Ten minutes later, Xiao Ran took Elaine and the others back to the Plaza Hotel.
What he didn't expect was that as soon as he returned to the hotel, someone came to visit him.
After washing and disinfecting, Xiao Ran was about to discuss dinner with Elaine and the others.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.
The call was from Counselor He.
Xiao Ran took out his cell phone, took a look at it, and then answered the call.
The next moment, Counselor He's familiar voice came over.
"Good afternoon, Xiao Ran, are you back at the hotel?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Good afternoon, Uncle He, why are you thinking of calling me?"
"You're not coming to New York too, are you? Otherwise, how would you know that we just returned to the hotel?"
Uncle He smiled and then explained a few words.
"It's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I'm calling you to wish you a happy holiday on behalf of the Consulate General."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
"Uncle He, I also wish you a happy holiday, and I wish all the young and old men in the Consulate General a happy holiday."
"You are still thoughtful. There is still a week before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you actually thought of this."
"As a cultural counselor, isn't that what I do? No matter where we go, we must never forget our roots."
Counselor He said with a smile, and then continued what he had said before.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival dinner and interactive activities with overseas Chinese and international students held every year in the museum have been canceled this year."
"This year we can only send you some mooncakes to express our feelings and be accommodating to the occasion."
"But you are not in Los Angeles and may not be back soon, so I contacted my colleagues in New York and asked them to send some mooncakes."
"Counsellor Wang from New York is in the lobby downstairs of the Plaza Hotel. He knew you were coming back, so he called me, and I called you again."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran suddenly realized.
"I see, we took the special elevator from the underground garage and didn't go to the lobby on the first floor, so we didn't see it."
Counselor He smiled and then continued:
"It doesn't matter. You meet them. If you encounter anything in New York in the future, you can directly contact Counselor Wang and them to help solve it."
"Come on! I can't wait to do it. To be honest, I also want to eat mooncakes, preferably the one with double yolk and lotus paste!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
After chatting for a few more words, he hung up the phone.
Almost at the same time, Sam's voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"Sean, there are three people from China who want to meet you."
"One of them is a cultural counselor. They are in the lobby on the first floor. They seem to have brought a lot of gifts."
Xiao Ran immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"I just received the message, Sam, verify the identity and then bring them up."
"Copy that, Sean."
Sam responded.
After ending the call, Xiao Ran immediately told Elaine and others to clean up briefly and not be too casual.
When she heard that the Consulate General had sent Mid-Autumn Festival gifts, including moon cakes to eat, Fang Yufei immediately cheered.
At the same time, she was also very moved, and her eyes were slightly moist.
Next, the three beauties simply tidied up.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran called David over again.
The visitor had a special identity and David had to be present to avoid suspicion.
Five or six minutes later.
Sam walked into the presidential suite with three Chinese men in suits and ties.
One of them was pushing a luggage trolley with more than twenty Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes on it, which were bright red and looked very festive.
Seeing them coming in, Xiao Ran immediately turned on the clairvoyance secretly and looked through all the three people and the gift boxes.
There is no problem with the identity of these three people, nor is there any problem with those Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes.
Xiao Ran couldn't help but swallowed when he saw the exquisitely made mooncakes in the gift box through perspective.
When I was in China, one month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I could eat all kinds of mooncakes every day. Naturally, I would not be greedy for these things, and I would even get tired of them.
The situation is very different now. Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, Xiao Ran sees moon cakes for the first time.
Coupled with the special meaning of mooncakes, he was really greedy!
While looking through the darkness, he also led David up to meet him.
Next, naturally, there was a polite exchange of greetings and introductions to each other.
After getting to know each other, Counselor Wang said politely:
"Xiao Ran, I am here to visit on behalf of the two consulates general to send my Mid-Autumn Festival blessings and wish you a happy holiday."
"Among these gifts, there are also some gifts that the Forbidden City asked us to bring to express our feelings."
"The gifts are very simple. They are just mooncakes of various flavors and hairy crabs. They are not worth much. I hope you don't mind."
"I heard that you brought a lot of people to New York this time. We did some statistics and found that these gifts can basically equal one for each person."
As he spoke, Counselor Wang pointed to the gifts placed on the luggage cart.
Those gifts are very beautifully wrapped and have Chinese characteristics.
On each gift box, there are timeless ancient poems written in flying colors.
Such as Su Shi's eternally famous poem, "Shui Tiao Ge Tou. When Will the Bright Moon Come"?
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the blue sky for wine,..., I hope that people will live long, and we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away, etc.
Matching it, there are still Chinese paintings with far-reaching artistic conceptions, each different and very unique.
It can be said that every Mid-Autumn Festival gift box is a piece of art full of emotions, which is pleasing to the eye.
Xiao Ran looked at the exquisite gift boxes, and his eyes suddenly lit up with admiration.
A smile quickly flashed deep in his eyes, and it became clear instantly.
"You are so polite, sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away, the gift is light but the affection is heavy! What's more, these gifts are like works of art, I can't bear to open them."
"But when I think about having such a feast, I have to bear the pain of opening these gift boxes. Whether it's moon cakes or hairy crabs, I've been craving for them for a long time!"
Hearing what Xiao Ran said, Counselor Wang and the others laughed.
At the same time, their impression of Xiao Ran also became better.
Since I have never interacted with him before, I don’t know Xiao Ran very well.
When they came here to visit, they were still somewhat uneasy.
In their opinion, Xiao Ran may be a young and unruly person who is difficult to deal with.
Xiao Ran's various high-profile performances in New York these days gave people exactly this impression.
Of course, they still knew about his deeds of constantly discovering various national treasure-level antiques, cultural relics and works of art that had been lost overseas and returning them to China.
Because of this, after receiving requests from the Forbidden City and the Consulate General in Los Angeles, they came to visit with a large number of Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes.
Only when they saw Xiao Ran did Counselor Wang and the others understand.
The guy in front of me is actually a young man who has feelings for his family and country, and treats everyone as warmly as the spring breeze!
The high-profile and unruly attitude he displayed externally may have been performed out of some need.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Ran brought Counselor Wang and others into the living room and introduced them to Elaine and the others.
Next, they sat down on the sofa, drank tea, and chatted.
Elaine and the others chatted with them for a few words, then walked aside with the gifts and opened them happily.
Within a moment, bursts of joyous cheers came from the side.
Xiao Ran turned his head and looked towards the restaurant, then said with a smile:
"It seems that Elaine, Yufei and the others like these Mid-Autumn Festival gifts very much, so you have troubled yourself."
"When you go back later, help me say hello to everyone and wish everyone a happy holiday."
"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, I may come to visit you and enjoy an authentic Chinese meal."
Counselor Wang smiled and nodded.
"That's great. We are very welcome. I will take your words back and tell everyone."
After chatting for a few words, Counselor Wang suddenly changed the subject.
"Xiao Ran, if you encounter any trouble while you are in New York, you can contact me as soon as possible."
"Like the storm that happened before, we can also help."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, and said with deep meaning:
"Okay, Uncle Wang, I believe there will be a lot of trouble for you in the future, and we will meet from time to time."
Counselor Wang and the others did not stay long.
After chatting for a while and drinking two cups of tea, they stood up and left.
Considering the current special situation, Xiao Ran did not persuade them to have dinner together.
The FBI and homicide detectives outside have not withdrawn yet, so they should not stay for long.
Xiao Ran sent them out of the presidential suite and into the elevator, and then turned back.
When he returned to the presidential suite, Elaine and the others had opened several gift boxes, but the scene was in chaos.
There were two hairy crabs on the kitchen island. They were baring their teeth and claws, waving their two large pliers in an attempt to attack Elaine and the others.
Look at the three beauties again, but they are screaming and jumping, and they can't even take two hairy crabs.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh.
"Three beauties, how do you want to eat these fresh hairy crabs?"
