As he was talking, the No. 3 bus drove over, and the two got on the bus to continue the unfinished journey, talking and laughing in the car, and it was for a while that they seemed to have become a pair of close friends. Through the conversation, they all knew each other's ages, Yi Wei was three years older than Xiao Linghu, and he also felt special admiration for Xiao Linghu being able to become a second lieutenant platoon commander at a young age.

Xiao Linghu suddenly thought of a question and asked him, "Brother Yi, the classmate you went to visit is your girlfriend, right?" ”

Yi Wei smiled happily, nodded, and said, "Yes, how do you know?" ”

Xiao Linghu looked at the red rose in his hand and said with a smile: "If not, what flowers do you buy?" ”

Yi Wei was stunned and laughed, but there was no trace of shyness. This made Xiao Linghu a little puzzled, and then thought that he was a college student at Central University, so naturally he would not be as secretive about the relationship between men and women as he was.

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When we arrived at the West Gate of Shui, it was almost noon, but the rain had no intention of stopping, and it was still fluttering, just a little lighter than in the morning.

From the Shuiximen bus station, to the west across the Qinhuai River, is a leading to the Jiangdongmen to go to the street, this street is slightly different from the street in the city, is a little cold, there are not too many shops on both sides of the street, the north is Mochou Lake, the south is the South Lake, it is a good scenery.

According to the traditional scope of Nanjing City, it is bounded by the ancient city wall, and the Qinhuai River in the west actually plays the role of the moat of Nanjing, and Shuiximen Street is already outside the city wall and belongs to the suburbs.

When he saw Xiao Linghu take out the address of Xiao Mansion written by Xiao Huang himself, Yi Wei opened his mouth wide in surprise, and he didn't take it for a long time.

"Do you know you're going to the Xiao Mansion?" He asked Xiao Linghu.

Xiao Linghu nodded and said, "Of course I know, my surname is Xiao, and my father-in-law is Xiao Huang, the commander of the Eleventh Division!" ”

"Huh?" Yi Wei cried out.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Linghu asked him.

Yi Wei's face showed an embarrassed expression, and after a long time, he said a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, I really didn't expect that we were going to the same place, my classmate is the daughter of Master Xiao, her name is Xiao Lingsu!" ”

Hearing this name, Xiao Linghu couldn't help but be stunned, but then he became happy again, and hurriedly said to him: "It's just right, you take me over!" ”

Yi Wei nodded, he didn't know what kind of thoughts he had in his heart, he walked in front with an umbrella, and Xiao Linghu followed behind with a suitcase and an umbrella.

Under the leadership of Yi Wei, they didn't go far and came to their destination.

Xiao Mansion is located at No. 15 Shuiximen Street, which is a large manor, with Mochou Lake in the north and the gate open to Shuiximen Street in the south. At this time, the fence facing the side of the street is covered with green flowers, forming a fifty-meter-long green wall. On both sides of the Xiao Mansion, it is also a rich family, but it does not have so many green plants as the Xiao family.

In fact, most of Nanjing's wealthy people live near Xuanwu Lake and Purple Mountain, and most of the villas by Mochou Lake were rebuilt from the original granges of large landlords. Xiao Huang's wife, Yan Meifeng's family, is a famous family in Nanjing, and the Xiao Mansion was originally the Yan family's grange.

The two of them came to the gate of the Xiao Mansion, which was a closed black iron gate, and the two doors were opened, so that two cars could pass side by side. Looking inside from the iron gate, it is a very large garden, which is full of green trees, birds and flowers, especially the begonia flowers and magnolia flowers that are in full bloom at this time, red and white, even in the drizzle, but also with a kind of prosperity and elegance.

Behind the garden, there was a small white European-style three-story building, about the size of two basketball courts, with a fence on both sides, and some low, neat bungalows, which were supposed to be the servants' quarters and places to store the sundries, that is, on the left side of the gate, and a boxy gatehouse, apparently specially guarded.

When Xiao Linghu saw all this in front of him, he couldn't help but be stunned, he thought that as the son of Master Xiao, at most he would be able to have his own room like Feng Xuan and Feng Yi; And in this big mansion in front of me, I don't know how many empty rooms there will be. I don't know how many times bigger the Xiao Mansion is than the Feng family's old mansion.

Yi Wei pulled the bell at the door, and the face of a half-centenarian was immediately reflected in the window of the gatehouse, and Yi Wei shouted to him with a smile: "Uncle He, open the door!" ”

Uncle He also saw Yi Wei clearly, a smile appeared on his face, and he answered, opened the door of the porter, and opened a side door with an umbrella.

Seeing that these two people are now acquainted, Xiao Linghu thought that Yi Wei must have come here often, and maybe he would eventually become his brother-in-law.

Uncle He saw Xiao Linghu and asked Yi Wei in some surprise: "Who is he?" ”

Yi Wei smiled and said, "You don't know him, do you?" He will be the eldest young master of your Xiao family in the future! ”

"When did the Xiao family have a young master?" Uncle He was still puzzled.

Yi Wei didn't want to explain more to him, and asked, "Is Ling Su at home?" ”

Uncle He nodded and said, "She and the second miss both came back yesterday, and they are both inside!" ”

"Where's the wife?" He asked again.

"Mrs. didn't go out either, and invited the two aunts of the Zhao family next door and Mrs. Chen to play mahjong!" Uncle He told him.

"Then you go and talk to your wife, and say that the eldest young master is here!" Yi Wei told him.

Uncle He still couldn't believe it, but he still nodded, but asked him again: "Do you want to tell the eldest lady that you are here?" ”

Yi Wei smiled and said, "No, I'll go see her myself in a while!" ”

Uncle He nodded, and was about to leave, when Yi Wei shouted again: "Wait a minute! As he spoke, he took out a boxy paper bag from his schoolbag, handed it to Uncle He, and told him at the same time: "Uncle He, this is the jasmine tea I promised to bring you last time, can you taste it!" ”

"Good! Good! Uncle He smiled and let us in, then put the tea in his hand to the gatehouse, and led us along the wide cement road to the small building.

I don't know why, when he walked in here, Xiao Linghu suddenly felt a little flustered, he didn't know if he could adapt to this new home, and he didn't know if Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Huang's two daughters could accept him. However, when he came, he had already made up his mind to act according to the situation, and if Mrs. Xiao and the two young ladies were not welcome to him, then he would go out and stay in a hotel, and perhaps simply rent a room near the army school.