Chapter 119 President Xia Mu prepares for a rainy day (15, please subscribe)

"Three years."

"What?"

"Three years to be exact."

Locke said so, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Old Underwood with a suspicious expression.

Old Underwood nodded after pondering, then looked up at Locke.

"You have been apart for three years."

"..."

Locke's eyes twitched a few times: "What do you want to say."

Yes.

The female classmate he dated at Harvard was Stephanie Malik, the eldest daughter of the Malik family.

But later they broke up because of their different ideas. Until now, the two have not seen each other for almost three years.

Old Underwood sat down again: "Actually, at the beginning, I really hoped that you and Stephanie would be together."

Locke glanced at Old Underwood.

"Then what?"

"I was quite happy when I knew you were in love."

This is the truth.

In the year when Locke and Stephanie were in love, Malik's donation investment to Old Underwood accounted for the largest share, and he became Old Underwood's largest funder that year.

This is also easy to understand.

It used to be a simple donation investment, but that year it was to help future family members.

As a result...

After Locke broke up with Stephanie, Malik's donation investment returned to the original level.

In a word.

Capital has always been very realistic.

They are rich, but they are never fools.

Locke listened to what Old Underwood said, pulled a chair again, sat down, and looked at Old Underwood calmly: "You should know that I was dating Stephanie at that time because my last name was Underwood."

Still the same sentence.

He enjoyed the convenience brought by the surname Underwood, so he would not be an ungrateful person, only enjoying the return without considering the cost.

The reason why Locke had a campus romance with Stephanie was partly because he was single in this life and Stephanie was also very beautiful, but more because he and Stephanie were in love, which could better help Old Underwood.

After all, at that time, Old Underwood had not yet become a party whip.

Old Underwood frowned and said, "I have never asked you why you two broke up."

Locke laughed, "What else could it be? Different ideas."

He wanted to lie down.

Stephanie was thinking about struggling.

If it was just like this, he would never mind being a househusband. He didn't have any male chauvinism anyway.

But Stephanie not only wanted to struggle herself, but also wanted Locke to struggle with her.

Who could stand this.

Why struggle? Revolt for Hydra?

And then be buried with Hydra?

According to Locke's observation in this life, Old Underwood and his mother Claire did not know the details of the Malik family.

And Old Underwood and his mother Claire were definitely not members of Hydra.

So...

There was no risk for him to fall in love with Stephanie, and even get married in the end.

The reason was very simple.

Even if the Hydra thing was exposed at that time, with Old Underwood's identity and the background of his mother Claire's family, he could still land safely with Stephanie.

But Stephanie insisted on dragging him along to fight, which was not okay.

As we all know.

Racial equality is the mainstream of the Federation. Similarly, Hydra is the mainstream of the Federation.

If he gets involved, even if Old Underwood becomes president, he can't protect him.

So he can only part ways with Stephanie.

But he can't tell Old Underwood the truth about this.

After all, Stephanie's relationship with him was just saying that he should have great ambitions, and she didn't invite him to join the great cause of Hydra.

So.

The reason for breaking up can only be breaking up because of different ideas.

Old Underwood listened to this reason and nodded.

"It's normal, young people, who have not experienced society, it's normal for ideas to be different."

"But it's been three years, and you and Stephanie have been working outside the campus for almost two years."

"..."

Locke listened to this and felt something was wrong.

He originally thought that Old Underwood wanted to ask about himself and Stephanie because Malik had come to him.

But now?

"What do you want to say?" Locke glanced at Old Underwood suspiciously, grabbed his wine glass and took a sip.

Old Underwood smiled slightly.

"So what do you think of Stephanie now..."

"Puff!"

"..."

Old Underwood subconsciously closed his eyes and let the bourbon drip on his face.

Locke quickly put the wine glass aside, got up and found a towel and handed it to Old Underwood.

Old Underwood took the towel and wiped it quickly.

After a while.

Old Underwood threw the towel aside and looked at Locke expressionlessly.

Locke looked at Old Underwood and shook his head, saying, "It's impossible to blame me. Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

"Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Yes."

"What's the problem?"

"I'm married."

Locke glanced at Old Underwood speechlessly, "And in ten months, your grandson will be born."

And there is a high possibility that there will be three legitimate grandchildren by then.

Not triplets, but triplets.

However, he is not sure now, but judging from the frequency of Esme's recovery and return home, it should be about the same.

Locke thought in his heart, and then looked at Old Underwood: "So what do you mean by that sentence just now, asking me to divorce Esme and rekindle my old relationship with Stephanie, what, you want to run for president."

Old Underwood shook his head.

"Garrett Walker is a popular candidate for the next term."

"Then..."

"I have already agreed with Garrett Walker that I will help him, and in return, the Secretary of State will be mine."

"At the same time, your mother Claire's water purification organization will also receive a huge sponsorship from the Sanko Group."

The whip is good, but the influence is limited.

The Secretary of State is different. His status is second only to the President and Vice President. While responsible for foreign affairs, he also plays an important role in international affairs.

Locke listened to Old Underwood's future plans for him and raised his eyebrows: "I thought you had fallen out with the Walker family."

Although few people knew that Old Underwood had asked him to marry the black woman of the Walker family.

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But the parties involved must have known it.

So, Locke got married at the speed of light. After the Walker family knew about this, Garrett Walker felt humiliated for a while.

When Locke heard the news at that time, he was speechless and aggrieved.

Shouldn't he be the one who felt humiliated?

After all, it is obvious who was being humiliated by letting a white master marry a black slave woman.

As a result, he didn't feel aggrieved, but the Walker family felt aggrieved first.

If you feel humiliated, what have you done before? Wouldn't you have just not married a black woman?

To put it bluntly, you think marrying a black woman can get you more votes.

You should bear the consequences of what you do.

Dare to do but not to take responsibility, isn't this like being a whore and still wanting to build a memorial archway?

Locke is different.

He dares to do and take responsibility.

"So Garrett is a mature politician." Old Underwood listened to Locke's confusion and said in a deep voice: "As I said, politics has always been the art of compromise."

Locke did not respond to this sentence, but glanced at Old Underwood.

"Aren't you afraid that he will go back on his word when the time comes?"

"Haha, betrayers can't get far in Washington."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

"..."

Then you're probably going to be blind.

Locke looked at Old Underwood's expression of being in control of everything, and thought so in his heart.

But he never talked about things that didn't happen and there was no evidence.

Locke shook his head.

"Since you have formed an alliance with Garrett, why do I need to find Stephanie?"

"For the next president."

"Hiss."

Locke adjusted his sitting position and looked at old Underwood: "Garrett hasn't taken office yet, and you are considering the future?"

Old Underwood smiled: "This is the vision of a mature old politician who knows what he wants."

Locke nodded and gave old Underwood a thumbs up.

What is it like to have a father who doesn't need to look up to Jackie Chan, but thinks about Jackie Chan.

Others don't know because they don't have one.

But Locke knows now.

Because he really has a father who doesn't need to look up to Jackie Chan, but thinks about Jackie Chan.

Look.

The next president hasn't taken office yet, but old Underwood is thinking about the next president and preparing for it.

The presidential election is a very expensive thing.

But if you have a rich in-law, and this in-law is the sponsor of many congressmen, it would be perfect.

There is just one problem.

Locke agreed with Old Underwood's lofty ambitions, and then looked at Old Underwood with a smile.

"But I'm married."

"As far as I know, Stephanie is not married yet."

"So what?"

Locke shook his head speechlessly and said, "I won't get divorced, don't even think about it."

He is a responsible man.

Old Underwood had a blank expression.

"I didn't say I wanted you to get divorced."

"..."

Locke's expression changed when he heard this, and he looked at Old Underwood.

Old Underwood crossed his hands and looked at Locke with a very calm expression.

Their eyes met.

Locke frowned: "What do you want to say?"

"You know what I want to say." Old Underwood's eyes were unusually calm, without any emotion, only the gleam of interest: "The role of marriage is just to integrate blood, but without marriage, blood can still be integrated."

Locke understood what Old Underwood wanted to say.

Good guy.

This is forcing him to go out and take the initiative to make an illegitimate child under the banner of asking him to consider the long-term interests of the family.

As expected of you, President Xia Mu!

Locke sighed in his heart, and then looked at Old Underwood expressionlessly.

"Once again, I'm married."

"Heh."

Old Underwood snorted.

Locke raised his eyebrows.

"What are you laughing at?"

"What's up with Natasha Romanov of SHIELD?"

"..."