The bus took us to the door of the legendary host family, and before the car could stop, Sister Ming and I craned our necks, waiting to see what kind of family it was. The Chinese, the handsome man of 1.8 meters, only Dr. Fan sat calmly in his seat and laughed at us mercilessly.

It was a small manor house that was not very large, the house seemed to be three stories high, it was beautiful white throughout, the doors and window lattices were reddish-brown, there was a yard in front of the house, as I imagined it was a green lawn, and a humble Labrador was running desperately in the yard. There was no Jinlan Su family, just a tall and thin lady standing at the door to greet us.

She had a typical Asian face, a pair of rimless glasses framed on the bridge of her nose, a camel-colored coat that ran straight from her neck to her feet, and she looked not so enthusiastically as if she were waiting anxiously. The car door opened, and Captain Chu and Rachel took us out of the car to pick up our luggage, and the two of them and Dr. Fan walked in front, still exchanging something, and Sister Ming and I followed cautiously. Others are more timid in their hometowns, so they don't dare to ask people. The two of us have the opposite of the strength of the dead beggar in the car, and we can only call it "cowardice".

“Hey! Fan!” Before we reached the door, the waiting hostess took the initiative to come over and immediately gave Dr. Fan a warm hug.

"Wow, I haven't found the Irish brother yet, my own family has been coveted first!" Sister Ming and I were directly stunned by the scene in front of us, our mouths opened to the maximum, and our eyes fell to the ground, "Are Irish people so enthusiastic?

"It should ...... I don't know......" I was stunned.

After the hostess spread her hand, she immediately talked with Head Chu and Rachel again. Once the four of them were chatting happily, they would forget that there were others present, so the two of us were really left to the side, and in the cold wind, several more minutes passed.

It wasn't until Captain Chu and Rachel were ready to retreat that this middle-aged man, who was not too old and had a very poor age, finally remembered the two of us. "Eh, why are you two standing so far, come here, come here!"

Hearing the instructions, the two of us slowly walked into them with our suitcases in tow. "Hello, I'm Su Jinlan, welcome to my home. ”

"Chinese?!" Sister Ming and I were stunned again, and then my heart swelled with indescribable relief and joy, and Sister Ming was resentful and unable to lift her spirits at all.

Sister Su took us into the house, to be precise, she and Dr. Fan took us to recognize the structure of the house and related functional areas, Dr. Fan called Su Jinlan "Sister", there is no doubt that this is Dr. Fan's home, Sister Ming and I can't accept such a relationship at all, whether it is deliberately arranged or coincidental, it makes the two of us instantly circle several levels, Sister Su said: This matter is a long story. Doctor Van said, "It doesn't matter."

It doesn't matter? What does it matter?

A few hours later, we had dinner together at Sister Su and Dr. Fan's house, with Chinese braised lion's head and celery and shrimp, as well as Western steak and vegetable and fruit salad. This East-meets-West welcome dinner was specially prepared by Sister Su to cater to our appetite, and the nearby supermarket was not full of spices, so Sister Su went to the Chinese Quarter supermarket in Chinatown to buy fennel star anise, just to make a lion head with authentic taste. Sister Su is a southerner, and it can be seen from her cooking style that whenever a doctor calls her "Sister", such wording is only available in Jiangnan. Sister Su and Dr. Fan at the dinner table did not take the initiative to explain anything, so Sister Ming and I made eye contact with each other while chewing rice.

In addition to squeezing her eyebrows, Sister Ming kept arching me with her elbows, I understand what she means, people don't say it, it's not good for you to take the initiative to ask......

Dr. Fan studied in Ireland and later won the attention of his mentor, so much so that he was involved in an important topic, which is enough to show that his time in Ireland is not short. Dr. Fan had very little luggage, and he had said at the airport that many things had not been brought back to China at that time. In fact, this is logical, he must have a residence in Dublin, but he didn't expect that his sister was also in Dublin.

Su Jinlan is Dr. Fan's cousin, and the age difference is four or five years. Su Jinlan is an excellent medical oncologist in China, and after resigning to go to Ireland for further study, she obtained a local medical license and successfully worked in a well-known private hospital in Dublin City. Su Jinlan is married to a local lawyer, he also serves as a legal adviser for several hospitals in Dublin, the family is prominent, the income is high, Su Jinlan successfully obtained a green card, immigration, legally and nominally have no relationship with the People's Republic of China, although her family is still in China. Su Jinlan's marriage lasted for three years and ended in a hasty divorce. Su Jinlan said that the other party was a devout Catholic, and even if the relationship between the two parties broke down, she was unwilling to divorce easily, so the divorce lawsuit dragged on for a long time, which made her exhausted, and finally she gave up most of the benefits that could have been obtained, ended the lawsuit peacefully and generously, and returned to single.

The property here used to belong to Su Jinlan, and she had other villas and estates in the suburbs, because of a series of things that Su Jinlan couldn't understand due to a series of expensive real estate taxes and rental taxes, she simply sold them to her cousin who came to study. It seems that Dr. Fan was supposed to settle in Ireland, otherwise why would he buy a house? The house here is not a scarce resource in the North Second Ring Road, and the investment is appreciated? But the countryside is too far away after all, and Su Jinlan works in a hospital, and it is always inconvenient to work overtime or something, so it just so happened that Dr. Fan wanted to return to China, so he simply changed the information of the owner and took back the house to live by himself.

"Why did you want to go back to China in the first place?" Sister Su put down her chopsticks, poured a glass of beer for everyone, and then turned to Doctor Fan on the side, "When you left in a hurry, I didn't have time to ask more, your mother kept calling me to ask the reason, in fact, I was confused." ”

Doctor Fan didn't look like he wanted to answer everyone's questions, and continued to bury his head and chew slowly, "Today's celery is quite tender, where did you buy it, Sister? ”

"Oh, a block away, there's a new supermarket over there. When Sister Su saw that he didn't say anything, she had no interest in asking.

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became a little gloomy, originally everyone was still discussing the fresh Dublin, Sister Su explained to us in detail some things that were different from those in China, but when the question focused on Dr. Fan's departure, it was obvious that there was an unknown past hidden in Dr. Fan's heart, and he was not willing to share it, even with relatives and friends. Everyone became a little embarrassed and polite, and the actions of eating became restrained and cautious, and the dinner ended quickly, I helped Sister Su clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and Dr. Fan went upstairs without saying a word. Sister Ming's ten fingers don't touch the spring water, and after wiping the table, she doesn't know where to go, so she probably went back to the room.

I looked in the direction of the stairs leading to the second floor, and I always felt that Dr. Fan's past was not very pleasant......