Chapter 11 (ten)

After she left Xuanwang, she went to Washington, because she heard that the interpreters of the State Council could only speak nine languages: Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic. The other small countries all hired casual workers, and the conditions might be looser. All right.The Korean dialect she learned from Cui Xiangyi in the past is very fluent, and she can understand the characters.Find the Language Service Section of the State Council and be interviewed by Chinese interpreter Situ Hua.Later, she heard that someone said that the chief of the section was doing intelligence work, and this place was just a name.Situ Hua is a veteran, and almost all official duties are performed by him.

She spent some time in Washington, waiting for the next interpreter exam.I went to the Temporary Secretary’s Agency to get some documents to be typed, and Situ Hua introduced a translation center. After passing the test, a few pages of Chinese and Korean were often sent out, but the pay was low, and it was strictly forbidden to send translations by myself, so I avoided these refugees. Ruoxi, she felt a little insulted. She got good grades in the test of interpreter this time, and she is registered as a standby.It just so happened that there was a banquet shortly thereafter for South Korean officials.It is difficult for female interpreters to wear evening dresses like female guests.The short oriental women can't buy clothes in the United States, and even the short American women can only dress modestly. Xinyan's fashion is not in their size.Zhao Jue had no choice but to choose the least expensive clothes among the boys.You can't wear long clothes at the dinner party, and she never wears a cheongsam.It is not only too late to make custom-made evening dresses, but also unaffordable.

She went to buy a few feet of green gauze, folded it in half, sewed a straight line randomly—she mended her socks with nail polish—and got into the cylinder, with a knot on her left shoulder, exposing her right shoulder.The robe hangs obliquely from one shoulder, and the whole body is naturally covered with Greek-style folds.Make a split on the left, otherwise you won't be able to move forward. I also bought some bright red nylon small spinning petticoats, which were tied on the chest and back with bare shoulders according to the Malay sarong.The breasts are not big enough, and they are afraid of slipping down, so just tie them tighter.Zhu Bi covered it, turning it into ochre, and there seemed to be a layer of golden mist, which matched her somewhat haggard face and still immature figure.

Shoes are easy to buy, and the shoes in the cheap department are all extra large and extra small.Although the high-heeled shoes I bought were not very fashionable and the color was not quite right, but the long skirt dragged the floor, and I couldn't see clearly, and the hem was not sewn at all. This attire was not only pleasing to the eye, but also very eye-catching on that rather grand occasion.In the future, if this kind of thing happens again, buy a few feet of green yarn or black yarn, and try to turn around as much as possible.Petticoats are readily available. One hundred yuan per assignment, although not often, plus typing and translating some parts, it should be barely enough.Situ Hua was also present at this banquet, and shortly thereafter he called and asked her to come out and tell her something.

He drove to pick her up. "Where to sit and have something to eat." "No, it's still early for dinner, so I'm not hungry." He was a lot like her in the ugly duckling days, only fatter and with a belly—a beetle that was shorter than a cockroach. "Your coat is very nice." He said in English. She also casually said "Thank you" in English, taking it as a common compliment for foreigners.But from his mouth, she suspected that he had seen this coat before, knew it was old clothes, and changed it himself.She moved the button of the wide-sleeved coat with frosted wool and charcoal gray lantern sleeves, so that it became a slanted front, and the waist was much smaller.

The car drove to the central area, near the Capitol Hill, stopped and waited for the green light. "Find a coffee shop to sit and talk." "No need, why not just stop here? Isn't it the same thing?" There were cars parked next to the safety island, but they were all empty.He hesitated for a moment, then drove over and squeezed into their ranks. When parking in a busy city, there is always no suspicion of plums in the melon field. The purple tender blue sky unique to Washington is still the same in the evening.The distant view is also unique to Washington DC. On the white buildings of the late classical style, there are light emerald green patina domes.The traffic is like flowing water, it is the most crowded hour.The low arc at the upper end of the black iron lamp pole is very soft, and the high branches are lit with Bingdi street lamps.

He told her that the section chief might be transferred outside.If he fills the vacancy, he can recommend her as a Chinese interpreter. "But I wonder if you are prepared to stay in Washington? Do you have any plans? Is there a letter from New Hampshire?" Xuanwang teaches in New Hampshire. She smiled. "I do. I'll be in Washington anyway as long as this thing is going on. It would be nicer to be a full-time clerk." She was sitting back, not cold, with her hands deep in her coat pockets. He was married, and she felt that he might not necessarily have taken a fancy to her, but just weighed her in weight.

She couldn't help sneering in her heart, but then tried her best to eliminate her disgust, so as not to make him feel it, and didn't make any grudges, just looked at the street scene with a smile, and didn't think about it. In the silence in a small space, it is easier to know whether the other party is interested or not.The car was low and his car was small. After sitting for a while, he said, "Okay, I'll let you know when I have confirmed news." He sent her back.