Farewell to Meng Xiaodong, Zhong Guanguang and others at the station, Zhou Hexuan went straight to Tsinghua Garden. Anyway, he used Tsinghua Garden as a hotel. The environment here is beautiful and comfortable to live in, which is much better than the hotels outside.
Walking into the courtyard, Zhou Hexuan heard a noise inside and laughed loudly: "Brother Shou Ming, I'm here again!"
A young woman came out of the house with a baby in her arms and said, "Shou Ming is still in class. I am his wife Huang Jingxian. What is my name for this gentleman?"
Zhou Hexuan didn't expect to make a mistake, so he quickly saluted and said: "It turns out to be my sister-in-law. My name is Zhou Hexuan, and I am a friend of Brother Shou Ming."
"Please come in and sit down." Huang Jingxian put the baby in the cradle and hurriedly went to make tea for Zhou Hexuan.
Zhou Hexuan was quite embarrassed and asked Sun Yonghao to open the box he brought and said: "Sister-in-law, this is a popular novel written by me. You can use it to kill time in your free time."
"Thank you." Huang Jingxian casually put the novel on the table.
The hardcover version of "Legend of the Condor Heroes" was officially released two days ago. There are four volumes in total. The whole set sells for 5 yuan, which is more cost-effective than paying for the single volume.
As for "The Rise of Great Powers", it will also be released in the next few days. The Commercial Press is very conscientious and has also helped to add many foreign maps to make it easier for readers to understand the content of the book. Just making and adding those maps took a lot of time.
After waiting for a while, Liang Suming walked back in his long gown, with textbooks and handouts under his arm.
"Hey, Mingcheng is here!" Liang Suming said happily.
Zhou Hexuan said: "I came to attend a friend's wedding and stopped by Tsinghua Garden to take a look."
Liang Suming smiled and said: "Is it the wedding of Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman?"
"Exactly," Zhou Hexuan asked, "Brother Shou Ming also knows about them?"
Liang Xuming said: "How could I not know? Mr. Ren Gong has been in a bad mood these days. He said that he wanted to be a witness to the marriage of a ridiculous man and woman."
"It's quite difficult for him." Zhou Hexuan couldn't help laughing.
Liang Qichao was a reluctant witness. He reluctantly nodded in agreement for the sake of his friends and juniors. Zhou Hexuan was looking forward to that historic moment very much. Liang Qichao's speech at witnessing the marriage was unprecedented.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Hexuan suddenly said: "Is Mr. Zhu Ziqing in Tsinghua University?"
Liang Suming scratched his head and said: "I seem to have heard of this person, he should be in Tsinghua University. What does Mingcheng want to do with him?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "I am planning to launch a supplement and need to invite manuscripts from cultural figures. Mr. Zhu's prose is good, and I just want to pay a visit this time."
Liang Xuming said: "Then you have to ask Mr. Ren Gong or Yu Heng. Most of them know Zhu Ziqing."
"I'm about to go," Zhou Hexuan said. He planned to give each person a copy of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Although this thing is not elegant, it is not bad for relieving boredom.
That evening, Zhou Hexuan went with Liang Suming to visit several gentlemen, and also met Zhu Ziqing.
Zhu Ziqing started teaching at Tsinghua last year and also wrote poetry and prose. At this time, his prose was mainly fresh and fresh. It would take two years before he turned to criticizing reality and exposing the dark side of society.
Faced with Zhou Hexuan's invitation to publish, Zhu Ziqing agreed wholeheartedly. He also gave Zhou Hexuan several old works, all of which were lyrical prose that had been published in other magazines but had not yet been published, including the popular "Back View".
Zhou Hexuan immediately gave Zhu Ziqing a set of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and shamelessly asked for Zhu Ziqing's calligraphy. Zhu Ziqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was the first time he encountered such a strange thing, so he reluctantly wrote two ancient poems as a gift, the content of which was: Looking at the virtuous countries in the past
With the family, success is achieved by diligence and frugality, and failure is achieved by luxury.
Well, Zhou Hexuan didn't even let go of Zhong Guanguang and Tan Xihong. Their calligraphy treasures are now lying in his study.
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The wedding of Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman was held in Beihai Park. Because Xu Zhimo financed the wedding by himself, the scene was small and the ceremony was hasty.
I think back then, when Lu Xiaoman and her ex-husband Wang Geng got married, both of them came from well-known families. The wedding was lavish and lively, which was in sharp contrast to now.
Of course, you can also say that they are in true love, and love has nothing to do with money.
Liang Qichao had a dark face when he left the house, unknowingly thinking that he was going to attend a funeral instead of a wedding.
Zhou Hexuan advised: "Sir, why bother? Marriage is a private matter. It is enough for them to be consensual."
"The problem is that he insists on asking me to be a witness!" Liang Qichao said depressedly.
Although the intellectuals of the Republic of China pursued free love, the situation of Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman was a bit special. Because they were both married people, their extramarital affairs would inevitably be looked down upon when they divorced and remarried.
Because of this marriage, neither Xu Zhimo nor Lu Xiaoman can gain a foothold in Peiping and will soon move to Shanghai.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, Zhou Hexuan and Liang Qichao came to Beihai Park. Xu Zhimo quickly brought Lu Xiaoman over to greet them, and said happily: "Teacher, Brother Zhou, thank you both for coming to my wedding."
"Yeah." Liang Qichao responded with a sound coming from his nostrils.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Congratulations to both of you, I wish you a long life together and happiness."
"Thank you for your kind words." Lu Xiaoman was quite happy to hear this, and his first impression of Zhou Hexuan was very good.
Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but look carefully and found that Lu Xiaoman was really beautiful, the kind of beauty that softened tradition and modernity. But the wedding dress on her body was extremely ugly, especially the headscarf, which looked like a nun covering her head.
Xu Zhimo and his wife had to receive other guests and left after saying a few words.
There were many benches placed on the grass, and in front of it was a temporary wedding stage. Zhou Hexuan found a seat to sit down and found that there were not many guests today, only twenty or thirty people, all of whom were friends of Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman.
Although there are not many people, there are many famous people.
Liu Haisu, a well-known painter, had a close friendship with Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman. Originally, Lu Xiaoman's mother did not allow her daughter to divorce, but Liu Haisu helped lobby for her approval.
There are also well-known scholars Chen Xiying and Ling Shuhua. This pair is not simple either. Chen Xiying was ranked among the top five essayists in the Republic of China. He was known to the public in later generations because Lu Xun scolded him so harshly. Ling Shuhua is as famous as Bing Xin and Lin Huiyin.
They are known as the "three talented women in the literary world".
In addition, there were Crescent poets such as Rao Mengkan, Zhu Xiang, and Liang Shiqiu, who shared Xu Zhimo's literary aspirations. Liang Shiqiu was teaching in Nanjing at the time and asked for leave specifically to attend the wedding in Peiping. This friend really did a good job.
When everything was ready, the newlyweds made vows and exchanged rings under the guidance of the pastor, and the guests all applauded with blessing.
The wedding has been normal until now, until the witness appears...
Liang Qichao walked onto the stage, looked at the two newcomers and said: "I came here to say a few unpleasant words, so that the society will know that such evil examples are not enough, let alone worthy of encouragement. Xu Zhimo, you are an impetuous person.
As a result, you have achieved nothing in learning, knowledge, and life. Your divorce and remarriage are proof of your lack of professionalism. Lu Xiaoman, you and Xu Zhimo are both experienced. I hope that from now on you can abide by the ethics of women and reflect on yourself.
Your own personality and behavior, divorce and remarriage are all caused by your character faults. I hope you will not make mistakes again and again, make mistakes for yourself and others, do not use selfishness as the guideline for acting, and do not use absurdity and enjoyment as the pursuit of life.
The purpose is to stop treating marriage as a child's play, thinking that you can get married if you are happy, and divorce if you are unhappy, so that your parents will be embarrassed, your friends will be disdained, and society will laugh at it, so that..."
Xu Zhimo's face turned dark and he interrupted: "Teacher, please save some face for the students and Gao Tang."
Liang Qichao sighed and said: "Anyway, I hope this is the last time you two get married in this life. This is my congratulations to you!"
All the guests were stunned, and the wedding scene was completely silent.
