Just as Fu Guo Yang was halfway through his sentence, Fan Shufang suddenly reappeared at the door of Old Fu’s office.
“My tea has been taken, the teacup will be returned to Old Fu this afternoon!”
Looking at Fan Shufang leaving with the teacup, Fu Guo Yang’s lips curved into a smile.
After all, she was an old colleague, and Fan Shufang understood his temper.
In the adjacent office,
Song Hong Bing watched Su Xiao Tian translate with lightning speed, still sneering inwardly.
This young girl truly didn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. With such speed, could the translated content have any quality?
He was just waiting to see what she would do when her work was riddled with errors.
Even if she didn’t make any translation mistakes, didn’t he still have a backup plan?
Hmph…
Although Song Hong Bing had witnessed Su Xiao Tian’s spoken translation ability the previous night, he was still unconvinced, believing that Su Xiao Tian’s speed could not guarantee accuracy.
After all, even Old Fu Guo Yang’s speed in translating manuscripts was not this fast!
He believed Su Xiao Tian was capable, but he didn’t believe her capabilities could surpass Old Fu’s.
Su Xiao Tian was focused on whatever she did.
She buried her head in translation, continuing for nearly an hour before finishing the translation of Song Hong Bing’s manuscript.
According to her usual habit, Su Xiao Tian still needed to proofread the entire manuscript.
While proofreading, Su Xiao Tian discovered serious errors in Song Hong Bing’s translation.
After repeated corrections, she confirmed that Song Hong Bing’s translation indeed had several mistakes.
These errors, on the surface, did not seem like major issues, but in reality, upon closer inspection, they would have a significant impact on the subsequent negotiation work.
It could even put China in a passive position.
Su Xiao Tian was a smart child. She didn’t believe that Song Hong Bing, as an experienced translator, could make such fatal mistakes.
Therefore, there was only one possibility: Song Hong Bing asking for her help to translate today was a setup.
His target was her.
Of course, there was another possibility: Song Hong Bing was a spy from Country Y, but obviously, this possibility was almost nil.
Su Xiao Tian was basically certain that Song Hong Bing would soon shift the blame and make her bear all the responsibility.
This Song Hong Bing intended to ruin her entire career in the Translation Department!
A faint, undetectable cold smile flickered across Su Xiao Tian’s lips.
She was never one to let things go, but she was certainly not one to suffer in silence.
Since Song Hong Bing had prepared to make a move against her, she would definitely strike back.
Su Xiao Tian calmly noted down all the errors and then made a copy of the final translated draft.
“Teacher Song, it’s finished. Please take a look?” Su Xiao Tian respectfully handed the translated manuscript to Song Hong Bing.
Song Hong Bing took the manuscript from Su Xiao Tian, and without even looking at it, he spoke in a rather affected tone.
“Comrade Xiao Su, youth is a wonderful thing. Look, the work I’ve been busy with for most of the morning was completed in just over an hour. Don’t worry, your contribution to this translation will be acknowledged by the leadership.”
Su Xiao Tian: “……”
I’d believe that if pigs could fly!
Su Xiao Tian grumbled inwardly but said politely, “You are too kind. I merely did a little work within my capabilities; I don’t deserve your praise!” Su Dan Novel Network
Seeing Su Xiao Tian’s demeanor, Song Hong Bing couldn’t say anything more.
This young girl lacked the sharpness of youth, making him feel a deep sense of powerlessness whenever he tried to find fault.
After Song Hong Bing accepted the manuscript, Su Xiao Tian turned and left.
By this time, it was already 11:50 AM, and lunchtime was approaching.
As soon as Su Xiao Tian left, Song Hong Bing flipped back to the parts he had deliberately mistranslated, confirmed that Su Xiao Tian had not corrected them, and smiled.
Su Xiao Tian, on the other hand, took another copy of the manuscript and went directly to Fan Shufang.
Fan Shufang had just returned from Director Du’s office and was about to look for Su Xiao Tian when she saw her approaching.
“Xiao Tian, why are you here? Have you encountered any difficulties?”
Fan Shufang’s first reaction was that Su Xiao Tian had been wronged.
Su Xiao Tian smiled and said, “Second Grandmother, there is indeed something difficult, which is why I’ve come to you.”
Su Xiao Tian spoke quickly and directly explained the problems she had discovered to Fan Shufang.
By the time Fan Shufang heard the end, her face had darkened considerably.
She never knew that there were people in the Translation Department with such narrow perspectives.
For the sake of trivial matters, they would scheme against a newly hired colleague.
Even worse, to scheme against someone, they disregarded national interests.
Such a person was truly disappointing!
“Xiao Tian, starting this afternoon, your work and Song Hong Bing’s work will be swapped.”
What?
Su Xiao Tian looked at Fan Shufang in surprise.
This was a major decision. It couldn’t be that just because she suspected Song Hong Bing of scheming against her, Second Grandmother would make such a decision?
“Second Grandmother, perhaps it is just my speculation. What if Song Hong Bing genuinely made a mistake due to a momentary lapse?”
“Making such an error is no small matter. Even if it were a mistake, it proves he is not competent enough for the job.”
After saying this with a dark expression, Fan Shufang directly took the manuscript provided by Su Xiao Tian to Director Du’s office.
Upon hearing Fan Shufang’s report, Director Du’s face turned even darker than Fan Shufang’s.
“Good, very good indeed!”
An experienced translator for so many years had developed such a personality. It seemed that after his transfer to the Translation Department, he had been too lenient.
“Discuss with Old Fu and see if there are any other capable individuals, and arrange for one to be transferred over.”
After a pause, Director Du added, “As for Song Hong Bing, suspend him for reflection first!”
“Director Du, isn’t this disposition a bit too harsh? After all, Song Hong Bing hasn’t committed a major offense yet.”
Fan Shufang was also concerned that if Song Hong Bing were wrongly accused, it would make Su Xiao Tian’s situation even more difficult.
“Then let’s wait a bit longer, but the replacement should be prepared in advance!”
After leaving Director Du’s office, Fan Shufang immediately went to Old Fu’s office.
Old Fu was about to go for lunch and was quite surprised to see Fan Shufang enter.
“Are you returning my teacup?”
“Old Fu, Director Du has arranged for you to recommend other translators to participate in this reception. Can you do that?”
Fan Shufang decided not to beat around the bush and explained directly.
Fu Guo Yang naturally guessed that something must have happened again.
However, he was clever enough not to ask any further questions.
“There is one more, but he is not very mature, though he is sufficient for some small-scale translation activities.”
After a pause, Fu Guo Yang added, “Actually, we can adjust. I can increase some translation sessions, and Su Xiao Tian can also slightly increase hers.”
Fan Shufang smiled, “Old Fu truly has confidence in young Xiao Tian!”