Rescue the Vicious Villain [Quick Transmigration]
Chapter 73 Rebirth in the Flame
Dim yellow lights illuminate the room. There are no incandescent lamps at this time, and the light bulbs often emit yellow light. It is precisely because of this light that the current tense atmosphere is a little more ambiguous.
Bai Yi stared at Bai Er, Bai Er was born so well, even if what he said made people uncomfortable, but he couldn't get too angry, Bai Yi sighed: "If I promise you, no one will dare to say it if it spreads." If you say no, how can I behave in the future?"
"A person lives for a lifetime, and he lives with a face, don't you think?"
"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about my own family, my father may beat me to death, and the Bai family does not have such an unworthy descendant as me." Bai Yi said it sincerely, although he also knew that these words would not impress the other party, but You can only try it.
Although this city seems to be free, it is at the intersection of old and new, with both the dross of the old era and the hope of the new era.
But along with freedom, there is also a lack of morality, which can be seen from the fact that the traditional show Bao Opera has stepped from the shadows to the stage.
"What the young master said is true." Bai Er's attitude changed suddenly, as if he had put on a polite cloak again, "In that case, what does the young master think? As I said before, I have always been very kind to my family. Inclusive."
Bai Yi: "Second Master and I are not fellow travelers."
Bai Er laughed: "Why aren't you a fellow traveler?"
Bai Yi's eyes were firm: "Second Master's plan is only a SIPG, and Yunting's plan is not a SIPG."
Bai Er: "Young Master, please clear up your doubts."
Bai Yi: "Nowadays the warlords are fighting, and Shandong was ceded to Japan by the imperial powers. Yun Ting is not talented, but he is willing to speak out for the country and the people, and light a little light."
Bai Er had a smile on his face, but there was a bit of disdain in his smile: "As expected of the young master of the Bai family, but in today's world, what can you do?"
Bai Yi looked at Bai Er neither humble nor overbearing: "Yunting heard that Mr. Chen is now the general secretary, and he published the party program, saying that regardless of class or status, as long as they are free people, they can become a part of them."
But Bai Er dismissed it: "They? They have a reputation, that is, no one has no guns, but a group of scholars are just dreaming."
Bai Yi: "What about the second master? If there is chaos in SIPG in the future, is the second master planning to go to the UK, or to the United States? Or to Hong Kong and Taiwan? I heard that the second master also has property in Hong Kong, so I'm afraid it's the way out? "
Bai Er picked up the teacup, his eyes were picturesque, if he didn't know that he was Bai Er, he might have thought he was the spoiled young master of some family: "Don't talk to me, young master, I'll just say it, not only Hong Kong has my property , Taiwan and the United States also have them, and the cunning rabbit has three caves, let alone me? I don’t get involved in domestic affairs, I’m a businessman, I only talk about business.”
"Isn't that true?" Bai Yi also picked up his teacup, "If we only talk about business, SIPG will still be the SIPG of the second master?"
Bai Er laughed: "The Bai family has been running for several generations, and all walks of life should show some face."
"Speaking of which, Yunting has been here for so long, but I haven't seen the second master's family." Bai Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
Bai Er: "Is this the ugly daughter-in-law who wants to see her in-laws?"
Bai Yi's complexion changed, and Bai Er said again: "I misunderstood, the young and the young are not ugly. I heard that they were famous handsome men in Nanping before. They all said that Nanping's color, the young and the young had [-]% of it."
Bai Yi: "If you talk about face, I'm not as good as the second master."
Bai Er was not angry, and said with a smile: "How do you say that? No one mentions this nowadays. Looks are born, given by parents, nothing else."
Bai Yi didn't say a word. So far, no one knows how the Bai family uncle died. It is said that he had an emergency, but there are always people guessing that it was Bai Erxia's hand. Although he is not a brother, he is also a father. Growing up under the eaves, he was able to kill his own elder brother cruelly, which is evident in his vicious methods.
Especially after Uncle Bai died, old Mr. Bai also went there in less than a year because of his grief.
There are constant speculations from the outside world, but they are willing to believe that Bai Er killed Bai Da, but they are unwilling to believe that Bai Er killed his father, or even if someone believes it, they dare not say it.
The old lady Bai went crazy after the death of her son and her husband, and she has been locked up in another hospital. It is called recuperation, but no one knows what happened.
As for Bai Er's two half-brothers and three younger sisters, they were all raised by Bai Er as his loyal dog. They never said a word about Bai Er when they were out of the house. If someone spoke ill of Bai Er, they would get angry instead.
"Up to now, the young master hasn't given me an accurate answer." Bai Er sighed, "Is it my Bai Er's character is not good, or the young master has other scruples? If you have scruples, it's okay to say it."
Bai Yi: "Like I said, I am not the same traveler as the second master. If you only want a romantic relationship, you want to come to Shanghai to look better than me and have a high status. It is not uncommon for someone who is willing to have a romantic relationship with the second master for a night. If you want a long-term , always go the same way.”
"So, young master is determined to reject me?" Bai Er's eyes suddenly sharpened.
Bai Yi: "If the second master doesn't dislike it, I'd like to associate with the second master. As a friend, I must be competent. As long as the ideas are consistent, I will be your most loyal friend."
Bai Er said meaningfully: "Loyalty——"
Bai Er glanced at his watch: "It's getting late, I asked someone to clean up the young master's guest room, if you are a friend, please invite the young master to stay here for one night, I, Bai Er, am not an unreasonable person, I can't force you When it comes to things, you can rest assured."
Bai Yi stood up: "I believe the words of the second master. In the past few months in SIPG, I don't say that I understand him, but I also know how the second master is."
Bai Er: "But I've never been so confident in my character."
Bai Yi just smiled and said nothing, and the two looked at each other, unexpectedly there was a bit of tacit understanding.
Bai Er: "Young Master, have a good night's rest. Tomorrow, I will take Young Master for a walk around SIPG. Young Master has not been in Hong Kong for a long time, so I haven't visited the pier yet."
Bai Yi: "That's just right. I heard that half of SIPG's glory today is due to the pier."
Bai Er: "That's a good point. Nowadays, if foreign things want to enter the inland, they either go to Hong Kong or go to the port. However, Hong Kong has complicated forces, so it is not as good as SIPG."
Nonsense, SIPG is now dominated by the Baier family. In a large group, only Baier has the voice of one person. Everyone is working together. It is more powerful than the power struggles of Hong Kong, not only a star and a half.
What's more, domestic porcelain and silk can still be sold at a good price abroad, and Bai Er naturally earns a lot of money from the two sides.
The servants of the Bai family led Bai Yi to the guest room, probably because of Bai Er's bad temper, the servants acted like walking on eggshells, even to Bai Yi, a guest, they were too polite.
"If you have something to do at night, just ring the bell next to the bed."
Bai Yi: "Thank you."
He took out two oceans as a reward.
Two oceans is quite a lot. If he hadn't come to Bai's house, Bai Yi wouldn't have brought too much money with him. After all, the monthly salary of a university professor is only about eight oceans, and a big meat bun only costs two cents.
The servant didn't dare to take it. He lowered his head and said cautiously: "You are the second master's guest, how dare I take the money? This is my duty. You should rest well and go down."
When the servant left, Bai Yi sat on the side of the bed and let out a long sigh of relief. Before he came, he had already thought about it. If Bai Er didn't listen to others, it would be impossible. It cannot be surpassed, he promised Bai Er today, how will he face Zhang Li and himself in the future?
When he really broke his face with Bai Er, with the reputation of the Bai family in the literati world, he was able to leave SIPG, but Bai's father didn't want to, the deal was done and he could only leave.
But Bai Er's attitude was beyond his expectation.
Maybe... Bai Er didn't come for him in the first place.
Bai Yi was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized.
If Bai Er uses other reasons to persecute him, he still dares to speak out. Although the Bai family is not considered to be unambiguous among literati, it is still popular in the whole country. mouth, to stop the literati's verbal criticism.
Don’t underestimate the ability of literati. Although they are all weak scholars, they hold pens and not guns, but they are the ones who influence the country’s thinking. Climbing up and shouting, the effect is so great that even people sitting in the capital will be afraid.
Just look at Bai Er who only dared to lock up the students, and didn't dare to know what to do with them. If he really touched those students, he would be cut off from the world of literati.
Now Bai Er doesn't lack anything, what he lacks is reputation, if the Bai family can become his companion, Bai Er's reputation can be wiped out.
And it is absolutely impossible for Bai Yi to tell about Bai Er's courtship to him. If he really said it, he would become a talking point in others' mouths and would be smeared by the Bai family, so Bai Er just needs to let it go Bai Yi, changing the request from a lover to a friend, you don't even need to think about how Bai Yi will choose.
... This man is terrible.
He plays|plays with people's hearts|plays with great proficiency.
Moreover, according to the news that Bai Yi heard, Bai Er is not a person who likes to go to romantic places, and he has never had any lovers around him. The person who had been his girlfriend was also a well-known courtesan in SIPG, and that courtesan was almost old enough to be Bai Er's mother.
But if you want to be an excellent socialite, you don't rely on your age, but on your emotional intelligence and connections. No matter how old you are, as long as you can keep in touch with all parties, make connections with many parties, and know a lot of information, you can always appear in high-end occasions.
Bai Er...
So intelligent and close to a monster, if he was not born in this era and in ancient times, he would probably be a generation of heroes.
But he is too ruthless, if Bai Yi is really an ordinary young master in this era, he probably would have fought him to death long ago.
I heard that Baier also has contacts with foreign countries. After all, there is a shortage of medicines now. Although penicillin is only the most basic antibiotic in the eyes of later generations, foreign countries have always controlled the production. Except for the pharmaceutical factory in Baierli, all over the country, if you want penicillin, you can only buy it from buy abroad.
Especially in the military, the demand for penicillin is too great, and the military funds spent on it every year are not a small amount, and almost all of this money goes into Bai Er's pocket.
Bai Yi didn't sleep well all night. He just found out that he had fallen into Bai Er's trap, and he couldn't repent. He could only admit that the other party was indeed better than him in this respect.
It wasn't pleasant to admit that someone else was better than him, especially since he waited until the dust had settled.
But it's not a bad thing, after all, Father Bai also allowed himself to win Bai Er.
If Bai Er could really support them, Bai Yi turned around, and maybe he could change the situation.
In the morning, Bai Yi woke up naturally. It was only six o'clock when he woke up. He changed his clothes and was led by the servant to wash up. When he came out of the bathroom, Bai Er was already sitting at the dining table.
The breakfast is very rich, with side dishes, porridge, soup dumplings, and fried dough sticks and other favorite meals of Chinese people.
There was a table full.
Besides Bai Er, there are two men and three women on the table, all of them are Bai Er's younger siblings.
Bai Er first introduced to his family: "This is the eldest son of the Bai family. He just came back from Russia last year."
The brothers and sisters of the Bai family were very supportive and said a few good things.
This breakfast, Bai Yi, was tasteless. Fortunately, after eating, the brothers and sisters of the Bai family went to school one after another, and Bai Yi followed Bai Er into the car and went to the pier together.
Having been in SIPG for so long, Bai Yi spends most of his time socializing outside. Bai’s family is an outsider in SIPG, and even if their reputation is outside of SIPG, their foundation is not stable. Bai’s father is not sociable, and Bai’s mother is only the housekeeper. The management of the property was overwhelmed, so the burden of communication fell on the eldest son.
Therefore, Bai Yi has no time to visit the most famous pier in SIPG.
Although it is early in the morning, the wharf has already started work, and countless cargo ships are on the shore. The laborers carry the goods on board or off the ships, sort them and transport them away. It is still cold in the morning, and there are many laborers. They were wearing unlined undershirts, covered in sweat, some of them were skinny, and they were carrying loads larger than their own bodies.
"Back then, the Bai family built their home on this pier." Bai Er stood beside Bai Yi. He was wearing a long gown, his face was as white as jade, and he had an elegant demeanor. "Without this pier, the Bai family would not be where it is today."
Bai Yi sighed: "Time changes and the world changes."
The Bai family back then was just a small family that the upper class looked down upon in SIPG.
Who would have thought that the Bai family would still have today?
Few families stood up, but many fell down. Layers of corpses were piled together, with beautiful flowers on the top and dry bones on the bottom.
"If it weren't for the second master, the Bai family wouldn't have such a big family business." Bai Yi said sincerely. After all, when Mr. Bai was in charge of the family, he only controlled half of the merchants in Shanghai. All the merchant checkpoints in Hong Kong have the surname Bai.
Bai Er smiled and said, "It's just that the old man and the others have a good foundation."
"I have a batch of penicillin in my hand, but I haven't found a buyer yet." Bai Er looked at the pier with a normal attitude, as if this batch of medicine was not important.
Bai Yi: "I don't know what price the second master is going to sell."
Bai Er: "It depends on how much sincerity you have. This batch of medicines is cheap and expensive."
Bai Yi thought for a while: "I still have to go home and discuss with my father, I can't make the decision."
Bai Er: "I hope Mr. Bo will make a decision earlier. There are quite a few people who want this batch of medicine."
After seeing the pier, Bai Yi refused Bai Er's persuasion, and went home by car.
"Bai Er's meaning is probably to let Dad speak up." Bai Yi analyzed, "Now the Bai family can get what they want, but they have a bad reputation. With Dad's help, the Bai family's reputation can be restored."
Bai's father sneered: "It's beautiful to think about being a patriotic entrepreneur while making a fortune in the country."
Bai Yi didn't speak.
Father Bai looked angry, but finally calmed down: "Forget it, I don't care about my old face, as long as I can contribute something, it's okay to lose my old face."
Father Bai has the nobility of a literati in his bones, but he also has the spirit of sacrifice of a patriot.
He never spared his reputation.
Bai Yi has some admiration for this old man who has been dreaming of saving the country all his life.
A large part of the Bai family's wealth was used by Bai's father to support students and patriotic movements. When Bai Yi was a child, Bai's father used the best paper, the most expensive inkstone, and the brush only used wolf hair. Now Bai My father can use the cheapest pen and the most popular paper.
Perhaps in the eyes of some people, these actions are extremely stupid, but in Bai Yi's view, it is for the sake of the country's righteousness to be able to give up ordinary people but not to give up.
One of the reasons why the country in later generations can grow from a backward populous country to the world's second largest economy is that during this period, countless people of insight and patriots scattered their wealth and dedicated themselves to the country .
Even the students dared to face foreign guns and cannons and took to the streets to speak out for the country.
Students went on strike, workers went on strike, merchants went on strike, literati took to the streets to give speeches, and people from all walks of life abandoned their own interests and united sincerely, only then did they gain a little voice.
Father Bai immediately picked up a pen and paper, wrote letters to old friends, and wrote articles for newspapers.
"Bai Er wants a good reputation, then give it to him, and when he needs to contribute, he can't refuse."
After Bai's father finished writing the letter, he shed two more tears: "The reputation of the whole life will be ruined once."
Bai Yi couldn't stand it anymore: "Dad, why don't I write it."
Father Bai shook his head: "No, you are the eldest son, and the Bai family will rely on you in the future. Your reputation must not be stained, but I am different. Even if people outside scold me, the Bai family will not be hurt."
"I'm getting old, and the Bai family will rely on you in the future." Father Bai looked at Bai Yi, "When the critical moment comes, even the Bai family can give up."
"Although your second brother is absurd, his nature is not bad. Take care of him."
"Although Meiru is a woman, her mind is better than Mingqiu's. If there is something important, let Meiru go."
Bai's father grabbed Bai Yi's wrist: "When the country is in danger, people who dare to sacrifice are more needed. Don't blame the father for being cruel. There is a family with a country. If there is no country, where is the Bai family?"
Bai Yi said solemnly: "Dad, I understand that when the crisis really comes, I will make a decisive decision."
Father Bai: "Okay! Children in the family, you are the most like me!"
Bai Yi: "..."
After leaving Father Bai's study, Bai Yi was stopped by Meiru in the corridor, and Meiru first complained: "Brother, when will the second brother stop? I think he is sick because of his leisure, and he went with someone last night." Sanqiao is famous over there..."
Meiru stomped her feet: "I can't even say it!"
Bai Yi rubbed his temples. To be honest, when he was in the real world, he thought it would be nice to have younger brothers and sisters, but now he doesn't think about it at all. They say that the elder sister is like a mother, and the elder brother is like a father. It's good, he didn't know how many times he spanked Bai Mingqiu's butt, but Bai Mingqiu was still stubborn, especially since they were still a family and couldn't kill their relatives righteously.
With a cold face, Bai Yi went straight to Bai Mingqiu's room.
Bai Mingqiu came back late yesterday, and it was almost noon before he woke up. Bai Yi opened the door and waited on Bai Mingqiu's girl—even the girl who gave birth to him did not dare to stop him. Apart from Bai's father and Bai's mother, Bai Yi said nothing.
Bai Yi lifted the quilt, and Bai Mingqiu said in a daze, "It's so early in the morning, who is it?"
He was dragged up by Bai Yi and was beaten hard.
The beating made Bai Mingqiu's face run down with tears and snot, and he cried, "I'm already this old, why are you still beating me?"
Bai Yi's own palms were also red: "You don't do ridiculous things, who has the spare time to beat you? Last night you went to Sanqiao, if you let Dad know, I'm afraid it will not be as simple as a beating."
Bai Mingqiu was even more aggrieved: "You hit me without asking me why I went! I went to meet the principal of the normal school last night, and Sanqiao was just a cover. If we went there, no one would doubt that we were talking about serious things. , if you don’t believe me, ask Xiao He, he accompanied me last night.”
Bai Yi: "...Then what are you talking about?"
Bai Mingqiu stopped crying, and said with curled lips, "You just hit me."
Bai Yi: "If you're talking about something serious, I'll apologize to you."
Like Bai Meiru, Bai Mingqiu was almost raised by Bai Yi, and he was more afraid of Bai Yi than his father. He quickly said, "It's just about the experimental equipment. President Li said that now the tuition is cheap, and the professors are very concerned about it." Voluntary wage cuts, but no money for equipment, and you know those things aren't cheap."
Bai Yi: "Why, you have quite a lot of private money?"
Bai Mingqiu: "That's impossible. My little money can be spent abroad. I suggested to them that it's better for them to run their own newspapers. We can provide the venue, and we can get some money for the initial investment at home."
Bai Yi was silent for a while: "This is a way."
Bai Mingqiu was proud: "Brother, you can't always think that I'm a waste, you have to admit that I'm still useful."
Bai Yi: "But do you know that most of the newspapers have been losing money, and few have made money?"
Bai Mingqiu: "For investment, the professors in the normal school are quite famous."
"Okay, prepare the materials for me. If it's feasible, I'll give you the money." Bai Yi cupped his hands and said, "Just now I wronged you indiscriminately, and I apologize to you."
Bai Mingqiu was beaten in vain, but when he saw Bai Yi apologized, he lost all anger, and felt embarrassed: "It's because I didn't choose a good place, brother, I also know that I don't have much ability, but don't worry, if it's because of This matter has caused trouble for the family, so I will bear it myself."
Bai Yi rubbed Bai Mingqiu's head in relief, and Lao Huai comforted him: "It's as long as you have this heart, the sky is falling, and I will support it. As long as you do the right thing, don't worry about the consequences. Do it, just think about failure, and you won’t be able to do anything.”
Bai Mingqiu's face was touched, his elder brother almost never praised him, and once in a while, he felt like he was going to fly.
Bai Meiru stood at the door with a look of embarrassment.
She felt that her second brother's beating was wronged because of her.
"That's right." Bai Yi said suddenly, "Mrs. Zhao is going to hold a dance, so Meiru will come with me. It would be best if I can talk to Mrs. Zhao, and if not, I will also know a few more people."
Bai Meiru said quickly: "Mrs. Zhao likes to play cards. I just learned it a few days ago."
Bai Yi was even more comforted, his brothers and sisters were reliable, and the pressure on him would be much less.
As long as there is one family, everyone works hard in one place, has the same will, and all upholds the same spirit, then nothing can't be done. ....,,
Bai Yi stared at Bai Er, Bai Er was born so well, even if what he said made people uncomfortable, but he couldn't get too angry, Bai Yi sighed: "If I promise you, no one will dare to say it if it spreads." If you say no, how can I behave in the future?"
"A person lives for a lifetime, and he lives with a face, don't you think?"
"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about my own family, my father may beat me to death, and the Bai family does not have such an unworthy descendant as me." Bai Yi said it sincerely, although he also knew that these words would not impress the other party, but You can only try it.
Although this city seems to be free, it is at the intersection of old and new, with both the dross of the old era and the hope of the new era.
But along with freedom, there is also a lack of morality, which can be seen from the fact that the traditional show Bao Opera has stepped from the shadows to the stage.
"What the young master said is true." Bai Er's attitude changed suddenly, as if he had put on a polite cloak again, "In that case, what does the young master think? As I said before, I have always been very kind to my family. Inclusive."
Bai Yi: "Second Master and I are not fellow travelers."
Bai Er laughed: "Why aren't you a fellow traveler?"
Bai Yi's eyes were firm: "Second Master's plan is only a SIPG, and Yunting's plan is not a SIPG."
Bai Er: "Young Master, please clear up your doubts."
Bai Yi: "Nowadays the warlords are fighting, and Shandong was ceded to Japan by the imperial powers. Yun Ting is not talented, but he is willing to speak out for the country and the people, and light a little light."
Bai Er had a smile on his face, but there was a bit of disdain in his smile: "As expected of the young master of the Bai family, but in today's world, what can you do?"
Bai Yi looked at Bai Er neither humble nor overbearing: "Yunting heard that Mr. Chen is now the general secretary, and he published the party program, saying that regardless of class or status, as long as they are free people, they can become a part of them."
But Bai Er dismissed it: "They? They have a reputation, that is, no one has no guns, but a group of scholars are just dreaming."
Bai Yi: "What about the second master? If there is chaos in SIPG in the future, is the second master planning to go to the UK, or to the United States? Or to Hong Kong and Taiwan? I heard that the second master also has property in Hong Kong, so I'm afraid it's the way out? "
Bai Er picked up the teacup, his eyes were picturesque, if he didn't know that he was Bai Er, he might have thought he was the spoiled young master of some family: "Don't talk to me, young master, I'll just say it, not only Hong Kong has my property , Taiwan and the United States also have them, and the cunning rabbit has three caves, let alone me? I don’t get involved in domestic affairs, I’m a businessman, I only talk about business.”
"Isn't that true?" Bai Yi also picked up his teacup, "If we only talk about business, SIPG will still be the SIPG of the second master?"
Bai Er laughed: "The Bai family has been running for several generations, and all walks of life should show some face."
"Speaking of which, Yunting has been here for so long, but I haven't seen the second master's family." Bai Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
Bai Er: "Is this the ugly daughter-in-law who wants to see her in-laws?"
Bai Yi's complexion changed, and Bai Er said again: "I misunderstood, the young and the young are not ugly. I heard that they were famous handsome men in Nanping before. They all said that Nanping's color, the young and the young had [-]% of it."
Bai Yi: "If you talk about face, I'm not as good as the second master."
Bai Er was not angry, and said with a smile: "How do you say that? No one mentions this nowadays. Looks are born, given by parents, nothing else."
Bai Yi didn't say a word. So far, no one knows how the Bai family uncle died. It is said that he had an emergency, but there are always people guessing that it was Bai Erxia's hand. Although he is not a brother, he is also a father. Growing up under the eaves, he was able to kill his own elder brother cruelly, which is evident in his vicious methods.
Especially after Uncle Bai died, old Mr. Bai also went there in less than a year because of his grief.
There are constant speculations from the outside world, but they are willing to believe that Bai Er killed Bai Da, but they are unwilling to believe that Bai Er killed his father, or even if someone believes it, they dare not say it.
The old lady Bai went crazy after the death of her son and her husband, and she has been locked up in another hospital. It is called recuperation, but no one knows what happened.
As for Bai Er's two half-brothers and three younger sisters, they were all raised by Bai Er as his loyal dog. They never said a word about Bai Er when they were out of the house. If someone spoke ill of Bai Er, they would get angry instead.
"Up to now, the young master hasn't given me an accurate answer." Bai Er sighed, "Is it my Bai Er's character is not good, or the young master has other scruples? If you have scruples, it's okay to say it."
Bai Yi: "Like I said, I am not the same traveler as the second master. If you only want a romantic relationship, you want to come to Shanghai to look better than me and have a high status. It is not uncommon for someone who is willing to have a romantic relationship with the second master for a night. If you want a long-term , always go the same way.”
"So, young master is determined to reject me?" Bai Er's eyes suddenly sharpened.
Bai Yi: "If the second master doesn't dislike it, I'd like to associate with the second master. As a friend, I must be competent. As long as the ideas are consistent, I will be your most loyal friend."
Bai Er said meaningfully: "Loyalty——"
Bai Er glanced at his watch: "It's getting late, I asked someone to clean up the young master's guest room, if you are a friend, please invite the young master to stay here for one night, I, Bai Er, am not an unreasonable person, I can't force you When it comes to things, you can rest assured."
Bai Yi stood up: "I believe the words of the second master. In the past few months in SIPG, I don't say that I understand him, but I also know how the second master is."
Bai Er: "But I've never been so confident in my character."
Bai Yi just smiled and said nothing, and the two looked at each other, unexpectedly there was a bit of tacit understanding.
Bai Er: "Young Master, have a good night's rest. Tomorrow, I will take Young Master for a walk around SIPG. Young Master has not been in Hong Kong for a long time, so I haven't visited the pier yet."
Bai Yi: "That's just right. I heard that half of SIPG's glory today is due to the pier."
Bai Er: "That's a good point. Nowadays, if foreign things want to enter the inland, they either go to Hong Kong or go to the port. However, Hong Kong has complicated forces, so it is not as good as SIPG."
Nonsense, SIPG is now dominated by the Baier family. In a large group, only Baier has the voice of one person. Everyone is working together. It is more powerful than the power struggles of Hong Kong, not only a star and a half.
What's more, domestic porcelain and silk can still be sold at a good price abroad, and Bai Er naturally earns a lot of money from the two sides.
The servants of the Bai family led Bai Yi to the guest room, probably because of Bai Er's bad temper, the servants acted like walking on eggshells, even to Bai Yi, a guest, they were too polite.
"If you have something to do at night, just ring the bell next to the bed."
Bai Yi: "Thank you."
He took out two oceans as a reward.
Two oceans is quite a lot. If he hadn't come to Bai's house, Bai Yi wouldn't have brought too much money with him. After all, the monthly salary of a university professor is only about eight oceans, and a big meat bun only costs two cents.
The servant didn't dare to take it. He lowered his head and said cautiously: "You are the second master's guest, how dare I take the money? This is my duty. You should rest well and go down."
When the servant left, Bai Yi sat on the side of the bed and let out a long sigh of relief. Before he came, he had already thought about it. If Bai Er didn't listen to others, it would be impossible. It cannot be surpassed, he promised Bai Er today, how will he face Zhang Li and himself in the future?
When he really broke his face with Bai Er, with the reputation of the Bai family in the literati world, he was able to leave SIPG, but Bai's father didn't want to, the deal was done and he could only leave.
But Bai Er's attitude was beyond his expectation.
Maybe... Bai Er didn't come for him in the first place.
Bai Yi was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized.
If Bai Er uses other reasons to persecute him, he still dares to speak out. Although the Bai family is not considered to be unambiguous among literati, it is still popular in the whole country. mouth, to stop the literati's verbal criticism.
Don’t underestimate the ability of literati. Although they are all weak scholars, they hold pens and not guns, but they are the ones who influence the country’s thinking. Climbing up and shouting, the effect is so great that even people sitting in the capital will be afraid.
Just look at Bai Er who only dared to lock up the students, and didn't dare to know what to do with them. If he really touched those students, he would be cut off from the world of literati.
Now Bai Er doesn't lack anything, what he lacks is reputation, if the Bai family can become his companion, Bai Er's reputation can be wiped out.
And it is absolutely impossible for Bai Yi to tell about Bai Er's courtship to him. If he really said it, he would become a talking point in others' mouths and would be smeared by the Bai family, so Bai Er just needs to let it go Bai Yi, changing the request from a lover to a friend, you don't even need to think about how Bai Yi will choose.
... This man is terrible.
He plays|plays with people's hearts|plays with great proficiency.
Moreover, according to the news that Bai Yi heard, Bai Er is not a person who likes to go to romantic places, and he has never had any lovers around him. The person who had been his girlfriend was also a well-known courtesan in SIPG, and that courtesan was almost old enough to be Bai Er's mother.
But if you want to be an excellent socialite, you don't rely on your age, but on your emotional intelligence and connections. No matter how old you are, as long as you can keep in touch with all parties, make connections with many parties, and know a lot of information, you can always appear in high-end occasions.
Bai Er...
So intelligent and close to a monster, if he was not born in this era and in ancient times, he would probably be a generation of heroes.
But he is too ruthless, if Bai Yi is really an ordinary young master in this era, he probably would have fought him to death long ago.
I heard that Baier also has contacts with foreign countries. After all, there is a shortage of medicines now. Although penicillin is only the most basic antibiotic in the eyes of later generations, foreign countries have always controlled the production. Except for the pharmaceutical factory in Baierli, all over the country, if you want penicillin, you can only buy it from buy abroad.
Especially in the military, the demand for penicillin is too great, and the military funds spent on it every year are not a small amount, and almost all of this money goes into Bai Er's pocket.
Bai Yi didn't sleep well all night. He just found out that he had fallen into Bai Er's trap, and he couldn't repent. He could only admit that the other party was indeed better than him in this respect.
It wasn't pleasant to admit that someone else was better than him, especially since he waited until the dust had settled.
But it's not a bad thing, after all, Father Bai also allowed himself to win Bai Er.
If Bai Er could really support them, Bai Yi turned around, and maybe he could change the situation.
In the morning, Bai Yi woke up naturally. It was only six o'clock when he woke up. He changed his clothes and was led by the servant to wash up. When he came out of the bathroom, Bai Er was already sitting at the dining table.
The breakfast is very rich, with side dishes, porridge, soup dumplings, and fried dough sticks and other favorite meals of Chinese people.
There was a table full.
Besides Bai Er, there are two men and three women on the table, all of them are Bai Er's younger siblings.
Bai Er first introduced to his family: "This is the eldest son of the Bai family. He just came back from Russia last year."
The brothers and sisters of the Bai family were very supportive and said a few good things.
This breakfast, Bai Yi, was tasteless. Fortunately, after eating, the brothers and sisters of the Bai family went to school one after another, and Bai Yi followed Bai Er into the car and went to the pier together.
Having been in SIPG for so long, Bai Yi spends most of his time socializing outside. Bai’s family is an outsider in SIPG, and even if their reputation is outside of SIPG, their foundation is not stable. Bai’s father is not sociable, and Bai’s mother is only the housekeeper. The management of the property was overwhelmed, so the burden of communication fell on the eldest son.
Therefore, Bai Yi has no time to visit the most famous pier in SIPG.
Although it is early in the morning, the wharf has already started work, and countless cargo ships are on the shore. The laborers carry the goods on board or off the ships, sort them and transport them away. It is still cold in the morning, and there are many laborers. They were wearing unlined undershirts, covered in sweat, some of them were skinny, and they were carrying loads larger than their own bodies.
"Back then, the Bai family built their home on this pier." Bai Er stood beside Bai Yi. He was wearing a long gown, his face was as white as jade, and he had an elegant demeanor. "Without this pier, the Bai family would not be where it is today."
Bai Yi sighed: "Time changes and the world changes."
The Bai family back then was just a small family that the upper class looked down upon in SIPG.
Who would have thought that the Bai family would still have today?
Few families stood up, but many fell down. Layers of corpses were piled together, with beautiful flowers on the top and dry bones on the bottom.
"If it weren't for the second master, the Bai family wouldn't have such a big family business." Bai Yi said sincerely. After all, when Mr. Bai was in charge of the family, he only controlled half of the merchants in Shanghai. All the merchant checkpoints in Hong Kong have the surname Bai.
Bai Er smiled and said, "It's just that the old man and the others have a good foundation."
"I have a batch of penicillin in my hand, but I haven't found a buyer yet." Bai Er looked at the pier with a normal attitude, as if this batch of medicine was not important.
Bai Yi: "I don't know what price the second master is going to sell."
Bai Er: "It depends on how much sincerity you have. This batch of medicines is cheap and expensive."
Bai Yi thought for a while: "I still have to go home and discuss with my father, I can't make the decision."
Bai Er: "I hope Mr. Bo will make a decision earlier. There are quite a few people who want this batch of medicine."
After seeing the pier, Bai Yi refused Bai Er's persuasion, and went home by car.
"Bai Er's meaning is probably to let Dad speak up." Bai Yi analyzed, "Now the Bai family can get what they want, but they have a bad reputation. With Dad's help, the Bai family's reputation can be restored."
Bai's father sneered: "It's beautiful to think about being a patriotic entrepreneur while making a fortune in the country."
Bai Yi didn't speak.
Father Bai looked angry, but finally calmed down: "Forget it, I don't care about my old face, as long as I can contribute something, it's okay to lose my old face."
Father Bai has the nobility of a literati in his bones, but he also has the spirit of sacrifice of a patriot.
He never spared his reputation.
Bai Yi has some admiration for this old man who has been dreaming of saving the country all his life.
A large part of the Bai family's wealth was used by Bai's father to support students and patriotic movements. When Bai Yi was a child, Bai's father used the best paper, the most expensive inkstone, and the brush only used wolf hair. Now Bai My father can use the cheapest pen and the most popular paper.
Perhaps in the eyes of some people, these actions are extremely stupid, but in Bai Yi's view, it is for the sake of the country's righteousness to be able to give up ordinary people but not to give up.
One of the reasons why the country in later generations can grow from a backward populous country to the world's second largest economy is that during this period, countless people of insight and patriots scattered their wealth and dedicated themselves to the country .
Even the students dared to face foreign guns and cannons and took to the streets to speak out for the country.
Students went on strike, workers went on strike, merchants went on strike, literati took to the streets to give speeches, and people from all walks of life abandoned their own interests and united sincerely, only then did they gain a little voice.
Father Bai immediately picked up a pen and paper, wrote letters to old friends, and wrote articles for newspapers.
"Bai Er wants a good reputation, then give it to him, and when he needs to contribute, he can't refuse."
After Bai's father finished writing the letter, he shed two more tears: "The reputation of the whole life will be ruined once."
Bai Yi couldn't stand it anymore: "Dad, why don't I write it."
Father Bai shook his head: "No, you are the eldest son, and the Bai family will rely on you in the future. Your reputation must not be stained, but I am different. Even if people outside scold me, the Bai family will not be hurt."
"I'm getting old, and the Bai family will rely on you in the future." Father Bai looked at Bai Yi, "When the critical moment comes, even the Bai family can give up."
"Although your second brother is absurd, his nature is not bad. Take care of him."
"Although Meiru is a woman, her mind is better than Mingqiu's. If there is something important, let Meiru go."
Bai's father grabbed Bai Yi's wrist: "When the country is in danger, people who dare to sacrifice are more needed. Don't blame the father for being cruel. There is a family with a country. If there is no country, where is the Bai family?"
Bai Yi said solemnly: "Dad, I understand that when the crisis really comes, I will make a decisive decision."
Father Bai: "Okay! Children in the family, you are the most like me!"
Bai Yi: "..."
After leaving Father Bai's study, Bai Yi was stopped by Meiru in the corridor, and Meiru first complained: "Brother, when will the second brother stop? I think he is sick because of his leisure, and he went with someone last night." Sanqiao is famous over there..."
Meiru stomped her feet: "I can't even say it!"
Bai Yi rubbed his temples. To be honest, when he was in the real world, he thought it would be nice to have younger brothers and sisters, but now he doesn't think about it at all. They say that the elder sister is like a mother, and the elder brother is like a father. It's good, he didn't know how many times he spanked Bai Mingqiu's butt, but Bai Mingqiu was still stubborn, especially since they were still a family and couldn't kill their relatives righteously.
With a cold face, Bai Yi went straight to Bai Mingqiu's room.
Bai Mingqiu came back late yesterday, and it was almost noon before he woke up. Bai Yi opened the door and waited on Bai Mingqiu's girl—even the girl who gave birth to him did not dare to stop him. Apart from Bai's father and Bai's mother, Bai Yi said nothing.
Bai Yi lifted the quilt, and Bai Mingqiu said in a daze, "It's so early in the morning, who is it?"
He was dragged up by Bai Yi and was beaten hard.
The beating made Bai Mingqiu's face run down with tears and snot, and he cried, "I'm already this old, why are you still beating me?"
Bai Yi's own palms were also red: "You don't do ridiculous things, who has the spare time to beat you? Last night you went to Sanqiao, if you let Dad know, I'm afraid it will not be as simple as a beating."
Bai Mingqiu was even more aggrieved: "You hit me without asking me why I went! I went to meet the principal of the normal school last night, and Sanqiao was just a cover. If we went there, no one would doubt that we were talking about serious things. , if you don’t believe me, ask Xiao He, he accompanied me last night.”
Bai Yi: "...Then what are you talking about?"
Bai Mingqiu stopped crying, and said with curled lips, "You just hit me."
Bai Yi: "If you're talking about something serious, I'll apologize to you."
Like Bai Meiru, Bai Mingqiu was almost raised by Bai Yi, and he was more afraid of Bai Yi than his father. He quickly said, "It's just about the experimental equipment. President Li said that now the tuition is cheap, and the professors are very concerned about it." Voluntary wage cuts, but no money for equipment, and you know those things aren't cheap."
Bai Yi: "Why, you have quite a lot of private money?"
Bai Mingqiu: "That's impossible. My little money can be spent abroad. I suggested to them that it's better for them to run their own newspapers. We can provide the venue, and we can get some money for the initial investment at home."
Bai Yi was silent for a while: "This is a way."
Bai Mingqiu was proud: "Brother, you can't always think that I'm a waste, you have to admit that I'm still useful."
Bai Yi: "But do you know that most of the newspapers have been losing money, and few have made money?"
Bai Mingqiu: "For investment, the professors in the normal school are quite famous."
"Okay, prepare the materials for me. If it's feasible, I'll give you the money." Bai Yi cupped his hands and said, "Just now I wronged you indiscriminately, and I apologize to you."
Bai Mingqiu was beaten in vain, but when he saw Bai Yi apologized, he lost all anger, and felt embarrassed: "It's because I didn't choose a good place, brother, I also know that I don't have much ability, but don't worry, if it's because of This matter has caused trouble for the family, so I will bear it myself."
Bai Yi rubbed Bai Mingqiu's head in relief, and Lao Huai comforted him: "It's as long as you have this heart, the sky is falling, and I will support it. As long as you do the right thing, don't worry about the consequences. Do it, just think about failure, and you won’t be able to do anything.”
Bai Mingqiu's face was touched, his elder brother almost never praised him, and once in a while, he felt like he was going to fly.
Bai Meiru stood at the door with a look of embarrassment.
She felt that her second brother's beating was wronged because of her.
"That's right." Bai Yi said suddenly, "Mrs. Zhao is going to hold a dance, so Meiru will come with me. It would be best if I can talk to Mrs. Zhao, and if not, I will also know a few more people."
Bai Meiru said quickly: "Mrs. Zhao likes to play cards. I just learned it a few days ago."
Bai Yi was even more comforted, his brothers and sisters were reliable, and the pressure on him would be much less.
As long as there is one family, everyone works hard in one place, has the same will, and all upholds the same spirit, then nothing can't be done. ....,,
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