As the car drove smoothly, the decay of the slum was gradually left behind, and the road signs indicated that Auckland was in front of them.

As the flat road extends and forks one by one, driving into the wooded and pleasant community road, the view gradually appears to be a patchwork streetscape, with brightly colored single-family houses sparsely arranged on both sides of the road; On the smooth asphalt road and the sidewalk, except for a small number of fallen leaves, there is not a trace of garbage and debris, and it seems that these only fallen leaves are deliberately left and not immediately cleaned, just to preserve the natural landscape that changes in seasons.

Neat and orderly, calm and leisurely, this is the first impression left by the high-end residential area on Long Yun.

If you look at both sides of the road, you can see that each house is surrounded by neatly manicured garden railings, yellowed light green lawns, and neat courtyards outside the doors of every house, which are all common sights in high-end neighborhoods in the United States.

While the slums are chaotic and lifeless in the immediate vicinity of such neighborhoods, perhaps just a few kilometres away in the same territory, anyone in an upscale residential area can find a sense of security from the surveillance probes, sensors and sturdy patrol cars that occasionally pass in the opposite lane.

Considering that the United States, which is about the size of China, has a total population of less than a quarter of the former, a lower population density is naturally prone to a more relaxed living environment. This point originally made Long Yun quite touched, and now he has a first-hand perceptual understanding.

But......

Although the so-called picturesque scenery is good, for Long Yun, who does not know the road at all, he walks through the dense roads that crisscross like spider webs. The one that found the GPS cue from villas that were similar to each other. It's really not an easy task.

"Ling. - Turn left ahead? Are you sure it's this way? ”

"Absolutely. Don't worry, I'll give you a call first. ”

Just after following the navigation prompts and turning another small corner, Long Yun's eyesight made Long Yun see the pink figure standing on the side of the road from a distance, and he intuitively slowed down the speed of the car; At this time, Shangguan Ling also saw the figure in front of her, she happily put down the phone and raised her finger to show Long Yun:

"It's over there, see? The one 100 meters further on is my house. ”

As the car moved slowly, Long Yun clearly saw a woman in a watermelon red tracksuit standing on the side of the road. There was also a brightly colored border collie squatting beside him, and one dog and one dog were looking in their direction; Although the distance was not very close, he had already guessed the identity of the woman from her figure and appearance.

So, this tall woman is Shangguan Ling's mother?

Looking at the woman with some curiosity, Long Yun slowly drove the car to the garage door of the villa and stopped, and after Shangguan Ling pushed the door and jumped out, he also opened the door and got out of the car. At this time, Shangguan Ling had already rushed forward, opened his arms and hugged the woman who greeted him:

"Mom! ――Did you miss me? ”

"Of course, you kid. It's been a long time since I've been home. ”

The woman with an elegant demeanor and a serene expression gently raised her hand to stroke the long hair of the girl in her arms while replying. Then he tiptoed slightly and kissed his daughter's forehead, and his soft eyes showed love. Long Yun, who was not far away, saw the intimate scene between the eldest lady and her mother, which seemed to cause a trace of amazement, until the woman turned her head to look at him, and then remembered that she should say hello first.

"Hello, Mrs. Shangguan!"

"Mom, this is Long Yun, the full-time bodyguard I talked to you about."

Hearing that Long Yun seemed decent, but in fact it was a greeting from Zhang Guan Li Dai, Shangguan Ling, who was immersed in the joy of reunion after a long absence, glanced at him twice, but he was still quite ladylike and did not have a seizure, but just explained his identity to his mother.

And at this time, Long Yun, who carefully pondered the woman in front of him a few times because of the greeting, couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, he really didn't expect Shangguan Ling's mother to be so young. Standing with his daughter, the appearance of the mother and daughter is really very similar, although it seems that the mother is obviously much more mature, but judging by his eyes, it is a look of early thirties.

remembers that Shangguan Ling has just turned twenty years old this year, so her mother should be a middle-aged woman in her forties; It's probably well-maintained, that's why it's so stylish.

"Ah, Long Yun, it's nice to meet you."

Inadvertently glanced at Long Yun a few times, Shangguan Ling's mother responded with a smile, and naturally stretched out her hand to Long Yun; When the two hands were clasped, Long Yun nodded a little embarrassedly:

"I'm honored to meet you, too."

"Okay, it's an honor, do you still want to say 'my-pleasure' and 'my-honor'?"

Seeing Long Yun's unnatural funny appearance, the pretty Shangguan Ling on the side sneered and touched him, "It makes people uncomfortable to hear." This is my mother, hehe~, and I am not a director or shareholder of the company. ”

After being said by Shangguan Ling, Long Yun was a little embarrassed and wanted to laugh at himself, but suddenly remembered what the boss told him just now, so he could only keep silent and take his luggage out of the trunk. As he walked into the house, he was still thinking, isn't this the way to greet your family like this? The directors in the company who have the same tablet don't have to pay attention to themselves; As long as you serve this good-tempered lady, everyone else is just a prop for the joint-stock system and listing.

Of course, this kind of thinking is actually just a joke, and Long Yun still appreciates Shangguan Ling and his family's informal and easy-going mentality.

Walking into the spacious villa with a two-story structure, he was not in a hurry to change clothes and shoes on the porch, Long Yun moved in the heavy suitcases sent by the courier company and piled up in the entrance one by one, and then changed into slippers and followed Shangguan Ling to climb the stairs.

Opening the door on the left hand side of the corridor, Shangguan Ling motioned to Long Yun to bring his luggage in:

"Well, this is the room I used to live in. - Mom! You're so nice to clean my house so clean! ”

"- Is it clean? Now you're back, but you're going to clean up after yourself! ”

"-Yes!"

Retracting from the door, Shangguan Ling walked lightly into the sunny bedroom with open windows, stood in the center of the room and took a deep breath; Tilting her head to see Long Yun in a daze on the side, she raised her hand to greet this guy who was a little stunned.

"What are you looking at, curious?"

Long Yun subconsciously shook his head, in fact, it was the first time he had grown so big to enter a girl's boudoir, and he was a little curious to look left and right. Unlike the imaginary pink-toned furniture, dolls and cosmetics, the furnishings of this room are quite simple, and the solid wood wardrobe placed against the wall is different from that of ordinary American homes, with a strong Chinese style; The writing desk placed by the window, as well as the bookshelf next to it, seems to be here as Shangguan Ling's study, but there is no dresser necessary for girls.

"Nice room, right? I stayed here until I returned home. Come, take your things, and I'll take you to your room." ”

"-Me? I'm staying too? ”

Long Yun was a little surprised, he had thought that he obviously shouldn't be involved in Ling's family visits, and that he would find a Motel (motel) or country inn nearby to stay.

"Of course, otherwise I can't wait for you to pick it up every day? You'll live next door to me. ”

led Long Yun to a room next door, which was also very tidy, Long Yun put his suitcase at the door and looked around, and felt that Shangguan Ling's mother must be a full-time housewife, so she could take care of the house so well. As for Shangguan Ling, he first instructed Long Yun to put down his things, and then beckoned him to drive him out.

Are you going to go out as soon as you come back, that is, you want to go for a ride?

It's probably because I haven't been home for a long time, and I want to go around and visit friends, Long Yun thought.

But when he really picked up the car and pulled up his employer, and asked her where she wanted to go sightseeing and recreation, Shangguan Ling, who had changed into a formal suit, stared at him with a pair of apricot eyes and looked at him strangely for a moment, and then took out his mobile phone with a little crying and laughing, and set the navigation route for the car computer:

"I didn't say I wanted to go sightseeing or go for a ride. Turn right onto Highway 17 and head north for a trip to Berkeley. ”

"Berkeley......?"

Driving on the road a little confused, Long Yun thought that he didn't know much about Berkeley, a small city close to San Francisco, he only knew where the famous UCB (University-of-California/Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley) was, and he really didn't know what this eldest lady was going to do. However, just when he was confused and guessing, Ling next to him reminded him that there was something wrong with his greeting when he first saw his family today:

"Also, Long Yun, I didn't tell you in advance before, my father's surname is Zhai. So if you want to use any honorific title, please also call my mother 'Mrs. Zhai' and don't forget about jì. ”

"Oh? …… Okay,"

At first glance, when he heard Shangguan Ling's words, Long Yun could only respond vaguely in confusion, he didn't expect that the eldest lady's father was not surnamed "Shangguan", could it be that "Shangguan Ling", a name with a crepe and a bit of ancient style, was a pseudonym she played with?

"Well, if you don't need an honorific title...... What shall I call your mother? ”

"What? - It's called 'Auntie'! You can't really be completely imbecile in everything except driving and flying a plane, right? I can't help it. ”

“…… Low? ”

While talking, he paid attention to the situation on the road, and drove the car onto Highway 17, Long Yun noticed that the speed limit of the main arterial roads here is 90 miles, which is faster than the speed limit of most highways in China; However, he didn't have a hobby of driving fast, but he kept the speed at fifty miles unhurriedly, and at the same time teased the eldest lady next to him unhurriedly:

"Probably. But I remember someone saying that I was okay at dancing and killing. (To be continued......)