At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Stephen Sein, Commercial Counselor of the U.S. Consulate General, led a team and staff members of the Commercial Office with more than 20 vehicles of various kinds to Longhua Airport in Xuhui, southwest of the concession, to greet the U.S. business delegation who had taken a plane to Shanghai.

At 10:20, three of the latest Douglas DC-3 luxury passenger planes landed on the runway of Longhua Airport, and Sain led everyone to greet them.

Forty American businessmen with the same number of entourages all stepped off the plane with tired faces. The journey was not easy, they departed from San Francisco, flew 15.5 hours to Honolulu, 4,000 kilometers away, after a night's rest, boarded and took off again, and then landed on Midway, Wake Island, and Guam three times to refuel, it took nearly 20 hours and nearly 5,000 kilometers to reach Shanghai! Because the DC-3 has a cruising speed of only 260 km/h, this journey of nearly 9,000 kilometers is enough to make people suffer, but it is already the fastest in this era!

After a brief meeting, Sain also knew that the guests were very tired, so he immediately arranged to get in the car and send everyone to the hotel to rest first. This time, the Consulate General booked the Licha Hotel at No. 15 Huangpu Road on the east side of Waibaidu Bridge for the delegation, and reserved more than half of the guest rooms, especially the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors of the main building.

As the "No. 1 Hotel in the Far East" before the completion of the International Hotel, Licha Hotel is the first Western business hotel in China, covering an area of 4,580 square meters, with a total construction area of 16,563 square meters.

It has hosted world-class celebrities such as former US President Grant, British philosopher Russell, scientist Albert Einstein, and comedy master Chaplin! Although the scale has lagged behind that of international hotels, its reputation is not comparable to that of new major hotels and hotels. The placement of the delegation here is an expression of the Consulate General's respect for these domestic business people.

Lee also knew that in 1927, the young great prime minister and his wife also lived in room 311 here, which was part of the exhibition in later generations.

After the liberation, it was taken over by the state, and on May 27, 1959, it was renamed "Pujiang Hotel", and in 1990, the Shanghai Stock Exchange was established in the ground floor hall of the hotel, and it was renovated in 2002 and continued to operate.

On December 31, 2017, after more than 170 years, the Pujiang Hotel closed its doors, and a year later it was transformed into the China Securities Museum, appearing in front of the world with another look.

To be honest, Li Junhao is also very interested in the Licha Hotel, he came to Huhai in this era, and he has not seen the original style of this hotel with his own eyes!

As the person in charge of the translation team, Li Junhao still has a very heavy task, there are 40 business people in the delegation, of course there are not so many translators, he has to arrange eight translators, including himself, to do a good job of service. However, because today's arrangement is only to pick up the airport and arrange check-in, there is no need to bring all the interpreters, only he and another Chinese staff member of the commercial office came to the airport, and other interpreters and some staff are waiting in the hotel to arrange for guests to check in.

In addition to the all-out commercial office, the consulate has sent personnel to help in terms of administration, logistics, and security, and the high-ranking diplomats' cars have basically been used as reception cars, and because the number is insufficient, five cars have been borrowed from the Ministry of Public Concession Bureau. Li Junhao's eighty percent new Ford is a little out of class, and he was not requisitioned, so he can still sit in his own car.

When arranging guests, Li Junhao's level was not up to the top, so he could only stand in front of his car with another Chinese translator and wait for the leaders to make arrangements. Originally, he thought that he would just get in the car and set off in a while, but he didn't expect that a blonde girl who looked less than twenty years old came over with a small suitcase, came to him and tilted her head to look at him, but did not speak, which made him and Brown, another translator and driver, inexplicable!

According to European and American standards, this girl's figure is too thin and has no S-shaped curves, but for the aesthetics of the Chinese, she is a beautiful girl, at this time she tilted her head and stared at Li Junhao very cute, but always did not speak, which is really strange.

Brown, who had a somewhat out-of-the-box personality, couldn't help but speak: "Hey, little sister, how can I help you?" ”

The little girl glanced at Brown, turned her head to look at Li Junhao, and finally spoke, but said very arrogantly: "Hmph! Just pretend! Hero-King· Lee· Stuart, are you trying to say you don't know me at all? ”

I don't know you! Li Junhao was stunned, Hero-King· The name Lee was used to fool everyone in Phoenix Village, how could this little girl who just came from the United States know? What's the deal with the Stuart last name in the back? Well, Stuart! Why does this surname sound familiar?

At this moment, his heart was excited! Hurriedly check the detection results - before he went out to perform today's task, he needed to see many people, so he canceled the detection sound reminder function of the smart glasses, and then after checking, he found that the light spot of the little girl opposite was dark green!

This is an unprecedented color, if it is the degree of friendship, I believe it should be a close friend, confidant or something! However, Li Junhao was very clear in his heart that he didn't know this girl at all!

"You don't have to deny it, I know you are!" The little girl said with a serious expression, "I followed my father to the Far East this time just to find a ...... Hmph, it's useless for you to deny it! ”

Li Junhao was about to ask if there was any misunderstanding, when a voice in the distance shouted: "Linda, come here, it's time to get in the car and leave!" ”

"No, Dad, I'll get in this car!" The little girl turned around and waved her hand, then opened the car door and got into Li Junhao's car. Everyone saw that the convoy had begun to set off, so they could only follow her, Brown drove, and the Chinese translator first opened the right rear door for Li Junhao, and after he got into the car, he went to sit in the passenger seat.

The convoy departed, the first and last of which were pure escort jeeps, carried by marines from the Consulate General's guards; There was another escort car every four cars in the middle, carrying a Marine and three random bodyguards and guards; Forty members of the business community and other members of the entourage, accompanied by members of the Commercial Section, sat in 16 cars, while the rest of the entourage and several consular staff sat in two covered trucks and were responsible for escorting the delegation's luggage and belongings.