Chapter 101: The Trip to the United States and Britain (Part I)
The conversation with Grandpa didn't last long, Xiao Lao is not a person who likes to talk at length, and it is a bit of an exception to say so many things to Xiao Chen today. Xiao Chen also felt that this winter morning was a little cold after all, and he was afraid that his grandfather would not be good for his health if he stayed outside for too long, so he waved his hand and greeted Yang Jinfeng and Aunt Zhang, who were not far away.
After inviting Xiao Lao back to the room, Xiao Chen saw his grandmother. When grandma saw Xiao Chen, she was first overjoyed, and then her face turned flat: "I went out to work for a year and lost a lot of weight, how can I take care of myself when I am such a big person!" Lost more than a dozen pounds, right? ”
Xiao Chen smiled: "How can it, it's only seven or eight catties." He didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of his grandfather, but he was hippie smiling in front of his grandmother, and he was not polite, so he ran to the sofa next to his grandmother and sat down, and said, "It's good to lose weight, grandma, don't you think I'm more energetic now?" ”
"Your grandfather was thin, and that was malnutrition when he was a child. You're not lacking, why are you so thin, ask you to drink a cup of soy milk for breakfast, have you drunk it? Grandma glanced at Xiao Chen and helped him wipe his hair.
Xiao Chen said: "This ...... I drink sometimes. "If you drink it once a year, it's called drinking sometimes.
"Hmph." Grandma frowned, picked up a cup of soy milk on the coffee table and handed it to him: "Just came out, drink it while it's hot." ”
Xiao Chen coughed dryly, took it and drank it, and said strangely: "This tastes good." ”
"This bean is a little better, and the production is a little more delicate, you may not have the conditions there. But in fact, this thing, the difference between exquisite and unrefined is not very big, but the difference between drinking and not drinking is big, and you will insist on drinking it in the future, you know? ”
Xiao Chen smiled naturally: "Okay, okay, grandma, I know." He suddenly asked, "Grandma, you are a nutritionist, I want to ask something." ”
"Hmm." Grandma nodded naturally.
"Is there anything that you eat or drink that makes people feel so good that you don't have to sleep?"
Grandma looked at him and frowned, "Is work so intense? That can't tell you. You have to do work, and you can't wear out your body at a young age. ”
Xiao Chen said dissatisfied: "I'm as strong as a cow......"
"The cow still lost seven or eight pounds." Grandma glared at him: "Just drink tea, don't think about anything else." If you have skin allergies, you can drink more oolong tea. Wait...... Oh, you're going to the United States, so next time, next time bring some big red robes to Langliu. ”
"Uh-huh, okay." Xiao Chen began to deal with this a little, he actually liked Longjing and Biluochun a little.
Where can grandma not be able to tell? She glared at Xiao Chen: "Why shouldn't you be a little thing, what's more important than your own body?" No, it's going to be bad if you go on like this, I think it's time for you to start a family, and when you have a lover, she will naturally take care of you, and I will have a lot of peace of mind. ”
Xiao Chen was dumbfounded: "Grandma, this ...... Where is this? I'm still young, I'm still young, this is the first ...... Don't rush yet. ”
Grandma looked at Xiao Chen, a little funny: "Let you become a family, what are you anxious about, look at it scares you." ”
Xiao Chen sneered: "I'm not in a hurry, I'm ...... That, our country advocates late marriage and late childbearing......"
"You've got you." Grandma interrupted: "We advocate getting married and having children after the age of 25, it seems that you agree with this policy, okay, you can get married at the age of 25, get married on the 1st of January, and you can also hold your grandfather's grandchildren within the year." ”
Xiao Chen was completely speechless, and his eyes widened: "Grandma, this matter is not a joke, I ...... I'm going to ......."
"What will be? You're going to 'resist', aren't you? …… Grandma naturally won't look for you a person you don't look down on, and you think grandma's vision is so bad? Grandma gave Xiao Chen a burst of husk lightly.
Xiao Chen muttered a few sentences, and said in his heart: Although I can't resist the order, I will 'strike', at least I can 'slack off', hum.
Grandma saw that he was no longer verbose, so she said: "So, you also have a tense face, grandma is old, and her eyes are still not old...... It's just that the girl is still young, so she has to wait. ”
"Whew......" Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
Grandma squinted at Xiao Chen: "Looking at you like this, you know that you have been out for a year, and your heart is wild, for fear of being bound, right?" Hmph, let me tell you, the girl is a little more than two years younger than you, and she will graduate in the middle of next year. He looks very handsome, and he is sensible, how can he be like you? I don't know how many people have beaten her idea, but her father also treasures this daughter, and I think he also wants to keep his daughter for two more years......"
Xiao Chen couldn't help but be curious at this time: "Which girl is it?" …… Grandma, how do I think you premeditated? ”
Grandma laughed: "This matter is still the credit of Rong Rong, she introduced it." ”
Xiao Chen's eyes widened: "Yarong introduced?" "My heart moved, Yarong is usually very reserved and self-loving, people are divided into groups, and it shouldn't be very bad to think of her future wife. He actually has a point of view in his heart, the most important thing to choose a wife is to choose a surname, character, hobbies, as for appearance, there is a middle-class posture, and there are so many families that can make grandma pick, I am afraid that I can't pay too much attention to this.
Grandma said at this time: "Yes, last time when your grandfather was still in Beijing, Ye Songbai went to see him, Yarong specially introduced his daughter to me, saying that it was her classmate and good friend, I see, this girl is really good, worthy of you." ”
Xiao Chen choked and asked with some resignation: "What's your name Ye?" Suddenly, he jumped: "Ye Songbai's daughter? ”
Grandma was taken aback by him, and stretched out her hand to give him another burst: "What are you doing when you are surprised, I said it wrong just now, that girl is worthy of you, it is really bitter!" Then he asked, "Ye Songbai's daughter, is there any problem?" ”
Xiao Chen asked, "Ye Songbai, deputy commander of the capital?" ”
Grandma nodded affirmatively, seeing that Xiao Chen's face was a little bad, she said strangely: "What kind of expression do you have, the deputy commander of the capital has buried you?" Ye Songbai is forty-two years old, and he is only fifty-three in the second half of this year, and this girl is his youngest daughter. Ye Songbai, a person who has a future in this batch of people in the military, is ...... Oh, you don't have to know too much about this. ”
Xiao Chen's heart moved, and he asked one last time: "This girl has two brothers, right?" ”
Grandma said curiously: "Do you still know? That's right, she has two elder brothers, the eldest of which is now in the Lanyin Military Region and is the head of the regiment. The second brother seems to be running a company. ”
Xiao Chen put his hand on his forehead: "This second brother is called Ye Chengcai, I know this person." ”
Grandma looked at Xiao Chen's face and became a little serious: "Bad character?" ”
"That's not, well, character...... It's okay, but it's an entertainment company. Xiao Chen said.
"Oh, it's okay, it doesn't matter what company you open, as long as your character is fine." Grandma was relieved. Xiao Chen listened, and said in his heart that grandma probably doesn't know the specific situation of the entertainment company.
At this time, the grandmother looked at the wall clock and said, "We all know that you are going to do the car factory...... Why didn't you mention it to your uncle? If you are not financially enough to build a car factory, ask your uncle to see if the loan is easy to handle...... Well, don't tell your grandfather about that. ”
Xiao Chen laughed for a while, but nodded: "Well, I know." ”
Grandma said again: "What you need to go abroad, Xiao Yang has done it for you, right?" ”
"Well, it's done, I was already given it in the car just now." Xiao Chen responded.
"Then you go, don't miss the plane." Grandma said, touching Xiao Chen's head and said.
Xiao Chen was a little depressed, it seemed that grandma always liked to touch her head, it was okay before, but now she is also in charge, I feel that as soon as my grandmother touches her head and speaks, she will think of the star of hope lying on her lap and letting herself touch its little head...... Xiao Chen came out and said goodbye to his grandfather, Yang Jinfeng sent him to the airport again, Xiao Chen thanked him with a smile and walked in.
After a while, the Boeing airliner made a special sound, looking up at the clouds and flying away-
New York, USA, JFK-John. Fitzgerald. John F. Kennedy International Airport. It's located in Queensdistrict, New York, on the shores of Jamaica Bay.
The passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines sent Xiao Chen to the world's largest city and the world's financial center.
Out of the airport, Xiao Chen looked around, and walked towards the place he had agreed with his aunt in advance. The time in New York is 12 hours behind the time of Huaxia Beijing, and it has just entered the evening, when the aunt smiled and leaned on a light champagne-colored Bentley Continentalr and looked at Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen came over with a suitcase, and gave the aunt an American-style hug, and said with a smile: "Auntie, when we go out together, if I don't call you, people will definitely think that you are my sister." ”
Qin Qin chuckled and glanced at him: "It's only been a long time, and you're so good at coaxing people?" ”
Xiao Chen swore to the sky: "This is definitely the most honest word in the world." ”
Qin Qin took his bag, threw it behind the car, and said, "Let's go, let's go home first." ”
Xiao Chen looked at the words "personalmission" on the car body, and sighed: "Personal special edition, auntie, you really have a style." ”
Qin Qin smiled: "Do you like it?" I'll give it to you. ”
Xiao Chen waved his hand: "How many days can I stay in the United States, what do I want a car for?" ”
"Just buy one for you in China, there should be imported one now." Auntie didn't mind.
Xiao Chen sat in the car, looked at the exquisite and luxurious interior, and sighed a little. How many years should the price of such a car make ordinary people in Dingqing work? If you don't get it, it's not enough for a lifetime.
"I didn't dare to drive this car out, and after a while, I was watched, and people looked, 'Wow, Xiao Lao's grandson drives a Bentley!' I'll wait to be criticized when the time comes. Xiao Chen shrugged in an American style.
Qin Qin giggled when he heard this, and said, "Then what should I do, what kind of cars do you all drive in Huaxia?" Oh, the red flag, right? ”
Xiao Chen sighed: "Red flag? My level is not enough, I only have Santana. ”
Qin Qin was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "How can the car sit so badly that it hurts in the butt." ”
“…… That's a good car, my good aunt. Xiao Chen was a little speechless.
The aunt grinned and said: "Poor little thing, what are you so afraid of driving a car, anyway, it's my money, and when others know, you just say, 'My aunt sent it, my aunt is the big ...... Capital...... Root...... Home', haha, look at what kind of expressions they have, do you think this idea is good? ”
Xiao Chen touched his nose and sighed, "But I don't like Bentley." ”
The aunt was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, what kind of car do you like, you say." ”
"Well, like Mercedes-Benz-SLR McLaren at the moment." Xiao Chen half-jokingly.
My aunt let out a long "oh" and said, "The one from AMG, 'F1 on the highway'?" Well, the taste is not bad. Silver Arrow...... It's really suitable for men. ”
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, "Where does my aunt live?" ”
"I'm short on time, and I usually live on the Upper East Side." Auntie smiled and said, "But if you want to be noisy, let's go to Long Island, there are also houses over there." ”
Xiao Chen nodded, oh.
Among the five boroughs of New York, Manhattan is the most famous, with its high density of buildings, high-rise buildings, the center of American finance and trade, and some say it is a place where human wisdom is turned into wealth.
Manhattan is also a popular area for the wealthy. To the north and east along the world's most famous Central Park is New York's famous Upper East Side, where the wealthy of finance and investment banks gather.
This area was gradually accepted by the wealthy. One of the most important factors is Central Park, which is like a green gem in the middle of Manhattan's high-rise buildings. Central Park is staggeringly large – 843 acres of land. What was once a near-wilderness area is now an idyllic game reserve with dense woods, lakes and lawns, and even farms and pastures where sheep graze. The creation of such a park in such a bustling metropolis has been praised by the whole world.
Moreover, Central Park retains its pristine topography in stark contrast to the bustle of the metropolis. It's also the only super-large green park in Manhattan, so it's a prime location for the wealthy along Central Park and New York's famous Fifth Ave, and it's one of the most expensive condos in New York.
As for Long Island, it is a narrow island on the outskirts of New York, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on three sides, with beautiful scenery, many bays and harbors, and it is connected to the New York city by Highway 495 and the Long Island Railroad under the umbrella of Metropolitan Transit. Administratively, Long Island is made up of two counties: Nassau County and Suflok County. As a quiet rural village close to a world metropolis, the island has been home for the wealthy, making Long Island known as the wealthy area of the United States. Long Island residents mostly work in the New York metropolitan area and spend their free time in their rural homes in the evenings and on weekends. It's also typical of middle-class American life: working in the metropolis during the day; After work, take the train or drive back to the beautiful countryside. Long Island is also home to a number of farms where farmers use modern farming methods to produce on a large scale, and everything seems to be rich and modern. Due to the relatively high material level and cultural level of the residents, the cultural life of the residents of Long Island is very rich. In addition to countless festivals, every night, in the town's cafes and streets, young people dressed in avant-garde clothes gather until late at night; Each town has a large bookstore with state-of-the-art facilities and many unique small bookstores and second-hand bookstores, so there are plenty of places for book lovers to visit.
Qin Qin said that there are houses here, which are naturally not a few rooms and halls in China, but separate villas and courtyards. In fact, in the United States, the average poor person lives in the city center, while the rich people prefer to live in the countryside. For those with busy jobs, Kudo likes to relax in the countryside.
"Let's go to Long Island, then." Xiao Chen said with a smile: "I have also seen the life of rich people." ”
Qin Qin smiled and said, "Then I must prepare a big sugar-coated cannonball to corrupt you, the successor of the revolution, and let you stay in the United States to accompany me." ”
Xiao Chen said with a righteous face: "I was born in New China, grew up under the red flag, and my revolutionary beliefs are extremely firm, and any degenerate life of capitalism cannot corrode my will...... Well, is it really a big sugar-coated cannonball? ”
Qin Qin laughed out loud and patted the steering wheel: "Stinky boy, if you make me laugh again, I'm going to drive into the ditch." ”
Xiao Chen looked at the side of the road with a look of surprise: "Really? But there's no ditch here. ”
Qin Qin pulled over the car: "You come and drive, hum." Then he really got out of the car and dragged Xiao Chen to the driver's seat.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly: "My good aunt, I don't know the way." ”
The aunt pointed to the guide, and Xiao Chen lied: "My English is not good, I'm afraid of making mistakes." ”
The aunt glared at him: "I'll tell you to go, go away." ”
Xiao Chen had no choice but to start the car, and then was a little excited: "Auntie, don't say it, this car is really comfortable, with enough power and comfort." ”
The aunt smiled casually: "Money is always money." ”
Xiao Chen nodded, and the aunt became curious and asked, "Xiao Chen, do you know what you are holding in your hand now?" ”
"Huh?" Xiao Chenqi said: "The steering wheel." ”
"No, you hold the future of a huge Huaxia political group in your hands, and the whole of a family worth tens of billions of dollars." Auntie is very "serious" and authentic.
"Squeak......" Xiao Chen's hand shook and stepped on the brake. He took a deep breath, looked at his aunt who couldn't help laughing, and said, "Auntie, you really want me to scrap millions as soon as I come over." ”
Qin Qin was afraid that Xiao Chen would be really angry, so he smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Who is our Xiao Chen, how can he be frightened by this little meaning?" Come on, come on, you open it, there will generally be no one violating the rules here, rest assured to open. ”
Xiao Chen couldn't, looked at the smiling aunt, and felt helpless, the aunt was afraid that she was really lonely in the United States, so she came over by herself and saw that she was happy.
He suddenly said softly: "Auntie, thank you for your hard work." ”
Qin Qin was stunned for a moment, bit his lip, and gave him a blank look: "Don't come to this set, you don't come to accompany me, just know how to talk about it...... Drive it, you. ”
Xiao Chen scratched his head and started the car with a smile.
(To be continued)