Republic of China

Chapter 363: Thunder and Storm Are Coming
After the snowstorm, the trees are covered with silver flowers.

Xie Jiuren was selling sugarcane outside the school gate just like he did countless times before, except that Qi Sihai, who loved to chat with him, was not around.

Until the familiar figure of his granddaughter appeared at the school gate, Xie Jiuren's eyes never left her. Just as he said, nothing in the world is more precious than his granddaughter.

But today, Xie Xiaoya did not walk with a few close female classmates as usual. She walked alone along the outer wall, holding a dozen books, with undisguised expectation in her eyes.

This made Xie Jiuren frown slightly, and countless possibilities went through his mind in a short period of time.

My granddaughter knows that she doesn't have many social circles outside. She lives on campus on weekdays. If she really wants to go shopping, she will follow her classmates and never be alone.

The child has grown up?

Made friends?

who is it?

What kind of person is he?
Will I be cheated?
Countless possibilities flashed by like a revolving lantern.

No matter how powerful Xie Jiuran was in the past, or how many foreigners he had killed, the fact is that even though he was over 70 years old, his attitude towards his own children was no different from that of ordinary elders.

The more I think about it, the more complicated it becomes, and the more frightening it becomes.

When it came to a critical point, he could no longer sit still, so he grabbed the hatchet and prepared to stand up and follow. He couldn't let his precious granddaughter suffer, even if doing so would make her unhappy.

"Ok?"

When Xie Jiuren saw a familiar figure following Xie Xiaoya, he cursed inwardly but didn't really follow him. He put down the hatchet and continued to take a nap.

Like it or not, Xie Jiuren knows that with Zhang Xiaogou following him, nothing will happen to his granddaughter.

"You're a good boy. Why do you have to hang around at the docks? Why not do something legitimate? Fresh vegetables are so delicious."

As for Zhang Xiaogou, Xie Jiuren couldn't say that he liked him, nor did he dislike him.

Having lived for most of his life, he understood the principle that a hero is not judged by his origin. He also understood how sincere Zhang Xiaogou was towards Xie Xiaoya, otherwise he would have chosen Zhang Xiaogou on a dark and windy night.

The other end.

Zhang Xiaogou didn't dare to follow openly. As a bootlicker, he was always worried about gains and losses, afraid that he would displease the goddess in some way.

These past two days, Zhang Xiaogou had been busy from dawn to dusk for the restaurant opposite Suluo Garden. He finally got some free time to wait for the goddess, but unexpectedly, the goddess behaved out of character.

Big crisis!
Zhang Xiaogou keenly sensed that a major crisis was about to occur!
Although she was still wearing the same school uniform, the goddess put on light makeup and wore small leather shoes. The most unacceptable thing was that the small leather shoes had obviously just been polished and were shiny.

So serious and expectant.
At nightfall, Xie Xiaoya walked into an Italian coffee shop opposite Tianxiang Shopping Mall. Fortunately, she sat down by the window, so Zhang Xiaogou did not choose to take the risk of following her in for the time being.

Sitting opposite Xie Xiaoya was a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, who looked like a wealthy man.

After chatting for a few sentences, the middle-aged man was still fine and remained polite. However, Xie Xiaoya became more and more excited as she spoke, picking up the books she was carrying and talking and gesturing.

This confused Zhang Xiaogou, who was peeking outside.

"what?"

It's definitely impossible to say that they are lovers. Zhang Xiaogou knows very well how big Xie Xiaoya's circle is. The only men she can come into contact with are lecturers and classmates. The ones she is familiar with can be counted on one hand. It's impossible that they are lovers.

relative?

Stop joking. With such wealthy relatives, why would Xiaoya have to live frugally?
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Zhang Xiaogou almost couldn't help but go into the coffee shop to listen for the sounds several times, but he stopped every time after thinking of the consequences.

While they were hesitating, Xie Xiaoya and Fuguinan had already walked out side by side. The former even bowed slightly and politely to the latter.

As luck would have it, when I stood up, I saw Zhang Xiaogou standing in a daze across the street.

Xie Xiaoya was very smart and guessed what was going on immediately. Her face changed again and again and she turned and left.

Seeing that the secret was exposed, Zhang Xiaogou hurriedly chased after him.

"Xiaoya! Xiaoya, listen to me!"

"What did you say? You said that as long as I leave school, you would follow me for 365 days?"

"I'm worried about you, just like those hooligans outside the school gate last time."

"Yes! I appreciate this friendship! But now it's the Republic of China, not all the people on the street are gang members, and I can take care of myself!"

"Who is that person?"

"You! Did you hear what I said?!"

"I heard you. You can take care of yourself, but that doesn't mean you're the only one who can take care of yourself. I can do that too. Anyway, that person can't."

"How do you know he can't? Do you know him?"

"When I came out, I looked at his face. My brother told me about face reading. He said that if a person has no flesh on his face, he will do evil things and look dishonest."

Xie Xiaoya laughed out of anger. Originally, she was in the right, but how come she ended up being blamed for making the wrong friends?
"Oh, I only know that you work at the docks, but I didn't know that the gang also teaches people to read faces. You can fool ignorant people, but I don't believe it." "Don't talk nonsense, my brother is really capable, ghosts will go crazy when they see him."

"Ghosts have legs? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Young men and women were bickering while walking down the street. They said they were quarreling, but in the eyes of others, they were just flirting. How many years have there been female college students? They are not reserved at all!

In fact, Xie Xiaoya did not dislike Zhang Xiaogou as much as she said. Her heart was not made of stone. She knew whether he was sincere or not. She did not have such a big prejudice against Zhang Xiaogou's identity, but she just couldn't stand his stickiness like a dog-skin plaster.

"I didn't see any ghost, but I'm sure the one drinking coffee with you wasn't a good ghost."

"How do you know he's not a good person? He just paid me to identify some things. He met me today just to see if I have the real ability! Are you okay? If not, stay away from me!"

Xie Xiaoya ran away in small steps in her small leather shoes, leaving Zhang Xiaogou standing there sighing.

But before he could sigh, he saw Xie Xiaoya running back and throwing a piece of yellow at him without saying a word.

hairy.

It's a wool scarf.

"Cover your mouth. You never stop talking. Don't freeze to death."

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Feeling the warmth from the scarf, the sudden sense of happiness made Zhang Xiaogou's brain dazed. When he came back to his senses, there was no trace of the goddess in the busy traffic.
What Xie Xiaoya didn't know was that Zhang Xiaogou's words would come true, and she would be inexplicably drawn into this turmoil, involving many people.

The wealthy middle-aged man walked about two miles and came to a street corner where the neon light was relatively weak and a black car was parked there.

He first stood outside the car and bowed deeply to the back seat before he sat in the passenger seat respectfully.

"How about it?"

In the shadows, people in the back row could only hear her voice but could not see her face, and the wealthy middle-aged man did not dare to turn around and look her in the face.

“She’s very capable.”

"Do you think she could?"

"No problem. I took out several artifacts from my country's Asuka period, and she identified the approximate age of them."

"Okay, try her a few more times, and let her come to the mansion when you are completely sure. Remember not to make it public, this matter must not be made public, especially not to Tsuchimikado."

"I understand! The gentleman insisted on using a Chinese person to identify the person, and he cannot be a famous person with status and position. Naturally, he does not want others to know about this matter, but it may be difficult to hide it from Touji Kadoaki."

"I will deal with him. You just need to follow the instructions and make sure nothing goes wrong. Let's go. Don't keep the Prussian consul waiting."

As the morning light fell, the construction progress opposite Suluo Garden was extremely fast. It could be said that money makes things easier. Several waves of workers worked in shifts, and Zhao Sanyuan and his brothers took turns directing how the details should be arranged.

In just a few days, the work has begun to take shape.

Of course, they were basically shoddy projects, only used for temporary layout, with no intention of running anything with them in the future. The owner could just tear them down and rebuild them later, since Liu Guanghai had invested in them anyway.

The sudden bolt from the blue has become a hot topic in recent days, with passers-by discussing what kind of business this is planning to do.

On top of the high pavilion in Su Luo Garden.

Yuan Wenqiu climbed up to a high place and looked across the street, his face not looking very good.

"Can't you just shovel it?"

Nalan Rongcuo behind him shook his head slightly, "Master Yuan, this is impossible. Not to mention that Guanghai sent elite soldiers to protect us, those people with the surname Zhao are not simple at all."

"You're not sure?"

"In the Su Luo Garden, I can do it, but outside of that, I dare not say that I will definitely win."

Yuan Wenqiu’s brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Although I don't know what the other party is planning, it is definitely not a good thing. Should we just watch it?

"Don't worry, Master Yuan. I have already hired several old friends to come to Tianjin with a large sum of money. No matter what Liu Guanghai and his men want to do, they will not succeed. Suluo Garden is as stable as Mount Tai."

"It's just a garden. I don't mind if it's ruined, but you can't leave here anymore."

"I have no regrets working for Master Yuan, even if I die. Without you, I would have rotted in a jar long ago. Master Yuan, how is your big business with the Japanese doing?"

"It's settled. The balance will be paid on a certain day. This time, thanks to you, now that this matter is over, I have finally boarded the Japanese ship. There will be countless good days ahead."

Having said that, Yuan Wenqiu did not tell Nalan Rongcuo the truth.

Just a few days ago, Tsuchimikado Toaki's subordinates had contacted Yuan Wenqiu. Not only did they point out the identities of Zhao Sanyuan and others, they also infiltrated the masters they brought with them into Suluo Garden, waiting for Zhao Sanyuan to stab them in the pocket.

But he didn't expect that after pulling out a growing stake that night, Zhao Sanyuan and others didn't come to break in, but built a restaurant opposite. What the hell is this?
At the same time, Zhao Sanyuan seemed to feel that he was being watched, and his eyes turned coldly towards the high pavilion in Suluo Garden.

"Oh, we'll see the truth tomorrow night!"

(End of this chapter)