Li Ye's inspection delegation was an officially organized group, and many of its activities required official cooperation.
So, on the second day after arriving in Soviet Russia, Deputy Director Liang prepared to visit the embassy and establish contact with them. Since Li Ye had been assigned the duties of deputy leader for liaison, he was also notified to go along.
However, before heading to the embassy, Bian Jingjing made a phone call to Sun Xianjin. Sun Xianjin then gave Deputy Director Liang a private report. By the time everyone left, the trunks of several sedans had been stuffed full of gifts.
It was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month. Back in the mainland, brother units everywhere had begun the most important round of visits of the year. Deputy Director Liang represented The Department of Mechanical and Electrical Industry, after all. How could he possibly show up empty-handed?
But while they were in the car, Sun Xianjin quietly said to Li Ye, "Supplies have been tight in Soviet Russia since last year. My wife and Brother Peng have wanted to send some warmth to the embassy for a long time, but their discipline is just too strict. They politely refuse everything.
"This time, I also assured Deputy Director Liang that these things are purely meant to offer warmth. There is absolutely no personal favor involved."
Li Ye smiled. "Xianjin, you handled this properly."
Sun Xianjin sighed. "Sigh, you can't really blame them for being wary. My wife told me that some of our people over here have behaved outrageously. They've dragged down the reputations of people like Brother Peng and my wife."
"..."
Li Ye instantly understood what Sun Xianjin meant.
That wave of mainlanders who had come out in the eighties and nineties all possessed an adventurous spirit.