After drinking there, Ma Lu Nianci asked about Wang Hengyue's condition, and was particularly interested in how he punched foreigners and wiped out banditry.
At the same time, Ma Yunxin also listened very carefully and kept stealing glances at Wang Hengyue.
Somehow it came to Kleiman's cocktail party. Ma Lu Nianci smiled slightly and said: "I heard that Fan Lixi Company is going to increase the size of its office in Chengdu this time and set up some kind of branch. That's why Kleiman held this meeting."
Not only the consuls from various countries, but also Zhao Duxian and my family, Ma Junmen, were invited to the reception, and it was very lively."
Wang Hengyue never expected that just because Clayman invited him, he could actually be ranked alongside the governor and admiral?
Ma Lu Nianci didn't notice anything special about Wang Hengyue's expression: "On the post of the foreigner Kleiman, it was specially stated that he invited the whole family to attend, but my master thought, how can a female generation attend? But Kleiman invited him again and again.
, there is no way, the old lady and I will definitely not go, we can only let Yunxin and I go with Ma Junmen, hoping not to make a fool of ourselves."
Ma Yunxin pursed her lips and smiled but said nothing.
After talking there for a while, the other party was a woman after all, and it was inconvenient to sit for a long time. Wang Hengyue and Qin Guangcheng stood up and left together.
As soon as he went out and sat down at his table again, Qin Guangcheng suddenly smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, I see that Miss Ma's family is about the same age as you, and I am on good terms with the Ma's, so how about I hire someone to be a matchmaker?"
"Brother, are you kidding me?" Wang Hengyue laughed to himself: "Brother is just a small team officer, and he is the admiral of a province in Ma Junmen. How can he reach such a high level?"
Qin Guangcheng was also joking there originally. After all, the status difference between the two sides was too big. Seeing his brother say this, he laughed and ignored it...
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Wang Hengyue put a lot of effort into dressing up for Clayman's cocktail party. After much deliberation, he finally decided to wear the new military uniform of the New Army for the appointment.
Ma Xiao was not among those invited and could only stay in the Qin Mansion.
After sending the invitation, the waiter at the door led the two people in. Many people had already arrived. As soon as they entered, they saw Clayman and a man in full official uniform talking about something.
"Wang, my friend!" Seeing Wang Hengyue and Peter arrive, Kleinman greeted him enthusiastically, hugged Peter, and brought Wang Hengyue to the official: "Wang, this is your immediate boss.
Governor of Sichuan, Mr. Zhao Erxun, Mr. Zhao.”
"I've met Lord Du Xian!" Wang Hengyue saluted with a New Army military salute.
Zhao Erxun was very surprised. Where did such a young officer appear at such an important cocktail party? Before Zhao Erxun could ask, Kleinman had already said: "Mr. Zhao, let me introduce it to you."
, This is Mr. Wang, the commander of the team that I just told you about, who wiped out the bandits in Rong County. My friend, we had a great time fighting the bandits together."
Zhao Erxun couldn't help but shook his head. Foreigners did really strange and inexplicable things. Suppressing bandits was just a simple task. Is it possible just for this reason that he could stand with himself, a high-ranking official in the border area?
What's more, how can a small team officer be called "adult"?
This Wang Hengyue didn't understand the rules. He only saluted him when he saw him. If the foreigners hadn't been there, he might have had a fit on the spot. He was unhappy and just snorted as a response.
How could Clayman care about what the governor was thinking? He left the governor to do his own thing, but he took Wang Hengyue to a group of foreigners and treated a small team officer better than a feudal official, which only made Zhao Erxun dumbfounded.
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"This is Mr. Alex Eckford, the consul of the British Consulate General in Chengdu; this is Mr. Dujean, the acting deputy consul of France in Chengdu; and this is Mr. Weiss, the chief consul of Great Germany in Sichuan."
Lyman introduced the foreigners around him one by one, and finally pointed to one person and said: "This is Mr. Stewart, the second secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Chengdu Office."
Wang Hengyue nodded and paid tribute one by one. This was really strange. It was a strange news that a team officer like him could suddenly see so many "consuls".
The consuls from various countries were also very curious about Wang Hengyue. Apparently Kleiman had introduced Wang Hengyue to them in detail before. The consuls kept asking questions. Wang Hengyue spoke good English and answered them one by one without the need for an interpreter.
"A young and promising officer who has received the influence of American civilization." Strawberry was obviously happy because of Wang Hengyue's "American return" status: "It is completely different from those officials of the Qing Empire. Of course, Alex may
They will feel unhappy that their strong man has become a victim of the king, and I sympathize with that."
Despite the ridicule, Alex Eckford shrugged: "The victory or defeat of a strongman in a duel cannot explain the gap between the national strength of two countries. The failure of a strongman in the British Empire cannot explain the gap between the national strength of two countries.
It doesn't prove anything. Wang, I heard that you studied military affairs in England?"
Wang Hengyue had a slight fever in his ears, and he had no connection with the UK at all. If his story was exposed, he would be thrown into the international spotlight.
After being vague and perfunctory, Eckford obviously thought that he had saved face in front of the Americans: "The military learned from the British Empire has been perfectly embodied in China. It is only used to deal with small bandits, which is obviously a bit of a waste.
....."
Eckford couldn't remember the phrase "killing a chicken with a bull's-eye." It was Kleiman who said it for him, which also aroused some laughter from those around him.
After all, Wang Hengyue's position was too low. Although he was introduced by Kleiman and the consuls from various countries had a conversation, they didn't take Wang Hengyue too seriously. Wang Hengyue also knew himself, so he took a glass of wine and stood aside.
On the contrary, Stewang was very interested in Wang Hengyue. Firstly, because they both had American backgrounds, and secondly, Kleiman must have said a lot of good things about Wang Hengyue in front of him. After chatting with the consuls of several countries there, he came to support Wang Hengyue.
The person next to me asked about the situation in Rong County, and suddenly asked: "Wang, you came back from the United States. What kind of business does your family run in the United States?"
No one from my family is in the United States. Wang Hengyue calmed down and said a few words casually.
"It's a very good family. You have a background that others don't have. This is very important in today's China." Si Wang listened very carefully: "The Qing court kept talking about changes, and people like you
People should be reused, not just as a small officer."
Wang Hengyue calmed down for a moment: "Being a small officer is actually not bad. At least you can do what you want to do. If you are really there..."
He pointed toward the top of his head: "Maybe I won't be able to do anything!"