Respectfully

The messenger from Zidi Elementary School arrived at the Marshal's Mansion one step ahead of Master Li San.

"The book has arrived at Zidi Primary School."

There are only seven words on the white letter paper, and the signature is a Yang character.Li Jinyan hadn't figured out what was going on, so he heard the housekeeper report that Mr. Li San came to visit.

"Uncle Third?"

Seeing Li Jinyan, Li Qingyun didn't care about anything else, and said everything in one go.Li Jinshu left a letter and left, if she didn't want the news to spread and ruin her reputation, she couldn't find someone with great fanfare.However, a large number of people from other provinces have come to Guanbei City recently, and there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. Compared with her reputation, Li Qingyun is more worried about her safety.If he wanted to get her back as soon as possible, he could only ask Li Jinyan for help.

"Sincerely, you must help. Jin Shu is not sensible. Anyway, she is your cousin. She is a girl who lives alone. What if she encounters a villain or a human trafficker?"

After knowing what had happened, Li Jinyan's expression changed. He remembered the letters, books, Yang, Zidi Primary School... and immediately called the second housekeeper and asked him to take someone to Zidi Primary School immediately.If Li Jinshu was not there, he would go to Dingshun Teahouse to find Boss Liu and tell him that he had something to do.

"Find someone with a tight mouth to go with you."

The housekeeper agreed to go down.

"Third Uncle, as long as Jin Shu doesn't leave Guanbei City, I will definitely find her back."

"That's good, that's good." Li Qingyun's expression softened slightly, "What is this girl thinking, what can't she say to her mother and me, why is she so reckless!"

Li Qingyun sighed while talking, Li Jinyan didn't answer the words, and didn't comfort him, just sat there with the same expression on his face, thinking, which made Li Qingyun's heart start to beat.

"Be careful?"

"Third Uncle, when Jin Shu comes back, I want to talk to her." Li Jinyan leaned back in the chair, looking tired.He didn't sleep well yesterday, and today he was busy talking with the manager of a foreign company in Germany about importing experimental equipment. Li Qingyun came to the door as soon as he could catch his breath.

"There's also the Shen family's marriage, I think it's better to forget it." Li Jinyan pinched the base of his nose, "I'll talk about it while the president and his wife are here."

"How did this happen?" Li Qingyun was taken aback. Didn't he say that he could be brought back?This matter hasn't been spread yet, and the Shen family doesn't know about it!

"Third Uncle, the marriage is for the good of the two families, not for the sake of enmity." Seeing Li Qingyun's face suddenly changed, Li Jinyan slowed down his tone, "Jin Shu is still young, so he was a bit hasty in making this marriage, and he didn't I asked her face to face if she would like to dissolve the marriage contract before the incident broke out, so as not to make the two families look bad. The president is talking with the Americans about sending overseas students, and the charter will be issued soon, why not Send Jinshu to study in the United States, and come back in a year or two."

Study abroad?

Li Qingyun didn't understand, he came here to ask Li Jinyan to help find his daughter, why did he suddenly involve studying abroad?Let's talk about a girl who went abroad, what a shame!

"This, this is not allowed!" Li Qingyun stood up abruptly, "No, absolutely not!"

"Third Uncle, this is the only way to break off the engagement with the Shen family and preserve Jinshu's reputation." Li Jinyan's voice did not fluctuate too much, "I will send someone to follow Jinshu, and I will guarantee that Jinshu will stay with her while in the United States. safety. If you don’t want others to know that she is going to study abroad, you can use the excuse of being sick to go abroad to recuperate.”

Li Qingyun looked at Li Jinyan as if he didn't know him, "Does it have to be like this? Jin Shu was just confused for a while."

"There is no wall that does not leak in the world." Li Jinyan shook his head, "Shen Heduan may not care about it, but Mr. Shen... third uncle, Shen Heduan was raised by Mr. Shen. If he is not satisfied with Jin Shu, Jin Shu will enter The Shen family will not be happy either."

Shen Zeping's loyalty to the Lou family does not mean that he will compromise on matters involving future generations.In Li Jinyan's eyes, Li Jinshu is still a little girl, but it doesn't mean that outsiders will tolerate her because of her age.In the eyes of the older generation, Li Jinshu would not be a good grandson-in-law.

"Jinyan, let me think about it again." Li Qingyun sat back on the sofa with a dejected expression.

The chiming clock on the wall struck twelve times, and the butler finally brought Li Jinshu back to the Marshal's Mansion, accompanied by Yang Pinting.Second Miss Li insisted on pulling her, not letting go.The butler had no choice but to bring the two of them back together.Compared to Li Jinshu, who was stuck in the neck, Yang Pinting was a little embarrassed, but she didn't lose the politeness she should have.

"Mr. Li, hello."

"Hello." Li Jinyan nodded, "Mr. Yang sent the letter?"

"It's me." Yang Pinting took a deep breath, her cheeks flushed a little.Even though she told herself not to expect any more, her heart still beat fast when facing Li Jinyan, "I also sent a letter to the Li family."

"Jin Shu is safe and sound this time, thanks to Mr. Yang." Li Jinyan paused, "However, Mr. Li still has an unfeeling request, I hope Mr. Yang can agree."

"I know." Yang Pinting raised her head, looked at Li Jinyan and Li Qingyun beside her, "I will keep this matter a secret, and I will also tell others not to tell it."

"Thank you Mr. Yang."

Yang Pingting suddenly laughed, "Li Sanshao really wants to thank you, how about building more schools? There is also school food, half-grown children can eat it well, a steamed bun at noon, and you can hear them in class in the afternoon Stomach growling."

"Okay." Li Jinyan agreed happily, "Mr. Yang's request, Li will definitely do it."

After sending Yang Pinting away, Li Jinshu was still sitting on the sofa and making trouble. Li Qingyun had nothing to do with her, so he had to follow Li Jinyan's instructions, first report to Li's mansion, and send the third lady here by the way.In this way, when others ask, they can also say that Li Jinshu was brought to the Lou family by the third wife.

"Jinshu, I want to talk to you."

Li Jinshu turned his head and didn't speak.

"You don't want to talk to your cousin?"

"Anyway, I must be obedient and go home, right?" Li Jinshu snorted, "Grandmother always wants me to learn Nushu, and if I don't learn, the ancestral hall will be closed, and I won't be allowed to eat!"

"Nvshu?"

"Yes!" Seeing Li Jinyan was also very surprised, Li Jinshu hurriedly said: "Cousin, this is the Republic of China, why do you need to learn those feudal things? Do you have to do everything according to your parents' orders? I'm not Li Jinhua!"

"What's the matter with Guan Jinhua?"

"Why is it none of her business? I was disobedient, so my grandmother compared Jin Hua and said that I was not as good as her! Also, my parents told me that I was an adjutant first, and then they were in the military academy. Mr. Shen, I haven't seen him before, I don't want to marry!"

Is this what Li Jinshu really thinks?

"Jinshu, if you really don't want to marry, my cousin will find a way to help you break this engagement."

"Really?" Li Jinshu's eyes lit up, "I knew my cousin was the best!"

"Of course it's true. And, do you want to continue your studies?"

"Yes, of course I want to!" Li Jinshu nodded vigorously, "I still want to teach in school like Pin Ting. Those children call her Mr., and I want to do that too! It's a pity that Pin Ting said I can't do it now."

Looking at Li Jinshu like this, Li Jinyan couldn't help shaking his head, he really is a child.

"Then I'll help you break off the engagement and send you to study in the United States, okay?"

"Study in America?" Li Jinshu was stunned for a moment, "Cousin, are you serious?"

"Yes, want to go?"

Li Jinyan feels that the current self is like the wolf grandmother who kidnapped Little Red Riding Hood.

"Yes, I want to go!" The smile on Li Jinshu's face became brighter. "I want to study abroad. I always want to see the outside world instead of being locked up at home and waiting to get married!"

Hearing Li Jinshu's answer, Li Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief.That's fine, let her go out and see the outside world, maybe she can really grow up.But before that, he had to settle the Shen family's marriage properly. After all, it was Mrs. Lou who was the matchmaker, and the dowry was also delivered, and if something went wrong, it might cause big trouble.

"Jin Shu, my cousin will definitely do what he promised you, but you also have to promise my cousin, go home obediently, admit your mistakes to your grandmother and third uncle and third aunt, and don't run out so recklessly again, you understand?"

"kindness!"

The third wife rushed to Lou's house in a hurry, walked into the living room, and saw Li Jinyan and Li Jinshu sitting together drinking tea and eating snacks, Li Jinshu was still amused by Li Jinyan's jokes.The third lady couldn't help but want to rub her eyes, did she see it wrong?

"The third aunt is here."

"mother."

Seeing the third lady, Li Jinshu stood up abruptly, looking a little helpless, and looked at Li Jinyan as if asking for help.The third lady did not read Li Jinshu, but thanked Li Jinyan.Li Jinyan waved his hand, Yang Pinting was mainly helping with this matter, he really didn't do anything.But he was busy with the next thing.

Why did you get so hot-headed to help matchmaking?I won't do such a thing after killing him.

The third lady came in a hurry, and left in a hurry.

When he was pulled to the door, Li Jinshu looked rather pitiful, Li Jinyan had no choice but to go home sooner or later.But he also told the third master and the third wife to beg for mercy in front of the old lady, don't let the little girl kneel in the ancestral hall again.At the age of teens, the most indispensable thing is rebellious psychology, and he finally made sense of it, what should I do if I kneel and then run away?

"Master Yan, madam, please go over."

Mrs. Lou must not be able to hide this uproar, and if she can wait until Li's family has left before calling him, Mrs. Lou may have made a decision.Li Jinyan rubbed his nose. To put it bluntly, Mrs. Lou had to nod. Retiring the engagement and dissolving the engagement are similar in essence, but the latter sounds better when spoken out.

"I know, go right away."

Back at Li's house, the third wife immediately took Li Jinshu to see the old lady, and the third master happened to be there.Standing in front of the old lady, Li Jinshu didn't dare to take a breath, and lowered his head, waiting to be reprimanded.Unexpectedly, the old lady just looked at her for a while and said, "Just come back." That's all.

Don't kneel in the ancestral hall, don't punish me for copying women's script?

"I'm getting old, and I won't get involved in the affairs of the younger generation." The old lady was wearing a dark double-breasted pipa jacket, with only a silver hairpin on the back of her head, as if she had aged a lot overnight, " Qingyun, just follow what I said sincerely."

"But, mother, leaving aside the matter of the marriage contract, Jin Shu is going abroad alone..."

"Won't you send someone to follow her?" The old lady leaned on the plain pillow, "If you want to go out, then go out. Go out and see the world, if you don't know for sure, you will understand. When I get rid of filial piety, I will get up in the backyard." In a Buddhist hall, chanting scriptures every day can be regarded as accumulating blessings for future generations.”

"old lady……"

"I'm tired, let's go down. Don't bother me when you have nothing to do in the future."

There was a sense of exhaustion and frustration in those words.The third master Li didn't dare to speak anymore, and the third wife didn't dare to make a sound. Li Jinshu looked at his parents, then at his grandmother who closed her eyes and stopped looking at her, and suddenly felt flustered. Why do you feel like you did something wrong when you got what you want?

"Okay, let's go back to the room."

Li Qingyun and the third lady didn't blame Li Jinshu any more, and asked her to go back to her room to have a good rest. They just told her that the two maids in her room had been fired because of mistakes, and temporarily let the third lady's Xifu serve her for a while.Li Jinshu wanted to ask, but he didn't ask in the end.

When passing through the corridor, Li Jinshu stopped, "Jinhua?"

Li Jinhua came from the other end of the corridor, wearing an old-fashioned plain dress, which was in stark contrast to Li Jinshu's western attire. They were like people from two eras, with different thoughts and different dresses, and they would also be different. are two parallel lines that never intersect.

When passing by, Li Jinhua suddenly said, "Second Sister, I have a question for you."

"what?"

"You often talk about democracy, freedom, and equality. Do you really understand what it means?"

"Of course. What we pursue is democracy and freedom, and we oppose feudal oppression! Everyone should be born equal!"

Li Jinhua has always been the good boy in the old lady's mouth, and the nushu can recite backwards and forwards. Apart from reading poems, she is embroidering in the room. She suddenly asked this, Li Jinshu was quite surprised.Does she want to go to school too?

"Equality," Li Jinhua smiled meaningfully, "Second Sister, in your eyes, are I equal to you? Are you equal to Xifu?"

Li Jinshu looked at Li Jinhua in astonishment, she and Jinhua, happy luck?Li Jinhua was born to his concubine and Xifu was a girl, how could they be the same?But she also said just now that all men are created equal...

"Can't figure it out, right? Actually, I can't figure it out either." Li Jinhua put away his smile, "You know what? Everything you desperately want to escape is something I dream of having."

Yes, I dream about it.

After saying these words, Li Jinhua nodded to Li Jinshu and walked away.She knew that there was happiness, and these words would definitely reach the ears of the third lady. She has endured it for so long, why can't she hold her breath today?He sighed deeply, was it because of jealousy?

She is jealous of her, but will not hurt her.But Li Jinshu never thought about whether her actions would hurt others...

The next day, President Lou Da invited Shen Zeping to come over to the residence for a briefing.After Mr. Shen left Lou's house, Li Jinyan sent someone to deliver a letter to Li Qingyun.After receiving the letter, Li Qingyun immediately went to see the old lady, but was stopped by the old lady's eldest girl Chunmei.

"Third Master, the old lady said that she is getting old, and she can't take care of some things anymore. You can make up your own mind."

In a word, master Li San's last extravagant hope was broken.

Two days later, on the grounds that Li Jinshu was ill and had to go abroad to recuperate, the Shen and Li families broke off their engagement.

Due to the relationship between the Li family and Li Jinyan, this matter still attracted the attention of many people, but both the Shen family and the Li family kept silent.Later, those who inquired with all kinds of thoughts had to believe that because of Li Jinshu's illness, the Li family did not want to drag the Shen family down, so they had no choice but to dissolve the marriage.

The Li family is kind, the Shen family is benevolent, and the coffin is concluded.

As for the two protagonists in this marriage, Shen Heduan really thought that Li Jinshu was seriously ill, and regretted it and let it go.Li Jinshu was busy packing his luggage, preparing to go to the United States to study in a month.Master Li San was depressed for a while after this incident, and he became much more silent.The third wife began to be concerned about Li Jinhua's marriage, thinking that the family Mr. Li San was optimistic about before was not suitable, and wanted to find a better one for her.

Li Jinming's health was getting worse and worse, the old lady began to eat fast and chant Buddha all day long, and rarely asked about the affairs of the house.

Everything in the Li family is as usual, but it seems to be completely different.

After President Lou returned to the capital, he submitted a proposal to send overseas students to the United States to the parliament.

This time, Huaxia sent overseas students to the United States, all of which came from the boxer indemnity returned by the United States.At the beginning of the founding of the Republic of China, in order to alleviate the adverse effects caused by the Chinese Exclusion Act, and also to open up the Chinese market on a larger scale, the US government proposed to refund part of the boxer indemnity as the cost of Chinese students studying in the United States.

This move has caused quite a reaction.

It's a pity that there was a confrontation between the North and the South at that time. In order to gain greater benefits, the powers headed by the United Kingdom have never recognized which side is the legal government of China, and this plan of the United States had to be shelved.Now that the coalition government has been established, this plan is once again on the agenda.

Li Jinyan wanted to send Li Jinshu to study abroad, not just because of her reputation.As the first batch of international students sent by the coalition government, both the US government and the Chinese government must attach great importance to it.If nothing else, their treatment will be better than previous international students.

For Li Jinshu, this is the best and only choice at present.Li Jinyan also hopes that during the two years abroad, she can really learn something.

Putting down his pen, Li Jinyan re-examined the drafted plan, not missing any details.Building additional branch schools and improving students' meals, since Yang Pingting has promised, he will definitely do it.However, Yang Pingting also reminded him that there are many things that need to be improved regarding the school he founded.

When Young Marshal Lou walked into the door, he saw Li Jinyan frowning, looking at the stack of papers in his hand and wondering what he was thinking.

"how?"

He took off his gloves and walked to the table, but Li Jinyan just happened to look up at him at this moment, his eyes became brighter and brighter.