Saturday evening, Mandarin Hotel in Central.

Handing the invitation to the waiter at the door, Huo Yaowen and Luo Qiaozhen walked into the banquet hall together, he glanced at the guests in the banquet hall, all dressed up brightly, graceful and luxurious, in the staggered cups, greetings, politeness, and entertainment between each other, it can be said that they are very happy.

Luo Qiaozhen took Huo Yaowen's arm and followed him into the banquet hall with an indifferent face, she can be said to be familiar with this form of charity banquet.

When the two came in, many of the guests who were talking nearby recognized Luo Qiaozhen, and they all showed surprise.

When a few Mrs. Kuo sat there chatting and chatting, one of them seemed to see something that should not be seen, rubbed his eyes, looked at a few people next to him, and asked, "Isn't that the second daughter of the Luo family?"

The first wife next to her nodded and said, "It is indeed the second daughter of the Luo family, Luo Qiaozhen." ”

"I remember that this Luo Qiaozhen didn't promise her cousin He Hongxiao? Why did she hug a strange man again. ”

"I heard my husband say that it seems that Luo Qiaozhen didn't agree and went to England to study law alone. ”

"No, it won't!"

"It was all years ago, you don't know?"

"No one has told me, how do I know. ”

After speaking, the lady pointed to the two people who were gradually walking away, "Then who is the son of the man next to her? ”

"I don't know, I saw it just now, but it's a talent, but I don't know who it is. ”

...

Huo Yaowen didn't hear the whispers of these people, except for seeing a lot of people who were a little familiar with him now, he really didn't find any friends he knew, so he had to take Anna's hand and find a seat where no one was there.

Not long after sitting down, a waiter came over with a plate, Luo Qiaozhen got up and took two glasses of champagne and handed one to Huo Yaowen.

Luo Qiaozhen took a sip of champagne elegantly, held the glass, turned her body slightly, and said, "Do you feel that this kind of charity banquet is very boring?"

"Well, it's a little. ”

Huo Yaowen retracted his gaze at the banquet, looked at Luo Qiaozhen, shrugged and said, "I thought there would be a singing and dancing performance at the charity banquet, but looking at this posture, it seems that there is nothing." ”

Luo Qiaozhen said: "It was a charity performance, and a few years ago, the people of the Guangdong Lion Dance Club held a charity performance. ”

Huo Yaowen had never participated in this kind of charity banquet, so he couldn't help asking: "What should we do with the banquet next?"

"You don't have the money to donate. ”

Luo Qiaozhen smiled and said: "Sit honestly, wait for the banquet to start, wait for our table to be full, you try to talk as much as possible, isn't your eloquence very good? ”

"Ahh

Just when Huo Yaowen was crying and laughing, there was a sudden scream, which attracted the attention of the people around him.

A little girl of about sixteen or seventeen, wearing a fluffy princess dress, ran to Huo Yaowen's side quickly, stared at him with burning eyes and said, "You are, are you Mr. Huo Yaowen Huo?"

Huo Yaowen was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "I'm Huo Yaowen, are you?"

The girl seemed a little nervous: "Hello Mr. Huo, my name is Zhang Huiqi, I am your book lover, I like your "Sweet Honey" and "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind", I have read both books many times. ”

Zhang Huiqi was busy again: "Especially Mr. Huo wrote that paragraph in "Sweet Honey": May you have a light when it's dark and an umbrella when it rains......"

"Thanks to Miss Zhang's love. Huo Yaowen smiled lightly.

He didn't expect to meet his female book fans when he participated in a charity banquet, and looking at this woman's dress is not an ordinary person, it seems that the romance letter he wrote is the same as Zhang Hatshui in the Republic of China, and is deeply loved by these wealthy ladies.

Zhang Huiqi sat on the empty seat next to Huo Yaowen and continued: "Mr. Huo, I still like the passage you wrote in the book "Cloud" very much......

In the face of enthusiastic female book fans, Huo Yaowen just smiled politely, or nodded from time to time.

Maybe after saying all the words to idols, Zhang Huiqi asked curiously: "Mr. Huo, although I also bought the "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" you wrote before, I don't like this kind of essay very much, I don't know if you have any new romance books to publish in the near future?"

Huo Yaowen shook his head: "I don't have any new books to publish for the time being. But if Miss Zhang likes to read this kind of thing, I know that a very good book of pure love has been published recently..."

Zhang Huiqi hurriedly said: "I know, I know!"

Before Huo Yaowen could wonder.

Zhang Huiqi seemed to be a student who knew the answer assigned by the teacher, and immediately replied happily: "Mr. Huo, what you just said was not "Autumn Fairy Tale"!"

"Miss Zhang also watched it?"

Zhang Huiqi nodded vigorously: "Well, when it was first released, I bought it, and it was very well written, I like the plain and warm love in this book." ”

Huo Yaowen was very surprised, he didn't expect this little girl to watch it so quickly.

You must know that Zhang Wanjun's book has only been released for three days, and although some famous artists have been invited to publicize it in newspapers, more than 600 copies have been sold in Hong Kong, and it can be said that the sales are dismal.

Luo Qiaozhen, who had been watching the play for a long time, said with a smile at this time: "Huiqi, you are addicted to illusory love all day long, when will you grow up." ”

"Sister Qiaozhen!"

Zhang Huiqi was stunned, blinked her eyes, and then said in surprise: "Sister Qiaozhen, why are you here?"

Luo Qiaozhen said angrily: "I've always been there, but it seems that you have always put your mind on this Mr. Huo." ”

Huo Yaowen: "... ”

Zhang Huiqi stepped forward and put her arm around her, and grinned, "Didn't I see Sister Qiaozhen?"

Huo Yaowen asked, "Do you know each other?"

Luo Qiaozhen nodded and said, "This is my second sister-in-law's sister." ”

At the end, she added: "My second brother is Luo Cheng." ”

Lawyer Luo's sister-in-law?

Huo Yaowen glanced at the venue, and sure enough, he found Luo Cheng in the crowd not far away.

......

About ten minutes passed, and with the arrival of the guests, the charity banquet gradually became lively.

Directly in front of the venue, on a huge stage, Zhou Xinian stepped forward and patted the microphone gently, and the scene was quiet for a while.

Zhou Xinian said with a polite smile: "Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate in this charity banquet held by me, and I sincerely thank you Zhou Xinian......"

The Zhou family has been famous in Hong Kong since the generation of Zhou Xinian's grandfather, Zhou Yongtai, who was engaged in the business of preparing for the wedding and funeral ceremonies, and after a little savings, they were engaged in the gold and silver jewelry industry.

Because of his good business, he made a lot of profits, and was the big boss of a well-known gold and silver shop in Hong Kong in the 19th century.

Later, he gave birth to Zhou Shaoqi and Zhou Zhuofan, two brothers, and also responded to the sentence that tiger father has no dog son.

After inheriting their father's ancestral business, the two brothers first focused on the insurance business, founded the all-security fire insurance company, and then focused on the mortgage business, founded the Hong Kong Kowloon Real Estate Mortgage Company, and also vigorously developed the shipping industry, founded two steamship companies of Yuan'an and Zhao'an, and also operated in the financial industry, and founded the Taixin Yinhao.

Later, he also operated stocks and was a prominent figure in the Hong Kong stock market in the early 20th century.

In 1903, Chow Siu-ki and Chow Cheuk-fan were appointed as Justice of the Peace, and Chow Siu-ki was elected as a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (the predecessor of the Legislative Council) in the same year.

After decades of hard work, the Chow family has become a well-known family in Hong Kong, a giant in the financial, insurance and shipping industries, and the top super-rich in Hong Kong.

It can be said that in the early 20th century, in Hong Kong, in addition to the Ho Qidong family, the Zhou family was the most brilliant.

From this point, we can see the strength of Hong Kong's old wealthy families, not only to be rich, but also to involve a very broad business field, but also to a certain degree of fame.

When it comes to Zhou Xinian's generation, he also does not lose the prestige of his father, not only won the knighthood, but also has a very strong strength in Hong Kong's political and business circles by his own efforts.

Therefore, the people who came to attend the charity banquet held by Zhou Xinian were all dignitaries and wealthy families.

Before Luo Qiaozhen said that it was not unintentional to let Huo Yaowen talk and communicate with the people at the same table and raise more funds for the foundation, after all, no one who could come to this banquet was poor.

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