Even if he hadn't met Lin Huiyin, Xu Zhimo would probably have chosen to divorce Zhang Youyi. The reason he originally filed for divorce was ridiculous. His original words were this: "Small feet don't match the suit!"
In fact, Zhang Youyi only had her feet bound for four days. Her second brother, Zhang Junmai, couldn't bear to hear her screams and stopped her. Zhang Youyi became the first girl with big feet in the Zhang family.
Xu Zhimo said that "small feet don't match the suit", which refers to the "small feet" in his mind. He cannot stand his wife's outdated ideas. To put it more literaryly, it means that there is no common language between husband and wife.
This situation changed after the two divorced. Zhang Youyi had no shame in staying in China, so she went to France to join her second brother Zhang Junmai, and then went to Germany to study.
After several years of studying abroad, Zhang Youyi quickly transformed from a feudal woman into a new type of woman with broad horizons.
Such changes greatly surprised Xu Zhimo. It can be seen from the love letter he later wrote to Lu Xiaoman: "C (Zhang Youyi) is an ambitious and courageous woman. She has made a lot of progress in the past two years, and her independence has already reached a certain level.
Be stable, there is indeed a channel for thinking... She is really not afraid of anything now, and she is going to drop a few bombs in the future, shocking China's cowardly society, just watch."
In this letter, Xu Zhimo mentioned Zhang Youyi with a tone that was obviously respectful. Not only did he feel that Zhang Youyi had made progress in his thinking, but he also believed that Zhang Youyi after studying abroad could shock the conservative Chinese society.
Xu Zhimo's prediction was correct. Zhang Youyi really shocked Chinese society: the first female president of a bank, the first female general manager of a company, the first female finance minister of a political party, and the actual helmsman of the Xu family (Zhou Hexuan).
The underwear business has actually been handed over to Zhang Youyi).
If Zhang Youyi was so good back then, Xu Zhimo would never choose to divorce, but would cherish her even more, thinking that she had brought home a treasure.
Xu Zhimo suddenly said: "I don't want to be sorry for Xiaoman."
"Are you happy living with her?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
Xu Zhimo shook his head.
Zhou Hexuan asked again: "Is she happy?"
Xu Zhimo said: "I don't know, but we often have quarrels."
More than just quarreling, the two of them would quarrel every now and then. When Lu Xiaoman got emotional, he would hit Xu Zhimo on the head with an opium pipe in front of his friends.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "If you choose to become a monk, will you be worthy of Lu Xiaoman?"
Xu Zhimo shook his head again.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "When an ostrich encounters a natural enemy or is in danger, it will bury its head in the sand, thinking that if it cannot see itself, others will not be able to see it. You are just an ostrich now, and Xiangfu Zen Temple is no better."
It’s that pile of sand.”
"Then what should I do?" Xu Zhimo said sadly.
"A good man has his ambitions in all directions, and love is not everything in life," Zhou Hexuan said. "Today, the bandits' iron hoofs are ravaging the four northeastern provinces, and will soon go south to sweep the country. You are a famous poet, so it is better to hide in the mountains and be a monk.
, it is better to write more patriotic poems to inspire the people's anti-Japanese fighting spirit. As for Lu Xiaoman, if you really don't want to face it, just separate for a while and provide her with some living expenses every month. To be honest, I think Weng Ruiwu is more suitable for Lu Xiaoman
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"Maybe." Xu Zhimo murmured.
"This morning, I said something to Zhang Youyi in a subtle way. She has been waiting for you to change your mind. Maybe you can try to fall in love with her." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
Xu Zhimo said speechlessly: "How can you fall in love with your ex-wife?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "You can become a monk and become a monk, why can't you fall in love with your ex-wife?"
Xu Zhimo was speechless and didn't know how to refute. His feelings towards Zhang Youyi were very complicated, including guilt, fear, respect, appreciation...all kinds of emotions were intertwined, so much so that he didn't dare to talk to Zhang Youyi, and followed him to the execution ground every time he met.
Same.
Many people say that Xu Zhimo is cold-blooded, but he really feels guilty, as he said in his letter: "When I arrive in Berlin in one week, I will have to deal with Zhang Youyi again. Although my words are tough, my heart is still.
It’s hard to avoid feeling greasy.”
"That's it for now, you can figure it out yourself." Zhou Hexuan got out of the way once he had said it clearly. Any further ramblings would only annoy people.
Zhou Hexuan persuaded Xu Zhimo to remarry Zhang Youyi, not only out of respect for Zhang Youyi, but also to help his business partners.
Although the two have divorced, they are still involved and it is impossible to disconnect.
The huge property of the Xu family was divided into three parts by Xu Shenru, one part was left to Xu Shenru and his wife, one part was left to Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman, and one part was left to Zhang Youyi and her son.
Xu Zhimo voluntarily gave up his share of the family property, which means that Zhang Youyi has become the actual helmsman of the Xu family. As Xu Shenru slowly let go, many businesses were handed over to Zhang Youyi to take care of personally, including the underwear business in cooperation with Zhou Hexuan.
Well, Xu Shenru has adopted Zhang Youyi as an adopted daughter. So, she is not only Xu Zhimo’s ex-wife, but also Xu Zhimo’s adopted sister.
Zhou Hexuan walked out of the monk's house and bumped into Hu Shi and Jin Yuelin who were coming. He immediately smiled and said: "Brother Shi, Brother Long Sun, you are here too."
Hu Shi asked hurriedly: "Is Zhimo really a monk?"
"Do you believe it?" Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile.
"If you don't believe it," Hu Shi shook his head repeatedly, "I'll go and persuade him."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Don't try to persuade me. I have already made it very clear what I need to say. Leave some time for him to think about it."
"Then I came here in vain?" Hu Shi said.
"Why are you here in vain?" Zhou Hexuan put his arms around Hu Shi's shoulders and said with a smile, "Let's go play mahjong together!"
Hu Shi glanced at the monk's house and hesitated: "It's not good to play mahjong under such circumstances."
Zhou Hexuan said: "I played once yesterday and I won more than 200 yuan."
Hu Shi was speechless and said: "I have given up gambling. I heard that many friends are coming this time. As this is such a grand event, why don't we hold a literary gathering to make friends through literature!"
Jin Yuelin was not good at words and had been silent. Now he suddenly said: "This is a good idea."
"It's up to you," Zhou Hexuan said suddenly and narrowly, "Why don't we name this cultural gathering 'Farewell party to commemorate Mr. Zhimo's friends who became a monk'."
"Hahaha, that's a good name." Hu Shi laughed happily.
Jin Yuelin suddenly said: "Why don't we invite a few more reporters, and the headline must read 'Farewell party to commemorate Mr. Zhimo's friends who became a monk'. I believe this will be an unprecedented event."
Zhou Hexuan and Hu Shi were both stunned, and then burst into laughter.
Zhou Hexuan pointed at Jin Yuelin and said with emotion: "Brother Longsun, I really didn't expect that when it comes to bad water, you have the most bad water in your belly."
The most famous literary meeting during the Republic of China kicked off at this moment, and later researchers called it the "Xiangfu Zen Meeting", also known as the "Xiangfu Wenhui".