解放战争期间，陈毅规定部队入城后一律不得进入民宅。有些干部想不通，说遇到下雨、有病号怎么办?”陈毅坚持说：“这一条一定要无条件执行，说不入民宅，就是不准入，天王老子也不行！这是我们人民解放军送给上海人民的‘见面礼’!”解放上海的战役结束了，枪声停止后的第一个清晨，当上海市民打开家门时惊奇地发现，马路两边湿漉漉的地上睡满了身穿黄布军装的解放军战士，这一景象深深震撼了上海市民。

During the War of Liberation, Chen Yi stipulated that his troops should not enter private houses of local people. Some comrades were concerned about what if it rained or soldiers were wounded and sick? Chen Yi insisted, “This order must be carried out unconditionally. No one is allowed to enter private houses, even the King of Heaven! This is a greeting gift we present to the folks here.” As the Liberation War in Shanghai ended, the locals opened their gates and surprisingly found that along the street sides and on the wet ground lying many Liberation Army soldiers in their yellow cloth uniforms on the morning after the cease of gunfire. Shanghai people were deeply shocked and touched by what they had seen.