuo Xi's guidance and advice, he finally chose the last one among his three covers. After binding, the entire manuscript was completed.
Mint looked at her son holding his schoolbag like a treasure, and couldn't help but want to laugh, "An'an, are you going to send the drawing out today?"
"Yes!" An An nodded cautiously, "I prepared everything last night. I will go to the post office next to the school in a moment. It will take up to two days to arrive at the organizing committee."
Mint thought about it, and she could actually help her son take the drawings directly to the exhibition center, but she was in the language center, and the department where An An submitted the drawings was another, two completely different departments.
Forget it, let’s just follow the formal procedures.
"Then Mom gives you the money and you send it by express. It's faster than regular mail, and you have to remember the insurance!" She didn't want her son's hard work to be ruined in the hands of the post office.
"Mom, I still have pocket money, which is enough!" An An said sensibly.
Mint smiled slightly and took out 50 yuan from his wallet.
An An took the Line 4 bus to school, and Mint took the Line 6 bus to work. Mother and son said goodbye at the platform.
"An'an, be careful on the road!" Mint warned his son.
An An nodded, "Mom, so are you. Goodbye, mom!"
"Goodbye!" Mint watched her son get into the car, and then looked away with relief.
After a while, the Line 6 bus she was going to take also arrived. She rushed on it, but others squeezed in harder than she did. In the blink of an eye, all the few seats on the bus were occupied.
Helpless, she had no choice but to stand.
In fact, there is not always a seat on weekdays, but today her bag was very heavy, and she felt a little tired after standing for a while.
But what else can be done? I can only endure it.
The bus swayed for an hour and a half before arriving at the Convention and Exhibition Center Station. After Mint got off the bus, he walked for a while and finally arrived at his work unit.
A few strands of sweat broke out on his forehead.
I raised my hand and looked at my watch. Fortunately, I was not late.
She adjusted her breathing slightly and walked into the French team's office area with her heavy bag in her arms.
Staff members arrived one after another in the office, and almost everyone who saw her felt as if they had seen a ghost. She pretended to ignore the strange looks in their eyes, took out all the information in the bag, picked out one of them, and walked towards the corridor.
bulletin board.
After posting it, he walked back to his seat expressionlessly, picked up the remaining materials on the table, and headed to the 28th floor.
***
It was less than nine o'clock at the moment, but Guan Shouheng was already waiting in the office. The assistant's eyes showed suspicion, but he quickly reacted and went to make coffee. When he came out of the tea room, he bumped into Mint.
"Miss Bo, you're here, morning!"
"Good morning, Assistant Liu."
The assistant quickly invited her in, "Ms. Bo, please go to the office first, and I'll get you a cup of coffee."
Mint declined and shook his head, "I only went in for a while and then came out. Assistant Liu, you don't have to be polite."
The assistant smiled lightly, turned around and entered the tea room again.
Mint directly knocked on the office door, and heard a deep male voice from inside, "Come in!"
She bit her lower lip slightly, then let go and pushed the door open.
In the huge office, Guan Shouheng was sitting there with the backlight. Due to the sunlight, his expression could not be seen clearly, but his pair of black eyes could clearly see the person coming.
She looked no different from usual, still wearing simple business attire, but her face was a bit paler and her eyes were slightly swollen, probably because she kept her head down and copied last night.
"Mr. Guan, this is handwritten information 99 times. Please check it. I have posted another copy on the bulletin board. It is a hundred times in total. One copy is not a lot." Mint put a thick stack of A4 paper on the bulletin board.
come to him.
A hundred times?
Guan Shouheng raised his eyebrows subconsciously, but her face was expressionless, except that her shoulders were straight.
He visually checked the thickness of the information on the table again, and frowned even more tightly.
"Who asked you to write it a hundred times?" His face was obviously unhappy.
Mint narrowed his eyes slightly, with an expression like "Have you lost your memory?" and did not bother to answer.
Guan Shouheng was secretly angry and pointed out sharply, "I said I was punished to write it a hundred times in total. Who asked you to write it yourself? Fang Yuan and Qiao Nawei also had to write it 30 times combined. You only need to write it 70 times!"
Mint's eyes widened suddenly, but they were full of anger. Didn't he say it earlier?
Guan Shouheng was also annoyed. Fortunately for him, he tried to find a way to help her lighten the burden. It was better for her that she had to write it 30 times more for no reason!
"It doesn't matter, I've already written it, it doesn't matter if I write it a few more times!" Mint said through gritted teeth.
Thanks to him, she now knows the policy of three exemptions and five deductions by heart, and she will never forget it in her life!
Seeing her angry expression, Guan Shouheng clenched his fist slightly, but hesitated to speak.
After a moment of silence, he said in a formulaic tone, "I punish you just as a means, the purpose is to make you remember the lesson, and you won't do it again!"
"Thank you Mr. Guan for your teaching, I will remember it!"
"Dong dong——" A knock on the door sounded.
"Come in!" Guan Shouheng said in a deep voice.
Immediately, the thick door panel of the office was slowly pushed open, and Fang Yuan and Qiao Nawei entered one after another, both holding documents in their arms.
"I'm going out to work first." Mint lowered his eyes and said, turning to leave.
The assistant also pushed in the door at this time. Seeing that she was about to leave, he quickly asked, "Miss Bo, are you leaving so soon? You haven't drunk your coffee yet..."
"Leave it for Miss Fang and Miss Qiao to drink!" Mint said with a stiff smile and walked out the door.
Guan Shouheng secretly gritted his teeth and his face became darker.
***
At ten o'clock in the morning, Guan Shouheng received a notice from the organizing committee and would meet with Zhuo Xi.
"Ocean Blue" by Zhuo Xi was selected as the main background image of the exhibition hall of this expo. The organizing committee decided to use high-tech means such as LED to fully display the Chinese style of "Ocean Blue". However, the background image of the exhibition hall must not be just "Ocean Blue"
A painting also needs to be matched with other small paintings, and the backgrounds of those small paintings have to be selected from delegations from other cities, so Sino-foreign exchanges are particularly important.
Needless to say, Zhuo Xi's painting skills are superb, but he must explain many details of "Ocean Blue" to foreigners in detail, and he must also communicate with other Chinese and foreign painters to achieve the overall effect.
I need help with language.
His English is okay, and he can speak some French, but he is not good at German, Russian, Spanish, etc., so the organizing committee arranged for him to come directly to the language center to see Guan Shouheng. Specific translation issues will be negotiated directly between the two.
After Guan Shouheng put down the phone, he suddenly became alert. Needless to say, he knew who the person Zhuo Xi wanted to name was.
The assistant didn't know the details, but he also noticed the difference in his boss's mood, so he cautiously reported, "Guan Yi, your meeting with Mr. Zhuo is about 10:30. Do you think you will meet in the office or in the reception room?"
"
"It's fine right here."
"Yes, then I'll get ready."
Guan Shouheng nodded in acquiescence, his expression still stern.
Half an hour later, Zhuoxi arrived on time.
Guan Shouheng stood up to greet him politely, but there was no friendliness in his eyes.
"Welcome Mr. Zhuo!"
"Mr. Guan, you're welcome!"
The two big hands held each other tightly, and the smell of gunpowder suddenly spread throughout the office.
The assistant felt very strange and quickly brought tea to the guests.
"Liu Sen, there's nothing going on here. You can go out first!" Guan Shouheng sent his assistant out.
Zhuo Xi also didn't want others to be present. He sat down across from the desk and put the information he brought on the table. "Director Zhao said that if I have any questions, I can just go to Mr. Guan directly."
"No problem, this is my responsibility." Guan Shouheng picked up the information and browsed it quickly.
Zhuo Xi smiled slightly, "This year is the year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, so the organizing committee tends to select more works by French painters. Director Zhao and I discussed it and started with France, so I first need a French translator.
"
"Okay, I will arrange it." Guan Shouheng said solemnly.
Zhuo Xi raised his eyebrows playfully. What he meant was that he was pretending to be stupid on purpose and wanted to appoint someone else?
"Mr. Guan, can I choose my own personnel?" he asked knowingly.
Guan Shouheng also raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in an embarrassed tone, "I'm afraid this won't work. Everyone here in the language center has their own work. I have to consider it comprehensively to select the most suitable person."
Zhuo Xi nodded as if understanding, but added, "Mr. Guan, you also know that most people don't understand art matters, so I hope you can send me a translator who has experience in this field."
"Of course, I will arrange it properly." Guan Shouheng responded with a half-smile, his dark eyes sharp.
"As far as I know...Miss Mint was in charge of the art exhibition hall before. How is she?" Zhuo Xi asked directly by name.
"She is not the only person who has been responsible for this."
"But I think she's the best fit."
"Everyone in the language center is very capable. Don't worry, Mr. Zhuo, no matter who it is, they will help you with your translation work!"
"But I'm familiar with her, so it might be easier to communicate." Zhuo Xi's tone began to sound provocative.
Guan Shouheng's black eyes are indeed a bit sharper. Are they familiar with each other?
"Mr. Zhuo, in my humble opinion, talking about 'friends' would be detrimental at work. It is better to keep public and private affairs separate. What do you think?" Guan Shouheng said righteously.
Zhuo Xi secretly wanted to laugh, distinguishing between public and private? Who can't distinguish between public and private now?
"Mr. Guan, why don't we ask Miss Bo what she means?"
Guan Shouheng smiled slowly, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Okay, I'll ask her to come over right away." Her slender fingers pressed the intercom on the desktop, which directly connected to the French team's switchboard.
Toot——
After only two calls, he hung up, obviously not sincerely calling people over.
But someone happened to be against him, and the phone was picked up the next second.
"Hello, this is the French group. What instructions does Mr. Guan have?" The girl who answered the phone knew his number by heart and asked.
Guan Shouheng instantly felt the urge to fire this person, gritted his teeth and said, "Give me some mint!"
"Yes, Mr. Guan, please wait a moment." The girl on the phone said quickly.
Guan Shouheng secretly gritted his teeth and tightened his jaw.
Soon, the call was transferred to Mint's extension, "Hello?"
"It's me..." Guan Shouheng paused and said reluctantly, "Zhuoxi is in my office, please come over!"
Zhuoxi?
Mint was stunned for a moment while holding the phone, and quickly replied, "Okay, I'll be there right away."
After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.
After the phone was disconnected, Guan Shouheng was in a worse mood. Didn't she even ask what was going on? When she heard that Zhuoxi was here, she flew over like a happy bird!
Didn't you leave in a hurry in the morning?
He snorted silently, secretly unhappy.
Not long after, Mint came to the 28th floor again. Fortunately, she already had a card and could use the card to take the elevator. Otherwise, her legs would be broken going back and forth!
She knocked lightly, then pushed the door open and saw a more familiar man in the office.
"Mr. Guan." She nodded to Guan Shouheng first, and then said hello to Zhuo Xi. However, she was not so familiar with Zhuo Xi, so she called his name softly, "Zhuo Xi."
Guan Shouheng's black eyes suddenly narrowed, gathering a strong storm.
"Miss Bo!" He also deliberately did not call her by name, but said in a serious tone with a businesslike attitude, "I called you here because I have work matters to discuss. Please sit down!"
Mint noticed his strange aura, frowned subconsciously, reached out to pull out the chair, and planned to sit down, but Zhuo Xi, who was sitting next to her, was a step faster and pulled the chair out for her in a gentlemanly manner.
Thanks!
She said silently, only looking at Zhuo Xi with her eyes, communicating with her eyes.
Zhuo Xi slightly curled his lips, with a gentle look on his face.
Guan Shouheng saw the tacit interaction between the two of them. They looked calm on the surface, but their eyes were as bright as fire.
"Mr. Zhuo needs a French translator." He directly mentioned business matters, "Ms. Bo, you were in charge of the art exhibition hall before. How do you feel about it?"
Mint also told the truth, "It was a bit difficult at the beginning..."
"Mr. Zhuo, you heard me, Miss Bo is not suitable!" Guan Shouheng interrupted her without waiting for her to finish speaking, and turned to look at Zhuo Xi with a firm gaze.
Zhuo Xi met his gaze and said not to be outdone, "Everyone needs to make progress, as long as they are willing to work hard!"
"That's true, but the expo is about to open, and we can't allow people to take their time. We must make sure to enter the situation as quickly as possible!" Guan Shouheng said strictly.
Mint couldn't help but feel annoyed. Was he questioning her ability?
"Mr. Guan, I can do it! I am confident and can do the job!" she said firmly.
Zhuo Xi also added fuel to the fire and said encouragingly, "I also believe you can do it!"
Mint straightened her back and her eyes became more persistent.
Now Guan Shouheng has no choice but to object, otherwise he will look stingy.
"Okay, let's do this for now. You give it a try. If it doesn't work, change someone else!" His words deliberately left room for leeway.
Mint answered proudly, "I will definitely do it well!"
Guan Shouheng twitched the corners of his lips and smiled stiffly.
Zhuo Xi stood up from his seat and reached out to Mint, "Happy cooperation!"
"Definitely!" Mint replied with a smile.
Guan Shouheng stood up and stepped in between the two of them, so the handshake between the two became a three-person handshake. The atmosphere was as weird as possible.
"Mr. Guan, I'll take my leave first," Zhuo Xi said after shaking hands.
"I'm going back to work first." Mint was also ready to leave.
Guan Shouheng stared slightly, "You stay here first, I still have some things to explain."
Mint had no choice but to stay.
"Mr. Guan, do you have any other instructions?" she asked suspiciously.
Guan Shouheng took out a piece of her free writing materials and praised slowly, "Well done!"
Mint narrowed her beautiful eyes and stared at him fiercely.
After a stalemate for several seconds, Guan Shouheng slowly looked away and said in a deep voice, "It's okay. You can go back to work."
Bo Min strode out of the office and found that Zhuo Xi had disappeared.
***
After taking on the new work task, Bo Mint became even busier, because the original task could not be left behind, and Zhuo Xi was not always at the convention and exhibition center. He only came to see her when he needed translation.
The biggest change was that she needed to go to the exhibition hall with Zhuo Xi, because the artists had to conduct on-site inspections, and as a translator, she naturally had to follow them.
In this way, she would have more opportunities to go to the main building and take the elevator.
With a "ding-" sound, the elevator door slowly opened to both sides. She stepped in, but when she raised her eyes, she saw a familiar handsome face.
"Going to the exhibition hall?" There was a hint of displeasure in Guan Shouheng's deep voice.
Mint stubbornly raised his chin slightly and replied, "Yes, Mr. Guan."
Guan Shouheng's brows furrowed aggressively, but as soon as he glanced at the water glass in her hand, his expression immediately softened a lot, and even turned into a bright light.
The elevator dinged again and reached a certain floor. Mint nodded to him and stepped out of the door.
She made an appointment with Zhuo Xi to meet several French painters later, and the conversation was expected to take a long time, so she was fully prepared. In addition to the necessary information, she also specially brought a water glass to prevent her mouth from drying out during the process.
Dryness affects the quality of translation.
Before entering the exhibition hall, she habitually took a sip of water to moisten her throat.
The cool liquid slid into her throat, bringing a burst of refreshment, just like the cup of mint flowers on her body, making her feel comfortable and relaxed.
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