Two months have passed in a blink of an eye, the spring is over, the weather will be hot, and the pedestrians on the streets of Shanghai have gradually changed into summer clothes; Especially on the night when the lights are bright, the bewitching figures under the women's cheongsams, with all the exposed jade arms, and the rouge on the face, are mixed into a glamorous color.

However, in the past two months, the word Chen Shu has become famous.

First of all, at a young age of 26, he became the leader of the Dragon Gang, with more than 20,000 disciples, replacing Cai Bingrong in manipulating arms smuggling, gambling and other criminal activities, and then colluding with imperialists, bureaucrats and politicians to develop feudal gang forces, and then using these gang forces to recruit disciples. For people like him, the common people also gave him the title of "hooligan tycoon", but in the tycoon circle of old Shanghai, the number one tycoon ranked first was still Bai Qihong, the "Hongye" who was admired and spurned by 10,000 people.

Although the Shanghai Anti-Narcotics Commission and the relevant government departments have mobilized the forces of the whole society to carry out the anti-narcotics policy, Bai Qihong is still lawless and uses the power in his hands to sell opium, operate casinos, and run racetracks in partnership. For these Shanghai tycoons, there is really nothing that can defeat them at present, and you see that Bai Qihong's opium hall is not yet blatantly under construction.

Hua Ting is really tired, looking forward to being able to travel back all day long, and there is nothing worthy of her nostalgia for the people and things in old Shanghai.

On this day, Bai Qihong said that he had something important to discuss with Jian Maosheng, so he took Hua Ting to Jian's house, an ancient mansion-style villa in the French Concession of Xuhui District; The whole villa is designed magnificently, sitting in the north and facing south, and the layout of the buildings and warehouses is rigorous, without the foreign style atmosphere of the White Mansion; There was also a bamboo grove behind the house, and the whip-like knotted bamboo roots hung down from the walls, casting a few strange shadows in the moonlight.

The atmosphere of the entire Jian family's mansion was gloomy and unpleasant, and Hua Ting frowned at the moment.

Unexpectedly, the hall on the first floor of Jane's house is very lively, the mahjong table alone occupies 30 square meters, there are three tables in total, one table is surrounded by 4 women, and the other two tables are men, one of which is Fujita Shoji, the head of Japan's special high school.

Jane was also very happy to see her coming, knowing that she loved to eat, so she moved all kinds of snacks to the coffee table in the hall, and pulled her to sit down with a hippie smile, but unexpectedly, Miss Chen Jingzhi on the side was unhappy, pursed her lips, and rolled her eyelids directly to the ceiling.

One of the women on the mahjong table thought it was Jian Yi's mother, and she always raised her eyelids and deliberately looked at the flowers and listened a few times between the cards; It seems that Hua Ting's arrogant behavior made her quite dissatisfied, and the most popular "half-pill head" in today's society that always looked like it was not tied well, with a sloppy and sloppy face, Mrs. Jane had not stretched her brows from the moment she entered the door.

How could Hua Ting not notice those two scrutinizing eyes, the more Mrs. Jane frowned, the happier she became, thinking that this Mrs. Jane likes a lace skirt girl like Chen Jingzhi, which is like her own makeup, in the eyes of women in this era, it can be described by the four words nondescript; But their stupid son, Jian Yi, knows how to appreciate.

Bai Qihong and Jian Maosheng talked in the study for several hours, and they were in a panic, ready to squint and take a nap. She was reclining on the wooden sofa chair, and just as she was about to fall asleep, Mrs. Jane, dressed in a light orange cheongsam and stepping on 5-centimeter red high heels, was twisting towards her.

Hua Ting really wants to say, who taught this gaudy red and orange match, doesn't she know that these two colors collide together can be said to be so vulgar that they are scum, and they are not at the same level as Mrs. Bai at all!

"This is Hua Ting, right?" Lady Jane stood in front of her and looked at her closely.

Out of politeness, Hua Ting had to endure the sleepiness, stood up and greeted, "Aunt Jane is good." ”

Mrs. Jane has a mean face, a high nose bridge, and a noble young grandmother on her face, and physiognomy says that this straight nose bridge, and the fullness of the nose wings, are mostly very noble and difficult to get along with; Sure enough, the two didn't match each other at first glance.

"Hua Ting's really handsome and smart, I like it when I see it." Lady Jane sat down beside her with a fake smile on her face.

"Thank you." Hua Ting's eyes turned to Jian Yi, this kid smiled really happily.

"It is said that Hua Ting plays the piano very well, and I happened to have something to do on your birthday," a faint smile appeared on the corner of Lady Jane's mouth, and she glanced at the white grand piano in the corner of the hall, and said, "Why don't you play a song for Aunt Jane now?" ”

Seeing the evil smile on Chen Jingzhi's face, Hua Ting knew that Mrs. Jian was deliberate, thinking that on her birthday, Miss Chen Jingzhi stole the limelight because of the piano incident and passed it into Mrs. Jane's ears in an exaggerated form.

Hua Ting naturally didn't eat her set, "Aunt Jane, don't listen to their nonsense, I don't know how to play the piano at all." ”

"How is that possible!" Mrs. Jane feigned surprise, "I heard that you passed grade 6 at the age of 13 and grade 8 at the age of 15. ”

Isn't it clear what Madame Jane is up to? Taking advantage of the large number of people today, let her make a public embarrassment, and then set off Chen Jingzhi's well-behaved generosity, thinking of matching the two of them by the way, the plan is simply flawless! Hua listened to agree, and was ready to go up to offer a ugly, and played it randomly, so that Mrs. Jane's wishes and her own wishes, but when she was just about to say "good", there was a burst of laughter on the mahjong table in front of her, and an old man seemed to be tired of mahjong, saying that he was going to change pai gow; Hua listened to Pai Gow and came to the spirit, and immediately stood up and said: "Aunt Jane, I don't know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but I am an expert in gambling." ”

In Mrs. Jane's surprised expression, Hua Ting joined the table of pai gow, and followed the three old men to touch the dominoes and rub the pai gow made of tooth bones rattle.

"Oh? Flower listen to this too? Shoji Fujita, who was sitting next to her, thought the girl was funny.

"A little." Thanks to the elders in the shooting club.

People may not be able to imagine what kind of environment Hua Ting grew up in.

Madame Jane's expression was simply going crazy, which lady would do such a ridiculous thing? Running pai gow with a few big men at the gambling table? Does she know that the big men at the gambling table are either international dignitaries or Shanghai tycoons? Is the flower faceless and skinless or what? Do you know how to write the word "shame"?

What made Mrs. Jane even more incomprehensible was that Jian Yi actually accompanied her to make trouble, and personally paid for it and said, "Sister Hua, if you lose, count me, and if you win, you will count." ”

Hua listened to the other three gentlemen put a few silver dollars on the table, and then she also threw a few silver dollars, she was in high spirits, and her sleepiness was swept away, and then she raised her hand and rubbed her neck. However, she didn't notice that Shoji Fujita was staring at her all the time.

But Jane also noticed it, so he stood behind Hua Ting, put his hand on her shoulder, and watched her make cards.

Hua Ting's slender and white hands are constantly interspersed between the black pai gow, she is smart, quick to react, clear in thinking, and fast in card play.

"Thirty thousand." With a movement of two fingers, she put the cards on the table and shouted loudly.

Shoji Fujita, who was beside him, narrowed a pair of elite eyes and played a card.

After another lap, Jane's hand resting on Hua Ting's shoulder sank, and she held down the hand she wanted to touch; Hua Tingzheng was puzzled, his right hand reached out, casually and slowly pulled a card, and said with a smile: "This deck of cards should be played like this." As she spoke, she put the card in her hand and tapped her finger to the card of Shoji Fujita.

Hua Ting quietly took the cards in his hand, scolded himself for being careless, took back the cards that were supposed to be played in his hand, and drew four of a kind from the left hand.

Jian Yi's small action made Fujita Shoji frown unhappily, and he had to replan the card path that was originally going to be played.

Jian Yi is just unhappy with Fujita Shoji's eyes when he looked at the flowers, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is ** naked to look at it, but because of Jian Maosheng's face, it is not good to be overly arrogant, this Jian Yi is the same flower to listen to the tacit, originally the card to win, deliberately lost to Fujita Shoji.

Although Hua Ting didn't learn to be low, he learned a little bit about his ability to look at words and emotions and figure out people's hearts.

After coming to old Shanghai for so long, I have to learn how to survive with tact.

Besides, she hasn't found her grandfather yet.

Flower drawing skills are also good, know how to properly release water and know when to win so as not to annoy people, is a little careless; Jane sat comfortably behind her, smiling at every card she played, and love was even greater in her eyes.

Mrs. Jane was on the other table, her face was extremely difficult to see, and the card friend on the side also quipped: "Your little daughter-in-law is really a generation of little female generals, full of Jianghu flavor!" ”

Mrs. Jian is a woman after all, how can she care about the power relationship between Jian Maosheng and Bai Qihong, and she is even more dissatisfied with Bai Qihong's daughter to the extreme, the disgust in her eyes is fully revealed, she angrily threw out a card in her hand, and gritted her teeth tightly, how can such a girl be worthy of being her daughter-in-law of the Jian family?

"You're about to suffocate too, aren't you?" Mrs. Jane had a flash of inspiration, and when she faced Chen Jingzhi, the smile on her face was much more real, "Why don't you play Aunt Lu's favorite "Moonlight"?" ”

Chen Jingzhi knew what Mrs. Jian meant, and immediately kicked the pair of lace little high heels on his feet and ran towards the white grand piano.

But I don't know that no matter how obedient he is, he has never won Jian Yi's attention.

Jian Yi sat behind Hua Ting, her eyes never left the dominoes in her hand for a moment, and she didn't even notice the sound of the piano.

Bai Qihong was walking down the stairs with Jian Maosheng, and the black-clothed bodyguard behind him saw that Hua Ting was gambling happily at the card table, and was afraid that Bai Qihong would be angry, so he sped up his steps to stop it, but Bai Qihong waved his hand, "Forget it." ”

The black-clothed bodyguard was stunned for a moment, and stopped his steps in time.

"Let her continue."

Bai Qihong walked down the stairs slowly, squinting at the lower right Hua listening to the skillful card playing, some ideas appeared in his mind that he had never had before, and even the gaze that looked at her became different.