A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 233 Elegance
The beginning of November happens to be a weekend.

Chen Guangliang put down his work and accompanied his wife Yan Renmei, and his sister-in-law Yan Renyun also went with them.

When getting in the car, Chen Guangliang took the initiative to sit on the side, giving the middle seat to Yan Renmei, and Yan Renyun sat on the other side.

The weather has just entered autumn and is getting slightly cooler.

Yan Renmei wore a floral cheongsam, stockings, high heels, permed hair, and a little makeup. This fashionable look is very popular among Chinese women in big cities like Shanghai.

Of course, Chen Guangliang also likes Yan Renmei, a Western fashion woman who wears a tailor-made floral dress, paired with high heels, carries an LV bag and sprays Chanel perfume.

He admired both Chinese and Western styles of Yan Renmei. The only regret was that Chinese and Western girls had certain requirements for their hair, so they couldn't have long wavy hair.

The stockings of this era were not made of nylon, but silk and cotton, with silk being the most expensive and cotton the second most expensive.

Speaking of the history of Chinese stockings, it can be traced back to the Beiyang period.

When silk stockings were first introduced to China, they were considered a sign of being a "traitor" and were considered immoral, so they were mostly worn by women in brothels.

However, the beauty-loving female students also followed suit, and the Beiyang government had to issue a document to stop it, saying, "The Education Bureau has notified all girls' schools yesterday that the single-silk stockings worn by female students in various schools recently reveal their skin and are extremely indecent in appearance. They must be banned to protect the appearance."

After the victory of the Northern Expedition, women's rights were liberated, and stockings were naturally worn on the beautiful legs of Chinese women. They have become particularly popular in recent years.

After getting in the car, Yan Renmei habitually held Chen Guangliang's arm, and her figure wrapped in cheongsam was clearly visible; after getting married, Yan Renmei gradually became plump, and it is expected that she will grow up a little more and undergo secondary development.

There was also a hint of charm on her face, and she looked beautiful with a warm smile.

In the car, Yan Renmei crossed her legs elegantly, leaned slightly sideways and asked, "Why do you want me to dress like this today? It doesn't seem too cold yet, you can wear a skirt and a coat."

She recently fell in love with the outfits Chen Guangliang gave her. They are very fashionable, and she wears that style every weekend.

Yan Renyun was like a good girl at this time. Although she was curious about the conversation between the two, she pretended not to care. Only her moving little ears betrayed her.

Chen Guangliang then said, "Today we are going to Jincheng Shopping Center. It's the territory of domestic companies. We can be more down-to-earth this way!"

Yan Renmei said, "I thought so! By the way, I remember you were also involved in the planning of Jincheng Shopping Center, right?"

She knew everything about her husband, even the matter of him being a consultant for Jincheng Shopping Center, which she still remembered.

"Well, I was a consultant at the time and received 50,000 yuan in consulting fees from them!"

Yan Renyun couldn't help but said in surprise: "Just being a consultant, you can charge 50,000 yuan for consulting fees?"

Chen Guangliang pointed to his head and said, "This is the most profitable."

Yan Renmei immediately taught her sister, "So, you should study hard and strive to be like your three aunts in the future!"

She has now learned to "compromise" and believes that it is unlikely for her to go to college again. Being able to graduate from Zhongxi Girls' High School is already the best case scenario.

So, she placed her hopes on her younger sister, but this younger sister was weaker than herself and was more likely to be controlled by her father.

"Oh"

Yan Renyun was indeed just "submissive" and did not refute her sister's words. In fact, Yan Renmei no longer had the qualifications to preach!

Chen Guangliang didn't intervene. He felt his father-in-law, Yan Zhiduo, would also consider Yan Renyun as a potential match. The only thing that might change was that Yan Renyun might be a bit selective, but Yan Zhiduo would never tolerate her free love.

After a while, the three of them arrived at Jincheng Shopping Plaza on Nanjing East Road.

Jincheng Shopping Plaza, which opened in May, has been a hot business since its opening due to its unique design and layout style, prompting the "three major department stores" to bring out their best skills to compete.

After the September 918th Incident, domestic products became the new trend. Jincheng Shopping Mall boasted 70% domestically made goods, leading to even more booming business. Meanwhile, domestic merchants within Jincheng Shopping Mall formed the "Huaxia Domestic Products Company Alliance." Under the motto "Chinese people use Chinese products," the alliance, which sells over 200 products from over 4000 domestically made factories, earned the reputation of being "the nation's most comprehensive inventory of domestically made goods."

Chen Guangliang is not a person who "likes moral kidnapping", but times have changed. He believes that China needs such public opinion at this time.

At the same time, Chen Guangliang also brought Yan Renmei and Yan Renyun to take a look today. If a certain product can be replaced by domestic products in the future, they can choose domestic products.

The three of them walked around and found the place more and more interesting.

There are even various performances in Jincheng Shopping Center, which is very lively.

However, there were too many people, so the three of them did not join in the fun. Instead, they walked around every floor to familiarize themselves with which domestic products were useful so that they could buy them when needed in the future.

In the afternoon, we went to Huangpu Beach for a walk and took some photos as a souvenir for the future.

Finally, we returned to the Shangri-La Hotel and ate and danced again, as if we were tireless. This was all because there were so few entertainment options in this era.

Of course, it's not that there are few, but Chen Guangliang will not go to places with bad smells, such as "Jinrong World". These places are indeed interesting (eating, drinking, gambling, acrobatics, drama, and entertainment), but they are also corrupting to the human soul.

There are dance parties at the Shangri-La Hotel on weekends, and diners can choose to dance while eating. If you like quietness, you can choose other halls or private rooms, or even Western food.

And today, Chen Guangliang can openly hug his sister-in-law Yan Renyun and dance on the dance floor.

"Brother-in-law, my sister said that you were a good dancer before she met you. So who did you dance with before?" Yan Renyun suddenly blurted out.

"Cough cough" Chen Guangliang coughed deliberately.

This immediately made the sister-in-law very happy. She continued, "Everyone says that you are a very loyal man. It seems that you are not simple, right?"

I can't believe that my usually harmless and docile sister-in-law is so naughty at this moment.

It seems that people cannot judge by appearances.

Chen Guangliang then smiled and said, "Little girl, why are you trying to trick me? But I have a clear conscience about this matter. I was taught to dance by a dancer!"

Yan Renyun said in surprise: "Great, you said you have a clear conscience, so it turns out you often go to the dance hall for entertainment."

Chen Guangliang smiled but said nothing!
Soon, Yan Renyun "complained" to Yan Renmei.

Yan Renmei said elegantly and generously, "You, I didn't ask you to try to trick your brother-in-law into giving you anything. It's not so strange to go to a dance hall. Your brother-in-law has such a big business, doesn't he need to entertain people?"

You can tell that his words are very sincere.

The key point is that Chen Guangliang is also very calm and doesn't care about this kind of thing at all.

This shows one thing: Chen Guangliang indeed lives a very clean life.

Yan Renyun suddenly felt that she was being humiliated on both sides, and said in a bad mood: "Brother-in-law, what do you think if someone invites me to dance?"

Chen Guangliang said, "I don't think so. Most of my friends are older people. Why would they invite your sister to dance?"

He is twenty-one years old this year, and all those who can be friends with him are over thirty years old, and most of them are in their forties or fifties.

Yan Renyun seized the contradiction in this sentence and asked directly, "Why didn't you give a direct answer?" Yan Renmei also looked at Chen Guangliang curiously.

Chen Guangliang said, "Not all foreign things are suitable for us Chinese. Actually, I rarely go to dance halls. The first time I went, I took Zhou Xinggao and the others with me. I found an older, more experienced dancer and taught her dancing techniques. After all, it's a skill to learn. I've never considered dance halls a place for socializing, and I don't actively invite people to dance at a party."

"puff"

Yan Renmei and Yan Renyun couldn't help laughing.

Obviously, they finally discovered that Chen Guangliang, who has always been very Westernized, actually has such a traditional side.

Yan Renmei even deliberately said: "I practiced my dancing skills with my classmates."

Classmates, naturally, are female classmates.

Chen Guangliang said somewhat embarrassedly: "It's okay, actually. I can accept it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a foreigner ran up to them at an inopportune time and invited Yan Renmei to dance.

"NO" Chen Guangliang said directly.

Yan Renmei and Yan Renyun laughed again, and Yan Renmei also said to the foreigner, imitating Chen Guangliang's tone: "NO"

The foreigners left indignantly!

"Brother Liang, how did I perform?"

Yan Renmei also joined the naughty camp with a cunning look in her eyes.

Chen Guangliang could only say, "I'm not that feudal. I just believe everything has its limits. The West has a lot of bad things, but we in the East also have many advantages. Combining the East and the West is the best way to conduct ourselves in society."

it is true!
For Chen Guangliang, if he had married a "socialite" like Tang Ying, he would really have chosen to divorce like Li Zufa.

He can accept his wife and have certain social interactions, but he does not like excessive socializing and entertainment.

In short, there is a limit here.

Yan Renmei said seriously at this time: "I understand"

She felt that she knew clearly what kind of person her husband was, so she naturally had her own ideas on how to be the wife of the Chen family - the most fundamental one was to keep a distance from other men.

On the other hand, she also knew that her husband would not mind her socializing and entertaining with female friends, and did not think that "showing off" was a bad habit.

Yan Renyun took the initiative to admit her mistake at this time: "Brother-in-law, sister, I was wrong. I shouldn't have provoked the relationship between you!"

Chen Guangliang said generously: "If the relationship between your sister and I is provoked by others, it means that we are not in love enough. It was just a joke just now. It's okay!"

Yan Renyun finally felt relieved. It would be bad if her sister and brother-in-law didn't take her out to play in the future!

Next, Chen Guangliang took the initiative to invite Yan Renmei, and the couple was the most eye-catching couple on the dance floor.

There was only each other in their eyes, as if there was no one else in the world.

"Brother Liang, go home!" Yan Renmei finally came to her senses and quickly reminded Chen Guangliang.

"Okay, go home."

When I got home, I naturally went up to the third floor.

afterwards.

Yan Renmei lay in Chen Guangliang's arms and said, "Lingyi and the others said that I have become more beautiful recently. Is that true?"

Of course, the lover's praise is the most important.

Chen Guangliang smiled and said, "Tell them, this is called the nourishment of love!"

Yan Renmei gently waved her fist, hitting his muscular chest, and said coquettishly, "Of course you can't say that. If you say that, they'll get even more excited and keep asking questions. It's so embarrassing."

She actually cared more about Chen Guangliang admitting that she was indeed more beautiful!
Chen Guangliang did not disappoint her, and then smiled and said: "It is true that you are beautiful. You are getting more and more beautiful. It would be strange if I am not curious!"

Yan Renmei immediately smiled happily.

"I won't tell you"

Then Chen Guangliang asked, "Are there any teachers at school who give you a hard time, since you're married?"

Yan Renmei immediately said, "No, our school also accepts married women to study, and there are no strict requirements in this regard."

Chen Guangliang smiled and said, “Your school has trained many wives!”

The three Soong sisters, Soong Tsai-wen's wife Zhang Leyi, educators Yu Qingtang, Yan Yuyun, Yan Caiyun, Huang Zhuoqun, Zhang Leyi, Tang Ying and others all attended this school.

Yan Renmei protested, "Don't say that! Although our school has produced many wives, we are not cultivating wives. Instead, we are cultivating women's love, life, and growth."

Chen Guangliang immediately said, "That's right, your school doesn't train wives, it trains outstanding women."

Yan Renmei then asked, "When I graduate from Zhongxi Girls' High School, what do you want me to do?"

Chen Guangliang said sincerely, "Entrepreneurship and philanthropism are more suitable for you. Entrepreneurship means naturally joining the family business; philanthropy is also a career I am passionate about. Let's do it together. There is only one thing you should not dabble in, and that is politics!"

"Well, I think entrepreneurs and philanthropists are great. I will finish the rest of my studies first, and then do these things." Yan Renmei said contentedly.

At this moment, she knew that she was not being treated as a traditional woman, which was not what she wanted to see.

For the sake of this marriage, she has given up one of her ideals, which is to go to college, but she does not want to be a feudal woman, and she also longs to have her own career.

Now, she got the answer she wanted and slowly fell asleep holding Chen Guangliang.

Chen Guangliang looked at the woman in his arms and felt very relieved - Yan Renmei still maintained those moving qualities - independence, ability, care and elegance, which are also the four major awards of Zhongxi Girls' Middle School.

The next day, Yan Renmei also got up early. She first took over the maid's work - making a cup of tea for Chen Guangliang, and then she started to learn English, which was her weakness.

So, she would take the opportunity to ask Chen Guangliang for advice.

Chen Guangliang is naturally happy to teach and knows English, which will be of great use in the future, especially in this era.

He himself often tries to learn to speak in English. After all, he aims to become a shipping tycoon in the future, and there will be many opportunities for him to give speeches in English.

(End of this chapter)