Volume 3: The Richest Man in the World Chapter 31 British Troops Arrive in Australia
Having said that, he would have to tell Cai Qiaozhu about his plan in full - but that was something he couldn't tell. If the slightest bit of information leaked out, there would be no hope of success. It wasn't that Wu Chengjian didn't trust Cai Qiaozhu, but Cai Qiaozhu wasn't close enough to begin with. First there was the matter of Hou San, then there was the matter of Wei Laoshi. Although they were not Cai Qiaozhu's original intention, they were all related to her. If she wasn't careful, her plan with Zhou Yijin might leak out.
Therefore, when the uncle and sister-in-law were of one mind before, Wu Chengjian still kept the most important secret from Cai Qiaozhu, not to mention that Cai Qiaozhu now suspected him. If he told her the truth now, and Cai Qiaozhu hesitated and discussed the matter with her mother, Wu Chengjian would just cry!
He was silent for a long while, then said, "Sister-in-law, please don't ask me about this anymore. Anyway, if you still believe in me, just listen to me! Even when my father was alive, he listened to my decisions, and he didn't ."
Cai Qiaozhu had a thorn in her heart. This thorn was not only related to Wu Chengjian, but also to Wu Guoying. She just couldn't bring herself to say that she suspected Wu Guoying was biased. So she said, "If my father-in-law were still here, he would be the one at the helm after all. I wouldn't ask about his decisions. But now..."
She hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Third Uncle, although you are the head of the family, your decision makes people feel that there is a problem. Is it true that we cannot ask any questions from the eldest wife?"
When Wu Chengjian heard the word "first wife", he jumped up in pain and said angrily: "Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about! What nonsense are you talking about! What first wife! Who do you think I am!"
He suddenly became angry, his face turned red and he couldn't speak clearly.
In the past two years, he has been the boss of the family. Even if his heart is erupting like a volcano outside, he can remain calm in his words. However, people's emotional pressure always needs a place to vent. The colder he is outside, the hotter he is at home. The better he pretends outside, the less willing he is to pretend in front of the people he really cares about - even his own negative emotions.
Many successful people act perfectly calm in front of others, but they are completely different when they return home. Sitting in the position of a guarantor of the Thirteen Hongs, the career pressure is extremely great. Ye Dalin abuses his concubines and servants when he gets angry at home, which is also the reason. The Wu family's family education does not allow this. Although they have won a good reputation for being loyal and righteous, they cannot vent their anger to the outside world, so they turn to internal depression. The Ye family feels comfortable after the outburst, but the Wu family has been depressed for a long time, so people are prone to anger. Wu Guoying is like this, Wu Chengjian is also like this, and Wu Chengjun's short life is also due to this reason - this is why the Wu family is not as good as the Ye family. As the saying goes, "Good people don't live long, and evil people leave a thousand years", this is what it means.
At this time, Wu Chengjian was touched as to his weak spot by Cai Qiaozhui, and he could not vent his anger on Cai Qiaozhui. When he suppressed his anger, he only felt a burning sensation on his head and heart. He knew that if he continued like this, someone would say something unpleasant. So, while he still had some sense, he rushed out with gritted teeth and a red face.
Wu Qi followed in horror. Wu Liu came in panic and said, "Madam, what did you talk about? Why is Hao Guan so... angry?" He thought of the time when Wu Chengjun had an accident on his trip to Huizhou, and he had the same expression on his face.
Cai Qiaozhu was also frightened and terrified when she saw Wu Chengjian's expression. At the same time, her heart ached so much that she covered her chest and said, "Don't ask, don't ask! I... I don't know what's wrong with this world!"
Wu Chengjian returned to Ritianju in a rage, his eyes wide open, and he lay down on the recliner without saying a word.
Ye Youyu was frightened when he saw his appearance and quickly asked him what happened.
Wu Chengjian didn't say anything, but his face became redder and redder.
Ye Youyu knew that something must have happened in Li Rongyuan, so he stamped his feet and said, "I'll go find my sister-in-law!"
Wu Chengjian suddenly yelled, "Don't go!"
Ye Youyu couldn't go forward or back. Seeing Wu Chengjian's increasingly frightening expression, she burst into tears and suddenly called out to Dongxue beside her, "Call Changzi over!"
Dongxue called Changzai over for no apparent reason. Ye Youyu pulled Changzai's hair and started hitting and kicking his shoulders, arms, thighs and other vital parts, which frightened Dongxue and Xia Qing. Changzai stood there and endured it, not daring to move.
Wu Chengjian saw it and shouted angrily: "Why did you hit him?"
Ye Youyu shouted, "I don't know! I can't bear it. If you don't say anything, I can't go to my sister-in-law... I can only beat him!"
As he continued to beat Changzai, Wu Chengjian became furious and grabbed a Ruyao plate nearby and threw it at him, breaking it all over the floor: "Stop!"
Ye Youyu took two steps back, then suddenly fiercely pushed a blue and white porcelain vase beside him towards Wu Chengjian, knocking it down with a clang.
Wu Chengjian said angrily: "Ye Youyu! Are you angry with me? How dare you lose your temper with me!"
He jumped up in anger, grabbed another piece of porcelain from the antique display cabinet, and threw it to the ground towards Ye Youyu. After a moment of hesitation, he turned around and threw it to the ground. He could not stop and threw the antiques on the antique display cabinet one by one to the ground. The ceramics shattered as soon as they were thrown, and when the paintings and calligraphy could not be broken, he tore them up and stepped on them. Finally, there were two ancient bronzes that could not be broken or flattened. Wu Chengjian was furious and pushed down the entire antique display cabinet.
With this bang, he finally stopped and sat back on the recliner. This outburst must have cost him thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver. However, Wu Chengjian's complexion also improved.
Ye Youyu waved his hand to let the servants go out, then squatted next to Wu Chengjian and asked, "What happened?"
When the two of them were angry before, Wu Chengjian didn't tell Ye Youyu anything. Now that they have reconciled, Wu Chengjian still has a lot of resentment in his heart. He has become accustomed to pouring out his heart to her. He almost gritted his teeth and said, "Sister-in-law...she is doubting me!"
After saying this, he felt bitter again: "Sister-in-law...she said that although you are the head of the family, your decisions make people feel that there are problems. Is it the eldest wife...the eldest wife can't ask a single question..."
When Wu Chengjian mentioned the word "first wife", his voice became unnatural.
Cai Qiaozhu was in a state of confusion because of the involvement of Guang'er, but Ye Youyu was able to remain calm. She naturally knew how her husband felt towards his eldest brother and his wife. The word "eldest wife" indicated that they had become estranged from each other. According to custom, since Wu Guoying had passed away, the family should have addressed Wu Chengjian as the head of the household as "master", and Cai Qiaozhu should not have called him "eldest young lady" anymore. However, no one had changed their name so far, and it was basically because Wu Chengjian did not want to.
Wu Chengjian said: "My sister-in-law asked me why I resigned from Guang'er's position, but not my own. How could she doubt me like this!"
Ye Youyu was more deeply involved in the Wu family's foreign affairs than Cai Qiaozhu, so she could guess that Wu Chengjian was eager to distance himself from Heshen without any future trouble. At this time, Guang'er was promoted to an official position because of Heshen, and he was promoted to an official position with such an extraordinary status as a child, which further brought the two sides closer.
However, women's thinking patterns are always different from men's.
When Wu Chengjian first learned about this, his first thought was: Is Heshen behind this? If Heshen is behind this, then the matter is not that simple - why did Heshen do this? What is his purpose? Has he seen through my and Yijin's plans?
What Ye Youyu was thinking was: Yes, why didn’t Third Brother resign from his own official position, but only resigned from Guang’er’s position?
Cai Qiaozhu wanted to protect Guang'er, so she was suspicious of Wu Chengjian. Ye Youyu was thinking about her husband, so she also became suspicious and asked, "What should we do?"
Wu Chengjian said: "No matter what, I must resign this position. I am sure I can't get rid of it completely, but at least I have to protect Guang'er first."
Ye Youyu was stunned for a long while after hearing this, and suddenly her eyes turned red: "Third brother, what do you mean by this!"
Wu Chengjian saw her blinking tears away in the blink of an eye, and suddenly realized that he had blurted out something just now.
Ye Youyu burst into tears: "Are you planning to sacrifice yourself and get others out? Third brother, have you ever thought about what would happen to me and Yaoer if something happened to you? "She pointed in the direction of Li Rongyuan and said, "It's ridiculous that the eldest sister-in-law still suspects you and thinks you are plotting against her! But you actually, you actually..."
"That's enough!" Wu Chengjian shouted, "Do n't I'm troubled enough? If I could get away with it, do you think I wouldn't want to? Humph! It's just that time is running out."
Ye Youyu asked, "What do you mean by running out of time?"
"Don't ask so many questions!" He said, "Whether it's you, my sister-in-law, Guang'er, or Yao'er, if anything really happens, I have arrangements. What I'm most afraid of now is that you won't listen to me and act on your own!"
Ye Youyu said: "But, but..."
Just as he was about to speak, Wu Qi ran in and said, "Officer Hao, Charlie is here."
Wu Chengjian's face darkened.
In these few days, news came from Southeast Asia and Macau that the British navy had finally arrived!
This time, Britain has deployed unprecedented military forces in the Far East, with a total of nine warships, which arrived at the port of Macau not long ago and requested to land.
This is a big deal. You must know that although Macau was lent to the Portuguese for rent, the governing power and legal authority still lies in Xiangshan County. The Portuguese only obtained the right of residence. The British Navy also demanded to enter the port and land when arriving in Macau. This is completely different from the British merchant ships coming to Guangzhou to trade!
When Wu Chengjian got the news, he knew: the British were preparing to close the border!
Originally, Macao was under the jurisdiction of Xiangshan County, and when this happened, Xiangshan County should have immediately appealed to the Guangdong-Guangxi Governor's Office and the Guangzhou General. But from beginning to end, Xiangshan County was like a blind and deaf person.
It was the Portuguese who resisted and rejected the British Navy's request to land. Then it was heard that Milton went to negotiate with the Portuguese.
As for future news, it is still developing.
When Wu Chengjian heard that Charlie had arrived, he knew it, waved his hand, and left Ritianju without talking to Ye Youyu.
