The weather is getting hot.
Meng Shaoyuan wore a cotton and linen short-sleeved shirt from the American brand Chromos, a pair of crisply pressed trousers, and a pair of black and white leather sandals.
Of course, a stylish straw hat is a must.
Wearing a pair of small round sunglasses and holding a brown briefcase in his left hand, he looked very stylish.
Songpingyi was short and pale. When Li Liangde finished his introduction, he immediately bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Cheng, welcome to Hangzhou."
"You're so polite, Mr. Matsudaira. This is really a very beautiful city." Meng Shaoyuan kept talking, occasionally popping up a few English words to show that he had studied in the United States.
Matsudaira Ino invited them in, sat down, and asked eagerly: "Mr. Cheng, have you brought the things?"
"Of course." Meng Shaoyuan patted the briefcase he was carrying: "Where's the money?"
Matsudaira Ino turned around and took out a stack of Japanese yen: "The 20,000 yen are all here."
Good guy.
The price is 20,000 yen.
Meng Shaoyuan knew that the purchasing power of the Japanese yen at this time was still very strong, and the largest denominations of banknotes in circulation were 10 yuan and 20 yuan.
However, such an important piece of national defense information was actually sold by the Cheng family for 20,000 yen. How cheap was it?
Meng Shaoyuan had a greedy expression on his face, and he counted it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he handed over the briefcase in his hand.
Matsudaira Ino couldn't wait to open his briefcase, took out the documents, checked them carefully, and stood up: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Cheng, Mr. Li."
Li Liangde glanced at Meng Shaoyuan with approval in his eyes.
Meng Shaoyuan's performance was very relaxed and comfortable, and he played the role of a playboy who pretends to be greedy for money.
If it were him, he wouldn't have any doubts about his identity.
After a while, Matsudaira Ino came back and sat down: "Mr. Cheng, this is our first cooperation. It is very pleasant. How is your father's health?"
"Fortunately, I'm just always annoyed by those old guys from the Ministry of Finance."
Meng Shaoyuan took out his cigarette case: "Smoking?"
"Thanks."
Meng Shaoyuan handed out a cigarette, took out one himself, flicked it on the cigarette case, took out the cigarette holder, put it on, lit it, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke: "If you ask me, those old guys should have stepped down long ago. , I don’t know anything about economics. When I was studying in the United States, I focused on this. I have my own opinions on how to revitalize the country’s economy..."
He was making nonsense nonsense, and it was very confusing and mysterious.
If Li Liangde on the side hadn't been on a mission, he would have laughed out loud on the spot.
Matsudaira Ino had known for a long time that Meng Shaoyuan had studied in the United States and bought a diploma from a pheasant university. He had no real qualifications at all.
Now watching Meng Shaoyuan's performance, there is no longer any doubt about his identity.
Not to mention, this was someone Li Liangde, a Chinese friend of the Songping family, personally picked up.
Meng Shaoyuan is eloquent, from the analysis of the American economy to the Chinese economy, from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, there are constant fallacies and absurd remarks.
There are endless "suggestions" that the cultural relics in the Forbidden City must be sold to foreigners, and then machines can be purchased from foreigners to revitalize the economy, and then the cultural relics can be purchased back when the country becomes strong.
After blowing for almost an hour, Matsudaira Yinan couldn't stop yawning, and finally managed to find the right opportunity: "Ah, Mr. Cheng's insights are really impressive. Although I am Japanese, after all, I am in Hangzhou. In order to welcome Mr. Cheng , I will prepare a small banquet, and Mr. Cheng will definitely appreciate it if I pay it off."
"I will definitely not refuse Mr. Matsudaira's invitation. I absolutely love banquets."
Matsudaira Ino himself is a person who likes to enjoy himself. In order to win over the relationship with the Cheng family, this time he specially invited a chef from the outer building of Hangzhou Building to cook.
This outer building can be regarded as a time-honored restaurant in Hangzhou. It was founded in the 28th year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty. Most of Hangzhou's famous dishes come from this restaurant.
The wine was chilled "Shen Yonghe" brand rice wine.
This famous Shen Yonghe rice wine was founded in the third year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It has the longest history in Shaoxing's wine making industry.
In 1910, Shen Yonghe represented Shaoxing rice wine and won the first gold medal for Shaoxing wine at the "Nanyang Industry Encouragement Meeting".
Ino Matsudaira first came to Hangzhou and tasted Shen Yonghe brand rice wine for the first time. He immediately fell in love with its taste, so much so that he rarely drank Japanese sake from then on.
After two toasts there, Mr. Songpingyi was afraid that "Cheng Yinju" would talk loudly about his so-called economic opinions: "I wonder what hobbies Mr. Cheng had when he was studying in the United States?"
"Banquets and beautiful women."
Meng Shaoyuan knew that at this time, it was time to show his playboy side: "American banquets are the best banquets. American women are open-minded women. Every year, in the summer in the United States, there are people everywhere on the beach. She's a beauty. Oh my, that swimsuit she's wearing is generous and generous, showing off the beauty of a woman's body curves. It's not like us Chinese women, who even wrap themselves up tightly in the summer, for fear of exposing even a little bit."
"I'm afraid Mr. Cheng may have misunderstood him because he has been in the United States for a long time."
Li Liangde said with a smile: "Since the establishment of the Republic of China government, the feminist movement has been in full swing, and the status of women has been greatly improved. Among other things, in the summer, Chinese women can always go to the swimming pool, have swimsuits, and can show off their female curves. beauty of."
He said this deliberately to make it appear that "Cheng Yinju" had been staying abroad all year round and was no longer familiar with domestic affairs.
"Really?" Meng Shaoyuan did not hide the lustful expression in his eyes: "Then I must see it sometime. I didn't expect Chinese women to dress up like this... Ouch, incredible, incredible... Speaking of In the United States, the casino industry is also very prosperous. This casino will also bring prosperity to the local economy..."
When the word "economy" was mentioned again, Matsudaira Ino trembled with fright and quickly stopped him: "How much gambling does Mr. Cheng also like?"
"Yes, yes. But my luck is not particularly good."
"What about Mahjong? Does Mr. Cheng like Mahjong?"
"Mahjong? Ouch, that's the best." Meng Shaoyuan's eyes lit up when he heard the word "Mahjong": "When I was in China, most people liked to play mahjong. Unfortunately, when I came to the United States, most people played mahjong. There are just too few people.”
Matsudaira Ino was addicted to mahjong and was hooked: "How about, after we finish eating, I can play a few rounds with Mr. Cheng?"
"no!"
Meng Shaoyuan said categorically, and before Matsudaira Ino could show his disappointed expression, he continued: "How many laps are enough? I would say at least sixteen laps, and it is best to play from afternoon to early morning to enjoy it."
what are you doing? What does this young master Meng want to do? What kind of mahjong are you playing?
Li Liangde listened with confusion.
