"Wow, Fourteen is amazing, that's the New York Times, the Times!" Adam was amazed again and again, and his face was full of incredulity. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

For Americans, the status of the "New York Times" is very lofty and special, not only for the residents of the East Coast, but also for the whole United States, whose views, values, and public opinion all play a leading role; in the 70s and 80s of the last century, many newspapers would first read the "New York Times" before publishing editorials and special articles, and only after understanding their ideas would they start writing. This is just one side of the New York Times' powerful influence.

When people talk about the "Times," they refer specifically to the "New York Times," not to Time Magazine, not to the Los Angeles Times, and only the "New York Times" deserves to be called that.

Now, Lu Li has successfully signed a contract with the New York Times, even if it is only a short-term contract, which is an unimaginable achievement. Adam couldn't help but jump up and use his whole body to express his excitement and excitement.

Cole and Jessica exchanged glances and laughed; Tony, who was standing not far away, shouted, "I suggest you read Fourteen's blog, and you will know how good he really is." ”

Scarlett pursed her lips and smiled, "People who don't know, think you wrote that blog." This ridicule made everyone laugh.

Adam jumped and jumped, his footsteps fell, his excited expression did not completely dissipate, but there was some confusion between his eyebrows, "You say, will Fourteen not come back?" As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was stunned, "I mean, Fourteen is now signed with The Times, which also means that his blog is known more and more people, and he can become a full-time columnist, or even a professional reporter." So, will he stay in New York? Not coming back in the future? ”

"No, definitely not." Tony was the first to react, waving his hand again and again to deny it, but after finishing speaking, he couldn't help but be stunned, and his tone became hesitant, "Probably not...... The ranch is just getting on track now, and it's about to enter a stage of rapid development, he ...... He'll be back, he's still needed here......"

Thinking about it carefully, Tony remembered that Lu Li had no job assignment in the ranch, and even if he was not there, the ranch could operate normally. But he always has an idea, accustomed to Lu Li presiding over the overall situation in the ranch, accustomed to focusing on Lu Li, and accustomed to Lu Li's existence. Even if he is not in charge of any substantive work, Lu Li is the backbone of Yunding Ranch.

It wasn't just Tony, he turned his head to look at the others, and then he saw a similar blankness on everyone's faces, even Brandon. Everyone fell silent, not knowing how to answer.

When Lu Li first arrived, in a remote town like New Bronfels, he inherited the pasture, and no one was optimistic about his prospects here; But now, Lu Li has not only led the ranch on the right track, achieving the height that Liz could not reach before, but also has become the backbone of the entire ranch.

Life goes by day by day, and nothing seems to have changed, yet nothing seems to have changed. Suddenly, life has changed dramatically, and they have long been accustomed to it. Will they be able to adapt if they change again?

"No, it won't." Cole's voice rang out, and everyone's eyes were cast, including Adam and Scarlett. Cole's expression didn't change much, but he said firmly, "He's not leaving." ”

If Lu Li wanted to stay in New York, he wouldn't have come to Texas in the first place. Cole still remembers the first day Lu Li arrived at the ranch, full of strangeness and hesitation, as if a tourist, carefully watching everything that happened here, but when he returned to New York and came back, that jerkiness had quietly disappeared and he really began to integrate here.

From that time, Cole knew that Lu Li was not here to play tickets. The facts also proved Cole's idea, this ranch retains the essence of beech pasture, but also develops the characteristics of Cloud Top Ranch, he likes it here, he likes it now.

"Even if the Times hired him as a reporter?" Adam asks that he and Scarlett still don't know enough about Lu Li after all, and raises reasonable doubts.

Cole didn't hesitate at all, and nodded, "Even if the Times hired him as a reporter." ”

"But...... Why? "Adam was full of question marks and couldn't understand it. Not because of the difference between New York and Texas, but because of the difference between dreams and life, becoming a journalist is Lu Li's dream, and it is also what he has always insisted on, and now that the dream is about to come true, he doesn't understand why Lu Li refused?

Cole shrugged, "That's going to ask him." Adam was stunned by this answer, and Scarlett, who was next to him, burst out laughing, and Cole still said with a sloppy face, "But I'm sure he'll stay." ”

The sound of the "boom boom" engine stopped in the distance, everyone turned their heads one after another, and the figure of a bird of prey appeared in their sight, and Tony was the first to shout, "Fourteen is back!" ”

When Lu Li went to Austin Airport, he drove past with a Raptor, and then parked his car in the airport parking lot, and when he came back, he could drive his own car back.

"Fourteen!" Tony shouted happily and ran all the way in the direction of the main house, and Lu Li could be seen getting out of the car from a distance, he kept waving his hands, greeting happily, and his spirit was flying.

Not only Tony, but Brandon immediately tied the reins of the horse to the stake next to him and trotted after him, Adam and Scarlett did the same, and in the blink of an eye, everyone rushed over and warmly welcomed Lu Li's return.

Lu Li closed the car door and followed the sound to look over, and then saw a group of people rushing towards him, his eyes widened, "What's wrong?" What's wrong? In the blink of an eye, everyone surrounded him, cheering and hugging one by one, the scene was really lively, although Lu Li was confused, he still couldn't help laughing.

"You're back!" Tony yelled.

Lu Li nodded, "Yes, I'm back." ”

"You're back!" Tony shouted again, and Lu Li chuckled, "I'm pretty sure it's not 'human ghosts', let alone 'supernatural sixth sense', I'm really back, real people." The humor of this complaint made everyone laugh.

Tony didn't care, "If the Times hired you as a reporter, would you go to New York and settle down?" ”

Lu Li only felt that there were more and more question marks on his head, and where did this question come from, but looking at Tony's eager eyes, he still replied, "No, don't I settle here now?" ”

"But why?" Adam pressed again.

"Because I love it here." Lu Li's answer was simple and rude, but Adam choked directly, and then he saw Tony raise his arms and cheer, which made Lu Li look at Cole inexplicably, and cast an inquiring look, Cole's smile also bloomed brightly, shook his head, and didn't say anything.

Lu Li was even more inexplicable, spreading his hands to look at the group of "crazy people" in front of him, and even Brandon had a smile on his face.

"Wang, Wang", Teddy's shouts floated along the wind chimes, and then looked at the group of enthusiastic familiar faces in front of him, jubilant and even a little noisy, like noise, but it made people feel more cordial. Lu Li couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart: Go home.

"You're done with the work at hand? If not, you can go and get busy; Even if you're done, get out of the way, I need to go in and have a beer, I'm so thirsty right now. Lu Li motioned for everyone to get out of the way, squeezed out a passage, bent down and rubbed Teddy's head, and then saw Hulk wagging his tail next to him.

The little guy looked at Lu Li with a blank eye, and his dripping eyes were extremely focused, which made Lu Li laugh and beckon to the little guy, and Hulk immediately shook his ass, twisted and ran over, circled around Lu Li's legs, and circled underneath, looking satisfied with such a distance.

"Let's go, let's go back to the house together." Lu Li said with a greeting and took a step.

"Fourteen, fourteen......" They almost forgot about the short interruption just now, and in the end it was Tony who was the first to think about it, shouting and chasing after him, "Serious business, we haven't talked about business yet, how is the cooperation talking?" Have you talked about it? Which one? Whole Foods Market? Or the others? East Coast or West Coast? ”

Hearing this, everyone rushed after them again, hustling around Lu Li and entering the main house. As a result, Lu Li walked to the kitchen and went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of cold beer, but instead they sat on the sofa in the hall, eager to express their opinions.

"You guys, you just don't have patience." Cole raised his voice and said, "Quiet, all quiet, now that Fourteen is here, wouldn't it be good to ask him directly?" You are discussing it here, and you can't come up with a result. ”

Lu Li sat down on the sofa next to him, and Bucky, who came out of nowhere, jumped on his lap, found a comfortable position, squinted his eyes and fell asleep, "You can talk first, I'll finish this bottle of beer first." Lu Li stroked Bucky's hair and said unhurriedly.

"How can this work?", "What is going on?", "Must tell us a result", "Is it bad news?", "No, it must be good news"...... Everyone urged in a gossiping voice, and the noisy noise filled the entire main house with life, and finally all the discussions came to an abrupt end, and their eyes were turned to Lu Li, expressing their inner desires with an expectant gaze.

Lu Li took a big sip of beer, didn't sell it, and said directly, "Well, the contract has been negotiated, and everything is going very smoothly." I met and talked with several representatives separately, and after weighing, I made a final choice. Overall, everything fell into place without any difficulties. Speaking of this, Lu Li paused, and noticed the impatience in everyone's eyes, he let out an "oh", and then added, "Whole Foods Market." ”