Female Novel
Chapter 298
Since both he and his son had been humiliated so thoroughly by Chu Feng, Tang Li naturally took it toheart.
He said sarcastically, "He's just a retired soldier from the Western Theater without the least bit ofcontribution and no official position. Just by curing Dad's illness, he thinks he has the power to have asay in the Tang family. Who does he think he is? He even declared that he'd get a few large bottles ofXi Feng Liquor for Dad. What a joke! Did he think he was some kind of big shot? If he really managedto get just one bottle- no, even if it were just a drop of the liquor, I'll eat my shoe!"
"Li, you're going a little overboard. After all, Chu Feng is the benefactor of the Tang family."
Tang Feng's expression was grim. Although Tang Sisi was angry, what Tang Li said sounded plausible,too. Chu Feng was just an ordinary person, after all. In the face of the Fang family's persistent marriageoffer, he alone was nothing but a drop in the bucket.
Tang Weiguo also sighed weakly as he gazed at his precious daughter with guilt.
If he were twenty years younger, he would have willingly given up his life fighting against the Fangfamily's arrangement. But now that he was old, he had his concerns and responsibilities. There weremore than a hundred people in the Tang family, and they were dampening his righteous zeal and fervor.
Ring, ring!
At that moment, a sudden and urgent ringtone sounded. Tang Weiguo's expression turned solemn. Hequickly took out the phone he was carrying with him and stood up with a sigh.
The faces of his family members around him also became extremely somber.
The phone was a special device for the military as it allowed direct contact with senior generals. It wasgenerally used for military orders and the like. The phone does not leave Tang Weiguo's person, andhe would have to be ready to receive instructions at any time of the day. Since both he and his son had been humiliated so thoroughly by Chu Feng, Tang Li naturally took it toheart.
The last time the phone rang was ten years ago, when a war occurred in Jiangbei.
Could it be that another war has begun?
Tang Weiguo did not dare to appear negligent, so he quickly answered the call and said in a deep tone,"This is Tang Weiguo. I am ready if the headquarters has any instructions for me."
Soon, a man's steady voice responded, "Please, there's no need to be nervous. The world remainspeaceful and prosperous, and there are no wars. This call was just to reach out to you as soon aspossible."
Tang Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he asked suspiciously, "In that case, who am I speakingto?"
"This is the headquarters of the Western Theater Command. Well, we received orders from a superior,so I'm informing you as part of a routine that it has been expressly approved that you be given ahundred catties of Xi Feng Liquor. Please coordinate with the delivery when the shipment arrives."
Tang Weiguo's eyes widened at that, and his hands were trembling. "H-How many catties?"
"Do you mean that it's too little, sir? Then in that case, we'll send three hundred catties. Three hundredcatties of Xi Feng Liquor will be shipped to the Jiangling military theater in a week. I wish you the bestof health."
Du du du-
The disconnect tone sounded on the phone. Tang Weiguo and his family were all stunned and fell intoa heavy silence.
Tang Weiguo was aged, so he was hard-of-hearing and had the call on speaker mode. The content ofthe phone was, word for word, heard by all the Tang family members present.
"T-Three hundred catties of Xi Feng Liquor! Expressly approved! T-The Western Theatre Command…"
Tang Feng was shocked, and Tang Sisi could only let her jaw hang from surprise. It was too surreal.
As for Tang Li, he was even more dumbfounded. He was so astonished by the news that his scalp wastingling all over and he was cold-sweating profusely.
Xi Feng Liquor was the Western Theater's expedition liquor. Although it was a favorite of the militarybigwigs, it was not commonly given out. Therefore, it was regarded as a treasure.
Even someone like the head of the Fang family, who was a top-position official and had so muchcommanding power, only received a bottle or two of the Xi Feng Liquor a year as part of the WesternTheater's show of goodwill.
And Tang Weiguo, regardless of seniority, military merit, or fame, was far from the Fang family head.But the Western Theater had just given him three hundred catties just like that.
The price of the Xi Feng Liquor was so inflated that it was valued at nearly a million yuan a bottle onthe black market. Three hundred catties of it would imply the gift was worth at least several billion yuan!
Of course, the Tang family did not lack money. However, Tang Weiguo was intimidated and astoundedby the power of the person who gave him the liquor. He had managed to approve the gift of threehundred catties of Xi Feng Liquor so easily. W-who was he exactly?
"D-Dad, I-I think Chu Feng seemed to have said that just now. Y-yes. It seemed that he said he wantedto give you a couple of jars of Xi Feng Liquor," Tang Sisi said blankly. She was still stunned. novelbin
"It must be a coincidence! A mere coincidence!"