Chapter 1411 - Old Friend (1/2)

“Alright, I will go back first. I am really sorry to spoil the fun for everyone. If there’s a chance in the future, I will treat all of you to a meal.” Qiao Nan picked up her bag and was about to leave.

Deng Wenchang, who had been keeping quiet all along, spoke up. “Before leaving, let me ask you a question. What is your relations.h.i.+p with the amba.s.sador couple? How do you know them?” If he did find out the answer, he would not be able to sleep tonight. Although he had lost, he wanted to know the reason so that he would not make the same mistake next time.

He wanted to know how capable Qiao Nan was. She was married to Zhai Sheng, and Zhu Chengqi was her G.o.dfather. s.h.i.+ Peng, who returned to the capital a few years ago, was doing very well in the government and his only daughter was Qiao Nan’s best friend. On top of that, it seemed that He Yi and Qiao Nan had a close relations.h.i.+p due to Elder Lin who had retired for many years.

Qiao Nan had too many backers and supporters. n.o.body could understand the excruciating pain that Deng Wenchang felt right now.

He had always looked down on Qiao Nan. But apart from not going overseas, she had a stronger political background than him!

He had figured out Qiao Nan’s relations.h.i.+ps with other people, but what about the amba.s.sador couple today? How did Qiao Nan get to know them? What other strengths and backers did Qiao Nan have? All these were pitfalls waiting for him.

Qiao Nan curled the corners of her lips and sneered. “I have not been to other countries, and I did not go on overseas study. But I am hardworking. During my four years in college, I worked as a voluntary guide at the Palace Museum. I got to know the amba.s.sador couple at that time. Previously, there were some reading materials as well as the materials regarding the evolution of English words from the Arabic language that I couldn’t find in the country. They were the ones who found the materials for me.”

It was also through interaction with friends from overseas that she got to constantly practice speaking and writing in English. Even when they returned home, Qiao Nan continued to chat with them using MSN, asking for their help to look for reading materials that she needed. They had a close relations.h.i.+p with each other.

The western friends were very friendly and warm. Initially, the amba.s.sador couple felt that Qiao Nan looked young and fair. She looked similar to the dolls in their country in her pink long dress.

The amba.s.sador couple was not d.i.n.k[1]. They wanted to have children, but it had been more than thirty years and they did not have any kids. They have tried in vitro fertilization, but to no avail. It was no surprise that when they saw a young lady who looked like the doll, they were particularly nice to Qiao Nan even when they were tourists.

Qiao Nan was not only pretty-looking and good-natured, but she also had a good att.i.tude when she was the volunteer guide. The amba.s.sador lost his credentials during the trip. Qiao Nan searched high and low to look for them when there were not many tourists around. It took her three hours to search all corners before she found the amba.s.sador’s doc.u.ments.

After retrieving the doc.u.ments, Qiao Nan merely pa.s.sed them to her reporting unit so that they would return them to the amba.s.sador.

All the people in Qiao Nan’s reporting unit were very fond of her who was hardworking at work. Since it was Qiao Nan who went to great pains to retrieve the doc.u.ments, they would not take her credit. They told the amba.s.sador what happened.

That was why the amba.s.sador couple had a good impression of Qiao Nan.

They added each other on MSN. After the amba.s.sador couple returned to their country, they kept frequent contact with Qiao Nan. When they knew that some reading materials could not be easily found in China and it was hard to get them elsewhere as well, they told Qiao Nan to send them the list of books, and they would think of ways to get them for her.

Initially, Qiao Nan had her hesitation and doubts. Even if the book was sold in her country, it was akin to searching for a needle in the sea. After all, the current IT industry was not as developed as ten years later.