Tang Tingshu and Xu Run stayed at the Wanguo Hotel at night, which is a huge courtyard that combines Chinese and Western styles. The main building is a six-story building with a Chinese-style appearance, very similar to the later Beijing Friendship Hotel, and there are exquisite gardens around it. The hotel is built facing the sea, and the main windows of most rooms are facing the sea.

The two lived in a presidential suite on the sixth floor. The decoration was luxurious and elegant. At this time, the sky was dark and the lights were lit up around. The sea in the distance was pitch black, and there was a unique excitement in the courtyard. A small Western orchestra was playing, and many foreigners were dancing below.

Tang Tingshu was browsing the study in his suite, and the books on the bookshelf were very well-made. It seemed that they were all Western translated books, "The Spirit of the Law", "Origin of Species", "On the Sea Power", "Logics", "European History", "General History of Britain", "General History of France", "General History of Germany", "On War", "On the Wealth of Nations"...

Unlike traditional books, the text layout in these books is horizontally arranged, and all are read from left to right, with punctuation marks, very small text, and color picture inserts.

Xu Run walked over at this time and smiled and said, "Brother Jingxing, why are you so fascinated?"

"Runli, look!"

Xu Run took Tang Tingshu's book and opened it to see it. When he first saw it, he was also amazed.

"Although this book looks a bit awkward in format, it's really exquisite."

"Yes, the books here are different from the common typesettings we use. The characters are small and clear, and I don't know how they are printed."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. Xu Run walked to open the door and saw that it was Li Yuzhen.

"Yuzhen, come in quickly." Xu Run was very polite.

"Oh, what are you talking about?"

Tang Tingshu also greeted Li Yuzhen. Xu Run asked with a smile at this time: "Yuzhen, this time I am considered as Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden. She is curious about everything she sees. However, the books in this study have never been seen in ancient and modern times. I wonder how they were printed?"

After the three of them took their seats, Li Yuzhen smiled and said, "These are all books published by our Dashang Culture Company, but they have not been produced for a long time. If I remember correctly, it will be about half a year. As for why the text is small and clear, and there are color illustrations, I can't tell the details. I only heard that the new technology of copper, zinc, and zinc plates was used, which seems to be similar to photography."

"So that's it, why aren't it for sale on the market?"

Li Yuzhen smiled and said, "I guess the production capacity of the printing factory is used to print books for affiliated schools and industrial laboratories. What our chairman is most concerned about is education and scientific research, and any good things will be used there. This Wanguo Hotel is also the industry of our chairman's friend's house, otherwise we would not have seen these books."

Tang Xu looked at each other, smiled at each other, and said to himself that this chairman is quite alternative.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. There are several bosses below who hope to meet you. I also know that you have been on the boat for a day and are exhausted. I didn't want to agree, but those people were enthusiastic and I couldn't refuse, so I still hope that you can take the time to meet you, which can be considered as a face for my brother." Li Yuzhen said very politely.

When Tang Tingshu and Xu Run heard this, they knew that he was humble. However, they could meet the local celebrities and wealthy businessmen in Yingkou, so they agreed without hesitation. They were both from compradors and big businessmen, and they were versatile and good at dancing. This kind of social interaction was accustomed to them.

Not long after, Tang and Xu, led by Li Yuzhen, left the room and took the elevator to the downstairs.

The evening party in the garden continued. Xu Run walked at the end and carefully observed the situation inside. Lanterns were hanging everywhere, and Western bands sat in a corner to play. The music was not cheerful and peaceful. There was a row of long tables covered with white cloth on the east side of the venue, with silver rectangular dining plates on it. There were many easy-to-eat Western snacks in it, which looked extremely delicate. There were other foods on the farther table.

Li Yuzhen knew that Xu Run was curious and said, "Our chairman called it a buffet. There is a plate there. If you are hungry, you can pick it up and eat it at will."

Xu Run nodded, thinking that there were still many tricks.

Some people on the venue were dancing on the Western dance with their shoulders and waists on their shoulders. The two of them saw this scene a lot, but they didn't feel that it was unfair. However, more people were holding a champagne and chatting with their acquaintances in different ways.

Some people had already seen Li Yuzhen at this time, so they immediately put down their female companions who were originally chatting hotly and greeted them with a surprised look.

"Manager Li, you are finally here." The person who spoke was a fat white man, in his forties, not tall and had a mustache, and he was surrounded by a fashionable young woman. He looked very similar to a famous singer who came out of a Shanghai nightclub in the early 20th century.

"Boss She, everyone, I'm sorry, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Li Yuzhen apologized politely, then turned around to introduce, and said, "These two are Mr. Tang Tingshu, the general manager of the Steel Merchants Corporation, and Mr. Xu Runli, will be held."

Li Yuzhen began to introduce the people in front of Tang and Xu, and this Fatty She is the owner of the local Wanguo Hotel. After introducing each other, everyone started to talk. At this moment, Fatty She walked to Li Yuzhen and whispered: "Yuzhen, hurry up and go over. Look at Miss Qiu Er over there, her eyes are like nailed to you. If you don't say hello, you must chop us up."

Although Fatty She spoke in a low voice, everyone heard it clearly, and they couldn't help laughing with gloating.

Li Yuzhen also sighed and deliberately pretended to be on the guillotine, "Hey! Forget it! If your brother unfortunately falls into the hands of a thief, he will have a few things. During the holidays, remember to burn three pillars of high incense for his brother and kowtow three times, it will be a waste of your brother."

Fatty She and others laughed and said, "I'll kowtow three times to you, and I'll be able to support you as my father. OK, don't be good at it when you get cheap. If Miss Qiu Er likes us, let's get married."

Tang Tingshu and Xu Run naturally did not need Li Yuzhen to accompany him. If he was there, some things were not convenient to say. Most of the people present knew their background. They were the confidants of Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang. They were in charge of the business affairs of Hebei, Shandong and Fengtian. They could only share some business, which would be enough for most people to spend half their lives.

Li Yuzhen left the crowd and walked towards the diagonal of the venue. There were a group of young girls sitting there, one of whom was obviously full of beauty, but although this woman looked like a peach and plum, she was also as cold as ice. There were some Chinese and foreign men gathered around her, but there were very few people who dared to come forward to chat with her. And those who dared to come forward only retreated awkwardly under the look of the woman.

Next to Li Yuzhen, there were three scholars dressed in men who were all the time to look over there. One of them said: "The doves are singing in the river island. A beautiful lady is a gentleman. I wonder whose girl is that woman?"

A person next to him smiled and said, "Don't be so worried. He is the second girl from Qiu Huangshan, a giant shop in Fengtian. He grew up in a foreign country since childhood, and his vision and knowledge are not comparable to ordinary people."

Another person obviously suffered a loss and smiled and said, "The flowers are beautiful and have many thorns, and they are tightly pierced. I think you should forget it."

After hearing this, Li Yuzhen felt a sense of pride in her heart for no reason. She pulled her back and walked towards the side with a romantic and elegant manner. As a result, before Manager Li could approach, Cheng Yaojin came out next to her.

"Hello Miss Second."

There were four people who came, all of whom were very young, the oldest was only 25 or 26, and the youngest was only in their early twenties. Among them, the oldest person was the oldest. He looked very handsome and dressed either rich or noble, and was definitely not an ordinary family. Holding a folding fan in his hand, it was a typical image of a young master of Wensheng in the Qing Dynasty.

Seeing this, Li Yuzhen frowned and subconsciously stopped.

When Miss Qiu Er saw the four people, she quickly got up and returned the greeting.

"I have met Mr. Zeng, all the young masters."

Just when Li Yuzhen was puzzled by the other party's identity, the three boys behind him spoke again.

"Who are those four people?" asked a little dissatisfied with the boy who was interested in Miss Qiu Er before.

"Shh, please keep your voice down, you are not something you can afford to offend!"

The man was stunned and whispered, "What is the origin?"

"Hunan Zeng Family!"

Not to mention that person was surprised, even Li Yuzhen was shocked. The Zeng family had a stomp in Wanqing's history, and the government and the government were shaking and trembling. Looking at Miss Qiu Er's conversation with Mr. Zeng, Li Yuzhen suddenly laughed at herself, shook her head secretly, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Mr. Li, please stay!"

Miss Qiu Er saw Li Yuzhen and shouted in a hurry. The Young Master Zeng who was talking to her frowned, with a hint of displeasure.

When Li Yuzhen heard the girl calling him, she wanted to leave like this and then she was obsessed with her face. He was calm and quickly, and in an instant he had no thoughts of gains and losses. He bowed slightly and said, "Hello Miss Second."

"Why do you rush away when you see someone? Yan'er is so unworthy of your husband?" The woman, who was as cold as ice in the past, rarely showed resentment in her eyes.

Li Yuzhen raised her eyebrows and thought to herself that Miss Qiu Er was quite dissatisfied with her, and she clearly showed a stir.

Hearing Miss Qiu Er's words, Mr. Zeng snorted coldly and walked over to Li Yuzhen with the other three companions.

"I'm in the next official Zeng Ji, I dare to ask about the name of Mr.

No matter how the Zeng family was evaluated by later generations, the Zeng family's tutor was indeed comparable to ordinary families. Zeng Jiguan was talented and known as a young scholar. He was the second son of Zeng Guofan's brother Zeng Guoquan, and Zeng Guoquan is the current governor of Shanxi.

Because the former General Chongshi, who was bewitched by Wang Yi, he submitted to the capital to take advantage of the drought and disaster, and was ready to transfer victims from Shanxi, Shandong, Zhili and Hubei to serve as borders. Later, the two palaces approved the matter, and Zeng Jiguan was sent by his father to deal with immigration matters. Of course, at his age, he was unable to take the position of supervisor and was only for help.

Although Li Yuzhen didn't know who Zeng Jiguan was, he had heard of Zeng Guofan's son Zeng Jize, so he guessed the other party's identity.
Chapter completed!