Zhao Liangze held the phone in his hand, speechless.
Huo Shaoheng didn't rush him and continued frying his steak.
When the steak was done, Zhao Liangze muttered, "I need to think about it."
Huo Shaoheng pursed his lips and said expressionlessly, "You still want to? I think you should stop thinking about it. If you think too much, you'll get dizzy the moment you see Bai Shuang. If this happened in ancient times, you would be a muddle-headed ruler. "
Zhao Liangze was already feeling gloomy, but when he heard Huo Shaoheng's words, he immediately exploded and said indignantly, "How can I be a fatuous ruler?! At most, he's a sycophant! "
"…"
He narrowed his eyes unkindly. "… Are you saying that I'm a fatuous ruler?"
Zhao Liangze chuckled. "Whoever said that knows. I didn't say anything. Huo Shao, how could you be a fatuous ruler in ancient times? You are the kind of person with great wisdom, courage, and unparalleled resourcefulness — the regent! I'm your elite soldier! "
Since he could joke around, he should be fine.
Huo Shaoheng didn't want his subordinates to work with emotions.
He smiled and said, "Alright, I'll wait for my elite soldiers to help me expand my territory. Alright, it's getting late, you should go back. "
Zhao Liangze was about to agree when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Mr. Huo, Bai Shuang also seems to be staying in a hotel in the wealthy district in the suburbs. I'm worried that you'll meet … "
"…"
There were only two upper-class hotels in Cape Town, some in the city center and the rest in the wealthy suburbs.
Just now, Zhao Liangze had tried to find out where Bai Shuang lived, and Bai Shuang had clearly said that she didn't live in the city center, so she could only live in the same district as Huo Shaoheng and the others.
Although this district was huge, no one knew if they would meet again.
Huo Shaoheng thought about it. "Go back to the island first and arrange your work for the next few days. Bring your luggage to me tomorrow morning. Let's discuss our next step. "
"Yes, Chief." Zhao Liangze quickly agreed and drove to the harbor. He got on his yacht and drove back to the island.
After spending a few months in this place, not only had Zhao Liangze's driving skills improved tremendously, but his ability to sail a boat had also improved tremendously.
…
Huo Shaoheng turned off his Bluetooth headset and carried his plate to the dining room.
Gu Nianzhi's seafood fried rice was still untouched on the dining table. She propped her head up with her hand and stared out the French windows at the seascape.
Huo Shaoheng sat down across from her and knocked on the table with a smile. "Let's eat. We'll watch after that."
Gu Nianzhi rubbed her temples and turned to look at Huo Shaoheng with a smile. "Are you done with the call? It's Brother Ze? Did he meet Bai Shuang? "
Huo Shaoheng didn't want to hide it from her, so he nodded and shook his head as he cut the steak for himself. "Little Ze isn't as straightforward as Big Xiong. He's a drag when it comes to relationships."
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
Is this what you call being sloppy about a relationship?
She pouted and scooped herself a small bowl of fried rice with a spoon. "Brother Ze is his first love. It's normal for him to not realize who he likes. How is this a drag?"
Huo Shaoheng glanced at her and remembered her "first love, Class Rep" Mei Xiawen. His eyes flashed, but he didn't want to argue with her about this. He quietly changed the topic. "Actually, I don't care who they're dating, but as their superior, I have an obligation to remind them of the conditions for marriage."
"Conditions?" Gu Nianzhi frowned. "What conditions?"
"Background check. People like us have to submit a marriage report for approval before we can go through the formalities. "Huo Shaoheng looked at her and smiled." Big Xiong's marriage application is still lying in my office. " "Oh?" Gu Nianzhi was surprised. "Is there a problem with Qiqi's background check? It shouldn't be, right? "
"Yes, there's no problem with her. We checked four generations of her family, as well as relatives within five generations. If her immediate family has a criminal record, her background check will be rejected immediately. If a non-immediate family member has a criminal record, it needs to be reported, but it won't affect the approval. "
Gu Nianzhi suddenly understood. "I understand. Bai Shuang definitely can't do it because her father … committed treason. Tsk tsk, Brother Ze really likes challenges. Bai Yueran doesn't have that much trouble. She's now the Prime Minister's daughter … "
Bai Shuang's father was only Bai Yueran's uncle, so he was not an immediate family member. Bai Yusheng's crime wouldn't affect Bai Yueran.
Bai Yueran had personally reported Bai Yusheng's eradication. This was a major meritorious act and also a plus for her.
Bai Shuang was different. She knew her father had committed treason, but she didn't report him. She even met up with her father and lived abroad for a period of time. This was almost like an accomplice, so she would lose points.
In short, although their criteria for background checks were only the immediate family members, all the circumstances of non-immediate family members also needed to be investigated and recorded.
Huo Shaoheng slowly explained the content and criteria of the background check to Gu Nianzhi.
When the two of them ate, they always followed the principle of "don't talk while eating, don't talk while sleeping."
But living in this apartment-style hotel, the scenery outside was too beautiful, and the atmosphere was too harmonious. Huo Shaoheng wasn't so strict with Gu Nianzhi.
But after Gu Nianzhi asked, she didn't speak again.
Her big eyes flickered, and she silently ate her favorite seafood fried rice.
The serviced apartment they lived in had a kitchen that could cook, and there was a supermarket nearby where they could buy fresh ingredients and cooking spices.
After Zhao Liangze left, the two of them went to the supermarket to buy daily necessities for a few days, as well as drinking water, semi-finished ingredients, and rice.
Huo Shaoheng's cooking skills were indisputable. Gu Nianzhi ate three bowls in one go before reluctantly putting down the bowl and chopsticks.
"I'm full. Huo Shao, do you want coffee or tea? "Gu Nianzhi stood up and went to the kitchen to make a drink.
Huo Shaoheng looked at his watch. It wasn't yet six o 'clock, so it was still early. It wasn't time to sleep.
"Give me a cup of mocha, no sugar needed." Huo Shaoheng took the plates to the kitchen dishwasher and turned on the automatic mode to let the dishwasher do its job.
He went to the balcony outside and sat down. He picked up the local English newspaper provided by the apartment and began reading.
Gu Nianzhi found the coffee machine and studied it for a while before making a cup of mocha and a cup of cappuccino.
She placed the two coffee cups on the tray and placed the mocha in front of Huo Shaoheng. "Huo Shao, try this. I made it myself."
Mocha was a drink made by mixing coffee and cocoa powder. It wasn't pure black coffee, so drinking it wouldn't cause insomnia.
Huo Shaoheng picked it up and tasted it. He nodded with satisfaction. "Mmm, not bad."
Gu Nianzhi drank the cappuccino and kept her eyes on Huo Shaoheng's face.
Huo Shaoheng looked at the newspaper nonchalantly and said calmly, "… You have something to say?"
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
She originally wanted to deny it, but when she thought that she did have something to say, she could only rub her nose awkwardly and whisper, "Huo Shao, you can even handle my background check. Can't you help Brother Ze?"
She had already signed the marriage contract with Huo Shaoheng, which meant that the previous conditions should have been met.
The most important of those conditions was the background check.
Gu Nianzhi knew her own situation. Just the "father's whereabouts" alone could make her background check stuck at this stage.
If she couldn't pass the background check, she and Huo Shaoheng could forget about getting married.
However, deep down, Gu Nianzhi still didn't approve of this wedding, so she hadn't thought much about it before.
Huo Shaoheng had used Gu Nianzhi's background check as a condition to bargain with the military bosses before agreeing to go to New York to save Tan Guiren.
Faced with Gu Nianzhi's request, Huo Shaoheng pursed his lips and said calmly, "No one in your family has a criminal record, so your situation isn't difficult to investigate. However, Bai Shuang's situation is different. Her and her father's situation is more complicated, so I can't guarantee it. "
The only one with a criminal record was Gu Yanran, but she didn't even have adoption papers. Huo Shaoheng wouldn't recognize Gu Yanran as Gu Nianzhi's immediate family.
"Is that so?" Gu Nianzhi's eyes flashed with some regret. "Actually, Bai Shuang is not bad."
Huo Shaoheng smiled and said, "I'm sitting here, but you only care about others. Nianzhi, you really know how to waste time … "
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This was the second night watch for the day: Chapter 1189, "Wasting Time."
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