1990s Hong Kong: Waking Up as the Kidnapped Tycoon's Sister-in-Law

Chen Rou first meets Nie Zhao because of an anti-terrorism case involving Hong Kong's wealthy elite. He is the richest man in Hong Kong for many years, and a renowned powerful figure. Even thou...

Chapter 345 An Aunt-like Gaze

Ms. Cai has a very nice Chinese name, Cai Mingzhu, but she usually doesn't mention it.

Her brother's name is even better; it's Cai Mingli. You can tell her parents are cultured people, as they chose such a nice-sounding name.

She is actually very shrewd and knows how to read people. So until yesterday, she acted very arrogantly because her whole family only wanted to use the Nie family's background to inquire about the situation on the mainland. They didn't intend to come here to work.

But this morning, after talking to the hotel's lobby manager and a few staff members, she discovered that all the so-called policy crimes had been overturned. Not to mention her brother, even her parents would be treated as VIPs if they came from the mainland.

In this situation, not only does her brother need to get a job, but she also needs to maintain good relationships with people from the Nie family.

Today, Nie Yao had no choice but to see the children, because he worked at the military newspaper office, and the Nie brothers' itinerary today was specially arranged by Commander Wang, who wanted them to visit the military newspaper office.

It's a military organization, but those with military positions are all civilian staff, and the other half are ordinary public institution staff.

The newspaper office was a typical old brick and tile courtyard, occupying a large area, but only three floors in total. Of course, most of the reporters were out on fieldwork, leaving only a few people in the mimeograph department and offices. They really valued the tourists, because the military newspaper office had a lot of photographic equipment left behind by frontline reporters, which had been used during the war, of course, all of which had been bombed to pieces. There were also many photos that were only kept inside the newspaper office and could not be seen from the outside.

The children were excited to see Nie Yao, but the staff member smiled and said, "Our reporter Nie is a military photojournalist and a special correspondent for the troops stationed in Hong Kong. He is currently undergoing training and will probably be back around noon. You can visit the exhibition hall first, and I will take you to his office when he returns."

Nie Jiajun noticed a photo on the wall, which was actually quite classic because it showed several fishermen retrieving a US torpedo. He jokingly asked the staff, "So is this real?"

The news that a US torpedo was salvaged by fishermen is old news, but it hasn't been reported abroad. Ms. Cai initially didn't believe it: "I tend to think it's fake news, but it doesn't matter, there's a lot of fake news in the US too."

But the staff said, "The torpedo is in the military's arsenal, not far from here. If you... if you want to see it, we can go up to the top floor, and you can see it from the balcony."

Considering that they were a group of foreigners who could not enter the arsenal, the honest and simple staff wanted to take them upstairs.

But Chen Rou promptly reminded them: "This lady is a US citizen, while the others are Hong Kong citizens."

The staff immediately treated them differently: "These two gentlemen and this lady, you are fine, please come with me if you'd like. And this lady, would you please wait a moment?"

Isn't it said that as long as you have a US passport, you can travel freely all over the world?

But as an American, she was treated differently?

The Nie siblings didn't care about her at all, and were excitedly looking at each other: "Let's go take a look."

Secretary An's pleading gaze lingered on Chen Rou, so she didn't go upstairs.

Miss Cai was quite curious about the photos, the guns and such, so she went to the exhibition hall to visit them, and Secretary An accompanied her, of course.

With a series of footsteps and a burst of hearty laughter, a group of men and women strode in, each with fine beads of sweat on their foreheads. They grabbed enamel mugs as soon as they entered the office, seemingly heading to get their meals.

Chen Rou coughed, and Nie Yao, who was about to go get his food, turned around and saw that Chen Rou was the only one in the corridor. So he turned back, walked over, and asked softly, "Why did you come to the newspaper office? Is something wrong?"

Looking him up and down again, she said, "It's been two months since we last met, and I feel like you've gained a little weight."

It seemed he didn't know she was pregnant. Chen Rou touched her belly, preparing to tell Nie Yao the good news, or rather, the amazing news, since the baby was already four months old and could kick and punch. Chen Rou found it incredible.

But just as she was about to speak, Ms. Cai peeked out from the exhibition hall door: "Hello!"

She stepped out, gracefully extended her hand, and said in English, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Emily."

Nie Yao was a truly spoiled child; he had a terrible temper and would ignore anyone he wanted to ignore.

Moreover, he was the kind of person who could change his mind in an instant. He looked back at Chen Rou and asked, "Who is she, and why is she following you?"

There's nothing wrong with saying it. After all, Nie Zhao agreed to let this Miss Cai Mingzhu meet Nie Yao, which means he expected that Nie Yao would know he would be used and would also be angry. So Chen Rou looked at Miss Cai and said, "Introduce yourself."

But before Miss Cai could introduce herself, Nie Han and the others came downstairs with a series of footsteps.

She rushed over, calling out, "Second Uncle!"

Nie Jiajun strode forward, and seeing Nie Yao turn around, he immediately blocked his way: "Second Uncle."

He had a buzz cut, a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and faint oil stains on the web of his hand from holding a gun.

After two days of intensive study, Nie Jiayu and Nie Jiajun discovered that the soldiers of the Chinese nation were no less capable than those of the United States, and they had even established contact with the Chinese soldiers. They genuinely wanted to get closer to Nie Yao.

Nie Yao didn't kick anyone out today, and he was relatively calm, but he said, "Sorry, I'm working, please don't disturb me."

He turned and left, and the staff said, "If you don't mind, you can have lunch with us."

The Nie siblings naturally agreed, saying, "Great!"

Nie Han pressed on, asking, "Second Uncle, are you used to the food and the accommodation?"

When they met Nie Yao, there was one more thing they felt they had to explain, so Nie Jiajun hurried a few steps and said, "The newspapers reported on Madam Mei's matter, and we saw it too, but we know that it's not your fault."

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