After being discharged from the hospital, Gu Biao took Isminaya to live in the northern suburbs of Baghdad, on the banks of the Tigris River, in a villa that looked low-key on the outside and luxurious on the inside.

Houses in the Middle East normally have very small windows and dark lighting, because they have to adapt to the heat of the desert climate.

Even if it is a rich man's house, it is nothing more than a whiter exterior and a diligent retouch.

The houses that General Hussein used to entertain secret guests, or occasionally used as temporary stays in the palace, naturally had to be on par with other houses in appearance, so as not to attract unnecessary attention.

It's not that you can't afford to pay for this air-conditioning electricity bill and make a glass house with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Esminaya loved the house, it had a traditional feel to her hometown.

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The two respected each other like guests and lived a few days of peace without the slightest courtesy.

After all, for a casualty who has undergone internal organ surgery, discharge from the hospital in ten days is only the first step, and there will be a long time to recuperate.

For the rest of the summer, she had to follow the doctor's instructions and still eat a light diet, gradually transitioning from liquid to semi-liquid.

At first, Gu insisted on making fish soup for Isminaya, but after only two days, he realized that what he had made was completely dark cuisine, so he left this thankless job to the cook.

Compared with other countries in the deserts of the Middle East or the Gobi in the steppes of Central Asia, the level of Iraqi cooks is actually not bad, and there are many places where fish is used in the traditional Iraqi diet - this is quite unexpected by Gu Biao, so he chose to do it himself at first.

Looking back, perhaps this is due to the richness of the two river basins.

"It's all my own cleverness to blame you for eating such an unpalatable fish soup for three days at the beginning. Gu Biao apologized to the junior sister very embarrassedly, "You too, since you have already seen that they will make fish soup in their scheduled menu, let them make it." ”

"I think your cooking is delicious. Ishminaya said shyly.

Gu Biao was a little sad, and he was embarrassed to get to the bottom of it.

He knew that the younger sister was taking care of his emotions, so that he thought he had "atoned for his sins" more.

After stopping cooking for Isminaya, Gu Biao had very few means of atonement left, only to help her go out for a walk every morning and evening.

In the desert climate of the Middle East at the beginning of July, the daytime temperature easily exceeded 40 degrees, and it was almost baked dry when you went out.

So in the morning and afternoon, I can only take the car to run customers, hide in the air-conditioned room to deal with work affairs, and do some help to Director Bao and Major Zhang.

After knowing that the wounded comrade's condition was stable, the domestic side once asked Gu Biao about the date of his return.

Gu Biao considered that there were not many places where he needed to come forward for follow-up business negotiations, so he visited General Hussein once, which was regarded as asking for instructions.

General Hussein was very hospitable and insisted on inviting Gu Biao to attend the enthronement ceremony on the 16th.

Since it was an explicit invitation from the quasi-president of a country, and since it was a personal friend and the entire Iraqi side was invited to entertain him, the embassy naturally did not interfere.

And Isminaya is not even a formal intern of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Aircraft, but is only temporarily seconded as a guest translator. Her official status is only that of a student. Now it's summer vacation, and she hasn't spent the country's entertainment money, so there is no reason to care about her.

The ministry finally updated the instructions to Gu Biao in a timely manner: everything should be on good terms with the president as the top priority, and he could delay it until he came back whenever he wanted, and leave nothing else to the other negotiators.

Theoretically, he could be an idler for ten days until Hussein's enthronement.

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But in fact, Gu Biao didn't stay idle for long.

Just two days later, he met a new group of distinguished guests who came to visit him.

It was a weekend morning, and a large group of young men and guards, driving luxury cars and armored vehicles, appeared at the door of the villa.

The attendant had already informed that it was General Hussein's second son, Mr. Cusset, who had just entered high school, who had returned from summer vacation in France and had come to make friends with Gu Biao at the instruction of General Hussein.

Although General Hussein is a traditional Iraqi, he still attaches great importance to the education of his children. While confronting the West by force, it also knows that it is better to recognize the educational resources of the West.

So when he was in middle school, he sent his two sons to study in France.

France had the best relations with Reagan and Iraq in Western countries at that time, after all, Chirac sold Hussein a civilian nuclear reactor three years ago. Having a child study in France would also reassure General Hussein about safety. (The plainclothes bodyguards in the secret still have to be sent)

Of course, Gu Biao didn't dare to hold it up, and took Ishminaya to greet him.

Although he became a wise man of General Hussein, after all, it was a flash of inspiration, and he knew his own pounds and pounds.

"Mr. Cusse, I didn't expect you to come, I don't know what I can do for you. He greeted politely as he observed the other person's appearance.

The "freshman high school student" who was one or two years younger than him already had a slight mustache, and it seemed that his future appearance would indeed look like his father.

"As soon as I came back from a holiday in France, my father told me that he had made a new friend, and that you were a very interesting person, about my age, so that I could play with you and learn from each other. "Cousse has a cold attitude, but there is no malice.

Gu Biao's later generations have also read the historical materials of the Iraq War, and roughly know that this is a very quiet teenager with a habit of cleanliness.

And General Hussein should have casually mentioned Gu Biao in front of Kusai, and knew that Gu Biao was idle now, so he used him as a scholar who "accompanied the prince to study......

"The general is really too famous, in fact, I only have a specialization in the arts, and I have occasional gains in some humanities research. However, if there is anything I can do, just ask. Gu Biao grasped the scale of communication, and tried his best to be neither humble nor arrogant.

"Alright then, you two will play with me for a few days. If you have any interesting stories, you can tell them at any time, and it's good to know a little bit about the East once in a while, but I haven't been to East Asia yet. "Kusai obviously thinks of Gu Biao as a storyteller.

"Yes, I don't know where I'm going?"

Couset thought for a moment: "Let's go and run horses, I'm tired of staying in France, and I want to have some excitement when I come back." ”

Gu Biao was a little embarrassed: "Horseback riding in this weather?"

It's in the 40s!

"Rest assured, there's an indoor racetrack, and it's as big as the outside, with real turf. ”

The other party's just one sentence refreshed Gu Ao's cognition of local tyrants.

"But I don't know how to ride a horse, and ...... My translator is not in good health, so I'll find another translator if I wait a minute. When Gu Biao defended, he thought that Zhang Zhong had told him a while ago that he had the opportunity to help him introduce high-level personnel from the Iraqi side as much as possible, and now he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

After listening to the translation, Kusse nodded indifferently. His eyes looked the veiled female translator up and down, revealing a slightly appreciative expression, but that's all.

It is said that later generations of Kusai classmates did not like black-haired women because they were too common in their home country. And those who like pure blonde hair and blue eyes can bring a sense of conquest.

Therefore, Isminaya's long black head like a waterfall can be regarded as a meritorious service.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Zhong, who received Gu Ao's notice, hurried over.

"Do you know how to ride a horse?" asked Gu Biao as soon as he asked.

Zhang Zhong was stunned: "I'm the navy!"

Gu Biao: "It's better than me? ”

Zhang Zhong thought for a while: "That should be better than you." ”

Gu Biao: "Then don't talk nonsense, let's go together, be humble for a while, ask for advice, and always have fun with others." ”

Zhang Zhong had the opportunity to get acquainted with Kusai's classmates.

So far, General Hussein has not personally met with other Chinese personnel other than Gu Biao, after all, no matter how big the business matter is, it is not worthy of the president to talk in person. Even if Gu Biao referrals, the other party is unlikely to be available. (In contrast, it's easier to give a gift worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.)

Therefore, it is already very good for Zhang Zhong to meet Kusai at this moment, and it will definitely be beneficial for his subsequent work in Iraq.

Ishminaya, who was on the side, saw that the senior and Comrade Zhang seemed to be very bad at riding, and plucked up the courage to interject: "Senior, why don't you let me go too-although I can't ride a horse yet, I'll take a look at it by the side, I will ride a horse." ”

"Will you?" Gu Biao was a little surprised.

Isminaya was actually a little proud: "That's, you don't want to think about it, but I have lived in the Great Gobi of the Prairie since I was a child, and I used to ride horses and herd sheep when I was a child." Even if I can't get on the horse, I can teach you the same 'oral martial arts' as Wang Yuyan. ”

"Okay, let's go together. Gu Biao smiled knowingly.

He suddenly felt that Isminaya's appearance, in addition to some white characteristics, was quite in line with Wang Yuyan's delicate and ignorant character.

The three of them got into the car and followed behind Kusai's classmate's car.

Zhang Zhong took advantage of the fact that there were no VIPs on the left and right, and asked a question that he didn't understand just now: "Wang Shiyan? Is this your code?"

"A character on a Xiangjiang martial arts book is a little girl who doesn't know any martial arts at all, but is very good at preaching. In our school's library, there are all unpublished outside the library, and those from Hong Kong and Taiwan are all in traditional Chinese. Anyway, our school has a rule for students to find books to read: as long as you can recognize the words on it, you can read it, and you are allowed to read anything. Gu Biao explained casually.

"Then your school is so cool. Zhang Zhong put on an unwilling lip like a Popeye, "When I was studying at Peking University, I thought that Peking University was already the most open school in China, with the most complete library, and everything to see. ”

Gu Biao sat in the car, and when he thought of a random question, he cared: "By the way, when will you return to China?" My ministry allowed me to stay until July 17. ”

"I'm not going back to China anymore -- the ministry and the planning office have told me that when the negotiations here are over, they will directly transfer me to the newly established China State Construction Company. At that time, my bright identity will be seconded to this Chinese-funded company.

As I told you last time, General Hussein decided to build a gas separation plant in each of the three cities of Baghdad and Basra. Originally, the conversation was about only selling equipment. Later, it was found that it was also difficult for local workers to construct and assemble, and they had not installed such a set of equipment the size of a workshop.

Therefore, the above temporary co-ordination, from design to construction, we have contracted all of them - in the future, I can be regarded as following the contractor, and I don't know if I can return to China after the project is completed. ”

"Is that okay? So you're nominally in a business, or is it this kind of joint venture in a foreign country. Does the army still retain your cadre rank?" Gu Biao had never had an in-depth understanding of the policies here, and he felt very curious at the moment.

"Why don't you keep it? Isn't this all about doing things for the country? If you return to the navy in the future, you will have a lot of seniority and promotion. Zhang Zhong replied very naturally, as if he couldn't understand Gu Ao's worries at all.

Gu Wei was stunned: It turns out that it can still be like this......