The two talked happily all night, and Lu Ming got up and went back at dawn.
He has a separate, dedicated small courtyard with three rooms in the Liuyuan Garden. When he is not here, no one is ever allowed to stay here. When he arrives in the Liuyuan Garden, he will live there as if he were at his own home.
On the way, I happened to meet Huang Yanning who had already gotten up to check the post. The two of them wished each other good morning.
"Lu Ming, you have made great achievements this time, congratulations." Huang Yanning said half seriously, half jokingly.
"Fighting in the same room, father and son turning against each other, this is the most tragic thing in the world. There is nothing to congratulate. If we could turn back time and prevent all of this from happening, I would rather cut off my left hand." Lu Ming said sincerely.
"Well, that makes sense. What you said makes me feel ashamed." Huang Yanning said with shame.
"You are not me, and you cannot understand how big a blow this kind of thing would have on me, even worse than having my limbs broken off." Lu Ming sighed.
"I can understand your mood. On the battlefield, I sometimes had to shoot my classmates and friends. I have made many military exploits, but I felt very bitter and couldn't be happy at all. At the celebration banquet, I felt just like you
The way I feel now, to be honest, if you show a proud expression, I will really look down on you." Huang Yanning said solemnly.
"I'm so sleepy now that I don't have the energy to talk to you. Let's talk some other time." Lu Ming said while rubbing his eyes and waving his hands.
After separating from Huang Yanning, Lu Ming felt that his body was light and he returned to his room top-heavy.
The bedding here was ready, and there was hot water in the thermos bottle for him to wash his face and feet, but he didn't have the strength anymore, so he took off his coat and climbed into bed and fell asleep.
Although there was only less than an hour before and after yesterday's action, the mental pressure he endured was huge, and his energy was almost exhausted. After chatting with Sheng Youde for another night, he felt that if he walked more
You may fall down after just a few steps.
After Lu Ming left the study, Sheng Youde smiled happily even though he was extremely tired.
Facts have proved that his original choice was not wrong. It was a wise move to send his daughter to the United States to study economics and Lu Ming to study law. These two children were his long-chosen successors.
Sheng Di has been selfish since he was a child and only cares about himself. He is not an ideal successor. At best, he is the heir to part of the property, because after all, he is the only male among the younger generations of the Sheng family.
Sheng Youde took out a pen and paper and drafted a message to be sent to Lord Rothschild in London. He also took out a cipher pad from a secret compartment under the table and compared it with the cipher pad, he translated the message into cipher.
, then lit a thick match and burned the original text.
Seeing that the original text had been reduced to ashes in the ashtray, he rang the bell to call the butler, Uncle Sun.
"Send this message immediately." Sheng Youde yawned and said.
"Okay, sir." Uncle Sun took the message and walked out.
Sheng Youde lay on his back in the leather seat with pillows. He felt really tired and exhausted. Sometimes he really wanted to find a place to live in seclusion in the mountains, stop caring about business matters, and live a comfortable life for a few years.
But the world is not peaceful, and he cannot rest yet. He has to use his remaining energy and work hard for at least another ten years to pave the way for Mu Yi and Lu Ming to take over.
If the burden is given to them now, they will not be able to bear it. The burden is too heavy.
The Japanese intervened at this time, forcing him to stand up and face reality. How dare he leave these two children and Sheng's industry alone when the wolf of wealth arrived at the door of his house?
"Master, please wash your face. It's time for you to rest." Uncle Sun came in with a basin of hot water.
"Has the telegram been sent?" Sheng Youde asked.
"It's being sent. The message is a bit long and will take some time." Uncle Sun smiled.
"Well, keep an eye on it and don't miss anything."
Sheng Youde put a hot towel on his face, which would make him feel more comfortable and help him get rid of fatigue and regain some energy.
Unlike Lu Ming, he could fall asleep immediately after being exhausted. At his age, even sleeping requires energy. Why do most elderly people suffer from insomnia? It's because they don't have enough energy.
If Lu Ming knew that he thought this way, he would be shocked. He couldn't understand that sleeping requires enough energy.
"Sir, I checked. It was the American Mayflower cruise ship that was anchored at the pier on the day the lady ran away, but there was no lady's name among the people who boarded the ship that day." Uncle Sun said.
"Well, I understand." This seemed to have been considered by Sheng Youde, and it didn't feel strange at all.
The letter left by Sheng Muyi illustrates a problem. She did not disappear mysteriously, but ran away on her own initiative. In this way, the nature of the whole matter has changed.
Sheng Muyi is still missing because no one knows exactly where she is, but if she takes the initiative to run away, there are many possibilities for her whereabouts.
"Master, don't worry too much. Miss is very capable and will definitely be able to take care of herself." Uncle Sun helped Sheng Youde wash his face and comforted him with a smile.
"I know that she must have her own intentions and plans. If she really falls into the hands of the Japanese like Ziyuan, it won't be terrible. Now there is no news about her at all, but it makes people worried." Sheng Youde sighed.
In his heart, his daughter is ambitious and understands the priorities of things, but after all, she is still young and has not fully grown up, so she still needs to be guided for a while.
Lu Ming appears to be more mature. He does not mess around at critical moments, is bold and careful, and independently operates a large plan without making any mistakes. This is enough to explain the problem.
Although the position of Chief Legal Counsel of Sheng's Industry had been prepared for him a long time ago, it was just settled today and he just let it take its course.
"Prepare a letter of appointment. From today on, Lu Ming will be the chief legal advisor for all Sheng's properties. Also prepare a letter of authorization. If I have something that I can't handle, Lu Ming can fully represent me in handling any matters, whether it is business or not.
Whether it is legal or internal family affairs, mark all affairs." Sheng Youde ordered.
"Well, Master Lu deserves this. Are you going to put a splint on him?" Uncle Sun said with a smile.
"Yes, it should be time for him to return to the family and do some serious work." Sheng Youde laughed.
After having breakfast, Sheng Youde fell into sleep. In his dream, he saw his daughter Muyi. It was a noisy pier, and her daughter was standing on the deck of the high corridor of the ship waving to him.
He looked at the navigation sign posted on the pier: Shanghai - Hong Kong.
No, isn't my daughter going to Peking via Tianjin? Why did she end up going to Hong Kong? He wanted to squeeze onto the boat, but there were too many people. He surged up and down in the crowd, going back and forth several times.
, it’s really impossible to squeeze in.
At this time, the cruise ship sounded three whistles, which meant that the ship was about to set sail.
He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and shouted loudly: Mu Yi, come down quickly, you are on the wrong ship. This is the ship to Hong Kong, not to Tianjin!
There were too many people and it was too noisy, and his voice was drowned in the crowd.
He raised his head and looked at the ship's deck corridor again, but Mu Yi's man was gone!
He was about to call a few more times, but was interrupted by a ringing sound, which seemed to be the phone ringing by his bedside.
I opened my eyes drowsily and glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already noon, and I had slept for three hours at least.
Uncle Sun knew that when the master went to sleep in the house, he usually did not answer the phone, so he would unplug the phone line in the house.
After he answered the phone in the hall, he thought there was something important, so he connected the phone inside.
Sheng Youde picked up the phone and saw a call from the Songhu Garrison Commander.
"Mr. Sheng, is everything okay? Did my people cause any trouble for you?" the commander said in a very respectful tone.
"Oh, Commander, thank you for your hard work. I was busy very late yesterday and didn't have time to call you. This matter is really thanks to you. Adjutant Huang is very courageous and the matter was successfully completed!" Sheng Youde was very happy.
It is clear that if the Songhu Garrison Command had not sent troops to rescue him this time, he would definitely be in the hands of the Japanese now.
"The safety of Sheng Gong is not trivial, not just for Shanghai. If I don't understand this, Commander-in-Chief Chiang would have told me to pack up and get out. Haha." The commander was very satisfied when he heard that Sheng Youde was satisfied, and his heart was filled with stone.
It landed.
"Well, I have asked Lu Ming to prepare a document for the Ministry of National Defense to describe in detail what happened. The commander's credit must be made known to them. The freeloaders in the provincial Nanjing government have nothing to do but gossip all day long."
Sheng Youde knew very well that various factions in the army were vying for power. If a soldier was not a direct descendant and had no military merit, life would be very difficult.
"Master Sheng is aware of the situation and will make a special trip to visit you another day. I also have to make a report here. I would like to ask, what is the cause of this incident?" the commander asked cautiously.
"Oh, the Japanese have been clamoring to do business with me for many years, but I have never agreed. They actually bribed my nephew to try to kidnap me. It's so lawless!" Sheng Youde sighed.
"Oh, that's it. Now that the matter is over and Duke Sheng is safe, I feel relieved," the commander said.
"I would like to respectfully invite the commander to visit Liuyuan another day. Mr. Sheng will tell you more about the Japanese..." Sheng Youde was worried that the commander had obtained some information, so he left room for words and did not say anything.
The two exchanged a few polite words and hung up the phone.
After Sheng Youde woke up, he sat on the bed in a daze. He just dreamed of his daughter. What happened? Her daughter did not go to Peking but to Hong Kong?
He thought for a long time and felt that this was the special magnetic field between father and daughter at work, and it must be his daughter who was entrusting him with a dream.