The flowers around the flowerbeds were still withered, and the grass was yellow.

In this cold weather, there are roses blooming outside, Zhang Xiaokai wondered if he looked closely, and could find that after being frostbitten by the cold weather, the petals and leaves were drooping, and some flower bones were brewing and blooming.

I wondered a little in my heart, and when I saw the color of the soil and the surface of the branches, I suddenly thought of something, and raised my head to look up.

Sure enough, the second floor is the study!

The window that he opened yesterday had not yet been closed, and he felt both inexplicable and incredible, and the picture in his mind stayed on the golden stone bird.

Strange thoughts flashed through Zhang Xiaokai's mind, and then they were denied, and he laughed at himself, thinking that the old man had just been transplanted from somewhere, entered the house, and let the bear play at will.

On the road, I have sprinkled and pulled, but I am not afraid that this little "polar bear" will be thrown away by the old man because of the dirty house, before he has never owned a pet, the family lives in a small apartment in San Francisco, there is no environment for pets, and now he is more interested in this well-behaved bear.

It's not clear if you can keep it, even if it's a grandfather who has never been close, after all, it's someone else's house.

In this house, Ronald Cleveland Sr. has the final say, so Zhang Xiaokai has no idea of naming the little white bear, and he has always felt that his father will wake up soon, and when the time comes, he will take him back to San Francisco, and there is no room for the bear at home......

After the old man went out, he did not come back until noon, and he was covered with the smell of fish, accompanied by a foul smell.

Probably because he was tired, he didn't even have the strength to speak loudly, and when he finished taking a shower and making lunch, it was rare for the grandfather and grandson to be quiet during the meal.

"I cook, but you have to wash the dishes, and I've been very busy lately and definitely can't take care of these little things.

I'll take you on a trip to town to buy something later, think about what's missing now, and if you can help me, I don't mind giving you some pocket money. ”

The old man was lying on the sofa and said that when he was a child, his mother used this trick against him, and it worked, so it was logical to use pocket money to lure the sudden grandson, not wanting to be distracted by the child's affairs.

In the morning, he went out to collect the bait cage for catching crabs, but he was tired of it, and there were four employees at once, and there were not enough people to help.

"I know what is missing, and when the time comes, I will ask my father to return the money to you, and keep the account first. Zhang Xiaokai didn't want to have too many entanglements with the strange old man, and he didn't appreciate it at all.

Old Ronald wanted to say that he was not sure if he could wake up, but even he knew how hurtful this kind of words were, and said depressedly: "Of course, not only do you have to pay me back, but you also have to pay interest......"

No one is a soft character, and they have only met and gotten along for a few days, and they are still in the run-in period.

So he went out and drove to a small town called Brookings, and the old man handed the credit card to Zhang Xiaokai, saying that there was something to deal with first, and let him buy it himself, but not more than five hundred dollars.

It was not easy to emerge with such a little bit of goodwill, and was defeated by the threatening expression on the old man's face, under the eaves, Zhang Xiaokai didn't say a word after taking the credit card, and walked directly into the Walmart supermarket and took a small cart for himself.

The frostbite on his face had not healed, and the security guard looked at the yellow child who entered the door alone, and didn't pay much attention to it, more than 10 percent of the population of Oregon is Asian, the number of blacks is less than 2 percent, and there are many more yellow people in the supermarket than blacks.

While walking, I took a toothbrush and familiar toothpaste, and a towel, shower gel, shampoo, etc., all of which were needed, and bought them cheaply.

There are no quilts, a set of two-meter-long, two-meter-wide bedding, only forty-nine dollars for a special price, I chose a favorite color, put it in the cart, and added a pillow to complete.

Take a look, the old man's refrigerator has a lot of meat, and there are almost no other vegetables or anything, in order not to be hungry, I bought some frozen buns, quick-frozen dumplings and other foods that I will heat, and by the way, I helped the bear buy a bottle of pet dog bath gel.

If you think it's useful, you can take it, the old man doesn't have a change of clothes, by the way, pick out some underwear and jackets in the supermarket at will, it doesn't matter if it's good or not, keep warm and cheap, just meet these two points.

If it was in the past, Zhang Xiaokai would probably pay more attention to whether he looks good or uncomfortable, but now he is no longer the same person he was before he went to Canada, he can only rely on himself for many things, and he has also lived a life under the fence, and there is no mother to help him deal with all the things in life.

After walking around the shelves twice, I went to check out after making sure that there was nothing missing, a total of more than 370 US dollars, which was not enough to reach the limit set by the old man.

I pushed the cart to the door of the supermarket, with four bags by my side, and sat there waiting for the old man to come back.

The wait was more than two hours.

When he saw the broken pickup truck, Zhang Xiaokai was furious, old Ronald didn't care at all, and he didn't mean to help him move things, he just reached out to get his credit card back, and asked with an exaggerated expression: "Buying so many things, where is the invoice?"

"More than 300 dollars! I'll pay you back when I get home!"

I have never seen such a hateful old man, and what is even more terrifying is that it is still his grandfather, Zhang Xiaokai is not angry.

When he was in the hospital, his parents' friends, colleagues, and the company's boss all left him some money, totaling more than $30,000, a check for $30,000 from the old man, and more than $2,000 in cash in his school bag.

"Let's get in the car...... As long as you can do something for me, the money will be your own salary. ”

"What's the matter?"

The old man beckoned: "Get in the car first, it's not difficult at all, help me guard the town, if someone wants to take over the job, you can tell him where my ranch is, as long as you are strong, don't be crazy, I want it." ”

The day after I came to his house, I remembered the twelve-year-old free labor.

Ronald Sr. is sixty-three years old, he can't afford to work on his own, and the Cleveland ranch is so big that someone has to help take care of it.

If Zhang Xiaokai hadn't been so big, he might have been pulled to the fishing boat this morning.

"Sorry, I won't do it, my dad will be sent over soon, and he will have to take care of him himself. ”

“…… It won't take you much long, so don't just don't pay for those things, and I'll give you another fifty dollars!"

"Really?"

"Really, give it now. ”

When Zhang Xiaokai heard this, he didn't hesitate for long before nodding briskly and stretching out his hand to ask for money.

When old Ronald saw this, he immediately rolled his eyes and muttered, "My God, children are really difficult to deal with." ”

As he spoke, he took out his pocket, and there were only more than thirty dollars in cash, all of which were stuffed into Zhang Xiaokai's hand, and said: "Go to work immediately, owe the rest of the money first, and I'll give you twenty when I get home!"

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