The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 603 "Cicely's Love Letter" is released

When Chen Zhengwei was on the Shivara Light Transport Ship, something also happened in the United States.

A new batch of books has been put on the shelves in the bookstore in New York.

Several ladies wearing long lotus-edged skirts and hats walked into the bookstore together: "Boss, are there any new books?"

These ladies are all relatively young, and judging by their clothes, they have been well-educated and are most likely students from a women's college.

"You might like this one!" The boss immediately pulled a book out from the bookshelf.

Cicely's Love Letters

"What is this about?" A lady picked up the book with great interest. The packaging was very beautiful, with a picture of an envelope on it, and a rose pressed on the envelope.

The author's signature is Cicely DuPont.

"You should have heard of the DuPont family?" the boss said with a smile.

"Of course!"

The DuPont family held the largest share of gunpowder in the United States. How could these ladies of good family not know about it?
"Ms. Cicely Dupont, written to her lover!" The boss paused and said, "Zhengwei Chen!"

"Zhengwei Chen? That barbaric one..." One of the ladies stopped talking halfway and subconsciously stuck out her tongue.

"I've heard of Cicely Dupont's name. She's called the Angel of France! She's said to be dazzling!" Another lady spoke up, covering up her previous slip of the tongue.

"I think I saw it in the newspaper..."

Several ladies were very interested in their love affair, especially a dazzling lady like Cicely Dupont writing to a barbarian... It feels a bit like Beauty and the Beast, the gypsy and the bell ringer in Notre Dame de Paris, or Romeo and Juliet?

Several people had come up with several versions of the story in their minds.

"How much?" A lady took out her wallet.

"5 dollars! Although it's a bit expensive, the book is printed very beautifully after all!" the boss shrugged.

Most books are only $2 to $3, and only a few works by big writers can be sold for $5.

For example, Mark Twain.

"Does Mr. Mark Twain have any new books?" asked another lady.

"Not yet. I heard that he is writing a new book, which may take another half a year, or even longer..."

Soon, several ladies left with a copy of "Cicely's Love Letters" in their hands, in high spirits.

In this day and age, it took great courage for a young lady to write and publish such a book.

Especially since the identities of both people are very special, this makes people more interested in the content of this book.

The next day, the news of the book's release even appeared in many newspapers.

At this time, at Cicely DuPont's home.

"Oh my God!" Cicely DuPont's mother looked at the book in her hand and kept making surprised sounds.

"It surprised me that!"

"It looks like Cicely feels very happy!"

"Maybe!" Cicely DuPont's father, Eugene DuPont, said expressionlessly.

Well, this book embarrassed him greatly.

After all, his daughter wrote a love letter to another man to express her love, and it was distributed throughout the United States, which made him feel very embarrassed.

He could already imagine what others were discussing behind his back.

But what could he say?

……

"Cicely, is this true?"

"Cicely, are you really that happy?"

"That's really enviable! I've never felt anything like it before."

In Cicely's dormitory, several classmates were holding a copy of "Cicely's Love Letters" and asking questions curiously.

"Ah——!" Cicely pushed everyone out, then rolled around on the bed with a red face and embarrassment.

He rolled himself up in the quilt and lay dormant on the bed.

It's so embarrassing.

So many people held up her book and asked about the details of her relationship that it made her start to fume.

She wanted to escape from school and go home...but when she thought of her parents, she decided not to go home.

"Where is that guy?" A caterpillar kept digging on the bed.

She now really hopes that Chen Zhengwei can be with her so that she doesn't have to face those embarrassments.

But she soon became helpless.

“I think it’s in Cuba?”

……

As several transport ships docked at Shivara's dock, the dock was busy.

"Be careful when lifting!"

"Pile these boxes over there first, and be careful not to drop them!"

Groups of Chinese sailors were unloading large amounts of cargo from the ship.

Aaron picked up a crowbar and pried open the wooden box, only to see boxes of .44mm pistol bullets inside, which are also used in submachine guns.

After a quick check, he walked to another place where goods were piled up and used a crowbar to pry open a box, which was full of mortar shells.

Bullets, shells, grenades, canned food, wheat, gauze and medicines were all the goods transported this time.

There were also a batch of steel helmets. "Brother Long, this is for Brother Wei." The captain came over and handed a brand new book to Aaron.

"what is this?"

"It looks like a love letter Miss Cicely wrote to her boss...it's selling very well in America recently!" The captain's face looked a little strange, and he wanted to laugh, but held it back.

"Then I should take a look at it! I'll learn from it then!" Aaron took the book and said with great interest.

"I'm curious about what Brother Wei's expression would be when he sees this book."

At this time, Chen Zhengwei was in the room, sinking himself into a sofa, and on the wall in front of him was a map of Cuba.

This map, which he had received from the Spanish governor, was much more complete than those collected by Juan, including Cuba's roads, terrain, and rivers.

In this era, this map is a strategic material.

"Brother Wei!" Aaron walked in with the book, and then waved the book in front of Chen Zhengwei.

"Brother Wei, guess what book this is?" Aaron asked mischievously.

Although Aaron's movements were fast, Chen Zhengwei's eyes were even faster and he saw the title of the book at a glance.

"It's Cicely's love letter! Cicely wrote it to me!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile on his face, full of boasting.

The rose from the Dupont family wrote such a "love letter" to himself, which was enough for him to show off.

He is just amazing!
"Brother Wei, how did you know that? They said this book was just published!" Aaron asked in surprise.

"Such big words, do you think I'm blind?" Chen Zhengwei said unhappily.

"Brother Wei, you have a really sharp eye!" A Long laughed and handed the book to Chen Zhengwei.

Chen Zhengwei took the book and read it with great interest.

"The work you are presented with is a precious record of emotion and history. Set in the turmoil and innovation of the late 19th century, two extraordinary people at the pinnacle of their respective cultures -"

Chen Zhengwei glanced at the sequence and jumped over it.

"When the morning light is faint and gently falls on the windowsill, I pick up my pen to send you this whisper from the heart. I hope it will be like the leisurely morning breeze, gently passing through the garden in your heart..."

After flipping through a few pages, Chen Zhengwei put the book aside.

"How's the supply going?"

"Everything has been delivered. Here is the list!" Aaron handed an inventory to Chen Zhengwei.

"Forget it, I won't look at it. Just make sure the supplies are okay."

Chen Zhengwei looked at the map on the wall and said, "It seems that those Cuban families have not yet united. They will march into Holguin tomorrow and arrive in two days. Put some pressure on them! Let them speed up the unification."

"Just send out 2000 people, leave the other 2000 on the ship, and 1000 to guard here. Then wait for my news." Chen Zhengwei gave orders while thinking.

He was afraid that if he sent too many people, the other side would be scared and would not dare to fight him.

But if there are too few people, we cannot put enough pressure on the other side and make them go all out.

"Brother Wei, I'll arrange it right away." Aaron nodded.

That night, Chen Zhengwei held a banquet and invited important figures and captains under his command.

In his hand he still held Cicely's book.

"Boss, you're so hardworking? What book is this?" Poland, who was like a meat mountain, asked curiously when he saw the book in Chen Zhengwei's hand.

"Cicely wrote it for me. It's quite corny! But it's selling very well in America! It's said that even the first release of 10,000 copies isn't enough to sell!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"What an enviable feeling! I'll buy one when I get back!" Great Poland immediately showed an envious look.

He had seen Cicely.

She was of the highest quality in both appearance and status. Such a lady actually wrote a book for Chen Zhengwei and had it published, which was a rare thing in this era.

It can be seen how much Cicely Dupont is obsessed with Chen Zhengwei.

"Great Poland, are you so stingy? How can one book be enough? Buy hundreds of books and distribute them to your subordinates! Let them learn from Brother Wei!" Aaron said immediately!

Chen Zhengwei pointed at Aaron and laughed.

"Then I will buy dozens of books when I go back, just in time for learning English!" Chen Yonglu, Wen Bingzhong and others said.

"There's nothing to do today, just a brief talk about what's going to happen next."

“Holguin is 30 kilometers from here and 90 kilometers from Santiago.”

"We are going to take an offensive posture, force those Cuban families to unite faster, and then lure them out."

"So after arriving in Holguin, we need to stay for a few days! And then send some people south!" Chen Zhengwei introduced.

Everyone nodded.

"Brother Wei is in command, we will definitely win!"

Everyone is full of confidence in Chen Zhengwei's battlefield command ability.

"That's roughly the situation. You can relax tonight, but you won't be able to relax starting tomorrow. Although those Cuban natives are holding old rifles and spears, any weapon can kill people, and there are quite a few of them. I estimate that there will be around 20,000 of them in the end." Chen Zhengwei said.

As for the specific battle deployment, he would have to wait until the Cubans united before making arrangements.

……

The next day, two thousand troops set out for Holguin.

There were also large numbers of mules, horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts, transporting large amounts of supplies.

This scene was also seen by the natives in the woods outside the city.

A day later, Betancourt received the news.

　Failure to adjust work and rest schedule

　　
　
(End of this chapter)