When Bertrand got the news and rushed to Marseille from Nîmes with more than a dozen henchmen, Yan Shao and his party had already left by boat.

Looking at the crowded docks, Bertrand at this moment longed to take a gun and make a few more holes in Tharis's body. However, after standing on the dock for a moment, all of them turned into a long sigh.

He would oppose the union of Yan Shao and Elainor, not because he discriminated against Yan Shao for being a yellow race. There may be many white people in this world who do, but at least Bertrand is not.

He was only opposed because he saw the embarrassing position of people of color very clearly when he was fighting for France.

Today, the world has almost completely become the world of white people, and there is only one black country on the African continent that still maintains independence, and that is Ethiopia. However, Ethiopia was later conquered by Italy, and there was no independent black country on the continent.

The situation of the yellow race is better than that of the black race, but only slightly better.

At present, the only country among the yellow race that has truly maintained its independence is Japan. In addition to Japan, China and Thailand have also maintained their independence, but China is too big to eat, and there are too many countries that want to eat, so they hold each other back. Thailand, on the other hand, was able to survive because it was sandwiched between the British and French colonies, and became a buffer zone between the colonies of the two Western powers.

In other words, it's an out-and-out white era...

And in Bertrand's view, sooner or later, those few remaining countries of color will also become colonies of Western countries. It's just that in recent times, several great powers on the old continent have been full of contradictions, and the Allies and the Entente are at odds with each other...

If Elaline marries Yan Shao, it may not be much in a short time, but after the Allies and the Entente countries divide the victory, they will inevitably attack those colored countries, so that there will be no more colored countries in the world, and at that time, if Eleno marries a yellow man in a colony, he will be ridiculed by others for the rest of his life, which is by no means tolerated by a father...

"Elaline should be able to see this, too..."Although there is little togetherness, there has been no shortage of correspondence between the two men in the past, and in the letter, in addition to describing his situation in Madagascar, Bertrand also mentioned his views on people of color.

But because of this, Bertrand didn't understand why Elaline was willing to follow Yan Shao.

However, in any case, it is a fact that the two have left Marseille, so the last Beltrand can only return to the station in Nîmes with his men—————— of course, before leaving Marseille, he still found Tharis and sparred with him, not for anything else, just to vent the resentment in his heart...

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It is not clear that after his party left, Tharis acted as a punching bag for Bertrand to vent his grievances. After a long voyage, Yan Shao and his entourage finally arrived at the largest city in the Far East.

Shanghai...

At this time, Shanghai is definitely the largest city in the East, and the ships on the sea are constantly coming and going, even if they are thousands of meters away, the people on the deck can still feel the prosperity of the city...

Gently stroking the railing, Yan Shao muttered.

"I'm finally back..."

That's right, it's finally back.

It's been almost two years since I came to this era.

And this time he came back to realize the plan that had already been decided.

Yan Shao's return to China was no secret, at least after it was reported by American newspapers. So some celebrities in Shanghai have been waiting for a long time on the dock, there are both Chinese and local foreigners among these people, and there are probably few Chinese who can bring these people together in this era, except for Yan Shao...

Seeing Yan Shao walking down from the cruise ship, in the large flashing lights, several Chinese wearing robes and horse coats walked up, and standing in the middle was an old man wearing an official uniform.

Later, under the introduction of others, he learned that the old man in official uniform was the current governor of Jiangsu, Lu Yuanding.

"Lord Lu..."After listening to the introduction of others, Yan Shao hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand.

Although he is going to Anhui next, it is not under the jurisdiction of Lu Yuanding in front of him, but in any case, the person in front of him is also a local member from the second grade, so Yan Shaozhi also behaved more respectfully.

And in the face of Yan Shao, Lu Yuanding didn't dare to hold it up, after all, Yan Shao's reputation in the past two years was very great, and he even heard that it had reached the ears of Cixi in the sky, so he hurriedly spoke.

"Mr. Yan doesn't have to be like this, Mr. has lived abroad for many years, and when he returns to China this time, the official and many gentry and celebrities in Shanghai specially set up a banquet to wash the dust for Mr.

When he said this, Lu Yuanding's face was somewhat embarrassed.

In fact, on the issue of how to call Yan Shao, Lu Yuanding and some other officials and gentry also considered it. Generally speaking, it is more normal to call the word, but Yan Shao is a young man from the 21st century, and his parents and elders have not thought of adding a word to the end of his name.

Yan Shao, Yan Shao's, has been called this for almost twenty years...

After arriving in this era, he doesn't have any elders, and if he chooses words for himself, he doesn't mention whether it is common sense for the time being, and he doesn't have that ability himself...

And calling them by name is a bit too rude.

In the end, there was no way, and Lu Yuanding had no choice but to call Yan Shao Mr.

Mr. is generally a title, which literally means: born earlier than oneself, older than oneself.

However, in different periods, there may be slightly different extensions, for example, people with a certain status, knowledge, and qualifications can be called Mr., which is basically an honorific title for people with a certain status and identity.

Yan Shao's age is definitely not as old as Lu Yuanding, but in terms of status, knowledge and qualifications, he can barely make him call him a gentleman, so Lu Yuanding can only pinch his nose and scream like this.

It's just that although he has been in the officialdom for many years, Lu Yuanding's face is relatively thick, but calling a young man who is more than 40 years younger than him still makes him feel a little embarrassed...

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In fact, not only Lu Yuanding was embarrassed, but even Yan Shao was also embarrassed, after all, Lu Yuanding was almost 40 years older than him anyway. Being called so by an old man who is more than 40 years older than himself, it is impossible to say that he can be as willing as he is, but it is also impossible for him to be called a virtuous nephew by Li Mao like in the United States, so even if he is a little embarrassed, Yan Shao is happy to pretend to be stupid...

Maybe it's because Yan Shao has been staying abroad in the past, so this banquet belongs to the Western-style kind, but fortunately, Shanghai is a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, so those who participate will not have any discomfort...

"Come, Mr. Yan, I'll toast you!"

Yan Shao didn't have a word, and almost all the people present knew it, so the word 'sir' almost became a unified title for Yan Shao, which was something Yan Shao never expected.

Looking at the wine that was sent to him, although his face was a little bitter, Yan Shao still took the cup and drank it all.

Isn't there such a saying, when you drink the first glass of wine, you are preparing for the second glass...

So when Yan Shao drank the first glass of wine, he couldn't refuse the second, third, and even now.

Fortunately, Yan Shao just doesn't like to drink, and the amount of alcohol itself is not bad, plus the people who toast are all using small glasses, so he hasn't shown too much drunkenness so far.

"Are you drunk now?"

A little surprised to look at the two Elano who had been by Yan Shao's side, and a middle-aged white man in his 40s walked over and asked with a smile.

"What do you think?" Although his face was already a little red, Yan Shao still asked with a smile. He remembered that this person seemed to be a senior class of Jardine Matheson, what was his specific name, because there were too many people introduced this time, so he couldn't remember it clearly.

"Looks like you're not drunk yet, that's great..."

Seeing that Yan Shao didn't seem to be completely distracted, the senior class also showed a little joy on his face.

As he spoke, he didn't know where Lu Dao took out two books and a pen, and then handed them to Yan Shao.

"Excuse me, my wife and daughter are big fans of your books, so I came over and asked you for an autograph..."

"That's it..."Seeing that he finally didn't come to toast, Yan Shao's mood was much better. Don't worry, I'll definitely sign it better...", he wrote his name on the two books.

Just when Yan Shao thought that this was the end, he saw that the senior class suddenly took out another book and handed it to Yan Shao, and then smiled a little embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, please sign another one, because I'm also your book lover..."After a pause, seeing that Yan Shao had already signed his name on the book, the senior class continued to speak. In addition, my name is Harrison Fergus, and I am currently working as a senior at Jardine Matheson, so if you need anything, you can come to me at Jardine Matheson..."

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The banquet lasted until late at night, and when everything dispersed, Yan Shao, Elaino and the others also walked towards Lu Yuanding's residence that had been arranged in advance.

However, just as Yan Shao and the others walked out of the door, a large group of reporters suddenly came out of nowhere, as if they had been in ambush for a long time.

Naturally, all kinds of questions poured out, including conservative, avant-garde, normal, and curious...

After answering a few questions that were normal, a somewhat handsome-looking female reporter squeezed in. "May I ask Mr. Yan, do you have any plans for returning to China this time?"

"Planning?" Yan Shao touched his chin. "Let's run a business..."

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