Early the next morning, Yin Jie dragged a small suitcase out of the house.

She had plans to shop hard during the vacation, so this time she brought two suitcases, one large and one small, and the small suitcase was just enough to fit inside the large suitcase.

According to Lin Xia, the TH office building is no more than a 15-minute walk from her residence. Therefore, although Yin Jie is dressed in formal clothes today, he has been very relaxed along the way.

The country of S deserves to be called "God's back garden", the air is pure, the scenery is picturesque, and the beauty of nature is reflected here to the extreme.

The sky was slightly overcast, and the grassy mountain walls on both sides of the road were covered in thick green, barely exposing an inch of brown earth. Large expanses of green grass are interspersed with yellow, white, and pink flowers. The buildings on the side of the road are basically Renaissance style, but they are in a variety of colors, such as the apartment building where she lives now is painted light yellow as a whole, others are painted brick red, and green, gray, light blue buildings, and a little further away there is even a building with pink walls and white doors and windows. The exterior walls of most of the buildings are dotted with creepers, which are neither thick nor light, which does not affect the vision and has a natural and fresh atmosphere. Everything was just right.

Lin Xia said that there was a snowfall here a few days ago. But now the eyes are so green that there is hardly any trace of snow left.

The building where Yin Jie lives is said to belong to the new city, and should actually be counted as the intersection of the old city and the new city. Walking down the slope and crossing the culvert under the railway bridge leads to the old town. The culvert was clean and the air was fresh. There is no dirt and stench common in some countries in South Asia, and there are no homeless people who host one by one.

The old town of Hausen is small and has the air of a medieval old town, with some of the buildings here being wooden and bone houses with white walls and brown frames, and most of them being baroque buildings. The roads are mostly cobblestone and not very wide. Like Chongqing in China, there are many uphill and downhill roads in the urban area, but the slope is relatively gentle.

Yin Jie dragged his suitcase through the streets. There were very few pedestrians on the road, and occasionally people walked by only to cast a curious gaze from afar, and then went their separate ways.

She followed the route map drawn by Lin Xia, only to hesitate a little as she walked through the central fountain, and couldn't decide which of the several roads to choose from the radial paving, so she asked an old gentleman who went out to walk his dog, but unfortunately the old gentleman did not understand English. After thanking her in broken German, she asked the owner of the café on the side of the road, and then made her way downstairs to the company.

It is an antique gray-and-white building that stands quietly next to the municipal square. The ground floor of the building looks like a very large reception hall with reception seats for departments (or institutions) such as the State Tourist Office, the Wine Association, etc.

According to the map drawn by Lin Xia, TH's office building should be this one, but it may also be the small white building next door. ... ...

Yin Jie simply made a direct call to the office.

The phone was quickly picked up, and Sophia's loud voice rang out: "Guten Tag." ”

Yin Jie introduced himself in English: "Hello, I'm Evita, I've come to the Municipal Square, excuse me..."

She was interrupted by an exclamation, "Ah, dear Evita, you're already here? Let me see..., could you please look up at the window, do you see me?"

Yin Jie looked up and found that Sophia was leaning out of a window on the second floor, waving vigorously to him, and holding the telephone receiver in his left hand.

Yin Jie waved his hand holding the phone, and before he could hang up, he heard her say happily: "Evita, you can come in from the staircase directly below my window and go up to the second floor." ”

The stairs are steep with about 35 steps. Yin Jie walked up with difficulty with the box, muttering in his heart, thanks to the fact that the things in this box were not heavy.

She took a moment to catch her breath as she ascended the final steps. As soon as I got to the door, someone pulled the door open from the inside. Christoph stood in the doorway with a smile on his face.

"Dear Evita, you're here!" he said enthusiastically, took the suitcase in Yin Jie's hand, and turned sideways to let Yin Jie in. After entering the door, Yin Jie saw Sophia at a glance, she was still holding the microphone in her hand, and the other hand was waving vigorously at Yin Jie.

Those who make copies of documents, those who sit at the table and type, those who are meeting heads to discuss,... ... , everyone stopped their work and looked at it, and smiled at Yin Jie.

Everyone was very welcoming.

Christoph placed the trolley in the luggage rack next to the door. Marco walked quickly to greet Yin Jie, he warmly greeted Yin Jie, and then guided Yin Jie to meet his colleagues in the office one by one.

Sophia gave Yin Jie a big hug, and then said in English with emotion: "Dear Evita, you are finally here." Oh, I'm finally able to see you for real, Evita, really you, alive. ”

Marco couldn't help but laugh. Everyone paused for a moment, and immediately laughed after hearing the reason. Sophia hurriedly explained that she meant face-to-face, person-to-person. It's not like meeting on the phone and on the computer screen before, but now it's more realistic.

Yin Jie was also smiling. She liked this outspoken colleague in her thirties.

The last thing Marco introduced to Yin Jie was Marcus. He was discussing something with Erdmann in the latter's office. Old man Marcus was silver-haired, very tall, and in a very good figure, with the unpretentious energy of a young man. A pair of blue eyes looked at Yin Jie very gently. Yin Jie suddenly felt that he was very familiar, but he couldn't figure out why. Strangely, I have been holding meetings via video before, and today is the first time I have felt this way.

Marcus saw that Yin Jie and Erdmann seemed to have something to talk about, so he asked Yin Jie to have lunch together at noon, and then left with Marco.

Erdmann motioned for Yin Jie to sit down on the couch, then opened the door and asked his assistant Maria to bring two cups of coffee.

Yin Jie leaned back slightly, and then sat up straight again. This black leather sofa is very textured, soft and comfortable to lean on, as if it can make people instantly forget about fatigue and burden.

Erdmann's assistant, Maria, was in her 50s, with neatly groomed silver hair, well-groomed, well-groomed makeup, and a lean demeanor. She gently put the coffee on the coffee table, smiled politely at Yin Jie, and then withdrew. Erdmann sat on the side of the single sofa, he picked up the coffee and motioned Yin Jie to taste it: "This is the coffee processed by the most famous coffee master in our country in St. Maurice, using Costa Rican coffee beans. It is best to make cold coffee in the summer, and hot drinks are also good. Taste it!"

Yin Jie took a sip, and a peculiar fragrance instantly rushed to his nose. At the same time, a hint of fruit sourness in the mouth slowly amplifies, and the strong aroma gradually transforms into a fresh botanical scent.

"Well deserved!" she said in admiration. Erdmann smiled but didn't answer, Yin Jie knew that he was about to get down to business.

"I'm very sorry that you've been hurt by this letter of complaint," Erdmann said. What do you Chinese say about this situation?"

"You mean 'Pond Fish Disaster'? Actually, I should solemnly say sorry to you, if it weren't for me, they wouldn't have a chance. ”

"That's right, the pond fish. He stretched out his hand to stop Yin Jie's words and said such a Chinese word jerkyly. He smiled, and then continued.

"In addition to the LS project, I also have a lot of cooperation projects with the government. For example, the promotion and promotion of tourism in Haosen, the external image and promotion of the State Wine Alliance, the external technology promotion of the Environmental Protection Agency of S in Asia, and so on. He paused, then continued:

"Behind these projects is the result of 30 years of dedication and hard work of all TH employees. At the same time, it has a lot to do with the business reputation that we have carefully maintained for many years. You should be able to understand that there are many benefits to becoming a government representative, and of course the amount of government service procurement will not be particularly high, but these projects can provide a credibility endorsement for TH's business activities, which is very helpful for us to further expand the scope of our business, no matter what kind of business, for the government or for enterprises. ”

"The benefits are moving. Yin Jie said softly.

Erdmann looked at Yin Jie approvingly and said, "So we have competitors." There are only a few government procurement projects, and if we don't withdraw from them, others will have no chance. ”

"Do you know who did it?"

Erdmann nodded: "Although it is not easy to find conclusive evidence and form a complete chain of evidence, it is not difficult to find the connection between them and then make reasonable inferences. Do you understand what I mean by saying these things to you today? The government is here and we are maintaining, you don't have to worry. It's just that you have to do your job well, and you have to be very cautious in your work attitude. You have to have the self-awareness that every piece of work will be carefully evaluated by a third party after it is launched. You know what I mean? I'm not saying that people really treat your job like that, but you need to have that attitude at work. Only by doing so can your work be truly done. ”

"I see. Rest assured, I will always keep this in mind and remind everyone around me. None of us will make this low-level mistake again. ”

"Then I'm relieved. Erdmann began to inquire about the changes in the department, as well as the specifics of the mission.

Yin Jie answered one by one. Suddenly remembering something, he opened the satchel he was carrying, took out a beautifully carved wooden box, and handed it to Erdmann.

"What is this?" Erdmann frowned a little, raising his hand to open the wooden box. Seeing that it was a string of warm wooden beads, he was a little surprised.

Yin Jie introduced the special medicinal effects of Huanghuali, Erdmann put the box close to the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, and said with a smile:

"The scent is special. ”

"This is called wood incense, and the Chinese believe that this fragrance also has medicinal value, can comb the meridians, and can also improve the quality of sleep. Take it with you. ”

Erdmann took out the bracelet and did not put it on directly, but rubbed it in his hand and played with it. The flesh of rosewood is delicate and smooth like a baby's skin. As he played, the ripples on the beads changed slightly with the changes in light and angle, faintly revealing a metallic color