After drinking there for a while, Ma Lu Nianci asked about Wang Hengyue's condition, and was particularly interested in how he punched foreigners and exterminated bandits.

On the other hand, Ma Yunxin also listened very carefully, and couldn't help but secretly glance at Wang Hengyue.

Somehow when it came to Kleiman's cocktail party, Ma Lu Nianci smiled slightly: "I heard that this time Fan Lixi Company wants to increase the scale of the office in Chengdu and set up a branch, so Kleiman held this cocktail party." Not only the consuls of various countries, but also Zhao Duxian and my Ma Junmen were also invited, and it was very lively. ”

Wang Hengyue never thought that just because Kleiman invited him, he could be ranked with the governor and the admiral?

Ma Lu Nianci didn't notice anything special about Wang Hengyue's expression: "On the post of the foreigner Kleiman, it was specifically stated that the whole family was invited, but my lord thought, how can the female generation attend?" But Kleiman invited again and again, there was no way, the old lady and I would definitely not go, so I could only let Yun Xin accompany Ma Junmen to go, hoping not to make a fool of myself. ”

Ma Yunxin pursed her lips and smiled, but did not speak.

After talking there for a while, the other party was a woman after all, and it was inconvenient to sit for a long time, so Wang Hengyue and Qin Guangcheng got up together to say goodbye.

As soon as he went out and sat down at his table again, Qin Guangcheng suddenly smiled and said, "Say, I see that Miss Ma is the same age as you, and I am good friends with the Ma family, why don't I ask someone to be a matchmaker?" ”

"Big brother is kidding." Wang Hengyue laughed himself: "Brother is just a small team officer, the governor of Ma Junmen Province, how can my brother climb high?" ”

Qin Guangcheng was originally joking there, the difference in status between the two sides was too big, and when he saw his brother say this, he laughed and skipped it

went to Kleiman's cocktail party, and it took a lot of thought to wear Wang Hengyue, and after thinking about it, he finally still wore the new army and new military uniform to the appointment.

Ma Xiao was not invited, so he could only stay in the Qin Mansion.

Sending the invitation, the waiter at the door took the two people in, and there were already quite a few people, and as soon as they entered, they saw Kleiman and a man in a Manchu official uniform talking there.

"King, my friend!" Seeing that Wang Hengyue and Pete had arrived, Kleiman greeted him warmly, hugged Pete, and brought Wang Hengyue to the official: "Wang, this is your immediate boss, Lord Zhao Erxun, the governor of Sichuan." ”

"I've seen Lord Governor!" Wang Hengyue saluted a new army salute.

Zhao Erxun is strange, where did such a small officer come out of such an important reception? Before Zhao Erxun could open his mouth to ask, Kleiman had already said: "Lord Zhao, let me introduce to you, this is what I just told you about, Lord Wang, the official of the Wang team who exterminated the bandits in Rong County, my friend, we had a very pleasant time fighting bandits together." ”

Zhao Erxun couldn't help but shake his head, foreigners are really strange and inexplicable. Exterminating the bandits is just a gesture, is it just because of this reason that you can stand with yourself, a dignified feudal official?

What's more, a small squad officer, where is he worthy of being called an "adult"?

This Wang Hengyue didn't understand the rules, and when he saw that he only saluted, if it weren't for the foreigners, he was afraid that the governor would have a seizure on the spot. I was unhappy, but I snorted in my nose in response.

Where does Kleiman care what the Governor is thinking? Let the governor make it convenient for him, but he took Wang Hengyue to a bunch of foreigners, and treated a small team of officials, which was actually better than the feudal officials, and only made Zhao Erxun cry and laugh.

"This is Mr. Alex Ekford, Consul of the British Consulate-General in Chengdu; This is Mr. Dujean, Acting Vice-Consul of Chengdu, France; This is Mr. Weiss, the consul of the Great German Emperor in Sichuan. Kleiman introduced the foreigners around him one by one, and finally pointed to one person and said, "This is Mr. Stewang, the second secretary of the US Embassy in Chengdu." ”

Wang Hengyue nodded his head and saluted, this is really strange, it is also a strange news that one of his team officers can suddenly see so many "consuls".

The consuls of these countries are also full of curiosity about Wang Hengyue, obviously Kleiman has introduced Wang Hengyue to them in detail before, and the consuls kept asking questions, Wang Hengyue's English is good, and he doesn't need to translate, he answers them one by one.

"A young and promising officer who has been trained in American civilization." Stewang was apparently pleased with Wang Hengyue's status as a "return from the United States": "It's completely different from those officials of the Qing Empire. Of course, Alex may be unhappy that their Hercules fell victim to the king, and I sympathize with that. ”

Despite the joke, Alex Ekford shrugged: "The victory or defeat of a showdown between a strong man does not indicate the difference in the strength of two countries. The defeat of a Hercules in the British Empire does not prove anything. Wang, I heard that you studied military affairs in England? ”

Wang Hengyue's ears were a little feverish, and he had no relationship with the British half-dime, in case the cowhide was exposed, this person would be thrown internationally.

Vaguely perfunctory, Ekford clearly believes that he has saved face in front of the Americans: "The military that I learned from the British Empire is perfectly reflected in China." It's just used to deal with small bandits, and it's obviously a bit of a killer."

Ekford couldn't remember the phrase "kill chickens with a knife", but Kleiman helped him say it, which also caused some laughter on the side.

After all, Wang Hengyue's position is too low, although there is Kleiman's introduction, and the consuls of various countries have spoken, they don't take Wang Hengyue too seriously. Wang Hengyue was also self-aware, took a glass of wine and stood aside.

However, Stewang was very interested in Wang Hengyue, firstly, because he had an American background, and secondly, it must have been Kleiman who said a lot of good things about Wang Hengyue in front of him, and chatted with the consuls of several countries there, stood by Wang Hengyue's side, asked about the situation in Rong County, and suddenly asked: "Wang, you came back from the United States, what kind of business does your family run in the United States?" ”

There is no one in Lao Tzu's family in the United States, Wang Hengyue settled down and said a few words casually.

"It's a good family, you have a background that no one else has, and that's very important in China today." Stewang listened very carefully: "The Qing court keeps saying that it wants to change, and people like you should be reused, not just a small officer." ”

Wang Hengyue made a decision: "It's actually not bad to be a small officer, at least you can do what you want to do." If it's really there."

He pointed to the top of his head, "Maybe I won't be able to do anything!" ”