Huang Wanzhen smiled and said, "I'm not worthy of being called Mr. by you. My name is Wanzhen. Mr. and Mrs. Fan are a generation older than me, so you can call me by my first name."
Mr. Fan smiled and extended his hand. "Then I won't hesitate. The next salon will be held on the 16th of next month. Wanzhen can come over if she's free."
"Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Fan. I will definitely come." Huang Wanzhen shook hands with Mr. and Mrs. Fan and said goodbye.
It was already evening when they left Mr. Fan's house. The sun was setting in the west, shining through the car window and shimmering in Huang Wanzhen's eyes. Shen Junyan couldn't help but smile and said, "Are you happy? Let's go eat together. It's my treat."
Huang Wanzhen nodded and said, "Thank you for taking me to Mr. Fan's salon. It should be my treat."
Before Shen Junyan could respond, Chu Yanzhi, who was driving in front, said, "You should have been the one treating. You don't realize how conspicuous you are now. Some people are secretly keeping an eye on you. However, Mr. Fan had many important figures in the academic community at the salon today. With their approval, anyone trying to create public opinion, let alone the media, won't be able to do anything else."
"Right," Shen Junyan clenched his fist and clapped it on the palm of his other hand. "If anyone dares to come and cause trouble for you, just ask Yanzhi." Shen Junyan looked into Huang Wanzhen's eyes and said earnestly, "I tell you, it would be a waste not to ask for this opportunity. The soldiers from Baoding Prefecture have already gone to Henan Province for support. Uncle Chu plans to send Yanzhi to the headquarters secretariat and has already started looking for someone, so we don't have much time to use him."
Huang Wanzhen was puzzled, "Director Chu, are you willing to do that? We're at war. If we're not careful, it might just..." People of this generation are most afraid to talk about death. Although Huang Wanzhen didn't say it out loud, Shen Junyan already understood what she meant.
"Hey! What can we do? Do you think it's so easy to maintain an aristocratic family? Our Shen family is fine, we are all civilians. For families like the Chu family, they all have to fight for merit. Besides, they are only in the secretariat of the rear camp, not really fighting on the front line, so they are still safe."
"Besides, it's not safe to stay at the Chu family's house. Uncle Chu is already on the revolutionary party's assassination list. You were not in Beijing some time ago, and Deputy Director Xu died on his way home. Beijing was under martial law for a while."
Huang Wanzhen asked quickly, "Did you catch him?"
"No! The police station is full of idiots now. They haven't caught the person who tried to assassinate the president. But they did find out it was a female revolutionary. A warrant has been issued for her."
Huang Wanzhen followed up on his words, "The revolutionaries are still quite rampant right now."
Shen Junyan nodded, "That's right, the people are in favor of us, and many people are helping to hide us."
Huang Wanzhen brought the topic back to the topic, "Then I have to seize the opportunity and trouble Doctor Chu a few more times. Once he enters the camp, I won't be able to see him anymore."
"Hmph! Do you two think I'm deaf?!" Chu Yanzhi's dissatisfied voice came from the front driver's seat.
Shen Junyan and Huang Wanzhen looked at each other and laughed out loud.
"Hey! Yanzhi, you'd better let us owe you a few more favors. If anything happens to you and we despise you, you can force us to repay you!"
Huang Wanzhen nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, I own a company. If you become disabled and can't find a job, I can provide you with a position!"
Shen Junyan added fuel to the fire, "I am also very useful! I can help you with your treatment, and I won't charge you for the treatment."
"Forget it, if I rely on you two, my life will be over," Chu Yanzhi said with a smile on his face, but his voice was full of disdain, "I am just a little brother, don't dream of rebellion!"
It was getting late, and everyone was busy at this time. Chu Yanzhi randomly found a noodle shop and parked the car. Huang Wanzhen got out of the car and saw the 'Lanzhou Ramen'. "Hey," she said, "I can still afford this ramen. Don't fight with me today, it's my treat." Huang Wanzhen walked inside, not forgetting to turn around and say to Shen Junyan, "You can treat us later when we go to the Six Nations Hotel or the Beijing Hotel."
Shen Junyan also said "Hey," "You really know how to play games. You're clearly trying to take advantage of me."
Huang Wanzhen said with a smile, "Don't be so polite, old man."
When Chu Yanzhi learned that Huang Wanzhen was going to treat him, he ordered a pound of braised lamb and a pound of stewed beef. Huang Wanzhen pretended to be disgusted and curled her lips, "It's not good to eat too much meat."
Chu Yanzhi was happy, "Thank you for your concern, I don't want to be bad."
The three of them bickered while eating a bowl of hot ramen.
After eating, Chu Yanzhi first sent Huang Wanzhen back to Pigeon Hutong, and then sent Shen Junyan back to the apartment before driving home himself.
"Why are you back so late?" Chu Qirong threw the newspaper on the coffee table and rubbed his forehead.
Chu Yanzhi paused and said, "I went to attend the salon of Mr. Fan, a master in the academic world."
"Hmm..." Chu Qirong took a sip from the teacup and put it back on the coffee table. "Donating money is good for reputation, but it's not as beneficial as military merit. Quit your job at the hospital and prepare to report to Jinshifang in Xicheng. Your position will be secretary of the headquarters secretariat, a rank equivalent to captain. Work hard and strive to be promoted to lieutenant colonel."
The hall fell into dead silence. The servant who was serving water was so frightened that he held his breath and did not move.
"Well, sure. Now that the war is over, can I be a medic?"
Chu Qirong frowned, his voice slightly impatient, "What's the point of being a military doctor?! It's just a job to serve people! A real man should be respected and served!"
Chu Yanzhi felt that his father had wasted so many years of schooling. He was an old-fashioned man, stubborn and self-willed, and would not listen to anything he said. He did not want to waste his breath, so he just took a long step and went upstairs without looking back.
"Rebellious son! Unfilial son! I really owe you in my past life. You always show disrespect to your father. If it were your grandfather, he would have whipped you long ago. It's all because of your mother. Humph! Loving mothers often spoil their children!"
Although it was already the beginning of autumn, the heat in Beijing was still very strong. Huang Wanzhen returned home and felt the heat was stuffy. She propped up the window with a stick and lazily sat on the bed to read. When she felt tired, she went outside to wash up. Halfway through, she heard the sound of "patter, patter" rain outside. Huang Wanzhen hurriedly called out, "Dahua, it's raining, hurry up and pack up the things in the yard."
The rain was quite heavy. Soon the raindrops falling from the eaves connected into lines and fell to the ground, forming a small pool of water.
Listening to the sound of falling rain, Huang Wanzhen closed the doors and windows of the house and prepared to go to bed early. She didn't know how long she had slept when she suddenly heard a knock on the door. Huang Wanzhen had always been a light sleeper. After listening for a while, she thought it was her own door that was ringing. She quickly got up, dressed, and went to knock on Zhao Dahua's door. "Dahua, Dahua, someone is knocking on our courtyard door. Go to the shop in front and go to the courtyard at the west end to call Lin An, Xiao Shitou, and Zhang Dongqian over."
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