Du Yuesheng, a well-known figure in Shanghai, although he is often labeled as ***, he is a different existence. Compared with those bosses who advocate violence and crime, Du Yuesheng's biggest feature is his human touch.
He can talk to each other regardless of his status, and even once became the underground emperor of Shanghai Tang. However, behind his success, there is an irreparable regret, that is, he can't find his own sister.
Du Yuesheng's childhood was no different from that of his contemporaries, and his family situation was very difficult. His father opened a rice shop, but due to poor management, the family life was almost desperate.
During that special period, the plague broke out in Shanghai, coupled with the rainy season, all the food in the rice shop rotted, and the people of the Du family could no longer eat normally. In desperation, Du's mother became pregnant and was forced to work in a factory outside.
Although Du's father couldn't stop her, he felt deep guilt and pain, because he knew that his wife was pregnant and still showed up, just to feed a large family. In the end, he was forced to say the words to let her go home and give birth.
However, Du's mother's health deteriorated during this time as a result of her work in the factory, and she died after giving birth to her daughter. At that time, people favored sons over daughters, and the family was not wealthy in the first place, so the family was often hungry.
Du Yuesheng could only watch his sister being given by his father to a businessman surnamed Huang, and the two never saw each other again. This broken family deeply affected Du Yuesheng's life.
Du Yuesheng lost his mother at a young age, separated from his sister for many years, and his father died after remarrying, leaving Du Yuesheng and his stepmother to rely on each other. But her stepmother also died two years later, and Du Yuesheng had to stay at her uncle's house until she was 14 years old, leaving her hometown for Shanghai.
When he first arrived in Shanghai, Du Yuesheng worked in a fruit shop, but because of his unruly personality, he often went in and out of gambling houses, and his income was meager, so he began to get involved in fraud and robbery.
Although Du Yuesheng had no formal education, his ingenuity and perseverance eventually established himself in Shanghai and became one of the heroes of Shanghai Tang.
Du Yuesheng once had a chaotic time, and was even sent to the police station for blackmail. However, in 1912, his life changed significantly.
At that time, he was working as an errand under ** Rong, only twenty-four years old, and ** Rong had become a tyrant in Shanghai. The reason why Du Yuesheng was able to get Rong's appreciation was because of one person, that is, Rong's wife Lin Guisheng.
Lin Guisheng was a very outstanding woman at that time, although she was only a Jiangnan woman, she relied on her own ability to break through in Shanghai and help her husband ** Rong become the boss of the Green Gang.
Du Yuesheng respects Lin Guisheng very much. Once, a bag of Lin Guisheng's opium was lost during transportation, and she was helpless. At this time, Du Yuesheng took the initiative to ask Ying, saying that he could retrieve the bag of opium.
He borrowed a ** from Lin Guisheng and went to rent it alone to find the lost property. After some twists and turns, he finally found his lost property and won Lin Guisheng's favor.
Du Yuesheng won Lin Guisheng's appreciation with his shrewdness and ability. In order to test his character, Lin Guisheng specially took him to the casino and deliberately let him win 2,000 yuan. However, Du Yuesheng did not squander the money, but gave it all to his brothers.
Lin Guisheng was deeply admired, because for people who are in gangs, love and righteousness are the most important qualities. Therefore, she did not hesitate to recommend Du Yuesheng to her husband.
Since then, Du Yuesheng's fate has begun to change. He is hardworking and willing to work, almost all the work of ** Rong, and at the same time he is sociable, whether it is white or underworld, he can be respected.
As a result, his business grew bigger and bigger.
Du Yuesheng was unwilling to be subordinate, and in addition to assisting the best honor, he also operated independently in private, and gradually built a large enterprise. Although he is ** Rong's subordinate on the surface, he is actually on an equal footing with ** Rong, but he is low-key and unwilling to show his face.
The kindness of Lin Guisheng and his wife made him have no desire to compete for the position of boss. After Du Yuesheng succeeded, he spent a lot of money to build the Du family ancestral hall and repair the tomb for his parents.
However, behind his former nobility, there are also regrets that cannot be filled. He never heard of his sister, who was given to a businessman surnamed Huang, and whose whereabouts were unknown for many years afterward.
Du Yuesheng was young when he was a child, and his memory of his sister was vague, and as he grew older, her appearance also changed, and he couldn't recognize her even more.
Once, Du Yuesheng tried his best to find his sister, but they all failed. He published missing person notices in major newspapers, and even spent a lot of money to hire private detectives, but most of the information he got was not credible, and some people were just impersonating Du Yuesheng for his money and reputation.
Despite this, Du Yuesheng never gave up, and he firmly believed that his sister was still alive in this world. However, the reality may not be what he wants.
* During the period, transportation and medical conditions were backward, and people could only rely on letters to communicate with distant relatives, and many minor ailments that were common in modern times could lead to death.
Therefore, Du Yuesheng's sister may no longer be alive. However, this is just a guess, and the life experience of the businessman surnamed Huang will not necessarily tell Du Yuesheng.
Even if her sister was still alive, the merchant might no longer be alive, or she might not have heard of Du Yuesheng's search.
After Du Yuesheng's stepmother died, he had no immediate relatives around him, and his concern for his sister, who he had never met, became a big regret in his life.