On February 12, 2008, Shan Rao flew from Yanjing to San Francisco.

After arriving in San Francisco, she began to catch a cold and recuperated in a rented apartment for more than a week.

While recuperating at home, it happened that NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) started a new drama on February 17, called "Thunderbolt Ranger 2008".

When she was in school, Shan Rao watched the translated film of "Thunderbolt Ranger" and was very impressed by the talking "Thunderbolt" KITT in it, so she began to follow the drama "Thunderbolt Ranger 2008".

It's a pity that although Shan Rao likes to watch it, "Thunderbolt Ranger 2008" does not have high ratings in the United States, and according to the rules of the Americans, the screenwriter and director are not given the opportunity to cheat money with "footwraps", so the show only came out in the first season with 17 episodes.

The TV series is over, but a piece of dialogue in it remains in Shan Rao's heart:

Suddenly-it-all-become-so-clear。 (So, suddenly, everything became clear)

We-may-have-grown-up-a-few-miles-from-each-other。 (We may have grown up as childhood sweethearts)

But-we-were-both-from-different-worlds。 (But we come from different worlds)

And-right-then-I-knew-we-were-bound-to-end-up-in-different-ones。 (That's when I understood that we would end up with someone else)

See, you-say-that-and-yet, here-we-are!

……

"We'll end up with somebody else. ”

"But we're all in this together!"

What a wonderful twist?

Tracing up the river of memory, Shan Rao remembered the summer of Beidaihe in 2003.

"Your ancestors are rich and fat, you will be a noble person in the future, you will have children and daughters in your life, you can make a living, and the person you marry is not your choice, but the two can still respect each other......"

There is also outside Matsue Shin'en Temple.

"I fell in love in 2006, I shouldn't be able to make it, I will fall in love again in 2009, get married, it should be ...... in 2012"

"This Kun was born on the day of Wuyin, with Wu Yin, the momentum of the thick soil to serve the tiger, the spouse has the ability, but he listens to her very much, and was born in Bingchen, Jackie Chan roars the tiger...... Wuyin day is the wrong day, marriage is the most unpredictable, it needs to be compared year by year, month by month, from the perspective of the big luck, it should be after 2012 to get married......"

Before resigning and coming to the United States, Shan Rao gradually believed in the words of those fortune tellers, but overheard the dialogue in "Thunderbolt Ranger", and another thought came to her heart: Say that I fell in love in 2009, say that I got married in 2012, I don't fall in love, and I don't get married.

Later, buying a house in the United States was a sudden decision.

Because Shan Rao's mother and her aunt Shan Hong are coming to the United States to pick up Shan Rao and return to China.

Shan Rao didn't want to go back, so she bought real estate and let her mother and aunt see her determination to stay in the United States.

Living in a foreign country has made Shan Rao and Su Yi very good friends, and the purchase of a house in San Ramon was decided by Shan Rao and Su Yi together, and the house was also chosen by Shan Rao and Su Yi together.

Shan Rao likes the quiet and picturesque nature of San Ramon, and Su Yi takes a fancy to San Ramon's low crime rate.

Speaking of which, this villa is a great value to buy.

The price of Shan Rao's house is $180,000 cheaper than the list price two years ago.

Why is it cheap? because of the "subprime mortgage crisis".

Rising interest rates in the United States and a cooling housing market triggered the "subprime mortgage crisis," which began in the spring of 2006 and swept through the world's major financial markets, including the United States, the European Union, and Japan, in August 2007. As of March 2008, home prices in the most over-inflated areas, such as Las Vegas, Miami, Los Angeles, Phoenix, etc., had fallen by 20% from their peaks in previous years.

The decline in home prices has been accompanied by a growing number of "foreclosures" by many mortgage homeowners abandoning their properties, which continues to fuel the free fall of home prices.

Theoretically, if Shan Rao buys it a year late, the villa in San Ramon should be about $100,000 cheaper, but the problem is that Shan Rao needs a stable place to live, and she is not short of money.

Before Shan Rao came to the United States, Bian Xuedao gave her a BOC VISA supplementary card.

The main card holder is Bian Xuedao, so it is quite difficult to brush up this secondary card.

Shan Rao is not a hypocritical woman, since "turning around is not a farewell", she never thought about abusing herself in the United States.

In Shan Rao's opinion, since you have received the card, don't play the inferior trick of "holding a golden bowl and asking for food". She knows very well that if she really doesn't spend a penny on her card and makes her miserable life in the United States, not only will she not be able to win the love and favor of Bian Xuedao, but it will only make him unhappy and make him think it is a bitter trick.

Besides, there is Su Yi around him, Su Yi not only knows Bian Xuedao, but also knows the classmates and friends around Bian Xuedao, once it is spread from Su Yi that "Shan Rao has a miserable life in the United States", it is simply a label of "unkindness" on Bian Xuedao, which is equivalent to slapping Bian Xuedao's face.

abusing both oneself and learning the Tao, this kind of thing will not be done by Shan Rao.

On the other hand, Shan Rao is different from Guan Shunan.

Guan Shunan gave up too much self-esteem in front of Bian Xuedao, so she was extremely sensitive to Bian Xuedao giving her money, for fear that the bank card would be a temptation for Bian Xuedao, so she didn't dare to use it easily.

Shan Rao is different, she has been in love with Bian Xuedao for a few years, has seen her parents, and lived in a room in front of her parents. No matter how sad Shan Rao is, she is still her man in her heart, and like all women, there is no burden on spending her man's money.

Moreover, the villa she bought was quite a great value.

With a total area of 246 square meters on two floors, there is a basement, a swimming pool, and a large private woodland, lawn and garden in front and back, which is very private and secure, especially close to the police station.

After graduating, Su Yi found a job in an architectural design firm in San Francisco, and for the convenience of Su to go to work, he bought a house with his front foot and a car with his back foot.

A red 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby-GT500.

The Ford Mustang is an American muscle car, with high horsepower, good acceleration, and requires certain driving skills, and is known for being "difficult to drive".

This car basically represents Shan Rao's complex and adventurous state of mind.

When she was in Yanjing, Shan Rao had never driven a fast car, and when she came to the United States, she liked to drive fast, like to race all the way on the highway, and liked the feeling of chasing the wind and the sun unscrupulously.

On weekdays, the otaku Shan Rao drove Su to work in the morning and picked up Su from work in the evening, and soon, the two Asian beauties became the talk of some people when they chatted, suspecting that they were homosexual-love.

For some rumors, Shan Rao didn't care at all, and Su Yi also laughed at it.

One night, two girlfriends were watching TV at home, and Shan Rao, who was wearing a mask, suddenly asked Su Yi: "Why didn't you choose to learn the Tao when the two of them had a dinner party?"

Su Yi, who was applying nail polish, looked up at Shan Rao: "Do you think that all women in the world should like your family to learn the Tao?"

Shan Rao asked, "Isn't he excellent?"

Su Yi said: "Of course, excellent is excellent, I don't deny this, but there are many excellent people." ”

Shan Rao asked, "Have you ever seen someone better than him?"

Su Yi said helplessly: "You are a lover's eyes, there is no reason to talk about it." ”

Shan Rao insisted on asking: "Why did you choose Chen Jian instead of Bian Xuedao?"

Su Yi changed the brush to the other hand, continued to apply, and said, "Correct a little, it is mutual selection." ”

Shan Rao turned her head slightly to look at Su Yi: "Huh?"

Su Yi carefully finished painting a nail, dipped the brush in nail polish, and continued to paint the next one: "At that time, Chen Jian chose me, and I also chose him." ”

Shan Rao said: "You lie, I don't believe they don't like you, that Yu Jin, every time I see you, I can't pull out my eyes." ”

Su Yi spread out his hand with nail polish in front of his eyes, and said calmly: "Your family is an exception, the first time we met, he looked at me like an uncle looking at a niece." ”

Shan Rao listened, took off her mask and asked, "Really?"

"Really. ”

"It shouldn't be!"

"Nothing undesirable. ”

To this day, Shan Rao has nothing to hide, she said, "You know Xu Shangxiu, right?"

After all ten fingers were painted, Su Yi screwed on the bottle cap, blew a few mouthfuls on his nails, and said, "Your college student union." ”

Shan Rao said: "Maybe you don't know, after your sophomore year started, Bian Xuedao sat at the back door of 10A for two months, and it was Xu Shangxiu who was waiting." ”

Su Yi nodded slightly.

Shan Rao sat cross-legged on the sofa and said, "Among these people I know, your temperament is the most similar to Xu Shangxiu, and he likes you." ”

Su Yi touched his ears, smiled and said, "There are not 1,000 people like Xu Shangxiu in the world, but there are also 100, does he like it?"

Seeing Shan Rao's lonely face, Su Yi comforted and said: "There is nothing more important than loving yourself, and failing yourself is living up to it." ”

Shan Rao said quietly: "It hurts to love someone." It hurts even more to fall in love with someone who is reluctant to ask for it. ”

Su Yi picked up the remote control and said: "Qian Zhongshu said that taking a bath, looking at a flower, eating a meal, if you feel happy, it is not all because the bath is clean, the flowers bloom well, or the dishes suit your taste, mainly because you have no obstacles in your heart." Reluctant to be in the way, unwilling to ask or in the way, you are so smart, why can't you see through it?"

………………

Matsue.

Jinhe Tianyi.

Bian Xuedao called Wen Congqian to his home, and the two sat on the balcony on the 48th floor, drinking and admiring the starry sky.

Bian Xuedao wanted Wen Congqian to go to the United States to acquire a game company to develop "Minecraft", but Wen Congqian wanted to live in seclusion, but he had no choice but to move with affection.

Wen Congqian agreed in the end.

Because Bian Xuedao said: "There are thousands of suns hidden in this starry sky, shining hundreds of millions of light years ago." Lao Wen, you are in your youth, how can you shine, and then go to find your quiet retreat. Otherwise, decades later, when you look back on your life, is there anything worth remembering and boasting about?"