Yuan Su hesitated for a moment, and did not read the telegram sent from the Army Preparatory College carefully. He directly picked up Yuan Shikai's reply and read it calmly.
Mr. Xiao Wang, who had been standing next to Yuan Su, accidentally saw the beginning of the telegram. He saw that the telegram was in letter format, and the beginning said "My nephew Yuan Su will read it." However, since it was someone else's letter, it was inconvenient for him to do so.
I continued to peek down, just thinking about it in my mind. Since this is a telegram sent from the capital, and the officer mentioned "Master Gongbao" before, then this telegram is probably written by Yuan Shikai and Yuan Gongbao.
He also thought of the gossip circulating in Luanzhou City recently, saying that Yuan Su and Yuan Gongbao were related. From this, he could further deduce that this was Yuan Gongbao's reply to Yuan Su's nephew, and it was also 100%
One hundred proofs that this Mr. Yuan is really no ordinary person.
Zhang Juren, who was about to get in the car, felt strange for a moment after hearing the conversation between Yuan Su and the officer. He rarely went to the city, and during this time his thoughts were entirely focused on the funeral. In addition, he had never heard of Yuan Su.
Su has introduced his life experience, so the relationship between Yuan Su and Yuan Shikai is not clear.
When it comes to Yuan Gongbao, his Zhang family is also distantly related to the Yuan family. If Yuan Su is related to Yuan Gongbao, then they are also his relatives.
Immediately, he walked over and asked Yuan Su: "Little Master Yuan, I heard you mention Yuan Gongbao just now. Could it be that this e-mail was written to you by Yuan Gongbao?"
Yuan Su turned to Zhang Juren, smiled and replied: "This is my uncle's reply."
When Zhang Juren heard that Yuan Su called Yuan Gongbao "uncle", he immediately asked: "Yuan Gongbao is actually your uncle?"
Yuan Su nodded and replied: "That's true. I originally had a clan name called Yuan Keli, and Yuan Su is my scientific name."
Zhang Juren's face suddenly relaxed, and he said with a smile: "In that case, why didn't you tell me earlier? Don't you know that our Zhang family and Yuan family are also relatives?"
Yuan Su showed a reserved face and said noncommittally: "I heard that Lord Governor Zhang is Lord Yuan's cousin as early as when I was in Baoding. However, on the one hand, I am not the direct relative of Lord Gongbao. On the other hand, I
I don’t want to overestimate the use of this matter, so I don’t want to deal with it as low-key as possible. I hope Mr. Zhang can forgive me.”
After hearing this explanation, Zhang Juren felt more and more appreciative of Yuan Su. A person who was unwilling to rely on his background to do things was a very rare quality. He laughed for a while, reached out and patted Yuan Su's shoulder, and said with admiration.
: "I see, you have such a spirit of self-reliance and self-improvement, which makes me happy. But the Zhang and Yuan families are our own people, and you shouldn't be so indifferent to outsiders. In this case, you don't have to call me
I call you Mr. Zhang, and you can just call me cousin."
Of course, Yuan Su is naturally not as upright and upright as Zhang Juren imagined. Instead, he is eager to use Yuan Shikai's relationship to gain advantages in his actions. However, sometimes people still have to wear a mask. After all, the world is not so peaceful. Get
He was naturally very happy with Zhang Juren's approval. Not only did he have Yuan Shikai's care in the capital, but he also gained the support of the Zhang family in Luanzhou. The future road was finally opened up.
He bowed humbly and said respectfully: "My nephew was negligent before, please forgive me."
Zhang Juren smiled and said: "That's very good. If my nephew needs anything in the future, he can just come to Anshan Town to find me."
Yuan Su said gratefully: "My nephew thanked my cousin."
When the gentry around saw this scene, whether they had dealt with Yuan Su before or they had just met for the first time today, they no longer had any doubts in their hearts. Since this Young Master Yuan is really Yuan Gongbao's nephew, he will definitely be there in the future. You have to get close to him. Those wealthy gentry in the city who entertained Yuan Su before are still upset at this moment. They knew they had agreed to support Mr. Yuan, but now Mr. Xiao Wang is stealing the spotlight.
Some gentry who had not yet got on the bus hurriedly came over and hurriedly said some words of praise on the pretext of Pan Juying giving him a gift. As for those gentry who had already got on the bus, many of them either spoke to Yuan Su from the windows or got out of the car again. He said some kind words, and some people with a little bit of intelligence even said that they would invite Yuan Su to his residence tomorrow to discuss in detail the joint military-civilian defense.
For a moment, Yuan Su seemed to be surrounded by stars, but he knew very well in his heart that Yuan Shikai was not his closest relative after all, and with his character as a tycoon, he would never really take him seriously. All he has now is With such a reputation, you must establish your own true power while your influence is still there.
He believed that as long as he had a capital in hand, Yuan Shikai would recognize his nephew more, and he would be able to gain more influence and continue to expand the capital in his hands. This is actually a kind of mutual game. reason.
Because of this consideration, not only did he not feel proud at all, but he behaved more modestly and politely, and he became increasingly alert in his heart.
After politely answering a few words with the gentry, Yuan Su turned to the officer who had delivered the letter before and asked: "You must have had a hard time coming from Tangshan. I'm afraid you haven't had lunch yet."
The officer smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's not too late to return to the main town and eat in the afternoon."
Yuan Su naturally knew that the other party was making false claims, and he said: "Look at what you said, it's not easy to come all the way here, how can I let you go back hungry again?"
After saying that, he told Du Yu: "Du Yu, you and this gentleman will have dinner at Tingfeng Xiaozhu first, and you will charge it to my account later. Don't waste too much time. If you miss this gentleman's train, You have to be careful about the train number."
Du Yu responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."
The 78-year-old officer had heard of Tingfeng Xiaozhu’s reputation as early as in Tangshan. It was a worthwhile trip to have a meal here today. He then said a few more polite words, and finally came to Yuan Su’s house. Under the warm reception, Du Yu and I walked into the door of Tingfeng Xiaozhu.
The housekeeper who had been waiting inside the gate had also heard the conversation between Zhang Juren and Yuan Su, and knew that Yuan Su was not an ordinary person, so he immediately enthusiastically welcomed Du Yu and the officer in.
Mr. Xiao Wang who was standing aside also turned around specifically at this time, summoned one of his followers to his side, and whispered a few words. He knew that with Yuan Su's current income, he definitely could not afford to pay for Tingfeng. Xiaozhu wanted to pay for a meal, so he asked his entourage to go to the restaurant to advance the money.
After arranging everything, Yuan Su personally sent Zhang Juren to the carriage and said goodbye to several other gentry.
The carriages left one after another, and in the end only Wang Litong was left standing. He was on the way back to his hometown and happened to be on the same road as Yuan Su's return to the camp. He had never had a chance to speak before, so he naturally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to return to his hometown.
Let’s have a good talk with Yuan Su.
It happened that Yuan Su also wanted to ask Wang Litong about some matters, so he went with Wang Litong together.