Chu Xiongfei didn't dislike this little daughter who was born on a continuous basis. But in the past, there was Chu Jiao, a wayward girl, and he always had to press it, so as not to make Chu Jiao unreasonable. But now Chu Jiao seems to be more sensible, has a good attitude towards this little sister, and is not as cold to Qin as before.

"It's a pity that Mr. Mei went to Hong Kong." Chu Xiongfei glanced at Chu Jiao, glanced at Qin again, and knew that this was her idea, but Ling'er didn't understand it, so she brought it up at the dinner table.

"Mr. Mei is gone, aren't there other troupes and corners!" Chu Jiao picked up the rice grains in the bowl, did not waste a single one, and said casually: "Dad, you will take Aunt Qin and Ling'er out to eat in the evening, and then go to the theater, I asked my classmates to eat fried pork ribs in a mainland restaurant." ”

"The Continental Hotel, well, I heard that it was opened by a few good people from Lao Fuxing." Chu Xiongfei was happy for his daughter's sensibility, and asked with some anxiety: "Classmate, male or female?" ”

"Female, He Xiaoyan, you know, in the hospital." Chu Jiao put down her rice bowl funny.

"It's time to thank people." Chu Xiongfei nodded relievedly, "Let Ah Si follow, Ah Man drives, and go home early after eating!" ”

"Got it." Chu Jiao was a little impatient, got up and said, "Dad, I'm not a child anymore." ”

Chu Xiongfei shook his head helplessly, waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay." Gillian is a big girl! Go ahead, take a nap and get some rest. ”

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At the beginning of the day, the lights are bright and neon, and Shanghai, a city that never sleeps, does not seem to diminish the liveliness of the day, especially the few bustling streets, which are not crowded with people.

At the small table by the window of the Continental Hotel, Chu Jiao and He Xiaoyan were talking and laughing while eating braised pork ribs and stir-fried garlic eel back, which are the signature dishes of this restaurant. Especially the pork ribs, the meat is finely selected, the heat is appropriate, the fry is golden, there is no oil, and the teeth are not stuffed.

"Wow, Gillian, I thought I could eat it, I'm a little embarrassed!" He Xiaoyan put down a bone and teased: "But if I compare with you, I will be much calmer." ”

"I'm good at eating." Chu Jiao didn't care at all, she ate happily, this was a goal in her plan, to get strong quickly and become a real master, and she also emphasized: "I'm not afraid of getting fat." ”

"Huh." He Xiaoyan laughed twice, looked at Chu Jiao thoughtfully for a while, and said, "Gillian, you seem to have changed a lot!" ”

"Aren't we all changing?" Chu Jiao said disapprenously: "When you grow up, you can still be like a child!" ”

He Xiaoyan blinked, nodded in disbelief, and said, "Experiencing war does make people mature. Well, I've actually changed a lot, have you noticed? ”

"Slimmed down, looking better." Chu Jiao pretended to take a closer look at it and gave an answer that made He Xiaoyan cry and laugh.

"Alas, I only hate myself for being a woman, and I can't go into battle to kill the enemy." He Xiaoyan was very helpless about Chu Jiao's Laipi, her face was straight, and she sighed: "When I used to read books, I really thought that women could not let me shave my eyebrows, but after experiencing the war, I knew that it was not like that at all. ”

"You don't have to be presumptuous." Chu Jiao also put away the joke, in fact, she felt the same way, and said slowly: "Of course, men have advantages in rushing into battle, but it is not absolute. As for other jobs, women will do better. ”

He Xiaoyan shook her head, still gloomy, and said to herself: "Let's just talk about Brother Zhao, fighting bayonets can kill several Japanese soldiers." If it's us, let alone fighting, it is estimated that the legs are scared and weak. ”

"He's proficient in national arts!" Chu Jiao continued to comfort: "We women are congenitally weak in terms of physique, if we can fight with Japanese soldiers with bayonets, what do we have to look like?" The legs are like barrels, the waist is like a cylinder, and the arms are as hard as stones, but there is such a female man, but do you want to become that image? ”

Chu Jiao has changed not only the way she thinks and acts, but also her words. As Shen Chen's remaining memories and knowledge were gradually integrated and absorbed by her, it became natural to speak some later languages, which was really a very strange thing.

He Xiaoyan stared at Chu Jiao and was amused, "You, really." When you encounter danger, you may regret that you didn't become the woman with legs like a bucket and legs like a tank! ”

Hehe, Chu Jiao gave He Xiaoyan a piece of ribs and said, "Eat more, so you can grow strong." ”

"And ah-" He Xiaoyan put the ribs into her mouth and gnawed, and said vaguely: "Why did Brother Zhao say that you are the bravest, and I am not convinced!" It's not that I want to compete with you, but I feel that I am being underestimated. ”

"That's because he doesn't know your heroism, how can I be called the bravest!" Chu Jiao said humbly disapprehantly: "You tell him, how can he understand if you don't say it!" ”

"How can anyone boast about himself." He Xiaoyan put the bones on the plate and asked tentatively, "You seem to be very familiar, do you want to go and see him?" ”

"It's always a friendship forged in the midst of war, and you should go and see him." Chu Jiao avoided the question of whether she was familiar or not, said a little vaguely, stretched out her hand to call the waiter, and ordered: "Another plate of pork ribs and two bowls of rice." ”

He Xiaoyan opened her mouth wide, and waited for the waiter to walk away before she was surprised: "Gillian, you, can you still eat so much?" ”

"Then I can't make a rice bucket?" Chu Jiao smiled: "It was brought to Brother Zhao, and I went to see him after eating." ”

"Scare me!" He Xiaoyan stroked her chest exaggeratedly, and glanced at Chu Jiao with disgust, "Don't make it clear." ”

"Another plate of ribs." Chu Jiao looked at the plates on the table, smiled and summoned the waiter.

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Aman cautiously drove the car into the narrow alley, where there were one metalworking workshop after another. In the dim light of the electric light, a man saws a long metal pipe with a hacksaw; Another worker is beating a piece of iron as if to make a round bucket.

"Drive all the way to the end, then turn right." He Xiaoyan commanded.

When the car bends into a narrower alley, it can only cross the sidewalk on one side.

"The last room on the left."

Chu Jiao looked out, under the lights of the car, along the filthy walls, a few small shops hung faded billboards, like abandoned flags.

"Here it is." With He Xiaoyan's voice, the car stopped.

Chu Jiao got out of the car and frowned slightly, she smelled the grease in the gutter and the stench of urine.

"The environment may be poor, but the doctors at this small clinic are very enthusiastic and have joined the ambulance team." He Xiaoyan walked over and explained, "Although the French Concession accommodates Chinese soldiers, it is not unlimited, and the attitude is unbearable......