Nuo Xia spoke in a relaxed tone and helped Bellemere place the tableware one by one. "What on earth is so important that you have to save money for three years..."
"Stop pretending to be stupid!"
These words were like the fuse that lit a powder keg. The girl with a maroon ponytail suddenly rose up, pinched both of his cheeks, and said viciously:
"Get married! Get married. I'm saving money for the wedding. We should have gotten married a long time ago, you bastard!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was silent.
Swish, swish, the eyes of the surrounding diners were all focused on, Nuo Xia hurriedly broke away from Bellemere, stood up and pressed his hands down with a dry smile:
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, everyone continue to eat, continue to drink, don't worry about us..."
When the melon-eaters turned their heads, he sat down and said to Bellemeier with a grimace:
"Can you please lower your voice? You're making it sound like we're having a wedding tomorrow..."
"Then can you give me a specific date?"
Bellemeier was obviously in a mood, and said unhappily, "I asked you this question in the first letter I sent you half a year ago, but you just refused to answer directly..."
"I never promised to get married at all, right? It wasn't just for fun when I was a kid to coax you to come down..."
"Um?"
Seeing Bellemeier's suddenly cold expression, Nuo Xia choked and wisely swallowed the word "joke" back, and then said quietly:
"We must definitely get married, but Bellemeier, don't you think it's too early to talk about such things at our age?"
"Morning?"
The girl snorted, stared closely into Nuo Xia's eyes and said:
"After the New Year, we will be twenty years old. It is the best age to get married! Don't forget, didn't Aunt Tulip and Mr. Captain also get married at this age?"
"..."
Nuo Xia didn't know how to refute for a while.
Indeed, with different worldviews, worrying about the wedding all day long at the age of nineteen did not make sense in the previous life, but in this world it is quite ordinary.
In particular, his relationship with Bellemere has long gone beyond the scope of ordinary childhood sweethearts.
If he hadn't been taken to the headquarters by Garp, he might have been arranged by his parents to get married by now, and he might even have children.
Fortunately, at this time, the waiter brought all kinds of barbecued meats to the table, which relieved the somewhat aggressive atmosphere at the table.
Nuo Xia thanked him, took the plates of barbecue and put them on the table. When he saw the drinks, he couldn't help but feel a little strange: "It's all milk, don't you provide other drinks here?"
"No, sir." The waiter said with a smile on his face, "We only have milk, but it is provided for free in unlimited quantities. You can order as much as you want."
"Forget it, just milk."
He curled his lips, really, barbecue doesn't go with Coke or beer, what the hell.
Speaking of which, this restaurant gave him an increasingly strange feeling.
Not only is there unlimited barbecue buffet, but also unlimited milk is provided. Is the owner of this restaurant really an old rich man who came here to do charity after retirement and was bored?
“The meat tastes pretty good.”
He took a bite of the roasted meat on the plate and couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He was a little surprised, "They are all surprisingly fresh, and they are the best parts of the cow..."
"Don't change the subject."
Bellemer poured the milk for him, and also thoughtfully mixed the dipping saucer and handed it over, but he still insisted on the topic just now, "Tell me, when will you be willing to marry me?"
"General." Nuo Xia thought for a while and said seriously.
"……What?"
The girl didn't understand.
"When I become an admiral and fulfill my life dream, the two of us will hold a wedding." Nuo Xia counted on his fingers, "It should not be more than a few years. We were both still young at that time..."
Before he finished speaking, the girl, who was so angry that her hair broke out, pinched her cheek again.
"pain."
"I haven't exerted enough force yet!"
Bellemeier said fiercely, "Are you kidding me? General? Do you think I am still a naive little girl? Don't you know the meaning of these two words? By the time you become a general, you will be an old man in his fifties or sixties!"
You clearly want to fool me again!"
"No way."
Nuo Xia looked at her innocently, "My current position is already very high. I am only a few steps away from being a general."
He stretched out his right hand, brought his thumb and index finger together, and gestured, "Well, that's it."
"The position is very high?" Bellmeier looked at him suspiciously, "What...what do you mean, aren't you just a recruit?"
In the morning, the two of them had just talked about his internship in the G2 branch. About taking the graduation examination in advance and being awarded the title of major general, Nuo Xia hadn't had time to tell the girl yet and was planning to talk again in the afternoon.
Now that this issue has been brought up, let’s show off our cards in advance.
"I have already graduated. As for the position I was awarded..." Nuo Xia just stood up when a sudden commotion suddenly came from the stairs.
"Look, it's Colonel Satsuma!"
"So aura, worthy of being the highest officer of our island branch..."
Listening to the whispers of the diners around him, Nuo Xia turned around subconsciously and saw a man wearing a white cloak of justice, who was slowly walking up from the stairs, accompanied by the owner of the barbecue restaurant.
This man was about 27 or 27 years old, tall, over three meters tall, with a beard, a cold expression, his hands behind his back, and he had the aura of a superior person who was not angry or powerful.
"Why are there so many people on the second floor? Are there any seats left?"
Seeing that the second floor was also noisy, he looked displeased, glanced at the boss behind him, and said calmly.
"Yes, don't worry, seat 78 is vacant. Please come with me, Colonel." The boss smiled and respectfully extended his arms to guide the way.
Is this Colonel Satsuma?
Nuo Xia looked at it for a few times and then looked away without interest.
He heard his father talk to him a few words last night, saying that this branch colonel had just been transferred last year.
He is usually very arrogant and aloof, and rarely gets close to his subordinates and the civilians under his control.
However, these are the shortcomings.
As the top officer of the base, Colonel Satsuma usually handles affairs very responsibly, takes the lead in fighting pirates, and has never done anything unscrupulous such as extortion or bribery.
Therefore, after a one-year term, the overall reputation is pretty good.
He looked at Bellemere opposite, only to find that the girl who had been so aggressive just now had her body curled up in the corner of the seat.
From time to time, he would look back nervously in the direction of the stairs, as if he was afraid that Colonel Satsuma would find him.
"What are you doing?" Nuo Xia looked a little funny, "You are on a normal day off today, and you didn't sneak out from the base. What are you doing so evasive?"
"You don't understand."
Bellemeier sighed and lowered his voice:
"Colonel Satsuma is very strict. Usually everyone tries to avoid him as much as possible. When I joined the army last year, I was reprimanded and criticized by him in front of many people because of my substandard shooting movements. I still have it today.
It’s a psychological shadow…”
What are you afraid of?
As soon as she said this, she suddenly heard the voice of the owner of the barbecue restaurant, "Hey, there are people in seat 78, what a coincidence... Then Colonel, come with me, there are three seats next to the window.
There should be seats on the 10th side!"
Number 30?
Bellmere subconsciously glanced at his table number, which was twenty-six, and the seat number thirty was not far across the way. The corridor next to him was the only way to get there from the stairs.
broken!
She immediately grimaced, listening to the approaching footsteps behind her ears, murmuring in her heart, hoping that Colonel Satsuma would not notice her and just stride over.
However, things backfired.
The footsteps suddenly stopped as soon as they reached him. Bellemeier, who lowered his head, could clearly see Colonel Satsuma's black leather shoes under the table, which were slightly shiny with oil.
Was it seen?
Bellmer was worried for a while, knowing that he could not avoid it, so he had to raise his head. When he was about to stand up and salute, he found that Colonel Satsuma was not looking at him at all, but was staring blankly at Nosha opposite:
"You, are you..."
Were you recognized even though you were not wearing uniform?
Nuo Xia, who was holding a glass and sipping milk, shook his head helplessly, raised his head and smiled at Colonel Satsuma: "You're not mistaken, it's me."
Snap!
The next moment, Bellmer saw it in shock.
Colonel Satsuma, who usually had a straight face and aloofness at the base, was like a young recruit who had just joined the army. He stood up excitedly and performed a standard military salute, his face turning red:
"It's really you! Major General Nuo Xia!"
"I...I am Colonel Satsuma of the 16th branch of the East China Sea. Among all the young generals in this branch, except Mr. Sakaski, you are the one I admire the most!"
"I heard that you went back to my hometown to visit relatives last night. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep well all night. I originally thought that I would wait for you to have a good rest for two days before visiting me. I didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence that you would go out to eat at noon today.
, I met you in person..."
This...is this still Colonel Satsuma?
Bellemeier, who was sitting across the dining table, was already in a state of stunned silence.
At this moment, she could no longer feel the majesty from Satsuma. Instead, she felt that he was like a brain-dead fanboy who got so excited when he saw his idol that he forgot everything...
The character has collapsed. Hey, Colonel!
"After all, Chaili Island is only that big."
On the other hand, Nuo Xia, who was bullied by her fancy face rubbing just now, was calm at the moment and seemed to have already adapted to this kind of flattery. She smiled and said:
"It's normal for us to bump into each other when we're having a meal or shopping. Don't be formal. Let's sit down. How about we eat something together?"
Have dinner together?
Colonel Satsuma's eyes lit up, and he was about to agree when he suddenly noticed the dull-looking Bellemeier next to him. He suddenly woke up, smiled and waved his hands quickly:
"No, no, Mr. Major General, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't bother you today. The boss has also arranged a place for me. I can just eat and fill my stomach by myself..."
He kept his posture very low, spoke to you one by one, and after a few more pleasantries with Nuo Xia, he respectfully stepped down and followed the boss to the vacant seat.
It seems like this person is better than I expected before?
Nuo Xia watched the other party go away, then leisurely picked up a piece of barbecue and put it into his mouth. Well, according to the previous life, this Colonel Satsuma who was stationed in his hometown was actually his "parent officer", right?
The "parent official" is actually his ardent fan, which is quite a strange feeling.
A little dark and refreshing.
At this time, Bellemeier on the opposite side gradually came back to his senses from the confusion and sluggishness just now.
"You..." She looked at Nuo Xia in surprise, "You are already a major general in this headquarters?"
"Bingo."
Nuo Xia snapped his fingers and said with a smile, "Five levels higher than Colonel Satsuma and only two levels lower than General, so I really wasn't fooling you just now. I'm really not far away from becoming a General...
…”
Before he finished speaking, the girl pinched his cheeks again.
"It hurts... no, why are you pinching me again?"
"I don't know, I just feel bad looking at you looking like this." The girl retracted her fingers angrily, "And even Colonel Satsuma knew about this before me..."
When she said this, her expression became extremely serious, "So are you really sure that you can become a general in a few years?"
"Based on my promotion speed, it's about the same."
Nuo Xia thought for a while, "Maybe he will be a lieutenant general next year. If he is a general, it will be as short as four or five years, and as long as it is not more than ten years..."
He actually said it quite conservatively.
The main reason is that when Fisher Tiger died in the year 1510 of the Hainan calendar, Kizaru who appeared in this incident was only a lieutenant general, and his position was the same as now, the commander of the G2 branch.
In other words, it was at least eight or nine years after the Warring States Period that the three generals of the younger generation were promoted to marshal.
“It’s okay within four or five years, but definitely not within ten years!”
After hearing this, the girl shook her head decisively, "Getting married when you are thirty? No, no, no, no! We will already be very old by then!"
"Thirty is indeed too late." Nuo Xia thought for a while and suddenly said, "Well, if I become a general within five years, I will go back to my hometown and marry you."
"It didn't work out?"
"Similarly, we will definitely hold the wedding before our twenty-fifth birthday."
"Then it's agreed, you're not allowed to cheat!" Bellmere stretched out a hand, "Pull the hook!"
"Why are you still the same as when you were a child, believing this..."
Nuo Xia shook her head helplessly, but in the end she still stretched out her little finger and hooked it tightly with the girl, "Okay, hang yourself with a hook, and it won't change for a hundred years..."
The two fingers were hooked together and dangled. Nuo Xia looked at the girl with firm and serious eyes and smiled.
This is the first time that he has made a solemn commitment to a major life event like "marriage".
But it was good to have talked about it. He felt relaxed now. At least he no longer had to try his best to avoid the topic like before, every time he met Bellemeier.
Talk about it.
Now that he and Bellemere have spoken out, their relationship should have progressed further in terms of system judgment, and they can get the second point reward, right?
He quietly opened the system panel, glanced at the message bar, and found that it was exactly as he expected.
[Belmere has completed the final strategy and the relationship has been established]
[Players receive the second point reward: 70,000 points]
[The third sign-in reward has been opened. If you maintain a relationship, the number of sign-in days will be accumulated]
[Belmeier: Current number of check-in days: 1]
[If the sign-in period expires in one month, you will be rewarded with extra points. After one year, you will receive an A-level gift box*1]
[If either party announces the termination of the relationship, or the relationship of either party deteriorates and disappears, the relationship will be deemed to have ended, and the sign-in period will be suspended]
With 70,000 points added to the 200,000 points gained after establishing a relationship with Taotu, Nuo Xia's remaining points suddenly became over 300,000, making him wealthy again.
"It seems like we can add more?"
As soon as he thought of this, he saw another new reminder pop up in the message bar.
[The new side mission "Grand Wedding" has been triggered, please check it in the task bar]
"Side Mission Name: Grand Wedding"
"Young people will eventually mature, and Neptune will eventually have a final destination. A grand enough wedding is the best dividing line between a boy and a man."
"Task content: Hold a wedding with at least three wives at the same time and get married. This side task has no time limit."
"Task reward: 400,000 points, S-level gift box*2, 20% off mall discount coupon*1"
"Remarks: After this side mission is completed, the system will be fully upgraded and will enter the 2.0 game version, so stay tuned."