Back to 80: My Literary Life

"Dad, Mom, Mingli, let's go home." Fang Minghua took the opportunity to help carry his father's suitcase, and Li Li quickly took over her mother-in-law's suitcase, and everyone walked out of the hall together.

At the entrance of the hall, Fang Minghua asked everyone to wait for a moment, and he and Li Li went to drive together. Soon two Mercedes-Benz cars stopped in front of everyone. Fang Changhe and Zhang Fenglan got in Fang Minghua's car, and Fang Mingli and her daughter sat in Li Li's car. The two cars drove to the city one after the other.

In the car, Fang Changhe and his wife asked why their son was with Li Li. Fang Minghua was naturally embarrassed to explain in detail, and vaguely explained the process of their relationship.

It turned out that there was such a long story!

Zhang Fenglan sighed at Song Tangtang's generosity. If it were another woman, she would have cried, made a fuss, and committed suicide, and her son's reputation would have been stinking long ago!

What a good daughter-in-law.

"Xiaohua, Tangtang has done so much for you, you must not ignore her!" Zhang Fenglan warned.

"No, we have a deep relationship."

Deep relationship, and there is another woman? !

Fang Changhe, who was sitting next to him without saying anything, wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

Forget it, the rice has been cooked, and the daughter-in-law didn't say anything, why should I get involved?

So the topic turned to the above and started chatting.

The atmosphere in Li Li's car was quite dull.

Li Li is not a particularly talkative person, especially in occasions like today, she doesn't know what to say.

Fang Mingli didn't know either.

Li Li and she are alumni of Xida, one grade higher than her, and they have both been in the literature club. They have known each other for a long time, even earlier than her brother.

Back then, Li Li and her brother had a good relationship. Fang Mingli thought Li Li would become her sister-in-law, but she didn't expect her brother to find Song Tangtang.

She felt very sorry at the time.

But Song Tangtang was also very good to her brother and family, and slowly this regret disappeared, but she didn't expect that Li Li would become her sister-in-law in the end!

None of this is Li Li's fault, it's her brother who is too absurd!

"Sister-in-law Lili, have you been staying in the United States?" Fang Mingli finally took the initiative to break the silence and find a topic to talk about.

The word "sister-in-law" immediately made Li Li's somewhat nervous heart completely calm down.

Fang Minghua's parents tacitly acknowledged this fact.

Now Fang Mingli also acknowledged her sister-in-law!

"Well, after I graduated with a doctorate in the UK, I came to San Francisco State University to teach until now."

Fang Mingli originally wanted to ask you how you and my brother were still connected and finally rekindled their old feelings, but she felt that it was inappropriate for her to ask this as a sister, so she casually asked: "How is it teaching in the United States? Are you used to it?"

"It's okay, in fact, it's pretty good if you get used to it."

The two sisters-in-law chatted, and the atmosphere was not as awkward as before.

Back to the community, everyone entered the villa, and Li Li was busy packing things for everyone.

There are four bedrooms on the second floor. She and Fang Minghua used one, her daughter had one, and the remaining two were just for Fang Changhe and his wife and Fang Mingli to live in.

Li Li and her mother-in-law were tidying up the room. Fang Mingli and her father were watching the decoration of the villa and praised it: "Brother, I think this villa is better than your small building in Xijing. There are gardens and lawns in front and back, the surrounding environment is good, and the house is big."

Isn't that nonsense? !

In the late 1980s, in Xijing City, could you build a big house by yourself? At least no one would give you land!

Xinxin, who was talking to Juanjuan, heard it and looked up and said: "Aunt, Dad has a house in Los Angeles. It's big, with a swimming pool and a lake. There are many small flowers by the lake. It's beautiful."

The little girl started to show off in front of the elders.

There is a lake in the house? !

Fang Mingli was stunned.

Fang Minghua hurriedly explained: "I bought a manor in the suburbs of Los Angeles. There are houses and lakes in it, as well as some entertainment facilities, swimming pools and so on."

"Ah? Manor?" Fang Mingli was shocked: "How big is the area?"

"Not big, 400 acres."

Ah? 400 acres? !

Fang Mingli was shocked again.

Fang Changhe, who followed his daughter to visit the villa silently, was also shocked when he heard it.

What, 400 acres? !

This is a big landlord.

If it was in any other era, tut tut.

"Dad, Mom, Mingli, after the Spring Festival in San Francisco, I will take you to the manor to live for a few days." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Okay, let me also feel the feeling of a local rich man's home." Fang Mingli joked.

"Oh, I also bought a manor in Miami in the south, and there is a ranch next to it. If you are interested, we can go there to ride horses." Fang Minghua added.

"Dad, Dad, I want to go riding horses." Xinxin said immediately.

Fang Changhe and his daughter looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

His son's local tyrants really opened his eyes.

But

His son bought a house and land in the United States. Is he going to stay in the United States forever and not plan to return to China?

I have to find an opportunity to talk to him privately about this issue.

At noon, Fang Minghua prepared a sumptuous lunch.

A combination of Chinese and Western cuisine, including steak and scrambled eggs with tomatoes, etc.

"Mom and Dad, if you like Western food, I'll take you out to eat authentic French food tomorrow!" Fang Minghua said.

At noon, Fang Changhe and others had to adjust to the time difference and rest. From the next day, the American trip officially began.

Li Li took a few days off and drove two cars around San Francisco.

Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown

Of course, they also ate all kinds of delicious food.

French food, Italian pasta, Mexican tacos. Of course, there is also Chinatown hot pot.

During the Spring Festival, I went to Chinatown to watch lion dances and dragon dances, and had a different Spring Festival.

Then I went to Los Angeles.

Li Li had to go to class and couldn't accompany him, so Fang Minghua took Xinxin and accompanied her parents, sister and niece to fly there together.

Naturally, the housekeeper sent a car to greet them. After arriving at Amber Manor, seeing all this, even the always picky Fang Changhe couldn't help but praise it in his heart.

My son really knows how to enjoy it.

This building, this garden, this lake

Hey, can we fish here?

Fang Changhe asked his son quietly, and Fang Minghua smiled and said, "Of course, Dad, I have prepared the fishing rod for you, you can fish as long as you want."

Fang Changhe was immediately itchy and didn't want to go shopping anymore. He immediately pulled the fishing gear and sat by the lake to start fishing.

Not bad.

The weather here is much warmer than Xijing.

Also, the fish here are stupider than those in Xijing!

I caught several fish casually.

Zhang Fenglan was also happy.

I couldn't walk when I saw the vegetable patch.

I could actually grow vegetables!

I immediately became interested.

What's so good about the city? There are people everywhere, and I can't understand what they say. It's better to grow vegetables here.

The next day, Fang Minghua accompanied his parents and younger sister to visit Los Angeles. After three days of playing, they were going to fly to New York according to the original plan, but Fang Changhe and his wife changed their minds at the last minute.

"Your mother and I will stay here for a few days, you and Mingli can take the two kids to go shopping." Fang Changhe said.

"That's right, what's so good about it? There are foreign words and foreigners everywhere. I can't understand them, and I can't get used to the food." Mother Zhang Fenglan also complained.

Seeing that there are fish without hooks, it's better to grow vegetables.

In this case, Fang Minghua didn't force it. He immediately asked the housekeeper to help find a temporary translator to accompany his parents, and then he and his sister took the two children to New York.