Chapter 47 Liao's Talents
Chapter 47 Liao's Talents
The gate of Shaojiawei opened and Shao Quanzhong came out in military uniform.
With a revolver on his belt, a tweed coat on his body, white gloves on his hands and big leather boots on his feet, he looked like a handsome and senior officer of the new army.
Behind him, led by Zhang Siwen, a squad of ten personal pistol soldiers spread out to the left and right as they went out of the door and stood behind Shao Quanzhong, forming an arc. Each of them stood tall and straight, with their eyes straight ahead.
After a month and a half of separation, what Rong Hui imagined in her mind was that handsome official with the sixth rank.
Now Shao Quanzhong's new image is more in line with the perfect imagination of a female student who has studied abroad. Her eyes immediately widened, the corners of her eyes turned into crescents, and little stars popped up in her eyes, full of admiration.
Shao Quanzhong did not greet Rong Hui immediately, but came to Wenxiu, touched his heels with her and saluted.
"It is an honor to have you, Miss Wen.
This time I came in the morning, and I must ask Miss Wen to review the training results of the Huai Army and allow me to report to the gentry of Taizhou to let them know that the donations from the elders of my hometown have not been in vain. "
Shao Quanzhong came out to greet her and ignored the foreign vixen who appeared out of nowhere. Miss Wen was in a good mood.
"Yuting, you are now a seventh-rank civil servant. Your status is different from before. You don't need to salute me."
Shao Quanzhong said sincerely, "When I was in trouble, Master Meng Wen took me in.
Without the Wen family, I would not be where I am today. I will never forget the great kindness you have shown me. "
The more Miss Wen looked at Shao Quanzhong, the more she liked him. She knew that Yuting was a man who knew how to repay his kindness, which was why her mother took a special liking to him.
Mr. Guo Wengui also expressed his satisfaction. He said that Shao Quanzhong used to be a servant of the Wen family, but now he is becoming more and more prosperous and he still remembers his roots. This is quite commendable.
Mr. Wen smiled and nodded, "Then you lead the way."
He was still thinking about how to tell Shao Quanzhong what the mistress had asked him to do without losing face.
Shao Quanzhong was not as respectful to Wen Gui as he was to Miss Wen. "Please wait a moment, old man. Let me receive another guest."
Shao Quanzhong came to Rong Hui and bowed slightly, "Hui'er, didn't you say you were going back to Xiangshan to serve your mother? Why are you here?"
Rong Hui did not wear the student uniform designed by Shao Quanzhong. Instead, she wore a new dress that Shao Quanzhong had never seen before, and a wide-brimmed women's hat worn at an angle.
A rose-shaped red knot was tied on the hat with a ribbon, and under the hat was a transparent white veil that half covered her face. It didn't have much covering effect and was basically a decoration to show her aristocratic style. She also wore silk gloves on her hands.
This dress is elegant and fashionable, making Ronghui look a few years older than she actually is.
Basically it was sixteen originally, and now it’s around twenty.
Seeing Shao Quanzhong looking at her new dress, she did not answer Shao Quanzhong's question, but smiled playfully, "This is a French dress that Uncle Liao brought me from Hong Kong. It is said to be the latest style from Paris. Brother Shao, do you think it is beautiful?"
Before Shao Quanzhong figured out who "Uncle Liao" was, Rong Hui had already raised her right hand slightly and looked at Shao Quanzhong teasingly.
Shao Quanzhong is still afraid of this? He skillfully took off the white glove on his right hand, gently grasped the fingertips of Rong Hui's gloves, bowed gracefully, and gently touched his lower lip on the back of his hand.
Rong Hui smiled, and for a moment the entire area around the dike seemed to brighten up.
"Brother Shao, you have always called yourself a rough man. Is there a rough man as gentlemanly as you? No one would believe you if you said you have never studied abroad."
Wenxiu, who was watching from the sidelines, felt her heart sinking.
It took Shao Quanzhong nine days to go to Shanghai and back, six of which were spent on the journey. How could he have attracted such a foreign woman in just three days?
Listening to the conversation between the two, words like "Hui'er" and "Brother Shao" are simply unbearable to hear.
I have been with Yuting for more than three years. Brother Shao is only polite to me, but is very attentive to this "Hui'er".
Don’t think I don’t know Western etiquette. When you kissed my hand, why didn’t you kneel down on one knee?
Humph, when I first met my father, he always knelt on one leg, looking like a slave. But Shao Quanzhong chuckled, "Hui'er, this outfit of yours would be more effective if you put on a bright red lipstick. If you wear sunglasses, you will look more French."
"Humph, I don't wear such heavy makeup, it makes me look several years older.
Okay, Brother Shao, so you think I look old in this outfit, I will go to Dad and say something bad about you - by the way, Uncle Liao, I think the clothes you bought make me look old."
A mellow voice came from behind Rong Hui, "Hui Er, you were too young to begin with. Wearing this makes you look more mature, which is a good thing."
Shao Quanzhong looked at the man who was talking behind Rong Hui.
The man was dressed in a suit and looked to be in his early thirties, of medium build, with a small moustache. Judging from his ancestry, he was a pure Chinese, but his eye sockets were a little sunken, and his face had the temperament of a foreigner.
Needless to say, this person often dealt with foreigners and was most likely Yung Wing's friend.
If he utters words like "milk dead loach", it is definitely not California accent or London accent, and it is definitely not Shunyi English.
Rong Hui suddenly seemed to remember something and patted the back of her head embarrassedly, "Brother Shao, I saw that you were so happy that you forgot Dad's instructions.
Let me introduce you to this uncle Liao, who is a good friend of my father’s. He was formerly the first mate of the Water Monster Clipper Fast Cargo Ship, Liao Rong. My father recommended him to help you.”
Liao Rong was originally preparing to meet a Qing official of the sixth rank, and he should have kowtowed.
Since the other party was a junior of his friend Yung Wing, all he had to do was pretend to kowtow and the other party would surely support him, and he would then be able to avoid the formality.
Now it seems that the other party is a foreign officer with a heroic appearance, which is beyond Liao Rong's expectations.
The other person is wearing a military uniform. Should I kowtow to him?
While he was hesitating, he saw Shao Quanzhong burst into laughter and stretched out his right hand to him, "Hello Mr. Liao, I am Shao Quanzhong, and my name is Yuting.
The person introduced by Uncle Rong must be an expert, welcome. "
Liao Rong subconsciously reached out his hand, and the two held hands tightly. Liao Rong did not dare to shout out Shao Quanzhong's name as Shao Quanzhong suggested, and said, "General Shao has an extraordinary appearance and is well-versed in both Chinese and Western learning. I admire you. I am Liao Rong, Liao Haichang."
"Brother Haichang, please excuse my delay. I have a guest here. Please come and inspect my team. We will discuss in detail later."
Shao Quanzhong bowed slightly to Liao Rong and extended his right hand, "Please!"
He turned around and extended his hand to Wenxiu again, "Miss Wen, please."
Liao Rong smiled and bowed, but his heart was filled with turmoil.
When Yung Wing introduced Shao Quanzhong to him, he looked excited, as if the other party was a wise leader and the only savior who could achieve industrialization for China.
He was quite disapproving at the time.
How capable can a 20-year-old boy be?
Brother Yung Wing probably had no way to serve his country and had been frustrated for a long time, so he just treated a carrot as a dish. He came here with an attitude of observation.
Who would have thought that when they met, Shao Quanzhong was indeed as young as he had imagined, but he also had a maturity that a young man should never have.
He handled the two groups of guests with ease and was able to communicate and entertain different guests without any mistakes.
Following behind Shao Quanzhong, Liao Rong shook his head and sighed, muttering to himself, "Could it be that there really is a genius who never appears in this world, and I just happened to meet him?"
What shocked Liao Rong even more was yet to come. As soon as the group entered the village, a loud military song came into their ears.
(End of this chapter)