Shirley raised her little face to look at Chamberlain and Winnie, her big eyes were full of tears, and her former vermilion lips became a little white, like an abandoned kitten.

Winnie lovingly took Shirley into her arms, and said angrily to Chamberlain: "Hurry up and find a way, I will never allow Shirley to return to her disgusting home, looking at his father's bastard appearance, I know that her uncle is definitely not a good person!" ”

The fat woman interjected, "Miss, if Shirley has other relatives, then it's best to let her go to her relatives' house." ”

Chamberlain shook his head and refused: "No, if you know what her father did to her, you know why we are so worried about her relatives." Moreover, her uncle is not her immediate family member and has no custody rights. ”

Compared with the grumpy Winnie, Li Qun obviously knows how to deal with people, she motioned for Winnie to take Shirley outside to wait first, and then told Shirley's father everything he did to her, which focused on his drunkenness and collusion with men to sell Shirley's body.

The fat woman looks hideous, but in fact she is very kind-hearted, otherwise she would not be engaged in underage child protection work, you must know that the job in the United States is not very good.

After listening to Li Qun's description, the fat woman called the police station again, and after learning that everything Li Qun said was true, she couldn't wait to grab the Remington M870 shotgun at home and rush to the police station where Shirley's father was being held and blow off his head.

Because of Li Qun's gentleness and elegance, the fat woman recommended her to adopt Shirley, which made Li Qun smile helplessly and told the fat woman that she was Chinese and did not even have a green card.

The fat woman retreated to the next best thing and recommended Chamberlain for adoption.

Chamberlain was shocked, pointed to his nose and said, "I'm a single man, am I eligible to raise me?" ”

According to the U.S. Juvenile Protection Act, a single man under the age of 60 cannot raise a girl over the age of 10.

The fat woman looked at Li Qun with affection and explained: "Mr. Z is a star, you can make a special case, the key question is, as far as I know, Mr. Z is about to marry Miss Li, right?" That would be more eligible. ”

Chamberlain and Li Qun were dumbfounded at the same time, and the two of them asked almost in unison, "Why do you say that?" ”

The fat woman smiled knowingly at the two of them, took out a stack of newspapers from under her desk, and said, "That's what all the newspapers in Oakland say." ”

Chamberlain's scalp suddenly went numb, Li Qun stretched out his hand to him, and said with a wry smile: "It seems that we were too close some time ago." ”

Li Qun looked directly at Chamberlain, her eyes were as clear as water, her words seemed to be explaining the relationship between the two, but Chamberlain understood that the other party's eyes were asking him for something.

Chamberlain is a pure man, he took a deep breath, slapped the table vigorously and said to the fat woman: "You are right, Miss Li is indeed my girlfriend, and we are about to discuss marriage." ”

Like is like, nothing to be embarrassed to admit, anyway, he is a powerful star, not an idol movie star.

Li Qunjiao gently kicked Chamberlain's calf with her jade foot, and the fat woman was overjoyed, and immediately completed the custody and transfer procedures for Shirley, among which the caregiver was Chamberlain.

When Winnie returns with Shirley, she learns that custody belongs to Chamberlain, much to her surprise, because she understands California law, and she knows that Chamberlain is not eligible for custody under state law. But now that the formalities have been completed, she will not be stupid to question the fat woman.

Knowing that she was being raised by Chamberlain, a look of surprise appeared on Shirley's pretty little face, but she quickly lowered her head and hid this expression.

Chamberlain and the others got into the car with the support procedures, and saw that Shirley had been lowering his head, he remembered that he had not asked for the opinion of Xiao Lori, so he hesitated and said, "Shirley, don't you want me to raise you?" But you can live with your sister Winnie, but I'll take care of the formalities. ”

Hearing this, Winnie had a rare smile on her face, and there was a temptation of all kinds of amorous feelings.

Shirley hurriedly shook her head after hearing Chamberlain's words, she hurriedly explained: "No, no, I'm very happy, it's just ......" She also hesitated, looking at Chamberlain as if there was something unspeakable.

Li Qun stroked the little girl's golden hair and asked softly, "Do you have anything to worry about?" Tell my sister and brother and we'll help you out. ”

Shirley bit her lip lightly, looked up at Chamberlain, Winnie and the others, then lowered her head again, and whispered, "I'm thinking about it, what will I call Mr. Z in the future?" Do you call him brother or dad him? ”

Chamberlain was stunned, Dad? Are you kidding? I am not yet nineteen years old, and it is too early to fall in love, how can I be a father?

Li Qun and Winnie couldn't help laughing, the former took Shirley into his arms and explained: "Of course you call him brother, although he is now your caregiver, he ......"

"But I watch TV and my friends around me, and they call their caregivers are mom and dad or grandparents." Shirley said stubbornly.

Chamberlain slapped his thigh fiercely and said categorically: "You don't have to worry about these, it's all fake on TV, you can just call my brother in the future!" ”

Shirley nodded obediently, and Chamberlain sighed, just thinking about the scene of a girl who was not a few years younger than himself calling his father made him tremble, but he thought about it, if this scene really happened, it would really be a different kind of excitement.

The last time Chamberlain invited Li Qun and Winnie to the Cliff House restaurant for dinner, he met Shirley being betrayed by his drunken father, and he gave up halfway through the treat, which has always made him a little regretful, and today with Jackson, and then called Sudmons, he decided to take the opportunity to invite the two daughters to eat, which can be regarded as a celebration of the addition of a little sister to the family.

Jackson was about to leave, but after Chamberlain said that he was going to have a treat at the Cliff House, he thought for a while and said, "Well, I haven't eaten at the Cliff House since I came to Oakland, and I heard that it's good, so I'm going to taste it together today." ”

Cliff House Restaurant specialises in grilled meats, which are different from the usual American barbecue, which is derived from Brazil and is called 'Togodechao'. This flavor of barbecue is very famous in the Americas, very popular with Americans, in fact, Cliff House is a chain of restaurants, there are four in the United States, and the fifth is about to open in Texas, the selling point is this kind of barbecue, but other restaurants do not have the geographical advantage of Cliff House, so it is not well-known.

Chamberlain and others came for dinner, there were a lot of people in the restaurant, and Americans were like that, their work rhythm was relatively fast, breakfast and lunch were just casual deals, dinner was their main meal, and when they got off work in the evening, Americans would call friends and drag their families out to make a big meal.

Stars are privileged, especially since Oakland only has a professional sport in the NBA, and despite the crowds in the restaurant, the manager quickly found them a table that had just been vacated. As soon as Chamberlain and the others sat down, the waiter immediately came up to introduce the characteristics of the restaurant and handed them each a small round card, red and green on the front and back.

The waiters in the restaurant were all handsome young men and pretty girls, all dressed in South American national costumes, light blue satin shirts, and black bloomers on their legs, which fluttered as if the sea was surging as they moved, and black bloomers were blown and puffed. They wore a red scarf around their necks, and their wide belts were embroidered with small red flowers, which were exotic.

A waitress explained to the crowd: "If you need our services, put the green side up on the card, or red side up if you don't need it." “

Chamberlain asked the two women to order, the two women refused, Jackson and Sudmons were impatient, and directly opened their mouths and snapped a large list.

The staple food at Cliff House is barbecue, and there are 13 kinds of beef, pork, chicken, lamb, fish, rabbit, and more. This barbecue is not a small skewer barbecue, a skewer of barbecue is skewered on a one-and-a-half-foot-long iron rod, and the entertainer holds a sharp knife in his hand, and if he wants any meat, he immediately cuts a piece of it to the customer.

In addition to barbecue, Jackson also ordered a lot of toast, mashed potatoes, fried bananas, etc., which made Chamberlain's heart bleed: Damn, you are a pig, can you eat so much? Jackson seemed to be addicted to ordering, and Sudmons was embarrassed to stop, he looked like he was still unsatisfied from beginning to end, or Winnie interrupted his interest impatiently, otherwise he might not know how much he would order.

Although there are many people in the restaurant, the food is served quickly, and as soon as he sees that half of the contents of the plate are eaten, a smiling young man immediately takes them away and replaces them with new ones.

In fact, the food in the United States is almost the same, and the reason why the restaurant is so poor is the service. In the past when Chamberlain went to those Chinatown food stalls, the waiters would just throw things in front of the guests and finish the matter, regardless of whether you were happy or not. But here it is different, the waiters are a purpose, so that every guest can feel the taste of being an uncle.

There were more than a dozen tables on one side of the dining table where Chamberlain and the others were, and five or six young men with barbecued meat kept walking between the kitchen and the dining table, and as soon as they saw the green card appearing, they immediately strode over and asked if they wanted to change the meat.

The barbecue is delicious, but Li Qun and Winnie are both well-off, and they start eating salah and desserts after a few bites, and Shirley doesn't eat much even if she is a child, mainly Chamberlain, Sudmons and Jackson, the three big-bellied men, who are like a game, and they stuff barbecue meat into their mouths one by one.

Chamberlain, Sudmons, and Jackson kept turning over green and red cards, eating and eating, eating, eating, eating,