167: Hong Tongtong disagrees to withdraw

"This idea is okay, why don't you give her a call and discuss it?" Liu Xiaolin thought for a long time and felt this plan could be tried.

"Okay, I'll call her right away." Although Sun Xiaotian felt a bit awkward, he still had to bite the bullet and face the difficulty head-on.

Liu Xiaolin knew in his heart that there was a high possibility this wouldn't work, but now he could only try with a 'let's give it a shot' attitude.

Before long, Sun Xiaotian came back dejectedly to report, "Hong Tongtong not only didn't agree, she even scolded me and said she must join the group this time, otherwise she wouldn't be done with us."

"Not done with us? What does she mean by not done?" Liu Xiaolin was also confused, he couldn't believe the seemingly sunny and generous young girl would actually threaten people.

"She didn't say what she meant by not done, she just hung up the phone very angrily," Sun Xiaotian said with lingering fear.

"It's okay, you first notify the others to come in batches to get measured for their Astronaut suits. Drag hers out first, delay notifying her until the last day, and then the day before departure, tell her her Astronaut suit wasn't made and she can't go." Liu Xiaolin had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good idea.

"This method is good! Without a customized personal Astronaut suit, she won't be able to board, let alone go on the Xingji Travel Group. Haha." Sun Xiaotian was happy now, there was finally a solution.

The next day, five people were scheduled to come for measurements, but unexpectedly, six people showed up.

The extra person was Hong Tongtong!

It turned out she had signed up for the group with her good friend Zhao Xiaorui. When Zhao Xiaorui was notified to come for measurements and customization of her Astronaut suit, she called Hong Tongtong. Hong Tongtong knew there was something fishy as soon as she heard it, so she simply came along with Zhao Xiaorui.

When Liu Xiaolin, who had heard the news, rushed to the Comprehensive Department, Hong Tongtong was arguing with Sun Xiaotian, glaring at him.

"Why did you notify Zhao Xiaorui and not me?"

"We scheduled appointments in batches. Look, you are in the last batch on the appointment list," Sun Xiaotian said, holding the appointment list.

"Appointment list, right? Let me see!" Hong Tongtong grabbed the appointment list without a word and flipped to the last page. "Why am I the only one in the last batch? Are you planning to tell me the day before departure that my Astronaut suit isn't ready and I can't go?"

Liu Xiaolin heard this and was amused. Well, well, his little scheme was guessed with just one try. How embarrassing.

"No, no, how could we be so unreasonable and unprincipled?" Sun Xiaotian said guiltily.

"Then why did you call me yesterday and tell me there was an extra person and ask me to withdraw from the group?" Hong Tongtong pressed her advantage.

"Anyway, we have a way for you to join the group, we really do." Sun Xiaotian could only act tough at this moment.

"Then tell me what way you have? Are you going to kick someone else out?" Hong Tongtong asked angrily, her eyes wide.

Under the sunlight, Hong Tongtong's eyelashes fluttered like a fan moving up and down. Although her eyes showed anger, they were still so cute. This made Liu Xiaolin's heart pound like a little deer hidden inside him.

"This girl is really beautiful!" Liu Xiaolin said in his heart.

"We, we, we can let you go to the cockpit. General Manager Liu was in the cockpit last time." Sun Xiaotian was cornered and blurted out a bad idea.

"Ah? Go to the cockpit! That's great! Yay! I can go to the cockpit with the group!" Hong Tongtong's reaction to hearing this surprised Liu Xiaolin greatly. Anyone else would definitely not agree to this method, but unexpectedly, she was overjoyed.

"General Manager Liu, you're here?" Sun Xiaotian was regretting what he had just said when he looked up and saw Liu Xiaolin. He was a bit embarrassed that his impulsive decision had caused more trouble for Liu Xiaolin.

"You are General Manager Liu? Did you arrange for me to go to the cockpit? I'm so happy, thank you! I don't even mind if my Astronaut suit is customized on the last day, really, any day is fine, as long as I can join the group." Hong Tongtong cheered, ran over, grabbed Liu Xiaolin's hand, shook it vigorously, and talked non-stop while shaking it.

At this moment, Liu Xiaolin was also very helpless. It wouldn't be good if he publicly exposed the promise Sun Xiaotian made in desperation. Now he could only go along with it.

"Thank you for your trust, Miss Hong. We just made this decision, and we are relieved to know you like it," Liu Xiaolin said politely.

Sun Xiaotian breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw that Liu Xiaolin didn't expose him. But then came the worry, could this decision be wrong?

He looked at Liu Xiaolin, not knowing what to say.

But at this moment, Liu Xiaolin couldn't see anyone else, he only saw Hong Tongtong. Looking at Hong Tongtong's smiling and excited face, he suddenly felt very grateful for Sun Xiaotian's quick wit and for coming up with this idea on a whim.

Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to spend seven days of the Xingji Travel Group together with Hong Tongtong in the cockpit? Liu Xiaolin thought this to himself, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

However, this decision was vetoed by Niu De: "No, the last time the cockpit could accommodate seven people was because there were no passengers. With the Xingji Travel Group fully booked this time, adding you and Hong Tongtong would be overweight, and being overweight could cause danger. I won't allow such a thing to happen."

Hearing Niu De's words, Liu Xiaolin was very disappointed. He looked at Zhang Weichen, hoping he could offer a good solution that satisfied both sides.

Zhang Weichen had never seen Liu Xiaolin so troubled. He was puzzled why adding one Hong Tongtong wasn't enough, and why he also wanted to go. Hadn't he already flown twice? Still not enough flying?

But the Boss was in difficulty, so he still had to find a way to help solve the problem.

Zhang Weichen thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea: "Our wanderer one has an automatic piloting function, and learning to pilot is also very simple. We can have Hong Tongtong and General Manager Liu undergo space shuttle piloting training together. After getting their space shuttle pilot's licenses, you two can board as Astronauts, and then we'll even save the salaries of two Astronauts."

Everyone heard this and clapped their hands and laughed: "This method is good, it satisfies Hong Tongtong's need to join the group and saves personnel costs."

Liu Xiaolin was also amused: "Can this really work?"

At this moment, Niu De didn't laugh: "This plan should be worth a try. I heard Hong Tongtong's physical fitness is quite good, is that right?"

Sun Xiaotian nodded and said, "Yes, Hong Tongtong's physical fitness is excellent. She often goes rock climbing and performs very well."

"Then it's settled. Notify her to come tomorrow to participate in the training with General Manager Liu, along with the six Astronauts performing this flight mission. We'll use whoever qualifies," Niu De said seriously.