1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 278
After dinner, Zhang Hanqing sent his guards to drive him and Ye Luo to a garden villa in the suburbs of Fengtian.

The lights in the villa were brightly lit, and occasionally there was the sound of singing and singing.

"I told Fengzhi that we will rest in the military camp tonight and not go back to the Marshal's Mansion." Zhang Hanqing smiled at Ye Luo and pointed to the villa in front of him, "The friend who wants to see you is right here, don't be left out in the cold. People."

"."

Seeing his look, Ye Luo knew something was up to him. Unable to resist his repeated urging, Ye Luo had to follow him into the villa.

When he walked in the door and saw a huge artistic photo hanging in the center of the living room, Ye Luo realized that this was the resting place that Zhang Hanqing bought for Gu Ruiyu.

"Ayu, I brought you the person your friend has been thinking about day and night. Hurry down and pick him up." Zhang Hanqing shouted towards the second floor.

There is no servant in such a huge villa.

The sound of the opera in the gramophone was heard to stop suddenly, and after a while, the elegant Gu Ruiyu walked down hand in hand with the outstanding Meng Xiaodong.

Meng Xiaodong was wearing plain clothes but had a beautiful blue crystal necklace around her neck.

Ye Luo recognized this necklace. It was one of the piles of jewelry he gave to Meng Xiaodong on the beach in the past.

"Winter Emperor?"

It turns out that the person who wants to see him is Meng Xiaodong.

Thinking of what Zhang Hanqing had just said about "thinking about her day and night", Ye Luo was immediately stunned. When he looked at Meng Xiaodong again, he noticed that her cheeks were slightly red.

"Ayu, come downstairs and let Aluo go up and reminisce with the Winter Emperor." Zhang Hanqing gave Gu Ruiyu a wink.

At this point, Ye Luo had no choice but to go upstairs and enter the bedroom with Meng Xiaodong.

"Farewell to Shanghai. I haven't seen you for several months. You are still as charming as ever." Ye Luo sat down and said to Meng Xiaodong with a smile, "It's a pity that I couldn't come to watch the charity performance. It's a pity."

"Brother's kindness can never be repaid by me." Meng Xiaodong looked at him affectionately and read out the contents of the telegram originally sent to Ye Luo.

In the past, when Ye's Dance Company opened, the Black Cat Dance Hall attracted sixteen literati to write a joint letter of abuse, and Chen Zhengde's Republic of China Daily was unyielding. At that time, Ye Luo was really besieged on all sides.

It was also at that time that the Meng family took action and performed charity performances in many places in Peking and Tianjin to raise funds for the Yip Charity Foundation. Meng Xiaodong even put aside his career to speak out on stage for his close friend.

Marrying Mei Lanfang, firstly, she is a young girl who is pregnant and has a new love interest, and secondly, everyone in Mei Lanfang's party is making do with it.

Meng Xiaodong has always wanted a status, and the Mei family also promised to give her a "two-pronged" treatment, not as a concubine but as a wife.

But until now, let alone the main wife, there is not even a trace of the concubine.

Her mother, Zhang Yunhe, repeatedly mentioned Ye Luo, implying that she could remarry.

Back in the north, Sun Chuanfang and other old-era warlords continued to harass them. Why did they stop now?

Because these people had been severely warned by Zhang Hanqing and his wife Yu Fengzhi.

Zhang Hanqing helped him because of Ye Luo's sake.

Now Meng Xiaodong met Gu Ruiyu. This little sister also liked singing and listening to operas. The two hit it off, exchanged orchid music and married Jinlan. They also talked about Zhang Hanqing and Ye Luo in the boudoir.

After much thought, Meng Xiaodong finally made up his mind after learning that Ye Luo had come to Fengtian.
"Winter Emperor." Ye Luo looked at her and sighed slightly, "You are a very strong woman. After getting together with Mr. Mei, I know that if you really can't get the status, you would rather give up this relationship and become independent. You also You know, not long ago Xiuzhu and I had..."

"Call me Xiaodong!"

Meng Xiaodong looked at him foolishly,
"At the beginning of the month, I received an invitation from you, and my heart ached. I looked for reasons why I just didn't want to come to your wedding. I thought that after all, this would be like a mirror, a dream, destined but not destined. But I passed it. It's been so many days, it's been a month, and I still can't forget it." "Brother Luo, you can have me. For you, I'm willing to be a concubine, even if I don't need a title, as long as I can be with you. That’s good.”

"I'm just a low-level actor. The dramas are all about talented men and beautiful women. Actors and courtesans can only feel sorry for themselves on stage. How many of them can gain real feelings? I wasted five years, just to make a living, I want to I want a status, but in the end I find that status is not as good as true love."

"Brother Luo, do you...do you have that little bit of love for me in your heart?"

"Have."

Ye Luo is not hypocritical and faces his own desires and emotions.

After traveling to the Republic of China and capturing Xiao Aqiao for the first time, he made up his mind to open up more branches for the Ye family.

But having said that, it still requires the girl’s consent.

He won't be like those dog warlords who snatch what they can't get. No matter if you want it or not, I will force it.

After forcing it, throw it away.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Meng Xiaodong sobbed softly as he untied his clothes.

The next morning.

Ye Luo followed Zhang Hanqing back to the Marshal's Mansion.

The two looked at each other and smiled in the car, feeling that their feelings for each other became more sincere.

As the saying goes, we have carried guns together
"I should set off back to Shanghai tomorrow." Ye Luo planned to visit several arsenals with Zhang Hanqing today. "My business focus is still in the south. These arsenals will send capable people to manage them first. Then, we will work with Huade Military We'll work together, but I'll eventually move it south."

"Do you think it's not good to be here? Are you tied up or worried?" Zhang Hanqing was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Don't worry, I'm not the principal and I won't interfere with your business."

"That's not the reason. I'm ashamed to say that I don't have enough funds at the moment. If I expand in the north, it will be easy to make too much progress."

Ye Luo made up a random reason.

The real reason was the incident that broke out not long after. The three northern provinces fell and many arsenals suffered.

At that time, Ye Luo had to face the choice of handing over the factory he had worked so hard to the Japanese invaders, or ruthlessly destroying it and losing money.

The better the arsenal is run, the greater the losses will be.

I don’t know how many Chinese businessmen will lose their families and families because of the war in the next few years, and Ye Luo doesn’t want to be one of them.

"Okay, anyway, I said, you know better than me about business issues, and I respect your opinion." Zhang Hanqing nodded regretfully. He had thought about asking Ye Luo to shift the focus of Ye's investment to the north and become his "Song Ziwen" "However, Yeluo has been rooted in the south for a long time and it is impossible for his family to move.

"After changing the flag, what did the Japanese invaders do?" Ye Luo asked.

Zhang Hanqing sneered a few times and said: "The Japanese invaders Tanaka's cabinet regretted that I did not consult with them before the change of flag, and said to my change of flag that 'the imperial government was quite surprised'. Haha, they are ambitious and have big plans. Do you think I don't know about it?" ?”

"There is no doubt that these Japanese invaders are beasts, brother, you must be careful. There are also army reductions next year, so you must not agree to cancel the main force of Fengtian!"

Ye Luo couldn't help but remind him.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Zhang Hanqing patted him on the shoulder.

(End of this chapter)