At this time, Nanluo Alley was still quiet and picturesque, but Zheng Boqu slowly approached No. 66 Nanluo Alley with the support of Zheng Gaoyang.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk."
Zheng Boqu gently knocked on Zhang's door.
At this moment, an old man who looked to be in his fifties opened the door and said, "Hello, who are you looking for?"
At this time Zheng Boqu spoke, and he said in his slightly hoarse voice: "I'm looking for Zhang Fuhan, Teacher Zhang. Is Teacher Zhang at home?"
The person who opened the door was tall and had neat short hair. The short hair was already covered with little silver hair. The tall figure also looked a little rickety due to weight loss. It's just that his gentle and gentle temperament cannot be changed no matter what.
"I am Zhang Fuhan. May I ask if you have any business coming to my humble residence?" The man waiting for the door opened the door and said directly. He is already over fifty years old this year and is no longer the same as when he was young.
"You must be Zhang Tianhai's father, right?" Zheng Boqu asked directly, his face still full of composure and stability.
Unexpectedly, when Zhang Fuhan heard the news, his hands immediately started to tremble: his eldest son had never written a letter to his family since the July 7th Incident. It had been seven months, and Zheng Boqu At first glance, he looks like the kind of person who is an official, and he naturally carries an official power with him.
Various signs indicate that he may have come home to express condolences to the families of the heroes and martyrs on behalf of the Nationalist Government.
"Yes... I am Zhang Tianhai's father, Zhang Fuhan... Are you here to tell me that my Yulin has died on the front line?" Zhang Fuhan's voice trembled.
As soon as he heard this sentence, Zheng Boqu laughed softly and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't think too much about it. To be honest, I came here to visit this time because I want to meet my in-laws."
"In-laws?" Zhang Fuhan was really confused when he mentioned this. Why did he have another in-laws come out for no reason? Could it be that boy Yulin has already married on the front line?
When he thought of this level, Zhang Fuhan suddenly became enlightened.
"Hurry up and invite us in!" Zhang Fuhan said, his attitude was not so enthusiastic. After all, it was the in-laws of his son and daughter. Besides, he was not here to report the funeral, so that would be even more perfect.
"Quickly, Xiaocui, serve a pot of tea to the in-laws!" Zhang Fuhan shouted inside, as if to greet Zheng Boqu warmly.
Zheng Boqu was not polite to the warm greetings from his in-laws, and just walked in with his legs up.
After Zheng Boqu entered the door, he began to look around. The courtyard was not big, it was a small courtyard for ordinary people. If he looked carefully, it looked like a courtyard.
Zheng Boqu also knew that Zhang Tianhai's family was not wealthy and could only be considered a middle-class family. However, the courtyard was antique and had the charm of a scholarly family.
"In-laws, in-laws, come in and sit down!" Zhang Fuhan greeted Zheng Boqu as he entered the hall and sat down.
Zheng Boqu took a look around. The environment here was naturally not as luxurious as his Zheng Mansion, but it was better because the surroundings were neat and tidy, and there was an aura of scholarly family status.
Xiaocui is the distant cousin of the Zhang family in the countryside. She came to join Zhang Fuhan's family. Since she came here, she didn't come here specifically to be the eldest lady. Naturally, she had to help with some work.
Xiaocui came up with a pot of tea and poured a cup of hot tea for both Zhang Fuhan and Zheng Boqu in a very respectful manner.
"Let's drink tea! In-laws. What is that? I don't know what you call me?" Zhang Fuhan asked calmly and generously.
"My name is Zheng Boqu, and like you, I am also from Wuhan. I was living in Nanjing before, but then the Japanese army was about to attack Nanjing, so we moved back to Wuhan." Zheng Boqu said, putting down his usual airs.
"Oh, so it seems that we are all from the same place. By the way, do you have any news about our Yulin?" Zhang Fuhan couldn't contain his excitement. He said that his mother was worried about his son traveling thousands of miles away, and his father was also worried. ? It's just that their ways of caring are different.
"My in-laws, I was just about to tell you about this. This Zhang Yulin of yours is so promising! In just half a year, he was promoted from deputy company commander to regimental commander, and he was also the ace of his direct lineage. The commander of the regiment. He has also made many military exploits on the front line, so he has also been appreciated by Minister He Yingqin and Chief Li Zongren." Zheng Boqu said with a smile, the conversation should be talked slowly, he could not say it all at once Everything he knew was told.
As soon as he heard the news, Zhang Fuhan immediately became excited: He Yingqin, Minister He, these are names that can only be seen in newspapers, like Chief Li Zongren, who just commanded a great victory at Taierzhuang not long ago.
This is the Taierzhuang victory. In Wuhan, 30,000 people held torches and took to the streets to celebrate.
Among the more than 30,000 people who took to the streets to celebrate, many of them were his students, so to Zhang Fuhan, these names were just legendary figures.
"That's good, that's good!" Zhang Fuhan rubbed his hands with some excitement. What parent doesn't want their child to become talented? I hope my son will become a dragon and I hope my daughter will become a phoenix. These words are not just words.
When he heard that his child was so promising, Zhang Fuhan was naturally excited like any other parent.
"Let me tell you this! Linyi's great victory, you know, right? If Zhang Tianhai hadn't led the troops and cut off the Japanese army's retreat, otherwise the results of the frontline battle would not have been so great." Zheng Boqu said, stroking his long gray beard. , with a leisurely look on his face, this Zhang Tianhai is his son-in-law anyway, so it is very honorable to praise him.
"It seems that my son has really become a talented person. Brother Youren is very kind to me!" Zhang Fuhan sighed longly.
Just as he was talking, Zhang Fuhan remembered something again, so he asked again: "By the way, how did my Yulin marry Ling Qianjin?"
"It's a long story. I heard my daughter say that they met on the front line in Shanghai. Later, maybe they just fell in love with each other. And that's how it ended. Was the wedding yesterday or by the third day? The fifth theater commander Li Zongren presided over the marriage, and the witness was the fifth theater chief of staff Xu Zuyi, Chief Xu. Now they are still fighting on the front line in Xuzhou, and I don’t know the specific situation." Zheng Boqu said, as for who is chasing whom. In this aspect, of course he would not say that his daughter was chasing someone else's son. That would be so embarrassing!
As for why Zheng Boqu knew this, it was all a matter of guessing. Based on his understanding of his daughter, he was a person with high eyesight.
If Zheng Man is not interested in others, you will not be able to chase them. For example, when he settled in Nanjing, there were many people who chased his daughter! But I don't see any young master or government official who can harm his daughter.
Furthermore, his daughter is indeed somewhat outgoing, so most likely it is Zhang Yulin who she pursues.
However, in Zheng Boqu's opinion, his daughter's vision is really quite good - this time she picked such a capable man, and the key point is that she rose through the ranks on her own ability.
As for Yu Youren, he is not considered a backer at all. Not to mention that Yu Youren was previously engaged in the government system and basically could not interfere with the military system. It is said that Yu Youren is now in a semi-retired state. He can What can I help you with? If he could really help Zhang Tianhai, this guy wouldn't have been the deputy company commander for so long. He wasn't promoted until he arrived at the Songhu battlefield.
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PS: This chapter is to make up for the second update from last night. I was drunk and didn’t make up the chapter last night. It’s my fault.
Thanks to Qidian book friends JUN051960 and Yan Hao for giving me four monthly passes each!
