Even in the eighties, international travel across continents was not a one-and-go trip, and the destination was Chinese mainland, which is far from the European and American worlds, not to mention that the continent itself has extraordinary meaning for the whole family. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info So, when Alice made this suggestion, there were too many things to prepare.

For example, James first hung up the phone with his elderly parents who lived in the Central Plains.

"Hey, Dad, how are you doing?"

It's not always time to hear such authentic Chinese conversations at home, and Alice, Oscar, and Hannah are obediently lying on the armrests of the sofa, watching their father and grandfather nag.

However, I saw James frowning slightly: "Is it serious? You have already taken medicine? Is it because you forgot to close the window last night?"

The old couple actually suffered from a cold together, which made the whole family's expressions solemn, and Sophie walked quickly from the kitchen to the living room.

"Dad, how many times have I said that you came to live in California with us. The average temperature here is much warmer than you have, and there are people to take care of ......."

"Isn't it like we're taking care of you? Dad, with us, why do you want those senior care centers or something? Tsk, you're just stubborn! What about my mother!?"

It's a cliché again, and Sophie immediately pouts at Hannah, and Oscar rolls her eyes.

If you want to say that every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, Alice is no exception.

She could hear it clearly, and her father, who was still holding his breath on his front feet, suddenly softened his voice, obviously his grandmother answered the phone.

"Mom, I'm afraid that my heart can't stand the plane, and I'm afraid that my body can't stand it, so isn't there a train? We really don't need to make a trip to California once in half a year, aren't you just reluctant to raise those few flowers, just bring them over......"

"Tsk, why do you think you two are so stubborn...... Otherwise, we won't go to China, so how about I let Sophie go to Alabama to take care of you? Don't worry about Oscar and Hannah, they're both thirteen or fourteen years old, and there's no Lawrence. ”

Hearing that the head of the family was arguing with the old couple again, Sophie sighed in a low voice and touched Hannah's head: "See, baby, that's why I like your father, if you look for a man in the future, you can also find something like this." ”

As she spoke, she didn't forget to glance at Oscar and Alice in turn.

Hannah squinted happily while enjoying Sophie's touch like a kitten: "Hey, hey, hey~ Mom is still a nymphomaniac at the age of forty~"

"Stinky girl, don't talk about me like that!"

Oscar's face was very weirdly red: "Looking for a man, looking for a girl, uh......"

He didn't say a few words, but it seemed to have a lot of connotation, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this moment, James had already hung up the phone, sat on the sofa, and sighed: "I suffered from wind and cold again, and the last time I got sick was around this time, I hope this time is not a big problem." Sophie, my parents will leave it to you, no problem, right?"

Sophie raised her eyebrows and said lightly: "Of course it's no problem, I'm the holder of the Global Special Nurse Certificate, are you questioning my professionalism?"

"Oh, so dear special nurse Sophie, please come and rub my waist~"

Suddenly such a sentence popped up, Alice collapsed on the sofa like a big meat worm, her head rested on Sophie's lap, and her body turned like a spinning top: "Look, look, you see that my waist can't be twisted by itself, it's sore, rub it for me~"

"Wow, disgusting!"

Oscar was glad that he had already gotten up from the sofa: "Sister, can you still be a little younger?

"Hey, what are you talking about!?"

Sophie glanced at her son, patted Alice's head again and said, "Look, what kind of image have you become in Oscar's eyes, why don't you get up from my lap soon?"

However, Alice was still resting on Sophie's lap, lying on the couch with her legs still stretched out beyond the edge. It's a big meat worm, and it turns sideways like a spinning top, and she is still spoiled.

"No, no, no~ I'm going to make Oscar hate it~ Oscar, are you really hating me now~?"

Seeing Oscar running into the kitchen in a loud gagging voice, James finally laughed, slapped Hannah and Alice on the brains, made room, and sat down: "You brothers and sisters." Forget it, Alice, you really have an idea, is there any way to get your grandparents to come to Los Angeles and live with us?"

On the serious topic, Alice didn't make a fuss, but she still pillowed on Sophie's lap, and then thought about it seriously: "What about this...... It's not easy. ”

It's really not easy.

After all, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read.

The couple moved from California to Alabama from James' marriage.

As a laborer who arrived in the United States before World War II, Alice's grandparents, like many people, settled in California. But I also know that the laborers were very hard at that time, and it was still in the twenties and thirties, and the status of the Chinese was far less stable than it is now. When the old couple has worked hard all their lives, and their son finally marries a "blonde foreign girl Bai Fumei" with an annual salary of 500,000 US dollars, what reason do they have not to hurry up to retire?

To the fore, Alabama's rural environment is truly outstanding. Just like the environment in which "Forrest Gump" grew up, the vast farmland, fresh air, and many simple folk customs make it not difficult for the old couple who have been greedy for a lifetime to get up early and be greedy all their lives.

Of course, this is based on the premise that they are not short of food and clothing. Sophie is a very filial daughter-in-law. The three-story building, which was in a great location, covered an area equal to half the size of the White House, and also had a hurried lawn that was regularly tended by a gardener every week. I believe that for any retiree, this is a temptation that is difficult to refuse.

As a result, a speechless situation was born.

That is, the old couple who are used to living in beautiful Alabama, let them go back to California, it is really as hard as sending their children to school.

"Or we'll set the house on fire. ”

Alice said without being shocked: "Then, although I will definitely be beaten by my grandfather, and my grandmother will be sad and crying, they will definitely live in our house." ”

James rolled his eyes unceremoniously, Sophie puffed up, Oscar was long gone, and Hannah gave a thumbs up and said admiringly: "Good idea, Alice, then you go ahead and execute, I will buy you the best tombstone in the world!"

In this way, the proposal to invite the old couple to the motherland together had to end because they suddenly contracted the cold, and Sophie had to go to Alabama to take care of them, so it was the father and daughter who would finally leave. As for Oscar and Hannah, considering that the trip to China may last for several days, and now that the start of school in March is just a few days away, they have to stay at home from the beginning.

"But Weiwei, is the idea of cultivating competitors for herself really okay?"

The afternoon sun filled the streets, and the sisters wandered down Vinton Street. After waving to Uncle Levins at House Eleven, Hannah said worriedly, "Why don't we just let Cisco into China?"

"Because...... Well, of course, it's because, after all, we are US imperialist capitalists. ”

Alice put her arm around her sister's shoulders and looked at the sunny residences around her: "Don't look at China now that China has started to open up to the other side, but the core industry is still controlled by the country." It's not very sensitive yet, but no matter which country it is, when it goes to full networking, Internet hardware will bring security risks. ”

Hannah understood what her sister was talking about, and IBM used Cisco routers to hack into the Nasdaq exchange, and until now, she can occasionally see some follow-ups in the Wall Street Journal. Although the blue chips have not collapsed, and the company officials have been trying to recover various losses, from a historical perspective, this top company has been a stench for a century.

"Well, well, that makes sense. ”

Hannah crossed her arms and nodded, agreeing: "If I were the person in charge of the government, I would definitely not dare to let Cisco's products build a network of stock exchanges after knowing IBM's precedent." If at this time, suddenly a domestic company also launched routers and switches, it will definitely throw out a super large order. ”

“…… Ah, you have a point. ”

Alice suddenly stopped and pondered: "What will the Chinese government think of IBM's matter?"

That's a big problem.

The two major stock exchanges in China's stock market, one in Shanghai and one in Shenzhen, both started business in December 1990, which is a normal history. At that time, Huawei had only been established for three years, and it was only able to develop a user switch for hotels, and the TP-Link router of Pulian Technology had not been developed until 1996. In other words, according to Cisco's current development speed, Alice can enter China earlier than the original history in 1994, and there is a largest application field in front of it.

But it is also this largest application area that now has an invisible obstacle.

If the Chinese government knew about IBM, would it dare to allow the two major exchanges to use Cisco equipment?

Hard!

So in this way, if she plans to "save the country from the inside", it coincides with the current bad taste behavior?

"Well, so, Hannah, my sister is going to China this time, but she will be staying for a few days. ”

Her eyes rolled, and Alice smiled strangely. (To be continued.) )