Anxiang

Chapter 9

Xiao Ji said happily: "We also just want to pay a visit, and we may have to trouble Brother Cheng with some things."

"We are brothers, what kind of polite words do you say if you don't bother."

That night, Xiao Ji took the gentleman to Cheng Da's residence.Only after the introduction did Cheng Da know that this gentleman is Sun Yat-sen, who is well-known in Southeast Asia.

The three chatted for a while over dinner, and Xiao Ji said, "Brother Cheng, I'm here to discuss something with you. We sold revolutionary bonds, and we only sold them for 200 yuan today. Yesterday and the day before yesterday, at most, it didn't exceed [-] yuan. You and Malay I am familiar with the business circle, can you organize it and find a way from the rich businessman?"

Cheng Da hesitated and didn't answer. He seemed to understand the revolution.

Xiaoji turned around and said to Sun Yat-sen: "Mr. Sun, I don't think you should give speeches on the street anymore. It takes a lot of effort. The people listening are pigs. How can you pay for it? The revolutionary army needs hundreds of thousands of military expenses. When will you be able to speak?" Get it all together?"

Mr. Sun swallowed the food in his mouth and looked at him: "I can't give up speaking on the street. The revolution is not just a revolution of the rich. 200 yuan is [-] people who support us. They bought a military bond and paid more than It is ten yuan, but a heart of them. What we got is not only ten yuan, but a comrade who volunteered and supported the revolution.”

Xiao Ji said: "Mr. Sun, I am not opposed to giving speeches on the street. I heard that there are many royalists in Malay. They deceive Chinese businessmen everywhere, sell their officials and titles, and even spread rumors that they want to assassinate you. Your situation is too dangerous. .”

Mr. Sun sighed: "The overseas Chinese in Japan are like Mr. Ji, the overseas Chinese in Malay, like Mr. Cheng, and the overseas Chinese in San Francisco, like my brother Dezhang, generously donated money for the revolution. There are also those who have risen nine times in 16 years and sacrificed their lives for righteousness. Comrade, how can it be said that it is only by one person? As for the danger, I will tell you what the real danger is. When I came, there were three thousand piglets on the big ship I was on, and they were taken away like cargo. Stacked in the third-class cabin. There is no enough oxygen, no clean water, eating pig food, one person vomits, the captain will throw them all into the sea, and the Chinese are treated as animals."

Cheng Da stood up angrily and sat down slowly.

Mr. Sun extended his hand to Cheng Da, with enthusiasm and courage in his eyes, and said: "The revolution needs not only Sun Dapao, but also Mr. Cheng Da! I heard that Mr. Cheng Da established a Chinese fund in Nanyang to warm the old and the poor. , Caring for orphans and children, I admire it very much. It’s just that the revolution is to save more people, to save all the oppressed people in the country. Only when our country is rich and strong, we will not be discriminated against abroad, and we will not be called Be a piggy."

Cheng Da held Mr. Sun's hand tightly.

The old lady ran out nervously and shouted: "Mr. Cheng, Mr. Cheng, go and see the child."

Cheng Da was startled, and jumped into the house in a few steps.

The child coughed badly, his little face was flushed, and Cheng Da reached out to touch it, and it was hot.He was also in a hurry, and shouted: "Call the doctor quickly! What are you waiting for me?"

The old lady said with a sad face: "There are only two clinics in Penang, and the doctors have all gone to the consulate. The British consul is sick."

Cheng became furious, "British people are human, so we are not human? Go and ask Chinese doctors!"

The old lady replied: "There are no Chinese doctors."

Hearing the sound of the child coughing, Cheng Da couldn't take it any longer, and paced back and forth in the room.Xiao Ji and Mr. Sun also followed in.

Cheng Da anxiously asked Xiao Ji: "Do you know any good Chinese doctors? This child suddenly caught a cold today."

Xiao Ji looked at Mr. Sun and smiled, "I have to trouble Mr. Sun to use his old skills."

Mr. Sun took off his suit and handed it to Xiao Ji, rolled up his sleeves, and lay down in front of the crib to check.

Xiao Ji introduced to Cheng Da: "Mr. Sun is a doctor of medicine graduated from Honolulu, USA."

Cheng Da was relieved after hearing this.

Mr. Sun leaned over the baby's chest and listened to it, measured the temperature, laughed, and said to Cheng Da: "It's okay, it's food accumulation. Western medicine calls it indigestion." Walking back and forth in the room, he lightly tapped the child's back with his fist. The child opened his mouth, sprayed all the milk on Mr. Sun, and cried out with a "wow".

Mr. Sun handed the child to the old woman and said, "I'll prescribe some medicine for you again, one tablet at a time, crush it and put it in milk to drink. You must exercise more and get in the sun to be healthy."

Seeing that the child stopped coughing and his body temperature dropped, both Cheng Da and the mother breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheng Da said embarrassedly: "Mr. Sun, look at your clothes—or you can wear mine first."

Mr. Sun wiped his body clean with a towel, and said with a smile, "It's okay! It's okay."

Xiao Ji and Mr. Sun stayed in Penang for a few days, and then went to other places to raise funds for saving the country, and Cheng Da went to see him off.

Cheng Da held Xiao Ji's hand tightly and said, "Take care! Brother! Remember to come back and see me!"

Xiao Ji said: "When the revolution succeeds, you will definitely come back!"

Mr. Sun took the child over, hugged him in his arms, and asked Cheng Da, "What's the child's name?"

Cheng Da said embarrassingly: "I have always wanted to find a gentleman who can read and write to give me a good name, but now I don't have a name. Please ask Mr. Sun to name the child."

Mr. Sun thought for a while and said: "The future country depends on them to build, and China needs to make progress. Call him Cheng Jin."

Cheng Da pondered, "Cheng Jin, good name. I thank you on behalf of the child. Mr. Sun has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so you must take care of yourself."

"You too. Your Chinese fund is the most exciting thing I heard in Nanyang. I hope you will continue to develop this fund from generation to generation and take care of all Chinese overseas. This is also a responsibility! You and I must remember Live, responsibility is more important than life!"

Cheng Da was really shocked. He took the child from Mr. Sun's arms and watched Mr. Sun board the boat.Through the conversations with Mr. Sun in the past few days, he has learned a lot. Only when the country is rich and the people are strong can the Chinese people in the world not be bullied.His own Cheng's Fund's assistance to the Chinese is also limited. "It is better to teach a person to fish than to give him a fish."

Cheng Da fulfilled his promise to Mr. Sun, which is something the Cheng family is proud of.Not long after, Mr. Sun, who was far away in Guangzhou, received a letter from Cheng Da, which was full of military bonds that had been cut off.Cheng Daxin wrote: "Mr. Sun, this is the military bond in the hands of all the wealthy businessmen in Nanyang. I have cashed in all of it. As long as the revolution needs it, you can come to Nanyang at any time. You said that revolution is not a matter of one generation. I may see There will be no day when the world will be peaceful and China will be prosperous and strong, but I believe that day will definitely come. We have made an oath to the sea, and I will let my descendants firmly remember that responsibility is more important than life! This responsibility, In you, in me, it will be passed on from generation to generation, and it will be carried forever."

After reading the letter, Mr. Sun was thoughtful. With the support of so many people, he has more confidence in China's prospects.

A month later, Cheng Da returned to Kuala Lumpur.The old lady told Xiao Jin the news at the first time, since Xiao Jin knew Cheng Da, she has been waiting.She tidied up a bit and decided to go to Cheng Da.

When Cheng Da saw Xiao Jin, he really felt a little heartbroken. After not seeing him these days, Xiao Jin has become much haggard.He turned his head, stabilized his emotions, and when he turned around again, his heart was as still as water, and he asked lightly, "Where are you going?"

Xiao Jin glanced at him: "Let's go by boat, maybe go back, or maybe...it doesn't matter where you go."

Cheng Da hesitated for a while and said: "Actually, I can, you know, in fact, I can make you live better and have children."

Xiao Jin also said flatly: "Forget it, forget it. I, I'm not a man, I can't kill you. You killed my father, I can't be with you."

Cheng Da's face turned gray, he took two steps back, and said weakly to the others, "Let her take the child away."

With tears streaming down her face, Xiaojin picked up the child, turned around and ran out, her heart was broken.

Seeing Xiao Jin leave, Cheng Da walked up and down the room in a hurry, no matter how much hatred he had, he could not cut off his love for Xiao Jin and their children.He couldn't do without them anymore, but the dignity of a man forced him not to yield.Xiao Jin's figure was getting further and further away, and Cheng Da became inexplicably afraid, and his heart collided violently.

"Xiao Jin, you can't go! You know, I love you! I never lied to you from the beginning...Xiao Jin..." Cheng Da became anxious.Love that lurks like a weed and begins to grow wildly, without realizing it, is so sad.He didn't care about putting on his clothes, and ran out.

Xiao Jin heard a vague shout behind her, she looked back, there was a small black spot in the sun, and it seemed to be running towards it.Cheng Da ran up to Xiao Jin in a panic, snatched the suitcase from Xiao Jin's hand, and gasped, "I beg you...don't go."

Xiao Jin looked at Cheng Da sadly, broke free from him, and continued to walk forward.

Cheng Da couldn't care less, grabbed her, and said in an almost begging tone, "I beg you...don't go." The arrogance just now was gone.

Xiao Jin struggled to break free, Cheng Da suddenly knelt down, hugged Xiao Jin's leg, and begged with sobs: "Don't go, please don't go!"

Xiao Jin turned his back to the sky and wiped away his tears with one hand.Cheng Jin frowned at the two of them in her arms.

The two people who were originally in love were stubborn because of hatred. If it weren't for the children, the two of them might have missed their lives just like that.The arrangement of fate is always predestined.

Cheng Da hugged the child, and Xiao Jin followed behind him, walking back slowly.Perhaps, this moment is happiness for them, even though there is so much hatred, it is just buried deep in their hearts.

The fallen leaves in early autumn danced around them. It turned out that happiness can be so desolate.

In the following decades, Cheng Da gradually took up the family business, established the largest ocean-going fleet in East Asia, and expanded his business to the whole world.

Time flies, 50 years later, Chengda has completely aged.He leaned on crutches and walked downstairs tremblingly.He froze for a moment and fell all the way down the stairs.When he opened his eyes, he found that there were many people around the bed, including Chinese officials, Malay officials, British officials, servants, and doctors.

The British official said: "Mr. Cheng is the pillar of the Malay economy. For his misfortune, the British government expresses the utmost sympathy. He has laid a good foundation for the Chinese laborers and the Chinese economy in Malay. We are willing to accept his illness." Protect it with the best medical power."

Cheng Da was not in the mood to listen to these words, he stared blankly at the back of this group of people with fear and doubt, as if he saw a ghost...

Standing far behind these officials was a dignified woman. She couldn't tell how old she was from her figure, but her face was already weather-beaten. She was Xiao Jin.

Cheng Da stared at Xiao Jin, his face showed anger, and he raised his hand tremblingly...

Xiao Jin hurried forward, grabbed Cheng Da's raised hand, and under Cheng Da's frightened eyes, turned to look at the wall on one side...

Xiao Jin said: "Mr. Cheng is tired, please go back first, thank you."

Everyone exited respectfully.

In the huge bedroom, only Xiao Jin and Cheng Da were left.Xiao Jin put Cheng Da's hand on his chest almost forcibly, raised his chin and looked down at Cheng Da...

Cheng Da was speechless, the corners of his mouth trembled, and his eyes began to turn into pleading.Xiao Jin proudly raised his hand and stroked the hair around his ear to the back of his neck, then sat down beside Cheng Da, and said, "The doctor said, you will never be able to speak again, and you will never stand up again, but this life is saved." Let my son take care of all the business at home, and he asked me to take care of you, and he is rushing back to see you. Go to sleep, and I will keep watch for you."

Xiao Jin sat silently, Cheng Da looked at Xiao Jin's back, and the past 50 years ago intermittently appeared in his mind.

Xiao Jin raised his head, looked at the void, and said to himself: "Did you know? Dad, your grandson Cheng Jin has made back the money you lost hundreds of times. He is now the general manager of Cheng's enterprise." .”

Cheng Da looked at her angrily.

Xiao Jin looked at Cheng Da, pulled his hand over and put it on her chest, and Cheng Da let her manipulate him helplessly.Xiao Jin reached into his arms, took out the bracelet, put it on Cheng Da's hand, and said, "Cheng Da, you killed my father, and I can't help but love you. The debt is paid, you finally have to belong to me, I will always love you, until the end, I will only love you."

Cheng Da's eyes turned from anger and hatred to softness. With trembling hands, he took out an envelope from under the pillow, and handed it to Xiaojin with difficulty. Xiaojin took it over, and inside was a long list and address...

Whoever gets this envelope will be in charge of Jinchan Island, and whoever is the next Mr. Cheng.

After the huge Cheng family consortium successfully completed the first handover, when the second generation passed on to the third generation, they had to face more complicated situations and had to make difficult choices...

Because Cheng Jin has seven sons, the difficulty this time kicked off the succession issue of the Cheng family in the future, but it was really reflected 100 years after Cheng Da established it...

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Another 50 years have passed, and the time has come to 2000.The current Jinchan Island is not what it used to be. The desolate island in the past is now full of modern buildings. This is the headquarters of the Cheng Group.As the birthplace of the Cheng family, Cheng Da preserved Jinchan Island forever.

Mr. Cheng who is currently in charge of Jinchan Island is Cheng Jin's son Cheng Ren.However, at this time, Mr. Cheng was already terminally ill, and he was groggy, half awake.The directors gathered around the sick bed with different expressions.

Cheng Qi, the elder of the Cheng Clan, bowed down and said softly, "Brother! We are all here, how are you doing?"

Mr. Cheng slowly opened his eyes and looked at the crowd in a daze.

Her second daughter leaned down and asked in a low voice: "Father, Uncle Seven and the directors of Cheng's are all here, don't you have something to say?"

Seventh Uncle looked up at Second Sister, and Second Sister looked at Father expectantly.Mr. Cheng exhausted his last strength and said clearly: "Call Cheng Yuan to come back and take charge of the Cheng Group." Seventh Uncle was slightly disappointed, but it was fleeting.

The second sister took the document from Lawyer Qin and took his father's hand. Mr. Cheng tremblingly signed his name: Cheng Ren.

Seventh Uncle wanted to object, and called out, "Brother!"

Mr. Cheng closed his eyes tiredly and said nothing.

The second sister was dejected, looked up at the directors, and said, "Dad is tired, please...get out."

After all the directors left, Mr. Cheng grabbed the hand of his second daughter and said in a low voice, "Remember, Omenia."

With tears in her eyes, the second sister repeated: "Omenia, Dad, don't worry."

Only then did Mr. Cheng let go of his hand in relief, and motioned for her and Lawyer Qin to go out.

The directors outside looked at each other, and one director asked in a low voice, "Who is Cheng Yuan? Why have I never heard of it?"

Another director was also full of doubts, "Yes, who is Cheng Yuan?"

Seventh Uncle was expressionless and thoughtful.

Lida, the youngest among the directors, thought of something and said cautiously, "Is it Mr. Cheng's son in America?"

The directors shook their heads in confusion.

Uncle Qi turned his head to the bedroom unwillingly, and the second sister happened to come out with Lawyer Qin, and the two men's eyes collided with each other, and Uncle Qi turned around and left depressed.

The second sister turned to lawyer Qin and said, "Go to the United States as soon as possible to bring Cheng Yuan back."

Lawyer Qin nodded and left quickly.

United States, on the beach of Hawaii, people of various skin colors are playing in the water on the beach. A young man is buried under the sand, with only one head exposed, eyes closed to enjoy the sunshine of the sun.Beside me, the blue water washes against the beach, just like a dream.Under the sunlight, the young man was drowsy, and such sea water and sandy beaches also appeared in his dreams.

A five or six-year-old Chinese boy was led away by a dark-skinned South Asian man, crying as he walked: "...I won't leave, I want my mother, I want my mother!"

The 22-year-old eldest sister and the 15-year-old second sister are both dressed in filial piety, looking at their father beside them with daring anger.

(End of this chapter)