After returning to Oahu, Major Braun directly announced a three-day holiday for everyone to relax. So everyone went into the city in a commotion. As for Ron, he was given a month-long vacation to go home to visit his family. However, Ram's wedding was just two days later, and Ron was invited. So the trip to the North American continent can only be delayed for another two days. Anyway, if you're idle, let's go into the city and go shopping.

Honolulu is not a big city, with only about 300,000 people, small and exquisite. It's the time of the war, and the original crowd of tourists is no longer visible. However, the market is not depressed because of this, as new tourists replace the old tourists. Now you can see soldiers in green or white uniforms everywhere on the streets of Honolulu.

Military personnel tend to be the best customers because they are mostly willing to spend money. People who are born and die on the battlefield need a place to relax, and Honolulu provides just that. Hawaii is the only continent in the U.S. where there is a non-white majority, and there are expatriates from all over the world, indigenous people, Chinese, Malays, well, of course, Japanese Americans. But now it's hard to see Japanese residents on the streets. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Japanese spies helped to indicate the target. When the United States declared war on Japan, out of fear of Japanese spies, the Americans imprisoned all Japanese Americans in the United States. As for a military center like Honolulu, of course, there can be no Japanese residents left.

This reminded Ron of a few years ago, oh ~ one ~ Ben ~ read ~ small ~ said ~ ybdu, no, it was the situation of traveling to Honolulu many years later. That was when he and Xie Na first got married, and the two of them were still young at that time, and they didn't think it was important to save money. So as soon as the two moonlight clan got married, they ran to Honolulu to be dashing. Many years later, all kinds of social pressures slowly emerged, so that if it wasn't organized by the unit, the days when two people paid their own money to go crazy together seemed to be gone forever.

Compared to that time, oh no, it should be that Honolulu at that time and this time, there is no earth-shaking change, some classic buildings are still standing, and it seems that there is not much newer than then. Of course, there are still many differences, and Honolulu here is more simple and beautiful than it was then. If Xie Na is also here, she will definitely like it even more if she likes the nostalgic atmosphere.

"Hey, what's the fuss?" Kanoo, who was traveling with him, elbowed him, and by the way, he took off his hat and waved vigorously at a few little girls who were walking by, "Hi, beauties, hello! ”

The girls looked back, smiled generously at them, and continued on their way.

After Kanu escaped from Zero's guns the last time, he was grateful to Ron for teaching him the art of escape. So as soon as he was on vacation, he took Ron out with him. According to him, he was going to treat Ron to a big meal. What who pays? Needless to say, since it is a sign of gratitude, of course, you have to pay for it yourself. However, one of Ron's previous Silver Heart medals had just been hung on the placket, and it was said that he even had the chance to receive a Meritorious Service Medal this time - which of course should be treated. Since there is a treat, there are many uninvited guests. Kanu's brothers, Kidd and Farah, also followed. It seems that it is not only the Chinese who like to take advantage of every opportunity.

Kanu tells Ron that the best thing in the world, well, is definitely a Chinese meal. According to him, his father was a missionary who had been a missionary in China, and he spent some time with his father in China as a child. He even knew Pearl Race.

"I'm telling you, Ron. You definitely don't believe it, the Chinese are too good at eating, they eat everything, such as big crabs, and even bugs! Kanu showed off with an exaggerated expression, "But it can't be denied that those things are weird, but they are indeed delicious. Did you know, they eat crabs and even have a whole set of tools, some kind of little hammer, little tongs and a whole bunch of things. Of course, the thing they use the most is chopsticks, which are two wooden sticks. I'm sure you can't play with that, but I've been able to since I was a kid. So my fingers are more nimble than all of you......"

"There it is! There is a nice Chinese restaurant there. But you wouldn't be able to eat it without me, and the things they usually make are Americanized. can only deceive guys like Kidd and Farrah with underdeveloped taste buds. ”

Just around the corner of the street, there is a Chinese restaurant, and it is almost noon, and there are more and more people eating. As soon as Kanu entered, a waiter greeted them upstairs and brought out the menu.

Kanu tossed the menu aside, and said something in a peculiar language. Judging from the way it is pronounced, it is very similar to the dialects of southern Fujian or Chaoshan. The waiter's eyes widened in astonishment, and he immediately ran down. After a while, a thin old Chinese man came up. As soon as Kanu saw him, she greeted him familiarly, and continued to talk to him in a dialect that even Ron didn't understand.

But the conversation was not long, and after a while, the food was delivered, and the old man turned away. Just as everyone was about to eat, with the sound of wooden steps, a young Chinese woman came up. Honolulu is also one of the areas where Chinese people live, and it is common for Chinese women to appear. However, this woman's dress was very different from the average Chinese woman at that time. First of all, she was taller than the southern girls that Kanu often saw, almost 1.66 meters tall. I wore a white long-sleeved shirt, but now the sleeves are rolled up high, and it has become a short-sleeved style. He wore a pair of denim trousers underneath, a wide belt, and a pair of dark brown calfskin shoes on his feet. There's also a Leica camera on his chest. This outfit is definitely an outlier in conservative Chinese circles. She sat down at a nearby table and removed her Mexican-style cowboy hat from her hand, revealing her neat short hair and large, shiny black eyes.

"Hey, this young lady, could you please have a drink with us?" It was Kanu who spoke, still in the Chinese dialect that Ron didn't even understand.

But the woman obviously understood, and she looked up at Ron and the others in surprise, and then walked over generously, and said to everyone in very fluent English, "Then I will disturb everyone, my name is Hailan, and I am a reporter for the New York Monitor." It's a pleasure to meet you all here......"

The female reporter was clearly interested in the recent Battle of Midway and asked a number of questions related to it. Especially when he learns that Ron is an ace pilot, he asks him more questions. Some of these questions are quite specialized, from which it can be seen that she is quite familiar with the war. As if sensing their suspicions, Hai Lan told them that she had done battlefield interviews in Shanghai and interviewed some pilots of the Republic of China. He also personally took a photo of their plane taking off to intercept a Japanese plane, which was later quoted by many media. But she also knows what to ask and what not to ask. Of course, Ron: They also know what to say and what not to say. During this time, she was also impressed by Kanuna's proficiency in the southern Chinese dialect and Ron's proficiency in chopsticks. As she parted, she gave a half-length close-up of both of them and promised that they would appear on the front page of the newspaper. It's not a big newspaper, but it makes Kanu happy.

Two days passed quickly, and it was soon Ram's wedding. Early that morning, Ron arrived at the place of the wedding, the Church of Kawaia

The coral reef stone church is the oldest Anglican church on the island, having been built in 1842. During the Kingdom of Hawaii, the church was the site of coronations, weddings, and funerals for royal families. While it can't compare in size to the huge Gothic cathedrals of Europe, this church with a huge organ with 3,000 ducts is certainly the best wedding location in Hawaii.

Ron had also visited here back then, and the appearance of the place had hardly changed from his memory. When he and Xie Na came here, they happened to meet the wedding of a couple. At that time, the warm and romantic atmosphere once made Xie Na jealous. Now that I have come here again, I have met another wedding, but there is no Xie Na among the people who are with me. This reminded him of an ancient poem, and involuntarily recited it softly:

Last year, in this door today, the peach blossoms on the faces of the people were red.

The face of the person does not know where to go, and the peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze.

"Huh? Didn't think you could speak Chinese? A voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Immersed in the memories, Ron immediately woke up and turned his head to see Hailan standing next to him.

"Oh, it's you, you're here to cover the wedding?" Ron asked casually, because the other party spoke Chinese, and he naturally used it to look at Hailan's outfit and find that she didn't have the Leica camera with her, and she was dressed very differently than last time. This time she wore a long dress with a one-piece dress, a sunhat with lace lace, some makeup on her face, her eyebrows were finely outlined, her eyelashes were also treated, and with the big eyes that were already flickering, compared to the bold cowgirl image at noon that day, now she was like a different person. Well, it's just that the chest is a little too flat, not at all like a towering mountain, not even a hill, almost, simply, basically an airfield.

"It's so cute, it must be a boy." Ron couldn't help but think, "It's just that there's no Adam's apple." ”

"Oh, not exactly, I'm here to be a bridesmaid." Hailan smiled softly, and the reddish rays of the morning sun shone through the lace edge of the visor on her fair face.

"My bride Helena and I were college classmates, and she wrote to me the other day telling me that she was getting married, that she was going to marry a naval pilot, and that she needed a bridesmaid now. I went to the newspaper and applied for an assignment to Hawaii, and so I came. By the way, you haven't told me where you learned Chinese from? Hailan furrowed her eyebrows slightly, as if she was a little dissatisfied that Ron hadn't answered her question and had gone back to ask her. At this time, she suddenly noticed that Ron's eyes seemed to be looking at the "airport", and this dissatisfaction became even stronger.

"Look where! How not to answer the question! She sneered, trying to straighten her chest.

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm interested in classical culture, so I've taught myself a lot of languages, and Chinese is one of them."

"Oh?" Hai Lan looked at him, and there seemed to be a look of disbelief in her big eyes, "What other languages do you have?" ”

It is not a fool to say that he knows a lot of other languages. Due to the fact that he often has to deal with some foreign technical materials, Ron does know a lot of foreign languages.

"Well, I can speak Arabic (before the crossing, camels were the company's most important customers, and they were stupid and had a lot of money. ), a little Hebrew (a lot of technical specifications are in Hebrew), a little Russian (another important source of technical information), German, well, and a little Japanese. ”

"Wow!" Hailan's eyes widened in surprise, "You're such a language genius!" Are you as familiar with these other languages as you are with Chinese? I mean, can you also recite poems in these words? ”

"Not necessarily, for example, in Japanese, I only have a few words that I use to curse, such as eight grid tooth road and so on." Ron laughed, and Aqua covered her mouth and laughed.

"Why did you run out as a bridesmaid?"

"It's stuffy inside, and it's still early. Come out and breathe, otherwise, you'll have to drive the stupid girl inside crazy. ”

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that girl treats me like a magic mirror, and asks me every 30 seconds on average, 'Hai Lan, Hai Lan, do you think I'm so pretty?' I can't stand it, Helena wasn't like that when she was studying before. ”

Hailan stomped her foot and suddenly said, "You are very cunning, and the topic has been skewed by you again!" Hehe, she definitely didn't know that the crooked building was a classic feature of the later Internet era, such as the building of the World War II bar, which was not more than ten floors, and it must be crooked.

"You just read it like a love poem, it seems to be the one that was 'last year and today', right? Do you have any romantic past here? At this moment, Hailan's big eyes sparkled, and the fire of gossip was burning.

However, her question was not answered, and Ron told her directly that this matter was a personal ** and could not be told to her. And there are also people shouting for the one who sneaked out to breathe.

"I'll be right over!" Hailan answered and ran over. After running a few steps, she turned around again and said to Ron, "Goodbye then, it's really nice to talk to you." Then he took the corners of his skirt with both hands, bent down slightly, made a classical curtsy, and then turned around and ran in the direction of the shout like a little deer.

The wedding took place at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the groom Ram was accompanied by Petrov to the church, and it was rare that Petrov behaved very well and gentlemanly throughout the ceremony. Perhaps, he really came from the aristocracy. A few minutes later, the bride dressed in a crisp white wedding dress and in a carriage, accompanied by his father and Hai Lan, arrived at the church. The bride is slightly taller than Aqua, but maybe it's because of the shoes. His father led her up the red carpet to the front altar and delivered her into Ram's hands. Ram bowed his head to the old man, and then turned with Helena to the altar, where a priest asked them the classic almost immutable question......