[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio":3,"chapter-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-50":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},891014,1166,"Chapter 50: I’m In","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-50",50,"\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng immediately spoke about the idea of inviting Director Sun to attend the drama performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun immediately understood and said, \"You’re aiming for me to set an example for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew you’d see through it at a glance, so we’re being honest with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our night school takes this drama very seriously. We’re thinking if it gains more influence, we might just get to perform in the provincial capital or Beijing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know such performances are quite ordinary, and typically, a director wouldn’t attend, so... we’re offering something in exchange for the opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng spoke sincerely and took out something from her backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Sun, this is a template I organized. If you don’t mind, please feel free to use it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun took a proper look at Jiang Cheng for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time he heard of this girl was from his younger son, Sun Jiandong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he didn’t think much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, his wife came back from night school and praised Jiang Cheng profusely. He only remembered one sentence: their son doesn’t deserve Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the first time he met Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment she came in, she was smart, confident, composed, poised, knew when to advance and retreat, and understood human nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun took the template, looked at it, and the more he looked, the more he appreciated it, realizing it was exactly what they needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng stood there earnestly, eyes downcast, looking at her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an upright director, tricks wouldn’t work; honesty was a shortcut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The office fell silent again, but this time the tense atmosphere was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun kept nodding as he looked through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the document, Director Sun said, \"What you’ve provided is quite tempting to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng gave a sincere smile and said, \"The template along with my translation, I offer in exchange for a chance for our night school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun laughed heartily, having not seen such straightforward \"scheming\" for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright! I agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the matter was settled, Jiang Cheng immediately turned into an enthusiastic butterfly, explaining the use of the template to several clerks at the machinery factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, these clerks collectively went to see Director Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, why don’t we keep Xiao Jiang with us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun really couldn’t understand what sort of spell Jiang Cheng had cast over these people in just an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time ticked by and the end of the workday approached, Director Sun invited Jiang Cheng and Principal Wang to eat at the machinery factory’s cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, it was the shift change between the day and night shifts, so there were quite a few people coming and going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chengyuan had just finished his day shift and was walking out when he happened to see Jiang Cheng walking beside Director Sun, chatting animatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey? Who’s the young lady walking beside our director?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know, but she’s really pretty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if she has someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were comments, and some coaxing, as Lin Chengyuan’s face grew darker and he blurted out, \"She has someone she likes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curious and coaxing colleagues looked at Lin Chengyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Zi, do you know her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s she from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying it, Lin Chengyuan felt inexplicably guilty, but he forced himself to stay calm as he thought that he wasn’t wrong—Jiang Cheng did like him once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A girl from the countryside, don’t think about it, your family won’t approve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chengyuan said this to the colleague who was just beginning to feel interested, and this coworker also dropped the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother had given him strict orders; it had to be someone from the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind, never mind, she’s so pretty, I probably wouldn’t have had a chance anyway!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This male colleague joked about it to himself, and those around him offered a few genuine and fake words of comfort, ending a romance that hadn’t even started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chengyuan secretly felt a bit happy, yet there was also an indescribable feeling of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiang Cheng was completely unaware of Lin Chengyuan’s antics; she was politely declining Director Sun’s job offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Sun, once you see my translation skills, you won’t want to invite me to work here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? What does it matter? Our machinery factory often needs translators, and after today, I am actually considering hiring a resident translator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng smiled mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your open-mindedness won’t allow you to do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talent like mine needs to be put out there to serve the public and contribute to society; otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste to keep such excellent abilities to myself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jiang Cheng finished, everyone at the table stared blankly at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man with glasses stiffly turned his head to ask Principal Wang, \"Is she always like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang nodded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s routine, routine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man with glasses admired, \"You really have good composure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang shrugged and said indifferently, \"You’ll get used to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group carried on with their meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to say, the food in the machinery factory’s cafeteria is really good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder it’s the biggest factory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, the Xinhua Bookstore people finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager came with two translators, one older and one younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the older translator was imparting experience to the younger one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Translation is a task where one sentence can have a hundred interpretations, so if you are confident about the accuracy of the meaning, don’t underestimate yourself and stick to your ideas, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once inside, make sure you put on the right demeanor; it’s not about arrogance, but if you don’t, they’ll think you lack ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time is professional translation, involving rare vocabulary words; if you encounter anything you don’t know, memorize it; we’ve all brought dictionaries, so what’s there to fear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two communicated, following the manager, entered the building, and arrived at Director Sun’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knock—knock\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the secretary reminded them by knocking outside, Director Sun got up to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged pleasantries for about two minutes, and the bespectacled man impatiently interrupted, \"Folks, we are still waiting to use this equipment, let’s hurry up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side had any objections, and they proceeded to the factory building where the equipment was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun turned to Secretary Zhang and said, \"Go wait for Mr. Jiang, tell her we are here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it, I’m on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretary Zhang jogged back to wait for Jiang Cheng while the factory doors opened on this side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang clang clang...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bespectacled man immediately turned on the lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A steel production line came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This way, everyone, this is the information they provided after we purchased the production line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xinhua Bookstore people looked in the direction pointed out by the bespectacled man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three people gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them were stacked paper boxes, at least over a hundred boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred boxes filled with foreign language documents, needing the three of them to translate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xinhua Bookstore manager didn’t even have the courage to look at the documents inside, directly turned to Director Sun and asked, \"This much? Just the three of us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Director Sun’s old face was flushed, a bit embarrassed as he said, \"It’s not that much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xinhua Bookstore manager breathed a sigh of relief, \"That’s better, that’s better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I meant that there’s another room beside this one with about a hundred and eighty boxes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Director Sun spoke, he saw the Xinhua Bookstore manager’s eyes roll back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey hey hey hey—don’t faint!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun hurriedly supported the Xinhua Bookstore manager, who was also his old friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lao Guo, is it that bad? You’re scared like this at a scene like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Guo directly gave a dirty look and said, \"Get lost, you! You never had good intentions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch your language.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Guo glared at Director Sun, frustrated, and kicked him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch my language? I’ll watch your nonsense! You old scoundrel, you old liar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun quickly dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare to dodge! So many boxes could bury the three of us, when will we ever finish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not just the three of us, I got you some help, someone with a translation license!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speak of the devil and here they come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng was just out of the restroom when the Xinhua Bookstore people arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, she still unhurriedly made her way towards the factory door, and as soon as she entered, she saw the mountain of boxes and the two leaders bickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone to help? Doesn’t matter who you get!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Guo shouted, venting his grievances almost completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Guo, after his initial surprise, looked towards the young translator Zhao Chengde who was the one calling Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Chengde, you know her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chengde shed his composed exterior, nodded repeatedly, \"Manager Guo, this is the prodigy Jiang Cheng I’ve mentioned to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhao Chengde spoke, he introduced, \"Jiang Cheng, this is Manager Guo from Xinhua Bookstore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Guo waved his hand to stop Zhao Chengde, \"No need for introductions, we know each other, yesterday I personally issued her a translation certificate, also taught a free Russian lesson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh—she taught me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Manager Guo spoke, everyone’s eyes fell on Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, feigning arrogance, said, \"Didn’t expect we’d all know each other, so I won’t pretend to be polite. Thank you for your kindness and trust, I’ll take on this job!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1604,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.509Z",1,"novelbin.me","56fc67cc6f218c7f48136122d5e96af8159c2dfec876830ad07020b43444604b","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-51","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-49",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]