History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 202 The situation has changed drastically

He Dingxian sat at the teahouse, kowtowed melon seeds, drank tea, looked at the stage, and glanced at the mixed-race girl in front of him from time to time.Towards the end, He Dingxian asked: "Miss Luo likes to watch theater?"

Luo Caiyun withdrew her gaze and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to do at ordinary times, I can only pass the time by watching plays."

"Have you ever thought about singing?"

He Dingxian tentatively said.

Luo Caiyun nodded: "Yes, but the family doesn't allow it."

really!

He Dingxian discovered that Luo Caiyun was not an ordinary fancier, not only was he familiar with the lines while watching the play, he could also hum a few lines along with it, as if he had learned it specially.
At this time, Hua Dan on the stage sang: "The birds on the tree are in pairs. From now on, they will no longer suffer from the slavery. You plow the fields and I weave."

The story of Seven Fairies and Dong Yong is very popular.

He Dingxian asked: "Are you interested in learning?"

Luo Caiyun smiled: "How can I learn to sing at my age?"

He Dingxian waved his hand to the side, before the younger brother came up and said: "This is simple."

"Brother Xian."

Chen Zichao leaned over to greet him.

"I'll go to the backstage and invite the master of the troupe backstage later. Let him know. In the future, I'll hire the whole troupe to sing with Miss Luo." He Dingxian said something casually, and Chen Zichao hurriedly said, "Yes, Brother Xian."

Luo Caiyun's heart beat wildly when she heard the words, her face flushed red: "Brother-in-law, are you okay?"

"Singing opera is to come out to make money. I wish there was a big water pipe to support it. Wouldn't it be good to explain it?" He Dingxian threw down a melon seed shell and said very confidently: "If your family has money, I don't spend it. I use you as a tool. My brother-in-law has money."

"Brother-in-law gives you flowers!"

Backstage.

Chen Zichao bowed his head to negotiate with the troupe owner, who bowed repeatedly and almost knelt down to the master.

You know, the reason why the lower class is the lower class is that you have to kneel and beg for food.

Although everyone came out to sell, there was a huge difference between goods and the emperor's house, or goods and three taels of silver. It is no exaggeration to say that the troupe who can hold a special performance in the Admiralty Theater must be the big troupe in Huangmei Opera.

There must be inheritance and memory, and there may be a few masters who represent the highest level of Huangmei Opera on Hong Kong Island, but what's wrong with giving enough money?
The big theater troupes in history, and even the popularity and development of operas all have to rely on big water hoses to throw money!

If you have money, you will have "horns!"

He Dingxian said again: "If you don't have time to come out to sing, tell your family that you are working as a secretary in Yunnan's business."

"Make money by yourself, spend it yourself, don't need to ask for help."

Luo Caiyun nodded lightly: "Thank you brother-in-law."

He Dingxian laughed twice and continued watching the play.

It's impossible for a wealthy daughter to support herself, even if she sells herself, she can't sell her pocket money for a month!
The reason why a daughter is a daughter is that she is unattainable and rich.

It's really worthless to sell.

However, with He Dingxian as her brother-in-law, if he supports her, her waist can be hardened. Of course, the premise is that Luo Caiyun's mouth is hard.

After the show.

The troupe owner brought a group of actors in costumes who had not removed their make-up, and musicians beating gongs and drums to thank them.

He Dingxian gave the troupe owner a bank note of [-] Hong Kong dollars, and immediately left the theater with everyone, and drove Luo Caiyun home in person. Before leaving, he gave her a business card: "Call me if you have anything to do."

"A Chao, if Miss Luo has any orders from now on, I will do it in a certain time."

He Dingxian confessed to his younger brother.

"Understood, Brother Xian."

Chen Zichao bowed his head and agreed.

Luo Caiyun gave him a deep look, accepted the business card and said, "Thank you brother-in-law."

Back in the car, He Dingxian recalled the scene at night. It felt a bit like a blind date, but the blind date seemed very satisfied. That’s right. In any age, if you hire a theater troupe for someone else to play on the first date, it will definitely be very popular with women. .

Home.

He Dingxian slapped his wife's buttocks vigorously: "Crack!"

"Could it be you who led Caiyun badly in the past? From the looks of it, she doesn't look like someone who goes to nightclubs at all."

Chu Yunnan threatened: "Don't bully me, be careful. I'll tell Ah Yun that all the ducks you get will fly away."

"It doesn't matter."

He Dingxian had a smirk on his face: "It is enough for you to serve me."

"Duplicity." Chu Yunnan rolled his eyes at him.

"Otherwise, I'll send Bai Yue'e abroad for a few days, just to accompany you?" He Dingxian blinked, and his hands and feet began to be dishonest. Chu Yunnan struggled for a while, and muttered: "Going to Paramount and going to the troupe are just for fun." .”

"Why did I lead her down?"

The reasoning seems to be correct.

That is to say, near modern times, nightclubs have replaced some of the functions of troupes, forcing troupes to gradually move closer to art, otherwise troupes in ancient times were really a kind of nightclubs.

After He Dingxian finished his work, he lay shirtless on the bed, smoking a cigarette, and suddenly asked, "Does Caiyun have any engagement?"

"Watching "The Match of the Immortals" is very engaging."

"Pairing of Immortals" itself is an opera that breaks through feudalism at a glance and yearns for free love. It is easy for fellow travelers to detect whether a person has devoted himself to opera or movies, because the art of opera itself can affect people's emotions.

Chu Yunnan leaned on his shoulder beside him, with a little emotion in her eyes: "Did you see it?"

"The Luo family intends to continue marrying the He family, but the Luo family has already been married to the He family five times in the past three generations, and it is not wrong to continue. It is just that there is only one offspring of the He Dong family who is of the right age, and it happens to be Caiyun's cousin. .”

The relationship between the Luo Wenjin family and the He Dong family is too close, and the conditions for continuing to marry are very limited, at least the offspring of brothers and sisters cannot marry, and neither can the offspring of offspring!
However, Luo Caiyun's possible marriage partner is the son of her aunt who married "He Fu" as a concubine. Other than that, the He Dong family currently has no suitable candidates.

If you want to guarantee bloodlines like the "golden family", then I'm sorry, wait for close relatives to get married, and you will be mentally handicapped and disabled!

Logically speaking, it is impossible for the Luo Wenjin family to do such a thing, because the marriage between capitalist families is an excellent way to continue the lineage. Therefore, the Luo Wenjin family has already begun to marry other families, but the He Fu family in Haojiang, or It may be Luo Wenjin's sister who wanted to marry Luo Wenjin's family out of interests, which made Luo Caiyun likely to become an abandoned child of a close relative.

"Caiyun is not only a college graduate, but also a medical school, and went to the front line to treat soldiers in the defense of Hong Kong Island." Chu Yunnan said: "A new youth like her will definitely not be willing."

"However, there are also voices of opposition to this marriage within the Luo family, so the marriage has not been finalized so far."

After hearing the inside information, He Dingxian immediately knew that Chu Yunnan was right!
"You are not in vain as the head of the young uncle."

He Dingxian put his arms around her and praised: "Spend more money to Nightingale."

"Count me!"

After hearing this, Chu Yunnan was very vigilant: "I can be yours, but Nightingale must be mine!"

She wants to have her girl too.

"Go, go, go."

He Dingxian agreed: "Your, yours"

"Why should the family share yours and mine?" I thought to myself.

half a month later.

Royal Ascot.

Sitting in a box, Ge Bai handed a red-hot cigar to the officer: "Yifu sir."

"Peter, how is your work in Daguan going?" Yifu took the cigar handed by his subordinate, took a deep breath, and looked at the racetrack under the box.

"Thanks to the chief's care, it's not bad." Ge Bai replied with a smile beside him.

Yifu couldn't take his eyes off, watching the racehorse rush out of the cage, and said with a smile: "Sir Mai mentioned you to me a few times, and he is full of praise."

Today, Yifu, as the leader of Hong Kong Island, is not what he used to be, and he happens to be Ge Bai's boss again.

Although it is no longer directly under the relationship, but they both work in Tai Kwun, so it is very convenient to take care of them.

Last year, Ge Bai's transfer to Tai Kwun was really a wonderful move. Although he gave up a fat water mark, he followed the pace of the backstage closely and became more and more valued by the chief.If he continued to stay in the Mong Kok mission station as the head of the anti-corruption department, he would appear to be making a lot of money on the surface, but in fact, he would be farther and farther away from the backstage, and eventually he would be too far away to talk about, and his official career would be considered to have come to an end.

"It's all about serving the police force and performing their duties." Ge Bai didn't dare to take credit, took out nine betting tickets from his pocket, handed them over and said, "Sir Yifu."

"Full meal with betting tickets?" Yifu glanced at the nine betting tickets, and laughed aloud, "Ge Bai, what's the matter?"

The full meal of betting tickets is the best full-color package to buy. After all, there are at most a dozen horses per race, and you can buy a dozen of the same amount.Unlike future generations who want to buy a full meal of lottery tickets, they often need to buy hundreds of thousands of sets of numbers, and the bets range from tens of millions to hundreds of millions.

This full meal variety is a must!

However, according to the odds, a loss is a certain loss, but it is a good way to make people happy and show financial strength.

Ge Bai smiled and said, "Sir Yifu, if I have anything to say, I will tell you directly, but it is not my business, but Sir He of the Serious Crime Team wants to invite you to dinner. I hope you will come to see me."

"He Dingxian?"

Yifu turned his head, glanced at Ge Bai, and said with a slight warning: "I suggest you not get too close to him."

"Everyone came from the Mong Kok mission station, and I'm in finance, so it's hard not to deal with Sir He." Ge Bai complained, "I don't want to talk to him at all, but he sticks to me like a dog's plaster."

"I'm very annoying!"

Yifu nodded understandingly: "Keep the betting ticket for yourself, I bought it for Fat Boy."

"As for He Dingxian, you can deal with him alone, and I will disappear."

Ge Bai didn't dare to force him, received the betting ticket, and said: "Understood, sir, I will definitely teach him a lesson."

"Squeak."

At this time, someone pushed open the door, entered the room two steps, and said in a low voice, "Sir Yifu."

"what's up?"

Yifu was wearing a suit and smoking a cigar. The visitor didn't answer immediately, so Yifu said, "Everyone in the room is our own, let's talk."

"MI[-] has important information that the peninsula is about to shut down, and the two sides will sign an armistice agreement in Panmunjom." The visitor whispered.

There was a silence in the room, and a strange and depressing atmosphere permeated.

(End of this chapter)