In the warm soup pool, the surface of the pool was shrouded in white mist, and Bai Yi was in a complicated mood. The distance between him and Bai Er was less than an arm's length away.

"What's the matter?" Bai Er said with a smile, "Could it be that the young master suddenly changed his mind and discovered the benefits of my humble servant?"

Bai Yi shook his head and said a thousand words, but at this moment they were all speechless.

Just when the awkward atmosphere was growing, the waiter brought a group of coquettishly dressed women into the small courtyard. Nowadays, all leisure and entertainment places in SIPG cannot do without prostitutes. Many girls from poor families in the surrounding villages and towns, just a As a result, he came here with the hope of the whole family on his back, earning money to support his family.

Soldiers have today and tomorrow, hands loose, prostitutes can earn a lot.

The waiter brought seven or eight of them in and stood in a row. They were all in uniform cheongsams with high slits, and wore colorful ornaments on their heads. They stood there with low eyebrows and graceful curves. The waiter stood aside: "Two gentlemen , these are all the massage girls in the store, and their skills are all top-notch, do you two want to..."

Bai Er raised his head, but the waiter stopped talking and didn't dare to back down.

Bai Er turned his head and raised his eyebrows at Bai Yi: "Do you want to keep one?"

Bai Yi: "Second Master was joking, let them go down."

Bai Er said to the waiter, "Didn't you hear what Eldest Young Master said?"

The waiter was in a hurry to deliver, bent down and said, "Yes."

He took the girls away.

"The youngest is in Russia, so he never had a girlfriend?" Bai Er said with a normal expression, "I heard that Russian girls are all beautiful, and the youngest is still young. I think there are many confidante in Russia."

Bai Yi shook his head: "When I went to Russia, our national power was weak, and Yun Ting's power was weak, but he also wanted to do his best, so he never slacked off for a moment, and he really didn't have the time and energy to talk about love."

Bai Er didn't say anything, he could only pick up a glass of wine and drink with Bai Yi after respecting each other.

"Eldest Young Master hasn't answered my question just now." Bai Er, "If you don't tell me, I will think that I, Bai, is invincible in charm, but after soaking in the soup, Eldest Young Master changed his mind."

Bai Yi put the wine glass back on the floating plate, he smiled, and the gentleness between his brows was too gentle, he was born with a good temper, but he has never been like this now, the gentleness and true feelings are floating on the surface, you can see it at a glance .

Bai Er's face suddenly turned cold: "What's the matter, I just asked a question, and it reminded the young master of the old man?"

Bai Yi: "Second Master is joking, I feel a little dizzy, where is Second Master?"

Bai Er sneered: "I'm not dizzy, since the young master is dizzy, it's from going up."

Bai Yi didn't think Bai Er's eccentric look was disgusting, but rather cute, so he didn't bother with him, walked up to the pool by himself, and was going to sit indoors, make a pot of tea, and set up the chessboard.

After a few minutes, Bai Er came up as expected, the two sat cross-legged facing each other, Bai Yi had already ordered tea, the fragrance of the tea was overflowing, and the fragrance was tangy, Bai Er saw that Bai Yi had already held the white stone and dropped it, so he took the black stone .

"Second Master, I heard that SIPG is going to change its military governor." Bai Yi handed Bai Er tea.

Bai Er glanced at Bai Yi: "The young master is well informed."

Bai Yi: "I don't know if it's true or not. I just heard it by chance. Please clear up my doubts."

Bai Erluozi, he laughed arrogantly and complacently: "Whoever it is, a strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake. Unless it's Japanese, no one cares. Even if the crown prince comes, I can tell him to go back in disgrace."

Bai Yi: "Second Master is afraid of the Japanese?"

Bai Er: "Your Majesty, don't provoke me. Now the British and the French dare not offend the Japanese in SIPG, let alone me, a small businessman?"

"Just now the second master said that a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake, I thought the second master was a local snake." Bai Yi continued a cup of tea.

Bai Er put down his teacup, his expression became serious, he changed from his sloppy attitude just now, like a monster hiding in the shadows, ready to slit the enemy's throat at any time: "What exactly do you want to say, Young Master?"

Bai Yi shook his head: "It's nothing, I just thought about it for a while, is the second master still dating?"

Bai Er put the chess piece back, looked up at Bai Yi: "You lost."

Bai Yi looked down and saw that he had indeed lost—his chess skills were really bad, even Bai's father said that he was excellent in everything, but he had no talent in chess.

Bai Yi: "Yunting lost, let the second master laugh."

Bai Er smiled and said, "Are you willing to admit defeat?"

Bai Yi also laughed: "I don't remember what I bet with the second master. As a person, I have always had bad luck with gambling, and I have never gambled."

Bai Yi said again: "The new warlord seems to be surnamed Wu."

Bai Er: "Wu Zhongzhao is a confidant over there. It seems that he wants to hold SIPG back in his hands, and those who get SIPG will get the economy. I got the news that Wu Zhongzhao is coming, and I just wait for him to officially set foot on the island." port."

Bai Er drank the last sip of tea with a stern expression: "I, Bai Er, have never bowed to anyone in my life. If he dares to come, I dare to pick him up."

"It's better to have a Chinese than a Japanese."

Nowadays, there are shadows of Japanese in military leaders everywhere, and there are many Chinese people working for the Japanese. In the eyes of some people, it is better to be a traitor than to be a Chinese.

Bai Yi suddenly asked: "If the person who comes is really Japanese, what will the second master do?"

Bai Er narrowed his eyes slightly, with a murderous look: "Bai Er is not talented, but he shed the blood of Chinese people. If it is really Japanese... we can only gamble."

"Japan has occupied Shandong, do they still want to occupy SIPG?" Bai Er pursed his lips tightly, "Make me a subjugated slave?"

Bai Yi cupped his hands and said, "Second Master is righteous, I will thank Second Master on behalf of the people of Shanghai."

Bai Er stretched out his hand and wrapped Bai Yi's fist: "I know what you mean, don't worry, don't worry, no matter who comes, I will never change my opinion."

Wu Zhongzhao was born in the direct line. He also has an elder brother who is also a soldier.

But although he is a general, the current situation is not something he can control. This time he came, he was also ordered to hold SIPG, take down the economic lifeline of SIPG, and make SIPG completely their SIPG.

In today's SIPG, only Bai Er can compete with him.

With Bai Er's order, all the docks and merchants in SIPG will only follow Bai Er's lead.

Bai Yi smiled at Bai Eryi.

Bai Er suddenly said softly: "Today, young master, why don't you rest at my house? Let's talk at night by candlelight, so that I can show my kindness as a landlord."

The drunken man didn't mean to drink, but Bai Yi readily agreed: "Please also send someone to my house to tell the second master, so that the family members don't have to wait too long."

Bai Er didn't expect Bai Yi to agree so easily. After all, he was used to Bai Yi's honest words. Whenever Bai Yi gave him a good face, it was enough to surprise him: "It's natural, and I, Bai Er, am not that kind." unkind people."

Bai Yi stood up and made a gesture: "Second Master, please."

Bai Er walked out of the yard and went to the dressing room.

When the two of them were dressed, Bai Yi felt that he had returned to the world. He and Bai Er got into the car and returned to the Bai mansion. As soon as they stepped through the gate, the concierge stepped forward and said in Bai Er's ear, "Second Master, come home. customers."

As Bai Er walked forward, he asked, "Who?"

Concierge: "It's a man. He said his surname is Wu."

Bai Er laughed: "Go down."

When they walked into the living room, they saw a leisurely young man sitting on the sofa at a glance. He was wearing a camel-colored suit, his hair was combed back, he had standard sword eyebrows and star eyes, and a straight spine. He was from the military at a glance.

When the man saw Bai Er walking in, he stood up, with a friendly smile on his face: "Second Master Bai, I have been waiting for you for a long time, and Wu came here uninvited, and I hope Second Master will not think that I am not ignorant of etiquette."

"I have prepared a small gift, and I have asked my servants to take it away." The man said brightly, "Don't blame me for coming here empty-handed."

After speaking, the man stretched out his hand towards Bai Er.

But Bai Er walked to the other side and sat down: "Mr. Wu, you don't have to be so polite. I thought Mr. Wu won't be here for half a month. When Mr. Wu arrives, I should be the one to visit."

Wu Zhongzhao's hands froze in place, and the corners of his mouth twitched, as if he wanted to get angry, but he finally suppressed it.

Bai Er has a deep root in SIPG, and the Bai family has run the business for several generations. The power in it cannot be shaken overnight.

Wu Zhong took care of Bai Yi and asked, "This is..."

Bai Er: "Yun Ting, come and sit down. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Wu Zhongzhao, the newly appointed military governor of SIPG. In the future, the safety of SIPG will depend on Governor Wu."

Then he said to Wu Zhongzhao: "This is Bai Yi, the young master of the Bai family. He has just returned from studying in Russia and is my friend."

"A patriotic student who came back from studying abroad!" Wu Zhongzhao said with a smile, "Our chief likes such talents very much. I don't know if Young Master Bai has the heart to serve his family and the country?"

Bai Yi shook his head: "I have limited knowledge, I just want to live a safe life, serve the country and the people, and so on. I still have to rely on someone like you, Dujun Wu. For me, I'd better read books and read newspapers. It's better to talk about wars on paper."

Wu Zhongzhao smiled: "Young Master is really funny, no wonder you can become Bai Erye's friend."

Bai Yidan just laughed and didn't say much, he went to Bai Er's side, and his servants served him tea.

I just drank a lot of wine and hot tea in Tangchi, but now I can't drink any more.

Wu Zhongzhao: "Second Lord, have you lived well in SIPG these years?"

Bai Er: "It's not bad, but I'm a businessman, as long as the business is successful, I can support my family and feed the workers, I can count on a good life."

"Even in the capital, I can still hear Bai Er's name." Wu Zhongzhao did not hold on to his identity. He knew in his heart that if he wanted to gain a firm foothold in SIPG, the first thing he needed was Bai Er's support. A Bai Er without a gun barrel is nothing to worry about.

Wu Zhongzhao: "Does the second master only want to be in SIPG? Don't want to take the business to the capital?"

Bai Er shook his head and smiled: "It's hard to leave the homeland. Although Bai Er is a businessman, he is also a layman and timid."

Wu Zhongzhao: "The chief has always admired entrepreneurs like the second master, who save the country in practice, don't play tricks, only do the real thing, as long as the second master is willing, I will talk to the chief when I go back, so that the second master can get a decent job."

Bai Er raised his hand: "No need, I know the warlord has good intentions, but as Bai Er said just now, I'm timid and just want to eat peace."

Wu Zhongzhao said with a smile: "Second Master, you don't even give the officer face?"

Bai Er sighed and said: "Hey, the warlord knows that little people like us don't want to participate in the battle, but just want to make a living. Have you found a place to stay? If you don't dislike it, you can live with me a period of time."

Seeing Bai Er's reluctance, Wu Zhongzhao could only say with a smile on his face: "I have already found a place to stay, please think about what I said, sometimes you only have one chance Hold it, hold it.”

After finishing speaking, Wu Zhongzhao didn't give Bai Er any more face, turned around and walked out of the gate.

Seeing him coming out, the guards quickly leaned forward, bent over and said, "General, what do you say about Bai?"

Wu Zhongzhao lit a cigarette, and scolded: "His grandma doesn't take in the oil and salt, playing bureaucratic talk with me? I think his surname Bai doesn't want to live anymore. Do you really think he is the local emperor of SIPG?"

Soldier: "Do you want...to be him?"

Wu Zhongzhao slapped him on the head: "If I can be him, what gift would I come to give today? He, Bai Er, dares to talk to me like that? He is sure that I dare not touch him. I can be him once." Fortunately, if he can’t do it, let him save his life, and I don’t have to stay in SIPG.”

The soldier was taken aback: "He is a businessman, and he still has such abilities? Don't they all say that businessmen are after profits? We have guns, but he doesn't listen to us. I don't believe that other people's necks are stronger than the barrel of a gun." hard."

Wu Zhongzhao: "Bullshit, why do you think Bai Er has nothing to worry about? You know that merchants in SIPG depend on Bai's family for food?"

"They're not fools. With Bai Er here, everyone lives in peace and can make money safely. Without Bai Er, there will be fights and bloodshed. Small businessmen may not even be able to keep their business."

"Besides, their courage has long been frightened by Bai Er, and they have become domestic pigs. Without Bai Er's protection, they can only be slaughtered." Wu Zhongzhao sighed, "I can destroy the Bai family, It is easy to destroy the current business lines of SIPG, but it is very difficult to rebuild it."

Soldier: "Then there is nothing we can do about him now?"

Wu Zhongzhao: "What's the rush? Let's ride a donkey and read the libretto, we'll see!"

"Prepare the car, I'll go to Zhao Mansion!"

Bai Yi was reading the newspaper, and there were many articles in the newspaper, most of which were concerned about the country and the people, but they all asked questions, but none of them proposed a definite solution.

Bai Er saw that Bai Yi was engrossed, so he also leaned over to look at it. The two of them were head to head, and Bai Yi could even feel Bai Er's breathing. Bai Er: "Bolsheviks? Russian? What is it talking about?"

Bai Yi explained: "It's about the victory of the working class. The reforms of all countries depend on the elite class. Only Russia is different, so it is also called the victory of the common people. This article was published a few years ago, and now it is published again. .”

Bai Er: "Worker?"

Bai Yi nodded: "Exactly."

Bai Er didn't care about this, he had no interest in this aspect, but just listened to it.

Bai Yi: "That Governor Wu, it seems that the visitor is not friendly, the second master should be careful."

Bai Er pressed Bai Yi's shoulder: "What? Worried about me?"

Just when Bai Er thought that Bai Yi was about to refute, Bai Yi nodded solemnly and said, "Wu Zhongzhao will definitely win over Second Master when he comes here this time. If he can't win over Second Master, he will definitely find him in SIPG to replace him." If the owner of the merchant in SIPG changes hands, the life of the second master will be worthless."

Bai Er smiled and said: "Hey, you don't have to worry about me, Wu Zhongzhao just arrived, it's really wishful thinking to instigate rebellion from SIPG."

Sure enough, within two hours, someone was sent from Zhao's mansion——Zhao Zhengxun was the largest family business in SIPG besides Bai Er, and the young master of the Zhao family was sent this time.

Eldest Young Master Zhao wore a long robe, round glasses, and looked like an elegant literati. He came in to say hello first, and then asked Bai Er to talk in private.

Bai Erzhu left his servants and said to First Young Master Zhao: "Nephew, don't worry, this is my good friend, he's tight-lipped, but it's okay to say it."

Bai Er and Zhao Zhengxun called each other brothers, so there was a "virtuous nephew" who was older than him.

Fortunately, "Nephew" himself didn't care, so he said at this time: "The surname Wu just went to my house, and my father asked me to report to you."

"What did he say?" Bai Er asked nonchalantly.

Young Master Zhao: "He said that if my dad can succeed, he will report to the chief and let my dad become the director of the Hong Kong Economic Department."

Bai Er: "He is very generous, such a promise can be made so easily."

Young Master Zhao's cold sweat flowed down his forehead: "My father is loyal to Second Master. Didn't he send me here just after he left? Our Zhao family has today, thanks to Second Master's promotion. No matter what, we all You can't be a white-eyed wolf, what my father means is that the Zhao family will never say anything if the second master says one thing."

"Then let your father invite Wu Zhongzhao to your house tomorrow and kill him there." Bai Er said lightly.

Young Master Zhao stared wide-eyed, couldn't find anything to say for a while, and stammered: "...This, this..."

Bai Er raised his eyebrows: "What? Didn't you just say that I said one, and you dare not say two? Wu Zhongzhao hasn't taken over SIPG yet, and I, Bai Er, haven't collapsed yet. My words are useless?"

Young Master Zhao sweated anxiously, and with a "plop", he knelt down to Bai Er.

"Second Master, Second Master..."

His lips quivered and he was speechless.

Bai Er suddenly laughed, and changed his face in an instant: "I'm just joking with you, get up quickly, go back and tell your dad, I know about this, and I also know his loyalty."

"If, I mean if, let me know some news about him and Wu Zhongzhao being mixed up, Wu Zhongzhao, I can't move, I can still move the Zhao family, and no one can save you at that time."

Young Master Zhao was frightened out of his wits, and quickly said: "I understand, Second Master, I understand everything."

"Okay, stand up, don't kneel." Bai Er, "Those who don't know think you are a filial son of my Bai family, and you came here by your own car?"

Young Master Zhao shook his head: "I was afraid of being seen by Wu Zhongzhao's people, so I came here by rickshaw."

Bai Er: "Then I won't send you a car. In the future, I will come here often for anything. I will always give you a cup of tea. This time I have worked hard for you. Go back and tell your dad that the goods on the dock this time , I'll give him [-]%."

At this moment, Young Master Zhao was relieved, heaved a long sigh of relief, and retreated cautiously.

After Young Master Zhao left, Bai Er said to Bai Yi: "The Zhao family may not be unmoved, no one wants to have someone on their head."

Bai Yi also said: "In the long run, the Zhao family's mind will definitely be active."

Bai Er: "Master, have you ever thought about going into business?"

Bai Yi: "I used to think about it, but my father didn't allow it, so I stopped thinking."

Bai Er looked regretful: "That's really a pity."

After dinner, Bai Er led Bai Yi to his room: "Since we want to talk at night by candlelight, it's better to stay in my room. You don't have to worry, I'm not good at anything else, and my character is trustworthy. If you don't allow it, I will never act abruptly."

Bai Yi smiled and said, "I can trust Er Ye's character."

Bai Er's room is the largest, with a balcony. There is also a desk in the room, and there are paper and pens on the desk. To Bai Yi's surprise, the paper is rice paper, and the pen is a brush, not a fountain pen.

Bai Er saw that Bai Yi was fascinated by it, and explained: "This is what I learned since I was a child. The teacher said that fountain pens are for foreigners, and Chinese people still have to learn calligraphy."

Bai Yi: "If you want me to say it, it's better to learn everything."

Bai Er is sitting on the sofa indoors. There are many potted plants on his balcony, all of which have been "bald". The daffodils have not bloomed yet, but they look like garlic sprouts.

"I told my eldest son a lot about myself, but I never heard him talk about myself. I only know that my eldest son has stayed in school and has three brothers and sisters at home. Apart from that, I really don't know anything about it."

Bai Yi knew that what Bai Er said was a lie, but with Bai Erye's ability, he still couldn't find out about the Bai family?

But he still said: "There is nothing to say. My family is simple and I don't have many relatives. My mother never walked around with my father very much. She only took care of the family's property. My father is a literati. unemployed at home."

"Well, I don't have a job right now. My second brother was sent to serve as a soldier. The third sister likes to socialize. She usually plays mahjong with Mrs. Director Zhao's wife. The fourth brother is still studying abroad. return."

Bai Yi said again: "I really want to find a job, but unfortunately my father doesn't allow me to go into business or politics. I don't think it's possible. I can be a teacher instead."

Bai Er: "Teaching can't make much money."

Bai Yi said with a smile: "I can always take care of my food and clothing, and I can support my family in the future."

Bai Er had a smile in his eyes: "I have a position here. I don't ask the young master to be in business or politics. It's very stable. I don't know what the young master will do?"

Bai Yi asked: "I don't know what position the second master is talking about? In this world, is there still such a good job?"

Bai Er came to Bai Yi's side, held Bai Yi's hand, lowered his head, and Bai Yi's forehead was against the forehead, and the tip of the nose was against the tip of the nose. They looked very intimate, their eyes intertwined, their breaths intertwined .

Bai Er lowered his voice, full of ambiguity and tenderness.

"Let me tell you, what do you think of the position of the second wife of the Bai family?"

"Although Bai Er doesn't have any great skills, and what he can give is only a little bit of the Bai family's wealth, but he is sincere, and I hope the elder and younger don't dislike him."

"To put it more vulgarly, if there is Bai Er who drinks in one sip, there are big and young ones who eat in one sip."

Bai Yi held Bai Er's hand back, raised his eyebrows slightly: "The Bai family's family business cannot be said to be the only one."

Bai Er sighed: "Hey, I, Bai Er, have no talent or virtue, and I smell like copper. Other than that, I really have nothing to offer."

"If you like it, young or old, just take it."

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