Chapter 728 - 729: I Want to Talk to You Alone
A woman, who is fairly attractive and elegantly dressed, can also perform simultaneous interpretation with ease — it’s hard not to admire such a talent.
At the very least, her professionalism is respected.
Everyone knows how challenging simultaneous interpreting is, it requires beginning the translation almost as soon as the speaker’s first sentence is finished — without making any errors that would cause misunderstandings.
What’s required is rigorous professional knowledge, a nimble mind, a calm demeanor under high pressure, as well as highly focused attention and swift conversion between languages.
One could argue this kind of translation work is mentally draining.
A typical simultaneous interpreter reaches their energy limit after just three hours and needs a break.
And this work involves more than just translation. As it’s done for the Golden Palace, it’s akin to representing a nation in conveying messages.
Even a slight discrepancy in the translation can lead to unforeseeable consequences, so the interpreters for the Golden Palace must not only be skilled in translations, they must also be well versed in diplomacy.
So, this job is not as simple as one might imagine — it is without question that Dan Lingling has the ability to accomplish this work.
Moreover, she carries the title of "President’s daughter."
With these credentials, she naturally is synonymous with excellence, and such a woman is indeed very attractive to men.
Everyone appreciates talented individuals, it doesn’t matter whether it is a man or a woman. Once they’ve proven their excellence and outperformed the rest, they naturally attract a lot of admiration.
The officials, and even the heads of state, look at Dan Lingling with astonished admiration, and their attitudes towards her take on a respectfulness.
Even Di Mingzhe couldn’t deny Dan Lingling’s talents in this area, but his feelings for her were clear: he just didn’t like her.
After a brief and cordial exchange, Dan Youguo invited the leaders into the banquet hall to officially start the feast.
The so-called banquet is very formal and serious, it’s vastly different from any ordinary party.
Their task was to dine and chat pleasantly while introducing their respective nation’s culinary traditions to each other.
Simply put, this dining event was a form of friendly interaction.
Such a dining style certainly wouldn’t be complete without wine tasting.
Over time, everyone in the hall had their fair share of wine, including Di Mingzhe.
There was no way around it — drinking is obligatory in these situations, he had gotten used to it.
However, he rarely attends such banquets, only attending because a head of state wanted to undertake several construction projects with the Empire.
The projects were related to infrastructure and fell within his jurisdiction, so he couldn’t avoid the banquet.
With just one glass of wine, he opted out, citing his inability to hold his liquor.
He found the event quite dull and didn’t want to be there at all. He just wanted to leave early to see Di Xiaxia.
He had previously sent a message for Di Xiaxia, telling her not to wait, anticipating that the banquet would probably go on until at least ten.
Given the setting, he couldn’t find a reason to leave, as it also related to the cooperative project, so it was truly difficult to make an excuse to slip away.
Dan Lingling drank quite a bit at the banquet, being an interpreter, all heads of state would inevitably encourage her to drink as a sign of friendly interaction.
But they were all well-mannered, as representatives of their nations, they only drunk in moderation.
The banquet joyfully concluded after half-past ten, with farewells made to the heads of state and to Dan Youguo. He was about to leave when Dan Lingling stopped him.
"Brother, can I talk to you privately for a moment? Is it convenient for you?" Dan Lingling asked softly, her face flushed, her eyes slightly hazy as they looked at him.