African Nationhood

Chapter 214 Deception

Shi Jintang only learned about the discovery of gold at Rand Farm the next day. At this time, he was accompanying Kelly and her daughter to play around Anhai Town.

He originally thought that this matter could be hidden for a while, but now that he had discovered it, there was no need to hide it anymore.

He just happened to take advantage of his wedding to bring the Boers and the British together to sit down and talk, and they would not be afraid of getting angry.

All he needs to do is enjoy the show and get a piece of the pie.

After reading the report submitted by the subordinates, Shi Jintang found that he was a little contemptuous of the methods of the subordinates.

The ruthless and decisive young female teacher Li Yaru successfully attracted his attention, and he ordered his deputy Ding He to take Li Yaru into the military intelligence room.

With good training, she might become a beautiful spy king in the future.

The beauty Li Yaru, who was looking forward to herself at Rand Farm and was able to get an interview with Mr. Shi with this merit, had no idea what kind of joke fate had played on her.

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After Kelly arrived in Southwest Africa, she immediately found Ye Rong and expressed her gratitude for her humility.

She promised Ye Rong that even if she became Henry's wife, she would not despise any of them.

Ye Rong didn't care about Kelly's guarantee, it was enough for her to have Master Shi's love.

In her simple view of love between men and women, a woman's happiness does not depend on how many women her man has, but only on whether the man has her in his heart.

Mrs. Smith has a good impression of Ye Rong and Jin Xiyue, but she doesn't quite understand the marriage and love relationship in the East.

I think this system is too backward and disrespectful to women.

If Kelly hadn't already been married to Henry, she would never have approved of this relationship.

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After visiting Anhai Town, Mrs. Smith and Kelly liked the scenery in Anhai Town and Whale Bay.

Especially the temperature conditions make Mrs. Smith, who has had enough of cold winters and scorching heat, particularly fond of it. She believes that the vacation conditions here are comparable to the top resorts in Europe and the United States.

After two days of traveling, Kelly started complaining to her mother that she shouldn't have gotten pregnant so soon. She had to face so many people under Henry's rule. Would they be disappointed if they found out that their respected mistress was pregnant?
  Mrs. Smith comforted her daughter with a smile and told her: "For the most perfect thing in this world, it doesn't matter whether others agree or not. What matters is your feeling. As long as you feel perfect, then you are perfect."

Although she felt that what her mother said was reasonable, Kelly still secretly made preparations. She was unwilling to lose points at an important moment in her life.

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The wedding day was coming soon, and Shi Jintang sent his own handwritten letters to Governor Robinson and Paul Kruger in advance.

In the letter, Shi Jintang warned them that they must come to his wedding, otherwise they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

For Paul Kruger, the Boer president must be present in person to congratulate him on his wedding. After all, the Transvaal Republic still relied on the South China Company to lease ports to them.

Governor Robinson, on the other hand, did not intend to attend in person. He only planned to send someone to deliver a gift.

But after receiving Shi Jintang's personal letter, Governor Robinson couldn't help but wonder what tricks this honorary white neighbor was playing.

Then he asked his men to investigate what was happening around them, and then he discovered that a "violent infectious disease" broke out in Rand Fortress City.

When he checked, Rand Fortress City had not relaxed its control. Judging from the situation, this "violent infectious disease" should be very severe.

Therefore, the Cape Colony and the Natal Colony directly blocked their borders for a period of time, strictly prohibiting the entry of Boers and Chinese.

The purpose of this aroused protests from the Boers, who cursed the British as insane.

The Boers also called Nanhua Company to inquire about the "condition" of Rand Fortress City, and Nanhua Company directly replied that they would talk about it here.

The Boers had no choice but to wait patiently. The problem in Land Fortress City should not be serious, because there was no "human-to-human transmission" phenomenon there.

…     Governor Robinson observed the Boer towns for a period of time and found that there was nothing unusual about the Boers. He also suspected that he was overthinking.

He couldn't help but call Nanhua Company to inquire about the situation. Nanhua Company gave the same reply and told him to wait until he arrived.

In the end, he couldn't resist his curiosity and decided to attend Shi Jintang's wedding in person.

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As for the Natal colony, the Dutch and the Portuguese, the Nanhua Company also sent invitations.

After all, we are all neighbors. When we come, we treat them well as guests and talk about cooperation matters, such as opening markets to each other, allowing the circulation of goods, etc.

If you don't come this time, you can use this as an excuse to start a war in the future.

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Everything was ready, Nanhua Company was decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, and it was very lively.

As the person in charge of the cultural and sports department, Ouyang Geng naturally assumed the responsibility of being the overall person in charge of Boss Shi's wedding ceremony.

But he himself was also the groom's officer, but all kinds of affairs were put into his hands, so he became the busiest person in Nanhua Company.

Not seeing him all day long, Betsy Tranda stamped her feet anxiously, but there was nothing she could do, there were too many things going on.

Ouyang Geng, who was really too busy, was frantically recruiting young men. Cai Shaoji, Shi Jinyong, and even Liu Jiazhao and Cao Jifu who came from afar were all assigned jobs, each responsible for one stall.

After this operation, he finally had time to face his bride.

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The heads of the company's overseas business offices have also rushed back early. This time will be the most comprehensive gathering of students studying in the United States who have joined Nanhua Company.

As everyone is far apart and working in different jobs, there will be almost no such opportunity in the future. After all, Boss Shi cannot get married forever.

The red wedding clothes Shi Jintang and Kelly wore this time were made of royal tribute fabrics from the Qing Dynasty, and were embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns.

It was entrusted to Cao Jifu in the Magic City in advance, and he spent a lot of money to buy it from Gusu City in the Qing Dynasty.

On the African continent, no one would dare to criticize Mr. Shi for wearing such fabric to get married. Wearing this would be a crime of disrespect.

The tailoring pattern was ordered by Shi Jintang and Kim Yong-hee made it. The original size was based on Ye Rong's figure, but Ye Rong suddenly gave in, so Kim Yong-hee hurriedly worked on it and made a new set.

New wedding clothes are also part of Shijintang's cultural construction, and he has already planned it.

After his wedding, this new style of clothing will be fixed. In the future, newlyweds in Southwest Africa can learn from this new style of wedding clothing.

Kelly and Mrs. Smith are very fond of the Chinese wedding dress designed by Shi Jin Tang. In their eyes, it is a top-notch work of art.

While trying on the dress, she marveled at the ancient oriental craftsmanship and the exquisite embroidery work.

When she learned that the dress she was wearing was the kind of fabric that oriental queens and emperors could only wear when they got married, her inner joy was beyond words.

She secretly told Shi Jintang that she was as happy as a queen now. Shi Jintang couldn't help but kissed her forehead and told her that it would come true.

As time passed, the prescribed auspicious time came soon, and Ouyang Geng, also dressed in red wedding dress, knocked on Boss Shi's door.

"Wenyuan's time is up, let's enter."

Shi Jintang said "hmm", then took Kelly's hand and walked towards the door. There was a deafening sound of gunfire outside.

This time, the sound of real cannons was fired, using the three-pound cannon given by the British before. What we wanted was shock!

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