Volume Four, The Battle of Unification
Those who are familiar with Wang Maoru know that Tang Baoqi is his fifth wife. Although the two did not have a formal marriage, it is more similar to him raising a little wife outside. However, Tang Baoqi could have become the wife of others. The two were separated due to conflicts, but it did not affect their relationship. Therefore, no one was irrelevant when Jiang Gui became the fifth wife. As a wife, Ulantuya did not like family struggles. The second wife Yuzhuo was strong, but she did not dare to say anything to Tang Baoqi. At most, she would just be sour to Wang Maoru. However, Yuzhuo tolerant to Baoqi does not mean that she was tolerant to other women. Although she was full of politeness, she had something to say, and it was very uncomfortable to stop in Wu Qiuyue's ears.
Wu Qiuyue is 31 years old this year, Yu Zhuo is only 24 years old, and he is indeed older than all the wives in the family. When Wang Maoru saw Wu Qiuyue, he hurriedly said, "You are the second wife, of course you call me sister, how can you mess up the etiquette?"
"Yes, why did I forget this? I can't forget the etiquette." Yu Zhuo smiled and held Wu Qiuyue's hand and said, "Being the captain of the female team, how heroic and magnificent. From now on, if we have you, we will have the Dinghai Sword Needle. My sister is a little bit disgusted when she sees you today, and she hasn't prepared any gifts." As she said that, she took off the green jade bracelet on her left hand and stuffed it into Wu Qiuyue's hand, covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Sister, this is my sister's meeting gift, please accept it."
Yuzhuo's actions made many people on the side embarrassed, even Ulantuya was not happy. After she gave this, her eldest lady naturally couldn't refuse, so she pulled out the hairpin from her head as a gift, and Yuchan also took out a jade ring. She just waited with her eyes for Yuzhu to indicate that she was doing something inappropriate. Wang Maoru was a little unhappy, but she didn't say it at this time.
Wu Qiuyue gently broke away from Yuzhuo's hand, first accepted the gift politely, and then thanked everyone and said, "Thank you for your concern. Qiuyue didn't prepare a gift on her. Let's prepare a gift for you sisters another day."
Ulantuya said on behalf of the three wives: "It's okay for sister." Yuzhuo felt that she had done something too much, so he just didn't answer the conversation.
Wu Qiuyue smiled and said, "Qiuyue is very grateful for her sister's care. However, Qiuyue is used to being a soldier. She is afraid that she will stay with her husband for more days in the future and will not take care of her family. She also asks her sisters to take care of her, and even bother Yuzhuo's sister and she has to take care of her family. Qiuyue can't help her, and she is really not doing well." Wu Qiuyue fought back lightly and made several ladies feel that she is not outdone. Wu Qiuyue has defended Yuzhuo and the others and saved their lives, but this does not mean that she likes the second wife Yuzhuo. She always feels that although the second wife and the third wife are exactly the same life, she is far inferior. The second wife is too scheming and talks, especially when she just said that she didn't know whether to call her sister or sister. Isn't it just that she still married Wang Maoru as a wife at such an old age, and she doesn't mind that she is old?
Yuzhuo was let go of her hand, and she was taken away by her words. She couldn't find any problems. She could only smile awkwardly and said, "It's good if you are happy. If you take care of your husband, we can only take care of the children at home and have no great skills. Sister, do you think so?" The meaning of these words is the most clear. It means that Wu Qiuyue has no children yet, and no matter what, we have given birth to children for the general, and our status is naturally extraordinary.
Ulantuya pretended not to understand and said, "Sister, you need to be polite, let's have a drink together in the future."
Yuchan just smiled faintly and said, "It's just that I used to call Sister Qiuyue now, but now I'm not used to calling Sister Qiuyue. I'd better call you Sister Qiuyue."
Wang Maoru saw that there would be no good things for this woman to get together. After a few words, he was a wise man. He also knew the clichés between people and the barbs in the words. But family affairs were the most troublesome. There is an old saying that it is said that it is difficult for a clean official to make a decision. Wang Maoru could only shake his head and scream in his heart. Isn’t this asking for trouble for himself? Wu Qiuyue is not a soft-hearted person. Of course, if he is a weak person, he will not be a female bandit. It seems that the verbal battles at home are indispensable in the future. So, let Wu Qiuyue be at home less in the future. Wang Maoru planned to laugh and said, "It's okay to call me any name, right? Qiuyue will be my adjutant secretary in the future. In the future, Qiuyue will be my adjutant secretary and often in the army. You still have to take care of the family. By the way, where is Zhiya? Why didn’t he come?"
Yuzhuo chuckled and said, "Sister Zhiya, now she is a famous celebrity. Not only has she become a writer, she has also become the screenwriter of the film company. The story she wrote has been made into two movies. Now she is preparing to establish a film academy and prepare to cultivate film talents in the future."
Wang Maoru smiled and said, "She has something serious."
Yuzhuo pouted and said angrily: "You are saying that we have nothing to do, right?"
Wang Maoru laughed, hugged him in his arms and said, "You are just jealous."
"If I'm not jealous, you should be jealous." Yu Zhuo said, Ulantuya and Yu Chan laughed, and Wang Maoru said, "You dare to make fun of me, and I won't deal with you today."
Wu Qiuyue stood on one side like a benchmark, looking out of place with these three charming wives. Her black uniform made her look like she became the female officer and a soldier who protected her family. For a moment, Wu Qiuyue suddenly felt regretful. She had always thought about being with Wang Maoru, but now she was together, but she found that she had to face so many problems. No wonder the fifth lady, that is, Tang Baoqi, the woman Wang Maoru’s favorite, was unwilling to live with them. That woman had personality. She was just strong on the surface, but was far less powerful on the inside. She had a scheming with the second lady just now, and was more tired than marching and fighting.
"You are all tired, go and rest. Qiuyue, take them to rest." Wang Maoru ordered.
"Well, sisters, come with me." Wu Qiuyue took her three ladies and children to arrange accommodation like a hostess.
When the wife left, Wang Maoru saw Feng Yinbin standing beside him and said, "You are President Feng's nephew, right?"
Feng Yinbin said: "Yes."
Wang Maoru had a good impression of this straight young man, nodded and sat on a chair, patted the chair beside him, and said, "Sit down and chat, don't be so restrained."
"Yes." Feng Yinbin sat down.
Wang Maoru took out his cigarette and asked, "Do you smoke?"
“Don’t smoke.”
"Drink?"
“Drink some wine.”
"Okay, I didn't have lunch at noon. You can accompany me and have some wine." Wang Maoru said.
"yes."
Feng Yinbin didn't talk much. His intelligence work has always made him develop the habit of being silent. He was so cold that he seemed to be hard to speak, and he seemed old-fashioned at a young age.
Wang Maoru's lunch was not rich, just a bowl of oil splashed noodles. Feng Yinbin also liked it very much. Neither of them spoke, and they ate two big bowls. The adjutant served another plate of mutton, which was steaming hot. After Wang Maoru finished eating, he saw Feng Yinbin and didn't eat any food. He laughed and said, "Is it very uncomfortable to eat with me?"
Feng Yinbin said the truth: "Xiu Shuai, I feel quite uncomfortable. I have never thought about having dinner with a senior like you before."
"Have you eaten with your fourth grandfather before?" Wang Maorudao raised his glass to cook a glass of sorghum wine with Feng Yinbin. The wine was full of energy from the inside out. He smacked his lips and said, "He is the president, much more than my official position."
Feng Yinbin shook his head and said, "He is just my fourth grandfather at home, an elder. He didn't think he was the president at that time, and he thought he was a bit stingy old man." Perhaps because of a sip of wine, Feng Yinbin obviously let go.
"Stingy?" Wang Maoru laughed when he heard his grandfather's comments on him, and raised his glass to have another drink with him. Obviously, he was rarely happy today because his wife and children were here.
"Yes." Feng Yinbin was obviously in nostalgia and said, "Tell me a story to Xiushuai, my fourth grandfather's."
Wang Maoru said: "Okay, tell me."
Feng Yinbin said: "After my fourth grandfather became the acting president, he moved into Zhongnanhai, Beijing. He once again walked in Sanhai and saw the colorful fishes in Sanhai. He thought that these fish were kept in the water for free, so he would sell them. So he took out all the fishes in Sanhai and sold them, making a lot of money. This matter was a big deal. I didn't dare to see my classmates at school at that time."
"Hahahaha, President Feng is quite interesting." Wang Maoru laughed and recalled that Feng Guozhang looked very much like a famous crosstalk actor in later generations. He was really a family, but Feng Guozhang had a majestic face. Everyone laughed when they saw him without saying anything. The difference was a bit far. Looking at Feng Yinbin in front of him, he didn't look like a member of the Feng family. Obviously, Feng Yinbin looked more like a young man from the Republic of China. If Feng Guozhang did not step down, with the Feng family's clone, Feng Yinbin was probably one of the princes of the Republic of China in Beijing.
"If the Fourth Grandpa was doing business, it would probably live longer. He was smart in business. My family had so many businesses that it was enough to be rich and prosperous for three years. The Fourth Grandpa was worried about being the president. No matter what he did, he would be scolded and even excluded from the Anhui clan. Alas." Feng Yinbin sighed. He took a sip of the wine and suddenly said: "Xiu Shuai, the Fourth Grandpa was angry to death by Duan Qirui. He died of depression."
Wang Maoru said: "How long has it been since you came home?"
Feng Yinbin thought for a while and said, "From the sixth year of the Republic of China to the beginning of the ninth year of the Republic of China, I have been away from home at the age of seventeen. Now I am one in 2010, and I have been working for more than three years."
"I'll take your vacation, go home and have a look." Wang Maoru sighed, "I have ignored my family in the army and cannot ask you to learn from me."
Feng Yinbin said: "Xiu Shuai, I have a suggestion."
"speak."
"Chen Guangyuan, the governor of Jiangxi, Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, and Wang Zhanyuan, the governor of Hubei, the third governor of Yangtze River are all my fourth grandfather's confidants. Now that the Anhui clan has fallen, the Cao clan is gradually becoming stronger. Seeing that the Cao clan is about to replace the Zhi clan, I want to be a lobbyist for Xiushuai and convince the third governor of Yangtze River to surrender Xiushuai." Feng Yinbin said ambitiously.
Chapter completed!