After returning from New York, Link lived a relatively peaceful life.

But it could just be that the people who wanted to deal with him were still cleaning up the mess at GE. It is also possible that you know that he is not easy to mess with, and you don't want to provoke him until you are sure.

Jessica stayed at Hans's farm for about ten days and waited until Link's wounds were almost healed before leaving. At this point, it's almost mid-April.

Time always passed quietly, and by April, Hannah was gradually able to speak clearly and express her demands in short sentences.

It was Alice's sixteenth birthday. In many Western countries, the sixteenth birthday is the equivalent of a rite of passage. So the Hans decided to throw a relatively big birthday party for Alice.

Link, as an older brother, of course, has to actively participate. After lunch, he took Hannah to Hans's house.

Alice and Cox were both at school at noon and didn't come back.

But Jeff didn't show up for work today. He is now the boss, and no one will say anything about a day off for his daughter's birthday. And Hans's fishery is not inseparable from him for a day.

In the living room, two fathers and sons are discussing tonight's birthday party. Barbara plays with Hannah and gives advice and suggestions from time to time.

Link took note of what needed to be purchased. He asked, "How many people is Alice going to invite?"

She invited some of her friends. ”

"Friends, not all classmates?"

"Probably not, she only invited thirteen people, including her boyfriend?" Barbara said with a laugh.

Link was taken aback: "Boyfriend, oh, by the way, she's sixteen today." But I've never heard her talk about it. ”

"I only heard her say it last night. Barbara said with a smile.

Jeff spread his hands and said, "I listened to your mother!"

Link laughed and said, "I hope you don't have any plans to kick that kid out tonight." ”

"When Hannah grows up, you'll know how I feel. Jeff said with a smile. She invited thirteen friends, Harry, Bill, and Benjamin of Hans's Farm. We invited some neighbors, and there should have been only about fifty of them. Of course, maybe a few more children. ”

Link wrote down the number and said, "More than fifty people, that needs a big cake." Otherwise, there are not enough points. ”

Barbara smiled, "We've already ordered the cake." Three-storey!"

“OK。 Link crossed out the cake. "We also have to prepare the ingredients for the barbecue. The farm can provide red wine, beef, and chicken. I'll have someone deliver it in the afternoon. Benjamin said they would bring the grill at four o'clock in the afternoon and would come to help hang the lanterns. ”

"I'm also going to buy some beer. Dried fruits, fruits, snacks and juices. ”

Barbara said, "I'll prepare cookies, apple juice, strawberry juice. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll buy some milk blueberries and come back." Need balloons or something?"

Jeff nodded and said, "Of course." ”

Barbara laughed and said, "Your dad got a friend to help set up tonight's party." They came in the afternoon. ”

Link crossed out another item and said, "Okay, I'll go to Las Vegas and get some food and drinks back." "He found that there really wasn't much he needed to prepare.

Barbara said, "I'll take care of Hannah, and by the way, will Jessica come?"

"She probably won't be able to come. She's in Australia and it may be a few days before she comes back!"

"Oh, poor Link!" Barbara said with a laugh. "Are you going to be apart like this forever?"

Link was also a little helpless, and said, "Mom, I also hope that Jessica can always be by my side." But she wants to prove herself, and I can't selfishly stop her. ”

"I mean, haven't you thought about hiring a professional manager to run your company? ”

"We've thought about it. But Jessica thinks she's only twenty-three years old and doesn't want to rest so early. He paused and said. "I don't think she'll really be idle even if she hires a manager. ”

Jessica is very busy now, but she comes to Nevada for two days every weekend. He thought for a moment and said, "And I have time, I can go to her at any time." ”

"You are a person who knows how to be considerate of women. But will you be living in a big city in the future?"

Link shook his head and said, "I plan to live in Ozette in the future. "The castle of Ozette cost so much money that he couldn't have gone on vacation only occasionally. "Maybe she'll be willing to stop when we get married. ”

"I hope to hear good news from you soon!"

Link smiled and said, "I'm going to Las Vegas." "There's a lot to buy in the nearby towns, but certainly not as many options as in Las Vegas.

He drove his own car, and two other four bodyguards also drove two cars. They soon came to Las Vegas.

He asked the four bodyguards to go shopping separately: "You guys are divided into two groups, Mark, you assign the task." ”

"What about you, boss?"

"I'm going to pick a birthday present. "He hasn't bought a birthday present yet.

Ari objected first, saying, "Boss, I think at least two people need to follow you. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Then you have two people left to buy things, can you handle it?"

Mark had already scanned the list with his head down and said, "No problem, these things aren't actually a lot. A lot of things can be bought in one place. ”

When Link heard him say that, he nodded and said, "Then Tiger and Bob follow me!"

After they separated, Link went to a boutique. Most of the things sold here are for young women. Perfumes, cosmetics, fashion jewelry, handbags, hats, etc.

There was a middle-aged woman dressed in a fashionable fashion. She seemed pleasantly surprised to see Link come in, "Welcome, Mr. Hans. Are you going to buy a gift?" "The things here are all for girls, and since Link is here, it must not be for himself.

Link was already comfortable being recognized when he went out. He nodded and said, "Hello!"

"Jones. My name is Jones!" the shopkeeper held out her hand.

"Hello Jones. Link smiled and shook her hand. "Jones, I want to buy a girl's birthday present. You know, today is my sister's sixteenth birthday. Can you recommend me?"

"Oh. Sixteen-year-old girl? I think it would be nice to have a purple crystal set. Jones led him to the counter and pulled out a purple box a foot square.

When she opened it, Link saw a purple crystal pendant hanging from a thin white gold chain. and an earring made of crushed amethyst. There is also a hair ornament and a ribbon white gold bracelet set with crushed crystals.

Jones saw that he seemed a little hesitant and said, "The crystal of this jewelry is very pure, you can take a look at this pendant." ”

She said as she pulled out a small magnifying glass for Link.

After Link looked at it, the pendant the size of his thumb was really thorough, and he didn't see any impurities.

He actually thinks this jewelry is quite suitable for Alice. It's just that he thinks it's better to let her boyfriend give her something like jewelry.

"This set of jewellery is made by experienced craftsmen, with a trendy and beautiful style and very good craftsmanship. You see, a beautiful girl with beautiful jewelry at a birthday party will make her a princess as a matter of course. And this jewelry can not only be worn at birthday parties. At school prom will also put her in the spotlight. I think this will be her favorite gift she has received today. ”

Link hesitated for a moment and said, "That's great, but do you have any other recommendations?"

Jones still appropriately and enthusiastically recommended a few gifts. Link also looked at a few things that he thought were good. But in the end, he still felt that it was not as good as that set of amethyst jewelry.

He eventually decided to buy the set: "Jones, I hope this set doesn't cost more than a thousand dollars." You know. If it's more than a thousand dollars, she's taxed. ”

Americans don't like to visit the door because they need to prepare gifts.

However, the value of gifts given by Americans is usually not very high. Because if the price of the gift is too high, you need to pay gift tax. Alice said she was sixteen years old. But according to the law, people under the age of eighteen are taxed if they get something worth more than a thousand dollars without a job.

So Americans don't give their children too much pocket money, but have to make them "work". In addition to cultivating children's independent life, it is also to avoid the trouble of filing taxes for your children. Because if a child gets a thousand dollars in a year without a job, whether it is an investment or pocket money, they will be required to file a tax return. It's called the Child Tax.

The child tax came about to prevent someone from transferring money to their children in order to evade taxes.

Previously, Alice's income was all work. Her part-time job at Hans Farm is well documented. So he can give her gifts for less than a thousand dollars. Don't bother her to pay taxes. Of course, if no one is watching, he has no problem sending a plane. But he now has some delusions of persecution. He didn't know how many people were secretly trying to trouble him. He also didn't want any trouble with his family.

When Jones heard him say this, he understood that he was not stingy. She said understandingly: "Of course, in fact. They cost only $999.9. She flipped the price card to Link.

Link smiled and said, "That's good." Do you accept credit cards?" Some prefer to accept checks. This is because credit card payments require a processing fee, and this fee needs to be paid by the recipient. If there are some stores with a low profit percentage, they are usually willing to accept cash or checks.

"Of course! We accept all legal payment methods. ”