Chapter 515 A Refined Young Lady from the Republican Era Causes the Male and Female Protagonists' Death (17)

Zhao Hanying, who had always disdained to have much contact with Zhang Jiqing, suddenly felt after chatting with her for a few minutes that it was a good pastime to talk to someone like that occasionally.

Zhang Jisheng remained silent, following behind the two, watching his younger sister affectionately linking arms with Zhao Hanying and whispering bad things about Jin Shu.

"And another thing, she's extremely conservative! Before, when my brother wasn't home, if any guests came to our house and they were men, Jin Shu would never show her face!"

When I asked her why, she actually said something about men and women not being able to touch each other!

Hahaha, isn't that hilarious?

"She is indeed quite old-fashioned. It must have been a hardship for you to live with her all these years."

Zhang Jiqing sighed helplessly.

"That's why my brother doesn't like her. What man would want to spend his life with someone like that!"

Brother, don't you think so?

Zhang Jisheng, who was lost in thought, was suddenly reminded of his name. He snapped out of his reverie, realizing he had been daydreaming.

"Huh? What did you just say?"

"I'm telling you, divorcing Jin Shu was the best decision you ever made! She didn't deserve you at all!"

"Hmm...hmm, we're divorced now, so there's no need to talk about these things."

He seemed a little absent-minded, and Zhao Hanying looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"What are you thinking about? You seem distracted."

"Oh, I was thinking about work."

Zhao Hanying nodded, having no doubts about what she said.

After all, she never imagined that Zhang Jisheng had been thinking about Jin Shu all along.

The two women continued walking ahead, Zhang Jiqing talking non-stop. Zhao Hanying, who usually had no patience for her, was now listening with interest and would occasionally even laugh along.

Zhang Jisheng felt inexplicably annoyed, and to make matters worse, Zhang Jiqing kept coming over every now and then.

"Brother, you're right, aren't you?"

"Brother, do you also think Jin Shu is a feudal remnant?"

"Brother, am I right? Brother, say something."

Zhang Jisheng frowned and said in an annoyed tone.

"No matter what, Jin Shu was once your sister-in-law. It's all over, so let's not bring it up again."

Zhang Jiqing felt a little wronged by his inexplicable reprimand.

She didn't say anything wrong, so why be mean to her?

Zhao Hanying looked at Zhang Jisheng suspiciously. Although she smiled, her tone was tinged with dissatisfaction and anger.

"Jiqing didn't say anything wrong, so why are you scolding her?"

Zhang Jisheng walked forward with his head down, his mind a complete mess.

“I didn’t mean to scold her, but it’s not good to talk badly about people behind their backs.”

"Bad things? So, which of Jiqing's words wronged her? Or are you still harboring feelings for your ex-wife and deliberately taking it out on us here to seek justice for her?"

The more I talk, the more confused I get.

Zhang Jisheng could only shake his head and apologize.

"That's not what I meant. Never mind, I admit I was wrong. I promise I won't say it again, okay?"

“If you still have feelings for someone else, I advise you to turn back as soon as possible and not waste my time here. I have no interest in sharing the same man with someone else. I am not like Jin Shu, who cannot tolerate any other man.”

This statement sounds a bit strange. To put it bluntly, Zhao Hanying is actually the third party. Under such circumstances, how can she look down on Jin Shu?

But Zhang Jisheng certainly didn't dare say these things aloud, lest he upset her again, so he could only apologize repeatedly.

"I've only met her a few times, so how could there be feelings between us? Don't be angry, the only person I've ever liked is you."

"Hmph, I know that without you telling me. Compared to Jin Shu, I still have that much confidence."

Zhang Jisheng gave a perfunctory smile, but his mind was becoming increasingly confused.

The image of Jin Shu sitting by the window reading a book keeps flashing before my eyes, and I can't shake it off.

Helpless, Zhang Jisheng could only keep telling himself that Zhao Hanying was the best. Compared to Jin Shu, who was good for nothing except her looks, Zhao Hanying, who pursued freedom and equality and had received higher education, was his soulmate.

And so the three of them went back, each with their own thoughts.

At that moment, Jin Shu was sitting in the car driving into the factory.

Secretary Xiao Chen is a top student from Beijing Normal University. She was retained by Jin Shu with a high salary right after graduation.

"What just happened in the library?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.

"Boss, those people were rude to you just now. We could have called the police."

Even if he's one of Marshal Liu's men, so what? The real power in BH City still lies with the municipal government. Even if he has soldiers and guns, so what? Beihai is under the President's jurisdiction; he can't cause much trouble.

Young people love to pontificate, but what they say isn't entirely wrong.

The current situation is somewhat complicated and most people can't understand it, but Jin Shu can roughly understand the current situation from the few words spoken by these cultural figures.

Northern warlords entered BH City, intending to emulate the Northeast King and directly occupy Beihai. However, when it came to actually doing so, they found that 30 percent of Beihai's territory was occupied by foreigners, and the remaining 70 percent was dominated by the local chamber of commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce and foreigners exchanged goods and maintained close ties.

The reason why the northern warlords were constrained was because they lacked military supplies, and the largest supplier of military supplies was these foreigners.

In this way, if General Liu wanted to buy weapons from the foreigners, he would have to obey them.

Then you have to be mindful of the local chamber of commerce's attitude when doing things.

In summary, this is the current situation in BH City.

That's why Jin Shu didn't hesitate to choose to cooperate with the local Beilou Chamber of Commerce.

In this way, no one in the entire Beihai would dare to bully her, an orphan.

Of course, the Beilou Chamber of Commerce is no saint either. They've done plenty of ruthless things, and if Jin Shu is no longer of any use to them, the Beilou Chamber of Commerce will devour all of Jin's shops in the shortest amount of time.

With this in mind, Jin Shu decided to work harder, earn more money, save enough to retire, and find a quiet place to live out her days.

"Boss, are we going to the factory again?"

"I won't go today, I have a class scheduled with my teacher."

"Boss, you now own so many shops, which is a level that we scholars can only dream of. Why are you still thinking of wasting your time studying?"

Jin Shu thought for a moment and then answered.

Let's make up for past regrets.

"Then why didn't you choose to study before?"

This secretary was quite impulsive and direct in her speech and actions, but because of this, she lacked the pedantry and arrogance of a scholar, which Jin Shu could accept.

“In the past, teachers would come to my home to teach me. My parents were very strict and never let me go to school.”

"From this perspective, I think your parents are a bit old-fashioned."