"I won't marry him, I won't marry him. I don't want to see some soldier ruffian. If you like him, you can marry him!”
In a seven-story mansion of the Yang Family in Changsha, Yang Xinyun shouted in grievance.
" Oh, my dear, no one forced you. I just want you to meet him..." Yang Xinyun's mother, Liu Shi, gently stroked Yang Xinyun's hand.
"I told you, you can't not see him. You have to see him today even if you have to die!”
Yang Duanliu's face was livid. He only had two daughters and had been used to spoiling them since they were young, especially his eldest daughter. After she graduated from Changsha Women's Normal University, he sent her to England to study. He held her in his hands and was afraid that she would fall and melt in his mouth.
"Why are you so mad today? You're throwing a tantrum at your daughter the moment you come back. Last time, when Commander Mao of the 18th Division came to propose marriage, you didn't even look at his nephew, a lieutenant colonel and a staff officer who graduated from Huangpu.”
Liu-shi turned around and began to complain about Yang Duanliu.
"What do you know about a woman's opinion? He's Commander Mao's nephew. He's a child. He keeps talking about the principal. I think he's been brainwashed by Old Jiang!”
Madam Liu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She quickly looked outside. Fortunately, the servant was far away. She glared at Yang Duanliu and said,"The whole city is filled with the special agents of the Commanders and the Central Commanders. The garrison is arresting people every day, and you still keep talking about Old Jiang, Old Jiang…Do you think that the Alliance is still the same as before?”
Yang Duanliu had scolded Yuan Shikai in the newspaper back then. Although he was nearly fifty years old, he still did not change his youthful temperament. He stared at Mrs Liu with a livid face.
Yang Duanliu had studied in Japan and England. He had received an excellent Western education, but he still did not forget the traditional etiquette. He never left his first wife and did not marry another wife. Usually, he did not even say a harsh word. Today was the first time in his life.
Seeing Yang Duanliu's abnormal behavior, Liu-shi was so scared that her face turned pale and she couldn't say anything else.
"Why are you fighting with my mother? If you have the ability, go fight outside. Look at you. You don't look like a gentleman who studied in England!”Yang Xinyun put her hands on her hips and said confidently.
"Gentleman? Western thoughts? The worst thing I did was to let you go to England to study. You didn't learn anything good, but you learned a bunch of new ideas and thoughts that don't make sense!”
Yang Duanliu was a master of economics. In his previous life, the Song family had hoarded and profited greatly from the national crisis. However, Yang Duanliu was still able to move around and deal with the war without causing the country's financial collapse. This showed his deep skills. He did not believe in Old Ma's delusional theory at all.
" You, you're unreasonable..." Yang Xinyun's eyes turned red with anger.
"Pa, pa, master, there's a guest.”
The butler gently knocked on the door and said softly.
"Who is it?"
Yang Duanliu asked.
" I don't know. He said his surname is Zhou."
Yang Duanliu was shocked and said,""Let him go to the study. I'll be there later.”
Liu-shi stared at Yang Duanliu and thought to herself, What happened these days? Why was her husband, who was usually calm and collected, so shocked now?
In the study room of the Yang Residence, there was an antique atmosphere. On the sandalwood tea table, a pot of fragrance was rising.
The man was about forty years old, the prime age for a man. He had a big beard and looked dissolute.
"Hao Wu, why are you here?"
Yang Duanliu looked a little nervous and subconsciously looked out the window.
"Now that the two countries are working together, I don't have to hide in the ravine anymore. This time, I was invited by General Zhang Zhizhong to come with the police. I remembered that it has been several years since I last parted with Brother Mianchao, so I came to visit.”
Yang Duanliu sighed in his heart. It had been ten years since they last met. Now that the mountains and rivers were broken and the people were in dire straits, the situation was even more severe.
"You, oh no, you…are really Mr. Zhou?”
Yang Xinyun, who was tiptoeing behind Yang Duanliu, was so shocked that her eyes widened and she couldn't even speak properly when she saw the bearded uncle.
" Haha…" Zhou He smiled and said," I'm a head with a bounty of 100,000 dollars. Who dares to impersonate me? Haha…"
Zhou's joke instantly dispelled Yang Xinyun's awkwardness. She stuck out her tongue and stood behind Yang Duanliu obediently.
"This must be Xin Yun. The last time we met, she was still an eleven or twelve-year-old child.”
Yang Duanliu laughed dryly and winked at Yang Xinyun, signaling her to leave. However, Yang Xinyun raised her chin and showed her disapproval.
"This child has been spoiled by me and lacks manners. I hope Brother Wu Hao doesn't take offense.”Yang Duanliu said helplessly.
" It's alright, it's alright…I'm only here to catch up with Brother Mianchao. I'm just afraid that the little kid will find it boring. Haha…" Zhou waved his hand magnanimously and smiled.
"Master, Mr. Wang is here."
Outside the study, the official said softly.
"That's great. Please come in. I can introduce Mr. Zhou to him.”Yang Duanliu was overjoyed. He glanced at Yang Xinyun as if to say," I thought you didn't want to see Wang Yi? Just go down."
Yang Xinyun did not look at Yang Duanliu. She turned her head and snorted coldly in her heart," A soldier ruffian and a grass head king. It's good that they've met Mr. Zhou. I'll let him make a fool of himself and back off, so that he won't bother me again."”
Thinking of this, Yang Xinyun couldn't help but feel proud.
Wang Yi arrived at the Yang Residence and realized that there were many young men in Chinese tunic suits by the roadside. They all had serious expressions and were sizing up the passersby vigilantly.
These people were obviously the commanders of the army. No wonder Tang Chengliu had become a commander without any soldiers. It turned out that he had sent everyone out.
Wang Yi, Tan Ya, and the three soldiers that Tan Ya had carefully selected entered the Yang Residence together.
Pushing open the door of the study, Wang Yi was stunned for a long time when he saw the bearded uncle.
He was too familiar with this person. He had seen him countless times in the corridors of the school, in books, and on television since he was young. His greatness was something that future generations could not understand, but at this moment, Wang Yi seemed to feel a deep pain in his skin. He had dedicated his life to this country that was riddled with holes and to this nation that had suffered so much.
He was a well-deserved true talent, a wise man, and a peerless scholar!
Tears welled up in Wang Yi's eyes. At this moment, he felt as if he had returned to his childhood, to the age where he needed his parents to shelter him from the wind and rain.
Yang Duanliu was about to introduce Wang Yi, but he realized that Wang Yi was acting strangely and swallowed his words.
"Have we met before?" Zhou asked with a smile.
"No, I haven't."
Wang Yi rubbed his eyes and pretended to be blind.
"Hmph, you have some insight. You actually know Uncle Zhou. However, he was in a fluster and made people feel disdainful!”Yang Xinyun sneered in her heart and rolled her eyes at Wang Yi.
"This is Wang Yi, the commander of the Fourth Security Regiment of Qianyang County. He is also…also my future son-in-law.”
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