The German delegation left Zhoushan on 28 November, and the formal procurement contract was signed in the Imperial capital and was signed by representatives of the German government, which had nothing to do with the German naval delegation. After sending off the Germans, Tan Renhao finally relaxed.

That afternoon, he returned home early, and all he could think about was his son, who was already full moon, and his wife, who was already able to get out of bed.

"Well, Xiaobao, let Dad hug!"

As soon as the child was picked up, he cried loudly, making Tan Renhao so busy that he didn't know how to deal with it.

"Renhao, let me hug it, the child is probably F4U." Gu Xiujuan ran over quickly, "You accompany Xiaoyu more, are you busy these past few days?" ”

"I'm done, I'm done, Mom, get something delicious tonight, let's celebrate."

Gu Xiujuan immediately nodded in agreement, and then went out with her grandson.

"Renhao, come with me!" Liao Yingyu sat up on the bed, her body had recovered, and she had gained a lot of weight.

Tan Renhao immediately helped his wife up, and then walked slowly in the room with his wife.

"The Germans are leaving, right?" During the confinement, Liao Yingyu has also been paying attention to the affairs of the Navy Command.

"I only left this morning, and I finally sent away the plague god, I'm really afraid that they will stay for a few more days." Tan Renhao laughed, "I have already told the chief of staff that I will not go to the headquarters these days and rest at home for a few days." The Chief of Staff and the Headmaster are exhausted, and they both want to take a good rest. ”

"Well, if you're free tomorrow. Let's go to Zhoushan. ”

"What are you doing in the city?" Tan Renhao looked at his wife.

"Have you forgotten?"

"What did I forget?" Tan Renhao was even more surprised.

"We still have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to go through the formalities for Xiaobao, this matter has been delayed for a month."

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, and then he was annoyed. "I'm really busy. Parents should have done it earlier. ”

"I asked, and the parents of the child had to go through the relevant procedures. Mom and Dad can't help. ”

"Okay, then I'll go and let Duchenne prepare later, tomorrow we will go to the city, you have been holding it for a month, let's go to the city for a good time." If we can, we will go to Songjiang or Hangzhou. ”

"Look at the time, I'm actually back to work now."

Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, then helped his wife sit down.

"I contacted the hospital a few days ago, and now the hospital is very short of manpower, so I want to go back to work as soon as possible."

"Don't be in such a hurry, maternity leave is at least three months."

"Renhao, listen to me." Liao Yingyu held her husband's hand, "I know you care about me, but I know better." Hospitals now need doctors, especially traumatologists. I have always supported you and understand that your responsibilities prevent you from spending more energy on your family. But I'm also a soldier of the Empire. And as an officer in the Imperial Navy, I have the same duty. Compared to many other Imperial soldiers, we enjoy more than enough privileges when the country needs us most. We can't afford to stay behind. ”

Tan Renhao sighed secretly, he understood all these truths, and he had always restrained his behavior with the strictest requirements, but now that it fell on his wife, he felt unacceptable.

"Since I was a child, my dad has been educating me and my brother in a military way, and you have felt it before, I am not like most girls, this may be regarded as my dad's imprint on me. However, I never hated my dad, let alone complained about him. As the daughter of a general, I don't want to be worse than others, and since ordinary civilians can shed blood and die for the empire, then why can't we? ”

"Yingyu, I won't let you take the risk, we already have several soldiers in our family......"

"I know, but it's your duty, not mine."

"But I'm not going to let you take the risk, you know, if ......"

"Renhao......" Liao Yingyu pressed her finger to her husband's lips, "I hope you can understand and support me." ”

Tan Renhao was silent, he fully understood his wife's thoughts, but he couldn't agree.

"Renhao, why did you pursue me in the first place?"

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "It's all old times, why are you mentioning this?"

"I just want to know what you like about me."

Tan Renhao hesitated for a moment, and then reacted.

"If I were no longer Liao Yingyu, then you would definitely not like me. So, I've been trying to be a wife who is worthy of you, not a wife who is obedient......"

"Yingyu ......" Tan Renhao squeezed his wife's hand, "I know, I can understand, I'm just worried about you." ”

"Talking about the general, your words don't seem to come out of the mouth of a general!"

Tan Renhao looked at his wife in surprise, and then laughed out loud. "Doctor Liao, you don't look like a naval medical officer!"

Both of them laughed, and at this moment, they were not only a couple in the same bed, but also soldiers of the Empire.

"Alright, let's go down and see if there's anything we can do to help, I'll have to nurse the baby later."

Tan Renhao helped his wife downstairs, Gu Xiujuan was busy in the kitchen, and Tan Jingkang was teasing his grandson who was lying in the crib. The child has fallen asleep after drinking milk mixed with powdered milk.

Liao Yingyu also hurried over to take care of the child, while Tan Renhao went to the kitchen for the first time to help her mother prepare dinner.

This is Tan Renhao's return to Zhoushan, the most relaxed at home, but also the most pleasant night, however, this pleasant feeling did not last long, when the meal was on the table, an uninvited guest came to Tan Renhao's house, breaking the peace of the home.

"Brother Renhao, this smells so good, it seems that I came at the right time!"

As soon as he heard this voice, Tan Renhao smiled bitterly.

"Who is this?" Liao Yingyu didn't hear who the person was.

"Who else could it be. It must be Gu Xunlei! ”

Liao Yingyu hesitated. "That lieutenant general who went to Songjiang to hide for more than a month?"

Tan Renhao nodded. "It seems that this kid must have rushed back after knowing that the Germans were gone, and he had come at the right time. Father. You go and prepare an extra pair of dishes and chopsticks, in addition. See what's good at home. ”

Tan Jingkang immediately went to the basement to get wine, and Gu Xiujuan went to the kitchen to get a pair of dishes and chopsticks, as well as a few wine glasses. At this time, Gu Xunlei also strode in.

"Looks like it's just the right time for me to come." Gu Xunlei put the gift bag in his hand on the sofa. "Renhao, this is a little meaning for my nephew, I bought it back from Songjiang, and I originally wanted to come over when my nephew was full moon, but those Germans were too ignorant and delayed until now."

"Xunlei, you're too polite." Tan Renhao immediately greeted him, "Sit down, it's commonplace." Nothing good to eat, will be just a little. ”

"Where, that's already good. It's been a long time since I've had a home-cooked meal. Gu Xunlei said as he greeted Tan Jingkang, who had just walked into the living room, "This is uncle, right?" ”

"Yes, this is my father." Tan Renhao felt a little headache. Gu Xunlei, this kid really came at the right time.

Instead, he was embarrassed by Tan Jingkang, who found a slightly better bottle of red wine in the basement. Soon, Gu Xiujuan also took out the dishes and chopsticks, Gu Xunlei was naturally polite again, and then sat down.

The biggest advantage of Gu Xunlei's arrival is that the atmosphere at the dinner table is much warmer. Originally, Gu Xunlei was a very talkative person, as long as he talked about it, it would naturally be endless, and he didn't even have a chance to interject when he talked about Renhao. In addition, Gu Xunlei told the story of the army, which was very different from the stories of the navy that Tan Renhao had told in the past, which was naturally more attractive, and in the end, even Liao Yingyu was interested and asked a lot of questions related to the army. Gu Xunlei naturally answered them one by one, and he was very enthusiastic about a lot of related things. This meal was also very happy, of course, Tan Renhao still complained a little bit about Gu Xunlei, this should be a quiet dinner that he and his family enjoyed, but as soon as Gu Xunlei came, he naturally couldn't calm down.

"Ren Hao, you accompany General Gu to the study to talk, just let me and your mother collect it here." Tan Jingkang said, and looked at Liao Yingyu, "Xiaoyu, the child is going to be breastfed later." ”

Tan Renhao glanced at his wife, and then said to Gu Xunlei: "Let's go upstairs to talk, you are doing well in Songjiang this time, right?" ”

"Hey, except for the restriction of movement, everything else is very good, anyway, there is food and drink, and you don't have to worry about it, and it won't be so bad." After Gu Xunlei finished speaking, he said goodbye to Tan Jingkang, Gu Xiujuan, and Liao Yingyu, and then followed Tan Renhao up the stairs.

"You're also very well-informed, the Germans just walked on the front foot, and you followed back on the back foot."

"The Army was also involved in some of the negotiations, and as you know, if the Germans don't leave, I don't even want to come back." Gu Xunlei shook his head and followed Tan Renhao into the study, "I heard that you have made a big deal this time, and you are still the main hero, tell me honestly, how many Germans have you slaughtered?" ”

"I'm only in charge of technical negotiations, and the government is responsible for the negotiation of procurement contracts, and as you know, I'm not in the business of economics, so it's impossible to get involved in procurement negotiations."

"Don't fight me haha, you must know a lot of inside information, right?"

Tan Renhao shook his head with a smile, invited Gu Xunlei to sit down, and then went to make two cups of tea.

"To be honest, I don't know myself, you have been happy in Songjiang for a month, and I have been busy here for a month, and I almost missed the birth of my child."

"Hey, this can only be blamed on our miserable lives, and you are now a family man, and you have a son, I don't even know where my family is."

"You can only blame yourself for not having a heart, with your conditions, are you afraid that you won't be able to find a wife?" Tan Renhao sat opposite Gu Xunlei, and then put the ashtray on the coffee table. "Actually, you should have considered your personal problems earlier, starting a family, you can't just care about your career and not start a family, right?"

"Speaking of which, choosing a wife is not choosing cabbage in the market, so you can't choose which one is pleasing to the eye, right?"

Tan Renhao immediately laughed, and Gu Xunlei's words were a little too direct.

"Well, it's not your turn to worry about that, though. During this time, I received a call from my mother almost every day, and she insisted on coming to Songjiang and asking me to go on a blind date. Gu Xunlei smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It seems that I can hide from the first year of junior high school, but I can't hide from the fifteenth, and when this time passes, I will consider this problem." ”

"Then when the time comes, drink the happy wine, but don't forget my share."

"Don't worry, I won't forget your red envelope." Gu Xunlei smiled heartily, and then he took out a red envelope from his pocket, "Ren Hao, I didn't come to participate when you got married, and now the child's full moon wine has also been missed, but this red envelope must be given." ”

"You're too polite, I can't accept this red envelope, and I didn't make a full moon wine for my child."

"You have to take it." Gu Xunlei directly put the red envelope on the coffee table, "Don't be polite to me, otherwise you won't treat me as a brother." I definitely have to give this gift, money is a trivial matter, and it is auspicious. ”

"Then I'll take it." Tan Renhao couldn't refuse anymore, "By the way, I heard that Marshal Yan Dingyu has confirmed that you will be the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater Army, I don't know if you have received relevant news?" ”

Gu Xunlei's expression darkened, and then nodded. "I received the letter of appointment more than 10 days ago, and the army has already determined the number of troops to be put into the Pacific theater, and the preliminary plan has been determined, but now it has not come up with a detailed plan. The marshal has already called me and asked me to be the supreme commander of the army here, which is a chore. Well, it's good to be able to work with you. ”

"This has not yet been decided, and how to arrange the command system, the army and navy have not yet been determined, maybe, you will command me at that time."

"Ren Hao, I'm not boasting, if it's over there, I'm definitely not polite to you, but on this side of the Pacific Ocean, even ten Gu Xunlei won't be one Ren Hao."

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head. "Then, let's find another time to talk again, you just came back, go back early to rest."

Gu Xunlei smiled weirdly, and then immediately got up and said goodbye, now it's not that he is in a hurry to rest, but Tan Renhao is in a hurry to accompany his wife!