Chapter Thirty: A Scene of Utter Chaos

  Li Sanping looked out of the car window and saw a large group of children with white faces and red cheeks, wearing blue overalls unique to this era, holding bunches of roadside dogtail flowers and shouting loudly.

  The sound shook Liang Sanping's ears, buzzing with noise, and the two people in the car, Dajin Yun and Nelson, apparently had not experienced this before. The two of them looked at these enthusiastic and curious onlookers with some confusion.

  Liang Sanping felt like his brain was about to explode, and he thought back to the conversation he had with Director Xing Cheng'an before going to Qiongzhou. Although at that time he strongly expressed that there was no need to make a big fuss.

  Unfortunately, they still didn't take their own opinions seriously and ended up getting played like this.

  "Vroom~~~" The car quickly arrived at the Jianghai Farm's factory building, which is considered one of the best buildings in all of Baoting County. After all, at that time, the farm was able to build such a large building on its own.

  Locally, there are hardly any such conditions, and having a triangular tile-roofed house for an office is already not bad. The town government of Baocheng is still in a thatched hut.

  "Hahaha... Mr. Otsu Jun, Mr. Nelson, welcome to Baoting Jianghai Farm for inspection! I am Zhao Dacheng, Director of the Revolutionary Committee of Baoting County." A dark-skinned man in his fifties, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, came up with a big smile and stretched out his hand for a handshake.

  And the middle-aged skinny man with bottle-bottom glasses next to him was stumbling to translate the man's words into English, and the translation was full of holes that even Liang Sanping, a half-baked scholar, wanted to laugh.

  Fortunately, Nelson and Otsu brought their own translators with them. The translators they brought smiled easily and translated Zhao Dacheng's words to Nelson and Otsu.

  "Mr. Zhao, you're too kind! We came here to discuss cooperation and exchange. You're too enthusiastic..." Omiya Jin said with a hint of being overwhelmed and slightly surprised, looking at Zhao Dacheng.

  At this time, Xing Cheng'an also walked up. Liang Sanping held back his smile and walked to Xing Cheng'an's side. He saw Xing Cheng'an facing Da Jin Yun and Nelson saying.

  "Mr. Nelson, Mr. Otsu, welcome to Jianghai Farm for your visit." Xing Cheng'an had seen some scenes after all, and his response was still quite polite.

  "I hope this time we can cooperate smoothly and pleasantly!"

  Nelson's mouth was wide open when he heard this, and he loved to hear it. The cooperation went smoothly, didn't that mean he could also make money?! So naturally, he loved to hear this.

  "I also hope so, respected Mr. Xing." Dajin Yun slightly bowed and said to Xing Cheng'an. From this, we can see the values of Dajin Yun's inner heart.

  He was extremely polite to Nelson, who had nothing and even begged him. Every time he bowed almost at a 90-degree angle, but towards Xing Cheng'an, he didn't care at all.

  Looking at Otsu Yunosuke's appearance, Liang Sanping couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This is the difference between a strong and weak country, Nelson is indeed not very powerful. But the America behind him is the master of Otsu Yunosuke's home country.

  So, even if Nelson had something to ask of Otsu Yū, and even if Nelson's wealth and experience were not as great as those of Otsu Yū, Otsu Yū still maintained his respect for Nelson, and could even be said to have been somewhat flattering.

  Then there was another round of pleasantries, with Zhao Dacheng and Xing Cheng'an vying to introduce their own people to Nelson. This one-upmanship left Liang Sanping and Xia Zhendong somewhat helpless.

  Nelson and Otsu Yuriko were stiffly smiling as they listened to the introduction, "This is Vice Director So-and-so, this is Head of Department So-and-so." Nelson and Otsu Yuriko stiffly smiled and greeted each person individually.

  Finally, after the pleasantries were over, Nelson and Otsu Yuzuru finally met the main characters they had come to inspect - Professor Liu and others.

  "Is that Professor Liu?! Hello! Hello! I'm Otsu Jun, and when I was at Waseda University, I once attended an international rubber seminar where I heard your teachings..."

  What was extremely unexpected for Liang Sanping and Xia Zhendong was that Otsu Jin actually held Liu Lao's hand with both hands, bowing deeply and saying in not-so-standard English.

  "Haha... Mr. Otsu is too polite, we are partners after all. I welcome you to come and inspect our experimental results." Although Professor Liu was not as well-dressed as those county leaders, or even the local officials on the scene.

  But he has a dignified demeanor, his tone is gentle yet firm and convincing. Listening to him makes one involuntarily surrender.

  "You're too polite, I'm not here to inspect anything. I'm here to learn from the teacher, your academic achievements and rich knowledge are enough for me to look up to and learn from..."

  Otsu Yūnō made a deep bow to Professor Liu, and responded in unison. Then he discovered Professors Huang and others, and was extremely excited to go forward and greet them.

  Zhao Dacheng and Xing Cheng'an, on the other hand, were watching with great excitement and respect as they bowed to these old professors, their hearts indeed feeling a little uncomfortable.

  After the formalities, everyone naturally wanted to hold a welcoming conference or something. Nelson and Otsu were unwilling, but they could only be dragged onto the podium, where Muna stood up, bowed, and spoke.

  Until the trouble lasted until evening, the crowd dispersed and it was over. The welcome meeting ended, and everyone naturally followed the convention to eat and drink a bit.

  Looking at the rows of tables in the large cafeteria, Liang Sanping couldn't help but sigh. Xing Cheng'an had really spent a lot of money on this.

  Even during the Chinese New Year, Jianghai Farm has never been so prosperous. Large pieces of pork, whole chickens, plump fish, and beef on small plates.

  If it were in the future, ordinary families would occasionally have such a meal during the New Year. But putting it now, that's truly the treatment of top-level dignitaries! You know, even if you kill a pig for the New Year, it's still shared among hundreds of people in the entire regiment!

  Where can you get so much meat?! Every family just divides it up and takes home a half kilo or eight taels, the old people and kids take a bite and that's considered celebrating the new year. Eating like this directly, with chicken, duck, fish, and meat all included, is truly VIP treatment.

  Even the wine was Wuliangye. This made Liang Sanping's eyes widen in surprise, wow! They're really splurging! Even when superiors came to inspect, they didn't get treated like this.

  It's just a three-flower liquor, there may be some meat but it won't be as complete as this. Thinking of this, Liang Sanping couldn't help but look at Xing Cheng'an and the others.

  At this time, he just found out that Xing Cheng'an and Zhao Dacheng were standing together for some reason. Liang Sanping suddenly realized in his heart that this must be the work of Xing Cheng'an and Zhao Dacheng together.

  Otherwise, Xing Cheng'an would not be able to afford such a large investment. But with Zhao Dacheng's joining, it's different. Thinking of Zhao Dacheng's sudden arrival today, Liang Sanping smiled.

  Today, it's definitely not possible to do the survey, so let's just indulge in food and drink. Liang Sanping smiled and watched as the leaders gave a toast to Nelson, who was frowning, and Otsuka, who was smiling stiffly, while he devoured his seafood.

  Never mind the thirty-seven twenty-one, let's eat our fill first. Xia Zhendong on the side looked at Liang Sanping stuffing himself with such a big mouth and smiled wryly, also lowering his head to eat.

  Let the leaders handle the toasting and other things. I'll just pretend I don't know anything, eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink. After it's all over, I'll go to sleep, and tomorrow do what needs to be done.

  Professor Liu and Professor Huang among others did furrow their brows, but thinking that they were still using the land of Jianghai Farm in Baoting County, and even some of the staff were from those families, could only sigh helplessly.

  Xing Cheng'an and the others saw that Professor Liu and the others were silent, and they seemed to be even more cheerful. They poured glass after glass for Dai Tianyun's translator, until the thin, bespectacled translator was drunk to the point of rolling his eyes back in his head.

  And those lower-ranking cadres followed suit, coming up with a glass of white wine in hand and smiling as they toasted all the way.

  After a few rounds, Nelson directly performed an on-site transformation of the 360-degree human fountain, making a heroic sacrifice. As for Otsu Jun, he was staring blankly at his wine cup, looking like he wouldn't be able to hold on much longer and would also end up falling into the pit.

  Liang Sanping looked at this scene, smiled and turned into the kitchen. As the saying goes, "Three years without buying salt will not kill the cook", Liang Sanping absolutely believed that the head chef in the cafeteria had left a trick for himself.

  He himself had a great time eating, but Liang Sanping didn't forget his older brother and sister-in-law. His older brother and sister-in-law hadn't tasted these delicious dishes before, so he must take some back for them to try.

  "Hey, Little Liang! You weren't drinking up front, what are you doing sneaking into the back kitchen?!" A stout middle-aged man, wearing a blue-flowered work uniform, stood at the entrance of the back kitchen with a hearty smile, addressing Liang Sanping.

  This is Wu Dacheng from the government cafeteria, also known as Wu Shanli. In his past life, Liang Sanping had a good relationship with him, but in this life, the two of them have limited interactions.

  "Haha... Wu Shanli, buddy, I won't say much either. The stuff in your backyard, I'll take a third of it." Liang Sanping couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

  Wu Shanli is very popular in the circle, not only because he is a kind and gentle person who always has a smile on his face. It's also because Wu Shanli helped many families with multiple children or elderly members during difficult times, often privately.

  He would deliberately give more food and dishes to families in difficulty. He even secretly kept some aside and asked someone to deliver them.

  "I know your rules, you've left some for the elderly at home. The rest is to help those in need, I don't want much. One-third of it has to be mine." Liang Sanping said with a smile.

  Wu Shanli was taken aback by his words and then laughed.

  "You little Liang, you're so clever. You've only been here for a short while and you've already figured me out. Alright...” Wu Shanli burst out laughing and led Liang Sanping to the back kitchen, where he instructed his apprentice to bring out the meat he had set aside and give it to Liang Sanping.

  "No! This Wuliangye is not commonly seen, and there's still half a bottle left. I'll give it to your older brother, Wu Pangzi gave it to him." Upon hearing Wu Shanli say this, Liang Sanping suddenly realized that Wu Shanli was not giving face to him, but to his older brother!

  The two of them exchanged a sly smile, and then Liang Sanping walked away with his things. By the time he returned to the cafeteria, both sides had already drunk themselves into a stupor.

  Curious Liang Sanping asked, and only then did he know that Dajin Yun was caught by the crazy Zhao Dacheng and drank to death. It turned out that Zhao Dacheng was directly poured down...

  Zhao Dacheng fell, and the cadres behind him drank even more fiercely. The several Japanese engineers brought by Otsu Yunosuke also started drinking heavily. After a bloody fight with bayonets, only a scene of chaos was left on the spot...