Sunday, January 28. Snow has fallen again in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and the land is white and bright. Heavy snow covered the fields and streets, and the houses on the side of the streets were also raised by the snowflakes. Families are sweeping the snow in front of their doors with tools in hand, and the snowdrifts and snowfalls on both sides of the road add a bit of life to the wide streets.

The carriage rustled through the streets, the snow was too thick, and it was a little difficult to walk, leaving deep rut marks on the road. Yu Bule, Linglong and Zhou Bo sat in the carriage, looking at the capital area after the snow, don't be funny. Today is the day to go to Lieutenant General Lin Zhennan, that is, the day invited by Grandpa Lin Zhenna. Yu Bule, who knew that the old man was used to it, did not wear a formal dress, but put on the uniform of a senior police inspector, but added a matching windbreaker outside. Linglong was wearing the uniform of a non-commissioned officer cadet of the Central Military Academy, and her long pants covered a pair of long legs.

Lin Zhennan joined the army in the era, and served in the army for more than 50 years, and his favorite is the military uniform. Fortunately for women, a young man like Yu Bule would cause him unhappiness if he did not wear a military uniform, and now he has no military uniform, so he can only use a uniform instead. brought Zhou Bo with him, because Zhou Bo has been a chess friend of Lin Zhongjun for many years, and he can accompany his master to kill two games. As for Yu Bule and Linglong, they play chess not for entertainment but for abuse.

Lieutenant General Lin's residence is located in the northern suburbs, not far from the garrison's Beida Camp, but it took more than an hour to reach it from Guofu Road, crossing most of the capital area and traveling on the road after the snow.

In the northern suburbs, Wufeng Road is basically a high-level military official, and it is nicknamed General Road by the people, and the guards of the generals have been dispatched to clear the snow on the road and pile it on the side of the road. The houses here are not as tall as those in the core area, but each one occupies a large area, surrounded by walls and railings to form a huge courtyard. At the gate of Courtyard No. 15, the invitation letter and personal weapon were inspected by the guard company before they were released.

Lieutenant General Lin's adjutant was already waiting at the door, and he was already a middle-aged man with the rank of major after following the lieutenant general for more than 20 years. Adjutant Wang originally knew Yu Bule and Steward Zhou, but the necessary procedures for the guards to take care of their duties still had to go. He stood aside with a smile on his face, apologized repeatedly, waited for the inspection to be completed, and led the way to the carriage into the mansion of Lieutenant General Lin.

The courtyard is very large, and two rows of pine trees introduced from the other side of the road are planted in the courtyard courtyard, and the branches are covered with snow very beautifully, and a few traces of greenery are tenaciously revealed in the gaps in the snow. Instead of building a three- or four-story western-style house, Lin Zhongjiang's Mansion chose a two-story wooden courtyard with a sloping roof, which was enclosed by one- and two-story houses to form a courtyard within a courtyard. This style is known in the federation as the Han-style courtyard house, and it belongs to a very high-class residential form. Because it is not easy to do thermal insulation and heating, and it occupies a wide area, it is usually only used by wealthy families.

Although the Yu family was wealthy enough, because of the scarcity of people, they did not adopt this architectural form suitable for large families to live in.

Entering the main entrance of the courtyard, Lin Zhenna was already waiting at the shadow wall inside the door. The so-called etiquette is to do the right thing at the right time. Although Yu Bule is the head of the Yu family, he is young and not very senior, and it is not too suitable for Lieutenant General Lin or even Lin Zhenna's father to come out to greet him. So now at the door is Lin Zhenna, and one of her cousins in a major uniform, Lin Mang.

Lin Mang is nearly thirty years old, the oldest of the three generations of the Lin family, and he can be regarded as one of the heirs of the Lin family in the future. It is up to him to greet Yu Bule, who is the same age, although his identity is slightly weaker, but with the addition of Lin Zhenna, who is Yu Bule's childhood sweetheart, it is enough to show the enthusiasm of the Lin family, and it will not cause the scene to be too serious.

Lin Zhenna did not wear a uniform, but wore a long aqua blue skirt, a pink and purple short suit on her upper body, a bouquet of beaded flowers pinned to her chest, and her hair was scattered over her shoulders.

Yu Bule stepped forward to shake hands with Lin Mang, and said with a smile: "Brother Laurin has been waiting for a long time, and the road is difficult to walk after the snow, and the road is delayed a little. ”

"Where, where, the time hasn't come yet, it's Brother Yu who came early." Lin Mang didn't dare to hold it up, and responded gently.

On the other side, Yu Linglong was already hugging Lin Zhenna and greeting each other. Yu Linglong did not wear formal military boots, but put on half-height pony boots, although she was wearing a cadet military uniform, her height of 164 was wearing 172 trousers, which was particularly eye-catching by the boots.

Lin Zhenna took the time to turn around and say hello to Yu Bule: "Brother Jingyu is early." We also came out to greet you when we received the news that you had arrived. And I went to the dormitory to pick up the beautiful woman before, and I just came back. Let's go, let's go in, everyone else arrives first. ”

Lin Zhenna walked over and gently grabbed Yu Bule's left hand. Out of courtesy, Yu Linglong stepped forward to greet Lin Mang, grabbed the master's arm, and walked to the main hall in the center of the courtyard with him.

The main hall house is two stories high, with seven rooms and five entrances, and the outside is a verandah, and the three rooms are fully open with carved red doors with glass inlays, and the hall is spacious and bright. Inside, two rows of ten wooden pillars are half a meter thick, supporting a space of 5 meters high, which is carved with cloud patterns, which is simple and atmospheric. There should be a hot water pipe buried under the wooden floor, and the room is as warm as spring, even if the door is open, there are still bursts of warmth.

In the main hall, the reception area is large, with two rows of wooden sofas sitting opposite each other. Tan Jia, who was dressed in white, and Jin Yuanyuan, who was dressed in a light yellow pale pink top, were sitting on the sofa chatting. The clothes of the two and Lin Zhenna were bought together, and the style was exactly the same, the difference was that Tan Jiaren wore white hairpins on both sides of her head to look more pure, while Jin Yuanyuan wore a red coral necklace, enthusiastic and unrestrained.

Jin Yuanyuan and Tan Jiaren got up and said hello to Yu Bule. Before she had time to say hello, Lin Zhenna pulled Yu Linglong and walked back, saying that she had prepared the exact same style for Linglong, and took her to change it immediately, Jin Yuanyuan was clamoring to help, and pulled Tan Jiaren with her, and hung Yu Bule, Lin Mang and Zhou Bo in the living room.

Lin Mang smiled and said: "A few girls have a good relationship, and Brother Yu, the chief, is comfortable." ”

Yu Bule smiled back: "It's just luck, my luck has always been good." ”

The front yard of General Lin's mansion received all the orderlies, and the servants and women only served in the backyard. There were orderlies offering refreshments, and the host and guest sat down to chat, waiting for the arrival of the main lord.

After a while, Yu Linglong, who went to change clothes, returned to the main hall first under the leadership of the third daughter. Yu Linglong changed into a dark purple dress of the same style as several people, a beige top, and a yellow hairpin on her head, which made her even more pure and lovely. The four beauties stood together, and Chunlan and Qiuju were good at winning, which made people lose their eyes. Seeing that Yu Bule was in a trance, Lin Mang almost lost his mind, and Zhou Bo was relieved and smiled.

Yu Jinhan's three daughters were also guests, accompanied by Lin Zhenna to chat. Several girls got together and muttered, leaving Lin Mang and Yu Bule aside. The three men could only smile bitterly and drink tea and say hello, and there was a conversation about the form of the northwest.

After a while, a hearty laugh came from afar: "Lao Jin, I don't like to play chess with you staff officers the most, one by one, strictly guarded, cloth everywhere, without the blood of a soldier." The fight of opening and closing is the courage that a man should have. It's not interesting, it's not interesting. ”

Another voice replied with a smile: "It's not like I'm being defeated by your men if I'm so stubbornly defended." General Lin is far-sighted, if he is entangled with you locally, he doesn't know what to be pitted by your backhand layout. ”

Everyone knew that General Lin Zhennan had arrived, and they all got up and waited. Lin Zhenna and Jin Yuanyuan left the table and went to the back door to greet them. After a while, the two women each carried an old man back to the main hall.

General Lin Zhennan is over 70 years old, with a Chinese face, strong spirits, only two temples are slightly white, and he looks like a person in his 50s, even younger than Zhou Bo. If there is no disaster in the normal physique of the Federation, the normal life expectancy can reach more than 90 years old, and a general-level military force like Lin Zhennan should have a lifespan of at least 120 years. The 73-year-old veteran general is still in the prime of life. Although he asked his children and grandchildren to wear military uniforms, since he became a general, he has almost always dressed in civilian clothes except for official business, saying that he does not want to oppress people with power. Today, without exception, I wore an ordinary dark gray suit.

"Hello Grandpa Lin." Yu Bule stepped forward and bowed to the juniors. Yu Linglong also followed, said hello to Grandpa Lin sweetly, and obediently stepped forward to support Lin Zhennan's right arm.

Tan Jiaren also stepped forward and bowed to the juniors. "Hello General Lin, junior Tan Jiaren, meeting for the first time. Thank you Grandpa Lin for the invitation, let your old man bother. Shrewd, she immediately judged the old man's preferences from the title of Linglong. You must know that Linglong was a subordinate before after all, even if she knew the old general, she should only accompany Yu Bule's side. Since Linglong called Lin Zhennan's grandfather, it can only show that this is the old general's request. So except for the first salute, he immediately obediently called him Grandpa Lin to his grandchildren, and did not attach other polite words.

Lin Zhennan laughed with relief: "Smart and beautiful little girl, you are an unhappy secretary, right?" Sure enough, deserved, deserved. Then he took out his left hand from Lin Zhenna's hand and touched Linglong's head, "Little girl has grown so big?" Come and see Grandpa Lin more in the future, if you don't want your brother to take you, you will come by yourself. Only then did he nod and greet Yu Bule,

"It's all good, it's all good, come on, come on, I'll introduce you, this is your Grandpa Jin. Yuanyuan's little girl's grandfather. I served in the General Staff Office of the Military Department, and I came to see them. Lin Zhennan was hugged by Jin Yuanyuan, and his companion in a major general's uniform was introduced to everyone.

Grandpa Jin, General Jin, all kinds of messy salutations sounded, and the juniors bowed and bowed, and bowed their knees, and saluted one after another. In fact, the only people who have not seen Major General Jin Zheng are Yu Bule, Yu Linglong, and Tan Jiaren, and Lin Zhenna and Lin Mang just echoed and saluted.