Chapter 36: The Female Lead’s Standard Routine

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Qin Xinxia’s other field of expertise was simultaneous interpretation.

As the female lead, she possessed an exceptional gift for languages.

When she was little, her parents ran a stall at a tourist attraction. Foreign visitors often came by, but since her parents could not speak any foreign languages, Qin Xinxia relied entirely on an unwanted cassette tape given to her by an older girl from the neighborhood and her grandfather’s discarded radio. Little by little, she taught herself some English, communicating with foreign tourists at the stall and even bringing her parents quite a few sales.

Seeing this, Qin’s father and mother began preparing various goods for her to carry. Whenever they spotted foreign tourists, they would send her over to promote their wares.

As a child, Qin Xinxia was adorable and could speak foreign languages. Any foreigner who was not overly concerned about spending a little extra money could hardly resist buying one or two things from her.

The money Qin Xinxia earned in a single day could even exceed her parents’ income.

That was also why her parents later agreed to let her continue her education.

As the foreign visitors arriving at the attraction became more international, Qin Xinxia taught herself some Japanese and French as well. Later, she learned a little of the greetings and sales pitches used in the languages of various countries.

Someone once filmed Qin Xinxia speaking with a teacher from a foreign-language university. The teacher was astonished that such a young girl could speak so fluently and could not help stopping to talk with her for a while.

After hearing that she had studied other languages as well, the teacher—who was also proficient in several languages—tried speaking with her in the languages of different countries.

In the end, the teacher discovered that Qin Xinxia, who was not yet ten years old at the time, could speak at least a little of the language of nearly every country. She even knew some of the extremely obscure Arabic language.

The teacher was full of praise. Later, she repeatedly emphasized to Qin’s parents that such a promising child absolutely had to be allowed to study languages properly.

The teacher had probably sensed from Qin’s mother’s tone that they intended to stop Qin Xinxia’s education after she completed compulsory schooling. After thinking it over, she decided to persuade the couple with something more practical.

She told Qin’s parents how much an interpreter could earn per hour or per day.

Their eyes lit up immediately.

That was why Qin Xinxia’s parents were willing to let her continue her studies.

Qin Xinxia also lived up to their expectations. She knew that, apart from education, she had no other way to change her life. She worked extremely hard and eventually gained admission to one of the most prestigious universities in the country, allowing her to meet someone from an entirely different social class, such as Shang Beiming.

Qin Xinxia studied not only English but also the four working languages of the United Nations: French, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic.

She also knew the less widely spoken Japanese and Korean, as well as a little German and Thai…

If Lin Xianxian’s parents had encountered someone as talented as Qin Xinxia, they would certainly have considered her an excellent candidate to carry on the family legacy.

Unfortunately, as the parents of a cannon-fodder supporting character, Lin Xianxian’s parents were destined never to like Qin Xinxia.

Lin’s mother had learned of Qin Xinxia’s existence some time ago and had felt a little regretful then. How could such an outstanding girl happen to be her daughter’s love rival?

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As a mother, she naturally supported her own daughter, even though her daughter sometimes resorted to excessively ruthless methods, such as drugging someone…

But she could not bring herself to like Qin Xinxia either. After all, without Qin Xinxia, she had originally considered Shang Beiming the ideal son-in-law.

In any case, Qin Xinxia was extremely confident in her interpreting abilities.

Of course, as the female lead, being multilingual was merely basic competence.

In the original plot, Lin Xianxian was a supporting character whose purpose was to set off the female lead. Although she had lived abroad because of her parents and had attended foreign schools from elementary through high school, she knew several foreign languages.

But she knew many languages without mastering any of them.

As a result, the female lead crushed her effortlessly, reducing her to nothing.

The business expo had arrived, and it happened to be held in the Imperial Capital.

Qin Xinxia, who did not yet have a permanent job, quickly received quite a few interpreting assignments.

An interpreter like her, who was fluent in foreign languages, knew several less common ones, and could even help clients communicate with domestic merchants and haggle over prices, did not come cheaply.

Even an English interpreter could earn two thousand a day.

To make a little more money, Qin Xinxia accepted an assignment involving the less common Arabic language. Her clients were wealthy tycoons and paid her three thousand five hundred a day without hesitation.

They also pointed out that if Qin Xinxia could successfully negotiate lower prices for the products they wanted, she would receive a substantial bonus.

Arab clients were wealthy and generous by nature, and Qin Xinxia greatly enjoyed working with them.

After accompanying her clients around for four days, Qin Xinxia’s earnings quickly exceeded ten thousand. Including their tips and the bonus she received for negotiating a lower price on one of their purchases, she had made tens of thousands in just four days.

Qin Xinxia was overjoyed.

It was not only because of the money, but also because of the pride that came from earning it through her own abilities.

So what if Lin Xianxian was more talented in design? Could she really be better than Qin Xinxia when it came to foreign languages, especially international trade?

Thinking this, Qin Xinxia’s earlier frustration at losing in design to the Lin Xianxian she had always looked down on finally faded considerably.

Yet whether it was because enemies were bound to cross paths or for some other reason, the moment she had that thought, she saw Lin Xianxian.

What Qin Xinxia found most unbelievable was that Lin Xianxian was accompanied by a group of foreigners as well.

And judging by the way the girl at the front was dressed…

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Qin Xinxia frowned. Could they be Arabs too?

Lin Xianxian could speak Arabic as well…

Had her parents also gone there for work?

Never mind. It had nothing to do with her.

Her part-time job was more important.

Qin Xinxia quickly adopted an even more professional demeanor and was just about to interpret for the client beside her when, unexpectedly, the client’s attention was drawn elsewhere. And the direction of his gaze was…

“Oh my goodness, that’s Princess Samaya! She actually came to our country too! No, I have to go over and greet her…”

Thus, Qin Xinxia was forced to approach as well. Looking at the princess standing beside Lin Xianxian, Qin Xinxia felt rather vexed.

It was obvious that Princess Samaya was Lin Xianxian’s friend. When speaking with Lin Xianxian, the princess treated her as an equal.

As for Qin Xinxia…

Princess Samaya ignored her completely.

After all, in the eyes of a noble foreign princess, an interpreter like her was probably nothing more than an accompanying staff member.

Even her own client behaved obsequiously toward the princess.

The client’s attitude once again gave Qin Xinxia the feeling that she ranked below Lin Xianxian.

Qin Xinxia gazed at Lin Xianxian in annoyance.

Lin Xianxian had never expected that simply receiving a former classmate—someone she had studied with at a private aristocratic high school in Europe during her middle-school years—would lead her to run into Qin Xinxia.

“System, what is going on? Is it because I’m the vicious supporting character that I’m destined to run into the female lead everywhere? But I shouldn’t be displaying such fluent foreign-language skills right now…”

As a cannon-fodder supporting character, whenever the female lead demonstrated impressive foreign-language ability, Lin Xianxian was supposed to serve as the comparison, there to be overshadowed and crushed…

The female lead was the brilliant flower, while Lin Xianxian was supposed to be the green leaf that set her off!

But now, because she had not anticipated that the female lead would appear here, she had spent the entire journey chatting happily with Princess Samaya…

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