The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

March 1913, [-] was a day destined to leave a strong mark in the history of China.

On this day, the first opening of the Modern Theater, the start of the huge entertainment company known all over the world as "The Present", marks the official start of what modern historians call "the rise of new literature and art".

At this time, Xie Yan didn't know how many flowers and praises everything would be drowned in today, and she didn't know that together with the theater under her feet, she would become the content that future generations of students would recite with gritted teeth.

After waiting until Bai Luoqiu's performance officially ended, after exchanging pleasantries with the big clients, and watching the guys pack up everything and lock the door, Xie Yan was so exhausted that he just wanted to fall asleep.

The Wen family drove a car to pick up Mrs. Wen and Wen Yanhui, and brought along the Miao sisters who also lived near the pier.

In front of Miao Erya, Wen Yanhui was afraid of revealing her identity. Fortunately, Mrs. Wen is very understanding and knows what Wen Yanhui is afraid of. Regret breathed a sigh of relief.

The four of them got out of the car at the gate of Wen's compound. Mrs. Wen called two assistants to take the Miao sisters back. Miao Erya walked a few steps and suddenly turned around.

"Mrs. Wen." Miao Erya startled the elder sister next to her, "Can I ask you something?"

Wen Yan regretted not knowing what Miao Erya was going to do, and his heart skipped a beat. He wanted to divert the conversation, but was stopped by Mrs. Wen, "Don't be nervous, tell me."

Mrs. Wen has a good impression of Miao Erya. She has always liked capable and enthusiastic girls. Miao Erya has a good relationship with Xie Yan and Wen Yanhui, so she won't put on airs as a wife.

Miao Erya glanced at Wen Yanhui and made up her mind, "I heard from Xiaoyan that her family is going to let her get married. I think Xiaoyan is still young and has just been admitted to a new school. If she gets married, she won't be able to go to school. Can you tell her parents to let her remarry in a few years?"

Although Wen Yanhui said in the theater that he married voluntarily, but Miao Erya is not short-hearted, how can anyone marry voluntarily and cry like that?

Miao Erya felt that Wen Yanhui, like her sister, was born with low self-esteem and cowardice, and did not dare to disobey her parents' orders, which led to the current situation.

She originally planned to go back to Xie Yan to discuss this matter, to see how she could help Wen Yanhui, but she didn't expect that Mrs. Wen, whom she happened to meet after the show, seemed very talkative, so she ventured to intercede for Wen Yanhui.

When Wen Yanhui heard Miao Erya's words, his mind went blank, and his heart was warm and anxious. He was warm and Miao Erya was willing to take the risk to intercede for him, and was anxious about what these words would become in Mrs. Wen's ears.

Do you think she did it on purpose...

"Did the girl tell you that she didn't want to marry?" Mrs. Wen's words happened to sound, and Wen Yanhui shivered like a conditioned reflex.

Sensing the reaction of the girl beside her, Mrs. Wen patted the back of Wen Yanhui's hand, keeping her eyes on Miao Erya.

Miao Erya didn't panic at all, "Xiaoyan didn't say that, but I think she didn't want to, even if they force a couple together, they can only be resentful couples."

Mrs. Wen smiled, "As the saying goes, marriage follows the parents' words and the matchmaker's agreement, but you are making arrangements for your friends."

"Mr. Xiao Xie once told me that common sayings are not necessarily true. Otherwise, people will do everything according to what the ancients said, so what else can they learn and ask for?" Miao Erya paused, "And my wife has always been a Hankou Everyone praises the heroine of the female school, if it is not a false name, I don't believe that Madam thinks this sentence is correct."

"Erya!" Miao Daya whispered to remind her younger sister to be cautious.

Mrs. Wen shook her head, saying that she didn't care, "What I'm saying is that I haven't seen a junior with your temper in recent years. If you were my girl, you would definitely have a great future."

"Madam praised me." Miao Erya smiled generously, thanking her without losing her composure, "However, my birth was given by God, and my future path is my own. .”

……

Wen Yanhui saw that Erya Miao and Mrs. Wen spoke and answered in harmony, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, and couldn't help feeling a little envious in his heart.

Unfortunately, she will never be able to be as generous and confident as Miao Erya...

"Of course it's good that you have this kind of heart. Don't care what other people say. When I was young, I was also killed in a poor kiln. Those who saw my jokes, who would have thought that I would be where I am today." When Madam Wen was watching a play After taking a few sips of wine, the spirit of the wine came up at this time, and the words became bold and unrestrained.

"By the way, at your age, you have to pay attention to picking a man's eyes." Mrs. Wen clapped her hands, and actually taught Miao Erya on a whim, "You have to find someone who is capable and thinks the same as you, and has no relationship. Well, you can’t let go of the power in your hands when you’re doing things for him, few men are reliable, if something really happened, you have to have something in your hand, so that you can advance and retreat—”

When Mrs. Wen said this, she remembered something, her face was a little stagnant, her eyes suddenly swept over Wen Yanhui next to her, and after a pause, she didn't continue talking.

And even if she wanted to say it, Miao Erya didn't dare to continue listening. After all, if Mrs. Wen said it again, it would become a secret or even a scandal in the Wen family.At this time, Mrs. Wen was obviously in a high mood, so she slipped her mouth. When she calmed down tomorrow and regretted it, wouldn't Miao Erya become her thorn in the side?

"Ma'am, what about Xiaoyan?" Miao Erya brought the topic back to the original purpose.

Mrs. Wen woke up like a dream, looked at the silent Wen Yanhui beside her, and finally took her hand and patted it, "No matter what the adults do, there is no need to use the child as a raft, I will talk to her father later. Tell me, you just wait and go to school together."

Miao Erya was overjoyed when she heard the correct words from Mrs. Wen's mouth, she quietly looked over at Wen Yanhui, and saw that although Wen Yanhui was still lowering her head, the corners of her tightly pursed mouth had relaxed, and she couldn't help laughing .

……

Miao Erya and her sister bid farewell and left together, and Wen Yanhui followed Mrs. Wen into the compound.

Walking in the corridor covered with beautiful carpets, Wen Yanhui kept looking down at his toes, and suddenly heard Mrs. Wen's voice from the front, "How do you know this?"

Wen Yanhui flinched in fright, trying to calm his voice, "I passed by the study before going out in the morning... I was going to ask Dad if today's newspaper is here..."

"..."

"Although the Hong family has a deep foundation and a wide network of contacts, they haven't produced any juniors who can stand up to things these years. Mr. Hong's health is getting worse day by day. I'm afraid that after I leave, the Hong family will not be able to recover. The attack destroyed the family, so I have been looking for allies for the past two years, hoping that the other party can help the Hong family in a hundred years."

Although Mrs. Wen's voice was faint, every sentence was to the point. Wen Yan regretted that he had never heard anyone say these serious things to him before, so he quickly remembered them all in his heart.

"So you and that young master Hong are married, they begged us to be more." Mrs. Wen continued, "Of course, this matter is not unfavorable to the Wen family. After the in-laws, of course we will not hesitate to deal with the Hong family in the future, but those connections and properties of the Hong family should also be handed over to us."

"I've said this, what can you think of?" Mrs. Wen asked Wen Yanhui suddenly.

Wen Yanhui grabbed the hem of his clothes nervously, and after thinking for a while, he said carefully, "The Hong family is not forming an alliance, but wants to become a vassal of the Wen family... Such a big and famous family is willing to take such a move, it must be something from within the Hong family." What a big problem, it's almost unbearable."

Mrs. Wen's eyes showed a bit of surprise. She didn't expect Wen Yanhui to think of this without mentioning it, but she didn't say it, "We only know that Mr. Hong is seriously ill, the Hong family's property is in decline, and several of Mr. Hong's Both the son and the grandson failed to win the power, so it is unknown if there are any other secrets."

"That's why I didn't really approve of this marriage at the beginning. Don't look at how unique the Hong family made their young master. If he was really that powerful, why didn't he revitalize the Hong family himself and ask to come over us?" Mrs. Wen said coldly With a smile, "And there is no free lunch in the world. The Hong family is so anxious, who knows how many messes there are waiting for us to clean up?"

"Then now..." Wen Yanhui heard the meaning behind Mrs. Wen's words.

"The news came this afternoon that our new ship was detained at the border of Sichuan. We have a lot of working capital on this steamer. If it is delayed for a long time, it will have a big impact on the dock business." Madam Wen frowned, "We didn't go there before, and we don't have a lot of connections. The Hong family has an in-law who is in charge of the army there, so we can clear things up. But in the current situation, if the marriage is not agreed, the Hong family will not make a move."

Wen Yanhui's eyes turned red when Mrs. Wen said this, "I..."

"Do you want to hear me tell the truth, girl Yan?" Mrs. Wen interrupted her.

"……Um."

The surrounding servants had all retreated, Madam Wen stared at the decorative lights on the roof, and said lightly, "You should know the general grievances between me and your mother back then, so I won't go into details, but I never I have no intention of harming you because of this. It is a lie to say that you are your own daughter, and you will not believe it, but in my eyes, you have always been a member of the Wen family. You call me Madam and my sons One word, brother, and I will take responsibility for you."

"If this matter happened to me, what do you think I would do?" Mrs. Wen asked.

"……I have no idea."

Wen Yan regretted thinking that Mrs. Wen probably vowed not to marry to the death, but the other party actually sneered, her eyes full of vigor.

"I immediately agreed to marry into the Hong family. Before I got married, I relied on the family to get their handles, and then slowly managed it. When Mr. Hong left, there was no one in the Hong family who could convince others. I also had the help of my natal family. The entire Hong family They are all in my pocket. Whoever dares to be angry with me will be kicked out of the house as soon as I speak. Even Young Master Hong can only follow me and beg me. If you are disobedient and dare to defy, being a widow will not hinder I am in power - what is good about a man, what you can hold in your hands is real."

Wen Yanhui didn't expect Mrs. Wen to say such words to him. The woman in front of her was so naked that Wen Yanhui didn't dare to look directly at her, and subconsciously took half a step back.

She asked herself, although Mrs. Wen said it very easily, if she was let out, she would definitely not be able to do this.

Fortunately, Mrs. Wen also knew this. After she finished speaking in one breath, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course, you are not as ruthless as me, nor as smart and cunning as your mother. I know you can't do it, so I don't have any hope you."

"Don't tell anyone what we said today. You just need to remember that you will not have good results when you marry into the Hong family. If your father asks you about this, you just need to shirk and say that you didn't think about it. Don't promise anything. The rest Let's figure it out."

Mrs. Wen patted Wen Yanhui on the shoulder, turned around and walked towards the stairs on the second floor. Wen Yanhui was stunned for a few seconds, and hurriedly spoke before the other party disappeared from sight.

"Madam...wait!" Seeing Madam Wen stop, she took a few breaths, her fingernails were almost clenched into her flesh, and she mustered up her courage to ask, "Am I... quite useless..."

Madam Wen didn't look back, Wen Yanhui waited for a long time with his head lowered tremblingly, and finally a word came from afar.

"Children are debts... Your father and I are not dead yet, and your two elder brothers are also on top. Who wants you to be useful? Do what a little girl should do while you are young, and don't be sad every day."

Mrs. Wen's words were not considered polite, but Wen Yan regretted hearing it, but her heart felt like a big stone that had been hanging for more than ten years. She raised her head, and in the empty corridor, tears fell like rain.

……

Xie Yan didn't know what happened in Wen's mansion, he was riding slowly with Wen Heng on a tall bay red horse, strolling on the deserted streets.

After the theater was cleaned up, the car was already filled with Mrs. Wen and her family members. Xie Yan planned to hire a rickshaw, but Wen Heng came to pick him up on a horse. Seeing that there were not many people around, Xie Yan immediately stretched out his hand without hesitation. He was pulled to the front of the horse by Wen Heng.

The sky is full of stars, the night wind blows, and the quiet night adds a different style to the surrounding foreign-style buildings. Xie Yan leans back in Wen Heng's arms, feels the slight vibration of the horse trotting under him, and relaxes wholeheartedly .

Wen Heng knew that Xie Yan was tired, so he didn't say a word, but only held the person in his arms firmly with one hand, and controlled the horse to run more smoothly with the other hand.

The two of them walked slowly on the street like this. After an unknown amount of time, Xie Yan pulled the cloak wrapped around her body by La Wenheng, and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, on the first day we met, I took your The horse is coming."

"Yeah." Wen Heng remembered the scene that day, and smiled slightly. He never expected that the articulate young man who was not surprised would really become his pillow in the future.

"I remember that you helped me twice, once in the German restaurant, and again in the medical hall." Sitting on the horse with nothing to do, Xie Yan simply counted slowly, "I was wondering why you were so kind , remind yourself to be careful, why don't you explain now, the famous Wen Ershao?"

"Hmm... Do you believe me when I say love at first sight?" Wen Heng smiled in Xie Yan's ear.

"Don't imitate other people's love talk, I'm not stupid." Unexpectedly, Lawyer Xie was not forced by the sweet words, and pointed out directly, "What did I do? You fell in love at first sight."

"..." Wen Heng was speechless for a while, and the relationship between Xindao and Ayan was different from the legend.

Seeing that Xie Yan didn't want to hear "nonsense", Wen Heng had no choice but to answer honestly, "Although it wasn't love at first sight, I did have a different feeling for you the first time I saw you. I thought you were very interesting and powerful, which made me unconsciously Besides, I can't get used to those foreigners who are showing off their power in China... Now that I think about it, it's a good thing I happened to pass by there at that time, otherwise I missed you, and I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

Xie Yan said that he didn't want to listen to Wen Heng's love talk, but in fact his heart was already hot, and his face was also a little hot. Fortunately, no one noticed his abnormality in the middle of the night, so he could continue to be stubborn.

"Speaking of which, Wen Heng, you knew when you were studying abroad that you... like the same sex?" Xie Yan asked another question.

"Yeah, I thought I was going to die alone." Wen Heng rubbed Xie Yan's hair with his chin, "I didn't expect to meet you."

"That Wei Guangliang..." Xie Yan thought of Wen Heng, that wonderful classmate who likes to invent dark dishes.

"I don't have any improper relationship in the United States, don't listen to the nonsense of that person who doesn't know the door!" Wen Heng blurted out.

"..." Xie Yan was speechless, "I just want to ask Wei Guangliang if he knows anything about you."

"..."

"Where did you think, huh?" Xie Yan asked intentionally, "Could it be that you really have some guilty conscience - um -"

Xie Yan didn't finish her question, so she was forced to stop, because Wen Heng suddenly grabbed the back of his head, leaned over and kissed his lover's deliberately tricky lips, and solved the problem in the simplest way.

"Well--"

Xie Yan was taken aback, and wanted to say that this was on the street, and after being let go by Wen Heng, she stared at him silently.

Wen Heng smiled, "If you stare at me again, you may not be able to go to the theater tomorrow morning."

When Xie Yan heard this, certain details of a certain night flashed in his mind unconsciously, his face became so hot that he couldn't even sit in Wen Heng's arms, and just wanted to get away from this person as soon as possible.

"Sit down." Wen Heng was afraid that Xie Yan would accidentally fall, so he hugged him tightly from the waist, "I've done everything, why are you shy?"

"Who said I'm shy?" Xie Yan said stiffly, "I just exercise my muscles after sitting for a long time."

Wen Heng didn't expose him, but asked along, "Then let's give Boss Xie a chance to show how not shy we are when we go back, I'll wait and see?"

"..." Hearing the implication that was about to overflow, Xie Yan gritted her teeth for a long time, but in the end she was no thicker than Wen Heng in this respect.

"Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing the heart." He whispered.

"What did you say?" Wen Heng didn't hear clearly.

"I said I'll lock the door and sleep tonight."

"May I go in before the door is locked?"

"……roll!"

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Wen Heng: This love is different from what I thought x

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