Now that Los Angeles has a tasting room, a house, and a car, Xiao Yifei has found a little bit of amusement parks around Los Angeles, and it's time to go back. Sister Zhang, the director of the association, called him again to invite him to participate in the activities of the association on the 20th to celebrate the 60th birthday of a fellow villager living in San Jose. Xiao Yifei had already promised this, since the matter here is done and he is free, let's go and meet the fellows.

Concubine Yue didn't want to go back yet, she simply asked for leave, planning to play in Southern California. Xiao Yifei can also understand that this guy has earned so many commissions in half a year, and he does have the capital to take a vacation for a while. So Xiao Yifei asked her to return the Lotus sports car when she left, and drove the new Ferrari back by herself.

Known as the "garlic capital of the world", Gilroy holds a garlic festival every July, featuring a variety of strange garlic products. Xiao Yifei didn't know about this last time, and he definitely wanted to taste it this time. So before he got on the highway, Xiao Yifei went to the garlic store on the side of the road, took a look in the east, and Xiao Yifei chose a garlic ice cream.

First of all, there was a photo of this garlic ice cream that was not available elsewhere, Xiao Yifei cautiously tried the first bite, so that he didn't spit it out on the spot, and after a few clicks, Xiao Yifei frowned and looked at the monster in his hand, this taste is too weird. I endured and ate a few more bites. Eventually, he gave up on the attempt, threw it in the trash, and gargled with a bottle of water.

According to the address given by Sister Zhang, following the route indicated by GPS, I finally came to Aunt He's house.

Sister Zhang and a group of them sat on the lawn at the door chatting, and she saw Xiao Yifei at a glance:

"Xiao Xiao, you're here."

"Sister Zhang. Sorry to be late. ”

"Let me introduce you, this is today's birthday star, Sister He."

Xiao Yifei hurriedly said hello, Sister Zhang can be called Sister He, Xiao Yifei can only be called Aunt He.

Then Sister Zhang introduced the others, although they are all fellow villagers, they come from all over Anhui and Hui, and their accents are somewhat different, and there are several compatriots whose ancestral home is Anhui Hui. So everyone still speaks Mandarin, and from time to time someone has a few words of English.

As soon as Sister Zhang finished introducing Xiao Yifei to everyone, the questions of these aunts immediately smashed over:

"Xiaofei, when did you come over?"

"Xiao Xiao, what are you doing now?"

"Where are you from?"

"How old are you?" ……

Xiao Yifei suddenly felt that the whole person was not good, and he had to answer one by one with a smile:

"My hometown is Songzi, I am 27 years old this year, I came here in June, and I plan to open a store selling alcohol in San Francisco......"

Xiao Yifei knew that he would definitely be asked a lot of questions to participate in the hometown association. As for his work, Xiao Yifei did not want to reveal that he bought the Monterena winery. On the one hand, he felt that it would be very conspicuous, and on the other hand, he was meeting everyone for the first time, and if he rashly said his net worth, he might separate himself from the masses. As for whether he has a girlfriend, Xiao Yifei chose to avoid this question.

"Don't ask, let's go. Xiao Xiao, there are still people in the house who haven't introduced you to it. ”

So Xiao Yifei was dragged into the house again, fortunately, there were more gentlemen in the house, otherwise Xiao Yifei really couldn't stand it.

Xiao Yifei was dragged to the kitchen again and introduced several chefs who were busy (including our President Chen).

It can be seen that the atmosphere of the hometown association is very harmonious. The Elder will be very master-like and command:

"Xiao Xiao, you go to the living room and sit."

Back in the living room, today's birthday star Sister He's husband's surname is Liang, and Xiao Yifei is called Liang Bo. Liang Bo handed over a cigarette, at first glance, it was from China, foreigners generally do not take the initiative to give people smoke, only we Chinese like to share. There are few Chinese in Napa, plus Xiao Yifei is the owner of the village after all, except for David who sometimes watches him smoke a cigarette and asks for one, everyone else basically smokes their own. Over time, Xiao Yifei also got used to not taking the initiative to hand cigarettes to people.

Xiao Yifei glanced around and found that there were only more than 30 fellow villagers, and few of them were under the age of 30.

"Uncle Liang, aren't there many people in our fellow villagers' association?"

"Oh yes, a lot of people are too busy with their own business to come."

An uncle surnamed Li next to him said with a smile:

"I can't even sit down."

Liang Bo continued:

"Actually, your Aunt He already celebrated her birthday last month, but President Chen said that we are old people, celebrate our lunar birthdays, and take the opportunity to get together. Now the people who come are not busy, and there will be a group of fellow villagers later, and then there will be young people, and you will be able to find a partner. ”

After chatting for a while, Xiao Yifei finally understood why the aunts were very interested in his personal situation, and they wanted to see if Xiao Yifei was suitable to be a son-in-law. Xiao Yifei's head was full of black lines, and he couldn't get angry yet, so he could only continue to chat with the aunts with a smile on his face.

After an hour, another wave of guests finally came, and there was finally someone about the same age as Xiao Yifei in this wave of people.

One of them is a glasses lady, who can be regarded as a giant among Asians, and they are all screaming Xiao Xu. There is also a person with short hair, wearing a leopard print dress, the whole person is very capable, like a strong woman, and is the daughter of one of the aunts, named Huang Wanlu. There is another one like Xiao Ya, who is a sweet player, her eyes are crooked when she laughs, her shoulder-length hair is dyed ochre, and she is wrapped in a plaid scarf, she looks like a college student who is studying, and she is Liang Bo's youngest daughter, named Liang Siqi.

As for the other male compatriots and those who were obviously older than him, they were ignored by Xiao Yifei gorgeously.

It seemed that the people had arrived, and the chairman walked out with the fellows who had been busy in the kitchen all morning, and Sister Zhang and the others outside the door also came in, and the living room was crowded all at once.

The president brought a microphone:

"Fellow countrymen, have we all arrived?"

Someone responded to her with an old stalk:

"Raised hand that didn't come."

Everyone laughed.

"Okay, it looks like it's all here, so let's do the first activity first. The old rule, photography. ”

After a chaotic toss, everyone basically lined up in a few rows, Shou Xing and President Chen sat in the first row, the others squatted or stood, and some people stood on the stairs.

"Where's Xiao Xiao?"

Xiao Yi flew tall. Of course, I consciously stood in the back.

"Xiao Xiao."

Xiao Yifei forgot if there was still a fellow countryman surnamed Xiao, he thought it wasn't called him, knowing that everyone was looking for it, he realized that he was calling himself.

"Xiao Xiao, come ahead, come ahead."

No, it doesn't have to be so special, he waved his hand again and again:

"No, I'm tall. Just stand there. ”

"Don't be shy, this is our old rule, the new fellow stands in front of it, so that everyone can see it clearly."

The people next to him also agreed, and it seems that there is indeed such a rule. So Xiao Yifei could only walk to the front, Liang Bo and they just wanted to squeeze some to let Xiao Yifei sit down, Xiao Yifei hurriedly stopped them:

"No, no. I just sit on the ground, and I don't get in the way of the back. ”

After saying that, he sat down on the ground. Aunt He still wanted to pull him up:

"What's so embarrassing about that. How can you sit on the ground? ”

Where can she hold Xiao Yifei, Xiao Yifei pulled her to sit down:

"You're welcome, Aunt He, I'm sitting well, don't you think it's just right to lean on your and Uncle Liang's legs?"

The photographer turned out to be Liang Bo's daughter, and she set the time. Then I ran to the reserved position on the edge of the team, and went to set it up after shooting:

"One more."

Tossed it again, and finally finished the group photo.

Then President Chen said something about the purpose of the association, and Xiao Yifei knew that it was his turn to introduce himself. Really. President Chan's next words were:

"The team of our fellow villagers association is getting bigger and bigger, and today there is a new member joining, and we welcome Xiao Yifei from Songzi."

Everyone applauded very much, and Xiao Yifei also raised his hand with a smile in response.

"Xiao Xiao, let's say a few words."

Xiao Yifei knew that this was a routine process, so he took over the topic and briefly talked about his situation.

After speaking, he said casually:

"Thank you for your enthusiasm, you have made me feel the warmth of home again."

Next is the dinner time, if you are a foreigner, like this kind of party, you must make a bunch of cookies, cakes, and some barbecue, which is simple and fast, and the host is not tired. But we Chinese pay attention to eating, the president took a few aunts to be busy all morning, isn't it just for these plates and dishes on the table, don't you say, the taste is really good, much better than Xiao Yifei's own cooking.

After the meal, it was time for free time, some people played mahjong, some people chatted, and some people played poker. Xiao Yifei and a few of their young people went to the pool in the backyard to bask in the sun and chat.

Through chatting, Xiao Yifei learned that Xiao Xu, the glasses lady, worked as a coder in an Indian software company in Silicon Valley, which made the former coder Xiao Yifei and her have more common language. The strong woman Huang Wanlu is a department leader in a company, Xiao Yifei muttered in her heart, she is really a strong woman, and she already has a boyfriend. As for Liang Bo's daughter Liang Siqi, she is really studying, and she is actually studying at Stanford University, which is only more than 20 kilometers away from home.

"It's so close, you can go home and eat every day."

Liang Siqi said embarrassedly:

"I just come home every night."

Xiao Yifei remembered that when Sister Zhang introduced her just now, she said that she was Uncle Liang's youngest daughter, so there should be older children than her, why didn't she see it today?

"Do you have a brother or sister? How ...... today"

At this time, Xiao Yifei saw Huang Wanlu next to Liang Siqi glaring at him, giving him a look, and he hurriedly changed the topic:

"Why is it so hot today, after talking for so long, I'll go and add tea to you."

Liang Siqi stood up and said:

"You can sit down, no, I'll go get the teapot."

Huang Wanlu waited for her to leave, and whispered:

"Don't bring it up in front of them."

"What's wrong?"

After their explanation, Xiao Yifei learned that Liang Bo did have a son, and he also had a white daughter-in-law and a mixed-race grandson. It's a pity that his son joined the U.S. ** team and died in Iraq, according to American rules, the grandson must belong to the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law also took the grandson to other states, so that the two old men can only rely on their youngest daughter for their lives.

Xiao Yifei hurriedly apologized:

"I'm sorry, I didn't know about that."

"It's okay, just don't talk about it anymore."

At 3 o'clock, everyone took an intermission to sing a birthday song for the birthday star Sister He, and everyone enjoyed the cake. Xiao Yifei's phone rang suddenly.

He was accustomed to asking in Chinese:

"Who?"

"Excuse me, Mr. Xiao?".

Xiao Yifei hurriedly switched to English:

"Yes, you are?"

"I am Catherine of Phu Quoc."

Xiao Yifei is very strange, the stocks have long been in the name of his company, and the gold is also stored in their bank, so he has no contact with the financial manager for the time being.

"Hello Catherine, may I ask what is the matter?"

"Mr. Xiao, do you know VIA and CBS?" (To be continued......)