Chapter 508: Inspecting Bay Island
Bay Island, Taipei.
The Lin family is one of the very few big families in Wandao that did not participate in the cruelty of compatriots during the Japanese rule, when the Qing court ceded Wandao to Japan, the people of Wandao had no choice but to accept the rule of the Japanese in order to survive, including the Lin family, the Lin family did ocean trade business, and had more contact with the outside world during the Japanese rule, and knew more about the situation on the mainland than other people in Wandao.
In the lobby of the Lin family, Master Lin sat comfortably on the Taishi chair drinking tea, and a slim and graceful girl walked in from outside, leaving only a fragrant breeze.
"Father, are you back? Is there anything wrong with calling my daughter over? The girl asked with a blessing to Master Lin.
Miss Lin is the daughter of Master Lin's concubine, and she is also the youngest child of Master Lin, her appearance and figure are superb, and she has been loved by Master Lin since she was a child. But marrying his daughter to a man from another family on Bay Island made Master Lin unwilling, he thought that his daughter must marry a big man, how could a man from other families on Bay Island be worthy of his daughter? Previously, other big families on Bay Island sent people to intercede, but they were all politely excused by him, so his daughter's marriage has always become a problem for Master Lin. But now it's okay, Bay Island has been taken back by the mainland, and in the future, the mainland and Bay Island will be one, and the mainland will definitely send officials to take up posts on Bay Island, and when the time comes, are you afraid that your daughter will not find a husband who can be worthy of her? Today, there is one thing that makes Master Lin's mind come alive.
"Xinyu, come and sit here!" Master Lin hurriedly greeted.
"Thank you, father!" Lin Xinyu thanked Master Lin and sat opposite the coffee table.
Master Lin put down the teacup and suppressed his excitement: "Son, do you know what your father is doing today?" ”
"My daughter doesn't know!"
"In the morning, my father was invited by General Cai, the governor of Bay Island!" Master Lin said to his daughter with a smile. Obviously, the "please" in his sentence was to save face for himself, but in fact, he was notified by Cai Guodong. It's not "please".
Lin Xinyu was curious: "Oh, what did General Lin ask his father to do?" ”
Old Man Lin said in a surprising voice: "General Cai told his father that the president is coming to Wandao to inspect. In the next few days, let us prepare for these big families on Bay Island, and on the day the president comes, the Governor's Palace will notify us to go to greet us! ”
Lin Xinyu smiled when she heard this: "No wonder I think my father is so happy today?" It turned out that the president was coming to Bay Island, but the fact that the president came to Bay Island is indeed worth being happy about, which shows that the authorities still attach great importance to Bay Island, otherwise the president, as the supreme ruler of the country, would not have to come to Bay Island to inspect the island! ”
How do you know that Master Lin waved his hand and said: "I am happy for my father, but it is not because the authorities attach importance to Bay Island!" ”
"Oh? So what is the father happy about? Lin Xinyu was a little puzzled.
When Master Lin saw his daughter asking, he immediately couldn't restrain his feelings, and said excitedly: "Daughter, you don't know." The president is the youngest head of state in the world today, and he is young enough to achieve this achievement, and he is self-made, which has never been seen in the past, and the dragon and phoenix are not enough to describe his outstanding and greatness. Daughter, you are as beautiful as a flower, and you are the first person on my Bay Island, if you can be favored by the president, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing? In this way, the daughter can be regarded as having found a wishful husband, and our Lin family can also take advantage of this to soar. Isn't the best of both worlds one of life's great joys? So rejoice for the Father! ”
Lin Xinyu couldn't cry or laugh when she heard this, and pointed out at the moment: "Father." I think you're wishful thinking and whimsical, right? This matter is just for you to ponder, and the president of the family doesn't know that there is such a person as me Lin Xinyu. He never saw me, even if he did. I don't necessarily have a chance, I think you still see the reality clearly, don't be wishful thinking and whimsy! ”
Master Lin hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Daughter, you're not right, we can't create a chance if we don't have a chance, if you are given the opportunity to contact the president alone, as long as you are good, how do you know that the president will look down on you?" You see, on the day the president came, my father and I will go to greet you, and when the time comes, my father will take you with me, you will dress up well that day, and you must leave a good impression on the president, I heard that the president is going to inspect the bay island for several days, during which you can go alone to meet the president, and give you the opportunity to be alone, I believe that with your daughter's appearance, the president will definitely be tempted as long as he is not blind, after all, since heroes love beauty, this is the eternal truth! ”
"Father ??????".
"Okay, this matter is so decided, at the beginning I thought General Cai was good, he was not much older than the president, and now he is the governor of Bay Island, and he is also one of the highest levels of the center, ready to promise you to General Cai, but the news that the president is coming makes me see greater hope, although General Cai is good, but compared with the president, it is slightly inferior, this matter is so decided, daughter, you keep a good mood these days, and then go with your father to welcome the president!"
Within two days, Master Lin really received a notice from the Governor's Mansion, asking him to take his daughter to the dock to meet Xiao Zhenlei, which made Master Lin overjoyed, and he was thinking about how to find an excuse to bring Miss Lin over, but he didn't expect the Governor's Mansion to take the initiative to ask him to take his daughter.
On the afternoon of 5 April, Xiao Zhenlei and his entourage went ashore in Keelung on a naval warship, and progressives from all walks of life on Bay Island warmly welcomed them at the wharf.
When they walked down from the bridge, Xiao Zhenlei and Cheng Baguio walked side by side, and both of them waved their hands to greet the people from all walks of life on Bay Island who were cheering loudly on the pier.
When Master Lin, who was in the crowd, saw Xiao Zhenlei, who was walking in the front, followed by a beautiful woman, he was extremely puzzled, and he hurriedly asked the officials of the Governor's Mansion who were responsible for organizing them: "Sir, why does the president come to Bay Island with a woman with him?" ”
The official of the Governor's Palace explained: "That is the second lady of the president, whenever he visits or attends important state events, the president will bring his family to go, sometimes the first lady is next to the president, sometimes the second lady, Mr. Lin does not have to make a fuss, now more and more women are engaged in various jobs, there are also women in government departments, there are women who are kings abroad, and on some occasions it is inconvenient for the president to contact them, so it will not be embarrassing to bring family members!" ”
"I see!" Someone next to him heard the official's explanation and said a word.
The official's explanation made Old Man Lin feel like a basin of ice water was poured on his head in winter, and he brought his daughter over with joy in the hope of creating an opportunity for Xiao Zhenlei to fall in love with his daughter, but he didn't expect Xiao Zhenlei to bring his wife over, how could he implement his plan? If the second lady discovers the little calculation in his heart, as long as the second lady has a look, I am afraid that his Lin family will be doomed! At this time, he remembered the purpose of the Governor's Mansion informing him to bring his daughter with him, that was because the president brought his wife, and the lady needed to be accompanied by a female person to talk and chat, which was the purpose of his daughter Lin Xinyu!
After Xiao Zhenlei and others got off the boat, Cai Guodong took the senior generals and officials of the Governor's Mansion to come forward to visit, and then Cai Guodong introduced Xiao Zhenlei and others to the celebrities and progressives from all walks of life on the Bay Island who came to greet them, and when the Lin father and daughter were introduced, the second lady Cheng Biyao looked at Miss Lin and said in surprise: "Ah, I can't imagine that there is such a beautiful and beautiful woman as Miss Lin on Bay Island?" Miss Lin has a husband's family? ”
Miss Lin's face turned red with shame when she heard this, and Master Lin hurriedly replied: "Mrs., no!" ”
Cheng Biyao said with a smile: "Miss Lin is so beautiful and moving, it seems that she is also at the age of getting married, she must marry a good family!" After speaking, he turned his head to Xiao Zhenlei and said: "President, let's see if there is a young man you admire who is not yet married, why don't you keep a matchmaker for Miss Lin?" ”
Xiao Zhenlei looked at Miss Lin and said with a smile: "Of course adult beauty is a good thing, of course I am willing, but I don't know if Miss Lin can look up to others, Miss Lin, it is better for me to introduce you to each other when the time comes, try to date first, if you are compatible with each other, it will be the best!" ”
Lin Lao only shouted in his heart, this, this, this is not according to the expected routine at all! He wanted to match his daughter with the president, but he didn't expect the president to match his daughter, hey! When things come to this point, he can only agree for his daughter, after all, he is the president, and if he tells you that the matchmaker can afford you, it is to give the Lin family a big face, but if it is someone else's family, can the president be the matchmaker?
"This dare is good, so thank you to the president and his wife, such a thing can be done, and it is also the blessing of our Lin family!"
Celebrities and progressives from all walks of life on Bay Island standing next to them were envious when they saw this, knowing that it was not easy to get the president to give a matchmaker, which was equivalent to the emperor's marriage in ancient times, which was a supreme glory.
After that, Xiao Zhenlei and others conducted a four-day inspection on Bay Island, from Taipei all the way to Tainan, and then from Tainan to Taitung, and finally returned to Keelung, from Keelung to Xiamen by boat, and from Xiamen to Beijing by special plane. Soon after Xiao Zhenlei's return, Wandao was abolished from military management, and the newly established Wandao Provincial Government took over the administrative power, and the provincial capital was located in the former Governor's Palace, and the military deployed a division of troops to garrison various places on Wandao, and at the same time built two large military airfields on Wandao to establish Wandao Air Base, and upgraded Keelung and Kaohsiung ports respectively to become large military ports where large warships could dock. (To be continued......)