Respectfully

It is not difficult for Li Jinyan to find out the details of a person.

But what to do after finding out?Looking at Li Qingyun who was sitting on the opposite sofa, Li Jinyan pursed his lips and swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

"I'd like to say, Third Uncle knows what you want to say." Li Qingyun smiled wryly, "In the end, she is the one who is responsible for Jin Shu... It's Third Uncle and your Third Aunt who spoiled her."

Li Jinyan didn't speak, no matter whether he nodded or shook his head, it was inappropriate.But he was indeed very disappointed with Li Jinshu in his heart. Originally, he sent her to study abroad to minimize the impact of Shen and Li's family's resignation, and also hoped to change her temper.

It seems that unless the third master Li and the third wife can be ruthless, they will not be able to overcome their temper.

Li Jinyan has also learned to be good, some words are only suitable to be kept in the heart, no matter if it is well-intentioned or not, it will offend others.Just like Li Jinming slapped Li Jinshu, Li Qingyun and his wife only thought it was the elder brother educating the younger sister. Li Jinyan would be resented if the slap was replaced by Li Jinyan.

This is true of everything in the world, and it is not only the case of the Li family.

After sending Li Qingyun away, Li Jinyan sent someone to the Intelligence Bureau.

After Xiao Youde resigned from office, his family moved to the capital. The new bureau chief has not been formally appointed, and everyone in the bureau is guessing that the post of bureau chief will most likely fall on Leopard's head.

Some are happy to see the results, and some are not convinced.

Li Jinyan really wanted to promote Leopard, but he didn't want Leopard to be influenced by power and become the next Xiao Youde.Moreover, compared to Xiao Youde, Leopard's qualifications are still young, even with Li Jinyan's support, it is difficult to convince the public.

Leopard himself knows this very well.

It is true that he wants to use Li Jinyan to climb up, but he also clearly knows how much he weighs, and those who cannot see themselves clearly, the higher they climb, the harder they will fall.Xiao Youde resigned. There are many colleagues with high qualifications and strong abilities in the Intelligence Bureau. Why should he come from behind?Just relying on Young Master Yan's appreciation?

Therefore, even if he wanted to be the chief of the intelligence bureau, he couldn't be.

After careful consideration, Li Jinyan discussed with Marshal Lou that there was a temporary vacancy for the director of the intelligence bureau, so he only promoted Leopard to be the chief of the first division of the intelligence bureau, and added two and three divisions. personnel.

In this way, Leopard was promoted according to the original plan, and at the same time, an undercurrent in the Intelligence Bureau was eliminated due to Xiao Youde's departure.

Uncle Dumb's people were merged into four parts of the intelligence bureau, but they were not under the management of the military government. Instead, they seemed to be a non-staff force "attached" to the intelligence bureau, and they were only responsible to Li Jinyan.

Jianghu people have their own set of rules, which are different from intelligence personnel with "specialized" background.This also made the Intelligence Division put on a veil of mystery as soon as it was established.There are many "secret revelations" about the intelligence bureaus of the six northern provinces in later generations, but when it comes to the four intelligence bureaus, there is no information or document that can exactly explain the origin of the most mysterious part of the intelligence bureau. What people are doing.

Li Jinyan handed over the investigation of Li Jinshu's "husband" to Leopard. With only one name, simple qualifications, and no photo, the investigation was not easy.

But Leopard's feedback was quick, and in less than a week, detailed information about this person was on Li Jinyan's desk.

There are three sheets of paper in total, and Xu Yiwen's life is written clearly.Including his native place, family, experience of studying abroad, and a series of actions after returning to China.

There is also a photo attached to the paper. It looks like he is only 24 or [-] years old, with a very gentle appearance.

Xu Yiwen's family background is not bad. His father and elder brother run a cotton mill, and he made a lot of money through the European War. He himself studied in France and the United States successively. He met Li Jinshu in the United States. Li Jinshu can get rid of two intelligence officers. But it helped a lot.In addition to writing poems and articles, he also has some business skills. He founded the newspaper where Li Jinshu works, and he is now quite well-known in Shanghai.

However, when Li Jinyan turned to the last page of the information, his face darkened. He already had a wife who was married to a media agency in his family. Before he went to the United States, he gave birth to a son for him.

Does Li Jinshu know about this?

Judging from the information obtained from the investigation, this Xu Yiwen does not have the conditions and background to become a spy. On the contrary, like most people in this era, he has his family and country in mind, and worries about the country and the people. Most of his articles also revealed the difficulties of the people's livelihood and the darkness of the society. However, he was opposed to the warlords and the current coalition government, but he had sympathy for the southern government that had become history and Zheng Huai'en, who had gone to the opposition.

Such a person should not be a spy.But it was more difficult for Li Qingyun and his wife to deal with themselves than he was a spy.

He has a family, a house, and children. As long as his parents don't admit it, his wife in his hometown won't let go. Li Jinshu might not even be able to get a concubine, let alone marry him.So what if you catch it?The daughter of the Li family, the prostitute's daughter of Mr. Li San, took the pole to be a concubine for someone else, and she still had a marriage without a matchmaker. If word got out, his family would not be able to hold their heads up!

Nowadays, there are indeed "new school" people who don't pay attention to this, and there are also people in the coalition government who abandon their wives and remarry.But such a person, no matter how strong his work ability is, in the eyes of most people, his virtue is still lacking.

Li Jinyan felt that the thin pages in his hands were a bit hot, and this matter had nothing to do with him, he should have breathed a sigh of relief, but...

After a long time, Li Jinyan put the information about Xu Yiwen into a kraft paper bag, sealed it, and sent it to Li's house.

The room was quiet, but Li Jinyan became more and more irritable, always feeling depressed.He got up and went to the desk in the study, spread out the rice paper, rubbed the ink with his hands, and as the fragrance of the ink dissipated, his impetuous mood finally improved.As soon as I picked up the pen, there was a sound of footsteps outside the room, accompanied by a slightly anxious voice: "Second Young Master, please walk slowly, don't worry!"

The next moment, the footsteps stopped, the door of the room was knocked, and Li Jinyan smiled.

No need to guess who is coming.Young Master Lou Er, who is less than five years old, has been well-bred, as can be seen from his daily actions.Such a small child never forgets to knock on the door.Although he often puts a cold face on President Lou Da and Young Marshal Lou, he never forgets the courtesy that should be done.

Bai Lao likes him very much, and only thinks that this son will be successful in the future.

It is no exaggeration to say that among those who have met Lou Ershao, there are very few people who would not like him.As for Young Marshal Lou who always tore him away from Li Jinyan... Maybe this is just another way to express brotherly love?Well, Li Jinyan couldn't even convince himself.

However, Young Master Lou really loves this younger brother. For example, the riding whip in Second Young Master Lou's hand, the small unsharp dagger, and a maroon pony are all gifts from Young Master Lou.

"Brother Yan."

Seeing Li Jinyan who opened the door himself, Second Young Master Lou immediately smiled and raised his arms to hug him.

According to the Lou family's education method, Mrs. Lou and the female family members rarely hug him, but Li Jinyan thinks that Lou Er Shao is still young, so he has to hug him every time.

Lou Ershao has already started to practice calligraphy.

Thousand-Character Classic, Three-Character Classic, these are the enlightenment reading materials for Little Leopard.

Mr. Bai said that the child is young and his hand bones are still soft, which is not suitable for calligraphy practice, and he will be taught to write in another year.Now just read consciousness.

The old man is in good health, after all he is seventy years old, and occasionally he is mentally weak. As a result, Li Jinyan is responsible for the teaching building's second young master's ability to read.

Bai Lao said: "As an elder brother, you should take this responsibility."

In a word, make a final decision.

As for Lou Er Shao's "real" father and brother, they are too busy to see anyone, let alone teach him to read and write.

Mrs. Lou was happy to see the success of Li Jinyan's teaching Lou Ershao, and she once said with a smile: "It is reasonable for a boy to be taught by his father and brother. It is difficult to become a great player when mixed with makeup. We women are inevitably soft-hearted, so let's talk about it." Good to teach."

Li Jinyan smiled wryly, soft-hearted?Faced with such a cute creature, who can really be hard-hearted?But if he is asked to teach the second young master of the building, does it mean that the little leopard will be left behind?

Seeing Li Jinyan walking back to the table with him in his arms, without speaking for a long time, the Second Young Master Lou put his arms around Li Jinyan's neck, rubbing his arms, "Brother Yan?"

Gently shaking the little leopard in his arms, Li Jinyan put aside all the miscellaneous thoughts in his head, and said with a smile: "Does Rui'er remember all the words taught yesterday?"

"remember."

Lou Er Shao patted Li Jinyan's arm, signaling to put him down, and stood upright as soon as his feet landed, and said seriously, "Brother Yan, you can test me."

With a whoosh, Li Jinyan only felt that his heart was shot by an arrow. He really wanted to control the expression on his face, but the corners of his mouth still had a tendency to grin toward his ears.

After a while, the sound of reading was heard in the room. One question and one answer, the questioner was gentle and patient, while the answerer's voice was immature, but the meaning was clear.

Mrs. Lou stopped in front of the door for a long time, signaled the girl not to inform, turned and left with a smile on her lips, met the young Marshal Lou who was walking towards her, and said, "Xiao'er, how did you think about what I told you earlier?"

Young Marshal Lou stood still and answered crisply, "No."

"Why not? You haven't seen Yan'er getting along with Rui'er?"

"I see." Young Marshal Lou lowered his eyes, and under Mrs. Lou's expectant eyes, he still gave the previous answer, "No."

"Xiao'er, you have to think about Yan'er," Mrs. Lou frowned, "It's good for you brothers."

"I'm here." Young Marshal Lou raised his head, unquestionably, "It's enough."

After saying that, he bowed to Mrs. Lou and strode away.

"This child!"

Mrs. Lou shook her head. Her father once said that Ruier's path is different from that of his father and brother, but she is also destined to follow in the footsteps of his father and brother.Both she and the President are old, and Rui'er is still young, the responsibility of teaching him to become a talent must fall on the elder brother.

As for the eldest son, Mrs. Lou is not counting on it anymore. She has a son who is always stern, and she doesn't want to have another son.On the contrary, I said it carefully, just like what my father said, the child is genuine, virtuous and clean, with him around, I can rest assured.

But the eldest son never let go, this matter is troublesome.

Mrs. Lou frowned, planning to discuss with Bai Lao.

Li Jinyan was teaching the Second Young Master Lou how to read, when he heard the voice, he raised his head, saw the Young Marshal Lou who was walking in, and said, "Young Marshal."

"kindness."

Young Marshal Lou came to the table and stood with his hands behind his back. Second Young Master Lou sat upright, with a stern face, and studied hard, which almost became an instinctive reaction.

Brothers get along, although Li Jinyan's gentleness is missing, in the eyes of outsiders, there is another kind of tacit understanding.Li Jinyan saw Master Lou's slender fingers pointing at the pages of the book, Second Young Master Lou nodded seriously, and his thoughts drifted away, blood relationship is really a wonderful thing.

Suddenly returning to his senses, he found that Master Lou and Er Shao were looking at him with the same dark eyes. Li Jinyan raised the corners of his mouth, these two brothers really look alike.

The brothers of the Lou family "studied with love" in the room, and Mrs. Lou went to see Mr. Bai.

It was rare for Bai Lao to lean on the reclining chair, and a storytelling was playing on the radio. Guan Yunchang passed five levels and cut six generals, but he stopped abruptly when he talked about the highlights, leaving only one sentence, and let's listen to the next chapter to break it down.

After the storytelling, there is a Gusu ditty. The northerners don't quite understand Wu Nong's soft words in the tune, but it is novel to hear it.

"Father." Mrs. Lou signaled the girl to go out, and poured a cup of tea for Bai Lao herself, "Tea, please."

Bai Lao took the teacup, "Did you talk to Xiao'er?"

"Yes." Mrs. Lou said, "As father expected."

"It's too urgent, and the timing is not right."

Regarding Madam Lou's mention of keeping Lou Ershao with Young Marshal Lou and Li Jinyan, Mr. Bai always agrees, but looking at his behavior, he thinks Madam Lou is a little too hasty.

"Rui'er is too young, and Xiao'er and his wife are involved in many things now, even if Xiao'er lets go, it's not appropriate to keep him."

Mrs. Lou nodded, feeling that she was in a hurry.

"Wait a little longer." Bai Lao lifted the lid of the cup and blew, "When Rui'er turns six years old, send him to Guanbei to study."

"read?"

Mrs. Lou considered it carefully, but Mr. Bai had already put down his teacup, leaned back on the recliner leisurely, and said no more.

Li family

In the third room, there was a gloomy cloud.

Li Qingyun's face was livid, and the third wife's eyes were swollen from crying. Li Jinming sat aside, looking at the information Li Jinyan sent, his brows were tightly frowned, and his hands were trembling with anger. cough.

"Jinming?" The third lady couldn't care less about crying, and asked the girl to bring warm water over and over again.

"Mother, leave me alone, I'm fine." Li Jinming waited until his cough was no longer severe, then turned to Master Li San, "Father, what should we do about Jinshu?"

"What else can I do?" Li Qingyun's mouth was bitter, "I just think she died outside!"

"Master?" The third lady was startled, this is going to...

"Otherwise, what should I do?!" Li Qingyun slapped the table fiercely, "My daughter, how can she be a concubine?!"

"Father," Li Jinming said, "Does Jin Shu know about this man's family affairs? If he can find a way to make Jin Shu give up on him, and then send Jin Shu away, maybe..."

Before Li Jinming finished speaking, a girl's voice sounded outside the door: "Master, madam, something happened!"

The three people in the room were all shocked. It turned out that Li Jinshu saw that his parents and elder brothers were determined to lock her up, and even held a hairpin against her neck, forcing the girl to come to see Master Li San and ask him to let her out.

Hearing the girl's report, Li Qingyun's expression became even uglier.The expression of the third lady also became dazed. Li Jinming saw that his parents were silent, so he simply asked the girl to bring Li Jinshu over, and spread out all the materials sent by Li Jinyan in front of her. He didn't want Li Jinshu to say, Already know.

"What did you say? You already knew that man had a wife and son?!"

"Yes." Li Jinshu's expression didn't change at all, even with a trace of contempt, "It's just arranged by the feudal system, so it's not worth mentioning."

"you you……"

The third lady was so angry that she couldn't speak anymore, she looked at Li Jinshu with shock and disbelief, is this really her daughter?This is not what our daughter would say!

"Jin Shu, don't you realize where you went wrong?"

"Wrong?" Li Jinshu looked at Li Jinming, put his hand on one cheek, "I really don't know what was wrong, why don't you tell me? But there is only one thing, the second brother hit me, I will remember it all my life .”

"you!"

Li Jinming's chest heaved violently, and his face instantly turned pale. Both the third wife and the third master Li were frightened. The third wife hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Jinming, and the third master called the girl outside the door to invite the doctor.

During the whole process, Li Jinshu just watched coldly, neither spoke nor moved.

The old lady was supported by Chunmei and stood outside the door with a calm expression, looking at her third son's family without joy or anger, "Qingyun."

"mother?"

No wonder Li Qingyun and the third wife were surprised, the old lady hadn't been out of the Buddhist hall in the backyard for a long time.

"I'm here, just to talk to you." The old lady's eyes swept over Li Jinshu who was standing in the room, and when Li Jinshu stiffened his neck, she turned her eyes away, "It's the father's fault if you don't teach me. If the child is not good, everyone from me to your husband and wife is responsible."

Li Qingyun and his wife lowered their heads in shame, Li Jinming stood up with support, but Li Jinshu's expression did not change much.

"The mistake has been made. I won't intervene in how you want to deal with it, but there is only one thing. The Li family cannot have a daughter who is a concubine!"

"Mother, Qing Yun understands that the Li family does not have a concubine's daughter."

Master Li San's voice was difficult, but since he said it, as the head of the family, it is impossible to contradict it.

The third lady's tears were also dried up, and her love for her daughter became numb at this moment.

The old lady left, and Li Qingyun stood with his wife and children behind him for a long time before saying in a hoarse voice, "Qinghe, give Jinshu 500 yuan."

The third lady turned around and walked back to the inner room without making a sound. The third master Li turned around and looked at Li Jinshu, "I gave birth to you and raised you for 18 years. As the old lady said, it is my father's fault for not teaching you well. There is no other choice. Whatever you want to do, just do it, and I don't care anymore. It's just that from now on, your surname is no longer Li, and I don't have your daughter anymore!"

Hearing Master Li San's words, seeing the 500 yuan ocean that the third wife gave her, and seeing Li Jinming's strange eyes, Li Jinshu's expression changed completely.

She dared to make a fuss, all she relied on was her family's tolerance to her, in order to express the grievance in her chest, but now father said he didn't recognize her?

"father?"

"From today onwards, you are no longer my daughter, Li Qingyun!"

Master Li San left these words, stopped looking at her, went to the door and called the butler, and told him to arrange someone, and send Li Jinshu away tomorrow, as for where she wanted to go, he didn't care.

When Li Jinyan got the news, Li Jinshu had already been sent to the train to Shanghai, and he said that regardless of her, Li Qingyun would still send her to Shanghai safely.As for the person she "married", Li Jinshu had been brought back to Guanbei for a long time, but he hadn't seen him. As long as he was clear-headed, he would be able to realize that this person was unreliable.What Li Jinshu will do in the future depends entirely on her.

Not long after Li Jinshu arrived in Shanghai, he announced in the newspaper that he had severed ties with the Li family.Li Qingyun saw the telegram sent by the servants who stayed in Shanghai, and sat alone in the study all night. The next day, he decided to open the ancestral hall and crossed Li Jinshu's name from the family tree.

I wanted to teach her a lesson, and when she encounters setbacks, she may not be able to turn around, but who would have thought... If you want to break, let's break it completely.

Li Qingyun didn't care about reputation anymore, what kind of reputation did the Li family have after something like this happened.

On the day the Li family opened the ancestral hall, Li Jinyan also went. Even though his current surname is Lou, he is also a descendant of the Li family.Looking at Li Qingyun, who seemed to have aged 20 years overnight, with gray hair, Li Jinyan just sighed.

After returning from Li's home, Li Jinyan received a message from Europe. In the early morning of February 2, German artillery finally sounded in a town 21 and five miles away from Paris. The first-line battle finally started.