21 BACKING IT UP (2/2)
She did not believe that there was a language that the woman spoke that she did not know. She wanted to deflate the ego of this manager who had acted superior her just because she did not come into the company through regular means.
Lin Man felt like shaking the smug little lady, but at the same time, she felt that the arrogant look was quite adorable. She felt anger at herself, feeling like she had been led astray.
She chose to overlook the prideful woman and focus on the matter at hand. After careful deliberation, she spoke in fluent Italian, looking forward to the crumbling of that face. It was not wrong of her to assume that Hu Lei could speak Italian. The girl was quite young, and she knew some of the more difficult languages. If she took into account the time spent in regular school and her age, learning more languages would be difficult.
Unfortunately, her logic did not match the girl before her. She responded in the same language with a perfect accent and more pride.
Lin Man still wanted to shake her, but she was a consummate professional. Thus, the training session began.
Four hours passed, leaving Hu Lei feeling like an empty husk. Her smugness had long disappeared. All she wanted was food and sleep. She felt that a certain ill-advised journey through the Australian outback with her energetic otaku father was better than these hours spent with Amazonian Lin.
However, she had to admit that she understood interpretation in IT more clearly. If she had gone ahead without the training, she would have been effective as an interpreter but not efficient.
Now she was equipped with the right tools, minimising the time required to adapt to her new role. In addition, she now had a clear idea on the things she needed to know before the conference began. Whether she needed to handle trade exhibition or provide some guidance during the workshops, she would not be stranded.
Once Lin Man indicated that the session was done, Hu Lei stood up faster than she thought possible, ready to fly out of this little prison. Still, she did not abandon her good manners.
”Thank you for your help, Manager Lin. I have learned a lot.” She said, discretely backing out.
Manager Lin's eyes no longer held her initial contempt. She even nodded at the girl with some approval in her gaze. She spoke a few more reminders but stopped when she saw the miserable look on that small cute face.
”It looks like I misjudged you. I thought you are one of those young women who enter companies using their parents' connections without any experience or education.” She finally confessed with a sigh.
”You were not wrong. I am.” Hu Lei said with a laugh, escaping from the feminist Amazonian.