Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 166 This is the way to manage a family

Upon hearing this, the sister-in-law rolled her eyes at Gao Shengping. She had been flipping through cookbooks a lot recently, and would try to cook one or two dishes from time to time, just to show off her skills to Lin Ze when he came.

Letting Lin Ze sit still, she staggered to the kitchen.

Gao Shengping smiled and said, "See, Shengmin, this is the way to manage a family. At home, you have to control your wife. If you can't even control your wife, how can you do things well outside?"

Don't brag!

If Gao Shengping was really as good as he boasted, he wouldn't have been running around the Eight Great Hutongs all day and wouldn't have dared to go home often.

Lin Ze understood at a glance that this was a sign of loss of confidence, but as to in what aspect the confidence was lost, that was a matter of opinion.

"Director, not only do you manage the detective team in an orderly manner, but you also follow the same principles at home. I admire you."

Gao Shengping laughed and pretended to drink tea to hide the smile on his face.

Well, no matter what the actual situation is, as long as you brag about it and others believe it, that's enough.

The two chatted casually, and Lin Ze changed the subject and said, "I forgot to ask you that day, Director, do you still remember the old man who was the steward at Song Hongyi's funeral? I think he was quite burly. Who was that?"

Gao Shengping spends all day studying various personnel movements. No matter which government office the official is from, or whether he has met him or not, he is very familiar with them.

He put down the tea bowl and showed off, "Shengmin, this is an old senior, almost as old as Jiang Shiyao, but Jiang has stayed in Beiping City all his life, while this one has been in charge of a local area."

Lin Ze looked surprised, "Is he so powerful?"

Gao Shengping walked to his cigar box, took out a cigar, cut it and handed it to Lin Ze, then cut another one for himself.

This box of cigars was given to him by a businessman. It is said that all Western-style figures smoke these. Lao Gao has smoked cigarettes all his life. Now that he has become a high-ranking official, even if he is not used to smoking such big cigarettes, he has to force himself to get used to it.

Otherwise, how can you show that style?

He lit it with a match, took two puffs, and then placed it on a small shelf next to the ashtray, leaving it to burn.

Then he answered, "Shengmin, you don't know, this man is called Ma Liang, he used to be the governor of Jicheng, that is a frontier official, before the Japanese came, guess what title the south gave him? Lieutenant General! This is a Lieutenant General! But the old man is old, and he can't ask many questions. On weekdays, he only comes out to speak on the platform when there is an important matter."

"He's already old, why would he bother to come to Peking and be an official in a boring job?"

Gao Shengping chuckled, "Shengmin, you don't know that being an official is also addictive. I think it's even more addictive than smoking opium. Think about it, he used to be surrounded by people all day long, and he could decide life and death while chatting and laughing. When he was happy, he would build a pavilion here, and when he was unhappy, he would demolish a few houses there. As for gold and beauties, let alone, if he didn't surrender to the Japanese, the South would not use him. Can he be willing to be a retired official in Tianjin?"

After that, Gao Shengping boasted again: "But no matter whether he is a lieutenant general or a member of the Administrative Committee, he has to ask me for help. You don't know that this old man is very afraid of death. Think about it, he risked his integrity and surrendered to the Japanese. If he was killed before enjoying a few days, it would be too much of a loss. So he usually stays in that deep courtyard and doesn't come out. There are more than 20 servants guarding the courtyard. A few days ago, he came to me with a note and asked me to assign him some capable patrolmen to patrol around his residence."

Lin Ze praised him and said, "That's right. No matter if they are the old guard or the generals of the Northern Warlords, they are all figures of the past. Now you are in charge of most of the police department and you also have a detective team. Except for the Military Police Headquarters, there is no more powerful government office in the whole city of Beiping than yours."

Gao Shengping was very proud, "Shengmin, don't worry, you will have a bright future. If your brother eats a bite of meat, he will definitely let you drink soup."

"The director has always been very supportive of me, and I will always remember that. Ma Liang is so afraid of death, so I'm sure he must be particular about where he lives. I think even though we are not as timid as him, we can still learn from him. I'm thinking of moving to a new house recently. The world is not peaceful, so it's most important to live in peace."

Gao Shengping agreed with him. He took a puff on his cigar, puffing on it twice, with pale blue smoke coming out. "Shengmin, you are right. I was also influenced by that old man. I am planning to buy the houses on both sides. You haven't seen Ma Liang's house. It is in Dashamao Hutong. There are three courtyards in total, and five courtyards in total from north to south. The east and west courtyards are all occupied by servants and retainers. This is to protect his central courtyard. The central courtyard is surrounded by streets in front and behind, and is not next to the house, so it is convenient to guard and very safe."

Lin Ze nodded, "That's true. He is willing to spend money for his own life."

"That's nothing. The prefect of Qing returned 100,000 silver coins in three years. Jicheng is a famous commercial port. He served as the governor of Jicheng for several years. I don't know how much silver he got."

The two were chatting happily when the sister-in-law came in with a plate of some small dishes and said, "Oh, you just smoke. It stinks."

When he saw Lin Ze also holding a cigar in his hand, he muttered again, "Lao Gao, take out the good ones that people gave you, don't fool people with those Luzon goods."

Lao Gao said hurriedly: "Of course, these are all produced in Ha and that, not Luzon products, can I give that to Shengmin?"

Lin Ze smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is not only good at cooking, but she also seems to be quite knowledgeable about the cigarettes and alcohol used for socializing outside. She is really good at both housework and cooking."

Upon hearing this, the sister-in-law gave Lin Ze a charming and resentful look, thinking to herself, "I am still worthy of getting into the big bed, but you always play dumb and refuse to give in."

The three of them sat down as host and guest. Lin Ze said that he had drunk too much yesterday and didn't drink much, but he did eat a lot of food. When his sister-in-law saw that he liked the food she cooked, she couldn't stop smiling.

During the meal, Lin Ze told Gao Shengping about his plan to take in some beggars and set up a training class, so as to cultivate a completely loyal team for Gao Shengping.

Lao Gao became very interested when he heard this, and said that he would mention it to the Military Police Headquarters when he had the chance, and it shouldn't be a big problem.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lin Ze said goodbye and Gao Shengping personally sent him out.

When they got home, Xiyue quickly asked him to come into the house to warm up, and then brought him a bowl of sobering soup, which contained tender tofu, winter bamboo shoots, fish fillets and frangipani. It tasted sour and was very helpful in sobering up and stimulating the appetite.

Lin Ze took it and drank it all in one gulp, "Well, Xiyue's cooking skills are getting better and better."

Ruoxue quickly raised her hand, "I helped my sister light the fire today!"

Lin Ze pulled her over and said, "Have you practiced writing big characters today? Bring it here so I can see it."

It seemed that Ruoxue had worked hard today. She brought a dozen pieces of large characters. Lin Ze looked through some of them and found that her handwriting was getting more and more sloppy. He couldn't help but beat her a few times.

The situation got out of control and Dayu's plan to control floods had to begin.