After getting the news that the D-2 long-range bomber had passed the initial review by the Army Air Corps, John first called Reginald. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Reginald, who is working on the relocation of the Hughes Aircraft Factory, is very excited about this. He assured John that the construction of the new plant would be completed by the end of the year, and that the first order for 15 D-2 bombers would not be delayed. He even suggested to John whether to open an additional line of D-2 bombers to cope with a large number of orders in the future.

John wasn't in a hurry about this, but just asked Reginald to reserve enough space in the factory to assemble the new production line. Anyway, it won't be long before Europe is going to fight. After the surrender of France, the U.S. government will increase its investment in the aviation industry. When the time comes, the output will not go up, and the government and the military will be more anxious than you. John could have used government money to expand production, and there was no need to pay out of his own pocket now.

After explaining the D-2 bomber, John was concerned about the progress of the cooperation with Rolls-Royce. John had signed a North American sales agency agreement with Rolls-Royce for Merlin Engines, and Simon Remo is currently responsible for the project.

Remo is an excellent engineer and is not a qualified sales agent. So when John chose him to be in charge of this project, he didn't even think about asking him to buy a Merlin engine. He contracted this agency only to prevent other American aircraft manufacturers from using Merlin engines.

John's task for Murray was to get a good grasp of the design of Merlin's engines and perform a "heart-swapping" operation on several existing aircraft of the Hughes Aircraft Company as soon as possible. Murray is making good progress, making a series of bold modifications to the single-engine H1 fighter, and even Hughes himself was amazed by the improvements, praising the modified H1 for "flying faster than a bullet".

John decided to take time out of his way to Los Angeles after Halloween to see for himself, and he had a hunch that the improved H1 fighter might well become another of Hughes Aircraft's flagship products after the D-2 bomber. But before that, he has to take Adele and Ella to Grandma Susan's farm for a vacation to avoid the farce of the "Martian invasion".

For someone who has experienced long hours of intense work, there is nothing better than a holiday to the countryside with his family. Fresh air, clear river water, vast golden fields and fruitful orchards, as well as delicious farmhouse food and kind Grandma Susan. Standing at the gate of the farm with his wife and daughter, John suddenly had a feeling that he had returned home for the New Year in his previous life.

John hadn't seen Grandma Susan, who had raised him since childhood, for more than a year. In his mind, the old man who had been serving their family since his grandfather's generation was similar to his own grandmother. In fact, both John's father, George, and John himself, were brought up by Grandma Susan. Even the first half of little Ella's birth was taken care of by the experienced Grandma Susan.

Compared to John's unreliable "mother", Grandma Susan is more like John's family. Since his father's death, John has not seen his biological mother. In fact, John rarely saw her when his father was alive. John's birth mother was a socialite who was keen to attend lavish social events. She always liked to stay in big cities like New York, London or Paris, leaving her husband and young son in poor health at the Bimore estate.

After the death of his father, George, the Vanderbilt family bosses stepped forward to save most of his father's estate for John, who was only 10 years old at the time. John's biological mother went to Europe with a large amount of "compensation".

The last time John went to Paris, he heard cousin Consuelo mention that his "old mother" was married again. This is her fourth marriage, and the groom is a French fresh meat who is 6 years younger than John. Although "it's raining, my mother wants to get married" is something that no one can stop. But John still feels ashamed that his own mother keeps finding a "new father" for him.

So for so many years, he didn't say a word about his biological mother, and he never wanted to take the initiative to contact him. Not everyone can do it to the extent of Winston Churchill. (Churchill's mother, Jenny, married two more times after her husband's death.) Once with West, an athlete of the same age as Churchill, and once with Montagui, a politician three years younger than Churchill, who was still an opposition to Churchill. In both marriages, Churchill personally attended the weddings and sent his blessings. John asked himself if he didn't have the broad-mindedness of a great man.

Grandma Susan was especially happy to see John's family of three, especially little Ella. She was at the farm gate with her son Robert to carry the fresh milk that had just been produced today onto the truck car. Judging from the way she carried the 50-pound milk buckets, Grandma Susan was still in good shape, even though she was old.

"Grandma Susan, it's a pleasure to see you!" John hugged Grandma Susan like a wanderer coming home.

"Good afternoon, sir, madame, and Miss Ella." Grandma Susan was also a little excited, but she still used honorific titles for the Johns family as she had done for many years. Although technically Grandma Susan has long since retired and is no longer a servant of John's family. Even the small farm where she currently lives was transferred by John to the name of her son, Robert. But Grandma Susan still saw John's family as her own masters.

"Robbie (Robert's nickname), leave the milk alone and help Mr. get his luggage in." As soon as she turned around, Grandma Susan stepped into the role of "housekeeper" and began to support her son's work, "Don't forget to have fresh pumpkins in the kitchen, and I'm going to make my husband's favorite pumpkin pie in the evening." ”

John's family lived in a large suite on the south side of the second floor. This room was specially prepared for him by Grandma Susan. Although no one has lived in it for more than a year, it is still very tidy and it seems to be cleaned every day. When John woke up after the crossing, he was lying on the bed in this room. Now that I have stepped into this place again, I think of the apprehension and trepidation in my heart at that time, and I suddenly have a feeling of being separated from the world.

It was the first time that little Ella had been to the farm for as long as she could remember, and she was surprised to see everything. Soon she was running upstairs and downstairs, pulling John around and asking questions about all kinds of farm tools and vintage objects. It wasn't until Grandma Susan's great-granddaughters returned from the town's school that John was freed.

Grandma Susan had planned to arrange dinner for John's family alone, but John insisted on eating with the family. Today, Grandma Susan is also a person with four generations of grandchildren and grandchildren. A large group of more than a dozen people gathered together, which seemed very lively.

John grew up with Grandma Susan and was familiar with her children and several older grandchildren. At the beginning, everyone was still a little restrained, but after a few glasses of the farm's home-brewed fruit wine, the atmosphere immediately improved a lot. Johnson & Johnson, the second son who was responsible for driving John to and from school, also told the ugly story of John's pretending to be sick and skipping school, which made everyone laugh.

After dinner, John and Adele, who had eaten too much pumpkin pie, went for a walk along the farm path. Little Ella and a few new "little sisters" learn to make jack-o'-lanterns with Robert. Calculating the time, John estimated that the farce of the "Martian invasion" in New York should have been staged. Asheville Farm was still calm, and John couldn't help but feel a little proud of his "ingenuity".