"You’re married?"
Zhong Fan furrowed his thick eyebrows, quickly reached into his pocket, and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper.
"That’s not right... I’ve practically memorized your personal information, and it doesn’t say you’re married?"
Jiang Cheng looked at Zhong Fan holding the paper, stepped aside, and invited him in.
"You remember correctly, I’m not married yet, just planning to be."
Zhong Fan exclaimed, then followed Jiang Cheng and asked, "Have you set the date for the wedding? This, this..."
Zhong Fan wanted to reach into his pocket again.
The topic seemed incomplete without something to accompany it.
Jiang Cheng quickly stopped Zhong Fan, saying, "Don’t! Don’t rush, my future spouse hasn’t proposed yet, and the date isn’t set."
Zhong Fan was completely baffled.
Do young people now have a trend of verbal marriages?
Jiang Cheng looked at Zhong Fan and, without any girlish modesty, said, "My fiancé is too handsome, I’m afraid someone might snatch him away. I thought I’d better bring him home quickly."
Zhong Fan’s mouth hung open for over a minute, finally squeezing out, "You... really are different!"
"Thanks for the compliment, indeed people as strategically-minded and excellent as me are rare."
Zhong Fan chuckled twice, as long as you’re happy.
Both had already entered the room, and Jiang Cheng gave Zhong Fan a brief introduction.
Zhong Fan finally understood why the tall Gao Zhonghua called her sister-in-law earlier; it was because Jiang Cheng’s partner was concerned about her safety.
Thinking of this, Zhong Fan added, "Jiang Cheng, when you’ve set the wedding date, let me know in advance."
"Sure!"
Jiang Cheng readily agreed, then took the tea brewed by Li Chunxiang and placed it in front of Zhong Fan.
"Have some tea."
Zhong Fan acknowledged but paused, saying, "I’ll drink the tea later, let’s talk business first."
Jiang Cheng sat across from Zhong Fan, waiting for him to continue.
"Jiang Cheng, here’s the thing, your recent performance has spread across all the booths, and several ceramic factories have come to us, hoping you can lend a hand."
Jiang Cheng listened and asked in confusion, "What do they need my help with? Is there someone suppressing prices in ceramics too?"
Zhong Fan shook his head.
"No, the transactions are similar to previous years, but who doesn’t want better?"
"Additionally, our translation department would like you to give some crash courses to other translators overnight."
Zhong Fan expressed with emotion, "If it weren’t for this time, I never realized the significant role of translation."
"What you said that day was great: translators are the first gateway, and we indeed should take on more responsibility."
Jiang Cheng nodded continuously, not opposing Zhong Fan’s suggestions.
She thought for a moment before saying, "Zhong Fan, I wonder if you could coordinate with the foreign trade department, and best let us into the trading venue to learn, which would be more targeted."
"Take ceramics, for instance. Each piece has its own method, craftsmanship, even a story behind it, and every pattern is different. Many foreigners are fascinated by our culture."
"Certainly, this time there are more foreign traders, who are most concerned with profit, but only by convincing them can we make them more interested in purchasing."
Zhong Fan nodded repeatedly, stood up without delay, and said, "I’ll head to the foreign trade department right away, wait for my news."
"Alright!"
Jiang Cheng stood up to see Zhong Fan out.
After Zhong Fan left, Jiang Cheng began organizing some basic knowledge about ceramics.
Around 8:30 in the evening, Zhong Fan returned.
This time, Director Leng and Director Mu came along.

Once Jiang Cheng started, she didn’t stop for a moment.


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