My mind suddenly came up with the scene of Cao Yu'an pulling the Japanese girl all the way that day, and I blurted out: "Then should he immediately take a leave of absence and go back to Shanghai?" If there was a real war, no one knew what the Japanese would do to him. ”

Mislin stretched out his hand and patted me comfortingly on the shoulder: "Cousin, although he doesn't usually show much, he actually feels like a mirror in his heart. If there is any change in Japan, he will definitely leave as soon as possible to avoid harming himself. Before he went to Japan, he told me that he wanted to learn the most advanced knowledge and even their statecraft in Japan, and then bring it back to China for my use. In any case, Japan, a small island nation, has become a great power since the Meiji Restoration, and there are many things to learn from it. ”

At that time, the Mislin in my eyes and the Mislin in my memory gradually became very different, and even the image of Cao Yu'an became taller. I nodded ignorantly: "Well, then I'll rest assured." ”

Wei February's rare appearance is serious: "It is well said, China's national conditions are different from those of Britain and the United States, and the gap in culture and ideology is as big as that of the entire Pacific Ocean. On the other hand, Japan did not sign many treaties that humiliated the country, and had to open the port of Nagasaki, but now it has become a military power in just a few decades. If we can learn its essence, China's future will be just around the corner. She clenched her fists and said as if taking an oath: "When I graduate, I will continue to fight for the rise and development of China, and drive out all the powers entrenched in China." ”

The topic we were talking about seemed to be heading in an unfathomable direction, and Mislin took a sip of his coffee and suddenly said, "Hey, these things are not a word, and now we want to do so much." But there is a Hollywood film coming out recently, so let's go and see it then. ”

I said, "Are you talking about a film based on Gone With the Wind?" It is said that when it was released in the United States, it was unprecedented. ”

Mislin patted me on the shoulder very heroically: "Sure enough, good friends are just good at knowing everything." ”

We finally bought our tickets one day two weeks later and saw the film. I thought I would be fascinated by Rhett like when I was reading a book, but I didn't expect that after watching the whole film, what moved me the most was the time of war. I was struck by Scarlett's deep affection for her homeland, and by the courage of the effeminate Melanie at the moment when her country was ruined. And many years later, after I had experienced the doom that I thought would never befall me, I had a sense that the past was like smoke, as if a similar fate had already been foreshadowed.

A few months later, in the early summer, I celebrated my seventeenth birthday, and the year 1936 turned to a new page.

A few days before my birthday, I received a letter from Cao Yu'an across thousands of mountains and rivers. In his reply, as I had sent a few months earlier, he wished me a smooth and comfortable life at the age of seventeen. At the same time, he also told a lot about what he had seen and heard in Japan, especially when he talked about the leaflets that the Japanese government had sent people to distribute on the streets, which made me feel uneasy. But this patriotic sentiment did not last long, and was soon replaced by the joy of birthdays. I hurriedly locked the letter in a drawer and went downstairs with cheerful steps.

The day of the birthday party was arguably the most unforgettable day of my seventeen years of life. On this day, not only friends such as Mislin and Wei February, but also former classmates and members of the drama club also came with full blessings. Unexpectedly, Gu Zuoyan, who was uncertain, also rushed back from Suzhou. Looking at his dusty appearance, there is no doubt that he rushed over directly after getting off the train. Shen Zhongping prepared a generous gift for me, which was an English version of a medical work. He pretended to be hesitant and told me, "If you think the content of the book is too profound, you don't need to push yourself too hard. I still look like I won't admit defeat: "If even I can't bite it, there are still a few people who can understand it." "As for the gift that my parents prepared for me, although it was not as rich and extraordinarily rich as Daddy Micelyn, it was very much to my appetite, and it was indeed a Strauss piano. I remember that I have begged my parents countless times over the years to no avail, and this time I was a little overjoyed.

When I was cutting the cake, I folded my hands and solemnly made three wishes. The friends on the side kept coaxing me to tell me what the content of my wish was. Even Mislin gritted his teeth with a bit of a threat: "If you don't say it, if you don't say it, if you don't say it, you can't achieve it." ”

I took a sip calmly: "Ahh ”

In the end, I couldn't stand the offensive of the masses, but still expressed my wish: "My first wish is that I can be admitted to the medical department of Fudan University, and in the future, I will go to the United Kingdom to study at Uncle Shen's alma mater." Second, I hope that China will stop fighting and everyone will be able to live in peace. As for the third wish," I cleared my throat and spread my hands: "No comment. "So my birthday party ended very lively, and after some chase and fighting, I finally lost the strength to wash up, and fell asleep with a lot of exhaustion.

On the seventh day after the birthday party, Shen Zhongping suddenly sent a big surprise: Mr. Bu Dasheng, an anatomical expert who had presided over the study of the Beijing ape-man skull, would come to Fudan Medical Department to give a lecture. With the fame of Bu Dasheng, this lecture is naturally expensive in Luoyang and hard to find. However, for the chief doctor of Yan Chai Hospital, this is not a problem at all. Shen Zhongping had a few admission tickets in his hand, so he sincerely wanted to invite me to listen to them.

I could still hear my own pounding heartbeat as I held the earpiece: "Oh, oh, of course, absolutely." By the way, Uncle Shen, can you tell me the time and place of the lecture, I can prepare in advance. ”

Shen Zhongping heard the impatience in my words, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't worry, there will be many opportunities like this in the future." ”

I stuck out my tongue on the other end of the phone, Uncle Shen is really a person who doesn't understand the amorous feelings, how can he keep a normal heart when he listens to an idol's lecture for the first time in his life! But thinking about it this way, it finally became clear why such a tall and talented good man is still alone, and he really doesn't understand women's minds at all.

On the day of the lecture, as soon as the afternoon class was over, I changed into a dress as fast as I could, and went to catch the train. In the corridor, Shen Yi stopped me again and again, but I was only focused on the lecture, so I hurriedly said hello to her and disappeared.