A film series in the Republic of China: The legendary Taoist priest in Shanghai

The small courtyard at No. 45 Shikumen is the home of Lu Yiping and her son. Ruping has been waiting for a long time.

As soon as Ruping was discharged from the hospital, she took twenty yuan and a pair of leather shoes that she had only worn a few times and went to Yiping's house.

Fu Wenpei rejected Ruping's kindness. Ruping was also a very eloquent person, and her words moved Fu Wenpei.

Twenty dollars is not a lot, but it can at least cover one month's living expenses.

Yiping did not take the money back from the Lu family, not even twenty yuan.

The Lu family had completely fallen out, which made Fu Wenpei want to go out and find a job.

Seeing that Aunt Pei was going to take the money, Ruping said, "Yiping, you went too far that day. Your words were like knives, and you brought someone to beat Dad and Erhao into the hospital."

When Fu Wenpei heard that Lu Zhenhua was injured, her heart jumped out of her throat.

"Is your father okay? Who hit him?"

Ruping was talking when Yiping and Wencai walked in.

"Lu Ruping, Miss Lu, what nonsense did you say when you came to our house? When I was about to be beaten by Lu Zhenhua at Lu's house, why didn't you stand up to stop me? I don't want your charity, I'll take your things, and we will have nothing to do with each other from now on."

Yiping said, stuffing the shoes and money on the table into Ruping's hands, and pushed Ruping out of the door rudely.

Ruping was so angry that she was about to die, even though she had such good intentions.

She was about to say something, but she saw the man who saved him at school standing next to Yiping.

"Mr. Xu, are you here too?"

Ruping didn't have time to argue with Yiping, she was more interested in the person in front of her.

"I live here. I think you should go back. Yiping is not in a good mood."

"Ok!"

Ruping had no choice but to leave the courtyard.

When she reached the outside of the courtyard, Ruping walked alone, lost in thought.

"Mr. Xu, you used to live with Yiping. I don't know what your relationship is."

"They can't be a couple, that's impossible. He's so old and so ugly, why would Yiping date someone like him?"

"What's the relationship between Ren Tingting and him? She can't be his..."

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Seven days later, Yiping went to the Grand Shanghai Nightclub to sing.

As the plot goes, she made her debut on her first day at work by singing a song she wrote and composed, "Misty Rain".

This song of misty rain, in a gentle and melodious voice, tells the story of love between a man and a woman. It is very different in style from popular songs in Shanghai such as "Night Shanghai" and "Rose Rose I Love You".

The song became popular in Shanghai for a while, and Yiping naturally became the top white rose in Shanghai with her strength.

Every night, Wencai acts as Yiping's driver and bodyguard.

Yiping was considered a star in later generations.

Wencai now rides a bicycle to pull Yiping, just like the rich second generation in his previous life using a BMW to pull a celebrity.

Pulling the beauty in a BMW from the Republic of China, Wencai felt relaxed both physically and mentally.

No wonder in later generations, the Dragon King or some peerless masters who come down from the mountains like to be bodyguards for school beauties.

In his previous life, Wencai had read a book about an invincible master who had been a bodyguard for a school beauty for decades but had never even held her hand.

Until Wencai traveled through time, the peerless master in the book had not yet kissed him.

In the past, Wencai did not understand that the people who were invincible in the world were none other than our motherland.

Do people in my country use taking photos to pick up girls?

When you meet a beautiful woman, just tell her to lie down and be done with it.

With the power of our motherland, who dares to oppose, who dares to disobey!

It was not until Wencai experienced it himself that he realized that school beauties' bodyguards were much happier than their fellow countrymen.

To play a game, you need to leave the game process. It’s too boring right from the start.

Seven days passed in a flash. While Wencai was enjoying the beauty as his bodyguard, the gambling industry in Shanghai was booming.

Half of Shanghai's gambling industry is in the hands of Feng Jingyao and half is in the hands of Dong Qishan.

Feng Jingyao has many businesses, and running a casino is just one of them.

But Dong Qishan specialized in gambling.

Seven days ago, Dong Qishan still owned 24 large casinos and had five to six million in liquid funds.

But now, Dong Qishan not only became a pauper, but also lost his life.

He lost his casino, his money and his real estate to Long Si.

On this day, Adjutant Li had not yet gone to pull the cart. Yiping was not feeling well once a month and asked for leave from Master Qin Wu, so Wencai was also idle at home.

Suddenly, Long Si came to the yard with Lan Ying and two bags.

"Adjutant Li, we meet again. This is for you."

Long Si waved his hand and Lan Ying handed a bag to Adjutant Li.

The bag was very light, and it didn't look like there was money or anything valuable inside.

Adjutant Li didn't take it seriously. When Long Si left that day, he said he would reward him handsomely.

But when you are open with friends, you can’t really expect others to repay you.

When he opened the bag, he found a thin document inside.

"This is the title deed to No. 45 Shikuli."

"Yes, I have bought this place and give it to you."

Both in the past and now, housing prices in Shanghai are the highest in the country.

A three-story building costs about 4 yuan, while an ordinary worker only earns a dozen or twenty yuan.

Even the small courtyard at No. 45 Shikuli costs more than yuan.

This was a fortune for Lieutenant Li, a poor rickshaw driver who couldn't even afford 50 yuan to take his daughter's medical treatment.

"Give it to me, No. 45 Shikuli. I thought I didn't have to pay rent, I'm the landlord now."

Adjutant Li was ecstatic, but after calming down he felt that he could not accept it.

"This is what you deserve, take it, or I'll burn this place down."

Long Si's voice turned cold, making people believe that if Adjutant Li didn't accept it, he would really burn this place down.

"I'll take it. I'll take it."

Adjutant Li was given a small courtyard.

"Alas, after 70 or 80 years, this courtyard will be worth about 20 to 30 million yuan."

Wencai thought to himself.

“Brother Wencai, this is yours.”

Lan Ying solemnly handed the bag in his hand to Wencai.

Wencai opened it and found also a document and a bunch of keys.

The title deed and keys to a three-story garden villa across the street are worth at least hundreds of thousands of yuan.

This was Huang Hai’s property, and now it belongs to Wencai.

"Thank you, fourth brother."

Wencai didn't hesitate and accepted it directly.

Having saved Long Si's life twice, it was only natural for him to receive the villa.

"Why thank me? I still owe you a round. I'll celebrate at the Paramount tonight, come over and have a couple of drinks."

The Paramount and Qin Wuye's Grand Shanghai are collectively known as the two major nightclubs in Shanghai.

Although they are both nightclubs, there are differences between Paramount and Grand Shanghai.

Shanghai is more literary, with singers mainly performing, while Paramount is most famous for its thigh dance.

The needs are different and the customer groups are also different.

If you want to set up a business bureau, it is better to choose the literary and artistic Shanghai. If you want to set up a brother bureau, you must choose the open-minded Paramount.

When Adjutant Li heard about Paramount, he immediately waved his hand to refuse.

The rickshaw puller is equivalent to the taxi driver in later generations. How could he not know what is done in brothels?

He was old, a rickshaw puller, and didn't fit in with the gangsters.

It’s not enough to just have a small courtyard.

Long Si did not force it. The favor had been repaid, and his relationship with Adjutant Li was over.

"I will definitely go."

Yiping happened to be having a day off today, and Wencai also wanted to see what the differences were between here and Shanghai.