Back to 80: My Literary Life

"Xiao Li, just listen to York's arrangements. Have a night's rest and let's go see the apartment tomorrow." After Fang Minghua said something, he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at York: "Are you ready for dinner?"

"Mr. Fang, it's ready. It's also Chinese food." York replied respectfully.

"Okay, you go to eat, I won't accompany you, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

Fang Minghua went upstairs and continued to sleep. He got up on time at seven o'clock the next morning. After washing, he wore sports shorts and ran along the road.

As people reach middle age, their body functions decline, so they must exercise more.

After running for half an hour, Fang Minghua returned to the villa. Passing by the lake, he saw Liu Xiaoli and her daughter happily picking wild flowers by the lake.

"morning!"

"morning!

"Good morning, godfather."

Liu Yifei greeted and happily ran over and handed a bouquet of wild flowers to Fang Minghua.

"Daddy, this is for you."

"Thanks."

Fang Minghua had no choice but to take the wild flowers and invite mother and daughter to the villa for dinner.

Returning to the villa and going up to the second floor, Fang Minghua handed the wild flowers to the servant and asked her to find a bottle to keep. Then he took a shower and changed into a T-shirt and casual pants. He went downstairs to the restaurant. Breakfast was ready. Liu Xiaoli and her daughter were waiting. He came down to eat together.

Breakfast is Western-style, with bread, salad, milk and eggs, and Fang Minghua's favorite spicy soup, so the chef can't make it, so it won't embarrass others.

After dinner, Fang Minghua called Phillips, who told him the detailed address of the villa. He notified the housing agent and gathered at the villa.

"Okay, I'll set off from the villa now."

Phillips chose two residences for Liu Xiaoli, one of which is in the Bel Air community in the western suburbs of Los Angeles, half an hour's drive from Amber Hill Manor, and the other in the northeastern suburbs of Los Angeles, close to Lin Yin Memorial Park. It took two hours to arrive.

The area and layout of the two villas are similar, with an upper and lower floors of 240 square meters, and a garage and garden. The asking price is 1 million US dollars for one and 1.05 million US dollars for the other. The equipment and furniture in the room are basically complete, and the surrounding environment, security situation, and surrounding schools are different. Not big.

However, Fang Minghua felt that Lin Yin Memorial Park was better. The houses were new, and it was a 20-minute drive from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The community was more prosperous than the Bel Air community.

But in the end, Liu Xiaoli chose the Bel Air community because she liked the quietness.

Now that Liu Xiaoli had decided, Fang Minghua naturally wouldn't say much. After some bargaining between Phillips and the entrusting agent, the deal was settled at 960,000.

Of course, you still have to pay various taxes and fees, which comes down to about 1.08 million US dollars. Although it is beyond Liu Xiaoli's budget, she is still quite satisfied.

The next step is to go through the transfer procedures. By the time all this is completed, it is already five o'clock in the afternoon.

Of course, if you want to actually move in, you need to replace carpets, curtains, and deal with the house in New York, but Liu Xiaoli is not in a hurry.

You can just move in before school starts in September, and it won't affect your daughter's attendance at the new school.

Several people found a restaurant to finish their meal. Phillips returned to the hotel and prepared to return to San Francisco tomorrow. Fang Minghua saw that it was already six o'clock and asked the driver to drive straight to the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where the "Heroes" road show will be held.

Wu Tianmin and Zhang Yimou had already arrived, and they were a little surprised to see Fang Minghua and Liu Xiaoli's mother and daughter together.

"Xiaoli wanted to move to Los Angeles, and I helped her look at a house." Fang Minghua explained.

"It's okay to move here. Yimou and I both bought houses in Los Angeles." Wu Tianmin said.

The two have co-produced movies in the United States in the past few years, and their salary is naturally not low. It is more than enough to buy a villa in Los Angeles.

Wu Tianmin even brought his daughter-in-law over from Xijing and lived with her. This place became his home again.

The road show started at 7:30. Fang Minghua watched the movie again. After that, the creative team interacted with the audience and reporters asked questions.

This time, just like in San Francisco, the questions asked by Fang Minghua were not as sharp as those asked in New York. They were all irrelevant questions.

After the road show, Fang Minghua did not go for supper with the creative staff, he had to rush back to his residence.

Wu Tianmin didn't hold back, he just smiled and said he would come to your villa to sit there when he had time.

Fang Minghua agreed.

If you buy a manor yourself, people will know about it sooner or later. It doesn't matter that Wu Tianmin and the others are old acquaintances.

"Xiaoli, what about you?" Wu Tianmin asked Liu Xiaoli again.

"Minghua and I will go back together." Liu Xiaoli said openly.

Another surprised look.

Fang Minghua had no choice but to explain that Liu Xiaoli and her daughter were staying with him temporarily, and the house was big anyway.

Soon, an Audi A8 drove up. Fang Minghua said goodbye to the two of them, got into the car with Liu Xiaoli and his daughter, and disappeared into the night.

Wu Tianmin and Zhang Yimou looked at each other again. There is a searching meaning in each other's eyes.

What is the relationship between Fang Minghua and Liu Xiaoli?

But we are all adults, so there are some things you don’t need to ask.

On the way back, Fan Minghua told Liu Xiaoli that he would leave Los Angeles and return to San Francisco early tomorrow morning.

"I will stay in Los Angeles for a few more days and want to clean up the house at once." Liu Xiaoli said.

"Daddy, can I live in the manor? I like that place, it's big and beautiful." Liu Yifei suddenly said.

"My godfather is leaving tomorrow, don't bother me!" Liu Xiaoli said quickly.

"It doesn't matter. If Sissi likes to live there, you can live there. The house is empty anyway." Fang Minghua said cheerfully.

"Thank you very much." Liu Xiaoli had a smile on her face.

The next morning, Fang Minghua still got up on time, went for a run, washed up, and then had breakfast with Liu Xiaoli and her daughter. After that, he was ready to fly back to San Francisco.

Before leaving, he told the housekeeper York that Liu Xiaoli and her daughter would be staying for a while, so he would help when needed.

"Mr. Fang, don't worry, I will make arrangements to ensure that Ms. Liu is satisfied." York said quickly.

After bidding farewell to Liu Xiaoli and her daughter, Fang Minghua took a car to the airport and then returned directly to San Francisco. It was already noon when he arrived home.

Li Li came back from get out of class.

"How did things go?" Li Li asked.

"It's all done." Fang Minghua briefly told Liu Xiaoli how she bought the house, including how she ended up living in Amber Mountain Manor.

After hearing this, Li Li looked at him with something strange in her eyes.

"Why, you don't believe me?" Fang Minghua asked.

"No, you'd better tell my cousin, lest she blame me for not being able to see you." Li Li said quietly.

That's what I said.

Fang Minghua was angry and funny.

However, you must make a phone call to your wife, and make it clear so that misunderstandings will not easily occur.

At eight o'clock in the evening, which was exactly twelve o'clock in Xijing, I dialed Song Tangtang's mobile phone.

"I just got off work and I'm eating in the company cafeteria. What do you want?"

There was some noise coming from the microphone.

Fang Minghua told Song Tangtang what happened in the past few days. Needless to say, the road show situation was reported to her by people from his own company. Fang Minghua's focus was on helping Liu Xiaoli look at the house and staying in the manor for a few days. thing.

"Tangtang, let me make it clear so that you won't doubt me." Fang Minghua finally said with a smile.

On the other end of the phone, Song Tangtang hummed and said, "I know, give the phone to Lili."

"Lili, Tangtang wants to talk to you."

After hearing this, Fang Minghua handed the phone to Li Li who was sitting next to him.

"Cousin, it's me."

The two started chatting. Li Li looked at Fang Minghua while chatting and walked out of the room as if not to let her hear.

"Yeah, yeah, I know, I listen to you."

After making the call, Li Li came in again, and Fang Minghua asked curiously: "What did you and Tangtang talk about just now?"

"My cousin said that I want to ask you to pay more for the public salary and squeeze you out. You will be powerless when you see other beautiful women." Li Li looked at Fang Minghua and said word by word.