[Titanic] Harbor

After the wedding, Erica and Green's honeymoon location was set in the United States.After all, it is an eventful time now, and the United States is relatively safer.As for other places like France, they still have a long time and there is always a chance to go.

Now that I am in the United States, it is indispensable to visit some old friends.Erica has lived here for nearly two months, and has also received help from some people, so she must come back to visit.

What's more, Green still has a lot of business matters here, and it will take a while to complete all of them.

They first visited Willow.Although Erica and I only met a few times, the influence on each other is still very profound.

Willow once confessed to her too, if he can find a partner, it will prove that he has come out.

— Willow really came out.

He is also engaged.Probably what Erica said is really correct. When everyone is young, they will meet someone or something that they want very, very much.But this has nothing to do with love, it's just a very simple possessive desire.

"So you're engaged to a doctor?"

"A female surgeon." Willow emphasized the profession of his fiancée.

"I'm assuming that you know that Erica is also studying medicine, and there is no empathy between the two." The Privy Councilor has put on a scene board since he arrived at Willow's house.But now, he couldn't help but speak.

"Of course not." Willow's expression became serious.He is also the captain of a fleet now, and he has been slowly taking over the family business recently, and he has gradually accumulated a kind of prestige.

"I will be loyal to my fiancée for the rest of my life."

"This sounds very familiar." Erica smiled to ease the atmosphere.Willow is not the kind of scum who would empathize and find a substitute, and Green is just concerned about it.

"Didn't you tell me that? You said..." Willow looked at Erica with a smirk, which gave her a bad feeling.Before she could stop it, her premonition really came true.

"Didn't you tell me that if you have a lover, you will not give up easily. As long as you fall in love, you will be loyal all your life?"

ah!Erica no longer dared to look at Green's face.This kind of self-confession came out of other people's mouths, and was also told to the person she confessed to.It's too shameful, okay?

"What a surprise." Green felt that, except that the confession was said from Willow's mouth, which was a little disgusting, everything else was fine.

Afterwards, Erica and Green went to visit some old friends together.She bought Tom a bone china teacup and an oriental celadon bowl at a high price in the New York market.Hope these satisfy Tom's collecting cravings.

"I really didn't expect that you would be able to make it this far." Tom accepted the gift with a very kind smile.

"I think there are signs of many things." The Privy Councilor squeezed his wife's hand, ignoring Old Tom's ambiguous eyes.

"That's really interesting." Tom nodded, perfunctory the Privy Councilor, and then said to Erica: "I really didn't misunderstand you. At that time, they all thought that your concept of logistics was purely whimsical, but You really did. I feel like I'm seeing the beginning of another era."

"The age of sailing?"

"No, the era of women's rights." Tom said slowly: "In the future, there will probably be more and more girls like you. In a few hundred years, women will probably occupy half of the market."

Erica looked at Tom in astonishment.The old man seemed to be just making a harmless joke and flattering Erica by the way, but what he said was actually very different from the real future.

"... Heh." After a while, Erica realized it, she smiled, and said simply: "Then I will borrow your good words."

Green sat aside, listening to Erica communicate with her former boss.He can probably imagine how Erica has worked in this company for more than a month.If she had met London at that time, then they would have missed it.

The Privy Councilor is very happy to be involved in the trajectory of his wife's past.

"Okay, Erica." After talking and laughing for a while, Tom straightened his posture and said to Erica seriously: "Now, you have become famous. I thought about waiting for a few years to wait for the status of women. Go up a little bit, you deserve the title of queen of the logistics industry. So... can you tell me now, your prediction for the war?"

war?Green looked at the two men inexplicably.He probably knew that the mess between Erica and Tom was due to a prediction, but Erica also had a prediction about politics, which he hadn't thought of.

"Since you asked," Erica picked up the teacup, which was the one Tom poured for herself when she came to the interview, and she watched the steam rise in the teacup, "This is just a guess, Just like you said, the status of women will rise, it is nothing more than telling a story. Listen to it if you are happy."

Tom put on a listening face.

"The First World War." Erica said briefly: "The issues in the Balkans are becoming more and more sensitive. Pei Dinan lacks the affinity that the people need. He is too ambitious, but he doesn't know how to hide his mentality. Don't forget The young Prince Karl is still watching from the sidelines."

Erica put down the teacup, and she put a piece of sugar in it: "Just—plop—put a sugar cube in it, and it will explode."

"It's as if the oil drum was ignited by sparks." Old Tom smiled knowingly.All he wanted to hear was an answer.As for the specific analysis, he has already thought of what Erica said.

They all know that there are too many signs that the war is coming.

"I'm getting old too." A stone fell from Old Tom's heart, and he leaned on the sofa.Right above the sofa is a world map. "Whether I can witness the war is another matter. And...my current assets are enough for me to spend my old age in peace. In fact, I am not as ambitious as you think."

"This world still belongs to you young people."

The history book says: On June 1914, 6, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, were shot dead by Serbian youth Gavrilo Princip while they were inspecting Sarajevo.Became the fuse of the First World War.

For Erica and Green, on this day, they were still reviewing documents in Green Manor.A squire ran up to them and said sadly to them, "The war has begun."

Although I have been psychologically prepared for a long time, this news still makes people extremely sad.

How many lives will the war cost?These young men are about to go to war and be judged by bullets and fire.Those who are not innocent will be forgiven, and those who are not guilty will be punished.

Mothers will lose their children, wives will lose their husbands, and children will lose their fathers.

A few days later, an idea took shape in Erica's mind, and she told Green her thoughts: "Open Green Manor as a nursing home."

"I will find someone to coordinate it." Green's body is not strong enough to pass the physical examination, and even if he wants to go to the battlefield, it is impossible for him to pass.But that doesn't stop him from doing what he can.

"Erica, I hope you can go to the United States. It is relatively safe there. I can feel relieved."

"I don't think I'll leave you here alone." Erica answered Green with a relaxed expression.She made a decision early on.Green is not leaving the UK, and neither will she.

"You're so insecure, you can't actually do anything."

"I am a medical student. My professional level has passed the test. Even if I work in a hospital, they will be very welcome."

That's the trouble with having a doctor's wife.You're never sure how many cadavers she's dissected while she's in class.You also don't know how she used a scalpel to scratch someone's abdominal cavity and remove the lesion.

Erica has done a great job in every way.So much so that Green almost forgot that his wife is a doctor, and her medical skills are quite good.

"I think theory and time are two parts. When facing those wounded, you may not be able to deal with their wounds so calmly." Usually, Erica's determination is unchangeable, but Green Still want to make the last effort.

"I still have to deal with the company's affairs." Erica rubbed her brows, and said in pain: "I have to be in charge of coordinating the transportation of materials to the front line. Colin can't do this kind of thing at all. Those officers Almost blocked his office."

This is an insoluble problem.

The Privy Council finally acquiesced to Erica staying in London.

Their manor was converted into a caregiver, leaving only the smiling part as an area for daily life.Many estates in London made such compromises in response to the war.

Compared with those veteran nobles, the Green couple are more willing to accommodate and are more generous.Their manor received all kinds of people, healed the wounded and treated the sick, and gave food.

"War always blurs the barriers between many classes." The third batch of conscription has begun.As a medical soldier, Charles is finally going to the battlefield.

There was always this certain connection between him and Erica.He didn't have any friends either, so Erica came to see him off.

"But it's not forever."

"Nothing lasts forever." Erica patted Charles on the shoulder. "The war will change a lot of things. As long as you are willing to work hard, maybe you will have the capital to marry that person when you come back."

Anything is possible if you are willing to work hard.

The whistle of the train has already sounded, and Erica has sent off her last friend, and she also has a feeling of depression.

She went back to Green's car, sat down, and sighed.

"Everything will be fine," her husband reassured her.

Many, many years later, so long that both World War I and World War II have passed.Erica and Green are still supporting each other along the way, and they have become a model of marriage in the eyes of others.

Ever since she came to this world, Erica has never stopped learning by herself.She is proficient in four foreign languages ​​and has become a leading figure in theoretical medicine.

And everyone knows-her huge logistics company.Therefore, among the newborns every year, the number of people named Erica is gradually increasing.

And these are not troubles for the Privy Councilor.

Many new things were invented with the advent of the second industrial revolution.The recent technological innovation of computers has become the focus of Erica's attention.

Erica, who was in her sixties, left her work with great interest and went to other people's scientific research institutes to have a heated fight with those researchers.

Erica's ability to accept new things has always been good.She has also invested heavily in many things that have no visible results, and believes that those things will affect the development of a civilization.

Like that damn computer!

The density consultants still can't accept it so far, so Erica transformed a room next to their bedroom into a computer room.She devoted all her time to debugging.They don't know how long it has been since they enjoyed a peaceful night, okay?

"Maybe you can leave that to Reeves. I'm assuming your son has been depressed for a long time with a mother who steals the show."

"I don't think so." Computers in this era are so rudimentary that a single computer can fill up an entire room.Those poles also make some electrical noises and loud noises.Frankly speaking, the working environment is not good.

"Erica! Don't you think you shouldn't be working on such advanced stuff at your age! Your elderly husband has been sleeping alone for several nights, and I don't know if I can pray for my vitality Madame, come back to her husband!" The Privy Councilor stamped his cane angrily.He hoped that his wife would leave a way for those young research institutes to survive!

"Uh... okay." Erica realized that she was already very angry with Green.She raised her head from the machine room in a sensible way, with a flattering smile on her face.

"Of course, my husband is always the most important thing." Erica smiled flatteringly, and Green will be cut off if he gets angry!

The Privy Councilor couldn't help his wife's coaxing words, and he quickly lost his temper.Satisfied, he went to have lunch with Erica.

During the years of living with Erica, two things were basically passed down by the Green family like family heirlooms.Of course, it has also been used by Reeves to make fun of his father and mother.

It is said that Erica engraved the phrase 'Remember to take medicine' on all of Mr. Green's pocket watches.

It is said that the reason why Erica is so knowledgeable now is because she was ridiculed by Mr. Green for her shallow knowledge.

Anyway, the tides are turning, and Erica can tell that Mr. Green is an old-fashioned old man out of fashion.

The years are quiet and good, and the surname Green already represents a big family in the UK.A new era has begun.

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