Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 522 - 521: Essential Artifact for Meetings

Chapter 522: Chapter 521: Essential Artifact for Meetings

Lin Nianhe finally went out for some fresh air, but the eldest senior brother wasn’t as lucky because he wasn’t in the way there.

She sighed upon leaving the door, rubbed the slightly congested chest, and took a deep breath several times before adjusting her mood.

Wang Shumei and their trio were still next to the soda stand, standing in a row, gazing at the person beside them eating an ice popsicle.

Lin Nianhe walked over and followed their gaze, involuntarily uttering a comment about fate in her mind.

The one gobbling down four popsicles right next to the stall was none other than the big brother who had just shown Lin Nianhe the way, the favorite nephew of Chang Jinzhong.

He bit off the last mouthful of the ice, wiped his mouth, and turned his head to see Lin Nianhe.

"Hey, kid."

He grinned, beaming with a smile, showing no signs of changing his appellation after being called ’Uncle’ by Lin Nianhe just earlier.

Lin Nianhe stepped forward, giving a slight smile: "Brother Chang, what a coincidence."

Teasing him once was enough; repeating it over and over would be overdoing it.

"Want a popsicle?" Chang Shihong seemed not to notice the change in how he was addressed and carelessly said, "The popsicles here are sweeter than those in Beijing."

Lin Nianhe smiled and shook her head: "No, thanks, I need to go back to the hotel."

Chang Shihong uttered an "Oh" and pointed to a bus stop nearby, saying, "Then you can catch the bus there. It’s just three stops to the guesthouse."

He didn’t even know where Lin Nianhe was staying; merely assuming she was staying at the same place as he was, he was enthusiastically directing her, and didn’t forget to add, "The bus is crowded, be careful not to get stepped on."

Lin Nianhe: "..."

She could only convince herself to let him off the hook for Chang Jinzhong’s sake.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Nianhe waved to him as a farewell gesture, and then went to the three women and a child still stunned, calling out, "Let’s go, let’s go, we’re heading back."

Their trio, with one child, could not have been more conspicuous. Chang Shihong was dumbfounded and only when they had already crossed the road did he murmured, "Has Uncle San lost his mind? Bringing so many female comrades here is one thing, but bringing a child too!"

However, he quickly pushed his worries about Uncle San’s health to the back of his mind and shouted towards the people across the street, "Hey, hey! You got on the wrong bus! Not that one!"

He wanted to run over and stop them, but right in front of him, a large cargo vehicle delivering samples obstructed his path.

By the time he circumvented the vehicle, he saw the bus had already driven far away, disappearing into the sea of people, impossible to catch.

...

Back at the hotel, after washing off the sweat and having a hearty meal, Lin Nianhe confidently dug out the bundles of golden thread that she had placed in her suitcase half an hour ago.

Several people got together, dividing the golden thread into small portions and discussed how to cover for Wong Xiao when going out so that the foreign traders wouldn’t see him.

After a lively discussion for a good while, Wong Xiao finally said, "Ahem, well, did any of you even check where the study class is being held?"

Everyone fell collectively silent.

Wong Xiao raised his hand to point at the ceiling: "It’s right here, just take the elevator up... The same floor we’re on and the study floor are both inaccessible to foreign traders, no need for that."

The group’s silence persisted.

Wong Xiao felt the need to comfort the youngsters: "Hahaha, it’s okay, you’re still young, it’s normal to lack experience. I’ve attended more meetings than the number of meals you’ve had; it’s normal for me to notice these things!"

The group insisted on remaining silent.

After waiting a while, seeing no signs of them praising his wisdom, Wong Xiao could only comply with the silence.

Because the study class was just upstairs, after they divided the thread and even rested for twenty minutes at noon, they were all woken up by Wong Xiao knocking on doors to go for the study session.

The largest room in the hotel was filled with chairs, divided into areas for different delegations.

After registering and signing in at the entrance, Lin Nianhe and her group headed to the textile delegation at the rear of the east side. They distributed the golden thread to the leaders of each factory, and amid a chorus of thanks, they took their seats.

Lin Nianhe sat in the middle, and after everyone arrived and the training began, she pursed her lips and took out a pair of glasses from her bag, putting them on with a serious demeanor.

The few people beside her looked at her cluelessly.

Wong Xiao was quite puzzled and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Lin, are you nearsighted?"

"No," Lin Nianhe shook her head and said, "Uncle Wong, please pay attention to the lecture. If there are any instructions, make sure to take note of them and then tell me."

Wong Xiao was even more confused: "You need me to remind you?"

Lin Nianhe: "Yes."

After that, she closed her eyes.

Wong Xiao was startled and said in a low voice, "Xiao Lin, you can’t sleep here!"

Lin Nianhe didn’t respond, just closed her eyes and turned to face Wong Xiao directly.

Wong Xiao looked at her glasses, fell silent, became clueless, and was baffled.

Her glasses had a pair of lifelike eyes painted on them!

It was unclear how those eyes were painted, they looked real from the front, and unless someone got close and looked at her from the side, no one could tell that she had actually closed her eyes!

After showing off to Wong Xiao, Lin Nianhe turned to "look" at Wang Shumei and Wen Lan: "You two pay attention and learn well."

"And you?"

"I’ll catch up on some sleep."

After saying this, Lin Nianhe turned back around, propped her forehead with one hand as if she was listening intently and held a pencil in the other.

Wen Lan was stunned for a moment and then reached out to Lin Nianhe, asking in a soft voice, "Hezi, do you have another pair of those glasses? Give me one too!"

Wang Shumei also extended her hand: "I want one as well."

Lin Nianhe pulled out two more pairs of those glasses from her bag and shared them with them.

Wong Xiao was shocked: "So you’re all going to sleep, and I’m the only one listening?"

Lin Nianhe, with her eyes closed and without lifting her head, said, "Uncle Wong, you’re the leader, you attend more meetings than we have meals, it’s hard on you, to whom much is given, much is required."

Wong Xiao: "..."

Was there really a need to praise him at a time like this?

In the hot and stuffy afternoon, in the sweltering meeting room, there was Wong Xiao listening intently and the three girls sleeping soundly.

Uncle Wong was busy taking notes with his ears perked up and had to occasionally check if the sleeping poses of these girls were convincing enough.

Uncle Wong was tired too, but Uncle Wong couldn’t sleep.

Wong Xiao yawned, rubbed his face hard, and muttered to himself as if hypnotizing, "I’m not sleepy, I’m not sleepy... ah... I get less sleep with age, I’m not sleepy..."

At this moment, none of them knew that in this part of the world, someone was considering reporting to the Public Security because they couldn’t find Lin Nianhe.

"It’s over, she’s really gone!"

Chang Shihong first searched around the Beijing Machinery Factory delegation, then looked over the entire mechanical delegation again, but still did not see the kid who got on the wrong car.

Chang Jinzhong glanced at him looking around restlessly, frowning, and reminded, "Chang Shihong! Is there a nail on your chair? Sit properly!"

It was then that Chang Shihong remembered he was supposed to tell Uncle Rong that someone from their factory was missing, and clearing the people around him, he stretched his neck out to Chang Jinzhong and said, "Uncle, that kid got on the wrong car and is missing!"

Chang Jinzhong: "Who? Which kid is missing?"

"That one, Uncle Rong’s apprentice!"

Rong Zhiguo: "Who? Who did you say is missing?"