Parkes' first stop was in New York. There he will meet Virginia's family, an arms dealer Bias? Root? Gray and his wife, Mrs. Gray, were an elegant middle-aged mature woman, whose fair and smooth skin did not show her age of forty-five in the slightest, like a rich tulip.

They met at a villa outside New York, an afternoon off that Parks had been granted by the military's receptionists, and beyond that, he would be under the control of the military's personnel until the awards were over.

When Virginia appeared at Gray's villa with Parkes' arm crooked, their servants were a little surprised, for in their eyes, Miss Gray had never brought a man into the villa, and it seemed that she had never seen a man in a relationship, and it was clear that today's thinking had broken their fixed thinking.

"Hello, Miss Gray!" The servants stopped what they were doing as Gray passed them, and then bowed slightly to Virgilia, and their eyes were full of surprise.

"They want to be surprised. Virginia! Parks smiled and whispered, "Is it because of me?" They don't know me, do they? ”

Virginia chuckled, "That's why they're surprised." You're the first man I brought to the villa! ”

"Is it the last one?" Parks joked, but also wanted to relax his mood, after all, it was a big deal to meet Virginia's father, and for him, it was a bit of a son-in-law to see his father-in-law.

The villa of the Gray family is not so much a villa as a manor, with a wide area, outside the main building, is a garden, and a small golf course, as for the swimming pool, there are three, the open-air square and several villas scattered constitute a villa courtyard, with a horse carriageway and a car path intertwined between the villas and the garden and the golf course.

A middle-aged man greeted them. Virginia immediately let go of the hand holding Parks' arm, walked over to the middle-aged man with a smile on her face, gave a close salute affectionately, and said with a coquettish smile: "Uncle Bincia, I didn't expect you to come." It's a real surprise, you've been here for the last two months. ”

The middle-aged man smiled at Virgilia and said, "Even if I don't see each other for two months, my little princess Virginia will become even more beautiful." As he spoke, he patted her hand lightly and smiled at Parks, "This must be the Lieutenant Parks you often mention." ”

Parks nodded, then stepped forward and smiled, "Nice to meet you, sir!" ”

"Pencia? Malte, Virginia's uncle! Nice to meet you, Lieutenant Parkes! Mr. Malte held out his hand to Parks, and the two shook hands politely.

"Please come in!" Malte looked like a master, and he bowed slightly towards Parks, and the three of them walked together towards the main villa. The wide gravel path was lined with grassy lawns and sculptures spraying water, and in front of the door, a servant in white uniform had opened the gate, which looked like the gate of a royal palace.

Although Parks had seen many luxurious buildings and scenes in his previous life, such luxurious villas and manors still made him let out an exclamation in his heart, even though he would not show it. He still maintains a graceful demeanor, which is determined by the professional characteristics of his previous life, and also by the depth of his heart in his two lives.

The opulence of the hall allowed Parks to continue his inner sigh, but he had to control it, and only glanced faintly, as if none of this could arouse his great interest.

At this moment, a middle-aged man sitting on the leftmost sofa stood up and walked towards Parks. Virginia was a little nervous at this time, she let go of the arm holding Parks's arm, and said softly to Parks, "That's my father." ”

Parks nodded slightly, then walked up quickly, smiled slightly and stretched out his hand, "You must be Bias?" Root? Mr. Gray himself, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Mr. Gray smiled at first, then looked at the somewhat reserved Virginia behind Parks and smiled, "Looks like my daughter has already introduced me." Then he turned to Parks and smiled, "You must be the same Lieutenant Parks that my daughter often refers to." I've heard your name for a long time, and I've finally seen you today! ”

At this time, a tall and luxurious middle-aged walked up behind Mr. Gray, and Parks quickly turned to her and smiled, "You must be Mrs. Gray." Nice to meet you! As he spoke, he stepped forward and gently kissed her and smiled: "Madam, you are so beautiful!" ”

Mrs. Gray chuckled softly, "Is this flattery?" ”

"No, no, sincere compliment!" Parks hurried, then glanced at Virgilia, who was winking at her and smiling slightly.

Of course, their demeanor also fell into the eyes of the Gray couple and Malte, and the three of them couldn't help but smile at each other. Apparently their first impression of Parks was pretty good.

In addition to these five people in the hall, there were several servants waiting on the side. Parks and the others sat down casually, originally Parks wanted to find a topic they were interested in, and when they were thinking about it, Malte spoke, and he smiled: "Lieutenant Parks, I heard that you have known Virginia for a while. But I just knew! I'd like to hear what kind of girl Virginia is in your heart? You know, we want to know this, it's important to us! ”

Parks nodded, expressing understanding, and at this time, Virginia, who was listening quietly, suddenly straightened her back, obviously she also wanted to hear what her place in Parks' heart was. And Mrs. Gray also appeared very interested.

"Well, I actually met Virginia by chance, but we both had feelings, so we decided to be together. Although we didn't spend a lot of time together, I have to admit that no one can replace Virginia's place in my heart. Parks pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke, he was talking about his true feelings.

"Although I may stay in Europe for a long time to come, I will always think about her in my heart, I love her, I love Virginia, that's it! This will not change easily! Parks was adamant.

Virginia was a little red-faced, and she leaned gently into Lady Gray's arms, at this time she was completely a child or a shy little bud, and people couldn't help but feel pity.

Mr. and Mrs. Gray and Malte looked at each other, then nodded.

Mr. Gray examined it, and then asked in a calm tone to Parks, "Well, that's right, what I want to ask is that you are now in the European theater, which is a very dangerous place, the Allies have suffered a huge setback, and they don't know when the war will end. Of course, we are all convinced that the Germans will fail, but it will probably be a long time. Are you going to stick to the European theater all the time? Do you have any other plans? ”

"Other plans?" Parks couldn't help but look at Mr. Gray in surprise.

"That's right, Virgilia obviously cares about you very much, we can all see this, and now we know your attitude, but you will be uneasy in the European battlefield after all, cannonballs and guns don't have eyes, so if you can come back from Europe, we will be very happy, maybe we can come to our group to help!"

Parks' face changed suddenly, and then he looked at Mr. Gray and then Virginia in some surprise. It was clear that he had thought about such a thing, and that Virginia might bring it up one day, but he did not expect Mr. Gray to be so straightforward.

Virginia's face suddenly became serious when she saw Parks, and her heart couldn't help but panic, she knew just now that her father was already terrible when he said this. She understands Parks' feelings for her company brothers, and what Parks means to this war. She looked at Parks with some concern.

Parks frowned slightly, and then said to Mr. Gray, "I know what you mean, Mr. Gray, and I appreciate your advice, to be honest, I don't have the idea of leaving the company and leaving my brothers yet!" ”

"But...... But haven't you already received the Congressional Medal of Honor? Malte was obviously a little uncontrollable, "That's the highest honor for a soldier, and now that you're back on the battlefield, can you still get a higher honor than the Congressional Medal of Honor?" War is brutal, Mr. Parks, and you can totally think about it. ”

"I will, Mr. Malte." Parks nodded, and he suddenly felt a little sullen. Obviously, if he were from the Gray side, he would have understood what they were saying.

In the end, Parks stayed with Virginia for dinner, almost pleading, and Parks politely said goodbye and left the seemingly luxurious place.

"Don't do that, honey!" On the way to send Parks out, the two were alone again. Virgilia looked at Parks with some concern, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek, "You understand them, they are my parents, and they always like to think about me. For my sake! ”

Parks smiled slightly, "I understand them. ”

"Then you're not going to be mad about it?" Virginia's face was tilted, and the sad and pitiful appearance of a little woman provoked a wave of pity in Parks' heart.

"No, dear, because I love you! So I don't care about anything else! Parks lowered his head, then kissed the two tender lips and sucked for a while before letting go.

"Lacey—" Virgilia suddenly looked at Parks.

"What's wrong?"

"I wonder if I can go with you to Washington. You know, I wish I could see that medal on your chest with my own eyes! Virginia lowered her head and whispered, then glanced at Parks quickly and said, "I know if- if you don't find it convenient, I can—"

"No, dear, come with me. That's our honor! Parks gently hugged Virginia and whispered, "I'll be waiting for you at the station!" ”

(To be continued)