Su Xiaotian felt embarrassed to receive so many gifts again in the evening and firmly refused.
"Comrade, you've finally come abroad, how can you not bring back some local specialties for your family? We haven't brought you anything too expensive, just a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."
An older comrade put on a stern face and began to lecture.
Others also persuaded Su Xiaotian to accept.
"Then how about I give you all money?" Su Xiaotian said sheepishly.
Everyone's conditions were not good, and Su Xiaotian felt truly embarrassed to accept everyone's gifts like this.
"The subsidy is generous this time, so don't worry and accept it," the other party said directly.
They had fixed subsidies when they went out, but they also received additional rewards when the mission was completed successfully.
Everyone knew that this mission had been completed exceptionally well, and they would definitely receive generous rewards upon their return, so they were all very generous.
Seeing that everyone was so resolute, Su Xiaotian gave up.
She would keep this sentiment for later, perhaps there would be more interactions in the future, and she would have opportunities to reciprocate wholeheartedly.
After everyone left, Su Xiaotian simply packed the gifts everyone had brought her. One suitcase was almost full.
Su Xiaotian selected some items and put them into the system space. However, to avoid suspicion, she still packed the suitcase and bags until they were bulging.
Still, these were all light trinkets, not tiring to carry.
Since she had the system space, Su Xiaotian had become lazier, putting almost everything that could fit into the system space.
The next morning, everyone boarded the plane to return home.
At this time, several accomplices of the hijackers finally realized that the people they were looking for were indeed part of the Chinese delegation.
Moreover, they had seen that detestable woman that day but hadn't recognized her.
When they prepared to look for Su Xiaotian, they learned that she had already left the hotel.
Several people looked at each other.
Now, they couldn't even avenge their brothers.
"Why don't we go to China?" one person asked foolishly.
Another person unceremoniously slapped this person.
"You idiot, you still plan to go to China? Do you know how far China is? We can't even afford the plane tickets for a few of us."
"But we can't just let them go like this."
"Then what else can we do? At this time, she's already flown away."
"How about we go to China? I heard China likes foreigners very much. We can pretend to be investors?"
Someone else came up with a rather good idea.
This suggestion was unanimously approved by several people.
They were at a dead end here anyway and needed to find a place to live again, so why not go to China.
"However, before we go to China, we need to find a way to inform our other brothers."
These other brothers referred to the ones who were still in prison.
These few people had gotten into trouble this time and it wouldn't be easy to get out. They couldn't stay here waiting for them forever; they needed to have their own lives.
Su Xiaotian was unaware that her trip had brought several more so-called foreign friends who were swindlers to China.
They had a peaceful and smooth journey.
When the plane landed safely, Su Xiaotian felt that even breathing was sweet.
Although Su Xiaotian had no problem adapting to being abroad, she still felt in her heart that her own country was better.
Outside the airport, several cars were waiting to pick up people. Some were sent by their units, and some were from various enterprises.
Their great achievements this time had already spread, and many people in China already knew that they had signed quite a few contracts.
Being able to earn foreign exchange for the country was an honor for everyone.
However, the responsible persons from several factories were unwilling to leave just like that.
Instead, they each carried gifts and approached Su Xiaotian.
"Comrade Su Xiaotian, could you give me a chance to drive you home? Thank you so much this time."
One person said to Su Xiaotian very sincerely.
Su Xiaotian quickly said, "No need, no need. My unit has already sent a car, and I'll take the unit's car."
Su Xiaotian was really a little unaccustomed to people being so polite and could only politely refuse.
Seeing that Su Xiaotian genuinely didn't want to trouble them, the responsible persons from several factories exchanged glances.
Minister Duan couldn't help but smile when he saw how popular Su Xiaotian was.
"These people are all shrewd!"
Indeed, those who could work in a factory and do it well were not simple.
These people were all talented and knew who to win over.
Su Xiaotian, as such an outstanding young person, was indeed worth winning over.
It was a pity that Su Xiaotian was from the Translation Department, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't really pull her over to their factories.
However, if they built good relationships and asked Su Xiaotian for help, she would definitely not refuse.
When the responsible persons from several factories heard that Su Xiaotian was unwilling to ride in their cars, they directly brought over the gifts they had prepared for her.
Before returning to China, they had also bought many gifts specifically for Su Xiaotian.
They had originally planned to deliver the gifts directly to Su Xiaotian's home when they saw her off, but since Su Xiaotian had refused, they could only settle for the next best thing.
Seeing this, Su Xiaotian's eyes widened in disbelief.
Why were they giving her gifts out of the blue? This was not appropriate.
She was representing the Translation Department, and it should not be good to accept gifts without authorization.
Minister Duan walked forward and smiled at Su Xiaotian, "Accept them. This is what they should do. This time, because of you, they have made a lot of money. You don't need to worry about this small amount of money."
He understood that these people were acting this way to build good relationships with Su Xiaotian, and he was happy to facilitate it.
Moreover, Su Xiaotian deserved to receive these gifts. As the saying goes: "One should not accept rewards without merit."
Since Su Xiaotian had merit, there was nothing wrong with receiving rewards.
When the responsible persons from several factories saw Minister Duan, they became a little embarrassed.
They had really only prepared gifts for Su Xiaotian and had not prepared any extra for Minister Duan and Deputy Head Wei.
"Minister Duan, it's not that we didn't prepare gifts for you and Deputy Head Wei. It's just that you are leaders, and if we did that, it would put you in a difficult position."
They would definitely prepare gifts for Minister Duan and Deputy Head Wei after returning to China. After all, these two were leaders, and giving gifts in full view of everyone would not look good.
Minister Duan laughed and chided, "You're clearly reluctant. You only have eyes for Comrade Su Xiaotian, and you know how to talk to coax me."
The few people didn't take Minister Duan's words to heart. Minister Duan was actually very easy to talk to when he was in a good mood.