"Li Gong, Li Gong, open the door. I've invited Uncle Ho here to meet you.”
Secretary Zhu knocked on the door. He whispered to Chief of Staff He," I didn't tell him my name yesterday. I only told him my surname was Zhu and asked him to call me Old Zhu."”Chief of Staff He nodded in understanding.
"Wait, let me wipe my face first. Old Zhu, isn't it Sunday today? You guys have to work today too.”The door opened from the inside. A man in a gray suit stood in front of them.
When the person in the room stood in front of the two of them, Commander Luo couldn't help but exclaim in his heart. This person was estimated to be more than 1.8 meters tall, with a stocky build and a weight of more than 90 kilograms.
However, the bad thing was that this person had lost two fingers on his left hand for some reason, leaving only his index finger, middle finger, and thumb. He was about 35 years old.
"Hello, my name is Li Yan. You must be Old He that Old Zhu mentioned yesterday.”When Li Yan saw Chief of Staff He, he also extended his right hand.
"Yes, Old Zhu and I. He had just arrived in Shandong and had not even been there for a year. By the way, Old Zhu told me yesterday that he admired you and said that your abilities were extraordinary. If I hadn't arrived late yesterday, I would have come to see you yesterday. I asked him to bring me here to see you early in the morning.”
"Alright, let's hurry into the house. After all, it's a little chaotic outside.”Secretary Zhu didn't expose Chief of Staff He's lie, so he persuaded the two of them into the house. He knew that it would be difficult to make Chief of Staff He feel at ease with just a few words from him. After all, no one could guarantee that the Li Yan in front of them was the real Li Yan. Even if the Li Yan in front of them was the real Li Yan, the title of an American spy made it difficult for people to really feel at ease.
After the three of them entered the room and sat down, Secretary Zhu and Chief of Staff He sat on both sides of Li Yan.
"It's not that I want to say this, but really, you guys are really quite unnecessary.”When Li Yan saw their seats, he knew that they were still worried about him and could not help but complain.
"I'm a Chinese-American, and I can't live a good life in America. It was quite a difficult journey to get here. I took a boat, a train, and even a carriage. When I arrived, you were still worried, so you sent a high-ranking official like Old Zhu to interrogate me. If I didn't come here to help you, I would have been living in America with a car and a house. Don't you think so?"
"Don't be angry, Li Gong, don't be angry. Aren't these the work regulations? I personally believe in Li Gong. Don't we still have to write a report later? Right, Li Gong. Uncle Ho had just arrived yesterday. He might be a colleague in the future.”Secretary Zhu said a few words of advice to Li Yan and then introduced Chief of Staff He to Li Yan.
"I know. You still don't believe what I said yesterday.”After he finished speaking, Li Yan turned to Chief of Staff He. "Old He, I'll tell you a simple story about me. Ask me if you don't understand. Alright then."
"Well, you can just say it in general.”Chief of Staff He also posed to listen. He planned to find fault with her.
"As for me, I was born on August 8th, 1908. The lunar calendar is July 12th, which is the beginning of autumn. My grandparents came to the United States to build the railway. After working for more than ten years, they took the money they secretly saved and went to Sheila Blanca, Texas. They bought a very small farm and worked for a few years. They stayed in Texas. Because they were too tired from building the railway, they accumulated a lot of illnesses. So my grandmother left when she gave birth to my father. My grandmother left for more than ten years, and my grandfather couldn't hold on either, leaving my father alone.”
"My dad and the two black men he bought previously managed to keep the farm going. The daughter of a big farm owner next door provided a lot of help. She helped buy horses and collect grass, but my grandfather was unwilling at that time. He felt that my father was poor and was from China.”
"I've been dragging it out. My mother has been dragging it out too. When the two of them were almost thirty, the United States was fighting the Spanish American War. My grandfather's family died in that war. My mother brought my grandmother and the farm to look for my father. Then, they got married and had children.”
"I'm the second child. I have a twin brother above me, but my brother died of illness when he was two years old. Because I was alone, I actually lived quite well when I was young. No one cared about me when I tore things down all day. When I was a little older, my grades were not bad. I was admitted to USC. After graduating, I was admitted to graduate school. At that time, my teacher was the world-famous Professor Steinmetz. After I graduated from graduate school, I was recommended by my teacher to join the General Electric Group as an engineer. At that time, I was 21 years old, which was still relatively young.”
Speaking of this matter, Secretary Zhu and Chief of Staff He noticed that Li Yan's expression also became excited. It made sense that he could enter a world-famous company like the General Electric Corporation at such a young age and even hold an important position.
No matter who it was, they would probably be proud.
" He started off with a few small projects. At the age of 25, he started to build the New York Power Plant as the deputy commander. Then, he built the mining plant under the New Mexico Steel Group. After he turned 30, he resigned from GM and joined the Ford Group as the deputy general manager.”
" As the commander-in-chief, I was responsible for the construction of the Ford Corporation's New Mexico branch. It can be said that I played an indispensable role in the Ford Corporation's factory in New Mexico from planning to site selection, from site selection to construction, and from construction to production.”
Speaking of this matter, Secretary Zhu, who already knew about it, was not mentioned. Although Chief of Staff He had seen the briefing before, he did not know the details. He could not help but be stunned.
It couldn't be helped. To a certain extent, building a large-scale industrial zone was more difficult than fighting a war. Everyone had heard of generals and even prime ministers at the age of twenty.
However, who had ever seen a chief engineer in his thirties?
It was not half big. The construction involved too many things. What was even more difficult was that he could not tolerate any shortcomings.
When he heard that Li Yan had once been in charge of a large-scale construction project, Chief of Staff He could not help but think that he had picked up a treasure this time.
" It wasn't until last year that the US envoy to China, Nelson Jensen, returned to China for an exclusive interview with Time magazine. After the interview, he found me and hoped that I could come to China to help China build its own industry to fight against the increasingly serious conflict between Japan and the United States in the Pacific Ocean.”
"At the same time, the United States Navy Intelligence Agency found me and hoped that I could help China with the industrial construction process to evaluate Japan's military strength in China. Then, in January, I boarded a cargo ship to China. These are basically my experiences in the United States for more than 30 years. Is there any problem?"
"There are a few. As far as I know, the railway workers back then didn't leave as they wanted, and their salaries were very low.”Chief of Staff He slowly expressed his doubts. This was also something that Chief of Staff He could not understand.
Although he didn't know much about it, he could tell with just a little brain that they were more like slaves than Chinese laborers. Who would allow their slaves to run away?
"Of course, the salary is low, but my grandparents were building a railway near San Francisco. There are several gold mines in San Francisco. Therefore, they often bought some beef and liquor to sell near the gold mine after work. Because there was no electricity in the place where the railway was built, they got off work quite early. However, there was electricity in the gold mine, so it was dry 24 hours a day.”
"Many of the gold miners there are Chinese, so they are willing to buy my grandfather's things. I also heard from others that when my grandfather came, my grandparents each had two guns with them. My grandmother also had a gunshot wound on her leg. At that time, only my grandparents were alive, but there were six other corpses, some white, some black, and some yellow.”
When Li Yan was seven or eight years old, he learned about this from his neighbor, Mike's father. Even if he was only seven or eight years old, Li Yan could imagine it.
At that time, his grandparents must have had a conflict with someone, and at least six people had died in the conflict.
"Because of this, my grandfather gave a very low price when he bought the farm. It was basically the lowest price. After all, who would tell their underage children about the shameful things they had done? Don't you think so?" Li Yan had never met his grandparents before, so he could understand Division Commander Luo's question. After all, he was also deeply curious about their experiences. "By the way, do you guys want to drink? I still have a few bottles of good wine that I haven't been willing to drink.”
As he spoke, Li Yan had already walked to the bedside to look for his suitcase. He then took it to the bed and opened it. Secretary Zhu and Chief of Staff He followed Li Yan to the bedside. Chief of Staff He had already placed his hand on his back when Li Yan got up.
"Look, it's the Li Family's favorite, the American Jack Daniels 'Green Box Whiskey." Li Yan happily took out his so-called favorite from his suitcase. As the box opened, the two of them saw the other things in the box.
There were seven to eight bottles of wine in green boxes, a revolver with a barrel the length of an adult's forearm, and a box of.44 caliber bullets. There was a cross necklace that weighed a kilogram of pure gold, and a Bible that was pressed at the bottom with only a corner of it exposed. There were even iron ornaments on the corner of the Bible. There were only a few pieces of gray clothes to change into.
"It's a pity that we don't have a special glass, but it doesn't matter. In front of Jack Daniels, everything was equal.”Li Yan came to the table with two boxes of wine. "By the way, do you guys want to drink?" Li Yan poured the wine into the untimely tea bowl and raised his head to ask the two of them.
"No need, no need. After all, we're working now. It's better not to drink.”Secretary Zhu sat down first.
"By the way, I also want to ask why your mother waited for your father for so long. Your grandfather probably wouldn't agree. Besides, after your grandfather died, didn't anyone come looking for trouble? After all, it was hard for an orphan and a widow not to have other thoughts.”Chief of Staff He continued to ask his own questions.
"If you had met my mother, you wouldn't have such doubts. Speaking of which, you might have heard that the people of Texas are fierce and known as the red neck. Have you heard of it?" After casually taking a sip of whiskey. Li Yan asked the two of them an irrelevant question.
"Of course, we…we Shandong people have also read the newspapers. The American newspapers also have some reports about Texas and some jokes about the people of Texas.”
This question was answered by Secretary Zhu, without a doubt. As someone who worked in politics, he had a deeper understanding of other countries in the world than Chief of Staff He. Chief of Staff He's expression also revealed that he understood this point. Although he might have only heard of it, it was not as if he knew nothing about it.
"Yeah, even in Shandong, which is 8,000 miles away from the United States, people know how tough the people of Texas are.”"But even in Texas, my dad was called 'Reckless Li Fei' and my mom was called 'Irascible Villia'.”
Speaking of this matter, Li Yan could not help but blush. Listen to these two nicknames. Reckless and irritable. In Texas, it was not easy to live with such an evaluation.
"Back then, my grandfather did want my mother to marry the son of a rancher in New Mexico. He even put away her gun and locked her in the warehouse where the hay was stored.”
Because he had heard of her glorious deeds many times from his mother, the irritable Willy, Li Yan did not pause at all when he spoke.
"But before the wedding, when the other party's family came to visit my mother, my mother used the lime in the storeroom to draw three big circles with lime at 150 meters, 100 meters, and 50 meters away from the storeroom. She also found a longbow that she had always played with when she was young. What happened after that was something you didn't even dare to imagine. Guess what happened after that.”Li Yan was obviously excited when he mentioned this. He drank the rest of the wine in the bowl in one gulp and filled the tea bowl again. He looked at the two of them.
"She should have been tied up. After all, your mother only had a bow, and she was a woman. The other party has at least your grandfather, four brothers, and a family that wants to get married. There are at least two of them. A woman with a bow could not deal with seven people.”
Chief of Staff He was a soldier after all, so he analyzed this matter from the perspective of military strength.
"Not to mention that your mother doesn't have anything to eat or drink. She won't be able to last for half a day. Considering that your mother still married your father in the end, did your mother threaten her own life in the end and force your grandfather to give up on this marriage?”
Because Secretary Zhu's status was different, he considered this matter more from the perspective of logistics and the aftermath.
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