Li Haojun was driving on the road. The sun was getting higher and higher. Unknowingly, both sides of the road were becoming more and more prosperous. There were more residences, but the style was not like the artificially built row houses or single-family buildings in the previous rural residences. The industrial 3D printed houses with obvious modern flavor include standard single-family houses with one floor and a small courtyard, as well as two- and three-story villas.
李皓珺驾车行驶在路上,太阳越来越高,不知不觉道路两边也越来越繁华了,有更多的住宅,但风格不像之前乡村民居那些人工修建的排屋或者独栋建筑,而是现代气息明显的工业3D打印房屋,有中规中矩的独栋一层加小院落,也有二层三层小别墅.
Some residents actually made their houses look like cartoon characters. A neighborhood is filled with Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, and Goofy.
有的居民居然把自己的房子做成卡通形象,一个社区都是兔八哥,米老鼠,高飞狗,,,
And Motel 6 really looks like No. 6 billiards, parked one by one on the green grass.
而6号汽车旅馆,也真的造成了6号桌球的样子,一个个停在绿色的草地上.
Li Haojun felt that it was a little hot inside the car, and the wind was too strong when he opened the windows, so he closed the windows and turned on the air conditioner to circulate inside. Suddenly I remembered that this was a tram, so I glanced at the fuel gauge.
李皓珺觉得车内有点热了,再开窗风又有些大,便关掉车窗打开空调内循环.忽然想起这是电车,于是瞟了一眼油量表,
"Does turning on the air conditioner affect mileage?" Li Haojun asked,
"开空调影响里程吗?"李皓珺问,
"It doesn't matter, you can drive it as a gasoline or diesel vehicle, with a fuel cell." Tan Wenjing sat in the back and replied,
"没关系,你可以当它是油车或者柴油车开,燃料电池的."覃文静坐在后面回答,
"Ah..., there seems to be a gap in my memory. I remember some common sense, but it was a long time ago. I don't know if I can keep up with this era," Li Haojun said to himself,
"啊...,我的记忆似乎是中间有一段空白,我记得一些常识,但是很久以前的.也不知道我还能不能跟上这个时代了,"李皓珺呐呐自语道,
"Don't worry, maybe you will recall it, or you can learn it again. You knew a lot before, so don't worry, even if you can't recover your memory, I will help you get your life back on track,"
"别在意,也许你会回忆起来,或者你再学习一次.你之前懂得很多,你不用担心,即便不能恢复记忆,我会帮你生活恢复正轨的,"
"Thank you," Li Haojun glanced at Tan Wenjing in the rearview mirror.
"谢谢你,"李皓珺看了一眼后视镜里的覃文静.
"Thank you for what..." Tan Wenjing hesitated and said,
"谢什么..."覃文静迟疑了一下,说,
"Just like you used to help me adjust to my life."
"就像从前你帮我适应我的生活一样."
While driving, Li Haojun seemed to see something in the sky on the left through the front windshield. He leaned over and looked up carefully.
正开着车,李皓珺似乎透过前风挡看见左侧天空上有什么,他俯身抬头仔细观察,
"Is it a flying car?"
"是飞行汽车吗?"
"Yes, flying taxi," Tan Wenjing replied in a naughty voice, easing the somewhat solemn atmosphere just now.
"是啊,飞行出租车,"覃文静用调皮的声音回答,缓解刚才有些凝重的气氛.
"Then why don't we take it?"
"那我们怎么不坐它?"
"I'm so happy!" Tan Wenjing came again,
"我,高,兴!"覃文静又来了,
"Oh, okay. Can we sit on it?"
"哦,好吧.我们能坐它吗?"
"Of course, we can call it, driverless, but I like you to drive me this time," Tan Wenjing tilted her head and looked at Li Haojun with a smile.
"当然,我们可以叫它,无人驾驶的,但是这次我喜欢你开车载着我,"说完覃文静头一歪,笑嘻嘻地看着李皓珺.
"Oh, okay, you arranged it all."
"哦,好吧,都是你安排好的."
"Yes, you can get used to old age life in advance."
"是的,你可以提前习惯一下老年生活啦."
"Hahaha," both of them laughed.
"哈哈哈,"两人都笑了.
But he suppressed his smile and looked at her familiar yet unfamiliar figure in the rearview mirror. Is this really my partner? she is? But I have no past with her, or I can't remember any previous memories with her. no? But she is accompanying me carefully. And I don't seem to be of any utilitarian benefit to her at all. She is young, beautiful, and financially independent, but what about me?
可是收敛了笑容,李皓珺看着后视镜里熟悉而又陌生的她,这真的是我的伴侣吗?她是?可是我与她却没有过去,或者说我不记得任何与她更从前的记忆.不是?而她却正在悉心地陪伴着我.并且我看起来对她来说根本没有什么功利性的好处,她年轻,漂亮,经济独立,而我呢?
On the road, there are more and more flying cars in the sky, coming from all directions, traveling along the same route, parallel to the road. A road sign passed ahead, Spokane, Comma, Area 51, 10 miles ahead.
在路上,天空的飞行汽车越来越多,从各个方向过来的,沿着同一航线,平行于道路向前.前方掠过一块路牌,斯波坎,逗号,51区,前方10英里.
"Area 51? Isn't Area 51 in the Nevada desert?" Li Haojun asked with some confusion.
"51区?51区不是在内华达沙漠?"李皓珺有些迷惑地问,
"Many counties across the country now have Area 51. It's just called that, not the military restricted area. These areas called Area 51 are mainly communities composed of genetically modified, bionic enhanced, or AI robots who voluntarily live together. But across the country There are several that are officially certified for interstellar cultural exchange, and the one we are going to is one of them."
"现在全国好多县都有51区,只是叫这个名字而已,不是那个军事禁区.这些个叫51区的主要是自愿一起生活的基因改造的,仿生强化的,或者AI机器人组成的社区.但是全国有几个是官方认证用于星际文化交流的,我们要去的这个就是其中之一."
"Haha, this is exciting. Are there any aliens?"
"哈哈,这下刺激了,有外星人吗?"
"maybe."
"也不一定."
"Why are we here exchanging data?"
"我们为什么要到这里交换数据?"
"Because there is no CIA, FBI or anything like that. This is Interstellar Alliance law enforcement."
"因为没有CIA,FBI什么的,这里是星际联盟执法."
"Understood."
"原来."
"I guess it's more of company practice." Tan Wenjing added,
"我猜的,更多可能是公司惯例吧."覃文静补充道,
As he said, the road ahead was where the flying cars landed, and then drove on their tires to merge into the road, so Li Haojun had no choice but to reduce his speed and merge into the traffic flow.
说着,前方公路边正是飞行汽车降落场地,然后依次依靠轮胎行驶汇入道路,所以李皓珺也只好降低速度,汇入车流.
He was also curious about what kind of passengers were in those flying cars. Some had privacy curtains or UV-proof windows. There are also tourists looking out, families, young people, some looking like businessmen and so on. Of course, there were children holding open the windows to say hello, but I didn't see any with pets.
他也好奇,那些飞行汽车里都是什么乘客,有的拉着隐私窗帘,或者防紫外车窗.也有旅游的在向外张望,家庭,年轻人,有的看起来商人等等.当然也有小朋友扒着窗户打招呼,但是没看见带宠物的.
"I thought I would see octopuses, lizard people and the like," Li Haojun said with a smile.
"我还以为会看到章鱼,蜥蜴人什么的,"李皓珺笑道,
"It's not that exaggerated. If you look ahead, there will be a Starbucks coffee shop on the right side of the road. After passing by, there will be a "Chanson Pavilion" pub. Just park in front."
"没有那么夸张,你看前面,道路右侧会有个星巴克咖啡屋,经过之后会有个"香颂阁"酒馆儿,停在前面就行."
In front is the familiar green Starbucks goddess. The building is square with glass, and there are individual guests inside.
前面是熟悉的绿色Starbucks女神,建筑是玻璃的方方正正的,里面有个别客人.
Further ahead, there is a French-style two-story building with stone exterior walls, gray tile roof, dark brown wooden door and window frame. Look at the sign in front of the door, Chanson, it should be here.
再往前,法式二层建筑,石块外墙,灰瓦屋顶,深棕色木料门,窗框,再看门前标牌,Chanson,应该是这里了.
Li Haojun parked the car in the parking space, saw Tan Wenjing also got out of the car, locked the car, and then walked over and took her left hand. Tan Wenjing looked up and turned with a pleased smile, and followed him towards the door of the pub.
李皓珺把车停到车位,看覃文静也下了车,锁车,然后走过去拉起她的左手,覃文静抬头转脸欣然一笑,跟着他向酒馆门口走去.
Pushing the door open and facing the bar, there was already a customer dressed as a white cowboy sitting there on a high chair. He recognized the person as soon as he turned around.
推门进屋正对吧台,高脚椅上已经有一位白人牛仔装扮的客人坐在那里,他一回头就认出来人,
"Emily, long time no see,"
"艾米莉,好久不见,"
"Hello John," Tan Wenjing replied,
"你好约翰,"覃文静答道,
"Ethan, are you okay?"
"伊森,你还好吗?"
"It's okay, thank you." Li Haojun just knew his English name and hurriedly hesitated to answer.
"还好,谢谢."李皓珺才知道自己英文名字,急忙搪塞回答.
"This is Mr. John Weant," Qin Wenjing hurriedly introduced Li Haojun.
"这是约翰韦安特先生,"覃文静忙给李皓珺引荐,
"Nice to meet you," Li Haojun thought after saying that, should he say "again"? Sigh, it doesn't matter.
"很高兴见到你,"说完了李皓珺心里想,要不要说"又"呢?嗐,无所谓了.
After saying hello, Tan Wenjing had already sat on the high chair next to John, and Li Haojun followed suit and sat beside Tan Wenjing.
打完招呼覃文静已经坐到临近约翰的高脚椅上,李皓珺跟着坐在覃文静一边.
"Brandy, please, I've kept you waiting for a long time today." Tan Wenjing said, reaching into John's arms and taking out a stainless-steel flask.
"白兰地,我请吧,今天让你久等了."覃文静说着伸手往约翰怀里一摸,掏出一个不锈钢酒壶,
"You still..., is everything going well over there?"
"你还是...,那边还顺利吗?"
"Well, it's the same old thing, those country bumpkins are lazier than me, and they're careless."
"嗯,老样子,那些乡巴佬,比我还懒,又丢三落四."
As the wine she asked for was already served, Tan Wenjing filled John's wine bottle with several glasses and put it back. There was only a little left in the cup, so he handed it to Li Haojun and said,
说着要的酒已经上来了,覃文静几杯把约翰的酒壶灌满,放回去.一杯只剩了一点,递给了李皓珺,说,
"You have to drive when you go back, so you can only drink this much."
"回去你还要开车,你只能喝这点."
He poured another glass into the empty glass, and handed the rest to John.
又一杯匀到空酒杯一点,剩下递给约翰,
"cheers!"
"干杯!"
Because Li Haojun was not familiar with the other party, he toasted politely and did not interrupt. The two chatted for a while and decided to have lunch somewhere else. After Li Haojun opened the door for Tan Wenjing, he glanced in the other direction. Two men were walking towards the tavern, preparing to enter. One of them was tall and thin, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and high cheekbones. He looked like the legendary man. The thunder god has two big round eyes with large pupils and small pupils. The other one has a long face and white lips, a strong figure, and a round belt of the same style as the pants is wrapped around his waist and tied in a knot.
李皓珺因为跟对方不熟,礼节性的跟着干杯,并没有插话.两人聊了一阵,决定换个地方吃午饭,李皓珺给覃文静开门后往另一个方向看了一眼,两个男人正走向酒馆,准备进门,一人高瘦,尖嘴猴腮高颧骨,长得象传说中的雷公,并且两只大圆眼睛眼仁儿大瞳孔小,另一个人大长脸白嘴唇,身材健硕,一条与裤子同款的滚圆腰带缠在腰间打了个结.
Li Haojun realized that he had stared at the other person for too long and hurriedly nodded with a smile. Apparently the other party also saw Tan Wenjing going out.
李皓珺意识到了自己盯着对方眼神时间过长,急忙赔笑点了一下头,显然对方也看到覃文静正在出门.
The long-faced man hurriedly took two steps and bowed to salute, "Beauty, I'm glad to see you." He bent down and looked up at Tan Wenjing, laughing playfully. Before he could straighten up, the waistband of his trousers fell apart and hung down with a clang.
大长脸急忙紧走两步躬身施礼道,"美女幸会,"他弯腰仰着脸看着覃文静嬉笑着还没等直起腰,裤腰带就崩开了,嘀哩当啷地垂了下来.
John, who went out first, burst into laughter. It turned out that he did not walk away minding his own business, but stood at the intersection with his arms crossed and watched.
那边先出门的约翰哈哈大笑起来.原来他并没有自顾自地走开,而是站在街口叉腰看着呢.
Li Haojun put his arms around Tan Wenjing's waist and left quickly with a smile. Tan Wenjing just turned around with a smile and said nothing.
李皓珺赔了个微笑搂着覃文静的腰快速离开了,覃文静也只是回头赔了个笑脸什么也没说.
On the street at noon, the sun shines warmly on the ground, and the shadows of the branches and leaves of green trees are clearly outlined on the ground. John and Tan Wenjing are walking in front, talking about something.
中午的街道上,阳光暖融融地洒在地上,绿化树木的枝叶阴影清晰的勾勒在地面上,约翰和覃文静走在前面,交谈着什么.
Li Haojun followed not far behind, but he couldn't hear what they said, so why should he listen. Li Haojun didn't want to be like a light bulb, even though he was the stranger.
李皓珺跟在后面不远处,但是听不到他们说什么,为什么要去听呢.李皓珺不想自己像个电灯泡一样,明明自己才是那个陌生人.
At this time, the two people in front wanted to walk into a roadside shop. Tan Wenjing looked back and saw Li Haojun following him in the distance, so she waved and waited for him.
这时前面两人想要走进一家路边店,覃文静回头看李皓珺跟在远处,便招了招手等他.
This is a barbecue restaurant, but the steaks and lamb shanks are all bioengineered and can be ordered in various varieties. John sat across from the two of them, glanced at Li Haojun, and said to Tan Wenjing,
这是一家烤肉店,但是牛排羊腿肉都是生物工程制造的,可以现点各种品种的.约翰坐在了两人对面,瞟了一眼李皓珺,对覃文静说,
"Is your little friend okay?" He stared at Li Haojun as he asked.
"你的小朋友还好吗?"说时眼睛盯着李皓珺.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, thank you," Li Haojun replied politely.
"别担心,我很好,谢谢,"李皓珺只是客套地回答.
"He's still the same," John said to Tan Wenjing,
"他还是老样子,"约翰对覃文静说,
"Yes, I will take good care of him," Tan Wenjing said and turned to look at Li Haojun, but Li Haojun did not turn to look at her, although he knew she was looking at him.
"是的,我会照顾好他的,"说着覃文静扭头看了一李皓珺眼,而李皓珺并没有扭头看她的眼神,虽然他知道她在看他.
During the conversation, the food was served, and John secretly took out the wine bottle and ate it enthusiastically with a mouthful of wine and a mouthful of meat. No more talk about anything more.
谈话间菜上来了,约翰偷偷拿出酒瓶,一口酒一口肉兴致勃勃地吃了起来.不再谈论什么更多了.
After lunch, the two parties said goodbye. John turned back and waved to them before getting in the car, and then rode away on his Harry with the sound of the exhaust pipe crackling.
吃过午饭,双方告别,上车之前约翰回头向他们挥了挥手,随后在啪啪啪的排气管声中骑着他的哈利远去了.
"Then what do we do?" John left, and Li Haojun finally spoke.
"然后我们做什么?"约翰走了,李皓珺终于开口了.
"Are you jealous?" Tan Wenjing took Li Haojun's hands and asked,
"你吃醋了?"覃文静拉着李皓珺的双手问,
"No," replied coldly,
"没有,"冷漠的回答,
John and I just have a working relationship, he bailed me out, he was the field guy in Montana.
我和约翰只是工作关系,他救过我,他是蒙大拿州的外勤.
"He's an agent?"
"他是特工?"
"Roughly the same,"
"差不多吧,"
"he loves you?"
"他爱你?"
"Maybe, but..., he is like my uncle."
"也许吧,但是...,他像我的大伯一样."
"Okay, I'm fine."
"好吧,我好了."
Tan Wenjing smiled bitterly, turned around and walked slowly down the street. Li Haojun knew that his behavior was not appropriate, so he said nothing more and silently took Tan Wenjing's hand and walked with her.
覃文静苦笑了一下,转身慢慢沿着街道走下去了.李皓珺自知自己表现得不太合适,也不多说什么了,默默的拉着覃文静的手陪着她走.
Maybe it's his nature, Li Haojun is always vigilant, maybe this is also the reason why he overreacts. He paid attention to the passing vehicles and people from time to time. Most of them are well-dressed, normal-looking people, no aliens.
也许是本性,李皓珺总是很警觉,也许这也是他反应过度的原因吧.他不时注意着往来车辆,人员.多数都是衣着得体的,看起来的正常人,没有外星人.
Suddenly Tan Wenjing took his hand and said, "Let's go to the opera."
忽然覃文静拉着他的手说,"我们去看歌剧."
"Okay," Li Haojun followed her into the theater on the roadside.
"好啊,"李皓珺跟着她走进了路边的剧院,
The performance was going on, and singing could be heard in the front hall. Tan Wenjing did not go in directly, but entered the dressing room on the side first, changed into an evening dress and came out.
演出正在上演,在前厅可以听到歌声,覃文静没有直接进去,而是先进了一边的更衣间,换了一身晚礼服出来了.
The purple off-shoulder fishtail dress has light green edges that look like coleus. The braid on one side shows off her thin neck and one shoulder.
酱紫色的露肩装鱼尾裙礼服,淡绿色的边缘像彩叶草一样的颜色,梳在一边的麻花辫,显出她的细颈单肩.
Li Haojun walked towards her, put one arm around her waist, and the other around her head, shoulders and back, and gently held her in his arms.
李皓珺迎着她走过去,一手搂着她的腰,一手搂着她的头肩后背,轻轻的搂入怀中.
Tan Wenjing said nothing, but quietly held his chest with both hands, leaned her face against his shoulder and hugged him. Then the two walked into the performance hall and found an empty seat in the corner to sit down. Li Haojun held her hand, and Tan Wenjing leaned on his shoulder.
覃文静什么也没说,静静地双手扶着他的前胸,把脸靠在他的肩膀拥抱了一下.随后两人走进表演厅,找了角落的空位置坐下,李皓珺拉着她的手,覃文静靠着他的肩.
There are no complicated group performances on the stage, just vocal singing, dim stage lights, and ethereal vocal melody. In the sparsely populated theater, it seems to be peeking into every corner and into every corner of the soul of a lonely person.
舞台上没有繁杂的群演,只是声乐演唱,昏黄的舞台灯光,飘渺的声线旋律,在上座稀疏的剧院中,似乎窥探着每一个角落,窥探着孤单的人的心灵的每一个角落.
And time seems to be slowed down by the melodious singing, so that the loving people can enjoy this wonderful moment...
而时间也似乎在婉转的歌声牵绊之下放慢了脚步,让有情的人啊,饱尝这美妙的瞬间,,,
At the beginning of the night, when the two of them were on the street, Li Haojun put his coat on Tan Wenjing, took a deep breath of the cool night air to refresh herself, and hugged her tightly. The melody of the song seems to still linger behind me,
华灯初上,两个人的街道,李皓珺给覃文静披上自己的外套,深吸一口夜晚凉爽的空气提提神,搂紧她.歌声的旋律似乎仍跟在背后萦绕,
"Where do we go next?"
"下一步我们去哪?"
"Hotel No. 6 outside the city...",
"城外6号旅馆...",