Beacon 1937

Chapter 3: On the Eve

[-]st January [-], evening

This time it was not Frank himself who drove, but his butler, Mr. Benji Hall.He was the old butler sent by the Duke of Iliad to take care of Frank, and he was also a Frenchman.

Ivan didn't even have time to say hello to the butler, so he was ordered by Frank sitting next to him to change his clothes. In the end, he combed Ivan's black curly hair back with pomade, not letting even a strand of hair hang down.Alvin almost felt that he was a ten-year-old boy now, and Frank was his dead mother.

"Where are we going?" Ivan couldn't help asking.

"You'll know soon." Frank smiled mysteriously.He looked at Ivan's attire again, then nodded, as if he was quite satisfied with his work.

Not long after Frank finished speaking, Ivan heard singing in the distance...

non-stop drizzle

The breeze blows non-stop

Liu Qingqing in the breeze and drizzle

ouch yo liu qingqing

I don't want your gold baby

Little dear don't want your silver

Nunu, as long as you have your heart

ouch your heart

... (Note [-])

Ai Wen didn't know what song it was, but he could only hear the strong Shanghai accent and the meaning of the words in the lyrics.

When the car drove into Nanjing Road, where the traffic was busy, the neon lights were bright, and the singing and dancing were peaceful, the song kept lingering in my ears.Most of the pedestrians on the road, whether they are Chinese or foreigners, are dressed in formal and luxurious clothes.It turns out that Shanghai at night will reveal her enchanting beauty.

Mr. Hall parked his car in front of the gate of a dance hall. A large poster was posted on the wall of this dance hall about four stories high... It was a woman wearing a foreign dress and wearing heavy makeup. Chinese beauty, with three words "White Rose" written next to it.

The makeup of this oriental woman reminded Ivan of Katharine Hepburn.

Seeing Frank getting out of the car, Ivan naturally got out of the car too.He adjusted his clothes, but he didn't notice that more women around him were looking at him than Frank.Frank lent him a black tuxedo suit, which made him look taller and more shapely. The black set off his healthy and fair skin, and his beautiful blue eyes shone brightly under the neon lights.Compared with the women in dresses around him, his handsome face mixed with east and west made people unable to take their eyes off for a long time.

"Hall, find an empty seat and wait for us." Frank patted the car window and said to his butler.

The old butler was ordered to drive the car away.

"Let's go in! Ivan." Frank patted Ivan on the back with a smile, and led him in familiarly.

"Welcome! Mr. Eliade!" The Chinese waiter recognized Frank at a glance. When he moved his gaze to Ivan, he couldn't help but look twice, but he quickly restarted his smile and said, "Good evening, sir !"

"good evening."

"Lin, take us to the old seat." Frank said.

"Okay, Mr. Eliard." The waiter respectfully led them to the table facing the stage.

The round table was covered with a dark red velvet cloth, and a candle lamp was placed in the center, the light was dim.The Chinese waiter surnamed Lin waited for them to sit down and set out the menu, then left.

At this moment, there was no performance on the stage, the surrounding lights were dim, and the soothing music echoed in his ears, which made Aiwen, who was sitting on the soft and comfortable sofa, feel sleepy again.

"You haven't had dinner yet! What do you want to eat? Steak?" Frank, who was sitting opposite, suddenly pulled Ivan back to his consciousness.

"Uh... no." He shook his head, picked up the menu and looked at it... English and French are marked on the Chinese menu.

"I want a silver cod..."

"You just eat this?" Frank asked in surprise.

"Summer...don't want to eat that meat." Ivan said listlessly.

Frank sighed, but still called Lin, ordered codfish and a bottle of red wine.

"Did you bring me here to watch a performance?" Ai Wenqiang cheered up and asked his friend.

"Not only that, I also want to introduce someone to you."

Seeing Frank's smiling face, Ivan suddenly became interested in "that person".

His silver cod came soon. The fish was plump and tender, and paired with [-]-[-] year old French red wine, Ivan felt exhausted.Shortly after he finished his supper, the stage spotlights came on.

"It's her...the person I want to introduce to you." Frank whispered, with imperceptible excitement in his voice.

Ai Wen looked up at the stage, and saw the Chinese women in white dresses and feather fans coming to the stage.Her jet-black hair was beautifully curled and curled up delicately, the jewelry on her body set off her delicate skin, and the bright red lipstick made her lips sensual and charming.

She is the girl on that poster... White Rose.It's just that the real person is more charming and younger, looking only in his early [-]s.

Her appearance drew thunderous applause from the audience.

"Welcome everyone!" White Rose's voice sounded like an oriole coming out of the valley, and it was transmitted to the entire hall through the vertical microphone. "Next, I, White Rose, will sing "Drizzle" for everyone."

non-stop drizzle

The breeze blows non-stop

Liu Qingqing in the breeze and drizzle

ouch yo liu qingqing

I don't want your gold baby

Little dear don't want your silver

Nunu, as long as you have your heart

ouch your heart

……

The moment she started singing, Ivan recognized that this song was exactly the one he heard on the road.

White Rose's singing voice was empty, clear and beautiful, which melted the hearts of all present.However, it didn't take long for Ai Wen to notice something that made him more concerned.

When White Rose sang, she looked at Frank sitting opposite him several times, and smiled deeply, while his friend kept staring at the people on the stage affectionately.Alvin instantly understood...his playboy friend was in love.

At the end of the song, White Rose happily stepped off the stage, but was surrounded by a group of admirers.In an instant, bouquets of flowers were stuffed into her arms.However, he was not interested in the men around him, he just wanted to run quickly to Frank.At this time, Lin cooperated with several waiters to dismiss these people efficiently but not politely.

"Frank!" As soon as she was free, she threw herself into Frank's arms.

"My little beauty, you are just as radiant and dazzling today." Frank pampered the girl with a kiss on the forehead.

Although Ai Wen grew up in the United States, he still couldn't bear Frank's nasty expression like the lines in a love movie.

"Today, I brought someone to let you meet." Frank said, turning his gaze to Ivan, "He is my best friend... Ivan Abel. The American surgeon."

The oriental beauty stared at Ivan for a moment, but quickly smiled and stretched out the back of her hand to him, "Hello, Doctor Abel."

"Hello, ma'am." Ivan took her hand, lowered his head and touched the back of her hand lightly.I can't help feeling that this girl is very familiar with Western etiquette.

White Rose sat on Frank's lap and whispered in his ear: "Your friend is really good-looking, and he can also speak Chinese better than you."

"My baby, don't you have a crush on him?" Frank pretended to be jealous.

"How could it be! I will always only like you, Frank!"

To be honest, Ai Wen felt that the image of Chinese women in his heart had changed.Because his mother had never confessed to her husband so boldly, at least not in front of outsiders, not even in front of Ai Wen.

"Don't worry, ma'am, I will never snatch someone from my friend. Of course, if Frank doesn't want you one day, I will accept you obediently." Ivan sipped his red wine and joked.

"Then I'll have to grab you, my little beauty." Frank kissed the girl on the face again.

The two men's jokes really amused the beauty, and she laughed like a silver bell.

"It's really nice to meet you, doctor." Bai Meigui raised her glass and said, "My real name is Xiang Yinglan, you can call me Yinglan."

Ai Wen also picked up the cup and clinked glasses with him: "Okay, Yinglan."

"Hey! Are you two pushing me out?" Frank protested suddenly.

"You have wronged us, Frank. But I have to remind you, if you have the opportunity to introduce Yinglan to John next time, you should really pay attention. He likes to steal your things when he was in school." Ai Wen laughed.

"No, no, dear Ivan, John doesn't rob me of anything else, he only robs me of you." Frank pretended to be serious, "He's not interested in anything but you. It's best to kick me out." Go, and let you only have him as your friend."

"Where is it because of me, or because you don't like him?" Ai Wen completely disagreed with his friend.

"Not pleasing to the eye? What's going on?" Xiang Yinglan became interested.

Frank couldn't help rolling his eyes, and pretended to be angry: "John Horston! You don't know my baby. This guy is in the same department as me, and he competes with me for the first place every year. But the biggest problem is, can this guy be in the same department as me? The number of times I saw him in class was a handful, but he still took the first place."

This time it made Xiang Yinglan laugh again, and even Ai Wen had to hold back his laughter to force himself not to laugh.

"Maybe when you know what he's doing now, you won't be so bitter."

"What's the matter? We're having a hard time as a top student?" Frank sat up and asked, as if he really hoped to get a positive answer in the next second.

"No, you know, he is used to leisure, so he didn't go into business like you after graduation. Instead, he went to Pearl Harbor as a navy." Ai Wen said slowly.

"What? Navy?" Frank had a look of disbelief.

"Yes, and it's still the navy of Hawaii. There's nothing to do there all day long. It doesn't need to be exposed to the sun and rain like the navies in other places. It's not on land for most of the year."

"This is really an answer to a Chinese saying... The nature is hard to change. I really convinced him." Frank drank the last bit of red wine in the glass and said, "Don't mention him. This time I will take you to find Ying." Lan, there is one more thing. She has a wider network than me, and she is from Shanghai, so it may be of great help to find your relatives."

"Looking for relatives?" Xiang Yinglan looked at Ai Wen suspiciously.

"Yes, in fact, I came to Shanghai this time to find my mother's relatives. My mother is from Shanghai, China, but she has lost contact with this place for [-] years." Ai Wen explained to Yinglan.

"No wonder you look a bit like an oriental... You can give me the address first. Even if the family has moved away, there will always be traces. As long as there are clues, I think I should be able to find something."

"Thank you very much, Yinglan." As he said, Aiwen took out the notebook and pen in the dress, wrote the address on it, and tore it off and handed it to Xiang Yinglan.

At this time, the spotlights on the stage were turned on again, and several gorgeously dressed dancers danced on the stage, and the music resounded throughout the hall.Under such circumstances, it is not easy to chat anymore, and the three of them turned to watch the show.

Sudden!A gunshot cut through the music, and a person suddenly fell down at their table.

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