Nanyang 1931: From piglets to giants

Chapter 299: The Difficult Star-Chasing Girl, the Era of Nuclear Power Begins

"Hey, Zheng, I need an explanation. Honestly, even though you played a lot of dirty tricks on me during the campaign, I've never blamed you personally. I even still consider you my friend."

Not long after returning to the hotel, as expected, Zheng Yi received a call from President Du questioning him.

"Of course, Mr. Du, you have to believe me. I'm the first Republican, and probably the first person in the country, who believes you can be re-elected. Otherwise, I wouldn't have messed with you like that. I heard that before the official election, even you Democrats were trying to persuade you to run in order to save your party's political resources."

"To be honest, I really consider you my friend."

Mr. Du on the other end of the phone was furious: "Friend? Is this how you treat your friends? Political matters aside, I treat you as a friend, and you seduce my daughter?! Fuck!"

"If you don't give me a reasonable explanation for what happened today, you can't leave the United States!"

Judging from the voice coming from the phone, President Du is now like an angry lion, completely lacking the courtesy that a mature politician should have.

Zheng Yi was also helpless because President Du was really angry about this matter and had ordered people to surround Zheng Yi's private plane. If he couldn't appease the people, this guy might really not let him leave.

"Boss Du, please listen to my explanation."

Before she could finish her words, Margaret snatched the phone away and started yelling at Mr. Du on the other end of the line, "It has nothing to do with Mr. Zheng. I'm happy to do this. I want to be his lover. You don't understand anything. This is love!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yi couldn't help but put his hand to his forehead, listening to President Du's increasingly lion-like roar on the other end of the microphone.

The key point is that this little girl actually had something to say in return, and she was really talking back to Mr. Du.

A typical American parent-child relationship.

"I don't care. I just love him. Love has no reason."

Zheng Yi was thinking to himself, "You love your mother's head, this woman is not a fool."

Really, if this woman didn’t have a father who was the President of the United States, Zheng Yi might have wanted to kick her.

After all, he is a young talent.
An ignorant girl, stalking a married man,

Anyway, it is certain that he is not normal.

How could a normal person...enter the entertainment industry as the president's daughter, not only not be able to figure it out, but also drag her father, the president, to curse at music critics?

Originally, Zheng Yi had an affair with Lao Du during the election, and wanted to please his daughter to ease the relationship. He specially wrote several songs for her, including: "I Will Always Love You", "At Last", "Respect", "Like a Virgin", etc.
They were all "classic old songs" from the 1970s and 1980s in Zheng Yi's memory, and they were indeed not difficult to sing. Margaret did have some singing skills after all, so it was not easy to sing such classic songs even if she wanted to sing them badly.

Also, because they are all songs from the 40s and s, the arrangement style is indeed more than years more mature than that of the s. In the current American pop music scene, which is actually just in its infancy, they are undoubtedly at the level of super nuclear bombs.

This girl is deeply attracted by his own talent, well... it's normal. How many women would not be attracted by his charm? Margaret knows Zheng Yi and his achievements. Objectively speaking, this musical achievement is his most convenient one.

To put it bluntly, it was an emotion similar to chasing a star. She had already regarded Zheng Yi as her idol when she was recording.

And these songs were indeed very popular, and finally made her realize her dream of becoming a singer. Her records finally sold well, music critics stopped scolding her, and the radio stations that invited her to perform finally stopped doing so for her father's sake.

This woman doesn't think that all this was brought to her by her father, but actually thinks that it was Zheng Yi who made her?

It's very confusing.

Of course, this is inseparable from Li Jiazhi's instigation and provocation. In fact, Zheng Yi has little contact with Margaret. She is obviously his wife. After realizing that the little singer in front of him has a good impression of her husband.

What the hell is the point of talking about three wives and four concubines to a foreigner?

It is even very likely that Li Jiazhi really instigated this, otherwise this woman would not be so stupid.

When he thought of this, Zheng Yi couldn't help but want to tie up Li Jiazhi and spank her.

What the hell is the point of you being willing?

Lao Du has only one daughter, an only child, which is quite rare for people of this class in the United States. He also had a daughter late in life, so he may have spoiled her too much.

If you put yourself in his shoes, if your daughter ran away with a married man who is 40 years old, has a lot of children, and even a lot of wives, as a lover, I'm afraid he would be as furious as Lao Du.

Even from a distance, Zheng Yi could feel that Mr. Du on the other end of the phone seemed to be so angry that his blood vessels were about to burst. Zheng Yi quickly gestured to Yamamoto Fujiko and the maid Wendy to quickly carry her away.

Then he closed the door and said to the phone:
"Hey, Lao Du, calm down. You should be able to see that this wasn't my intention. I didn't expect things to develop like this. I admit that I might be too charming, but if you ask me, the primary responsibility lies with you as a father. It's you who spoiled her too much, which led to her acting so willfully now."

"You mean my daughter likes you and you still don't like her?"

"Yeah...it's true."

"Bah! How is my daughter unworthy of a playboy like you? I've heard all those scandals about you in Washington, D.C. Oh, and that damn Chinese marriage system. Even I know you have several wives. My daughter is young, beautiful, and has a PhD from Harvard. How is she not better than those wives of yours?"

"Hey, hey, Lao Du, what are you doing? Let's solve the problem, okay? I'm not saying your daughter is bad. I know my own situation very well. I promise you, this is all an accident."

"You're seizing my plane and not letting me leave. That's more likely to cause problems, isn't it? Chasing a star is just a spur-of-the-moment thing. After I get back, she'll figure it out on her own. After a while, she'll find a younger man to date and forget about me."

"But now you're holding me hostage and won't let me leave, and she's staying in my hotel, and I can't get her out. Which one is more likely to cause trouble?"

"Hey~"

Mr. Du sighed and said, "Of course I know what you're talking about, but if you stay in the United States, at least I can still control you. That girl might take the initiative to get close to you, but I believe you have the intention but not the courage."

"I don't have any evil intentions either!"

I thought to myself, who are you looking down on? Although Margaret is indeed still young and can be considered above average in appearance, she is still far behind women like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe.

She is not even as good as Yamamoto Fujiko.

How could Zheng Yi be so thirsty that he would offend President Du to death over a little thing? He still had four full years left in his term.

"Hey~"

In fact, after calming down, Mr. Du also realized that this matter was indeed because his daughter did something wrong. As they were an American family, he didn't know why Margaret's rebellious period came so late.

Even though he is the most powerful man in the world, he feels helpless when facing his only daughter.

Mr. Du: "You are in the United States. I know you don't have the guts to do that. But if you go back to Nanyang, given that girl's personality, she might try to find you when I'm not paying attention. Nanyang is your territory, and it's hard to say what will happen then. You should stay in the United States."

"you……"

"I do have something to do right now and can't get away. Please wait for me for a few days. When I come back, I will take him away myself. No matter what, this matter is caused by you. You should solve the problem for me in the United States before leaving." "Bah!"

Zheng Yi even spat into the microphone.

But Mr. Du on the other end of the phone just hung up, leaving him with no place to vent his anger.

Collins: "How about... we throw him out and don't let him in?"

Zheng Yi rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "If this woman was mature, rational, or even normal, then this wouldn't have happened. It's because she's abnormal that I..."

I really want someone to throw her out. Who knows if he will make a scene at the front desk?
After all, this is Arlington, only separated from Washington, D.C. by a river. Most of Washington, D.C.'s civil servants and congressmen live and work here, so any news spreads no slower than in domestic compounds.

What if some news really comes out?

So far, this matter is only between him and Mr. Du. Although Mr. Du is annoyed, it is essentially a private matter. And don’t look at his tough talk. After he calms down, he naturally knows that he looks down on Margaret and the responsibility of the matter lies entirely with his daughter.

It's just a farce, fun.

But if the matter was reported in the news, or if the rumors were widely spread, or even if everyone secretly laughed at Mr. Du, then the sin would be serious.

Besides, Margaret was a public figure after all, and American journalists were very bold in deciding whether to say it or not. If her story ended up in the newspapers, it was very likely that the whole nation would ridicule Margaret.

That would really offend Mr. Du.

The best solution to this problem is for them to resolve it privately, so that Margaret can understand that admiration is not love, and that idols should be viewed from afar, and the two of them can just be friends.

Although Zheng Yi also knew that for some Americans, ordinary friends could have sex when they had nothing to do, but Lao Du's family was a typical Puritan family, and Margaret was a PhD from Harvard after all, so it shouldn't be like that.

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Yi glanced at Collins and suddenly asked, "Are you having your period now?"

"Huh? Oh... No, no."

"If not, go to sleep."

Collins: “…………”

Why is this so sudden?
I couldn't help but glance outside guiltily. Li Jiazhi and Margaret were both there.

“I just do it for them to see.”

It was mainly done for Margaret to see. Idols always have a halo when you look at them from a distance, but when you look at them from close up, the flaws will naturally come out.

Zheng Yi deliberately let Margaret know that he was actually a scumbag.

Having sex with a black man in front of his wife.

He was also deliberately trying to piss off Li Jiazhi: Who made this woman cause him so much trouble? She was definitely doing this on purpose.

As for Zheng Yi himself, he had no aversion to Collins and had thought about it before. Even from the perspective of pure interests, Malcolm is now a better man. Although he has not yet reached the position of a historical black leader, he is not far behind.

Zheng Yi does need to establish a closer relationship with Malcolm.

And to be honest, it is very likely that something will happen to Malcolm in the United States sooner or later and he will be locked up or deported. At present, the wave of the black movement has not completely passed. After it passes, mainstream public opinion in the United States will definitely find ways to label him as a criminal or even a terrorist.

By that time, Collins will be important.

In fact, the current unity of black people in the United States is largely due to Collins, and Collins is now Zheng Yi's lover, at least in the eyes of those black people, otherwise she would not have such a big face.

All I can say is that they really need each other.

Upon hearing this, Collins lowered his head shyly. Because he was black, even if he was blushing, it was not noticeable.

"If, if my brother can't stay in the United States in the future..."

"Send him to Tunisia. There will be opportunities in the future. Sub-Saharan Africa still needs a real political leader."

Before taking off his clothes, Collins only asked this one question, and then he did it willingly.

Outside the suite, because Zheng Yi did not stop them and Collins' voice was quite loud, Li Jiazhi and Margaret naturally heard clearly what was happening inside.

Seeing that Margaret was still blushing, he simply took her hand and sat down in the living room. "Don't worry about them. I just asked the hotel front desk for some refreshments. Margaret, what would you like to eat? You probably aren't used to Chinese tea. Do you want coffee instead?"

"Huh? Ah I...Okay, coffee with cookies."

But I couldn't help but think: 'Is this the way Chinese people live? So... um...'

Margaret glanced at Li Jiazhi, who looked obviously calm, and thought that this kind of thing was normal in Zheng Yi's family.

Little did they know that this was actually the first time Zheng Yi acted foolishly in front of Li Jiazhi. At least on the surface he was still very respectful to his wife, and he was just doing it to piss her off.

[Cultural differences, cultural differences. Since you have decided to love him, you must try to accept it.]

Just as she was thinking this, the phone in the living room rang. Li Jiazhi picked it up and the person on the other end of the line was Li Jianqiao.

"Aunt, where's uncle?"

"Your uncle is busy. What happened?"

"It's good news. Madam Wu and those Japanese have successfully developed a nuclear power plant in Singapore. Madam Wu sent a telegram asking if you and your uncle can return to cut the ribbon."

"Is that so...Okay, I understand. I'll talk to him later."

After saying that, Li Jiazhi hung up the phone.

Wendy: "Madam, do you want me to go...call the master?"

Li Jiazhi said disdainfully, "How long do you think he can last? It's only a matter of a few minutes. There's no time to waste."

Wendy: “…………”

Margaret: “…………”

(End of this chapter)