Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 101 Back to Hometown
Grandpa Carter's family is located in a small town called Grapeway in Texas.Or a small town would be more reasonable, because the population of Grapeway at this time was not even 33.It is only [-] kilometers away from Dallas, the third largest city in Texas, and its location in Texas is very close to Mississippi in the east.

Of course, this very closeness is only a concept relative to most Texas cities.As the second largest state in the United States, Texas, in terms of absolute distance, even if you cross the state border between Mississippi and Texas, it takes at least five to six hours to reach Grapeway in the north of Cedar Mountain by driving alone.

For such a long time, Carter thought it was enough for him to adjust his emotions.There is no need to remind yourself in such a hurry, but think about it, Jenny and the others have not returned to their hometown in Texas for more than three years, and their mentality is a little close to home, and it is understandable that they are overly nervous.
"Okay, I believe you can balance family and work well. By the way, Carter, shall we go to Dallas to buy some winter clothes for our grandparents? I thought about it on the way. I haven't visited them for several years. I should listen to Yours, buy some gifts to express your heart."

"Clothes. Can you still remember what size your grandparents wear?"

"How can you not remember this, the old man is not a child, his figure is already fixed. You can buy it according to my order! But Lester, the little guy doesn't know how tall he is. He was before."

Chatting with the parents, the time passed quickly.After turning into Dallas to buy gifts, when Carter and his party arrived at his grandfather's house outside the small town of Grapevine, Carter only saw a lot of people pouring out of the small house that was very similar to Exxon's house.
"Hahaha, Carter! He's grown up!"

"Uncle Victor, Uncle Oni, long time no see!"

As soon as he got out of the car, Carter was blocked by two middle-aged old guns, and "Bang Bang" punched Carter on the shoulder.The slightly vulgar gestures express the most cordial greetings from these Texas veterans.

"It's been a long time. Although you are far away now, you still have to come back to see us from time to time. We are a family. Work is important, but family is also an indispensable part of our life."

After hugging Carter and punching him on the back twice, Victor let go of Carter while talking:

"Go and meet your grandpa and grandma, they miss you very much."

"My little Carter has grown into a big Carter, come, let grandma see!"

There is no difference between Americans and Chinese before the simple kinship.Seeing her long-lost grandson, the old lady's spirit was lifted a lot. She stepped forward and grabbed Carter's hand. The old lady stroked him gently, looked up and down, and kept saying hello.

Grandpa, on the other hand, stood aside and quietly watched the scene of the big family reunion in front of him, grinning wide
"You haven't had time to eat at noon, have you? Are you hungry now? Grandma bought cookies, dark chocolate, cornflakes, and twizzlers here. I saw many young people about your age in town like to eat this, I guess you'll like it too."

Being dragged into the house by the old lady, Carter looked at the white old lady who was busy and rummaging through boxes and boxes, and the scene in front of her gradually became a little blurred: the resemblance is too similar!In Carter's eyes, the figure of the white old lady is gradually merging with the grandmother of the previous life
Every time I went back to my hometown, my grandma's first sentence was to ask me if I was hungry, and then she took out a lot of snacks like offering treasures.There are eight-treasure porridge that is covered with dust on the outer packaging, fried rice rolls in a simple plastic bag, and some crispy, small flakes that Carter doesn't know what ingredients are made of.
The old people don't understand the tastes of the young people, but they try their best to satisfy the young people all the time. This simple mind is shared by the whole world.
"Come on, Anna, Melis, you eat too. Oops, Anna is a big girl, and Melis has become beautiful too! Well, that's great. Carter, come, try this. Grandma is getting old, and I and Your grandpa can't eat it either, it's all prepared for you."

Holding several boxes on her arms, the old lady smiled until her eyes narrowed.Carter, who just came back to his senses, took the twist candy from the old lady and put it in his mouth awkwardly.

This snack called twizzlers will have a very high appearance rate in American dramas in the future.It looks like a Chinese spicy bar, a bright red one, but it is actually a kind of candy.The early twizzlers were black licorice candies. Later, after removing the licorice, various fruity flavors were introduced, and the color changed from black to red.

You can say that this thing is unpalatable, but it's not that unpalatable. Tasting the faint strawberry fragrance in his mouth, Carter can't make such comments against his conscience.But if you want to say that it is delicious, that is too exaggerated.The taste like chewing a plastic stick can only make Carter chew his current betel nut.
After a while, after the gifts to everyone were distributed, a funny scene appeared.Including the two middle-aged people, Victor and Oni, more than a dozen people from the Black family, big and small, sat around the room, and almost everyone chewed and talked with a twizzler in their mouth.That scene was like a group of elementary school students discussing whether to play with building blocks or spinning tops at night with spicy sticks in their mouths. The painting style is extremely nonsense!

"Carter, last time I heard Jenny called and said that you can recommend Levin to become a policeman in Douglas. Is that true?"

After talking about the idle talk, Victor brought up the business.As soon as he heard about his future job, Levin, who was teasing the youngest child of the Black family, Leicester, who was only eight years old, immediately pricked up his ears and looked at Carter with fiery eyes.
In such an environment of economic depression, the work of the police is like a golden job.Its upper limit is not high, but its lower limit is also high!The income will not be worse than the average middle class, and it is more stable than the average middle class, and there is no need for very professional skills. Even if it is a bit life-threatening, are Texas cowboys afraid of danger?

I'm really afraid of the danger, they won't be free to compete with the bison every day. Carter's second uncle, Onny Black, is missing a front tooth, and he keeps breaking the wind. Whose gift is this, it goes without saying.
"Yes, I have two recommended places at the police station. One I plan to give to Bradley, Jenny is his aunt, and the other, I plan to give to Levin. I just don't know if Levin is willing to come with me to Douglas ?”

Carter smiled slightly, and threw the twisted candies, which had been chewed for a while and whose taste had begun to fade, into the trash.He really can't get used to this stuff. For the sake of the old lady, chew it for a while
"Just leaving home, I am worried that Levine will not adapt to Douglas' life."

"No, no, Georgia is not far from Texas. They are all in the south. I am not used to it. Even if I am really not used to it, I can come back during the holidays."

Before the old man could speak, Levin immediately patted his chest and said that he was fine when he heard Carter's words that he was worried about himself. At the same time, he rolled up his sleeves and showed Carter the tendon meat that he had obtained from the competition with the cow.

"Look at my physique, I'm a good material for being a police officer! Besides, my marksmanship is also very good, I promise I won't disappoint your recommendation!"

(End of this chapter)