All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 719 720. New Friends and the Foreign Land
The robbers retreated very quickly. Less than a quarter of an hour after the gunfire stopped, they had already disappeared without a trace on the small boat that was waiting outside.

After confirming that all the robbers had left, the security and service personnel on the ship came forward to calm the passengers.

To appease the second- and third-class passengers, it is enough to have ordinary service staff come forward. Although the passengers may be dissatisfied and aggrieved, the managers on the cruise ship do not care at all.

It was not so easy to appease the first-class passengers. In order to show his importance, the captain of the cruise ship came out in person to apologize.

Of course, the first-class passengers were very dissatisfied with such a serious safety accident, especially since there were casualties among the passengers. The parties involved were even more angry. Many people came forward and scolded the captain who came to apologize.

But the captain is just a manager and he has no say on compensation matters.

With his authority, he could only agree to waive the tickets for all first-class passengers. As for further compensation claims, the passengers could only negotiate with the ferry owner, but the ferry owner was not on board, so the matter could only be discussed later.

After the captain of the cruise ship left, the first-class passengers each sent a representative from each room to solemnly come to Yue Wenxuan's room and express their sincere gratitude to him.

Yue Wenxuan made some polite remarks. After these people understood Yue Wenxuan's background, they all promised that they would visit the Yue family after returning to Wuzhou.

These people are all the leading figures in Wuzhou's political and business circles. After receiving Yue Wenxuan's life-saving grace, they must repay him. Yue Wenxuan is still young, so their ways of repaying him are limited, but it is the same to pass on this repayment to Yue Wenxuan's family.

Yue Wenxuan's father, Yue Hanzhang, is also a well-known figure in Wuzhou. Some of them have had various interactions with Yue Hanzhang, and they will definitely become closer in the future.

After some polite exchanges, Yue Wenxuan sent the guests away, and finally Qu Shumo was the only one left in the room.

After the two sat down again, Qu Shumo said with emotion: "These people are all local gentry in Wuzhou. If you want to repay this life-saving grace, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

But I am from Zhejiang Province, and I want to repay this life-saving grace, but I don’t know if I will have the chance again in the future.”

Yue Wenxuan said: "Don't be polite with me. After all, you also contributed a lot to repelling the robbers. I dare not claim to be your savior. You saved yourself. There is no need to thank me."

“Don’t I know clearly in my heart whether you are my savior or not?
If you hadn't stood up and organized a counterattack, I would have been unable to do anything with the little power I had and would have been at the mercy of others.

Besides, those robbers were almost all shot dead by you and your guards. We didn't play any role. You are the lifesaver of all the passengers in our first-class cabin. I should thank you."

Without waiting for Yue Wenxuan to ask, Qu Shumo gave a detailed introduction of his family situation.

Qu Shumo's background was not simple either, not much worse than Ji Yanzhao's. Qu Shumo's father was the deputy commissioner of Zhejiang Province and a well-known local businessman. In terms of power and status, he was at least among the top five in the province.

"What is your relationship with Ji Yanzhao? I don't think you are very close to him."

This is not difficult to judge. After Ji Yanzhao's death, Qu Shumo only expressed deep regret and did not show any grief at all, which shows that their relationship was just ordinary.

Ji Yanzhao introduced: "Ji Yanzhao and I have only just met, and our personalities are very different, so we are not even friends, and our relationship is indeed not close.

To be honest, we are somewhat related. His grandmother is my great aunt, so we can barely be considered cousins.

My great aunt married in your Wuzhou. She celebrated her birthday some time ago. My father was busy with official duties and could not spare the time to come and celebrate in person, so he could only send me as a representative to congratulate her.

Ji Yanzhao also came to celebrate on behalf of his mother. Since we just met, we didn’t know each other very well. We just became companions because we both wanted to take a boat to the Magic City. "

At this point, Qu Shumo sighed and said with emotion: "The current situation is still too chaotic. Who would have thought that in such a short journey, and we were riding on the most luxurious passenger ship, we would still encounter robbers.

Ji Yanzhao's guards were all well-trained soldiers who had fought many battles. With the protection of such experienced veterans, his safety should have been guaranteed, but he died in the hands of robbers. I'm afraid no one could have expected such a situation.

I heard that he was highly valued by Supervisor Ji, and I don’t know what Supervisor Ji will do when he learns of his death.”

"What else can he do? Of course he has to make great efforts to wipe out that group of robbers. If he can really do that, Ji Yanzhao should be able to see clearly in his grave in the future." Yue Wenxuan analyzed.

"This group of robbers may not be locals, and we don't know where they came from. It may not be an easy task to find them and eliminate them." Qu Shumo did not have high hopes for this.

After chatting about Ji Yanzhao for a while, Yue Wenxuan continued to ask: "Brother Qu, we two have been through hardships together, and we should get closer in the future.

Since both of our destinations are Magic City, I will host you once we get there, so please be sure to show up."

"Your suggestion is very good. I think so too, but I must be the host. You can only be considered a guest in the Magic City, but I am half the host. After the passenger ship docks, you must listen to my arrangements."

Who would treat the guests to dinner was just a small matter, and Yue Wenxuan did not argue with him and agreed readily.

He asked casually, "Brother Qu, you are from Zhejiang Province. Are you going to the Demonic World to do business or study?"

"The family business is managed by someone special, so I don't need to worry about it. I'm a senior at Nanyang University in Shanghai, and school will start in September, so I'm going back to school."

Hearing that Qu Shumo was a senior student at Nanyang University, Yue Wenxuan felt that they were destined to be together. "That's really a coincidence. I'm going to Shanghai this time, and I plan to go there to audit classes after Nanyang University opens."

"Why be an auditor? If you find it difficult to pass the formal exams and get admission, I can help you submit a special application.

If you want to become a student of Nanyang University, you don’t have to just take the formal exam. I can help you apply through other channels, and it shouldn’t be that difficult to get admitted in the future.” Qu Shumo made a very sincere suggestion.

Judging from the tone of Qu Shumo's voice, he must have some strong connections in Nanyang University.

Yue Wenxuan's goal was to obtain a degree from Nanyang University. His original plan was to obtain the qualification to audit the course and then work on it slowly. Now it seems that this process can be accelerated.

Since Qu Shumo has such a strong relationship, he can completely achieve his goal through him. What Yue Wenxuan needs is just a special exam qualification. If he applies for it himself, it will definitely be difficult to get approval, but for someone like Qu Shumo, it may not be difficult. Thinking of this, Yue Wenxuan's tone became more sincere, "To be honest, I have actually completed several professional university courses by myself. This time, going to Nanyang University to audit is not my purpose, but I want to use this method to obtain the qualification for the graduation exam and get my diploma as soon as possible."

"I see that you are not very old, but you have already taught yourself several professional university courses. I am really shocked. This is the first time I have seen a genius like you." Qu Shumo looked shocked.

“I’m not a genius, but hard work can make up for my shortcomings.

I plan to study abroad by next spring at the latest. If I can get a bachelor's degree before going abroad, I can directly apply for the postgraduate entrance examination when I arrive abroad, which can save me a few years. "Yue Wenxuan did not hide his thoughts from him.

"Are you going abroad next year too? Then we are really destined to be together. I also have this plan." Qu Shumo looked very excited.

"Which country do you plan to study in?"

"I have made up my mind and I am ready to go to the United States."

"That's a coincidence. I also plan to study in the United States. It seems that we can be companions. Are you planning to leave next spring or autumn?"

"I was originally planning to leave after graduation next year. Since you plan to leave in the spring, I can also consider graduating early so that I can board the ship with you."

At this point, Qu Shumo added: "Although I'm not as talented as you, my academic performance is not bad. It should be no problem for me to graduate six months early."

In this era, traveling to the United States by ship was a really long journey. It would naturally be a happy thing to have a companion like Qu Shumo.

The two of them got more and more interested in each other as they talked, until Yanliu and Biyun brought them lunch, interrupting their conversation.

Today, Yanliu and Biyun were both frightened. They had long wanted to come over to comfort the eldest young master, but unfortunately Yue Wenxuan always had guests, so they could only suppress their worry and anxiety in their hearts.

It was too boring to eat lunch alone, so Yue Wenxuan simply asked Qu Shumo to stay as well, and the two continued to eat and chat.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Qu Shumo invited them, "Wenxuan, since this is your first time in the Magic City, have you found a place to stay? If you don't mind, you can stay with me temporarily.

We have two small houses in Shanghai, one of which is very close to Nanyang University, so we can walk to and from school without wasting time. "

Yue Wenxuan immediately declined, saying, "I appreciate your kindness, but my father has already made arrangements in advance, so I won't trouble you.

Our family also has a small western-style building in Shanghai that has been idle for a long time. Knowing that I would come here to study, they started cleaning and tidying it up half a month ago. Now there is nothing missing in the house, just waiting for me to move in. "

From the pomp of Yue Wenxuan's travel, it can be seen that he was also born into a wealthy family. Now that Qu Shumo knew that Yue Wenxuan had a place to stay, he felt relieved.

After dinner, the ferry sailed for more than an hour and finally arrived at the Modu Pier.

Before disembarking, the first-class passengers came to Yue Wenxuan's room at the same time, thanked him again, and asked him to be the first to disembark.

Yue Wenxuan exchanged greetings with everyone for a while, then stopped being polite and led Huang Youjin and others to be the first to get off the boat.

Meng Zhengkun, the head manager of Baicaotang in Modu, had been waiting at the dock for a long time. When he finally saw Yue Wenxuan and his group, he hurried over to greet them.

Every six months, Meng Zhengkun would go to Wuzhou to settle accounts, and naturally got to know his own eldest master.

He walked forward, exchanged some pleasantries, and said, "The car that Young Master requested has already been prepared. In addition, I have rented two more. If Young Master has no other plans, we can get in the car and go home now."

"Wait a moment, I just met a friend, I'll ask him if he has a car to pick me up."

Qu Shumo was not far behind Yue Wenxuan. Seeing someone waiting for Yue Wenxuan, he did not come over to disturb him.

After Huang Youjin invited Qu Shumo over, Yue Wenxuan said directly: "Shumo, I have three cars here, and I can spare one to take you home. Is there anyone here to pick you up? If not, we can get in the car now."

"Wenxuan, I won't bother you anymore. I have someone here to pick you up. It's just that there are a lot of people here right now, so I haven't seen him yet.

After all, Ji Yanzhao boarded the ship with me, so I have no choice but to take full responsibility for the placement of his body.

This matter is a bit troublesome and cannot be handled in a short time. I will not waste your time and you can go first."

This was indeed a practical problem. Yue Wenxuan greeted Qu Shumo and asked his group to get on the car.

After everyone got on the car, it slowly moved forward. Considering that it was the young master's first time to visit the Magic City, Meng Zhengkun asked for the young master's consent and did not let the car drive directly back home. Instead, he planned to take the young master and his group to visit the prosperous Magic City.

Meng Zhengkun sat next to Yue Wenxuan, pointing to some landmark buildings on the road and introducing them to him one by one.

Yue Wenxuan sat in the car, his eyes following Meng Zhengkun's guidance, slowly sweeping across the bustling city scene outside the window.

In the early years of the Republic of China, the Magic City was a place full of foreign concessions, bright lights and night life, with a mix of Chinese and Western architecture scattered throughout the city, like a carefully painted scroll slowly unfolding before his eyes.

"Master, look over there, that towering clock tower is one of the iconic buildings on the Bund - the Customs House.

It not only witnessed the prosperity of Shanghai’s port, but its accurate timekeeping sound resounded throughout the Bund, becoming the city’s time guardian.”

There was a hint of pride in Meng Zhengkun's voice.

Yue Wenxuan looked in the direction of his finger and saw the bell tower standing tall and majestic. The golden sunlight shining on it added a bit of solemnity and splendor.