Chapter 15: Reception
Zhou Family,
Regarding Zhou Wenhua being able to take control of all the Zhou Family’s finance power at such a young age,
Zhou Wenhua’s father Zhou Jiawei’s several concubines still had quite a few opinions about it.
However, because Zhou Wenhua was born to Zhou Jiawei’s first wife,
And Zhou Jiawei’s four sons, three of them were born by her,
The only one born to a concubine had developed a habit of indulging in wine and women in Shanghai, owing a lot of debt that he couldn’t repay, and his own father wouldn’t help him pay back the creditors,
So he ran off to San Francisco, USA, and his whereabouts are now unknown.
Therefore, these concubines dared to have opinions but didn’t dare to voice them openly; at most, they gossiped privately.
Who could blame them for not being able to give birth to a boy for Zhou Jiawei,
And Zhou Jiawei’s welfare toward them was not stingy either; even after Zhou Wenhua took over all the family’s business and finance power, he still didn’t treat them harshly,
So these concubines could only complain privately to vent a bit, but they didn’t dare do anything to interfere with Zhou Wenhua taking power.
“That Zhou Wenhua seems to have been out for a long time today? I heard he didn’t go to the factory; he went somewhere else, and it seems he took some checks from the finance department! I heard the amount was huge! Who knows what he wants to do?”
“Tch! Whatever he does, as long as he doesn’t skimp on our welfare, it’s fine. By the way, when did you manage to plant eyes in the finance department? Aren’t you afraid the first wife will give you trouble?”
“She won’t give me trouble; otherwise, she would have already. Her character is actually quite good; she doesn’t usually treat us sisters harshly or curse at us. Actually, we can only blame our own wombs for not being up to par, for not giving birth to a son; otherwise, some of the family’s business would surely have been allocated to us!”
“Mm! What you say makes sense. Although I’m not too optimistic about Zhou Wenhua taking over the family’s business and finance at such a young age, who can blame the fact that he’s the only male heir in the family now, and he’s been raised by the master from a young age, learning business operation and being cultivated as the heir!”
“Actually, you’ve all talked about these things for many days now; it’s already a done deal. Anyway, the family’s business has been given to Zhou Wenhua, and his character is good too; like the first wife, he doesn’t treat us harshly, and he’s usually very respectful to us, so I think you all should stop complaining. Are we playing mahjong today or not? My hands are itching! If you don’t want to play, I’ll go find others to play with!”
“Play! Of course play! I lost quite a bit of money to you yesterday! That was my private savings! This month I’ve got my eye on a lot of the latest clothes and cosmetics, so wait for me to dominate today and win back everything I lost yesterday!”
“Tch! With your two’s luck, today’s big winner is me, not you two!”
When Officer Yang’s car convoy arrived at Zhou Wenhua’s house gate and had the guard members’ soldiers go notify Zhou Jiawei’s gatekeeper,
Inside the Zhou Family, Zhou Jiawei’s concubines were chattering away in the garden about all sorts of topics,
And they had also set up the mahjong table, preparing to play mahjong,
While the servants around them prepared snacks and afternoon tea for them.
“Second Wife, Third Wife, Fourth Wife, Fifth Wife!”
“Naval forces soldiers have come outside; they say their Officer Yang wants to see our Fourth Young Master!”
“But the Fourth Young Master isn’t home; how should I respond to them?”
“Even the first wife seems to have taken her maids out shopping!”
Just as these concubines were preparing to play mahjong,
The gatekeeper Li Yiyang came running over in a hurry to report to them.
“What!”
“The navy has come here?”
“What’s going on exactly?”
“Did the Fourth Young Master offend the Navy Department?”
Hearing this, all the concubines were immediately shocked, their eyes widening,
Especially the Second Wife Cai Yanmin, who was even more alarmed and pressed for an answer.
Because although Zhou Jiawei’s house often had officials coming and going, they were all civilian officials related to Zhou Jiawei’s business network,
But the Navy Department had never had any officers come before, and this time, not only did they come, but it was Navy Department Officer Yang, so it was no wonder these concubines were shocked.
Moreover, after the shock, they also worried whether Zhou Wenhua had offended Navy Department personnel and they had come to make trouble.
But regarding their surprise and worry,
The gatekeeper Li Yiyang also anxiously awaited these concubines’ response on how to handle it next.
And at this moment,
Zhou Wenhua’s car convoy had also just arrived at the house gate.
And he also saw the Navy Department’s car convoy parked outside his house.
Seeing this, Zhou Wenhua was also a bit surprised,
But he still got out of the car, bringing his bodyguard, and walked toward the Navy Department’s car convoy.
Seeing Zhou Wenhua coming over,
The Navy Department’s guard members quickly took up their weaponry for guarding, preparing to warn the other side and inquire what they were coming over for.
But at this time, Officer Yang, who had been sitting in the car waiting for a response from Zhou Wenhua’s family’s gatekeeper Li Yiyang, told his guard team not to be nervous,
Because before coming, someone had already shown him photos of Zhou Wenhua, so he immediately recognized the person as the Zhou Wenhua he was looking for.
“Sure enough, a hero emerges from youth!”
“At such a young age, to have such a strong patriotic heart and donate so much money to our Navy Department!”
After murmuring to himself in the car, Officer Yang
Smiled, got out of the car under the protection of his guard team,
Waiting for Zhou Wenhua to come over.
Seeing this, Zhou Wenhua boldly continued walking over and told his bodyguard not to follow him anymore.
Soon, Zhou Wenhua arrived in front of the car where Officer Yang was.
“I’m from the Zhou Family; I’m Zhou Wenhua, the Zhou Family’s fourth son! Are you from the Navy Department?”
After glancing at the guard team wearing navy military uniforms and Officer Yang’s officer uniform in front of him,
He also smiled amicably and said harmoniously for wealth.
“Yes! I heard you just donated money to our naval forces for an aircraft carrier and a minesweeper, so as the Navy’s Officer Yang, I’ve come to thank your Zhou Family in person!”
“I’m from the navy!”
“Are you Zhou Wenhua?”
Officer Yang, in a very good mood, smiled and responded.
“Yes!”
“You’re very welcome here. It’s inconvenient to talk here; please come to the living room to sit, and I’ll entertain you properly!”
Zhou Wenhua responded calmly and neither humbly nor arrogantly, nodding with a smile.
In front of such a big shot, Zhou Wenhua showed no trace of nervousness or fear,
But kept a harmonious for wealth smile, giving a methodical response.
At Zhou Wenhua’s such calm and amicable demeanor,
Officer Yang also thought more highly of him,
So he smiled and had Zhou Wenhua courteously receive him into the Zhou Family’s meeting hall.
And the guard members following Officer Yang only brought a few into the Zhou Family, while the rest all stayed outside.
Just like Zhou Wenhua’s bodyguards, waiting in their car convoy.
