"I'm stuffed..." Sister You murmured in Mo Qiong's mind.
Mo Qiong smiled. "We have to leave them something to look forward to. After all, with the technological gap being so vast, staying behind to discuss a few deals would seem extremely abrupt."
Sister You understood, of course. This was what they had agreed on from the start: let Earth have a few specialties that could attract the aliens' attention.
Otherwise, Earth Civilization would be worthless, and that would truly kill the conversation.
Between art and cuisine, they had ultimately chosen cuisine. After all, it would be a miracle if aliens could appreciate art. The generation gap in art was bound to be even greater than the technological gap.
Cuisine was different. After all, the aliens had Earthling substitutes, and tasting Earth's food through Earthling bodies was naturally pleasurable for them.
"You can loosen your grip a little and let them bring up a trade themselves," Mo Qiong said.
"I know what to do." Sister You smiled.
That afternoon, after having some tea, she chatted merrily with the representatives of the various countries.
The Five Elders proposed touring Earth: the world's largest industrial park, the Antarctic artificial ecological zone, the underwater cities, and the tallest skyscraper in history. With the advancement of the times, all of these had become wonders of the new century.
Yet Sister You rejected the proposal without hesitation.
"I have no interest in touring those building blocks. Your technology has only reached the nanoscale."
The eyes of the Five Elders lit up. As expected, all these modern prides were worthless in the eyes of the aliens.
Could they really not know that? They were merely taking advantage of the aliens' good mood to steer the conversation toward technology.
"The technology of your civilization must be truly magnificent.