Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

In the restaurant of Luo Mansion on Sunday morning, everyone, including Xiaoxiao, gathered for dinner according to the old rules.

Luo Yunze drank coffee while flipping through the newspaper that the butler had just ironed.The only occasional clinking of spoons and coffee cups was heard throughout the restaurant, but no one spoke.

"Brother, it's too painful for me to have breakfast together so early every day. In the past in Japan, I didn't even get up at this time. Besides, today is Sunday, so everyone can sleep peacefully. Do you feel bad?"

It was different from the people who were dressed neatly in the morning and waited at the table in advance.This second elder brother sleeps late every day before arriving late.And every time I came down wearing pajamas and slippers, and I still refused to change after being pointed out by my elder brother.

The slovenly appearance made the little lady dumbfounded for a while.

However, after only persisting for three or four days, Luo Muze made a request not to participate in the daily family breakfast meeting.

"This is a rule set by your father. You had it before you went to Japan. I didn't see you complaining to your father before."

Luo Yunze said with a cold face.

Seeing him stop his chopsticks, everyone present except Luo Muze continued to eat as if they were fine.Everyone else, including Bai Fenghuang, Luo Xiazhi and Xiaoxiao, stopped their movements and bowed their heads in silence.

The servants didn't dare to show their anger, they lowered their heads and held hands, fearing that they would suffer disaster.

"Brother, the rules are dead, but people are alive. There is no need to follow such meaningless 'rules'. Look at you, you are just like a father. It is both feudal and tyrannical. When you get angry, The whole family will follow suit."

Luo Muze continued to spread jam on the bread indifferently, and turned around to ask the maid to make him a pot of tea brought back from New Japan.

He is used to drinking Japanese tea, but he can't taste the long-lost Chinese tea.

"Rules are rules. If you don't like this breakfast meeting, either move out to live by yourself, or go down and tell your father. Eat!"

Luo Yunze waved his hand, and the others started to continue their movements.

Luo Xiazhi stretched out his hand and touched the panic-stricken smiling head. While gnawing on the bun, he continued to observe the turbulent undercurrent between the two from the corner of his eye.

"There's no need to go down and talk to my father. But I happen to have something to say to my elder brother..."

Picking up the freshly brewed tea, Luo Muze blew on the tea stems floating on it.

"I'm going to be the general manager of 'Kamemaru Department Store', presumably the elder brother already knows."

Luo Yunze sneered, "How can (how)? Second brother wants me to congratulate you?"

"I don't need congratulations or anything. I found a new house in the Japanese Concession in Hongkou. Of course, it's definitely not as good as brother's garden house. I plan to move there this afternoon. In the future" The breakfast meeting' is really impossible to attend."

Luo Yunze's face suddenly darkened.

Luo Xiazhi hurriedly turned around and asked Bai Fenghuang to continue eating in the living room with a smile. The three brothers had something to talk about.

"Where did you get the money to buy the house?"

Seeing that the female relatives and servants had left, Luo Yunze asked with a gloomy face.

"It's not my money, it's the house given to me by the opening preparation team of 'Kamemaru Department Store'. The high-level cadres there have rented houses in Hongkou. As a senior manager, it's only natural that I have a bungalow of my own. The Japanese are generous when they should be.”

Luo Muze took a bite of the bread covered with jam.

"If it wasn't for the 'Kamemaru' who came to Shanghai to open a department store and invited you back. Do you have no plan to go back to China at all? Do you want to continue to take the money from the Luo family and live in Japan chicly? To be your flower-flower-boy-son?"

Luo Yunze sneered.

Finally... the time for the showdown has come.

Luo Xiazhi was speechless inwardly. He was still thinking about it. With his elder brother's temper, it was impossible to let his second brother "pass through" so easily. It seems that the final account will start today.

"What did the eldest brother say? The eldest brother asks himself, is there a place for me, Luo Muze, in this Luo family?"

Now that Luo Yunze was showing off his face, Luo Muze simply put everything on the table.

"After my father died, what was written in the will? The firm and the Luo mansion belong to you, elder brother—the elder brother is the eldest son's direct grandson, and the only direct son born to my mother. I have nothing to say."

Luo Muze turned around and pointed at Luo Xiazhi, "Where's brother? We won't mention him about the house on Chongming Island. His current department store, didn't he inherit the North-South grocery store that was originally on the main road? How big is it? Brother is Dad's 'old boy', the youngest son of Dad's 'most loved' Eighth Auntie, I have nothing to say!"

When Luo Yunze heard this, his temples twitched.

He finally pointed at himself, with an angry look on his face, "What did my father leave to me - the ancestral house and ancestral land in Shaoxing! I really want to burn some Shaoxing tin foil to thank him. Brother, do you think so?"

"The ancestral house and the ancestral land are the roots of the Luo family..."

Rorschach said awkwardly.

"'Fundamental'? Does this mean that I should go back to the countryside to farm? My father, since he left the countryside of Shaoxing to work hard in Shanghai, died in Shanghai and was buried in the Wan Guo Cemetery in Shanghai. Buried back to the ancestral grave - you tell me that Shaoxing is our 'root'? Funny!"

Luo Muze simply stood up, pulled off the napkin around his neck, waved his arms and said, "What's there in the country? Let me tell you what's in the country—the women our father doesn't like, those women he thinks are old , rustic, no sons, and unfavorable aunts and wives!"

"It's those daughters who had to return to Luo's family after their husband's family fell into ruin after marrying for family union!"

"It's the group of Luo's clansmen who hope that we can come to Shanghai to see the world all day long, and curry favor with our family!"

"bump!"

He clapped both hands on the table at the same time, an unnatural blush appeared on the almost transparent white skin, and his slender eyes were as big as copper bells, "Is this what you mean by 'fundamental'? I, Dad's second A son, neither up nor down, sandwiched between the two of you, this is the inheritance my father gave me to this son!"

"Second brother..."

Luo Xiazhi's throat felt dry. It's not that he didn't think that it would be unfair for Luo Zhenhua to distribute the inheritance like this. He didn't expect that Luo Muze really refused to go home for many years because of this reason.I would rather reach out and ask my elder brother for money, and spend a lot of time outside.

"My mother is indeed not like the eldest mother, who is a lady of everyone. She is not as young and beautiful as your brother... She is just the daughter of a schoolteacher. After being spotted by her father, she married and went home. Filling the house. But she wholeheartedly takes care of Dad, elder brother and me. Brother, tell me the truth, is my mother treating you well? She treats you better than my own son!"

Luo Yunze bowed his head and remained silent.

"But what about our dear father? How did he repay my mother? After he made a fortune in Shanghai, he kept marrying concubines and returning home. One, two, three, four, five, six! My mother is Did she die of illness? She was pissed to death by my father!"

Both Luo Yunze and Luo Xiazhi were speechless.

Unlike aunts like He Lan and Bai Fenghuang, the second young master's mother, Ou Shi, was the continuation of the Ming Dynasty after the death of the eldest lady.

And at that time Zhengzhi Luo Zhenhua's business started, which was the busiest time.Because Ou Shi had studied, he would also go to the business to help, and he had to take care of two children when he returned home, and take care of the housework, so his body collapsed.

In addition, after Luo Zhenhua's success in his career, he kept marrying concubines at home, which really broke her heart completely.After Luo Muze went to middle school, she went back to the countryside to recuperate, and soon became terminally ill.

It is said that when Luo Zhenhua died, Luo Zhenhua was at the celebration banquet celebrating Luo's firm's largest order of the year. The next day, after sobering up, he took the train back to the countryside. The couple did not see each other for the last time.

Maybe from that time on, Luo Muze hated Luo Zhenhua, his women and other children.

"So, you chose to join the Japanese and fight against your family?"

After a long time, Luo Yunze questioned.

"Hehe... I'm thinking too much, brother. What do you mean by 'taking refuge' with the Japanese? I'm just working for the Japanese. After all, they are willing to hire me, and I also need a chance to make a difference. Brother, will you give me this chance?"

Luo Muze smiled sarcastically.

At any rate, Luo Xiazhi asked him to go to the department store to help, but this big brother didn't have the slightest intention of letting him join Luo's firm.

How dare they ask themselves why they didn't go home for so many years...

"You can do whatever you want. Anyway, the room is reserved for you. If you want to go home, you can go home. You can live in the house given to you by the Japanese as you like..."

After throwing down the napkin, Luo Yunze also stood up and walked out of the restaurant.

When passing by Luo Muze, he stopped, "Just one thing - don't attack your brother's department store."

Luo Muze turned around, shrugged his shoulders, and said noncommittally, "Brother, I also work for others, and I can't help myself."

"Okay, see you at the mall then. Second brother."

Seeing that Luo Yunze was about to get angry again, Luo Xiazhi hurriedly stepped forward two steps, supported his shoulder, turned his head and said to Luo Muze coldly but firmly.

"It's really my 'big brother''s 'good younger brother'. It's worthy of papa and big brother doting on you so much."

Luo Muze patted Luo Xiazhi's shoulder behind him, and went upstairs with his head held high.

"Xiaoxia..."

Luo Yunze clutched his chest and frowned, "Brother is in a panic...let's go for a walk by the river."

Standing on the Waibaidu Bridge, the two brothers watched the traffic and people flowing on the bridge.Not far away, the bell of the customs building rang, and the slightly salty river wind blew from the other side of the Huangpu River. The two stood quietly, neither of them spoke.

After a long time, Luo Yunze narrowed his eyes, looked at the surging water of Suzhou Creek, and spoke.

"I remember when I was very young, my father told me... He came to Shanghai from Shaoxing to beg for food with a few brothers from his hometown. He searched for a job for several days but failed everywhere. The owner of a paint shop promised them, As long as they can get to the paint shop by eight o'clock the next morning, they will be hired as men."

"The paint shop is on the south side of Suzhou Creek. My father and the others were poor at that time, so they could only live in a 'rolling cage' on the north side of Suzhou River. That day, they set off early in the morning, thinking that as long as they crossed Suzhou Creek, they would arrive early. But none of them knew that there was an Indian asan on the bridge at that time who collected the bridge toll. Each person wanted two copper coins. They couldn't pay the money, and the others had to turn around and find another way. Only our father, he Without saying a word, I jumped into the river and swam to the other side of the Suzhou Creek. I became a clerk in that paint shop and took root in Shanghai ever since.”

Luo Xiazhi listened quietly. He didn't have much contact with Luo Zhenhua. He only knew that he was a successful businessman and an old father who doted on his young son.He didn't know anything about his past.

"In the group of Shaoxing fellow villagers, only my father made a fortune and settled down in Shanghai. Others, some went back after running out of Panchuan, and some couldn't hold on for a few years and returned home in desperation."

When it comes to Luo Zhenhua, Luo Yunze's feelings are undoubtedly the most complicated.

He admired him, and was full of admiration for this man who broke through the world with his bare hands in Shanghai Beach.

But he hated him for taking away the only woman he loved, making it impossible for them to stand together in the sun and be together in a dignified manner for the rest of their lives.

"The second mother is a good woman, but my father never loved her... maybe he never loved my mother either. He married her because she had a good family background and could provide him with the 'first barrel' of his career." gold'."

Luo Yunze lowered his head and smiled mockingly.

"I have nothing to refute what the second brother said just now - because every word he said is correct."

Luo Yunze sighed, and Luo Xiazhi was also speechless.

"Old-Second, he feels that his life is 'bitter'... It's ridiculous. As a member of the Luo family, who is 'not bitter'? Don't you suffer, don't I suffer? Doesn't your mother suffer? He Lan, Luo Hehe, Luo Minmin... May I ask who in the Luo family is not suffering?"

In the gorgeous Luo mansion, every man and woman dressed in fancy clothes is like a puppet imprisoned on this carefully crafted stage, living glamorously and involuntarily.

Love is parted, resentment and hatred meet, nothing can be obtained, valleys are easy to be filled, and human desires are hard to appease.

Luo Mansion is the valley of desire, the ravine of human nature.All people are struggling in this love and hate, and some people have lost their lives.

"You told me before that you're in love with someone you shouldn't be in..."

Luo Xiazhi raised his head and opened his mouth hesitantly.

"That person is Director Gu."

Luo Xiazhi took a step back, looking at the calm Luo Yunze in surprise.

"Brother, you..."

"I'm not blind. I could see how Gu Hanlin treated you during the days when you were assassinated. To be honest, if your mother was assassinated, I might have to worry about what other people think. Not as utterly caring and candid as he was..."

It was rare to see Luo Xiazhi's devastated expression, Luo Yunze took out a cigar from his pocket, lit it, and patted him on the shoulder.

"He is a scholar who is indifferent to fame and wealth and devotes himself to teaching and educating people. For you, he contacted old classmates and accompanied you to places as far away as Tianjin... I heard that the young master of the Liang family who was in the garment business with you also Are you related to him? He didn’t take a cut from it, and he didn’t use you as a stepping stone to get promoted and get rich. If he didn’t like you, what was he trying to do.”

"elder brother……"

Rorschach was a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, as long as you live well..."

After taking a puff of cigarette, Luo Yunze patted him on the shoulder, "I heard that he is also looking to buy a house recently? Didn't I give you a 'marriage room'? Isn't the three buildings enough for the two of you to live in?"

"Wedding, wedding room..."

Only now did Luo Xiazhi know that the garden house that Luo Yunze gave him was his "wedding house"!

Old, dad is too ahead of his time.

He blushed so much that he almost exploded on the spot.

"In matters of love, your father, I am not qualified to control you... You are a child with ideas, since you have decided to be with him, then you can live a good life."

Hot tears rolled in Luo Xiazhi's eyes, he lowered his head choked with sobs, and gently wiped away the teardrops from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Okay, I..."

Luo Yunze wanted to say something else.Suddenly, he clutched his chest tightly, let out a "hehe" sound in his throat, and then fell to the ground with a bang.

"Dad... Big brother! Big brother!"

One second he was still immersed in emotion, but the next second he saw Luo Yunze's fallen figure as if a mountain toppled over. Luo Xiazhi hugged him with both hands, and then fell to the railing of the bridge together with him.

"Master, what's the matter? What's the matter, Young Master?"

Ah Le rushed over from not far away, looking in panic at Luo Yunze who fell on the ground and was short of breath, and Luo Xiazhi who was already in tears.

"Quick, send to the hospital, send to the hospital! Quick!"

Hugging his elder brother's body, Luo Xiazhi lost his mind and yelled.

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Luo Yunze was sent to Renji Hospital that day, and after a physical examination, it was only said that he had sporadic premature heart beats and needed rest.

"Brother has always been in good health. He rarely even catches a cold. How could he suddenly have a heart attack?"

Luo Xiazhi sat by the bed and said with a cold face.

Since he just needed to rest, Luo Yunze went home that day.When Gu Hanlin heard about it, he rushed over and took his pulse, and he came to the same conclusion.

"There may be mild high blood pressure, so be careful not to get angry."

He turned around and looked at the group of people sitting and standing in the room, and asked with some uncertainty, "I heard that Mr. Luo also died of a heart attack caused by high blood pressure?"

Luo Xiazhi frowned. When his father left, he was trapped in the villa on Chongming Island.When he came home, everyone was buried.What is the specific situation, it is just heard.

"Yes!"

Luo Minmin who stood aside nodded.

"Dad was not in good health during that time, so I came back from my husband's house to take care of him for a while. Dad died of a heart attack, very suddenly."

"Well... Heart disease and high blood pressure may be hereditary, but it's not certain yet, let's listen to the doctor and rest first."

Luo Yunze nodded with a gloomy face.

"Brother, why don't you let me go home and take care of you. Recently, Jiaming went on a business trip, and Abao and I are fine at home..."

Maybe it's because Luo Muze didn't come home after so many years. They have a good relationship with each other. Luo Minmin has been running to her mother's house very diligently these days.

"What are you talking about. Your husband is not at home, and you still have your father-in-law and mother-in-law to take care of. As I said before, married girls don't always run home. Go, go back now, I want to rest too .”

Luo Yunze dismissed him rudely.

Luo Minmin lowered her head in embarrassment, her gentle eyes were full of grievances.

"Let me see you off."

Luo Xiazhi stood up, exchanged glances with Gu Hanlin, then opened the door and walked out.

"Ale, what are you doing!"

Before walking down the stairs, Luo Minmin screamed.

Ah Le, who was stuffing a piece of pastry into Ah Bao's mouth, was so frightened that his hands shook, and the pastry fell on the carpet and broke into pieces.

"What did you feed him? Who told you to feed A Bao anything?"

Luo Minmin screamed sharply, scaring the child into tears.She squatted down, hugged Ah Bao in her arms, patted his back and comforted him constantly.

"Ah Bao said he was hungry...on the table was the Su-style dim sum that you sent, Miss Six, yesterday. When Ah Bao saw it, he said he wanted to eat it, so I just took a piece...Miss Six, Third Young Master, I, I did something wrong Is it?"

Al said helplessly.

Luo Xiazhi chuckled, took out a piece of plum cake from the plate, and put it in A Bao's mouth.

"Don't cry, Ah Bao, little uncle will feed you pastries... ah..."

He opened his mouth, and Ah Bao hiccupped, and opened his mouth like him.

"Can't!"

Luo Minmin took the child back half a step.

"Um... Ah Bao has a toothache recently. I asked the doctor and said that children should not eat too much sweets when their teeth are erupting. Here, the cakes I made are too sweet, and Ah Bao can't eat them."

Seeing that both Luo Xiazhi and A Le were looking at her suspiciously, Luo Minmin made an explanation with erratic eyes.

"In this case...A Le, help me drive Sixth Sister home. It will be windy in a while, and they will go back in a rickshaw. If the child is blown by the wind, it will be bad."

Throwing the dim sum back into the plate, Luo Xiazhi patted the dim sum crumbs on his hands and said casually.

"Then I'll go back first. I'll see you in two days..."

Luo Minmin hugged the child and walked out quickly.

"Meow~"

Isabella, the big orange cat, jumped out from nowhere. Seeing the cakes scattered on the ground, she came over curiously to smell them, and then made a gesture to lick them.

"Greedy cat, you can't eat this indiscriminately."

Picking up the cat, which now weighs more than 20 kilograms, Luo Xiazhi tapped its nose and whispered, "If you eat indiscriminately, you will be 'dead'."

"Meow~"

Isabella squinted her eyes and rubbed her head against his chin affectionately.

Holding the cat in his arms, Luo Xiazhi walked to the window, watching Luo Minmin get into the car, and A Le and they were talking for some reason.

He stroked Isabella's soft and shiny fur tenderly, but his eyes were burning with anger.

The author has something to say: 1. Rolling cage, this word is probably not heard by young Shanghainese.This is a more dilapidated place than a shanty town.In the past, the first generation of immigrants who fled from northern Jiangsu and Anhui came to Shanghai. After punting to the bank of the Suzhou Creek, they set up a shed at any place by the river and settled down, even if they settled down in Shanghai.It was not until the 90s of last century that Shanghai vigorously developed real estate that these rolling cages disappeared.But because the rolling cages are all living along the river, the original place has become a landscape residence along the Suzhou Creek, from the most shabby and cheapest land to the most expensive one. . .For example, the well-known COSCO Liangwan City (average price of [-] square meters) turned out to be Tanziwan (Shanghai's poorest rolling cage).

2. The Waibaidu Bridge is the bridge that Yiping jumped hahaha (Yiping jumped from the fake one in Songjiang Film and Television City). It turns out that there is a fee. Chinese people pay two coins, and foreigners 10. )!

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