1928: The Rise of Giants

Before the plan to relocate the cultural relics to the south was implemented, the senior officials in charge of Beijing's political affairs held a meeting and proposed auctioning the cultural relics to exchange the funds for oceans to purchase aircraft to support the anti-Japanese war and save the nation.

Fortunately, after the efforts of Yi Peiji, Ma Heng and others, and after Ye Luo contacted Zhang Hanqing, the turmoil over the auction of cultural relics was finally settled.

Upon hearing that Ye Luo was going to strongly support the relocation of cultural relics to the south, Zhang Hanqing changed his previous attitude and discussed the relocation plan with Wang Guowei and others directly in his own villa.

The relocation of the cultural relics was extremely difficult this time. The first batch of cultural relics moved south weighed more than 2,000 boxes. Each box had to be filled with straw paper, cotton, straw, etc. for protection to prevent damage during the relocation.

After everything was ready, Ma Jue called Ye Luo again and told him that the cultural relics would be moved south in five batches, divided into three groups, across 20,000 miles, avoiding the war along the way, and escorted throughout the journey by aircraft provided by Ye's fleet and Ye's Film Company.

When they learned that these cultural relics were escorted by the Ye Charity Foundation, the warlords along the way sent troops to assist, and no one came forward to snatch them.

In this way, when the cultural relics were moved south, Lin Ruxian, who was already pregnant, boarded a plane to New York accompanied by Ye Qingqing and Lin Yuan, and the group left Shanghai in the night.

As February approached, the Civil Rights Protection Alliance organized by Mrs. Sun and others became increasingly powerful. Its members included today's left, center, and right factions. Many of them used to quarrel with each other whenever they met, but now they were in the same organization and had reached a consensus.

The principal gradually realized that if this so-called non-governmental organization continued to develop, it would be disastrous. He had to find someone to kill as a warning to others.

If he assassinated Mrs. Sun, Lu Yucai or Hu Shi, it would inevitably cause a huge wave of resistance, so he turned his knife on Yang Xingfo, who was the most eccentric and had no identity or background.

On the other hand, this organization gradually expanded towards Beijing and Tianjin. Zhang Hanqing was naturally unhappy about this, but at Ye Luo's plea, he still showed leniency to these people and did not kill them all.

It was originally thought that this organization would become the largest open anti-Japanese civil group, but unexpectedly, the Civil Rights Protection League, which had been so vigorous, became a big joke just one month after its establishment.

Due to the conflict between Hu Shi and Madame Sun and Yang Xingfo within the organization, a large number of right-leaning democrats planned to withdraw from the alliance, and Madame Sun and others also voted to expel Hu Shi.

In this way, this organization sprang up overnight and turned into ruins overnight.

The principal was so happy. He originally thought that Ye Luo's invitation to serve as a committee member was a manifestation of "disloyalty" to him. Now that he saw that the organization was ruined, he hurriedly said that it was all thanks to Ye Luo's contribution.

After all, the last time he asked Ye Luo for help in disbanding the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association, Ye Luo successfully "did it".

Ye Luo didn't want to take the blame, so he wrote a letter directly to Mrs. Sun, hoping that she would clarify to the public that he was only an honorary member and not a real leader.

Mrs. Sun understood his intentions. She knew that the organization could hold on thanks to the financial support from Ye’s investment. She wrote a letter immediately, stating that the collapse of the organization was due to political differences and that Ye Luo was only the financial director and had nothing to do with it.

In February, Ruan Lingyu, who was pregnant, was lying on the sofa eating snacks one day. Suddenly, she felt a stomach cramp and bleeding from her lower body, which frightened her to death.

Fortunately, these days, Li Shuzhen had strongly requested that this noisy concubine live in Ye Mansion. When her stomach was in trouble, Xiaoli and others were there.

The second concubine Li Shuting and the fourth concubine Bi Yunxia quickly called Ye Hao and the bodyguards stationed outside and drove them directly to Ye's United Hospital.

When he received the news, Ye Luo was still drinking coffee with Ming Lou, discussing the previous "pirate hijacking incident" on the Riqing, and considering how to send the brothers who had finished their work to a safe place.

Ye Luo hurriedly said goodbye to Ming Lou, and then rushed to the hospital with Shi Jianqiao.

Even though his women gave birth successfully in previous times, Xiao Aqiao's caesarean section still left a shadow on everyone.

This time, Ruan Lingyu's situation was even more outrageous. She had heavy bleeding for no apparent reason, which frightened Li Shuzhen so much that she rushed to pray to the Buddha. She wondered if the Ye family had been doing too well in recent years and had neglected the gods and Buddhas.

Ye Luo didn't believe in this stuff at first, but now that he has experienced time travel, he still has a fear of ghosts and gods, so he immediately asked Ma Yongzhen to take people to the temple to donate 20 yuan. It's better to cram at the last minute than not, right?
Fortunately, this was just a simple accident. Ruan Lingyu shouted loudly and with full energy, so it sounded like there was nothing wrong with her.

Not long after, she successfully gave birth naturally.

Doctors poured out like a tide and were instantly surrounded by the Ye family.

Ye Luo walked over and asked anxiously: "How are A Ruan and the child?"

"Madam and Young Master are both safe and healthy. Congratulations, Second Young Master." The surgeon smiled and bowed to Ye Luo.

This doctor was the famous Shanghai doctor who had performed the operation on little Aqiao and was poached by Ye Luo. He learned from Tang Yulou's father and has now been promoted to vice president of Ye's United Hospital.

Xiang Songmao, who was in charge of Ye Pharmaceutical Company, also rushed to see the situation. He was relieved to see that Ruan Lingyu was fine.

Over the years, Ye Luo has strongly supported his various medical research and sent talents to study abroad, which can be said to have greatly promoted the improvement of the domestic medical system.

Xiang Songmao knew that as the general manager of his company, he had actually dragged down Ye's investment. What was supposed to be a money-making industry had been turned into a loss-making industry by him. He always felt guilty towards Ye Luo.

If anything happened to Ruan Lingyu again, he would have to resign.

As for Huang Chujiu, who was in charge of the Sino-French Pharmacy in the early years, he was eventually dismissed due to his excessive greed, took a large sum of money and left Shanghai. It is said that later someone saw him being captured by the Japanese in the north, and his final whereabouts were unknown.

The news that the third generation of the Ye family had a new son spread quickly.

The first wave of people who came to congratulate were naturally the veterans of Ye Investment: Ma Yongzhen, Zhou Xiangsheng, Wu Liande, Ding Li and others.

Even Xu Wenqiang and his wife, who had just returned from the north, came to express their gratitude. Situ Feifei, who almost became one of Ye Luo's wives, also tied up her hair, got pregnant, and changed from a little gangster girl to a lady who took care of her husband and children.

Ruan Lingyu seemed to be in good physical condition. When Ye Luo went in to see her, apart from a little sweat on her forehead, she was able to talk and eat, and seemed to be able to get out of bed and walk at any time.

"So wrinkled and ugly, is this my son?" Ruan Lingyu disliked her son very much. She said the same thing when she first saw Ye Zhuohua.

"Aruan, you are so beautiful. He will be handsome when he grows up." Bai Xiuzhu said with some envy as she sat on the edge of the bed. She planned to hold Ye Luo tightly and shake the head of the bed for the next few months.

"Oh, I hope so." Ruan Lingyu stuck out her tongue, then looked at Bai Xiuzhu, "Sister Xiuzhu, you can pick the name for this kid. I really like the name Zhuohua. It's a pity that it would have been better if he had been born earlier."

Ye Luo rolled his eyes at her and was speechless.

It seemed that it had become a convention for Bai Xiuzhu to name the third generation. She frowned slightly and began to think.

After a while, she suddenly smiled and whispered, "How about calling me Ye Zhen?"

"Ye Zhen? Zhen'er? It sounds nice! But what does it mean?" Ruan Lingyu asked with her head tilted.

"And the strings are tied together, the clouds are connected and the shoulders are covered with snow. The circles are repeated frequently. It seems that my true love is endless and forever connected." Bai Xiuzhu smiled and said word by word, "This means that your true love for our husband is endless, and you finally become a couple." (End of this chapter)