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"The young master of the Jin family?"

"It should be Mr. Jin's youngest son... Jin Yanxi. He is the only one who has not married yet. The eldest son Jin Fengju, the second son Jin Hesun, and the third son Jin Pengju are all married. Now only Jin Yanxi is left."

Bai Gui thought for a moment after hearing this and said.

There are only four young masters in the Jin family, and three of them are married. The third concubine Wang Yufen is Bai Xiuzhu's cousin, so the only young master of the Jin family who pursues Leng Qingqiu is Jin Yanxi.

"Sir, you are right. The name... seems to be Jin Yanxi."

"Last time, he sent a servant to buy our Bai Mansion. Knowing that the Bai Mansion belongs to Mr. Bai, he changed his mind and sent an apology."

"But after sending the apology, he wanted to stay in the Bai Mansion for a long time, but I refused. After all, the young lady is alone at home, which will make people gossip and affect her reputation..."

Butler Lao Li replied.

According to the relationship between Bai Gui and the Jin family, Jin Yanxi didn't know that Bai's house was bought by Bai Gui. Although it was a little unbelievable, Jin Yanxi was just a dandy. Sending visiting cards and invitations were all handled by the servants and concubines of the Jin family. It was not Jin Yanxi's turn, so it was reasonable that he didn't know.

As he was talking, the voices of the two women outside the door were getting closer and closer.

So he stopped talking.

Knock on the door.

Leng Qingqiu and Liu Baoer walked in.

"Mr. Bai, I... I heard that you came back from studying in Ameiken Country. I wonder if you bought books from Ameiken Country and brought them back to China. I want to copy some."

Leng Qingqiu bowed to Bai Guifu, her face flushed, and said softly.

Scholars who returned from Ameiken Country or some other countries often bought books in foreign countries and then returned to China.

First of all, these books that have not been translated are of great use to the country. The scientific research and academic levels of Europe and Ameiken Country are world-class, far exceeding those of China. Secondly, after these books arrived in China, their prices doubled, and they increased several times in an instant, which was a business that was sure to make a profit. Thirdly, most of the students studying abroad were from scholarly families, and buying books to fill their family collections was a means of maintaining the family business since ancient times.

Some capable students returned to China to buy books and then sold them, which not only earned back the cost of studying abroad, but also made a lot of profit.

Copying and borrowing books are not only seen in "Preface to Sending Off Ma Sheng from Dongyang".

At this time, if scholars came to the homes of wealthy families and learned that there were a lot of books, they would often ask the host to let them copy them.

Leng Qingqiu was a student of the university department of Beiman Private School, an intellectual, and it was reasonable for him to come to see Bai Gui and ask him to copy the books he brought from Ameiken Country.

"Beiman Girls' School has had contacts with various schools in Yanjing. This copying of books... is not only Qingqiu's request, but also a request from many college students."

Liu Baoer added.

She had just returned to Yanjing, and when she talked to Leng Qingqiu about her brother Bai Gui, she couldn't help but mention that Bai Gui came to Yanjing.

Although I don't know why Leng Qingqiu pays special attention to his brother.

But then Leng Qingqiu told Liu Baoer about copying Western books.

This matter is not a temporary idea.

It is something that all major universities have been doing.

Now it has passed the period of relying on brute force to compete for strength. If you want to be strong, you must arm your strength with knowledge.

And students copying books and donating them to various schools... This is just some meager strength.

Spontaneous behavior.

In this country, everyone tries to help.

It won't let it slide into the ditch.

"I have donated a batch of books to various universities such as Beiman, Imperial University of Peking, Tsinghua, Huiwen, etc., and I still have some on hand, which need me to translate. If Miss Leng doesn't mind, the translated handwritten copies, these books can be taken temporarily..."

Bai Gui was a little surprised and said immediately.

During the years when he was studying at Dongda and Yale, he actually donated all kinds of cutting-edge academic books to various universities, which was more important than donating ammunition.

At this time, the textbooks used by major domestic universities were basically translated textbooks from other countries, which were used after deletion and modification.

Last year, he returned from studying in Ameiken and donated a large number of books.

The reason why he is still donating now is because... the books he donated before were all books that can be bought on the market in Ameiken, but the books he translated at this time are the cutting-edge academic books and papers he saw in the libraries and laboratories of universities in Ameiken such as Yale University. These things are prohibited from being circulated in the market. If Bai Gui had not had the talent of photographic memory, it would not be easy for ordinary people to remember such a large number of books.

"If it weren't for Mr. Bai's habit of donating books, Qingqiu would not dare to ask for it without authorization."

"On behalf of Beiman, Tsinghua, Huiwen and other universities, I thank Mr. Bai for this matter."

Leng Qingqiu's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he thanked him.

"It's just a small matter."

"You are doing this out of public interest, so I won't refuse."

Bai Gui shook his head and said.

In a few years, the three church schools, Beiman Girls' School, Huiwen University, and Luhe Academy, will be merged into Yanda. Yanda is an extremely powerful university. In the future department adjustment, the liberal arts and science departments will be merged into the Imperial University of Peking, and the engineering department will be merged with Tsinghua University.

Although he has become a monk now, his knowledge is infinite, and enriching himself is always important.

That's it.

Bai Gui opened his suitcase and took out a dozen handwritten books from it.

His original works by Bai Meihe are also very valuable.

Not to mention the value of the knowledge in these books to the country at this time.

If Leng Qingqiu had not wanted his original manuscripts out of public interest, he would have forgotten it.

Leng Qingqiu saw these dozen handwritten books and flipped through them casually. He was immediately surprised. The knowledge recorded in them was extremely profound and cutting-edge academic.

"These are a few theater tickets. They were given to me by Mr. Jin. I don't have time to read them, and... I have nothing, so I can't help but thank you. Please don't refuse, Mr. Bai."

Leng Qingqiu took out three theater tickets from the blue shirt and black skirt student uniform and handed them to Bai Gui.

In this era, college students don't want to ask celebrities for help for free, but celebrities are not short of money. Students are short of money. So they often give some small gifts to celebrities.

Theater tickets are quite suitable.

At this time, theater tickets are a common gift for socializing.

It was similar to movie tickets in later generations.

"Thank you."

"My wife likes to watch movies, and she was just about to buy some tickets to go see a movie. Now Miss Leng is giving the tickets to me and my wife, which is just right."

Bai Gui took the tickets with both hands and bowed to Leng Qingqiu to thank him.

He went to the theater, and with his status, he basically got free tickets. He and Bai Xiuzhu didn't lack money to buy tickets to the theater. So this remark was just a polite remark.