Chapter 8: The Road to Rivalry is Narrow
"Arms sales, information on the movements of people. We can give up Fengyue Pavilion and find a western-style building in the concession, there are many foreigners in the concession, and we can also conduct a foreign goods transaction, so that our business can be further expanded. โ
"In addition, cultivating your own power in a safe place is the best choice."
She has read a lot of newspapers these days, first the matter of Guoan University to run a school has attracted her attention, and then the fact that various countries have occupied Wancheng and drawn concessions has attracted her attention.
Now Huaxia is not strong enough, these people dare to be so thick-skinned, and when Huaxia is unified and the country is strong, these people will have to get out of Huaxia one after another.
But they can use the power of the concession to protect themselves, cultivate their forces in a safe place, and plant a time bomb in the core where they are stationed.
Song Liangwan felt that since she had traveled through this most chaotic history, she had to make a little contribution to the motherland at this time.
Chu Qing didn't expect Song Liangwan's ambition to be so big, but I have to say that this is very much to her liking.
"But how do we talk to the people in the concession?" Chu Qing asked.
Song Liangwan smiled: "The people in the concession must be boring, there are no entertainment facilities, this is our opportunity, the lease is all British in charge, I can speak English, let's find a place in the public concession"
Chu Qing didn't expect Song Liangwan to speak English at all, and after being stunned for a while, she sincerely admired this little girl, and couldn't help but show an appreciative smile.
Song Liangwan nodded and laughed with Sister Qing.
"I don't know how many silver dollars are going to be prepared for this?" Sister Qing asked this sentence.
"The consumption of silver dollars may be huge, I'm thinking now, Sister Qing's ยทยทยทยทยทยท" Song Liangwan didn't say the second half of the sentence, and it didn't seem reasonable to directly inquire about how much money people had.
"I'll figure it out." Sister Qing nodded.
After discussing this matter with Sister Qing, Song Liangwan was a little tired, Sister Qing said goodbye to her, and the two decided to rest first.
Song Liangwan thought about it and decided to go out tomorrow, she had to find out about the affairs of the public concession by herself, I don't know what the specific situation is, maybe there are entertainment venues in the concession.
The next morning, Song Liangwan changed into a long English-style lady's dress, found a pair of high heels, and put a thin coat on the outside, planning to go to the concession alone to have a look.
I took a rickshaw to the gate of the concession, and there were many British soldiers standing at the door, all of them tall and tall.
She secretly congratulated herself on the fact that she had been practicing English for a long time for the endorsement of those international luxury brands.
When she arrived at the gate of the concession, Song Liangwan was stopped outside by the soldiers of the concession, no matter how she was packaged, her black hair and yellow skin could not change.
"Hello, I would like to meet Mr. Chairman of the Public Concession." Song Liangwan spoke in English to the British soldier who stopped her.
The eyes of the British soldiers lit up, most of the British soldiers and merchants in this concession area, and few beautiful girls could be seen.
"Beautiful lady, do you have anything to do with our chairman?" The British are still a bit of a gentleman.
Song Liangwan smiled: "I have a big business I want to do with the chairman." โ
"I'm sorry, I don't do business with the Chinese in the concession." The British soldier put away his smiling face.
"I'm sure the chairman of this business will be very interested, and you will, for example, have a place in the concession to drink, sing, and dance." Song Liangwan looked at the gate of the concession.
Sure enough, the eyes of the British soldiers guarding the door lit up, it seems that there is no such facility here.
"Then you wait a minute, let's find someone to inform the chairman."
Song Liangwan said thank you, and then walked to the gate of the concession and basked in the sun where there was sun.
From a distance, she saw a black car driving over, I don't know why, seeing the car, Song Liangwan actually had a bad premonition in her heart.
It turns out that a woman's sixth sense is always the most accurate, and the man who got out of the car was none other than Song Liangwan's natural enemy, Mu Liheng.
In the future, she must look at the yellow calendar when she goes out, which is too unlucky.
Mu Liheng wore a white suit today, which seemed to be a deliberately combed middle-style style, and he was very energetic.
"Yo, Miss Song, it's just the right time." Mu Liheng smiled very well.
Song Liangwan just wanted to roll her eyes, Mu Liheng's face was afraid that it was made of steel.
"Young Marshal Mu is early?" Although she hated Mu Liheng very much, she still had to do enough surface work.
"There is a shop in the concession that makes an excellent American breakfast." Mu Liheng warmly invited her to breakfast.
"I'm sorry to Mu Shaoshuai, I still think millet porridge is more nourishing." Song Liangwan turned around, thinking that the British soldier hadn't come back yet.
Mu Liheng sighed, and then said, "That young marshal left first." โ
Song Liangwan heard that this person was showing off that he could enter the concession, and she was depressed for a while, but it was not easy to attack.
It is estimated that it will be almost ten o'clock, and the sun has come up a lot, she is anxious to understand the situation in the concession, so she laughed and caught up with Mu Liheng.
"Young marshal, I think butter bread is also good." Song Liang ran over and grabbed Mu Liheng's arm, as if the person who disdained her before was not her.
Mu Liheng didn't expect this little girl to be a goblin at all, and she didn't know how she could be so bent and stretched, Song Liangwan always said that he was shameless, and it seemed that her own cheekiness was also comparable to that of the city wall.
Sure enough, it's not a family that doesn't enter the door. I have to say that this little girl has a very good appetite for him.
Mu Liheng smiled, and didn't forget to joke with her: "That, Miss Song, we haven't gotten married yet, you don't need to be so close." โ
Song Liangwan looked up at Mu Liheng and smiled, but her hand didn't mean to let go, she was a little woman who stood up to the sky, she could bend and stretch, there was no need to worry about a two-skin face.
Well, as long as you can enter the concession.
When Mu Liheng arrived at the gate of the concession, the British soldier stopped him, and Mu Liheng only said one sentence in English: "I am here to see Teacher James." โ
The British GI asked again who it was.
Without waiting for Mu Liheng to speak, Song Liangwan said with a smile on her face: "I am his wife, and I will visit the teacher with him." โ
When Mu Liheng heard Song Liangwan's fluent English, he was stunned for a moment, and then recalled her words, and his smiling eyes were almost gone.
Song Liangwan mourned for three seconds for her lack of discipline, and sure enough, a natural actor like her is a natural actor, and she has no discipline at all.
The gate of the concession opened, Mu Liheng's car followed, and Song Liangwan of course squeezed in.
"What are you doing in the concession?" Mu Liheng asked her.
"Curious, come in and play."
Mu Liheng pulled the coat that he was sitting on under his buttocks, tidied it up for Song Liangwan, and then said to her: "I don't see it." โ
"Then what are you doing in the concession?" Song Liangwan diverted the topic.
"You didn't hear me, I'm here to visit the teacher."
She smiled embarrassedly: "Did you study in the UK before?" โ
Mu Liheng nodded, and then asked her, "You are so good at English, you have studied in school before." โ
"No, I know an international student, a genius girl like me, of course I just go back by studying."
Mu Liheng smiled: "International students taught you, no wonder the accent is so ugly, and it smells like Australian English." โ
Song Liangwan was furious again, why did he complain about her unpleasant accent, such a fluent speaking level, did he have it?
Soon Song Liangwan knew that he had it.
Mu Liheng listened in front of a small two-story western-style building, then knocked on the door, and after a while, an old Englishman with a little fat and almost half-white hair came down, with a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, and he looked extremely wise.
His voice was a little hoarse, but he could hear it delighted: "Adore, welcome to you." โ
"Who is this beautiful lady?"
Mu Liheng smiled and hugged him, and then said, "Thank you, teacher, this is my wife." โ
Song Liangwan heard Mu Liheng's introduction, and she didn't know why, but the rhythm in her heart suddenly became chaotic.
James laughed, then came over and hugged Song Liangwan, and said, "Beautiful lady, what should I call you." โ
Mu Liheng was afraid that she wouldn't understand, and just wanted to translate, Song Liangwan said, "Rose, it's a pleasure to meet you." โ
James smiled, then said, "This name is very similar to yours." โ
Mu Liheng saw that they had a lot of intention to chat, so he stopped him in time, saying that he wanted to talk to the teacher about the letter he received yesterday, and James seemed to have a greater interest in academics, so he directly called Mu Liheng upstairs.
As soon as Mu Liheng left, Song Liangwan sneaked out of the door, found a random shop in the concession, and then asked where the home of the chairman of the public concession was.
After getting the answer, Song Liangwan hurried to the chairman's house.
Unexpectedly, when she met the British soldier who was going back, Song Liangwan greeted the soldier from afar.
Seeing that Song Liangwan was a little happy, the soldier smiled and said, "Beautiful young lady, the chairman agrees with you, I will take you to his home." โ
Song Liangwan followed, the chairman's home looked a little bigger than the teacher's home, and there was an extremely large living room on the first floor, it seemed that the chairman usually dealt with business.
The chairman is an extremely good-looking man, who does not look very old, with blond hair and blue eyes, deep facial features, and is very good-looking.
He saw Song Liangwan stunned for a moment, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "It's beautiful." โ
Song Liangwan said thank you very seriously.
"First of all, my name is William Rose."
"Ruth."
Song Liangwan was shocked when she heard his name, the Ross family is a big family in the United Kingdom, even in the twenty-first century, there is still a legend of this family, no wonder he became the chairman at a young age.
"I guess the soldier has already told the chairman the purpose of your visit, I mean, I want to rent a large space in the public concession, I have a lot of girls here who can sing and dance, they need a bigger working space, and I also want to develop some more interesting entertainment activities, what does the chairman think?" Song Liangwan said this straight to the point.
William smiled, and I have to say, he smiled charmingly: "Just call me William." โ
"I think I agree with you, there happens to be an empty cathedral in the concession, which was left by the former missionaries, and now no one lives there, I think maybe it is reserved for you."
Song Liangwan didn't expect things to be solved so easily, she said thank you and laughed from the bottom of her heart.
"But I still have a question." William suddenly said something more.
"Speak, please."
"I wonder Miss Ruth can sing and dance? Or are you just a lobbyist? William laughed wickedly.