Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 17: Female Transformation

Girls really change a lot when they grow up. Before, Yue Qianli looked down on Duan Yulin's sister, but now he is blinded by her.

"Hello, nice to meet you. Your brother showed me a photo of you when you were a kid, but I didn't recognize you."

Duan Yaqin didn't seem to feel strange, and asked playfully:
"Have I become uglier or prettier? Have I disappointed you? My brother often mentions you in his letters."

"Of course I've become prettier! Doesn't your brother often say bad things about me in his letters?"

"Keep it a secret! So that you don't bully my brother after you find out. He told me that you often bullied him at school and stole the meat from his bowl.

At first I didn’t believe it. How could an anti-Japanese hero steal meat to eat? Now I believe it.”

Yue Qianli asked in confusion:

“You can see this too?”

"Of course you can. Look at your size and then look at my brother's. Now I doubt that you can't even feed him enough."

Everyone laughed after hearing this, and the atmosphere gradually became lively. Zheng Pingru also joined in. Young men and women are often attracted to each other. Yue Qianli was no longer reserved and began to show his manly nature. He seemed to like being with Duan Yaqin. He couldn't tell why, but he just felt comfortable.

Unlike chatting with Zheng Pingru, he always felt a little awkward, as if he was interacting with people from another era.

In this era, the topics of conversation between men and women still cannot escape the worries about the country and the nation. Talking about politics is fashionable. Sure enough, after getting familiar with each other, Zheng Pingru turned the topic to current affairs:
"Captain Yue, what do you think of the prospects of this war? Will the Japanese stop at Songhu?"

Yue Qianli looked around and said:

"The gap in national strength between China and Japan is too great. Moreover, the main forces of the Nationalist army are not in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai areas. It is difficult to mobilize a large number of troops to participate in the war in a short period of time.

The Japanese army has strong maritime transport capabilities and they can assemble their forces in a very short time, so I am not very optimistic about the prospects of the war.

Fortunately, the Japanese were not strong enough to fight a full-scale war. Their goal was to attract international and domestic attention to Shanghai and buy time for them to annex the Northeast.

Therefore, the war will eventually stop at Songhu, and in order to cover up their tracks and shut up the Western powers, the Japanese will eventually accelerate the establishment of the puppet Manchukuo, causing China to actually lose the Northeast, and then their aggression will be directed towards North China. "

Zheng Pingru asked worriedly:
"Captain Yue, are we going to let them swallow up Northeast China and eat up North China?
That is the fertile land left by our ancestors. Since ancient times, whoever controls the north controls the world. Once North China is lost, China will be in danger. There is really a risk of national extinction. "

Yue Qianli looked at Zheng Pingru with admiration. He did not expect that she had such a far-reaching strategic vision. It seemed that no one should be underestimated. It was not that they could not see the problem, but that they had no solution.
Compared with China, Japan, which has already completed industrialization, is too powerful. The more we know about it, the more scared we become.

Yue Qianli thought for a moment and then said:

"The Japanese plan was very clear. They first occupied the Northeast, then North China and Hedong, and then they swept across Central China, Hanzhong, Shuzhong, and finally East China and South China. This was the strategy that the Mongols used to destroy the Jin, Liao, and Southern Song dynasties.

If we want to break the Japanese plan now, the people of the whole country must unite and face foreign enemies together. Only in this way can we defeat the powerful enemy!
Don't worry, the Chinese nation will not be conquered so easily. Foreign invasion will only awaken the sleeping lion of the East.

Once all 400 million people are awakened, they will surely drown all invaders like a rolling torrent, and China will complete the phoenix nirvana, be reborn in the flames of war, and once again stand at the top of the world's nations. "

There was crisp applause behind Yue Qianli, and then Mr. Song's excited voice was heard saying:
"Well said! Suffering is only temporary. We should never lose confidence in defeating a strong enemy.
Our great China is not short of heroes willing to die bravely. As long as our people unite and our government dares to fight against powerful enemies, we will surely defeat all powerful enemies and victory will belong to China! "Mr. Song's speech won thunderous applause, the morale of the army and the people was unprecedentedly high, and the enthusiasm for the war of resistance was also mobilized.

Yue Qianli also knew that there were some things that could not be said, so he was very careful in his choice of words to avoid causing resentment from the Kuomintang government. He did not even dare to say to stop the civil war, but only talked about unity, which would not violate taboos.

Mr. Song seemed to think highly of Yue Qianli, and when he left, he did not forget to encourage him:

“Captain Yue, Ren Gong once said that a strong youth means a strong country. I see the future of China in you young people.

As long as the blood of you young people has not cooled down, as long as you are still fighting for the country and the nation, China will not perish. I am waiting for the good news of your victory!"

Yue Qianli simply saluted Mr. Song and Mr. He solemnly, and then watched them leave. This visit made him completely integrated into this era;
Since we have traveled to this era, we must shoulder the responsibilities of this era. We must not only defeat all invaders, but also contribute our lifelong strength to the rise of China.

"Old Yue, you have really shown off your face this time. Mr. Song has never placed such high hopes on a small company commander. You have a bright future!
When you become successful in the future, you must not forget your brothers and my sister. You must not abandon them and be worse than animals. You must not think about the other things while having the food in your bowl—"

The more Yue Qianli listened, the more he felt something was wrong, so he quickly stopped him and said:
"Stop, what you said seems more and more wrong. What do you mean by 'seducing and then abandoning'? Today I just met your sister in person, okay?
If there was no intimacy at all, how could there be abandonment in the end?

While eating from the bowl, you are still thinking about the pot. Who is the bowl and who is the pot?

If you like Zheng Pingru, go after her. My mind is on fighting the Japanese invaders. As long as the Japanese invaders are not eliminated, I will not be able to have a family—"

"Okay, brother, Mr. Song and Mr. He have already left, do you want to shout this slogan to me?

Who knows when the Japanese pirates will be defeated? Are you planning to let my sister become an old maid?

If you really don't like her, just tell me. I will write a letter to my parents and ask them to marry Yaqin to the landlord's second son. They can get married after graduation so that she won't be a widow. "

"Old Duan, you are pushing your sister into the fire pit. How can the second son of a landlord be worthy of Yaqin?
Yaqin is still young, there is no need to rush to marry her off."

Duan Yulin sneered in his heart, thinking that he couldn't deal with you, the second son of a landlord!

Yue Qianli seemed to have overlooked one point: strictly speaking, he was also the second son of the landlord;

Although his father-in-law's family had shifted their focus to business, they still owned several hundred acres of land and were established landlords.

"This is my sister's mailing address. Don't say I didn't remind you. There are many stupid landlords who are eyeing my sister. Don't blame me for being disloyal if someone gets there first!"

After Duan Yulin finished speaking, he stuffed a note into Yue Qianli's pocket and turned away. It took someone a long time to react;

He wanted to return the note to Old Duan, but he was nowhere to be seen, so he had to open it. He saw that the handwriting on it was very elegant and there was a faint fragrance on the note. It was obviously given to him by Duan Yaqin.

He folded it casually and hid it in the inner pocket of his military uniform, wondering when he could return it to the other party in person.

(End of this chapter)