That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1331 Is there still trust between us?
After Li Ye and his group arrived at the banquet, the person in charge of receiving them from Kamas noticed that their car had embassy license plates and hurriedly went to report to Sumonkov.

Li Ye and the others ignored all of that and simply led the two translators into the banquet hall.

Then he noticed that the members of the inspection team were all gathered together, silently watching Sophia's classmate named "Cindy" stand on the stage and "chatter".

Li Ye leaned closer and whispered to Sun Xianjin, "What are you doing?"

Sun Xianjin replied in a low voice, "It's nothing, I'm just watching a monkey show!"

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Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then listened carefully to Cindy's slightly curry-accented English before he understood what was going on.

This Cindy was giving a passionate "speech," the content of which was very simple: repeatedly emphasizing how powerful the White Elephant is and that it is now the most important influencing force in the world order.

The reason Sun Xianjin called it a monkey show was because no one had ever seen such an exaggerated style of speech before. Those who couldn't understand English found it funny, and those who could understand English found it even funnier.

Because this Cindy is explaining why the White Elephants are so important: they are the successors of the British Empire, and the glory of the former British Kingdom in Asia should all be inherited by them.

Back in the day, Britain was the world's number one power, even stronger than the United States. The White Elephant inherited the mantle of the world's number one power, so shouldn't it be even stronger?
He also alluded to the war of 1962, saying that if his side were not "peace-loving," they would have given the Chinese a severe lesson.

But just as Cindy was gesturing and talking animatedly, someone quickly walked up to her and whispered something in her ear.

Then he looked at Li Ye and the others who had just returned.

Li Ye understood that someone must have told him that a car from the Chinese embassy had arrived.

Then Cindy quickly added, "This isn't a formal occasion, so we're just chatting. What I say represents only my personal opinion."

Okay! So you know you're just spouting nonsense about atmospheric pressure!

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh.

It turns out that even people from Baixiang are afraid of things getting blown out of proportion, and when faced with certain sensitive individuals, they know to quickly distance themselves from the situation.

This is like someone who's always yelling and saying they're going to beat you up, suddenly seeing you clench your fists and immediately starting to "value peace."
He can boast any way he wants, but when it comes to taking things seriously, he's clear-headed than anyone else.

But he's already been rambling on for ages, how could he let everyone off the hook with just one sentence?

So Li Ye muttered, "He says he inherited Britain's glory? But we defeated Britain! Shouldn't their glory be our spoils of war?"

Li Ye spoke in Chinese, so whether or not to translate his words depends on Liang Furu's opinion.

If you think what I said was inappropriate, then just pretend I didn't say anything.

If Liang Fu hadn't had the translator relay Li Ye's words, although China had indeed defeated Britain on the peninsula, China currently had no intention of becoming the hegemon of Asia. He felt there was no need to refute Bai Xiang's arrogant words.

He's just bragging; I can't be bothered with him.

However, just a few minutes later, Cindy, who had finished her speech, approached Li Ye.

"Sir, you disagreed with my opinion just now, didn't you?"

Li Ye glanced at the other person, then waved to Lao Shao.

Old Shao immediately came over with an embassy translator.

The translator politely asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

Cindy hesitated for a moment, but then said, "I protest against this gentleman's words. He believes that just because we defeated Britain, we should treat our honor as spoils of war."

Li Ye was immediately surprised; he hadn't expected this guy to understand Chinese.

But then I thought about it again and realized that something was wrong. If the other person understood Chinese, he shouldn't have been expressionless when Li Ye was speaking.

Li Ye glanced around and spotted the smiling Sophia.

Cindy must have feelings for Sofia, which is why she stuck to Sofia after her speech. Sofia is the prime suspect.

Sofia claims she has been studying Chinese idioms recently, so could she already be fluent in Chinese and be pretending to be weak to deceive others?
You know, some smart people always get ahead of the curve.

Decades later, while many people are still trying to learn the London accent, many elite schools in Germany have already started offering Chinese language classes. Wherever the center of the world is in the future, that language will be sought after.

Cindy protested for a full two minutes, then waited for Li Ye's reply.

Li Ye simply said, "Today isn't a formal occasion, so we're just chatting casually. What I say represents only my personal opinion, so you're free to protest to me personally."

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What is a boomerang?
Cindy had barely finished speaking when Li Ye immediately returned the favor. What was there to protest about? Cindy was stunned for a long time, then complained in a frantic tone, "Sir, don't think that just because you fought against the British forces on the peninsula, you've achieved victory."

"You should know that on the eve of that war, we rejected the United Nations' request to join the war and cast our votes against it multiple times, so you shouldn't be proud; instead, you should thank us."

Oh, I see.

Li Ye suddenly realized.

No wonder the White Elephant dared to bare its teeth at the Chinese in 1962; it turns out they didn't participate in 1951!

If they had participated, the 1962 incident probably wouldn't have happened.

Cindy's excited performance immediately attracted the attention of both sides.

Liang Furu came over to ask what was going on, and the people from Bai Xiang's side also rushed over.

But so what?

Everyone is only expressing their personal opinions. You think we were defeated in 1962? We're not happy about that! Are you giving me the nerve?

Even if Li Ye's words were inappropriate, he would accept criticism after returning home. Now, facing the nagging of outsiders, he would absolutely not back down.

I was already furious because I was "tricked" into coming here by the people of Kamas, and I'm taking it out on you guys.

The people of Kokamas were now frightened. A girl being promised to two different husbands was meant to increase the bride price, not to leave her stuck with them!

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all our guests. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, it is because we have not been hospitable enough. Now it is time to dance. Let's dance together for the sake of friendship!"

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Russians have a simple and straightforward way of socializing, unlike the more subtle and reserved Chinese. A group of tall girls took the initiative to come out and invite the main figures from both sides to dance.

Li Ye wasn't a main character, but several girls took the initiative to invite him out, all of which he politely declined.

And Cindy did indeed try to get Sophia to dance, but unfortunately Sophia wasn't interested in him either.

However, the White Elephant Man was far more persistent than the Flower Man. Even though Sophia had already rejected him, he continued to pester her relentlessly.

Then, Sophia suddenly rushed towards Li Ye.

Cindy, having just had a conflict with Li Ye, gave up after following for a few steps.

When Li Ye saw Sophia approaching, he also frowned.

Then he asked directly in Chinese: "Comrade Sofia, would you like to invite me to dance?"

Sofia paused for two seconds before smiling and saying, "If I invited you, would you accept?"

She spoke Mandarin, and it was very fluent.

"well,"

Li Ye sighed and said in a deep voice, "Comrade Sophia, can we still have a sincere conversation? Is there still any trust between us?"

Sophia blinked and finally smiled, "Okay! If what Cindy did just now made you uncomfortable, then I apologize, and to show my apology, I can tell you some important news."

Li Ye stared at Sophia without saying a word.

He's now very wary of this pretty woman; who knows if the "important information" she's talking about is a trap?

Seeing that Li Ye wasn't responding, Sophia took the initiative and said, "The White Elephant people aren't here for civilian technology this time."

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Li Ye blinked and said, "That's great. We're here for civilian technology."

Sofia's lips curled into a smile.

"Really? Should you report this to your supervisor?"

Li Ye and Sophia stared at each other for a long time before Li Ye stood up and walked towards Liang Furu.

Regardless of Sophia's intentions in revealing the information to him, he could not refuse without her consent.

Because White Elephant actually bought a large ship from Sugo.

(End of this chapter)