Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

"You silly girl, how can you talk to your sister-in-law like that?" Cheng Huichang said;

Jin Ruizhi said helplessly, "Sisters-in-law, please believe me, I'm telling the truth."

"Hmm, what about Governor Shen?" Wang Yufen asked, her beautiful eyes darting around.

"He went to see the President first. He'll come to our house after he leaves."

At this point, Jin Ruizhi said with some lingering fear, "Oh dear, what if he comes here at night?"

"If he lives here, wouldn't I be in trouble?"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the eldest daughter-in-law Wu Peifang, the second daughter-in-law Cheng Huichang, and the third daughter-in-law Wang Yufen immediately lit up.

Wang Yufen said, "Since Governor Shen is coming tonight, I think we should tell Father."

Wu Peifang nodded and said, "That makes sense. Shen Hao is now the governor of both Guangdong and Guizhou provinces. He holds a high position and wields great power, so we can't afford to be negligent."

Jin Ruizhi thought about it and agreed, so she said, "Then I'll trouble you three sisters-in-law. Please go and tell my father. I feel terrible. I'm going to sleep for a while. I was so tired after finishing this at three in the morning."

The three daughters-in-law found these words very strange.

Damn it, is this life even possible? Some are dying of thirst while others are drowning in floods.

The three daughters-in-law shook their heads and came out, closing the door behind them.

The sons of the Jin family have all inherited Jin Quan's character. You say you're lecherous, but you need to have the ability to back it up.

They can't even feed themselves at home, yet they go out and act arrogantly; they really deserve to die.

Meanwhile, Shen Hao arrived in ** and reported the situation in Guangdong and Guizhou to Yuan Shikai.

Seeing how sensible Shen Hao was, Yuan Datou was very satisfied.

Obedient, capable, and controllable—that's the kind of governor Yuan Shikai liked best.

"Ah Hao, I have complete confidence in your abilities. Keep up the good work, and you won't be treated unfairly."

"Yes, Mr. President."

"In my office and in private, we're all family, so you don't need to be so formal."

"It's my father-in-law."

"Okay, now that you're done here, go see your aunts and say hello before you go."

“Okay, I also brought gifts for my aunts and sisters this time,” Shen Hao said.

After leaving Yuan Shikai's office, Shen Hao met Yuan Shikai's concubines.

Upon hearing that Shen Hao was coming, Yuan Datou's children and concubines were overjoyed.

The gifts Shen Hao gave this time were very simple: toilet paper and soap.

And you know what? This gift was actually quite popular.

Nowadays, Shirley brand toilet paper and soap are not only expensive, but also in short supply everywhere.

Sixth Concubine Ye Zhen opened the soap and found it was still purple. She sniffed it and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, this soap smells even better than perfume! How did you do that?"

Shen Hao said, "This contains fragrance, making it more comfortable to wash your face than regular soap. It's not on the market yet, so I'm giving some to my family first."

"Ah Hao, you're so sensible," Ye Zhen said, her beautiful eyes fixed on Shen Hao, unwilling to look away.

As the steward of the Yuan family, the task of distributing the gifts naturally fell to the fifth concubine.

"Lai Bozhen, you're the eldest sister, this is yours."

He then handed Yuan Bozhen a box filled with toilet paper and soap.

The eldest sister, Yuan Bozhen, who was already married, smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Fifth Sister, brother-in-law."

Shen Hao said, "This is only right."

Fifth Concubine said again, "Zhongzhen, this is yours."

Although the second daughter, Yuan Zhongzhen, has a strong personality, she also found it difficult to refuse this gift.

"Thank you, Fifth Sister, thank you, Brother-in-law."

"Fifth brother, tenth brother, fourteenth brother, this is yours."

The sickly-looking fifth daughter, Yuan Jizhen, smiled shyly at Shen Hao.

The other sisters, Yuan Sizhen (tenth sister) and Yuan Huzhen (fourteenth sister), were all little girls around 7 or 8 years old. They smiled sweetly at Shen Hao and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Shen Hao was surprised by the popularity of the soap and toilet paper, and laughed, "It's only right, it's only right."

“Brother-in-law, you’re really something! You’ve defeated all the foreign goods. And I heard that the foreigners even protested because of this,” said Yuan Bozhen, the eldest sister who was now married.

Fifth Concubine snorted and said, "So what? They really would fall out with us over a company."

"Wouldn't Britain be ridiculed by the world?"

She owns a share in Shirley Soap Factory, so of course she values ​​it.

“That’s right, the master didn’t pay any attention to them either,” Sixth Concubine Ye Zhen chimed in.

If you own shares, then you're one of us, and of course we'll take care of our own people.

To Shen Hao's surprise, neither of Yuan Datou's eldest sons, Yuan Keding and Yuan Kewen, were at 360.

So he asked curiously, "Why haven't I seen my eldest brother and second brother?"

"Don't mention them, they've both gone out fooling around and haven't come back yet," Fifth Concubine sneered.

Now, the eldest son, Yuan Keding, and the second son, Yuan Keding, are having a falling out.

The main reason was that the eldest son, Yuan Keding, was plotting to make his successor the crown prince, so he naturally disliked the talented Yuan Kewen.

In 1912, Yuan Keding unfortunately fell off his horse and broke his right leg, causing him to walk with a limp.

Yuan Datou felt very sorry for his son, so he arranged for Yuan Keding to go to Germany for treatment.

During this period, Yuan Keding met Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Subsequently, the two often discussed the principles of governing a country together.

Wilhelm II told Yuan Keding, "A republic is not suitable for your national conditions."

If you want to become powerful, the German imperial system is more suitable.

Subsequently, Yuan Keding traveled around Germany and was amazed by the country's development.

Upon returning, Yuan Keding believed that the imperial system was more conducive to the development of a country.

After returning to China, Yuan Keding developed a strong interest and enthusiasm for the imperial system.

Currently, they are actively lobbying Yuan Shikai's confidants.

However, Yuan Kewen disagreed with the imperial system, believing it to be nonsense and a dead end, which led to the brothers becoming enemies.

Even Yuan Shikai's daughters and concubines didn't know how to persuade him in this situation.

The only solution is to avoid seeing it altogether.

Shen Hao originally planned to leave after delivering the gift, as he was going to visit his new father-in-law, Jin Quan.

Unexpectedly, the sixth concubine Ye Zhen, along with her eldest daughter Yuan Bozhen and several other women, insisted on dragging Shen Hao to play mahjong.

You can't leave without taking it.

At the mahjong table, watching Ye Zhen shuffling the tiles, Shen Hao suddenly remembered the last time he played mahjong.

Ye Zhen's foot rubbed against his leg under the table.

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227. Clouds Rise from Under the Mahjong Table

"Ah Hao, your mahjong skills aren't very good. You lost last time, and you'll probably lose again this time. Don't cry if you lose later," Ye Zhen said softly with a smile.

"This little bit of money is nothing to Ah Hao, so you can just win with confidence," Fifth Concubine laughed.

"Haha, go ahead and win, I won't even flinch," Shen Hao said heartily.

Several thousand dollars might be an amount an ordinary person could never accumulate in a lifetime, but for Shen Hao, it was just a drop in the ocean, a mere fraction of what he could possibly gain.

Soon, the mahjong game began.

After a round of betting, all three women won. Among them, the sixth concubine Ye Zhen and the eldest sister Yuan Bozhen won the most, with the two winning 300 and 500 silver dollars respectively.

Yuan Bozhen was the happiest, as she won the most.

Although she married Zhang Yunliang, the fifth son of Zhang Renjun, the former Governor-General of Liangjiang.

Zhang Yunliang worked at the Ministry of Finance and managed to obtain a position equivalent to assistant by using the name of Yuan Shikai silver dollars.

But the Zhang family's glory days are over, and since there are many children in the Zhang family, the amount of property that Zhang Yunliang received was naturally not much.

Besides, he was the fifth son, which meant he had established his own household and could only be considered a branch of the Zhang family.

He only managed to get the position of assistant commissioner thanks to Yuan Shikai's connections.

Life wasn't so carefree then, and 500 yuan was a considerable sum for her.

Ye Zhen felt a little guilty seeing that Shen Hao was the only one losing.