455 A large family
This is the third time in just one month that Lu Li has come to Los Angeles. Hollywood has been in the middle of awards season lately, and it seems that the Golden Globes have just ended last week, and the whole city is indulged in an atmosphere of drunkenness, singing and dancing, and the air smells of charm under the warm and bright sun. Lu Li is not surprised why so many people come to this land one after another with the dream of stardom, chasing the spotlight of Vanity Fair.
Exit the temporary parking lot and walk towards the airport's arrivals hall. Recently, the number of trips to and from the airport has been too frequent, and Lu Li's familiarity with this place has begun to be close to that of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, and he is completely familiar with the road; But today it was a little different, and before I could get closer, I saw a crowd of people cheering and screaming, and a small group of people gathered around a center.
Because the crowd was so turbulent, Lu Li couldn't see the faces of those people in the center clearly, and could only glimpse a figure wearing sunglasses in the overwhelming flashing lights, walking briskly with his head down - but the problem was that there were really a lot of people wearing sunglasses around, and several bodyguards in black suits were also wearing sunglasses, which made it even more difficult to distinguish.
Lu Li didn't come over, just stood by and watched the excitement, watching the group of bodyguards huddle one or some people onto the black van next to them, but the fans and reporters gathered next to them were still unwilling to give up, screams and flashing lights were always lingering around, as if even the asphalt was almost scorched.
It's an eye-opener.
It wasn't until the black van had drifted away that the crowd had not dissipated, standing at the exit of the arrival hall, chattering and talking, and their expressions could not hide their excitement and excitement, and they stayed in place for about ten minutes before leaving one after another.
Lu Li stepped forward, and there was a fragmented discussion in his ears, "...... Really handsome", "Sure enough, he is the most handsome", "He smiled at me just now......" and other voices are endless, almost reaching the level of noise, but they are not annoying, but they make the corners of Lu Li's mouth rise, what a group of energetic people.
Passing through the gradually dispersed crowd, Lu Li entered the arrivals hall, first browsed through the display screen, accurately found the flight number, arrival time and baggage carousel number, and then walked over.
The bustling noise was always in his ears, and Lu Li found a corner with a little less people, leaned against the wall, took out his pocket book, and began to read.
In order to make it easier for people to read on the subway, airport and bus, many physical books in the West have chosen to be pocket-sized, and the paper is very lightweight, so it is not cumbersome to put in the pocket, which is definitely a good way to pass the time. In the past, Lu Li was used to looking at his phone, but after spending a year in New York, he gradually began to get used to reading pocket books.
Today is a special day, the day when Lu Li's grandmother Yuan Qingzhu came to the United States. Of course, in addition to Yuan Qingzhu, there is also Lu Li's family.
Half a year ago, Lu Li began to plan this trip to the United States, persuaded his eldest cousin Song Kongming to stand on his side, and got the support of Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi, but this trip was still postponed again and again, mainly because there were a lot of members of the tour group, and all aspects needed to be considered.
In addition to Lu Li's grandmother Yuan Qingzhu and grandfather Song Qingyun, Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi will also fly over again, as well as Lu Li's cousin Song Kongming's family of three, cousin-in-law Zhang Wenyin, niece Song Jiahui, plus Lu Li's cousin Chen Taotao.
Song Lingyi has a total of four brothers and sisters, the eldest brother is Song Kongming's father, but Song Kongming died in a car accident in the year he was born; In addition, Song Lingyi also has two younger sisters, that is, Lu Li's two aunts. This Chen Taotao is the daughter of the little aunt, the little aunt got married very late, and only found the other half when she was thirty-five years old, Chen Taotao is also the youngest of all the cousins and cousins in Lu Li's generation, only ten years old this year, only two years older than Song Kongming's daughter Song Jiahui.
Lu Li and his aunt have a very close relationship, when Chen Taotao was born, Lu Li was still in high school at home, helping to wash diapers, help make milk powder, help coax sleep, and worked inside and out for several years. Even if he went to college later, Lu Li was particularly partial to Chen Taotao. Even Chen Taotao's name was taken by Lu Li - "Wang Feng-Junzi Yangyang" from the "Book of Songs".
This time, the whole family came to the United States, and Lu Li's two aunts were also going to come together, but they couldn't make the trip because of something. Chen Taotao was ready to move again, and after discussion, the little aunt still nodded and agreed, and let Chen Taotao go out to see, and said, "You can also exercise and exercise English." ”
So, in the end, the number of people in the whole tour group reached eight. It is not an easy task to coordinate time, considering the holidays of office workers, taking into account the schoolwork of the children who go to school, and also taking into account the physical condition of the two elderly people...... In the end, he missed Christmas in Western countries, and instead chose the traditional Chinese New Year to spend in the United States.
According to the domestic holiday regulations, there are seven statutory holidays for the Lunar New Year, and several office workers took an extra two weeks off, which adds up to a total of three weeks, not only can they enjoy this vacation in the United States, but also can rush back before the end of the winter vacation for their children - winter vacation homework is naturally carried with them, and they can take time to complete it when they play in the ranch.
It dragged and dragged on until today. In fact, Lu Li is most worried about his grandmother.
He originally planned to fly back to Shanghai/Hai in person, meet everyone there, and then personally lead the team to fly over, but his grandmother resolutely did not want to, she thought that the first time she went abroad, she had to explore everything by herself, this is the taste of travel, even if it was his grandfather's complaints, he could not shake his grandmother's faith. Grandma said that even if there are some small situations, there are two experienced people such as Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi in the past, and two young people in the back, Song Kongming and Zhang Wenyin, there will definitely be no problem.
Lu Li thought of the situation when he went abroad to study for the first time, and immediately understood his grandmother's mood. Although worried, he nodded in agreement. However, due to the physical considerations of the two old men, Lu Li specially purchased a first-class cabin so that they could lie down and rest.
Due to the limited number of seats in the first class, Lu Li had no seats left when he bought it, and only three were bought, in addition to the two old people, there was also one for Song Lingyi, which was convenient for taking care of the two old people.
Despite this, Lu Li was still a little worried. Flying from the sea to Los Angeles, it was a long-distance flight of eleven hours, not to mention the elderly, even if it was Lu Li, he didn't sleep well every time, and he would be edema every time. What's more, this is the first time my grandmother has gone far away, and I don't know how well she adapts.
While waiting, Lu Li's reading was a little inattentive. Time became difficult, back and forth, ups and downs, the plane finally landed, but then there was a long wait, until a large crowd poured out at the exit, Lu Li couldn't wait to stand up, anxiously and constantly probe, even the last time he picked up his parents, he was not so restless.
One dial, another dial, still no familiar figure in sight.
Lu Li could only comfort himself, his grandfather and grandmother were both old, and it was definitely not so convenient to leave the airport, and he had just experienced a long-distance flight, and there was fatigue caused by jet lag...... Thinking of this, Lu Li couldn't help patting his head, how could he forget, he should have told them that if they book a wheelchair at the airport in advance, the two old people can push it out, which is much more convenient.
"Brother Lu Li, Brother Lu Li......" There was a shout from the crowd, and when he looked at the sound, it was still a crowd, and then a small dot jumped up and down, and the bunched pigtails jumped up and down, like a fish trying to jump out of the water and take a good breath of fresh air.
Lu Li couldn't help laughing, it wasn't Chen Taotao, the other little flea standing next to her was Song Jiahui. However, compared to Chen Taotao, Song Jiahui seemed to be a little restrained, with a shy smile on her face, and she didn't dare to speak out.
Lu Li took two steps forward, and the two little guys had already rushed over, Chen Taotao lowered his voice and whispered, "There are really a lot of foreigners here, so many." And they all spoke English, which was really weird, as if everyone was staring at us. ”
"I think they're because you two are really too noisy." Lu Li's joke frightened the two little guys, and he quickly closed his mouth tightly, cautiously looking at the others next to him, and the restrained appearance made Lu Li laugh in his arms, "What about the others?" What about Grandma? Then he looked at Song Jiahui, "What about your father and mother?" ”
didn't see anyone, Lu Li was still a little worried.
"In the back." Song Jiahui pointed behind her, and then Chen Taotao added with a smile, "Their speed is too slow, so we'll run out first." As he spoke, Chen Taotao turned around again, wanting to take Lu Li in to find them, Lu Li quickly stopped and pulled the two little guys in place, "No, you can't go in here, this is a one-way passage." Let's just wait here. ”
Before the words fell, on the opposite side of the glass door, you could see a family bustling over, walking in front of the anxious Song Qingyun, his personality is always so anxious, he has always strode in front, Song Kongming is standing beside him, supporting him, it can be seen that his legs and feet are still a little not very neat, it is estimated that the edema has not gone down.
Behind are other groups, Zhang Wenyin, Lu Huaijin, Song Lingyi, and Yuan Qingzhu.
Grandma seemed to be in good shape, walking unhurriedly, raising her head and looking around carefully, her old face and hunched body concealed the soul of a young girl, and her eyes greedily and eagerly searched for all new things.