Episode 69 Sharp Eyes

Xiang Xiaoqiang's official residence, the red brick villa as a winter residence, all the fireplaces are burning warm, the pine blocks are crackling, the large living room, the small living room, the lounge, the dining room, the study, the corridor...... Each house is warm, dry, and has a faint scent of pine, completely dissipating the damp and cold of November in Jiangnan.

In the cozy small living room, Shang Xiaojun sat in a wheelchair by the stove, smiling, while dialing the charcoal fire with tongs, while looking at a pair of little men and women on the sofa - his son Ye Ziyu, and ...... If nothing goes wrong, and his future daughter-in-law, the daughter of Ford's major shareholder, Bai Xiaoman.

“…… My grandfather and Grandpa Henry founded Ford and was one of the original 15 founders. Later, Grandpa Henry passed the company on to Uncle Eddie, and his grandfather passed the shares on to his father and uncle......"

"Oh, hehe......"

“…… My father was the second vice president of Ford Daming. Now the board of directors has decided to increase the development of Daming, seize the historical opportunity, and carry out more extensive cooperation with Daming...... Hehe......"

"Oh, hehe......"

“…… Because my father and uncle are the only Chinese on the board of directors, it is very likely that my father will be promoted to first vice president within the year...... Hehe......"

"Oh, hehe......"

“…… When my father returned to the U.S. headquarters last month, he went to Grandpa Henry's house for dinner, which Grandpa Henry himself said......"

"Oh, hehe......"

Shang Xiaojun smiled affectionately while continuing to look at this girl, Bai Xiaoman.

…… Well, this girl is very beautiful and cute like a doll. It's a pity that it's a little worse than my family Xiuxiu...... But it's almost as good as my son...... The clothes are also very tasteful, and they are hand-cut by famous artists at first glance...... The diamond necklace around the neck, to say the least, has 20,000 Ming Yang...... Just now, the personal maid whispered to herself that the coat that Miss Bai took off from her when she entered the door was all sable skin, a real Beiqing sable...... This coat will fit the necklace...... I haven't seen Xiuxiu wear it that well...... There was also a garage driver who came to tell me quietly that the car that Miss Bai drove in was a Ford ultra-luxury limited edition, with only 15 cars in the world, and the price was more than 100,000 yuan...... In the driver's words, as soon as the car drove in, my garage was full of light......

Grandpa Henry, that's old Ford, Henry Ford. Uncle Eddie, that's Ford Jr., the son of Ford Sr., and now the president: Edsel Ford. "Grandpa Henry" and "Uncle Eddie" shouted so closely, which was nothing more than to show the intimacy between his family and the Ford family.

Well, this girl, the clothes she wears, the car she drives, and the words she says seem to have made up her mind to show off the family's wealth...... It seems that she is very interested in marrying into my family......

……

Shang Xiaojun glanced at the big clock, and estimated that Xiuxiu would go home after a while. At that time, the family feast is almost ready.

She thought to herself: It's just ...... This girl is a little bird by Ziyu's side, and her face is full of happiness...... But at first glance, it is the kind of person who does not lack heart, and it is estimated that it is similar to my family Xiuxiu...... The two Nizi are full of scheming and get along with each other, alas......

Shang Xiaojun smiled and "hehe" for a while, and finally began to ask a key question. She laughed:

"Xiaoman, your family background is so good, how did you think of coming to Daming to go to the Army University?"

Bai Xiaoman smiled and said thoughtfully:

"My aunt didn't know that my father wanted to send me to a girls' school in England for higher education, and then go back to the United States to marry some son of the Ford family, or some son of the Rockefeller family...... Alas, it's a pity that I don't like to live that kind of life by nature - just a few years in a girls' school where I studied music, painting, female tailoring, cooking, etc...... then married into a wealthy family, husband and children...... As for me, I always want to experience more things, learn more things, and take control of my own destiny...... It's better to be able to come out and do things. Since I was a child in the United States, I admired the most Ming women, who could come out to do things, and also go into society like men and take on important responsibilities...... As a woman, it would be unfair to her to spend her life in the living room, garden, and salon...... But in the United States, women are not allowed to come out and do things. Even though they are highly educated, they still stay at home and become appendages of men......"

When Ye Ziyu heard her say this, she was restless, and quietly stabbed her in the back, reminding her that it would be a bad thing to say this...... As a daughter-in-law, which mother-in-law can like to say such a thing to her future mother-in-law?

But when Shang Xiaojun heard this, he nodded secretly in his heart, admiring this prospective daughter-in-law. In the words of this prospective daughter-in-law, she saw her shadow back then, her bumpy fate back then, her high heart back then, and her regret that she finally failed to fulfill her wish and spent her life in a small village in the south of the Yangtze River with full talent.

Probably seeing the approval in Shang Xiaojun's eyes, Bai Xiaoman had a bottom, his hand quietly detoured behind his back, flicked Ye Ziyu's hand away, and continued to smile affectionately:

“…… Three years ago, Uncle Eddie sent his father to Daming to serve as the second vice president of Daming Ford, and I followed...... My father considered that Daming's women's university was also very good, and his career might have to develop in Daming, so he allowed me to come...... Hehe, but he didn't know that I didn't apply for the women's university as he wanted, but actually applied for the army university...... Or should the radio be professional...... Hehe, it's the same professional as my sister......"

Shang Xiaojun was very surprised. She heard her son say that his girlfriend was also from Lu University, and she was still majoring in radio, so she thought it was a major in "radio communication", but she didn't expect it to be a major in "radio and machinery". That's really the same major as Xiuxiu.

"Radio communication" is to learn the use of ordinary radio, to receive and receive telegrams, to encrypt and decrypt according to the codebook, and so on. The ones who are trained are generally ordinary signal soldiers. Shang Xiaojun originally wondered how such a basic major, which was generally trained by ordinary military academies, could be offered in the highest academy of the army.

But now it seems that this girl is really not simple, and she can be admitted to such a difficult major-radio and confidential requirements.

Although it is only two words missing, the "radio machine" does not simply transmit and receive telegrams, but involves more writing and deciphering ciphers, designing cipher tables and cipher machines, and arranging keys...... The technical content is very high, and it belongs to one of the intelligence majors, and it is generally only the top math students who can get in. The difference between the two professions is like the difference between a car driver and a car designer.

Shang Xiaojun looked at the girl again with a surprised gaze, and became even more interested in this rich lady.

Bai Xiaoman saw Shang Xiaojun's doubts, and explained with a smile that she had a high talent for mathematics and number arrangement since she was a child. Westerners are prevalent in playing anagrams, that is, alphabet arrangement games, and anagrams are generally published in Western newspapers every day for readers to decipher. The Chinese traditionally use square characters and do not play word puzzles much. But this kind of game is almost popular in Western countries where the alphabet is the basic text. From a very young age, Bai Xiaoman showed a talent for charades. Anagrams for almost every issue of the newspaper. From the easiest to the most difficult, she has it all at her fingertips.

And Bai Xiaoman said that in addition to anagrams, she has also been obsessed with detectives and spies since she was a child. She first fantasized about being a detective to solve cases since she was a child, and later when she was older, she found that she was impossible as a girl, and she was very disappointed. At this time, she was deeply fascinated by the stories of European spies during the World War, so she vowed to become an intelligence agent in the future. But her father once reprimanded her for this idea. Because women engage in espionage, almost 100% of them want to betray their hue. Moreover, his family is so prominent, and he will rely on this daughter to marry other consortia in the future to expand the family business.

However, after arriving in Daming, she hid from her father and mustered up the courage to apply for the Lu University radio major in Daming. In this way, you can enter the intelligence department of Daming. Her high-sounding reason for her father is: I will be a cryptographer in the future, not a direct spy, so I don't have to betray my hue!

For this reason, the father and daughter made a big fuss. Until last year, after the Ming Nanjing Defense War, the Ming Dynasty has been expanding its army, greatly increasing the number of motorized and mechanized troops, the Ford family and his father have seen the way out, and believe that the Ming market will be a gold mountain in the future, and the Ming Ford will also become the second largest kingdom under the Ford Empire in addition to the American Ford. For a long time, this Daming Ford Kingdom will be dominated by military vehicles and slowly bring out the huge civilian car market.

As a result, her father did not object to her entering the Ming military world. also began to think about letting her marry into the military wealthy family of the Ming Dynasty.

……

Shang Xiaojun listened to these words with a smile and nodded lightly.

Then, coldly, she asked with a smile:

"Xiao Man...... Your uncle is a senator, and there are people in the family who are too close to the top of the foreign military...... And the niece will also serve in the foreign intelligence system...... The United States and the Ming Dynasty are now entangled in huge arms purchases...... As a senator, he has become so caught up in the enormous interests that it is easy to be perceived as incapable of speaking up for his constituents impartially...... This is not good for your uncle's political career......"

Bai Xiaoman's heart froze, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, this smiling mother-in-law is powerful enough. When she came, she was most worried about this problem. That is, I have not been able to think of any convincing arguments for this question.

She also smiled and said:

"This ...... It's a matter for the fathers...... How do I know so much about politics...... Hehe, probably...... This is the point of divergence of interests in the family...... My father and uncle were concerned about business interests and supported my development in Daming...... Of course, my uncle considered his political interests, so he probably didn't support me coming to Daming...... Hehe......"

"Oh, hehe......"

Shang Xiaojun also smiled and nodded. But the mind is still thinking.

……

At this time, the sound of cars coming in from the lawn outside, followed by the unison of the guards:

"Standing ——!"

Straddle! Neat big boot sounds.

Then, the faint sound of a girl talking to the driver came up.

"Oh," Shang Xiaojun smiled, "Xiuxiu is here." ”

Bai Xiaoman suddenly became nervous. Her heart was pounding, and she glanced at Ye Ziyu, Ye Ziyu smiled innocently:

"Look at you, scared like this...... My sister is very nice person, haha......"

Bai Xiaoman tried to maintain a relaxed smile on his face, and said with a smile:

"How can there be ......?"

After a while, the door of the small parlor opened, and the maid said respectfully:

"Mademoiselle is back."

Xiuxiu, dressed in casual clothes, floated in, hung her woolen beret on the hanger, took off her gloves and handed them to the maid, and looked at Bai Xiaoman with a smile all the time.

Bai Xiaoman hurriedly stood up, looked nervously at this legendary "Ryukyu Princess", and greeted with a smile:

"My sister is back."

Xiuxiu also walked over with a smile, took the initiative to hug her affectionately, and said with a smile:

"Xiao Man, you're welcome."

Then he turned around and passed by Ye Ziyu, knocked a "chestnut" on his younger brother's head, and said with a smile:

"Hmph, you did a good thing, I'll settle accounts with you when I turn around."

"Huh?" Ye Ziyu also grew his mouth and asked, "What's the matter?" Sister? ”

Xiuxiu ignored him, turned around and hugged her mother's neck again, and screamed coquettishly in her face:

"Mom's ......"

In front of his future daughter-in-law, Shang Xiaojun was a little embarrassed, and just about to scold his daughter, he heard his daughter whisper in his ear:

"There's something wrong with this girl, we have to be careful......"