Chapter 252: Houston Barbecue Festival

The grizzly bear ranch also became calm during this time, and with the help of his parents, Li Cheng could also better take care of other places, so as not to run back and forth and work without distractions.

After all, no matter what, his relatives will always think about themselves, rather than trying to make personal profits, so having his parents in his base camp is a good thing for Li Cheng, and the most important thing is to have the opportunity to honor his parents.

Time passed little by little, and his parents gradually adapted to life on the grizzly bear ranch, so Li Cheng was relieved to prepare to go to the deserted town about 50 kilometers outside Houston, Texas, USA.

At this moment, Li Zhixing, who is in the United States, should also start arranging manpower to rebuild Lijia Town, but I don't know what the situation is now, before leaving, Li Cheng gave a sum of money for Li Zhixing to look at.

After returning to the ranch, she discussed with Li Cheng that she planned to go to the University of Houston and study there with Li Zhixing.

Li Cheng has no opinion on this, the relationship between the two has been clarified, if the two places are separated for a long time, it will not be a good thing for each other, Li Cheng has a lot of experience in this point.

So I agreed to Sylvia's request, anyway, it's only a night school, and the requirements won't be so high, so there's nothing wrong with transferring to the United States to study.

In Li Cheng's study at Grizzly Bear Ranch, father and son are chatting about small American town.

"Ah Cheng, do you really plan to build a small town in the United States into a transit station for people in the village to study abroad?" When Li Zhiwu said this. There was a feeling of hesitation.

Li Cheng thought it was a big deal, so he said, "Dad, do you have any ideas?" ”

"It's just that I have some concerns, or I am worried, good intentions have become bad things, your father and I have done a lot when I was in my hometown, so ......" Li Zhiwu's worries are not unreasonable, but it is simply in the form of a transit station, and it is obviously impossible to develop this deserted town. Li Cheng felt that it was still necessary to see what the rebuilder Li Zhixing thought. I thought he had been in Houston for a long time, so he should not know anything about the situation, but at least he should be able to know a general situation, right?

"Dad, I see." Of course, Li Cheng will also take into account his father's words. He didn't want to lure the wolf in. In fact, dealing with acquaintances. Facing not only the laws of society, but also the personal friendship of the elders and villagers, it is sometimes not conducive to judging the two sides of things.

I talked to my parents for a while. I roughly understood my parents' thoughts, that is to say, I felt that Li Cheng's charity transfer station for public welfare was too threshold-free, and everyone was a relative, and if there was a problem, it would be easy to fish in troubled waters if there was no perfect mechanism to deal with it.

Not to mention that Li Cheng bought Dusk Town, which was originally a matter of self-interest and benefit, but because of too many concerns, it may be shelved for the time being, which is also normal, after all, judging from the current national conditions, things with good starting points abound, so it is necessary to think carefully before speaking, or do not implement the previous ideas, but develop this town in a commercial form, and then use part of the area to do experiments after it has completely entered the orbit, maybe it will be able to do this thing at that time.

Houston International Airport, Texas, USA.

After Li Cheng got off the plane, Li Zhixing drove a Mercedes-Benz SUV to pick up the two, in the United States, the car is just a simple means of transportation, so every household has 2-3 cars, and it is more necessary to drive different cars on different occasions.

The SUV has enough seats for more than 2 people to sit, and the area of the rear compartment is wide enough, so it is ideal for Li Zhixing to drive an SUV to pick up the airport.

"Hey, Uncle Six, I haven't seen you for a long time, I've become handsome." Indeed, today's Li Zhixing is completely different from the crying and mourning look before, at least the current Li Zhixing can integrate into the society independently, instead of being out of place with the surroundings at a glance.

"Why did you come to see me now! I live alone in a big villa, and I'm suffocating to death, and if I hadn't made a lot of friends here and had a meeting every weekend, I might have to learn badly......"

Li Zhixing may not have noticed that behind Li Cheng, Sylvia, who was in a fiery body, was almost scared out of her soul when she looked at it at this moment.

"Sylvia, you, why are you here?"

"If I don't come again, won't you learn badly?" Sylvia said angrily, the two of them had used the Internet to maintain contact before, but sometimes the virtual network would become weaker and weaker with the loss of time, no matter how the alliance was made at the beginning.

Old Man Time is always playing the role of the most cruel dismantler, making many beautiful marriages a big joke.

Time, distance, height and other factors that restrict love may not be a problem on the surface, but if you study it deeply, it is the main culprit that leads to the failure of this relationship.

Li Cheng hurriedly came over to cover up, glanced at Li Zhixing, and immediately changed the topic: "Sylvia, you are also tired, let the sixth uncle take the luggage, let's go find a place to have a big meal now." ”

Of course, Sylvia didn't use the topic to play, but she was just a little angry, and under the change of topic between the two, she talked about the food in Houston.

"You've come to the right place this time, and it's about two days before the Houston Stampede, and there will be 250,000 visitors." Li Zhixing also knows the city of Houston well, and has made a lot of friends, including from Bell Helicopter School and from the University of Houston.

Li Zhixing is also trying to change himself, broaden his social circle, know more people, and better integrate into this society, which is why Li Cheng cultivated him.

"Stampede Houston? How is it different from Calgary's Stampede? Li Cheng found that many cities in North America have the custom of holding cowboy festivals, which is probably related to their cultural traditions, after all, the North American continent plundered the indigenous people in the form of colonization, and it was also in the form of cowboys to occupy this fertile land at that time.

Li Zhixing thought for a moment and replied, "The Calgary Stampede is based on competition, right?" I heard from friends that the Houston Stampede Festival seems to be a barbecue-based festival, and there are many delicious barbecue dishes during the festival. ”

"Is it free?"

"Of course......"

"Then we're going to take a look." Li Cheng looked serious, if no one said it, no one would have thought that Li Cheng was a billionaire with billions of dollars and a big capitalist with industries everywhere.

Here in Houston, in addition to the more famous barbecue, there are some more creative things, Li Zhixing took the two to a restaurant, and after ordering this dish, he said quite mysteriously: "This dish is the most creative dish in the United States, wait for you to take a look." ”

After waiting for about 2-3 hours, the three of them drank a lot of coffee and ate some desserts and the like.

"It takes so long?"

"If you want to hurry, it's all here anyway, let's wait and see, in fact, if today is not a holiday or a major event, we may have to wait longer." Li Zhixing explained, and then waited for the dishes to be served, Li Zhixing seemed to be an authentic Chinese-American, and said: "This dish is called 'extra-large nibble', first take a turkey, then stuff a duck in its belly, then stuff a chicken into the duck's belly, and finally stuff some sausages and bacon into the chicken, after 2-3 hours of frying, this very American delicacy, this is done." Some Americans also add some melted cheese products to their taste. This dish is usually eaten on some big holidays in the United States, such as National Day (July 4 every year), Thanksgiving, and Christmas. ”

Li Cheng seems to remember that this kind of food has appeared in many American movies, and on the surface, he thought it was just a roast turkey, but he didn't expect it to be inside.

"It seems that there are also this kind of 'big fish eat small fish' type of food on several dishes in China." Li Cheng said and began to eat, American food is still relatively greasy, mainly greasy, sweet, raw and cold.

Fortunately, the three of them have lived abroad for a while, and they are still acceptable to this kind of food, and they think this extra-large bite is quite interesting.

Everyone ate very happily, and after eating, Li Cheng and the others returned to the villa, and it was quite convenient to have a place to live in the United States.

Later, when Sylvia was sorting out her luggage upstairs, Li Cheng immediately confessed to the sixth uncle.

"Sixth uncle, this time Sylvia came with you to study at the University of Houston, not to accompany you for a few days and go back, I plan to live in the United States for a long time." Li Cheng was afraid that Li Zhixing would have any negative emotions, so when Sylvia was away, he made his words clear first.

Li Zhixing was very excited, and said: "It's great that Sylvia can come to the United States, I'm here alone, it's too boring, well, thank you Ah Cheng." Li Zhixing thought that Li Cheng had done Silvia's ideological work, and immediately thanked him.

In any case, it is best for Li Zhixing to accept it, and then Li Cheng asked about the situation of Dusk Town, which was renamed Lijia Town.

"How's the reconstruction?"

"Well, I've already called someone to come and see it, but the construction hasn't started yet, and the relevant design and cost estimates haven't come down yet, and many people have negotiated with the engineering team." Li Zhixing has already found a professional engineering team, but the other party's request can't be taken for a while, so he has to wait for Li Cheng to come over.

"Okay, let's go to the contractor of the engineering team tomorrow to see, if the price is right, we will start work immediately, and we can't waste that geographical location." (To be continued......)