After letting Song Meiling and Song Qingling and their entourage into the house, they invited the guests to sit down, and Liu Yimin let Li Xiaoshuai go to the water.

Not to mention, the instructor has won so many battles, and there are really a lot of good things. Not only good tea, but also good coffee. In addition, Luo Ronghuan had long been on guard, afraid that Liu Yimin would not be willing to see Song Meiling, so Song Meiling went directly to the division headquarters like she did last time in Taiyuan, and had already made arrangements in advance, and even the chairs were ready to stop. Therefore, as soon as he heard that Liu Yimin asked Li Xiaoshuai to pour water, Luo Ronghuan was afraid that Li Xiaoshuai had just returned from Qingdao with Liu Yimin and didn't know his arrangement, so he called him and asked Zhu Zhexiao to serve tea quickly. As a result, a row of soldiers walked in with wooden trays, and each guest had a cup of pre-rain tea and a cup of fragrant coffee on the coffee table, as well as a plate of yellow, orange, and orange wheat ripe apricots.

When Ni Hua saw that the soldiers had set up the tea, coffee, and apricots, he stood up and walked in front of each guest, took the tea, and asked everyone to quench their thirst.

At this time, it was the height of summer, the weather was very hot, but fortunately it was already night, and the division headquarters occupied the garrison headquarters built by the original Germans.

Song Meiling looked at Liu Yimin, after not seeing her for a few months, Liu Yimin seemed to be a little stronger, and he looked more and more handsome and upright, and it was impressive. Turning his head and glancing at Ni Hua, he felt that the two of them were indeed a pair made in heaven. Thinking about Liu Yimin's command of the troops to eliminate such an elite Eighth Division of the Yue Army, so that the crisis in eastern Henan could be resolved, this battle exploit was actually established by his relatives, Song Meiling felt that her face was radiant, and her heart was like a sip of tea that she had just drunk.

With joy in her heart and non-stop talking, Song Meiling got up and walked up to Liu Yimin and said, "Master Liu, come, let me introduce you to the gentlemen who came with me." ”

After speaking, Song Meiling took Liu Yimin to Song Qingling and said: "Master Liu, this is Mr. Song Qingling, the wife of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country and the former prime minister, is my second sister, and you will be called the second cousin in the future!" Second sister, this is the lover of the little cousin I told you, Lieutenant General Liu Yimin, the instructor and division commander of the 18th Group Army. ”

Song Qingling had already stood up and looked at Liu Yimin with a smile.

Song Qingling is 45 years old, and she looks like she is about 30 years old, and the word peerless elegance seems to be used specifically to describe her.

Liu Yimin heard Song Meiling let him call Song Qingling's second cousin, and his heart was tight. However, at this time, he was already a high-ranking general who had been tested by war for a long time, and no matter what he thought in his heart, outsiders generally couldn't see it, so he immediately saluted, and then held Song Qingling's hand tightly and said: "Mrs. Sun, you are welcome to inspect the Eighth Route Army Instructor, but it is too dangerous and makes you frightened!" ”

Song Qingling also has a Zhejiang accent, and when he heard Liu Yimin say this, he smiled slightly and said, "Senior Liu is polite." You are more dangerous than we are on the front lines. The people in the rear are looking forward to the news of your victory every day, hoping that you will win more battles and drive the devils out of China as soon as possible. I came with Meiling this time to express my condolences to our heroes on behalf of the people in the rear. Even if there is a great danger, I am willing to come. What's more, I still want to come to see you and Ni Hua, I haven't seen her for a long time, and I'm very worried about her. ”

Liu Yimin smiled and said, "Thank you Mrs. Sun for your concern, Ni Hua and I are very good." Madame may not know that our warriors like Ni Hua very much and call her the Red Bodhisattva. ”

Song Qingling's happy eyes were about to narrow, and she said in a loud voice, that is, that is good. After speaking, he said to Liu Yimin: "I have to tell you, Ni Hua, this kid shed a lot of tears for you, and you can't let her down." Be sure to protect her, take her with you wherever you go, and don't make her sad. ”

Liu Yimin took Song Qingling's hand and kept reassuring: "Please rest assured, Mrs. Sun, I promise you that she will be twenty this year and eighteen next year, forever young and beautiful." ”

When he said this, everyone in the room laughed, and Ni Hua was so ashamed that he covered his face with his hands and wanted to hide to the side.

Song Meiling's waist couldn't straighten up with a smile, and it took a long time to stop laughing and say, "I didn't expect our big hero to say such funny things." Come, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Shen Junru, Mr. Huang Yanpei, Mr. Zou Taofen, and Mr. Sha Qianli. ”

When Liu Yimin heard it, these are all standard celebrities of the Republic of China, and they are all national elites and university scholars who are loyal to the country, and it is also strange, why did they all come to Shandong with the Song sisters? Looking at Shen Junru, Huang Yanpei, Zou Taofen, and Sha Qianli's appearance is exactly the same as in the photos of later generations, but at this time they are not as old as in the photos of later generations.

Liu Yimin shook hands with the four and thanked them for coming to Shandong to pay respects to the Eighth Route Army.

After the introduction, Liu Yimin asked everyone to sit down again, moved a chair himself, sat opposite everyone, and then asked Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, and Ni Hua to sit down, and asked how the dinner was, whether it was to taste.

Song Meiling saw Liu Yimin's humble and gentlemanly posture, and was overjoyed in her heart, and answered one by one on behalf of everyone. Then, Song Meiling took out a check for 500,000 yuan and handed it to Liu Yimin, saying that it was a reward from the Military Commission for the instructor, and hoped that the instructor would make persistent efforts to win more battles.

Liu Yimin was also polite, handed the check to Cai Zhong, and turned around to chat with everyone. This chat, from the Eighth Route Army's northward march to resist the war in Luzhong, from the system of the emperor to the united front of resistance, from the land reform in Shaanxi to the rent and interest reduction that is being explored in the central Hebei region, from the press conference in Qingdao to Ni Hua's propaganda activities in the United States, from the mutton bubble in Shaanxi to the Goubuli buns in Tianjin and the Chaotian pot in Weixian, Shen Junru and others were all drunk.

Shen Junru is the head of the Seven Gentlemen and one of the initiators of the National Salvation Association, and his lifelong studies have focused on law, and the essence of his legal thought is to oppose the rule of man and advocate the rule of law. Seeing that Liu Yimin had excellent insight and some of the policies he put forward were very pragmatic, he inquired in detail about the election methods in the base areas of the Eighth Route Army.

Liu Yimin gave a detailed account of the village-level political power elections held from Shaanxi to Shandong, and pointed out in particular that since there are not many literate villagers, the ballot can only be voted for beans and corn kernels instead of ballots. Wherever the troops go, they must set up literacy classes and literacy classes to teach the villagers to read and write, develop the wisdom of the people, and propagate the concept of the state and the concept of cooking.

Huang Yanpei is a famous educator, as early as 1906, he founded the Pudong Middle School of "North South Kai, South Pudong", and also participated in the establishment of Soochow University and Jinan University. Although Mr. Huang Yanpei knew Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao in his early years, he didn't know much about [***]. At this time, he had just met Xu Teli and Vice Chairman Zhou, and was attracted by [***]'s proposition, and he was bent on taking a look at the base behind the enemy line of [***]. Only then did Song Meiling and Song Qingling come to Shandong.

After listening to Liu Yimin's introduction, Mr. Huang Yanpei was very interested and asked two questions, one is that drinking coffee and tea before the rain in the military is too luxurious? Second, what should be done about the school funds run by [***] people in Shaanxi?

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Tea and coffee were captured from the hands of the Yue army, and the quantity is not large, and this thing cannot be sold, so it is used to entertain guests." Apricot is bought. One of the disciplines of the Eighth Route Army is that it is fair to buy and sell, and there is another rule that it is not to take a stitch from the masses. The instructor does not belong to the regular army establishment, there is no military expenditure, and the food and clothing are all from the army. With regard to the issue of school running funds, the school funds in the Shaanxi base areas are included in the financial budget, and they are regarded as public schools. In the future, when the situation in Shandong is stabilized, we will not only support the development of primary and secondary schools, but also run universities to train talents for the country. If Mr. Huang can trust the Eighth Route Army, he can become the honorary president of our university in the future. ”

Huang Yanpei said: "I should not be an honorary principal, but if I want to be a principal, I will really run a school and educate people." ”

Liu Yimin was overjoyed, and agreed with Huang Yanpei at that time to invite Mr. Huang Yanpei to be the president after Shandong University was reopened. If the husband is busy with affairs and can't spare himself, he can recommend someone to be the principal.

Zou Taofen asked about the development of journalism in the base area, and Liu Yimin asked Li Xiaoshuai to take the "Shandong Yuebao" edited by Jingjing and let the guests read and comment on it.

Zou Taofen took a look at it, and the newspaper opened four pages in four directions, and the layout was designed with columns such as Shandong news, current affairs and policies, production self-help, and meritorious service in killing the enemy.

Liu Yimin asked Cai Zhong to give a detailed introduction to the guests on the news and propaganda and literary and artistic publications in the base area.

Seeing that the time is not early, Luo Ronghuan has already signaled several times that it is time to stop, and Liu Yimin stopped talking, and said: "Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Jiang, gentlemen: it is still the same sentence, as long as the whole nation is sincerely united, all parties join hands, widely mobilize the masses, fight the people's war, and the victory of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression will definitely belong to us." It's not early, and it's time for you to rest after a tiring day. Early tomorrow morning, we will send you back to Zhengzhou, which is a battlefield and is too unsafe. When the Anti-Japanese War is won, I will definitely take time to accompany you to visit the scenery of North China. ”

As soon as she heard that Liu Yimin had given an eviction order, Song Meiling sobered up and immediately said, "Master Liu, we won't leave tomorrow." I have come this time to express my condolences to the troops and the people of Shandong on behalf of the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, second, I want to meet reporters from the United States, and third, to officiate at the wedding ceremony for you and Ni Hua. It's only the first day now, and none of the tasks have been completed. Tomorrow I want to go to the troops to visit the brothers, tell them the intentions of Chairman Chiang and the people in the rear, and encourage them to kill the enemy bravely. The day after tomorrow, my second sister and I and a few gentlemen will officiate at the wedding for you and Ni Hua. When the wedding is over and we meet with American journalists, we leave. ”

Liu Yimin said in his heart, "It's still here", so he had to say earnestly: "Madame Jiang, do you know that after our army eliminated the Eighth Division of the Yue Army, the Yue Army stopped its offensive in eastern Henan. Then they will concentrate on revenge on us. In my judgment, the scale of the army's retaliation this time may be greater than that of the rescue of Tianjin and Xuzhou during the battles. You and Mrs. Sun stay here, the risk is too great, in case the news leaks, it will be troublesome, the devils will concentrate all the planes to bomb. Chairman Chiang and the people in the rear have the heart, and my comrades-in-arms and I have understood it. Please rest assured, if the devils do not surrender for a day, we will not stop fighting, even if it is bloodshed and sacrificed, we will drive the little devils out of China. As for my wedding with Ni Hua, now that the war is tense, the devil may attack tomorrow, and he will talk about it after this battle. Don't worry, the whole world knows that Ni Hua is my wife, and the wedding is just a make-up ceremony. ”

Before he finished speaking, Ni Hua stood up and said, "Third cousin, he is right, it is wartime, and it is important to fight. I'll talk about it later, but I can't take care of it now. ”

Song Qingling saw that there was a glimmer of crystal light in the corners of Ni Hua's eyes when he said this, and he knew in his heart that Liu Yimin must have gotten married during Ni Hua's trip, and the two of them were in a dilemma. After thinking about it, he said: "Meiling, do you think this will work, let Mr. Shen and Mr. Huang go to rest first, and the two of us will have a little more with Master Liu and Ni Hua." ”

When Song Meiling heard this, she nodded yes, and asked Liu Yimin to arrange for Shen Junru and them to rest first, and she sat there and took Ni Hua's hand and began to ask long and short questions.

After Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong accompanied Shen Junru and them away, Song Qingling went straight to the point, and directly asked Liu Yimin if he married a wife and had children after Ni Hua left?

Liu Yimin nodded.

Song Qingling has a special identity, some things are secrets, and she can't say it in front of Song Meiling, especially if she can't let her know that she has been in contact with [***] for a long time, and she also helped Ni Hua transfer the letter. So, he sighed and said, "Master Liu, Ni Hua has always been in love with you, how can you treat her like this?" ”

Since Ni Hua drove Liu Yimin out of Qingdao in Qingdao, he was full of sorrow, packed his luggage and rushed to the field hospital with the medical team. After meeting with Chen's comrades-in-arms, he immediately went to work. Of course, I also knew that Tang Xingying served as the director of the Women's Committee of the Shandong Bureau, and I also knew that she was currently pregnant.

Since things have become like this, Ni Hua has nothing to say, so he can only scold Liu Yimin over and over again in his heart for being a thief, put all his thoughts into work, and force himself not to think about it.

After receiving the second cousin and the third cousin this morning, Ni Hua immediately realized that the two cousins came together, and it was very likely that they would ask about their marriage. But at this time, she is no longer the girl who only cares about love and ignores other things when she first met Liu Yimin, and the scene of the devil's plane tracking the cargo ship has taught her an unforgettable lesson for a lifetime. Therefore, she just accompanied her two cousins to condole, and did not say anything about herself.

Listening to Song Qingling's words to question Liu Yimin, Ni Hua couldn't hold back any longer, all the grievances in his heart turned into tears, and he cried in Song Meiling's arms.

Liu Yimin was very painful in his heart, although he loved Ni Hua deeply, but by mistake, the two did not come together. After marrying Tang Xingying, Tang Xingying's gentleness and thoughtfulness and sharing life and death have long tied the fate of the two together, and his son is even more smart and cute, which is simply his lifeline. He is an understanding person, and he knows that when he meets Ni Hua in Chengdu, he is destined to live in peace for the rest of his life. The last chairman's telegram couldn't be clearer, you can't favor one over the other, even if you divorce Tang Xingying and marry Ni Hua, Tang Xingying can also stay with him with her children. The meaning of these words could not be clearer, and the more you ponder it, the more interesting it becomes. Now that Ni Hua has returned, this situation can't be avoided if you want to. On the one hand, there is a woman who thinks about her dreams, and she gives up everything for herself and comes back to fight side by side without hesitation, and on the other hand, she is a wife who loves each other, what do you let him do? What's more, he knows that [***] policy is equality between men and women, freedom of marriage, and monogamy?

Last time in Qingdao, Liu Yimin proposed to Ni Hua to let her and Tang Xingying live in peace, and Liu Yimin felt that he was very shameless at that time, and he was really taught a lesson by Ni Hua. In fact, when Liu Yimin said that, he knew that he had violated the party's policy, and he would definitely suffer a big loss in the future. After being rejected by Ni Hua, Liu Yimin wanted to have a good talk with Ni Hua and Tang Xingying in the future, and he had to find a solution, otherwise, the three of them would be very worried.

Now as soon as Song Qingling asked, Liu Yimin felt that he was indeed stupid in this matter. I had to explain that the situation was special at that time, in the war years, the bullet did not have long eyes, he was a soldier, his head was pinned to the belt of his trousers, and he could be sacrificed at any time. Thinking that Ni Hua would probably not come back after going to the United States, he got married. His wife is a very good cadre of the Eighth Route Army, fighting side by side with him, and his son is two years old, and his wife is now pregnant. No one is to blame for getting to this point, but only for this damn war. Song Qingling, who said it, also felt that this matter was not easy to do.

Song Meiling, like Song Qingling and Ni Hua, received an American-style education, and also believed in Christianity, and what she hated most was that men had three wives and four concubines. When marrying Chiang Kai-shek, she forced Chiang Kai-shek to publish a statement in the newspaper to divorce his former wife. Don't talk about others, even if Chiang Kai-shek's original partner Mao sent Chiang Kai-shek a jar of pickles, she could be furious and torture Chiang Kai-shek to death.

According to her original intention, unless Liu Yimin divorces in this case, it is absolutely impossible for Ni Hua to marry Liu Yimin. However, she is different from Song Qingling, she has long known that Liu Yimin has a wife and a son, and she helped her husband as early as when she sent Chen Yaoguang to the tutor to join the army. When she left Taiyuan last time, she had already made up her mind to help her husband pull Liu Yimin over. This time in Shandong, Chiang Kai-shek had already discussed with her that he would preside over the wedding of Liu Yimin and Ni Hua, and it didn't matter whether Liu Yimin was divorced or not. Besides, she has been following Chiang Kai-shek for a long time, and she is used to seeing the faces of the characters of the Republic of China, how many of those generals and celebrities who support the army are not three wives and four concubines?

Therefore, as soon as Liu Yimin finished arguing, Song Meiling smiled and said directly: "Senior Commander Liu, you are still the one who leads the troops to fight, and this kind of thing can stump you?" Listen to me, you just have to hold a wedding with Ni Hua, don't worry about other things, let him chew his tongue if he likes to chew it! As for your original marriage, if you have feelings, you will maintain them, and if you don't have feelings, you will divorce. The Chairman and I will absolutely not interfere in your family affairs. ”

Song Qingling and Ni Hua were dumbfounded, and said in unison: "I don't agree!" ”

(To be continued)