Dinner was approaching, Sister-in-law Fang and Fang Zhichun combed up slightly, changed into a decent cheongsam, and came to Wu Ming's door with their son in their arms.

The door of the guest room was hidden, and Sister-in-law Fang and Fang Zhichun were hesitating to knock on the door, but their son Xiaoxin had already pushed it open.

Sister-in-law Fang and Fang Zhichun went in and saw Wu Ming, and they were stunned: their hair was shiny and meticulous, like a hair cream, a handsome face was shaved clean, they were wearing a set of American casual suits made of light white linen fabric, the two trousers of the same color were ironed straight, a golden pocket watch chain was exposed in the white shirt, a white dotted mercerized tie with a blue background was tied under the neckline, the brown leather shoes under the feet could be seen, and a brand-new dark brown briefcase was sandwiched under the arm.

"You are ......" Sister-in-law Fang couldn't hide the shock in her eyes.

Wu Ming picked up Xiao Xin and turned to the two stunned women: "How is it?" It's still eye-catching, right? ”

"If I don't know you, I think you just came back from studying abroad, where did you get such an outfit?" Fang Zhichun's fair face showed a look of appreciation.

Wu Ming explained: "Originally, I felt that I had to accompany you to the dinner, and I couldn't wear the crumpled black youth outfit before, and I was decent to change into a new one. ”

Fang Zhichun asked in surprise, "You left us for an hour, how did you do it?" ”

"An hour is long enough, I shaved my beard, bought a tie, and took a shower." Wu Ming popped up such a sentence without even thinking about it.

Sister-in-law Fang was stunned when she saw Fang Zhichun being said, she looked Wu Ming up and down again, and asked quite distressedly: "I'm afraid it took a lot of money, right?" ”

"You get what you pay for, this world only recognizes clothes and doesn't recognize people, if you don't dress decently, I'm afraid that Mr. Wang will despise me."

Wu Ming had a smile on the corner of his mouth, he couldn't tell whether it was self-deprecation or banter, turned to Lei Peng and told him to take Xiao Xin with him, wait for the shopkeeper to bring dinner and eat it slowly, don't go out of the way after eating, and take the eager Kui Yuan to go with him.

The three of them came to Piaoxiang Building, and found that business was really booming here, there were two classic cars parked in front of the door that Wu Ming couldn't recognize, and the driver dressed like a dog was wiping the vehicle with a peaked cap, and a group of people called Huazi were not far away and watched with envy.

Entering the hall, it was already noisy and full, which was enough to see that the innkeeper boasted of the truth when he introduced him, and he did not deceive the guests.

When the shopkeeper of the restaurant saw Wu Ming leading people in, he immediately put on a smiling face like Maitreya Buddha, and trotted out of the counter: "Mr. Wu is here, and he is disappointed, so I hope to bear with me!" ”

Wu Ming nodded politely: "Boss Li is polite, how dare you greet him personally?" Just ask a fellow to lead us upstairs, and when my guest arrives, please ask someone to lead us to our private room. ”

"Remember! Section Chief Wang of the headquarters is a local Wenda, how dare he lack courtesy? The contemptible will take it personally, don't worry, ha, ha! After Boss Li finished speaking, he turned to the young second shopkeeper on the side, and asked him to immediately take the distinguished guest to the private room on the third floor, and respectfully sent Wu Ming and the others to the staircase.

went up to the third floor, entered the luxuriously decorated and fresh air box and sat down, the second shopkeeper carefully poured the tea, and did not dare to look at Wu Ming, who was offended by him in the afternoon, and apologized in a low voice after pouring the tea.

Lu Kuiyuan, who posed as a deputy personal bodyguard, was very conscious after Wu Ming's assault, standing motionless behind Wu Ming in a proper manner, very competent.

Sister-in-law Fang was just about to say something, but Wu Ming waved her hand and gave serious advice: "Believe in everything I do, from now on, everything will be arranged by me, you just watch." ”

Sister-in-law Fang pondered for a moment and nodded, Fang Zhichun was carefully looking at the ink paintings on the wall, and recognized that these calligraphy and paintings were all from the hands of local famous artists, one of the words was still Mr. Zhang Jingjiang's ink treasure, and then looked at the mahogany furniture in the room, knowing that this meal was by no means cheap, if he and his sister-in-law came to book a seat, I am afraid that I would not be able to book such a private room.

Fang Zhichun was about to ask Wu Ming, but the straightforward sister-in-law Fang had already opened her mouth to ask: "Xiao Wu, how do you know the boss here?" ”

Wu Ming put down the teacup: "When I left you to order a meal here, the second shopkeeper just now saw that my clothes were inconspicuous, and said that there was no seat, and said that the private rooms within three days were fully booked. ”

"It's all snobs!" Fang Zhichun came to this sentence angrily after hearing this.

Wu Ming shook his head slightly when he saw this, Fang Zhichun looked like he should be twenty-two years old, but his mental growth still hadn't caught up with his age.

"Why are you weird? I don't think anything good is going to happen. Fang Zhichun glanced at Wu Ming.

Sister-in-law Fang quietly pulled Fang Zhichun: "Xiao Wu, if it weren't for your help, I really don't know how Lu Dao would deal with it tonight." ”

Wu Ming gradually entered the role he was going to play tonight, and replied very reservedly and politely: "You don't need to see outside, let's think about how to get accurate information from Section Chief Wang later, and I'll say a few words before he comes: I heard you say that Brother Fang's colleagues in the army in the old days couldn't help, and the veteran of the Zhejiang Army, who valued Brother Fang very much and wrote a letter to persuade Brother Fang to join the Revolutionary Army, also unfortunately passed away, which means that Brother Fang has no care in the army and the provincial capital, otherwise even if Brother Fang is greedy for ink, Xie Yuzhang and the others didn't dare to do anything to him. ”

"Therefore, I think that all the money that should be sent has been given, and the people who should have asked have also begged, so we can't continue to swallow our anger and blindly submit to it, otherwise it will only make those insatiable people think that you are cowardly and easy to bully, and then blackmail you in every possible way, which will not help solve the problem in the slightest, and it will be counterproductive if you don't get it right."

Sister-in-law Fang and Fang Zhichun savored Wu Ming's words, the more they thought about it, the more they felt reasonable, and the more they thought about it, the more anxious they became, and they were just about to ask Wu Ming what to do, but there was a knock on the door of the private room.

Wu Ming whispered to warn the two not to panic, he would speak up when it was time to speak.

Wu Ming gave him a look, and Lu Kuiyuan, who was wearing a navy blue youth uniform, immediately went to open the door, and Boss Li's flattering voice sounded, and two soldiers wearing yellow tweed military uniforms and big caps stood outside the door reservedly.

Hearing Fang's sister-in-law's warm greetings, Wu Mingzhi said with a smile on his face, the tall and thin middle-aged man who came first was Section Chief Wang, and the middle-sized soldier who followed him was younger, about early thirties, and the shoulders and collars of the two did not have the emblems already used by the Central Army, except for the blue sky and white sun emblem of the cockade.

Wu Ming didn't know that the Nanjing government had not yet implemented the improved military rank system at this time, but he could judge that the two people in front of him were important figures in Fang Youchun's case, even if they were not key players like Xie Yuzhang, they could not be ignored, and many things were often manipulated in the hands of such people.

Section Chief Wang, who has a hooked nose and is tall and thin, came to Fang Zhichun, and immediately showed a kind smile, and his eyes drifted to Fang Zhichun's upturned chest from time to time: "Oh, Miss Labor Fang came in person, and she is still in this best private room, it is a waste of money, Wang is ashamed!" ”

Fang Zhichun hid his disgust, and reluctantly smiled: "Section Chief Wang is polite, the matter of my brother has already troubled Section Chief Wang too much. ”

Section Chief Wang nodded with satisfaction, and after a while, he withdrew his gaze from Fang Zhichun's flushed pretty face, and turned to Wu Ming, who was standing with a smile on the side: "This is ......"

"Huh? By the way, this is my cousin from my hometown in Jiangxi, surnamed Wu, he just came to Changshan to look for me, he encountered this incident, and came over together. ”

Sister-in-law Fang, who was not good at lying, was a little flustered, worried that she would not be able to hide it, so she hurriedly asked the officer surnamed Lu on the side to sit down, took the teapot from the man's hand and poured tea for the two.

Section Chief Wang frowned, moved the teacup to the side after sitting down, unhurriedly took out a sterling silver cigarette case and lit a cigarette, and rested his elbows on the table without hesitation.

Section Chief Wang couldn't help but move in his heart, and then looked at Wu Ming's shiny head, as well as a high-end dress and the exposed half-cut gold chain, exchanged glances with his companion suspiciously, and then showed a smile, and asked kindly: "This Brother Wu, where is he tall?" ”

Wu Ming turned around and replied apologetically, "Huh? I'm embarrassed to get distracted, I just came back from studying in the United States, and I received several invitations from my elders and former classmates, but I can't make up my mind for a while, let's rest for a while, and then see if I want to go to Shanghai or Nanjing to work, ha! ”

Sister-in-law Fang's heart trembled, Fang Zhichun was so frightened that Dan's lips opened slightly, and she looked at Wu Ming in shock, but fortunately, Section Chief Wang and the two also looked at Wu Ming in shock.

Wu Ming picked up the teacup very elegantly, and slowly tasted the tea as if no one was around, looking very arrogant.

Section Chief Wang and the surnamed Lu were secretly surprised in their hearts, hesitated for a moment Section Chief Wang turned his head sideways, squeezed a look at the surnamed Lu, the surnamed Lu nodded slightly, leaned forward, and suddenly spoke not very fluent English: "Mister Wu, may I ask which university in the United States did you graduate from?" ”

Wu Ming was stunned for a moment, and soon showed a surprised smile, played proficient American English, and showed off leisurely:

"Mr. Lu's pronunciation is excellent! After returning to China for nearly two months, it was the first time I heard such good American English, which was very ...... Kind and right! Cordial! Five years ago, I went to Harvard University in the United States and received a master's degree in engineering three years later. It was the alma mater of Mr. Song Ziwen, the Minister of Finance, and after I got my degree, I wanted to return to China, but my supervisor recommended me to continue my studies at Columbia University. Professor Dewey, Professor Dewey, you should understand, he is Mr. Hu Shih's mentor......"

"At the end of last year, I finally finished my studies and obtained a doctorate in law. When I left the United States, my mentor earnestly advised me to enter politics so that I could promote the continuous development of Sino-US relations, and entrusted me to bring a letter to Senior Brother Hu Shih, which probably meant the same thing. I wanted to go to Peking first, but I didn't like the climate in Beiping, so I could only write to my brother to apologize, Ha Lu! Mr. Lu, listening to your accent, it seems that you are the same as your brother, who came back from the United States, right? ”

Mr. Lu was stunned by these words, and after thinking for a long time, he figured out the meaning, and stood up at the moment, clasped his fists and saluted: "Ashamed, ashamed!" I was fortunate enough to study at St. John's College in Shanghai, and the professors were almost all Americans, but unfortunately I only studied for two years and came back. ”

"Oh! What is English I learned in Shanghai...... But you're already good, you don't have to be humble, and being humble is not a virtue a lot of the time. ”

This English sentence Wu Ming said surprisingly smoothly, because when chatting in the cave of the bandit cottage, the two foreign monks said it to Wu Wei at least fifty times.

Sister-in-law Fang and Fang Zhichun were already frightened to the point that their faces turned pale at this moment, and their eyes were at a loss.