Chapter 14: Love It Came

Li Manrui left her son in the hospital and hurried home, wanting to be virtuous once in a while, and apologize to Mike a little for Lin Zi's delay in driving the yacht last night, and explain, who knew that when she was ready for everything, Mike called back and said that there was a party in the evening, let her eat first, and said that if it was too late, she would stay in the Manhattan apartment and come back tomorrow.

has been married for more than a year, and Li Manrui still has many unfamiliar things with this husband, such as his business, such as why he and his ex-wife divorced. But every time Mike has a social meeting or returns late, he will report to her, which makes her feel very relieved, thinking that this person still has her in his heart, but there are many times like this, and she always has the feeling of being kept in a canary in a cage!

"Isn't it a canary!" Li Manrui laughed self-deprecatingly, Mike's business is very big, he has been running a winery for a few years, and recently he seems to have started a real estate business with his friends, and the more money he makes, people will become busier and busier, and he wants a man to always be by his side, and he wants a man to have great achievements, which is a kind of contradiction and irresponsible hypocrisy in itself.

Li Manrui is not the kind of woman who doesn't know the general situation, which is why she can stand out in Mike's eyes.

She remembered that she had just established a relationship with an old man in Italy at that time, but the marriage procedures were not smooth, because she was now abroad, and she had to dissolve the marriage contract with Lin Musen in China first.

At that time, Li Manrui's legal residence time had passed, and there was no way to come out again, so she could only entrust a domestic agent to handle the divorce procedures, so it took almost a year to complete the marriage and immigration application.

Before getting married, Li Manrui asked people to verify the old man's real estate, but he could not verify his cash assets, and only after getting married did he know that the old man had no savings except for two rent-worthy houses and a small monthly retirement salary. This is in line with the habit of most well-dressed Americans, who spend their money when they have it and have fun when they have it.

Fortunately, the elderly do not have the habit of borrowing money in advance. His rental income has paid all kinds of electricity bills, water bills, land taxes, and insurance premiums, and there is not much left, of course, if he can carefully calculate the flowers, just like the old man did before, he can still live comfortably, and it will not be very poor, but this is definitely not the life that Li Manrui wants.

She abandoned her family and children to stay in the United States, not just to solve the problem of food and clothing. To put it bluntly, in addition to living in a slightly larger house than before, the quality of life is not as good as when she was in the massage parlor, and she is now responsible for the old man's food, clothing and daily life!

After knowing the truth, Li Manrui hid in a no-man's land and cried secretly, but she was unwilling to bow to fate, and she was not allowed to bow to fate, she used that clever mouth to persuade the old man to let her go to work, even if she ran to the restaurant to serve dishes, she couldn't just eat and wait for death!

She originally thought that with her identity, with a temporary green card and a work permit, she would be able to find a job that suited her casually, she was good at English, although she was not young and beautiful, but she also had experience in administrative work back then, and she could always find some decent jobs with good income!

You know English, and everyone on the street knows English! A domestic university diploma is a piece of waste paper here, and even if you use it for degree certification, people will ask you for a local diploma when recruiting, even if it's a high school diploma.

Li Manrui was not defeated by reality, she tried to adjust her mentality, and began to give up on taking her waste-like diploma to look for a job, but began to lower her stature and aim for a job that would make money quickly. So the waiter in the restaurant became her first choice.

But she was arrogant and thought to herself, even if she served dishes, she Li Manrui would never go to such a small restaurant hotel, and with her beautiful English without accent at all, as well as her elegant figure and crisp work efficiency, she soon got a job as a waitress in one of the hottest restaurants in Manhattan.

That's where she meets Mike, who comes to the door to sell wine. This man is a tall and handsome Italian, with a charming voice, elegant and mature charm, and is the head of all kinds of red wine tastings, and Li Manrui, who was originally just taking care of the bar for a while, also impressed Mike with her fluent English.

Because Li Manrui has no decision-making power in business, Mike did not succeed in promoting his new batch of red wines. And when I met him again, it was two years later, at the funeral of the old Italian man! At that time, Mike did not recognize Li Manrui at the first time, but was fascinated by Li Manrui, who was dressed in black mourning clothes at the time, with a melancholy but quiet and beautiful face.

Later, Mike found out that Li Manrui worked in a restaurant, so he often went to that restaurant to meet Li Manrui by chance, sometimes with a few Italian wine merchant friends, and sometimes just one person came to talk to her.

After the old man's death, Li Manrui did not plan to remarry so soon, she just wanted to save some more money and bring her son to the United States, so she always acted indifferent to Mike's pursuit.

The romance and passion of Italian men are recognized all over the world, and they are recognized for their good looks. Li Manrui was not originally a face control, but a mature, stable and handsome man always appeared in front of you with the greatest enthusiasm, for a woman, especially a woman who has already had two unhappy marriages, it is possible to obtain great satisfaction in vanity.

And Mike is not the typical Italian, he has the elegance and romance of Italians, and the warmth, cheerfulness and gentleness of Americans.

Mike is a shrewd businessman, of course, he has come into contact with many Chinese, but Li Manrui is the most unique of all the Chinese women he has met, she obviously works as a waitress, but she always gives people a sense of pride that is neither humble nor arrogant, and independent of the world.

She doesn't deliberately welcome her guests in order to get more tips, but she also doesn't hesitate to chat with them, flirt, and she even dares to discuss with her female guests like friends which nail polish color is more suitable for each other.

Li Manrui is very smart, her skills as a waitress are completely learned from careful observation when she goes out to eat with an old Italian man, at that time computer ordering is not common, but she can grasp everything the customer wants without slowing down, and can quickly and easily write it down on her own sticky note.

While waiting for the bartender, she slowly learned to understand wine and some basic simple bartending operations, and when the bartender was too busy, she could even make a few cups of Long Island Iced Tea by herself.

Most of the Chinese waiters that Mike has come into contact with are eager to leave immediately after ordering food, but Li Manrui will not, she is very good at chatting with guests, and naturally tips are always very good, other waiters can get 18%~20%, and she can occasionally get 30% or more tips from guests.

Although she is actually older than most of the waiters in the restaurant, she is one of the most comfortable in the restaurant. Therefore, he is deeply loved by the restaurant owner, and every time he is not in the store, the boss will tell Li Manrui to look at the store.

When Mike found that his sincerity could not impress Li Manrui at all, he finally gave up the middle two operations of those nymphomaniac men, and directly began to use a simple and crude way: he began to give flowers and gifts, and the gifts became more and more expensive each time, as small as a rose-shaped earring, as large as a diamond necklace, so that the owner of the store and other waiters coaxed them to hurry together.

After some ideological struggle, Li Manrui decided to give herself one last chance to get close to love. When she and Lin Musen came together, it was more or less because she took the initiative, and coupled with Lin Musen's identity as a teacher, she almost never felt the process of being pursued.

Now this Italian man, enthusiastically pursuing her like a young man, who has been almost unconfused, as a woman, her heart is really stirring!