Chapter 459: 'Uninvited Guest'
In the face of Maddie's sudden re-confession, Zhang Lisheng chose to remain silent, and the girl whispered her heart and shouted at her family directly: "Hey, hey, don't quarrel, okay, I'm dying of hunger, do you all want to fill your stomach by quarreling?"
When the girl's voice landed, Melinda withdrew from this inexplicable quarrel, kissed her husband and said, "Did you hear my daughter's words, Bob, don't quarrel, okay, when I bring out the other dishes, we will start the meal immediately." β
"Of course, dear, you know, I never wanted to quarrel with you. Bob, who was as strong as a polar bear, replied loudly with a gentle face.
"Ha, it's like this every time, Maddie is whatever she says, only she is your dearest daughter, right?" Hearing the conversation between the parents, the girl on the side with a face that was quite similar to Maddy said sourly.
"You're right, Demi," Melinda said, pointing to her other daughter, who was indignant, "Maddie is the dearest daughter of me and your father."
I know what is going on for Lu, because she has been obedient since she was a child, she went to college safely and found a good job, and she worked part-time to share the family every month when she was still in school four years ago.
And you're messing around before you graduated from high school, until you dropped out of school, you're only a year younger than her, and you're still looking for me to buy jeans, so she's our good daughter, and you're not, understand. β
Hearing her mother's merciless reprimand, Demi stood up angrily, strode back to her room, and slammed the door shut with a bang.
Linda knows. I don't think you should have said that about children at the dinner table. Seeing that his daughter was so angry that he didn't even eat, Bob spread his hands and said.
"But I can't help it, dear, Demi is getting more and more disagreeable, she's still dating that Bright, we've been to the police station three times this month to bail her out, I'm afraid that if it goes on like this, sooner or later she'll make a big mistake. Melinda choked up as she spoke.
Seeing his wife's tears, Bob hurriedly changed his tone and persuaded, "Oh, dear, I said it wrong. That girl deserves to be beaten severely. Don't cry, okay, Maddie's colleague is also in you today, don't let your daughter lose face.
Let's go, I'll help you bring all those Chinese dishes. We're going to start eating right away. βγ Stood up and put his arm around his wife's shoulder. Walked to the kitchen.
"Joyful family. After the man and woman left, there was silence in the restaurant, and a few seconds later, a tall young man sitting opposite Zhang Lisheng with thick eyebrows and big eyes suddenly smiled at him. Shrugged and said self-deprecatingly.
"Oh, I have had two older brothers and sisters and a pair of twin brothers and sisters since I was sixteen, so I am no stranger to this kind of 'joy' in a big family, and of course this is the first time I have experienced this level of 'joy'. Zhang Lisheng said with a smile.
"Oh, I'm glad my sister's first male friend was a humorous Asian, I'm Herb Joscent, you can call me Herb. β
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Herb, I'm lisheng.zhang (Zhang Lisheng) you can call me Li Sheng. β
"Maddie, the friend you brought home is indeed much more polite than the one Demi brought home. The tall young man shrugged at Maddie, turned his head and focused on Zhang Lisheng again and asked, "Mr. Lisheng, you and my sister are colleagues, are you also doing secretarial work?"
"I, oh no, I'm doing, um management," Zhang Lisheng replied after a pause, "I should be regarded as doing management work." β
"As far as I know, the company where Maddie works is very large, what kind of management work do you do?" the tall young man asked again, and as soon as his voice fell, Maddie, who was sitting next to Zhang Lisheng, pointed to his brother and said first: "Herb, Lisheng came to our house for dinner, not to the police station for questioning. β
"Oh, I'm just curious to ask Maddie, isn't the big boss of your company also named Zhang Lisheng, who is also Asian. β
"When did you start caring about my work?" said Maddie, her face changed and she frowned, and as she spoke, her parents walked out of the kitchen with the fragrant Chinese cuisine, when a shrill hurricane roar suddenly sounded outside the window.
"Oh shit, the wind sounds so strong outside, but I'm glad I'm not working at night, but hopefully tomorrow is a good day, otherwiseβ" Bob cursed as he put the delicious food on the table.
"That's definitely not the sound of the wind..."Zhang Lisheng, who was sitting on the side, stiffened, muttered to himself and interrupted Maddie's father's words, jumped up from the wooden chair like a spring under his buttocks, and came to the only window in the restaurant in the blink of an eye, and forcefully opened the curtain to look out.
Looking down at the street, everything was as usual, and when he looked at the sky, he saw that in addition to the moon shining on the earth through the sand and mist, there were several strange objects in the shape of a round shuttle, and the whole body was also suspended in the sky and shining.
The young man looked up at the sky for a long time and was silent, and suddenly heard a familiar frightened female voice in his ears, "Then, what kind of Li Sheng is that?"
"I'm tempted to say that what we're seeing is a strange and rare astronomical phenomenon, or a new type of aircraft being experimented with by the military, but reason tells me it's a spaceship from the 'Otherworldly' civilization that has invaded New York. Zhang Lisheng came back to his senses, his eyes slowly revealed a terrifying light, and replied in a low voice.
"Whatever they are, they haven't taken the initiative to attack now, have they," Maddie saw that the man around him was gradually about to transform from the immature twenty-one-year-old young man with a withdrawn personality who couldn't even face his personal emotional problems to a terrifying hunter who could brutally kill the most ferocious prey in the urban jungle made of steel and concrete, and couldn't help but whisper: "This is New York, Li Sheng."
There are military bases on the outskirts, and you don't need to be in such a 'hurry'. β
"Oh, I just came back from the 'Sea Shrimp No. 2 World Realm', where I'm used to solving all the troubles by myself, all a little impulsive, you're right, Maddie, this is New York, and if there is a problem, the government of the United States should take the lead. Zhang Lisheng said that his face returned to calm and returned to the table.
After a while, the long-delayed dinner finally began, and Maddie's family seemed to be quite worried about the sudden appearance of the spaceship in the sky, and became much quieter, and even Melinda, who had just greeted the guests very warmly, was silent and did not speak.
Their performance made Zhang Lisheng feel very comfortable, and he also didn't say a word while pondering and feasting.
As time passed, before he knew it, the table full of dishes became dire, and when the young man put down his knife, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and said casually: "This is really a beautiful meal, thank you for your hospitality, Mr. and Mrs. Josent." , suddenly found that everyone except Maddie was looking at him in surprise.
Zhang Lisheng thought that he hadn't wiped his mouth clean, and was about to pull out another tissue, when he suddenly heard Melinda say in surprise: "Oh, young man, you look very thin, but you really have a 'good stomach', and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are a 'pot-bellied man'." β
"Mom, didn't Li Sheng say that he was a martial artist when he entered the door, and of course the amount of exercise and food could not be calculated by the physique of ordinary people. Maddie explained.
"Martial artists, there are more martial artists than artists in New York since the emergence of the 'Otherworldly World', and who isn't a martial artist," Melinda realized that the guests brought by her daughter were indeed a little different, "Oh, but the way he went to the window just now was so fast that people couldn't react..."
"Quan Li Sheng is a true martial artist, I once saw him knock down a yak with one punch. β
"Knock down a yak with one punch," Jesse on the side heard his sister's words, pouted and said, "This is really exaggerated, old lady, you might as well say that your boyfriend knocked down the elephant with one punch, but in fact, Hulk disguised himself as an Asian." β
"It's not an exaggeration at all, Jesse, Li Sheng practices the magical Chinese kung fu..."Maddie stared at his brother's face and said seriously, but at this time, Zhang Lisheng, who had eaten dinner and had something on his mind, had no intention of delaying the time to listen to the quarrel between the sisters and brothers of the Joscent family, stood up and said with a smile: "Maddie, in fact, Huaguo kung fu is just a technique method, not magical."
It's getting late, it's time for me to take my leave, and thank you again for your hospitality, Mr. and Mrs. Josent. β
"You are too polite Li Sheng, I just made a few home-cooked dishes, most of the dinner was actually bought by you, you are welcome to come back next time, I will prepare a table full of delicious dishes to entertain you." Melinda smiled at Zhang Lisheng and glared at her indifferent husband beside her, "Bob, the guest is leaving, don't you have anything to say?"
"I only have one thing to say, see you again, martial artist. Bob waved his hand and said sarcastically, until the last moment, his unfriendly attitude towards Zhang Lisheng did not change in the slightest.
However, this bad attitude is a common problem for the father of a young and beautiful daughter to treat the male friends that his daughter brings home as a guest, and Zhang Lisheng can only say casually: "See Mr. Joscent again." He turned and walked out the door.
Before he could reach the door, he heard Maddie behind him hurriedly shouting, "Wait for Li Sheng, I'll send you where you go." β
"No Maddie, it's getting late, I'd better take a taxi and leave. β
"I'll send you Li Sheng, you're not familiar with the road here, it's okay..."The girl insisted, but before she finished her words, her father interrupted fiercely, "Of course it matters, I don't feel at ease when you go out as a girl at this time."
Go out and go straight to the left, and there will be a taxi waiting on the side of the street, and your colleague can't get lost. β
"Yes, dear heart, it's too late for us to let you go. This time, Melinda also stood on her husband's side, which made Maddie helpless, so she could only say helplessly: "Then I will call you tomorrow, Li Sheng." β
"Well, if those 'otherworldly' spaceships in the sky hadn't destroyed New York tonight. Zhang Lisheng turned his head and smiled, and strode out of the door. (To be continued......)
PS: I took the medicine, slept for a while and wrote for a while, and finished another chapter, hehe