The car stopped in front of an old house.
The house is very dilapidated, but from the outside, you can still see its former grandeur.
"Live here?" Meng Shaoyuan asked as soon as he got off the car.
"Yes."
"Very old."
"But for the people who live here, can you imagine how prosperous they were in the past?"
Wu Jingyi came to the door and found that the door was not closed.
She opened the door and walked straight in with Meng Shaoyuan.
"Is Fourth Young Master at home?" Wu Jingyi called as soon as she entered.
"Who?"
A depressed man, less than fifty years old, came out.
The gown he was wearing was very old, but anyone with a good eye could tell at a glance that it was made of the expensive "Xiangyun Sha" fabric.
Those who can afford to wear "Xiangyunsha" are either rich or noble.
Although this person's current situation is not very good, he has a look of arrogance clearly written on his face. Some people are like this.
No matter how depressed he is, his momentum will never be lost.
"Fourth Young Master, our boss Meng Shaoyuan has come to see you." Wu Jingyi was polite and brought a box of wooden box gift snacks with the words "Lao Ban Zhai" in front of her:
"It's just a small thing, please bear with it, Fourth Young Master."
"Oh, you are Meng Shaoyuan. You seem to be quite famous in Shanghai." The Fourth Young Master glanced at Meng Shaoyuan and seemed not to take the King of Shanghai seriously.
At that time, Meng Shaoyuan and Wu Jingyi were invited to sit down on the stone benches in the yard. Wu Jingyi put the snacks on the stone table.
"Tea!" the Fourth Young Master called.
After a while, a middle-aged woman in ordinary clothes took out a teapot and teacup.
"Fourth Madam."
Wu Jingyi stood up immediately.
Good guy, this Fourth Young Master is so depressed that his wife actually has to do the work of serving tea and water herself.
"Ah, you guys are taking it easy."
The fourth lady put down her tea bowl and left in a hurry.
"Boss Meng, let me introduce you." Wu Jingyi said immediately: "This is the famous Fourth Young Master Sheng En Yi Sheng!"
Sheng Enyi!
During the Republic of China, there was a saying among the people that they were the "Four Young Masters of the Republic of China". Among them is Zhang Boju, a noble man who has collected countless rare antiques. But in terms of "extraordinary nobility" or extravagant luxury, no one of the four young masters of the Republic of China could compete with Sheng Enyi.
Sheng Enyi's father is the famous "richest man in the late Qing Dynasty" Sheng Xuanhuai!
As a wealthy man in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Sheng Enyi could be said to have grown up being supported. His father Sheng Xuanhuai, although not as famous as Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, was still a representative figure of the Westernization Movement and a popular figure around the Empress Dowager Cixi.
While he was proud of his officialdom, Sheng Xuanhuai found it difficult to carry on the family line.
He had three principal wives in his life. The first principal wife gave birth to three sons and three daughters for him, but all the sons died young. The second principal wife only gave birth to one daughter and then hanged herself. The third principal wife gave birth to one daughter and two sons. , one of the sons also died young.
And the only surviving eldest son of the Sheng family, "Sheng Laosi", is Sheng Enyi.
How much does the Sheng family love this son? Sheng Xuanhuai, who only had such a son in his fifties, said that as long as he wants, he can do anything.
Suzhou Lingering Garden, known as one of the "Four Famous Gardens in China" together with the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, the Summer Palace in Beijing and the Summer Resort in Chengde, Hebei Province, was the private residence left to Sheng Enyi by Sheng Xuanhuai.
The name "Sheng Enyi" was also given by the Empress Dowager Cixi herself.
With a mountain of gold and silver sitting under his butt, and a red flag that will not fall down at home, Sheng Enyi should be able to carry forward the Sheng family. But in fact, he drowned in a pool of pleasure and lived his life in extreme luxury. He became the first person to own an imported Mercedes-Benz luxury car in Shanghai, where wealthy businessmen gathered.
In order to highlight his uniqueness, he also customized a sterling silver car steering wheel with his name engraved on it. His license plate is also "4444" which can reveal his identity as "Sheng Laosi" at a glance.
And not only does he enjoy this unique luxury car, but his concubines also have luxury homes and luxury cars as standard equipment.
But compared to what he did in the casino, these luxury cars and mansions are not considered a big spender.
According to the memories of his friends at the gambling table, Sheng Enyi was accustomed to sleeping during the day and did not get up until four or five o'clock in the afternoon to start his day's life. And his life is mainly about gambling.
So after getting up, Sheng Enyi often counts how much money he will use next.
If you don’t have enough money at home, you definitely have to get it. But at this time, the bank was basically closed, so he took a curveball to save the country and directly took the antiques at home to a pawn shop to convert them into money. When the bank opened normally the next day, he ordered someone to withdraw money to take the antiques in the pawn shop home.
So his gambling friends at the time joked that he used the pawnshop as his own bank.
Sheng Enyi's biggest gamble in the casino was to use an entire alley with more than a hundred houses on Huanghe Road in Shanghai as a bet, and play a game with Lu Xiaojia, another wealthy young man in Shanghai at the time.
As a result, the entire alley house belonged to Lu Xiaojia.
According to Sheng Enyi's way of living, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Sheng Enyi, who had a huge fortune and became almost synonymous with "generous spending", basically lost all his family savings.
At this time, he has long lost his former glory. It is said that Sheng Enyi is now so poor that he doesn't even have money to buy tickets to go to the park.
It is sad that a generation of extremely wealthy people have fallen to this level.
But after all, he has been the son of China's richest man, and Sheng Enyi's style is still there: "Boss Meng, why are you here today?"
People say it's a "humble house", but he doesn't.
Meng Shaoyuan smiled lightly: "I heard about the Fourth Young Master a long time ago. I came to visit today. I specially prepared some snacks. I hope the Fourth Young Master won't dislike it."
Sheng Enyi didn't even look at it: "Lao Banzhai's dim sum is okay, but that's it."
But Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said: "Fourth Young Master, why don't you open it and take a look?"
Sheng Enyi was startled.
How can the guest ask the host to open the gift in person?
Although I was confused, I still opened the snack box.
When I saw it, I was stunned.
Instead of any snacks, there were ten small yellow croakers in the box.
"Ten taels of gold, please bear with me, Fourth Young Master."
In the past, ten taels of gold would not have been in Sheng Enyi's eyes at all, but now his situation is simply a life-saving money for Sheng Enyi.
What's more, this Meng Shaoyuan was very generous and would give him ten taels of gold upon meeting him. This style was similar to that of his fourth son when he was most prosperous.
Sheng Enyi likes to deal with people who are generous: "Boss Meng is too polite. When you are polite to others, you must ask for something. Tell me, what can I do for Boss Meng?"
Meng Shaoyuan didn't hide anything: "It's nothing special. I have a friend who is coming to Shanghai. This friend doesn't have any other hobbies. He just likes to gamble a lot and find a few girls."
Sheng Enyi frowned: "What do you mean?"
"The Fourth Young Master is an expert in this field, so I would like to ask the Fourth Young Master to accompany this friend of mine." Meng Shaoyuan said slowly, "I will bear all the expenses."
Sheng Enyi's eyes shone.
Ever since he fell into despair, how long had it been since he had enjoyed such a life of spending money like water?
Is there anyone else who helps me pay for fun?
"Boss Meng, are you kidding me?" Sheng Enyi was still worried.
"No joke."
Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "I will send a person to wait on you. If you need money, just talk to him!"
"In that case, why should I not help?"
Sheng Enyi couldn't help but be happy.
Originally, Meng Shaoyuan and Wu Jingyi wanted to stay for dinner, but they repeatedly declined.
Meng Shaoyuan told him to just wait for the news at home, and then stood up to leave.
This time I found the right person.
When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, who can compare to this Fourth Young Master?
"It seems that you are going to lose a lot of money this time." As soon as she returned to the car, Wu Jingyi said with a smile: "His Fourth Young Master spends money like water."
"Don't be afraid, there is always a certain amount of money spent. If you can use money to settle the character inspection commissioner, it is worth it, but the gambling money is not enough." Meng Shaoyuan thought for a moment: "Go to Sun Qingsheng and ask him to notify a few casinos. Let's see. When Sheng Enyi arrives, don't let him lose, just let him win a small amount, and I will reimburse all the money lost by the casino."
"knew."
"Xiao Zhong."
"Here." Xiao Zhong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around quickly.
"Just follow Sheng Enyi." Meng Shaoyuan ordered: "Go back and get some more money from Assistant Wu. Your only task is to accompany Sheng Enyi to eat, drink and have fun. When it's time to pay, you don't need to give instructions, just rush to pay."
"Ah, what kind of mission is this?"
Xiao Zhong muttered in dissatisfaction.
He went from Tianjin to Chongqing, and then from Chongqing to Shanghai, all thinking about killing the enemy with Director Meng and avenging Station Commander Ma.
Eat, drink and be merry? What kind of mission is this?
"Xiao Zhong, please keep this in mind." Meng Shaoyuan knew Xiao Zhong's thoughts: "Our mission is not just to fight against the Japanese. Sometimes, such a mission is just as important."
Wu Jingyi said: "Xiao Zhong, you have only been here for a short time and do not understand Shanghai. The situation in Shanghai is relatively complicated. Eating, drinking and having fun is also a science. You should learn from Sheng Enyi. Do you remember whether this mission can be completed smoothly? It is related to whether Director Meng can successfully become District Chief Meng. And the key lies in this Fourth Young Master."
"Hey, don't worry, I will do a good job."
Xiao Zhong still doesn't understand that just eating, drinking, and playing with women can make Director Meng become the district chief? But who told Director Meng to order this?
Before coming here, Madam had repeatedly told me that everything should be obeyed by Brother Meng when we arrived in Shanghai.
Meng Shaoyuan pondered: "It's a trivial matter to accompany the commissioner to eat and have fun. I'm worried that the commissioner will cause me some trouble when he comes to the colorful world of Shanghai and gets distracted."
"I will send people to keep an eye on him secretly." Wu Jingyi said quickly: "Keep an eye on him, so that we can respond immediately if anything happens."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you!"
