When it comes to Shanghai Tang, one can't help but recall the "three tycoons" of that era: Huang, Du, and Zhang. These three were once gangsters in Shanghai, but they later rose to prominence and became high-profile bigwigs. Among them, Du Yuesheng is even more legendary, who was just a young man in a fruit shop at first, but turned into the leader of the Shanghai Youth Gang. Although he had wealth and power and attracted many followers, his five beautiful wives made his life quite tortuous.
First of all, Du Yuesheng treated the original Shen Yueying with a strategy of both grace and power. Shen Yueying used to be a little maid who burned smoke bubbles and was addicted to opium, which led to a poor mental state. Because Du Yuesheng later married two daughters-in-law, Shen Yueying felt left out. Faced with this situation, Du Yuesheng decided to send her to a friend's house and provide daily living expenses, making her a second wife.
Secondly, for Meng Xiaodong, who was introduced by the fourth wife, Du Yuesheng showed deep affection. At that time, the domestic situation was turbulent, and Du Yuesheng was very worried about the fourth wife stranded in Beijing. In order to ensure her safety, Du Yuesheng sent a large sum of money and told her to come to Hong Kong quickly. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Du Yuesheng purchased a real estate in Beijing for his fifth wife to show his care.
In the end, Du Yuesheng was not stingy in terms of finances. He was indifferent to money and tolerated them even when he was sick. He did not seek repayment from those who owed debts, let alone let his children pursue them. He never interferes with his wife's daily needs. Although he did not have much inheritance when he was alive, after his death, he reasonably distributed the inheritance of more than 100,000 US dollars, so that his wives could live without worry about food and clothing in the second half of their lives.