Dynasty of the Great Hero Chapter 4

David seemed to have not heard anything and just walked forward.

Maxwell chased after him and saw that he was really heading straight towards the gate. She ran a few steps, stretched out a hand and grabbed his arm from behind, but then she felt it was inconvenient to talk outside, so she turned around and saw a small wooden door.

Maxwell didn't care which maid's room this was. She pushed open the door and pulled David in. She blocked the door with her back and said with a smile, "Since studying in England, your temper has gotten worse. I didn't do a good job of joking. If you're unhappy, just scold me. There's no need to run away like you saw a ghost."

David took a look at his broad-shouldered body and considered that he had little chance of pushing him away, so he had no choice but to say, "Those jokes of yours always hurt people."

Maxwell immediately clicked her tongue, "Are you still holding a grudge against that incident?"

David looked away.

He was indeed losing his temper, but he didn't know that his expression was particularly seductive.

Maxwell sighed, suddenly clasped her hands, and said, "I beg you, can you calm down your anger? How many times do you want me to apologize? It was indeed an unintentional mistake on my part that day. It's also my fault. I'm not good at drinking." You shouldn’t be drinking. Who would have thought that when we went to a restaurant together and drank two drinks under the instigation of our classmates, we couldn’t even tell the difference between east, west and north. How could we tell the difference between your bedroom and mine?”

David stared at a blue and white porcelain vase in the corner and said, "What happened is over, no one should mention it anymore. Please open the door, I want to go back."

Maxwell frowned as if she was nailed to the door, and said, "You are duplicitous. You are clearly still angry with me. In the final analysis, it was just that I entered the wrong bedroom and slept next to you by mistake. The ancients even talked by candlelight at night. Sleeping with my clothes on is very upright, and I didn’t do anything..."

"What else do you want to do? Isn't that enough?" David suddenly raised his head.

The expression on Maxwell's face was condensed, and after a long while she smiled and said in a low voice, "I don't know why your father didn't even say a word that morning, and suddenly came to see you. Why did he come into your room without even saying a word?" Just go in without knocking..."

David couldn't help but snort, "So this is all my father's fault. If I had known you would blame others like this, I should have asked him to shoot you at the time, so that you wouldn't say bad things about him after he died."

Maxwell bowed repeatedly, "Thank you, thank you. I know your father had a big misunderstanding that day and really wanted to shoot me. Fortunately, you helped me to speak well of him. This is a life-saving favor. Let me treat you to a meal tomorrow as a start of repaying you, okay?"

David asked coldly, "Why don't you get out of the way as the beginning of repaying your kindness?"

Maxwell smiled slightly at him.

Seeing him like that, David thought he wouldn't give in. Just as he was about to speak, Maxwell suddenly moved a step to the side, making way for the door, and made a graceful gesture, "Please."

David stopped talking to him and immediately walked out of the wooden door.

He knew that if he went back to the living room to say goodbye to his sister and brother-in-law, there would be another argument, so he simply didn't tell anyone and walked straight to the front door, then hurried back to the Tongren Guild Hall in the night.

But you can escape the first grade of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth grade.

When I came back from get out of class the next day, I saw a clerk standing in the Tongren Hall stretching his neck to look at something from a distance. David was wondering if the call from Nian's Mansion had come again, but he didn't expect that the clerk saw him from afar and immediately turned around and ran into the gate of the club.

David was wondering, so he took two steps and found another person running out from the gate of the guild hall.

Oh my god! It turned out to be Mrs. Nian herself.

David could only go up to her and called out, "Sister."

"Finally I've waited for you. Your brother-in-law was impatient and wanted to go to the school to look for you, but I persuaded him not to do so because I was afraid you would be unhappy." Mrs. Nian grabbed his arm and led him to the main door affectionately, saying, "Why did you leave without telling me yesterday? I was interrogated by your brother-in-law for the whole night, asking how you knew Chief Bai. Speaking of which, Chief Bai is a really good person. Although he is young and a high-ranking official, he is different from those young people nowadays whose eyes grow to their foreheads. He is polite and knows how to joke. What's rare is that he doesn't put on airs at all."

David took advantage of her moment to interrupt her and asked, "Sister, what on earth do you want to talk to me about today?"

"Not Mr. Bai? He was too polite. He said he had a banquet with us yesterday and he would be sorry if he didn't return the favor. In the afternoon, he sent an adjutant to pass the news. He asked for some private rooms in Tianyin Garden today and invited us to listen to the play."

When David heard this, his forehead felt a little swollen, and he twitched his arms and said, "You go ahead, I don't like to listen to operas."

"Don't be in a hurry. Listen to me." Julia held on and refused to let go. He turned his head and looked at him. "It's Natalie's play. She's a famous star. Tickets are hard to come by. She's singing 'Secret Discussion'. Didn't you love this part of 'Peony Pavilion' the most back then? People grow old easily, things get in the way, and dreams are hard to last. A little bit of deep affection, three parts of shallow soil, and half a wall of setting sun."

She hummed a few lines to the tune and looked at David with her watery eyes, "Even if you don't want to watch the show, it's okay for you to watch one with your sister, right?"

David said helplessly, "Watching a show is probably because my brother-in-law wants to take the opportunity to curry favor with others. This is my brother-in-law's business, so why bother dragging me along? I don't understand these interpersonal relationships."

Julia was both amused and angry, gently twisting his arm, "You are so sarcastic and sharp-tongued, you even said it's an opportunity to curry favor. Your brother-in-law needs to make a living, but you don't? If General Bai says so, what job can't you do in the government? His brother is the Prime Minister."

The two of them stopped in the patio while talking. Before they entered the house, they suddenly heard the sound of a car horn beeping outside.

Julia said, "Oh, your brother-in-law must have picked us up. Go and change your clothes and come out." He pushed David into the room and guarded the door.

David knew that he couldn't escape, so he just changed into a set of clothes. When he came out, Julia frowned, "Why are you wearing this? You are so young, a western suit is more suitable. A blue cloth gown looks so tacky. Go in and change into another set."

David refused to go in.

In terms of length, can we compare with others in terms of clothing? "

"You are such a jerk, kid. Other young people are afraid of not dressing up nicely enough when they go out to meet people, but you have a weird temper."

Just as they were arguing, the car outside started beeping again.

Julia had no choice but to say, "Forget it, your brother-in-law is waiting anxiously." He took David out of the guild hall.

Sure enough, there was a car parked in front of the gate. Henry couldn't sit still in the car, so he got out and stood at the door. He stretched his neck to look and saw the brother and sister coming out. He rubbed his hands and said, "Hurry up, hurry up. Auntie, where have you been? If you don't come out, I'll go in and look for you."

"You need to change your clothes."

"Get in the car, get in the car."

The three of them got into the car, and the driver immediately started the car and went straight to Tianyin Garden.

In the car, Henry complained to his wife again.

Julia smiled and patted the gentleman on the shoulder. "Why are you in such a hurry? The show doesn't start until 7 o'clock. Aren't you afraid that it will be too abrupt if you go there so early? Otherwise, Chief Bai will think you are weird."

"Auntie, it's not strange to be polite to many people. It doesn't matter if we go early, but we are afraid of being late. If we lose etiquette, even if we don't say it, people will think that we are ignorant." Henry complained, but he was in a good mood. Wearing a high-end suit with a silk handkerchief stuffed in his jacket pocket, he turned around and looked at David with a smile on his face, "David, how did you and Mr. Bai know each other? Judging from your appearance, you seem to have a very close friendship. ?”

David became alert unconsciously and asked calmly, "Didn't he go back to the living room last night? Why didn't brother-in-law ask him directly?"

Henry said, "I asked, but Mr. Bai just smiled and said nothing. There are so many guests here and he is the chief, so it's hard for me to ask questions."

David knew that Maxwell had not used this to stir up trouble, so he felt relieved and said lightly, "He and I took classes together before, but we were not very close friends."

Henry said happily, "Okay, the friendship between classmates is more authentic than anything else, and childhood sweethearts are the most believable."

David didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and explained, "It's not what you think. At best, we were just classmates for a while."

Henry insisted, "Classmates are classmates, what's the difference between a while and a while?"

Julia had been listening nearby and interrupted to ask, "David, I know all of your classmates. Why have I never heard of Chief Bai's name? Is he the same Bai Pengzhen who changed his name? But judging from his appearance, he doesn't look like the one I've seen before."

"It's not Bai Pengzhen." David said, "Maxwell transferred here later. My sister was already married at that time. Besides, I didn't know him well, and I didn't invite him to my house to play. We all got together. After two or three months of classes, didn’t I go to England to study? We didn’t meet each other again. I didn’t expect him to recognize me after not seeing each other for so long.”

Julia burst into laughter, "You talk like an old man. How can you not recognize him when you have been studying in England for a few years? It's not been decades. Besides, you look so outstanding, he has forgotten all the others." , maybe I still remember you. This face really inherits everything from my mother."

As he spoke, he reached out his hand in the carriage and playfully pinched David's face.

David was afraid that she would continue to screw him, so he quickly turned his face to the side and asked Henry pretending to be interested, "Isn't my brother-in-law from the Ministry of Education? I heard you say last night that Maxwell is the director-general of customs, and he doesn't care about education. Ministry, what are you trying to do with him? If you want to hit the bell, why don’t you hit the giant Buddha of the Director of Education?”

Henry looked at David's expression, and he looked like he was lamenting that the dandy didn't know the world. He shook his head and said, "You have studied abroad, and you don't understand this principle? Even though you have the name of chief, That's a big difference, just like the director of health and the chief of police. There's a huge difference. How much money does the Ministry of Education earn per year? It's different with customs. He's in charge of customs duties and smuggling. They just confiscate the money every month. Yantu, how many do you think there are?"

David asked curiously, "Shouldn't the confiscated opium be destroyed?"

"Isn't it the customs director-general who has the final say whether to burn or sell?" Henry chuckled, squinting his eyes and whispered, "On the other side of the customs, money is flowing in like sea water. Money can make all the difference. The Ministry of Education may also ask the customs to sponsor some funds every year. In short, if Director Bai says something, even Director Liao will have to give him a lot of praise."

David listened and said nothing.

The driver seemed to have received instructions from Henry long ago. He drove the car very fast, shuttling through the streets and alleys at high speed like crazy, and soon arrived at the destination.

Several people got out of the car. Henry took a closer look at the shiny cars parked outside the garden gate, and suddenly his expression changed, "Oh no, no, we are still late."

Julia said, "Don't be like a headless fly. How do you know someone has arrived before you go in?"

"Woman!" Henry glanced at her, pointed at a car and said, "Can I get the license plate of the Director of Customs wrong?"

Henry hurriedly took the brother and sister inside. As soon as they entered the door, a theater waiter politely led the way and took them to a luxuriously decorated upper-class box.

Maxwell had really arrived, and was sitting on a throne, half leaning to one side and looking out bored. When she heard the noise, she turned her head, her obsidian eyes fixed on David who was following behind the Nian couple, and slowly stood up, saying with a smile, "Guests are here."

Henry apologized first.

Maxwell waved her hand naturally and said nonchalantly, "I came too early. Fortunately, I came early. It would be embarrassing if the host came later than the guest."

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while.

The spacious balcony of the box faces the stage, which is a great place to watch the show.

Henry looked out from the balcony and was somewhat surprised. "Today is Natalie's new play. Usually the audience would fight hard to get tickets. Why is it so deserted today?"

Maxwell replied nonchalantly, "I'm afraid that there are too many spectators and it will be too noisy to listen to the play properly. Tonight, the whole Tianyin Garden is reserved. The four of us can enjoy the peace and quiet."

This is a big deal.

Julia had not expected such a generous return gift, and could not help but feel surprised and delighted. Henry was even more respectful, "General Bai is too polite. How can my wife and I deserve it? It's rare that Natalie has always been famous for being arrogant and rarely willing to perform alone, but she actually invited him."

Maxwell just raised the corner of her mouth and smiled indifferently, "She has to give me some face." As she said this, she glanced at David who was standing aside.

David had originally decided to ignore any provocation from him, but when he was suddenly caught by his gaze, he could not help but glare back at him secretly.

Maxwell's smile suddenly became wider. She pretended to concentrate on talking to Henry and asked him, "The show was supposed to start at 7 o'clock, but now it's 6:30. Since everyone is here, why not have them go on stage now? We don't have to wait in vain."

Of course Henry said yes.

Maxwell reached out from the balcony and gestured to the theater attendant waiting below, giving her instructions. She turned around and said to Henry, "There is another problem. This box is designed for two people to watch the show. It would be too crowded for four people. Fortunately, there is a good box next door, and they have been asked to clean it specially."

"Mr. Bai is so thoughtful. The more this happens, the more uneasy those of us who are being treated will feel." Julia smiled and turned his eyes, "But, which two of them should go to the box next door? We all want to think too much. Let’s learn something from a knowledgeable person like Mr. Bai.”

Maxwell saw David's lips move, and quickly stopped him before he spoke, saying, "Those who beat up mandarin ducks are the most hateful. I cannot let the wise couple separate under any circumstances."

Henry had wanted to talk more with Maxwell, but since Maxwell had spoken, he could only agree with her, "Thank you for your help. Then I can only shamelessly leave my brother-in-law here. Please take good care of him, Chief Bai."

He bowed twice and took his wife to the box next door.

David wanted to follow him out, but Maxwell grabbed his arm from behind.

David turned his head and said sternly, "It's a big gathering, don't mess around."

Maxwell let go of her hand obediently, "Okay, no fussing. However, I took over the entire garden to apologize to you, and you don't even reward me with this face? Do you really want me to kneel down and beg you to forgive me?" ?”

At this time, the faint and mournful sound of a flute floated over from the stage.

"Look," Maxwell said, pointing to the stage, "the play has started. You once said that you liked "Secret Discussion" from "The Peony Pavilion". Can't we just listen to it?" There was a look of command on his face. An unbearable, careful-to-please look.

David was startled, and Maxwell pulled him down to sit down.

The music started over there, and first a Jing role came on stage, and the first song she sang was "The lotus bridal veil, the short hair is hard to tie up with a hairpin". Although she was not very young and beautiful, her singing was quite skillful.

After singing this part, I heard a voice coming out from behind the curtain of the stage, sighing softly, "The secrets in the secluded period are not in the human world. I have been waiting for the sound to be heard for a long time."

The sound was so wonderful that it made one's soul seem to be immersed in it.

Even David couldn't help but sit up straight and look in the direction of the stage.

Slowly, a person walked onto the stage from behind the curtain. As he walked, he sang again, "The fragrance of falling flowers covers the Purple Gold Hall."

This person must be the famous Jade Natalie, who plays the role of Liu Mengmei in this play. Her typhoon and stage moves are impeccable, and her singing and composition are both excellent.

David had not listened to a play since he went to England, and he was not very interested in it at first, but he unexpectedly became so absorbed in it once he heard it, and enjoyed it attentively.

It turned out that this play was not just "Secret Discussion", but also had several subsequent acts, in which the female role playing Du Liniang also appeared. David initially thought that since Natalie was a famous leading actress, the female role's skills might not be as good as Natalie's. Later, when he heard the female role singing along with Sheng Ruhua in "Marriage and Escape", "I still remember the events of my life. I was sick due to the sadness of spring, and I am trapped in unbearable dreams of spring outings." His singing was so good, and he realized that he had guessed wrong.

At the end of the song, the lingering sound was still lingering, and suddenly someone said in the ear, "I don't understand what's so good about those lines in "Secret Discussion", but you prefer them."

David was caught off guard and was so scared that he almost fell off his chair. He turned around and found that Maxwell had moved her chair to his side at some point, and her mouth was almost close to his ear when she spoke just now.

Unaccustomed to it, he moved his body back, frowned and said, "Why are you sitting so close? Which one do I like and am I hindering you?"

"Okay, okay, no problem." Maxwell shrugged her shoulders good-naturedly and hummed to herself, "What can I do about the beautiful scenery and the good weather? Who can enjoy the pleasure?" She leaned over and asked David, "How did I sing?"

He really sang well, so David couldn't openly slander him, and said in a bad tone, "You can compete with famous actors. If you don't know, you would think you have a master."

Maxwell laughed, "If you are willing to accept me, I will take you as my master."

David had dealt with him before and knew that this person was good at digressing. If he continued talking, he didn't know what nonsense he would say. He stood up and said, "Thank you for the play. The play is over, I should go home."

Maxwell also quickly stood up, "Why are you leaving so soon? What a pity."

"What's the pity?"

Before Maxwell could finish her words, there was a knock on the door.

Henry came in with his wife in high spirits, full of praise, "If it weren't for Mr. Bai's blessing, we wouldn't be able to hear such a good show. Ashamed, ashamed, after decades of listening to the show, this time it is considered a long time." Vision."

Julia was also extremely satisfied, "I know that Natalie sang Liu Mengmei, but I don't know who sang Du Liniang. It's definitely not an unknown person. She really sang well."

Maxwell said, "It's Frankie."

Julia was surprised and said, "I was wondering why it looked like Fu Lanzhi! It turns out that you invited both famous actors. It's not easy. I heard that Fu Lanzhi was in Shanghai, but I didn't expect that she would appear here."

Maxwell said nonchalantly, "She was originally in Shanghai and happened to come over to visit a friend. I bumped into it and invited her to act in this play. Fortunately, she is familiar with "The Peony Pavilion."

David stood beside Julia and lowered his head

He said in a loud voice, "Sister, let's not disturb others and leave."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Julia smiled and chatted with Maxwell, while secretly pinching his thigh.

Maxwell saw it all and ordered the waiters to bring two more chairs, bring more fruit snacks to the box, and invite them to sit down and chat.

Just as Julia pulled David to sit down, someone else came in gracefully from the box door, smiled at them, and knelt down to give him a blessing, "Thank you for the distinguished guests."

It turned out that Natalie had washed her face, changed her clothes, and came here specifically to thank the guests.

She was famous and a top actress in the industry. Even government directors often praised her. She could not be treated as an ordinary actress. It was not the first time that Henry heard her play, but it was the first time he saw her flattering others like this. He let out an "ouch" and stood up subconsciously, saying, "I am just invited. I dare not accept such courtesy from Miss Yu." He walked forward and offered his hand to help her.

Natalie was not willing to let Henry touch her casually. She turned her shoulders to avoid it. After standing up, she smiled like a flower, "It's really flattering that Mr. Bai is so generous. It's not for the money, it's because this face is rare. In the future I will repay Mr. Bai for this great favor."

Maxwell lazily leaned on the chair, picked her eyes, and asked with a smile, "If I feel like acting in the future, I would like to invite Miss Yu to perform again. I wonder if you would be willing to do me the honor."

Natalie came over, picked up the teapot on the table, and smiled as she filled everyone's cups. She put the teapot down, picked up Maxwell's cup and handed it to him, "Director Bai, are you deliberately trying to make fun of me again?"

Maxwell looked innocent, "Why did I deliberately laugh at you?"

"I was wondering, they booked the entire theater, but only chose to perform plays that are not often performed."

"Isn't it a good song?"

"Of course, I have been practicing for the past half month. In order to practice this "Secret Discussion", I have even forgotten the first song. If the audience boos me in the future, what should I do, Mr. Bai? "

Maxwell laughed interestingly, "Whoever dares to boo you, I will put him in the police station."

Natalie glanced at him with seductive eyes, "Aren't you the director-general of customs? What? You are also in charge of the police station?"

Maxwell winked at her and said, "The police chief and I are familiar with each other."

Natalie smiled and said "Oh", looked around, and asked him, "This is my first time on stage with Frankie. She looked very beautiful on stage, but after she got off the stage and took off her rouge, she seemed normal." I heard that she is quite famous in Shanghai, would you like to invite her over for a chat?"

"I won't invite her this time, after all, you are the protagonist of this play. By the way, I just want to ask you something," Maxwell and Natalie teased for a while, but David's expression did not change at all. While talking to Natalie, she pointed at David and said, "Can you help me see, if my friend puts on makeup and appears on stage, who is more handsome, him or Bai Yunfei?"

Bai Yunfei is a very handsome male character nowadays.

David's already bad complexion immediately became even worse.

When Natalie entered the room, she saw a very handsome young man, but she didn't know him. With Maxwell around, she didn't dare to pay attention to him. When she heard Maxwell's question, she turned around and looked at David carefully. She covered her mouth and laughed for a while, then turned back to Maxwell and said, "I'm only saying this to the few people present. Don't spread it out, otherwise Bai Yunfei will hate me to death." After a pause, she replied, "To be honest, if your friend is willing to become a disciple, he will be able to surpass Bai Yunfei in a few years."

David was extremely angry and was about to stand up and leave immediately. Julia knew his temper and quickly stretched out a hand from the chair next door, grabbed his sleeve and shook it imploringly.

He could only hold his breath and turn his face away in protest.

Maxwell continued to talk to Natalie harshly, "It's strange, you haven't heard him sing, how do you know he can beat Bai Yunfei."

Actors are the most knowledgeable about interpersonal relationships. Natalie now understood that Maxwell wanted her to praise her friend, and tilted her head playfully, "I haven't heard him sing, but I have seen how handsome he is. Such a beautiful and elegant person has an unparalleled stage presence, and his voice must be excellent as well."

Maxwell burst out laughing, stroking Natalie's tender white hands and said, "You are such a pleasant person." Turning her head to the side, she asked Henry, "Director Nian, do you think what she said is right?"

Henry put a smile on his face, nodded and said, "It makes sense, it makes sense. Only an expert like Miss Yu is the most qualified to judge this kind of thing." He leaned closer and lowered his voice, and said softly with a little embarrassment, "Well...Mr. Bai, I'm just a section chief. The title of director...Liang Fu really doesn't deserve it."

"Section chief and director, not much different." Maxwell waved her hand nonchalantly, and said with a pun, "If I say you are, then you are."

Henry was stunned at first, and then his eyes lit up like two powerful light bulbs.

Julia was also surprised and immediately sat up straight in his chair.

"To be honest, it is a pity that a talented person like Director Nian is released from the Ministry of Education. If Director Liao is willing to release him, I would also like to ask him to give Director Nian to my customs. I can't guarantee anything else. But the monthly income must be several times more than before. I, Maxwell, never treat my own people badly."

When David heard this, he suddenly had a bad premonition and moved slightly in his chair uncomfortably.

Sure enough, Maxwell glanced at him and said to the Nians, "In addition, I value Huai Feng's talent very much. Hehe, I can't really let him appear in public. I really hope that Huai Feng can be mine." adjutant."

David immediately objected, "Don't you already have an adjutant?"

"Although Adjutant Sun is good, he has too many things to take care of. I still need an adjutant." Maxwell answered David's words, turned her face to Julia, and said lightly, "As long as David is willing to give in, I will We need to issue an official document from the customs and handle all matters involving Director Nian and Huai Feng."

David couldn't stand it any longer and slapped the armrest hard, "Why are you telling my sister about my own business?"

He stood up and walked away angrily without saying goodbye.
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