"Great, Qin. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info you know, I thought you would never have a wedding. Duncan said happily, even though he could hardly believe what he had heard.

Qin Lang had actually decided to get married—it had been a long time, nearly two years, and Duncan suspected that this situation might never happen: Qin Lang was not at all like the kind of normal person who needed a lady. And, although he had a very close relationship with Elizabeth, in reality no one in his right mind would consider their relationship to be the usual love-love relationship—lacking a necessary ingredient: love.

A man who doesn't need a wife at all suddenly decides to marry a woman he basically can't talk about "love...... If it weren't for Qin Lang telling him the news personally, Duncan would have treated it as an April Fool's joke on Christmas.

Of course, it was not a joke, but he also couldn't figure it out.

"What do you think, Qin?" Duncan asked, beckoning the servant to refill his own glass - it was also a strange thing to find wine in Qin Lang's restaurant. Although it is Christmas, Qin Lang never prepares wine at home because of the festival.

Just like he doesn't need a wife, Qin Lang doesn't need a festival either.

It's weird. Duncan thought, shaking his head to himself as he picked up his cup and took a big sip. Qin Lang's wine, there is no need to maintain the demeanor.

Qin Lang laughed a little—I don't know if it was because of Duncan's problem, or because of his actions—he put down the cup, first asked the servant to leave the dining room, and locked the door, and then, after making sure that no one else would hear it, he said slowly, word by word: "Don't be surprised, Duncan, of course I will get married." You believe I don't need a lady, I do. From a personal point of view, I prefer to stay single. However," Qin Lang deliberately paused, in order to attract more attention, "marriage is not my personal problem. ”

"Of course." Duncan nodded, as if he fully understood, despite the fact that he still understood nothing—as could be seen from what he had said. "That's Elizabeth's problem, too."

Qin Lang shook his head. "No, I mean, marriage is a social problem."

"Social issues?" Duncan was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?" ”

"I don't understand what you mean." Another voice interjected. It was O'Connor, of course, and only the three of them, who remained single and had no relatives, who would get together at Christmas, drink, chat, and wait to enjoy dinner, and celebrate Jesus' theoretical birthday; Normal people spend this day with their families.

This is the last time, though. Qin Lang had decided to marry Elizabeth, and O'Connor had found a young lady who seemed willing to be his lifelong partner, only Duncan, and there was no indication of whether he had a sweetheart; But according to his character, Qin Lang felt that Duncan would continue to maintain his current situation.

He'd better keep it as he is.

You're a good guy, Mr. Sandy. Qin Lang made a gesture and explained: "People think that marriage is the result of love, but love is essentially just a chemical reaction, and marriage is a constrained social relationship...... He stopped and thought for a few seconds, and then said: "Maybe some marriages are caused by love, but the main factors that maintain marriage are social constraints, interest ties and the sense of responsibility of both husband and wife. If ......"

"Count the points, Qin." Duncan interrupted him impatiently. Qin Lang has some views on marriage, which is a good thing, but that is not his concern; As a bystander, all he cared about was why Qin Lang decided to get married. "What is the reason why you decided to get married, Qin. I just want to know that. ”

Qin Lang shrugged. "Because it's a social requirement." He further explained, "A man who is never married, but who is not a playboy - and he is very wealthy, and we live in a society that will not tolerate that." If there really is such a person, he will be seen as a monster by everyone, with special hobbies, hiding secrets, causing discussion, and eventually being suspicious, hostile and ostracized, and becoming in a difficult situation. ”

"So you decided to get married? Just to avoid being seen as a monster? ”

"I have to maintain a good social image, Duncan." Qin Lang said, in a tone of course, "I am a public figure, a businessman, a scholar, a general, a political adviser to Washington, and I need a good image, not to make it bad according to personal preferences, otherwise all the efforts I have made so far will be in vain." ”

"My God, Qin. Good thing I know you, otherwise I would have thought something was wrong with your brain. Duncan sighed. But thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was indeed the kind of thought that Qin Lang should have.

He is this kind of person, no matter what he does, he always stands in the perspective of practical interests, without considering feelings at all: for Qin Lang, feelings are also superfluous, the same as his wife and festivals.

However, his decision will be difficult for others to accept. Duncan was not referring to himself, but to Elizabeth. "You didn't think about Elizabeth's idea at all?"

"Quite the opposite, Duncan. I believe that Qin and Elizabeth communicated and came to an agreement. O'Connor interjected again, his eyes glancing at Qin Lang, and said in a nonchalant tone, "You should know that Elizabeth has exactly the same way of thinking as him. ”

"Are you sure, Sean?" Duncan was confused for a moment, and then remembered what an avid chemistry enthusiast Qin Lang's chosen wife was. However, their way of thinking is not the same: Qin Lang is rational, while Elizabeth is crazy and is still getting more and more crazy.

Her world is only chemical, and only chemistry...... No, she still needs Qin Lang, only he can provide her with so much chemical knowledge and help her go deeper in that incomprehensible world.

Elizabeth needs Qin Lang. This seems to explain why a woman like her, who only cares about chemistry, is willing to marry Qin Lang.

It's funny, and it's crazy, it's jaw-dropping. Duncan smiled bitterly, Qin Lang agreed to marry because he thought it was in his interest to do so, and Elizabeth agreed to marry because Qin Lang decided to marry her......

"I must say, you and Elizabeth are a perfect couple." He said in a tone that was not just sarcastic, "Wonderful match." ”

"May I consider that a compliment, Duncan?" Qin Lang smiled back.

"Of course, you can."

"Thank you very much." He nodded to Duncan, took a sip of his drink, and continued, "I think we can put my marital problems aside for a while." ”

"You want to run away from it?"

"I think I've explained it very clearly."

Duncan tilted his head toward O'Connor. Unfortunately, he seemed to be on Qin Lang's side, which made Duncan feel frustrated. "Well, what do you want to talk about now?" He asked.

"Our business in China."

"Business?" Duncan was a little surprised, "I thought you'd already read the reports." ”

Qin Lang laughed again. "No, I did read the reports."

He had read the report from United Textile Technologies. It was still in good shape, and despite all the incidents, the amount of cotton and cotton yarn sold in China, and the amount of raw silk sold to the United States, was still 50 percent higher than the previous year, while profits doubled - the share of raw silk in the United States was almost monopolized by the United Textile Technologies, the Chicago consortium and the Cleveland consortium began to raise the selling price, and the Japanese still had to sell their raw silk to Europe.

For Qin Lang, this is good news; For the Japanese Empire, it was a disaster.

There is no doubt that the European market is significantly smaller than the American market, and what is worse is that the two black hands behind United Textile Technology are also encroaching on Europe, and they are progressing extremely fast. Therefore, the silkworm breeding and silk reeling industry gradually established by the Japanese in the past ten years...... Even a discounted statement is a "heavy blow". And the news that Qin Lang got was that it had shrunk by seventy percent.

Add to this the massive contraction of the textile industry, and the Japanese Empire's economy, and more importantly, industrial development, is already in the midst of a serious crisis as he had expected – although the Japanese government could continue to harvest the peasants, but that little money would not be enough to support its industrialization.

The only thing Tokyo could count on was its allied relationship with London, as well as loans from the British Empire. However, as it is known, the British are not philanthropists or fools, but cunning politicians - the Japanese can get loans, but they have to pay the price.

It's not just money, it's life.

Qin Lang's lips curled up, squeezing out a hint of a smile. Another war he was looking forward to was already coming soon, as he expected.

Duncan did a great job. Qin Lang admits that the war was largely his credit; But when he set his sights on the bigger picture and other plans, he decided Duncan wasn't good enough.

"It is expected that the growth of United Textile Technologies should be doubled, not just 50 percent." He put on a serious expression and tone, "I wonder what that's about, Duncan." ”

"Because of the things in Beijing. Now, in many parts of China, the Chinese are boycotting Western products, especially American ones. Despite his reluctance, Duncan complained, "You've cleaned the palace too clean, Qin." ”

Qin Lang raised his eyebrows. "So, many places already know about the mercenary operations in Beijing?"

"Yes." Duncan nodded, "I believe that the British and Japanese are deliberately spreading this news and causing us trouble." ”

"They will do that, and there are other countries." Qin Lang's expression turned into a sneer. However, those countries are not yet his focus; Now he can only focus on business.

It ran into a little trouble, but there was no need to worry, he had a way to fix them. "I have a suggestion, Duncan ......" (To be continued.) )