The eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter will naturally have more than A Yuan and Nie Jiayu.
Since Nie Jiajun was willing to give it to her, Chen Rou didn't stand on ceremony.
She carefully kept the photos. Over the next few days, she would gather information about several suspects, then go to the party, chat with them based on their personalities and interests, and secretly plant a listening device on them. This would allow her to pinpoint her target.
It's 2:30 in the afternoon, and I can hear some whimpering coming from next door. It seems that A Yuan has woken up.
Just then, Nie Zhao called, saying he would arrive at the mountaintop in 20 minutes and they could visit the kindergarten together.
Chen Rou then instructed the nanny to change A Yuan's clothes and give him some water, and she also changed her clothes and prepared to go out.
Nie Jiajun changed his clothes and was about to leave when he saw Chen Rou also getting ready to go out. When he asked her what was going on, he learned that she was going to go for a stroll with Nie Zhao to take care of some personal business. He then said, "Xi Niang, my uncle doesn't seem to be too busy lately, does he?"
She added, "My grandfather's health has been pretty good these past few days. He can even sit up and watch TV. It's such an important occasion as the New Year's reception, which is attended by people from the political and business circles. Why did he specifically say he wouldn't attend?"
After thinking for a moment, he laughed and said, "It's not because my second uncle is going too, and he wants to avoid him, is it?"
Because Nie Yao works at the military newspaper, and a battalion-level officer and political instructor from the mainland will be attending the reception, he, as a reporter, will be expected to accompany them and report on the event.
For such an important occasion, Nie Zhao announced early on that he would not be going. Nie Jiajun could only think that his petty uncle was too lazy to see Nie Yao and was deliberately avoiding him.
But Chen Rou smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with your second uncle, but there are some other, more sensitive things."
Nie Jiajun pressed further, "What is that?"
Chen Rou said, "It has nothing to do with what you're interested in. Knowing too much will only make you as gray-haired as your uncle. So stop asking and go do your thing. See where the radio station should be set up. That's very important. If it's too close to the governor's mansion, you'll be killed if the patrolling guards find you. But if it's too far, the signal will be poor and you won't be able to receive any information."
She wouldn't say, so Nie Jiajun had no choice but to give up and go about his business.
Next Wednesday is the welcome reception, starting at 8 pm. It's not a large event, and there aren't any exaggerated performances by celebrities. According to the program, after the governor's welcoming speech, there will be speeches from both sides' military commanders. Then, the members of parliament, officials, and business people present will chat while listening to music and looking forward to the future, and then the reception will end.
Nie Zhao was indeed the most suitable person to attend that party, but he used Nie Rong's illness and busy schedule as an excuse to say he wouldn't attend early on.
However, those were just excuses; Nie Zhao really wasn't that busy lately.
However, in the Philippines, there was a long-tail effect after the ICPO carried out their missions. American rare mineral traders didn't make any money, so they complained to the government, which then pushed the pressure onto the British. If Nie Zhao were to attend, Colonel Lango, the highest-ranking British general in Hong Kong, would definitely bring up the mineral issue on the spot and ask Nie Zhao for an answer.
If he denies it, saying that Nie has no involvement in the mining industry in the Philippines, Colonel Lango will present evidence on the spot to show that he is lying. But if he admits it, Colonel Lango will raise the banner of justice and what is good for the indigenous people, and make up some excuses such as Nie's mines polluting the environment and causing harm to the indigenous people, and demand that Nie withdraw from the industry.
If the Nie family doesn't leave, and they continue to make moves around, their foreign trade business will be disrupted.
But if they leave, American businessmen will immediately fill their positions once the Nie family withdraws.
That's the thing, they're nothing but robbers, even worse than robbers.
Nie Zhao's only option was to hide, avoid meeting with American or British generals in public.
If only another year passes, the British troops in Sham Shui Po will be completely withdrawn and replaced by their own people, and the problem will be solved.
By the way, the kindergarten that Nie Zhao is taking Chen Rou and her son to today is located on the mountaintop. It's different from the one in Repulse Bay. It's full of white or mixed-race babies, and they are all family members of white officials or military personnel.
The best kindergarten on the mountaintop, which even Cheung Tze-keung dared not visit, must be the best.
It was a pure white building with a marble exterior, and behind it was the only golf course on the hilltop. Unlike the kindergarten in Repulse Bay, which was independent, this one on the hilltop was a complete international school from kindergarten to primary and secondary school, with all classes taught in English. In previous years, this school almost never accepted children from Huaxia.
Of course, the wealthy class is an exception. For example, the Nie family, such as Nie Zhen and Nie Yao, both attended kindergarten here.
Nie Zhao was the only exception. It wasn't that he was unwilling, but rather that his mother lived in Repulse Bay at the time, and to attend school, he would have to go up the mountain. The young boy protested in every way, but ultimately stayed in Repulse Bay.
Today we'll mostly see blonde, blue-eyed, and chocolate-colored dolls.
Nie Zhao's car had gone up the mountain early and was waiting outside the kindergarten.
Chen Rou parked the car side by side, and he had already opened the back door to hug his son.
Ah Yuan had already watched the show at that kindergarten in Repulse Bay twice. Now that he had a friend who could take him around and make him shoot guns, he wasn't very interested in those kids who wobbled onto the stage and jumped around. So when his dad came to hold him, he would just put the little motorcycle on his dad's shoulders, then get on his dad's lap, and ride all the way up to his head, making soft "biubiu" noises, pretending he was in a gunfight.
Nie Zhao tossed his son aside and said with a smile, "There will be a lot of new friends today, and I heard there's a competition that A-Yuan can participate in. Cheer up, okay?"
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