The Phantom Butterfly of the Republic of China

Jin Yu was just surprised that Lin Junshan would return to Shanghai so early. Jin Yu always knew that Lin Junshan was someone else's child. He was very capable but he was not a very likable person. People of his age were very afraid of him. The only one who was not afraid of him was Jin Yu. Jin Yu had been playing with him since he was a child. Compared with other people, Jin Yu was not very afraid of Lin Junshan, but he did not like him either, because Lin Junshan liked to tease Jin Yu.

Jin Yu rolled his eyes at Lin Junshan and said, "Oh, so, you, the eldest young master of the Lin family, what do you want from me?" Lin Junshan looked at Jin Yu and said, "Why don't you invite me for tea and let me sit here like this?" Jin Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Sit down. Xiaotao will serve tea to our Young Master Lin." Lin Junshan liked to see Jin Yu disliking him but not being able to get rid of him.

Jin Yu completely ignored Lin Junshan and said directly: "Tell me, what's the matter? I don't believe you are here to drink tea." Lin Junshan knew that Jin Yu would not pick up his conversation and said: "Look, my second uncle and second aunt are very concerned about when you and Xiu'er will fulfill their promise on their engagement." Jin Yu had just picked up his tea and was about to drink it when he paused and said: "I have told your sister about this matter. We have known each other since we were young, and I love her just like a sister, and she respects me just like a brother. We neither of us has any feelings between men and women. I have also explained this to my uncle, aunt and my parents." Lin Junshan did not expect that Jin Yu not only gave Lin Xiu'er the opportunity to make her own choice, but also told both sets of parents about this matter in advance.

Jin Yu also saw that Lin Junshan was puzzled as to why the two of them were still engaged. Jin Yu sat up straight and said, "You also know that Shanghai is in chaos right now. Besides, your Lin family not only has a certain say in the country, but also has influence abroad. The Lin family has only one daughter, Lin Xiu'er. When Lin Xiu'er hasn't found a good home, the news is released that the engagement between the Jin family and the Lin family is cancelled. What do you think Lin Xiu'er will face?" Lin Junshan thought more than Jin Yu and knew that there were other things involved.

Jin Yu knew that some things could not be hidden from Lin Junshan, so he said, "Two years ago, the deputy mayor's son saw Lin Xiu'er at a dance party and fell in love with her. He originally thought that Xiu'er was just a woman with no background, so he planned to take action. In the end, he did not take action after finding out that she was my fiancée." Lin Junshan also knew that things were not that simple. What happened would definitely not be something a girl could accept. If it were not for Jin Yu or the Jin family, Lin Xiu'er might not have had a chance to survive.

In fact, there is also the handiwork of Jin Yu's mother's family, that is, Jin Yu's uncle, who is a high-ranking official in the southern government, and a high-ranking official with real power in the army, a division commander. This is why the Jin family's master, who is just a scholar, can thrive in this mixed place, and no one dares to offend the Jin family. Of course, only a small number of people know about this in-law of the Jin family. There is no way that Mrs. Jin protects her family well.

Lin Junshan also knew about Uncle Jin Yu. In fact, only Jin Yu had seen Uncle Jin. None of the other three had seen him. Even Jin Ling didn't know Uncle Jin, or he had never known that there was someone in his maternal family, and an uncle with great power. Jin Yu had seen this person when he was three years old. After that, they only exchanged letters, or Mrs. Jin occasionally called and sent photos. Fang Zheng, Jin Yu and the others had never seen Uncle Jin in person.

Suddenly, Jin Yan said from behind: "We actually have an uncle?" Jin Yu was startled and said: "What are you doing? Didn't you go out?" Jin Yan also realized that he had scared his elder brother and said embarrassedly: "Hey, the Japanese are arresting people everywhere now, and our commune has stopped all activities. We originally wanted to organize an activity to ban Japanese products, but now it is not necessary."

Jin Yu and Lin Junshan looked at Jin Yan in confusion and said in unison: "What's going on?" Jin Yan looked at his elder brother and Lin Junshan and said: "Oh, it's just like Xiu'er said, you two have a tacit understanding, like a couple." Lin Junshan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jin Yan thoughtfully, and Jin Yu immediately retorted: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Jin Yan pouted and said: "It is true, and people are not allowed to say it. I don't know who went to study abroad with Brother Lin less than three months later." Jin Yu wanted to hit him after listening to his brother's complaints. These are two completely different things. Just when he was about to refute Lin Junshan, he said: "Oh, so that's the case, you and Xiu'er are very close." This question stumped both Jin Yu and Jin Yan.

Jin Yu looked at Lin Junshan in confusion, not understanding why he said that, and then looked at his younger brother, who was also eighteen years old. Lin Xiuer and Jin Yan were more like childhood sweethearts than Jin Yu and Lin Xiuer, and their relationship was even better than his. Jin Yu then thought of how Lin Xiuer was so active every time she came to his house, and it turned out that she had other intentions. He thought Lin Xiuer was attracted to him, but she didn't expect that she was attracted to someone else.

Jin Yan felt nervous when they looked at him. He wanted to explain but didn't know where to start. Jin Yu and Lin Junshan could also understand what they were worried about. Jin Yu pressed his head and said, "Haven't you ever thought about telling me? Didn't I tell Xiu'er that if she found someone she liked, she could tell me." Jin Yan said embarrassedly, "Well, brother, aren't you afraid that people will tell? Besides, dad and mom have been urging you to get married. If I tell them, they will definitely not agree." Jin Yu was speechless. He didn't expect that his brother was such a fool.

Lin Junshan didn't expect that Lin Xiu'er didn't like Jin Yu but Jin Yan. He was speechless. But he thought about it and realized that the engagement between the Lin family and the Jin family was made by his grandfather. He didn't say who it was. It was because the Lin family only had Lin Xiu'er that the engagement was with her. The Jin family had two sons, but they didn't mention who it was. Everyone just subconsciously thought it was the eldest son of the Jin family. Lin Junshan thought about it and said, "It seems that the engagement between our two families didn't say who it was!" Jin Yu and Jin Yan looked at Lin Junshan and shook their heads and said, "No, it only said that the two families would fulfill the engagement."

As soon as Jin Yan finished speaking, he became happy and said, "Does that mean that this engagement can also be between me and Xiu'er?" Jin Yu was about to say yes when he heard Mrs. Jin say, "Yes, so what's the situation between you two? Why didn't we find out before?" Jin Yan felt a little embarrassed by his mother's question and said, "We've been dating in secret because we're afraid you'd find out." Jin Yu and Mrs. Jin looked at their son (brother) speechlessly.