1928: The rise of giant merchants

After seeing that all the machines were moved into the temporary warehouse invested by Ye's investment and set up next to Shiliupu Pier, and after finding someone to place a few engineers from the United States, Huixin followed Ye Luo and others to Paramount to prepare. Take the wind and wash away the dust.

I heard that important people from the United States were coming to Shanghai to discuss business. A large number of Chinese businessmen and foreigners came uninvited and blocked the Paramount in advance.

Faced with this situation, although Zhang Qun and others were not happy, they could only force a smile and let these uninvited guests join Huixin's reception banquet.

Who knows that among them there are also consuls general of various countries, tycoons of foreign companies and other high-ranking people.

This is the Republic of China. Even if you are the top leader in Shanghai, you still have to bow to those foreigners and be respectful.

Otherwise, the other party will go to the senior management of Jinling through the consulate to get a copy for you, and you will be in good hands!

Any dispute involving foreigners may be elevated to a diplomatic issue between the two countries.

As for the diplomatic ability of the Jinling National Government, haha, let’s not mention it.

This was a bitter experience for Hui Xin, who had come all the way from afar. She had to put her daughter Marilyn down and let Ye Qingqing and his wife take care of her, while she and Ye Luo drank and chatted with a group of big shots.

Fortunately, Huixin's identity was there, so they didn't dare to persuade her to drink, nor did they dare to ask her questions that she wasn't willing to answer.

The entire reception banquet was still dominated by Hui Xin. When he saw that she was a little tired, Zhang Qun decisively helped to disperse the crowd and asked the secretary to accompany her back to the hotel to rest.

However, before the female secretary sent Huixin to the gate, she saw the second young master waiting to smoke next to the Rolls-Royce. She understood and immediately sent Huixin to the second young master's side, and then ran to return to her life without looking back. .

The night wind was howling, and now only Ye Luo and Huixin were left on the street.

"Husband~" Huixin pretended to hug him.

Ye Luo waved his hand quickly and gestured around with his eyes. Hui Xin understood and immediately stopped and followed him into the car. After making sure that no one could see him, Hui Xin hugged him and kissed him passionately.

The two kissed passionately for a long time, and when they separated, they pulled out long filaments. Only then did Huixin let go of him with a lingering sigh.

"I miss you so much."

Countless emotions gathered together, and just one sentence vented Huixin's longing for more than a year.

"Me too." Ye Luo touched her cheek, "But you are not good."

"I, I'm afraid that you will be in trouble." Huixin pouted, and after tearing off her cold disguise, she looked like an innocent little girl, with clear eyes full of innocence.

She didn't want Ye Luo to be embarrassed by her pregnancy, and she was also worried that the Ye family would disown the child and even ask her to abort it.

So Huixin secretly gave birth to Marilyn in the United States without anyone telling anyone.

This is her and Ye Luo's child.

It was her motivation to continue living in the United States.

At this time, Huixin was like a child who had done something wrong, lowering her head and waiting for Ye Luo's punishment.

Ye Luo just sighed softly: "Have you thought of the child's name?"

"No, no. I want to wait for you to pick it up. The English name is Marilyn." Huixin pinched the corner of her clothes, not even half of the arrogance and coolness she had at Paramount.

Ye Luo looked at her and couldn't help but think of what Lin Ruxian had said to him before.

"I feel so pitiful about Hui Xin."

This sentence often haunts Ye Luo's mind like a nightmare.

In this life, I didn't originally plan to have anything to do with so many women, but fate always likes to play tricks on people.

Among the women related to him, Huixin is indeed the most pitiful one.

"Hongdou. Let's call it Ye Hongdou." Ye Luo suddenly said.

Huixin looked up at him, a little at a loss, more confused. She didn't quite understand the meaning of this name.

"The exquisite dice and the red beans make me miss you deeply."

Ye Luo said lightly,

"Red beans have always been synonymous with 'lovesickness' in ancient times. This poem by Wen Tingyun said that the red dots on the dice are like red beans that represent lovesickness, and the exquisite and clear dice are like human bones, just like my love for Your lovesickness is deep in my bones.”

"Huixin, thank you for your hard work. When you are willing to dedicate everything to me, I will treat you as my woman from the bottom of my heart. You don't have to worry or doubt. I love you just as you love me. Same."

Ye Luo didn't know if his affection could be conveyed to Hui Xin through this name, but as long as the name Ye Hongdou could give Hui Xin a little sense of comfort who had to work hard for herself in the United States, it would be enough.

"Yeah! I know, I, I love you too, I love you so much." Huixin was incoherent and could only lean over and hug Ye Luo, venting her feelings through tears.

New year, new atmosphere.

The Lunar New Year is completely over.

And when Huixin relied on the convenience given by the principal to build various enamel factories in Shanghai, Zang Qifang, who had just become the mayor of Tianjin, was dismissed by Zhang Hanqing.

He strongly supports the student movement and always likes to go against Zhang Hanqing. Even if he is the candidate recommended by Ye Luo, Zhang Hanqing cannot bear it.

After Zang Qifang stepped down, he was replaced by Tianjin Police Chief Zhang Xueming, Zhang Hanqing's brother.

Zhang Xueming also serves as a member of the Northern Government Affairs Committee and the Financial Arrangement Committee.

Soon after taking office, he began to appoint Wang Yimin and others to rectify the Tianjin Security Force.

The security team is originally a police force. The "Xinchou Treaty" stipulates that Chinese troops cannot be stationed within 10 kilometers outside Tianjin. Therefore, the security team shoulders the responsibility of guarding Tianjin and maintaining public order.

But at this time, the security team had already lost its discipline, its weapons were outdated, it was difficult to perform its duties, and its combat effectiveness was not as good as those of the no-name army.

Zhang Xueming has always admired Ye Luo, whom his brother valued very much. As soon as he took office, he called to consult on how to deal with the security team.

Ye Luo gave Zhang Xueming some advice based on his experience in managing Ye's security.

Zhang Xueming was different from his brother. He followed the advice immediately and transferred key elements from the Northern Army to increase the strength of the security team to three regiments.

At the same time, with the help of Ye's investment, the security team updated their weapons, equipped them with ammunition, and strengthened military training and patriotism education. Through a series of actions to rectify military style and discipline, the security team's combat effectiveness was effectively improved.

Ye Luo also took this opportunity to ask him to let Zang Qifang go, and at the same time arranged many people from Ye's Security and Ye's Sports to join the security team.

Since then, half of Tianjin City's defense force has unknowingly fallen into Ye Luo's hands.

In addition, Ye Luo also suggested that Zhang Xueming strengthen the intelligence work on the Japanese concession and set up a special agent team within the security team to keep abreast of the movements of the Japanese at any time.

Zhang Xueming also believed that the Japanese were eyeing the north, so he attached great importance to these suggestions. He not only implemented them one by one, but also specially provided various conveniences for Ye's investment in Tianjin.

Due to changes in the political situation in Tianjin, Ye's Education, led by Zhao Pilian and Zang Qifang, took advantage of the situation and left, preparing to develop equally in the north.

Also following them to Peking were Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin. They completely moved out of the Tianjin Ice Drinking Room and found a house to settle in Peking. They began to hold weekly literary and art salons, inviting people from all walks of life to participate.

This is the "wife's living room" that is famous in the Beijing and Tianjin areas. Many celebrities who were later recorded in history books were present.

Although Ye Luo did not participate in it, the sponsorship money could be regarded as an indirect contribution to the cultural development of Peking, and by the way, the little Aqiao who was active in the north was more at home. (End of chapter)