The Republic of China. A Dream of Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies

Two days later, the train arrived in Shanghai, which was the first time for Yanlin. He had only been to Hangzhou and Tianjin, but he had never been to Shanghai. You can always see beautiful cars in the alleys, but the initial industrialization of Shanghai has also formed an indissoluble bond with pollution, and the smell of the Huangpu River has become more and more unpleasant.

They lived in an apartment arranged by the Shanghai Ocean Traveler, close to the Huangpu River, and only 15 minutes walk to the construction site. They lived in a house with two beds in the bedroom, but Yanlin refused to be with her again. The big brother was having fun, and during the three days on the train, he didn't get a good night's sleep.

After the two took turns taking a bath, they lay down on the bed to rest. As night fell, Pu Ying, who ordered takeaway, said to Yan Lin, "I will introduce you to Jin Kai when I go to the construction site tomorrow. You can learn more from him. Books, look for them in my bookstore, there are many books on architecture and business.”

"Oh, Cuilan will overeat me for dinner tomorrow night, you have to solve it yourself." He promised Cuilan, and he would not regret it anymore, even though it was Western food.

"Why are you still with that girl, can you have a longer memory?" He didn't like the prince and Cuilan getting mixed up, it felt like eating a rotten persimmon.

"It's just eating." Yanlin deliberately avoided the question, turned around and pretended to sleep.

Seeing the prince like this, Pu Ying was indescribably angry, since this is the case, he will also go out to have a good time tomorrow.

The next morning, Puying and Yanlin came to the construction site of the apartment. The construction site is 20 minutes walk from the bustling Bund. Although it is not the best location, it is a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle. The future investment prospects should be good. , Zai Kun and the Viscount both agreed that apartments should not only be built for foreigners in Shanghai, but also for Chinese people to settle in. For the time being, they will only rent and not sell. If the environment is turbulent in the future, it will not be too late to sell.

On the construction site, the prince saw the legendary "bad guy" Jin Kai, but he was meticulous in directing the workers to work while wearing a hard hat. He gradually understood why the big brother still wanted to affirm the other party's work. ability.

The three exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Jin Kai handed over the large stack of receipts to the two of them, asking them to help with totaling the expenses. Some of them were planned to be purchased, and some had already been purchased, but the ones that had not been recorded, he did not After tidying up the time, I handed over this kind of not-so-hard work to the two of them.

"Some things need to be purchased from the UK. I have already written the documents, but the style and details need to be ordered when the Viscount returns to England. If you have nothing to do, go back with him." Jin Kai said, he knew the Viscount He wanted Pu Ying to take over the business of the foreign firm, so young people should learn more.

Yanlin carefully flipped through the receipts, he could still do things like settling accounts, but he didn't pay attention to what Jin Kai said.

"Well, what you said is that Yanlin hasn't done it before, so please teach him more." The elder brother said politely, but when he turned his face, he saw that someone was only paying attention to the receipt in his hand, so he secretly He pinched the opponent's waist.

"Ah!" The prince cried out in pain, and the receipt in his hand fell to the ground. He didn't care about cursing, so he bent down to pick it up.

"Then we'll go back to the apartment first, and we'll bring the tent to you after it's done." Pu Ying dragged Yan Lin back to the apartment after finishing speaking, not forgetting to scold him along the way.

After entering the house, he said again: "Will you go back to London with us next month?"

"What, London, you mean to let me go to England?" The prince put down all kinds of receipts and couldn't believe his ears.

"You should read more books recently. Here, I will teach you how to make accounts. Just follow my method and be clear." The eldest brother said while taking out a paper and pen to teach Yanlin the simplest way to keep accounts. Accounting method, what they have to do is to sort out the running account, and then hand it over to the accountant for summary and review. If there is a problem with the amount and quantity in the document, they have to find out the reason, whether it is an error or omission when ordering, while talking about this , while introducing to the prince what each material is used for.

"Is it unnecessary to order hardware parts in the UK?" Yanlin wondered, as they can also be purchased in China.

"One is the high price, and the other is the single style. China is still very backward in modern metal manufacturing technology. It may take another ten years for us to catch up, but the textile industry is different. The technical content is not so high. Japan's Xingguo Thanks to the textile industry, they dump goods to us and other countries at low prices to earn foreign exchange, which is a devastating blow to traditional weaving workshops.” He heard that there have been many old-fashioned textile workshops over the years They all went bankrupt, and people prefer to buy Japanese products with a variety of designs and not too expensive. Although some patriotic youths began to boycott Japanese products, the common people are still willing to accept high-quality and cheap products.

Yanlin nodded and said: "Last year, the students of Tsinghua University boycotted Japanese products, and there was a lot of turmoil. The Japanese occupied Shandong, and many people were dissatisfied."

"I, Ama, often say that the Japanese are terrible enemies because they have too much appetite. The interests of the European and American powers are nothing more than trade, lower import taxes, and concessions, but the Japanese are instigating political events behind their backs in an attempt to gain more Maybe they just want China to become the next North Korea.” He sighed, although he is half British, his nationality is still Chinese after all, and he is still a Chinese, so he naturally hopes that his country will be prosperous and strong, and will not let Other countries divide it up as a meal, but the reality is cruel, they can only behave as human beings with their tails between their legs.

"That's right, they supported the Zongsha Party back then. I really couldn't figure out the purpose of the Japanese, so I didn't join in." Yanlin said, so he just donated one dollar to the Zongsha Party. sum of money.

"It's a good thing you didn't make a fuss, or I'm afraid you're all in prison." After chatting, he started to teach the prince how to do accounts.

In the evening, Yanlin changed into a brand new gray gown, went out cleanly, and went on a date. Eldest brother went out with this person. The two ran in opposite directions. One was near the American Concession, the other was going to The French Concession is gone.

Pu Ying ate steak at a nearby bar, and sat in front of the bar drinking while waiting for the target to take the bait. Sure enough, a blond and blue-eyed Nordic man came, and immediately turned on the phone as soon as he saw him.

The two chatted in English for a while, then drank happily.

But he kept looking at his pocket watch, guessing what time Yanlin would come back, or maybe he didn't come back to sleep at all?When he was distracted, the Swedish man showed a displeased expression, and hurriedly asked, "Are you in a hurry to go home?"

"I'm sorry, I really can't go back too late. I have a friend who needs my attention. It's his first time in Shanghai." After all, he still can't fool around here, so let's go back to the residence to see what happened.

"How did I find you?" the Nordic man asked, this is a rare handsome mixed-race man with such an attractive copper color, he doesn't want to give up such a good companion.

"I'm living in the apartment behind the Licha Hotel these few days. My name is Puying. See you some other day." He left the dim bar in a hurry before he could remember the other person's name.

The English-speaking Chinese bartender couldn't help but said to the Nordic man: "He's the son of Kun Belle, haven't you heard of him?"

The man shook his head: "I have just been in China for less than a year, and I am not very familiar with the situation here."

"In the Qing Dynasty, his father was the emperor's cousin and later became a diplomat. His mother was British. I heard that he was in love with the famous actress Xiao Furong a few days ago. He is not an ordinary person." The bartender said. Then, he recognized the other party as soon as he entered the door.

"No wonder he looks like an aristocrat." The man drank the whiskey in his arms fascinatedly. The other party was a type that could be both men and women, and there were no restrictions.

After returning to the apartment, Pu Ying opened the door, and saw Yan Lin sitting on the sofa and looking at the sign. Obviously, he got home first.

Seeing him coming back, Yanlin said happily, "We had dinner at Licha Restaurant just now, the western food there was pretty good, where did you eat?"

"I ate something casually at the bar and drank whiskey, and she went back directly?" Pu Ying didn't want to say Cuilan's name.

"She moved to Licha Hotel and said that the previous place was not good." He made room for the elder brother to sit next to him.

"I'm afraid you want to catch a few more big fish in the Licha Hotel?" Pu Ying couldn't help but sneer, because someone is still in the siege and can't get out, as long as Cuilan waved casually, she would rush forward like a pug and wag her tail up.

Yanlin put down the newspaper, frowned and said angrily, "Why do you always think of her so badly?"

"Is she a good woman? If she is good, why don't you let her be your concubine?" He couldn't help being sarcastic, just to make this person sober.

"She was my concubine before, neither my wife nor my mother would tolerate her, and she explained to me that I shouldn't blame her for my downfall, it's just my excuse." Yanlin said He lowered his head, and now he finally faced the reality. No one forced him to do what he did, and it was all his own doing.

Pu Ying rolled his eyes at him, took out a cigarette to smoke, and asked while smoking, "Are you going to pick up her pair of broken shoes?"

Yanlin didn't answer, but when she was having dinner with Cuilan just now, she still asked her how warmly she was, could it be that women born in brothels have this ability to coax men into confusion?Perhaps, this is the charm of Firework Girls, you never know their true inner thoughts.

"Go to bed early, you have to continue to make tents when you wake up tomorrow." After Pu Ying finished speaking, she grabbed Yan Lin and wanted to push him to the bed.

The prince quickly dodged: "Don't wrinkle my new clothes."

"Then take it off quickly, what are you waiting for?" He seemed very impatient, but it turned out that Yanlin was more to his liking. When in bed, the reactions of Easterners and Westerners are completely different. Exaggerated, sometimes offends him.

Yanlin pouted while taking off his clothes, "Why are you on top every time, why can't I do you instead?"

Jinyan Beizi frowned, and replied unhappily: "I have always played tricks on others, you should give up your heart!"

The prince immediately stopped undressing, and sat on the head of the bed in displeasure, saying that he didn't want to be played with anymore, because it was so unfair!