At the end of June 1937, Shen Mengxi went to Nanjing to attend the graduation ceremony of Ah Huan and Hongzhi.

Hongzhi's grades are better than Ah Huan's, his height and appearance look like a typical northerner, he usually participates in some student sports, and is an activist. Ah Huan loves to read more, wears myopic glasses, and looks more like his father.

Zhang Xinhuai and his wife took her to pay tribute to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, saying that by the way, they could take a look at the Xiaohongshan Mansion from afar.

The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum was built in 1929, and it was originally intended to use a crystal coffin like Lenin, but the Soviet Union was far away, and it was no longer suitable for the materials to be transported to the body, so the mausoleum was built on the Purple Mountain.

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is adjacent to Ming Xiaoling in the west, the feng shui is excellent, covers an area of more than 80,000 square meters, the main buildings are according to the traditional Chinese building mode, are all on a central axis, and the music platform, Guanghua Pavilion, Liuhui Pavilion, Yangzhi Pavilion, Tibetan Scripture Building, Xingjian Pavilion, Yongfeng Society, Yongmu Lu, Zhongshan Academy, etc., surround the mausoleum. The tone is harmonious and solemn.

Han Xiangmei pointed to a green-tiled villa not far away and said, "That is the Xiaohongshan Mansion, which is the palace villa built by the chairman for his wife." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, it's the official residence of the chairman of the National Government."

"Who still understands what's going on, that villa has phoenix patterns everywhere."

Shen Mengxi knew that it was the first villa in the Far East, the famous Meiling Palace in later generations.

The French plane tree forms the shape of a necklace, and the villa is exactly the pendant of the necklace, and in autumn, the leaves of the French plane tree turn yellow, and when you look from the air, it is more clear and clear.

"The budget is 240,000, and the actual cost is 360,000, tsk." Han Xiangmei, an intellectual woman, said sourly.

Women pay attention to these details at any age, Zhang Xinhuai coughed, but not everyone has the ability to give such a necklace to his wife.

Xiaohongshan Mansion covers an area of 80,000 square meters, with a construction area of 2,800 square meters, the main building is a three-storey heavy eaves mountain style palace, the appearance is the official style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, covered with green glazed tiles, more than 1,000 phoenixes are carved on the glazed tiles of the eaves, and the phoenix is also carved on the column head under the eaves, and the phoenix is also carved on the south balcony 34 and the white marble railing on the second floor. There are also 34 lampposts around the building, which allude to Mrs. Jiang's birthday on March 4.

Feng's metaphor is self-evident, before the Republic of China, there was no word love, marriage was just a good marriage with two surnames, and the husband and wife were honored. Earning a life, the phoenix crown is the best ending for a woman.

Even Lin Huiya, a person as Westernized as herself, designed a wedding dress for herself, which was also modeled after the style of the queen of the Tang Dynasty and improved, and the careful thinking in it does not need to be detailed.

This building, known as wearing a suit and a melon skin hat, is unique because the exterior is Chinese-style, but the interior decoration is Western-style.

The lamps, washbasins in the bathroom, and bathtubs were all shipped from Europe, and the tiles were changed twice because the color was not good. The details of the decoration are personally supervised by Mrs. Jiang.

In the villa, there is one basement and three floors above ground. The guard's room, cloakroom, confidential room, reception room, office are complete, there is a dining room for holding a state banquet on the second floor, and the third floor is a living area, because Mrs. Jiang believes in Christ, and there is a worship room inside.

"We don't have the right to enter the residence." Han Xiangmei said with some regret.

"Don't worry, there will be a chance later." Shen Mengxi said with a smile.

Han Xiangmei didn't believe it, smiled, and changed the topic.

Shen Mengxi contacted Sun Shengyi again, she has no job after marriage, she has given birth to two children, she has gained a lot of weight, and she looks like her eyebrows are stretched, she should be living a very comfortable life.

Shen Mengxi suggested that she move to Shanghai and help her in the hospital, but Sun Shengyi refused, only saying that the family business was in Nanjing, not just leaving. Shen Mengxi was helpless, so he could only not mention it.

Back in Shanghai, Shen Mengxi went through the procedures for Ah Huan and Hongzhi to study in the United States as quickly as possible, Ah Huan chose a civil engineering major, but Hongzhi refused to go, Shen Mengxi persuaded him that he could serve the motherland when he returned to China after completing his studies, but he had made up his mind, and Shen Mengxi had to give up.

After sending Ah Huan on a ship to the United States, Hongzhi followed Shen Mengxi home, bowed solemnly and told her that he was going to fight against Japan. Shen Mengxi wanted to cry a little, this is dangerous, this kid is enthusiastic, and he doesn't know how to protect himself, Shen Mengxi asked him for the address, he deduced that it has not been determined, Shen Mengxi probably understands something, and he doesn't ask anymore.

She gave Hongzhi a suitcase containing some necessary medicines, some clothes, and a large amount of fiat currency. When Hongzhi saw so much money, he refused to accept it no matter what, and finally saw Shen Mengxi angrily saying "After raising it for so many years, I still see the outside", so he accepted it.

"Whenever you want, you can come back!" Shen Mengxi touched his hair like he did when he was a child, "Don't be reckless, don't be reckless, Auntie is here waiting for you to come back." ”

Hongzhi shed tears, "You take me home, let me study, let me be reasonable, everything is the same as Ah Huan, I am graduating now, I should be filial piety by your side, but now the country is in danger, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, Hongzhi wants to expel the Tartars first, and then come back to repay your nurturing grace!" After saying that, he bowed again, and turned away sharply.

"Be careful!" Shen Mengxi couldn't help but shout. Hongzhi didn't look back and quickened his pace.

On this day, Shen Mengxi got off work from the hospital, she came to her car, just opened the car door, and suddenly felt a strong wind behind her, she quickly retreated a step out, but was still clamped from behind by a pair of iron tong-like arms, and a hot breath blew to her neck, she was not too flustered, and immediately stomped back with the heel of her shoe, and suddenly tilted her head back, only to hear a scream, the arm was released, the man held one foot and jumped and screamed, Shen Mengxi picked up the long belt leather bag in his hand, split his head and covered his face, Qiao Shandong also rushed over at this time, twisted the man, and only heard the cry of wah-la-wah, it was actually a foreigner.

Shen Mengxi stopped, reached into his purse and grabbed the pistol.

The man raised his head and looked at Shen Mengxi with some grievances, haha, Shen Mengxi smiled, it turned out to be Frank.

Frank is tall, with a full 1.9 meter appearance, Shen Mengxi looked up just now, and he couldn't reach his nose at all, but the high heels really stomped on his toes, and his hair and suit were also disrupted, he limped over and hugged Shen Mengxi stubbornly. Shen Mengxi smiled and waved at Qiao Shandong, hugged Frank back, patted his lower back, yes, just the lower back, "Frank, little boys have grown so tall!" ”

Shen Mengxi took Frank home and made him a few dishes that he loved back then, and Frank almost cried when he ate them.

After chatting after the meal, Shen Mengxi learned that Frank is now a German officer, and this time the German army sent a team of more than 200 people, one is to train the Central Army of the Nationalist Government, and the other is to guide the production of military enterprises. Although Frank is only 26 years old, he is the deputy leader of the operation, which probably has something to do with his aristocratic status.

Shen Mengxi's old aunt followed the usual greeting of his parents, Frank's expression was a little unnatural, Shen Mengxi quickly changed the topic and asked him about Helen. Frank still said that his mother had died ten years earlier, his father had a new wife, and they had two more sons and a daughter.

Frank entered the army at the age of twenty and studied military command.

Shen Mengxi looked at Frank, who was still a little naïve, and couldn't imagine how he commanded the iron-blooded German army.

Frank also said that Helen was fine now, working as a nanny at one of his distant relatives' house, helping with a child, "Helen made a lot of sausages and asked me if I could bring them to you, the distance was too far, the food would be moldy, she was very sorry, and she cried." ”

"I miss Helen too, and I wrote to her last month."

"Ah, Xiaoyu, as soon as I heard that there was a mission to China, I made a special report to apply, I miss you so much!" Frank said as he stood up again.

Shen Mengxi looked at Frank from Lao Gao, and he really felt a sense of oppression, "Sit, sit, sit!" You're too tall! ”

Frank squatted down and pressed his forehead against Shen Mengxi's knee, as if he was in tears.

The child, with his mother, probably had some imperfect nervous system, was very easily agitated, or could not speak. After the experience of the army, he looks much more cheerful, but when he encounters special situations, he still shows his emotions when he was a child.

Shen Mengxi stroked his hair, "I really didn't expect to see you again, I'm very happy." No matter how long you stay in China and what you want to eat, come to me, and I'll make it for you. ”

Frank wiped his face, stood up, sat back on the couch, and said regretfully, "I'm going to be stationed in Nanjing, and it's hard to see you once." ”

In the second week, Zhang Jiaxuan came to Shen Mengxi, he is now the Minister of Railways of the National Government, and the number of times his brother and sister meet is obviously much less, and his plan to go to the United States to hide and relax has not been implemented, but the fourth sister-in-law took the children to New York to study, first rented a house, and then simply bought a house. Zhang Jiaxuan goes to the United States for vacation once or twice a year so that the family can be reunited.

Zhang Jiaguang came this time to inform Shen Mengxi that she had been requisitioned by the government as a German translator and was responsible for the work and life of some German military personnel. Shen Mengxi immediately thought that it was Frank who made a move, but he still asked, "Doesn't the Central Army have a translator, can I participate in such a confidential matter?" ”

"It's okay, with your fourth brother as a guarantor, there is no problem with your political censorship. I said hello to Yuesheng, you go back to the hospital tomorrow to hand over, and three days later, we will go to Nanjing.

It's okay to go to Nanjing, don't stay in the hospital all the time, watching these people die of old age, sickness and death, and the whole person is old-fashioned. Seeing that he is forty years old, it is a pity that he has not had a good relationship in his best years. Zhang Jiaxuan is still feeling sorry for Wang Shouqing, "Shouqing is also a dead eye, these years, he is still alone, others say that he is a seed of infatuation, and he is ready to die alone for Lu Xiaomei." Only your brother and I know in my heart who he is for. ”

Shen Mengxi hadn't thought of Wang Shouqing for a long time, and suddenly heard it, as if he was in a different world. He smiled wryly and did not speak.

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