Chapter 442: Tough!

"Hah!" came a cold sneer.

It made the entire office go quiet; those who had been discussing things all looked in one direction.

"Accountability to the public?" An Yinan looked at the representative and asked in return.

"When you backstabbed Huaxia, did you have any accountability to the people of Huaxia?"

A mocking smile remained on An Yinan's face the entire time.

Before she came, she had discussed with Wang Yunzhi what their attitude toward the Southern Monkeys should be.

Wang Yunzhi only gave her two words: "Be tough!"

This was also her leverage; having been at the Frontline for over two years, she felt more deeply than anyone else that it was because of their greed that Huaxia had been forced into a two-year war of attrition.

If they had focused on Development Economics during these two years, they would have improved by a huge margin compared to now.

Can those little Southern Monkeys afford to pay for the losses of their Huaxia?

"I am not—!" the Southern Monkey person wanted to terminate this topic.

But since you were the one who brought it up, don't blame me for not letting you end it!

"The public of the Southern Monkeys? Don't they want to see your capability?"

"If your capability is insufficient, then step down and let someone more worthy take your place as soon as possible!"

Polite?

Not a bit polite!

She knew their bottom line, and she knew her own country's bottom line.

Trying to cross the bottom line—are you dreaming?

"I..."

No need for translation; express your tone and attitude directly.

Whenever translation was needed, the translators would always add their own attitude, fearing that a strong stance would cause the negotiations to fail, so they would try their best to relax the state of affairs.

But An Yinan spoke directly!

Her tone, her choice of words, her aura.

"I think your side hasn't figured out how to negotiate yet. Minister Wang, what do you think?"

An Yinan knew Minister Wang spoke the Southern Monkey language, and she asked with a grin.

She could have used the Huaxia language, but she was afraid that those people wouldn't understand her tone and that the momentum would be weakened by the translation, so she simply did the Southern Monkeys a favor and used their language.

"I think so too. When your side has finished discussing, come and get me." Minister Wang stood up and buttoned his Zhongshan Suit.

"By the way, I expect to return to Huaxia the day after tomorrow!"

Minister Wang's attitude was very gentle, not as sharp as An Yinan's wording.

However, he spoke entirely in the Huaxia language throughout.

There was no longer any need for him to play the bad cop, so he would like to see the sincerity of the Southern Monkeys!

The group left directly.

"I'm hungry!" Before even getting out of the car, An Yinan acted spoiled toward Yun Shu.

She leaned her head against the car door, her eyes watery; she looked just like a hungry puppy.

She didn't know what was going on, but when she was hungry, it was especially uncomfortable, and her whole stomach would curl up together.

"What are Minister Wang's arrangements?" Yun Shu looked at Minister Wang.

Minister Wang put down the meeting minutes in his hand and looked at Yun Shu's appearance.

"Let's go eat." He agreed directly.

What else could he do? One was muttering softly on the side, and the other was staring at him fiercely from the front?

He was old and couldn't handle being scared.

"Cough, cough, Nan Nan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is quite good..." Wang Yunzhi's words weren't finished yet.

An Yinan hurriedly spoke up, "I yearn for the stars and the sea."

She didn't want to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or anything like that!

Wang Yunzhi sighed regretfully, "You can consider it; you are too well-suited for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In less than two years, you could shoulder the heavy responsibilities on your own."

Her rhetoric, her intuition, and her attitude.

She grasped everything just right.

It might seem that her tough attitude was not suitable for the negotiating table.

But it was precisely her attitude that represented the attitude of Huaxia.

At the very least, it could save more than half the time in their negotiations.

Otherwise, just the bickering alone would take several days.

An Yinan shook her head and said solemnly to Wang Yunzhi, "You fight the civil wars, the soldiers fight the martial wars."

"But both need a strong backing, which is the country's development and economy."

"You are fighting outside; how can you do it without confidence?"

"I want to be your confidence!"

Confidence!

I want to be your confidence.

It was the first time Wang Yunzhi had met such a proud young person.

Soldiers fight martial wars, you fight civil wars.

I am your confidence.

The confidence for you to fight!

"If Huaxia wants to remain tough, relying solely on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs won't work, and relying solely on the military won't work either."

"It requires powerful capital."

An Yinan imagined the future, "When we have plenty of money, can conduct all kinds of scientific research, and can have the most advanced weapons, when we can point our swords at the international stage, only then can the Ministry of Foreign Affairs truly stand tall."

"When a fierce tiger roars, ten thousand beasts submit."

Her goal is exactly that!

And she is working toward it step by step!

The shock in Wang Yunzhi's heart was not minor; in his life, he has been the backbone for others, the retreat for others.

Yet the person before him, she wants to be the sword charging for the country, she wants to be the backbone of the country!

"This is my goal, it's absurd, isn't it?" An Yinan smiled, looking at the scenery rushing by outside.

At this moment, no one in the car spoke, but Yun Shu said with certainty, "You can."

Why?

She asked herself, but in truth, she did not know either.

Yet a voice kept telling her that she could, that An Yinan could!

Wang Yunzhi thought for a moment, "If you have thought of it, then strive to do it."

His words were not that sentimental, although if one thought about it carefully, it also felt absurd.

But he looked forward to such a Huaxia.

He looked forward to them being able to treat any country just as they did today.

"I will."

She did not know if she could succeed, but she would strive for it.

After filling their stomachs, everyone returned to where they were staying; An Yinan disliked that the room was too dark, so she found a quiet place in the flower gallery.

She took out her book and began to read.

The wind was sometimes playful; it blew gently through her long hair, and sometimes it blew the pages of the book, like a child anxious to know the story that followed.

Wang Yunzhi stood on the balcony, watching the quiet figure.

In the morning, she had awed the Southern Monkeys.

In the afternoon, she was curled up in a corner, reading a book; she really was an unfathomable little one.

No wonder Lao Hua both recommended her and yet hated her so much it made his teeth itch.

"Master." Wang Dazhi also walked onto the balcony; he had thought about the morning's events for a long time, but he still did not understand.

Wang Yunzhi looked at the child he had raised.

"Dazhi, do you know why I had you go to the Compilation Bureau?"

Wang Yunzhi did not answer the question, but instead asked him a question.

Wang Dazhi shook his head, "I don't know."

Wang Yunzhi put down the document in his hand, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires not only hard work, but also talent!"

"Your temperament is too soft."

"I will ask you a question: if you had encountered such a situation this morning, what would you have done?"

Wang Dazhi thought for a moment, "I would..."

"You would reason with him, you would discuss it with him, and in the end, more or less, you would yield." Wang Yunzhi smiled and finished his words for him directly.

He knew the temperament of the child he had raised himself.