On December 27, Christmas has passed, but the streets of Sacramento are still dressed up for the holidays, only because the temperature has dropped and adults have to go to work again, and the streets are no longer as lively as they were a few days ago.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, Evan walked to the foot of the Elk Tower, with Bob following closely behind.

Elk Tower is a few minutes' walk from the residence.

The giant Christmas tree in the small square under the building is still there, but the lights on it are no longer lit, and there are a few light bulbs and fragments of light bulbs scattered on the ground.

Evan saw it as he passed by, and sighed, what time is it, the sanitation is not going to work, in case it hurts people, it will be unlucky.

It was bad luck for the injured and for the operators of the Elk Tower.

Walking into the building and taking the elevator, Evan came to the restaurant on the fourteenth floor.

Evan has been to the restaurant many times, where he has hosted Carlson, who has just arrived in Sacramento, and has hosted nearly all of the Magic Seven's executives and partners. However, in the past two years, he has been to Los Angeles, so naturally he has come less. It's only two or three times a year, all during school holidays.

He came here today, not to entertain others, but to make an appointment.

Guided by the waiter's respectful guidance, Evan came to a location near a floor-to-ceiling glass window.

There were already two people waiting there.

One man and one woman.

Seeing Evan from afar, they stood up and waited for the guests to arrive. When the two sides were a few steps away, Evan reached out early, smiled and greeted the man, "Long time no see, Rick." ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, my friend. ”

They shook hands casually, and then Evan kissed Rick's companion, Lillian, who looked warm in fur, "Good day, beautiful lady." ”

Lillian replied, "Good day, Evan." ”

After the courtesy greeting, the three of them sat down on either side of the rectangular table. Bob, on the other hand, found a random spot nearby.

When a waiter came up and asked if he wanted to serve the food now, Rick glanced at Evan and saw that he shook his head, so he ordered, "It's still early, wait a little longer." ”

"Okay, then you can tell me when you need to. ”

After saying that, the waiter temporarily retreated.

Evan looked at Rick, who was ruddy and held hands with Lilian as soon as he sat down, and said, "Rick, to be honest, I was a little surprised when I received your call in the morning. ”

"During the Christmas holiday, if you don't take advantage of the holiday, you can go home to accompany your family, and you actually have time to come to me. ”

"Even I've heard that after the election, Mr. Taft wasn't in good health. ”

"Evan, you're still like that. Rick wasn't surprised to be taught a lesson as soon as they met, which meant that Evan would only say something when he was a friend, "But you're wrong about me, I actually stayed at home for a week before I returned to California." ”

Evan nodded, an explanation that recognized Rick, "Is Mr. Taft's health okay?"

Rick was silent for a moment and said, "It's not good, but it's not too bad, in short, Ohio doesn't need to re-elect new senators for the time being." ”

Evan said, "Well, may God bless him." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's talk about something pleasant. ”

"Well, Rick, have you been to Sacramento before? Lillian, you don't need to say, it's definitely your first time, right?"

Lillian nodded, "Yes." ”

Rick shook his head: "I'm not, well, in fact, I just came here not long ago, and it was on a business trip......"

Evan asked, "How do you feel?"

"It's an ordinary city," Rick said. ”

"When I first came to California, I thought the capital would be Los Angeles or San Francisco, but Sacramento had never heard of it. ”

Evan laughed and said, "Don't talk about you, I guess most Americans don't know either." ”

"Anyway, Rick, what are you two doing in Sacramento?

Rick suddenly looked embarrassed, and stopped talking.

Evan was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, and he hit the bull's-eye with a casual remark.

"What's the matter? Say, don't ramble. ”

"Since it's a friend, I can't guarantee anything else, at least I won't let you go home empty-handed......"

Evan looked like he was unmatched, but he secretly added in his heart: "As long as your trouble is not too over-spec, for example, if you kill Lillian, let me have an idea or something......"

Rick was so moved by this that he looked at Lillian and said, "Thank you, Evan, it's been an honor to have you as a friend. ”

"Here's the thing, some time ago, I took Lillian home. ”

"That...... Could it be that your family doesn't approve of you being together?"

As soon as he heard the beginning, Evan couldn't help but interject.

Rick waved his hand again and again, denying, "Not really. ”

"That's good......" Evan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If so, I don't have a good way to sponsor you a little elopement money at most, although you may not need it." ”

Lillian pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, isn't it, even if Rick has no money, she still has money for a ticket to Europe, not to mention that she herself is the princess of L'Oreal, how can she lack this money.

Rick paused for a moment before continuing, "The family has no problem with me being with Liliane, but my mother has asked that if we get married, I must go back to Ohio to work. ”

Evan duly asked, "You don't agree?"

"Yes!" Rick nodded, "I want to grow in California." ”

"If I go back, the work may be easy, but it's actually ......" Rick shrugged: "You know, there are a lot of people with the surname Taft, all in Ohio, and it's impossible not to have conflict." ”

Evan nodded silently and did not comment.

"Anyway, after some negotiations, my mother agreed to let me stay in California on the condition that I have to make a career. ”

Hearing this, Evan secretly rolled his eyes, why is this condition so strange, isn't it usually used by his father-in-law to make things difficult for his son-in-law.

Holding back the desire to complain, Evan said seriously: "This condition is not difficult for you, right?"

"So, the time-limited kind?"

Rick nodded: "Not only is the time limit, but I am also explicitly not allowed to use the power of the people in my family and circle." ”

With that, Rick touched the skull ring on his left hand.

"Oh!" Erwen came over innocently, "So, you've found me." ”

Rick was a little embarrassed: "That's right, that's what I'm here to do today." ”

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