"Uh...... Yes, it's true. ”

After seeing his old friend after five years of separation, John was naturally very happy in his heart, but this question from Emma made his heart burst out.

But it was only a second or two of effort, and John immediately nodded calmly.

During his five years in Europe, John never stopped writing with Emma, but the content of the conversation changed dramatically in the five years. From the initial Latin study and trivial narratives, to the transformation that slowly began to give John a headache - I don't know when Emma began to discuss politics, economics, current affairs with John, and even faintly mentioned many times that feminism has begun to emerge in New York City!

Obviously, the simple and strong little girl came into contact with and accepted feminism.

For a young girl who lived at the end of the 19th century and had the opportunity to be exposed to many new things, it was a matter of course for a feminist idea to emerge. It's just that for John, on the one hand, he knows very well what kind of so-called feminism will be subjected to in this era, and on the other hand, he is not interested in anything at all, such as politics and ism, so gradually, he gradually becomes a little resistant to the correspondence with his "childhood" friend Emma - the letters he receives are full of these issues, which makes John really a little tired.

So for the last two years in Europe, John wrote almost perfunctory replies to Emma.

When he returned to New York to see Emma again, John thought she would complain about it, but the first question Emma asked was about her own engagement! But there is nothing to hide from this kind of thing, and since Emma has heard the news, John naturally said it calmly.

After getting John's confirmation, Emma gritted her teeth hard. The pale red lips suddenly turned pale!

"Haha, John, you're not going to keep us standing outside the door, are you?"

At this time, Joshua, who was still John's good buddy, stood up, and a joke relieved John, he hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "Everyone." Let's go inside. ”

As he spoke, John glanced at Emma secretly.

The little girl who was only more than four feet tall had finally grown up, and Emma, who was already eighteen years old, should now be about 1.65 meters, although much lower than Anna, but she was also outstanding among women. And in John's opinion, Emma's eyebrows and eyes are obviously much wider than when she was a child, and she slowly has the unique charm of Western beauty - full of sexy three-dimensionality!

In all fairness, John felt that this girl and Anna were indistinguishable from each other.

But that was after sweeping it out of the corner of his eye. John quickly took his gaze back. Although everyone did know each other very well, after all, they hadn't seen each other for several years, and John couldn't help but feel a sense of alienation in his heart, and it must be rude to stare at each other. And faintly, John also saw something from Emma's question and strange expression just now, and while secretly frightened in his heart, he quickly deliberately focused on Joshua!

Putting his arm around Joshua's shoulders, John chuckled as he walked, "Joshua." Why haven't you written to me so often in the last two years? What else are you busy with besides the flying pigeon company? ”

"Uh...... That's not enough for me to be busy? ”

While shaking his head and smiling bitterly, John's expression was also slightly embarrassed.

Ever since John transferred his stake in the Flying Pigeon Company. Joshua did have a much less contact with him, often writing a letter or two throughout the year. Of course, everyone can understand this, after all, the scale of the flying pigeon company is getting bigger and bigger, and Joshua, as the general manager, has more and more things to deal with, and he naturally doesn't have much time to focus on his career......

After entering the house, everyone quickly separated.

Mr. Stone walked naturally over to where the elders were sitting. Greeted warmly, Mrs. Stone went among the ladies and began a short gossip among the parents. As for Joshua, of course, he followed John to where Funk and Steve were sitting.

Perhaps because she has grown up, Emma has not squeezed into the men's circle as she did a few years ago. Rather, she joined the world of women with her mother. It's just that although the girl sat far away, her eyes glanced at John's place from time to time, and there was a strange meaning in her eyes from time to time......

With Joshua on board, the circle of young people became even more lively.

Joshua and Funk are now proud, as the majority shareholders of the Flying Pigeon Company, they are now rising stars in the New York business community, and because of the Morgan consortium's shareholding, it can be said that their status is already different from a few years ago. Therefore, in the small circle of several people, both of them were proud, and they were full of confidence in both their demeanor and tone.

In contrast, Steve is a lot worse, after all, although Lego toys have also developed very well, and in John's opinion, the development prospects in the long term must be much better than the flying pigeon company, but now after all, it is the 19th century, even if the status of the toy factory is doubled, it is impossible to compare with the "high-tech" flying pigeon company. It's just that relatively speaking, Steve's personality is more easy-going, and he is not so competitive, and he is very satisfied with his current state. So in John's opinion, this kid has hardly changed from a few years ago.

The biggest change is actually John himself.

Even though John had sold all his shares in the Flying Pigeon Bicycle and seemed to others to throw away a big gold mine on his own initiative, he was still the center of attention in this small circle of young people who seemed to outsiders to be the most elite young people in New York!

Because of his deliberate low profile, Joshua and the others didn't know about John's recent industries such as Heinz Pharmaceuticals and General Motors, and no one even knew about his stainless steel patent for a stake in Carnegie Steel, but no one dared to underestimate this long-time friend - everyone knew that everything that everyone has now was brought by this guy, and no one was sure when this kid would do something surprising.

And......

Even if this kid doesn't invent any new patents and only wants to be a surgeon, he is still a leader in the industry!

After all, everyone is an old friend of John, and when the old Huntelaar did not deliberately hide it, everyone has known that John has published many papers in Europe and become an associate professor at the University of Berlin.

Who can not be convinced by such a friend?

"Looks like you're really planning to be a doctor forever!"

When talking about John's near-completion hospital, Steve couldn't help but sigh: "The amount of money invested in the hospital is close to $150,000, and if you add in hiring staff, purchasing equipment, etc., the total investment is probably more than $200,000!" And it will cost at least $30,000 or 40,000 a year to maintain ...... Is it really that making money to open a hospital? “

Listening to Steve's question, Joshua and Funk were also puzzled.

In their view, being a physician was not a promising job, and even if John had built a hospital of this size, he would have been more likely to fall into debt. So they couldn't figure out why John would insist on investing so much money and building a hospital of this size -- more than $200,000 -- how many years would it take to pay for itself?

Regarding the doubts of his friends, John just smiled and said: "I have said a long time ago that being a doctor is my personal interest and ideal, and it does not have to be related to making money, and it ...... It's true that hospitals don't make money now, but who knows what will happen in the future? ”

"Uh......"

After hearing John's answer, the other people looked at each other, and although they didn't say anything, they secretly shook their heads in their hearts at the same time......

……

On Friday and Saturday, I slept less than six hours in two days, and finished a chapter with my eyelids on, and I was dizzy at this time, and I didn't know how I wrote...... (To be continued......)