Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 296 People really laugh when they are speechless

Throughout history, the most powerful wind has always been the whispered words of a pillow talk.

The reason she can now rely on Cao Weida is because of her current man, Xiao Erduo.

This relationship can be considered both solid and fragile.

She is a woman, and women's beauty fades with time.

What should she do if Little Ear gets tired of her and finds someone new?
She was a fallen woman, and knew that even if Xiao Erduo accepted her, she would at most be a concubine, not a first wife.

For the sake of her position, she tried very hard to give Xiao Erduo a son or daughter, but her womb was not cooperating and there was still no sign of pregnancy.

Just in case, she needs to have more leverage.

Hsieh Wan-jou and Chingmy Yau are clearly good choices.

A smile bloomed on her face: "It is a blessing for Xiaguangyuan that Master Cao would honor us with his presence."

"Master Cao, please have a seat. Wanrou is drawing patterns, and Shuyi is practicing the pipa. I'll go and call them over now."

"If they knew that you, Master Cao, had come to see them today, they would be overjoyed."

With that, Han Lu turned and left. As she passed a room, she knocked on the door.
"Wanrou, Master Cao has come to see you. He said he'll stay here for a few days. Hurry up and get ready to go to the private room to see him."

A flurry of noise came from inside the room, followed by Xie Wanrou's excited response.

As I walked out of another room, the pipa music abruptly stopped.

Han Lu pushed open the door and saw Qiu Shuyi holding the pipa strings in a daze. She smiled and teased, "Shuyi, what are you daydreaming about? Master Cao is here. Hurry up and change into some bright clothes, or you'll be impolite."

Although I've already had the experience of losing my virginity, it's only happened once, and I'm still quite naive.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Shuyi blushed slightly, put down her pipa, stood up, and shyly called out "Sister Lu." She then hurriedly rummaged through her trunk and found a light green cheongsam embroidered with bamboo.

Han Lu watched her bustling around, a smile spreading across her face. She then added, "Master Cao is going to stay here for a few days. This is a rare opportunity, so you must seize it. Whether you can turn a sparrow into a phoenix depends on your own abilities."

"You must make good use of the skills I've taught you these past few days. Every man has a thing for this."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Shuyi blushed deeply, but nodded earnestly, her eyes filled with hope.

Although their indentures were bought, they didn't actually move into Sesame Alley, and she had been very anxious these past few days.

Someone like her, with no background but beautiful, would face a tragic future if she didn't hold onto Cao Wei Da tightly in this era.

They knew all too well the fates of the women in Xiaguangyuan.

In their youth, they may have been glamorous and had many patrons who doted on them.

But once they pass their prime age, their future is often bleak.

Having finally seized a sliver of opportunity, they naturally wanted to hold on to it desperately.

Even if they felt shy, it couldn't stop them from wanting to leave this place and enter the Cao family's gate with dignity!
Before long, Qiu Shuyi and Xie Wanrou followed Han Lu to the private room.

Xie Wanrou wore a pink silk cheongsam, with a pearl flower pinned to her temple, and timidly curtsied.

Qiu Shuyi stood upright, her light green cheongsam highlighting her delicate features, and she held a handkerchief embroidered with half an orchid in her hand.

After leading the two women in, Han Lu tactfully left.

Cao Weida looked up at the two women, his gaze lingering on their faces for a moment, and slowly said, "I haven't been here for more than ten days. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

“Sir, don’t feel wronged. You are a great man. How can a little sentimentality interfere with your important business?”

"Yes, sir. We sisters have no special abilities, so all we can do is pray for you every day, hoping that you can have peace and good fortune every day. That would be enough for us sisters."

These words made Cao Wei feel comfortable.

The sense of detachment in his eyes gradually faded away.

He had already investigated their backgrounds; they were both clean, and their experiences from childhood to adulthood were clearly recorded.

However, that's not enough. Even in the modern era of advanced internet, there is still fraud, let alone now when information flows so slowly.

For those intelligence organizations, it wouldn't be difficult to fabricate a seemingly plausible background.

However, at least for now, he has a good feeling about the two women.

As long as it doesn't involve deep secrets, he doesn't hesitate to give both women a comfortable life and a respectable lifestyle.

Open your arms wide, "Come, sit in your master's lap."

Upon hearing the words "your master," the two women were overjoyed. Did this title mean that their master had accepted them?

Looking at the two women sitting happily in his lap, he measured their sizes with his hands, but a hint of vigilance was hidden in his eyes.

He was already in position as bait, just waiting for the hunter lurking in the shadows to bare his fangs.

The next morning, Cao Wei Da awoke from a deep sleep.

Looking at the two naked women sleeping soundly on his left and right, he couldn't help but recall the experience of last night, and a smile of enjoyment appeared on his face.

These two women must have been trained by Han Lu, otherwise they wouldn't be so skilled.

He was comfortable, but the two women were exhausted, and they slept soundly early this morning.

"After this incident, let's settle them in the courtyard."

It's not good to keep them in Xiaguangyuan forever. After all, he's not a heartless person. As long as a woman follows him, even if she's not placed in a courtyard in Sesame Alley, he won't mistreat her as long as she doesn't have any disloyal intentions.

With so much money in the space, how could he not support two women?
When he pushed open the carved wooden window, the morning breeze blew in, and the copper bell by the bed jingled softly. The delicate sound fell into the room, which was still filled with the warm scent of rouge and powder, and relaxed his nerves, which had been tense all night.

"Master Cao has gotten up?"

Light footsteps approached, and Han Lu came in wearing soft blue cloth shoes. The collar of her moon-white cheongsam was embroidered with tiny silver crabapple blossoms, which made Cao Weida's gaze linger for a moment.

“Yesterday, we got some lotus root starch from Hangzhou. I had the kitchen add osmanthus sugar and steam it. Would you like to have a little something to tide you over later, Master Cao?” Cao Weida glanced at her sideways, his gaze sweeping over the excellent quality red agate bracelet on her wrist.

This woman had been in the brothels of Beiping for so many years, and her way of dealing with people was truly subtle and pervasive.

Cao Weida nodded, took the porcelain bowl containing lotus root starch, scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth, and said with a smile, "Boss Han's hospitality is indeed very pleasant. Were there any unfamiliar faces last night?"

Upon hearing this, Han Lu frowned slightly, as if thinking carefully for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Yes, there were. Yesterday before dark, an old woman selling flowers stayed at the alley entrance until curfew before leaving. The rest were all regular customers."

She looked up at Cao Weida and said sincerely, "Master Cao, how about I have my men go back to the alley entrance and ask which street or alley that old woman is from?"

"No need." Cao Weida put down the porcelain bowl, straightened his clothes, and looked past Han Lu, his gaze landing on the gate of Xiaguang Garden.

The assassin didn't appear yesterday, but this seemingly ordinary morning may well be hiding a pair of eyes watching.

Today is May 29, 1944, and the weather is sunny.

The weather was fine and the sun was shining brightly.

When Cao Weida arrived at the district office, he saw Ji Hongxin sitting in his office.

"It seems he's become pragmatic." Cao Weida nodded at him with a light smile, his attitude completely different from his previous tense demeanor.

Ji Hongxin forced a smile in response, sensing the 'goodwill' from Cao Weida.

As he walked forward, he saw Lin Angxiong, the police chief who had been released. The moment he saw him, Lin Angxiong's expression was quite interesting: three parts embarrassment, three parts conflict, three parts weakness, and one part fear was hidden in his eyes as he lowered his head.

"Great, from now on no one in this district should dare to go against me anymore."

Then, he saw Wen Yongwang, the deputy head of the communications team, with panda eyes, right outside the director's office.

"Good morning, Director!" Wen Yongwang had lost his previous arrogant demeanor. After giving a brief greeting, he ran away in a panic.

"Master Cao, you've arrived." Several gift boxes were placed at Zheng Chaoyang's feet. Cao Weida raised an eyebrow, glanced at the departing figure, and nodded, "They sent these?"

Zheng Chaoyang chuckled and nodded. From now on, Cao Weida had completely taken control of the entire district. On the surface, no one in the district dared to outwardly comply with Cao Weida but inwardly defy him.

Upon receiving confirmation, Cao Weida couldn't help but smile, walked to the boss's chair, sat down, and casually took out a cigarette and tossed one over: "Giving a gift is like fleeing a disaster. Our section chiefs still have quite a strong sense of self-esteem."

Now that his attitude has been made clear, he naturally won't dwell on these minor details that show a lack of sincerity.

After confirming that he would be clocking in for work, he simply handed all the documents over to Zheng Chaoyang to handle, and once again became a hands-off manager.

Looking at the pile of documents in front of him, Zheng Chaoyang smiled helplessly, "Master Cao, you are the director, and you keep dumping these things on me. If outsiders find out, who knows what they will say about you."

Hearing this, Cao Wei Da didn't take it to heart at all, and raised his eyebrows smugly, saying, "You should be content. This is all for your training. If you gain control of the world in the future, you will have just as many things to deal with every day as you do now. I'm giving you the opportunity to accumulate experience."

"Besides, it's only because of you, Zheng Chaoyang. If it weren't for taking care of you, I would have chosen a pretty assistant to help me."

"At that time, the assistant will do the work when there's something to do, and when there's nothing to do... cough cough, that'll be truly carefree."

"I've sacrificed so much for you, and instead of thanking you, you're complaining! You're like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, ungrateful for a kind heart!"

"Thank you so much!" Zheng Chaoyang gritted his teeth. His reason was high-sounding, but it couldn't hide the fact that he was lazy!

Also, what does it mean to have an assistant do things when there's work to be done, and nothing when there's nothing to do?
Cough cough, this is utterly absurd!
Degenerate, so utterly degenerate!
How can this be the awareness someone who is loyal to the Red Team have?!
No, we must find time to correct his thinking and purify his mind!
Zheng Chaoyang muttered to himself as he buried himself in the pile of documents, writing furiously.

Yes, the "anger" in his name, "anger," is written with a powerful sense of strength in every word.
Of course, he didn't actually dislike dealing with these documents. As the head of a district, Cao Weida had absolute control over his jurisdiction.

Helping Cao Wei Da process documents directly impacts every aspect of life for the people in his jurisdiction!

While helping Cao Wei Da process documents, he was essentially using his will to influence the living environment of the area under his jurisdiction, and could do countless things that would benefit the people in the area.

Zheng Chaoyang, whose face and personality were now incredibly popular, was naturally happy to oblige.

With Zheng Chaoyang, this capable donkey—no, I mean, capable assistant—Cao Weida leisurely wasted his precious time.

He thought today would be an ordinary day, but unexpectedly, a phone call shattered his peaceful day.

"What?! Changping, okay, okay, I'll be right there, please wait a moment."

After hanging up the phone, Cao Weida, who had been speaking with great urgency, suddenly changed his tone and couldn't help but smile.

"what's going on?"

What had just happened naturally did not escape the notice of Zheng Chaoyang, who was handling documents nearby. Seeing the change in Cao Weida, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"You don't know?" Cao Weida waved his hand dismissively. "You call yourself a member of your organization? Such a big thing, and you don't even know what happened? Tch~~"

Zheng Chaoyang: "."

It's true, people can laugh when they're speechless. Look, he laughed.

Good heavens, you're a department head, and you don't handle a single document, while I'm just an assistant doing all the work for you, and not only do I not get any praise from you, you even mock me.
"From what you're saying, our organization has taken some kind of action?"

"Bingguo, you got it right!" Cao Weida snapped his fingers, looked at the eager-to-learn Zheng Chaoyang, and stood up with a smile:

"Just now, your organization's 10th Regiment of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region carried out an operation in the Ming Tombs area of ​​Changping. Just now, the old Japanese police chief advisor, Nao Tazawa, called me and asked me to meet with him as soon as possible to discuss the fate of the material transfer station set up in Changping."

"Tsk, these days the Japanese are going to have an even harder time."

Forty years ago, the Communist Party was mostly being chased by the Japanese invaders. After the Hundred Regiments Offensive on August 20, 1940, the War of Resistance against Japan entered a stalemate.

Now, less than four years later, the Red Army has begun to take the initiative and attack the Japanese territory, which indicates that the course of the war has undergone a fundamental change.

From now on, offense and defense are easy!

Such news naturally invigorated Cao Wei Da.

"Really?!" Upon hearing this news, Zheng Chaoyang immediately stood up excitedly. This was their team!
"How could it be fake?" Cao Weida took out two cigarettes from the cigarette pack, handed one over, and said that he had to celebrate with a cigarette because the news was so good!
Some were happy while others were sad. Cao Wei was happy, but naturally some people were sad.

(End of this chapter)