Beat Generation

The early morning in Zhan's house was eerily quiet.

The male servant cleaning the garden was obviously bowing down to sweep the fallen leaves among the flowers, but there was no sound of sweeping the floor.

The lips of the maids could be seen moving by the nearby waterside pavilion, but they couldn't hear a single whisper.

Just when Bo Mei thought that she had become deaf overnight, there was an angry voice behind her and said, "You child wakes up very early, do you want to go to bed?"

Bo Mei was startled, she covered her beating heart with her hands, turned around and saw that Zhan Jinhuai, who had come back from morning exercise, was looking at her with sweat on his face, Bo Mei didn't know that he was quietly behind him How long have you been watching...

"Morning, Uncle. Did you go for a jog?"

Zhan Jinhuai shook his head, and said apologetically, "I scared you. Just woke up?"

Bo Mei nodded, "Your house is really quiet."

"I'm not going for a jog, I'm going for a fast run."

"You are so healthy."

"Your father is much stronger than me."

"........."

Zhan Jinhuai was born in the army, and his figure is still strong at this age. His arms look extraordinarily powerful, and his beard is clean-shaven. If you look at the back, you may not be able to tell that he is an elderly uncle. Bo Mei recalled that her father used to go to morning exercises early in the morning. Her father would pick her up immediately and force her to do morning exercises with her younger brother. But her father never forced her mother to exercise in the morning. Often when the three of them came back from their morning exercises panting, the mother would still Did not get up.

"What are you thinking?" Zhan Jinhuai has been in power for too long, and his majesty has become more and more powerful. There are few juniors who do not fight with full energy in front of him. However, this "Pearl in the Palm" of General Chen Ruoxi does not seem to be afraid of him. , actually lost consciousness in front of him?He thought of Zhan Banbi's suspicion that she was a spy before, which ended up being nothing, and he couldn't help looking at the little girl up and down.

"I'm a little homesick." Bo Mei said honestly.

"Your father and elder brother are here, and you are not alone. Is it because the weather in Huanjing is too hot? Is Zhanmu River cooler?" Zhan Jinhuai's eyes fell on the little girl's eyes, and he felt that she was remembering Something, too, does make kids homesick after being away from home for too long.

"Well, my house is very cool. It's not like here." Bo's house is warm in winter and cool in summer, and is famously livable. Bo Mei also looked Zhan Jinhuai from head to toe, and she remembered Zhan Jinhuai, Wen Conglai and her His father, Bo Zhengtao, came out of an army, and they all had a deep military color on them.

All of them have really fought in battles in this generation, and their aura is incomparable to young generals who have never been on the battlefield.

Seeing her look at him like this, Zhan Jinhuai found it very interesting, even his young daughter Zhengzheng didn't dare to look directly at him like this, the eyes of the two met unexpectedly, Bo Mei didn't flinch, and looked directly at Zhan Jinhuai calmly.

She jokingly thought, this Uncle Zhan outlived both her father and Wen Xi's father, is there any ulterior secret?For example, stripping one's own political and enemy alive and erasing all the family members and achievements of the political and enemy.

Such a peaceful look at each other caused Zhan Jinhuai to stir up a thousand waves in his heart. He watched the undetectable emotion in her eyes seriously. At this moment, Zhan Jinhuai felt that the child's silent demeanor looked like a person.

Bo Mei didn't think there was anything wrong with this staring. She used to fight with her father over trivial matters, and she could stare at each other eye to eye for 10 minutes without blinking.

When she felt something was wrong, Zhan Jinhuai had already walked up to her, and his calloused hands had already touched her temples. Bo Mei was too frightened to move, and she didn't dare to look at Zhan Jinhuai. Awake!

"There is a petal." Zhan Jinhuai withdrew his hand without any disturbance, and Bo Mei saw that his fist was clenched tightly, so she asked, "What petal, uncle, can I take a look?"

Zhan Jinhuai did not stretch his fists, but said in a deep voice, "Chen Ai, you should go have breakfast."

Bo Mei felt that the atmosphere was very weird. She glanced at Zhan Jinhuai, but Zhan Jinhuai avoided her eyes. He repeated what he said just now. Bo Mei was no longer curious about the petals. She turned to leave. Over there, you're going in the wrong direction."

Bo Mei felt more and more frightened, but she told herself not to be afraid and not to embarrass her father. She turned around and walked quickly in the right direction.

Zhan Jinhuai stood where he was, looking at her gradually blurred figure in the corridor, he could see that she was walking faster and faster and almost started to trot... When she was indeed gone, Zhan Jinhuai lowered his head and opened his clenched fist.

There is nothing in the fist, not a single petal.

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The dining room of Zhan's house has an unreal sense of the future.

All the tableware is something Bo Mei has never seen before. When Bo Mei held the spoon in her hand, it was really fresh for a few minutes. When she came to the restaurant, Mrs. Zhan and Zhan Zhengzheng had already started eating, and the mother and daughter were chatting about interesting things Seeing this scene, Bo Mei couldn't help thinking of the scene where she had breakfast with her mother, and her thoughts sank for a moment.

After a while, Zhan Banhong also came in.

Then after a long time, neither Chen Ruoxi nor Chen Jin came. Zhan Banhong saw "Chen Ai" kept looking at the door, so he smiled and said, "My brother took your father and brother to visit the warship early in the morning. You probably slept soundly. Father didn't tell you."

"Oh." Bo Mei was about to leave the table when Zhan Banbi walked in. She was wearing the uniform of the tax department, and she looked like she was going to work after eating. She sat next to Bo Mei and shook her hand under the table. .

"Hands are so cold. What's wrong?" Zhan Banbi asked.

Bo Mei shook her head, she looked at her, wondering if she should tell her about seeing Zhan Jinhuai in the garden in the morning, Zhan Banbi also felt that she had something to say, the two looked at each other, just when Bo Mei was about to speak, Zhan Jinhuai also came in in a black prime minister's uniform, Bo Mei immediately let go of Zhan Banbi's hand, Zhan Banbi frowned.

Zhan Jinhuai did not take the main seat, but casually sat beside "Chen Ai".

"What are you talking about, so happy?" Zhan Jinhuai looked at his wife and young daughter with a smile, "I heard you laughing from afar."

"It's all about the juniors. These young people are much crazier than we were when we were young. They just do incomprehensible, funny, and deplorable things." Mrs. Zhan looked at Zhan Jinhuai, "Why are you sitting so far away?" ?”

"There is a meeting to be held in the morning, and I have to put on a tiger face. I can't go to your mother and daughter, and be infected by your laughter. I am afraid that this meeting will not be held well."

Mrs. Zhan laughed loudly and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "Haha. Then I won't hinder your black face, I won't make jokes."

While eating breakfast, Bo Mei listened to the old couple's conversation. Maybe she was belatedly afraid of revealing some flaws. She always felt that Zhan Jinhuai was looking at her, but she couldn't stop exploring. She turned her head to look at Zhan Banbi. Seeing that Zhan Banbi was reading the newspaper with a nonchalant expression.

"Chen Ai, why don't you go out with me today? Let me introduce you to someone."

Bo Mei looked up at Mrs. Zhan, and was about to speak, when Zhan Banbi and Zhan's father spoke at the same time.

Zhan Banbi said: "Mom, those sisters of yours only want to introduce boyfriends to her."

Zhan Jinhuai said: "The Prime Minister's wife can't go out for a walk today, you have to accompany me to the old friends meeting."

Zhan Banbi glanced at Zhan's father, Zhan Banhong glanced at Zhan Banbi, he said with a smile: "Sister, little sister Chen Ai came here to choose a son-in-law."

"I told you, she's too young to understand anything."

"...Banbi is right." Zhan's father took a few beats to answer, and Zhan Banhong said awkwardly, "It's a pity that sister Chen Ai didn't take a fancy to me. I'm so sad."

Zhan Zhengzheng laughed loudly. After she drank the asthma medicine, she threw a candy ball on Zhan Banhong, "Brother, don't be ashamed!"

Sitting among Zhan's family, Bo Mei didn't say much. She just felt uncomfortable and wanted to finish breakfast quickly.

"Banbi, you need to pay more attention to Bo Hui's affairs." Father Zhan said.

The breakfast gradually took on the look it should have. They were chatting about household or business affairs, and Bao Mei just listened.

"Yes, father."

"Go early and return early."

Zhan Banbi nodded. She glanced at Bo Mei and was about to pull her off the dining chair when the butler came over and said that she had her phone number, which was an urgent call from the tax department. Zhan Banbi immediately went to the main hall to answer the phone.

Mrs. Zhan and Zhan Banhong left the table.

Only Zhan Zhengzheng was eating a special medicine soup to cure asthma, and that bowl of black soup exuded a strange smell.

"Uncle Zhan, I'm done eating, take your time."

"I don't think you have eaten much, so eat some more." Zhan Jinhuai pushed a small white bowl in front of her, and comforted her in a kind tone.

"No thanks, I'm full."

Zhan Jinhuai chuckled, "You're afraid of me now. You weren't at all just now."

"I'm not afraid of you." Bo Mei blurted out, and after she finished speaking, she looked at Zhan Jinhuai again with eyes as calm as the deep sea, and the two met again.

Zhan Jinhuai laughed heartily this time, "My child, it is a good thing to know that fear is a good thing. Fear can make you more sensible."

"No, fear will only make things worse. Even if you are cornered, you should at least show your fangs."

"...General Chen's education is really good."

Bo Mei curled her lips, "My father (Izumi Yutoshi) will be very happy if he hears you praise me so much."

"Then I'll be your father's face next time.... These are the petals I plucked from your temples." Zhan Jinhuai suddenly opened his hand, and Bo Mei looked at his palm——

A pure white flower petal lay in the center of the interlaced palm lines and spear cocoons.

Bo Mei has no way of knowing what kind of petal this petal is. It is the time when summer flowers are blooming in the garden, but...

"How can the petals that you hold (with such force) be so complete?" Bo Mei stared at Zhan Jinhuai's eyes, trying to find something from his calm eyes, but unfortunately, she couldn't see anything.

Did he notice something?Bo Mei was in a cold sweat, but Zhan Jinhuai just smiled without showing any emotion.

Zhan Jinhuai looked away, and Zhan Zhengzheng laughed when he saw his father rarely laughing.

Bo Mei was at a loss and turned her head to look at Zhan Banbi. She saw that Zhan Banbi had already finished making the phone and was standing there.

Bo Mei didn't want to sit here for a second.

"Uncle, did I... did I say something wrong?"

"No. I heard this sentence decades ago, and now it seems like reincarnation, and I hear it again."

"What?"

"That's what you said." Zhan Jinhuai raised his eyebrows and said: "I escaped the Prime Minister's wife, but I didn't escape you. I still laughed. I don't know if today's meeting will continue."

"Just pretend I didn't say that."

Bo Mei felt that she was being led by the nose by Zhan Jinhuai, so she could only change the subject, "Uncle Zhan, can I go have morning tea with Bo Hui with Sister Banbi?"

"No." Zhan Jinhuai said.

Zhan Banbi was about to speak out, but Bo Mei took Zhan Jinhuai's arm and asked softly, "Uncle Zhan, it's okay, right? You said yes, yes, yes?"

Zhan Jinhuai turned his head to look at the child again, his eyes had changed slightly, he narrowed his eyes, "OK, yes."

"!" Zhan Banbi's eyes widened in surprise. In such a confidential matter, outsiders, especially people from Zhanmuhe, should not be allowed to intervene in such a confidential matter. She suddenly felt that maybe last night or this morning, there was something between Bo Mei and her father. Something must have happened, she looked at her father with a strange look... "Father, then...Chen Ai, come with me."

"I asked Secretary Wang to follow you. He is on vacation today. If there is anything difficult, he can help you." Zhan Jinhuai didn't turn his head to look at the two of them, but just gave instructions.

Zhan Banbi's heart skipped a beat. Secretary Wang has retired for three years and is the old secretary of Prime Minister Zhan. With Lao Wang following him, it is indeed easier to deal with many matters of the Bo family, but... it seems that there is a lingering As if his eyes and ears were involved in this incident, Zhan felt half stuck in his throat.

Beforehand, there was no such arrangement confirmed, it was like Zhan Jinhuai's impromptu decision.

Zhan Banbi didn't dare to ask more questions, Bo Mei's whole face turned pale, her hands were too cold, she must have been frightened by something, and she had to be taken out of the restaurant first.

By the time they left the dining room holding hands, Zhan Zhengzheng had almost finished his medicine soup.

"Is it bitter?" Zhan Jinhuai rubbed Yao Nu's head with a smile, Zhan Zhengzheng shook his head, "Not bitter, Dad, do you like Chen Ai very much? I like it too, she looks so good-looking."

"Yes." Zhan Jinhuai replied blankly.

——"Don't look back, don't be afraid." Zhan Banbi held Bao Mei's hand tightly, and Bao Mei was trembling slightly, and finally went upstairs with Zhan's half hug and half support.

"Where are you taking me?" Bo Mei asked.

"Relax, I'm here, it's fine."

Bo Mei shook her head, Zhan Banbi frowned, and the two entered Zhan Banbi's bedroom. After Zhan pressed a button in the room, he said to Bo Mei, "Tell me, what happened?"

"........."

"Don't worry, no one can listen to what we say."

"He must have recognized me? I feel the way he looked at me, as if he knew me a long time ago." Bo Mei bit her index finger, "What should I do? He recognized me."

"Calm down. If he recognizes you, you should be even more calm." Zhan half-hugged her, "He won't recognize you. I don't think he recognizes you. Tell me, you What happened with my father?"

Bo Mei intermittently talked about the garden and the dining table, and Zhan Banbi forced her to recall every word they had said, and Bo Mei carefully said all the words.

After listening to Bo Mei's description, Zhan Banbi's heart also picked up. On the one hand, she was worried about being found out, and on the other hand, she was worried about something more terrifying...

"Do you... know why he promised you to have morning tea with us?"

"I don't know." Bo Mei stood up even more terrified, "I looked at him at the time, I was tentative, and I didn't know why I asked that way, I just didn't want to sit with him anymore, so I just asked like that ..." Bo Mei opened her eyes wide, "I thought he would promise me anything at that moment, so I said it. Did I say something wrong, my God, why did I... yeah, how could he promise What about me? Is he going to test me for something? Let Lao Wang come? I am most afraid of Secretary Wang."

"Wait, what did you say just now?" Zhan Banbi asked softly.

"Which sentence? I said a lot. You and your father are really biological, it's all in one sentence..."

"That's the sentence, he will promise me anything???" Zhan Banbi hugged Bo Mei who was walking around, and Bo Mei nodded, "Yes, at that moment just now, I felt like he opened his eyes. A crack in his heart, I mean, at that moment your father was very honest and unguarded, I think he would agree to anything I said."

Zhan Banbi was speechless for a moment, she hugged Bo Mei tightly and gently smoothed her trembling back.

Bo Mei fell into a panic, she felt that every second was very difficult, she remembered what her mother said when she woke up from a nightmare, you must not let Zhan Jinhuai catch you, you can't go back to Huanjing, they will kill you thousands of dollars Cut it!

After a long time, the driver downstairs called and said the car was ready.

Zhan Banbi took a deep breath, held Bo Mei's face in her hands, and said, "From now on, it is forbidden to talk to my father in private, and it is forbidden to have any communication with him. Avoid him completely."

Bo Mei nodded heavily, "I'll go back to Bo's house tonight."

"Now you are Chen Ai. You can't go back to Bo's house. You sleep with me at night. Don't leave my sight. Do you understand?"

Bo Mei nodded heavily again.

"What should I do today? Old Wang must have come to test me?"

Zhan Banbi shook his head, "You can behave as usual, there is nothing to be afraid of, he is old, even if he has good hearing and eyesight. Ershan and I will protect you, don't be timid. Once you are afraid, there will be more and more flaws. do you know?"

Bo Mei nodded again.

"My brother will protect me too, yes, nothing to be afraid of."

Zhan Banbi quickly changed Bo Mei's clothes, and the two went downstairs. After getting into the car, Bo Mei held Zhan's hand tightly and said repeatedly: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't be distracted. , and shouldn’t say one more word to him. If he recognizes it, then we will all be finished.”

... Zhan Banbi had no expression on her face. She suppressed the terrible thought, only held Bao Mei's hand tightly, and emphasized repeatedly: "I will never let you have trouble again. Never."