In a private room at Mandarin Connaught Road, Island Central.

"President Huo is better than meeting him, he is really a talent!"

Huo Guantai looked at Huo Yaowen, who was only one year younger than his eldest son, in front of him, with his straight figure and handsome face, as well as the achievements he had created in just one year, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he deserved to be a famous family!

Huo Yaowen smiled politely, and said modestly without being humble or arrogant: "Mr. Huo, you are polite. ”

Huo Guantai smiled: "It's too polite to call Mr. Huo, you and I have the same surname, and we are both from the Hong Kong Huo Clan Association, I am the same age as your father, just call me Uncle Huo." ”

Huo Yaowen was also not polite, and said with a smile: "Then Uncle Huo can call me Yaowen, that's what my family calls me." ”

Huo Guantai nodded: "Okay, it should be like this, our Huo family has been rare since ancient times, and it can't compare to those surnamed Li Wang, you and I are both ancestors, so we should be closer and closer." ”

Huo Zhenting on the side was also looking at Huo Yaowen carefully, and when he remembered the information he had found before, it was no wonder that his father scolded him for being useless.

"Father, Mr. Huo, let's sit down and talk. ”

Huo Zhenting hurriedly stepped forward and beckoned his father and Huo Yaowen to sit down.

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, they sat down one after another, Huo Guantai looked at Huo Yaowen with the eyes of the juniors, and said with a smile: "I don't know Yaowen that you are from the Huo family?"

Huo Yaowen said: "My father Huo Chengcai, grandfather Huo Zongxiong, ancestral home in Zhongshan, Guangdong, originated from the Nanhai (Guangzhou) Huo Ziheng lineage. ”

"Huo Ziheng is in the same vein. ”

Huo Guantai, who didn't speak before, was overjoyed at this time, and said with a smile: "My ancestor is also from the South China Sea Huo Ziheng lineage, so you and I are also the same ancestor, and the relationship between uncle and nephew is also famous." ”

Huo Yaowen smiled: "Then it seems that I am also fated with Uncle Huo, and there are not many people in Hong Kong who have a branch of Huo Ziheng in the South China Sea." ”

"yes. Huo Guantai nodded, there are many Huo surnames in Hong Kong, and there were about 4,000 men registered in the Huo clan association last year, but many of these 4,000 people are not from Huo Ziheng's lineage, most of them are from Fujian.

After chatting about the same ancestor, Huo Guantai began to talk about Huo Yaowen's grandfather Huo Zongxiong again, "Speaking of which, when I was in Panyu, Guangdong, I heard the name of the Huo family in Zhongshan, especially Yaowen, your grandfather Huo Zongxiong was also a well-known figure in Guangdong back then." ”

Huo Guantai doesn't actually know a lot about Huo Zongxiong, but when Huo Zongxiong became famous in Zhongshan, he was still fishing in his hometown!

When Huo Guantai was sixteen or seventeen, he often heard that Huo Zongxiong of Zhongshan sold his wealth and invested in the army to serve the country, and Tianjin Huo Yuanjia, who defeated the Russian Hercules, was called Huo's civil and military by the Huo family.

During the Republic of China, there was a saying among the Huo family: Wu has Tianjin Huo Yuanjia, and Wen has Zhongshan Huo Zongxiong.

Regarding Huo Guantai's praise of his grandfather, Huo Yaowen didn't say anything, but said with a smile: "Although when I was born, my grandfather also sacrificed himself to martyrdom, but my grandma often mentioned to me a sentence that my grandfather often said, that is, it is the responsibility of my Chinese sons and daughters to protect the family and defend the country and drive out the Japanese invaders. ”

Speaking of this, Huo Yaowen said with admiration: "Speaking of which, Uncle Huo, didn't you also resist the huge pressure of the British back then, and did you do more to serve the country?"

When Huo Guantai heard this, he was very relieved in his heart, and said with a slight smile: "It's not as good as Mr. Huo going to the battlefield and forgetting to kill devils, I just pay tribute to my modest efforts." ”

The two chatted about their ancestors and exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Huo Guantai then pulled the topic back and said, "Listen to Zhenting, Yaowen, you recently established a charitable education foundation?"

"Not bad. ”

As soon as Huo Yaowen heard that the business was coming, he also sat up straight and said: "Although Hong Kong's economy in recent years has been much better than that of the previous ten years, there are still many poor families who can't eat enough and can't afford to go to school. In terms of material support, there are many charities in Hong Kong, but there is no one in terms of education funding, so a charitable education foundation has been established to subsidize poor students to go to school. ”

Huo Guantai gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely: "Okay, Yaowen, this is a great act of kindness! If this had been set aside more than ten years ago, a monument would have been erected for you." ”

This is not to say that this is not a lie, in the past five years, rich businessmen and celebrities from the mainland came to Hong Kong with their family wealth for some reasons, in order to increase their local fame and start their own business, the metropolis funded the construction of bridges and roads to build schools, and the locals also set up stone monuments for them in order to thank them, commemorating their good deeds.

It's just that in recent years, there have been a lot fewer monuments erected on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, but if you do good deeds in the New Territories, there will still be people who erect monuments, mainly because most of the New Territories still retain more traditional customs, unlike Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, which have gradually modernized and lost many of the good traditional customs of the past, and the clan concept is also declining, which is not as strong as the clan sentiment of people living in the New Territories.

Huo Yaowen said modestly: "Uncle Huo has an overreputation, if it weren't for the strong support of people from all walks of life, I wouldn't be able to support the Charity Education Foundation alone." ”

"Humble and courteous, good ......"

The ten-minute conversation with Huo Yaowen gave Huo Guantai a relatively distinct and good impression of him, so he kept a smile on his face.

The two talked for a while about the Education Foundation and discussed the current education issues in Hong Kong, Huo Guantai glanced at his son Huo Zhenting, and glanced at him without leaving a trace.

Huo Zhenting understood, and immediately got up and said, "President Huo, I still have some things over there, so I can't accompany you more." ”

"It's okay, Mr. Huo will go first if he has something. Huo Yaowen followed and said.

Politely rejecting Huo Yaowen's idea of sending him off, Huo Zhenting hurriedly walked out of the private room.

At this time, only Huo Guantai and Huo Yaowen were left in the private room.

Huo Guantai picked up the teapot on the table and added a little water to Huo Yaowen, and after filling his teacup, he put down the teapot, picked up the teacup and blew slightly, took a sip by himself, and when he put down the cup again, he said, "Yaowen, do you know a Justice of the Peace?"

Huo Yaowen was stunned for a moment, and then nodded with full doubts: "You know, Justice of the Peace is appointed by the Governor, mainly as a title to maintain social peace......"

"Not bad. Huo Guantai said in a deep voice: "Although in recent years, Justice of the Peace has gradually become a fictitious title without authority, but there are still many benefits of being a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong. ”

"Uncle Huo, what do you mean?" Huo Yaowen didn't want to go around in circles with Huo Guantai.

"In two months, it will be the day when the Governor appoints Justices of the Peace, although the appointment of Justices of the Peace does not depend on the time, but in recent years, in order to avoid some cumbersome processes, unless it is a major event, the Governor will appoint people who have made great contributions to Hong Kong in the past year in January and February of each year. ”

Huo Guantai paused for a few seconds and continued: "Recently, I have heard some news that someone is preparing to recommend Yaowen to the Governor......

For the rest of the words, Huo Yaowen could guess what it was without Huo Guantai's words, but he was very surprised that someone recommended him to be a Justice of the Peace.

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