When Su Hui handed Huang Ying the check for $100,000, Huang Ying read it several times in a row to confirm that she was not mistaken. She was surprised and said, "So much money? Did you get the wrong check? ”

Su Hui took it and looked at it again: "That's right, this is it." ”

Huang Ying shook his head and said, "Why do you want to pay so much money? You know we can't accept this money. ”

Su Hui seemed to have expected Huang Ying's move, and she said: "Of the 100,000 US dollars, 3,000 yuan is my travel expenses this time, and the rest is for other purposes." ”

"What is it for? I'd like to hear from you what you're going to do with such a large sum of money? First of all, I am not Citibank here, you can exist here, but there is no guarantee that you can withdraw it all at any time, and there is no interest. At first, Huang Ying thought that Su Hui wanted to deposit the money with her because of her family's complicated situation.

Unexpectedly, Su Hui's words surprised Huang Ying, and Su Hui said seriously: "This money belongs to my father, he is now trapped in Manila, but he still hopes to donate to support the domestic war of resistance." So the money was used to set up a fund to fund children who lost their parents in the war. ”

In this way, Huang Ying has basically understood. As for Su Hui's statement that her father wants to donate this money, I am afraid that in addition to donating to fund domestic and foreign countries, there is also the intention of doing double insurance.

Overseas Chinese businessmen doing business in Southeast Asia generally have two sides. On the one hand, they have the mercenary and educational interests of businessmen, and they want to strive for the greatest interests in everything, and some interests are unwilling to give up, such as Su Zirong's insistence on staying in Manila this time; On the other hand, because of the status of the Chinese in Southeast Asia and the unstable political situation in the region, they have to rely on the power to survive in the cracks.

Huang Ying feels that this is probably one of the reasons why Su Zirong did this.

"Okay, I don't think it's better to set up a foundation in the United States. I will report this matter to Ambassador Hu Shih, and he will report it to China. Huang Yingdao.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, I'll rest assured." Su Hui said with a smile.

Huang Ying hesitated for a moment and then said, "I have a reluctant request. ”

Su Hui smiled evilly: "Tell me this, Huang Ying, this is not your character." ”

Huang Ying shook her head, she did seem to have some concerns, her friendship with Su Hui could be said to be everything, so she said bluntly: "That's the case, there is a military project in China that lacks a fund, I wonder if I can temporarily embezzle it." Because during the period when the foundation was preparing for its establishment, these funds could not be used for the time being, so I thought of this solution. To be honest, the funding for the previous project was also a problem for me. ”

Su Hui admired Huang Ying's frankness, and she was also very happy that Huang Ying could treat herself so frankly. Su Hui is very aware of some of the political environment in the country, and after this money is handed over to her, she can embezzle it without saying any hello to herself, and now she is obviously discussing it with herself.

Su Hui shrugged his shoulders and said, "The money is now in your hands, and you have the right to dispose of it." ”

Huang Ying nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you, Su Hui, you have really done me a great favor, and I also thank you on behalf of the soldiers and civilians in China who are fighting a bloody war." Also, I'm going to keep your fund running under full supervision and report back to you every other month or week. ”

Su Hui nodded and said, "Don't be so troublesome, I don't have to worry about you." ”

Huang Ying smiled.

……

Ernest Hemingway, Robert Pat and Su Hui left for China a few days later. When they arrived in Kunming, China and the United States sent a huge joint welcome delegation and held a grand welcome ceremony, which was followed by a welcome dinner.

At the dinner, after the representatives of Chinese and American officials made brief speeches, everyone began to push around and change glasses and dance to the sound of music.

This kind of dinner party is full of all kinds of impetuosity and hypocrisy of high society, and gentlemen in tuxedos and bows mingle with ladies in full costume, which is not what Su Hui likes. However, she can't afford not to attend the dinner, after all, she still needs to deal with the officials of all shapes, and if she offends them, she will not be able to make a stumbling block for you behind your back.

Halfway through the dinner, when everyone was dancing, Su Hui walked out with a glass of wine, stood by the window and looked at the dark Kunming night outside, and suddenly felt all kinds of bleakness and absurdity of these social exchanges.

"Oh, I originally thought that Kunming had implemented lighting control, but after chatting with an official, I learned that the power supply department was nervous, and at night it was time to restrict electricity." Robert Pat also walked out, holding a goblet with the liquid red in the light.

After Su Hui heard his words, she turned around and said, "Why did Mr. Pat come out too?" ”

Pat pursed his lips and said, "Well, actually, I don't like this kind of occasion very much. This is the case with officials in many parts of the world, and the war does not affect their lives much. Instead, they use their power and money to accomplish what they want to do. ”

Su Hui looked at Kunming at night and sighed: "Using the power given by the public to grab the interests of the public is probably the root cause of corruption." ”

Pat neither objected nor supported Su Hui's point of view, he picked up his glass and smiled: "Okay, let's stop talking about this, today's dinner is not bad, I think we should go in and eat a little, otherwise we will go to the front line in Burma, I don't think we will have such a chance." ”

……

The next day, after a short stay in Kunming, Hemingway took a plane and came to Nanjing to meet the delegates. Su Hui and Robert Pat would have to stay for an extra day before they could board a plane from a Chinese officer bound for Lashio to Burma.

One day when Su Huimo had something to do, she turned down some banquets held by the government department for her and Pat, and she went to the Southwest Associated University to find Huang Zhengzhong.

Anyway, what these officials care about is foreigners, and it doesn't matter whether Su Hui takes leave or not, so Su Hui can get out.

Su Hui and Huang Zhengzhong haven't seen each other for some years, and Su Hui has basically been on the front line in China these years, and there is no time to come and go in a hurry. This time, I heard that Huang Zhengzhong was studying in Kunming, and she happened to take this opportunity to come to him.

It was not difficult to contact Huang Zhengzhong, although they had not seen each other for a while, there was still correspondence. In the morning, Su Hui hung up the phone to the United Nations General Assembly and found Huang Zhengzhong.

Huang Zhengzhong was very happy when he heard this, he told Su Hui to wait for them to go to the countryside for a performance, and asked her if she would like to go with them. Su Hui is a person who likes to get in touch with new things, although she has been to China many times, but she has never been to the countryside, nor has she had much contact with students, plus she also liked drama very much when she was in college, so she readily agreed.

After breakfast, Su Hui asked the driver in charge of delivering the Allied Liaison Office to the gate of the United Nations General Assembly, just in time for Huang Zhengzhong and them to prepare to leave. The students were traveling in trucks to a village fifty miles away for a performance.

After seeing Huang Zhengzhong, Su Hui first gave him a warm hug, and then punched him in the chest and said, "Zhengzhong, I haven't seen you for so long, have you grown taller again?" ”

Huang Zhengzhong also smiled: "I'm afraid that if you grow taller, you may be shorter." ”

After the two of them laughed for a while, Xue Yizhen came over and said, "It's time for us to go." ”

Huang Zhengzhong said to Su Hui: "Let's go, come with us to have a look." ”

In the car, Huang Zhengzhong introduced each other to everyone, and the students had all heard Su Hui's name because of previous reports, and they felt very honored that Su Hui could perform in the countryside with them.

Along the way, everyone chatted enthusiastically, and Su Hui asked them what kind of play they were performing? Huang Zhengzhong said that they wrote "Blind Village" by themselves, which is a short drama about the enlightenment of rural thought.

Huang Zhengzhong told Su Hui that in the vast rural areas of China, there were still feudal customs such as foot binding, abandonment of infants, and child brides-in-law, and after listening to Zhu Jingxing's suggestion, they decided to make changes to the repertoire and create the repertoire according to the actual life in the countryside. Over the years, many plays have received great repercussions in rural areas.

Of course, in addition to this play, they also prepared a "Letter from the Front Line" about the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War to perform, this play is based on ordinary soldiers, so it is also loved by the audience.

Su Hui was a little surprised, the China she came into contact with on weekdays was cities like Nanjing and Shanghai, and although the soldiers on the front line came from the countryside, they had also undergone the modern education of the army, and their thinking had changed. But the real and pristine countryside is something they have never come into contact with.

Along the way, I listened to Huang Zhengzhong tell a lot of interesting stories about going to the countryside to perform, in which she learned about the simplicity and kindness of some farmers, and also learned about their ignorance and feudal characteristics, of course, as a qualified reporter, Su Hui will never define a group in vain, their real life still needs to be known through real understanding.

Although the road of more than 50 miles is not close, it is only a few dozen minutes under the wheels of the car. After a bumpy ride, they arrived in the countryside.

A clan ancestral hall in the village is the venue for their performances. The village chief, who was in charge of the village management, had already arrived, and when he saw the car arriving, he hurriedly beckoned someone to come forward to greet him.

Huang Zhengzhong got out of the car with the students and shook hands with him. The village chief said welcome words in the impure Chinese language. Huang Zhengzhong also thanked him and hurriedly beckoned everyone to start preparing.

Everyone prepared quickly, and the performance was about to start in a while, but there were a few people standing sparsely under the stands. This is a little different from the previous scene, often these culturally backward villages encounter such new things to see the inside and outside three layers, why is there no one today?

Huang Zhengzhong asked the village chief, and the village chief said hesitantly: "None of them are at home, maybe they are not at home." ”

This couldn't help but make Huang Zhengzhong suspicious, how could this village feel weird?