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Text Chapter 555 The third lady takes action

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    Spring has just begun in the northwest, and the heat in Nanjing, which sits on the Yangtze River, is already unbearable.  The sweltering summers and cold winters make many officials and businessmen from the north complain, and they can't help but complain.  The discourse was full of dissatisfaction with the city of Nanjing. Last year, several northern congressmen once again raised the concept of the emperor guarding the country and demanded that the capital be moved to Beijing.  But no matter how much noise there is, this is the current capital of the country. Merchants traveling from north to south, officials on business trips, and diplomats from all over the world have made this city prosperous and developed rapidly.

    Zhang Wenjing¡¯s home is located on the bank of the Qinhuai River. It is a two-story Western-style building with a single family.  He bought this house when he first came to Nanjing. Since he was an upright man and was never greedy for money and had no interest in doing business, he borrowed money from his wife's natal family who owned a tailor shop.  As he has become the finance minister in the past few years, although the money has been paid off, he still owes a huge debt of favor. His wife always nags him to help arrange a few people, which can be regarded as repaying the favor of the past, but he insists on not opening the back door, so  Now fewer and fewer people come to enjoy the autumn breeze at home.

    "came back."

    Zhang Wenjing opened the door. His wife was knitting a sweater under the lamp, and two and a half boys were lying on the table doing homework. When he saw him, he quickly came over to take the bag, put it in his arms carefully and put it into the bedroom before turning around and coming out and asked: "  Have you eaten?"

    "not yet."

    "Then just wait, I'll heat up some food for you."

    After his wife left, Zhang Wenjing picked up his son¡¯s phone from last night and checked it.  The subjects are all mathematical geometry. During the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, most schools in the country did not have this course. After the popularization of education in the Republic of China, mathematics, physics and chemistry, and physical geography were determined as three required courses. However, due to the insufficient number of teachers, many remote areas still focused on Chinese studies.  , it was not until Britain and France supported tens of thousands of teachers during the European War, and tens of thousands more were selected from the Russian refugees who came to China at the end of last year, that it was gradually improved.

    Looking at the homework, he was also very emotional.  When they were soldiers in Hubei, the biggest ideal of both him and Yue Peng was to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and establish a new China.  Now the wish has been fulfilled, and the Republic of China has been deeply rooted in the people's hearts for eight years.  The country is not peaceful and the people are safe, but it has finally established its national status through several wars. After the silver crisis, financial order was gradually restored, and various loopholes were plugged.  The popularity of education began to increase, and everything was moving towards his dream, but he suddenly felt extremely tired.

    In fact, he doesn¡¯t like Nanjing very much. There are too many transactions and calculations here. From the moment he arrived, he felt as if he had been plunged into a big cage and couldn¡¯t escape. If it weren¡¯t for his ideals, he would rather go and guard a few acres of thin fields.  Carefree days from 9 to 5.

    The wife quickly heated up the food and rushed the children to the inner room to do their homework. After clearing the table and putting down the food, she saw that his face was very unhappy and she quickly asked: "Are you too tired? Look at you these days.  You don't look good, why don't you take two days off?"

    "I'm fine, don't worry about it." Zhang Wenjing was full of worries. He had been feeling depressed after his quarrel with Yang Qiu last year, but he didn't want his wife to worry.  So he forced out a smile and shook his head, but as soon as he reached for his rice bowl with the chopsticks in his hand, there was a sudden knock on the door.

    "It's so late. Who is it?" The wife murmured and opened the door and was suddenly stunned, because there was a woman wearing a silk cheongsam with voluptuous curves and gorgeous appearance standing at the door.

    "Excuse me Such a beautiful woman came to the door in vain, which made Zhang Wenjing's wife secretly murmur in her heart. Thinking of the anecdotes about the golden houses hiding beauties in the streets and alleys, she kept getting nervous, but she also felt very strange. Although their family was a single family, but  After all, it is also the minister's house, so there are security guards outside. How could a strange woman be allowed in? Just at this time, Zhang Wenjing poked his head out. He was shocked when he saw the woman's appearance: "Third Madam!  Youwhy are you here?  "

    No wonder he was surprised, standing at the door was Lu Bicheng.

    Lu Bicheng smiled slightly: "What? I can't come to visit the Minister of Finance? You're not going to leave me hanging at the door, are you? This must be my sister-in-law, right?"

    Zhang Wenjing¡¯s wife is just the daughter of an ordinary tailor shop owner. Although she is very beautiful, she doesn¡¯t study much and is afraid of embarrassing her husband, so she usually goes shopping with other officials¡¯ wives and doesn¡¯t dare to go to dances or anything like that.  I was just at home, caring for my husband and raising my children, and abide by my duties, so when I saw such a beautiful woman calling me sister-in-law, I finally felt the panic in my heart was gone, but then I became suspicious again, wondering who this woman was.

    Lu Bicheng¡¯s status is rather special. Although she is not officially married to Yang Qiu, people who know her usually call her the third lady, and even she herself never refutes it.  So after Zhang Wenjing thought about it, he introduced his wife as the wife of the vice president.  Although they don¡¯t know Lu Bicheng, who doesn¡¯t know Vice President Yang Qiu¡¯s name now?  So the wife, who had just been relieved, became nervous again and didn't understand why Lu Bicheng came.

    "What are you still standing for? Go collect it quicklyTidy up.  "Zhang Wenjing didn't expect Lu Bicheng to come. Because after she gave birth to a son for Yang Qiu two months ago, she never left the house or took a step out, concentrating on recuperating at home. It is said that she didn't even care about the affairs of Huachen Petroleum Company.  , why did he suddenly come to his home tonight? So he looked behind him involuntarily.

    Lu Bicheng saw countless people, so she couldn't see his little move. She smiled and rolled her eyes and said: "Don't look, he is still in Wuchang and has not left."

    Zhang Wenjing was really afraid of seeing Yang Qiu now. He was relieved when he heard that he was still in Wuchang. After inviting Lu Bicheng into the house, he asked, "Why are you here?"

    "I feel bored after staying at home all day. I heard that my sister-in-law is bored at home alone, so I want to make a date to go shopping together tomorrow." Lu Bicheng put the small bag on the table, swept his beautiful eyes around and left a smile on Zhang Wenjing's wife's face.  Said: "Sister-in-law, are you free tomorrow?"

    "Ah? I" Zhang Wenjing's wife was very nervous. She was about to answer that she didn't have much time to take care of the family, but when she remembered Lu Bicheng's identity, she quickly looked at her husband with her eyes.  Zhang Wenjing knew that Lu Bicheng's words were just an excuse, so he smiled and said, "Go if Madam asks you to. Staying at home all day will be hard on you."

    This was the first time Mrs. Zhang heard her husband mention the word "hard work", and her eyes suddenly became misty. She smiled and said, "You guys have something to talk about slowly. I'll get some snacks."

    Zhang Wenjing didn¡¯t stop him, and allowed his wife to prepare before turning around and asking: ¡°Madam, why are you looking for me so late?¡±

    Lu Bicheng smiled slightly, opened the small bag and took out a business card from it, and handed it to Zhang Wenjing seriously: "I heard someone said a few days ago that Minister Zhang is resigning. This means our Huachen Company lacks financial talents like you, so Xiao  The woman came to visit overnight and wants to invite you to my company. I wonder if Mr. Zhang likes my little temple?"

    Zhang Wenjing didn't react at first. He took the business card and saw the words "Huachen Petroleum" printed on it. He immediately couldn't laugh or cry: "Madam, you came here in the middle of the night, don't you just want to ridicule me?"

    Lu Bicheng covered the corner of her mouth and rolled her eyes at him, snatched the business card back and stuffed it back into the small bag, and said angrily: "No kidding. I just want to ask you today, why do you want to resign when you have done a good job?"

    "Sure enough, it's for this matter." Zhang Wenjing murmured secretly in his heart and said, "The vice president asked you to come, right? Actually it's nothing, I just feel a little tired. Now that the country is on the right track, Xu Xiujun and Bei Zuyi can both choose  Lifting beams, soOkay, my Minister Zhang, don't fight with me. Haha." Lu Bicheng didn't say whether it was Yang Qiu who asked him to come. After interrupting, he said straightforwardly: "Kang Xukun has already dealt with the quarrel between you and Chen Hua that day.  Tell me. Chen Hua is really impatient in doing this, but in everything, the results are the most important. Now that the currency reform has basically been completed, you know better than me how much gold and silver reserves the country has increased, so why bother about it? As for what happened back then.  Do you need to say more about the matter? There is no need to force Yuan Shikai to death by forging national documents, and there is no need to drive away Sun Yat-sen. The Beiyang Democratic Party will definitely not decline. How can it open its hands when there are many entanglements in national affairs? If Cheng Cheng is not dead, how can the land reform bill be implemented?  Shocking? Without death and purging the officialdom, who can guarantee that there will be no overthrow and overthrow? Without these calculations, how could there be such a speed as today's comprehensive promotion, which is so overwhelming that no one dares to disobey? How many people are happy because of him?

    Bicheng thought that there was no good man in the world, but he was impressed by his methods!  Wenjing, you have followed him for many years, and your knowledge is no worse than mine.  Let me ask you?  If he is truly selfish, how can the world with his methods not be able to stand?  "

    Zhang Wenjing lowered his head and listened quietly, his mind churning and unable to calm down for a long time.  In fact, he also knew that Yang Qiu treated the country with the utmost care. Although he sacrificed the interests of some citizens, he benefited more people and allowed the country's strength to increase rapidly.  But his methods were really unsightly, especially the fact that he repeatedly exploited people's patriotism to achieve his goals, which made him even more uneasy.  You must know that he is the one who has benefited the most from the Chengcheng Bill. With the support of hundreds of millions of farmers, the establishment of a true dictatorship is actually in his hands!

    This was even more exposed during the silver crisis. Leaving aside the Congress and the government, they privately reached an agreement with the British and American capital giants that no one knows about yet. They waited until the matter was over before informing the Prime Minister's Office and the President, and did not give others a chance to speak!  This was completely contrary to his ideal back then, so he was afraid and thought of resigning. He was afraid that when the day came, he wouldn't know how to face it.

    "By the way, he asked me to tell you something. You can do whatever you want in 10 years. If you want to give up your career in 10 yearsjump into the Qinhuai River yourself!" Seeing that he didn't speak, Lu Bicheng said something to himself  He also burst out laughing, picked up the small bag and walked to the door, blinking deliberately: "Minister Zhang, you won't really jump into the Qinhuai River, will you? If you jump like this, the newspapers will be full of excitement tomorrow. The mysterious case of the Republic of China minister jumping into the river  giggle.¡±

    Lu Bicheng laughed so hard that the flower branches trembled, but Zhang Wenjing became even more confused.??I can't help but feel like I have the urge to curse To be continued.  If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.  )!  ~!

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