C44

Shanghai.

Revival East Road, Liu Residence.

The army commander's wife, Qiu Lingzhu, was sitting on the sofa and comforting Xu Bao, who was wearing a long dress and looked even fatter.

However, right now, he should not be calling her Madam and Madame, but Mrs. Liu instead. In the great battle in the Central Plains, Feng Yuxiang had lost.

Currently, Commander Liu was just an idler living in an apartment in the tenancy world … Of course, this was only on the surface. After arriving in Shanghai, General Liu did not shut his mouth. He had acquired many connections in Shanxi Province over the years. These were all capital, and he could be considered a top-notch figure even in Shanghai.

Arriving in Shanghai, General Liu regarded Wu Anguo as his trusted aide, and actively brought him to meet some of the people in Shanghai's upper class society. Before Wu Anguo even sat down in Shanghai, he had already gone out to socialize with General Liu.

Big Sis Qiu was doing some ideological work for Xu Bao.

"Sister, it's not like that. Men going to social events are normal, as long as you don't bring them back, then it's fine. You, don't be unhappy, your brother is young, tall and handsome, so naturally there will be women around. Don't think too much about it, let's just come to Shanghai and enjoy life, this is much more prosperous than the land of Shanxi."

When he was in Crooked Yang County, the city had been very spacious. Here, he had to walk like a chess player, walk by foot, walk by foot, walk by foot, walk by foot, and then circle around the other side of the road. He couldn't walk directly across the street, so why do you think the people in this big city are so stupid?

However, after hearing Big Sis Qiu's exhortation, she became even more depressed.

It was no wonder that her elder brother would return home late every day. Furthermore, his body smelled different every day. It turned out that her elder brother had gone to play with someone else and didn't want to play with her anymore.

Thinking of this, Xu Bao wanted to cry. His eyes immediately filled with tears. This made Qiu Zhu extremely anxious.

"Girl, don't cry. It's the wrong thing for me to say, okay? Don't cry!" Qiu Zhu quickly wiped Xu Bao's tears away.

Xu Bao's eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't fall down. He spun around and said, "Big sis, I want to play. Awoo, I don't want to stay at home. I also want to go to the place where Big Brother and the others play."

Seeing her attitude, if he didn't bring her along, she would cry herself to death. She really did like this silly girl. After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said, "The day after tomorrow, there will be a banquet. I'll take you there when the time comes."

Xu Bao withdrew his tears and nodded obediently.

"Oh right, sister is going to the ball to dress up. Do you need to get some clothes?" Big Sis Qiu kindly suggested.

Xu Bao recalled that Third Aunt had already reserved the clothes for tomorrow and nodded his head. She had already arranged for them to be ready. When the time came, she would look for Big Sis Qiu.

After arranging a time, Xu Bao returned home.

Previously, Xu Bao had repeatedly stressed to Zhang Shiqing that he wanted to buy a house that belonged to the Lu family. When Zhang Shiqing arrived at Shanghai, he found that the Lu family's side of the street was a port, and there were basically no decent houses.

However, he did not want to disappoint his sister-in-law, so he bought a few warehouses symbolically. They could be rented anyway, and the money he brought was enough. In the end, when Xu Bao arrived in Shanghai, he didn't even remember the Lu Family's mouth.

Today, the best houses in Shanghai are all in the tenancy area. Most of them are European style, very advanced. There are also shower tubs and toilets.

However, the big cat was a bit difficult to place down. Although there was a garden, it was still rather inconvenient for people to move in and out.

Fortunately, because of Xu Bao, he had a lot of money in his private house. Zhang Shiqing also considered that if they were to leave together, people would definitely have to take care of a lot of things. The apartment they bought would be very big, and they would have to spend a lot of money.

The first thing Xu Bao did when he arrived in Shanghai was to set up a cat's nest. He was familiar with the roads of those fifty soldiers.

The Wu family's back garden was surrounded by fences. This was not a countryside place where it was easy to get wood, but there were a lot of iron bars.

Furthermore, Xu Bao especially liked the bathtub that he bathed in, so he wanted to make one for the big cat. So in the middle of the garden they dug a big pond. They used it as a bathtub for cats, but they dug out what looked more like a swimming pool. It was a unique scenery.

In addition, the water was still cold in winter. The big cat would reach out its claws and touch it, then pull it back. After a while, it would reach in and touch it again.

After arriving in Shanghai, the big cat did not leave his house. It seemed to be very stuffy. After all, the environment had changed. Although there was fresh meat to be had every day, the big cat was still lying on the ground lazily. Perhaps it missed its hometown, Weeping Ghost Forest.

So when Xu Bao went out to get some clothes with Third Aunt, he decided to take the big cat out for a walk.

Third Aunt used to be very scared of big cats, but the last time they fled to the Ghost Cry Forest, they were trained to have extremely thick nerves, and the big python that was caught by the big cat was killed by Third Aunt herself. Now, Third Aunt didn't care about Xu Bao anymore, she just treated him like a pet, but he was a bit bigger, and Third Aunt also had a very strong opinion, and thought that big cats were all people's benefactors, so after arriving in Shanghai, the big cat's food was obviously a lot better, and it also lacked exercise, making it feel fat again.

During this period, Shanghai was very prosperous, and after Nanjing was confirmed as the capital of the Republic of China in 1928, many politicians gathered in Beijing and Tianjin went south, many of them opting to settle in Shanghai.

Third Aunt's ability to accept new things was much faster than Xu Bao's. Not long after she arrived, she found out where they were selling beautiful clothes. She heard that they were all sold in the department stores.

Since he was going shopping, he couldn't bring too many people with him. He only had Third Aunt, Xu Bao, Big Cat, Wu Zhong and three soldiers under Xu Bao's command as bodyguards.

In fact, Xu Bao's appearance was very cowardly. Although she had a good figure and was healthy, the clothes she wore were obviously outdated, and Third Aunt was a servant, but she looked more like an elder. Xu Bao let her pick out clothes, and looked like he was a servant helping his daughter pick out clothes.

The salesperson's service attitude was obviously not giving off at all and was rather lazy. Third Aunt had been an important guest when she was in Crooked Yang County, so she had never been in such a bad mood before. In her anger, she had chosen not to buy anything and dragged Xu Bao along as she prepared to leave.

The sales clerk smiled sinisterly. "Nong is crazy. It's obvious that he has no money, but he wants to pick them up. He thinks this is the countryside. Ala Shanghai, a single piece of clothing can be sold for more than ten yuan. It's not something a country bumpkin like Nong can afford."

Third Aunt was furious. She was angry to begin with, but when she heard "Nong, Nong", she became even more depressed. She put her hands on her hips and prepared to teach this girl a lesson. Wasn't she just a salesgirl? Didn't the boss teach you to welcome people with a smile? I didn't try to pick on you, but you actually dared to say something first. I haven't had a quarrel with anyone for a long time. If I don't argue for three hundred rounds, I won't be leaving today.

When Xu Bao saw this scene, he knew that he couldn't stop her. Third Aunt really liked quarrelling. She had seen it before in Crooked Yang County, and basically no one could beat her.

Fortunately, Xu Bao knew the rules, so he was able to stand in a favorable position early on. As expected, after a while, the salesperson's face turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat.

Third Aunt was still cursing, "What Nong? Why don't Nong die? I can't even explain it clearly …" "$%..."

The sales clerk saw that more and more people were coming, and every time he wanted to retort, Third Aunt would beat him to it. He was on the verge of tears.

At this moment, a man in a suit with a head full of makeup walked over. The salesperson immediately threw herself onto the man's body and cried, "Manager, there's someone causing trouble!"

Third Aunt saw a man with an oily head and rosy cheeks, so she threw herself at him. She was not ashamed as she calmly scolded, "Even if your lover comes, it won't be of any use! Apologize to me... "$%%..."

Third Aunt's words had hit the nail on the head. This man was the manager here, and this woman had done something to him. Naturally, she had a very high profile and made him look like the boss' wife. However, the women of Shanghai were arrogant in front of outsiders, but they were all flirting with men. Third Aunt's attitude did not seem like someone who had power and influence. Thus, she helped to scold, "Our department store does not welcome guests like you who have no morals."

At this moment, he heard a whistle from outside and a few uniformed men entered. The sales clerk was overjoyed. The manager was the best. Even the patrolling officers had been called, leaving this country bumpkin behind for two days.

The salesperson's arrogant and proud look made Third Aunt even more unhappy. She didn't care if they fought, but it was too lame to ask for help if they fought.

Xu Bao, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. In fact, Xu Bao, who had been slow to react, did not know the feeling of fear at all. Instead, he was quite excited.

What happened next was even more bizarre. The patrol had three soldiers behind them, and there was even a tiger …

Ah!" "Ya!" There was a scream, and the crowd immediately scattered.

Only Xu Bao and Third Aunt stood there, as well as the salespeople and managers behind the counter who had no way of escaping at the first possible moment.

When the big cat saw Xu Bao, it happily rolled over and acted like a spoiled child. Xu Bao reached out to rub the big cat's head. The big cat was very happy and rubbed Xu Bao's feet.

The three soldiers called him 'Madam' at the same time. Since they were in Shanghai, Wu Anguo didn't allow them to call him 'Boss', saying that it was because of the heavy atmosphere of the Jianghu. All they could do was call him 'Madam'.

"What's wrong? Did any of you bully a big cat? " Xu Bao asked.

At this time, the two patrolling officers' foreheads were covered in sweat. They really regretted that they had to enforce law and order in this district for Mao. However, since they were on official business, they had no choice but to smile and say, "Madam, you are not allowed to bring animals in and out of here."

Xu Bao pointed at a woman who was standing across from him, holding a small dog in her arms.

The patrolling officer quickly explained, "Those are pets."

Xu Bao thought about it and said, "Then this is also a pet, is that not okay?"

The cat seemed to hate the two patrolling officers in front of it. It stood up, shook its fur and howled!

The patrolling officer's legs had gone soft, and his smile was even uglier than crying as he said, "Okay, okay, but it's best if the pet is tied up." The patrolman then carefully pointed at the small dog in the girl's arms. There was a rope and a bell tied to her neck.

Xu Bao casually took a veil that his Third Aunt had just seen on the counter and said to the sales clerk, "I'll buy this."

The sales clerk and manager were shocked. This was not a normal person, to be able to keep tigers as pets, to go out shopping with soldiers following them, and this soldier's clothes were the same as the Americans'. He was definitely a big shot.

Xu Bao tied the red scarf over the cat's head, revealing a peasant's figure. She clapped her hands and smiled, "It's done, it's done. Do you have any other questions?"