"Self-taught?" Teacher Xie nodded. "That's truly outstanding."
Hearing Teacher Xie's praise, Mu Wan was stunned. Teacher Xie rarely praised anyone. To be recognized by her meant one was extraordinary.
With an awed look on her face, Mu Wan said, "Do you know? When I heard your fluent pronunciation outside, it was just like a native speaker's. I was almost stunned! Could you teach me some other day? I'll worship you as my teacher."
Li Chuchu smiled. "There's no need to go through the formalities of taking me as your teacher. I'll teach you another day."
Mu Wan and Li Chuchu were frolicking in front.
Su Huan was walking at the back. The more she listened, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Wasn't the negotiation a failure?
Why did they have to praise her so highly? It was still uncertain what would happen in the end.
...
Aurel flew into a rage. "Wijel, it was your idea in the first place! You'll bear the consequences of this!"
Wijel was sitting in the executive room of the hotel, smoking with a gloomy face. The whole room was filled with a haze of smoke.
Another foreign woman, Lancy, complained, "It's all that woman who suddenly popped up's fault. We were almost successful."
Mr. Wijel frowned. "Come on, stop talking about this now. The most important thing is to figure out how to deal with this."
Suddenly, a person who had been silent all along spoke up. "How about we just sign the contract at 2,000 yuan per ton as they said?"
The rest didn't say a word, tacitly agreeing to this idea.
The price set according to international standards was the worst result the company could accept in the negotiation. But having cooperation was better than having none. If they also lost the machinery cooperation, their positions would be at stake.
Mr. Wijel didn't say a word. He just smoked one mouthful after another.
He was thinking about the identity of the woman sitting across from him at the negotiation table today. According to the intelligence he got before coming, there seemed to be no such person at all.
Lancy saw Mr. Wijel getting up and walking towards the door. She exclaimed, "Wijel, where are you going?"
"Just going out for a walk."
It was the time when the steel factory got off work.
As soon as it was off work, Su Huan left first.
She didn't want to stay here any longer, let alone see Li Chuchu's annoying face.
From afar, she saw a sedan parked at the door.
Su Huan paused slightly. There was a look of longing in her eyes. How she wished she could also sit in a car!
Suddenly, the car window rolled down, and Mr. Wijel's face appeared in the back seat.
Mr. Wijel smiled at her.
Su Huan's heart skipped a beat. Her face was full of surprise. "Mr. Wijel!"
Mr. Wijel actually remembered her!
Su Huan tidied up her braids and the bangs in front of her forehead, tugged at the bottom of her top, and walked over slowly, trying her best to show her best self.
Mr. Wijel smiled at her and said, "I remember you. You're the announcer who came to the factory director's office last time, right?"
The translator beside him explained this to Su Huan.
Hearing this, Su Huan nodded heavily. "Yes, it's me! Mr. Wijel, do you have something to ask me?" Her eyes were full of expectation, making it easy to guess what was on her mind.
Mr. Wijel smiled at Su Huan. The smile looked innocent. But under the gold-rimmed glasses, there was a very shrewd glint.
"I think you're very outstanding and would like to get to know you."
Hearing the translator's words, Su Huan's face turned red all of a sudden. "I'm not that outstanding. I've just loved broadcasting since I was a child. I was also an announcer in school, so I also want to engage in such a job."
She said this in a coy way, deliberately softening her voice to appear gentle.
Mr. Wijel nodded seriously. "Miss Su does have an extraordinary temperament. I'm very interested in making friends with Miss Su. Are you interested in getting in the car and having a seat? I think we can go for a cup of coffee."
Su Huan swallowed nervously, suppressing her inner ecstasy, and then got in the car.
They were sitting in the sedan, honking at the passers-by.
As soon as the passers-by saw the car, they quickly made way. Some even stopped on purpose, staring at the car in amazement, talking to others while casting envious glances at the car.
Sitting in the car, Su Huan's vanity was simply overflowing.
She reached out and touched the seat cushion. It was smooth, like real leather.
This car was so beautiful!
She couldn't help asking, "Mr. Wijel, is this car yours?"
Mr. Wijel smiled. "No. I'm just driving this car temporarily here. My several cars are all in the garage of my villa."
Hearing this, Su Huan felt as if she couldn't hear anything else.
She could only hear the words "villa" and "car".
So rich?
It sounded like he was even richer than the foreigner her cousin married!
Right! Mr. Wijel was an expert. He should earn a lot every month, right?
All the way, Su Huan was calculating in her mind.
When they arrived at the hotel, she was even more shocked.
Mr. Wijel was staying in a foreign-related hotel. This hotel was completely different from the hostel. The interior decoration was resplendent, with air conditioners and color TVs. The western restaurant was also extremely bright and beautiful.
Everyone inside was wearing suits, and the women were wearing fashionable dresses, looking as beautiful as dolls. Looking at her own cotton clothes, Su Huan felt out of place.
She closely followed Mr. Wijel.
Mr. Wijel ordered two cups of coffee. He behaved like a gentleman, which made Su Huan feel very comfortable.
"Please enjoy. If you're not used to it, you can add sugar."
Su Huan nodded slightly and took a sip coyly.
It was full of bitterness.
Thinking of the high price of this thing, she swallowed it without showing any emotion.
The faint ambiguous atmosphere around her and the unrestrained kissing of the people at the next table made Su Huan can't help but have wild fantasies.
Did Mr. Wijel really have feelings for her?
Otherwise, in such a private place, why did he only bring her here?
Thinking of this, her heart fluttered. She had never kissed a foreigner in her previous life. She wondered if she would have a chance...
The big villa and the car that Su Huan was fantasizing about seemed to be right in front of her eyes.
Mr. Wijel had a friendly chat with Su Huan for a while, and then casually mentioned Li Chuchu.
"Do you know this person?"
As soon as this was mentioned, there was a look of disgust in Su Huan's eyes. "This person is my high school classmate. I don't know what good luck she had to become an announcer in Lianhua Factory. And I saw her coming out of Director Chen's office. Humph, I don't know what dirty tricks she used to get the job as an announcer in our factory."
Mr. Wijel smiled. "So that's the case. She's really not as good as Miss Su."
Su Huan was flattered by his words and got a bit carried away for a moment. "Of course. She's just lucky!"
Mr. Wijel lowered his eyebrows and played with the sugar cube in the cup.
"We came here this time to reach a cooperation with Lianhua Steel Factory. But with Li Chuchu in the way, our cooperation can't proceed. So whether this cooperation can be successful depends on Miss Su."
The translator sitting beside them translated this sentence for Su Huan. Su Huan immediately sat up straight. "Just tell me what you want me to do. I'll try my best to help if I can."
Mr. Wijel smiled. His eyes were fixed on Su Huan, as if waiting for the prey to jump into the net. There was a gentlemanly smile on his lips, but the words he said were like a poisonous snake:
"Can Miss Su help me get the bottom price of Lianhua Steel Factory and the current inventory in the warehouse?"