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After the autumnal equinox, one day, the second aunt Tai Shuhui told Xiangxiang that someone would match him.During this period of time, several major events happened in Guangzhou one after another. Xiangxiang was so busy every day that he didn't touch the ground. After finally returning home, he found out that he had already made a kiss.

According to Shuhui, Mr. Du contacted many of his good friends in Guangzhou. They talked about a Mr. Fang who came back from studying abroad in England. , he has a daughter from a concubine who is beautiful, smart, and very fond of Mr. Fang.

When they specifically mentioned this matter one time, the two families sent people to take the horoscopes of their birthdays, and asked a respected fortune teller to look at them. It turned out that Xiangxiang and that Miss Fang were "a match made in heaven, a golden and jade match".

Master Du was very satisfied with this marriage: "Mr. Fang has a high reputation and a wide network of contacts when dealing with foreigners. Although she is a girl from a concubine, those who have returned from abroad do not distinguish between these things. When Mr. Fang is in contact with friends He often takes his daughter with him, seeing how much he loves her, you can marry her so that you can expand your network."

Xiangxiang wondered: "Didn't the father ask his son to ask for a daughter from the official family at first? This Mr. Fang seems to be famous among literati."

Master Du sneered and said: "If you say you can't see through, you really can't see through. It's a waste of your teenage years to walk outside. In the future, you need to ask your uncles for advice. They were all officials in the Qing Dynasty. If it weren't for you The dynasty has changed, how can it be the turn of a young fool like you to take the position, at least it will take ten years of poverty, struggling in the officialdom for many years before you know how to write official characters."

Xiangxiang sighed, and Master Du started his long-winded Taoism training career again, and finally got to the main topic: "Since the marriage is settled, you will come to visit in person after a while, and you have to pay a visit in person, so that you can make it in advance." Show them."

A few days later, Xiangxiang came to Fang's family. Fang's family is a typical turtle-style family. Mr. Fang's wife has passed away, and only one concubine, Miss Fang's mother, bears the name of Mrs. Fang. He has four sons, and Miss Fang Yuxi is his only daughter. She is 17 years old and just graduated from university. The family moved back from England. It is said that they lived in Cambridge at that time, and Miss Fang Yuxi studied painting in Cambridge for two years.They lived in a European-style mansion, ate bread and drank milk, and spoke English every few sentences. At that time, their family was at the forefront of fashion.

Even in the new society, when ordinary Chinese people mentioned sea turtles, they would more or less have a sense of envy or respect. What's more, in the period of the Republic of China, sea turtles were more precious than giant pandas. Their family revealed a special kind of It seems that one stop there can show their extraordinaryness, they are foreign, while others who have never been abroad are native.

Mr. Fang showed Xiangxiang many pens and inks presented by his friends. Those handwritings of the master really opened Xiangxiang's eyes. If these things are preserved for 100 years, they will be worth a lot of money. The profile shows that this Mr. Fang is very special. His circle of friends is indeed very wide, and they are mainly in the field of scientific research and culture. They are generally senior intellectuals and literati. The reason why a high-ranking official like Xiang on the battlefield becomes his son-in-law.

Mr. Fang's wife officially introduced Ms. Fang Yuqian to Xiangxiang. The little girl is very handsome, with an oval face, long eyebrows and thin eyes. She was just like a flower when she was 16 or 7 years old. Xiangxiang's first love for her The impression is that, in modern times, this is an ordinary female high school student who can't be recognized in the crowd.But the facts have proved that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. You think that people are just a club, but in fact they are made of jade, which is not the same as ordinary clubs.

Look at the book in her hand, the series of author names, many Xiangxiang have never even heard of it, anyway, we have also gone to college twice, and the books we have read cover at least half of the library, I just found out today How ignorant I am.

After carefully asking about the lady's preferences, Xiangxiang's admiration for her has been endless like a torrent of water. Until today, Xiangxiang knows what kind of person the word "talented woman" was created for. 100 years later in modern society The Xinxin female college students are not worthy of carrying her shoes. Of course, this unworthiness is limited to the friends Xiangxiang knows, and Xiangxiang herself is also unworthy in every possible way. I really don’t know why such a high-sighted woman would Agreed to marry Xiangxiang.

This time is two or three o'clock in the afternoon. You must know that these turtles are popular for afternoon tea. Mr. Fang often invites many of his friends to his home for afternoon tea. Of course, their tea party has a more modern name, commonly known as ' Salon', where they will comment on state affairs or literary and artistic talks, and spend a wonderful afternoon leisurely together.

But Xiangxiang is really out of tune with the people in this 'salon'. He can't understand the painting skills they discuss, can't appreciate their excellent poems, and can't understand which literary works are popular. You say he talks about political works all day long. The real social worker who reported the report came to this kind of tea party full of romanticism and only rhetoric. Isn't this a crime?

Anyway, this is Xiangxiang's first visit to the gate of his mother-in-law's natal family, and they didn't make it difficult for him. At most, they just disdain and pay attention to this "uneducated" person. Finally, he patiently finished his dinner. As soon as Xiangxiang left his father-in-law's house The door opened, as if the people in the prison had seen the light of day again, and they were instantly reborn and relaxed.

Of course, he didn't know what the inner family thought of him. After the Fang family's guests left, Mr. Fang asked Aunt Fang: "What do you think?"

Aunt Fang shook her head: "I said it was inappropriate a long time ago, let alone saying that he is just the son of a country landlord, so what if he is rich? You see, he is rustic. Many topics we talked about, he has no I just can’t get in the way, our Sissy has a lot of people to pursue, and she has a boyfriend who is dating now, why did you just fall in love with this? It was settled without discussing with me, look at our Sissy I am so sad because of this marriage, I don’t think about food all day long, I have lost a lot of weight.”

"What do you know? You're not used to this child, Qianqian, who looks bright and bright all day long. The boyfriend she's dating just knows how to write a few sour poems. He looks a little better. What will he do in the future? , but it’s just engaged in literature, tell her to stop quickly.”

"Then... what about the third child of the old Wu's family? That child has liked Sissi since he was a child, and he dared not say what Sissi said. He could do whatever she pleased with her. It's just that Sissy thinks he's dull and doesn't like him. This time, Lao Wu's silk and satin shop has opened a branch in Shanghai again, and the youngest of their family has returned from studying abroad to study business in the shop, and he will definitely have a big future in the future."

"What's the point of being a businessman? No matter how rich you are, you still look down on others. The son-in-law I chose, you still look down on him, and I'm afraid that others will look down on us? Do you know what he has done at such a young age? Is there a position? Party committee member! Not to mention that he has followed Mr. Sun and Mr. Liao for many years and has a very wide network of contacts. Although the two gentlemen have passed away now, he has also served as Jiang Zhongzheng's secretary in Guangzhou. It is said that he is quite appreciated. Now The southern government is preparing for the Northern Expedition, and Jiang Zhongzheng has been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. If the Northern Expedition is successful, the Nanfeng Government will surely occupy the whole country, and our son-in-law will not be just a committee member who lives in Guangdong."

"How do you know that the southern government must have won? Now the warlords are fighting everywhere, but I think the troops in the north are stronger."

"Don't you look at which country is supporting the southern government? You can't see signs of it from the recent domestic wars? Britain, Germany, and France are fighting fiercely. Who will meddle in China's business?"

"According to what you say, this Du Liangyu will really have great promise in the future." Aunt Fang pinched her handkerchief and asked uncertainly, "But why hasn't he gotten married yet? Is there any other problem?"

Mr. Fang said: "That's why I said we were lucky. When I first heard about this kind of person, I immediately made a decision. If I waited for another two years, how could someone like him be worthy of our family. As for why he hasn't married yet, I seem to have heard that he talked about many families, but coincidentally, none of them worked out. Either this family had another marriage contract in the early years, or the girl from that family wanted to study abroad. In short, We don't have to worry about it so much, didn't we see someone today? He looks very energetic, and there doesn't seem to be any problem."

Aunt Fang curled her lips and said: "Even if he is as good as you said, don't be too sure. Now that the marriage has been settled, don't rush to get married, and then they will go to war. What will happen now?" I still can't tell, I think I will drag them with them first."

"Procrastinate?" Mr. Fang smiled: "Why procrastinate? You see, that young man is in his twenties, and he heard from his parents that he wants to get married immediately."

Aunt Fang said: "What? A landlord's family still plans to let my daughter who has returned from overseas go to their house to serve as the younger daughter-in-law? My daughter can't bear the constraints of this old family, stop dreaming, they If you want to get married, you have to buy a house in the concession first, and you are not allowed to live with your in-laws after you get married.”

"If you say that, you won't be afraid that people will call off our marriage." Mr. Fang said.

"Afraid of him?" Aunt Fang said in a high-pitched voice, "Master is a celebrity in the cultural circles of Guangdong. Isn't that Du Liangyu rushing to propose marriage just because of Master's fame, because he thinks that he was born as a martial arts landlord and his status outside is not enough? He Are you willing to divorce? Besides, with our Sissi's character and appearance, which man would not be fascinated by seeing him? Let them talk about love first, and he will never be able to leave Sissy. At that time, it's not what Sissy said What is it?"

Mr. Fang sighed and stopped arguing with her. He just told Aunt Fang to invite his son-in-law over for dinner so that he could develop feelings for his daughter as soon as possible.

However, this decision made Xiangxiang suffer. From this day on, Xiangxiang knew the ups and downs of being a man and walking in his mother-in-law's family.