Heaven knows how many roads he traveled and how much hair he lost to find a translator.
His Mediterranean hairline was almost completely gone.
With the increasing cooperation between the factory and France, the translation staff's capabilities were no longer sufficient.
Finding a strong substitute was imperative!
Although translating a document for a thousand yuan sounded expensive, it was nothing compared to a million-yuan project.
Su Xiaotian was overjoyed to receive Director Li's promise and readily agreed.
Long-term cooperation would be a good thing for her.
Su Xiaotian suddenly felt like a freelancer.
She had only intended to make a quick profit, but the unexpected opportunity for continued cooperation was a pleasant surprise!
As Su Xiaotian was leaving, Director Li personally escorted her out of the factory gates.
The old man at the gate watched, filled with envy.
Director Li personally seeing her out meant this young girl was truly capable!
One cannot judge a person by their appearance; ambition is not limited by age!
Su Xiaotian seemed oblivious to the old man's envious and jealous gaze, bidding him farewell with a sweet smile.
Dongfeng Electronics Factory was well-located. Just a few steps forward from the factory gate was the bus stop.
She had originally planned to go home, but seeing the bus passing by the antique street, Su Xiaotian decisively got on.
With her afternoon free, she could visit the antique street.
The so-called antique street was just a name; genuine antiques were rare, especially since Su Xiaotian was only browsing the small stalls outside.
Most of these stalls sold fakes.
The last time Su Xiaotian visited, she had stumbled upon a snuff bottle from the late Qing Dynasty and a bowl from the mid-Qing Dynasty.
Neither were particularly valuable items, and Su Xiaotian had no intention of collecting them. She resold them to a shop on the antique street.
The two items combined had earned her a small profit.
Today, she had brought plenty of money and had ample time.
Su Xiaotian leisurely browsed from stall to stall on the antique street, casually picking up small, interesting ornaments.
Her mindset was calm; she was just looking around.
If she could find a treasure, great; if not, it was fine!
It had to be said, Su Xiaotian's luck was indeed excellent.
Soon, she spotted the first item that appeared to be genuine.
It was a silver-gilt filigree "Four Arts and Hibiscus" sachet.
It was palm-sized, with decent craftsmanship.
If she wasn't mistaken, it should be an item from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
Su Xiaotian had no intention of collecting such a small item herself. If she could acquire it smoothly, she would resell it.
Su Xiaotian scanned the other items on the stall. It was clear that the stall owner didn't place much importance on this item.
The sachet lay casually next to a pile of small crafts.
Su Xiaotian looked over the other items on the stall again.
Apart from this genuine piece, everything else was a replica and worthless.
"Uncle, I think your root carving is quite beautiful. How much is it?" Su Xiaotian asked, pointing to a palm-sized root carving on the stall.
This root carving wasn't particularly exquisite. Its only redeeming quality was the lifelike monkey carved on it, which was quite appealing.
"This root carving is an old item. Young lady, you look young and cute, so I'll sell it to you for five yuan!"
He had bought this root carving from the countryside for one yuan. He had originally intended to ask fifty yuan for it, treating it as a treasure, but it had been sitting there for several days with no one showing much interest.
It was rare for a young lady to like it now.
Su Xiaotian immediately withdrew her hand reaching for the wood carving.
"That's too expensive. Isn't it just a lump of tree root? Five yuan, are you robbing me?" Su Xiaotian's disdainful tone was undisguised.
The stall owner was taken aback. Did this young girl genuinely like it, or was she pretending?
"Young lady, this is an old item. Go ask around on this street, and see if anyone has such a cheap price!" the stall owner said with extreme sincerity.
His demeanor made Su Xiaotian almost believe he was actually losing money, if she hadn't known he was faking it.
"But I don't have that much money!" Su Xiaotian put on a very distressed expression.
The stall owner looked at Su Xiaotian's age and believed she didn't have much money.
After all, how could a young girl carry a lot of money with her?
He could only say, "How about I lower the price a bit? Young lady, how much money do you have with you?"
The stall owner's pained expression almost made Su Xiaotian laugh.
"I only brought three yuan!" Su Xiaotian said, biting her lip. "If my mother knew I spent three yuan on a tree root, she'd kill me."
As Su Xiaotian spoke, she started to leave.
The stall owner hadn't encountered anyone interested in this root carving for days.
Hearing Su Xiaotian say she only had three yuan, he thought for a moment and made up his mind.
Three yuan was fine. He could still make two yuan, which was much better than leaving it here to gather dust.
They were stall vendors, not shopkeepers who could make a fortune from a single sale.
They relied on making small profits of one or two yuan.
"Forget it, young lady. A small loss is a small loss. It's because I like your look!" The man held the root carving, looking reluctant, and said, "Three yuan, I'll sell it to you cheaply!"
Su Xiaotian still shook her head. "I don't want it anymore. My mother said these three yuan are for buying meat."
Her sincere expression made the stall owner almost believe that this young girl truly liked the root carving so much that she was willing to use her meat money for it.
The stall owner suddenly felt he was being a bit too much, targeting a young girl's money.
What if this young girl got scolded by her mother when she went home?
However, he was unwilling to give up on this potential sale.
"Young lady, how about this? You pick another item from my stall, and I'll give it to you as a bonus."
After all, most of these items were not very valuable; he had acquired them for a few jiao or one yuan each.
Su Xiaotian was waiting for this. But instead of immediately grabbing the sachet she fancied, she first picked up an ancient-looking bowl.
"This bowl looks pretty good. It would be nice as a cat food bowl for my cat. Hmm, maybe not. I'm looking for something better."
Su Xiaotian muttered to herself, picking up and putting down four or five items.
The stall owner watched Su Xiaotian pick up and put down items, his heart filled with anxiety.
Most of the items here were cheap, but if one or two yuan items were chosen, he would still feel the pinch.
Finally, Su Xiaotian picked up the dark sachet.
"This looks quite nice. I'll hang it around my cat's neck!"
The stall owner visibly relaxed. This item was a bonus when he acquired other goods. Giving it away as a bonus caused him no heartache.