Golden Pink Building

The Bai family has a lot of contacts. Hearing that Bai Shaoyi's family is going back to their hometown, there are many people who greet him on the pier. There are several well-dressed gentlemen and wives. Scanning this side from the corner of his eyes, those who didn't know thought it was some important person coming.Qingqiu followed Shaoyi, feeling a little uneasy.Some of these people were only seen once at her wedding, and some were never seen before. They were all classmates or friends of Bai Shaoyi, and it was not known if they could get along well with these people.

Bai Shaoyi seemed to be aware of Qingqiu's little uneasiness, and held her hand calmly, as if to cheer her up. Bai Shaoyi teased the daughter in her arms: "We Yuanyuan is such a cute little girl, everyone loves her. You The uncles are all very good, and you will have more people who love you in the future and will buy you toys." It seems that he is talking to the child, but he is actually comforting Qingqiu.

"You dote on children too much. They don't ask for gifts every time they meet. They are all people who do things. It is very polite to take time out to pick you up today." Qingqiu stretched out her hand to sort things out for Yuan Yuan With the little cloak on her body, she suddenly remembered that according to Bai Shaoyi's love for her daughter, when she came to Shanghai, a world of flamboyance, she would definitely bring back the novelty toys in the store without restraint.

"Young Mistress, I'm Xiaolian! I never thought I'd be able to see you again!" A person wearing a ginger-yellow woolen overcoat and a standard Shanghai-style young mistress greeted her excitedly. Qingqiu didn't recognize the bright young mistress in front of her for a moment. Whose family's female relatives, waiting for her to speak, Qingqiu suddenly remembered that she was the maid Xiaolian of the youngest mistress of the Jin family!Liu Chunjiang held her purse behind Xiao Lian, looked at his wife with a smile, soft eyes, and said in a doting tone: "Be careful, if you fall carefully, you may fall into the river."

Xiao Lian came up excitedly, her eyes sparkling, she no longer saw the cautiousness of being a girl in the past, Xiao Lian had cut her long hair short, ironed it into a fashionable style, and her ears were inlaid with emerald glass. The drop earrings with broken diamonds, because she was running a little too fast, the pair of earrings were swaying, making her eyes sparkle.Xiaolian looked at Qingqiu, and subconsciously wanted to kneel down to pay her respects. Qingqiu took the first step to support Xiaolian: "You are no longer a girl, so stop saluting. Seeing that you are doing well, I am relieved. How is Dr. Liu treating you?" ? I heard that you gave birth to a son, congratulations!"

Xiao Lian wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "I can have today because of the young mistress and the young master. My baby is already full moon and very healthy. I didn't bring it out because it was a bit cold today. This is the young lady." Xiao Lian looked at Although Qingqiu was exhausted from the journey, he was still in good spirits, and he said hello to Bai Shaoyi again.When she saw Yuan Yuan in Bai Shaoyi's hand, Xiao Lian fell in love with it immediately.She looked at Yuan Yuan lovingly and kept praising her.

"You're not used to wearing high heels, but you still wore them today." Liu Chunjiang followed his wife and greeted Qingqiu and Shaoyi with a smile on his face.Everyone has already greeted each other. Lawyer Li's wife is the oldest. She walked up to hold Qingqiu's warm smile and said, "I have seen a real person. I have seen your wedding photos. I was still there Surprised, how can there be people with such a logo in the world? Don’t say that Shao Yi has tampered with the photos. Who knows that seeing a real person today shows that I am a frog at the bottom of a well with little knowledge. Look at Mrs. Bai, this is the real one. Beauty. Your husband and wife live in my house. My house is big and everything is convenient. Although you have a house in Shanghai, you haven’t lived in it for a long time. It will take time to sort it out. It’s not convenient for you to bring your children, so you’d better live in In my house, everything is ready-made. I like children the most, but it’s a pity that the children in the family have grown up, and that lady is not as attractive as your lady.” Qingqiu wanted to decline, but Bai Shaoyi made the final decision: “Since the kindness of the teacher’s wife , we are not good at brushing off her kindness."

Everyone greeted for a while, and Lawyer Li waved his hand loudly: "I am a few years older, let's go to the older one first. Everyone get in the car and go back to my house together. Waiting to sit down and talk about the past slowly, it's cold here, be careful. Shao Yi’s baby is frozen.” So everyone got in the car and headed to Lawyer Li’s house together.Qingqiu and her mother took a car with Mrs. Li. She looked at the western-style buildings outside. The scenery on the road was completely different from Beijing. If Beijing is an old-fashioned pedant, then Shanghai is definitely a modern young woman. There are row upon row of movie theaters, neon signboards, and bustling crowds on the street, and there is a sense of eccentricity and luxury everywhere.

"This place is different from Beijing. After the opening of Shanghai, foreign banks, large foreign companies and stock exchanges all came here. The industry and commerce here are very developed. Both foreigners and Chinese come here to try their luck. The atmosphere here is different from other places. You’ll know when you’ve been here for a long time. You see, this is a department store, and the things in it are pretty good. We can come and shop after you’ve settled down. The supply of goods in Shanghai is much better than that in Beijing, and the most fashionable one in Paris. The merchandise fair will appear here for the first time. Those with red turbans on their heads are Indians, and they come here to be on patrol." Mrs. Li enthusiastically pointed outside, explaining the customs of Shanghai to Qingqiu and Mrs. Leng.

Looking at the prosperity of Shanghai, Mrs. Leng was very emotional: "It's really completely different from the capital city. I'm like a bumpkin who went to the city to open my eyes. What is that place for? Why are there so many people queuing up?"

"That place is an exchange, and those people are all long and short in it, speculating. The Jinjiang Tea House next door is very famous. Mrs. Leng is waiting for you to settle down. I invite Ying to be a tour guide to take you around Shanghai. Take a stroll. The snacks there are good, and you can see a lot of interesting things. Those speculators go back there to drink tea when the market is closed. Mrs. Li sighed: "Foreigners call Shanghai a paradise for adventurers, and you can get a glimpse of the leopard from anywhere."

While talking about meeting a red light, the car stopped intelligently. Mrs. Leng looked out of the window unintentionally, and suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, why are those girls wearing cheongsams with bare legs? Although Shanghai is not as cold as Beijing, the sky is always gloomy It's cold and damp right at the bone. Luckily they're not cold!" A few women with heavy make-up came out of several rickshaws. They all had fluffy hair, brightly painted lips, and wore single satin cheongsams, which were only a symbolic wrapping. Wearing a fur shawl, he walked into a hotel happily.Although Mrs. Leng is from the south, she has been used to the climate there for many years in Beijing. It is already November in Shanghai at this time, and it has just rained and it is very cold.

The corners of Mrs. Li's mouth turned up, with a half-smile: "They are not girls from serious families. Erma Road is similar to the Bada Hutong in Beijing."

In fact, Mrs. Leng could tell from the behavior of those girls, so she kept silent after listening to Mrs. Li's words.However, such a modern prostitute is indeed rare. Although Mrs. Leng disdains those people, her curiosity still drives her to take a few hard look.The red light changed color, the car moved slowly, suddenly Mrs. Leng opened her eyes wide and pushed Qingqiu who was hugging Yuan Yuan.Qingqiu followed her mother's gaze and immediately widened her eyes. She saw Ouyang Yujian and a short-haired woman coming out of the hotel just now. The two behaved intimately like a pair of lovers.

The girl next to Ouyang is not dusty. She wears a plain cotton robe and has short hair. Although she just caught a glimpse, the girl's eyes are piercing, her chin is raised high and she exudes an unruly atmosphere .Qingqiu believes that the girl next to Ouyang is definitely not Zhao Yiping, Zhao Yiping's expression of happiness when he mentioned Ouyang appeared in his mind, Qingqiu really wanted to catch Zhao Yiping back and make her see the two people in front of her clearly.

Bai Shaoyi took her mother-in-law and cousin to settle down temporarily at Lawyer Li's house. Mrs. Li and Qingqiu hit it off right away, and they loved Yuan Yuan to the core. Lawyer Li's family, a son and a daughter, have already gone to middle school. They are boarders in a missionary school. Can only come back on Sunday.The Li family and his wife looked at each other every day, and they were very bored. Suddenly Bai Shaoyi's family came, and the family suddenly became lively.Mei Li and the girls from the Li family got to know each other very quickly. In addition, Mei Li was well-behaved, well-bred and behaved well, and everyone in the Li family liked her very much.Mrs. Leng is easy-going and quiet, and she also cooks good snacks, so the family and the host family get along very happily.

The servants of the Bai family have already gone to the countryside to tidy up the old house. Bai Shaoyi is waiting for news from his father and planning his future life.That day, Lawyer Li and Bai Shaoyi were chatting in the study. When they talked about their future plans, Lawyer Li frowned slightly: "According to your qualifications and reputation, it is no problem to come out to be a lawyer in Shanghai. Miss Ji Jiali heard that you are here Now, I'm going to host a banquet for your family, thank you for helping her win the estate settlement lawsuit last time. You are already famous, so why don't you worry about finding you in a lawsuit? "

"I don't have that kind of thought at the moment. You know why I came to Shanghai. My parents are still in Beijing. I have to deal with the current issues before I make any plans in the future. In fact, whether I become a lawyer or continue to teach, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. I remember that I just graduated from school and became an intern. I was really ambitious, but the current domestic environment is really discouraging. The law has become a toy in the hands of others, a fig leaf." Bai Shaoyi is an idealist and values ​​it very much. Judicial independence.But the domestic environment, the law is a joke.

"I know your temper, but the environment in the concession is pretty good compared to the outside world. You have also accepted offers from several universities in Shanghai. I don't have to worry about your future. Maybe you can become the founder of our country's legal system. .Cultivating more legal talents is much more meaningful than winning a few lawsuits. You should take a good rest for a few days and wait to attend the banquet of Ji's family tomorrow."

The Ji family's old house is on Joffre Road in the French Concession, a villa hidden behind a large black iron gate.Shaoyi, Qingqiu and Mei Li went to Ji's house for a banquet in Li's car.Mei Li was not surprised by the magnificent house of the Ji family. Compared with the mansion of the Jin family back then, the Ji family's well-known Shanghai house was only mediocre. It was already past the filial piety period, and Mei Li still wore plain clothes.She chose a long light yellow dress and wore her usual two braids. If she hadn't been impolite, she wouldn't even have the light makeup on her face and the pearl earrings on her ears.

Seeing that Mei Li was not in high spirits and looked out of the window without saying a word, Bai Shaoyi couldn't help but teased her cousin: "Your mother and aunt are not letters, they are very good, and no one bothers them. Let me tell you , when you were leaving, your aunt entrusted you to me, saying that when you grow up, it is time for you to pay attention to a suitable partner. You choose yourself, should you go to a school, or marry someone on a blind date? Today is six The lady invites all the top and prominent people, which young talent you like, just tell me."

Mei Li's face flushed slightly, and she regained her usual delicacy: "Cousin, you only make fun of me, and I ignore you. If I had known this, I would have stayed at home with Yuan Yuan's grandma. I don't I like that kind of entertainment, I just want to be alone quietly."

"Didn't you like to be lively before?" Bai Shaoyi swallowed the words, Meili really grew up. "Meili, although your father is gone, you still have your aunt, your mother, and us. You can't stay like this forever. Happiness is earned. Look at Xiaolian. What she was like before, what she looks like now. If Xiaolian refused to work hard and refused to give herself a chance, she would still be a girl now." Qingqiu watched Meili getting depressed day by day, and couldn't help cheering her up.

"Cousin and sister-in-law, I know that you are sincerely for my own good, but I don't know if Xiaolian has any luck. Since my father is gone, I have seen a lot. People, there are fewer charcoal in the snow, and more icing on the cake. Now I If I have nothing, will anyone like me? In fact, I am really glad. You think about what kind of face others treated me when my father was there, and what it will be like when my father is gone. Instead of me foolishly thinking that others are sincerely treating me I, however, found out my true colors when I was in trouble, and I was so sad that I might as well be alone." Meili thought about what happened to Daozhi and the indifference of her brothers, and all thoughts were lost in her heart.Rather than being deceived, hurt, and heartbroken after waking up from a dream, it is better to hide your true heart.

"Mei Li, you can't think like that!" Qing Qiu and Shao Yi interrupted Mei Li's frustrated words together. "Don't worry, God is always fair. If he closes a door for you, he will definitely open a window for you. Maybe you will meet the person you like later." Qingqiu hugged Meili's shoulders, comforting her .

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Qingqiu had a conversation with the sixth miss of the Ji family, and quickly escaped while someone was coming to talk to the sixth miss. Qingqiu looked around the banquet hall, but found that there was no sign of Mei Li.Today, since going to the banquet, Meili has always lacked interest and energy.In fact, since Jin Quan's death, Meili has become like a different person, her former vigor and innocence are gone.Now Mei Li is deserted, looking like she has nothing to love and nothing to think about when she passed away.

"What are you looking for? You and Miss Six hit it off. She never likes to have deep conversations with people, but she dragged you to talk for a long time. Many people were surprised. You are thirsty. Drink some orange juice to moisten yourself." Bai Shaoyi thoughtfully brought a glass of juice.

"Where did Meili go? I'm worried about her." Qingqiu searched around but couldn't find Meili.

"She, I met Xie Yushu, the former seventh classmate, and the two of them can talk. They are talking outside." Bai Shaoyi pointed to the French window, and sure enough, the two were on the balcony outside, talking happily.

"Ms. Zhao, what a rare visitor." Zhao Yihan came in from outside gracefully.When she saw Bai Shaoyi and Qingqiu, she was slightly taken aback, and then greeted others with a decent smile.

Bai Shaoyi couldn't believe her eyes, didn't Zhao Yihan go to study in Russia?Why did you come back right away.Zhao Yihan seems to be a little different from before, she is no longer coquettish, and she has lost the sadness and loss after Zhao Zhonghua's death, and she has become more confident.Qingqiu watched Zhao Yihan come in with high spirits, feeling a little sour, she secretly observed her husband's expression, seeing Bai Shaoyi just raised her eyebrows, half of the stone in her heart was put down.

Several people over there went up to say hello to Zhao Yihan, Ms. Zhao is a busy person, you just went back, and I saw you accompanying some foreigners today.Those people must have come from Russia.Are there any rumors recently?Or is Guangzhou preparing for a big move?Several people gathered around with a smile on their face, a man with oily hair combed Zhao Yihan with a flattering face and handed Zhao Yihan a glass of champagne, looking at her expectantly.

I accompanied several Russian guests here, how do I know the news about Guangzhou?I'm just an errand runner, and I can do whatever the higher-ups arrange.Where did the news of the big move come from?How can I not know?Zhao Yihan tactfully changed the subject: "Mr. Du has made a lot of money in the market recently, so I want to treat you." There, I'm just making a living, and Ms. Zhao has a bright future.You are now a popular figure in both parties. Not only do you work in the women's department, but you are also a teacher in the seminar.In the future, many of the pillars of the new government may be your disciples.At that time, you should not be too developed.Mr. Du is a speculator. He saw that the Guangzhou government was planning a northern expedition, so he hoarded a lot of food and veils.He saw Zhao Yihan today, and wanted to get some news out of her.Zhao Yihan had already seen through the plans of the people surrounding her, she didn't show any signs of impatience, but instead exchanged pleasantries with them.

Qingqiu and Bai Shaoyi looked at Zhao Yihan's socializing with Yan Yuese, "She has really changed a lot, after all she has gone through a lot and has become different." Qingqiu was very emotional, Zhao Yihan became calm and soft without the previous calculations, if Bai Shaoyi Will you be tempted to meet the current Zhao Yihan?Qingqiu immediately rejected this absurd idea. People grow up slowly. At that time, Zhao Yihan was arrogant and had a good family background. How could he restrain his arrogance and be a gentle and compliant person?

"She has always been very smart, and a person who knows current affairs is a hero. Lao Zhao should rest in peace when he sees his daughter today. Mei Li came in." After all, Bai Shaoyi and Zhao Yihan have known each other since childhood, and they have a deeper understanding of this ex-girlfriend than Qingqiu.Mei Li and Xie Yushu came in, the gloomy expression on her face disappeared, her eyes sparkled, it seemed that Mei Li had returned to the time of the eighth miss of the Jin family.Xie Yushu knew Qingqiu and Bai Shaoyi. He and Yanxi were college classmates, and they were friends with Yanxi and often went to Jin's house. When Bai Shaoyi and Qingqiu got married, he went to congratulate Yanxi with Yanxi, and was recommended as a hostess Guest receptionist.

Speaking of Yanxi's friends, Bai Shaoyi and Qingqiu agree that although Yanxi has many friends, only Xie Yushu is the most reliable person.He came from an ordinary family, and his family background was very shabby compared to Yanxi's wealthy children, but when Xie Yushu and Yanxi were together, he didn't deliberately flatter or feel ashamed. He was sincere and enthusiastic, and treated everyone very well.Although Yanxi has a lot of dandyism, but no one is stupid, Yanxi can naturally tell who is true and who is fake, and he often tells the truth to Xie Yushu.The two have a good relationship, Xie Yushu often comes to Jin's house, and knows several young masters and ladies of Jin's house.

"You came to Shanghai after graduation, and now it seems that you have really made progress. I only heard from Yanxi that you worked in a foreign-funded company. Which company is it?" Bai Shaoyi greeted Xie Yushu enthusiastically. Ji's family is from Shanghai. Today's guests are all famous people in Shanghai. I didn't expect Xie Yushu to make a career quickly without background.

Xie Yushu was no longer a shabby poor student. His suit was straight and his face was already sleek like a businessman's, but when Xie Yushu casually looked at Mei Li, his eyes were still as clear as before.Bai Shaoyi and Qingqiu had already seen the expressions of the two of them in their eyes. The husband and wife looked at each other and smiled. Qingqiu said to Mei Li: "I thought you felt bored and ran away. You just came to Shanghai and you are not familiar with the place. What if What should I do if I get lost? What should I do if I encounter something on the road?"

"Actually, it's safe to go out at night in the concession. The Ji family has always been considerate in hospitality. When they see Meili going out, they will call a car to take her off. I am now a manager of Mobil Oil, and I am just dawdling." Xie Yushu Just now I learned about the Jin family from Meili, and knew that she followed her cousin and sister-in-law to Shanghai to avoid trouble, so she was afraid that Qingqiu and Bai Shaoyi would blame her.

Qingqiu smiled meaningfully at Meili: "Look, our Meili also has a flower protector. How dare I teach her a lesson. I really didn't expect to meet you here, our Meili has always been bored, right? I tried my best, but I couldn't make the young lady smile. Today, when she met you, it will be sunny. Meili really doesn't know anyone in Shanghai. I can't take her out with a child at home all day. Please also Mr. Xie took our Meili out for a walk when he was free for the sake of his previous affection."

As soon as Xie Yushu's words came out, she already felt that she had made a slip of the tongue, and was teased by Qingqiu again, her face flushed immediately, and she stammered to explain: "I don't mean anything else, in fact, Miss Ba has always told me that Mr. Bai and Mrs. Bai are very good to her. Brothers and sisters are okay. Okay, I haven’t rested recently because of my annual leave, and there are many places to visit in Shanghai, so I’ll be a guide.”

Meili was blushing, a little unable to hold back, and coquettishly complained to Qingqiu about being coquettish: "Sister Qingqiu, if you talk about it again, I will get angry."

"It's Mr. Xie, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I really didn't expect you to come to Shanghai, David and your wife. You are Miss Six's guest of honor. I should have come to say hello to you a long time ago, but unfortunately I'm getting tangled up in some chores." Zhao Yihan came over with a glass of red wine and a smile.