Not long after Shuxian left, Tan Jingting came to visit Lu Yulin.

"Xiao Linzi, how are you, have you taken out the bullet?" Tan Jingting lifted the quilt and looked at Yu Lin's injured leg.

"It's been taken out, and the doctor said that as long as it doesn't get infected, it shouldn't be a big deal, and it won't affect my return to the battlefield."

"That's good."

"Brother Tan, has the injury on your left arm healed?"

"I'm a penetrating wound, just two scars, it doesn't have a big impact, I can still carry a gun and throw a grenade."

"Brother Tan, I haven't thanked you properly for blocking this shot for me that day."

"Hey, Xiao Linzi, if you say that, you will see the outside, on the battlefield, they are all brothers, what else do you and me, Xiao Linzi, don't worry about this matter all the time, talk endlessly."

Yu Lin nodded: "Hey, Brother Tan, why do you have time to come to me today, the front-line battle is over?" ”

"I heard that the government is going to sign the Songhu Armistice Agreement with the Japanese in the past two days, so the two sides have ceased fire for the past few days."

"The Songhu Armistice Agreement? Why a truce? Are the Japanese planning to retreat? Lu Yulin's eyes widened, very surprised.

"No, we're going to prepare to retreat."

"Shall we retreat?" Lu Yulin felt even more incredible.

"Yes, out of Shanghai."

"Then General Chiang and General Cai have agreed to an armistice?"

"I heard that as soon as General Chiang received a call asking for an armistice, he was so angry that he smashed his favorite blue and white porcelain cup. But the soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and General Chiang can't help it. ”

"It's a really wretched battle." Lu Yulin looked annoyed: "Then where are we going to retreat?" ”

"It is said that he went to Fujian to suppress the Communist Party."

"Suppressing the CCP? Let the Japanese not fight, go and fight their own compatriots? Lu Yulin couldn't believe his ears.

"If you go outside, you must first settle inside."

"Brother Tan, if it's really as you said, I don't want to fight this battle."

"Xiao Linzi, are you going to retire from the army?"

"I just don't want to turn my gun on my fellow citizens." Lu Yulin said excitedly.

"Shhh You are not afraid of being heard, and you will be given a common hat. However, now that you are injured, you can apply for discharge. ”

"What about you, Brother Tan? Are you going to go to Fujian to suppress the CCP? ”

"I'm not like you, you can continue to go back to Guangzhou to be your Xiguan Dashao, our old man's business has collapsed, and the family is waiting for my military salary to live." If I were to die in battle, there would be a pension for them to live for a while. I can't help myself. ”

Lu Yulin looked at Tan Jingting, not knowing how to comfort him.

On 5 May, Guo Taiqi, vice minister of foreign affairs of the Nationalist Government, signed an armistice agreement with Japanese Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Shigemitsu Aoi, demarcating Shanghai as a demilitarized zone, and China was not allowed to station troops in the area from Shanghai to Suzhou and Kunshan, while Japan could station troops in several areas. This agreement was called the Shanghai Armistice Agreement, or the Songhu Armistice Agreement. The agreement provided for an armistice between the two sides from the date of signing; All anti-Japanese activities were banned, and the 19th Route Army was withdrawn. The signing of the "Songhu Armistice Agreement" made Shanghai an important base for Japan's invasion of China.

A month later, Lu Yulin recovered and was discharged from the hospital, he put on a white suit, tied a red bow tie, and held a large bouquet of roses, and came to Aurora University, where he was ready to propose to Shuxian.

But after searching twice on campus, he didn't find Shuxian, so he grabbed a classmate.

"Hello, do you know Xu Shuxian from the Department of History?"

The classmate shook his head.

Lu Yulin stopped another classmate and got the same answer.

"Are you looking for Xu Shuxian?" Zhu Hongda saw Lu Yulin asking about Xu Shuxian when someone asked, so he stepped forward. When he saw Lu Yulin holding a rose, he understood a thing or two, this was Shuxian's favorite soldier.

"Yes, do you know Xu Shuxian?"

"I'm her classmate, and she dropped out of school a week ago."

"Dropping out? Why did she drop out? Lu Yulin was confused.

"I don't know."

"And what about her father, Professor Xu?"

"Professor Xu also went through the resignation procedures."

"Where are they going, then?"

"I don't know."

"Do you know where they live?"

"They live in the professor's building at the school. However, there is no one living there anymore. ”

Lu Yulin stood there as if someone had knocked him on a stick: Shuxian, where are you?

Lu Yulin returned to Guangzhou alone.

"Young Master. The young master is back. As soon as Yurong opened the door, she saw Lu Yulin standing at the door, screamed in surprise, and hurriedly took Yulin's suitcase and walked into the Lu Mansion.

"Yurong, you've grown taller."

"Young Master, you are more mature than before."

"Really?"

"You've got a beard."

Lu Yulin touched his chin and laughed: "Yurong, my parents are fine." ”

"It's all okay, the master went to the Chamber of Commerce, and the wife went to Guangxiao Temple to worship incense and hasn't come back yet."

As he spoke, Mrs. Lu and Uncle Yao, the housekeeper, walked in.

"Mom!" Lu Yulin saw his mother, who often appeared in dreams, and his heart was full of passion.

"Lin'er, it's Lin'er who is back." Mrs. Lu hurriedly ran a few steps, pulled her son, and looked at it carefully.

"Lin'er, you've suffered." Mrs. Lu stroked her son's emaciated face.

"Mom, I'm not very good, you see, there are a lot of parts."

"This is really blessed by the Buddha, no wonder I have heard magpies crying these days. Come, Lin'er, sit down. Let Mom take a good look at you. ”

"Mom, you see, this box contains all my medals from various battles." Lu Yulin took out a wooden box from his luggage and put the box of medals in front of Mrs. Lu.

"It doesn't matter if you have a medal or not, as long as you come back safely, you will be content." Mrs. Lu touched her son's face, her eyes were full of maternal love, and she couldn't melt it away.

At this time, Lu Yixiang also entered the door.

"Daddy."

"Lin'er, you're back. Let Daddy take a look. Seeing that his son was back, Lu Yixiang excitedly threw the briefcase to Uncle Yao, hurriedly hugged his son, and looked carefully: "Well, yes, like a real man." If you're tired, let the fat sister-in-law cook a few more dishes, make up for it, and let's have a drink today. ”

"Well, Dad, I haven't drunk with you for a long time, and today we will rest as soon as we get drunk."

"Good. Lin'er, how many days do you have a vacation this time? How long do you plan to stay at home? “

"Dad, I'm out of the army."

When Lu Yulin heard this, he was stunned: "Are you discharged from the army?" ”

"Lin'er, are you really discharged?" When Mrs. Lu heard this, she was full of joy: "So, you don't have to go to war anymore?" “

"You know what?" Lu Yixiang drank Mrs. Lu: "He has only been in the army for a few days, and he will be discharged from the army so soon, and if he does this, it is tantamount to being a deserter." This is a disgrace to our Lu family and a disgrace to our Lu family. “

"Dad, I'm not a deserter, I just don't want to go to war anymore."

"Are you frightened by the fire, or do you want to enjoy yourself and want to come back and continue to be your young master? If that's the case, you are not worthy of being my son of Lu Yixiang, and you are not worthy of being the descendant of the Lu family! ”

Lu Yixiang was furious and threw a delicate purple clay pot on the coffee table to the ground, and the purple clay pot was smashed into pieces. The entire Lu family was so frightened by Lu Yixiang's anger that they didn't dare to speak out.

"No, Dad, I'm a person who has made meritorious achievements, and I'm not a coward. At the time of the 128 Incident, you also saw that which of our brothers in the 19th Route Army was a bad seed? ”

"Then why did you take off that uniform?"

"Dad, after the Nationalist Government and the Japanese signed the "Songhu Armistice Agreement", our 19th Route Army will go to Fujian to suppress the Communists. So, I just quit the army. ”

After listening to his son's explanation, Lu Yixiang's anger just now disappeared: "So that's the case, you do this, Dad agrees, it seems that Dad blames you." “

"That's it, sir, you see, these are Lin'er's medals, how can he be a deserter?" Mrs. Lu brought a box of medals to Lu Yixiang.

Lu Yixiang picked up the medals one by one, and a smile appeared on his face: "I really deserve to be my Lu Yixiang's son." Well, the Chinese do not fight the Chinese, and I raise my hands in agreement. “

"Alas, sir, look at you, what kind of anger are you, a purple clay pot at the end of the good end was broken by you. Yurong, clean up here. “

"Hey, I'm here." Yurong hurriedly walked over with a broom and dustpan to clean up the pieces.

"Lin'er, since you have been discharged from the army, what are your plans in the future?"

"I originally wanted to marry Shuxian, but she doesn't know where to go now."

"What's going on? Isn't she in Shanghai? How can I not know where to go? Mrs. Lu was surprised when she heard this.

"She was originally studying at Aurora University in Shanghai, after the 128 incident, the school was also closed, Shuxian joined the ambulance team, helping to treat the wounded, originally I planned to go to her after leaving the army, I wanted to marry her, who expected, she seemed to disappear suddenly overnight. One of Shuxian's classmates told me that she had dropped out of school and that her father had resigned from Aurora University. The dormitory was empty. “

"How could this be, how could this good guy suddenly disappear?" Mrs. Lu was puzzled: "Alas, what a good girl, how can you say that if you don't see it, you will disappear?" “

"Then Lin'er, what are your plans now?" Lu Yixiang was also quite surprised, but he was helpless.

"I haven't figured it out yet."

"What else is there to think about, Lin'er, take a break for ten days and half a month, and then go to your father's company, learn how to run, and you can take over your father's class in the future."

"Mom, I'm not interested in doing business, and I don't like dealing with businessmen who have to pay a lot of money."

"You mean your father is a businessman?"

"Oh, Dad, I don't mean you, you are a generous, benevolent and patriotic businessman, and our military commander even praised you at the conference, saying that you are a business leader who is loyal and courageous, and who is righteous and wealthy."

"Did General Cai really say that?"

"Well, what I've heard with my own ears is still false?"

"Alas, it's a pity, this battle not only did not drive the Japanese devils away, but instead allowed them to station troops in China, this "Songhu Armistice Agreement" is really annoying."

"Okay, okay, don't talk about this, let's discuss Lin'er's future."

"In my opinion, since Lin'er doesn't like to deal with businessmen, don't be busy socializing and socializing first, or learn finance, when you used to be in the church school, you were not bad at math, you should be able to get started quickly, I'll let Yuting teach you." Anyway, if you're idle, you're idle, and it's always good to learn more skills. “

"Okay, then do what Daddy says." Lu Yulin could only reluctantly comply.