Before leaving Tianjin, Zhou Hexuan prepared gifts for everyone in the Zhang family, among which several of the old lady's most precious ones - it took a full 3,000 oceans to buy them. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhou Hexuan took out a small box from the suitcase, the box was made of rosewood and covered with blue flannel. He bumped into him and said, "Auntie, when we meet for the first time, a little bit of courtesy, not respect." ”

"Hmm." Mother Zhang bowed slightly, took it and put it on the coffee table.

Zhang Leyi said: "Mom, open it and take a look." ”

"Not necessarily." Zhang's mother was obviously still angry.

The daughter who has been raised for more than ten years suddenly ran away from home, and ran thousands of miles on her back to run to a man who didn't know the roots, and whoever became a mother would be unhappy.

Zhang Leyi didn't dare to speak anymore, and secretly winked at the fourth sister.

Zhang Deyi immediately understood, pretended to open the gift box casually, and then exclaimed: "Wow, this cross is so chic!" ”

Mother Zhang belonged to a devout Christian, and when she heard the cross, she couldn't help but turn her head to look.

When she saw the cross, she immediately frowned. Because the cross in the box is not chic, and it is a little worn. The material should be sterling silver, but it has been a little black due to too much time.

Zhou Hexuan smiled and introduced: "Aunt, this is the cross that Mr. Lei Mingyuan has worn for many years. He stayed in the church before he left Tianjin, and I searched for it in many ways before I finally found the cross. ”

"Bishop Ray's cross?" Mother Zhang was finally moved, and couldn't help but bury her head in a closer look.

Lei Mingyuan, a Belgian, served as vicar bishop of the diocese of Tianjin in 1912 and founded the Chinese Catholic Church, which was also founded by him.

This man was a pure missionary, and he criticized the practice of foreign religious orders for representing the interests of the great powers and then controlling the Catholic Church in China, and clearly put forward the slogan "China to the Chinese, and the Chinese to Christ."

At that time, the French expanded the Tianjin concession without authorization, arousing strong dissatisfaction among the Chinese, thus causing the "Old Xikai Incident". Lei Mingyuan always stood on the side of China, using Yishi Bao to help the Chinese speak, criticizing the unreasonable behavior of the French, so he clashed with the then bishop of Tianjin (French).

As a result of these practices, Lei Mingyuan offended not only the Church, but also the governments of the great powers, as well as his immediate superiors, and as a result, he was removed from the post of vicar of Tianjin by the Holy See and ordered to return to Europe.

Although Lei Mingyuan left China, he had a great influence on Chinese Christianity. Today, there are six bishops in the diocese of China, all of whom were recommended by Lei Mingyuan to the Pope.

During the Northern Expedition, Lei Mingyuan even officially became a Chinese citizen and returned to China after setbacks. Now he is carrying out missionary activities in various parts of Hebei as an ordinary priest.

Historically, when the Japanese invaded China, Lei Mingyuan actively advocated resistance against Japan, and personally led his followers to the front line to rescue wounded soldiers, relieve refugees and educate children with blood loss, and finally died of illness in Geyue Mountain, Chongqing.

The devout Christians in China at this time greatly admired Lei Mingyuan's character and pure faith in God, which was equivalent to the spiritual leader of foreign missionaries in China.

The cross of thunder cannot be measured by money. For ordinary people, this is a lump of broken silver, which is worth at most two oceans after melting; But for Christians, it is a priceless treasure that is hard to come by.

Mother Zhang stared at the cross and looked at it, but in the end she couldn't resist the temptation, and said to Zhou Hexuan with a slightly gloomy face: "I have a heart." ”

Zhang Leyi immediately helped Zhou Hexuan say good things: "Brother Xuan took great pains to find this cross, but he took great pains to send someone to search for it for more than a month. ”

Zhang's mother did not comment on this, but asked Zhou Hexuan: "I heard that you design and sell women's underwear?" ”

"There's such a thing." Zhou Hexuan said.

"It seems a little unsightly." Zhang Mu said.

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "I think women's underwear is no different from ordinary clothes. ”

Zhang's mother asked again: "In addition to selling underwear, what other career do you have?" ”

Without Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Leyi answering, the fourth sister Zhang Deyi rushed to say: "Mr. Zhou is amazing, he is the president of Peking University, and he has written many books such as "The Rise of a Great Power" and "The Goddess". The teachers who taught us history and literature all spoke highly of Mr. Zhou. ”

"yes, I see. Leyi, what about you? What have you been up to lately? Zhang's mother did not continue to "interrogate" Zhou Hexuan, but asked about her daughter's current situation. Basically, Zhang's mother is still satisfied, the identity of a cultural celebrity shows that Zhou Hexuan has thoughts and connotations, and the identity of an underwear merchant shows that Zhou Hexuan is not short of money.

Zhang Leyi smiled: "I recently managed a broadcasting company, and I also personally hosted a broadcast program. ”

"What is radio?" Zhang's mother had no impression of this.

"Mom, you're too backward to even know about broadcasting," the fourth sister Zhang Deyi suddenly said, "Broadcasting is interesting, there are several radio stations in Shanghai." That kind of thing is the equivalent of a talking newspaper, but more interesting than a newspaper. ”

Zhang Leyi took the opportunity to say: "Brother Xuan also opened a newspaper in Tianjin and has a branch in Shanghai. ”

Zhang Leyi and Zhang Deyi, two sisters, helped Zhou Hexuan say good things in various ways, advocating women's four-self virtues, inventing human harvesters, etc., all of them all in one go.

The more Zhang's mother listened, the more satisfied she became, and coupled with Zhou Hexuan's young, handsome, and polite, she had accepted this future son-in-law from her heart. Although Zhou Hexuan does not have the power of Song Ziwen, she really doesn't pay much attention to these things as a mother, as long as her daughter likes it.

The atmosphere in the living room was much more harmonious, and Zhang's mother began to ask Zhou Hexuan's family situation: "Who else is in Mr. Zhou's family?" ”

"I am an orphan...... Zhou Hexuan repeated his "life experience" in detail.

A woman is a woman, listening to Zhou Hexuan's loneliness and misery, Zhang's mother had a little more pity for him, and finally said: "Speaking of which, Mr. Zhou's ancestors are also big gentry, and they are better than my Zhang family, so they are right." ”

"Auntie, don't be too disrespectful, just call me Mingcheng." Zhou Hexuan said.

Zhang Leyi immediately said: "Mom, Mingcheng is the word that Mr. Liang Qichao specially chose for Brother Xuan, and Mr. Kang Youwei also helped Brother Xuan take a word called Ruoyu." ”

Mother Zhang had heard of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, she felt very embarrassed, and said with a smile: "It's better to be honest, Mr. Liang is worthy of being a university scholar." ”

Everyone chatted until the evening, and the fifth lady of the Zhang family, Man Yi, also came back, still a 10-year-old Lori.

When it gets dark, the maid begins to serve the food.

The fourth, fifth, and youngest sons of the Zhang family went downstairs one after another, looking at Zhou Hexuan curiously.

The fourth son, Zhang Yuanbei, is a teenager who will go abroad next year after finishing middle school, he still knows a little about Zhou Hexuan's name, and he is not disgusted with this future brother-in-law.

As for the fifth son Yuanmo and the sixth son Yuanfan, they are now all little children, and their attitudes are dispensable.

Because Zhang Mouzhi often talked about business outside, the Zhang family did not wait for him to come back for dinner. After everyone finished dinner, Zhang Mouzhi returned home with the smell of wine, and when he saw his daughter and Zhou Hexuan, his face was instantly gloomy, and he shouted: "Get out!" ”