Chapter 32: Taking a Bath! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!

  Following Zhang Ma and Du Qianxue, Zhang Xinghan walked into this rather luxurious villa. At this time, Zhang Xinghan's heart was full of questions. Who exactly is this Du Qianxue? How can she own such a luxurious villa in Nanjing? Her background must be either rich or official.

  However, Zhang Xinghan would never have thought that Du Qianxue was the only adopted daughter of Du Yuesheng, a notorious Shanghai tycoon in the 1920s and 1930s.

  In the early years, when Du Yuesheng was struggling in Shanghai, Du Qiansheng's biological father was Du Yuesheng's sworn brother, originally surnamed Liu, named Kui. The two men jointly worshiped Chen Shichang, a big boss of the Qingbang, as their elder. In a gang fight, Liu Kui was killed by someone to save Du Yuesheng, at that time Du Qiansheng had just been born for not long.

  Thus, Du Yuesheng took in Du Qianshuo and her mother to compensate Liu Kui, raised them himself, changed Du Qianshuo's surname to Du, renamed her Qianshuo, and treated her with extra love and care.

  Under Du Yuesheng's care, after graduating from Fudan University, Du Qianxue successfully came to work in the Nanjing government agency and bought a villa for her to live in.

  As he walked into the villa, Zhang Xinghan was not overly shocked by the scene before him. The kind of interior scenery that only appeared in TV dramas set in the Republican era had now truly and realistically appeared before his eyes. On the first floor, there was a very large hall, with two rooms on the right side. Since the doors were closed, he didn't know what they were used for.

  On the left side there is a set of high-end sofas, and in the middle of the sofa there is a very delicate glass coffee table. In addition, on the large marble floor on that side of the sofa, a high-end carpet is also laid out.

  "Please sit down! Zhang Ma, go prepare some tea!" Du Qianshuo said with a solemn expression.

  "Hey, by the way, do you drink coffee?"

  "Thanks, I'm fine with just tea!" Zhang Xinghan said, withdrawing his gaze.

  Zhang's mother heard this and hurriedly went to prepare tea.

  "Sit down!" Du Qiansheng said to Zhang Xinghan after Zhang Ma left.

  "Hmm!" Zhang Xinghan also didn't stand on ceremony, and walked with big strides to the left-hand sofa and sat down.

  Du Qianxue followed and sat down opposite Zhang Xinghan.

  Just then Zhang Xinghan saw Du Qianxue sit down, her snow-white long legs exposed from the sides of her cheongsam, and Zhang Xinghan somewhat awkwardly shifted his gaze.

  Du Qianxue discovered Zhang Xinghan's unusual gaze, and hurriedly pulled her cheongsam to cover her snow-white thighs.

  The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and both of them fell silent, neither knowing what to say.

  Just then, Zhang's mother walked over slowly with a tea set in one hand and a kettle of hot water in the other.

  After placing the tea set on the tea table, Zhang's mother poured tea while looking at Zhang Xinghan and asked: "Mr. Zhang is young and promising, I don't know what he does?" Obviously, Zhang's mother was very vigilant towards Zhang Xinghan, after all, the master had let her take care of Miss Du here, and since Du Qianshuo was still young and inexperienced, in order to prevent her from being deceived, Zhang's mother naturally wanted to ask a few questions.

  Zhang Xinghan hadn't spoken yet, when Du Qianxue answered hastily from the side: "Auntie Zhang, he's a new student at Nanjing Military Academy, and he'll be staying with us for one night. You can help him tidy up a guest room later."

  "Oh!" Zhang's mother looked at Zhang Xinghan with a profound meaning and immediately retreated.

  "Am I staying here tonight?" Zhang Xinghan asked Du Qianshuang with a puzzled face after Zhang Ma left.

  "Uh-huh!" Du Qianxue nodded lightly and said, "It's already quite late today, the people at the registration office have all gone home for the day. Tomorrow I'll take you to register, and also report to our superiors."

  "Oh!" Zhang Xinghan nodded thoughtfully and said.

  After a while, seeing Zhang Xinghan not speaking, frowning and deep in thought, Du Qianshu asked: "The tea has gone cold, what are you thinking about?"

  "Oh! Nothing, nothing." Zhang Xinghan woke up from his contemplation and picked up a delicate ceramic tea cup on the table to take a sip.

  Du Qianxue looked at Zhang Xinghan drinking tea and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Zhang Xinghan awkwardly put down the tea cup in his hand and was at a loss for a moment.

  "Aren't you very puzzled about my identity?" Du Qianxue asked Zhang Xinghan.

  "Yes! I really don't understand how you can own such a luxurious villa?" Zhang Xinghan asked bluntly without hiding anything.

  "As for my identity, I didn't hide it from you earlier! I was indeed sent by the superior to pick you up in Nanjing! This house is my father's!" Du Qianshuo said.

  "Oh!" Zhang Xinghan did not continue to ask, although he didn't know who his father was, Du Qianshuang didn't say anything, maybe she had her own difficulties, and it wasn't convenient for him to ask more.

  Dinner time arrived soon, and Zhang's mother had prepared a relatively rich dinner.

  After all, their young lady has returned home and there is also a guest like Zhang Xinghan, so it's normal to have a more sumptuous meal.

  At the dinner table, Zhang's mother did not dine with them, after all, the master-servant relationship was still there.

  During dinner, Zhang Xinghan learned from Du Qianxue that this Zhang Mama had been taking care of them since they were young, and after her mother passed away, she treated Zhang Mama as if she was her own mother.

  However, during the meal, Du Qianxue still didn't reveal who her father was. Zhang Xinghan wanted to know, but he also didn't ask directly, after all, if someone doesn't want to say something, asking would only add to the awkwardness.

  After dinner, Zhang Xinghan and Du Qianxue went upstairs together under the leadership of Zhang's mother to their own room.

  After opening the door, Zhang's mother went back downstairs.

  Du Qianxue stood by the door and said to Zhang Xinghan, "Get a good rest! There's new clothes prepared by Zhang Mama on the bed, and the shower room is over there!" As she spoke, Du Qianxue pointed to a room at the corner of the corridor.

  "Uh-huh! You get some rest too!" Zhang Xinghan nodded and immediately said: "Thank you!"

  "Ahaha!" Du Qianxue's face flushed with a hint of red upon hearing this, it was the first time she had ever heard Zhang Xinghan thank her, and she felt very happy.

  …….

  After Du Qianxue left, Zhang Xinghan lay on the comfortable big bed, stretched lazily and let out a yawn. He was really tired from the days of traveling by boat and carriage, so he decided to take a nap first.

  At the same time, in Du Qianxue's room not far away, Zhang Ma asked in a low voice: "Miss, are you really clear about Mr. Zhang's background? In these chaotic times, there are all sorts of people."

  Knowing that Zhang Ma was concerned about herself, Du Qianxue smiled lightly and said: "Zhang Ma, don't worry! This person's background doesn't need to be worried about, I'll tell you who he is, it will definitely scare you!"

  "Oh?" Zhang's mother said with some surprise: "Could it be some kind of great hero?"

  "Mother Zhang guessed it right! He is a great hero, a great hero who has made military exploits on the front line!" Du Qianxue said.

  "Frontline? You mean the North?" Zhang's mother asked.

  "Yes! He is the great hero Zhang Xinghan who shot and killed a Japanese general in the chaos of the Battle of Jixiankou! This time, I was ordered by my superiors to bring him to Nanjing to study at the Army Academy! I heard that even Chairman Chiang Kai-shek received him and personally instructed him to attend the academy!" Du Qiansheng said with a smile.

  "Oh! So the great hero mentioned in the newspaper is him!" Because the National Government had a big report on the victory of Xifengkou when Zhang Xinghan was still at the front line and hadn't returned to his unit, there were no photos of him. As for the victory of Xifengkou, now almost every household in the country, especially in big cities, knows about it, and Zhang's mother is no exception.

  "It's him, then I can rest assured!" Zhang Ma suddenly realized and immediately said: "Miss, you must be tired from the journey, get some rest early! I'll take my leave first!"

  "Uh-huh! Zhang Ma, you should get some rest too!" Du Qianshuo nodded and said.

  Waking up in the middle of the night, Zhang Xinghan suddenly woke up. Unfortunately, it was really hot tonight, and the room was even hotter. Zhang Xinghan, who hadn't taken a bath for several days, was covered in stinky sweat at this time. He picked up the clothes his mother had prepared for him and walked out of the door towards the shower room that Du Qianshuo had told him about.

  The bathroom door was not locked, and Zhang Xinghan, who was already hot and unbearable, rushed in, quickly stripping off his clothes, grabbed a shower head next to him, turned on the faucet, and cool tap water poured out instantly.

  The scorching heat on his body was instantly suppressed, feeling extremely refreshing.

  At this moment, in the corridor, Du Qianxue walked over with a drowsy look on her face, holding her own clean clothes, and it seemed that she had just woken up too, and was not yet fully awake.

  She walked with a swaying gait, as if she were drunk, her silly and lovely demeanor on full display. Her willow waist twisted lightly with each step, making her all the more enticing.

  Because Zhang Xinghan was in a hurry to take a shower, he forgot to lock the door. Du Qianshu walked up to the bathroom door, pushed open the half-closed wooden door and stumbled inside...

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