Seeing a gentleman [entertainment circle]

In the 12th year of the Republic of China, Beiping.

It was the beginning of spring, and although the heavy cotton clothes had been removed, there was still a bit of winter chill in Beiping at this time, but the Zhao family's mansion was uncharacteristically lively, even bringing the atmosphere of spring.

As the largest warlord in the entire north, the layout of the Zhao Mansion has always had a taste of the past. There are four long European-style white long tables on the ground, on which are amber wine and various pastries with exquisite appearance.Not far away, gentle and undulating music came from the phonograph. The tune was light and gorgeous. Along with the music, there were couples of men and women in the room dancing lightly.

Obviously, this is a western-style banquet, and the theme of the banquet is to celebrate Miss Zhao's coming-of-age ceremony.

As the hostess of the Zhao residence and also the wife of the warlord, Madam Zhao was sitting on the sofa in the corner.Although she is getting old, perhaps because of proper maintenance, she still looks very young. A dark green velvet cheongsam sets off her white skin, and at the same time, the years have also given her a settled temperament.Although she was just sitting quietly, she looked like a classic beauty, graceful and delicate.

There were a few wives sitting beside her, most of their husbands were officials under Governor Zhao, and they were usually regarded as respectable female relatives in Beiping City, so it was normal for them to be able to sit with Mrs Zhao.

Sitting on Mrs. Zhao's left, Mrs. Lou, the wife of the Minister of Finance, held a cup of black tea in her hand. She looked at the young men and women on the dance floor in the distance, and sighed with a nostalgic smile on her face: "I think we were so flowery back then." age, I just don’t want to be so old now.”

Mrs. Zhan, the wife of the Minister of Communications sitting opposite her, looked at Mrs. Zhao with a smile, and then said, "Isn't it? After all, not everyone can look young and have an eternal face like Mrs. Governor."

Several other ladies present also echoed.

Mrs. Zhao, who was praised by these ladies, smiled, and said calmly: "You are all polite, I am already old, and my daughter is eighteen. Why are you young or not?"

"Speaking of Youman, sister, do you have any ideas? For my daughter's house, it's better to settle down early, otherwise it will be hard to find when you get older." Mrs. Lou said while pointing to the ball He said in the direction: "There are many young and handsome people here, why don't you let Youman come and see for yourself?"

Zhao Youman is Mrs. Zhao's only daughter, and Mrs. Lou and Mrs. Zhao are sisters of the same mother. It is normal for her to speak like this as an aunt, but the other wives who heard her say this are all calm Immediately pricked up his ears.

Who doesn't know that Governor Zhao and Mrs. Zhao have been married until now, and they only have one daughter under their knees. If anyone can marry Zhao Youman in the future, wouldn't it be equivalent to holding the military power of Zhili's generation in their hands?After all, it is impossible for Dujun Zhao to hand over power to outsiders, only to his son-in-law.Unless Mrs. Zhao gave him another son, but judging by the age of the two of them, it is unlikely.

Pretending not to see the wives paying attention, Mrs. Zhao twitched her lips, and then said with a smile: "Forget it, you are not ignorant of this child, if she really likes a boy from which family?" , It’s too late for me to pray to God and Buddha.” After a pause, she added: “But let’s wait, after all, the warlord and I only have one child, Youman, and we want to keep her for a few more years.”

Mrs. Lou nodded, and the rest of the ladies also showed the same smiles. Judging from their gentle expressions, it was impossible to see the disappointment in their hearts at all.

Mrs. Zhao, who saw all this scene in her eyes, had a hint of sarcasm on her lips, but she concealed it by bowing her head and drinking tea.

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Several ladies were chatting here and there, but upstairs there were two girls standing by the railing of the stairs watching the dance below.

"I said Youman, as the host of the banquet, is it really okay for you to hide on top and not go down to entertain guests?" One of the girls in a light blue embroidered cheongsam glanced at the woman beside her and said.

The woman called Youman is naturally Governor Zhao's only daughter, Zhao Youman, who is also the host of this birthday party.Zhao Youman was wearing a white dress, the tight design completely modified her slim figure, and the exquisite jewelry made her look even more radiant.

When she heard the words, she was lazily leaning on the railing, without raising her eyebrows, she said, "So what? I just showed up when the banquet started?" A look of boredom flashed quickly in her eyes , she continued: "In name, it is my coming-of-age ceremony, but in fact it is not a good time for officials like them to connect with each other. It is meaningless at all."

Bai Siyu followed suit and nodded, having received a Western education, of course she could understand what her friend was thinking.The reason why the two can become good friends is because their thoughts are also trendy and open, and they have strong and strong dissatisfaction with the current situation of the division between the North and the South and the warlord regime in the country.

"Looking at the performance of these people below, how can we see that our country is still in the midst of war?" Bai Siyu mocked lightly.She originally wanted to say that the warlords in various places were divided into separate regimes, but when she thought about the background of her friends around her, she immediately swallowed the latter words.

On the contrary, Zhao Youman raised it by herself. She smiled coldly, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, "There are quite a few warlords in China, and only the Song family in the south and the Huo family in the three eastern provinces are considered warlords." The reputation among the people is good." They are also northern warlords, although their family is the most important military force in Zhili, but to be honest, their reputation among the people is not as good as that of the Huo family.

It's not that I can't compare, but the Huo family has Huo Yuming, although he is not very old, he has done a lot of things to protect his family and the country these years, including fighting against those old men in the north, so he has a very high status in the three eastern provinces. He is mentioned whenever the two major warlords in the north are mentioned.

Both of them inevitably thought of Huo Yuming, and Bai Siyu beside him asked curiously, "Do you think Governor Huo will come to this banquet?"

She had heard that Mrs. Zhao had also invited Huo Yuming before, but she didn't know if this young warlord would come.

There was a flash of expectation in her eyes, but Zhao Youman shook her head superficially, "Who knows?" She is still very interested in this Dujun Huo who has the same reputation among the students.

While the two were talking, there was a sudden noise from downstairs. The men and women who had been dancing stopped and turned their eyes to the door.

Such a movement naturally alarmed the two girls upstairs. Zhao Youman was casually looking downstairs when she saw a man in a military uniform and a black cloak walking in.

The man is not to mention how handsome he is, but with his all-over temperament, he is eye-catching. The sword-browed and star-eyed facial features do not look gentle at all, and even have a hint of indifference.The man was tall, with slender and straight legs, and wearing a military uniform on his body made him look very imposing.

Bai Siyu, who had seen Huo Yuming several times in the newspaper, suddenly exclaimed softly: "Guardian Huo is here?!"

Her heart skipped a beat, Zhao Youman, who was able to maintain her composure on the surface, glanced at her, "Don't be so excited, we agreed to maintain a ladylike appearance."

Bai Siyu pursed her lips, and muttered in a low voice: "Who is more excited?" When she didn't see Dujun Huo appearing, did Youman's eyes light up?

Although the voice was low, Zhao Youman, who was right next to her, couldn't hear it, so she glared at her, but turned back to look at the situation downstairs without saying anything.

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Huo Yuming didn't know that there were two female students on the second floor of the Zhao Mansion who expressed interest in his arrival. When he stepped into the Zhao Mansion and saw the scene inside, he frowned without any trace, and then took a big step. Go in the direction where Mrs. Zhao is.

Where the man passed by, the rest of the people were silent, and took a few steps back.And when he stood still in front of Mrs. Zhao, there was no sound in the room. Except for the phonograph still singing melodious songs, everyone else subconsciously restrained their voices and looked at the man.

Huo Yuming didn't care about other people's reactions, he looked at Mrs. Zhao who got up to welcome him and said, "Today is Ms. Zhao's coming-of-age ceremony. I'm late. I hope Mrs. Zhao will forgive me."

Mrs. Zhao shook her head with a gentle smile on her face, "It's okay, Governor Huo is busy with work, and it's already a face for her to spare time to attend Youman's coming-of-age ceremony." People, "Go, invite the lady over here, and say that Governor Huo is here."

The next person responded.

Huo Yuming's expression remained unchanged, he turned his head and glanced at the adjutant following behind him, Jiang Yiqing immediately took two steps forward with a gift box in his arms, and at the same time, the butler of the Zhao Mansion also took two steps forward to take the box.

"A small gift for Miss Zhao, I hope Madam won't dislike her."

The smile on her face became more sincere, Madam Zhao said with a gentle smile: "Dr. Huo, you are welcome, just come over, what gift do you want to give?" Let her thank you in person."

Huo Yuming shook his head, "No, I have something to do later, and I have to go to the British envoy, so I won't stay here to bother you."

Mrs. Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then there was a hint of apology on her face, "Dr. Huo, hurry up and go to your work. If you have time, remember to walk around more. The governor often tells me that he wants to talk to you more. "

Huo Yuming nodded, turned around and left without saying anything more, so Zhao Youman who came after being notified by the girl only saw an indifferent figure disappear behind the crowd.

"You're late, Governor Huo left long ago." Mrs. Zhao said with a smile on her face.

Zhao Youman was a little disappointed, her eyes just fell on the gift box held by the butler, she couldn't help but her eyes lit up and said: "Is this a gift from Governor Huo?"

Mrs. Lou on the side nodded and smiled, "Exactly, do you want to open it and have a look?"

Zhao Youman, who was just about to nod, thought of something, suddenly shook her head again, "No, please put it in my room for me."

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Lou laughed at the same time. Mrs. Lou's face was full of teasing smiles, "You won't show us this little thing? It seems that you really like Governor Huo?"

Zhao Youman was immediately ashamed and angry. She glanced at Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Lou, but didn't know what to say for a while, so she had to run upstairs with her skirt in her hands, leaving Mrs. Zhao smiling and watching. Her back view, but her eyes are full of deep thought.

On the other side, Huo Yuming came out of the Zhao Mansion, and the horse he was riding was led by an officer who had been waiting for a long time, but just as he was about to get on the horse, he seemed to have noticed something, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at the long man. the other side of the street.

Not far from him, a young man in a light-colored suit with a warm breath was standing tall, carrying two suitcases in his hand, looking at him with a smile, "Brother."

Huo Yuming was surprised, "Yaoxuan, when did you come back?"

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"NO.19 Xiao Fei, get ready, come in for an audition in 2 minutes."

A capable woman walked out from the suddenly opened door. Her gaze swept over a row of young people sitting outside the room waiting for the audition, and then fell on a man in the far corner who was looking at something with his head down.

And in the same way, the young man she noticed followed and closed the book in his hand called "The Lonely City in a Prosperous World". He slowly raised his head and smiled slightly at the woman with black-rimmed glasses, "Thank you, I'm ready gone."

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