Golden Pink Building

Bai Shaoyi, who was still trying to persuade Bai Xiongqi, thought about it, and at this moment Qingqiu opened the door and said with a smile: "You are here, if there is anything important, let's talk about it tomorrow, I have something important to discuss with my elder brother. For the marriage between Zhi and Lao Zhao, they want to invite elder brother and elder sister-in-law to be matchmakers, and elder sister-in-law depends on what elder brother wants." Qingqiu looked at Bai Xiongqi with a smile and said nothing, waiting for his answer.

Zhao Zhongshu's marriage is naturally full of crowns, and Bai Xiongqi has no reason not to agree: "It's natural, we will be a family in the future, and a family should help each other. But I think you deserve your name as matchmakers , we are a little bit ashamed of going.”

Bai Shaoyi played with the box: "What's the matter? Brother is right. We will be a family in the future. Choosing a matchmaker is a delicate matter. According to the prestige and status of brother and sister-in-law, it would be icing on the cake to be a matchmaker for Lao Zhao. Qingqiu and I Be the best man for them." With a crisp sound, the box in Bai Shaoyi's hand was opened without much effort, and there was a golden light inside, and a pair of pens were placed on the dark blue velvet lining.Bai Xiongqi looked at it with a smile and said: "This pair of pens is also very valuable. I remember that when I was in Peiping, the ambassador of that European country handed in his credentials. Later, the president hosted a banquet, and the gift from the ambassador was similar to this. A pair of pens. The ambassador said that there are only a dozen pairs in the world. It’s a limited edition. If you take out this pair of pens, they will be able to sell ten times in the Shanghai market immediately.”

"My trip abroad this time is not like traveling in the past. How can I be in the mood to change these odds and ends? It's a gift from Dean Wang. If I know it's this, I'll return it. I won't get rewarded for nothing. I don't want to get involved in their affairs. Brother, I want to remind you that those people in Guangzhou can't do anything in Nanjing. You can't let others snore by the side of the bed. You told me this allusion. You'd better not mess with it. " Bai Shaoyi picked up a pen and took a closer look, and suddenly found that the two pens were all used, and the ink inside was still half full, so they could write when they were picked up.Although there are not many pairs of this pair of pens found in China, it still makes people feel uncomfortable to give away the used things.A gold spittoon is also a spittoon, let alone a used gold spittoon.

Qingqiu leaned over to take a look, and said with a smile: "This is really boring, keep the good things for yourself, and even half of them are used to give them to others. Is looking at others all in his eyes? Don't look at it if you don't like it. Get angry, or retreat, or put aside. Go out, let's talk together."

Bai Xiongqi reached out and picked up the pair of pens to have a look. He frowned thoughtfully, and thought for a while: "Qingqiu, do you have the newspapers from the past few days here? The Central Daily or the declaration are fine, you see Read the news on the front page." Qingqiu immediately took out the newspaper from a few days ago: "What's on it?" Bai Shaoyi took it over and glanced at it: "What does the appointment of a new official have to do with us?"

"You, you can't put your mind on this anymore. As a lawyer, you are as careful as a hair. Why are you so sloppy? People value you very much. Look, that pair of pens is not the one that people signed the first decree. A pen, isn’t that the one on his wife’s skirt?” Bai Xiongqi pointed to a photo on the front page, and looked at his cousin curiously: “I can’t believe it now, you Why did you get his fate. I don’t know whether it will be a blessing or a curse in the future. I think if the two heroes continue to stand side by side, it’s no wonder you are too worried. It’s hard to say about things in the world. Now Nanjing is also a wait-and-see person many."

Bai Shaoyi frowned, with a look of disdain on his face: "I'm not a gambler, and I don't want to bet on both sides. He is the prime minister of the court, and I am a little lawyer, so I can't climb high, since such a precious gift I can't bear it, let's send it back." Bai Xiongqi looked at his cousin in surprise, "Why did he offend you? You despise him so much? I remember when you heard about Dean Wang's deeds when he was young, you still looked envious and admiration."

That was before, hey, let’s forget about it, I just had no ambitions to live a stable life.Lao Zhao is outside alone, it is inhumane to keep him there, I think Lao Zhao must have been flattered by Xiuzhi's parents.Said Bai Shaoyi stood up and pulled Qingqiu and Bai Xiongqi out together.

Seeing that his cousin didn't want to talk any more, Bai Xiongqi wasn't stubborn on this issue either. He bit his cigar and walked out behind Bai Shaoyi, seeing Zhao Zhongshu's face with a smile on his lips. Bai Shaoyi was right, the Bai family The sofa in the living room was stylish and comfortable, but Zhao Zhongshu's expression seemed to be sitting on a nail board.He accepted the flattery of the future father-in-law with a dark face and expressionless, the more attentive Song Runping was, the more rigid Zhao Zhongshu's body became, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.Seeing Bai Shaoyi coming out, Zhao Zhongshu suddenly heaved a sigh of relief, and gave his friend a look for help.

Bai Shaoyi smiled and made a relief: "Just now my eldest brother has agreed to be a matchmaker, and we should talk about the marriage arrangements. Tell me what your uncle is planning." Song Runping immediately smiled and said after listening to Bai Shaoyi's words: "I didn't What have I seen in the world, if it comes to tea or something, I can tell you something, how do I know the rules of the officialdom? Let’s see what my uncle means.”

"How can there be a woman who doesn't care about anything? Xiuzhi's dowry needs to be rushed up now. She doesn't need anything else, but she also needs bedding and furniture. There should be a saying in my hometown, and you and your siblings should also have a plan. I think My hometown is far away from Shanghai, so it’s too late to buy a dowry in the countryside. And the things in the countryside are not suitable here, but it’s better to buy some clothes and bedding in the countryside, and colorful gifts are also very good. " Mrs. Leng looked down on the submissiveness of her cousin and his wife, and felt that their family was not like a dignified marriage of a daughter, but more like selling a girl.

After being told by his cousin, Song Runping's face blushed slightly, and then he realized that this is the daughter of the family, not someone begging for a concubine, so it's better to have a lively time in the countryside, so as to publicize that he has got a son-in-law who is a high-ranking official.So Song Runping immediately picked up the shelf of Lao Taishan, and said to Zhao Zhongshu: "My cousin is right, Xiuzhi is the first daughter married in our family, and everyone in the village must notify her. I want to do one in the countryside first." In Shanghai, it depends on my uncle’s own opinion. We also started preparing Xiuzhi’s dowry for our daughter when she was a child, and her dowry has already been prepared in sevens and eighties. The furniture in the hall is also complete, and the dowry bedding I don’t think it’s better to convert it into money like clothes and jewelry for four seasons. However, there are many rules and relatives in the countryside, so banquets are always required.”

Zhao Zhongshu didn't expect Song Runping to say that he was going to the countryside, and his face immediately showed displeasure. When Xiuzhi heard about buying a dowry and arranging a wedding, she naturally lowered her head and hid aside in shame.Qingqiu was thinking that Zhao Zhongshu would never have time to go to the countryside. She exchanged glances with Bai Shaoyi secretly, thinking that most of the men in the Song family had no city, her uncle Song Runqing was like this, and this cousin was even more like this. "I can't spare the time now. If I have time to go to the countryside to hold a wedding, it may have to wait until the end of the year. If this is the case, don't worry, let's discuss it slowly. My family has a small population. My father and mother I'm gone, and I don't have any serious relatives. It's just a few friends and relatives who are eager to help, and I feel sorry for disturbing them for my marriage. Why don't I let it go-the situation is unstable right now, if I go to the battlefield to shoot, it will be delayed... ..." Zhao Zhongshu's face was neither angry nor smiling, his face was flat, his tone was blunt, which seemed to mean that he would go to the battlefield tomorrow and return the shrouded body of horse leather.

I disagree with this, and Song Runping's forehead was sweating immediately, and Bai Shaoyi hurriedly came out to persuade him: "Old Zhao is really hardworking in state affairs, now is an extraordinary time, it's a bit pedantic to follow the old rules, why don't we A compromise. My cousin’s treat in the country is nothing more than to inform relatives and folks that my daughter has a good home. Waiting for the dowry to come to Shanghai for a wedding. As for whether it is a civilized style or an old style, it depends on the bride The meaning of the son and the groom."

Qingqiu was quick-witted, she had already guessed from Song Runping's words that Song Runping wanted to show off in the countryside, and naturally he had to accept gifts when holding banquets in the countryside.He is just a small businessman who can barely make ends meet, and he is more careful in calculating the money. He just wants Lao Zhao to pay for the banquet and he accepts gift money.Qingqiu murmured a few times in her mother's ear, and Mrs. Leng nodded in agreement with her daughter's reasoning.Qingqiu answered with a smile: "Mom just told me about my cousin and the bride price. Xiuzhi grows up so big, my cousin and aunt have put a lot of thought into it, so it's natural that I'm going to get married all of a sudden."

Before Qingqiu finished speaking, Zhao Zhongshu suddenly took out the check book from his pocket and slapped it on the table, and wrote a few lines without looking up.Bai Shaoyi looked over and his face was a little stiff, but he quickly returned to normal, and said with a smile: "You are so short-tempered, how can you give a gift like this?"

Waiting for Song Runping to take over the check that Zhao Zhongshu pushed over in a daze, he flipped through the check and looked at the people around him suspiciously.Bai Xiongqi was very curious about what figures Zhao Zhongshu could write, so he leaned over and pointed out: "This is a check from Citibank of the United States that is more effective than a check from our bank. It says that 5 silver dollars will be cashed upon sight. Yuan." Bai Xiongqi looked at Zhao Zhongshu, and couldn't help but say, "You are really generous. A few days ago, the eldest son of Datong Company married his wife, and the bride price was only 2 yuan."

Mrs. Bai next to her felt that something was wrong. Did anyone just take out a check and write it for the bride price?She wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she shut up.Song Runping put away the check with a glowing face, and patted his chest to promise that Xiuzhi's dowry would be fully prepared.Mrs. Leng felt more and more that her cousin was a little frivolous suddenly, and she herself felt that she couldn't hold back her face.She stood up and said to Qingqiu: "It's getting late, I'll go back first." As she spoke, she glanced at her cousin and sister-in-law hintingly, Xiuzhi's mother hurriedly took Song Runpi home.

When Song Runpi was about to leave the house, he made a strong promise: "I'll go back immediately and replace you with a good elm furniture. Don't underestimate the elm furniture, and you don't need to be inferior to mahogany..."

Waiting for Mrs. Leng to leave with her cousin's family, Mrs. Bai was worried that Qingqiu would not feel well and said with a smile: "Don't take it to heart, I think this Mr. Song drank too much, and he will understand when he wakes up. .”

Bai Xiongqi patted Zhao Zhongshu on the shoulder, and said in a half-serious, half-joking tone: "You are just like you if you spend a lot of money for a beauty. How is your new house prepared? I know a few good experts, among them There is a set of Ming Dynasty huanghuali furniture in hand, let me introduce it to you."

"I'm not going to settle down in Shanghai, and I don't hide my affairs from my elder brother. Shanghai is not safe. I'm going to settle down in Nanjing." As soon as Zhao Zhongshu's words came out, Mrs. Bai and Qingqiu were shocked. The teacup in Bai Shaoyi's hand He didn't catch it, and spilled tea all over the floor.