Through the video phone turned on through the Internet, Du Pingping's parents on the other side of the screen are still very unaccustomed to this kind of visual call, but Du Pingping's sister Ying'er, who is only 14 years old, is very skilled, enthusiastic and positive. Maybe this is the curious nature of young people about new things!

Mother, "It's really so advanced! Is technology really advanced to this extent?"

"So I told you to go out and walk around more, and always stay at home and watch TV, what is there to watch on TV." Especially the damn love series. ”

The mother looked at the camera, "Can you already see us over there?" You see I've clearly seen fairness, and ...... Is this a daughter-in-law?"

Susan duly greeted him in the language of the Ball.

Susan, "Hello, Auntie!"

The mother covered her face, "It's really embarrassing! I was insulted like this by you damn old man in front of my future daughter-in-law!"

The father looked incredulous, "Why did you start it? Shouldn't you dial the number first?Eiko, how do you work!"

The father's words eventually turned to anger.

Eiko, "This is a way to call using computer software, and you really don't need to dial up the number like from time to time." ”

Father, "Then you should also remind you in advance, your parents can already see that it is something you want to disgrace your parents!"

The mother immediately stood on the same side as the father and glared angrily at her daughter.

Mother, "It's just that, it's too unusual." ”

……

Since the computer screen is speaking in Dongliu Ball, and Susan does not know Eastward Ball, seeing that it is very lively over there, I feel very strange, so I ask Du Fair.

Susan, "What's wrong with them?"

"It's nothing, it's just the first time I've used the Internet for visual calls, and I'm not used to it." ”

Susan, "Is that so?"

Du Fair, "Yes!"

Although Du Pingping is still trying to fight for his family's own face, anyone can see the chickens and dogs running over there. Susan is not stupid, and of course she can see that there seems to be some contradiction there. It's just that this kind of dispute and contradiction is so full of the flavor of a happy family.

Susan, "Du, your family is so lovely. ”

"yes." ”

I don't know how. Seeing the scene on the other side of the computer display, Du Pingping didn't feel any anger, such as feeling embarrassed in front of his lesbian. On the contrary, I felt very cordial, as if I was still at home, playing with my family, and I seemed to be very happy at that time. Even if they fight each other, they are extremely happy when they think about it now.

Du Ping reminded the other side in Dongliuqiu, "Susan doesn't understand Dongliuqiu, so I don't know what you all said." ”

My mother's face was much better, "Is that so! ”

When my father heard Du Pingping's explanation, he immediately sat up with a straight face and a solemn face.

Father, "In front of the future daughter-in-law, you must show the appearance and dignity of being an elder." ”

My father was just about to show what he had always paid attention to showing his image.

Mother was going crazy again, "You damn old man!"

Her father hurriedly gave her a look, "This is a videophone! Pay attention to the image! Pay attention to the image!"

The mother's face immediately became amiable.

Mother, "Is this your fiancée? What a beauty." ”

Du Pingping turned his head and translated this Dongliuqiu language into Tang language, and said it to Susan. Susan immediately smiled and said in soup.

Susan Soup, "Thank you very much!"

My sister (Dongliuqiu), "I understand my sentence, the teacher in the school has taught it, it turns out that foreigners really talk like this!

The younger sister suddenly rushed out, jumping and jumping, and her figure occupied all the pictures in the monitor. On the other side of the phone, the voice of her parents reprimanding Eiko immediately rang again.

Mother, "Eiko, what are you doing!"

Father, "Eiko, you come back for me!"

Susan was also taken aback.

Susan (Soup), "What's wrong?"

Du Ping looked at Susan with a smile, "This is the naughty sister I said before, my sister said you are so beautiful!"

The picture was restored again, and it became the classic image in the photo of parents with children and 3 people. The parents looked lovingly, while the children sat obediently on the ground between them. Behind this perfect shape, the hands of a man and a woman are firmly anchored to the girl in the middle.

The parents asked worriedly, "Was there anything wrong just now?"

Du Ping smiled, feeling happiness in his smile (Dongliu Qiu), "Nothing." ”

Parents, "What a shame! Now it's time to start in earnest." ”

Du fair, "Okay. ”

Father, "Due to visa issues, it looks like we won't be able to go to the soup for your engagement ceremony. Please express our greatest regret to your fiancée, your fiancée's parents. ”

The mother's tears almost hung down, "It's so sad that we can't participate in one of the most important life experiences of my son's life!"

Du Pingping simply translated the words of the two to Susan, and then continued the communication with them.

"It doesn't matter, we all understand. You've never been out of the country before, and it does take some time. Besides, it's not a big deal, and when you officially get married, you can come back again. ”

The father was worried, "Son, it looks like you're no longer ready to go back to China?"

The mother immediately fought back, "My son is developing well in Tang Country, why should he come back." ”

Father, "Isn't the family supposed to be together all the time?"

Mother, "Is it like you, who has done nothing in your life?"

……

When the two were arguing, the younger sister secretly poked her head in front of the camera, and her whole face occupied the entire screen.

Sister (soup language), "Good morning!"

Susan (soup), "Good morning!"

Sister, "Sister, you're so beautiful. ”

Susan, "You're beautiful too. ”

Then Eiko froze there with a strange expression, and didn't speak again. This made Susan very strange, and turned to Du Pingping.

Susan, "What's wrong with her?"

Du Ping immediately laughed, and with what he knew about his sister, he had already guessed the reason.

Du Ping, "I think she has already finished all the soup language she can speak!"

……

The result of Du Pingping's communication with his family was that they really couldn't come to Tang to attend Du Pingping's engagement ball with Susan, of course, this was also what Du Pingping had prepared before, because the time he proposed to Susan to the time to prepare for the engagement ball was too short, so short that his parents, who had never been abroad, had no time to complete the relevant application procedures for those passports. Therefore, I had to leave a small regret in the hearts of Du Ping's parents. In order to make up for this shortcoming, Du's parents came up with the idea of holding another engagement ceremony for them here if they could return to China in the near future. This kind of thought, after Susan briefly learned about the engagement customs of Toryuku, immediately became very interested, and even went back to her room to change into the kimono given to her by Hanako, the proprietress of the Wajin Street Hotel. This made the mother and sister on the other end of the video phone immediately become very excited, and the three women chatted happily through the platform of the video phone and using the human translator Du Pingping. The father sat there with a straight face, without saying a word, with a straight gaze, as if he were a god in a temple.

…………………………

On the second day, he went out on the street with Susan to buy clothes and other items, and then started the purchase plan for food and drink. Fortunately, according to the plan, only a few relatives of the Reagan family came to this engagement ball, and classmates and friends were not invited, which greatly reduced the workload and expenses. According to the habits of the Geer people, at this kind of party, wine is more important than food, and the food can be just barbecue and salad, but the wine must satisfy the naturally cheerful Geer man. However, due to Susan, a small family expert, Du Ping is actually only responsible for purses and porters most of the time.

Du Ping is not short of money, and Susan is also a small wealth. When the final problem becomes only a money problem, then nothing is a problem. Du Ping and Susan are constantly appearing in various locations that need to be purchased. The expenditure of checks was exchanged for trucks that kept sending the needs of this engagement ball to the small building belonging to the Reagan family.

The days soon entered the timer, and the relatives of the Reagan people began to appear continuously, the third uncle and the second uncle, the seven aunts and eight aunts, plus the special names of the Tang people and the Geer people, so that Du Ping has always been in a state where Susan calls him whatever he calls, he will call him, and after he is called, he can quickly forget it. Fortunately, he has always been by his side Susan, a little housekeeping expert. Although the etiquette of the Geer people is not as cumbersome as that of the Orientals, it is necessary to greet, communicate, and interact. Even with the help of Susan, a high-level talent, Du Ping was as tired as a dead dog, as if he had exhausted his energy.

Of course, there were times during this period when he could steal empty, such as when his wife, James, came to him with a glass of whiskey.

James, "Future brother-in-law, how does it feel?"

"Do you want to listen to the truth, or do you want to tell a lie?"

James, "What is a lie?"

Du Pingping, "Happy, satisfied, full of endless motivation." ”

James, "What about the truth?"

"I'm so tired! It's even more painful and tiring than when I solve a case with a headache!"

Du Ping glanced cautiously at Susan, who was still busy and socializing over there, and whispered, "Although I love Susan very much, I am very grateful for everyone's blessings. But truth be told, it feels like you're being manipulated like a marionette. I didn't even know who I was talking to, what I was talking to. I really don't know, how can Susan remember so many relatives, do you often go back and forth?"

James, "How can you be frustrated, I don't remember. ”

"You can't remember." How so?"

James, "How not, it's impossible for a man to remember something too complicated in the first place. Even if it were, it may be temporary. I've been mistaken for Daniel several times today. ”

"I see, but you have to figure out their names and titles, right?"

James, "Isn't there Linda? My mother, she's a master of memory, and Susan is very much like her." I really don't know how their brains are structured, as if they never missed it once. It's weird!"

For this dance party, there was no specially invited band, and the music used was actually just playing music. After Frank welcomed everyone on behalf of Regan's family, Du Ping, and Susan, he and Linda began the first dance. Then there are Du Fair and Susan. Then the rhythm is haphazard, and constantly people will dance in pairs. The music will not simply play, for example, the elder Reagan himself got on the horse and sang a traditional Geer song in that old, rousing voice, which attracted countless people to dance in pairs. There will be people performing their own talents, and in the end, no matter how everyone's performance is realized, they will get kind applause from everyone present.

This engagement gave Du Fair the feeling of being more like a happy party. While each of them wished them their own happiness, they also reaped their own happiness. Without noticing, Frank accompanied Linda to Du Ping's side.

Frank, "Du, are you still used to it?"

"Very good! I feel very happy." ”

Frank, "That's good. And this time Zorro's matter in Harches, it was hard. ”

Du Ping, "Ah!"

Next to it were singing and dancing, and here Phelan and Du Ping were talking quietly.

Frank, "Although Zorro is a branch of the Reagan family's bloodline, it is also the existence of the Reagan family's blood, so if you can, you can help." It is also a tradition of the Reagan family. Later, you will slowly get used to it. ”

"No, I'm glad I was able to really help him at the end. ”

Frank, "In fact, he has approached me a few times for this matter, but my current identity really can't interfere with the normal work of the police system in other cities." And this matter, I have also asked someone to conduct a private investigation, and I have no clue, which is very difficult to deal with. Although it was Susan who alarmed you without my consent. But I do want to thank you for helping me deal with an incident that I also had a big headache for. From this point of view, you can be regarded as making your due contribution to the Reagan family, the big family you will enter. ”

"I'm honored! When I started, I didn't have any clue. The next thing was just luck. ”

"It's not a matter of luck, it's strength. I also know a little bit about the specific situation. So don't be humble in front of me. And fortunately I didn't get involved in this matter, it's just that you kids did it yourself, or I'd be in trouble. ”

"What happened?"

Frank, "Scandal! Political scandal, police scandal! Zorro has been complaining for nearly a year, but no one has accepted it, and the media has unearthed it. In addition, among the dead were not only homeless people, but also some single travelers from other places. And Harches is a tourist city, what kind of impact do you think the government and the police will have? So thankfully I didn't get involved, or it would have been Regan's full-blown involvement in the political struggle in another city. Your identity as a non-governmental person, with a bit of an FBI background, and not in politics, is really just right to participate in it. ”

Du Pingping sighed for a long time, "I didn't think of it, I just thought it was a terrible case that could no longer be allowed to develop." Unexpectedly, the progress of the case has been very terrible. ”

Frank, "Mayor of Hardchase resigns! Harches police chief resigns! There are several other important people who either resign or are dismissed. Hardches is going through a huge political storm, but he doesn't know how big the final impact will be. For us, it's impossible to avoid it without any psychological pressure. We just have to wait and see what happens. ”

Du Pingping smiled bitterly, "It seems that I have also offended the police in Harbin City here." ”

Frank, "That's not going to happen, the person you're looking for belongs to the weak faction in the police department, and he is also one of the many opposition factions. This time, because they have the initiative in this case, it is possible for them to take the position of the head of the Harbin City Police Department at once. You should understand what that means? You're their friend, and they owe you a huge favor, not just for solving crimes. ”

Du Ping, "Ah!"

Frank, "There's politics there, there's struggle there." The Hardchase incident has also given me a great warning, and I will also spend a lot of effort to investigate some old cases and deaths in New York City recently, so as not to happen again. ”

"Need my help?"

Frank, "Yes. Questions?"

"No problem. ”

"I think the FBI will be looking for you in the near future, and what you're doing in Hardchase is in their interest." So if they ask you to go back to Huashi, it's better to be able to stay one night late. ”

"No problem. Are we a family? ”

Frank, "Yes, family!"

Frank sincerely patted Du Fair on the shoulder before slowly leaving with Linda. It's as if everything just now is just a few unimportant greetings between them.

Du Ping was thinking about what Frank had just said, when his phone vibrated and he took it out to see that it was the number of the damn madwoman Mary. It's a text message, and the text message is just one sentence, "I'm in New York City!"

Du Ping's face turned iron-blue. At this time, the mobile phone vibrated again, and another mobile phone text message was received, which was an unfamiliar foreign number, and there was only one sentence on it, "I wish you happiness!"

Du Ping suddenly felt as if it must have been sent by the woman he had never been able to forget, Miyako. For a while, Miyako's voice, appearance, and happy life slice are constantly replayed. Du Ping suddenly felt that he could not calm down.

Finger swipe, text messages deleted.

Everything was back to normal, and Du Ping looked up to see Susan in the distance smiling charmingly at him at this time.