Free Web NovelChapter 345: Chapter 345: Then No One Sleeps
Jiang Cheng effortlessly navigated the scene of being "isolated" and returned with some food for the Hua Xia group.
Once everyone was seated, the critiques began.
"This still needs practice, it’s undercooked by two points."
"After eating this, I think they probably only took half of the recipe."
"That’s not surprising. I heard they even learned our funeral customs as wedding traditions."
"Really? That’s... hard to comment on."
...
Everyone spoke freely, and to consider those from other countries who couldn’t understand, they thoughtfully switched to English. Very considerate.
As the meal went on, the members of the opposing group H, flushed with anger, would have come over to fight if they weren’t being held back.
After dinner, Jiang Cheng prepared to go back to the room to rest.
The frustrated H group walked over, arrogantly saying, "Our rooms are so big, they feel empty even when we sleep."
"Exactly, unlike some people who can squeeze together to sleep, making them feel secure."
Jiang Cheng felt quite speechless internally.
What gave them the illusion that they were easy to bully?
"If you like a sense of security so much, it’s not hard to solve... I can pay to send you an urn; those things are so small and give such a sense of security."
After Jiang Cheng’s indifferent retort, she kindly looked at group H and said, "Just let me know if you need it. I’m particularly willing to... not bury, sorry, gift."
After saying this, Jiang Cheng politely nodded and walked past group H with the Hua Xia representatives trying hard not to laugh behind her.
Group H clenched their fists, but when faced with a Hua Xia bodyguard towering at 1.99 meters tall like a mountain, they immediately chickened out.
Jiang Cheng and her party left, leaving the restaurant in a silence mixed with oppression and anger.
Several groups gathered together, whispering ways to regain their face.
At midnight, the Hua Xia group, already asleep, was awakened by noise coming from the corridor.
Jiang Cheng opened her eyes, stared at the ceiling, lazily yawned, and checked her watch.
"Great, I’ve slept for over four hours, that’s enough."
She had long anticipated that the other party wouldn’t easily miss the chance to retaliate against them, and with limited time, what they could do was also limited. Keeping them from sleeping was definitely one of those things.
So, immediately upon returning to their rooms, everyone in the Hua Xia group quickly tidied up, lay down, and fell asleep.
With the time difference already in play and everyone used to staying up late, they were experts at falling asleep instantly, so they were all asleep by around seven in the evening.
As for the other countries, each like night owls, were probably just about to prepare for sleep but hadn’t yet.
With a content smile, Jiang Cheng hummed a little tune, got up, and pulled her dressed roommate out the door, ready for action!
With a click, Jiang Cheng’s room door opened.
The maid vacuuming the hallway nodded at her, "We have to work, otherwise we’ll get fired."
The maid said with a helpless tone.
"I understand, no worries, I’ll help you out."
Jiang Cheng smiled kindly, walked over to the maid, and took the vacuum from her hand, saying, "This is your tip; I’ll clean it up for you."
The maid, not understanding why, as her orders were simply to clean the hallway, and as for any deeper reasons, of course, no one would tell a maid.
Jiang Cheng assertively took the noisy vacuum cleaner and got to work.
Since you’re not letting me sleep, then no one will sleep!
The vacuum started to work, buzzing all the way and unexpectedly upstairs at some point.
Jiang Cheng, now upstairs, turned the vacuum to its maximum setting, cleared her throat, and began to sing.
Anyone familiar with Jiang Cheng knew that she really couldn’t hold a tune.
Once, during a translation training in Beijing, she sang with a group of teachers and was eventually kicked out.
"Ah——ah——ah——"
The shrill wails of ah ah ah, paired with the loud vacuum noise, Jiang Cheng began her work.
Behind her were her roommate and the tall and strong bodyguard, helping her with the harmony.
Yes, harmony.
A trio!
Each note more unbearable than the last!
In the middle of the night, the jarring singing woke up those who had just prepared to sleep.
Bang!
Bang!
Doors continuously slammed open, one by one, foreigners in white robes and slippers emerged, glaring at the trio in the hallway singing and vacuuming.
"What are you doing!"
"Don’t you know it’s time to sleep?"
"Damn it!"
Insulting words were shouted, and some even rushed over to grab that damned vacuum cleaner.
But Jiang Cheng turned around, her face broke into a smile, she waved amicably, and greeted, "Good evening."
The others froze.
Jiang Cheng again?
Others internally lamenting: Her again!
"Good evening, everyone...."
Jiang Cheng said, yet unable to hear the replies, energetically interacted with animated gestures, pretending not to understand.
After a shouting interaction, occupants from other rooms couldn’t help but emerge one by one.
Soon, the entire corridor was filled with people.
At this point, Jiang Cheng finally turned off the vacuum and said very naturally, "You should’ve said so earlier."
This remark almost made them explode on the spot.
"Jiang Cheng, what are you doing? Don’t you know what time it is?"
"Exactly, you always say Hua Xia is a land of courtesy, but obviously you understand nothing!"
Jiang Cheng calmly waited for everyone to finish venting.
"Done? It’s my turn now."
"Of course, Hua Xia is a land of courtesy. If we weren’t, would I be here cleaning in the middle of the night for everyone?"
"We were in deep sleep, yet the poor maid was working outside, I couldn’t bear to see her toil all night."
"Driven by the joy of helping others, we stepped up to help those in need."
"I was busying myself for the cleanliness of everyone’s surroundings, yet you’re blaming me, truly society’s morals are declining, people’s hearts are not what they were."
Jiang Cheng’s impassioned speech went on, seemingly endless.
The more people listened in the hallway, the more irritable and sleepier they got.
"Jiang Cheng! Stop, enough with this!"
"Enough with this nonsense, just leave, we want to sleep."
The last person’s words were echoed by others.
Jiang Cheng disagreed, "Leave? That’s impossible, I have to clean the entire hotel."
"You probably don’t comprehend our Hua Xia’s fine traditions, maybe you don’t have it, but we’re committed to finishing what we start, can’t quit halfway, can’t, as Confucius said..."
Jiang Cheng started again, once she began talking, she wouldn’t stop.
Everyone standing in the hallway knew why Jiang Cheng was doing this, they understood she wouldn’t leave easily.
"Jiang Cheng—what will it take for you to leave?"
