Subtitle of this chapter: Yuan's stick drinks, Xu Zhang's marriage changes.

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"Boom, Tumber. You two are here! ”

"Maki Sen, you're here. Sit. ”

Our Master Yuan took out a cigar and said, "Authentic Cuban goods, get one?" ”

Xu Zhimo took it and said with a smile: "Brother Hongji, you are also a shotgun now, and you have smoked Cuban cigars." ”

"Hehehe......" Yuan Yanqian also laughed and teased, "Shan Sen, you were still eating gummies when you were in the United States, and now you have smoked tuba mushrooms in the UK." You're not a shotgun, you're an adult. ”

"Hahaha......"

All three laughed at the same time.

Xu Zhimo scratched his head and argued: "How can this be the same? When I was in the United States, I was still an unambiguous straw bag, I didn't know anything at all, I only knew how to go to class, listen to lectures, write exam papers, movies, and gamble...... Well, and eating gummies. ”

"And when I arrived in England, I really changed my breath and got rid of my mortal womb. Every day, I am busy walking, rowing, riding a carousel, chatting, eating tea at five o'clock, butter scones, and reading idle books...... Well, there's also pumping tuba. (Author's note: This passage is excerpted from Xu Zhimo's essay "Smoking and Culture")

In essence, Xu Zhimo was a born liberal intellectual.

He was not very envious of the material civilization of the United States, the "infrastructure madman" at that time, and believed that "the weight of utilitarianism will overwhelm people's spirituality". He also hated an American college education that revolved around credits, and it didn't matter to him whether it was a master's degree or a PhD.

In contrast, our Master Yuan is nothing more than a fake neoclassical liberal master.

"Boom!"

Fake Freedom helped True Freedom light his cigar, then fan the fire match and nod his head, "Seriously, Maki Mori." A gentleman like you has come to England, the 'land of gentlemen', and it is really the right time to come to England. I remember you said before, 'New poetry and old poetry have nothing to do with me'. Now I'm writing poetry. ”

He squeezed his eyes at Xu Zhimo and said, "By the way, it's all thanks to your confidante." ”

After he met Lin Huiyin at the end of last year, he not only pursued it openly, but also wrote to his friend Yuan Yanqian, saying that he had found true love.

Of course, our Master Yuan didn't need to read the letter to know that there was such a play.

Xu Zhimo, who was very quick in thinking, replied: "It's right for a prodigal son like Brother Nahong to stay in the United States. Not only have you become a great writer, but you also have a big Hollywood star as a confidante. I also like Ms. Lillian's movie. ”

He winked at Yuan Yanqian and said, "When will you introduce that big star of yours to us?" ”

“Soon，very soon。” Our Master Yuan said very frankly, "She is coming to the UK soon, and I will introduce you when the time comes." ”

He changed his words and said as if unintentionally: "Maki Sen, I heard that my younger brother and sister are also coming to the UK?" ”

“……”

As soon as Master Yuan said this, Xu Zhimo's face stiffened, and he lowered his head and took a few puffs of cigars.

"I want a divorce."

"What did you say?"

"I said, ......" Xu Zhimo raised his head, looked directly into Yuan Yanqian's eyes, and said word by word, "I, want, divorce, marriage." ”

"Master Ball, give me a chance."

"Host, how did you give you a chance?"

"Master ball, I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person."

"Host, alright."

"Master Ball, missing underneath?"

"Host, there's no more down there."

"Hey, Master Ball, why don't you say, 'Okay, go tell the judge and see if he lets you be a good person.'" This? And I said, 'That's what I'm going to die.'" ’……”

"Host, you can stop, we're not playing Infernal Affairs. This kind of innocuous good person, you can do it if you want. The long-term affection of children and parents of non-key historical figures does not have any impact on the backbone of history. ”

This is also true, no matter how much Xu Zhimo tosses, he is just a literati.

He is not a descendant of the Heavenly Demon and a piercing Lin Bei, if the former's "Proud Yang" is not sacrificed, and the latter does not marry his Darling, this history will definitely deviate, and it is also a major deviation.

Speaking from the heart, "Fake Freedom" really wants to be a good person once, pull "True Freedom", and prevent him from embarking on the road of a scumbag in the Republic of China.

If he only reads history in later generations, he can naturally stand on the moral high ground and criticize those big scumbags.

But traveling into history, he actually had a little sympathy for these big scumbags.

The ancients said that husband and wife were originally birds of the same forest. Spouses are not true blood relatives in the first place.

The marriage relationship between men and women is maintained by the system, morality, and feelings.

Now that the old system has been replaced by the so-called "new system", and the old morality has collapsed for a while and a half, there will be no replacement, how can those marriages without feelings be maintained?

The so-called "bad wives don't go to court" is because in the old system, there are "seven outs" and "three don't go", the latter includes marrying and having no return, and mourning for three years, being poor and rich after being rich.

At the same time, ancient men not only had the pressure of the whole society, but also the norms of their own moral values.

And "marry a wife and marry virtue, and take a concubine", can you still find it outside if you have no feelings?

To put it more bluntly, ladies like Lin Huiyin, Lu Xiaoman and high-ranking housewives like Ling Shuhua, according to the tradition of Seris, decent women like them should have been unable to step out of the door, even if they want to love (out) from (apricot) to love (wall), it is difficult to have a chance.

ON THE OTHER HAND, INTELLECTUALS WITH MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS LIKE XU ZHIMO CAN GO TO THE HIGH-END QINGLOU TO FIND A HIGH-END YING ZHAO SISTER LIKE "QIN HUAI BAYAN" IF THEY WANT TO FIND LOVE. If they really find "love", then it would be good to buy it directly as a concubine.

However, times have changed, or rather, they have progressed.

You know, every "progress" of human beings has side effects.

The more frequent the interaction between men and women, the more all kinds of bad things will be, which is human nature.

"Whew!" Our Master Yuan spat out a smoke ring and said leisurely, "Shan Sen, do you remember the time when you and He Junqulian went to Brooklyn to see me? ”

"Hmm......" Xu Zhimo nodded silently.

Yuan Yanqian asked, "Then do you remember the three questions my brother asked you at that time?" ”

He didn't wait for the other party to answer, so he said solemnly: "This time, brother, I'll ask you again......"

"Is there a fundamental difference between your new love affair and a night of reading with red sleeves?"

"Isn't it not reactionary, not backward, not male-chauvinism to satisfy your emotional needs with the so-called modern woman?"

"Is your wind and snow more important than your family responsibilities?!"