Having dinner with the Sassen family felt so formal, both in terms of cutlery and table manners, thanks to the fact that he had been to a Western restaurant many times before and was familiar with the process. And their family is very talkative, the dinner of more than two hours ended in a relaxed way, and after staying for a while, An Feng said goodbye politely.

Joanna sent him out, and on the way she stopped talking, and finally asked, "Do you have time to come out tomorrow?" I heard that there is a Thanksgiving Day parade in Fort San Luis Obis. ”

"When?"

"Let's start at ten o'clock in the morning, it seems to be quite lively."

"Okay, then I'll pick you up tomorrow?"

"No problem." Joanna nodded.

"Bye-bye!" An Feng opened the door of the pickup truck, reversed the car, and waved his hand at Joanna.

Joanna beckoned lightly, then turned back and ran into Andy at the door, Andy saw her and asked, "Are you going on a date?" ”

Joanna smiled: "Do you know what dating is?" ”

Andy looked up at Joanna and replied unconvinced, "Isn't it a man and a woman going to the same place together?" Then kiss and kiss! ”

Andy's pouting and kissing in the air was cute, and Joanna couldn't help but smile: "If I take you, can the three of them still be considered a date together?" ”

"Doesn't count?" Andy frowned, and suddenly looked at her in surprise: "You want to take me?" ”

"Why, you don't want to?" Joanna deliberately kept a straight face.

"Choking! I do! Andy jumped up and down with joy, "Yay! You're so good! I'm going to wear a mask to the parade! Snoopy! SpongeBob SquarePants! ”

……

An Feng went back to check the information, Thanksgiving Day is of great significance to Americans, every Thanksgiving, the whole country is very lively, people go to churches to pray for thanksgiving according to customs, urban and rural towns are held everywhere costume parades, theater performances and sports competitions, etc., and schools are also closed.

The next day, An Feng called the resident workers of the vineyard, said a few warm words, and then made a short speech: "I want to thank you for your work in the past few days, managing the vineyard in an orderly manner, and always on the normal track." I'm quite unqualified as a BOSS, and I'm not familiar with many things, thanks to your reminders and help, so I don't have to take a lot of detours, thank you! ”

An Feng looked at them and continued: "In addition, although the harvest of the vineyard this year is average, in order to show my gratitude to everyone, I have decided to take out a part of the profit as your bonus!" Let's have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and Christmas is coming! ”

As the words fell, Old John took the lead in applauding, and the others also applauded enthusiastically.

He took out the checkbook and filled out a cash check of more than 20,000 US dollars, which was distributed to seven people in total, and each person could receive more than 3,000, which was very generous.

Old John took the check, held it up and raised it, "Thank you, Bruce!" We'll go to the bank later! ”

They cheered and took out their wine glasses one after another, wanting to toast An Feng. After clinking glasses with them one by one, everyone dispersed, although today is Thanksgiving, but there are still things to do in the morning, and you can't start making a big meal until after noon. However, An Feng had other arrangements, so he did not participate.

I changed into a simple long-sleeved shirt and jeans, and got into a pickup truck and drove in the direction of Sassen's house. When they arrived, Joanna and Andy also happened to be out of the house, she was wearing a more fashionable today, a knee-length printed skirt, short boots, and a blue denim jacket in her hand, youthful and energetic. Andy is also dressed in a cool outfit, with a cardigan over his shirt, jeans, and an Indian mask.

An Feng got out of the car, looked at her, and couldn't help but praise: "You are so beautiful today!" ”

Joanna smiled, turned back to Kelly and said, "I'm leaving, Andy I'll take care of it." ”

"Have fun! Bye-on-a-blah! Kelly said she and Frank weren't going because they had to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner.

"Let's go!" Andy ran to pull the door in the back of the pickup, but unfortunately he was too short to reach, An Feng smiled and pulled the door open for him, and Andy didn't forget to look back and say thank you after climbing up.

Get on the bus and drive to Fort San Luis Obis, more than 70 kilometers away.

There was noticeably more traffic on the road than usual, and it seemed that everyone was rushing to see the parade. There are many cars, but they are all driving in a regular manner, and occasionally acquaintances will slow down and say hello, all the way to the city with a good mood. There are still more than ten minutes before the parade starts, and after parking, he slowly walked towards the parade street, Andy took Joanna's hand and jumped all the way, and finally took An Feng's hand, the hairy child was in the middle, and the adults walked aside.

At first, they didn't notice anything wrong with shopping hand in hand with the child, until passers-by frequently showed them a kind smile that An Feng and Joanna reacted, they looked at each other, and at the same time let go of the hand holding Andy, An Feng smiled and said: "Passers-by have such a strong imagination. ”

Joanna was also embarrassed: "The first generation of mixed races should not be like Chang Andy. ”

Then they fell silent. It wasn't until the parade music sounded that Andy, who was chattering, picked up the lively atmosphere again, he didn't see much when he stood behind the crowd, begging his sister to beg his brother, Joanna looked at An Feng for help, he had to hug Andy and let him look around condescendingly.

"Wow, that's beautiful!" Andy praised.

"Started? What's in it? Joanna asked, her tiptoe.

"Stand in front of me!" An Feng turned back to her and said.

Joanna squeezed in front of An Feng, and her vision suddenly widened, "Great! Bruce, you're so smart! ”

Is this called cleverness? An Feng smiled.

The first to arrive is a huge float towed by a pickup truck, filled with all kinds of props and fruits, and the most conspicuous is the local specialty: grapes. The SLO county sheriff is standing at the front of the float with a smile on his face, waving to the spectators on the side of the road, the camera clicking is constantly ringing, and there are people in the back of the float handing out candy to children.

Next is a team of students or workers, all kinds of bizarre costumes, and the sky is filled with all kinds of huge Spider-Man, Smurfs and other balloons. The participants in the parade are almost always free to play, some display balloons, some role-play, and if you move quickly, you can even take a photo with them. There were people marching forward with Indian dances, and there was the misfortune of catching turkeys that caused the turkeys to fly into the crowd, causing a burst of laughter and screams......

After more than an hour of lively parade, the two took Andy to walk around some Thanksgiving specialty gift shops and bought a lot of toys that children liked. However, it always feels strange for young men and women to buy toys with a child, and on several occasions the salesperson calls them directly Mr. and Mrs.

For unnecessary explanations, they bought some things and went home. On the way, An Feng answered a phone call, it was Katilina calling, bringing him holiday blessings and love words. An Feng chatted with her for a few minutes, and after hanging up the phone, Joanna asked casually, "Your girlfriend?" ”

An Feng paused for a moment, forgetting what to say, and said, "Yes, her name is Katilina." ”

"Aha!" Joanna laughed, "You're moving so fast, Iron Man." ”

I don't know what's going on, the embarrassment between them suddenly disappeared, An Feng smiled and said, "Just talking about myself, aren't you going to find a boyfriend?" ”

Joanna shook her head: "I haven't met anyone who feels it yet." ”

"It's true, it's reluctant not to feel together. What is your ideal boyfriend? The kind of man with the chivalry of Europe? ”

Joanna smiled: "You've watched too many movies, haven't you?" ”

An Feng said: "Isn't that how love unfolded in the Middle Ages? When the war came, the knights swore to protect the daughter of a certain nobleman, and then the war ended, and the nobleman died, and the knight married the nobleman's daughter, was awarded a knighthood, and lived a happy life until the next version of the knight's story was produced. ”

Joanna said: "I think the story goes like this: the war did not come, but so-and-so nobleman was seriously ill, he had no children under his knees, only one daughter, but the law stipulates that no hereditary knighthood is located in women, so the knight has not yet risen up, so-and-so nobleman has died, the title is given to distant relatives, the daughter is gone, the knight disappears, and the fairy tale ends." In the end, it is another version of the story of a certain nobleman who is mainly distant relatives. ”

An Feng was stunned and turned his head to look at Joanna: "Such a tragedy?" ”

Joanna laughed: "Don't you think it's more real?" ”

"That daughter can't be you, right?" An Feng said suspiciously, feeling that her smile was strong.

Joanna nodded, "It's me." ”

"I'm sorry." An Feng felt sorry for her.

"It's okay, I've already seen it." Joanna laughed, "Actually, it's not a mess, at least it's good to have a different environment." ”

An Feng thought for a while and said, "I heard that there are some female nobles, dukes and the like in Britain, and I thought they could be hereditary to women." ”

She shook her head: "No, some are only a few exceptions, granted by the queen herself, and most of them are lifelong titles, which disappear after death and cannot be hereditary." ”

An Feng wondered: "Men and women are not equal? Sounds terrible! ”

Joanna said: "The aristocracy is a product of inequality, it is hundreds of years old, no one can move it, and recently someone in parliament has proposed a change, but it is not optimistic. ”

An Feng comforted her: "Don't be too pessimistic, maybe this will make you live a happier life?" I'm glad I am, for if you're a noblewoman, I'm afraid I'll never get a chance to sit with you, let alone learn your language and your horsemanship. ”

Joanna said, "Your way of comforting people is terrible, but thank you." And you think of the nobility as too mysterious, but in fact it is just a title, a family symbol. ”

An Feng said funny: "But then again, I'm afraid it's difficult for the American guy to chase you, if you want to take the first step, I'm afraid you have to get a knight title first!" ”

Joanna covered her mouth and smiled.

……

In the evening, An Feng participated in the Thanksgiving feast of the Sassen family, not only the Sassen family, but also Frank's other friends, the management of the winery, etc., were present, a long table was full of people on both sides, before the meal was served, everyone shook hands and began to pray, praying for a good harvest in the coming year, and thanking relatives and friends for the reunion.

Then the food was served, and the table was filled with all kinds of rich food, sweet potato, maize, pumpkin pie, cranberry moss jam, etc., and finally the host Frank himself took out the turkey that had been roasted for four hours, cut it into thin slices and distributed it to everyone. Raise a glass in a lively atmosphere.

This lively dinner was eaten for a long time, everyone changed their usual style, they all liked to communicate at the dinner table, and the hostess also enthusiastically added ingredients to make every guest satisfied. There is also a Thanksgiving game at the end, and An Feng also participated, although it was very naïve, but I felt that the relationship between people was very harmonious.