Chapter 355 354【Local Tyrant】
The British Consul General in Tianjin has changed. His Chinese name is Bao Lezhang, and he is not familiar with Zhou Hexuan.
But Zhou Hexuan's reputation and influence were there, and Baolezhang still gave him a warm reception. After explaining his purpose, Bao Lezhang said that this kind of matter was out of his control, and wrote a handwritten letter asking Zhou Hexuan to go to the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.
The name of "Ministry of Industry" seems to be engaged in engineering and construction, but in fact it should be translated as "Municipal Committee of Concession", which is equivalent to the governing body of each concession.
With the care of the British Consul General in Tianjin, the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry in the British Concession was very talkative, so they released him on the same day.
After detailed inquiries, Zhou Hexuan found out that it was Li Shoumin's future father-in-law who bribed a member of the board of directors of the Ministry of Industry Bureau.
On the way to the prison to pick him up, Duan Maolan said angrily: "These foreigners are really lawless. They dare to arrest people without any evidence."
Zhou Hexuan was actually very angry. If a Chinese with no background was arrested, it would definitely be another unjust case. There would be no reason to be imprisoned for several years or even sentenced to death.
The privileges of these foreigners in the foreign concessions are really limitless, and they don't take Chinese laws into consideration at all.
Since the establishment of the Nanjing government, it has been trying to take back the consular jurisdiction of the foreign powers in China, but with little success. Only small countries such as Denmark and Belgium recognized the return, and the big powers such as Britain, France, the United States and Japan did not bother the Nanjing government at all.
The door of the Concession Prison opened, Li Shoumin cupped his fists with a wry smile and said, "Thank you Brother Zhou and Brother Duan for your help, otherwise I would have to go to prison."
"My dear brother, they didn't torture you, did they?" Duan Maolan asked with concern.
Li Shoumin said with a smile: "Fortunately, I didn't get boarded, but the food inside is not good. I haven't eaten dinner yet."
Zhou Hexuan said happily: "Then you can treat guests today."
"I can't do it today. I still have business to do. I will hold a special banquet another day to thank you." Li Shoumin said.
Li Shoumin first called home to report his safety, and then went to Tianjin Women's Association to pick up Ms. Sun.
Ms. Sun's name is Sun Jingxun, and she is the second daughter of Sun Zhongshan, the chairman of Dazhong Bank. She was born fair and clean, with a slightly fat body, and standing with Li Shoumin, she looked a bit like a husband and wife.
After thanking Zhou Hexuan and Duan Maolan, Sun Jingxun told Li Shoumin the reason: "When my father saw the letter you wrote to me that day, he immediately flew into a rage and scolded me for being shameless and ruining the family tradition. I refuted a few words, and he slapped me They called me and hit me on the ground, my face was swollen. The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, I cried all night and ran away from home the next day."
Li Shoumin checked carefully, and sure enough, he found that there were slap marks left on his girlfriend's face. He put his arms around Sun Jingxun's shoulder and said, "I have wronged you."
"Someone is here." Sun Jingxun shyly pushed Li Shoumin away.
Zhou Hexuan laughed and said: "Brother Shoumin, tomorrow I will go with you to the Sun's family to propose marriage. Elopement like this is not an option."
"It's useless." Li Shoumin shook his head helplessly. "Her father knew about Jing Xun and I at the end of last year. At that time, I also came to propose marriage, but he said that the family was inappropriate, the household was wrong, and he said that teachers and students fell in love. Destroying the family tradition. He also said that as long as I sever ties with Jing Xun, how much money is not a problem."
Zhou Hexuan was speechless, as expected, art comes from life - a poor boy fell in love with a rich girl, and the other parent tore a check and slapped it on the table: You can fill in the money yourself, as long as you leave my daughter!
"Let's try again, I'll be a matchmaker." Zhou Hexuan said.
Historically, after Li Shoumin eloped with Sun Jingxun, the Sun family directly sued the Tianjin District Court. The lawsuit was a sensation in Tianjin at the time, and many newspapers sent reporters to observe it. Ms. Sun argued hard in court, insisting that she was not abducted and belonged to free love.
Although Li Shoumin won the lawsuit and finally embraced the beauty, he had no contact with his father-in-law's family for more than ten years, and his relatives became enemies.
Of course, Sun Jingxun didn't want to turn against her parents. When she heard Zhou Hexuan's words, she said expectantly, "Brother Li, why don't you try it. Mr. Zhou is a university student, maybe my dad will save face."
"Alright." Li Shoumin didn't give much hope.
The next morning, Li Shoumin prepared presents, brought his girlfriend and Zhou Hexuan to propose marriage.
The Sun family lives near the Foreigner’s Club. The house is much more luxurious than Zhou Hexuan’s Sanle Hall. The garden house covering an area of more than 20 mu is extremely rare in the British Concession where every inch of land is precious. One can imagine how rich the Sun family is .
In terms of wealth, those who engage in real estate are really inferior to those who open banks.
Standing in front of Li Shoumin's future father-in-law, Zhou Hexuan's father-in-law would probably be a head shorter - the Sun family already has branches in 13 major cities across the country.
Ms. Sun was born in such a wealthy family, and she was able to run away from home to accompany Li Shoumin to live a hard life, which is definitely a kind and righteous one.
The closer he got to the gate of Sun's house, the more anxious Li Shoumin became. In fact, he felt very inferior.
Sun Jingxun quietly held Li Shoumin's hand, and said in a low voice: "Brother Li, it's okay, even if my father doesn't agree, I will follow you for the rest of my life."
Li Shoumin was so moved that he couldn't speak, his eyes were full of tenderness when he looked at Miss Sun.
"Cough cough."
Zhou Hexuan coughed twice, walked outside the big iron gate and rang the doorbell.
A servant poked his head to look outside, and immediately opened the door in surprise: "Second Miss, you are finally back, but the master and madam are very anxious!"
Sun Jingxun worried: "Are my parents okay?"
The servant said: "The master is very angry, the wife is just crying, they are all looking forward to your return. Wait a moment, I will report."
"Wait," Zhou Hexuan shouted, "Tell your master, Zhou Hexuan is coming to visit."
"So it's Mr. Zhou, I'll go right away!" the servant said respectfully.
In less than a moment, the three of Zhou Hexuan were invited into the villa, and walked across the garden lawn to the living room.
Sun Zhongshan was short and thin, with a weather-beaten face, not like a wealthy businessman, but more like a small businessman with a hard life. As soon as he saw Li Shoumin, he became angry, completely ignoring Zhou Hexuan's presence, and yelled in Sichuan dialect: "You son of a bitch, I have kindly invited you to be a tutor. How can I treat you badly? How dare you kidnap my daughter?" , I will break your leg!"
Li Shoumin felt ashamed and angry, and didn't know what to say.
"Dad, why are you scolding people?" Sun Jingxun said unhappily.
"Curse people? I want to beat people!" Sun Zhongshan swung his crutches and was about to hit them.
Zhou Hexuan cupped his fists funny and said, "Mr. Sun, next week Hexuan will be polite."
Sun Zhongshan stopped suddenly, adjusted his clothes and changed his expression instantly, and said with a warm smile: "Mr. Zhou, please take a seat. I am very flattered that you can come to my humble house. Come and have a cup of tea!"
This old man is interesting.
Zhou Hexuan sat down with a smile. Just now Sun Zhongshan yelled at him, but it was actually for him to remind Zhou Hexuan to leave the Sun family's affairs alone.