"Minmin, come to my study and I've got something to say to you. After eating, just when Zhou Min wanted to leave, Zhou Yaozu suddenly said to Zhou Min.

Zhou Min and Zhou Tao glanced at each other, and then said to Zhou Yaozu: "Okay father." ”

"Xiaoxue, you also talk to your aunt. ”

Under the guidance of the servant, Zhou Min came to the second floor and knocked lightly on the door of the study.

"Come in!"

Zhou Min opened the door and sat down opposite Zhou Yaozu. Sneaking a peek at the room with his peripheral vision. The reddish-brown desk in front of her looked very good, with some faint scent, a telephone, a tea set, and a few scattered books, and next to the table was a large bookcase with lots and lots of books. Neatly arranged. Behind Zhou Yaozu was a huge window with a golden frame and silk curtains that had been pulled up on both sides. The study looks simple and atmospheric, and Zhou Yaozu looks very imposing when he sits on the chair.

"Dad, do you have something to do with me?"

"Well, there's a few things I'd like to know. You kid didn't listen to me and your mother, and secretly went abroad to send a telegram back saying that you were going to study in the United States. But I didn't expect that when Steward Fang went to deliver medicine to the Eighth Route Army a while ago, he found you, and your mother and I were taken aback at that time. Do you remember how it was, and have you ever been to the United States?"

Zhou Min also wanted to know how she got to Qinghe, Hebei? She really wanted to tell Zhou Yaozu: "Miss Ben, I came here by bombardment." ”

"Dad, I don't remember, every time I think about the past, I feel like the world is spinning, and all that flashes in my mind is the image of explosive clods of earth splashing. ”

"Since that's the case, don't think about it, wait until I take you to see a doctor, have you joined during this time in the Eighth Route Army base area?" Zhou Yaozu's expression was extremely solemn when he asked this.

"No, Commissar Wang really asked me that day, but I was interrupted by Steward Fang, and the matter was over. ”

"What's the matter with the little Snow Maiden, and what is your idea for bringing her back? She may not be suitable for life in Shanghai. Shanghai is a land of dragons and snakes, and her identity may bring her trouble, even danger. ”

Hearing Zhou Yaozu's words, Zhou Min was a little thoughtful. She was a little unsure what Zhou Yaozu meant by this, was he asking her what was the purpose of bringing Xiaoxue back, or did he not want him to bring a sensitive person back.

In the past few days since leaving the base, Zhou Min obviously felt that Xiaoxue had become a little silent, not as lively as before. She thought that Xiaoxue's silence was due to her inadaptability to the unfamiliar environment. Now it seems that the problem is not as simple as she thinks.

"Dad, first of all, I am good friends with Xiaoxue, she is still a child, I don't want her to live a hard life in the base area, and secondly, due to memory problems, I hope to come to Shanghai I have a friend by my side. ”

"Is it just these two reasons? You don't have any other ideas?" Zhou Yaozu asked with some amusement.

"I don't have any other ideas. Zhou Min's heart jumped, and he pretended to be calm.

"Haha, you're my daughter, I don't know what you're thinking yet, you just don't want to cut off contact with the Eighth Route Army, and you want to use Xiaoxue as an intermediary link, what's the matter, are you defensive of me when you say that?"

Zhou Min, who was seen through his thoughts, had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Dad, it's not a defense." It's just that I suddenly came to an unfamiliar environment and was a little uncomfortable, and I may have some reservations when I spoke. ”

"Minmin, although you have changed the environment, we are not strangers, we are your parents and brothers. ”

Looking at Zhou Yaozu's somewhat heartbroken expression, Zhou Min felt uncomfortable, but she still wanted to tell him what she was saying, otherwise she wouldn't vomit or be unhappy.

"I'm sorry, Dad. Although it may be sad to say these words, I think it is better to say them openly so that everyone can untie the knot.

Since I chose to come back with my eldest brother, it means that my heart recognizes you, and that hint of defensiveness is a natural reflection of my unfamiliar environment. Even if I can't think of anything now, I will still be filial to you. Trust me. ”

"Alright, Minmin. Dad didn't mean to force you to say that. Now that you have returned to Shanghai, I believe that many reporters will interview you in the next few days, and perhaps the Nationalist Government will also send people to investigate the situation. You have to remember that you have nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army now, and the Xiaoxue you brought back is only a child living in the base area of the Eighth Route Army, not a soldier of the Eighth Route Army, and you must emphasize these in front of reporters. It must not have anything to do with the Eighth Route Army. ”

Zhou Min knew in her heart that if she was branded as a Communist Party, then she and the Zhou family would be very sad for a long time in the future. Chiang Kai-shek would not let go of the Zhou family so easily.

Zhou Min's father and daughter talked for a long, long time, and Zhou Min had an unfathomable feeling in the face of his father. I feel that he is a person who can see through others, but others can't see through him.

At this time, Xiaoxue was being pulled by Mrs. Zhou to chatter.

"Xiaoxue, don't be nervous. Auntie is just chatting with you. What did your parents do?"

"Auntie, my mother died when she gave birth to me. My father was killed by a shell while the devils were sweeping. ”

"Alas, what a poor child, you will make this your own home in the future, and you are welcome. In the future, you will be the second lady of this family, and since Min Min brought you back, I will treat you as my own daughter. How old are you?"

"I'm 16 years old. ”

"Three years younger than Min Min, what a sin, just so young to follow the Eighth Route Army to fight devils, the wind and rain come and go, let the aunt take good care of you in the future." ”

For Mrs. Zhou's warm care, Xiaoxue was a little moved and a little confused.

"That's right, Xiaoxue. What do you and Min Min do in the Eighth Route Army?"

"I am a nurse, and Sister Zhou is in the propaganda team, and she is responsible for propaganda work in large letters. ”

"You're a nurse, it's great to see you know a little bit about medicine. You're still so young, or I'll send you to medical school!" Mrs. Zhou said to Xiaoxue suddenly.

"Really? Can I really go to school? But I'm illiterate, and I've always wanted to be a doctor and save people who have been wounded on the battlefield. There have been many times when I have watched wounded, dying warriors wailing in front of me, and then dying in agony. And I couldn't do anything about it, and at that moment, I felt so sad in my heart. ”

"Good boy, you have suffered so much at such a young age. In the future, you will treat your aunt as your mother, and your mother will cook for you, send you to school, and watch you and Min Min grow up. ”

Mrs. Zhou's words moved Xiaoxue very much, and it seemed to evoke some painful memories for her, she threw herself on Mrs. Zhou's body and cried fiercely. ”

As if agreed, Zhou Min and Xiaoxue returned to the room at the same time.

"Sister Zhou, I want to tell you one thing, just now my aunt said that she would send me to study in medical school. ”

"Medical school? That's good news, you already know some medical knowledge, and if you can learn it, you can operate on the soldiers like Dr. Lee. ”

"Yes, as long as I study hard in medical school, I can operate on the soldiers, but I don't know when I will see them?"

Hearing Xiaoxue say this, Zhou Min also fell into deep thought, recalling the familiar people in the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and everyone's clear faces gradually drifted past him.

"Don't worry, Xiaoxue, we will definitely have a goodbye day, you learn your skills well, and you will surprise the head of the regiment in the future."

And Xiaoxue, I'll come all the way to bring you back. I hope you don't blame me, I hope you can live a good life. From now on, you have to give up your identity as a nurse of the Eighth Route Army, you are now an ordinary boss's surname, and don't say that you are a nurse of the Eighth Route Army in front of the public in Shanghai, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble. Zhou Min's face was solemn, and he said to Xiaoxue very seriously.

"Sister Zhou, don't worry, I will pay attention to it and won't cause you trouble. ”

Time passed.

The two chatted and chatted, and then entered the dream fragrance. I dreamed of soaring in Shanghai.