After the Republic of China

Chapter 31
In the study room, the fragrance of books is full, and the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren enjoy it happily.

Shao Lanxiang was really happy in her heart, and sighed deliberately: "Gugu, I can't help you anymore."

The old man saw that she was still playing tricks, and said narrowly: "Why don't you come back and continue studying. In this way, Manggu can play freely."

Although Shao Lanxiang was also enlightened by her father since she was a child, she was quarrelsome, and she was young and old. The old lady protected her, and the old man loved him like something.

So, she didn't study much knowledge with her father, so she went to the new school.

Knowing her father's resentment, Shao Lanxiang didn't dare to get into trouble, so she quickly stopped the topic and said in a low voice, "Did Dad read the newspapers these days?"

The old man reads the newspaper every day, and when his daughter mentioned it, he put away his smile, "It's like this in the country and family, alas."

"Abba!" Shao Lanxiang called out worriedly.

Knowing what his daughter was worried about, Mr. Shao stopped bickering with her, sighed, and asked, "Lan Xiang, will Zhe Kai move to Luoyang with the government?"

Seeing that the war was imminent in Shanghai, it was not impossible for the Japanese warships to roam the Yangtze River and bombard Nanjing.

Therefore, the government is planning to temporarily move to Luoyang to show that it will never compromise.

Of course, these inside stories were not published by the newspapers, but Jiang Zhekai hinted in private when talking with the old man.

Facing Abba's words, Shao Lanxiang said with a bitter face: "No, Zhe Kai's officer training regiment will join the battle, interspersed with the [-]th Route Army."

"What?!" Mr. Shao frowned, "Zhe Kai and the others are the team defending the central government. Is it appropriate to take them away?"

Shao Yunshi, who was leaning on the bookshelf, frowned after hearing this.

Shao Lanxiang sighed, "Not only that, Zhe Kai revealed that even the government's 'Imperial Forest Army', the Fifth Army of the German Armor Division, will also participate in the battle."

"Ah!" The old man really didn't expect such a situation, and he lost his composure.

It's no wonder the old man is excited, after all the 'Guardian Army' will be dispatched, so it can be seen that the battle situation is not optimistic.

Moreover, these are classified as confidential, if it wasn't for Jiang Zhekai's special position, he would not be able to get this information, let alone tell his wife.

Knowing that his son-in-law told his daughter this, the old man probably wanted him to know.

Then, he said seriously: "Are you serious?"

Shao Lanxiang pursed her lips and nodded, "Naturally."

"So, the government advocated a fight?" Mr. Shao was silent for a while, then he cheered up, "Oh, finally there is a countermeasure, otherwise..."

Shao Lanxiang's eyes were already red.

Shao Yunshi was listening, and seeing her aunt's worried face, she persuaded softly: "Uncle is a high-ranking military officer, so even if he goes to the battlefield, he won't be on the front line, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Shao Lanxiang also knew that her husband should support her in the war, but when it arrived, she was still worried.

Listening to the niece's persuasion, she held the child's hand in relief, and said worriedly to Abba: "I want to ask Abba to do the math for him."

Shao Yunshi looked up at her grandfather.

Mr. Shao was contemplating, but he didn't pay attention for a while.

Shao Yunshi called out 'Grandpa' and told her aunt's request.

Old Master Shao looked at his daughter, seeing her anxious and hopeful face, he couldn't help shaking his head, "You haven't been able to hold your breath yet."

The old man's words are a bit biased.

How could Shao Lanxiang be in the mood to be funny again, she just said: "Abba, can it be counted?"

Mr. Shao did a lot of research on hexagrams and hexagrams. After hearing this, he nodded, "What do you want?"

Shao Lanxiang's eyes lit up, "I know that fortune-telling is very particular, I don't want to count other things, just whether he is safe or not?"

"It's easy to count good and bad luck." Mr. Shao nodded directly.

Seeing his father's relaxed expression, Shao Lanxiang's eyes lit up, "Abba, have you considered the overall situation?"

"Gugu, bring me the wooden box for fortune-telling." Mr. Shao nodded at his daughter, while instructing his granddaughter, but did not respond to his daughter's question.

In his mind, his daughter still lacked something overall.Otherwise, based on what the son-in-law told her, she should be able to guess the son-in-law's intentions.

But the daughter only cared about her son-in-law's own safety, how could she know that the son-in-law wanted to ask her to help him figure out the overall situation.

The clever Shao Yunshi caught sight of Grandpa's expression and knew that the old man was a little dissatisfied with his aunt, so she hurriedly made a rescue, "Grandpa must have overestimated the situation."

Shao Lanxiang blushed in confusion, "It's still smart to hide from my aunt. Dad is so concerned about the country, so he must have let it go."

Mr. Shao glared at her, "You almost kept it from my aunt."

Shao Yunshi blushed a little, "Grandpa, here's the box."

Mr. Shao took over the casket and stopped embarrassing his daughter.

Seeing this, Shao Yunshi breathed a sigh of relief.

Shao Lanxiang saw that she was considerate like an adult, her eyes were hot, and she took the child's hand and rubbed it.

Seeing his daughter's young daughter's attitude, Mr. Shao shook his head with a broken smile, then straightened his face again, and confessed: "Lan Xiang, what Zhe Kai said to you is a secret, so far, you must Keep it secret."

Shao Lanxiang suddenly heard his father explaining so solemnly, and hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, Dad, I still have this measure."

"That's good, the current situation is so difficult, you have to be careful everywhere." Mr. Shao said worriedly.

Seeing her father's appearance like this, Shao Lanxiang couldn't bear it, and her eyes were red again.

Seeing his daughter like this, Mr. Shao sighed, "Your mother, you can't let it go."

Shao Lanxiang hurriedly said earnestly: "Abba, I know. Zhe Kai also explained that these things are only going on in private now, and must not be leaked."

Seeing her aunt looking over, Shao Yunshi hurriedly raised her hand, "Don't worry, aunt, I didn't hear anything."

"It's just you ghost spirit." Shao Lanxiang laughed angrily. She believed in her eldest niece, otherwise, she wouldn't have revealed those secrets just now.

Mr. Shao glanced at his eldest granddaughter with satisfaction, "Gu Gu, come and watch."

Shao Lanxiang listened to her father calling out to her niece, and looked at it strangely. However, remembering what she hadn't said, she hurriedly said, "By the way, Dad, President Jiang is coming out of the mountain again."

Mr. Shao's eyes flashed, he nodded and said: "It doesn't matter who is the leader, as long as it is for the country and the people."

The old man probably didn't want to talk about this with his daughter anymore, so he called out to his granddaughter again.

Shao Yunshi understood her grandfather's meaning and hurried over quickly.

Mr. Shao was very satisfied with her obediently staying aside to avoid suspicion.

Seeing her father calling Mangu again, Shao Lanxiang couldn't hold back her surprise, and asked directly: "Abba, is Mangu also accomplished in metaphysics?"

Shao Yunshi is extremely talented, in addition to what Confucian students must learn, she also learns some miscellaneous knowledge quite insightfully.

Mr. Shao watched his granddaughter help him with a smile while stroking his beard, and replied, "Well, if you are a boy, your achievements will be limitless."

Everyone in the room could understand Mr. Shao's regret that his eldest granddaughter was not a male grandson.

Shao Yunshi felt that it was nothing. Girls did lack a lot of convenience compared to boys. She also often regretted that she didn't devote herself to being a boy, and she lost a lot of opportunities.

In this way, she didn't feel that her grandfather was eccentric, and if she was eccentric, she was also partial to herself.

(End of this chapter)