Chapter 61: Dancing lightly, like a butterfly!

  "Cough! Cough!"

  Just as the two were entwined in a romantic moment, another loud and discordant coughing sound rose up. Du Haisheng cursed inwardly, wishing he could rush over and flay the 13th alive.

  Yesterday evening, it was Hu Die's cough that ruined his beautiful wish. Today, today again, this cough sound. Damn, next time I'll seal your mouths shut, let's see how you still pretend to be innocent.

  Du Haisheng thought resentfully, but didn't let go. Instead, Fu Hong felt a bit embarrassed, hearing the coughing sound and blushing like a powdered face, hurriedly struggling free from the man's embrace in front of her, looking towards where the sound came from.

  Heaven

  Du Haisheng and Fu Hong almost fainted at the same time, and the person standing in front of them was smiling innocently at the two of them. It was Hu Die, the little girl who had interrupted their good times twice in a row.

  At this time, Hu Die was wearing a set of pajamas, having just gotten out of bed, still sleepy, but that smile made the two people look at each other with an evil charm.

  Depressed, Du Haisheng felt unspeakable depression and suffocation at this moment. He had lost his grip twice and fallen down because of the same woman. Wasn't heaven playing a trick on him? Was this girl really his nemesis in love? He was now somewhat bewildered. Was it wise to save Hu Die? She had escaped the fire, but he himself had completely fallen into it.

  When will this first kiss in life finally come to an end?!

  Lying on one's back facing upwards, it's a pity that two people are fond of each other, but unfortunately someone deliberately comes to watch the flowers, it's really tragic.

  "I didn't see anything!"

  The butterfly saw that the two people's gaze at her was somewhat strange, even with a hint of resentment and anger, so she quickly covered her eyes with her hand and said coquettishly: "I, I didn't see anything, you guys continue, continue!"

  “……”

  The two of you are completely speechless, standing here like a light bulb, continuing on and on. How embarrassing for you to still be able to say that out loud, being watched by others while doing that thing, it's always been somewhat shameful.

  "I'll go take a look if the nanny is back, and on the way I'll cook some chicken soup for Yongzhen to nourish his body."

  Butterfly didn't say anything, but once she did, her face turned bright red all the way to the roots of her ears. She lowered her head and muttered a couple of sentences before running off to the back house in a flash.

  The little girl blinked her big, watery eyes at Du Haisheng, stuck out her tongue and shrugged her shoulders, indicating that her actions were very innocent.

  After all, this little girl is just a 19-year-old girl. Although she has been in the film industry for several years and has had many experiences, her emotions are still complicated, but after all, she is still young at heart. Plus, she is lively by nature, so it's natural that people like her. Without the nobility of being in front of people, Hu Die is now her true self, an unadulterated and mischievous little girl, and sometimes even a bit spoiled.

  She has feelings and righteousness towards Lin Xuehuai, with deep emotions, but it doesn't mean that the other party owes her, she still has to kneel down and beg to follow the other party, what kind of woman is that, how can she be called cheap.

  She is a strong woman, yet an innocent and lively nineteen-year-old girl who has experienced the ups and downs of life but still retains her childlike heart. The deeper she gets hurt, the faster she forgets.

  This is also a way of self-healing, only by being strong can she stand up faster.

  Nineteen years old, what can a 19-year-old girl do in the 21st century? Du Haisheng thought about it. Chasing stars, Hallyu, Haro, and fantasizing endlessly in her own idol world. This one is so handsome, that one is so cute, this one has a good figure, that one is so cool, but morality, etiquette, reading, and writing are all discarded beyond the nine heavens.

  Abandoning the good cultural heritage, trampling on the magnificent Chinese culture of 5,000 years, creating Martian characters, competing in stupidity, and crying to parents for help at the slightest grievance.

  In the 21st century, family education and school education have become distorted. Du Haisheng feels that university education during the Republic of China era was far superior to modern education in the 21st century. At least, many people had a strong sense of national identity, ethnic pride, concern for the common people, and a sense of shame. People like Lin Tianxu and Wang Jiadong are extremely rare nowadays.

  Perhaps this has something to do with the environment of the Republic, but it cannot be denied that for a 21-year-old woman like Hu Die, who is always doting on her parents and chasing after stars with her boyfriend, she is a role model.

  "Am I disturbing you and Sister Pei Hong?"

  Hudie came before Du Haisheng, looking very well-behaved and asked with a small face.

  Du Haisheng, who was deep in thought, came back to himself, smiled and shook his head, saying: "No, sit down."

  "I heard everything you just said to Sister Pei!"

  "Did everyone hear?"

  Du Haisheng's body shook, and he thought to himself, "This is not good. This girl won't know that the one who made a big scene at the engagement ceremony was herself, will she? If so, then he would really be in an awkward situation."

  It's okay, what Hu Die said is not the same as what Du Haisheng thought. Xiao Yatou nodded and said: "Yes, I heard everything, didn't you say you wanted to do arms business?"

  "Yes!"

  Du Haisheng hastily nodded, secretly rejoicing in his heart. Fortunately, this girl wasn't referring to that matter. After observing her expression, he saw that Hu Die didn't have any obvious emotional changes, and only then did he feel at ease.

  "In these few years of acting in movies, I still have some savings and also some gold and silver jewelry, take them all too, hope it can help you out."

  Butterfly woke up, knocked on the doors of Hong and Du Haisheng's rooms, but neither was in. She went downstairs just as the two were discussing military affairs, and saw them embracing each other, her face turned red and she coughed.

  She thought for a moment, feeling that Du Haisheng was a man of great affection and righteousness, a true hero. Since doing the military supplies business was short of money, she would support him. She also delighted in seeing such a man have a day when he could call the wind and rain.

  Du Haisheng was taken aback, and with a grateful smile, he politely declined: "I couldn't take your money. Now that you've left the film industry and don't have much money on hand, it's better to save it for yourself as dowry in the future."

  Hudie's face sank, and she said, "Do you think the money I have is too little?"

  "Of course not!" Du Haisheng hastily explained: "Your money has its own use, I certainly can't easily embezzle it. This military supplies business isn't something that can be done in a day or two, it's a long-term plan. Your money is still for emergencies, if I move it, it would be somewhat unjust."

  "It's not something that can be done in one or two days, but it has to start from the basics, accumulating bit by bit until it becomes a mountain. Without one, there is no two. The savings I have are not much, but also not little. As for using it as dowry, that's a very distant thing, and I really haven't considered it yet. After all, I just suffered a loss, and it's impossible to walk out of the shadow immediately. So let's just consider it an investment, and when we make money, you can return it to me."

  He paused for a moment, then continued: "At the lowest point in my life, it was you, Pei Hong and Wei Er who accompanied me, comforted me. I don't know how to repay this great kindness. This money is invested as a way of repaying you, and also as an investment. Anyway, now that things between Lin Xuehuai and me have become so notorious, it's unlikely that I'll be able to act in movies anymore. Let's just consider it as capital for our future life together. If you make a profit, my shares will naturally increase. This is still something to be grateful for. By then, the dowry will be substantial, and there will be many people eager to marry me."

  The little girl smiled slyly at the end, and the movie actors of the Republic of China had not yet reached the level of cunning and deceit that would come in the new century. Even Hu Die was pure-hearted and knew what was right, knowing to repay kindness with gratitude.

  Even if it's just an investment, as long as Du Haisheng's career takes off, she'll have nothing to lose and everything to gain. She believes in herself, and more importantly, she trusts the unique vision of this man in front of her.

  "Your words put a lot of pressure on me!" Du Haisheng said with a half-joking and half-serious smile, followed by...

  "Haha, no pressure no motivation! Alright, this matter is settled then. In two days, you and I will go back to my place together to get the money."

  Hudie also smiled, Du Haisheng said this sentence is proof that she has accepted her own investment, and her mood is also very good, speaking more naturally and elegantly.

  "So you know what I'm doing with the arms business? Are these arms for bad people or good people? What if they're used to massacre innocent civilians?"

  Butterfly hesitated for a moment, then smiled confidently and said: "I believe in your moral principles, and since you asked this question, you definitely won't do such a thing!"

  Du Haisheng burst out laughing and thought to himself that Hu Die was indeed clever. What she said was true, he did have his own principles when it came to doing business. He could sell arms to the underworld in Shanghai, but not to those gangs that were notorious for their evil deeds. Instead, he would deal with organizations like Wang Ya-qiao's Axe Gang or Zhao Tian-ming's Tiger and Benevolence Gang. As a matter of fact, Wang Ya-qiao was known as the number one assassin in the Republic of China era and would later be involved in plots to assassinate high-ranking officials such as Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jing-wei. Du Haisheng would definitely support him. Although the Axe Gang was portrayed as being ruthless and lawless in movies, Du Haisheng knew that in reality, they were a professional hitman organization during the Republic of China era, and their territory was just a cover for their true activities.

  As for Zhao Tianming, after being with him for a period of time, although I feel that he is ambitious, but he has never harmed the common people, and has never robbed them of even a single penny. With Wu Tianyun and Wang Chong assisting him, even if his power becomes strong enough in the future, he will absolutely not engage in such shameful behavior. On the other hand, for the Lin and Wang families, the Qing Hong gang, and the Cang Shan gang, this kind of bandit group, he will not give them even a single bullet.

  All that's left to do now is wait, and after Ma Yongzhen has recovered from his injuries, his first arms deal will begin. Whether it succeeds or not depends on how smoothly the negotiations between the two sides go.

  For the road ahead, Du Haisheng still has a bit of confusion, but the general direction has been found, and his fighting spirit has also been ignited, so he will take big strides forward with perseverance.

  Butterfly looked at the man in front of her, who had an ordinary figure and a common face, and felt a strange palpitation in her heart. She then thought of Pei Hong and Zhao Wei'er, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

  Actually, she just wanted to say that those dowries, hopefully can be kept for you in the future...

  But she's a woman who hasn't yet emerged from the shadow of emotions, and if she says something like that at this moment, it's inevitable that others will misunderstand her as being flirtatious.

  She only thought in her heart, without saying it out loud, that inexplicable palpitation, actually made her a bit shy, after a moment of silence, she found an excuse to turn around and hastily leave the hall, leaving Du Haisheng alone, at this moment he was somewhat bewildered, staring at the distant figure, fluttering like a butterfly...