Chapter 18 The Strategy of Two Perfections
"If you don't go, you won't go. If you leave like this, what do you think about the students?"
"Yes, brother, I know you are for our own good, but we have already made a statement in the newspaper. How can we do that backfire?"
"We have made up our minds. Not only will we not leave, but we will also go to the rear to participate in the war of resistance."
It is said that only villains and women are difficult to raise, so Young Master Chen has experienced it. He just showed some kind of affection and kept blaming himself for not going home to attend the funeral. Now he is reluctant to go to Southeast Asia with his second wife, and even wants to "follow the fashion" to go to the rear.
Go to the Great Reichs to fight against the war?
Chen Jizu was so angry that he said with a straight face: "War is the business of men. What do you girls do in every family? What's more, if you have no eyes, how can you make a second aunt live in the future? Ziqi, Zijing, don't be willful. Listen to your advice, and quickly dispel those messy thoughts so that the second aunt will not be afraid anymore."
Ziqi is more independent than Zijing, and looks determined, and grits her teeth and says, "Brother, please tell me a message to my mother for us, asking her to pretend that she has not given birth to our daughters. I have told you that it has been so long and I don't know how to explain it. If I don't take some practical actions, then I really don't know how to face the teachers and classmates."
Master Chen was anxious and asked sternly: "Are you living for others or for yourself? If they want to gossip, let them chew and go their own way and let others say it!"
"I don't want to be a slave to the destruction of the country, nor will I be a traitor!" Ziqi faced tit for tit, as if afraid that the classmates outside would not hear it, so she deliberately raised her voice by a few decibels, "What way to go? Are you a traitor like you?"
"Brother," Zijing also caused trouble and plucked up the courage to say, "Brother... I'll call you brother, go back, don't come again in the future, and don't let someone send money. We can not only support ourselves, but also do our best to fight the war."
"Ziqi Zijing, we support you!"
"I would rather die than be a slave to the destruction of the country. I am a good person, and I am worthy of being our good sister!"
"Defeat Japanese imperialism and defeat all traitors and traitors!"
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The two sisters' words received a warm response. The daughters outside who were afraid of the world's chaos actually pointed at the monk and scolded the bald donkey and shouted slogans. Fortunately, this is a girl's school, and they only dared to shout. For example, if it were the boys from St. John's High School or University, they might have rushed in and beat him up.
The movement became louder and louder. Master Chen, who didn't want to die for no reason, had an idea and whispered: "Ziqi, Zijing, brother knows that you are in a difficult situation. After all, what you say is like splashing water, so naturally you can't slap yourself in the face. Otherwise... I don't ask you to go to Nanyang, so don't go to the rear. Let's make some adjustments and how about studying in the United States?"
Ziqi was stunned and couldn't help asking: "Go to study in the United States?"
"Well, it's the United States, and you'll go alone," Mr. Chen looked outside and smiled proudly: "In this way, you can give an explanation to the teacher and classmates, and I and the second aunt can rest assured. As for the War of Resistance... you are still young, and you will come back after a few years of study. Maybe you can play a greater role at that time."
From the bottom of my heart, this is a solution to both sides. Zijing, who doesn't want to be laughed at by her classmates and doesn't want her mother to worry, seemed a little moved. After weighing the pros and cons, hesitated and said: "We have to go to church schools, so it's not a must to go to the United States to study, but I have never heard of any relatives and friends in the United States. It's not so easy to go there!"
Master Chen pointed to the school emblem on the wall and said with a smile: "We don't have one, but you have one."
Ziqi suddenly reacted, shook her head and said, "No, I won't do that embarrassing thing!"
Zijing also nodded and said deeply: "If you escape at the battle, you won't let anyone laugh to death."
Money can make the devil push the mill. Master Chen doesn't think that the American teachers in the Chinese and Western girls' schools can really regard money as dirt, so he said confidently: "You don't need to show up in this matter. Uncle Liang will take care of everything, and there will be no traces. You will definitely not be embarrassed."
"real?"
"Really, but there is a condition. No matter how you leave, you have to go home and say goodbye to your mother."
"Okay, then I'll wait for your news."
"This is my good sister," Mr. Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it, he suddenly looked up and rushed out the window and shouted: "I can't listen to it. Since that's the case... the Chen family will no longer recognize you unfilial daughters! We will be ruthless, and we will cut off two or two!"
How could Ziqi not know his good intentions? She made a face and said, "If you don't recognize me, you won't recognize me! I don't have you, the traitor brother!"
The double act was singing well and there was another constant cheer. Chen Liang, who was suffering outside, suddenly turned pale and looked very scary.
The dissatisfaction broke out, completely under Teacher Liu's "expectation", when Master Chen walked out of the reception room in frustration, he actually said in a slight manner: "Mr. Chen, since Ziqi and Zijing have made a choice, our school can't help either. Of course, we will continue to do our work as usual. I believe they will change their minds, why don't they come here today?"
"Down with Japanese imperialism! Defeat the dog traitor!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the colorful daughters and ladies followed her to cheer again. The one who shouted the most fiercely and loudest was Mr. Chen's former dream lover, Miss Ding.
I have to admit that she is indeed very beautiful.
Wearing a beige Western skirt, half of her white and smooth chest was exposed at the opening of her upper body, and the deep career line was faintly visible. At first glance, she looked a bit similar to Hong Kong star Rosamund Kwan, but when she looked closely, she was a little more innocent and naughty than Beautiful Kwan.
Although he was the target of "defeating" and even looked at him with a little contempt and disdain, in the eyes of Master Chen, he was full of sensual teasing.
A graceful lady is a gentleman. But now is not the time, and his situation is so embarrassing, Chen Jizu quickly dispelled the evil thoughts that arose, glared at them fiercely, and then shook his hand with anger.
"well……"
Everything in front of me shows that it is difficult for the eldest lady and the second lady to change their minds. Parent Chen, who was unable to help, sighed and had to turn around and chase after him, "Young Master, wait for my young master!"
There is still a place to go, so naturally we cannot return without success. Considering that the eldest young master is in a bad mood, on the way to Beisichuan Road, the housekeeper Chen Liang did not say a word and no longer talked and laughed like he did when he came.
The second stop was an alley. Although it was a little older, it was a little more angry than Chen Mansion on Columbia Road.
From a distance, the old-fashioned skylight on the roof has a unique exquisite and obedient look in the mist. The rows of wooden frames and window sashes are carefully carved, and the tiles on the house are also arranged in detail, and even the roses in the flower pots on the windowsill look careful and meticulous.
Along the way, there were people everywhere, with overnight clothes hanging above my head. The cement was completely peeling off the low wall of the drying platform, the oily kitchen rear window, the old mothers chatted everywhere, and the children carried their schoolbags to school... A prosperous scene, perhaps, this is the old Shanghai.
A stranger arrived, and the balcony, even the windows were filled with people, whispering to them and commenting.
"Young Master, please wait, I'll call the door."
Butler Chen seemed to rarely come. After looking around for a while, he confirmed that this was the residence of Shen Shuzhen and Shen Qin and his daughter.
Like most people living in alleys, the front door of the Shen family is not open often. When it is opened, there will be a big deal, either walking around for guests or coming out to post wedding and funeral notices.
"Who?"
The door opened with a "squeak" and poked out the old lady's head. She was stunned for a moment, then was excited. Her expression obviously indicated that she knew the Grand Housekeeper Chen, and she immediately said: "I said why did the magpies always chirp on the rooftop today? It turned out that I had known that a distinguished guest had arrived. Madam, Miss, Housekeeper Chen was here, Housekeeper Chen came to see you!"
The hostess didn't see it, but a teenage girl ran out happily. She was wearing two big shiny black braids, wearing a sky blue student top, wearing a slightly old black leather shoes, and her stockings were very white, which looked very eye-catching.
"Mom, Uncle Liang is here, Uncle Liang is here!"
Chen Liang lowered his waist, looked at the calm smile on her face and asked, "Miss Three, why didn't you go to school today?"
"It's almost 27, so many paper money ladies can't stack them alone, so I..."
The little girl pouted and saw her mother appearing at the door, she didn't dare to mutter anymore, but secretly made faces at Master Chen and A Biao behind her.
"Big...big...big, the eldest young master is here..."
When the little ancestor came to the door, Shen Shuzhen's heart skipped a beat, and even hesitated when she spoke, "Since I'm here, let's go in... come in and sit..."
Chapter completed!