Finally, after some thought, Bai Xiuzhu followed her grandmother's suggestion and decided to go to the capital to meet Jin Yanxi. She booked a ticket that night and got on the train to the capital.
The train from Jingzhou to Beijing is very fast. It only takes more than ten hours and can be reached in one night. You can get on the train that night and arrive in Beijing early the next morning.
After the train arrived, Bai Xiuzhu took Zhou Fu out of the train station. As soon as she left the station, she saw a middle-aged woman who had been waiting here to pick her up.
"Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry to trouble you to come pick me up so early."
Seeing the woman, Bai Xiuzhu immediately said with embarrassment, but the middle-aged woman was her sister-in-law Wang Qian, the wife of her eldest brother Bai Xiongqi.
"What nonsense are you talking about? We are all a family. What are you talking about? It's not troublesome. Let's go. This is not the place to talk. Let's go home first."
Wang Qian seemed very fond of Bai Xiuzhu and took Bai Xiuzhu home and told Bai Xiuzhu:
"Your eldest brother was so happy last night when he knew you were coming. He originally wanted to pick you up with me today, but the government suddenly called and asked your eldest brother to go to a meeting, so I had to pick you up alone.
You, don't mind, your elder brother will be back in a while."
Then he chatted with Bai Xiuzhu again.
"If I remember correctly, you have been abroad for three years."
"Um."
Bai Xiuzhu nodded and was quite close to Wang Qian, her sister-in-law, because Wang Qian and Bai Xiongqi had always been very kind to her after they got married.
"You are really a girl who has changed for 18 years. I still remember that you were just a little girl when you went abroad. I didn't expect that after three years of separation, you would have grown so big. Bigger, but also more beautiful. You really deserve to be our white girl."
If the young talents in the capital were to see our pearl, they would all be fascinated by our beautiful pearls."
"Sister-in-law, please stop praising me. I'm embarrassed. I'm not as beautiful as you say."
Bai Xiuzhu was a little embarrassed to be praised by Wang Qian, and she kept saying it, but she was happy in her heart. After all, any girl aged seventeen or eighteen doesn't like to hear others praise her beauty.
"By the way, you came to the capital this time because you want to meet Mr. Jin."
Wang Qi said again. Bai Xiuzhu, who was originally happy to be praised, fell silent after hearing this and nodded.
Looking at Bai Xiuzhu's expression, Wang Qian's expression changed and she continued.
"But I heard from my mother-in-law that when you took the train from Xiangzhou back to Jingzhou this time, you encountered a robber on the bus. It was a man named Zhang Shaozong who saved you, and you also like him quite a lot?"
Bai Xiuzhu nodded again in silence.
"What about your own thoughts, do you like Mr. Jin or that Zhang Shaozong?"
Finally, Wang Qi asked again, looking at Bai Xiuzhu. Regarding Bai Xiuzhu and Zhang Shaozong, before Bai Xiuzhu came to the capital, the old lady Bai in Jingzhou was naturally in contact with them, so for Bai Xiuzhu
Both she and Bai Xiongqi knew the situation clearly.
"I......."
Bai Xiuzhu opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything. Deep down in her heart, she naturally liked Zhang Shaozong more, and for Jin Yanxi, she found that the more she compared Jin Yanxi with Zhang Shaozong, the more she compared Jin Yanxi with Zhang Shaozong.
Her feelings for Jin Yanxi became weaker, but she did not dare to say this because she was not sure whether Zhang Shaozong also liked her, and Zhang Shaozong also had a beautiful junior sister, Ning Shuang.
"Don't worry, don't say anything if you haven't thought about it yet. No matter what decision you make, your sister-in-law and your eldest brother will support you, and emotional matters can never be explained clearly in a few words. Wait until you meet Mr. Jin.
It’s not too late to meet in person, let’s have breakfast first.”
Wang Qian was very considerate. Looking at Bai Xiuzhu's hesitant expression, she knew that Bai Xiuzhu still had some hesitations in her heart, so she immediately spoke again.
After breakfast, under Wang Qian's arrangement, Bai Xiuzhu went to the room to rest and sleep again to make up for the sleep she had suffered from taking the train last night.
In the afternoon, Bai Xiuzhu got up and left the Bai family, planning to meet Jin Yanxi.
Not long after Bai Xiuzhu left, Bai Xiongqi returned home from the government.
"Where's Xiuzhu?"
"I just left the house not long ago."
"Going to see Jin Yanxi."
Bai Xiongqi's expression changed slightly.
"It should be, what's wrong?"
Wang Qian noticed Bai Xiongqi's changing expression.
Bai Xiongqi pondered for a moment: "Jin Yanxi is not worthy of Xiuzhu's trust. That Zhang Shaozong is a good choice."
"What?!"
Wang Qian was shocked. She knew that her husband had always been more in favor of Bai Xiuzhu and Jin Yanxi's marriage, because Jin Yanxi's father held a high position in the government, and Bai Xiongqi also worked in the government. If
If Bai Xiuzhu and Jin Yanxi get married and become in-laws, it will undoubtedly be even more powerful for Bai Xiongqi's career.
But how could I say these words today?
Wang Qi was startled at first, and then looked at Bai Xiongqi as if she wanted to understand something.
"You found out the identity of Zhang Shaozong."
Bai Xiong nodded.
"Some time ago, news came from Hunan that a new warlord force appeared in the southern Hunan area of Hunan. In just over a month, it occupied Wuling, Taoyuan, and Jiuan in Hunan. Its army expanded to 20,000, and it suddenly became a
The top three warlords in Hunan, and the leader of this new warlord force is named Zhang and is known as Zhang Shuai. It is said that he is very young, and his name is Zhang Shaozong."
"Could it be that Zhang Shaozong is the Zhang Shaozong Xiuzhu met on the train?"
Wang Qian's expression changed instantly, and she realized what Bai Xiongqi meant.
"Yes, through comparison of information, we can see that they are almost the same person."
Bai Xiong nodded. Ever since he got the news from his mother in Jingzhou and got the news about Zhang Shaozong, he had been using the government's connections to investigate. Unexpectedly, he found Zhang Shaozong's information very quickly. According to the comparison of the information, it was almost
It was completely consistent with the news coming from Xiangdi, so he was already more than nine levels sure that the Zhang Shaozong his sister met on the train was the new Xiangdi who appeared some time ago.
The new warlord commander Zhang Shaozong.
"So you plan to support Xiuzhu and Zhang Shaozong to be together, but even if Zhang Shaozong is the top warlord in Hunan, Hunan is thousands of miles away from the capital, so it shouldn't be of much help to you here."
"No, you are wrong. If Xiuzhu can really be with this Zhang Shaozong, I plan to ask you and my mother to move my entire Bai family directly to Xiangdi depending on the situation. If Zhang Shaozong is reliable enough."
Bai Xiong raised his eyes leisurely, but what he said once again surprised Wang Qian.
"Why?"
Wang Qi couldn't help but be confused and listened to Bai Xiongqi continue.
"In this era, I have come to understand that only those with real weapons and soldiers can really decide everything. Although the Jin family is powerful and seems to have a high position in the government, for those who are truly in power,
If you want to deal with the Jin family, it is a matter of a moment. If the higher-ups value the Jin family, then the Jin family can still maintain its glory today. But if one day the higher-ups no longer value the Jin family and even want to deal with the Jin family, the Jin family will
You will definitely be thrown into hell in an instant and your family will be destroyed.”
"As for me, it's actually the same. No matter how high I climb in the government, as long as I have no soldiers and no enemies, my fate will always be determined by the thoughts above."
"In this era, without soldiers and plunder, no matter how high your position is, it is destined to be a loft in the sky, which may collapse at any time. But if you have guns, soldiers and your own power, it will be different. As long as you can ensure that your power is strong, you will always be the best."
You don’t need to act based on other people’s faces and worry about whether other people’s thoughts will be detrimental to you.”
"If Xiuzhu can really be with Zhang Shaozong, and if he is reliable enough, then you, mother, and Xiuzhu will move my Bai family there. As long as our Bai family doesn't make mistakes and is protected by Zhang Shaozong's power, our Bai family can do it.
Sit back and relax, but with the current situation, if one day I lose power in the government, my entire Bai family may be in catastrophe at any time."
Having said this, Bai Xiongqi paused for a moment before continuing.
"Furthermore, that Jin Yanxi is by no means a good match. I think that although this person is gentle and elegant on the surface and has extraordinary conversation, he must be a good person on the outside but a loser on the inside. He is by no means a reliable person who can only be entrusted to him. If there is a major change in the future, this person will
Such people are absolutely unreliable.”
"As far as I know, during this period, he had actually forgotten Xiuzhu and was pursuing a woman named Leng Qingqiu."
When Wang Qi heard this, she immediately understood what Bai Xiongqi was thinking, but she still hesitated a little and spoke.
"Well, we support Xiuzhu and Zhang Shaozong, but according to the information from my mother-in-law, Zhang Shaozong already has a beautiful junior sister."
"It depends on Xiuzhu's own choice."
Bai Xiong thought about it and said, although he had his heart to lean towards Zhang Shaozong, if Bai Xiuzhu had other choices, he would not force him. As for what Wang Qian said about Zhang Shaozong's junior sister, that was not something he cared about at all.
, since ancient times, any powerful and capable man has not had three wives and four concubines, but now the term has been changed. In the past, he was called a three wives and four concubines, and now he is called a concubine. In future generations, he may change his name again, but even if
The names are different, but the essence will never change.