Chapter 101 First acquaintance with SF City
Everyone chatted happily, and most of the questions had a result that was not very satisfactory but acceptable.
Xiao Yongchuan left first because he still had something to do. After all, I still have to work, although the school has been closed, and I have just begun, and there are still a lot of all kinds of small things. There have been several calls just now.
Later, Xiao's father and Xiao Xiao's mother asked Xiao Wanting to take Zhao Hong to visit their small courtyard and the surrounding environment. They went to prepare some dinner, after all, people from China are not usually used to eating in the restaurants here. Even Chinese restaurants are the same, the price is expensive, and it is very much in line with the taste of domestic people. Therefore, the hostess generally prepares by themselves.
Zhao Hong visited this house under the leadership of Xiao Wanting, which is much newer than Zhao Hong's small yard in Haishi, and the environment is better, at least it is not so crowded and aggrieved in the urban jungle, and it is also a freehold property. The price is not particularly high either. It's less than 220,000 $, and it's really good value for money.
The two-and-a-half-story building has a total of eleven rooms, a kitchen, four bathrooms, one of which is a relatively large bathroom, and two garages on the west side of the gate, with a small courtyard in front and a garden in the back, covering an area of two acres of land. It's just that there are no walls, just a wooden fence more than half a person high. There are also flowers and trees separating the neighbors, and the privacy protection is also good. Overall, this is a nice suburban cottage.
"Affected by the cold snap in California, it has a typical cool summer Mediterranean climate. Due to the long-term sea breeze, the daily high temperature in San Francisco in the summer is usually only about 20 degrees Celsius, and only about one week a year does it exceed 30 degrees Celsius due to the strong land breeze. September is the warmest month. At the same time, the water temperature in the Pacific Ocean ranges from 10 to 15 degrees Celsius all year round, and it can drop below 10 degrees Celsius in the middle of the night in summer. San Francisco's proximity to the sea and the Golden Gate Strait makes it foggy in the second half of the night and in the morning, but there is very little rain in the summer, with the rainy season from January to April and the cold winter, with the most recent snowfall on February 5, 1976. Last year's weather was seen as low as 4°C above zero and as high as 16°C in winter. Bring some sweaters, clothes or something, unless you particularly like them, special fits, the rest come here to buy it, the clothes here are still relatively cheap, and you can also buy clothes. Most of the clothes here are also made in Asian countries, and the quality is very good and the price is not expensive. ”
Zhao Hong also really likes the natural environment here. It's neither hot nor cold, and the climate is relatively dry, so it's just like tailor-made for yourself.
Xiao Wanting continued, "The population density here is still relatively large, of course, compared to other places here. Compared to the country, it is simply too uncrowded. The road is relatively wide, people and cars are relatively few, if you go to the city a little more crowded, but there are many people who ride bicycles and walk and take buses, and there are not many people who drive by themselves, because there are not so many parking spaces, and they dare not put them casually, the fine is very serious, and it affects their credit card records. ”
Zhao Hong also agrees very much, "This point in China is not good, the more prosperous the place is to drive, the more people drive, there is nothing to drive, it seems that if you don't drive, you lose your identity." Bus companies are also very poor in service, and public service companies need to make a profit. As a result, the roads are getting wider and wider, the number of cars is increasing faster and faster, and the traffic jam is getting worse and worse. Demolished everywhere, and when I went back a few years later, I couldn't even find my own home. For the needs of a small number of motorists, the bike lanes are crowded, and the sidewalks and bike lanes are full of cars parked indiscriminately. And to criticize cyclists for not taking the bike lane, and for criticizing pedestrians for not taking the sidewalk? The piles of cars on the road turned a blind eye. ”
Xiao Wanting also shook her head a little helplessly and said, "This is also why my parents were firmly against my brother's immigration at the beginning, and then they stopped saying anything after coming a few times." It's really more suitable for my brother's development. Although there is also a so-called class here, there are not only rich capitalists here, but also intellectuals who started with knowledge. The latter is the knowledge of knowledge. Later, with the help of distant relatives in the family, it was easier for the elder brother to stay here and develop, but the start was indeed a bit slow. So I gave him the money I didn't have for the time being, because he had to give me a certain share. You don't blame me, do you?"
Zhao Hong said with some amusement, "Do you think I just said something nice? This time, your brother really helped you choose a very good opportunity. But it doesn't matter if you lose it, if you don't have any money, you can earn it again, and where do you spend it? That's your freedom and choice, as long as you're happy. This time, in order to solve the problem of the green card of country M, I have prepared more than 1 million and am ready to invest in some good projects. This makes it easier to apply for a green card. When this company starts, I will be the chairman, and you can be the general manager! You can receive a salary to support your family, and so can our family, and if you make a profit, you can also reasonably avoid taxes. Think of it as your MBA internship. In the past few years, I still want to go to Australia to develop. The opportunities there are also good, of course, mainly because the MBA there is easy to graduate. ”
Xiao Wanting was also happy when she heard it, and said, "You just can't concentrate on studying, people are not too stupid." Although there is a gap with my sister, it also belongs to the type that can be saved. It's just that you are alone, have you found a little girl to fall in love with me behind my back?"
Zhao Hong hurriedly raised his hand in surrender and said, "This year, I have studied according to the standards of excellent students. Never arrive late or leave early, listen carefully, and complete homework carefully. Except for the occasional going out to earn money, I rarely leave school, and I am also studying a lot of economic books, so I am still working hard to take care of my family in the future. It's really tiring and lonely. Today, you have to comfort and comfort my lonely heart!"
Xiao Wanting's face also turned red when she heard this, "Hooligans, you are not alone in being lonely these days. If I hadn't had to take care of two children every day, I don't know how I would have spent this time? Thank God for the best gift to me. ”
Zhao Hong also said with a disgraced face, "Let you stay alone in country M to get pregnant and give birth, a little embarrassed for you, fortunately." ”
"Don't be sour, go home! Today you should fall jet lag, here and in China are 12 hours apart. Let's go to bed after eating!"
Xiao Wanting had a feeling of affection when she spoke. It's been more than a year since they were separated, not to mention Zhao Hong, she also misses every night they spend together, that kind of bone-eating happiness.