The British Consul General in Tianjin has been replaced. His Chinese name is Bao Lezhang, and he is not familiar with Zhou Hexuan.
But given Zhou Hexuan's reputation and influence, Baolezhang still gave him a warm reception. After explaining his intention, Baolezhang said that such matters were not his responsibility, and wrote a handwritten letter instructing Zhou Hexuan to go to the Ministry of Industry Bureau.
The name "Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau" seems to be engaged in engineering and construction. In fact, it should be translated as "Concession Municipal Committee", which is equivalent to the governing body of each concession.
With the care of the British Consul General in Tianjin, the British Concession Industry Bureau was very easy to talk to and released him on the same day.
After detailed inquiring, Zhou Hexuan found out that it was Li Shoumin's future father-in-law who had spent money to bribe a board member of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau. The patrol office then arrested people indiscriminately and threw them into prison regardless of the impact.
On the way to the prison to pick him up, Duan Maolan said angrily: "These foreigners are really lawless. They dare to arrest people without any evidence."
Zhou Hexuan was actually very angry. If he had been arrested as a Chinese without any background or support, it would have been another unjust case. He would have been imprisoned for several years or even sentenced to death without any justification.
The privileges of these foreigners in the concession are so vast that they have no regard for Chinese law.
Since the establishment of the Nanjing government, it has been trying to take back the consular jurisdiction of the great powers in China, but with little success. Only small countries such as Denmark and Belgium have recognized the return, and great powers such as Britain, France, the United States, and Japan have not ignored the Nanjing government at all.
The gate of the concession prison opened, Li Shoumin smiled bitterly and clasped his fists: "Thank you Brother Zhou and Brother Duan for your help, otherwise I would have been in jail."
"Brother Xian, they didn't torture you, did they?" Duan Maolan asked with concern.
Li Shoumin said jokingly: "Fortunately, I didn't get hit. It's just that the food inside is not good. I haven't had dinner yet."
Zhou Hexuan said happily: "You will be hosting a treat today."
"We can't do it today. We still have business to do, so we'll hold a special banquet to thank you another day." Li Shoumin said.
Li Shoumin first called home to report that she was safe, and then went to the Tianjin Women's Association to pick up Miss Sun.
Miss Sun's name is Sun Jingxun, and she is the second daughter of Sun Zhongshan, chairman of Dazhong Bank. She is fair-skinned and slightly fat. Standing next to Li Shoumin, she looks like a couple.
After thanking Zhou Hexuan and Duan Maolan, Sun Jingxun told Li Shoumin the reason: "When my father saw the letter you wrote to me that day, he immediately became furious and scolded me for being shameless and ruining the family tradition. I retorted a few words and he slapped me
He came over and beat me to the ground. My face was swollen. The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. I cried all night and ran away from home the next day."
Li Shoumin looked carefully and found that there were still residual slap marks on his girlfriend's face. He put his arm around Sun Jingxun's shoulders and said, "I've wronged you."
"Someone is here." Sun Jingxun shyly pushed Li Shoumin away.
Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Brother Shoumin, I will go to Sun's house with you tomorrow to propose marriage. It is not an option for you to elope like this."
"It's useless," Li Shoumin shook his head helplessly, "Her father knew about Jingxun and I at the end of last year. At that time, I also came to propose marriage, but he said that the family was not the right one, the household was not right, and he also said that the teacher and the student were in love.
Ruining the family tradition. He also said that as long as I cut off the relationship with Jing Xun, no amount of money is a problem."
Zhou Hexuan was speechless. Sure enough, art comes from life. A poor boy fell in love with a rich girl. The other parent tore up a check and slapped it on the table: You can fill in the amount yourself, as long as you leave my daughter!
"Let's try again. I'll be a matchmaker." Zhou Hexuan said.
Historically, after Li Shoumin eloped with Sun Jingxun, the Sun family filed a lawsuit directly with the Tianjin District Court. The lawsuit caused a sensation in Tianjin at the time, and many newspapers sent reporters to listen. Ms. Sun argued her case in court and firmly stated that she had no
Being abducted belongs to free love.
Although Li Shoumin won the lawsuit and finally got his beauty back, he had no contact with his father-in-law's family for more than ten years, and his relatives turned into enemies.
Sun Jingxun certainly didn't want to turn against her parents. When she heard Zhou Hexuan's words, she said hopefully: "Brother Li, why don't you give it a try. Mr. Zhou is a great scholar, maybe my dad will give him face."
"That's fine." Li Shoumin didn't have much hope.
The next morning, Li Shoumin prepared gifts and brought his girlfriend to Zhou Hexuan's house to propose marriage.
The Sun family lives near the Foreigners Club. The house is much more luxurious than Zhou Hexuan's Sanletang. The garden house covers an area of more than 20 acres, which is extremely rare in the British Concession where every inch of land is precious. You can imagine how wealthy the Sun family is.
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In terms of wealth, those engaged in real estate are really not as good as those who open banks.
Standing in front of Li Shoumin's future father-in-law, Zhou Hexuan's father-in-law would probably be a head taller. The Sun family already has branches in 13 major cities across the country.
Ms. Sun was born into such a wealthy family, and being able to run away from home to accompany Li Shoumin through the hard life is definitely considered to be affectionate and righteous.
The closer he got to the Sun family's gate, the more anxious Li Shoumin became. In fact, he felt very inferior.
Sun Jingxun quietly held Li Shoumin's hand and whispered: "Brother Li, it's okay. Even if my father doesn't agree, I will follow you for the rest of my life."
Li Shoumin was so moved that he could not speak. His eyes when he looked at Miss Sun were full of tenderness.
"Ahem."
Zhou Hexuan coughed twice, walked outside the big iron door and rang the doorbell.
A servant poked his head to look outside, and suddenly opened the door in surprise: "Second Miss, you are finally back, but you have made the master and his wife very anxious!"
Sun Jingxun worriedly asked: "Are my parents okay?"
The servant said: "The master is very angry, but the wife is just crying. They are all looking forward to your return. Please wait a moment, I will inform you."
"Wait a minute," Zhou Hexuan shouted, "Tell your grandpa that Zhou Hexuan is coming to visit."
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhou, I'll go right away!" the servant said respectfully.
In less than a moment, Zhou Hexuan and the other three were invited into the villa and walked across the garden lawn to the living room.
Sun Zhongshan was short and thin, with a weather-beaten face. He did not look like a wealthy businessman, but more like a small businessman living a hard life. He became angry when he saw Li Shoumin. He completely ignored Zhou Hexuan's presence and cursed directly in Sichuan dialect:
"You bastard son, I kindly asked you to be a tutor, how can I treat you badly? If you dare to abduct my daughter again, I will break your legs!"
Li Shoumin was so ashamed and angry that he didn't know what to say.
"Dad, why are you scolding people?" Sun Jingxun said unhappy.
"Swearing people? I still want to hit them!" Sun Zhongshan picked up his crutch and was about to hit him.
Zhou Hexuan clasped his fists in a funny manner and said, "Mr. Sun, Hexuan will be polite next week."
Sun Zhongshan suddenly stopped, straightened his clothes and immediately changed his face, smiling enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhou, please sit down quickly. I am very flattered that you can come to this humble house. Come and watch the tea!"
This old man is a bit interesting.
Zhou Hexuan sat down funny. Sun Zhongshan had just cursed loudly. In fact, it was just for him to remind Zhou Hexuan to stay out of the Sun family's family affairs.
