Mom and Dad came back soon, with a large basket of fresh vegetables just picked from the vegetable garden, sat at the door and washed them, and after asking, Han Xuan learned from his parents that after a long time, the big meal they were talking about meant eating hot pot.

Wu Tao, the Chinese chef of the resort hotel, has now replaced his sixth uncle and become the chef in the hotel, the name sounds magnificent, but only he and his sixth uncle are Chinese chefs in the whole hotel, and the rest of the staff are all helping, if tourists want to eat Chinese food, it will come in handy, more often it is the personal chef of the Han family.

Today, I was brought in to help make the hot pot soup, the poor pheasant was chopped into large pieces and thrown into the pot, and two Australian net abalone were added, as well as many fresh mushrooms and mushrooms, the seasoning was brought from the hotel, and the ginseng was also put into the pot by the way, and I could imagine how delicious the taste would be without eating.

Chongqing hot pot and Yanjing hot pot are both famous, the difference between the two is mainly that Chongqing hot pot does not need dipping sauce, and the base soup is already very flavorful, while after Yanjing hot pot is cooked, you need to prepare your own dipping sauce, which is more suitable for satisfying the tastes of different people.

As a local who grew up in Yanjing and is also a chef, Wu Tao can't make hot pot soup that is a joke, such a high-end soup base has never been made, so he can only rely on experience, and he doesn't dare to put too much seasoning, for fear of ruining its original taste.

After a busy morning, at more than eleven o'clock at noon, two electric fans were facing Han Xuan, there was a charcoal stove in the middle of the dining room table, the juice in the soup pot was boiling, the heat was blown away by the wind, and there was an electric fan while turning on the air conditioner, bringing a full sense of coolness.

A family of three plus Anya, sitting at the table and talking about anything, even if there is an air conditioner and an electric fan, it is still hot to sit by the stove, my mother is sweating profusely and stretching out her chopsticks, clipping some mutton rolls and putting them in the pot, the meat slices are cut very thickly, and I don't pay so much attention to eating at home.

The mutton is too thin Han Xuanhui feels that it is not enjoyable, and always feels that it is a small conspiracy by profiteers, instilling the concept that mutton rolls must be thin into the minds of diners, and then making more profits from it.

Anya was a little embarrassed at this time, she had eaten hot pot, but she had never eaten hot pot in the summer, she felt hot at the same time, but she thought it was delicious, and she was reluctant to put down her chopsticks, and her face was hot.

Fished a piece of shiitake mushroom from the pot and sandwiched a few bean sprouts, she couldn't eat too much spicy, put it in the dipping sauce and shook it, and smiled so brightly when she tasted the taste.

As the air conditioner continued to blow cold air, the temperature in the restaurant gradually dropped, and when Han Xuan ate a piece of mutton and drank chilled watermelon juice, he said to his father and mother: "What is a normal person's life like?"

It takes so long to prepare a meal, and when you think about it all their lives, it seems like they are living to survive.

Working is to make money, using the money to buy houses, food, clothes and other daily necessities, and also to take care of the family, this part of the life takes up the vast majority of life, no wonder people say that the dream of work has become a joke. ”

Han Xuan was not very rich and expensive in his previous life, but he lived quite well, he had a nanny to take care of him since he was a child, and he didn't have to worry about any trivial things in life, and he was even more powerful in this life, and millions of people were working for his family.

So much so that he doesn't know much about the life values of ordinary people, and he can probably know, but he hasn't personally experienced the feeling of being trapped in trivial things for half of his life or even his whole life......

"It's not like a lot of people are living for a living, that's why so many people like money and hope to use it to achieve financial freedom and get rid of the pressure brought by the material foundation of life.

The life of ordinary people is probably what the ancestors said about firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, busy all day long, almost the same days pass day by day, and the money earned is probably only enough to maintain expenses, and occasionally go out to travel once, and be happy.

In addition to work, most of the rest of the time is spent on TV, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, playing with friends, sleeping, etc., physically tired during the day, and mentally empty at night.

Life is not, there are not so many wonderful stories of geniuses and elites, there are countless ordinary people, and their trivial, simple and even boring little things, those little fetters, plus some numbness, pain, sadness and despair, such a life has been going on.

Actually, the rich are the same, but our lives are a little more exciting, don't look at me at home now, but if I want to travel to Paris, I can go immediately, no one is restrained, I can live for my own ideas......"

After the father finished speaking, he saw Joanna's thoughtful expression, afraid that these words would affect the hard-working little nanny, and then spoke: "It's time to give you a raise, Joanna."

First bitter and then sweet, you can also be financially free after a few years of hard work, and the next rich man is you, to let others know that you can also make a fortune by washing clothes and cooking, provided that you find a good boss who is kind and generous. ”

Joanna was not afraid of this super good head of the house, and told: "My savings are already seven figures, and there is almost no place to spend money working in your house, I have saved all my salary for several years, and there is a large bonus at the end of the year."

If I want to live a free life, I can do it at any time, but I've adapted to the situation and my friends are here, so I don't want to leave, or I can hire a nanny to take care of me, just like I take care of you.

If you're willing to give me a raise, I'm glad to do so, but how much do you plan to raise this time? ”

"Huh? You save so much quietly? ”

Tens of thousands of dollars in wages to Joanna every month, but Daddy Han didn't know that this former country girl, who came to his own house as a nanny and earned so much, had millions of dollars in savings, and couldn't have a relationship with ordinary people in this era, the average salary in Montana was not high, and she could be regarded as the middle class in the local area.

Father Han pondered for a while, and then said, "Let's raise it by fifty dollars a month." ”

Joanna felt that she had said the wrong thing, and she shouldn't have revealed her old bottom just now, and her face was depressed: "Fifty...... Is this called a wage increase?

Now it's 16,600 dollars a month, help me make it up, how about 17,000? ”

"It's very high." Han Xuan was surprised, this salary can definitely be regarded as a super high income in the nanny profession, if it is not a bonus, Mr. Ernner, the big housekeeper of Seventeen Mile Bay, will get more than 11,000 US dollars a month.

"Yes, at the beginning, it was only more than three thousand, and every time I was in a good mood during the holidays, Mr. and Mrs. would give me a salary increase, and then it became so much."

Han Qianshan thought about it and found that he did often give Joanna a salary increase, he didn't care about this money, there was such a nanny at home, and he was usually very dutiful, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm in a good mood today, there's no reason to say no to you." ”

"Thank you boss, boss is rich." Qiao An said with a smile, added some soup to the pot, left the restaurant, and told the finance directly about the salary increase, and he would help deal with it.

"Whoever marries her in the future will be happy, where to find such a girl who can live a life and has a good personality, usually has an unclear relationship with Dani, I introduced a few people to her, but she didn't agree."

Mom has eaten enough, put down her chopsticks and gossip about Joanna.

Han Xuan looked up at his mother and said, "You don't have to worry about them, as long as you have a good time, there is true love between the same sex."

The law is almost open to same-sex marriage, and I've heard that California and Vermont are talking about changing the law. ”

Dad and Mom are not old-fashioned people, it can be seen from the way they both educated Han Xuan since childhood, they think that "happiness" in life is above all else, and they don't say more, but they are worried that they will not be looked at by others in a strange way, the late nineties are not so open, in this patriarchal society, compared to two men who like each other, people are more likely to accept two beautiful little girls together......

Regarding the question that Han Xuan asked casually before, in fact, he himself knew the answer, and just now he remembered a jumping case, so he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

When I read the newspaper before eating, I learned that just yesterday, a Mexican worker who built the Han's Spiral Building jumped from the roof of the building that was about to be capped, and the body could not be identified.

Because of the suicide note and the fact that the worker witnessed him jumping, the NYPD immediately ruled out the possibility of his murder and published the contents of the worker's suicide note in detail in today's "New York Times".

Not long after he obtained his U.S. green card, he found out that his son had acute lymphoblastic leukemia last month.

From now on, there is no need to worry about his son, and he is relieved, whether he is irresponsible, or that he does not have the courage to face difficulties, in short, one life is over.

This is already the sixth person to jump from the building since the construction of the Han's Spiral Building began, successfully surpassing the old suicide site Empire State Building, ranking first in the hearts of suicides.

As the author Milan Kundera, in his book The Unbearable Lightness of Life, wants to tell people: "The heaviest burden oppresses us, makes us submit to it, and overwhelms us to the ground."

Thus, the heaviest burden has also become the image of the strongest vitality, and the heavier the burden, the closer our life is to the earth, and the more real it is.

On the contrary, when the burden is completely lost, man becomes lighter than air, he floats, he becomes far from the earth and the life on it, he becomes a semi-real being, and his movement becomes free and meaningless.

What exactly should you choose, heavy or light? ”

For most of his life, Han Xuan was not exposed to the most real mainstream world, but the most real world, which should be the Mexican who was forced to jump off the building, and experienced the deep malice of the world.

In fact, that person could have told Han Xuan or Old Man Han about this matter, and they would not be stingy to help him, but how likely is it that an ordinary construction worker will come into contact with the members of the Han family?

So he chose to use death to convey what he wanted to say.

At the end of his suicide note, he wrote: "Mr. Han Qi, who is sitting on the holy mountain, may the glory of God shine on you, and I beg you to save my child with my heartfelt kindness and blessings......"

In the morning, Han Xuan called the old man to understand the situation, and heard that he had put down the affairs at hand and flew to New York in person.

The voice made by a person with his life made Old Man Han have to pay attention to it.

In a sense, the Mexican-American worker is smart and sad, he chooses the most extreme path in the face of a desperate situation, he is not the first and will not be the last, a society that is cruel to the poor and they have few choices.

After a hearty lunch, the soup was divided between Pooh and Obama, who had been hungry for fragrant food for a long time.

Anya ate a lot, went out with Han Xuan and sat on the swing chair, lying side by side and patting her stomach, she needed to digest for a while before she could go out for a walk.

The little hare from before, in the face of many carnivores, has long since slipped away......