1928: The rise of giant merchants

Feng Jingyao took a deep look at Ye Luo, and then laughed loudly: "I'm drunk, Second Young Master, don't take my crazy words to heart!"

Ye Luo also smiled, and the two of them settled the matter.

After having enough wine and food, Feng Jingyao wanted to call the servant to serve tea, but he heard a rush of footsteps, and then Feng Chengcheng ran over and asked: "Second Young Master, will you play cards with us later? Three are short of one!"

"Oh? Who are the other two?" Ye Luo asked curiously.

"Miss Tang Ying and Mrs. Xu Lu Xiaoman." Feng Chengcheng was a little embarrassed. They really couldn't find the fourth person, so Lu Xiaoman suggested that Ye Luo take over.

"Okay, it's an honor for me to play cards with three beauties." Ye Luo had nothing to do in the evening, so he took this opportunity to get to know Tang Ying.

Tang Ying's father, Tang Naian, studied in Germany and was a famous doctor in Shanghai. Her brother, Tang Fulu, was Song Ziwen's confidential secretary. He came from a wealthy family and had close relationships with many celebrities in Shanghai.

At this time in the Republic of China, "socializing" was still a new and rare thing. The society also encouraged women after women's liberation to participate in more social activities, taking the two social butterflies Tang Ying and Lu Xiaoman as examples.

The "Southern Tang and Northern China" are now gathered in Shanghai. Feng Chengcheng, who has returned from Peking, is their good friend, so the three of them naturally want to get together.

Speaking of which, during the Republic of China, the most popular social activity was not dancing, but playing mahjong.

In the late 1920s, a mahjong table was indispensable in every social occasion you could think of, whether it was at home, teahouses, restaurants, casinos, brothels, or dance halls. There were countless celebrities who were addicted to mahjong, and the one who was most talked about by later generations was Mr. Hu Shi.

In fact, mahjong is still an important export commodity.

The principal once personally allocated funds to open mahjong factories in Shanghai and FZ City, and sold them to Japan, the United States and other countries. Half of those government-sponsored international students make a living by teaching mahjong as a side job, charging about three yuan per hour.

Ye Luo followed Feng Chengcheng to the mahjong room. Tang Ying and Lu Xiaoman had been waiting for a long time. When they saw him coming, they quickly stood up and saluted.

"Hello, Second Young Master." Tang Ying smiled without showing her teeth and gently shook hands with Ye Luo, "I finally saw you in person. You are indeed much more handsome than in the newspaper."

"Haha, Miss Tang is so complimentary." Ye Luo sat down, took the tea from Feng Chengcheng, thanked him and then looked at Tang Ying, "Sisters, don't call me Second Young Master, just call me by my name. "

"Then we'll call you Brother Luo. Don't call me Miss, Miss. It's so unpleasant." Lu Xiaoman winked at him.

She is the promotional model of Black Cat Dance Hall and Ye Luo's best friend. Sometimes she often asks Ye Luo to learn French. However, she dare not show too much familiarity in front of outsiders, lest someone gossip about her and get jealous of her family. In my ears, I will be chanted again when I go home.

"That's best. Xiaoman, are you feeling better?" Ye Luo asked with concern and started to rub the cards.

Lu Xiaoman sighed: "It's the same as usual, those Chinese massages are not reliable, but my stomach problem has improved a lot after listening to your suggestions."

"I have learned some Thai massage in Thailand before. I will try it when I have time in the future." Ye Luo nodded. Anyway, just don't let Lu Xiaoman and that Weng Ruiwu meet, otherwise you will be in trouble for the rest of your life if you catch the big smoke.

"Brother Luo has been to Thailand?" Tang Ying asked curiously, "I only heard that you traveled around the world, but I didn't expect that you also went to Southeast Asia."

"Yeah, I've been there a few times. I'm in business, so I've learned a lot." Ye Luo played a wooden mahjong tile one by one. The sound of the wooden mahjong tiles was not loud, but it was very crisp.

The three women were chattering and talking to each other, and they all seemed to be very interested in Ye Luo. After all, such a young, wealthy and handsome man was extremely rare. Among the three, only Lu Xiaoman was married, and the other two did not hide their love for Ye Luo. Luo's favor.

After beating for more than an hour, Feng Chengcheng wanted to go to the toilet. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got up, his vision suddenly went dark, his head became dizzy, and he fell down.

Ye Luo, with quick eyes and quick hands, stood up suddenly and hugged Feng Chengcheng: "Cheng Cheng, are you okay?"

The other two were startled and scrambled.

Ye Luo quickly picked up Feng Chengcheng and walked out while calling someone to find a doctor.

Feng Chengcheng's face was pale and limp in her arms. She leaned on Ye Luo's chest and whispered, "I'm fine, Brother Luo. Just rest. Just rest for a while."

"Don't talk for now. Close your eyes and rest your mind. I'll take you to see a doctor." Ye Luo bumped into Feng Jingyao holding Feng Chengcheng in his arms.

Feng Jingyao was shocked, and before he had time to ask, he saw Ye Luo disappearing like a smoke.

Ye Luo came to the garage and asked Cao Fan, who was smoking, to drive. Shi Jianqiao quickly took Feng Chengcheng and sat in the back row.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom started up and sped towards the nearest French hospital.

Ye Luo's license plate passed through Shanghai without any obstruction. When the guard of the French hospital saw that it was him, he quickly got out of the way and then flew to the hospital to communicate with the doctor.

Before Cao Fan could stop the car, he saw Ye Luo get out of the car, pick up Feng Chengcheng and run towards the second floor, shouting as he ran, "I am Ye Luo!"

This time, Cao Fan really saw the power of the golden sign of "Second Young Master". Wherever Ye Luo passed, there was no one to stop him. The foreigners were all panicked and immediately arranged for the best doctors to come for consultation.

Even he and Shi Jianqiao, two Chinese who were not allowed to enter French hospitals, were placed in a nearby parlor and served tea and snacks.

After a while, Ye Luo came from outside and sat down.

Cao Fan praised: "The second young master has such great arm strength! Miss Feng is also a person weighing a hundred pounds, and she is like a baby in your hands. Could it be that the second young master has also been in the army?"

"I only exercise occasionally, and I can't compare to professional soldiers like you." Ye Luo waved his hands and exhaled, "It shouldn't be anything serious, maybe it's just anemia."

"That's good." Shi Jianqiao also breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Fan didn't know what anemia was, and he finally understood it after asking.

During the Republic of China, nutrition and medical conditions were not up to par, and women often stayed in boudoir for long periods of time without moving around. At least eight out of ten women had more or less symptoms of anemia.

Feng Chengcheng has always had this problem, but this time he may have been sitting for too long, and the attack was more serious.

Seeing that Ye Luo had been deep in thought, the two of them thought that he was worried about Feng Chengcheng in the ward and did not dare to speak. Unexpectedly, Ye Luo suddenly slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "I finally remembered!"

"???"

"We were ridiculed by the Japanese invaders as the sick men of East Asia. The actual reason is that many people suffer from anemia, and they always look pale and weak. As long as the right medicine is given, such symptoms can be quickly improved. Anemic patients also treat women as women. Mostly, if we develop a blood-enhancing nutritional product, the sales volume will definitely be no worse than that of Longhurendan!"

"???"

Question marks appeared again on the heads of Shi Jianqiao and Shi Jianqiao.

Cao Fan admired Ye Luo from the bottom of his heart. No wonder he became one of the few tycoons in Shanghai in half a year. He was thinking about how to make money and do business all the time!