"There's no problem with that, after all, it's all family members in our community—"

Hardison's eyes lifted from the cup in his hand, and after Zheng Jianguo quickly finished speaking, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't worry about this, we will tell others about you in advance, and presumably everyone won't care." ”

"Oh well~"

Knowing that this dinner party was almost about to make an official appearance in the community, Zheng Jianguo did not continue to shirk: "I'll be there tomorrow-"

In the year and a half since he came to the United States, Zheng Jianguo feels that the biggest difference between here and his home is that the community management committee has great power, and the entire community management committee has a high degree of management autonomy with the help of a non-profit organization, that is, a middle-class like Mary who has a certain amount of time and energy, to conduct campaign hearings and small crime prevention notices.

Similar to the nature of Rotary, the community management committee is a part-time employee who does not receive a salary, except for the main person in charge, so if you want to be a member of this group, you must first have a spirit of dedication.

If you only look at it conceptually, this kind of community management committee is similar to the neighborhood committee and village committee in Zheng Jianguo's memory, but in terms of weight alone, the community management committee is responsible for many things.

Since Zheng Jianguo bought the house and demolished it for reconstruction, he has received notices to solicit opinions on social life such as culture and education, protection of the legitimate rights and interests of women and children, care for the elderly, resettlement and employment, poverty eradication, immigration, crime prevention, assistance to ethnic minorities, community rehabilitation, and environmental protection.

Of course, the community management committee is also elected by the community residents, so the various rules and regulations formulated are very down-to-earth, stipulating the style of outdoor building construction, and this is also the first notice Zheng Jianguo received, after confirming the identity of other people, it is clearly required not to build more than one meter five solid walls outside the house-

So Zheng Jianguo learned that the community management committee also made comprehensive and meticulous regulations on the rules and regulations for vegetation planting, fence maintenance, roadside car parking, graffiti disposal, garbage removal, outdoor mailboxes, scrapped vehicles and disposal, and all behaviors that would lead to a decline in the quality of life in the community.

And the consequences of any violation of the regulations will lead to a fine for the police or a court case, which is also the reason why Zheng Jianguo did not build all the land into a house, his built house occupies more than 100 square meters, and he also has a yard of almost 150 square meters.

Follow the local customs——

Seeing that as an honorary member of the Rotary Club came to the door in person, Zheng Jianguo had no way to refuse Mary's invitation, although he didn't want to waste these entertainments, but he had already said that he would have half a day to be free tomorrow, and it would be a bit deliberate to make excuses at this time.

Anyway, it's all about getting to know!

Zheng Jianguo, who couldn't run away, didn't want to participate in these retreats, according to his thoughts, it was better to take advantage of this free time to read more books, but it was still a little hot from that level, and this was also the purpose of letting the two of them in, since it couldn't be avoided, it was better to integrate in.

Mary and Hudison sat down again with a glass of water, seeing that the water was almost gone, but unexpectedly the doorbell rang from outside the door, and a slightly immature voice came in: "Mom, Dad, when are you going to sit?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's my daughter Valerie, I'm sorry, then we'll go back first-"

Her face turned slightly whiter, Mary's expression was not unusual and she stood up with an apology, and Hardison put down the glass with a smile and said with a smile: "Zheng, Valerie is a little naughty, but her character is not bad, let's go back, let's meet again tomorrow, how about it?"

"Okay, then I won't send you-"

Seeing the other party drink the water in the cup, Zheng Jianguo followed the two to the door, only to see a beautiful girl in an off-the-shoulder evening dress standing next to her, her expression was like a miniature version of Mary, and there were big blue eyes on her fat cheeks.

However, Zheng Jianguo's gaze did not look at the other party's pompousness, but turned his head to look at the young boy beside her, and saw Mary next to him standing beside him, and said: "Zheng, this is my daughter Valerie and son Mike, they are now in the 9th and 11th grades of Boston High School~"

"Hey, Zheng, I don't want to go to Boston High School, it feels like a community middle school, although it is a state high school, but my mother thinks it is more troublesome to send my brother to Massachusetts High School after sending me, so I think about her difficulties, so I will go to Boston High School-"

There was a smile like Mary on the baby's fat cheeks, Valerie's words were deliberately affinity, but Zheng Jianguo couldn't associate this with the rude behavior of ringing the doorbell before, and then saw the blazing eyes of Mike next to him, and Mary next to him had already said to the two: "Valerie, we all know that you are a good boy, Mike, this is what I told you about Zheng, he will attend the luncheon at noon tomorrow, now you say goodbye to Zheng, we should go back." ”

"Zheng, you're welcome to come tomorrow, goodbye!"

Valerie didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, deliberately stood up straight, said with a smile at Zheng Jianguo, turned around and grabbed Mary's arm, and then Mike next to him nodded with a smile: "Then see you tomorrow, Zheng." ”

"See you tomorrow, Mike, goodbye, Mr. Hardison, Mrs. Hardison—"

Although Zheng Jianguo was suspicious of Valerie's contrasting performance, but when they met and said goodbye to each other so formally, he could only wave his hand with a smile and say goodbye to the family, Mary smiled and Hardison turned to leave, and did not nod slightly until he returned to his home: "Yes, this is the attitude you should have, you two behaved well today, then we can go out today, wait for me to change into evening dresses - you guys get in the car first." ”

"Okay, Mom!"

After Mike finished speaking, he watched his mother and father enter their bedroom, and then turned his head to look at Valerie next to him, his eyes swept over her pompousness, and he couldn't help laughing: "How about it, my idea is good, right? Mom said that this Zheng is very smart and rich, and his house was built at his own expense, if you listen to me, then we will have endless money to spend in the future——"

"You want me to seduce him into bed?"

Valerie turned her head to look at the direction of her parents' bedroom and asked, then saw Mike smile and said, "Anyway, you have so many boyfriends, as long as we cooperate in the act, don't let him touch you, of course, we can't do this alone-how do you feel about Arai Kuro? That kid can't move his legs when he sees you, and it just so happens that tomorrow they will also be the weekend." ”

"Does he really have that much money?"

Valerie glanced at the movement in the house and followed Mike to the outside of the house, the latter looked around vigilantly, turned around and shrugged his shoulders and said: "I listened to what our mother said, and said that Zheng, it is the Dongfang busy man who looked ordinary just now and drove a dilapidated Plymouth, he is now worth at least one million, and the most important thing is that he is still the most famous doctor, how can a doctor have no money-"

"Then I'll ask him to give me the car—"

Straightening her back again, Valerie looked at the brightly lit No. 53 from afar, and subconsciously shook her head, with disdain on her baby fat cheeks: "Arai Kuro can't do it, although his father is the general manager of SONI in Boston, but his pocket money never exceeds five dollars, every week! The most important thing is that he is very timid, if you don't want to be betrayed under intimidation, don't look for him, just look for him-Jacqueline Bourton." ”

"The captain of your cheerleading squad, I've heard that she and a lot of adults have a leg—"

Thinking of the captain of the Boston Middle School cheerleading team, Mike couldn't help but swallow his saliva, but it seemed to be too loud, and Valerie next to him turned around and was illuminated by the light leaning out of the room, and her cheeks full of baby fat showed a charming look that shouldn't appear: "They said you were a coward at school, and you didn't even dare to look at Jacqueline at the bathroom door—"

"I didn't want to get into trouble, she was with Big Jack at the time, hey, did you have a good relationship with her?"

Under the bright moonlight, Mike's old face was a little red, but as he came back to his senses and looked at Valerie, he saw that the latter's face flashed with disdain: "Our relationship is not good, of course it is not bad, she likes to play differently from us, she knows how to use her body, and said that it is not interesting to play with you like this, except for your looks, there is not even money, I am talking here about big money, not your pocket money of four or five hundred dollars a month-"

"What does she want money for? I've heard that her family is quite rich—"

Mike asked with a surprised look, Valerie tilted her head and looked at the brightly lit house No. 53 and said: "I don't know this, anyway, I know that she is very short of money, and she also wants to find money, but unfortunately you know, our school should be the most community state high school, who will go to this kind of community school if you have money - do you think I don't know that my mother is reluctant to take $10,000 a year for me to go to a private high school?"

"It's like I don't want to go to a private high school, in fact, the money our mother earns has been taken out by our father to seal up, if you have a normal relationship with Jacqueline, how can you talk to her about this?

Mike cautiously looked at the house behind him, and found that neither Hardison nor Mary had appeared, so he knew that the two had not yet been cleaned up, but when he turned around, he met Valerie's eyes, and saw her say, "How did you know I was going to say this to her?"

"No, really?"

Mike's eyes widened instantly, but then he quickly shook his head and said with a look of disbelief on his face, "She's not a good talker—"

"That's for those of you who don't have the money and don't have the means, remember, if you want to sleep with her, no matter how much you say it, it's not as good as two Franklins—"

Nodding heavily, Valerie didn't expect this brother to be so vegetable, but after finishing speaking, she looked at the question marks on his face, obviously not understanding what the two Franklins she was talking about, so she continued to speak: "Two hundred dollars~ Don't you even know this?"

"Franklin, two hundred dollars, oh, you mean an avatar on $100, two hundred dollars can sleep with her?"

Mike was shocked, obviously unable to believe that the lover of his dreams was worth two hundred dollars, but at this moment Valerie rolled her eyes at him, and continued to speak: "Of course it's a few meals, just like you soaked those girls, there's always a process of getting to know, right?"

"You seem familiar—"

Seeing that as Valerie spoke, a few thoughts appeared in Mike's mind, and he quickly came back to his senses and his eyes widened slightly: "Those boyfriends of yours—"

"Take what you need, if I don't hate Dongfang busy, this Zheng is my best target, he is 18 years old and I am 15 years old, tsk-"

Slightly thick lips snorted, Valerie's eyes swept over Mike's face, and then shook her head and said, "You two are both 18 years old, look at what people are capable of, and then look at you-"

"Cut, Zheng is lucky, his money is earned with his teacher, so after that teacher leaves, he will no longer continue to speculate in futures——"

Disgusted by his dear sister-in-law, Mike's face flashed a little unnatural, and he didn't think about telling the news he heard from his mother, and then remembered Jacqueline, and this attention was instantly diverted: "If we do it this time, then the money for college is almost gone——"

"Oh, I guessed that, Jacqueline is trying to get money because it's probably going to a good school—"

Valerie's face flashed with a sudden look, and Mike remembered that he was about to graduate: "I think so too, let's blackmail Zheng once, and then ignore him when we get the money-"

"I don't think Zheng is any different from those Orientals in Chinatown, if he doesn't speak that awkward English-"

For Zheng Jianguo, Valerie never expected this to be an invisible rich man, she originally thought that this must be a Chinese from Hong Kong Island, but she didn't expect to hear such important news from her brother Michael: "If you had said that he had so much money, I wouldn't mind wronging myself-"

"You're thinking too much, Zheng has a girlfriend-"

Subconsciously opened his mouth to say the news he heard, but before Mike finished speaking, he was blocked back by Valerie: "I also have a boyfriend, but I believe he has never had a girlfriend like me, but it's a little late to say this now, if something happens to him, our mother will know what my conspiracy is-"

"Who made you have that much opinion about them?"

Mike shook his head a little speechless, then looked at the door of the house and found his parents coming out, so he quickly turned around and said, "They came out, why don't you take advantage of this time to call Jacqueline?"