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In the United States, the status of the Chinese is very low, even inferior to blacks, and they are discriminated against both politically and economically, especially after the US government introduced the Chinese Exclusion Act, the situation has worsened. It was only in San Francisco, a city where 80 percent of Chinese Americans gathered, that the status of the Chinese improved slightly, at least the average Chinese were able to walk the streets like normal people and participate in some of San Francisco's political and business decisions.

The reason why the Chinese in San Francisco have been able to obtain a certain status in this way is that in addition to the power of the Chinese community itself here, the Chinese in the United States Zhi Guild and the Chinese Business Alliance in the United States have played a very important role in it.

In the registration of the United States, the Zhi Guild is just an ordinary non-governmental organization, but those who are familiar with them know that the identity of their members is so complex that it is difficult to classify them. In the name of Hongmen, he established the most powerful non-governmental organization overseas. Although the Zhi Guild was unable to influence the U.S. government, it was to the city of San Francisco. Even the whole of California has a certain amount of influence, and even the most racist whites in California dare not underestimate the power of the Guild.

Except for the Guild complex. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce Alliance is also a very strong Chinese organization, almost all Chinese businessmen in the United States have joined this organization, and under the leadership of the Chinese Business Alliance, these scattered Chinese businessmen have been twisted into a rope, a rope that is enough to strangle the vast majority of forces. Although the status of the Chinese Business Federation in the entire western United States is not high, it has a role in influencing the economy of the western region, and those big figures in the upper class have no choice but to make some political decisions that are in line with the mainstream trend of thought in the United States in order to curry favor with the Chinese Business Federation, especially at a time when the economy has entered a depression.

Since the stock market crash on China Street last year. The overall economic situation in the United States is deteriorating, several large banks have collapsed one after another, and all kinds of bad debts, bad debts have dragged down not only ordinary people, but also those small and medium-sized workshops. The wave of depression spread from the east to the west. However, compared with the east, the situation in the west, where the pillar industry is dominated by mining, is much better. Among all the business groups, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, which has always believed in property ownership, stands out, at least in the eyes of others.

In the Chinese Business Federation, the Dong family is just a new family, although Dong Zhenyu and his wife Sheng Qingping, the contemporary family of the Dong family, are clever. As soon as he came, he acquired some promising industries, but because the time was too short, it was not spread out commercially, and there was no too high social status, everyone just knew that there was such a Xinhua family. However, the Liu family, who will marry the Dong family this time, is a large and important family in the Chinese Merchant Federation, and several companies and mines under their names have made them occupy a place in the upper class society in the west. Therefore, it has a very high status among the Chinese, and for this reason, the Chinese businessmen in San Francisco also look up to the Dong family a lot.

This time, the Liu family held a Western-style party at a villa on the outskirts of the city on the pretext of preparing for the wedding, and in addition to the Chinese businessmen from San Francisco, many foreign families and consortia from the west also sent people to participate in the ceremony to show respect for the Liu family. In the party, Chinese and foreign businessmen were clearly separated on both sides and talked to each other, although the relationship between Chinese and foreigners in San Francisco was not as bad as in other cities, but it was not good.

As the master, Liu Changwen led his quasi-in-laws to maneuver between foreigners and Chinese, firstly, to show the Dong family his family's status. Secondly, it is also the intention of pulling the Dong family and letting the Dong family integrate into the western business community. In fact, Liu Changwen, as the head of the family, is not very willing to marry the Dong family, thinking that the social status of the two families in the United States is too different, and Dong Guanqing, who is over 30 years old, is not a good choice. It's a pity that the opposition of the whole family did not shake the determination of his son Liu Jincheng in the slightest, and in the end, he even used the family as a threat, forcing Liu Changwen to reconsider the marriage. However, when he knew that Sheng Qingping was the descendant of Sheng Xuanhuai, a famous merchant in China. The uneven mood was slightly alleviated, and he reluctantly agreed to the marriage.

The Dong family actually knows the thoughts of the Liu family. Once upon a time, they were so despised, especially Sheng Qingping, who had a high status in the Chinese political and business circles, was even more annoyed. However, for the sake of Dong Guanqing's happiness, they did not do anything to obstruct the whole thing, even if they came to participate in this party where the Liu family deliberately showed off their strength, they always kept a smile on their faces, and did not let their inner disgust show anything.

Compared with twenty years ago, the scholarly aura of the old-looking Dong Zhenyu is heavier, and he has already handed over the business of the Dong family to his wife to take care of. He concentrates on the study of national history and is also a famous scholar in the Chinese cultural circles. As for Sheng Qingping, although she worked hard for the Dong family's industry, she did not age prematurely, although she was nearly fifty years old, she still looked like a young woman in her thirties, coupled with her natural noble temperament, even in this party dominated by the Liu family, it was the focus of attention.

After greeting the guests who attended the party one by one, Dong Zhenyu and Sheng Qingping returned to the lounge on the grounds of fatigue, while Liu Changwen continued to stay in the crowd and exchange views on the current situation with everyone, looking for possible business opportunities.

"I'm still not used to such a banquet. I'd love to stay in those rocks if I could. After closing the door, Dong Zhenyu loosened the bow tie around his neck, let out a sigh, and complained while wiping the sweat on his forehead: "Did you see the eyes of those people? ”

"It's more than fifty, why do you still look like a child?" Sheng Qingping poured Dong Zhenyu a glass of water. With a solemn expression, he said: "Now the Dong family is not as good as before, the property we brought is used to buy property, and the American economy is in recession again, if you want to make the company profitable, you need to attend such a dinner, otherwise it will be difficult for us to integrate into the upper class society in the United States." You should remember when we left Huaxia. The faces of your cousins, right? The eyes of those people outside are hateful, but I would rather stay here and be looked down upon by people than those relatives and friends who look at you. ”

Hearing his wife's words, Dong Zhenyu looked ashamed, gently held his wife's hand, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's really my husband who is too incompetent! I promised you to live a happy and worry-free life, but now I let you carry the burden of the whole family as a woman, I ......."

"Don't say it! I did it all my own free will. Sheng Qingping shook her husband's hand vigorously, with a smile on her face, looking at her husband's old but elegant face, she couldn't help but think of Xu Changqing's appearance in her mind, and she was also thinking about what would happen if she married Xu Changqing back then.