Wang Zhongyuan nodded and said: "It is indeed true. The person responsible for negotiating with the British businessmen is Zhou Jigong, the newly appointed chief financial officer. There are rumors that the negotiations are nearing completion and the two coal mining companies will merge within two months.
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When Yuan Sucha heard about Zhou Jigong, he didn't react for a while. After carefully thinking about the identity of the "chief financial officer", he realized that this person should be "Zhou Xuexi". Zhou Xuexi's nickname was Jigong, so Wang Zhongyuan was respectfully called "Ji Gong".
He said nothing more and continued to walk towards the foreigners' drinking table.
There were not many people sitting at this table. Seven or eight foreigners sat around a large table for fifteen people, looking very relaxed.
The strange foreigner that Du Yu pointed out before is currently facing the direction of Yuan Su. From the back, he can be seen as thin and thin, sitting as if he has no bones. He is not straight at all, and unexpectedly he is
He was also wearing a bowler hat. However, the other foreigners present did not seem to care. Not only that, but everyone had a great time chatting with the foreigner wearing the hat. This "maverick foreigner" obviously became the focus of the entire wine.
The centerpiece of the table.
When Yuan Su and others approached, Dr. Smith, who was sitting opposite him, was the first to react. He immediately gave a reminder to the other guests on the left and right. All the foreigners at the table turned their attention to Yuan Su, but only the one behind him
The foreigner wearing a hat sitting opposite him only glanced sideways.
"Gentlemen, I welcome you to attend this banquet. This is my honor. I come here to toast you all."
With an elegant smile on his face, Yuan Su spoke to these foreigners in fluent English. After speaking, he raised the wine glass in his hand in a serious manner.
Dr. Smith stood up first, followed by Reynoldson and others. Everyone raised their glasses in return, with a polite smile on everyone's face.
At this moment, the foreigner wearing a hat, who had never shown anyone face to face, seemed to be forced by the need of etiquette, and then he stood up calmly. Although Yuan Su was curious in his heart, he did not take him seriously.
It was very important. He wanted to do it first as a courtesy. However, when the "foreigner" wearing a hat turned around and faced him, he couldn't help but be really shaken.
"Master Yuan, you are well." The "foreigner" wearing a hat showed a charming smile at the corner of his mouth and said hello to Yuan Su in a fluent Chinese.
"Is it you?" Yuan Su gradually regained his composure, but was still shrouded in doubt.
This person was none other than the woman he had met at the stairs disguised as a man when he invited Hu Longxiang to have dinner at Deshengzhai in Baoding a month ago. It was obvious that his daughter was dressed in a foreign dress and had become the other person.
habits, but it is still the same as the last time we met. This unique neutral beauty is eye-catching.
Of course, he is not in the mood to admire beauties now. Why on earth did this heavily Westernized woman come to Luanzhou? Could it be that today's meeting again was just a coincidence?
"Great!! You still remember me!" The woman's smile was full of charm from beginning to end. After discovering that Yuan Su still remembered her, she immediately changed to English and said.
Yuan Su felt from the bottom of his heart that this woman exuded a strong charm, especially her smile, which seemed to be innately enchanting and charming, and could easily capture the heart of any man. He admitted that since they met once
After that, I kept thinking about the other person's face many times, but fortunately I have good self-control ability.
If you want to achieve great things, you must only keep "career" firmly in your mind. Although it is human nature for children to love each other, everything must have a priority. If a man has a career, does he still worry about not having a woman?
He maintained a polite smile and nodded. He had no intention of continuing to talk to the other party, so he turned to Dr. Smith and others, raised his glass and said in English: "Gentlemen, cheers."
Dr. Smith, Reynoldson, and everyone else said "cheers" and took a sip of red wine one by one.
After everyone had finished drinking, the maverick woman standing in front of Yuan Su calmly picked up the wine glass and said to Yuan Su seriously: "General Yuan, what did you just say?
You invited 'en' to have a drink, now should you treat me, this little lady, to a drink?"
Although Yuan Su advocates equality between men and women, freedom and openness, but looking at the entire wine table, which is full of men, only this enchanting woman in front of him stands out, and she also chats happily with these men, which is really inappropriate. Because of this
, no matter how attractive and charming the woman in front of him is, no matter how beautiful and charming the woman is, there will always be some traces of care in his heart.
However, the visitor is a guest, and etiquette must still be followed. Before, he indeed only invited "gentlemen" to drink, and he was careless and forgot about the "woman".
Immediately, he smiled apologetically, filled the glass again, and raised his hand slightly to salute the other party.
"Sorry, your appearance just now was too surprising, so I didn't react."
"Does that mean I have to drink three drinks as a penalty?" the woman said as if she was pushing her limits.
Hearing this sentence, Yuan Su's face changed. Wang Litong and Wang Zhongyuan, who were standing behind Yuan Su, were also startled. All the guests present today wanted to see Yuan Su's face, even these foreigners.
Exception. Yuan Su came to toast to give face, but this "fake foreign devil" disguised as a man was so uninterested. How could a guest punish his host with drinking?
Fortunately, at this time, Reynoldson came around from the back. Although he was not very familiar with traditional Chinese etiquette, he was still able to sense the atmosphere at the scene, and of course he should stand up to resolve the awkward situation.
"General Yuan, it seems that you have known this Miss Angel for a long time?" Reynoldson asked with a smile.
"Angel? If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known that this was her name. I met this lady once in Baoding before, that's all. In fact, I don't know her, and I'm looking forward to you.
One of them can make a formal introduction." Yuan Su took advantage of Reynoldson's steps and walked down the stairs without even taking another sip of wine.
"Please forgive me. Originally, Dr. Smith and I planned to find an opportunity to formally introduce you to you after the banquet. In addition to Miss Angel, there is another gentleman. They all just came from Tianjin by train today. Han
Mr. Nagan?" Reynoldson said, turning around and inviting the middle-aged man who had been sitting next to Angel before.
Whether it is his name or his appearance, Hannagan is obviously not British. His expression looks very old-fashioned, his nose bridge is high, and his cheekbones are slightly prominent. He is about fifty years old, and he wears the most popular "German hair".
"William Hu". He stood up and bowed slightly to Yuan Su. His movements were very graceful and standard.
"Miss Angel is the daughter of Chen Jinde, the accounting supervisor of the Tianjin Customs and Taxation Office. She is also a well-known socialite in Tianjin's social circle. She can not only speak fluent German and English, but also some Russian and Austrian." Reno.
Sen followed the "ladies first" rule and first formally introduced this strange woman disguised as a man to Yuan Su.
"If General Yuan doesn't like Western names, you can call me Chen Anjie." Angel said with a smile in Chinese. At the same time, she elegantly took off her hat and made a manly bow to Yuan Su.
present.
"Nice to meet you." Yuan Su replied in English with ulterior motives.
"This is Mr. Weissings von Hannagan, the current deputy general manager of Kaiping Mining Company." Reynoldson introduced again.
Yuan Su gradually remembered Hannagan. This man was indeed a German. In his early years, he served as Li Hongzhang's chief instructor and adjutant of the Hunan Army, and later he was also responsible for the chief designer of the Lushun Naval Fortress.
Hannagan's wife is the eldest daughter of De Cuilin, a famous social family in Tianjin. It can even be said that Hannagan was able to hold important positions in China entirely because of the introduction of his father-in-law De Cuilin. Of course, Yuan Su felt strange.
Yes, now that the situation in Europe is getting increasingly serious, the Englishman Reynoldson can actually still sit at the same wine table with the German Hannagan and talk and laugh.
Coincidentally, he also remembered that just a few years later, when the First World War broke out, Hannagan was deported by the Chinese Beiyang government that joined the Allied camp because he was a German national and had a regular military rank.
Including the current Kaiping Mining Company, which is backed by British Investment Holdings, but the company has hired many employees from other countries. In addition to Hannagan, a German, there are also employees from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. All we can say is,
The so-called world war is just a game played by politicians, and most of the citizens involved are innocent people.
"I've known you for a long time, and I'm really glad to meet you." Yuan Su said hello to Hannagan with a smile.