"That... that... Madam, you really think too much. How can anyone in the Chinese family dare to be disrespectful to you?"
Lin Zhen's palms were sweaty at the moment. Even if he faced the most powerful British Royal Navy in the world, he would not be nervous. But seeing his master like this, he was really frightened.
"We... the Lin family used to be a small vassal state minister... When I was a child, my mother would often get angry when she was not able to pay the bills for more than ten taels of silver..."
"What kind of aristocrat is that? The little money our family has, even if it is taken to my wife's hometown, is not as good as the property of a third-class businessman... It's not an aristocrat, it's really not an aristocrat..."
Huniu took the wine from Lin Zhen's hand and smiled, "Silly boy, why are you so nervous... You and Xiang Ying are both my children. Call me Master, and you will be my children for the rest of your life..."
"Nobility is not about having more money, it is about your etiquette, your knowledge, and the political experience that you can directly inherit without going around any detours!"
"These things are worth a thousand dollars, and that's not what one can accumulate in a lifetime!"
"It's not enough to be a nouveau riche. You really don't have enough background. Although others respect you at the cocktail party, you are a bit out of place in your speech and behavior!"
"Even if you have a fan in your hand, there are actually dozens of ways to do it, and the flowers on the table have countless floral arrangements and flower language!"
"It's really appropriate for Fuhui to lead the Jinfen Family... They all work in the same system, and they understand many of the subtexts they speak!"
"If I were to give the command, I would have to point out everything stupidly... This can't be called Taoism!"
"But..." When Hu Niu said but, her eyes suddenly became sharp.
"But your head of state has said that the world is always moving forward. No class can live forever. The old ones will definitely decay, and the new ones are destined to grow!"
"So I'm not convinced, I'm just not convinced... Xiang Ying, you are the same. You and Zai Chun are both close disciples of the head of state. Why can Zai Chun live in Buckingham Palace?"
"Why can he be on an equal footing with the monarchs across Europe?"
"Is bloodline so important? Where is your Xiang Ying? When you were studying in a private school in Jingxi Zhuangzi, Weng Tonghe only gave you a predetermined quota for winning the election, and your uncle could kidnap me and Xiao Letian!"
"Look, back then just one word from Weng Tonghe could have caused Beidi Longye to risk his life and do something that almost wiped out the entire clan!"
"Are you cheap? Do you think you are cheap or not? In the end, Master Long let me and Xiao Letian go. If things didn't work out, who would cut off your path to fame?"
"Who is it that missed your hometown Zhuangzi?"
"Xiang Ying, do you think you are cheap or not..."
This is just a scolding from the master's wife. Who else dares to point their noses and scold Xiang Ying for being a bitch? Xiang Ying's eyes were so excited that his eyes were red, and scenes of what happened back then were rushing through his mind like a movie.
Hu Niu wiped the corners of her eyes, "Haha... Actually, I'm not as good as you. You're still a man, and you can still control your own destiny!"
"Our Fan family was not as good as yours back then? My brother-in-law sold me out just for a small status as an imperial merchant, and by the way, he also tricked my father..."
"Our Fan family is even meaner...so we can't compare with them. They are old nobles and we are the nouveau riche!"
"But the truth in the world has to be explained by us upstarts! There is no country that lasts for ten thousand years, only renewal from generation to generation!"
"Today I finally understand why we are fighting and what we are fighting for!"
"Xiang Ying, look at me... What we are fighting is based on one rule. We will never allow these old guys to counterattack!"
"Counterattack?" Xiang Ying was stunned, but he understood immediately.
"Mother...you...are you saying that these decadent old nobles are not on the same side as us? Perhaps their current forbearance is just waiting for the future counterattack?"
"That's right, that's right... I understood when my wife said this. We are in our heyday as new Chinese people, and these old guys don't dare to be arrogant in front of us."
"But they can tolerate it. They can start from our next generation, or even the third or fourth generation!"
"We will not accept corruption. Their aristocratic spirit, aristocratic pomp, and aristocratic connections have no market here!"
"Because we came out of iron and fire, we were beaten on the battlefield, and our hearts have long been as steel!"
"But who can guarantee that our children and grandchildren will also have such iron ambition?"
"The generation that grew up in a peaceful environment and a wealthy place would have been interested in those outdated aristocratic styles!"
"At that time, these forbearing old people will use their rules of eating, drinking, entertainment and even the unspoken rules of the political arena to drag our children into trouble. The ultimate goal is to let their descendants counterattack and occupy high positions!"
"We work hard, and in the end we will definitely become their wedding clothes!"
"Hahaha... yes, that's it, that's it!" Huniu's laughter accompanied by the sound of wind outside the window made the rainy night even more violent.
"I used to have a vague sense of nothing, but what Fu Hui said today was like the flash of lightning just now, which suddenly made me realize it!"
"My new mind became clear. I suddenly knew what the difference was between her and me. What was it that had been separating us..."
"That's the reason. I hate her. It's not that I hate her as a person. It's not that I hate Sister Fuhui, but that I hate his entire decadent aristocratic circle!"
"I know very well that we, the nouveau riche, cannot blend in. Even if Fuhui opens the door, will so many nobles of the Manchu Qing open the door?"
"The barrier is there, it exists, we can't deny it!"
"And I firmly believe that this group of people will definitely counterattack in the future. They will occupy the magpie's nest and snatch the fruits of our victory!"
"Can't be wrong, absolutely can't be wrong!"
If only Xiao Letian were here, he would definitely be shocked. Who would have thought that Huniu could understand what class struggle is just by relying on her own understanding.
If they are not of the same class, there will naturally be antagonism, and this antagonism cannot be reconciled!
Xiang Ying poured himself a glass of wine and drank it up, "Happy, happy... Master really woke me up. I used to think that I was a little selfish towards Zai Chun, but now this layer of window paper is finally broken!"
"We don't have time. If the Western powers don't have such powerful industrial capabilities at this moment, and if we Chinese can develop safely for ten years, maybe I won't push Zai Chun so hard!"
"Because we have time, we can unite with the master and use education, law and various methods to change these outdated things!"
"But we don't have time now. We don't have time to mildly transform the Manchu Qing aristocratic group!"
"There is only one path of iron and blood, eradicate the weeds and never give these stale old nobles a chance to counterattack!"
"With Zaichun's death, their royal family has lost its roots, and the remaining descendants of the palace nobles will have no banner!"
"That's right, that's right, please don't worry, Master... You can ask for the magic medicine, but it will never be sent to you. I swear, Xiang Ying!"
"If there is any eternal crime in the future, I, Xiang Ying, will help my wife to bear it!"
At this time, Lin Zhen suddenly said, "No... Xiang Ying, you are the leader of the navy. Your image must be maintained. This crime... I will bear it!"
"I, Lin Zhen, gave the order to block the ships transporting medicine. I give this order!"
