Chapter Fifteen: He Lao Extends an Olive Branch Again

  Feng Siche, full of hope for the future, returned to Zhao's quadrangle courtyard by car. Because Secretary Bao, a member of the Central Political Bureau, personally talked to him, the voices that oppressed General Zhao and his son were not so heavy for a while. Even one of General Zhao's former superiors, He Xianke, a former member of the Central Military Commission, honorary president of the National Defense University, and vice chairman of the CPPCC, called General Zhao to his home, wanting to introduce his eldest granddaughter, He Shasha, to Feng Siche once again.

  General He Zhuoran was the superior of General Zhao during the three major battles between the Nationalist and Communist armies. At that time, General Zhao had just left the side of Commander-in-Chief De Zhengen and served as a squad leader under General He's command. As the battles became more intense, there was a severe shortage of cadres, and General Zhao rose through the ranks along with the tide of war. By the end, when General He became a division commander, General Zhao had also become a regimental commander. However, due to General Zhao's extremely low cultural level, after the founding of the People's Republic, his promotions slowed down, whereas General He, who was known as a "Confucian general" and had attended a teacher's college, found opportunities to advance and eventually became an honorary president of the National Defense University after the Cultural Revolution. Later, when he grew older, he also became a vice chairman of the Political Consultative Conference, making him a renowned figure in both military and political circles.

  Now General He has taken a liking to General Zhao's grandson and brought it up again, which is also an extraordinary thing. Immediately after careful inquiry with Feng Sicheng, General Zhao saw that he did not object and went to General He's home to express his basic agreement with the matter.

  Zhao Zhongjiang did not immediately agree, but basically agreed, because he knew Feng Sizhe's temperament. As a person who returned from studying abroad, his thoughts were different from Zhao Zhongjiang's. Perhaps this marriage arrangement seemed glorious on the surface, but it might not be acceptable to his grandson. Although Zhao Zhongjiang also wanted to climb up this relationship, he did not fully respond before knowing Feng Sizhe's true thoughts. Despite Feng Sizhe seeming to have changed and listening to him more often, considering the Zhao family in everything, even nodding lightly this time, which was a headshake in the past, it does not mean that Feng Sizhe will definitely agree to this marriage.

  At night, while having dinner in the courtyard, Zhao Zhong suddenly brought up He Lao's granddaughter He Sha's matter to Feng Si again.

  There were only four people at the dinner table: Zhao Zhongjiang, He Jiayu, Feng Lizhu and Feng Sicheng. Suddenly, Zhao Zhongjiang introduced another girlfriend to Feng Sicheng, and Xiao Yi Zhao Lijuan couldn't help but laugh, thinking of ways to tease Feng Sicheng.

  Feng Siche was indeed a serious person, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. He ate his meal as usual. Seeing his grandson's behavior, Zhao Zhong nodded in great satisfaction. A great man should be like this, no matter what happens, he must remain calm and composed. In this regard, Feng Siche was very much to his liking, but how could he know what Feng Siche was thinking in his heart at that moment?

  When Feng Sijie heard the name He Sa, he felt somewhat familiar with it. Then, in his mind, there was a specific image - He Lao's granddaughter, He Sa, wasn't she that beautiful girl who took poison and killed herself in 1992?

  In the memories of past life, this is also a big thing. At that time, it was said that He Lao had promised his granddaughter He Shasha to his middle school classmate Wen Rujie. As the daughter of a Politburo member, He Shasha's status was not low, which made the Wen family very satisfied. However, unexpectedly, in 1992, He Lao suddenly discovered that he had terminal lung cancer. At that time, medical technology could do nothing to help him, and soon He Lao passed away. Then, Wen Rujie suddenly announced that he would cut off all ties with He Shasha. He Shasha, who was already pregnant with Wen Rujie's child, was at a loss for what to do. In that era, being unmarried and pregnant was a big deal. Overwhelmed, He Shasha took an entire bottle of sleeping pills and killed herself.

  This was a sensational event in the political arena at that time. Due to this incident, Wen Rujie was indeed criticized by many people, and eventually, the Wen family had no choice but to yield to pressure and let Wen Rujie resign from office and go into business. After all, the He family was being bullied after Old Man He passed away, and it was natural for old comrades to stand up and speak out. However, with the young life of He ShaSha already gone, punishing Wen Rujie would be pointless. Later, Feng Sicheng vaguely remembered that because of this incident, He ShaSha's father insisted on seeking justice from the Wen family, but was scolded by his second uncle, He Chuanwen, who was Old Man He's younger brother. As a result, the relationships within the He family became tense, and the He family gradually declined. At that time, when Feng Sicheng heard this news, he felt some regret because He ShaSha had been introduced to him when he first returned from England, but at that time, he didn't have any feelings for her, resulting in such a good girl leaving the world prematurely. Feng Sicheng did feel guilty about it for a while.

  Now that Feng Si Zhe knew the situation, he knew that his grandfather wanted to form an alliance with the He family. On one hand, it was because Old Man He had brought up the matter and they couldn't lose face over it. On the other hand, it was also to give Feng Si Zhe some political capital. But if his uncle knew that the He family would not be as glorious in a few years as they were now, he might not have such thoughts anymore. However, thinking about it, his uncle wasn't someone who lacked integrity. If something like this really happened, he wouldn't let himself cut ties with the He family either. In any case, General Zhao's plan to use this to give Feng Si Zhe some political capital clearly wouldn't work.

  After some thought about He Sa's tragic fate, her appearance suddenly appeared vividly in front of Feng Si Zhe.

  In the past, Feng Si Zhe heard about this matter and felt it was somewhat unfair. Later, he also heard that He Sa Sha was actually a very beautiful girl, so he asked someone to get him a photo of her daily life. As a result, when he saw it, she was indeed a great beauty. But for some reason, even though everything was in the past, logically speaking, just being able to think of He Sa Sha's existence would be good enough, how could he still remember her appearance? But things were just so abnormal, He Sa Sha's photo kept appearing before him.