Within a few days, Yang Huaqing learned about Susanna, the "sister-in-law-to-be" from her husband's mouth.
She immediately told the news to her family.
"Mom, I have some good news for you. My little brother finally found a girlfriend."
Kuang Wenhui stopped her housework and quickly asked: "How old is the woman? What does she do at home? It doesn't matter whether she is beautiful or not, she must be honest and responsible."
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
What happened last time really disgusted them.
If it weren't for her son-in-law's help, she would have wanted to run over and catch that vixen's ugly face.
Li Dajuan on the side was also full of curiosity.
Today is the weekend. My daughter-in-law is back with her granddaughter. The eldest grandson and the second grandson took the two younger ones to the botanical garden early in the morning and will not be back until the afternoon.
Yang Huaqing hesitated and said: "Mom, I will give you a vaccination first. The woman..."
"What's wrong with the woman? You should tell me quickly? As long as there is no problem with her character, other mothers don't care."
Kuang Wenhui urged.
"Mom, did you say this yourself?"
"That's what I said." Kuang Wenhui nodded, then waved his hand: "Stop dawdling."
Yang Huaqing swallowed a mouthful of saliva and introduced carefully: "My girlfriend is not an Oriental like us, she is a Brazilian girl."
"What's the point? Your mother and I are not an antique." Kuang Wenhui couldn't help but interjected.
"Mom, haven't I finished yet?"
"Is he older than your brother? As long as he is no more than ten years old, your father and I can accept it."
Kuang Wenhui gritted his teeth and said.
No matter how old you get, it will affect your fertility.
"It's not about age. The woman's name is Susanna. She is only twenty-three years old and she is also very beautiful."
After Yang Huaqing finished speaking, he took out his mobile phone.
Clicked on Suzanne's photo.
Kuang Wenhui took it and took a look and was immediately very satisfied. Li Dajuan echoed from the side: "This girl is even more beautiful than the one named Dong last time."
Seeing that his mother was in a good mood, Yang Huaqing directly revealed the answer: "Mom, Susanna is very good, and she can be considered to be from a famous family, but there is one problem. She is a widow, and she also has a three-year-old daughter."
"What? Widow?"
Kuang Wenhui immediately grimaced.
Having said that, if I really want to choose a daughter-in-law, of course I hope to choose a better one. Besides, my son is still getting married for the first time, so it would be somewhat uncomfortable to marry a widow.
Li Dajuan hurriedly helped to persuade her: "My mother-in-law, this is a new era. Although it doesn't sound good to be a widow, at least she has had childbirth experience, which means she is healthy. This is better than anything else."
"Yes, Mom!" Yang Huaqing followed up and advised: "I'm not young anymore. It's hard to find a new girlfriend this time. If I continue to delay like this, I'm afraid I will really be a bachelor for the rest of my life."
"Boss, your brother's conditions... logically shouldn't be bad, right? Why can't you find a satisfactory partner?" Kuang Wenhui felt unwilling.
Yang Huaqing's head turned quickly, and what he said next directly hit Kuang Wenhui's heart:
"Mom, let's change our thinking. To be honest, Susanna is not worthy of my little brother, but everything has two sides, and we must also see the good side.
For example, in order to keep her little brother in check and to please your mother-in-law, should she have more children? You also know that young women nowadays are basically not very willing to have children.
Take me for example, if Zhang Hao hadn’t always wanted to have a daughter, I wouldn’t have wanted to have another baby after giving birth to An An, mainly because I was tired.”
"Okay, as long as mom doesn't object."
When Kuang Wenhui heard this, she was convinced on the spot. What her daughter said made sense. If she could have more grandchildren, she would be a widow and she could still live a good life.
Yang Huaqing breathed a sigh of relief. Her mother finally agreed. For her younger brother's marriage, not only was her younger brother nagged every day, she was also the same.
She even regretted asking her mother to come over and help her take care of her little daughter.
Li Dajuan is very understanding of human nature and immediately sent her blessing: "My mother-in-law, congratulations, you will definitely have a grandson next year."
"How could it be so soon? They probably won't be able to come back until next year to get married." Kuang Wenhui said regretfully.
"Mom, if you can't wait, we can call my little brother and the others back now."
Yang Huaqing suggested at the right time.
Although Kuang Wenhui was very moved, she thought about it and refused: "Forget it, your brother may not be obedient, just let him continue to follow my son-in-law. I heard that there is chaos overseas, and it will be bad if something happens along the way."
"Hua Qing, your mother is right. If something happens, it will be too late to regret it."
Li Dajuan quickly agreed.
"Okay!" Yang Huaqing nodded, and then a flash of inspiration came to his mind: "I think otherwise, where can't we get married? Let the younger brother and Susanna get the certificate first, and then arrange the wedding when they come back, so that we can get the best of both worlds.
.”
"This is a good idea. I heard from Zhang Hao that it will take almost a year for them to return. When they come back, my mother-in-law will just be able to hold her grandson."
Li Dajuan was immediately full of praise.
Kuang Wenhui hesitated: "You said they were tired from traveling all the way. What if they had a miscarriage?"
"No, the Navy No. 1 they are on is transformed from an aircraft carrier. It sails very smoothly, almost like on land.
Besides, there is a hospital on the ship, and Zhang Hao is helping to look after it, so the living conditions will not be bad, so don’t worry, Mom, I won’t treat your precious grandson badly.”
Yang Huaqing immediately comforted him.
Kuang Wenhui felt a little relieved, but then she couldn't sit still anymore: "No, I'm going to call your brother now and ask them to get the marriage certificate as soon as possible."
"Mom, why are you so anxious? They have only known each other for a few days, how could they get married so quickly?"
Yang Huaqing quickly stopped him.
"Oh, okay, let's wait until three months later."
Kuang Wenhui sighed helplessly.
…
Soon, more than two months passed.
The escort fleet crossed the Atlantic Ocean, officially arrived on the African continent, and began its inspection of South Africa.
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As soon as they landed, Yang Haoxuan hurriedly took Susanna to apply for a marriage certificate. After more than three months of getting along day and night, the relationship between the two quickly warmed up.
Currently in love.
The reason why he wanted to get married in a hurry was that his family was urging her to get married; on the other hand, Susanna was already two months pregnant. In order to put the pregnant woman in a good mood, Yang Haoxuan had no choice.
An hour later, the two completed the marriage formalities. Yang Haoxuan helped his newlywed wife leave the civil affairs department in Cape Town and got into the consul's special car.
In order to protect the pregnant woman, Zhang Hao took the initiative to give up one of the cars.
"Nana, I also received the marriage certificate. Do you think we should have another wedding on the way?"
Yang Haoxuan tried to ask.
"No need, Auntie...Didn't Mom tell me? When we get back, we'll arrange a make-up wedding for us right away."
Susanna shook her head on the spot.
The consul was very busy at work, and she didn't want to cause trouble to the other party or even leave a bad impression.
"What's the point? Let's have a Western-style wedding first, and then a summer-style wedding later. After all, the wedding ceremonies on both sides are different." Yang Haoxuan didn't want to wrong his wife.
Susanna, on her part, knew without asking that she definitely wanted to get married in a church.
"Is it too late?"
Susanna was really moved.
"It will definitely be in time. My brother-in-law is going to Johannesburg for inspection next. We will stay in Cape Town to prepare for the wedding. When my brother-in-law comes back, we will hold the wedding immediately."
Yang Haoxuan expressed his thoughts.
Susanna immediately snuggled into her husband's arms and said with happiness on her face: "Husband, you are so kind!"
"Hey, it's a coincidence. My second nephew, Zhang Guoxuan, is getting married the day after tomorrow. Let's choose that day to have a double happiness."
"Okay, I will listen to you." Naturally, Susanna would not object. She then inquired: "By the way, as the second son of the consul's family, whose daughter is the bride? Why is there no news report?"
Yang Haoxuan smiled and shook his head: "You guessed it wrong. The bride is a classmate of my second nephew. She is not a wealthy daughter, but comes from an ordinary family."
"How is that possible?" Susanna exclaimed.
You must know that in Brazil, marriages between wealthy families have long been commonplace. Especially after the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano, the wealthy families almost became a whole in order to stay together for warmth.
Yang Haoxuan waved his hand: "That's the truth, nothing is impossible."
“Brother-in-law is so open-minded!”
Susanna said sincerely.
"You must also know that my brother-in-law was already one of the top tycoons before he became a consul, with a net worth of hundreds of billions, second only to those large financial groups.
In addition, he has now become a consul, which can be said to have reached the pinnacle of his life. He no longer needs to marry anyone else. If he does marry, it will only be harmful rather than beneficial." Yang Haoxuan explained in detail.
"Husband, you know so much!"
Susanna's eyes were full of adoration.
I just don’t know if it’s fake or not.
Yang Hao
To be serious, this position as a staff member was forced upon me by my brother-in-law. I don’t want to be a staff member at all. When I return to the capital, I will definitely resign."
"Husband, what are you going to do in the future?"
Susanna asked carefully.
Although she sincerely hopes that her husband can continue to work in politics, she dare not show it for fear of making him unhappy and even alienating herself.
"If nothing else, I want to go back to university and continue teaching. Politics is too complicated and I can't handle it." Yang Haoxuan sighed.
"Husband, no matter what job you do, my children and I will always support you."
Susanna quickly expressed her position.
"Nana, thank you!"
Yang Haoxuan lowered his head and kissed his wife.
…
Two days later, Zhang Hao and his party successfully arrived in Johannesburg. Although this city is far away from the coastline, it is the largest coal-producing area on the entire African continent because it is close to the South African coal fields.
The total reserves are as high as more than 30 billion tons.
Although it has been mined for nearly a century, the remaining recoverable reserves are still as high as 8 billion tons, and hundreds of millions of tons can be mined every year.
After arriving in Johannesburg, Zhang Hao didn't go anywhere, but went straight to the African Reserve as soon as possible.
A small city with a population of only 100,000:
Thornton.
Sandton is located in the north of Johannesburg. It was originally a wealthy area in South Africa. Later, due to the "genocide policy" of the Europeans, in order to protect the remaining Africans, the federal government established a specially designated African Reserve.
There are seven similar protected areas in Africa, and Sandton is the largest.
Within the reserve, Africans enjoy a high degree of autonomy, and other people are strictly prohibited from entering the reserve unless they have permission from the reserve.
Of course, the inspection team represents the central government and is not within the scope of restrictions.
Regarding the arrival of the Archon, the residents in the reserve were not as excited as expected, and Zhang Hao felt "snubbed" for the first time.
"Governor Cliff, what's going on?"
Cliff hurriedly explained: "Consul, you don't have to be surprised. People in the reserve are generally quite xenophobic and lack basic education, so..."
“Didn’t the state think of a solution?”
Zhang Hao frowned.
"Well, this is a protected area and is not under our control at all." Cliff smiled bitterly and shook his head, "As you can see, Mayor Thornton hasn't shown up yet, and they don't take us seriously at all.
"
In fact, the real reason is very simple. The rumor from last year has long spread throughout Africa. Africans are not stupid, so of course they will not look good on the inspection team.
Zhang Hao waved his hand helplessly and said politely: "Forget it, since they don't want to be disturbed, let them go! Let's move quickly and try to go back as soon as possible."
"Yes, Archon."
Cliff suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, under the leadership of Governor Cliff, the delegation took a brief tour of the city.
This is indeed a wealthy area. Every household lives in a small villa. Coupled with the food and supplies provided by the central government, daily life is quite acceptable.
When the visit was about to end, Mayor Thornton finally arrived belatedly. Fortunately, Daxia's words were ok, which saved a lot of embarrassment.
"Sorry, something was delayed."
There was no trace of apology on Mayor Nelson's face.
"You don't need to apologize. It's us who have disturbed your life. I'm very sorry."
Zhang Hao kept his posture very low.
This was also the suggestion given by Chief of Staff Xia, who wanted to take the opportunity to ease the tension between the two parties. In any case, superficial work still needs to be done.
To avoid causing criticism.
Mayor Nelson's face softened slightly, and he forced out a polite word: "Thank you to the central government for caring about our protected area. I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of all citizens."
"Pa bang bang..."
The audience immediately burst into warm applause.
The previous unhappiness is gone.
Zhang Hao showed a smile: "Mayor Nelson, are there any difficulties in the protected area? If so, you might as well say so and the central government will try its best to help you solve it."
"We want the Kuli coal mine, okay?"
Nelson Mayor Lion opened his mouth and said.
Zhang Hao was a little confused.
Governor Cliff quickly explained: "Consul, Curry Coal Mine is the largest coal mine nearby, with reserves of up to 250 million tons."