19 Sayings
After spending the night at Whitehouse's house, the Whitehouses found that Lin Yilong was still quite British, so they let down their guard.
"Actually, I don't really understand why there are so many Irish festivals on the other side of the pond. Lin Yilong was quite puzzled by the festivals of the United States, considering that the British residents should also be St. George or St. Andrew, even if the less British St. Peter or St. Paul are more acceptable than St. Patrick.
"Because there are many thieves and liars in Ireland. Mrs. Whitehouse replied, "
"I remember that JFK was of Irish descent?"
"So, he died. "Mrs. Whitehouse never concealed her ill will towards the Irish, and was straightforward.
Lin Yilong was speechless, anyway, the version of "Great Famine" he had heard from his landlord, Mrs. Mullen, was almost completely different from Mrs. Whitehouse's version of "Irish liar", but he didn't want to entangle the Anglo-Irish relationship.
"Hey, your mom is so direct. After taking a shower, Lin Yilong put his arm around Katie and compared Lin's mother with Mrs. Whitehouse, "It's really exactly the same as my mother's personality." “
"Last year, we met your parents downstairs in your London apartment?" asked Katie.
"Yes. ”
"Well, that's true. Katie agreed, "I felt the same breath from my aunt as I did from my mother. ”
"I thought your dad was fierce at first, but now it doesn't feel so scary. Lin Yilong said.
"The prison was mostly for lighter offenders, the kind of people who fought each other because of hatred, and it wasn't here. Katie replied, "Dad is actually very friendly. ”
"I can more or less understand your father's thoughts. Lin Yilong smiled, "Especially after becoming a father." I feel like my daughter is like a treasure in my arms, and I am always afraid of getting hurt or broken. ”
"It's good to understand. Katie leaned on her side and fell asleep.
The next day, Katie and Lin Yilong woke up before seven o'clock and took a morning tour in a nearby park just in time for the sunrise.
One by one, the canopy of trees was reflected on Lin Yilong's gray-yellow vest, turning into natural camouflage, and Katie held her abdomen with her hand and walked slowly.
"Where did you live before?" Sitting on a bench, Lin Yilong looked at the map and didn't find any middle schools or shopping malls or anything like that
"My family lived in the town of Reesborn. "Because my father's house was near the barracks in Reesborn, and the GIs would sometimes show up at bars near there, and my grandmother's house was there at the time, and that's where my parents met." ”
"I probably understand what your dad said when he first walked in. Lin Yilong said with a smile, "Before getting married, before intimacy, now intimacy is after marriage, and even if you have children, you don't get married." ”
"Like us?" said Katie, with some displeasure.
"Speaking of which, how are we going to tell our children in the future, where did we meet, and when did we start falling in love!?"
"They'll understand. Katie said with little interest, "Did you just start telling the truth to the children? Father is a scumbag, and Mother is too weak to obediently obey and become Daddy's Mistress?"
"But when the kids ask us, what are we going to say?"
"Leave space for dad. Katie replied, "Together, two people get bored with each other, and we're pretty good right now." ”
"Is there a precedent for that?"
"Yes. Katie replied, "In my final year of college, I had a professor who taught physical education law, and that was the case at home, and she had a long-term intimate relationship with a lawyer, but the two of them didn't marry or live together, and they were a completely different kind of regular partnership than boyfriend and girlfriend." ”
"It's similar to us, if your professor's partner isn't really unmarried. ”
"It's true that he's not married, and he hasn't seen any other girlfriends or children. Katie thought about it for a while, and decided to stimulate Lin Yilong when he couldn't talk back, "I don't know how high it is higher than your level." ”
"Alas, it's such an honor that I'm so low in level to be liked by such a lovely Katie. Lin Yilong heard the thorn in Katie's words, and showed a smile like caring for the mentally retarded.
"Then I'll take your compliment well. Katie knew that when the two of them hurt each other, she couldn't take advantage of anything except being brutal.
"Speaking of which, do you need to change to a bigger house?" Lin Yilong asked, "Maybe, find another nanny or something to help Katie live?"
"No, the cleaning company you helped me find before is very good. Katie replied, "Now that life is so automated, the lives of the nobles are gone forever." And..... If you share the housework, won't Dad come and help?"
"I'm worried you're working too hard. ”
"Then come and spend more time with us. Katie smiled slightly.
"Good. Kissing Katie's forehead, Lin Yilong said.
The two spent the morning and noon in downtown Reesborn, finding a restaurant and having lunch.
The Ulster diet is closer to that of England than the rest of Britain, and there is no particularly significant difference other than the use of white pudding instead of black pudding – and even if there is, it is only a difference between soda bread and potato bread, and not as pronounced as the addition of "haggis" in Scotland or "rifle bread" in Wales. As for lunch or other meals, there are few dishes that reflect regional characteristics.
Katie was pregnant and didn't eat much, in addition to desserts and appetizers, Katie also ordered chicken wings as a side dish to her Irish-style lamb stew, and Lin Yilong ordered the Irish-style "fish and chips" at Katie's best recommendation.
"It really doesn't seem to be any different from England. "It's more like Englandish Wales. ”
"It meant to be. Katie replied, "To use the Wales analogy you can understand, this is Newport, Cardiff is Dublin, and as for your tree farm, it's in Kildare." ”
"Does this look like your constituency?" asked Lin Yilong, "Kingston is a satellite city of London, and then Reesbourne is a satellite city of Belfast." ”
"There are only a few people in Belfast. "It's not so much what Bonas is to Cardiff." The population on both sides is about the same. ”
"But there is no such a well-developed town centre near Bonas. Lin Yilong tried to save face, "It's still a little far from the distance." ”
"Whatever you say is what you say. Dad of my daughters. Katie sighed.