Chapter Twenty-Nine: Raccoon Town 1998 VI
After this period of training with Cody, Shen Chong's body has strengthened a lot in the past few months. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Now, he runs with Cody every morning breathing the fresh air, goes home to take a shower and eat breakfast, whenever he walks on the way to the bookstore, he has never felt so close to this town, and Shen Chong likes this town more and more.
Sometimes he would get up early and turn around and go to the "Sichuan Vegetable Garden" on Raccoon Street to buy Chinese breakfast for his family.
Today, he woke up earlier than usual, because he had to go to the post office in Raccoon Town. Send more than 10 letters and parcels, this is not the book that the bookstore customers want, but the letters written to those friends who used to live with themselves in the big city, live and work with themselves, they have not heard from themselves for almost half a year, and they may have forgotten about themselves! Shen Chong was busy with the bookstore for a while, and he hurriedly wrote some letters last night.
"My daughter is asleep?"
"Yes, what to write? Letter! Yes! Who is this for? Mr. Fox receives? So much? Who is Fox? Linda asked.
"My friend from when I first came to the United States, you forgot?! It was an old friend of my grandfather from his previous stay in the United States, and he helped me during that time. It's really relying on parents at home and friends outside! ”
"Li Yi?"
"It's a good friend of mine who I met when I was in college. Like me, he is Chinese, he came to this country with the dream of coming to the United States to become famous, he is a painter. Now a porcelain shop owner. I always have a strong taste of art on my body, and I open my mouth to say: 'This is art!' Not measured in money! ’”
"Then don't ask! Surely it was defeated by money in the end, right? Linda said with some sympathy.
"Alas!" Shen Chong just sighed, and then nodded.
"This is, Mr. Brooke?! I remember! That old French heart?! Linda said with a grin.
"Yes! It's an old boy! But I lived with him from the time I was studying until we got married. Lovely old French landlord! He's the funniest American I've ever met, and he's sad when we leave, not at all like an old kid. ”
"That cute old fellow."
Linda put her arms around Shen Chong's neck, and the two began to laugh and reminisce.
At that time, Linda and Shen Chong had just lived together on the fourth day, in the morning.
A sharp knock on the door woke Shen Chong up from the sofa! Shen Chong opened his eyes full of sleepiness and saw that it was still early? Linda is still showering in the bathroom, who could it be? So early? Shen Chong looked at the observation hole on the door, it was Mr. Brooke on the first floor?! Is it to collect rent? Just over a week? He looks like he's lost in his soul, and his stylish white hair is messy, what's going on?! Shen Chong opened the door with questions, and Old Brooke crashed in almost without looking at Shen Chong! Then quickly close the door! It felt like hiding from the Nazis in World War II to capture the rebels! Moreover, Shen Chong saw that there were traces of scuffles on his face and clothes, which were blood marks?! Still wearing lipstick?!
"Ahh Shen, let me hide!! She's a tigress!! She is unreasonable!! Foolish woman! Oops! Brooke said a lot about his wife in one breath.
Shen Chong handed the old man a bottle of mineral water.
"Thank you! Young man! It's a free country! There are two things that are the most equal in this country! One is the Constitution! One is love! Do you know! I am of French and Italian descent! It is the crystallization of two of the world's greatest and most romantic love peoples! We can skip meals! It doesn't work! You just can't lose love! You can die for love! With that, Brooke took a big sip of water!
"Kid! You Chinese! You won't be able to understand the meaning and mystery here! You are too feudal and conservative! You won't have a deep understanding of love! You only know how to work and earn money! That's all you ancient people have in this freest continent?! No, no, no, no! My dear! Listen to me! You don't understand! You are Chinese! Look at you! I've been in the U.S. for so many years! Unexpectedly, he is still alone in the empty room! Oh, my God!! Hints before the extinction of humanity! ”
Brooke said as he gestured with one hand in the air with some excitement! It's like a conductor like that! He was also a music conductor and was famous for teaching music at a certain university. What kind of title is the ancestor! Later, he got tired of the rigid teaching life and became a thoughtful landlord.
I heard others say that he couldn't stand the torture of students who only knew rock music and hip-hop dance.
Shen Chong just smiled bitterly and nodded, which could be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.
Shen Chong didn't want to fight with him over these things, so let him go!
While the old guy Brooke was drinking water and panting, Linda came out of the bathroom, wearing a white bathrobe and wiping her long silky hair with a towel!
"Hey! Sink! Who is this gentleman? Linda said and shook her head! I took a look at it with Brooke.
"Let me introduce you, our landlord, Bu Hey! What about people? Shen Chong turned around and found that Old Brooke was gone?! I was shocked when I turned around! When did this guy run in front of Linda!? Like a knight in the 16th century, he knelt down and held Linda's hand, very solemnly, and kissed it!
"Your Royal Highness Princess, I! Sir Brooke! I've been waiting for you here for a long time! Permit me to offer you my best,"
"Alright, Mr. Brooke, it's 800 yen. It's this month's rent, and I can double it next month! No problem, that's it! Thank you for your repentance! Good bye! Let's go! Shen Chong pushed and persuaded Brooke to go out of the door.
"Young people! That's right! Don't care about the money! I don't care about money! Don't let money blind you! To enjoy! Go for it!! Like me Sir Brooke! Good bye! ”
The old man turned around with a smile! He was immediately stunned by the emotion in front of him! His wife held a bat in her hand and looked at him and said.
"Not bad! Sir Brooke! You've done a great job! $800! It's 1600 next month?! ”
"Nope! No! No, no! Madam! I'm just a warning to young people today! They're still young! Always love promiscuity! Such a blasphemy against divine love!! To be too free is to indulge! Irresponsibility to human civilization! As a passer-by! I'm going to teach them! ”
"Enough! You should call me Her Majesty by now!! ”
"Ahh
"Hahahaha!" Linda laughed with Shen.
"Alright, don't wake up your daughter!"
"Shen! Why were you scared then? Linda asked.
"I'm not afraid! Think about it! I kidnapped your father's most beloved daughter! broke your relationship, and let her live with me unmarried, ruining his daughter's favorite career! Now she has a daughter. If only I knew I had a Sir Brooke by my side! He's going to kill me! I don't want to fit in right now. ”
"And you wrote to him too?" Linda's tone became a little heavy.
"Not yet! But I'll write it. What's wrong. Shen Chong looked at Linda calmly and said.
"Ignore him! Let her know I'm dead!! I hate him! Linda turned away.
Shen Chong saw that it was useless to say anything now.
"I don't write, I don't write. Let him not know us! Let's go! ”
In fact, Shen Chong had already wrapped an email for Linda's father first, and he would send it out tomorrow. In addition to the letters written for Linda, there are many pictures of Catherine.
Now he walked to the door of the post office, threw all the letters into the mailbox, took out the larger mail, thought about it, and put it in.
After a while, the postman came out and cleared the mailbox, took out the letter, and put a red postmark on the large mail, Raccoon Town Post Office, April 24, 1998.
It was another ordinary and quiet day for Shen Chong, who sat behind the cash register to greet every customer.
When there were few guests, Shen Chong thought about his past. When I think that I have changed from a Chinese teenager with a red scarf to an American, I don't know whether to laugh or sigh.
Shen Chong especially likes the quiet and peaceful feeling in the bookstore and the library, without the noise and impetuousness outside, when he was in college, he read books and looked up materials in the library, and there was no barrier with those people of different skin colors. Everyone is learning knowledge calmly in the fragrance of books.
Time is really fast, and the day is over in the blink of an eye.
Shen Chong closed the store. Deposit today's money at the bank on Raccoon Street, and then go home to have dinner with Linda. Then he played with his daughter, and he was boxing with Cody, and now he still can't win a game.
He finished taking a shower and sat in front of his computer sorting out the day's new orders, thinking that it was almost May and then the tourist season in Raccoon Town. The income of my own store is also good! Should I hire two clerks? A cashier, a handyman.
This way, you can save some time and not close the store when you pick up the goods.
"Good! Tomorrow I'm going to go to the Raccoon Town Daily office and put an ad. Shen Chong said to himself.
"Hey! Sink! Check this out! TV! ”
"I'm coming! What's wrong! ”
Shen Chong walked out of the study and came to the TV in the living room. Miss Max from Raccoon Town TV was seen on TV, and her hair was now longer.
"Hello everyone! I'm Max from Raccoon Town TV! Now report a car accident to you on the mountain roads of Raccoon Town! Henry Brown, owner of the Pizzeria on Main Street in Raccoon Town. Walter accidentally fell into a cliff on the way back from a delivery! The police found his delivery van and body after receiving a report! ”
At this time, the wreckage of Henry's car was broadcast on TV, and the car was burned to the ground, and only the metal frame remained! Next to him were police officers and uniformed staff, one of whom she knew was Rebecca, who had also come to her bookstore to buy books. There was also a tall, blond man in sunglasses beside him, who was very strong. I heard that he is the squad leader of Raccoon Town Stars. What is it called, forgot, still wear sunglasses at night?! Really weird?
"His body was burned out of shape due to an explosion after the car fell off a cliff. It was mutilated and difficult to see, but judging by his watch and belt buckle, the police determined that the victim was Henry Waters himself. We are very sad. The family of the deceased is invited to mourn. At this time, the camera switches to Henry's wife and son, who are hugging and crying! It was an unforgettable scene.
"That's Max from Raccoon Town TV."
Shen Chong couldn't believe it when he saw this! Henry? He's dead! I bought pizza from him a few days ago and ate it, but now I'm dead?!
"Shen, are we going to see their mother and son?" Linda asked sadly.
"No, Linda. Don't go just yet. Let them be quiet and cry! Only now do I remember that I owe Henry's son a Chinese name. But I don't have time to make up for it myself. Shen Chong said sadly.