The place Lin Su came to this time was a secret base in the Northwest. Huang Weiguo, who was there to greet Lin Su, led the group into the conference room.
The entire conference room was filled with the smell of dust and old newspapers, which was really unpleasant.
Huang Weiguo seemed very busy. He hurriedly handed Lin Su over to the technical director Zhao Weimin and then rushed off.
Zhao Weimin was about fifty years old, with graying temples and sharp, eagle-like eyes behind his glasses.
His gaze lingered on Lin Su for only a moment before his brows furrowed involuntarily, forming a deep furrow.
She’s so young! And she’s a girl.
This thought, like ice water, immediately extinguished the last trace of politeness in his eyes.
This is utter nonsense!
Which leader sent their own child here to “gild” their resume?
They are racing against time here, and everything they do concerns the greater good of the nation. They even let such a young girl come here to gain experience.
The country has only been established for a short time, and people are already taking shortcuts?!
“Copy the documents!” Zhao Weimin’s voice was dry and cold as he pushed a stack of documents across the table like trash.
“Translate it as soon as possible; we need it urgently.”
Without even waiting for Lin Su’s response, he turned and left.
The echo of leather shoes striking the concrete floor was particularly jarring in the empty corridor, clearly conveying a message: you’re on your own!
Gu Beichen’s jawline tightened instantly. He looked at Lin Su, who was left alone in the room. Her slender figure seemed out of place and unusually lonely in the large but simple conference room.
A mixture of heartache and anger stuck in my throat.
His current status is merely that of a “security guard,” and he has no right to interfere in the base’s internal affairs.
He looked at Lin Su, expecting to see a wronged or angry Lin Su, but there was none of that, not even a little bit.
The naive and innocent Lin Su of the past was gone. At this moment, Lin Su’s face was expressionless, without embarrassment or anger! She was as calm as a deep pool.
She silently put away the documents that had been thrown to her, calmly glanced around, and finally walked to an empty table in the corner covered with a thin layer of dust.
He then found a rag and started wiping himself.
She was already used to this kind of taken-for-granted contempt.
Youthful appearance and female identity are inherently sinful in this era.
Only facts can shatter prejudice with the strongest force.
After wiping it clean, Lin Su sat down and took out her notebook and pen from her old cloth bag. She arranged them neatly one by one, her movements unhurried and with a calming rhythm.
After arranging everything, Lin Su picked up the documents and her heart was filled with excitement. When she arrived, she already knew roughly what kind of research this base was conducting.
If she can translate this material and frame it, the base’s strength will definitely be enhanced.
Lin Su restrained her excitement, took a deep breath, and immersed herself in the book, forgetting everything around her.
Gu Beichen frowned when he saw that Lin Su had traveled all the way with them without even a cup of water.
He silently got up, found the base’s orderly, and solemnly explained the situation. A short while later, the orderly brought him an enamel mug and a pot of hot water.
Gu Beichen looked at the old enamel mug, washed it twice with water, and then scalded it twice with boiling water before gently placing the hot water on the corner of Lin Su’s table.
She didn’t look up, only whispered “thank you,” and then continued to immerse herself in her work.
It was this act of delivering water that caught the eye of Zhao Weimin, who happened to be passing by.
He felt even more contempt for him: “As expected, he’s someone who needs special treatment because of connections!”
He hated people with connections more than anything else in his life, and he would drive away any one of them he saw. He then walked towards Huang Weiguo’s office.
Huang Weiguo looked at Zhao Weimin with surprise: “Why aren’t you at work? What are you doing here?”
Zhao Weimin scoffed, “Such a young girl, it would be good if she didn’t cause me any trouble, but you still went to the trouble of sending her over, do you think I’m having too much fun?”
Huang Weiguo looked up at Zhao Weimin in surprise: “I snatched this to help you, don’t be ungrateful!”
“You still want to snatch up someone with connections like this? You might as well get rid of them now! This project has a time limit, don’t let us fail to complete the task!”
The country was in dire need of reconstruction, and in order to motivate the people below, they were often made to sign pledges. This is why Zhao Weimin was dissatisfied with Lin Su.
They felt that Lin Su was there to cause trouble, not to help them.
Thinking of this, Zhao Weimin’s face turned green with anger: “If you like to fawn over others, then you can do it yourselves. Why drag me, who is busy, into it?”
Huang Weiguo’s face was even greener than his. He had gone through a lot of trouble to find Comrade Gu, just to complete the mission perfectly, but this idiot looked down on young people and girls.
Huang Weiguo stood up: “Come with me now, let’s see how far Comrade Gu has progressed in his translation?!”
Huang Weiguo was the top leader of the base, and no matter how unwilling Zhao Weimin was, he had to go with him.
He strode along, and if the ground hadn’t been solid, he probably would have worn it down.
When the two arrived at the conference room, Platoon Leader Zhan was about to speak when Gu Beichen gave him a wink, and Platoon Leader Zhan immediately shut his mouth.
Through the dim light, Huang Weiguo and Zhao Weimin saw Comrade Gu huddled in a corner, writing something on a small table.
This broke Huang Weiguo’s heart; this was an expert he had snatched!
He turned around and glared at Zhao Weimin, then pulled Zhao Weimin forward.
Zhao Weimin curled his lip: “Translator Gu, you’re putting on quite a show, even getting the leader to come and see you. May I ask what you’ve translated?”
“Minister Zhao.” Lin Su’s clear voice rang out, and she pointed to a line of numbers: “This coefficient should be 0.98, not 0.89.”
If we follow your calculations, the deviation is over 17%…
Zhao Weimin’s nonchalant expression froze on his face instantly.
He knew, of course, that the coefficient of 0.89 was wrong, but it was the correct result of 0.98 that his team had just obtained after three days and three nights of calculation.
Comrade Gu saw it at a glance?
He practically lunged at the table, grabbed the foreign language copy, his fingers trembling as he found the corresponding paragraph, and then snatched the manuscript that Lin Su was translating.
The manuscript not only contained a fluent and clear translation, but also a simple structural sketch she had drawn based on the written description, with several key parameters next to it.
A small “?” and the calculation process are clearly marked, and the arrow ultimately points to the recommended review value: 0.98.
At that moment, Zhao Weimin felt as if he had been slapped hard across the face, and the pain was burning.
He opened his mouth, but his throat felt blocked, and he couldn’t utter a single word.