The alcohol stand.

Jiang Cheng occupied the center with an air of dominance and authority.

Matsuboto stood opposite her.

Matsuboto, who should have been in a leading position, now resembled an ancient courtier.

"Translator Jiang, shouldn’t you be working now?"

Seated securely, Jiang Cheng glanced at Matsuboto with a puzzled look.

"Mr. Matsuboto, what do you mean by that?"

"You’re the one who insisted that I sit down? I already said I didn’t want to sit..."

Speaking, Jiang Cheng stood up, gazing at Matsuboto with a hurt expression, and spoke first, "Mr. Matsuboto, no need for more words. In the end, my sincere heart was wasted, and my passion was in vain!"

After finishing, Jiang Cheng walked past Matsuboto.

She swore.

She heard Matsuboto grinding his teeth.

Jiang Cheng: With this level of composure, not too great!

She only used half of her capability.

Jiang Cheng walked past Matsuboto in feigned grievance, then suddenly turned back.

"Mr. Matsuboto, what exactly did you want me to do? You didn’t make it clear."

Matsuboto, with his back to Jiang Cheng, was so angry that his eyes were about to pop out.

This false accusation skill was truly perfected!

Matsuboto tried to calm himself, realizing it was better not to waste time arguing with Jiang Cheng and decided to use the straightforward method discussed yesterday.

He refused to believe they couldn’t deal with a mere woman!!

Matsuboto turned suddenly, the frustration on his face lessening somewhat.

Seeing this, Jiang Cheng knew he was about to make a serious move.

She was prepared.

If she could deal with it, she would; if not, she’d escape.

In short, she wasn’t going to lose! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Translator Jiang, we’re interested in trying several of these beverages to see if they suit our tastes."

"Could you please ask if that’s possible?"

Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, then responded with an appropriate smile, "Alright."

Jiang Cheng went to translate.

The beverage manufacturer had no problem but reminded them that the alcohol content was high; a little tasting was fine, but not too much.

After hearing this, Jiang Cheng truthfully translated it to Matsuboto.

Matsuboto listened and waved dismissively, "No problem, we have a person specialized in tasting alcohol."

After saying this, Matsuboto beckoned, and a dry-looking man from R country walked over and stood respectfully beside Matsuboto.

Jiang Cheng didn’t say much, just translated truthfully.

The beverage manufacturer, seeing this, made no comments.

If they weren’t afraid of foreign guests having accidents, they wouldn’t even have bothered to remind them.

The people from the factory poured the drink, and the dry man next to Matsuboto stepped forward to taste.

With the first glass, the dry man drank it all in one go, squinting his lined eyes, smacked his lips, and said:

"Not good!"

Matsuboto beside him, upon hearing this, also pursed his lips and looked at Jiang Cheng with a dissatisfied expression.

Jiang Cheng couldn’t quite grasp what R country wanted, so she asked cooperatively, "What’s not good about it?"

The dry man rolled his eyeballs under his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Cheng.

"The taste isn’t strong enough, the punch is weak, and the amount is insufficient. Is Hua Xia really this stingy!"

"Also, you guys are just too poor."

The dry man immediately took it up a notch.

Jiang Cheng wouldn’t indulge him; if trouble comes knocking, is retreating any use?

"There are thousands of types of Hua Xia’s beverages; it’s normal if someone like you, who hasn’t seen much, makes a sweeping statement. As for the strength, from what I know, your country’s sake would only make it to the children’s table here."

"As for the amount... if you sign an agreement that drinking to death is not Hua Xia’s fault, we’ll provide plenty."

Jiang Cheng’s words made a flash of anger appear in the eyes of Matsuboto and the dry man, though on closer inspection, there was some hidden delight.

While Jiang Cheng was contemplating, Matsuboto spoke up.

"Translator Jiang, your words are excessive. We just want to do business with Hua Xia properly."

"Everyone has their own method of purchasing; ours for buying beverages is to drink until satisfied—please respect our ways!"

Jiang Cheng seemingly caught onto something.

Did the R country people want...to compete in drinking?

If she’s not mistaken, they probably wanted to challenge her to a drinking contest.

After Matsuboto finished speaking, Jiang Cheng feigned a lack of understanding and advised, "Mr. Matsuboto, since I’m your translator, I should inform you of all the facts."

"Moderate drinking is fine, but excessive drinking can harm the body."

Matsuboto was indifferent to Jiang Cheng’s words.

"Translator Jiang, it seems you have little confidence in Hua Xia’s beverages?"

"You must know, no matter how much we drink in R country, there are no health problems, which is why you need to learn brewing from us."

This statement from Matsuboto directly darkened Jiang Cheng’s face several degrees.

Seeing this, Matsuboto felt he had found Jiang Cheng’s weakness and continued to spew more "false" information demeaning Hua Xia’s beverage culture.

Jiang Cheng’s face darkened several shades.

"Mr. Matsuboto, while alcohol isn’t unique to Hua Xia, it certainly wasn’t invented by your country."

Matsuboto, with a "I don’t hear, I don’t believe" expression, provocatively asked, "Don’t say so much; we want to drink; can you supply?"

"We can!"

Jiang Cheng’s affirmative "can" made Matsuboto secretly delighted.

She took the bait.

Jiang Cheng acted like she was provoked but retained some reason, continuing, "Mr. Matsuboto, this gentleman must sign an indemnity agreement."

"Sure!"

Matsuboto agreed.

"However... I need Hua Xia to provide someone to accompany the drinking; since you’re known as the land of etiquette, surely there’s no etiquette where guests drink alone."

Jiang Cheng frowned.

"Mr. Matsuboto, you’re here to buy beverages, not to compete in drinking?"

Matsuboto, full of ’swagger,’ replied, "This is exactly how we purchase beverages! If we lose the drinking contest, we’ll naturally place an order, sincerely convinced!"

Jiang Cheng looked troubled, glanced at the beverage manufacturer, muttered a few things, and then turned to Matsuboto.

"Mr. Matsuboto, and if we lose?"

"If you lose, you lose; we won’t make things difficult for you, but..."

Matsuboto paused, his gaze landing on Jiang Cheng as he slowly spoke, "This kind of bet isn’t fair. To be fair, your competitor needs to be selected by us."

"Well then, do you dare?"

Faced with a "do you dare" from the people of R country, how could the people of Hua Xia not accept the challenge?

The factory quickly put forward several people who could hold their liquor.

Jiang Cheng even called someone over from foreign trade to sign some agreements.

Including clauses like immunity from responsibility in case of passing out or alcohol poisoning, and R’s obligation to place an order upon losing.

The foreign trade leader was hesitant to agree to such a playful sales method, but couldn’t resist when the R side insisted.

The R side kept emphasizing that drinking competition was their traditional custom and that Hua Xia was not respecting them, and so on.

Director Cui from foreign trade listened with gritted teeth; these sly devils had ulterior motives!

"Fine, we agree with you!"

Director Cui agreed, and the R nationals had no barriers left.

Matsuboto’s gaze locked onto Jiang Cheng.

"According to the agreement, we get to choose the person..."

"I choose her!"