Kong Xiangxi was a rich businessman during the Republic of China, and one of the wealthiest people at that time. Kong Xiangxi was born in a family of Confucian merchants in Shanxi, and later started his business by doing kerosene business. , Became the patriarch of one of the four major families of the Republic of China.
Among the four major families, the Kong family is the richest one, and the Song family successively served as the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China and controlled the country’s economic lifeline at that time. With countless properties, and with so many properties, the Kong family naturally became the object of discussion by the ordinary people at the time, and people were extremely concerned about their family's private affairs.
At the time, the most curious thing was the love life of Kong Xiangxi’s eldest son Kong Lingkan.
Kong Lingkan is the eldest son of Kong Xiangxi, the first successor, is the rich son born with a golden spoon, is the prince charming in the eyes of countless girls, such Kong Lingkan, logically speaking, there should be many suitors at that time He has many choices, but what is surprising is that his final wife is a middle-aged woman who is more than ten years older than him, and she is divorced.
Even in such an open era, it would be very puzzling for a man to marry a woman so much older than him. Fun is just beside him. There was a friend whose partner was five years older than him. The family members have always refused to agree to their marriage. One can imagine that he wanted to marry a teenage girl who was older than him. Kong Lingkan at that time was Withstanding the pressure of family and public opinion.
Actually, this is not Kong Lingkan’s first love. In the beginning, Kong Lingkan fell in love with Song Ziwen’s wife Zhang Yiru. The two are about the same age, and their family backgrounds are also very suitable. However, this relationship was still met by Kong Lingkan. Parents objection, why is this?
Friends who know the characters of the Republic of China know that Kong Xiangxi’s wife is Song Ailing, and Song Ailing and Song Ziwen are sisters and brothers. In other words, Kong Lingkan will call Song Ziwen uncle, if Kong Lingkan and If Zhang Yiru gets married, wouldn't he become a brother-in-law with his uncle?
Although people in the Republic of China began to accept the idea of free love, the long-term feudal concept could not be changed in such a short period of time. Therefore, both Kong Xiangxi and Song Ailing firmly disagree with Kong Lingkan's love affair.
And not only was his family opposed, Zhang Yiru was also unwilling to be with Kong Lingkan. Later, Kong Lingkan also gradually lost his enthusiasm, and fell in love with another one more than ten years older than him. Year-old woman, then who is this woman, and what kind of charm does it have that can make Kong Lingkan resolutely marry her regardless of the opposition of family members and relatives and friends?
This woman is the wife of Sheng Shengyi, the son of Sheng Xuanhuai, a capitalist in the late Qing Dynasty. She is fair and beautiful, and she is called "White Orchid". At that time, the upper-class wives liked to gather together to play mahjong. When I came to the Kong family and Song Ailing to play mahjong, Bai Lanhua was very outgoing and liked to talk. After a long time, Kong Lingkan began to pay attention to her. Gradually, the two began to associate.
Kong Lingkan’s family naturally disagrees with his son marrying a married woman, but Kong Lingkan disregards his family’s opposition. He has always been spoiled and pampered since he was a child. When he went to study at Harvard University in the United States, he took Bai Lanhua away. The two married later in Manila, the Philippines. Even if Kong Xiangxi and Song Ailing objected, it would not help.
After marriage, Kong Lingkan and Bai Lanhua had a very good relationship, but perhaps it was the reason that Bai Lanhua was too old. They had never had children.
Author: Jun fun
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