Chapter 32, Section 2
In April, Chengdu, there is a hint of depression in the cold and humid air. Under the eaves, the sound of raindrops hitting the bluestone slabs from time to time. The fine drizzle fell from yesterday to now. Liang Yanru's snow-white dress was naturally scattered with long black hair, and her cheeks without makeup were white and red. She lazily got up from the recliner and covered a thick book on her left hand. Perhaps the long-term reading made her bright eyes mixed with blood.
She walked slowly to the window, staring at the drizzle outside the window, looking at the dark clouds in the distance, gray. I remembered the encounter with Lin Sheng in the tavern a few days ago, which has been deeply imprinted in my mind. The time she spent alone with him may only be a few short hours. The open-minded, knowledgeable, funny, and the face that seemed dignified in the eyes of others made me unforgettable.
In the high position of Lin Sheng, he may not have been kept in his heart as an ordinary weak woman. He is just an insignificant stone in his ordinary life. ‘Alas!’ Originally, the two people were people from two worlds. The difference in age, status, and knowledge and culture were different. Thinking of these, they deeply stimulated Liang Yanru's fragile emotions in his heart.
Everything is about to end, everything will be forgotten, and I will return to the simple and fulfilling learning I used to be. My father has already booked a marriage for himself in two years, because he has been working hard to resist the marriage imposed on his father and ran to Chengdu in an escape manner. What is it to get? The so-called new generation of women in China still cannot escape the shackles of the traditional secular world.
The door behind him was gently pushed open, "Miss Cousin, your luggage has been packed. The train is 2:30 in the afternoon. My wife invites you to come over." The elder dressed in maid costume said softly and kindly.
Liang Yanru turned around and smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Liang, I will clean up for a while and then go there. By the way, isn't my uncle at home today?"
"The master was invited by the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce to discuss what factory to open early this morning. I don't know what specific it is." Uncle Liang thought for a while and replied cautiously: "Miss Cousin has nothing to do, so I will go. If you have any questions, please tell the people below."
Liang Yanru simply cleaned up and looked at this elegant and warm boudoir that prepared for her. All the interior decorations and furniture were specially purchased according to her favorite style. I don’t know if she would have a chance to live next time. When she walked out of the living room to the east of her uncle, she heard the happy laughter of her uncle, aunt and some people. From the uncle’s voice, he could hear his excited and happy mood. What happened?
"Oh! Yan Ru is here, come, sit down quickly!" Zhan Yuantu looked at Liang Yanru standing at the door and said in a hurry. He sat down next to his aunt with a smile on his face. He looked at the two elderly people who were familiar in the room, smiled a little, and the two elders also smiled and replied with a smile on their faces.
"Yan Ru, let me introduce you to you. This is Zhou Shidi, President of our Chengdu Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Zhou; this is Cai Mingyuan, a famous Chengdu, who is currently the vice president of the Southwest Government Council." Zhan Yuantu stood up and introduced one by one. Liang Yanru also followed his uncle to stand up and said with a smile: "Niece Liang Yanru, I have met Mr. Zhou, Mr. Cai!"
"I dare not take it, I dare not take it!" The two elders also stood up and said modestly.
"Yan Ru! Your father sent a telegram today and said that he would come to Chengdu in a few days. I don't think you are in a hurry to go back to Shanghai. When your father and others arrive, they are talking." After Zhan Yuantu sat down, he took a sip of tea and said calmly.
"What are the other ones who are coming to Chengdu? That's great," Liang Yanru, who hadn't seen his parents for almost a month, couldn't help but shout excitedly.
"Well, yes, I just received the telegram in the morning. Yan Ru, please accompany your aunt to the back room to rest!" Zhan Yuantu's tone was just right and reminded the villagers in the house in time. For a moment, only three old men were left in the house, tasting the best tea.
After a brief silence, Zhan Yuantu broke the quiet living room and smiled and said, "President Zhou, President Cai is here to visit his humble house today. I don't know what advice is. As long as someone Zhan can do it, he will do it, and it will never be ambiguous!" Although Zhan Yuantu didn't know that these two people were stomping their feet in Chengdu, filling the business world and shaking the political circles in Chengdu. Suddenly, they must have something to ask for in their own place, but he still made a generous statement, at least with the relationship between the two, and he would be much more at one acre and two cents of the land in the southwest.
When Zhou Shi heard Zhan Yuantu’s words, he understood what he said, but he was also brought to be a lobbyist by Cai Mingyuan. At the same time, he felt a little sour in his heart. Why didn’t he have a young and beautiful niece?
"Haha, Brother Zhan, please be polite. We two will come to the palace to congratulate you!"
"Congratulations? Where does the joy come from?" Zhan Yuantu asked in confusion. Could it be for his niece? Otherwise, he would not have suggested meeting his niece as soon as he came up. Lin Sheng must have fallen in love with Liang Yanru. He couldn't help but show a confident smile on his face. Haha, the two of them came to talk to the matchmaker.
"I'm not to be jealous of the future of Zhan Yuanlu, Brother Zhou Yun and I are the matchmakers," Cai Mingyuan, known as the old fox, saw through what little thing Zhan Yuanlu has to do at a glance and went straight to the point. It is impossible for Cai Mingyuan to say that he is not jealous of Zhan Yuanlu's future. Once his marriage becomes the uncle of the first lady, his status will naturally rise and he will definitely enter the State Council to obtain a certain position. As the first veteran to participate in the revolution, Cai Mingyuan has always been peaceful. He knows that Lin Sheng and his group of people have rich political, military and even economic abilities, and he is just a rich man in the town, so he never easily proposes his opinions at the meeting. As long as he follows Lin Sheng and Xie Ping, he will be able to protect his life's glory and wealth.
"Message?" Zhan Yuantu deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb, with confusion on his face.
"Brother Zhan, I believe you also know that Chairman Lin invited Miss Liang to attend the banquet at the British Consulate General. Chairman Lin was very kind to Miss Liang and specifically told us both that we would visit each other in person. At the same time, Chairman Lin meant that when Ms. Liang was convenient, he would also visit him in person! I wonder, what did Brother Zhan think?" Zhou Shidi smiled slightly, and knew that Zhan Yuantu deliberately took a squid in front of the two of them at this time, but he still explained patiently.
"Ah! I don't dare to be it, I don't dare to be it. If Chairman Lin comes to my house, my mansion will be full of glory. As for the proposal, Yan Ru's father will soon arrive in Chengdu, and it is better for him to decide at that time." Zhan Yuantu was not in a hurry to reply. Today he received a telegram and knew that his brother-in-law was coming. If he agreed rashly, as Yan Ru's biological father, he would feel that he was overpowering and troublesome.
"Haha, okay, Mr. Cai, your opinion?" Zhou Shidi asked Cai Mingyuan beside him with a smile.
Chapter completed!