Young Marshal: Many children bring more blessings, marry a wife who is as powerful as the world - Chapter 38

Chapter 38 “Marry Me, and I’ll Give You a City!”

“Young Marshal, since Northeast University hasn’t been built yet, as the newspaper said, shouldn’t you refund me the 1,000 yuan for travel expenses?”

Seeing Lin Huiyin about to leave, Zhang Xueming chuckled.

You’ve come to the northeast, and you still want to leave?

Don’t you know that I’m the son of a warlord?

He raised his hand and grabbed Lin Huiyin’s wrist.

“Miss Lin Miaoyin, although the university hasn’t been built, there’s an even bigger project before us!”

“I remember you studied design; would you be interested in designing an entirely new city?”

Design a brand new city?

Hearing this, even someone as worldly as Lin Huiyin couldn’t help but gasp. She had studied abroad in the United States and knew that after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, the new mayor invited renowned designers from around the world to help redesign the city.

The world’s largest domed plaza—the Chicago Cultural Center—was built during that period. Although later that area became the infamous Gotham City, in this era, Chicago, with its modern buildings, stood as a beacon of human civilization.

“Are we really going to build a new city?” Lin Huiyin asked in disbelief.

Not long before arriving in the northeast, she had barely enough money to buy dinner, let alone design a city.

Zhang Xueming smiled slightly and said, “Lady, it’s not ‘going to’, we are already in the process of building a new city!”

“Come! Let me show you!”

Without giving Lin Huiyin a chance to speak, Zhang Xueming grabbed her hand, led her out of the barracks, and threw her onto his English thoroughbred.

The two of them rode together towards the city of Daqing.

“You…”

At this moment, as she was held in Zhang Xueming’s arms while the horse galloped, Lin Huiyin’s face turned red. Although she had studied abroad and received foreign education, she was still quite conservative deep inside.

She never expected that she would be so closely pressed against a man she had just met. She subconsciously wanted to struggle, but Zhang Xueming, the son of a warlord, wasn’t someone who would easily let her escape once she was on his horse.

“Look! That’s the new city ahead!”

At Zhang Xueming’s gesture, Lin Huiyin froze.

In the distance, the outline of a city appeared. It was so unique, completely different from other cities in the same era. Rows of four-story concrete buildings, factories with towering smokestacks, and steel mills emitting loud rumblings and orange flames filled the horizon.

Is this really a city in the Great Xia Kingdom?

Even in Detroit’s Ford Motor City, you wouldn’t see such huge factories!

Although it was just a framework at this stage, Lin Huiyin could tell that when the factories and residential areas were fully built, this would undoubtedly become the largest industrial city in the entire Great Xia.

“How is it? Isn’t this city amazing?”

At this point, Lin Huiyin was deeply shocked!

Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at the scene. She loved her country and culture. However, when she saw the bustling metropolises of America during her studies, she was deeply confused.

When would her homeland ever build such a magnificent city? She couldn’t even imagine it. But now, she suddenly realized that the city she had longed for was being built on this unknown northern wasteland. It was still just a rough draft, but it was enough to make her heart stir.

“Mr. Zhang, are you really letting me participate in designing this city?” Lin Huiyin asked seriously.

Seeing her expression, Zhang Xueming smiled! The fish has bitten the hook. No designer could ever refuse to design a city. It was like a family founder not wanting to pass on a legendary figure!

“Of course, this city belongs to you now!”

“You can freely design it!”

“Imagine this–ten years from now, when the city is completed, there will be a central park in the core area, and it will be named after you!”

A pipe dream!

At this moment, Zhang Xueming, like a company boss, kept drawing a beautiful picture for Lin Huiyin, the new employee.

“This city, it’s really mine?”

“I can design it as I wish?”

“And there will be a park named after me?”

Lin Huiyin, who was only 22, was overwhelmed!

This dream was too tempting, too huge!

“Mr. Zhang, can I really handle it?”

“If I say you can, then you can!”

Don’t doubt Lin Huiyin’s design ability!

She had contributed to the design of the Great Xia emblem and the unnamed Martyrs’ Monument at the People’s Square, so she was certainly an epic-level designer.

At this moment, Lin Huiyin didn’t realize that Zhang Xueming had already led her to the outskirts of the city. The northern land stretched far and wide, with fields of dry reeds everywhere.

“Miss Lin, I have something for you!”

Zhang Xueming smoothly took out a sapphire pendant from his pocket and placed it around Lin Huiyin’s neck.

“Xueming, this necklace is too expensive, I can’t accept it!”

With her good upbringing, Lin Huiyin instinctively refused. But the next second, she froze. After Zhang Xueming placed the necklace on her, how come his hand seemed to casually reach for the button on her cheongsam?

Huh!

How did he so skillfully undo the button…