Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 109 Raid Inspection

In the morning, the maid took three different newspapers and put them on the table as usual after getting ready for breakfast.At this time, someone knocked on the door, and the maid opened the door and saw that it was Ye Zijin who had come to measure Zhao Zhimei.

"Miss Ye is here, please sit down for a while, I'll go upstairs and call my miss." The maid stepped up the stairs lightly.

Ye Zijin accidentally saw the newspapers on the table. In fact, she had already bought one of them and read it on the way here. As expected, what happened yesterday appeared in the newspapers, but only Zhao Zhimei was attacked by the public opinion. The newspaper claimed that Zhao Zhimei Mae had an affair with a certain boss and was chased and beaten by his wife in the street.This is completely distorting the facts. Ye Zijin is not fair for Zhao Zhimei. Although she knows that Zhao Zhimei takes these things very lightly, the feeling of being misunderstood by the public is really uncomfortable, and she deeply understands it.

Zhao Zhimei lazily supported the handrail of the stairs and came down, wearing a thin velvet belted nightgown, her hair was loosely curled over her shoulders.When seeing Ye Zijin, there was a gleam in his eyes, and he said with a smile, "You are here."

The maid put the English breakfast and fresh fruit in front of Zhao Zhimei, and poured another glass of steaming milk.Zhao Zhimei took a piece of toast and spread butter and jam, paused suddenly, winked at Ye Zijin and said, "Do you think I should have my body measured before meals, or the size will not be accurate if I'm full?"

Ye Zijin pointed to Zhao Zhimei's slender waist, and said, "It won't affect you no matter how much you eat. Are you afraid that you won't be able to wear a cheongsam with such a small body?"

Zhao Zhimei picked up the newspaper on the table while eating breakfast and glanced at it. Ye Zijin thought she would pay more attention to the report about herself, but Zhao Zhimei turned the other side and looked at the current affairs page.

Ye Zijin didn't expect Zhao Zhimei to be interested in the current affairs edition. Seeing that Ye Zijin was sitting alone and bored, Zhao Zhimei threw her a newspaper and said: "If you feel bored, you can read the newspaper first or talk to me .”

I saw Zhao Zhimei turned over the newspaper with her slender fingers, and said with a frown: "These officials are arguing every day to arrest the Communist Party, causing panic in Shanghai Beach, and it is not safe to walk on the street. I am surprised, those Communist Party members The party members did not steal or rob and did not commit any crimes, so why should they be exterminated.”

Ye Zijin was conflicted and didn't know how to answer, so he said casually, "These are all political matters, I can't explain them clearly, and I can't understand them. The newspapers say that the communists are thugs, but I don't think so."

Zhao Zhimei took a sip of milk, changed the subject and asked Ye Zijin: "When will your brother come back from studying abroad? He is really an ambitious person. I used to see him so nervous about you, I thought he would be reluctant to leave you alone in Shanghai."

Ye Zijin felt stagnant, forced a smile, and said, "A man with aspirations is everywhere, and I support him in pursuing what he wants. It will probably take three or four years for him to return after finishing his studies..." Zizheng has never heard from him. Ye Zijin didn't know when her younger brother would come back, she was getting more and more worried now.Zhao Zhimei once asked about Zizheng, and Ye Zijin said that Zizheng had gone abroad to study.In fact, those who didn't know thought that Zizheng had died in that arrest, and only a few people who were close to him knew that Zizheng was not dead.

After taking care of Zhao Zhimei, Ye Zijin left Qiangwei Mansion and went to Baohui Foreign Firm. After some consideration, she decided not to go to Peiping. In order not to make things difficult for Ah, she wanted to tell Meng Haoxiang herself.

Walking to the door of the familiar office, Ye Zijin faintly heard Secretary Luo's voice.

"There was a problem with the goods. Most of the transporters died, and one of the survivors was arrested."

Ye Zijin heard the word death clearly, her heart skipped a beat, and the hand that was about to knock on the door suddenly froze.

It was followed by Meng Haoxiang's deep voice, "Arrange to make the people involved in this matter leave Shanghai as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Ye Zijin was confused, but when she heard footsteps inside, Ye Zijin hurriedly knocked on the door, just as Secretary Luo opened the door.

"Miss Ye, you are here, please come in." Secretary Luo still made a gesture of invitation with a refined smile.

Ye Zijin nodded her thanks and walked into Meng Haoxiang's office, but she was full of doubts in her heart, and she instinctively told her that Secretary Luo was suspicious.I heard from Xinyu that Secretary Luo was the editor-in-chief of a newspaper at that time, and was very popular, and the articles were written with integrity.How such an aspiring young man in the newspaper office would choose to quit his job in the newspaper office and come to Baohui International Co., Ltd. to work as a small secretary is really unreasonable.What she heard just now made her feel even more confused, and she only vaguely felt that Meng Haoxiang was engaged in something ulterior.

Seeing her coming in, Meng Haoxiang threw the newspaper into the drawer, his expression softened a little, and he said, "I heard from Ah Cheng that you don't seem to want to go to Peiping with me."

Ye Zijin said: "I can't leave the store recently, I'm afraid I can't go."

Meng Haoxiang walked up to her unhurriedly, stretched out his hand to pat the broken hair on her forehead, and said softly, "How long do you want to hide from me? I know you still owe the bank a sum of money, Shen Ji's business has plummeted again, you don't have to pretend nothing happened in front of me, I just want you to know that even if you don't want me to help you, I can lean on my shoulder when you are tired."

Ye Zijin's eyelashes trembled slightly, disturbed by Meng Haoxiang's unexpected words, and before he could speak in the future, Meng Haoxiang's warm palm pressed his cheek.

"Zijin, sometimes I really hope that you can be more self-willed and quarrel with me a few times like Duan Zhenzhen did with Qian Jiang, at least then I can know your true thoughts..." There was a trace of helplessness in Meng Haoxiang's voice.

Ye Zijin's eyes were sour, and her heart was a little moved. It's not that she didn't want to do that, it's just that there were some things hanging in her heart that she couldn't let go.

After a long time, Ye Zijin raised her eyes and said, "I'll accompany you to Beiping, so I haven't seen Lu Bo and Master for a long time."

Meng Haoxiang smiled comfortably, and said: "Zijin, when you are in a predicament, you might as well take a step and go out to have a look. When you look back and think about it, you may suddenly see the light. There is no absolute dead end in the business field, it depends on how you open it." new situation."

Ye Zijin showed a little smile, "I didn't expect that your dignified Boss Meng not only knows how to do business, but also sets one after another when it comes to general principles. I really feel ashamed."

Meng Haoxiang looked at her fixedly, frowned and said: "I can't compare to you, you can pretend to be nothing in front of me when big things happen, I really doubt that your heart is made of iron and ice. In the future You are not allowed to carry everything by yourself, otherwise what do you want me to do, others will laugh at me, Meng Haoxiang, for not even being able to protect the woman he loves."

Looking at that heroic and stern face, Ye Zijin suddenly felt that the man in front of him possessed both calmness and humor. He was far-sighted and far-sighted in his work.But sometimes he is like a bad boy in front of her, taking pleasure in teasing and laughing at her, but at the same time caring and loving her very much.She always thought that she had more admiration for Meng Haoxiang than admiration, but now she found that her heart had already moved closer to him step by step.

Ye Zijin came out of Beiwanyouquan Cured Store with Meng Haoxiang on his arm. Meng Haoxiang had an extra bag in his hand. The bag contained the famous cured ham of the shop, whose reputation in Shanghai was not inferior to that of Jinhua Ham.

"You came here specially to buy ham. Let me know in advance what you want to buy next time, so that I can prepare it for you early. Now I have to go to the station quickly." Meng Haoxiang opened the car door for Ye Zijin while speaking.

Ye Zijin took the wrapped bag from him and got into the car, and waited for him to sit down before saying, "I'm afraid you won't know how to pick, but you have to pick the ones with plump legs, yellow skin, bright skin, more fat and less fat, court food is right." The ingredients are very particular, and ham is a good thing to make soup with, so naturally I chose it to catch Lu Bo’s eyes.”

Meng Haoxiang smiled and said, "Why do you know the cook in your family so well? I think you know me better than you. So you must have been a greedy cat before."

Ye Zijin shot him a sideways look, and said, "You are greedy for cats, but I heard Mrs. He say that you used to steal sweet potatoes from other people's fields to eat when you were young."

Meng Haoxiang smiled, "I'm really hungry because I don't have anything to eat. I can't compare to your fussy mouth that eats court food." Meng Haoxiang suddenly changed the subject and asked Ye Zijin, "What is the origin of your cook? , has he been running a restaurant since you left Peiping?"

Ye Zijin said: "Lu Bo used to be the imperial cook in the palace, and after the Dutong Mansion disappeared, he opened the imperial chef's boutique in Beiping, why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Meng Haoxiang looked relaxed, and said: "It's nothing, I'm just curious. It's true that a cook like him can make a business like this. Even your cook is so good. Don't you want to trample me under my feet? ?”

Ye Zijin glanced at him triumphantly, and said with a smile: "That's not true, Lu Bo's cooking skills are really good, he cooked for the Empress Dowager Longyu, it's not like you haven't tasted the delicious dishes of Yuchu."

The two talked all the way and arrived at the train station. The driver Deng Fu moved the box into the carriage, Ye Zijin pulled the curtain of the window, and there was a crowd of people outside, some peddlers were holding baskets selling peanuts and cigarettes.

After waiting for quite a while, Ye Zijin felt a little strange that the time had come and the train was still not leaving.Suddenly, I saw a group of people on the platform rushing through the crowd to get on the train. Those people lowered their top hats and looked around from time to time.

Meng Haoxiang read the newspaper leisurely leaning on the back of the leather chair, not affected by the delay of the train in the slightest.Ye Zijin heard the commotion outside the carriage, and then someone knocked on the door.

Meng Haoxiang opened the door, only to see a man of medium build in a suit and leather shoes.At the beginning, the man looked condescending, but when he recognized Meng Haoxiang, he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "So it's Boss Meng, sorry for your disrespect."

Meng Haoxiang said with a faint smile: "Section Chief Liao, long time no see, are you going to Peiping too?"

The man hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I'm just checking in the car for routine business. Is Boss Meng going to Peiping for anything?"

Meng Haoxiang said: "I'm going to Beiping to discuss a business, and you also know that Baohui Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. has business dealings with Peiping. I really don't know why Section Chief Liao is required to do business in person?"

The man sighed, and said vaguely: "People like us are destined to run errands, and the superiors have to come to check if they ask for an inspection. It's not like Boss Meng, you can travel freely to discuss business."

Meng Haoxiang took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to the man, patted the man on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you, Section Chief Liao, since you still have work to do, I won't bother you, another day I invite you to watch the singing and dancing on the big stage."

The man smiled happily and said: "Boss Meng is very polite. I should treat you to dinner. Secretary-General Zhu, please give me some good words for my elder brother. Then I will go to work first. I wish you and this beautiful Good luck with your trip, miss."

At this time, Ye Zijin saw another man approaching the man surnamed Liao, and said, "Report to the section chief, that person was not found in the car."

The man surnamed Liao gave the man who came in a hard look, and then hurriedly told Meng Haoxiang not to leave the carriage.As soon as the door was closed, Ye Zijin heard scolding from outside, "A bunch of idiots! I couldn't find anyone, and I checked everyone's ID carefully!"

"Who was that person just now?" Ye Zijin asked Meng Haoxiang curiously.

Meng Haoxiang picked up the kettle to pour water, a white mist rose up, and the expression on his face was a little blurred. "His name is Liao Yuanfeng, and he is the deputy section chief of the Party Affairs Investigation Section of the Central Organization Department of the Nationalist Government." Meng Haoxiang's eyes cast a chill.

Ye Zijin's heart tightened, and even people like Liao Yuanfeng were mobilized, which meant that there must be someone on the train they wanted to catch, and as expected, it should be an important Communist Party figure, and she became even more uneasy.Ever since Zizheng left, Ye Zijin would be as nervous as a frightened bird whenever she heard news related to the Communist Party.Zizheng is a relative she cares about day and night, Ye Zijin can't feel at ease every day if she doesn't see him.

After half an hour, the train finally departed.

When the train passed the platform slowly, Ye Zijin accidentally saw Liao Yuanfeng standing on the platform.I saw that man with a sullen face and a livid face, yelling at his subordinates from time to time, probably because he missed the person he wanted to arrest.

Ye Zijin breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, she had a special feeling for the Communist Party. Whenever she heard that several Communist Party members had been arrested or killed, she would feel sorry and sympathetic, and would also think of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhang. Wang Luqiu.Although she didn't quite understand the beliefs and revolutionary ideals that Zizheng wrote in his diary, she didn't feel that the Communist Party was as sinister and brutal as the newspapers portrayed.

Arriving in Peiping the next day, Ye Zijin didn't sleep well all night, and got out of the car with two bruises under her eyes.After Meng Haoxiang sent her to the hotel, he went out to do errands. Ye Zijin decided to take this time to visit Lu Bo, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Ye Zijin carried the bag containing ham to the Yuchu Zhenpin Building, and just paid for the rickshaw, when she turned around, she saw a car slowly stop in front of the restaurant, and a familiar figure came out of it.

Ye Zijin was a little puzzled, isn't that Meng Haoxiang? Before he left, he said he was going out to do errands, so why did he come here again? Even if he treats guests, it's not time for dinner yet.Seeing Meng Haoxiang enter the door, Ye Zijin hurriedly followed, thinking that she would bring Meng Haoxiang to visit Lu Bo together.

(End of this chapter)