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A month later, Luo Xiazhi, who had already removed the plaster, brought his servant Ale to the Shiliupu pier by the river, ready to set off by boat.

"Third Uncle, when will Allah arrive in Chongming? Chongming Island is fun?"

A little girl pulled his trousers, looked up and asked.

"Smile, we just got on the boat. The boat hasn't even started yet, what are you in a hurry for?"

Wearing a pair of round-rimmed gold-rimmed glasses, Luo Xiazhi bent down and picked up the little girl.

The two walked to the side of the boat and saw that there were still many tourists wandering on the shore, waving in the direction of the boat from time to time, so he also took the little girl's hand and waved downward in a similar manner.

"Third Uncle, when did you become short-sighted? The last time I went home with a smile, Third Uncle didn't have glasses yet."

The little girl leaned her head against Luo Xiazhi's neck and asked curiously.

This cute little girl is the only daughter of the elder brother Luo Yunze, and also Luo Xiazhi's niece, Luo Wanyi, whose nickname is Xiaoxiao.

As the name suggests, Xiaoxiaoren is a little girl who loves to laugh, but she is not very lucky. She lost her mother when she was born.

His elder brother cherished and valued this daughter so much that he sent her to a boarding school for girls of foreign churches regardless of her young age.

People in their era generally study very early, and they are only six years old, and they have already lived as a boarding student for a year-but fortunately, she didn't go to live on campus alone. She fell in love with Aunt Lin, a close nurse, and a teenage maid, Qiaodi, who took care of her daily life.

The primary school student came home from summer vacation yesterday, and when she heard that her third uncle was going to live in a villa on Chongming Island, she decided to go with her no matter what.So Luo Xiazhi's originally very streamlined vacation team of one master and one servant developed into a huge organization of a young master, a young lady, a servant, a girl and an old lady.

If it wasn't for his insistence that no more people could be stuffed in, his affectionate elder brother would even want to stuff two more cooks and four bodyguards in.After thinking about it, there were servants and nurses in the villa, and after Luo Xiazhi insisted on it, he finally gave up the idea.

Luo Xiazhi pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose a little out of habit.

These are plain glasses that he asked A Le to give him specially, without prescription, just to cover up his eyes.

Now this pair of gold-rimmed glasses is on the bridge of the nose, and some bangs are placed on the forehead. At first glance, the gentle and moist young master of the Luo family is back again.

With a piercing whistle, the ship started slowly and sailed into the rolling Huangpu River.

With a smile in his arms, Luo Xiazhi looked back at the crowds on the pier. Countless foreigners full of longing for the city and locals carrying a dream intertwined here.

Not far away, the bell of the Customs Building sounded, knocking into the hearts of pedestrians one after another.The river wind is mixed with the smell of sand and hot sweat, and the statue of the Goddess of Peace on the Bund spreads its wings, guarding the peace of this side.

This is the red dust of the magic city, the little Paris of the east, the paradise of adventurers, a magical city where countless dreams, struggles, darkness, and light intertwine!

It was true a hundred years ago, and it will be true a hundred years from now!

Unprecedented pride is intertwined in Luo Xiazhi's chest. Only when he walks out of the narrow courtyard of Luo Mansion and opens his eyes to see the world of mortals coming and going, can he truly feel the impact of the changes of this era.

"Smile! Where are you going?"

Luo Xiazhi didn't pay attention, Xiaoxiao slid out of his embrace like a mud monkey, and was submerged in the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Luo Xiazhi was so frightened that he burst out into a cold sweat, and rushed in regardless of Ale's obstruction.

Damn it!

He, a reckless man who has never brought up a child, has actually forgotten that this is the most chaotic era in Shanghai. What a lovely girl Xiaoxiao is. If there is any accident, how can he be worthy of his elder brother and dead sister-in-law? !

Luo Xiazhi searched in the crowd, but couldn't find Xiaoxiao for a long time. The whistle of the ship came from his ears, reminding the tourists who hadn't boarded yet that the ship would leave soon.

"Uncle Three!"

Just when Luo Xiazhi was sweating profusely from fright and was scurrying around like a hooded fly, a voice that was no different from the sounds of nature sounded from behind him.

Luo Xiazhi turned his head and saw that Xiaoxiao was being held in the arms of a man, and he was waving enthusiastically at him.

"Third Uncle, I lost you just now! I'm sorry."

The little girl said guiltily.

Well, it turned out she had lost him.

Luo Xiazhi hurriedly ran in front of them, looked at them reproachfully and smiled.

The little girl stuck out her tongue and pinched the corner of her clothes uneasily, "Third Uncle, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be running around..."

"Thank you very much, sir."

The man in front of him is about 25 or [-] years old, tall and tall, wearing a beige gown and a gentleman's hat, he looks like an intellectual.

The chin is slightly pointed, the bridge of the nose is straight, and a pair of thick eyebrows go straight to the temples, but there is a strong bookish look on the body, and the appearance is dignified.

Luo Xiazhi stretched out his hands to take Xiaoxiao over, but the man didn't pick up Lingzi at all, and still held Xiaoxiao in his arms, just looking at him with a half-smile.

Xiaoxiao even generously patted the shoulder of the man who was holding her, raised his head, and said very arrogantly: "Mr. Gu, this is my third uncle. He is very good-looking, isn't he? I'm not bragging. "

Luo Xiazhi raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, yes...you are right about what you said with a smile."

The man couldn't help laughing when he saw her appearance as a kid.

"Third Uncle, this is Teacher Gu."

Rorschach can't laugh or cry

"Then let me introduce you, and you can shake hands."

Xiaoxiao jumped off the man, walked to Luo Xiazhi's feet, and hugged his thigh.

"Hello, I'm Luo Xiazhi, and I'm Xiaoxiao's third uncle. I'm sorry, I made you laugh. Thank you for helping me take care of Xiaoxiao just now."

Seeing that she was serious, Luo Xiazhi had no choice but to extend his hand solemnly and introduced himself.

"Hello, the surname is Gu, Shanghan Xialin, Gu Hanlin."

The two held hands together. Speaking of which, this Gu Hanlin was Luo Xiazhi who came to this era and was the first person other than doctors to have physical contact with him. Feeling the dry and strong palm of the other party, Luo Xiazhi thought of it with some emotion. .

"I am the principal of Chongming County Primary School."

The man continued.

Is this a coincidence?

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The sea breeze was cool, and there was still a tea party on the deck of the first-class cabin, so Luo Xiazhi took Miss Xiaoxiao and her new friend Principal Gu to drink afternoon tea on the deck.

During the period, Ah Le brought Aunt Lin, her personal nanny with a smile, to visit once. The loyal aunt originally wanted to scold Luo Xiazhi for his shameless act of daring to let the young lady disappear by herself, but Due to the presence of outsiders, after telling the lady not to eat too much ice cream, he twisted Ah Le's ears and withdrew.

Speaking of which, Ah Le was born in Chongming Island, and he went to the Luo family in Shanghai to work as a servant when he was about ten years old.

Luo Xiazhi picked up the black tea cup and tried to let the hot air cover up his embarrassment. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xiaoxiao eating the milk ball on the ice cream cone in one bite.

"..."

It can be seen that he is a "habitual offender".

Stopping Xiaoxiao from trying to order another ice cream, Luo Xiazhi said to Gu Hanlin, "Where is Principal Gu from, he can speak Mandarin really well."

It has always been a big problem for Shanghai people to speak Mandarin. Luo Xiazhi received Mandarin education since he was a child, and it is inevitable that he has some nasal accents. This Mr. Gu speaks beautiful standard Mandarin, and even brought some Beijing movies.

"I grew up in Shanghai, but I went to university in Peking, and my family's ancestors are also from Peking. After graduating from university, I returned to Shanghai to engage in education."

Gu Hanlin picked up the coffee, took a sip and put it down, "It's rare that Mr. Luo's Mandarin is also very standard."

"My third uncle is a talented student who is going to study at St. John's University. He is very good!"

Xiaoxiao has no ice cream to eat, but she still obediently sits in her seat and acts like a lady.He probably knew that he had caused trouble just now, and now he is flattering Luo Xiazhi.

Luo Xiazhi was more handsome than her, sipping tea with his head bowed.

The two discussed the scenery of Beiping.One has lived in the north for a long time and is familiar with the road, and the other is full of theoretical knowledge from books, and at any rate, he has traveled to Beijing several times during the summer and winter vacations in his "previous life", and he actually managed to have a good time with each other. Some unfinished meanings.

"I went to the island this time for the construction of the school building during the summer vacation. If you are free in the summer solstice, you might as well come and see it."

The two stood on the pier and bid farewell, but within a few hours, they were already intimate.

"Naturally, naturally."

Luo Xiazhi couldn't agree, Xiaoxiao had already agreed.

Luo Xiazhi laughed, hugged and smiled, and nodded to Gu Hanlin.

Gu Hanlin came to the island alone, and when he got off the pier, there were already people from the school waiting.

It's just that Luo Xiazhi didn't expect that the people in this school were not only waiting for Gu Hanlin, but also waiting for him.

There are so many people in their family including the master and other people, so naturally they have a lot of luggage.Although the Luo family didn't have a car on the island, they did have a carriage. Logically, the carriage should pick them up.

Who knew that the person who came to pick up Luo Xiazhi and his party was actually...an ox cart.

360° panoramic convertible, with a cart full of straw behind it.

"Too much, too much!"