Zhang Mouzhi was no longer satisfied with Zhou Hexuan, and since he had agreed to the marriage, he had to pinch his nose and admit it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Zhang family belongs to a Christian family and does not believe in the so-called auspicious days of the zodiac, but it is still necessary to choose a good day.

The date doesn't matter, but over the location of the wedding, Zhou Hexuan and the Zhang family had a disagreement. Zhang Mouzhi demanded that the wedding take place in Jiujiang, while Zhou Hexuan thought that Tianjin was more suitable, since most of his friends were in Pingjiang.

After repeated discussions and discussions, a compromise was finally made, and the wedding was divided into two steps: first engaged in Jiujiang, with a date of Sunday, August 26; Then they officially got married, and the location was chosen in Shanghai -- Zhang Mouzhi did not agree with his daughter's marriage in Tianjin, on the grounds that it was too far away.

Zhou Hexuan could only agree, after all, it was the old man who spoke, even if he deliberately provoked him, he admitted it.

The engagement ceremony was held in Zhang's villa in Guling, Lushan, and the whole Jiujiang political and business circles of the leading figures came, and more than 10 foreigners participated, which shows Zhang Mouzhi's great influence in the local area.

"Brother Ruoxu, congratulations on choosing a good son-in-law!" Jin Haoru clenched his fists and laughed.

Zhang Mouzhi was in a good mood today, and returned the salute with a smile: "Brother Jin, please come in." ”

Although the two are old friends with close business cooperation, the relationship has long been cracked. Jin Haoru originally wanted to rely on Zhang Mouzhi, but the development speed has been faster in recent years, and he has even done business in Shanghai and Tianjin, and his fame and financial resources have surpassed that of the Zhang family.

What made Zhang Mou most angry was that Jin Haoru was elected as the president of the Jiujiang Chamber of Commerce for two consecutive terms, and he could only be the vice president, and he felt a head short when dealing with him.

Historically, Zhang Mouzhi relied on his marriage with Song Ziwen to finally surpass Jin Haoru. At that time, it was Jin Haoru's turn to be unhappy, and even his daughter accepted a gift of a fountain pen from Miss Zhang Wu, and returned it back saying that he couldn't afford it.

Businessmen, in their part, there is no shortage of money, and what is more important is face and status.

Soon another one came, but it was Xue Deli, the king of Jiujiang freight, who laughed and said: "Boss Zhang, congratulations, your fast son-in-law is a university scholar, with a dignified appearance and a talent." ”

"Where, Brother Xue praised it, please come in!" Zhang Mouzhi said with a smile.

More than a dozen business figures came in a row, and suddenly heard the master of ceremonies shouting: "Your Excellency Zhu Peide, member of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission of the Government of the Republic of China and chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Government, here!" ”

The scene instantly fell silent, and they all turned their eyes to the door.

Jin Haoru walked up to Zhang Mouzhi and said, "Brother Ruoxu, do you actually know Chairman Zhu?" It's so hard to hide it from me! ”

"Hehe, I don't know, it's my son-in-law who has a relationship with Chairman Zhu," Zhang Mouzhi felt full of face, and he didn't talk to Jin Haoru anymore, he stepped forward with a smile, and said shortly, "Oh, Chairman Zhu, you are a busy person, and you take time out of your busy schedule to attend the engagement ceremony of the little girl, which is really scary." ”

Zhu Peide said with a smile: "I'm very idle, I'm not in good health, so I'll recuperate in this Lushan." ”

Zhang Mouzhi hurriedly said: "Then you have to take care of your body, the mountain wind is strong at night here, don't catch a cold." ”

"It's okay, Boss Zhang has a heart." Zhu Peide nodded slightly.

Jin Haoru saw that Zhang Mouzhi and Zhu Peide were talking and laughing, and the envy, jealousy and hatred, also spontaneously stepped forward and said: "Grass people Jin Haoru has seen Chairman Zhu!" ”

Zhu Peide said: "This is the Republic of China, there are no grass people, only citizens." ”

Jin Haoru immediately changed his words and said: "It is still Chairman Zhu who has a level, and citizen Jin Haoru has seen Chairman Zhu." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Peide responded, with a somewhat cold attitude.

Jin Haoru stood there nervously, not knowing how to continue talking.

Zhang Mouzhi smiled slightly and introduced: "Chairman Zhu, this Mr. Jin is the president of the Jiujiang Chamber of Commerce. ”

Only then did Zhu Peide pay a little attention, and said with his fists clenched: "It turned out to be Chairman Jin, it was rude." ”

Jin Haoru glanced at Zhang Mouyi gratefully, and hurriedly said: "My president is not worth mentioning, if you want to say that in the Jiujiang business community, Boss Zhang has the highest prestige." ”

Zhu Peide ignored them and praised each other, and directly found a place to sit down, just waiting for the engagement ceremony to begin.

Moments later, the pastor and groom entered, and Zhang Mouzhi retreated to the next room, and his daughter appeared in a white wedding dress.

Zhou Hexuan stood on the left side of the pastor in a suit and leather shoes, and Zhang Mouzhi led Zhang Leyi to stand on the right.

The pastor holds a Bible in his hand and declares: "Two loving newlyweds...... In the presence of God, a sacred betrothal ceremony will be held for you. Marriage is precious and ordained by God. Therefore, do not be rash and rash, but be pious and respectful, and honor God's will to accomplish this important event in life...... Mr. Zhou Hexuan, are you willing to make a marriage contract with Miss Zhang Leyi in front of God and people? ”

"I do." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

"Miss Zhang Leyi, are you willing to make a marriage contract with Mr. Zhou Hexuan in front of God and people?" The pastor asked again.

Zhang Leyi smiled sweetly: "I am willing." ”

The pastor then asked the guests, "Is there anyone who opposes the marriage of the two couples?" ”

Naturally, no one objected.

The pastor began to pray: "God, we thank you for this joyful engagement and for being with us at all times...... In the name of the Holy Spirit of Christ, Amen! ”

After the long prayer, the pastor began to exhort to follow the Father's wishes, to be faithful to one another, and to share the responsibility of building a family. Then there is the exchange of engagement vows, the exchange of engagement rings, the priest's proclamation, the blessing of loved ones, the blessing of the pastor......

A long list of ceremonies that took more than 40 minutes to complete, and this traditional Western-style engagement wedding was really cumbersome.

Well, it's not purely Western, and the next banquet is Chinese.

The guests chatted while drinking, and no one ran to Zhu Peide's table to toast. The foreign pastor shook his head repeatedly, as if he felt that the banquet had ruined the solemnity of the engagement.

Three days after the engagement, Zhou Hexuan left Jiujiang with his fiancée, accompanied by his eldest brother Zhang Yuandong.

At Zhang Yuandong's strong request, Zhang Mouzhi finally agreed to his son to go to Shanghai, and asked Zhou Hexuan to introduce and take care of him.

At the same time, China's education system began to change dramatically.

The first was Cai Yunpei's resignation, followed by the government's decision to set up a separate Ministry of Education, and preliminary discussions were held to appoint Jiang Menglin, a close confidant of Cai Yunpei, as the minister.

Li Shi tried his best to carry out reforms despite public opinion, and finally established the Beiping University District, and appointed himself as the dean of the Beiping University to oversee the educational affairs of Hebei, Rehe, Beiping, and Tianjin. He also took Peking University as the main body, forcibly merged the nine national universities in Pingjin and Tianjin, and organized them into the new Chung Hua University, with Li Shi once serving as the president of Chung Hua University and Li Shuhua acting as the president.

As soon as this move was announced, the entire northern education community was in an uproar.

Peking University students made a particularly fierce noise, and even publicly shouted the slogan "Get rid of Li Shizeng and welcome back President Zhou".