"Sorry for the inconvenience!" The driver's dark, honest face was filled with apologies. "Our leader went to the countryside yesterday, and the roads there are all dirt roads, so the car got like this after going back and forth. I'm in a hurry, so I didn't have time to clean it, but the inside of the car is clean..."
"It's okay, let's get in the car first."
Jiang Lingxi motioned to Lu Zhen Zhen, who was still frowning.
Lu Zhen Zhen pursed her lips and opened the car door. Seeing that the inside was indeed relatively clean, she relaxed her brows.
Jiang Lingxi bent down and got into the car. After sitting on the somewhat hard seat, she could clearly feel the difference between this car and the others she had ridden in before.
It seemed that there were differences between different cars.
It was probably like the difference between luxurious carriages and crude ones in the past.
In her previous life, she had also gone incognito several times, more than once. Sometimes the conditions were not good, and she had even ridden in ox carts and donkey carts.
Each had its own experience.
The van turned a corner, bouncing along the way back.
After about an hour of driving, they had arrived at a relatively bustling town compared to the small mountain village.
The car finally stopped in front of a two-story white building.
Jiang Lingxi got off the car and glanced at the several large red characters next to the white building, "Jiuxi Township Office."
After the driver got off, he led them towards the small building while taking out his phone to check the message he had just received, explaining, "Three teachers, let's rest in the reception room first. Our leader is escorting an important guest, and he'll be here soon."
Lu Zhen Zhen followed behind Jiang Lingxi, suddenly exclaiming, "What's that over there?"
"What's wrong?"
Lu Zhen Zhen pointed to the right side not far from the intersection, "Sister Xi, there's a luxury car over there!"
Jiang Lingxi's footsteps paused, and she followed Lu Zhen Zhen's finger to look in that direction.
She didn't have much concept of luxury cars. So far, the most impressive car she had seen was the high-speed rail she had taken here.
But now, looking at the low-key, pure black sedan not far away, although its appearance seemed similar to other cars, it exuded an aura of nobility and steadiness.
So, this was what a luxury car looked like!
Quite enlightening!
"I didn't expect to see such a luxury car in such a remote town!" Lu Zhen Zhen exclaimed softly. "This is the first time I've seen this car in real life. It's really eye-opening."
And it wasn't even in the capital, but in this remote town.
Jiang Lingxi patted her shoulder, "Let's go."
No matter how luxurious the car was, it wasn't theirs. A quick glance was enough.
At the intersection.
He Zhu opened the back door of the sedan and stood quietly, waiting for his boss to bid farewell to the person in charge of Jiuxi Township.
"Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your support and contribution to Jiuxi Township. On behalf of the people of Jiuxi Township, I would like to thank Mr. Shen once again."
"You're too kind."
"I was planning to invite you for a meal, but since Mr. Shen has important matters to attend to, I can only wish you a smooth journey back to Beijing!"
"Thank you, Mayor Hao, please stay."
After releasing the warmly held hand, Shen Yunqing withdrew his hand to his side, nodded slightly to the middle-aged man in front of him, and turned to walk towards the car.
Seeing this, He Zhu quickly placed his hand on the car door, waiting for his boss to get in before closing it.
But when the boss was less than a meter away from the car, his steps suddenly stopped, and then he turned his head to look in a certain direction.
He Zhu quickly followed his gaze and saw a group of people entering the small building of Jiuxi Township not far away.
"Boss, do you know someone there? Do you want to go say hello?"
Shen Yunqing watched the figure that seemed somewhat familiar enter the white building, then retracted his gaze, subconsciously touched the string of sandalwood beads on his wrist, "No, let's go."
The car door closed silently, and the black sedan quickly drove away from the spot.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting, please come in."
The slightly hurried footsteps accompanied the apology as they came from the entrance of the reception room. Jiang Lingxi put down the disposable cup in her hand and looked up at the approaching person.
A man in his thirties or forties, with a square face and slightly gray temples, exuding a restrained aura, with a hint of military demeanor hidden within. He was dressed in a slightly old-fashioned but neat suit, simple yet crisp.
The driver and secretary who brought them here followed behind the middle-aged man.
He stood up, confirming that this was the person in charge here.
The driver and secretary spoke from the side, "Director Zhao, Teacher Jiang, and Miss Lu, this is Mayor Hao, the mayor of our town."
"I am Hao Xingzhou. Thank you three for coming to assist us in filming the promotional video for our town."
Hao Xingzhou spoke, his gaze falling on Jiang Lingxi, feeling a sense of brightness before him.
Without needing to distinguish, this girl should be the public service ambassador for their Jiuxi Township.
She was even more eye-catching than he had imagined. When the promotional video was released, more people should be willing to pay attention to their Jiuxi Township.
Zhao Hengsheng, who was watching from the side, guessed that Mayor Hao might not know Jiang Lingxi.
If he did, he would definitely have heard of Jiang Lingxi's reputation on the internet. At least he would have a more scrutinizing attitude, instead of the pleasant surprise he had now.
He felt relieved in his heart. Who knew that this public ambassador's identity would be Jiang Lingxi? He had thought that any of Shen Man or Lu Man might have been chosen, but never thought it would be Jiang Lingxi.
Lu Zhen Zhen, who also noticed that Mayor Hao didn't recognize Jiang Lingxi, felt both frustrated and relieved.
On one hand, she was disappointed that their artist's fame was still not enough, but on the other hand, she was relieved.
If the other party knew about Sister Xi's online reputation and didn't let her be the public ambassador, that would be a huge embarrassment.
Jiang Lingxi quickly realized that Mayor Hao's personality was quite in line with her preferences.
He wasn't polite or hypocritical, or disdainful of such things. He was more practical, so the conversation quickly got to the point.
"Our publicity department originally had two employees, one for planning and one for filming, but the planner, Ms. Wang, went home to give birth, so I took over the planning. Teacher Jiang, I think we should film it like this..."
Jiuxi Township was in a remote location, although the scenery was beautiful and it produced several types of good-tasting fruits, the people's lives still only guaranteed basic needs.
Since returning to his hometown after retiring from the military and joining the township office, Hao Xingzhou had been trying to find ways to improve the lives of the villagers.
This time, he thought of inviting celebrities to help film a promotional video for their hometown, which was a bold attempt.
So, when he learned that someone from the entertainment industry was filming a program within his jurisdiction, he immediately tried to contact them and almost immediately reached an agreement with Zhao Hengsheng, who had originally planned to promote the small mountain village.
And thus, this cooperation came about.
Jiang Lingxi listened attentively. She could tell that although Mayor Hao was not specifically responsible for planning, he had indeed put in a lot of effort for this promotional video.
On the other hand, Lu Zhen Zhen, who was eavesdropping on the side, hesitated to speak.
Originally, she thought that filming this promotional video would take about a day, but listening to Mayor Hao's plan, it was obvious that a day was not enough. It was unlikely even to finish in three days.
So, while waiting for the other party to pause and drink water, she wanted to remind their artist that they couldn't spare so much time, and moreover, the plan involved going up and down the mountain, which was too tiring and energy-consuming!
But before she could speak, Jiang Lingxi gave her a glance that made her swallow her words.
Then she heard a familiar voice say, "I have no problem with that."