Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 264 Distant Friendship and Close Attack ([-])

"My son-in-law has seen his father-in-law!"

Zhang Zhuangcheng's nephew hurried out after being notified by the porter, and smiled at Li Yuanbao after seeing the ceremony.

"Uncle said, father-in-law, you are not an outsider. If you come here, you don't need to be informed by the concierge, just come in directly."

"Haha, Minister Zhang is really polite. Son-in-law, how is your work in the Political Propaganda Department recently?" Li Yuanbao said with a smile.

Zhang Zhuangcheng's nephew is named Zhang Ping, and he is now a deputy director of the Political Propaganda Department.Originally Zhang Zhuangcheng wanted to transfer Zhang Ping to the Ministry of Public Security, but if he was under his command, now Zhang Ping would at least be a director and deputy director.It's just that Zhang Ping didn't want to be in the Ministry of Public Security because he was worried that others would say that his uncle was nepotism, which would be detrimental to his uncle's career.

"It's okay, my colleagues are more cooperative with my work." Zhang Ping said casually.

It's just that Li Yuanbao noticed a slight twist on Zhang Ping's face, it seemed that what Zhang Ping said was not the truth.

"My son-in-law. If you are unhappy in the Political Propaganda Department and don't want to go to the Public Security Department, you might as well come to the Civil Affairs Department. I'll give you a half-level upgrade. How about working as a director in the Commerce Department?"

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Ping still refused.

"Thank you, father-in-law, my son-in-law still thinks that he is more suitable to stay in the Political Propaganda Department."

"Okay, since you've decided, I won't force you." Li Yuanbao patted Zhang Ping on the shoulder, and asked as he walked.

"Your uncle is at home today!"

"Well, uncle is practicing calligraphy at home today, saying that he wants to cultivate his body and mind."

"Okay, it's good to practice calligraphy. Minister Zhang really has the demeanor of a celebrity." Li Yuanbao said with a smile.

But when Li Yuanbao saw the words written by Zhang Zhuangcheng, he couldn't say a single word.

Before Zhang Zhuangcheng defected to Qiu Tianxing, he was only a long-term worker and could not read a single word.Later, in the night school, Zhang Zhuangcheng worked hard to learn knowledge, and it was there that he learned to write, and the characters he wrote were all simplified characters compiled by Qiu Tianxing.Although simplified characters have existed for a long time and are often used in some cursive scripts, Qiu Tianxing was the first to organize them into a dictionary and require the people under his rule to use them.

But even with the simplified characters, Zhang Zhuangcheng's writing is still a mess, which is unbearable.Although Li Yuanbao himself is also proficient in literature and ink, he did not pass the examination of scholar in the Ming Dynasty, and his main job at home is just doing business.But after reading Zhang Zhuangcheng's handwriting, Li Yuanbao thought he was a sage of calligraphy.

"Hehe, the handwriting is terrible. Director Li laughed." After Zhang Zhuangcheng finished writing, he picked up a towel beside him and wiped his hands, then said to Li Yuanbao with a smile.

"Where, where, Minister Zhang's handwriting has the demeanor of a regiment leader, how can we guess it?" Li Yuanbao said anxiously.

Qiu Tianxing was used to using a ballpoint pen in his previous life, but he is really not used to this brush, and the characters he writes are crooked.Li Yuanbao knew about this, so he used Qiu Tianxing's name to cover up the embarrassment.

Sure enough, Zhang Zhuangcheng felt better after being flattered by Li Yuanbao.

Seeing that Zhang Zhuangcheng stopped writing, Zhang Ping called in a servant girl and brought tea and snacks.The security regiment did not restrict personal freedom except for detention through labor camps, so they did not implement the slave policy.If the big family members still want to use maids as servants, they can only sign contracts with them.During the contract period, work hard without selling yourself, and there is no debt between the two parties outside the contract.Just because they are contract workers, the status of the maids and servants is much improved, and the master can no longer beat, scold or even kill at will.After receiving the tea from the maid at the door, Zhang Ping asked the maid to leave, and then delivered it himself, and accompanied him.

"Director Li, what do you mean by coming to the humble house this time?" Zhang Zhuangcheng raised the teacup and said respectfully.

Li Yuanbao also paid back, and then said carefully.

"I heard that the head of the group intends to take a concubine. I wonder if Minister Zhang knows?"

After finishing speaking, Li Yuanbao became nervous and his hands were trembling continuously.

"Well, I've heard about it." Zhang Zhuangcheng said with a smile.Then he actually joked to Li Yuanbao.

"Could it be that Director Li also wants to take a share?"

Li Yuanbao didn't dare to say this, Zhang Zhuangcheng and Qiu Tianxing had a good relationship, and they even had a fight before.It's just that now, with the success of the security regiment headquarters and Qiu Tianxing's prestige getting higher and higher, this joke is becoming less and less.Of course, Zhang Zhuangcheng didn't dare to do so in public now, but he could do it in private, but Li Yuanbao didn't dare to do so in private.

"I, I just have someone to choose." Li Yuanbao blushed at Zhang Zhuangcheng's joking words, but finally revealed his reason for coming.

"Oh? Which family's girl is it?"

"It's Li Xiafang, the third daughter of my family. She is born in the main room. She is fifteen years old. She has a pretty face and a graceful figure." Having said this, Li Yuanbao added emphatically, "There is no foot binding."

After hearing Li Yuanbao's words, Zhang Zhuangcheng fell silent and did not answer for a long time.Seeing this situation, Li Yuanbao became anxious, and he winked at his son-in-law.Seeing his father-in-law's fate, Zhang Ping, a filial son-in-law, had no choice but to stand up and speak to Zhang Zhuangcheng.

"Uncle, I have seen Xiafang's sister and nephew. She is indeed handsome. In terms of appearance, she is three points better than your nephew and daughter-in-law! He is well-educated, can write articles with good writing skills, and can also embroider and make clothes! Everyone else likes it." Zhang Ping tried hard to praise Li Xiafang.

After hearing Zhang Ping's words, Zhang Zhuangcheng gave Zhang Ping a meaningful look, and then thought to himself.

"Now my son Zhang Zhenhu is only four years old, but I am 40 years old. And I was injured in the early years, and I don't know when I will leave. The Zhang family may have to rely on my nephew for a while. That's all, I don’t have a niece myself, and my daughter is younger than my son, so let’s forget about it. It’s just that this opportunity is so rare, it’s a pity to give up. Hey, the future will be long, and if the daughter can’t marry the leader, it’s not bad to marry the son of the leader.”

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhuangcheng's eyes lit up. He felt that it would be better to marry his daughter to Qiu Tianxing's son Qiu Dining.

Just when Li Yuanbao was sweating from anxiety, Zhang Zhuangcheng spoke.

"Niece Xiafang is indeed a good candidate."

These words made Li Yuanbao heave a sigh of relief, and his heart was full of elation, but before he was happy for a while, Zhang Zhuangcheng said again: "It's just that there seems to be someone from Director Liu of the Political Propaganda Department, and he came to my office specially when he went to work yesterday Come say hello to me."

(End of this chapter)