America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 313 A Day in the White House

Here in the white house, when the new commander-in-chief moves in, he will usually carry out renovations.

Most of the hostess is responsible for the decoration.

There are also reimbursements for the money spent.

Basically every term, you will make some adjustments according to your own preferences.

In fact, here, mainly the first lady lives more.

After all, the commander-in-chief is so busy, he runs up and down the country all day long, and often has to go abroad.

If there is finally time for a vacation in a year, it is absolutely impossible to stay here.

So basically every great commander, the time spent living here may not add up to a year.

Only the first lady, except for special missions, can only stay here at other times.

George has been in office for nine months.

The time he lived here may not even add up to a month.

Mrs. George lived here for at least seven months.

So in a sense, this is actually the residence of the first lady a little more.

The place where Mrs. George received Abel and others was in the first lady's living room.

It is also the largest living room in the living area on the second floor.

It's called the "First Lady's Living Room."

Facing relatives, Ms. Wales warmly invited everyone over.

After inquiring that the three of them hadn't eaten at noon.

"This George, he only cares about his country now! Sorry, dear Abe, little Laura, and Neil."

"It's our fault to make you hungry! I'll have someone prepare the food!"

Ms. Wales has an amiable tone, and she looks and behaves like a husband and wife with George.

She made arrangements for people to prepare food, which was always her task in this palace-like house.

Technically the Welsh lady is in it, except as a mascot for her husband.

She had only two real jobs, one of which was managing the kitchen in the White House.

is really managing that.

Not only the food of her own family, but also the meals and even state banquets of those national personnel working here.

Speaking of state banquets, Abel had already had one last time.

After eating that time, Abel felt that the food here was very good.

Where is the power?
It's really shabby.

It may be because the reporters are afraid of being picky, because one of the favorite jobs of American newspaper workers is to keep an eye on the family in the White House.

This makes every family living here, in order not to get a bad reputation from eating.

Simply make the state banquet very shabby.

Like the state banquet that Abel ate last time, all the dishes were served on small tables, on par with French dishes.

The taste is good but the quantity is small. The menu is made according to the discretion of the visitor, and the special dishes of the other party must be included to show the friendliness.

The amount was really small, so that Abel was not full at all.

He even gave him most of little Laura's portion, and he wasn't full.

Of course, this has something to do with his appetite.

He is a big eater, and if a normal person eats it, it is estimated that he can eat [-]% to [-]% full.

In addition to the kitchen, which is managed by the first lady, there is also a vegetable garden.

The vegetable garden is in the courtyard on the left, and it has been there for a long time.

It is commonly known as the First Lady's Garden, or White House Garden.

It is said that it was designed during the period of the Great Depression, the period of Mrs. Hoover.

You must know that when he took office, Mr. Hoover promised that every American family will always have a chicken in the kitchen and a car in the yard.

It turned out to be the other way around.

At that time, in order to maintain the image and save votes, the husband and wife made a lot of efforts.

Among them is the practice of opening up a vegetable garden to grow vegetables in the white house.

In fact, of course, it is impossible for Ms. Welsh to go to this vegetable garden in person.

She can't do this either.

Usually this vegetable garden is generally maintained by a dedicated person.

But the first lady occasionally needs to use this as a show, usually when the unemployment rate is high, the economy is in a downturn, etc. It is a symbolic thing, but the dishes inside are genuine and must be pollution-free.

In many cases, the vegetables in state banquets are usually collected from here.

These are all when Abel saw the vegetable garden during the tour just now.

What Neil told him.

Little Laura also said to Abel with a smile.

When she was a child and lived here with her grandparents.

She often picks radishes in the vegetable garden and feeds her pet rabbit.

Then her little rabbit had diarrhea after eating, and then died.

Later, the veterinarian told her that, in fact, rabbits cannot eat too many radishes.

If you eat too much, you may have diarrhea, and if you have too much diarrhea, you will die.
In the first lady's living room.

Ms. Wales personally arranged for the staff to prepare the food and deliver it.

Jenna and Barbara, who were both at home today, entertained the three of Abel inside with a smile.

We all know each other very well, and we are all relatives.Even Abel himself was treated as a relative by them.

Naturally, there are no taboos in speaking, and the main thing is that little Laura chats with her two cousins.

They were talking about things that little girls like, nothing more than cosmetics, clothes and the like.

Abel felt bored, so he ran to the side and looked at the various murals and oil paintings hanging on the wall.

Neil Bush watched him do this, and this cheap father-in-law didn't bother to listen to his niece and daughter's girl scriptures.

He ran over to join in the fun with Abel.

"I remember that you seem to be very good at drawing?" Neil Bush said, "The work you drew for little Laura, she is very precious, and it is placed in the room, and no one will see it."

"Papa!" cried little Laura from there, "here I am!"

"Did I say something wrong? Jenna, Barbara, did I say something wrong?"

"Haha~ No. I haven't even seen it, she won't show it to me!" Barbara said with a smile.

Instead, Jenna said: "I've seen it, and the painting is very good. It doesn't seem to be a traditional type, it looks a bit like the charm of the works from the East!"

Abel turned around and asked Jenna with a smile, "You still understand this?"

Barbara said next to her: "She originally studied humanities management in college, but for some reason last year, she changed it to art. She obviously has no artistic talent at all."

"Appreciate! Appreciate! I've said it all, I'm cultivating my ability to appreciate art!" Jenna said dissatisfiedly, and she took a peek at Abel while talking.

Abel caught her gaze.

He always felt that this topic was weird and would develop in a bad direction.

He turned his head decisively and continued to look at the paintings on the wall of the living room.

Abel found that there were many paintings hanging here, but most of them were ordinary.

Perhaps it was aware of Abel's confusion, or perhaps Neil Bush, who was waiting for dinner, was also bored.

Abel's father-in-law said softly:

"The paintings on this can be changed at will. The White House has its own collection of paintings. If you really want to, you can also borrow the ones you like from the museum to hang them, but you have to return them after leaving office, and when they want to exhibit them You can’t object to it if you come to get it.”

"Of course, you can also hang your own paintings. You can do whatever you want. Anyway, the paintings are yours. You can donate them or take them away after you leave office."

"Oh, that's it." Abel nodded, no wonder the paintings on it are very ordinary.

It is estimated that those who are not ordinary are all taken away by the guys who live here.

On Jenna's side, because of the painting here, they ended the topic of cosmetics.

The three girls walked up to the men.

Jenna said enthusiastically, "Abel, you are so good at drawing. Why don't you keep a picture here?"

Barbara also smiled and said, "That's right, my father always complained that he didn't like any of the paintings here. Maybe the paintings you left behind might please him?"

"That won't work." Abel said with a smile, "People outside will say that I bribed the commander."

"Who wants to bribe the Grand Commander?"

Ms. Wales, who had finished arranging lunch, just came over at this time, and she asked curiously.

"He." Neil pointed at Abel and smiled.

Ms. Wales: "Then I want to be curious, Abel, how are you going to bribe my husband."

"How about I write him a check?" Abel deliberately cooperated.

"Hahaha~" Ms. Wales laughed.

We all sat down in the living room.

There are servants to bring you something to drink. There are water, coffee, black tea and milk to choose from.

There are also small snacks and desserts, all of which are biscuits, small cakes and the like.

Americans are particularly fond of desserts, and even the White House is no exception.

After chatting for a while, the food arrived quickly.

Ms. Wales, mother and daughter have all eaten, mainly Abel.

Perhaps because of knowing Abel's appetite, Ms. Wales prepared more than twice as much for Abel as Laura, father and daughter.

What amazed Ms. Wales, mother and daughter, was that Abel actually finished eating.

We chatted for a while after the meal, and it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.

Ms. Wales said softly: "There will be a reception in the evening. I think you'd better take a lunch break. This way you can have a better spirit at night to deal with all kinds of possibilities."

"This couldn't be better." Neil Bush smiled.

Abel and little Laura also nodded.

Ms. Wales began to arrange rooms for them.

In addition to the famous rooms on the second floor, there are also multiple bedrooms.

Laura Jr. and Neil Bush, both of whom had lived here before, had rooms of their own.

Generally speaking, for guests like Abel, there are special hotel arrangements outside the White House.

However, everyone present regarded him as a member of the shrub family.

Ms. Wales didn't know if it was intentional, or she just wanted to arrange it this way.

Abel was given a room with little Laura for her lunch break.

Neil Bush didn't say anything.

Obviously, the two are not actually engaged yet.

Little Laura's room here is small.

After Abel came in, he took a look and found that it was only about [-] square meters.

Fortunately, there is a bathroom and a large window sill.

Outside the window sill is one of the famous South Lawns of the White House, and outside the South Lawn is the lake.

Looking out from the window sill, you can see the green grass, sparkling.

The scenery is still very good.

Next door to the South Lawn is the Grand Commander's Rose Garden.

It is said that when Kennedy lived here, the favorite place for his children to play every day was the rose garden.

Abel thought he would not be afraid of falling down, and he would be pricked by a thorny rose
He admired the view outside the window sill for a while.

Little Laura rustled behind him and took out a set of pajamas from the closet.

Brand new kind.

When Abel turned around, she smiled sweetly: "Let's change into pajamas and sleep, there will be a reception tonight."

Abel nodded with a smile and asked curiously, "When did you prepare it?"

After he put it on, he still looked very fit.No one in the bush family was taller than him, and this pajamas was obviously prepared for him.

Little Laura smiled shyly, "I know you may live in my room one day. So wherever I live, whether it's here or Texas, I have prepared pajamas for you."

What else could Abel say, he turned around and closed the window on the windowsill, and drew the curtains.

Go to the door of the room again, close and lock the door, and make sure.

Abel turned to look at little Laura.

"What are you doing?!"

Little Laura already knew what he wanted to do.

She has not yet reached the age of eating marrow and knowing the taste, and she misses her boyfriend more spiritually.

But if her boyfriend wanted it, she would naturally not refuse.

Even if this is not her or his home, it is the most important core of power in this country.

"What do you say?"

Abel responded lightly, then walked over.

Little Laura did not reject him at all, and took the initiative to cater to him.

The following is naturally something that cannot be written in thousands of words
By the time Abel was gently awakened by little Laura, it was already around five o'clock in the afternoon.

"It's time to prepare." She said in a low voice, "There will be guests coming one after another in an hour. By the way, I have some news for you. Aunt Wales told me just now!"

"Huh?" Abel was woken up by a girl for the first time.

In the past, he slept until he woke up naturally, and the woman who accompanied him slept in a mess.

"How did you wake up?" What Abel wanted to ask was actually how you woke up.

Little Laura smiled: "I set the alarm clock. Tonight is so important! Don't talk about it, get up and get ready. Aunt Wales also told me that Emily and Alexander will come later!"

"My parents?" Abel was surprised.

"Yes. Uncle George invited them. They should have arrived."

Abel was surprised, but then thought about it.

This should be George, making a win over himself and the Smith family.

By the way, I want to compensate for the help I gave him in the financial field after this big incident happened.

"Come on, I haven't seen them for a few months." Abel said with a smile.

"Yeah." Little Laura said sweetly, "Come down, I'll dress you!"

Abel obediently got out of bed, and little Laura spun around him to change his clothes.

The two are like old couples who have been married for many years. They cooperate with each other tacitly and warmly. By the way, they continued to talk in a low voice:
"Jenna said, you are definitely the core of the audience tonight. After that at noon, the news was broadcast, and the response was very violent."

"Actually I don't want to be like that. It would put me in the spotlight."

"I understand. Honey, but you're meant to be in the spotlight. You're so bright, it's no use hiding."

"Your mouth is so sweet."

"Hmph~ I was swollen by your kiss just now! I don't know what to do later!"

"Is it swollen? Let me check? Oh, it's really a little, how about a little more?"

"Don't~"

"~"

Dallying, waiting until Abel got dressed.

Little Laura was a little out of breath again, mainly because Abel's hands and feet were not clean.

If it wasn't for an important reception in a while, it would be held soon.

It is estimated that little Laura will not be able to go out for a while.

Finally, with great difficulty, he put on Abel's clothes.

Little Laura quit, pushed him and let him out.

"If you're here, I won't even think about changing clothes! I don't want to make a fool of myself in front of Emily!"

Abel could only leave the room with a smile.

Out of little Laura's room, Abel walked through a small hallway and into a large hallway.

Walk a few more steps, and you will find the central axis of the living area on the second floor.

That is the largest first lady living room.

When Abel came over, he found George, Neil, Jeb, Marvin Pierce Bush, the youngest of the Bush family whom Abel had only met once last Christmas, and the four brothers' wives in the living room inside.

There are also Abel's parents, Alexander and Emily, and some younger generations of bush families, all crowded in one room.

It looks very lively.

If it weren't for the fact that the first lady's living room is big enough, it probably wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people.

Abel, who walked out in a suit and leather shoes, naturally attracted everyone's attention immediately.

Among the four brothers, the youngest, Marvin Pierce, was always the loudest.

When he saw Abel, he smiled and said—"Look, the key figures of tonight's reception are here!"

Everyone looked over with a smile, and George immediately followed suit and said with a smile: "I am ready to let Jenna or Barbara call you. You must know that little Laura is the most punctual among her brothers and sisters on weekdays." !"

Abel was helpless, who would have thought that George was the one who liked to make fun of the younger generation among the four bush brothers.

Abel ignored George's ridicule, but directly hugged Marvin Pierce, who was not so familiar.

Then he smiled and waved to everyone, with a casual attitude like a family.

It might be his looks, or it might be his achievements, anyway, the bush family also took him for granted.

Obviously at this time, he has not yet engaged to little Laura.

But it was as if he had really been little Laura's husband, a peripheral member of the bush family.

After finishing the bush family, Abel turned around and came to his parents.

"Hey, Sheriff Alexander, and dear Mrs. Sheriff Emily, it's a pleasure to see you again!"

Abel greeted with a smile, and then gave his mother a hand kiss, winking on purpose, not serious at all, which made Emily laugh.

Alexander carefully looked at his child.

The father found that his child should be a little taller.

In fact, it is true that Abel was only about 192cm in the middle of last year.

The latest physical measurement this year is already 195cm.

It has grown by three centimeters in a year, but it has not grown in the past six months.

To measure the bone age, the experts also told Abel that he was probably fixed at this height.

Just 5 centimeters from two meters.

But whether it is his woman or his companion or friend, few people find this out.

160cm and 170cm are three centimeters long and high, which will be more conspicuous.

But the already very tall 192cm grows three centimeters taller, and he is not a professional athlete.

Naturally, there are not so many people who can notice and care.

Only parents, no matter where they are.Only parents who love their children dutifully can always discover the changes in their children at the first time.

Emily is also very excited, although her background is also good.

But she never really left Kansas and Texas much of her life.

When I was young, I always obeyed my father and brother.

After marrying Alexander, she has been following Abel's father.

She is a typical and no longer typical American southern traditional woman.

One of the characteristics of this kind of women is that they attach importance to the family, which is typical of the traditional Puritan family of the Angsa race.

Most of the people who came in Mayflower that year were this kind of people.

Seeing that the child is so promising now, the family is also taking off.

As a traditional mother, Emily is naturally proud and happy.

(End of this chapter)