Chapter 312: Ye Xian Arrives
Chapter 312: Ye Xian Arrives
In the early morning, Zhou Chenglei returned from his usual morning run, and Jiang Xia was awakened by the sound of the key turning in the door lock.
Zhou Chenglei entered and saw Jiang Xia still lying in bed. He asked, "Why don't we take the day off and end it early? We can rest."
These past few days, Jiang Xia had been waking up later and later, and her sleep had become deeper and deeper.
Usually, when she slept, she would toss and turn, but these past few nights, she had been lying still, sleeping in the same position until dawn without moving a muscle.
It was evident that she had been extremely exhausted for over half a month.
Jiang Xia had indeed been very tired these days. She would wake up at 6:30 am, arrive at the exhibition hall by 7:30 am, and stay busy until she left at 6:00 pm.
Every day, she would stand for at least eight to nine hours, constantly talking and introducing products, often not even having time to take a sip of water.
It was both physically and mentally exhausting.
Jiang Xia sat up, "We've already made promises to others; how can we quit halfway? It's just these last two days, I'm really not tired, I just feel like sleeping!"
As Jiang Xia spoke, she yawned.
It was a bit chilly in the morning, so Zhou Chenglei took an extra jacket and draped it over her.
"Then you can continue sleeping at the hotel, and I'll take over for the last two days. Anyway, there are only two days left of the Canton Fair, and the number of visitors has been decreasing day by day."
Jiang Xia got out of bed, "No need, the more I sleep, the more I want to sleep. It's probably because your massages every night help me sleep so well that I feel like I never get enough sleep."
"You are tired, and massages do help with sleep, but it's not that extreme."
During this time, seeing how exhausted she was, he couldn't bear to ask anything of her, and their intimate life had been put on hold.
So, she would go to sleep around 9 pm every night and wake up at around 6 am the next day, averaging nine hours of sleep daily, which was sufficient, and even more than she used to sleep at home.
Jiang Xia also felt it was a bit exaggerated, but she always had the feeling of not getting enough sleep.
It might be because her period was approaching; last month, it came yesterday, but it hadn't arrived today. However, she felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen, so it should be coming soon.
With this thought, Jiang Xia got out of bed, took out a sanitary pad, and put it in her bag for later use.
Zhou Chenglei noticed and asked, "Did your period start? Then maybe you should stay at the hotel and rest. It's not good to be too tired during this time."
Jiang Xia replied, "No, I'm just preparing. You go and brush your teeth quickly; Jiang Dong has been waiting for a while."
After hearing this, Zhou Chenglei squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush and then went to find his clothes for a shower.
Fifteen minutes later, the two of them went out together to call Jiang Dong for breakfast, then they took a car to the exhibition hall, starting another busy day.
This day was busy from start to finish.
However, the number of visitors at the exhibition hall had decreased even further, and by 5 pm, there were hardly any customers left.
After Jiang Xia secured a small order worth ten thousand dollars, she saw that there were no more visitors and glanced at her watch; it was already 5:30 pm.
Jiang Xia then said to Peng Yuhua, "Peng Factory Director, I'm a bit hungry, so I'll finish early today and go back to the hotel for dinner."
Upon hearing this, Peng Yuhua laughed and said, "Then go and find something to eat quickly! It's almost time to close the exhibition hall anyway."
They couldn't let the factory's top performer go hungry! During the Canton Fair, it was Jiang Xia, their lucky charm, who helped the factory maintain a daily transaction volume of over a million dollars.
Up until today, the textile factory had successfully secured orders worth over fifty million dollars, doubling the city's target of twenty million dollars.
Jiang Xia alone had brought in orders worth over thirty million dollars for the textile factory.
Peng Yuhua was extremely satisfied, although she still hoped to push for a breakthrough of sixty million dollars. However, with the reduced visitor numbers, it was a bit challenging.
After informing Peng Yuhua, Jiang Xia went to find Zhou Chenglei for dinner.
Zhou Chenglei had been stationed at the shipyard, and after Jiang Xia went downstairs, she first went to the public negotiation center to see if Zhang Fuyan was available.
There were still over ten foreign merchants in the public negotiation area, but there were many staff members around, and Zhang Fuyan happened to be free, so she told Yang Qiongying and looked around to see if any booths needed assistance.
Yang Qiongying saw Jiang Xia coming to find Zhang Fuyan and was extremely displeased!
She saw Ye Xian arrive.
Yang Qiongying had been waiting all day for Ye Xian and Ye Fu to do something.
She was actually very curious about what tricks the two of them had up their sleeves.
However, she didn't dare to ask. It was best to know nothing, and she simply focused on her regular work arrangements.
She really wanted to stop Zhang Fuyan from following Jiang Xia, fearing that Jiang Xia would ruin Ye Xian's good deed.
But she couldn't stop her openly.
Jiang Xia was a bold and detail-oriented person with strong capabilities. Yang Qiongying was afraid that she would discover something, so she readily let her go: "Okay, you can go! It's almost the end of the workday. After you're done, just go back to the hotel to rest."
"Thank you, Director Yang," Zhang Fuyan thanked her and left with Jiang Xia.
After Zhang Fuyan and Jiang Xia left, Yang Qiongying also departed.
She was truly worried.
She needed to go and see what Ye Fu and Ye Xian were up to.
If necessary, she would lend them a helping hand.
It would also be good for Zhang Fuyan to witness Jiang Dong and Ye Xian getting back together.
That way, Zhang Fuyan would give up on Jiang Dong.
After observing for more than ten days, she could confirm that Zhang Fuyan did have a favorable impression of Jiang Dong.
Once, during an emergency, when she came to adjust the staff, she saw Zhang Fuyan constantly looking in a certain direction, appearing restless.
A few minutes later, Jiang Dong brought her breakfast.
Yang Qiongying had experienced this before; she knew that when a girl was longing for her crush, this was the kind of expression she would have!
Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Dong were both at the Machinery Exhibition Hall, while Jiang Xia and Zhang Fuyan first arrived at the Shipyard. Zhou Chenglei was explaining the Kent Ring to a foreign merchant.
Their gazes met in the air, and Jiang Xia pointed towards Jiang Dong's booth and then towards the main entrance of the exhibition hall.
Zhou Chenglei nodded.
Jiang Xia didn't disturb him further and asked the shipyard employees to pass on the message. She waited for Zhou Chenglei at the main entrance's flag-raising platform and went with Zhang Fuyan to find Jiang Dong.
Once Zhou Chenglei finished his work, he would naturally come to find her.
Zhang Fuyan held Jiang Xia's arm and walked towards Jiang Dong's booth: "Finally, it'll be over tomorrow. I'm exhausted!"
Yang Qiongying had arranged for Zhang Fuyan to be at the public negotiation center, and she was there every day, unlike others who took turns on shifts. In the morning, she was at the public negotiation area, and in the afternoon, she would be on duty at a specific post, and the next day in the logistics department.
There was no time to rest in the public negotiation center because she had to negotiate business with over five thousand factories and solve language barriers. She couldn't afford a second of idleness.
Jiang Xia said, "It's tiring, but your foreign language skills and adaptability have greatly improved."
For Jiang Xia, the Canton Fair was a money-making opportunity, while for Zhang Fuyan, it was a chance to gain experience and improve her foreign language skills.
"That's right! I've found that my foreign language skills have improved tremendously..." Zhang Fuyan's eyes lit up with excitement.
Being tired was not an issue as long as the goal was achieved.
The realization of any goal required hard work and dedication.
In the public negotiation area, her foreign language skills improved rapidly! This was because she had to constantly communicate with foreign friends, constantly speaking and listening. Language was something that improved with practice.
In this era, there weren't many opportunities to learn foreign languages, and the Canton Fair provided an excellent environment for practice, especially in the public negotiation area.
Many foreign language students didn't even have the qualifications to participate.
So, no matter how hard or tiring it was, Zhang Fuyan never gave up.
As they talked, they reached the Jing City Machinery Factory but didn't see Jiang Dong.
Jiang Xia asked the factory workers, "Comrade, where's Jiang Dong?"
"He was just called away by a female comrade. I saw them heading out through the west gate."
Upon hearing "female comrade," Jiang Xia's first thought was Ye Xian, but wasn't Ye Xian sent back to school as punishment?
It was also possible that she wasn't sent back to school at all.
She pulled Zhang Fuyan's hand and said, "Let's go and see."
Jiang Xia and Zhang Fuyan walked out of the west gate and saw Ye Xian and Jiang Dong standing not far away, talking.
Ye Xian was doing most of the talking, while Jiang Dong seemed to be daydreaming, looking at the cars passing by on the highway. It was unclear if he was even listening.
(End of Chapter)
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