Tong Wanqi had many contacts with high-level officials of the government. Even if someone revealed something, he would understand the key to it over time.
There are a total of 40 committee members in the National Government Committee. The Communist Party requested that 14 seats be occupied together with the Democratic League. The Kuomintang firmly disagreed and was only willing to provide 13 seats.
Even though there is only one spot left, it is related to whether one-third of the veto power can be exercised. For this huge issue, the two sides have been arguing for more than half a year without any results.
If there is still a possibility of resolving the issue of committee members, then the Communist Party’s proposal to restore the actual military control positions between the two sides before January 13, 1946 is impossible to reach agreement on.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the fighting has not stopped in Shanxi, Chahar, and Northern Jiangsu. This is also the original intention of establishing the Military Coordination Office.
Because the national army has sophisticated weapons and a numerical advantage, it has always dominated the military conflict by advancing vigorously.
Therefore, this condition proposed by the Communist Party means that the national army is required to give up all the victory it has won. How can it spit out the fat in its mouth after a lot of effort?
Tong Tong said: "Aren't we negotiating now?"
Tong Wanqi sneered: "Negotiation... stop dreaming, we won't be able to reach an agreement!"
"You are just guessing!"
"There are huge differences between the two sides, and no one is willing to give in. For example... forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you. In short, just remember one thing, dad will not harm you!"
"Then I won't retreat!"
"Tongtong, you have to be obedient!"
Tong Tong pouted and said unhappily: "Always tell me to be obedient. I have heard this sentence for twenty years. Do you still think I am a child? I am an adult!"
"You are an adult, and I am also your father!"
"You are unreasonable!"
"Tongtong, you've been taken advantage of, and you're so stupid that you don't know. Why do you want me to reason with you?"
Tongtong stood up and put on his coat without saying a word.
Tong Wanqi also stood up and asked, "Where are you going?"
"You don't have to worry about it!" Tong Tong slammed the door and walked out.
Tong Wanqi shook his head helplessly, lamenting that he had been too pampered in the past, but now he shot himself in the foot, and his daughter did not listen to him at all.
After coming out of the teahouse, Tong Tong walked aimlessly along the street. When she saw a rickshaw parked on the side of the road, she got on it without thinking.
Seeing the business coming, the driver hurriedly asked: "Miss, where are you going?"
Tong Tong was dazed for a while, looked around, and saw that this place was very close to Zhongyuan Department Store, and casually said: "Zhongyuan Department Store."
"Okay, sit tight."
Ten minutes later, the rickshaw stopped in front of Zhongyuan Department Store. Tongtong got out of the car, paid the fare, and walked in.
The weather is getting warmer, and there are many people in department stores, bustling and very lively.
In this environment, Tongtong's depressed mood quickly dissipated, and he walked around happily and bought a lot of things here and there.
A familiar figure appeared in sight, Xiaolan followed a woman, not far in front of Tongtong.
"Xiaolan!" Tongtong shouted.
Xiaolan turned around and saw Tong Tong, and whispered a few words to the woman.
The woman—Mina Hattori turned around and walked over slowly.
The two met once on Canal North Street. At that time, Tong Tong was inexperienced and thought Hattori Mina was fat.
Now I can see clearly that Hattori Mina's protruding belly looks like she is pregnant.
Hattori Mina nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Miss Tong."
Tongtong felt a little uncomfortable, turned around and wanted to leave, but felt it was too shameful, so he said stiffly: "I know you, you are Hattori Mina."
Hattori Mina smiled and said: "No, I am Jiang Mina."
Tong Tong snorted and said, "It's not the same!"
Hattori Mina didn't care about Tongtong's attitude, looked around and said, "If it's convenient for Miss Tong, let's have a cup of coffee together, okay?"
Tong Tong didn't want to lose his aura, so he said: "It's okay to drink coffee, then it's agreed, I'll treat you!"
"OK."
I came to the cafe on the fourth floor, found a seat, ordered two cups of coffee, and a few snacks.
"Miss Tong, actually, I've always wanted to meet you, but Xinyu was always unavailable and never had the chance."
"Huh, he just doesn't want to see me..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Tong Tong suddenly realized that it seemed inappropriate to say such sour words in front of Hattori Mina.
Hattori Mina didn't care. She knew that Tong Tong liked Jiang Xinyu, and she felt that she was right for this girl who dared to love and hate.
"It's not that he doesn't want to see you, he is indeed very busy. He leaves early and comes home late every day, and sometimes he doesn't go home all night." Hattori Mina explained.
Tongtong remained silent and put sugar cubes into the coffee one by one.
"Miss Tong, thank you!" Hattori Mina said sincerely.
Tong Tong was stunned for a few seconds and said, "Why do you want to thank me?"
"Thank you for taking care of Xin Yu."
"You're welcome, that's, that's..."
Even after saying "yes", Tongtong himself didn't know what to say.
She suddenly understood why Jiang Xinyu had always been obsessed with Hattori Mina. Such tolerance, generosity, and understanding were not something ordinary women could achieve.
If it were Tong Tong himself, he would never be able to do this!
A sense of frustration arose spontaneously. Tongtong couldn't sit still and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"
As she spoke, she picked up the things she bought, got up and left without warning.
A woman happened to pass by behind her, and she was caught off guard. The two of them bumped into each other, and the paper bag in Tong Tong's hand fell to the ground.
Tong Tong was in a bad mood and blurted out: "You don't have eyes when you walk!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" The woman apologized repeatedly and knelt down to pick up the broken pieces that fell on the ground.
Hattori Mina turned around and said to Xiaolan: "Help Miss Tong pick up the things."
Most of the odds and ends Tong Tong bought were cosmetics, including perfume, nail polish, rouge and gouache, etc.
The perfume was in a glass bottle. It was cracked after being dropped. The perfume slowly seeped out, and the aroma in the cafe was fragrant.
The woman is in her mid-twenties, wearing a dark red embroidered cheongsam, which highlights her slender figure. Her face is pretty, especially her big eyes, which make her look particularly expressive.
Xiaolan handed the perfume bottle to Tong Tong and said, "Miss Tong, this one broke."
The woman said at the side: "I'm really sorry. How much does the perfume cost? I'll pay for it."
Xiaolan glanced at the receipt in the bag and said, "Five hundred and eighty thousand."
The woman was surprised and said, "Is a bottle of perfume so expensive?"
Tong Tong said angrily: "This is French perfume. If you don't believe it, you can go to the counter and ask!"
The woman glanced at the receipt and knew that what Tong Tong said was true, so she said, "No, I'll compensate you..."
She took out her wallet from her bag, which contained less than 100,000 yuan. She said apologetically: "Well, leave me an address and I'll send it to you tomorrow... Oh, if you're not worried, just come with me to get it."
OK, not far away, Xiaoxiao Bookstore on Linshen Road."
Although the perfume is expensive, Tong Tong didn't take it seriously and said, "I'm not free today, I'll talk about it someday!"
After saying this, she walked away carrying the paper bag.
Linshen Road is adjacent to Canal North Street. Hattori Mina thought for a moment and said, "Why do I remember that there doesn't seem to be a bookstore on Linshen Road?"
The woman smiled, took out a business card from her bag and handed it over, saying, "It just opened not long ago."
Hattori Mina took the business card: Xiaoxiao Bookstore, Chu Xiaoxiao, the phone number and address at the bottom.