Beiyang 1917

April 1917, 4 was an important day. On this day, the news of the United States declaring war on Germany spread all over the world. On this day, the dispute between the Chinese government and the government, which focused on whether to participate in the war or not, was finally approaching the moment of showdown. , although the showdown will have to wait until the governments of the United States, Britain, Japan and France formally reply to the conditions for participating in the war proposed by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

However, Prime Minister Duan Qirui's secret discussion with Army Deputy Chief Xu Shuzheng and war preparation supervisor Wang Geng in the study has already determined the future development direction of the situation.

Of course, compared with the Prime Minister and his Secretary-General and Under-Secretary of the Army, the supervision of war preparations is much more leisurely. His task is to seize the time to train the Nanyuan troops and expand the first new brigade of the Model Army as soon as possible. At the same time, Continue to assist the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Xia Yiting to deal with the ministers of the four countries. After all, he has to negotiate with the big powers on the ammunition, food and wages of the model army and the remuneration of the laborers!

However, all of this is something to say later. At the moment, what attracts Wang Geng's attention are the two beautiful girls in front of him, one is Lu Mei, a 15-year-old girl with melon seed face and short hair, and the other is a 16-year-old beautiful girl with curly hair. Duan Hongbing, the sister Fing that Lu Mei said was actually less than a year older than her, and she was the eldest daughter of Duan Qirui's second wife, Mrs. Zhang.

If the petite Lu Mei, a white peony, is just about to bloom, then the slender, plump and plump Duan Hongbing is already a delicate red rose. A true beauty, the second young lady of the Duan Mansion, who was one year older, seemed to have turned into a young beauty that fascinated the eyes.

The popularity of the cheongsam in the Republic of China only really began in the 20s. At the moment, two beautiful Chinese girls studying at the Sacred Heart Academy in France are wearing French-style high-necked gowns. Lu Mei’s is light pink, and Duan Hongbing’s is deep red.

"Hey, Superintendent Wang! Your saliva is about to flow down! Is it that our sister Fing is so beautiful that you are shocked! You two are going to play The Story of the West Chamber and wait until we come back. It won't be too late. If you don't leave now, the sun will be gone." Down the mountain!"

Wang Geng, dressed in a decent suit and wearing a bow tie, stared blankly at Duan Hongbing in front of him. Although Duan Hongbing was a bit shy, he looked at Duan Hongbing bravely with his chest upright. The young man, Lu Mei couldn't stand it any longer, and yelled at Wang Geng while holding Duan Hongbing's arm.

"My lord, Wang Geng, graduated from Tsinghua University, stayed in the United States for seven years, just returned to Beijing, and is currently serving under the leadership of the Prime Minister, can you tell me your name?" Wang Geng was awakened by Lu Mei's yelling, and bowed gracefully and saluted.

"Supervisor Wang, I have long admired your name. My name is Duan Hongbing. Prime Minister Duan is my father, and Lu Mei is a classmate of my Sacred Heart Academy. Please take us shopping this afternoon! Thank you very much!" The girl's voice was clear and calm, like a bay of clear springs .

Duan Hongbing, with a delicate and fair complexion, curled up a smile, and stretched out his hand generously. Wang Geng took advantage of the situation and gave a hand kiss. Although separated by white gauze gloves, the girl's round fingers and palms exuded a girlish fragrance , still made Wang Geng, the trump card of the previous life, jump in the heart of the current life. This girl is as beautiful as a flower but not artificial at all, I like it!

"Okay! Even if you two lovers and concubines want to fall in love at first sight, don't flirt with them in front of them. Hurry up, hurry up, otherwise the gate will be closed!" Lu Mei yelled, shaking Duan Hongbing's arm.

Wang Geng and Duan Hongbing blushed when they heard the words, but Wang Geng reacted quickly, and smiled while turning around, "The car is at the door, and it's still early before the sun goes down. Don't worry, Ms. Lu, I promised If your father sends you home, he will never abduct you!"

"Hmph, you don't dare to measure! You are just a small supervisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and my father will be the deputy secretary of finance in the future! There are countless supervisors, but there is only one deputy minister!" Lu Mei pretended The ghost face scares Wang Geng.

"Okay, Meier, don't make Inspector Wang a joke, such a big girl is crazy all day long! The supervisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also the supervisor of the Ministry of War. The real-time military commander is your father's boss. The boss, Minister Chen, dare not offend easily!" Duan Hongbing smiled and tapped Lu Mei's forehead with his finger.

"Supervised by the Ministry of War? Hey, you are Xu Shuzheng's arrogant subordinate? Don't be like him squinting your eyes and seeing people's nostrils upturned all day. Well, I don't think you look like you. Your eyes are much prettier than his! That's right. The smile is a bit evil, I warn you, don’t let Sister Fing have any ideas, Sister Fen and I will go abroad to study in the future, but no one will stay for you to raise children and be old mothers! Look at your three wives and four concubines Be useless!"

This Lu Mei is small and petite, but her words can scare a camel to death. Wang Geng looked embarrassed when he said these words, Duan Hongbing couldn't help pinching the girl's arm and said with a heavy face,

"No shame, no shame, what nonsense! I'm really angry!"

"Hehe, Miss Lu, don't worry, studying abroad is a good thing, I will never stop you in the future!" Wang Geng said with a smile to help Lu Mei.

"Hmph, you dare to take advantage of me. Who are you? Do I need your permission to study abroad in the future?" Lu Mei said relentlessly.

"Okay! Lu Mei, are you still going to Dashilan?" Miss Duan was obviously really a little angry. In front of Wang Geng, a young and promising young man who returned from overseas, Miss Duan felt that Lu Mei My best friend is a little too crazy.

"Okay! Stop talking, let's go!" Lu Mei stuck out her tongue in fright, took Duan Hongbing's arm and urged Wang Geng to lead the way and leave quickly, and the group of three went out on the road.

How could Wang Geng let others share such a beautiful job as going shopping with a newly-acquainted beautiful girl? This guy directly drove Xia Shan and the two frontal guards out of the car, and told them to wait in Duan's mansion, and he personally drove to accompany Followed Duan Hongbing and Lu Mei to go shopping in Dashilan.

Although Duan Qirui is the Prime Minister of the State, he is a master who does not buy private property. Although the expenses of such a big family in the Duan family are not enough to starve the children, they are not as rich as imagined. Just 20 yuan ocean, if you say more, it is more than ordinary people, if you say less, it may not be enough to buy some clothes in a foreign company.

French Sacred Heart School is a church girls' high school, just like Shanghai's Santa Maria Girls' High School, it is an aristocratic school for dignitaries in Beijing and Shanghai to train the next generation of ladies.

Although Duan Hongbing's father is the Prime Minister of the Second Republic, she herself has a graceful figure and beautiful face, but she has never been easy to show off. In terms of appearance and academic performance, she is the best among her peers. A clever woman who thinks highly of herself, but in front of this elder sister Ping whom she regards as an idol, she is convinced and dare not make any mistakes.

Duan Hongbing's personality is relatively calm and calm, but he also admires Lu Mei's innocent and innocent personality in front of him, and sharp and sharp personality in front of others, so the relationship between this pair of girlfriends is very good.

The two girls are only 15 or 6 years old. In this era, it is far from the time to participate in dances and socialize outside. Sacred Heart Academy is also a church girls' high school, the so-called school for cultivating ladies. Duan Hongbing and Lu Mei followed Like other girls of the same age in this era, except for the servants at home and the subordinates of the father, there is almost no chance to approach or be approached by other girls of the same age and the opposite sex.

Therefore, Wang Geng, a heroic and vigorous student returning from overseas, although he is six or seven years older, quickly made himself the favorite of Duan Hongbing and Lu Mei with his humorous conversation and almost omniscient knowledge. The object of secret admiration, even though the three of them actually don't know anything about it.

Although Wang Geng has only been hanging out in Manhattan for a short time, his ability to pick up girls and coax women has been tempered through long-term tests in the military compound in his previous life. After his soul travels, he has been around Yinggeyanwu's glamorous nurse and uniformed beauty partner. between.

No matter how knowledgeable and outstanding Duan Hongbing and Lu Mei are, after all, they don't have the experience of dating young people in modern Western universities. Even, these two beautiful girls have never had the chance to meet Wang Geng, a young man of the opposite sex with clear eyes, witty conversation, and extraordinary knowledge.

Lu Mei was young, and she was only ignorant of the feelings between young men and women. In her mind, Wang Geng was more like a big brother. She hadn't walked half a street. The girl was familiar with Wang Geng's arm. It is more than holding Duan Hongbing, chattering between Wang Geng and Duan Hongping like a happy lark, Wang Geng can answer any question, and in the silk and satin village, Wang Geng, the big brother, can talk to the shopkeeper Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Suzhou embroidery, Hangzhou silk and lake silk with different embroidery techniques.

However, Duan Hongbing unconsciously compared Wang Geng with the sons and brothers of her father's colleagues she had seen. Obviously, the Wang Geng in front of her was more capable than the dudes she had seen or the so-called overseas elites. , clearer, more knowledgeable in conversation than those guys, and most importantly, Wang Geng didn't have that kind of flattery or pretentiousness, it seemed a little difficult for the second lady of the Duan Mansion to concentrate on the satin fabric for a while.

At this time, the cheongsam of the Republic of China, which is popular in later generations, is far from popular. The master tailors of Qianxiangyi Silk and Satin Shop outside Qianmen still make Qing-style cheongsam. It stands to reason that women from families like Duan Hongbing and Lu Mei have their clothes tailor-made at home. They came to measure the size and make it custom-made, and even some rich and powerful families have tailors in their homes. In the past, most of the flower protectors of the two girls on the street were Duan Honggang, and a few times they were directly led by Lu Mei's father Lu Ding.

Wang Geng made his own decision, and while helping the two beautiful girls around him choose the color of the fabric, he led the two girls, who were still a little unclear, into the back room with the old tailor.