Robb had not yet left the "Sirius Building" when he ran into the first mate of the battleship "Hercules", Scati? Major Tiassi. 1(6) k Small says àp.1(6)0m text version debuts Of course, this is not a chance encounter, but Tiassi is looking for him.

"Sir, I'm looking for you." Scati said.

"Please tell me as soon as you have anything. I still have a date. Robb looked a little impatient. In fact, after the battle to capture the "Bow" and "Wave" space station, except for the necessary orders and negotiations at work, Robb no longer said a word to this subordinate whom he considered too murderous.

"I beg you to withdraw your application for my transfer." Scati pleaded.

"I've submitted the report to the Fleet Staff." Robb replied, "I won't undo it." Do you think you and I will be able to work together on the Hercules? You have made a mistake under my command that seems unforgivable to me, and I can only ask my superiors to transfer you away from me. Still, it might be a good thing for you. ”

"A good thing?" Scati asked in surprise, but there was more unhappiness in his tone.

"Repaired 'George? The Dewey's fleet lacks officers, and you may be transferred to become a first mate or even an acting captain. Serving on a new battleship should be more promising than in the old 'Hercules'. ”

"But, sir, I don't want to leave the Hercules." Scati insisted.

"You have to go." Robb said coldly. Scati's killing of captives in front of him in the "Bow" and "Wave" space station disgraced him, making him full of prejudice and resentment towards the 'female' officer from the New Roman Empire in front of him. He told Scati very bluntly: "All in all, I don't want to work with you. Goodbye and I wish you even more success in your new role. ”

Rob also ignored the other party's reaction, and immediately turned around and left. He hoped to forget about Scati, a 'female' demon who hated his old home country, as soon as possible, and quickly blended into the flow of people in the wide passage.

The dinner with Song Xiaoyu was chosen at Aphrodite's Western Restaurant on Helena Street, the bustling city of Pangu City. This is a well-known high-end western restaurant in Pangu City, and one of the must-have places for young men and women in the upper class of the Federation to date. There are special requirements to enter the restaurant, male customers must wear a formal dress or formal attire, 'female' customers must wear a classic long dress, and if they wear modern clothing such as one-piece tight-fitting space clothes, T-shirts or shorts, 'mini' skirts, etc., the restaurant 'doorman' will turn them away.

So Robb changed into a Bundeswehr military uniform. A large white 'colored' cap inlaid with gold thread, a black 'colored' double-breasted navy blouse, a white 'colored' stand-up collar shirt, a black 'colored' bow tie, three neat rows of medals hung on the left 'chest', and the name plate and the gold fleet badge of the Wehrmacht were decorated on the right 'chest'. From a distance, he looked like a naval officer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the steam age, but the warships he commanded were speeding through space.

Song Xiaoyu wore a long-sleeved dress made of light 'color' taffeta with a light 'flower' pattern, a black 'color' velvet butterfly collar, a belt and the same 'color' cuffs, which embellished her very elegantly and beautifully. This time, Song Xiaoyu didn't dress up the signature Audrey? Hepburn's hairstyle, but like the fashionable 'female' and 'sexual' in Shanghai in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century, the hair is generated into a cylindrical curl, and then combed to the back and sides of the head.

A small chamber orchestra is playing a tune called "La Vie en Rose." Some lovers are dancing softly on the dance floor in the restaurant to soothing and elegant tunes. On the table, the red roses that Robb gave to Song Xiaoyu were in full bloom, showing endless enchanting luxury. The way people dressed, combined with the European-style décor and French-style 'wave' tunes of Aphrodite's restaurant, made Robb feel as if he was sitting in a high-end restaurant owned by a foreigner on the Bund in Shanghai in the early 20th century.

Luo Bo raised the goblet with red wine in his hand, smiled and said to Song Xiaoyu, "Come, toast to your beauty." ”

Song Xiaoyu also raised her glass, gently clinked glasses with the other party, and said, "For your great future." ”

"And for a better life for our future." Robb added, leaning his face closer to the other person as he spoke.

Song Xiaoyu didn't react, but shook the wine glass slightly, then brought the wine glass to her mouth, sniffed, and took another sip. Then with his eyes slightly closed, a look of satisfaction on his face, he savored this 'fine' wine from the Senate and the planet of Africa under the rule of the Roman people.

"The 2833 Afrigian red wine is very mellow." Song Xiaoyu praised. She has been rolling in the gold and silver mountains since she was a child, and she has paid for all the delicious wines, and the quality requirements for red wine are naturally very high.

Beauty and good wine are the dreams of countless men.

It's a pity that Robb doesn't seem to feel the beauty in it. Regarding Song Xiaoyu's words, he said uninterestingly: "It doesn't feel like much, it doesn't seem to be any different from the nine-yuan ninety-one bottle in the store." ”

Song Xiaoyu didn't care about her boyfriend's eyes and didn't know Mount Tai, but just looked at Robb with a sense of superiority, and explained with a smile: "The climate of Africa in 2833 is once in 10,000 years, and the grapes produced are the best raw materials in the history of human dry red winemaking. It is said that in that year, some people ate too much of the grapes while picking grapes, and they all fell drunk under the grape trellises. ”

"So exaggerated?" Robb was surprised and said, "Aren't they all picked automatically by robots?" ”

The boyfriend's ignorance of luxury knowledge also surprised Song Xiaoyu. But she patiently told Robb, "The African Planetary 'Gate' produces high-end red wine in the areas where it is produced by hand and animal labor, and the whole process of grape cultivation and winemaking is strictly in accordance with traditional methods to eliminate pollution." It is said that there is no electric lighting in the winery, and only candles can be lit at night. ”

Luo Bo nodded with emotion and thanked his 'girlfriend' for her preaching and solving her doubts. He finally understood why the red wine in his hand alone reimbursed him for two months' salary as a lieutenant colonel in the Wehrmacht.

"I don't have much research on alcohol or food, so I don't have any interest at all." Robb said frankly, on the one hand, he was sincere to the possible future wife, and on the other hand, he was also a defense of his own inwisdom.

"I think so, I guess as long as you can fill your stomach, you can stuff it." Song Xiaoyu said with a little disdain. The boyfriend in front of her is many years older than her, but his knowledge seems to be disproportionate to his age.

"There's no way, a professional soldier like me fights the Imperial Army almost all year round." Robb sighed, "Any meal could be the last supper." If you are a picky eater, if you don't eat enough, you can't 'get' it and you die, and you become a starving ghost, then it's not good. He not only lamented his war experience, but also hoped to gain some comfort from Song Xiaoyu.

"Look at what you say, it looks like you're going to die at any moment." Song Xiaoyu complained dissatisfiedly, "Aren't you sitting here drinking and eating 'meat' now?" ”

Only then did Robb feel that Song Xiaoyu was not so empathetic, at least he lacked understanding of him and his work. However, Song Xiaoyu himself cannot be blamed entirely, where can a rose growing in a greenhouse experience the hardships of wild lilies in the valley. Luo Bo smiled, not only to Xiaoyu's words, but also to his unrealistic expectations just now, and then said solemnly:

"Dead people are common, and they are often the horrible way to die when the whole body is torn apart. You will feel your heart 'chest' burst and your head explode. Every blood vessel will burst through the body, spraying blood, and even every cell will burst, and the body will become a blur of flesh and blood. ”

Song Xiaoyu was so frightened that she dropped the knife and fork in her hand, and there was a sharp sound on the plate, which was quite out of shape. She quickly wiped her mouth with a napkin, and then took a sip of wine to calm down. Only then did he complain to Robb in disgust: "I'm disgusting, how can you say this when you eat?" ”

Robb smiled with satisfaction, but instead of responding to her immediately, he picked up a knife and fork and expertly cut off a piece of black pepper steak, put it in his mouth, and chewed it with relish. She must be made to understand that being able to sit in this place full of 'waves' and drink 'jade' liquid elixir and soak in handsome men and handsome guys today is a hard-won fruit that has been obtained by thousands of people who have been forced to die violently in space.

After swallowing the beef 'meat', Robb pretended to be indifferent and asked casually: "If one day, I become like that, will you be sad?" ”

Song Xiaoyu stared at Luo Bo angrily, thought for a while, made a serious gesture, and replied solemnly: "Yes, but I will ask another man to come here for dinner and forget about you." ”

Her response made Robb uncertain about what she really meant, so he had to say in a joking tone: "Then I can rest in peace." I'm really afraid that when you hear that I am dead, you will also hang yourself as a chaste martyr'. ”

"Oh, my God. What era do you still ask me to be a chaste martyr'? Song Xiaoyu couldn't believe Robb's words.

Robb was amused by Song Xiaoyu's almost serious questioning, explaining: "It's just a joke. But then again, I won't necessarily marry you in the future, and I am afraid that you will not have the opportunity to be a chaste martyr 'daughter' for me. ”

Faced with Luo Bo joking from one joke to another, Song Xiaoyu was not to be outdone, and said-for-tat: "Don't worry, I won't necessarily marry you." Maybe wait a minute, and I'll fall in love with a man who is more handsome, more attractive, and more gentle than you. ”

As soon as her words fell, a bass full of magnetic 'sex' sounded next to her: "Miss Song, please forgive me for taking my presumptuousness, can I take a moment of your time?" ”

Song Xiaoyu realized that there was already a handsome Chinese man wearing a black 'colored' Prince Albert coat, a high hat, and a gentleman's stick, and his coat was also wearing a gray 'color' waistcoat and a white 'color' high-necked shirt, and a blue 'color' silk tie with a golden 'color' round family crest printed on the tie - two drum hammers 'crossed' under a large gong.

Song Xiaoyu seemed to be overwhelmed by the beauty of this young man, looked at the other party a little bewildered, and asked, "May I ask sir, what did you just say?" ”

"He wants to take up a little bit of your time." Robb preemptively answered for the man who suddenly appeared.

"Time? Oh, of course. Song Xiaoyu shouted happily, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

"He's coming for me." Robb preemptively answered for the new handsome guy.

The handsome man nodded at Song Xiaoyu gentlemanly, and said gently: "Yes, Miss Song, please forgive me, I would like to ask my brother, Lieutenant Colonel Luo Bo, to talk to my mother, I hope you can agree." ”

"So it's your brother?" Song Xiaoyu said in surprise.

"Let me introduce you." Luo Bo had no choice but to say with a smiling face, "Luo Xiaochen." ”

Luo Bo didn't say much, the "brother" in front of him, who could become a strong rival in love, actually had no blood relationship with him at all. Luo Xiaochen is one of the many 'illegal' children born to Robben during his lifetime. However, Luo Xiaochen's mother, Sazyko Xianguchi, has a good relationship with Luo Zhaobing, Luo Xiaochen is only one month younger than Luo Bo, and he and Luo Bo were like brothers when they were students. It's just that the two are far from each other in their careers now, so they rarely have contact. Interestingly, Robb and Luo Xiaochen didn't find out until Robben's death that they also had a "shared" father.

Song Xiaoyu quickly stood up politely, stretched out her right hand to the other party, and said enthusiastically, "Hello, Mr. Luo." ”

Luo Xiaochen gently shook the fingers of Song Xiaoyu's right hand, and then said, "Please call me Xiaochen." I'm really not used to Miss Song calling me Mr. Luo. He understands the relationship between Luo Bo and Song Xiaoyu as an elder brother and what is possible in the future, and he is reluctant to hear the other party call him like a stranger.

"Okay, Hyo-chen." Song Xiaoyu replied.

Luo Bo stood up and said to Luo Xiaochen, "Okay, let's go." ”

Song Xiaoyu saw that she was left behind by two handsome guys, and asked anxiously, "Hey, where are you going?" ”

"Miss Song, my mother and I are also dining here, and I just happened to see my brother, so I want to ask him to go over and persuade my mother." Luo Xiaochen replied.

"Persuade your mother?" Song Xiaoyu asked curiously.

Luo Bo said impatiently to Song Xiaoyu: "You don't have to 'worry' about men's affairs." Xiaochen and I will come as soon as we go, and you will wait here. ”

Song Xiaoyu was very unhappy with Robb's machismo, and said, "I will also follow, I must go." By the way, you can also get to know Xiaochen's mother. ”

Luo Bo couldn't resist her, so he simply paid the bill and walked with her to Saheko Aiuchi's dinner table.

As soon as he saw Saheko Aiuchi, Robb greeted politely: "Hello Auntie." ”

"Hello, Robb." Saheko hurriedly stood up and bowed in return, and then said to Song Xiaoyu, "This is Miss Song Xiaoyu, hello." ”

"Hello, aunt." Song Xiaoyu nodded in acknowledgment. Only then did she understand why Luo Xiaochen was so handsome, it turned out that her mother also had a 'flower' appearance and moon appearance, even if she was nearly half a hundred years old, her charm was still there.

After a few people sat down, Luo Bo opened the 'door' and said: "Aunt Xiangnai, Xiaochen wants to join the army, are you very opposed?" ”

"Yes." Aiuchi Saheko said, "I'm just such a son, if something happens, what if you call me alone in the future?" ”

Robb knew very well that the poor 'woman' in front of her had her son all her life. To this day, she still uses her father's surname, not her husband's. Although she was legally recognized by the Luo family's lawyer group, she was excluded from morality and family affection by the main heirs of the Luo family, because she was the only one of Robben's many mistresses who did not have Chinese blood. Even Luo Shilin, who is honest and loyal in her 'sexuality', unceremoniously called the name of Saheko in the face of the minister, and did not regard Luo Xiaochen as a brother, and even shook hands with him when they met.

"But Mother, I don't want to work in obscurity." Luo Xiaochen explained.

"What do you want?" Saheko asked her son, "Joining the army will make you famous all over the world?" Or does it make you feel superior? If you lose your life, what will you let me do? ”

Regarding his mother's rhetorical question, Luo Xiaochen was speechless.

"Aunt Xianguchi, you don't have to worry, I have a good solution." Robb proposed, "As long as Xiaochen serves in logistics or ground forces, there will be no danger." ”

"Yes, Mother. The elder brother was right. Luo Xiaochen hurriedly nodded and followed.

"How is this possible?" Aiuchi Saheko didn't believe it, and said resolutely: "All in all, Rob, you don't have to persuade me, I won't agree." Also, have you ever thought about it, how can anyone who is twenty-eight years old go to join the army? Now it's not like in 2890, when the whole country was mobilized. ”

Luo Xiaochen was 'about to say something', but Robb stopped him. Rob knows better than he does, and it's useless to say anything. Because they are juniors after all, in the case of Saheko Aiuchi's decision, there is a limit to how much persuasion there is.

These strangely related families soon broke up, Luo Xiaochen continued to eat with his mother, and Luo Bo left with Song Xiaoyu.

"Well, I'm still full." Walking out of the restaurant, Song Xiaoyu shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Let's go eat Chinese food." Robb suggested. Tonight's Western food is completely free of the so-called 'wave' mood, but full of "blood" and unhappiness.

"It's fine." Song Xiaoyu reluctantly agreed.

So, they walked along Helena Avenue arm in arm, looking for a Chinese restaurant of their choice.

"Why did Luo Xiaochen go to the army when he was so old?" Song Xiaoyu asked suddenly.

Robb didn't answer immediately, but thoughtfully, and said for a long time: "Did you see his tie?" ”

"What's the matter, is there anything special about that tie?" Song Xiaoyu asked puzzled.

"It was left to him by my stepfather so that everyone would recognize him as a brother of Japanese descent." Robb explained, "But no one except my mother thought of him and Aunt Aiuchi as family. Xiaochen hopes to prove to his family that he has this qualification, has fully inherited the fine bloodline of his grandfather and father, and is a true son of Yuzhangtang. ”

Song Xiaoyu understood, but then said: "Then you don't have to join the army." Since his mother was so opposed, wouldn't he be able to prove his ability to his family if he made a big career in his profession? ”

Robb laughed and said, "If that's the case, it's also the perfect choice." It's a pity that he changed a lot of jobs but he didn't get right, and now that the situation between us and New Rome was tense, he saw that joining the army and fighting was a shortcut. ”

"But at the age of twenty-eight, are you still going to be a soldier?"

"No, he was a top student at the Aegis Preparatory Officer School, but he didn't go to the army after graduating because of his mother. Therefore, it is still possible to apply directly from the grassroots officers. Robb explained that he had already carried out activities in the army for his brother's intention to join the army.

Robb said expectantly: "I really want to fight with him. ”