Chapter 84 Dinner with Miss Simon
There is also an air pressure altimeter on the inner wall of the observation deck. Although it is not very accurate and the scale interval is quite large, Jing Yu can still see the pointer rising constantly, slowly walking towards the 600-foot scale over 500 feet.
It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. The sun had already lost its power at noon, sprinkling golden but non-glare light throughout the airship, as if the entire area was covered with gold.
Jing Yu was drinking whiskey with ice leisurely. At this time, he felt a little dizzy, but the dizziness, the surrounding environment and the sound of the piano, the low conversation made him feel a ecstatic experience, making him squint his eyes and look at everything around him.
Not far away, the full-time staff of the airship were introducing the scenery outside to the wealthy passengers who were riding the airship for the first time. At this time, the airship did not leave the city of London. For those people, whenever they saw a familiar place, they sighed.
Of course, in addition to Jingyu, there are some passengers in the observation deck who seem to have lost their curiosity about these passengers. They sit around and occasionally show a look of disdain for the passengers who are fussing.
"Mr. Jing?", suddenly a voice that lowered the volume.
Jing Yu sealed his eyes and saw Scarlett. Saimen was sitting in a wheelchair next to him. "Miss Saimen", Jing Yu greeted her with a dizzy look, "Why are you here?"
"So why are you here, Mr. Jing?"
"Oh, I just want to see the scenery here. After all, it's my first time riding an airship." Jing Yu said slowly, and while speaking, he took a sip of the wine in the cup.
"I want to come and have a look, too," said Scarlett Symon.
"Oh, it turns out that we all thought of one thing," Jing Yu nodded, put down the wine glass in his hand and stopped saying anything on the table, and continued to enjoy the pleasant time under his slightly drunkenness.
Scarlett Saimen stopped talking, quietly sitting in a wheelchair next to him without saying a word, because Jing Yu squinted his eyes and didn't care what she was doing.
After a while, Jing Yu felt that the alcohol had passed a little. He seemed to have woken up a lot and opened his eyes slightly. Then he immediately saw Scarlett beside him. Saimen was looking at him curiously. When she found that she opened her eyes, she immediately hid herself from Jing Yu's eyes.
It was almost dusk, and the sunset light became much weaker. At this time, the passengers at the observation deck no longer had the noise they had before. They were looking outside in groups near the glass window, or sitting in their seats in dispersed manner, even chatting and talking lowered their voices.
Jing Yu looked out from his position through a large piece of glass. At this time, the ground could not be seen clearly, but the distance between heaven and earth was red and intertwined with the dark blue sky.
The barometer pointer on the wall has been aimed at the 2,500-foot scale. Jing Yu simply converted the height of about 800 meters at this time.
"It's so stable," Jing Yu couldn't help but sigh. Of course, he didn't dare to speak loudly in this environment.
"Have you been here all the time?" He glanced at Scarlett Symon again and asked curiously, "Where has Mr. Harden been?"
"I let him leave first," Scarlett Symon whispered.
"So how are you going back?" Jing Yu asked with some concern, "I want to go back now, so what about you, do you need me to call a waiter to help you?"
"Oh, no, I want to stay for a while." Scarlett Symon responded, seemingly feeling a little unhappy.
"It will be completely dark outside after a while and you can't see anything outside. Why are you staying here?"
"Nothing, I just want to stay for a while, Mr. Jing," Scarlett Symon continued to answer, without any intention of leaving.
Jing Yu thought for a while and decided to stay. He said, "That's not possible. I can't let you be here alone, so I'll stay with you for a while, right?"
When Scarlett Saimen heard what Jing Yu said, she was obviously a little happy. She asked, "It's so good, do you want to order something to eat?"
"Here?"
"Yes," Scarlett Symon looked excited, and she said, "I haven't had supper on the airship yet. Do you want to try it together?"
"Then... OK," Jing Yu also agreed with her proposal.
Soon he called the waiter and heard the guest ask for orders. The waiter did not hand over the menu first but sent a candle to light them, and then asked them what they wanted to order.
Jing Yu ordered something casually. Anyway, he didn't have much expectations for British food in this era, and then helped Scarlett. Symen choose the recommended dishes on the menu.
As the waiter left, the two became dull.
"you…"
"you…"
The two of them spoke at the same time, and then stopped at the same time, feeling a little embarrassed at each other.
"You talk first," Jing Yu signaled.
"Do you know Carol will return to London?" Scarlett Symon asked directly without hesitation.
"Sorry, I don't know about this. Maybe Miss Stamford will not go back to London again, after all, her father is in the New World." Jing Yu said that he didn't know about this question.
"If she doesn't return to London, will you stay in the New World?" Scarlett Saimen continued to ask when he heard Jing Yu's answer.
"Me?" Jing Yu was a little surprised, but he still explained: "I was just worried that Miss Stanford would encounter danger alone. When I sent her home safely, I would go back. I didn't plan to stay in the New World."
After all, he felt that he was not as comfortable as living in London here. According to the information he had learned in this era, the new continent of this era was probably far behind the United States in his own world in history, so he still planned to stay in London. After all, from the history of his own world, London was safe at least from now until World War I, and it was also the most developed place in the world. Since he could not return to China, staying in London for a long time might be a good choice.
Just considering the air pollution in London, maybe I should move to a more rural place so that I can avoid being polluted by fog and reducing my lifespan for many years.
"So are you leaving Carol? You won't be with her?" Scarlett Saimen didn't know what Jing Yu was thinking. She looked at Jing Yu being a little confused and continued to ask.
"Why should I stay with her all the time?" Jing Yu looked at her with some surprise.
"Aren't you..." Scarlett Saimon opened his eyes wide at this time, as if he had heard something strange.
"Miss Saimen", Jing Yu interrupted her, "I think you've made a mistake. I have nothing to do with Miss Stanford. Have you not heard her talk about it for so long?"
"Sorry, Mr. Jing, I have never talked about this topic with her. I saw her living in your home and always thought you were..."
"But, Miss Saimen, you live in my house, too."
Chapter completed!