Zheng Yi thought as he walked, walking slowly, how did he know that he had just missed Mr. Runzhi and Mr. Yun Daiying, the great men in the western-style building at No. 44 Huanlong Road, and he didn't know that Mr. Runzhi and Mr. Yun were the real people in charge of the Shanghai examination center of the Huangpu Military Academy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zheng Yi also did not know that the reason why Chen Guofu returned to No. 44 Huanlong Road today was to convey to Mr. Runzhi and others the instructions sent by Guangzhou: After more than a month-long debate, the Preparatory Committee of the Whampoa Military Academy has finally set a final time for the reexamination to be held in Guangzhou -- 27 March.

Prior to this, Chen Guofu, who was also responsible for recruiting students, had quietly admitted hundreds of candidates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, who not only did not need to go to Shanghai for the exam, but also rushed to Guangzhou in advance to prepare for the final re-examination with the recommendation letters of Chen Guofu and celebrities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Zheng Yi didn't know anything about these things, in his memory, the opening ceremony of the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy was held in mid-June, and there were still nearly three months to go, so although he was frustrated, he was not in a hurry, thinking that as long as he arrived in Guangzhou a month in advance, as long as he arrived at the gate of the Whampoa Military Academy, no matter how difficult it was, it would be easier to obtain the qualification for the examination than to stay in Shanghai, where he was unfamiliar with his life.

Unconsciously, Zheng Yi returned to the Licha Hotel on the east side of the north side of the Waibaidu Bridge, looked up at this majestic Victorian-style building, and then looked down at the tight and outdated youth jacket, the trouser leg that was obviously shortened and the white sneakers with yellow hair, and thought about it and simply walked to the more prosperous Laobaihui Street on the west side.

After spending two hours visiting more than 30 high-end shops, Zheng Yi had already cut off the hair that had not been taken care of for two months, changed it into a fresh and hearty hairstyle, and returned to the British clothing, shoes and hats store on the street again.

The middle-aged but baby-faced Irish shopkeeper is a warm little man, and the grinning wife who follows him is wearing five big and three thick makeup, Zheng Yi began to try on them after some bargaining with the couple, and finally bought two sets of comfortable dark knitted underwear, two light blue shirts, a light white linen casual suit, a pair of dark brown khaki trousers and a pair of Zhongbang moccasines of the same color, and finally bought a dark blue dark satin tie under the flickering of the boss and his wife, totaling one hundred and twenty-eight oceans.

After reading the total amount shown by the boss, Zheng Yi was distressed, but his resentment seemed to have diminished a lot with an unplanned squander.

Zheng Yi politely said goodbye to the Irish owner and his wife, and led the young apprentice back to the Licha Hotel with four large and small boxes, he didn't have so much money with him, and he needed to go back to the room to pay.

At night, Zheng Yi, who had already entrusted the main station to order a ticket for the southbound ferry, finished bathing, changed into newly bought clothes and pants, put on comfortable and warm handmade calfskin shoes, straightened his skillfully tied tie in front of the big mirror on the wall, walked out of the door with his head held high, entered the elevator, and went to the famous Peacock Hall on the top floor for one last squander.

The spacious and luxurious peacock hall was very lively, Zheng Yi had not yet stepped out of the elevator, he heard the melodious sound of jazz music, and before he could see the blurred stage lights and the jazz band playing in the middle of the hall, the courteous and beautiful blonde waitress had already come to him and asked him in English if he had booked a seat for dinner?

Zheng Yi politely showed the key card of his room, and the young blonde waitress heard Zheng Yi's gentle and proficient English, and then looked at his handsome and neat appearance, and then smiled implicitly and asked Zheng Yi to go with her, explaining in a low voice as she walked:

"Half of the hall tonight has been booked by a well-known local family, so the location is a little tight, and there are no seats for the window overlooking the beautiful night view, I hope you don't care."

"It's okay, it's more important to enjoy the food than to enjoy the night view, and I feel that you are more beautiful than any beautiful scenery." Zheng Yi made a joke lightly.

The blonde maid smiled, led Zheng Yi to a square table far away from the stage, politely asked for the opinion of a young European couple, and then asked Zheng Yi to sit down: "If you want, you can call me when you order food later." ”

Zheng Yi thanked him again, watched the plump and bewitching blonde waiter twist his waist and leave, and nodded to the young couple opposite in a friendly way to pick up the menu.

"Hello man, my name is Kevin. Hoddle, are you Chinese? The young man on the other side asked kindly.

Zheng Yi put down the menu and nodded: "Yes, Mr. Hoddle, my name is Zheng Yi, and I am very happy to see you." ”

The young European couple looked at each other in surprise, and the woman with long maroon hair asked curiously, "Hello, my name is Irini. Hoddle, your English is excellent, did you come back from studying in London? ”

"It's a pity that I haven't been to London, my English teacher, the Rev. Carpenter, is a Londoner, he is a professor of linguistics and theology at our church school, he taught me English for ten years, and he was very kind to me at other times, except for the fact that he always criticized me for not being emotionally committed when I sang the Ave Maria every Sunday."

Zheng Yi saw that the European couple was very kind, so he let go.

Sure enough, the couple on the opposite side laughed happily after being stunned for a moment, and the handsome-looking Hoddle hugged his lover and smiled, and stretched out his warm hand:

"Reacquaint, you can call me Kevin, it's a pleasure to meet you, if you want, we can have a drink later."

Zheng Yi immediately met Kevin's big hand and shook it slightly: "Thank you for your friendship Kevin, and Irini, you are very beautiful, like a tulip that has just bloomed." ”

"Thank you for the compliment."

Irini happily shook hands with Zheng Yi, and happily told Zheng Yi that she and Kevin were both Belgians, and that they had a wedding two months ago, and that this time they were on a honeymoon trip to the Far East.

After ordering the food and drinks, the three young people began to communicate enthusiastically.

The Peacock Hall was full of Chinese and foreign guests, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic under the background of jazz music, and the local dignitaries and guests who covered half of the hall danced with the music, and many European and American guests were interested in it, and also joined the ranks of joy.

As time passed, Zheng Yi and the three of them had finished their dinner and began to talk warmly with wine glasses, laughing from time to time because of each other's humorous language.

A Chinese beauty in a royal blue Western-style silk dress slowly walked past Zheng Yi's side, quietly observed Zheng Yi, who was talking and laughing with Kevin and his wife, for a while before leaving, walked a few steps and looked back at Zheng Yi carefully, her face was full of uncertain doubts.

Not long after, the slim, beautiful and fair-skinned young woman returned to the big table in front of the stage, glanced at the red men and green women who were looking around at the stage and listening to the singer's singing, and gently approached the well-dressed, tall and handsome man beside her, and whispered:

"Darling, on the table more than ten meters behind us, there is a person who is very similar to my runaway brother, I saw it occasionally when I went to the toilet, I looked at it for a long time, the more I looked at it, the more I looked like it, I wonder if it was really him."

"Where?"

The handsome man turned back, followed the young woman's instructions and observed carefully, and soon turned his head and pursed his mouth:

"No way, don't you know what virtues your brother has? If you see him in the docks, how could he be in such a noble place? How can you have the ability to talk and laugh with two foreigners? ”

"Darling, it's really like that! Although the last time I saw him was before we got married, there was more than a year, but I still remember his appearance clearly, just now when I saw the first look of the person behind me, my heart suddenly trembled a few times for no reason, and then I deliberately went over to take a look, except for the different temperament, other aspects are really similar! The beautiful young woman said coquettishly as she clutched her full chest.

The handsome man didn't believe it at all, and when he heard the warm applause, the singer on the stage bowed and finished the dance music, and immediately stood up with his wife's waist in his arms, and gracefully proposed to the rich children and ladies at the same table to dance together, and then pulled his worried but forced laughter his wife onto the dance floor.

A few minutes later, Zheng Yi, whose faces were slightly red, ended a pleasant conversation with Kevin and his wife, walked to the elevator together, and talked while walking, both of them were happy about the brief reunion, and regretted the imminent parting, and finally Kevin proposed to leave each other's contact addresses, even if they did not have the opportunity to meet in this life, they could keep in touch.

When the three of them walked around the front of the stage, the dance music was just over, and the beautiful fair-skinned Chinese young woman on the edge of the stage suddenly left her husband, walked a few steps quickly in front of Zheng Yi, biting her rosy lower lip, and stared at Zheng Yi who was a little stunned.

"Big sister...... I didn't expect to see you in this place. Zheng Yi was the first to come back to his senses and broke the silence rather embarrassed.

Zheng Xuan was suddenly so excited that her beautiful eyes widened, and her delicate body trembled slightly, but before she could open her mouth to call her brother, her husband Feng Jingzhai came to Zheng Yi, he first bowed slightly to the inexplicable Kevin couple on Zheng Yi's left, showed a friendly smile, and then turned to Zheng Yi and asked with disdain: "You are the second child of the Zheng family who doesn't know what to do?" ”

Zheng Yi smiled bitterly, turned to Kevin and his wife, and whispered: "Kevin, dear Irini, I'm very sorry, I met my sister who has been absent for a long time, and I need to stay and talk, how about I invite you to enjoy the soup dumplings at eight o'clock tomorrow morning?" ”

“ok！ See you tomorrow. ”

Kevin patted Zheng Yi on the shoulder with a smile.

Irini came up and gave Zheng Yi a goodbye: "See you tomorrow, your sister is very beautiful." ”

"Thank you!"

Zheng Yi watched Kevin and his wife leave, and turned his head to find that the people around him were looking at him, so he had to follow the arrogant Feng Jingzhai and his sister with worried faces to their table, and nodded to the young masters and ladies who were curiously looking at him on the side and sat down calmly.

Feng Jingzhai was very annoyed by Zheng Yi's disrespect, and when he saw Zheng Yi sitting down, he immediately sneered and sarcastically said: "Second brother, it seems that you are doing well, you are worthy of being a high-achieving student who graduated from the middle school of Boxue Academy, looking at your current dress, you should be a comprador in which foreign firm, right?" ”

Zheng Yi, who was already doing things wrong, was suddenly annoyed, and was about to sneer at each other, when he felt his sister's hand quietly put on his lap, so he had to hold his stomach and calmly replied:

"Thank you Mr. Feng for your encouragement, but my knowledge is shallow, and my father doesn't love my aunt, and I don't have the ability to go to the other side of the ocean to study hard, so I don't have the ability to become a glorious comprador, and I am still wandering around.

The red men and green women on the table are all people who are immersed in Vanity Fair, and after listening to Zheng Yi's words that seem to be self-deprecating, they are actually hidden needles in the brocade, and they are all dissatisfied, and they look at each other in shock, and they feel incredulous that someone dares to ridicule Feng Jingzhai, one of the four sons of Shanghai Tang, to his face.

Feng Jingzhai, whose ancestors were born in the Green Gang and is now a famous family in Shanghai, was furious in his heart, but he still maintained a generous smile:

"Haha! I have long heard your sister say that the second child of the Zheng family is stubborn and different, and today I finally understood it, I don't know where Mr. Zheng Er is going to go? ”

Mr. Zheng Er's accentuated tone made Zheng Yi annoyed, but his face was still calm:

"Thank you Mr. Feng for your concern, I am ready to wander around for a few more days, and when I learn to spend a lot of money to fly and be domineering, I will go home cheekily, and then rely on the big tree of the family to eat and drink spicy, and if I have nothing to do, I will set up a birdcage and wander around with a group of dogs, and if I have the opportunity, I will flirt with a good woman, and if I don't have a chance, I will call my friends to the most luxurious hotel to sing every night, and by the way, I will secretly have an extramarital affair, or play ambiguous with a talented woman who likes to moan without illness in the wind and snow, so as to live up to this life, in order to enrich the short life. ”

There was an uproar at the table, and Zheng Xuan was even more shocked, staring blankly at Zheng Yi's expressionless deep eyes, almost unable to believe that the person in front of him could be his submissive brother.