Arnold gave Ron the position of senior operations staff officer and asked him to follow the gray wolf to the Philippines. The preliminary work for the Philippine campaign has been basically completed, and the battle is about to begin. However, General Arnold was still very human, and gave Ron a 5-day vacation.

"Ron, you haven't been home in a long time? Also, you haven't brought your girlfriend home yet? General Arnold said, "You have a few days before the battle starts, well, I'll give you five days, which should barely be enough for you to bring your girlfriend home and see." ”

"Thank you, General." Ron said sincerely.

That afternoon, Ron boarded a passenger plane to Los Angeles. As a recipient of the Medal of Honor, Ron received a number of privileges, one of which was the ability to fly on passenger planes for free. McDonnell Douglas's DC-3 airliner is actually a civilian version of the C-47 transport aircraft equipped by the U.S. military. However, the DC-3 as a civil aircraft is still much more comfortable than the C-47 as a transport aircraft. If nothing else, the adjustable sofa seats in the DC-3 are much more comfortable than the folding chairs in the C-47. The plane slid down the runway and slowly flew up. When the plane began to turn into level flight, Ron lowered the back of the couch and leaned back comfortably on it. At this time, the plane was slowly climbing at a small angle, and when you looked out of the window, you could see clouds one after another. These clouds are illuminated by the sun, and those huge clouds are like a snow-capped mountain, shining in the sun.

This kind of scene is what Ron is used to, he has been injured in a brave beating, he has not been to heaven for a long time, such a scene makes him suddenly have a sense of intimacy.

"General, don't you take a break?" Scott said. Yesterday, Ron flew from England across the Atlantic to the United States, and today he will fly across the entire North American continent, from east to west. I didn't even care about jet lag. It stands to reason that he should be tired.

"Ah, Scott, if you're tired, take a nap. You don't know, as soon as I sit on the plane now, I come to the god jīng. Besides, although I didn't sleep well last night, it's best not to sleep if I can, and hold on until the night, so that I can reverse the jet lag. Ron replied.

"General, the vacation is only 5 days, ah!" Scott yawned and continued, "We've just reversed the jet lag by then, and we're going to the Philippines again." I don't understand it anyway. I'll sleep first. He also put it on the back of the sofa, closed his eyes, and added, "General, I'll sleep for a while, something will call me." ”

……

By the time the plane arrived at Los Angeles Airport, it was already the beginning of the day. A nearby Army unit sent them two jeeps to take them into downtown Los Angeles.

"General, we have booked a hotel for you. Are you going now? The driver sent by the local army asked.

"Well, what time is it?" Ron asked.

"General, it's 6 o'clock now." The driver replied.

"Alright, let's go to the hotel first." Ron said.

……

It was already seven o'clock when Ron arrived at the hotel, and coincidentally, this hotel was the one Ron had been to last time. The driver over there dropped Ron and Scott off at the hotel and turned away, leaving a jeep for Ron.

"Scott, I'm going to go out and you'll stay in the hotel by yourself." Ron said.

"Ah, General, aren't you going to the theater?" Scott said, "Let me go along." You'll need a chauffeur now. ”

……

By the time Ron arrived at the theater door, it was already 8 p.m., and the show inside had already started for a while, and ticket sales had of course stopped. However, after a period of busyness from Scott, Ron still got a chance to get in. It's just that although the theater is not full, there are no more seats in the front row. Ron had to find a seat a little further back.

What is being played on stage is "The Death of the Swan", which is already one of Nadya's best songs. Now, as the piece came to an end, Nadya's arms were making this final flutter under the melodious trills of the cello, like the last struggle of a dying swan, and her misty gaze swept across the room, when suddenly, her eyes flashed like jewels, and the corners of her mouth floated into a shallow, happy smile, and then, her head slowly lowered, and her arms stopped shaking, as if she had fallen asleep in a dream of great happiness.

The curtain fell on the stage, and Ron was about to get up and go backstage. Unexpectedly, an elderly man sitting next to Ron suddenly said to Ron, "Hey, man, you're really late." Missed several shows. But it's better to come early than to be lucky. You just happened to see the most jīng color scene. Did you notice Nadya's performance? Yes, the last paragraph. I never thought that someone would be able to show this clip like her. God, I seem to be able to see heaven in her eyes, in her movements. Yes, just now, the radiance of heaven shone on her white fluttering wings! This is truly a wonderful performance! That's great! If I were forty years younger, I would have chased her like crazy. ”

Ron couldn't help but laugh too, it seems that this old man is also a lover of ballet, and his comments are quite in place. And hearing that his girlfriend was praised by others also greatly satisfied Ron's vanity.

Ron stood up and said to the old man, "You have spoken so well, old sir. After you said this, I think back and realize that today's performance is indeed different. But I'm afraid I can't continue to discuss this with you, I still have some things to do, and I'm going to miss them for a while. ”

"Ah, then you're busy." The old man said. Seeing Ron walking out with a cane, the old man also sighed: "There are not many young men who love art like this now, and they came to see the show before their injuries healed." ”

It's much easier to get backstage than to go into the theater, because some of the backstage staff already recognize Ron.

"Ah, General Ron? Your foot injury isn't a big deal! Nadya just asked me to tell you that she was changing her clothes and would be coming out soon. A staff member who had been waiting for Ron at the door of the backstage said this to Ron and brought her a chair.

The women were always slow to change their clothes, and Ron sat there, guessing that it would take him about four cigarettes to finish before he saw Nadya come out of locker room number one over there.

Nadya came out with this long black sè dress, this corseted black sè long skirt set off her small face and bare arms extraordinarily smooth and white, just like the best mutton fat jade. And the slender long skirt also sets off the grace of her figure more and more.

"Why are you back?" Nadya said softly and angrily, "Don't write to inform me either." made people not mentally prepared at all, and suddenly saw you on stage just now, which made me almost look foreign! ”

"How is that possible? I've heard people compliment you on how well you behaved in that last part. One old man said, 'Oh my God, I seem to be able to see heaven in her eyes, in her movements.' Yes, just now, the radiance of heaven shone on her white fluttering wings! This is truly a wonderful performance! That's great! If I were forty years younger, I would have chased her like crazy. I also feel like you've made a breakthrough in your performance. I think you should kiss me and thank you...... As soon as I arrived in the United States yesterday, I wrote you a letter. Ron said, and then it dawned on him that he had only been in Washington, D.C. for one night and half the day before he came on a plane. And most of his own letter is still on the way. I must have run to the front of the letter.

"Ah, look, I guess I must have run to the letter." Ron smiled.

"Still laughing! What are you doing so fast? It's not good to rest and come back. Are your legs okay? Nadya first gently pulled up her pink little fist and gently knocked it on Ron's chest, which tickled Ron's heart. Then he asked about Ron's leg with concern.

"Much better than the last time you saw it." "Now I'm basically able to walk on my own...... Well, it's a bit crowded here, are we going out for a walk? ”

"Hmm." Nadya replied in a low voice, as if she had just noticed that many people were staring at her. So there was a slight flush on her jīng little face.

"Oh, it's a little cold outside, you'll need another coat." Ron said.

……

"You're saying you just came back to the U.S. last night, attended a conference this morning, took another afternoon plane in the afternoon, and then came here as soon as you got off the plane?" Nadya said, "You are still a wounded, how can you be so tired? Nadya took Ron's arm with both hands and helped him walk along a tree-lined avenue. Ron felt that in addition to these two tender little hands, there was something that would rub against his arm from time to time as he walked, soft and elastic.

"No, you have to go to rest." Nadya said, "I don't want you to be tired. ”

"Then will you stay with me tonight?" Ron said. He saw that Nadya seemed to have a little bit of objection, and hurriedly added: "I am a wounded and need to be taken care of." ”

"Hmph, I know you're not well-intentioned! Don't you have an adjutant? Why do you keep bothering me? Nadya said.

"Because, you are my wife." Ron said with a smile.

"What nonsense!" Nadya said, but she didn't mean to refuse, and after a while, she asked again, "Where do you live?" ”

"Still at the same place we stayed at last time." Ron said.