Liang Jian: I have a canteen

Elisa still pays close attention to Xu San.

Although Xu San looks quite ordinary, the aura he exudes is quite extraordinary.

Moreover, she could tell that Huan Ji was definitely not his wife, or even his mistress.

As for why.

It can probably be attributed to a woman's intuition.

As the music started, Xu San put his arm around Elisa's waist.

Um.
It's thicker than I expected; there must have been a waist belt inside the skirt.

The melodious music flowed through the softly lit dance floor. Xu San gently placed his hand on Elisa's waist and held her hand with his other hand. Although his face was ordinary, his steps were unusually steady and composed, leading the rhythm without hesitation.

Xu San's dancing was indeed not very good.

Although there was no stepping on each other's feet, the strong sense of disharmony between the two still made Elisa feel very awkward.

“It seems Mr. Edogawa really has no experience in dancing,” Elisa said softly with a smile.

Xu San smiled slightly, with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry to have disturbed Miss Elisa's enjoyment."

“It’s alright!” Elisa continued with a smile.

As they were talking, the dance music ended.

He twirled her around, her skirt rippling in the breeze, and then Xu San gave her a gentlemanly bow.

Returning to my seat, I found that Lisa had also arrived.

Xu San sat down, took a hair clip out of his pocket and handed it over, "A small gift."

The hair clip is made of silver and has a plum blossom design.

Lisa took the hair clip. The silver plum blossom gleamed warmly under the light, its petals displaying an astonishingly delicate texture. Lisa immediately fell in love with it. "Thank you. This hair clip is beautiful."

In response to the praise, Xu San said, "You're welcome."

After putting on her hair clip, Lisa tilted her head and looked at Xu San. "You don't...you don't like me." This question startled Xu San, then he laughed. "I really like Lisa. I have a student who's about your age."

Little Lisa wasn't a child, and she immediately understood what Xu San meant.

She was a little disappointed, then continued to ask, "So you like my sister?"

“Elisa is very beautiful, but coincidentally, I have another student who is the same age as her.”

"Ah!" Little Lisa opened her mouth in surprise. "How old are you?"

"I'm thirty-two years old!" Xu San thought he was ten years older.

Little Lisa tilted her head and examined Xu San carefully again. "He's still very young! But I remember you said you were a reporter, so why are you saying you have students now? Are you also a part-time teacher?"

"Hmm," Xu San thought for a moment and then explained the master-disciple relationship again.

This time, Lisa understood, and then asked curiously, "So what do you teach?"

"They teach shooting, and they also teach math, physics, and chemistry."

When it came to shooting, Lisa got excited, but when she heard about math, physics, and chemistry, her little brows immediately furrowed.

"Shooting is related to mathematics, physics, and chemistry. For example, long-range shooting involves calculations."

"Hmm," Lisa replied, sounding somewhat uninterested.

Huanji's English is also quite good, and she even knows a little German. She and Hans had a good chat.

From their brief conversation, we learned that Hans was a railway engineer, and that their father was also a railway engineer.

This trip to Qingdao was for railway design and construction.

After exchanging a few words, the conversation turned to Elisa.

German medicine was quite advanced during this period, and Elisa's decision to study in Japan was partly an escape from the war. (End of Chapter)