The Jade of the Republic of China

The clock on the wall said it was eleven o'clock.

Sitting on the sofa, Bai Qinghe would take a look at the wall clock every less than 2 minutes. It was not enough to just look at the wall clock, he had to take out his pocket watch and check it carefully.

After checking the time, he had to glance at the gate again.

Seeing this, Uncle Zhong walked over and said, "Sir, Chang An and Chang Ping are with you, Xiao Meng is also a careful person, so don't worry, don't you have to go to the pier tomorrow morning? Rest early, I will wait for the young master and the others." Just come back."

Bai Qinghe touched his nose, he was indeed worried about his son.

Originally, my son was not a brave child. He was kidnapped by his enemies the year before last. Although he saved his life, he was completely frightened. Whenever there were guests at home, he would hide in fright.I haven't dared to go out in the past two years, and the only time I have gone out a few times is with myself.

Since Xiaomeng came to the house, although the child didn't talk much, Zijun liked to be with him very rarely, and he became a lot bolder. Tonight, he even offered to ask Xiaomeng to take him to the Lantern Festival. .

As a father, he was worried, and at first he planned to follow, but then he thought about it, he would always grow old and leave, and the child would eventually leave his father's wings, so he gritted his teeth and let Zijun go out with Meng Liansheng alone, Only two bodyguards with the best skills were arranged.

The Town God's Temple Lantern Festival can go on until the early hours of the morning. It's actually very early at this time, but when the clock on the wall points to ten o'clock, he starts to fidget. He knows that Uncle Zhong is right, but he is not at ease. When Zijun and the others came back, it was impossible for them to sleep by themselves.

Just when he was about to light a cigar to ease his anxiety, the sound of a car motor came from outside the gate.

He was slightly taken aback, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Uncle Zhong on the side also smiled: "The young master is back!"

Bai Qinghe coughed lightly, put the cigar back into the gold-encrusted box pretending to be calm, stood up and patted the hem of his clothes, and walked towards the entrance unhurriedly.

"Sir!" Meng Liansheng walked into the room holding the sleeping Bai Zijun.

The child had already fallen asleep in the car, and didn't wake up when he got out of the car. He slept on Meng Liansheng's shoulder like a ignorant person.

Bai Qinghe's eyes fell on his son's peaceful little face, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart, his son has been like a timid and frightened cat for the past two years, and he no longer remembers when his son was so relaxed except in front of him.

He stretched out his hand and carefully took Bai Zijun over, saying, "Thank you, Xiaomeng."

Meng Liansheng said: "It should be, the young master is tired from playing."

Bai Qinghe nodded and smiled lightly: "You should be tired too, go to rest early."

"Sir, you should also go to bed earlier."

After the Lantern Festival, it officially entered the spring, after the spring is summer.

Meng Liansheng entered the Bai mansion in the cold winter of the first year, and spent two seasons in comfort and peace in the blink of an eye, and it was the midsummer of the next year.

One day when Bai Qinghe came back from outside, he saw Meng Liansheng playing with his son in the garden, and suddenly realized that in just over half a year, the child seemed to have grown a lot taller, and his body in thin clothes was no longer the frailty of a young man. .

From the yellow and skinny little shoe shiner in front, he has grown into a tall, tall and handsome young man.

He was inexplicably proud—for his own vision.

"Father!" Sensing his father's appearance, Bai Zijun suddenly turned around and ran over, throwing himself into his arms.

Bai Qinghe rubbed his son's little head, looked at Meng Liansheng who was walking towards him, and said with a smile: "Xiao Meng, I'm going to celebrate someone's birthday tomorrow night, you come with me."

Meng Liansheng nodded: "Okay."

In the evening of the next day, Uncle Zhong knocked on Meng Liansheng's door with a brand new bamboo gown.

"Xiao Meng, you are going to the Shen family with your husband for your birthday later, so you can't lose face in our Bai mansion. These are the new clothes that my husband asked me to prepare for you. Put them on quickly, and I'll ask Mama Luo to make them for you." Do your hair."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Ma, holding scissors and hair oil, came into the door with a fat body, and said with a smile, "I'll take care of Xiao Meng's appearance."

The two men walked around Meng Liansheng, changing clothes, cutting hair, and shaving off the stubble from the young man's chin.

Half an hour later, the boy in the mirror changed completely. With his shiny parted hair and crisp bamboo shirt, he looked like a handsome young man no matter what.

Luo Ma smiled and said, "Look! Whose handsome boy is this?"

Meng Liansheng looked at the person in the mirror, because he felt a little strange, and was praised by the two people next to him, his face couldn't help but flush a little.

When he went downstairs, the big and small maids passing by the mansion couldn't help joking when they saw his new look: "Come and see! Who is this young master? Could it be Xiao Meng? Oh, I almost recognized him. don't come out!"

He was honest and responsible in the Bai mansion, and the girls younger than him would not be ashamed in front of him, and they all couldn't help but look at him again and again.

Meng Liansheng lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was shy because of being teased by the maids.

He stared at his toes and thought to himself that he was also handsome.

After taking a car with Bai Qinghe to a foreign-style house in a garden, Meng Liansheng knew that the Shen family where Bai Qinghe was celebrating his birthday today was the Shen family in Shen's garden.

Today is Shen Xingzhi's [-]th birthday, and many cars and rickshaws have been parked in Shen's garden.

Bai Qinghe got out of the car, rolled up his sleeves a little, glanced at Meng Liansheng looking at the bungalow in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Meng, you are my follower, don't be nervous, just follow me."

Meng Liansheng came back to his senses: "Understood, sir."

When Bai Qinghe usually went out to socialize, he usually took Chang An and Chang Ping with him. This was the first time he took him with him. He knew that he couldn't embarrass him.

He wasn't really nervous, just a little curious and excited.

He knew that Shen Yutong came from Shen's garden.

Originally, he only passed by this garden house occasionally.Originally, he thought that the Bai Mansion was luxurious enough, but when he arrived at the Shen Family Garden, he realized that there was a sky beyond the sky, and the style was even higher than that of the Bai Mansion.

These salt merchant families are indeed extremely rich.He had read the newspapers and knew that the Shen family had now built a refined salt factory, transforming from a traditional salt merchant to a modern industry, which had a great impact.

The two followed the servants to the banquet hall, and the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Yuan, greeted the guests at the door.He stepped forward to shake hands with Bai Qinghe: "Boss Boss, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, eldest son!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Bai Qinghe asked Meng Liansheng to hand over the birthday gift to the servant who greeted the guests, and then led him directly to the main table.

Sitting at the main table are tonight's birthday star Shen Xingzhi, and several of his sons, daughters and sons-in-law.

On the left is the youngest son, Shen Yutong, and the vacant space on the right must be reserved for the eldest son who welcomes guests at the door.Shen Xingzhi only had these two sons, but there was also a tall young man sitting on the right side of Shen Yutong, who seemed to have nothing to do with the members of the Shen family, and was obviously not his son-in-law.

Meng Liansheng met him at the Lantern Festival.

It turned out that this person was exactly Long Jialin who wanted to sit next to Shen Yutong at the main table with a shameless face.

Bai Qinghe stepped forward and made a bow, and said, "Mr. Shen, I wish you blessings like the East Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan."

Shen Xingzhi was wearing a dark gray mandarin jacket today, stood up with a smile and replied, "Thank you, Boss Bai."

Bai Qinghe said: "Mr. Shen is too polite."

At the same time, a surprised voice sounded from the table: "Meng Liansheng?"

It was Shen Yutong who spoke. After seeing Meng Liansheng behind Bai Qinghe, he almost stood up in surprise.

Compared to his surprise, Meng Liansheng was much calmer. He only smiled lightly, nodded and said in a low voice, "Mr. Shen!"

Bai Qinghe has never met Shen Yutong before, but he has heard about the name of the second son of Shen, and he has heard that the second son of the Shen family looks like Pan An, and he is a rare handsome man, so the people who just came to celebrate his birthday and swept the table are very It was easy to guess the young man with the most eye-catching appearance on the table.

But when Shen Yutong greeted Meng Liansheng, he still couldn't help showing surprise, looked back at his little servant, and said, "Second Young Master, did you know my little Meng?"

Shen Yutong smiled and said: "I have met Xiaomeng a few times, he helped me, I didn't expect him to be from the Bai Mansion."

Bai Qinghe nodded with a smile: "So that's how it is. That's the fate between our Bai mansion and Shen's garden. Today is Mr. Shen's big day. There are many guests, so I don't want to stand here and disturb you."

Shen Xingzhi pointed to the vacant seat on the table next to him, and said with a smile, "Then invite Boss Bai to take a seat."

Shen Yutong was kind, and led Meng Liansheng to sit aside.

Shen Xingzhi's birthday banquet was not a high-profile one, only less than a hundred guests were invited, but they were all famous and respected figures in Shanghai.According to the custom, the entourages of the major figures were waiting outside, and those who entered the banquet hall were husbands and wives or father and son brothers, it was rare for Bai Qinghe to bring his entourage into the banquet hall.

Bai Qinghe was born recklessly, not as sophisticated as a wealthy family, and he didn't care about the eyes of others. He didn't introduce Meng Liansheng's identity to others, he only said that he was one of his own, and let him sit with him at the table.

Of course, no one cared about the identity of this silent and restrained young man.

Mr. Shen is a fan of theater, tonight the Shen family celebrated his birthday, and specially invited the Qingchun troupe to sing.The Qingchun Troupe is an opera troupe from Beijing, and it became a hit in Shanghai, and the troupe leader Tong Rulan became a famous actor.

Today is the performance of "The Drunken Concubine". The male actor in costume has a soft figure and a melodious singing voice. After singing a verse, everyone applauds.

The servant of the Shen family took a box, came to the main table where Shen Xingzhi was sitting, and said, "My lord, this is a gift for Boss Tong tonight."

"Okay, okay!" Shen Xingzhi nodded, and raised his hand to signal to open the box.

Rich and noble families rewarded opera actors, most of which were gold, silver and jewelry, and the tables next to them looked at Shen's family curiously, wanting to know how generous their offerings were today.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the box was opened, a few screams suddenly sounded.When the servant saw the situation in the box, he also screamed in fright, and instinctively threw the box away.

The Shen family at the main table and the guests at the next two tables left the table in fright.

It turned out that the box was not jewelry, but two poisonous snakes spitting out letters.Once he was free, he was probably also frightened and ran around quickly.

One of them threw itself straight at Long Jialin's face.

Everyone was frightened by this sudden situation.

It's too late, but it's fast.Just when the poisonous snake was about to bite Long Jialin, a hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed the little thing by seven inches.And a snake that slipped down on the table was caught by the other hand.

And these two hands come from the same person.

It took Bai Qinghe a while to react. Seeing a poisonous snake in Meng Liansheng's hand, he asked anxiously, "Xiao Meng, are you alright?"

Meng Liansheng shook his head and said, "I caught it, I won't bite anymore."

Although the banquet hall was still noisy, there was no danger at all.Shen Yuan was a person who had seen the big scene, and said to the crowd: "I don't know which naughty child in the family is joking with everyone, it's okay, everyone don't have to be afraid." Another servant was recruited, and he pointed to the two poisonous snakes in Meng Liansheng's hand with lingering fear, "Hurry up!" Take this little brother out and deal with the snake."

Shen Yutong said, "I'll go too."

Shen Yuan nodded, and said uneasy: "Be careful."

Shen Yutong was going, and Long Jialin naturally had to follow.

A group of people came to the yard.

Because the two poisonous snakes were alive and kicking with pointed fangs, the servants of the Shen family did not dare to approach them. When they arrived in the garden, they cautiously asked Meng Liansheng who was holding the snake: "How do I do this? Will it bite anyone?"

Meng Liansheng said, "Bring a sack."

The footman hurried to find the bag, and a moment later came with a bag.Meng Liansheng carefully aimed the snake at the mouth of the bag, and the little snake slipped in smoothly as if it had become spiritual.

Shen Yutong was secretly amazed, and said, "Xiao Meng, why are you so good?"

Meng Liansheng said: "There are many snakes in the countryside. I have been catching snakes since I was a child, so I am not afraid."

Long Jialin at the side, seeing the hole in the sackcloth was sealed, thought of the little beast just now, and almost bit his handsome face.If he was really bitten, half of his life would have to be taken away if he didn't die, and his anger grew from his guts.He snatched the bag from Meng Liansheng's hand, threw it on the ground, raised his booted foot, and stomped hard on the gadgets in the bag.

"Damn it! If you dare to bite me, I will trample you to death!"

Shen Yutong saw that he looked like he had lost his mind, frowned and said, "Xiaolong, it's almost done."

Long Jialin turned a deaf ear to it, and still stomped hard on it. The sack was soon soaked with snake blood, and it felt like it had been trampled into a mess. Master Long just retracted his big feet, and raised the corners of his mouth in a refreshed manner. :"alright."

Shen Yutong shook her head: "Xiao Meng, thanks to you tonight, otherwise I don't know what happened."

Long Jialin seemed to be remembering his savior tonight, he patted him on the shoulder boldly, and said, "Thank you brother!"

Meng Liansheng raised his head and saw Shen Yutong looking at him with a smile, he hurriedly shook his head: "It's a little effort, you're welcome."

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