Wan'er's belly is not only bulging, but also quite obvious, according to this shape, it should have been a pearl when the ship was halfway across the ocean, and even "planted" when she was in the United States.

Guan Zhuofan was secretly surprised by his seeding ability, which was simply a "retaliatory rebound".

In any case, it is a great joy.

There were countless thoughts in his mind, but he didn't stop at his feet, walked quickly in front of the beauty, hugged Yang Wan'er with one hand, and helped Hu Qingqing with the other.

Outside the inner room, Hu Qingqing has always been the most calm and calm, but at this time, like Wan'er, her starry eyes were full of tears, and the dew was already wet like a flower smiling.

Guan Zhuofan kissed her lightly on the face, and Hu Qingqing trembled violently. Then Guan Zhuofan turned his head and kissed Wan'er lightly on the face, Wan'er's reaction was not as big as her sister's, but her face was also as red as a glow.

The family members kneeling behind the two aunts and wives were all dumbfounded.

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said, "Get up." Then he carried Hu Qingqing in one hand and Wan'er in the other, climbed the stairs and walked through the hall.

The maid hurriedly hugged Wan'er from the other side.

When I entered the main room, I passed hot water first, and gave Beizi a good bath.

Hu Qingqing went to the kitchen to personally clean up the dishes; Wan'er held her stomach and commanded her family to carry Beizi's suitcase and cage to where she should go. This time, Guan Zhuofan's luggage was not much, because most of the things he brought back from the United States had already been loaded on the ship to Shanghai when he was in Nagasaki.

The fog was curling in the room, and Guan Zhuofan's thoughts were also fluttering.

Wan'er is pregnant, of course, it's a good thing, but what about the wedding?

Put it in the twenty-first century. "Marriage with a son" is not a problem; But now it's the 19th century. The bride at the wedding has a big belly. It's absolutely unthinkable.

I promised Wan'er "a decent wedding".

Alas, he "succeeded in his steps", but he was wronged by Wan'er!

How do you get the best of both worlds?

After taking a bath, the whole body was refreshed, changed into a clean and warm robe, and Hu Qingqing and Wan'er ate in the small hall outside the main room.

Hu Qingqing's craftsmanship goes without saying; Also, this is a real couple's reunion. You can completely get rid of your tracks and laugh. Unlike Beizi Mansion in Beijing, no matter how "knowing" the family members, when they go out of the inner room, they always have to maintain the most basic "sister-in-law and brother-in-law" pattern with the Bai family and the Ming family.

So it's the most relaxing and relaxing time in more than a year.

While eating, Hu Qingqing said that Wan'er's "prenatal checkup" was all St. John's Hospital in the concession, and the best doctor was sent to do it, and the fetus was very healthy. Sir, you can rest assured.

Wan'er lowered her head slightly, on her already plump face. It's a sweet smile that can't be hidden.

Alas, these are the days, the beautiful days.

After eating, it was already dark. Pregnant women are easy to get tired, and Wan'er has mood swings and is too excited in the afternoon, so she can't hold it anymore.

Guan Zhuofan and Hu Qingqing sent Wan'er into her own room, helped her sit down on the edge of the bed, and then Hu Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, and went out of the room first, and took the door with her.

Guan Zhuofan took off her coat in addition to Wan'er's shoes, helped her lie down, and then pulled the quilt and covered it tightly.

He sat on the edge of the bed, both hands in the quilt, one hand holding Wan'er's hand, and the other hand gently caressing Wan'er's bulging abdomen, full of emotion.

He said many things, and the last one was: "Don't worry, I will definitely give you the most decent wedding." ”

In Wan'er's place, it was a soft voice, and when she returned to Hu Qingqing, it was a "storm".

As the saying goes, "a small farewell is better than a newlywed", not to mention that this farewell is really "not small". Men and women are resentful, Guan Zhuofan is hungry and thirsty, and Hu Qingqing is also hot. The beautiful chef also has another thought, no matter how Guan Zhuofan "returns from abroad" is renovated, she will tactfully cater to it, and even have one or two points of "initiative"!

So the fish and the water are acacia, and the waves are upside down. Rao is Guan Zhuofan is also a good man, after a few rounds, he got off the horse, although he was hearty, but he was also a little "weak".

I felt strange in my heart: Our family is clear, is this "advanced"?

Jiao breathed and began to whisper. Hu Qingqing smiled shyly and said her careful thoughts: "Wan'er, this girl, ran in front of me." I knew that this was the case, so I followed you to the United States. Master, you will be in my room at night when you are in Shanghai, anyway, Wan'er can't wait for you now......"

The sound grew lower and lower, barely audible.

I see, it seems that I have a lot of work to do.

Hu Qingqing pestered Guan Zhuofan again, forcing him to tell the story of Jacqueline and Mia.

Listen, listen, the beautiful chef is already crazy.

Guan Zhuofan finally finished speaking, and neither of them spoke for a while.

After being silent for a moment, Hu Qingqing sighed leisurely and said softly: "This is a beacon of love, a beautiful woman in the Gone with the Wind." ”

"Gone with the Wind"?

Our family is sunny and really cultured!

This reaction is completely different from Bai's and Ming's.

This Hu Qingqing, if placed in the 21st century, must be a strong woman who can make a career.

In the books of Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng, she must be a chivalrous woman who is out of the world.

Zuo Zongtang praised her as "a strange woman in the world", which is not a false reputation.

It's a pity that it's the middle of the nineteenth century in China, so I have to put it under my body.

Hey, what do I think? Isn't this scolding yourself?

In any case, there is always a little shame in my heart of "tyrannical things".

The next day, from morning to night, was an endless meeting to "listen to the work reports of various departments".

Day 3, "Field Trip".

The situation is very good and thriving.

The "Industrial Park" in Gaochang and the "Free Trade Zone" in Gaochang have completed land leveling, and the roads have been repaired, straight and wide, extending in all directions.

The terminal has been completed to accommodate 1,000-ton ships, with room for deep dredging and expansion.

The branch customs of Gaochang Temple has been established.

The Qiji Iron Works has completed the "first phase of expansion".

In the "free trade zone", one shipyard, two large docks, one arsenal, one machine factory, one fire factory, one gunpowder factory, one gas furnace factory, one nest silk factory, one foreign cloth factory, and one printing factory have all selected targets, and have completed preliminary negotiations with foreigners and signed "intentional contracts".

The machine factory and shoe factory built with the assistance of the US government are their own, and they are all placed in the "industrial park", which can be regarded as the first two factories in the "industrial park".

Xuegong Street, where the Cantonese Dialect Museum is located, has expanded on the original basis, and has begun to show the image of a "university".

In Xuegong Street, a "library" of considerable scale was built. The first batch of books on the shelves were all foreign books - it was in the United States that on the way from Atlanta to Savannah, the Northern Army captured the capital of Georgia, Millichwell, and the 4th Division of the Songjiang Army "cleaned up" the Georgia State Library.

These books made Zeng Jize and Rong Hong like a treasure, and they were "offered" as the core assets of the Canton Dialect Museum.

There are soldiers standing guard at the entrance of Xuegong Street, and there are soldiers standing guard at the entrance of the "library", and the guards are tighter than the yamen.

Whoever it is, you have to apply for a special certificate before you can enter the "library".

The "library" is open to the public and is still in the distant future.

In addition to the original eight subjects of Western arithmetic, geography, chemistry, English, French, international public law, ship repair, and gun repair, a new subject of Western accounting has been added.

This is what Guan Zhuofan specially called to request when he was in the United States. At the meeting, Guan Zhuofan also asked for the opening of a "crash school in accounting" under the Cantonese Dialect Museum.

Students include room and board, and those from poor families can be exempted from tuition fees, and "distribution" is included after "graduation"; However, there is a "character check" before admission.

Next, there will soon be a need for a large number of professional modern accounting talents.

Before Guan Zhuofan went to China, the line of the Shanghai Telegraph Administration had already opened up the four prefectures of Songjiang, Suzhou, Taicang, and Changzhou, and not long after he went to the United States, the remaining Zhenjiang mansions were also opened.

Not only that, in addition to the five prefectures of Song, Su, Tai, Chang, and Zhen under the jurisdiction of the governor of Jiangsu, with the support of Zeng Guofan, the line of the Shanghai Telegraph Administration extended all the way to Jiangning, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Haizhou and other places directly under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangjiang in northern Jiangsu.

*(To be continued......)