Chapter 4: Grandpa
Gulfstream II landed steadily at San Francisco International Airport, and after it was completely calmed down, Li Xu took Deng Lijun's hand and walked down. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Have a good rest for two days, and when I'm done with this side of things, we'll go to Tokyo." After opening the door of one of the two cars that came to greet Deng Lijun, Li Xu said.
"Edward, my ...... What about that? Deng Lijun asked in a hesitant whisper.
"It's been almost a year, and besides, this punishment has not been made public at the beginning, so if I say it's okay, it's definitely okay." Li Xu waved his hand indifferently.
What Teresa Teng is worried about is nothing more than the punishment imposed by the RB government on her for one year after leaving RB in the fake passport incident.
Although a year has passed now, will it feel provocative to go to RB immediately after the deadline?
It's understandable that she's worried, after all, that incident has given her too much shadow, and Li Xu's role in it is not very glamorous - at least in her opinion. God is pitiful, Li Xu really wanted to pull her at that time.
Before he was reborn, he was a copywriter and maintenance of an entertainment website, although the website was very small, but the traffic was not bad, plus he had some otaku attributes, and he was a treasure of gossip in the entertainment industry, music, songs, novels, movies, and TV also listened to a lot and watched a lot.
So, when he was reborn and stumbled into growing up, the fake passport scandal was in front of him and he happened to be on vacation at the RB house at the time - so he decided to help her with the mentality that "it must be fun to change these little histories".
It's just that there must be an excuse to interfere with this, right? Maybe it was because of the influence of something that happened at that time, he casually said to the people below that he would take care of her for ten years.
And then...... There was no then, and Teresa Teng followed him until now.
"Good...... Okay......" Teresa Teng wanted to say something, but in the end she just nodded, kissed him, and got into the car.
After seeing the car carrying her leave, Li Xu got into his car and drove in another direction.
With his family background on the RB side, it is only a matter of one sentence to cancel the punishment, and the reason why the media only knew that she was deported by the RB government, but did not know that she was also ordered not to enter the country for one year, was arranged by him - this is different from the original history - but ...... That stupid chick had no idea what was going on.
For a whole year, taking her in and out of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, taking her in and out of Beverly Hills, arranging concerts here for her, and various luxury cars and private jet transfers, she didn't even mean to inquire about his family background at all.
Well, it can't be said that he didn't inquire at all, but Li Xu estimated that his family background probably only had one impression in Deng Lijun's heart, well, very rich, very rich.
Oh, after having the intuitive feeling of drinking and retiring Baomu, it will probably add a very powerful label.
If you have a closer understanding, then there is no more, Deng Lijun is looking at people's eyes and receiving people, there is nothing to say, after all, she was mixed in the entertainment industry at a young age. But in terms of trivial matters in life, or grasping the general trend, it has always been confused.
In addition, Li Xu is too young, she is almost ten years old, not to mention, there are still two months before she officially becomes an adult, and she is ...... The teenager has been raised for ten years, and it is too embarrassing, so he subconsciously pretended to be an ostrich, so that he seemed so dull.
Forget it, don't think about it now, there are bigger troubles to deal with right now. Li Xu, who had withdrawn his thoughts, looked out of the car window, the sun had sunk to the horizon, and the manor with flashing lights was already vivid.
"Welcome back to the vineyards of Glenwalé, young master." As the silver-gray Bentley docked in front of and behind the villa, the old butler, who had been waiting there, stepped forward and opened the door for him.
"Thank you, Mr. Davis." Li Xu, who had already changed into a formal suit, stepped out of the car and bowed slightly to the old housekeeper with a smile, and the etiquette was impeccable.
"Please go over here, my lord is in the gazebo of Garden 2 today." The old butler made a gesture of please.
Even though the night is late, the rows of grape trellises are still clearly visible under the bright lights, and the young green shoots have begun to emerge, swaying gently in the evening breeze, and even in this situation, you can still feel the vigorous atmosphere.
However, Greenwalé is nominally a vineyard, but in reality twenty or thirty acres of land are planted with grapes, and the rest is horse farms, woodlands, small lakes, and the like.
In fact, the vineyard, where his grandfather used to retire, is located near a valley in the northern suburbs of San Francisco, not far from Napa Valley, California's famous wine region — Greenwalé means verdant valley.
Of course, these grapes are also used to make wine, and the high-class winemakers are invited from Bordeaux, and the taste is not inferior to the top French wineries. But these wines are not put on the market, they are given away, given to those ...... Friends who are eligible for gifts.
The gazebo was not far away, and it took about five or six minutes to arrive, and then I saw a gray-haired old man in formal clothes, sitting quietly with a cane in both hands and looking into the distance.
Walking not far away, Li Xu and the old housekeeper stopped together and began to wait silently. He knew what his old-fashioned grandfather was doing, who had passed away two years ago, and it had always been their favorite place.
"Come here, Pipon." After a few moments, Grandpa finally spoke, and his voice was deep and majestic.
"Yes, Grandpa." Li Xu made an honest appearance and walked into the pavilion.
"It's still too cold here." He said this after sitting down on a wicker chair across from the old man.
It is said to be a pavilion, but in fact it is a hexagonal fence-like building, and there is no roof, which is very ventilated. It's a great place to cool off in the summer, but it's March, and it's still cold at night in San Francisco.
"It doesn't matter, 20 years ago, I could still swim down the river twice." Grandpa waved his hand indifferently.
You know it was 20 years ago...... Although he slandered, Li Xu didn't speak again, what he cared about most about his dear grandfather was his majesty, especially the majesty of his family.
Although over the years, with the death of his uncle, as well as his father's development of his own career, as well as the precocious image deliberately created by Li Xu, this majesty has weakened a lot, but this is grandpa's territory after all.
Fortunately, the grandfather did not continue the topic, beckoned to the butler, and the waiters who were waiting next to him quickly pushed the cart over and placed the tableware on the small table in the gazebo one by one in an orderly manner.
"Come on, we haven't had dinner together in a while." Grandpa beckoned and sat down at the top of the small rectangular table.
"Yes, Grandpa." Li Xu nodded, sat down to his left, and waited for the waiter to serve the appetizers, soups, and side dishes, before following his grandfather to put his elbows on the table, and then clasped his hands together and hugged them.
"Thank the Lord for the sunshine and rain that the earth may produce abundant food, and pray for us to cleanse this food and pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!" Grandpa closed his eyes and prayed very religiously.
Although Li Xu also closed his eyes and looked equally pious, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: It's okay, it's not too long.
As a strict Anglican Communist, Grandpa always prayed very seriously before meals, and the prayers were frequent...... Stinky and long.
Forgive Li Xu for using this word to describe that although he was reborn, he was still reborn in such a family, and he was also baptized by the Anglican Church - just like the family is a Harvard graduate, the family is also Anglican, including his mother, who was born in a famous family and has a Shinto background.
In short, he still doesn't feel much about religion, let's believe in the god of time travel and rebirth. Of course, if Jehovah were to come forward and say that he had reborn him, he would promise to convert immediately.
Probably because Li Xu really came once, or because he had just recently made a big business to prove himself again, it was rare for grandpa not to make a long prayer, and then he tapped the long-necked cup with a fork, and the waiter with red wine in a white cloth stepped forward and poured a little for their wine glasses.
"It was made from the trellis from the southernmost part of last year's No. 4 orchard, and although there was little rain, there was certainly plenty of moisture." Grandpa raised his glass and made a rare joke.
Anyone who knows the wine industry knows that whenever a winemaker says to the media, "This year the rain is good, the moisture is abundant, the grapes are growing well, and so on, the credibility is to be compromised, and it's all advertising.
This joke is not funny, Li Xu is not a winemaker, but he is still very cooperative and laughed, he always has to give grandpa a little face.
Then, too, he raised his glass, made a respectful gesture to his grandfather, and moved it in front of him.
Shaking it, under the illumination of the night light, the angle was wrong, and I couldn't see how deep the red liquid was, but it smelled quite strong. But when you taste it, it is first sour, mixed with bitterness, and a little salty, and it is a little sweet after a moment of circulation in the mouth.
Well, Li Xu really doesn't have a taste for wine, although he has been trained, but that thing is useful except for 13. For wine, the biggest thing I miss is to go to Bordeaux in two years' time, wrap all the Lafite, and see what those silly forks will use to hold 13 in 20 years.
After tasting, the appetizer is a cocktail cup, the soup is a creamy mushroom soup, the side dish is a boiled egg with shrimp hollandais, and as for the main course, hehe, smoked cod, and especially Greenland cod.
Judging by the tenderness of this meat, I know that it must have been flown in today. But it's normal, what he eats is completely different from his grandfather's.
Grandpa's main course is also cod, but the appetizer, soup, and side dish are caviar, clear soup, and bread, respectively, and the cod is not made in the same way and looks lighter.
So, he's really happy with his shorting of silver a few days ago?