"I don't think there are any laws in London that forbid women from dressing revealingly or sexily, right? This outfit makes her look ten years older," Song Tianyao asked Angie Perlis after pulling out a chair for her and sitting down Angie.
Angie Perlis said, "But the upper class in London is conservative; they can allow women to perform well, but they can't accept women looking as frivolous as United States women."
"As far as I know, the sexy Marilyn Monroe was very popular with gentlemen in London," Song Tianyao said, taking a sip of his pre-dinner soup.
Angie Perlis said, "They may enjoy watching other women flaunt their sex appeal in public, but they would never want their family members dressed like that movie star in the street. That's the Britain gentleman."
"That's true. Not just Britain gentlemen, I also enjoy sitting on the street eating and admiring the beautiful women passing by." Song Tianyao nodded in agreement.
After lunch, I chatted with Angie Perlis over coffee about the London weather for a while, then accompanied her to a shopping center to buy small gifts for her family in the Britain. It wasn't until four o'clock that the two of us took the hotel car to the airport. The closer we got to the airport, the more silent Angie Perlis became, and once we arrived at the airport, her lips were tightly pursed.
"Let's go, Foreign Girl, it's time to board." Song Tianyao helped Angie Perlis carry a small suitcase. Seeing Angie Perlis standing motionless in the waiting area, he took off her wide-brimmed hat and, as before, gently ruffled her hair.
Passersby looked at Song Tianyao and Angie Perlis with surprised expressions.
Angie Perlis reached out and took the wide-brimmed hat from Song Tianyao's hand, silently putting it on. "If I had met a younger man in London who was smarter than you, maybe I wouldn't have come back."
"I believe you won't run into her." Song Tianyao took Angie Perlis's hand, picked up his suitcase with his other hand, and walked towards the boarding gate.
Angie Perlis obediently followed behind Song Tianyao. When they reached the boarding gate, Song Tianyao handed her his suitcase. "You knew you had to come back. Think about it, you haven't even thanked me yet, and besides, we haven't done anything shameful."
"I can tell you now," Angie Perlis looked up and said seriously to Song Tianyao, "I might really not come back."
"If you wait for me to come to London to find you, you'll be in big trouble, Foreign Girl. You know I can do it." Song Tianyao lowered his head and, amidst the astonished gaze of the white Foreign Devil checking boarding, kissed Angie Perlis's cheek. "Like I told you before, I've always remembered, you're the only one I don't want to give to anyone else."
Angie Perlis laughed. "I remember your exact words weren't this charming. You said my brain was the only thing you wouldn't give to anyone else."
"Look, this is the response from a lawyer with an overly high level of rationality when I finally mustered the courage to say something romantic." Song Tianyao spread his hands, looking helpless.
Angie Perlis turned and walked towards the boarding gate, but as she approached, she suddenly turned back, hooked her arms around Song Tianyao's neck, and kissed him deeply. In somewhat accented Chinese, she said, word by word:
"Wait for me, Song Tianyao."
"I'll start waiting now," Song Tianyao said gently.
Angie Perlis turned around again, this time disappearing from Song Tianyao's sight without looking back.
While Song Tianyao was seeing Angie Perlis off, Zhang Yulin waited for his eldest and second eldest brothers and their group outside the airport exit.
Tall and imposing Zhang Yujie, wearing a round felt hat, a charcoal gray suit, and a long black blouse, walked at the front. Behind him, a step behind, was Zhang Yuqi, dressed in a black Zhongshan. Following them were two strikingly beautiful young women, and finally Cai Jianxiong, Ding Jiafeng, and several other attendants carrying suitcases.
"Brother, most of the members of the Pharmaceutical Association are waiting at the company right now. Their ships are being urged by the shipowners to be taken back, and everyone is in a panic. Some of the more impatient ones even said that if the Zhang Family doesn't take charge, they'll decide things themselves. I've investigated, and those ships were caused by Chu Xiaozhong from Chiu Chow." Zhang Yulin greeted the group with a grim expression.
Zhang Yujie hummed in agreement and said, "The sky hasn't fallen yet. Even if it did, I'm back now, so I'll naturally fix it. Let those spineless bastards wait their turn. I need to go home and have dinner with my mother first. We can talk about other things after I've seen her."
"Brother, Yuliang set fire to our house Yuliang's gone. Mother was just a little shaken, but not injured. I arranged for her to stay at a hotel. My sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and brother and sister-in-law all went to take care of her. Mother asked me to tell you and second brother that she's alright and that you should bring Yuliang to see her." Zhang Yulin said slowly, his head bowed.
In full view of everyone, Zhang Yujie kicked out, knocking the usually composed and refined Zhang Yulin to the ground. His eyes flashed with malice as he said, "I asked you to take care of this family and Mother, and this is the mess you've made of me? You good-for-nothing!"
Zhang Yuqi stepped forward from behind Zhang Yujie and pulled Zhang Yulin up. Zhang Yujie, after kicking Zhang Yulin, didn't even stop, striding towards the car, saying, "Yuqi, since Mother said to wait until after this to see him, then let Afeng accompany you. You go and do what you need to do. If you need money, whether it's cash or bank checks, let Alice and A-Yin withdraw it later, it doesn't matter how much. You good-for-nothing! Get over here and get in the car with me, come with me to the company to see those bastards who claim to be in charge. I've only been gone for half a month, and some small things at the Zhang Family, and they all think they can take advantage of the chaos to rebel against me? Let's see who dares to say those three words 'in charge' to my face!"
Chapter 144 When Gods Fight, the Little Demons Suffer
The numerous pharmaceutical merchants who had agreed with Zhang Yulin's words at the dinner table last night had gathered more than twenty people today in the small conference room of the European Coast Company. Feng Yichang, who was the first to inform the Zhang Family and arranged for people to run errands for the Zhang Yulin Zhang Family at various newspapers, was the loudest at this moment.