"The will of the imperial court has come down, and the Chinese in the United States have their own destiny, and this San Francisco can't stay anymore."

Liao Zhubin sighed and said helplessly, "I am ready to apply to the US office of HSBC and request to return to Hong Kong to work.

As the anti-Chinese trend in the United States became more and more serious, and San Francisco was the area where white riots were most rampant, it was better for Brother He to sell his property in the United States as soon as possible, and restart his business in Hong Kong with his family and capital. ”

"What about going back to Hong Kong? The British colonial government and British businessmen controlled the lifeblood of Hong Kong's economy, and it was not easy to reopen business ventures. ”

"Brother He doesn't want to go back to Hong Kong, does he plan to stay in the United States all the time?"

"Hehe, even if I pull down my old face and want to stay in the United States with a dead face, foreigners will not allow it."

He Binghuan laughed at himself, "The San Francisco city government has just sent someone to inform me that the Chinese medicine shop under my name is unsafe and ordered me to close all the properties under my name. ”

Only a few months after the implementation of the "Chinese Exclusion Act," the U.S. government imposed a "Chinese fisherman's tax," a "Chinese police tax," and a "laundry delivery tax" on the Chinese............

The amount of taxes and miscellaneous taxes was almost the same as that of the Manchu government.

Brother He, forget it, the US government is determined to expel the Chinese, and the imperial court has already surrendered to the compromise, we can't fight them, we would rather lose part of our interests, sell all the industry, and withdraw from the United States! ”

"Ten years of hard work are ruined, I am not reconciled!"

"What can you do if you are unwilling, when you first arrived in San Francisco ten years ago, American foreigners often pointed at the Chinese with braids and laughed at them wantonly, why didn't you listen to Binghuan's advice at that time and insisted on cutting off your braids, not because I saw my wife walking to Chinatown and being stared at by a group of white women who were laughing and humiliating at their little feet!"

Recalling the discriminatory treatment suffered by himself and his family when he first came to the United States, He Zhubin said excitedly, "What if you cut off your braids, wear a suit like a foreigner, and be called a fake foreign devil by your compatriots, the outside world is undergoing earth-shaking changes, and the imperial court and the Manchu and Han ministers are still guarding the same set of things hundreds of years ago and don't know how to change, how can such a court resist the invasion of foreigners, and how can it have the ability to protect the people living abroad?" ”

After a pause, He Zhubin picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all, and said solemnly, "Binghuan, I have always admired your achievements in business, but for some of your concepts, you really need to change, today's world is not a hundred or two hundred years ago, businessmen are not only relying on the business experience of the older generation, can achieve success, without the support of an enlightened and powerful regime, even if it is like today, in the United States to make great business achievements, what about it?" The U.S. government arbitrarily promulgates a bill, and most of the life's work is lost!

Forge ahead, take the initiative to contact with the outside world, quickly change the old concepts, keep up with the steps of the world, and make efforts in many aspects, in order to win a hope for the family and career in this period of change unseen in 5,000 years.

To put it in my heart, in this regard, I think Binghuan is not as good as Ah Zhen.

Although Ah Zhen is a woman, her temperament and ability are not inferior to ordinary men, when she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she helped you manage your family's finances and business affairs, and she was only eighteen years old this year, graduated from Howles High School, and is about to become the first female college student in the mainland.

Cardamom is in her prime, and although it seems that there is no clue yet, I bet that in twenty years, Ah Zhen's achievements will definitely surpass that of your father. ”

Hearing that Liao Zhubin compared himself to his daughter, He Binghuan was not angry, he knew his daughter's character best, twenty years later, maybe she didn't do anything earth-shattering, but she would definitely not be an ordinary woman with a husband and children.

And this is what he is most worried about, his daughter is smart, resolute, and assertive, although she often does not obey her own arrangements, but among the twelve children, she is the one who loves her the most.

If she is a man, she has a strong personality and goes outside, maybe she can achieve something, but how many people can accept such a girl's family?

"The concept cultivated in a lifetime can be changed so easily."

He Binghuan shook his head, his face full of sorrow.

"I'm not confused, things like property and business are no longer as important as when I was young, and the industry in the United States has been affected by the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the loss of part of it is not a big deal, but I am worried that if I fail to deal with the follow-up incidents, in case there are some hidden dangers, what will Ah Zhen and the other children do in the future."

"Don't take the children's affairs to heart, Liao and He have been friends for three generations, and Enbai likes Ah Zhen very much, if you have no opinion, simply fulfill the happy event of Ah Zhen and Enbai, Liao and He are married, and the affairs of the two families will be merged into one in the future, in case there is a difficult thing in the He family, the Liao family will definitely not let it go."

"Eun Bai likes Ah Zhen?"

He Binghuan is busy with business affairs, rarely stays at home, and rarely meets guests at home, seeing his daughter and Liao Enbai together, almost every time his daughter bullies each other, it is rare to see the scene of harmonious coexistence between men and women during the general relationship,

Therefore, when the words came out of Liao Zhubin's mouth, He Binghuan didn't believe it.

"Hehe, things between young people, who can say clearly, Enbai and Azhen are both studying in American schools, receiving Western education, and the two children have common topics and hobbies, although Azhen sometimes has a stronger personality, but Enbai has a gentle temperament, two people together, complementary personalities, and they can be regarded as a matching pair."

"Ah Zhen is Tianzu, will your Liao family mind?"

"Brother Binghuan, why are you still stubborn in the past, foot binding is a feudal bad habit, South American Han Kingdom, Dongying, Western countries, which country advocates women's foot binding?

Foot binding is the mutilation of a woman's body, and in South America, the law stipulates that forcing a woman to bind her foot is an illegal act, and it is punishable by law regardless of the relationship between the perpetrator and the woman. ”

Liao Zhubin felt that it was difficult to change the concept of his friends in a short period of time, and said patiently, "The women in the Chinese are ridiculed and humiliated by foreigners for binding their feet and leaving small feet, and when it comes to the next generation of young people, they can't let them experience the humiliation of the older generation. If Ah Zhen does not object, I will let Eun Bai marry Ah Zhen as his wife.

Now it's okay, the two children are in love, and we don't have to worry about the elders, as long as our two old brothers set the children's family affairs, the future will be fine. ”

"Enbai is a good boy, I have always been very satisfied with him, but what is Ah Zhen's mind, she didn't tell me, a father, Brother Liao, things will slow down for a while, wait until I ask Ah Zhen's opinion, and then give you a reply, you think it's good!"

"Haha, it's okay, Eun Bai and Ah Zhen are in the backyard, just call them over and ask." …………

"Uncle Liao, Daddy, Enbai and I have something to discuss with you."

was called to him by the two elders, and without waiting for the two to ask questions, He Peizhen spoke first.

"Daddy has something to ask you two for, you have to discuss things with Daddy first, okay, if you have something, tell us about it first."

"The Americans expelled and persecuted their compatriots, and the Qing government stayed out of the matter, so Enbai and I would like to ask Uncle Liao and my father to come forward to gather the company's employees and San Francisco compatriots to assist the Han diplomatic embassy in the United States and properly transfer the compatriots to South America ............"

He Peizhen relayed the news she heard from Liao Enbai to the two.

"I was also discussing this matter with your Uncle Liao just now, and your Uncle Liao plans to leave the United States and return to Hong Kong."

He Binghuan muttered, "The situation in the United States is turbulent, for the sake of safety, Daddy is considering leaving the United States and returning to Hong Kong with your Uncle Liao. ”

"The British are powerful in Hong Kong, and those ruffians and gangs are bullying their compatriots for the sake of tigers under the protection of the British, and my father and Uncle Liao are not used to the anger of the American foreigners, so why should they go back to the anger of the British foreigners, according to my daughter's opinion, it is better to simply move to the Han Kingdom in South America, and according to the Han government's open-minded and fair attitude towards overseas Chinese and Chinese businessmen, as well as the strength of Uncle Liao and his father, there is no chance to do a better and bigger career than in the United States."

"Uncle He, Daddy, Ah Zhen is right, nearly half of the young children studying in the United States in the school were recruited by the Han government to return to the Han mainland or European countries to continue their studies, and our school also has more than 20 students from the Han country in South America who study at their own expense, and their families also have relatives who are engaged in business and trade in South America.

Compared with Hong Kong, the younger generation thinks that going to South America is more suitable for Uncle Ho and Daddy. ”

"You two have a good heart, I am still discussing things with your Uncle Liao, you two have decided first."

He Binghuan showed a smile on his face, and said, "Daddy has been conservative and cautious all his life, and now he is over forty years old, and he is also enlightened once."

Brother Liao, Hong Kong can't go back, I plan to follow Ah Zhen and Enbai's advice and move my family to South America, what do you think? ”

"Enbai's mind is on Ah Zhen's little girl, the He family moved to South America, can I still ruthlessly let them separate?

”

Liao Zhubin smiled bitterly and agreed to relocate to South America with the He family.

After the decision to evacuate the He and Liao families from the United States was made, the marriage of He Peizhen and Liao Enbai was also decided.

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