Liao Yingyu arrived in Zhoushan on the morning of the second day. She originally worked as a nurse in the naval headquarters, but later got the opportunity to study, so she left Zhoushan. When Liao Hanxiang returned, he inadvertently (more likely intentionally) mentioned Tan Renhao's marriage to Liao Yingyu, and Gan Yongxing immediately sent someone to take Liao Yingyu back.

Tan Renhao did not put down his work according to the arrangement of the chief of staff, and "took a vacation" with peace of mind, he was still busy dealing with some fleet operations, the war was imminent, and his position was quite important, Hao Dongjue alone could not deal with so many thorny problems at all. When Tan Renhao was about to go to the officer's canteen for dinner at noon, he was found by Du Xing and immediately taken back to his "home".

"So many dishes are coming today?"

Seeing those sumptuous dishes on the table, Tan Renhao immediately turned his head to look at Du Xing, who was standing by the door.

Duchenne shrugged his shoulders noncommittally.

"Renhao—"

As soon as he heard this voice, Tan Renhao was secretly startled, and then he remembered that his fiancée came back today. As soon as he turned around, Liao Yingyu had already pounced on him and hugged his neck.

"You don't have a heart or lungs to pick me up at the airport, I haven't entered the house yet, you are like this, so will you look at me as a yellow face in the future?"

Tan Renhao smiled and pushed his fiancée away. "How is it possible, there are still others here."

"I don't care so much, honestly, do you miss me?"

Liao Yingyu hugged Tan Renhao and didn't let go.

"This ......"

"General, I'm going to dinner, the car has been arranged, it's outside, and if it's okay in the afternoon, I won't come......"

Duchenne also looked a little embarrassed, he didn't want to be a light bulb.

"Duchenne, don't go to the cafeteria to eat, such a big table. If we can't finish eating, you can stay and eat together! ”

Tan Renhao felt that there was no need to make the adjutant feel outside, "You are not an outsider, don't see outside." ”

"This ......"

Duchenne was a little embarrassed, after all, he was just an adjutant.

"yes, let's stay and eat together."

At this time, Liao Hanxiang walked down from upstairs: "When Xiaoyu was not there, you were always taking care of Renhao. I still want to thank you for her, Xiaoyu, isn't it? ”

"Of course what Dad said, come in quickly, second lieutenant, and treat it as your own home!"

Liao Yingyu also laughed.

Duchenne was embarrassed, this was the chief's family dinner, and he was just an outsider.

"Okay, I'm going to serve dinner, do you want two drinks?"

Liao Yingyu let go of Tan Renhao and walked towards the kitchen.

"I'm going to get a good bottle of wine. Today should be celebrated. ”

Tan Renhao also immediately found something to do for himself.

"The wine is ready. I asked someone to bring the authentic Xinghua Village from Shanxi. ”

A bottle of Xinghuacun wine miraculously appeared in Liao Hanxiang's hand, "It's rare to have such an opportunity." Let's have a few drinks today. Duchen, can you help your chief to irrigate me! ”

Duchenne nodded awkwardly and immediately went to the kitchen to prepare wine glasses, dishes and chopsticks. He was more familiar with this place, because when Liao Yingyu was not there, he was in charge of Tan Renhao's daily life.

Soon the four of them sat down, and the conversation quickly began. In order to take care of Liao Yingyu, (she is also the most active one), so the first thing to talk about is Liao Yingyu's life in school.

As a nurse, this is actually the best choice for the female soldiers of the Empire. After all, there are no female combatants in the empire now, so women are mainly in the rear in the army, either as civilians or nurses. As the war became more and more brutal, more soldiers needed to fight on the front line, and the vacancies in the rear positions were getting bigger and bigger, and the status of female soldiers was gradually improving. Now Liao Yingyu is enrolled in the Medical Officer Training College, and after graduation, she will become the first batch of female military doctors in the empire, not just nurses. This change. In fact, it also means that women are becoming more and more valued in the military.

"So you're not graduating until next year?"

Tan Renhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The curriculum is like this, and I studied traumatology."

Liao Yingyu's gaze almost never left Tan Renhao, "But I'm going to graduate early." I have already passed all the courses this semester, and I have completed more than half of the courses in the next semester and am ready to take the final exam at the end of the year. If I pass the course, I will be able to graduate half a year early. ”

"Do you have faith?"

Tan Renhao is a little big.

"Of course, I am the fiancée of the Imperial Admiral, and if I am too inferior, then others will look down on me!"

Liao Yingyu smiled and looked at his father, "And there is also a general, father, the so-called tiger father has no dogs, no matter what the girl says, I can't be passed by others!" ”

"That's right, I, Liao Hanxiang, should have such a daughter!"

Liao Hanxiang immediately laughed and patted his daughter's shoulder proudly.

"And where are you going to go after graduation?"

Tan Renhao also feels that he is very discerning.

"I didn't know I needed to see the distribution yet."

"Go back to the Navy Headquarters, there is the Navy General Hospital here, there must be a lot of wounded who need help."

Liao Hanxiang spoke: "And after you get married, the navy will also consider this issue." When the time comes, I will go to Chief of Staff Gan Yongxing and ask you to go back to the Navy General Hospital......"

"Dad, I don't want you to arrange everything!"

Liao Yingyu choked her mouth.

"Hehe, how can this girl have the same virtue as her brother, this must have been inherited from her mother!"

Liao Hanxiang immediately smiled and shook his head, and his evaluation of his daughter before and after was completely different. "Come on, how to arrange it, it's your business, you want to go to the event, and Ren Hao should go, my dad should retire!"

"Dad, I didn't mean that, you'll always be my dad."

Liao Yingyu also saw that his father was a little sad, "Okay, I will consider this suggestion, no matter where it is, as long as I can show my ability, it will be the same." ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly. "Then I'll discuss with Chief of Staff Gan in two days, and now I also need a doctor here, so there shouldn't be a big problem."

"And how did you decide on your marriage?"

Liao Hanxiang got to the old topic.

"Daddy......"

Liao Yingyu blushed and lowered her head.

"This ......"

Tan Renhao was a little dazed, he suddenly saw Du Xing, and immediately changed the topic: "By the way, Du Xing now has a rare opportunity to study for senior officers, I have already applied for it for you, and the notice will be issued soon." Many of the participants in this training are adjutants of generals. You're going to have to seize your chance. ”

"Me?"

Duchenne was stunned, he didn't know anything about it before.

"I recommend you to the principal. This is the last refresher course of the year, and you will be at least a captain officer after coming out, and you will have the option to serve in the fleet and not have to stay here......"

"General, I don't really want to go to the fleet. As long as you can be your adjutant or not, it's the same if you don't have to be a captain. ”

"Of course, you can also choose to stay."

Tan Renhao smiled and patted Du Xing's shoulder: "This is a very rare opportunity, many people can't go if they want to." Don't think so much about going first, go first, complete the training, and I'll personally wear a new rank for you when you come out! ”

"General, I'm too stupid, I'm afraid ......"

"Afraid of what? Youngster. Have faith in yourself! ”

Liao Hanxiang said immediately. "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, since you are afraid that you can't do it, then you should work harder. Go for it. You're not working hard for someone else, you're trying to prove to yourself that you can be a good officer, and that you have a chance to become a general in the future! ”

Du Xing also lowered his head, he had not gone to a regular military school, and he was able to be promoted to a second lieutenant, all of which was the help of Tan Renhao, and now he wanted to go to the advanced training class again. And it was to study with the adjutants of other generals, which made him very unconfident.

"General Liao's words are not wrong, do it well, I have confidence in you."

Tan Renhao smiled and nodded at Du Xing: "The most important thing is that you have to have confidence in yourself." Haven't you always dreamed of becoming a good naval officer? Ensigns are not enough, so you have to progress, you have to move forward. ”

Duchenne nodded. "General, I'll do my best."

"That's right. The soldiers of the Imperial Navy are all iron-blooded men, and they can't even blink their eyes when they shed blood and sacrifice, are they still afraid of those textbooks in school? ”

Liao Hanxiang smiled and poured wine for the three of them: "Then let's make a toast to the future Captain Duchenne!" ”

Tan Renhao and Du Xing both raised their glasses, maybe Du Xing didn't understand why Liao Hanxiang was so enthusiastic, after all, the distance between the general and the second lieutenant was too far away, but Tan Renhao knew very well that Liao Hanxiang was by no means the kind of general who overlooked others, he treated every subordinate like his own brother, which was also the main reason why Liao Hanxiang was able to gather so many loyal subordinates.

"Renhao, now you have no reason to divert the topic."

Liao Hanxiang put down his wine glass: "Don't say anything else, I'm waiting to hug my grandson." Have you thought about your marriage with Xiaoyu? ”

"Can Dad talk about this later?"

"What's not to say? Du Xing is not an outsider, and when you are away, he is taking care of Ren Hao's life. You must know that the traditional adjutant of the Navy is our own family, and we will not treat the adjutant as an outsider. ”

Liao Hanxiang smiled and nodded at Du Xing, and then turned to his daughter: "Okay, good daughter, tell me what you think, you really have to wait until Japan surrenders to go through the marriage procedures, right?" ”

"General Liao's ......"

Tan Renhao saw his fiancée's expression and was very embarrassed, "Actually, I know this too, but I ......"

"Hey, that's what you kid is not angry about!"

Liao Hanxiang shook his head, then took out a cigarette: "You are impeccable in other aspects, and your progress in the past two years has been remarkable." But do you know what your biggest flaw is? It is in this attitude that we should be resolute and undecisive. We are soldiers, not politicians, and we don't have to beat around the bush when we speak. Now you tell me exactly when you are going to go through the marriage registration process? ”

Tan Renhao glanced at his fiancée, and now he had no way out. "Just these two days, I'll find time to ask for a leave of absence, and then I'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

"That's right!"

Liao Hanxiang immediately laughed: "Xiaoyu, what do you mean?" ”

"Dad......"

Liao Yingyu was still a little embarrassed.

"Why are you still shy when you're older?"

Liao Hanxiang smiled and grabbed his daughter's shoulder"

When I was a child, I was not afraid of heaven and earth, and I dared to fight with boys, but now that I have grown up, I am still shy, it seems that my father still doesn't know his daughter very well! ”

"Dad, I didn't mean that."

Liao Yingyu took a long breath and quietly glanced at Tan Renhao, "Just do what Ren Hao said, I also took a few days off, in fact, ......"

"Actually, what?"

Liao Hanxiang frowned.

"General Liao, who is nothing......"

"Ren Hao, I'm afraid you shouldn't call me that now, right? How can you say that I am still a little capable as a father-in-law, do you think I am not qualified for this, or am I as shy as Xiaoyu? ”

Tan Renhao immediately laughed awkwardly, he really couldn't change his words for a while.

"Dad, actually, I have already discussed it with Ren Hao."

Liao Yingyu immediately came out to relieve her fiancé, "We discussed before, after Japan surrendered, we would get married, and then go on our honeymoon, and Renhao and I would have holidays at that time." And during this time, I was also thinking about this issue, and I think this arrangement is not appropriate, who knows how many years the Japanese can drag on, and we can't get married for a few years, right? And now that the new war is about to break out, Ren Hao may have to go to the front line when he talks about his family, and he is such a son, if he has something long, two short, and he doesn't even have a descendant, I ......"

Liao Yingyu suddenly realized that she had said the wrong thing, and the air in the restaurant suddenly froze. Tan Renhao's expression quickly dimmed, and even Liao Hanxiang's expression became very gloomy.

As a soldier, you can die on the battlefield at any time. Before World War I, hundreds of thousands of officers and men of the Imperial Navy fell on the battlefield, and many of them did not even find their bones. In World War I, more than 300,000 officers and men of the navy (including the 6th Combat Brigade) sacrificed their lives for the country. The centuries-old history of the Imperial Navy is a history of battles, and this has formed a tradition that the word "death" or related words should never be mentioned lightly. It was a taboo, a taboo that no admiral would like to mention.

"I'm going to pack my things, and I'm going to the staff in the afternoon."

Duchenne immediately took his leave ahead of schedule.

Tan Renhao and Liao Hanxiang didn't keep him, and the atmosphere in the room was still very gloomy and a little tense.

After Du Xing left, Liao Yingyu immediately said: "Renhao, I didn't mean it, actually...... Actually, I ......"

"It's okay, I know!"

Tan Renhao smiled reluctantly and nodded: "I'll also go to rest first, and I'll go to the staff headquarters in the afternoon." ”

When Tan Renhao walked out of the restaurant, two lines of tears rolled down Liao Yingyu's face, and she didn't cry. Liao Hanxiang walked behind his daughter and gently hugged his daughter's shoulders and let her lean on his chest.