In the atmospheric but simple living room, the log coffee table is matched with a brown tablecloth, and the surrounding walls can rarely see fancy decorations, just full of maps, calligraphy and paintings, etc., and there are a lot of potted plants at home, but almost all of them are what we call more monotonous plants, such as cacti, arrow bamboo, etc.

From the overall environment here, it can be seen that the owner is a rigorous and calm person.

Lu Chen sat cramped on the chair, his nervous palms were full of sweat, thinking about how to explain to Xia Qiu's father.

The man in front of him was about fifty years old, it seemed that he had given birth late, his sideburns were a little gray, although his figure was not tall, he was unusually straight, and his deep gaze was very sharp, which was a special order for a standard iron-blooded soldier.

Shanghai is almost one of the largest strongholds of the Morning Realm humans, and the top commander of the Alliance Army here is at least a lieutenant general.

"What's your name?" General Xia looked at Lu Chen, his face was very calm. Men with this kind of experience have been able to restrain their emotions very well.

"Lu Chen. Lu Chen tried his best to make himself look like a young man with good ideology and morality, dignified manners, and high quality, rather than like a young man who killed Matt as a young man.

"Do you know how to make tea?" General Xia asked lightly

Lu Chen nodded: "It will be a little." ”

At home, his mother and sister are both masters of the tea ceremony, although Lu Chen has not studied it specifically, but he has also been exposed to it and has a considerable understanding of the tea ceremony.

General Xia raised his eyebrows in some surprise, and then said calmly: "Then make a pot." ”

Lu Chen found that there was only one kind of tea in the tea barrel that looked ordinary and smelled extremely old, and wondered why this General Xia didn't even buy a little good tea.

Lu Chen fiddled with the quaint porcelain tea set decently, and his mood slowly calmed down with the fragrance of tea and the passage of time.

General Xia pushed his enamel teacup in front of Lu Chen and motioned for Lu Chen to pour himself a cup.

Lu Chen filled the teacup.

General Xia frowned, and his voice was very mellow.

"Pouring tea is poured seventy percent, and three points are reserved for favors, why are you pouring full?"

Lu Chen looked at General Xia and said slowly: "If there is no more to do with it from now on, what's the use of keeping favors?"

Lu Chen was explaining to General Xia that he did not intend to be by Xia Qiu's side, and if he said goodbye today, there would be no time in the future.

General Xia nodded, took the teacup, took a sip slowly, and smacked his lips.

After being silent for a while, General Xia said, "It tastes good, but it's sweeter." ”

"Then what does General Xia think tea should taste like?"

"Mellow, bitter. ”

Lu Chen smiled: "I'm only twenty-two, how can I make that kind of tea?"

General Xia nodded in agreement: "But at your age, it's really good to make such tea." ”

Without experience, understanding, and ideological accumulation, it is impossible to brew mellow and bitter tea.

Lu Chen sat upright, General Xia continued to sip his tea, and the living room fell silent again, only the sound of General Xia's smacking lips sounded from time to time.

"Come with me to the study. General Xia put down the teacup, got up and walked to the study. Lu Chen got up and followed.

Xia Qiu's study is not large, and the decoration is extremely simple, only the calligraphy and paintings on the walls of the bookcases are full of books. But the pot of purple orchids in the corner of the wall looks a little special. A retro gramophone loops a soothing but melodious tune to Lu Chen's ears, but the rhythm is very strange.

The purple orchid doesn't seem to match General Xia's aesthetic taste, so I don't know why it's placed here.

Seeing that Lu Chen was a little stunned staring at the purple orchid, General Xia was interested.

"What do you think of a friend who gave it to you last month?"

"I don't know flowers. Lu Chen shook his head.

General Xia nodded, and led Lu Chen to the desk, where rice paper was spread out, and there was a pen holder in the corner of the desk, which was filled with all kinds of brushes.

"Can you write calligraphy?"

"A little. ”

"Then write a few. ”

Lu Chen walked to the front of the desk and sat down, and picked out a brush from Huzhou that he was most accustomed to using from the pen holder.

"Write what?"

"Whatever. General Xia looked at Lu Chen's side face with interest.

Lu Chen thought for a while and dipped it in ink, but found that the ink was extremely thick.

Lu Chen looked up at General Xia: "Your ink is too thick, can I change a brush?"

General Xia shook his head: "This is the brush you chose just now, and you can't change it now." ”

Lu Chen nodded, and then looked at the rice paper.

Lu Chen concentrated, inhaled, put down the pen, and moved his wrist.

Lu Chen felt that such a rough and dry ink was really difficult to control, so he secretly increased his strength.

The nib of the pen resembles a flexible snake body, and the handwriting appears on the yellowish rice paper.

The universe is big, the frost forest sits alone, and the red leaves have fallen.

Press the wrist, lift the pen, and close the pen.

Lu Chen exhaled a breath of turbidity and gently placed the almost broken lake pen on the inkstone.

General Xia looked at Lu Chen's work, his face was a little serious.

After a long time, he slowly asked, "Have you read "Words in the World"?"

"Read a little. ”

"What does Wang Guowei think is the first realm of life?"

"Last night, the west wind withered the green trees, and I went up to the west building alone and looked at the end of the world. ”

"What is the second realm?"

"I don't regret the gradual widening of the belt, and I will make people haggard for Yi. ”

"What is the third realm?"

The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and suddenly looked back, but the man was in the dim light. ”

"What three sentences does Wang Guowei think are similar to the sentence 'Kekan Lonely Pavilion is closed in the cold spring, and the sun is twilight in the sound of the cuckoo'?"

"'The wind and rain are like obscurity, and the roosters are crowing', 'The mountains are high enough to cover the sun, and the rain is obscure and rainy.' The snow is endless, the clouds are cloudy and the universe', 'the trees are all autumn colors, and the mountains and mountains are only sunset'. ”

"The elegance of the word is not in the appearance of God. Which two people's words does Wang Guowei admire?"

"Ouyang Xiu, Qin Guan. ”

"What is Qin Guan's number?"

"Huaihai Jushi. ”

General Xia nodded, he was still very satisfied with Lu Chen's dripping answer.

"What do you do?"

"Athletics, the Eidolon Squad. ”

"Eidolon Squad, is it the one from last year's Alliance Challenge?"

"Ugh. ”

"I've seen the video, and your captain and gunner are amazing. ”

Lu Chen hurt his self-esteem a little.

"How did you and the girl meet?"

At that time, Xia Qiu just said that the house was very noisy, so he went back to the hotel to do his homework, and Lu Chen didn't know if it was true or not, so he said to General Xia: "She bumped into me on the street, and then we met." I wasn't in a good mood today, I was in a daze on the Bund, and Xia Qiu saw it after school and came over to ask me if I was okay. Later, he accompanied me to drink, and then he got drunk. ”

Lu Chen basically said so. If he explained it, he could make Xia Qiu a little easier in front of his father.

It's just that after finishing speaking, Lu Chen himself felt that the plot of this kind of vulgar Korean drama was a bit unreliable when he bumped into the street corner.

General Xia nodded. Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

I asked Lily, and she said the same thing. "It turns out that General Xia has already inquired and understood. Lu Chen was very glad that he had truthfully explained just now.

General Xia sat in a chair, crossed Erlang's legs, and his rough fingers rhythmically tapped his knees.

"Lu Chen, what are your plans for the future?"

"Planning? It's not a plan, it's just that I plan to continue training in the team. ”

"How long has it been?"

Lu Chen shook his head: "I don't know, anyway, at least surpass my mother." "Luo Qingya is a genuine high-level god of war, it seems that Lu Chen has a long way to go.

"Who is your mother?" General Xia asked.

Lu Chen shook his head, and did not plan to tell General Xia Luo Qingya's identity: "She, a very powerful person." ”

General Xia frowned, as if he was making a difficult decision.

Lu Chen sat quietly, thinking that he had performed well, and had also helped Xia Qiu wash away his innocence, and it was estimated that he would be able to leave in a while.

General Xia's silence lasted for half an hour, and Lu Chen didn't dare to move. This is a general, what if he just calls a guard in, drags himself out and kills him? That's how TV dramas are played.

Half an hour later, General Xia coughed, and Lu Chen sat up straight, thinking that he was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, General Xia stood up, took out a box of cigarettes from the drawer of his desk, sat down again, and smoked them one by one.

Seeing that the cigarette butts were extinguished one by one, General Xia still showed no signs of letting himself leave, Lu Chen was a little anxious, and was about to ask General Xia. Suddenly, General Xia spoke, his voice a little hoarse.

"Lu Chen. ”

"Hmm. Lu Chen sat up straight.

"I decided. ”

"Hmm. Lu Chen responded, rejoicing in his heart, and finally decided to let himself go.

"I'll marry you the girl. ”

Lu Chen's eyes were dark, his chest was stuffy, and he felt a little out of breath.

"What did you say?" Lu Chen asked with a trembling voice. Oh my God, you're playing with me!

"I've decided, I'll marry Xia Qiu Xu to you. General Xia said in an unquestioning voice.

"I have a girlfriend. Lu Chen's heart was so depressed that he could wring out the bitter water, and he retorted weakly.

Today, she was confused to death about Ye Yuxiao's affairs, Xia Qiu volunteered to comfort herself and save herself from the battlefield, and then she shot herself as a cannonball.

Lu Chen was killed.

"I don't care if you have a girlfriend or not, I've decided, the girl must follow you!"

Lu Chen finally lost control and roared, "You are unreasonable!"

"Mom,! you little rabbit cub still dare to train Lao Tzu! Believe it or not, I asked the guards to pull you out and shoot you!" General Xia also roared, and slammed his fist on the desk with a dull loud noise.

Lu Chen swallowed a mouthful of saliva, strengthened his courage, and continued to fight.

General Xia waved his hand: "Xia Qiu is sleeping in her room." I'm going out to sleep tonight. General Xia patted Lu Chen on the shoulder and walked out of the study.

Lu Chen heard General Xia whistle briskly out of the gate, and then he heard the sound of the gate being locked.

"Click-"

Lu Chen's legs weakened and he collapsed on the floor.