Globe Trekker

Chapter 47

As dinner was approaching, Mrs. Fang and Fang Zhichun combed a little, put on decent cheongsams, and brought their children to Wu Ming's door.

The door of the guest room was ajar, Mrs. Fang and Fang Zhichun were hesitating whether to knock on the door, but her son Xiao Xin had already pushed it open.

Mrs. Fang and Fang Zhichun went in and saw Wu Ming, and they were stunned: their hair was shiny and meticulous, as if they had been put on hair cream, their handsome face was clean-shaven, and they were wearing an American-style casual suit made of light white linen. , the two trousers of the same color trousers are ironed straight, a golden pocket watch chain is exposed in the white shirt, a blue silk tie with white dots is tied under the neckline, the brown leather shoes under the feet can be seen, and the arm is tucked A brand-new dark brown briefcase, the whole person looks handsome, elegant and suave, it has changed completely.

"You are..." Mrs. Fang couldn't hide the shock in her eyes.

Wu Ming picked up Xiao Xin and turned to the two stunned women: "How is it? Can you still see it?"

"It's more than a passing eye. If I didn't know you, I would think you just returned from studying abroad. Where did you get such an outfit?" Fang Zhichun's fair face showed admiration.

Wu Ming explained: "In the first place, I thought I would accompany you to the dinner party. I can't wear the crumpled black youth clothes I wore before. It would be appropriate to change into a new one. I don't know if I look like someone who returned from studying abroad. It's not shameful." Just do it."

Fang Zhichun asked in surprise: "You left us for an hour, how did you do it?"

"One hour is long enough. I finished shaving, bought a tie, and took a shower." Wu Ming said without thinking.

Sister-in-law Fang saw that Fang Zhichun was stunned by the words, looked Wu Ming up and down again, and finally asked rather distressed: "I'm afraid it cost a lot of money?"

"You get what you pay for. This world only recognizes clothes but not people. If you don't dress decently, I'm afraid that Mr. Wang will despise me."

There was a smile on the corner of Wu Ming's mouth, he couldn't tell if it was self-deprecating or joking, he turned to Lei Peng and told him to take Xiao Xin well, wait for the waiter in the shop to bring you dinner and eat slowly, don't go out to wander around after eating, and bring Kui Yuan who is eager to try Walk together.

The three of them came to Piaoxiang Building and found that the business was really booming here. There were two classic cars parked in front of the door, the brand of which Wu Ming could not recognize. The beggar waited and watched enviously not far away.

Entering the lobby, there was already a lot of noise and there were no empty seats, which was enough to see that the inn staff boasted the truth and did not deceive the guests during the introduction.

Seeing Wu Ming leading the people in, the shopkeeper of the restaurant immediately put on a Maitreya-like smiling face, and trotted out of the counter: "Mr. Wu is coming, I am sorry to welcome you, please forgive me!"

Wu Ming nodded politely: "Boss Li, you are being polite. How dare you greet him personally? Just ask someone to lead us upstairs. When my guests arrive, please ask someone to lead us to our private room."

"Remember! Headquarters Chief Wang is well-known in the local area. How dare you lack courtesy? I will definitely take it up personally, don't worry, haha!" After finishing speaking, Boss Li turned to the young second shopkeeper next to him, telling him to immediately Take the distinguished guests to the private room on the third floor, and respectfully send Wu Ming and the others to the stairs.

Go up to the third floor and sit down in the elegantly decorated box with fresh air. The second shopkeeper carefully pours tea, not daring to look at Wu Ming who was offended by him in the afternoon, and exits carefully after pouring the tea and apologizes in a low voice.

Lu Kuiyuan, who was posing as a deputy bodyguard, was very self-conscious after Wu Ming's surprise teaching. He stood neatly behind Wu Ming and remained motionless, very competent.

Just as Mrs. Fang was about to say something, Wu Ming waved his hands and gave a serious advice: "Believe in everything I do, and let me arrange everything from now on, just watch."

Sister-in-law Fang pondered for a moment and nodded, while Fang Zhichun carefully looked at the ink paintings on the wall, and recognized that these calligraphy and paintings were all made by famous local artists, one of which was the calligraphy of Mr. Zhang Jingjiang, and looked at the mahogany furniture all over the room , I know that this meal is by no means cheap, if I book a table with my sister-in-law, I'm afraid I won't be able to book such a private room.

Fang Zhichun was about to ask Wu Ming, but the straightforward sister-in-law Fang had already asked, "Xiao Wu, how did you know the boss here?"

Wu Ming put down his teacup: "When I left you and came here to order food, the second shopkeeper just now saw that my clothes were not eye-catching, so he said there was no seat, and said that the private room was fully booked within three days, and I will change into this suit later. At the beginning of the outfit, I happened to meet Boss Li, who was below, and got this private room after a few words, and he said that it was originally reserved for a Shanghai guest, and that guest had to leave Quzhou temporarily, so he took advantage of me."

"They're all snobbish!" Fang Zhichun said angrily after hearing this.

Seeing this, Wu Ming shook his head slightly. Fang Zhichun looked like he should be 22 years old, but his mental growth still didn't catch up with his age.

"Why are you acting so weird? You must be thinking of something good." Fang Zhichun gave Wu Ming a white look.

Sister-in-law Fang quietly pulled Fang Zhichun: "Xiao Wu, without your help, I really don't know how to get through tonight."

Wu Ming gradually entered into the role he was going to play tonight, and replied very reservedly and politely: "Don't look outside, let's think about how to get accurate information from Section Chief Wang later. Let me say a few words first: I heard that Brother Fang's colleagues in the army in the past failed to help. Brother Fang has no support in the army and the provincial government, otherwise, even if Brother Fang is greedy for ink, Xie Yuzhang and others would not dare to do anything to him."

"Therefore, I think that all the money that should be given away has been given away, and those who should be asked have also begged, so we can no longer continue to swallow your breath and blindly give in. Otherwise, those greedy people will only think that you are cowardly and easy to bully, and then blackmail you in every possible way. Solving the problem will not help at all, and it will backfire if not done well.”

Mrs. Fang and Fang Zhichun savored Wu Ming's words carefully. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that it made sense.

Wu Ming warned them in a low voice not to panic, he would speak up when it was time to speak up.

Wu Ming gave a look, and Lu Kuiyuan, who was wearing a navy blue youth uniform, immediately went to open the door. Boss Li's flattering voice rang out, and two soldiers in yellow woolen uniforms and big caps stood outside the door reservedly.

Hearing Mrs. Fang's warm greeting, Wu Ming knew that the tall and thin middle-aged man who came in first with a smile on his face was Section Chief Wang, and the middle-sized soldier who followed him was younger, in his early thirties. There is no logo that has been used by the Central Army, except the blue sky and white sun emblem on the cap badge has not changed.

Wu Ming didn't know that the Nanjing government hadn't implemented the improved military rank system at this time, but he could tell that the two people in front of him were important figures in Fang Youchun's case. Even if they weren't key players like Xie Yuzhang, they couldn't be ignored. Manipulation in the hands of such a person.

The tall and thin section chief Wang with a hooked nose came to Fang Zhichun, and immediately showed a kind smile, his eyes flicked to Fang Zhichun's upturned chest from time to time: "Oh, Miss Labor Fang came here in person, and it's best if she's still here." The private room was wasted, Wang feels ashamed!"

Fang Zhichun hid his disgust, forced a smile and said, "Section Chief Wang is too polite, the matter of my brother has already troubled Section Chief Wang too much."

Section Chief Wang nodded in satisfaction, and took a while to look away from Fang Zhichun's blushing pretty face, and turned to Wu Ming, who was standing with a smile on his side: "This is..."

"Ah? By the way, this is my cousin from my hometown in Jiangxi. His surname is Wu. He just came to Changshan to look for me. When this happened, he came here together."

Mrs. Fang, who is not good at lying, was a little flustered, worried that she would not be able to hide it, so she quickly asked the officer surnamed Lu to sit down, took the teapot from the clerk and poured tea for the two of them.

Section Chief Wang frowned, moved his teacup aside after sitting down, unhurriedly took out a sterling silver cigarette case and lit a cigarette. Looking at Wu Ming, he found that Wu Ming looked relaxed and leisurely smoking, he didn't care about himself at all, he didn't have the slightest restraint and awe, on the contrary, he had an indescribable arrogance.

Section Chief Wang couldn't help but move a little bit. Looking at Wu Ming's shiny head shape, high-end western clothes and exposed half of the gold chain, he exchanged eyes with his companion in doubt, then smiled and asked kindly: "What's wrong with you?" Brother Wu, where is the high school?"

Wu Ming turned around and replied apologetically: "Ah? I'm sorry to be distracted. I just came back from studying in the United States and received invitation letters from several elders and former classmates. But I can't make up my mind at the moment. Let's rest for a while before we talk. At that time, we will see whether to work in Shanghai or Nanjing, haha!"

Aunt Fang's heart trembled, Fang Zhichun's lips parted slightly in fright, and she looked at Wu Ming in astonishment. Fortunately, Section Chief Wang also looked at Wu Ming in astonishment.

Wu Ming picked up the teacup very gracefully, and slowly sipped the tea as if no one else was there, appearing very arrogant.

Section Chief Wang and the person surnamed Lu were secretly surprised. After hesitating for a moment, Section Chief Wang turned his head and winked at the person surnamed Lu. The person surnamed Lu nodded slightly and leaned forward. , May I ask which university in the United States did you graduate from?"

Wu Ming was stunned for a moment, and soon showed a surprised smile, speaking proficient American English, showing off leisurely:

"Mr. Lu's pronunciation is great! It's the first time I've heard such good American English after returning to China for nearly two months. You should know Harvard University, right? It is the alma mater of Mr. Song Ziwen, Minister of Finance. After obtaining the degree, I wanted to go back to China, but my supervisor recommended me to continue my studies at Columbia University. After careful consideration, I obeyed and went to Columbia. The university studied under Professor John Dewey, Professor Dewey, you should know that he is the tutor of Mr. Hu Shi..."

"At the end of last year, I finally finished my studies and obtained a doctorate in law. When I left the United States, my mentor earnestly urged me to join politics, so as to promote the continuous development of Sino-US relations. He also entrusted me to bring a letter to Brother Hu Shi , I guess it means the same thing. I wanted to visit Beiping first, but I don’t like the climate there, so I can only write to my brother to apologize, haha! Mr. Lu, your accent seems to be the same as your brother, Did you come back from America?"

Mr. Lu was stunned by these words, and it took him a long time to figure out the meaning. He stood up embarrassingly, cupped his fists and saluted: "Ashamed, ashamed! I was fortunate enough to study at St. John's College in Shanghai. Almost all professors are from the United States. People, it's a pity that I only came back after two years of study, and I can't compare with Mr. Wu, I admire, admire!"

"Oh! I learned English in Shanghai...but you are already very good. You don't need to be humble. Modesty is not a virtue in many cases."

Wu Ming spoke this sentence in English surprisingly smoothly, because the two foreign monks said it to Wu Wei at least fifty times while chatting in the cave in the bandit village.

Sister-in-law Fang and Fang Zhichun were so frightened that their faces were pale at this moment, their eyes wide open and they were at a loss what to do.

(End of this chapter)