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Chapter 8 Classmates and Family

When night fell, Chen Xiuwen got on a truck arranged by Song Xilian himself, accompanied by a second lieutenant officer and two soldiers from the Guard Company of the 261st Brigade, and returned to Shanghai.

To Chen Xiuwen's surprise, when the Japanese launched a second attack, Lin Jingyun did not evacuate, but insisted on helping to nurse the injured soldiers in the field hospital. When Chen Xiuwen found her, Lin Jingyun was tied to the wounded with another nurse. The light blue jacket on her body was already covered with spots of blood.

A little girl who had seen the body vomiting before actually stayed to take care of the wounded. Lin Jingyun's courage made Chen Xiuwen admire her very much.

In the car, Chen Yi was chattering endlessly to Lin Jingyun about the battle just now, and even the officer and two soldiers escorted were listening with relish. They were all affiliated with the brigade guard company. Although the 261st Brigade had fought with the Japanese army many times, they had not had the chance to go to the battlefield.

Listening to Chen Yi depicting how cruel the battle was, he also saw his second young master fighting a Japanese man in a hand-to-hand battle, etc. Lin Jingyun opened his eyes wide and secretly glanced at Chen Xiuwen, who was wandering in his mouth, full of surprise.

In Lin Jingyun's impression, Chen Xiuwen is a typical playboy. His stern pursuit of himself made Lin Jingyun very annoyed by Chen Xiuwen. If it weren't for a car, Chen Xiuwen took the initiative to donate two trucks of dry food. Lin Jingyun would never be with Shen Xiuwen. Unexpectedly, such an annoying guy, who actually had the courage to confront the Japanese face to face.

"I heard from Captain Huang that the second young master of our family's marksmanship is really not a big deal. He bites the flesh and had already knocked down more than ten Japanese devils before the Japanese rushed up." Chen Yi continued to brag for Chen Xiuwen with ignorance.

"Hey, this big brother, when I heard Commander Huang introduce you to our brigade commander, I said that you two had wiped out a total of more than ten Japanese devils. Didn't you destroy any of them?" One of the guards who had stood behind Song Xilian asked in surprise.

"Ahem... Of course, I killed three or four Japanese devils. The battlefield was so chaotic that Captain Huang could not count it." Chen Yi quickly explained with embarrassment.

"Okay, Chen Yi, stop bragging." Chen Xiuwen stopped drinking.

Chen Yi had no choice but to shut up embarrassedly.

"Senior, I really didn't expect that you are so brave and dare to fight with the Japanese." Although Lin Jingyun also heard that Chen Yi's words just now contained a lot of water, his impression of Chen Xiuwen was greatly improved.

Chen Xiuwen turned to look at Lin Jingyun and smiled bitterly, "Student Lin Jingyun, don't listen to Chen Yi's bragging. At that time, you can't think too much. If you don't kill the Japanese, it means that the Japanese will kill you. If Chen Yi hadn't arrived in time, I would probably have died under the Japanese bayonet. In fact, if it were true that they were brave, the soldiers were brave enough to say that they were brave. I once saw with my own eyes that twenty soldiers braved the Japanese guns and bullets, tied grenades on their bodies, and all died heroically. They were the real bravery, and they were the real heroes." In the end, Chen Xiuwen's eyes were a little wet, and today's experience made him feel too deep.

Lin Jingyun also looked at Chen Xiuwen with tears in her eyes. While feeling the tragic martyrs, Lin Jingyun suddenly found that Chen Xiuwen in front of her suddenly made her feel unfamiliar. The firm expression on her face was a slight sadness. This was completely different from the second young master of the Shen family who had been greasy and smiling all day long. Could it be that the war changed him, or did she never know him?

Following Chen Yi's guidance, the truck arrived at the entrance of the Hongyuan Flour Factory opened by the Shen family. Two other students who went to Nanxiang to visit and the manager of the flour factory were anxiously waiting for Chen Xiuwen and Lin Jingyun. Seeing that they were covered in dust and covered with a lot of blood on their bodies, they were riding in a military vehicle. When they came back under the escort of three soldiers, they were shocked at the same time.

It turned out that today the Japanese army was mainly concentrated on the northern front and launched a fierce attack on the Fifth Army's positions, while the 19th Route Army stationed on the southern front had no war. After the two students came back smoothly after condolences to the defenders.

After the guards who escorted them back said goodbye, one of the older students looked at Chen Xiuwen and Shen Yi vigilantly, and said to Lin Jingyun nervously: "Jingyun, what happened? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. When we first arrived at the temple, we encountered a Japanese attack and the truck was blown up, so..." Lin Jingyun told the two students about what happened today.

"Manager Wang, the truck was blown up by the Japanese plane. You don't have to worry. I will tell my brother-in-law myself." Seeing Manager Wang from his own flour mill with a nervous look, Chen Xiuwen comforted. Now most of the Shen family's business is managed by Shen Xiuwen's brother-in-law Tang Wenbin.

"It doesn't matter if the truck explodes. As long as you are fine, you will be fine." Manager Wang said repeatedly. A truck is nothing to the Shen family. If Master Chen has some accidents, then he, as a manager, will be over. No wonder Manager Wang is so nervous.

After listening to Lin Jingyun's narration, the two students looked at Chen Xiuwen in surprise. The contrast between Chen Xiuwen's performance described by Lin Jingyun today and the Second Young Master Chen they knew was too great. The older student came over and said to Chen Xiuwen: "Chen Xiuwen, thank you today." Although Lin Jingyun said it in person, the student's face obviously had a look of suspicion.

Chen Xiuwen knew that the older student was his classmate named Zhao Wen, who was also a student leader at Jiaotong University. Thinking of what Zhao Wen usually showed, Chen Xiuwen easily remembered the images of the underground party that he saw on TV before.

Could it be an organization? Chen Xiuwen was a little excited at first. At this time, those who participated in the revolution could at least reach the level of the local department after liberation? However, Chen Xiuwen quickly rejected this idea. Now is the era when Wang Ming was in power, and at the same time he was also reminded of various movements in history. His current origin and his elder brother who holds important positions in the Military Commission, Chen Xiuwen felt that he was not a good athlete. However, when he saw Zhao Wen looking alert and suspicious to him, especially Zhao Wen expressed his gratitude to him, Chen Xiuwen felt very uncomfortable and said in his heart: Hi, what did he think of himself? So he said to Zhao Wen coldly: "Student Zhao Wen, everyone is Chinese, and it is not worthy of thanking."

Zhao Wen was choked by Chen Xiuwen's words, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, Chen Yi drove out of the factory in a Ford car. He parked next to Shen Xiuwen, ran out of the car and opened the car door.

"Student Lin Jingyun, I'll take you home." Chen Xiuwen greeted Lin Jingyun.

Before Lin Jingyun could answer, Zhao Wen rushed in front and said quickly: "No, we just need to send Jingyun home."

"Goodbye." Chen Xiuwen nodded, and without saying anything more, he got straight into the car. Although he had a good impression of Lin Jingyun in his original memory, Chen Xiuwen did not care about these issues at this time because he had to face his current family immediately.

Seeing the Ford car driving away, another boy in the same class as Lin Jingyun suddenly said, "Hey, I haven't seen you for an afternoon. Why do I think that Master Chen's changes a lot?"

"It was probably the battle this afternoon that changed him." Lin Jingyun said as she looked at the shadow of the car moving away.

Zhao Wen turned his head in surprise and looked at Lin Jingyun, frowned slightly, and said, "Let's go."

Shen Xiuwen, who was sitting in the car, was recalling the situation of his current family. The Shen family was originally a wealthy family in Ningbo. Later, his father, Chen Jingzong, came to Shanghai to develop. With the shrewdness and unique business skills of Ningbo people, he soon accumulated a lot of wealth in Shanghai. Chen Jingzong is now the president of the Shanghai Ningbo Chamber of Commerce.

Chen Xiuwen also had an older brother and an older sister. The eldest brother Chen Xiude was one round older than Chen Xiuping. He went to Guangzhou to join the revolution in his early years and graduated from Huangpu. He is now a major general, senior general, in the General Staff Headquarters of the Military Commission. His sister Chen Xiuping, who is also ten years older than Chen Xiuwen, was betrothed to the third young lady who is also a wealthy family in Ningbo. Since his brother-in-law Tang Wenbin has been helping the Shen family manage the business, he usually lives in the Shen family compound.

Chen Xiuwen lost his mother when he was young, and Mr. Shen never reunited. He was often busy with business in his early years. Chen Xiuwen was raised by his sister Chen Xiuping, so he had a particularly deep relationship with his sister.

While Shen Xiuwen was recalling the situation of his family, Chen Yi drove slowly into the Shen family compound located in the French Concession. After stopping, Chen Yi turned his head uneasy and said, "Second Master, be careful when you go in. If the master and the eldest lady find out, it would be miserable.

The two of them were full of traces of the battlefield. Because they were in a hurry just now, they didn't even wash their faces. Chen Xiuwen nodded, and after getting off the car, he opened the door lights gently to sneak in. Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, Chen Xiuwen was stunned. The living room was brightly lit. Mr. Shen was sitting in the center of the living room with a civilized stick. His brother-in-law Tang Wenbin sat aside with him, and his sister Chen Xiuping was walking around anxiously.

Seeing Chen Xiuwen appearing at the door in a mess, Chen Xiuping quickly came up in surprise: "Xuwen, you are finally back. You are so anxious that we know if you know? Oh, why are there still blood? Let my sister see if you are injured." As he said that, he pulled Chen Xiuwen and was about to check.

"Sister, I'm fine." Chen Xiuwen was still a little uncomfortable and quickly waved his hand and said.

"I'm not hurt, right? Then hurry upstairs and wash." As he said that, he was about to pull Chen Xiuwen upstairs.

"Stop." Mr. Shen called the brother and brother. Looking at the dust covered with Chen Xiuwen and the black blood stained on his body, he frowned and said, "Did you go to the front line with Shen Yi in the afternoon?"

Chen Xiuwen was stunned. It seemed that although he had repeatedly told him, Manager Wang from the seemingly honest flour mill still betrayed him.
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