I Really Didn't Want To Make A Lot Of Money

Chapter 8 Commendation Meeting

Chen Ling thought about company discipline and was going to ask Lao Liang for instructions. He saw from a distance that Lao Liang was holding a drink cup in his left hand, and the leather bag held under his arm was pinched in his hand, with a big belly, pacing, with a serious expression.

Seeing Lao Liang arrogant and pretending, Chen Ling dismissed the idea of ​​talking to him.

If there is an invitation from a beautiful woman, whoever refuses is a fool.

“Miss Lilia,” Chen Ling said, “It’s a great honor for you to invite me. You set a date and I will definitely go.”

Lilia breathed a sigh of relief.

In Algeria, influenced by social traditions and religions, most women stayed simple. Inviting a stranger whom they met for the first time to be a guest at home is incredible in the eyes of local men.

In the words of the local young people, Lilia’s family is a cool family, and the rules are not so strict. Despite this, Lilia hesitated for a while, and only summoned the courage to send out the invitation.

Of course, Chen Ling’s current identity also made Lilia less worried.

Chen Ling is still very new to Algerian society and has no idea what Lilia has done.

Just as the two had a pleasant conversation, a middle-aged man stepped onto the podium and said into the microphone: “Ladies and gentlemen, good evening.”

The people in the banquet hall stopped chatting and gathered to the podium. Mr. Liang and Mr. Xu stood together.

The middle-aged man was very satisfied with everyone’s response and continued: “Today, we are gathered here. I believe everyone understands the reason. We will now start the commendation meeting. Please host…”

Everyone applauded. The host wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses and started to speak on stage, with applause from time to time. Especially when the Chinese were introduced, many people turned their heads and smiled and looked at Lao Liang. Lao Liangzhi was satisfied, looked around, and nodded with a smile.

Lilia looked at Chen Ling’s expression and whispered in his ear: “Most of us don’t know you, so we have admitted the wrong person… This meeting is a long and boring process. I’m here today to come to see you. The honoring ceremony of the heroes.”

Chen Ling was actually a little nervous. He nodded and said, “It’s the first time I participated in this kind of activity. How can I go up in a while?”

“You are a foreigner and you have your own etiquette and habits. Just behave normally.” Lilia comforted Chen Ling. “If you can, I would like to ask you to tell me what happened that night. I think definitely It’s wonderful.”

Chen Ling hesitated: “Now? Are you here?”

“We can go outside the banquet hall, where there are chairs to sit on.”

The commendation meeting was really long enough. The host, senior government officials, senior gendarmerie officials, representatives of the central government, representatives of local organizations, religious representatives, etc. went up to speak separately, some in French and some in Arabic.

Mr. Xu has always been expressionless, while Lao Liang is very happy, because no matter who speaks, he will talk about the contribution of the Chinese in this incident, and many people will look at Lao Liang. Lao Liang enjoys this kind of attention.

At this time, Chen Ling and Lilia were sitting at a table outside the banquet hall, and they chatted. Chen Ling told Lilia what happened that night and described the environment of the toilet with a strong taste, which made Lilia frown.

Chen Lingyi said solemnly: “This is very important. I originally drank some red wine and was a little dizzy. The smell refreshed me, so I could hear the people outside the wall clearly.”

Lilia seemed to smell the smell, waved her right hand under her nose, and said, “You really can laugh. It’s definitely not like this. You have talent.”

When Chen Ling talked about the gunfight part, she also became nervous; when she talked about the militants falling into the toilet, she felt amused and nauseous, and her expression was very funny.

After Chen Ling finished speaking, Lilia concluded: “Mr. Chen, thank you for being in the camp that night. Otherwise, the tragedy will be inevitable. Will criticize him.”

Chen Ling smiled and said, “You have already seen him, the one in the T-shirt is.”

“Sure enough, the outside and inside are the same. I’m going to talk to him in a while.” Lilia seemed a little angry.

At this time, military music sounded. Lilia stood up and said, “Go in, the honoring ceremony is about to begin.”

In the banquet hall, the host wearing black-rimmed glasses stood on the stage again and announced loudly: “Next, we will begin the award ceremony. Please, Major Tommy of the Gendarmerie Command announces the list of awards.”

The first to be announced was the third foreign-related detachment of the third detachment of the Guardian Brigade of the Constantine Provincial Headquarters of the Gendarmerie. This is the team of the captain of Delhi.

Fifteen soldiers had already been waiting in the back court. At this time, they lined up to the banquet hall, stood on stage, and thunderous applause. Captain Delhi, dressed in an official uniform, had a serious expression and led the whole to salute.

The commander of the military police came to the stage to present the awards and replace the epaulettes for the captain of Delhi. Chen Ling noticed that the Delhi Captain was so excited that tears were streaming out.

Then, Major Tommy announced Mr. Chen Ling from the Constantine Project Department of the Algerian Democratic Republic of the Huaguo Anyang Group, the Constantine Provincial Friendship Medal, the Gendarmerie First Class Medal of Honor, and a bonus of 100,000 dinars.

As soon as Major Tommy’s voice fell, almost everyone looked at Lao Liang and applauded. Lao Liang held a purse under his arm, waved in response to the crowd, and stepped forward to take the stage. Mr. Xu grabbed him and said in a low voice, “Mr. Liang, they are calling Chen Ling, not you.”

“A unit, I’m the leader, it’s more appropriate for me to go up.” As he said, he threw away Mr. Xu’s hand, strode up from the left side of the podium, and stood beside Major Tommy with his stomach straight.

Lilia accompanied Chen Ling to the steps on the right side of the podium, no more than two meters away from Captain Delhi. Chen Ling saw Lao Liang going up, so he had to stop. Lilia thought Chen Ling was nervous and patted him on the shoulder to express encouragement. Chen Ling shook her head and motioned her to look at Lao Liang.

Lao Liang held the bag in his left hand and saluted the soldier in his right hand. He moved his T-shirt and trousers in great motion, revealing his right belly. President Xu sighed in the audience and closed his eyes.

Major Tommy spoke with the microphone: “Mr. Chen, please say a few words.”

Old Liang couldn’t understand French, so he called Mr. Xu: “Old Xu, Old Xu, come up soon.”

Mr. Xu reluctantly stepped onto the stage to do an interpreter: “I would like to ask you to say a few words.” Lao Liang took the microphone, coughed, cleared his throat, and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, good evening…”. Everyone in the audience began to whisper: According to media reports, Mr. Chen is fluent in French. Why does this person do not speak French today?

At this time, the captain of Delhi, who had recovered, saw that Chen Ling was still under the stage, so he called him softly, and his eyes beckoned him to come on stage.

Chen Ling was still hesitating. Lilia suddenly pushed him. Chen Ling walked a few steps forward and just got on stage, standing in front of Captain Delhi.

Lilia said loudly: “Mr. Chen is here.”

Captain Delhi took the lead, and Salim and the remaining thirteen soldiers applauded vigorously.

Everyone’s discussion became louder. Everyone knows that the team of Captain Delhi and Mr. Chen have fought side by side, and they will certainly not admit the wrong person.

Major Tommy motioned to Lao Liang who was on his head to stop, and asked, “I’m sorry, sir, I want to confirm that your identity is…” Chief Xu interpreted to Lao Liang.

“I am the project manager of Constantine, my surname is Liang, and I am here today on behalf of the company…” Lao Liang couldn’t bear to put down the microphone, wow, wow, and the voice echoed in the banquet hall.

Major Tommy’s expression changed after listening to Mr. Xu’s translation, and he immediately stopped Lao Liang from continuing to speak, and took the microphone and turned it off. Lao Liang was very dissatisfied and said loudly, “What’s the matter with you? Will you be a supporter? My speech is not over yet! Lao Xu, tell him that I am very dissatisfied as a foreign expert!”

At this time, an elderly white-haired man stood up and walked onto the podium. The discussion in the audience suddenly stopped, and even Lao Liang was quiet.

The white-haired elder looked at Lao Liang and said in French: “Mr. Liang, I have inspected your construction site. You should know me. The progress and quality of the project are good. However, your performance today is very poor. I will give it to your headquarters. Send the letter, please go down.”

After speaking, before Mr. Xu finished the translation, he turned to Chen Ling and said, “Mr. Chen, thank you for your contribution to our Constantine people.”