Until four o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Ying still didn't say anything about going home, it is estimated that it is rare to have such a time, and she is very willing to stay outside for a while.

"Let's go, if you like to play, we can come over again during the day tomorrow, this time we can take you out to Sheshan to dig spring bamboo shoots, uncle and aunt are enough to give me face, if you go back too late, I think I kidnapped you away, next time I want to ask you out, I'm afraid it won't be so easy." Han Lin said with a smile.

"Look at your little guts, you will take advantage of your mouth, a little thief guts in the wilderness, this time you dug a lot of spring bamboo shoots, if you don't have a party at night, just go to my house for dinner, and give you a taste of fried pork slices with bamboo shoots!" Tang Ying said.

Stir-fried pork slices with bamboo shoots is the name of a dish, but it can also be said to be the meaning of hitting the board, which is her joke about Han Lin, saying that he is a little bold and dares to hold her hand in public, in the Republic of China, such behavior will also be considered immoral.

Han Lin shouted in his heart that he was wronged, girls in this period basically have no daily fitness activities, and their physical fitness is worse, don't look at the altitude of dozens of meters, he is also out of breath when climbing the mountain, he looks a little tired, and takes the initiative to take Tang Ying's hand, although it looks like a pair of lovers, but he really has no other thoughts.

And when he went down the mountain, Tang Ying naturally put his hand in front of him, and he was sad, carrying a bamboo basket with spring bamboo shoots, and he had to take care of Tang Ying.

The two went down the mountain to the car, followed by two people, carrying a wild sika deer, which was killed by the villagers at the foot of the mountain by chance while digging spring bamboo shoots.

Han Lin did not hesitate to pay for it, this is a delicacy, wild animals during the Republic of China were not protected, and after a few decades, wild sika deer are endangered animals that are strictly forbidden to be hunted.

The car drove into the gate of the club, and Han Lin saw Erich waiting for him next to the car, and he raised his eyebrows at Tang Ying, meaning, look, I guessed right, right?

"Mr. Han came to Shanghai this time, why didn't you call me, I can arrange to receive you early!" Erich said with a smile.

"I'm not going back to Jinling right away, this time I came to Shanghai, mainly to see the progress of the club's renovation, I originally planned to find time tomorrow, Mr. Yobraton and you have a meal, but I didn't expect you to come first, I'm really sorry." Han Lin said polite words.

According to his guess, the intelligence officers of the German consulate in Shanghai not only knew that he had come to Shanghai and met Smith and Ying Zuo Zhenzhao, but also knew that he and Tang Ying had gone to Sheshan to dig up spring shoots.

On the way to Sheshan, he saw a car following him, the US consulate in Shanghai and the Japanese secret service, they had just come into contact, they did not need to follow them, only the eyes of the Germans.

"Then tonight, I booked a place at the Rhine Restaurant on Fukaisen Road." Erich said.

It was also because Han Lin had no intention of contacting the German Consulate in Shanghai, he met with Smith and drank with Ying Zuo Zhenzhao, but he took Tang Ying to Sheshan to play.

"I'm going to send Miss Tang Ying home first, and we'll see you later." Han Lin naturally agreed.

When they arrived at Tang's house, they saw the fresh spring bamboo shoots and the sika deer that had just been killed, and Tang Ying's parents also took the initiative to keep Han Lin for dinner.

But I heard that he had an appointment with a German businessman, so he changed the meal to tomorrow night, Tang's father was the first batch of students to study abroad in the Qing government to receive Gengzi indemnity funding, he studied Western medicine in Germany, and he was also the first Western doctor in China to study abroad, and he knew very well that the Germans were very rigid in their way of doing things.

"Ah Ying, why do I feel a little like my son-in-law coming to the door?" Han Lin looked at Tang Ying, who sent him out, and said with a smile.

"You are unmarried, I am unmarried, tease me again, beware of Miss Lu's nose crying!" Tang Ying said with a sweet smile, which suddenly made Han Lin dare not answer.

She has been with Han Lin for a long time, and she has also been exposed to some online languages that have not appeared at all, although she doesn't feel so serious, but she learns quite quickly. As the first lady in Shanghai, she will never say anything to others, but when she chats with Han Lin, she has no worries.

She is also happy to hear this kind of innocuous joke, and the familiarity between the two is deepening day by day, and there is basically no taboo.

Rhine Restaurant on Fukaisen Road.

Western food during the Republican period was as simple as it was later, with a bit of German cuisine in the style of this restaurant, with ham and eggs and pork cutlets as the main course, bread as the main course, a pea soup and, more importantly, wine.

"Mr. Bratton, we should have a drink to hear that the Empire has introduced universal compulsory military service, that the Navy and Air Force have been restarted, that the Army has armored forces and heavy artillery, and that it has been freed from the yoke of the Treaty of Versailles." Han Lin said with a smile.

"I know that Mr. Han is well-informed, and this also verifies Mr. Han's previous inference about the situation in the empire, which is completely correct." Bratton raised his glass and touched Han Lin and said.

Erich, as a chaperone, did not say a word in such a conversation, and he understood his place.

"Mr. Bratton has passed the award, and the news from the Empire is that Mr. Smith from the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and I had a small talk yesterday afternoon." Han Lin shook his head and said.

"When Mr. Han came to Shanghai, he met with the consulates of the United States and Japan in Shanghai, but he did not contact me, in fact, I also hope to become good friends with Mr. Han." Bratton said.

The Germans speak directly and without turning!

"Mr. Bratton, the Empire is not only a European power, but also a world power, with a profound cultural heritage, as the first country to complete the industrial revolution, has outstanding performance in the economy and science and technology, of course I am very happy to be friends with you, this is my honor."

"But you also know that as an intelligence officer of the empire stationed in the diplomatic mission, your identity is very sensitive, and I also work in the gendarmerie department of the Jinling government, if it were not for your initiative to invite, it would be difficult for me to take the initiative to deal with you, and it is easy to cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

"The reason why I met with Mr. Smith and Mr. Kage Akira was that they made it clear that they wanted to deepen and strengthen their ties with each other, and they often called me to communicate with me after I left Shanghai and returned to Jinling, but you didn't take any action." Han Lin said.

The last time he had a conversation with Bratton, he analyzed the reaction of European and American countries in the process of Germany's rise, and Bratton said that he would report his analysis and pay him accordingly.

However, after a long time after the conversation, the other party did not have any follow-up reaction, which is also the reason why he was not in a hurry to contact the German side. As long as the information he gives is accurate, Bratton will have to make a deal with him sooner or later, and whoever takes the initiative first will be passive in such a thing.

(End of chapter)