Bai Shuang nodded repeatedly. "He's Mr. Dresden. He just came from the United States and doesn't know Chinese. Our company accepted the commission and asked me to be his translator."
As she spoke, she introduced Gu Nianzhi to Dresden in English. She also said that she was a lawyer from the famous Lu Corporation's partner law firm. If there was anything, she could be his agent.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and quickly said, "Bai Shuang, don't put me on a pedestal. Lawyers have different specialties, so the cases they handle are also different. I don't know what kind of agent your client needs. If it's in a field I'm not familiar with, I can't take your case. "
Most people thought that as long as they were lawyers, they could take on any legal matter.
But that wasn't the case.
There were so many laws in the country. How could a lawyer be proficient in all aspects?
Lawyers only specialized in one area. For example, criminal law lawyers dealt with criminal law.
Those who specialized in economic law would deal with cases related to economic disputes.
There were also those who were proficient in marriage law and labor law, such as Jin Dazhuang. Most of the cases he took were divorce cases and labor arbitration.
He could take on other cases, but the quality of his work was much worse.
Moreover, most lawyers charged by the hour. The more familiar they were with the field, the less time they needed to prepare. They could directly enter the processing stage and start charging.
In unfamiliar fields, they would spend more time preparing, which was not conducive to their profit ratio.
Of course, there were also some unscrupulous lawyers who used all their time to charge. This way, the client would face a high bill.
With such expensive fees, the quality of the work required was also high.
However, in unfamiliar fields, it was difficult to do it satisfactorily the first time.
Therefore, the end result was a mess. This was a matter of ruining their reputation. Very few lawyers would do such a "kill the goose that lays the golden eggs" thing.
Gu Nianzhi only had her own experience. She was talented in criminal law litigation, and her research was also in the field of criminal law. The cases she had fought were also in this field. In the other world, she wouldn't take on cases that weren't in the field of criminal law.
However, after coming over here, she entered Jin Dazhuang's small law firm and began to follow up on marriage law and labor arbitration law.
She was studying most of the legal provisions.
From the looks of it, this American probably didn't need the Huaxia Empire's marriage law and labor arbitration law. As for criminal law, this person couldn't just come to H City and cause trouble, right?
Gu Nianzhi didn't know if she could help him.
Bai Shuang saw that Gu Nianzhi was evading, so she quickly said, "He said he wanted to find a lawyer, but he didn't specifically say who. I'm not familiar with the legal profession. Anyway, you're a lawyer and an industry insider. Even if you can't do it, you can still recommend him a suitable lawyer, right? "
Gu Nianzhi finally nodded and smiled. "No problem. If you need anything, you can call me or send me a message. "
She pointed to Bai Shuang's phone and blinked playfully.
Bai Shuang hugged her happily. "That's great! Thank you, Lawyer Gu! "
Dresden watched silently from the side, his expression a little nervous.
He pushed Bai Shuang and said in English, "Are you?
done？
Starving. "[Are you finished? I'm starving.)
Bai Shuang let go of Gu Nianzhi and waved at her. "We're going to eat. Keep in touch."
Gu Nianzhi waited for them to go in before asking Lu Jin, who was standing next to her, "Mr. Lu, do you mind going in for dinner?"
Lu Jin quickly said, "I'm fine with it, but if you don't want to go, we can go somewhere else."
Gu Nianzhi had just gotten off the plane, so she was actually a little tired. She just wanted to eat something and go back to sleep, so she couldn't be bothered to find another place.
"As long as Mr. Lu doesn't mind. I heard the seafood here is pretty good," Gu Nianzhi said as she and Lu Jin entered the entrance of Long Jingxuan.
It wasn't even lunchtime yet, but there were an unusually large number of people here for lunch.
There was a circle of people sitting in the lounge area at the front desk, waiting to go in. However, Bai Shuang and the American said a few words to the lady at the front desk and were quickly led in.
Maybe they had an appointment?
Gu Nianzhi didn't mind. After the people in front of her were sent to the lounge area to wait, she walked up to the front desk and said to the lady there, "Hello, do you have any seats for lunch?"
She spoke in authentic Mandarin, and her pronunciation was perfect. It was obvious that she was from the north.
The lady at the front desk lowered her head and typed away on her computer. She said coldly in the H City dialect, "Sister Bei, what are you talking about?"
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
She didn't know much about the H City dialect, but she could roughly tell from her tone that her attitude wasn't very respectful.
Gu Nianzhi's drowsiness was chased away by her, and she immediately became energetic.
She thought that if she spoke English, the restaurant's front desk lady might be more enthusiastic, because Bai Shuang and the American had received an unusual reception from this front desk lady.
Was the restaurant bullying the customers because she spoke northern Mandarin?
She then glanced at the diners waiting in the lounge area. Almost all of them were Huaxia people, and from the looks of it, they were all tourists from other places.
As for the white men who came in behind them, they were quickly led in.
Gu Nianzhi didn't believe that these people had all made reservations.
She instantly realized that she had been discriminated against by her own people in Huaxia!
She was really a snob.
If Gu Nianzhi tolerated it, she wouldn't be Gu Nianzhi.
Just as she was about to lose her temper, Lu Jin, who was standing next to her, pulled her over and stepped forward to block her. He said rudely to the front desk lady, "Hurry up and take us in to eat, or I'll file a complaint against you immediately."
"Don't pretend that you don't understand northern Mandarin. When I came here, I investigated your restaurant. You've been promoting northern Mandarin learning for three years. If you don't understand northern Mandarin, you can't work."
He was still speaking in perfect northern Chinese.
The front desk lady's heart trembled. She looked up in surprise and saw an unprepossessing middle-aged man standing in front of her. He frowned and had an impatient expression on his face. He gently tapped on the front desk with one hand, revealing the Vacheron Constantin watch on his wrist.
The front desk lady didn't dare to pretend that she didn't understand him anymore. Her already small eyes narrowed into slits, and she said enthusiastically in broken northern Mandarin, "How many seats do you want, Mr. Sen?"
"Two, by the window. We need to have a view of the sea." Lu Jin was very impolite. "We're hungry. We'll serve the food right away."
"Okay, okay, Marsan will be here soon." She quickly found a waiter to come over. "Johnson, take the two of them to table A over there by the window."
The waiter had a good temper. He smiled and bowed to them. "Please follow me."
His northern Mandarin was much more authentic. At least it was better than the front desk lady's.
Gu Nianzhi saw that Lu Jin was so impressive, so she didn't stand up for him.
She smiled and sat down by the window with him.
The sea view outside the window was overwhelming. The blue sea and sky were endless, and a few seagulls were flying gracefully on the sea. From time to time, cruise ships would play on the sea, creating snow-white waves.
There were also large cruise ships and cargo ships entering the port. They were majestic and majestic with their sails.
Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath and rested her chin on her hands on the small dining table in front of her. She looked out of the window and said, "It's so beautiful."
Lu Jin was very happy to see that she liked this place. He said, "I can book this place. You can come and eat whenever you want."
He added, "Don't be angry. We'll complain if we have to. Who asked her to look down on us?" He was about to call the manager.
Gu Nianzhi quickly said, "No need, don't book it. I'll go back the day after tomorrow. Besides, you taught her a lesson just now. She's just a receptionist. It's not easy for her to make a living. "
Lu Jin was stunned. He looked at her silently for a while before nodding and asking seriously, "Miss Gu, she called you 'Sister Bei'. You're willing to make peace with such a discriminatory and humiliating title. Are you often bullied?"
Although Gu Nianzhi wasn't often bullied, and even if someone bullied her, she would fight back immediately, her eyes instantly turned red because of his unexpected words of concern.
She couldn't cry. She couldn't cry in front of strangers.
Gu Nianzhi held back her tears and tried her best to widen her eyes so that the sourness wouldn't turn into tears.
Lu Jin saw that she was trying her best to suppress her emotions, and his mind exploded. It was as if a flood had broken through a dam, and thousands of torrents poured out. He couldn't help clenching his chopsticks tightly, and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Someone really bullied you?!" He couldn't help shouting.
The veins on his neck were bulging, and his eyes were bloodshot like a bloodthirsty beast.
His voice was so loud that half of the people in the dining room looked over curiously.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't care less about her sadness. She quickly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "No, no one bullied me."
"No one bullied you. Why do you look like you're about to cry?" Lu Jin also realized that his voice was too loud. He glared around with a fierce expression, as if he was saying, "If you dare look at me again, I'll glare you to death."
His gaze was too horrifying, and his ruthlessness made people tremble with fear.
The people around them quickly looked away and didn't dare to look at them again.
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
This Mr. Lu was the complete opposite of his brother, President Lu Yuan's smooth and flawless style of doing things.
On the plane, someone else had only taken up his seat, and he could reveal their secrets.
In the dining room, her eyes had only turned red for a moment, and he wanted to glare at the people around him.
This kind of ability to attract hatred, tsk tsk, in front of him, no matter how annoying someone was, they would probably be made into little angels …
Gu Nianzhi complained, but she had no intention of blaming Lu Jin.
On the contrary, her heart warmed up.
This was because Gu Nianzhi had indirectly benefited from this person's outburst twice. She was very grateful for this, and her impression of this person became better.
She had never felt this kind of feeling before, whether it was by Huo Shaoheng's side or He Zhichu's side.
She had this kind of personality. If someone treated her well, she would want to repay them with a gushing spring.
The hatred that Lu Jin had attracted in front of others instantly narrowed the distance between him and Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi thought about it and smiled. "I'm quite touched. We've never met before, but you care so much about me. Besides, I've always been a crybaby. "
She took out the pack of tissues that Lu Jin had given her on the plane and wiped her face with one.
Lu Jin saw that she was carrying the tissues he had given her with her, and his depressed mood suddenly brightened up.
He quietly watched her wipe her face, then lowered his voice and said, "… Even if no one bullies you, does that mean no one cares about you?"
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
Uncle, isn't your imagination a little too strong?
Gu Nianzhi put down the tissues and crossed her arms on the dining table. She leaned forward slightly and asked in confusion, "How did you know that?"
Lu Jin pointed out logically, "You were actually moved to tears because of a word of concern from me. If it weren't for the fact that very few people care about you, how could you be so moved because of a word of concern from someone else? "
Gu Nianzhi glared at Lu Jin and was so choked that she couldn't say a word.
This was the first time she had met someone who was on par with her, someone who could reason logically while being unreasonable.
She had been the only one who could do this in the past!
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This was the first update of the day: Chapter 1512, "Meeting the Enemy".
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