Respectfully

"Old lady, it's not good! The young master and young lady are back!"

"What is it like to be in such a panic?" The old lady reprimanded softly, leaning on the lead pillow, "I came back right after I came back, it's worth making a fuss about. Did the old lady know?"

"Not yet, the concierge told the butler that the old lady who the butler came to meet directly is now outside the door." Chunmei paused, and then continued: "It is said that the two of them are kneeling outside the door now. Everyone saw it."

Kneeling outside the gate?

The face of Master Li San who was sitting on the side sank: "Mother, this is not right."

"Of course I know something's wrong." The old lady waved her hand, "I've been expelled from the family and came back with a shy face, so I don't have anything to ask for? Chunmei, go tell Li Dong, let him go and tell the old lady right now."

The old lady's words were really unexpected, and Master Li San couldn't help asking: "Mother, in case father is soft-hearted, let them..."

"Come on, don't worry about this matter." The old lady asked Chunmei to go to the money box to get a few hundred coins for Li Dong, "Let him tell the old lady the truth. If the old lady asks, just say that I already know."

"Yes."

Chunmei opened the curtain and went out. Master Li San waited until the footsteps were far away, and then said: "Mother, it's really not appropriate to do this."

"I've already said you don't care about this matter." The old lady frowned, "What I want to tell you is another matter. What do you think about Mrs. Lou's job as a mediator for Jin Shu?"

"I always feel that this person is inferior to Adjutant Ji."

The third master Li and the third wife both thought that Adjutant Ji was a good match, young and promising, and had a bright future. They thought Li Jinyan would be at least [-]% sure of the matter when he opened his mouth, but in the end it didn't work out.To put it bluntly, Shen Heduan is a scholar, and his parents are dead, so he doesn't look like his daughter's lover.

"Have you expressed your thoughts and sincerity?"

"Not yet." Master Li San said, "I want to wait for a few days before talking to Jinyan, so I pushed this matter off."

"Confused!" The old lady slapped her hand on the table, but she interrupted Master Li San abruptly, "Pushed? It's easy to say!"

"Mother, I just can't figure it out, why this can't be done! What's wrong with our brocade book? I'm considered a respectable person in Guanbei City now, right?"

"Have a head and face? Who gave you face?"

The old lady's voice turned cold, and Master Li San froze for a moment.

"You have today because of your sincere words and support!" After the old lady finished speaking word by word, she suddenly changed the subject: "Adjutant Ji, who you were optimistic about before, is someone who can be used by Young Marshal Lou, right?"

"Yes."

"The more this is the case, the less we can move forward. Think about it, if your daughter-in-law finds a way to marry her girl to your most useful steward, what will you think?"

"..." Master Li San frowned and remained silent for a long time.

"Do you want her to arrange someone around you?"

"Mother, why would I think so. I have been with Qing He and his wife for so many years, I understand her personality." Master Li San argued, "Besides, Jin Shu is Jin Yan's cousin, can she be the same as a girl?"

"Speaking more deeply, relatives are worse than girls!" The old lady's tone became more and more severe, "You only want to find a good future for your daughter, why didn't you think that Jinyan would get into trouble because of this matter?" ? You and your wife have been married for more than 20 years. How long has it been since Jin Yan entered Lou’s house? Don’t look at his current glory, do you know how difficult it is for him to take every step? In this matter, others will not talk about you, It can only be said that he took the opportunity to win over the young marshal's confidants, and he has ulterior motives!"

"Mother, I..." Mr. Li San is just a businessman, and he is not very clear about the doorway here. Now, after hearing what the old lady said, he finally figured out where the problem lies.I'm afraid he really caused trouble for his nephew.

Thinking of this, Master Li San's palms began to sweat. It is all thanks to Li Jinyan that he is today.If Li Jinyan and the Lou family had a rift because of this marriage, or if outsiders made excuses, his crime would be serious.

"Do you understand?"

"Mother, I did this wrong." Mr. Li San slapped himself: "I'm confused! Not only did I cause trouble for Jinyan, but I also blamed him because the matter didn't work out. I'll go to Jinyan tomorrow. Apologize!"

"It's good if you can figure it out." The old lady eased her expression, "Isn't Mrs. Lou going to protect Jin Shu as a matchmaker?"

"Yes, it is Shen Zeping's grandson." Master Li San said, "He is the deputy director of the teaching department in the Military Academy of the Six Northern Provinces."

"According to me, this marriage is very good. A literati has the advantages of a literati, and it will save a lot of trouble if it doesn't involve the military. And Mrs. Lou is the mediator, and the Shen family will never treat Jinshu badly." The old lady frowned. He took off a silver hairpin, "Go see Jinyan tomorrow and tell him that you have agreed to this marriage."

"Yes."

"Don't let Jin Shu go outside during this time. It's chaotic outside now, today's parade and tomorrow's speech, a girl better be careful."

"Yes."

At this time, Chunmei came back to report that the old man had brought Li Jincheng and Li Jinqin into the mansion, and arranged to live in the Westinghouse directly.

"The eldest young master held a box in his hand, and when he entered the mansion, he knelt in the main hall and cried. The old man asked about it and said that it was the ashes of the eldest lady and young master Jinxing. They happened to be in the Xing manor when the Xing family had an accident. It's the disaster of the fish in the pond."

"I see, you go down."

After Chunmei left, Master Li San asked again: "Mother, are they really allowed to stay like this?"

"What else can I do?" The old lady said coldly: "If you insist on being kicked out, others will not say that they have expelled their family and are not the Li family. They will only say that we are vicious-hearted and can't even tolerate two brothers and sisters who lost their parents. Now It's not forward."

"That……"

"I have my own concerns about this matter. Since I am back, I must ask for something. I want to see what their plans are. You should also remind Jinyan about this matter. If possible, use the relationship of Lou's family to find out. What the hell is going on with them. If these two have no good intentions, it is better to put them where they can be seen."

"mother!"

"Okay, go back to your room, I'm tired too."

"Yes."

Master Li San went back to the room with a lot of thoughts, and when he walked into the door, he found that Li Jinshu was also in the room, talking to the third wife.Seeing Master Li San, the mother and daughter both looked a little bit wrong.

It's just that the third lady quickly covered it up, and said with a smile: "Master is back."

Li Jinshu called out timidly: "Father."

"En." Master Li San sat down on the chair, "What did you say just now?"

"I didn't say anything." The third lady hurriedly said, "Master, did the old lady ask you to go?"

"It's not about Jin Shu's marriage."

"Father, mother, I'll go down first."

Hearing that it was his own marriage, Li Jinshu blushed, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Master Li San, "Wait a minute, there is one more thing, Jincheng and Jinqin came back, and they were placed in the Westinghouse by the old master." .”

"The family has been expelled, how can they come back?" The third lady was full of surprise.

"Who knows." Master Li San twirled the finger on his thumb, "In short, take care of the people in our room, don't come to the West Room, and don't get involved with it, they won't stay long."

"Just listen to the master."

"Father, I'm going back to my room."

"En." Master Li San nodded, and waited until Li Jinshu left before saying to the third lady: "The old lady means that Jin Shu's marriage is settled with the Shen family..."

Li Jinyan still doesn't know what happened to the Li family.He had just received a telegram that the Gu family had arrived in Tianjin, and they would go north with Boss Song in two days.Boss Song said in the telegram: "The Gu family's trip is very sincere. It is Mr. Gu's eldest son who came to negotiate. At present, he is mainly in charge of the Gu family's family business."

Putting down the telegram, Li Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief, always feeling that the gloom in his chest had dissipated a lot.Touching the forehead, the wound no longer hurts, but once I think of the explosion before, I still have lingering fears.Uncle Dumb has already gone to investigate this matter, and Young Marshal Lou must also be investigating it. Li Jinyan vaguely felt that this time was very similar to the bomb incident that happened a few months ago, but it was planned more carefully and used the parade students.

Li Jinyan couldn't help but sigh when thinking of these passionate young people who were dedicated to saving the country.They are the pride of the times and the most precious wealth of the country. Unfortunately, they are easily instigated and used by people with ulterior motives to do bad things with good intentions.

They can see the ills of the society, the loneliness of the people, and the weakness of the country. They want to change and awaken the people, but they often fail to find the right way.These young students can shed their blood for their own country. As long as they are guided correctly, they will become the strongest force for national revitalization.

Li Jinyan once read Liang Qichao's Theory on Youth, and he agrees with a sentence in it that a strong youth makes a country strong!In another time and space, one hundred thousand youths and one hundred thousand soldiers are not empty words.

"Foreign technology and talents are not our own. Only by cultivating our own talents is the foundation of a strong country."

The only countries in the world that implement compulsory education are Germany and Japan. Germany's compulsory education has produced a large number of scientists who have attracted worldwide attention, while Japan's compulsory education... well, Li Jinyan curled his lips and cultivated a group of scientists who are willing to tie the knot. The "warrior" who wears a menstrual belt and is the emperor's jade fragment is also a different kind of success.

However, how to grasp public opinion is really not an easy task.

Looking at more than a dozen newspapers on the table, there are reports on the previous assassination incidents. The focus of several reports is not to trace the real culprit who planned this incident, but to accuse the people in the car of throwing the bomb out of the car. Outside the car, innocent people were injured, and then sending the injured to the hospital was just a show, trying to win sympathy. He almost didn't name and say that he disregarded human life and should be apologetic.Looking at the masthead, it is a newspaper run by Japanese, but the writers are Chinese.

Angry, or sad?Li Jinyan didn't know.

Picking up the "gossip newspaper" that he was optimistic about, there was also a report on this incident. Although the report was not well written, there was a faint meaning between the lines. There is premeditation.At the end of the report, the Japanese were vaguely pointed at.

"This newspaper is really interesting." Li Jinyan knocked on the table, and he wanted to meet the owner of this newspaper more and more soon.

The owner of the newspaper who was missed by Li Jinyan was sitting in the private room on the second floor of Dingshun Teahouse. There was a pot of herbal tea and several stacks of exquisite snacks on the table.The dumb uncle sat opposite him, put his hands on the table, and looked at him. For a long time, there was no sound in the room.

Finally, Li Laowu, who was standing behind the dumb uncle, spoke, "Third master, I didn't expect to see you in Guanbei City."

Known as the third head of the newspaper owner, he is not tall, with a thin face, two thin beards, and a long-haired mole at the corner of his mouth. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a good person, but he is such a person. After the eldest master was arrested and the second master died, he led his brothers to hide in Tibet to avoid being hunted down by the government.After that, all the brothers were settled properly, and they left alone without any news.At that time, notices from the government offering a reward for his arrest were posted all over the city, but there was still no clue.In the end, only one death row prisoner could be arrested and beheaded, and the case was closed hastily.

"Don't call me the third boss. I'm a serious businessman now. Call me Boss Wen." Boss Wen picked up a piece of snack and swallowed it in two mouthfuls. "Little Wu, your business is doing well."

"Thanks to the third young master."

"Third young master?" Boss Wen's mustache under his nose moved like a mouse's whiskers: "Master Li's son?"

"Exactly." Li Laowu wanted to continue, but the dumb uncle raised his right hand to stop him, took out an envelope from his arms, and threw it at Boss Wen, motioning him to open it.

"For me?" Boss Wen stroked the beard at the corner of his mouth with great interest, picked up the envelope and opened it, his jaw dropped to the ground, "Brother, aren't you making fun of your brother?"

Dumb Uncle Chaowen's boss hooked his fingers, beckoning him to come closer, dipped in the tea and wrote on the table: "Your newspaper, the third young master has taken a liking to it."

"Brother," Boss Wen smacked his lips and said, "I'll tell you the truth, the thing I do is really not on the stage. No serious cultural person is willing to work in my place. Most of the people who write on it are down-and-out. My master, a scholar from the previous dynasty, and a few dandies who sold their ancestral property, just buy some romantic things to beg for food, why did the third young master fall in love with me?"

Uncle Dumb slapped him, and Boss Wen hurriedly turned his head away, "Brother, don't do anything. If you slap me, you will have to drink with my brother on my grave next year."

"The third young master has his own reasons. It is not a purchase but a joint venture. He pays for it and you pay for it. But the third young master has the final say on how big the newspaper should be." The dumb uncle continued: "Yes, or not." ?”

"It's such a good thing, of course I agree." Boss Wen licked his lips, "Now in Guanbei City, who doesn't know that the third young master of the Li family is a god of wealth and a famous money rake. If I had known that my elder brother would work with the third young master, I would do it myself It's at the door."

The dumb uncle nodded, and wrote on the table: "Tomorrow at the same time, come here to see the third young master."

"it is good!"

After leaving Dingshun Tea House, Uncle Dumb went directly to Li Jinyan and told him everything about Boss Wen, even the fact that he was also a gangster.Li Jinyan was taken aback when he heard this, Jiang Yang ran a newspaper?Sure enough, this is a magical era.

That night, Li Jinyan told Young Marshal Lou that he was going to run a newspaper with others. Seeing that Young Marshal Lou raised one eyebrow, he explained, "Don't worry, Young Marshal, my newspaper will never involve politics, it's just lace. News and gossip and whatnot."

"Lace news, gossip?"

"Yes." Li Jinyan nodded, "For example, whoever set up a factory made money, and who accidentally fell down on the mountain and dug up a century-old ginseng. Most people will be interested in such things. Of course, some Recruitment news, when the office is big, it will be advertised, just to promote the product and let more people know about it.”

"En." Young Marshal Lou nodded, sat on the edge of the bed, and pulled Li Jinyan closer, "Does the wound still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Li Jinyan shook his head, noticing that Young Master Lou's hand on his shoulder was going downwards, and his palm was getting hotter and hotter, he couldn't help shivering, and said hastily: " The doctor said, don't touch the water for seven days!"

"..." The room temperature dropped by five degrees.

"Young commander," Li Jinyan said cautiously, "Your hair is still wet, how about I wipe it for you?"

The next moment, a towel was stuffed into Li Jinyan's hand.

Li Jinyan pursed his lips, and while helping Young Marshal Lou to brush his hair, he thought to himself: It seems that no matter if it is a cat or a tiger, once there is a tendency to blow its hair, it has to be smoothed.

After being handed over to Marshal Lou, Li Sanshao had a rare good night's sleep. Although the arms around his waist were still like steel hoops, Li Jinyan slept very peacefully and had no dreams all night.

The next day, Li Jinyan went to see Boss Wen as scheduled, and the two chatted happily. Boss Wen had no objection to Li Jinyan's proposal to change the name of the newspaper. Everyone in the newspaper must be retained.

"I know that these people may not be able to catch the eyes of the third young master, but they are by no means useless, and they are trustworthy people. I would like to invite young master Yan to give me a meal."

"What's Boss Wen talking about?" Li Jinyan said with a smile: "When did I say I was going to resign from them? Not only did I not resign, but I also wanted to ask Boss Wen to recruit more such talents. Let foreign spies sneak in."

Hearing what Li Jinyan said, Boss Wen smiled, as treacherous as possible, "Don't worry, Third Young Master, we will never let such a person get in."

"Oh?" Li Jinyan saw that he was speaking with certainty, and asked curiously: "Could it be that Boss Chengwen has a unique trick?"

"I can't tell you the trick." The boss asked and pointed to his nose, "Those people all have a smell on them, others can't smell it, but I can smell it, and they can't get in if they keep one of them, and even if they get in, they don't want to get out again. I light sky lanterns for them, peel their skin and cramps, goug their eyes and noses, and take care of all the comfortable crying fathers and mothers!"

The dumb uncle patted the table and stared at him. It was obvious what he said in front of the third young master!

Boss Wen stroked his beard in embarrassment, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue for a while. Besides, I didn't cut the nose of the elder brother. Why are you so angry?"

Uncle Dumb clenched his fist, and Boss Wen shrank his neck immediately.

Li Jinyan couldn't hold back his joy, this Boss Wen is really interesting.

A few people were talking, when they heard a commotion, the dumb uncle signaled Li Laowu to go out and have a look, and just opened the door, he saw a guy running up from downstairs: "It's fighting, The young commander is fighting with the Japanese in Nanman!"

"what?!"