The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

Somewhat similar to the Dragon Boat Festival in China, it was originally founded by the pioneers of the Mayflower ship landing on the east coast of the United States to thank the local Indians for their selfless help, and has now evolved into an important day for the American people to reunite and be grateful. Not only did they have a family reunion and a turkey meal the day before, but they would also get up early the next day to snap up a wave of merchant promotions on "Black Friday". Although it may not be able to catch up with the national carnival of Double 11, what you want is the strong festive atmosphere!

And with the help of Meritis, Yu Xiaochun and Yang Yiming, who were newcomers, also organized a turkey luncheon and invited a group of friends and acquaintances to spend the festival together.

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In this guest room, which is a decent area, the sunlight is fierce and the fragrance is overflowing.

The long dining table is covered with red and white checkered tablecloths, and a variety of dishes are presented.

The most eye-catching thing is, of course, the must-have turkey for Thanksgiving. This giant bird, which weighs 7 kilograms, was bought on the day Koharu passed the U.S. driver's license, and it took a day to thaw at low temperatures, a day to marinate and taste, and then a three-hour oven roast in the morning before making its grand debut.

To take the joking Chinese Internet buzzword, Meritis is really a good chicken!

Yu Xiaochun had also come to the United States to study before, and because of the huge size of the turkey, the symbolism of Thanksgiving is far greater than the edible value, so Yu Xiaochun was also fortunate to taste the turkey meat brought to him by many American friends, which was a consolation for him as a stranger. It's a pity that the turkey he tasted, perhaps because the volume is too large, and the marinating is too hasty, often like a boiled chicken breast, and it tastes the same as chewing wax, which can only make him miss the motherland more and more called flower chicken, three yellow chickens, and boy chickens!

But the turkey that Meritis baked is different from its physiognomy alone. The skin is golden and tender, not only is there no scorched black and dry place, but even slightly oozing oil and water, obviously the meat under the bottom is grilled just right, and it is soft and juicy when torn by hand!

Meritis not only made a roast turkey, but also buttered it with a marinated turkey broth, grilled a plate of vegetables, and added mashed potatoes and cider, and half of the table was filled with her work.

Among the remaining dishes, although they are the hosts of the banquet, Yu Xiaochun and Yang Yiming, who rarely cook, only contributed a Yangzhou fried rice, but it is probably stained with the natural aura of Chinese cuisine, and everyone's attention to fried rice is no less than that of a big turkey.

Nina made a few Southeast Asian-style pre-dinner snacks, fried spring rolls, lobster noodle soup, lemongrass barbecue, exquisite and tempting.

Penelope and José's family, who are also Mexicans, also received an invitation and happily attended. The difficult housekeeper Penelope made an avocado shrimp salad, while Maria, José's daughter's mother, brought her own baked crème brûlée cake, one hot and one cold, one after the other, complementing each other perfectly.

Other guests brought whole wheat sliced bread, cheese platter, salami and Spanish ham, which were simply prepared and served on the table. It's really full of flavors from all over the world, and it's extraordinary!

Take a seat, start eating!

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"Yiming, you come to cut the fire**." The guests at the table proposed.

Yang Yiming couldn't shirk it, stood up and took the knife for a comparison, but it seemed that he couldn't do anything about this turkey the size of a basketball, and said to Yu Xiaochun beside him with some embarrassment, "Why don't you come." ”

"Why don't you two come together?" The person who started the heckling was José Rodriguez, "like a newlywed, holding a knife, holding the back of the palm of the hand, and cutting it together." ”

The guests burst into laughter. Before the meal, Jose had already joked about the bright red and white tablecloth on the table for a long time, "Two male hosts, this tablecloth you chose is a bit gay!" ”

When purchasing, the person who strongly recommended this "festive atmosphere" tablecloth is obviously Jose himself!

The aggrieved Yu Xiaochun looked at Meritis and asked, "You roasted the turkey, otherwise the chef should cut it yourself." ”

"Let me be the hostess... I'm not ready yet. Meritis sat at the front of the entire dining table, opposite Yang Yiming, and in terms of seating arrangement, she was indeed the identity of the "generation" hostess. She pretended to be angry and glared at Yu Xiaochun, but she immediately smiled, turned her head generously, and looked up at the "male host" Yang Yiming, who was at a loss with a knife.

It's kind of like the scene where two people look at each other at a Halloween party.

"Hurry up and cut it, you two are numb to death." Nina, who was sitting across from Yu Koharu, also pretended to complain.

"yes, yes, I'm going to starve." Like a child, Yang Yiming's Chinese teammate Zhou Qi on the other end of the table echoed him. This tall big boy is still recovering from his injuries, and he doesn't know many people in Houston, so he was invited to the festival today. Although the English is not very authentic, the simple and childish words still make everyone laugh.

"It's coming, it's coming, it's so clumsy." Meritis finally stopped shirking, got up and snatched the meat cleaver from Yang Yiming's hand, and slashed him with his buttocks while playfully!

The skin is open and the texture is revealed!

The guests' necks are long.

"Who's going to be the first one?"

"Uh-huh!" José's daughter, who Maria was in her arms, seemed to hear Meritis's meal greeting, and let out a loud chirp. Warm laughter filled the room again.

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After three rounds of drinking, the food on the table was also cleaned by the guests, and the dishes were clean. Put down the dishes, and everyone chatted with each other.

Zhou Qi, who was sitting at the end of the table, had a lot of fun taking selfies with his friends, he stretched out his arms and turned the mobile phone screen sideways, and all the guests were included in it, taking a group photo of Thanksgiving.

The photo was posted by him on the social platform Weibo with the caption "This is the first Thanksgiving I have spent in the United States. I would like to thank all the people who love me and support me! ", and tagged "Happy Thanksgiving", "Houston", "Team Rocket", three labels. Although it was already two or three o'clock in the middle of the night in China, it still caused a lot of forwards and comments!

Bell, bell, bell.

It was Meritis who sat at the first table and struck the rim of the glass with a knife.

"Oh, the hostess is going to speak." José continued to heckle.

Meritis, who had already drunk a few glasses, didn't care about it anymore, but said, "It's really nice to spend Thanksgiving with you today." I actually want to propose an initiative, we come from different countries from all over the world, and it is not easy to get together, so let's talk about the people and things we want to thank the most on this holiday. ”

"I didn't expect you to be so chicken soup." The joke is about an old American man sitting next to Zhou Qi at the end of the table, whose name is Rogers. He was a native of Tex, but he came to China by chance as a banker, lived for many years, and married and had children. Now he is employed by a city bank in China, where he is working as a lobbyist, returning to China for the holidays and trying to persuade Zhou Qi and Yang to endorse their banks.

"Forget it, then I'll have a chicken soup first." The old man is really a master of the scene, and the jokes and the topic are seamless. Presumably immersed in the domestic wine culture, Rogers has been pushing glasses and changing glasses with people since the beginning, raising glasses frequently, but his face does not change at the moment, only the big nose turns red, like a Santa Claus who appeared a month in advance: "The thing I want to be grateful for the most is that I have met Zhou Qi and Yang Yiming, two such excellent young people, which is really rare." I look forward to them joining forces soon and making a big splash in the NBA!" ”

Although these few words are slightly utilitarian from Rogers' work, the original intention of the old man's wish is good, and it won a round of applause from everyone. Zhou Qi looked particularly excited, patted him on the shoulder like a pair of forgetful friends, and toasted again.

"I'll tell you." José spoke next, "I want to thank my family, my wife Maria. Thank you also to the Lord for bringing such a lovely little guy Amelia to our family. ”

During the speech, Jose and his wife looked at each other affectionately, and even the baby in his arms let out a satisfied murmur in his sleep, which really warmed people.

"I would like to thank the two 'male hosts' for their kind invitation, and finally it was lively." It was Penelope who spoke. She usually doesn't smile, she is a complete ice beauty, and at this time, she makes fun of the two tenants, Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun, but it is rare to confide in her.

"That's right, I also want to thank Yu Xiaochun in particular." Nina took over the conversation and said, she sat opposite Yu Xiaochun: "He persuaded me to give up New York and stay in Houston." Houston is really good! ”

Won a round of applause!

"Nina thanks me, then I'll thank Yiming." After the applause subsided, Yu Xiaochun said, "I was born to study law, you may all know." But my hobby has always been basketball, and when I can't play basketball myself, I just go to watch basketball, make basketball, and broadcast basketball – but Yiming has helped me get a chance to go further. ”

Another round of applause.

"What about Yang Yiming, you? Who would you like to thank? Anything special? The speech seemed to have turned into a drum and passing flowers, and Meritis said and handed the "flower" to Yang Yiming, who was sitting opposite.

Yes, the "man" sitting at the head of the table is still silent.

"Yang, tell me quickly, who do you think of now." Someone asked.

"yes, the first person to react." There are also people who joke with bad intentions.

However, the protagonist of the topic, a big man from China who is usually good at talking, seems to be suddenly struck by thoughts, deaf to these voices, and falls into deep thought.

Who do you really remember?

Tuk-tuk. There was a knock on the door at the same time outside.

Oh, and what is the visitor at this time...?