I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 229 Two Women from China

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Li Ang opened the door and saw two people standing at the door. He was suddenly stunned.

Standing in front of him were two Chinese women. The older one looked to be in her thirties. She was wearing a brown cashmere coat, holding an LV tote bag in her left hand and a suitcase in her right hand.

The other one was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a pink down jacket, with snow-white skin and cheeks that were a little red due to the cold wind.

Although the two people's faces were slightly different from what he remembered, Li Ang still recognized them at a glance. Aren't these his fourth aunt and cousin?
Of course, if the original person was here, he might not be able to recognize them because he had only seen a few photos sent by relatives a few years ago.

In this parallel world, he was born in the United States and has never been to China in the past ten years.

When their parents were alive, they still had some interactions with their relatives in China, but after Li Ang was the only one left, they completely lost contact.

But in Li Ang's own memory, he still had a lot of interactions with these two relatives.

He never imagined that one day he would be able to see his relatives again in the United States.

The two people at the door, after seeing Li Ang coming out, immediately compared the photos in their phones, then looked at Li Ang again, and confirmed the address by the way, and finally dared to speak:

"I haven't seen you for a few years. You look very different from the photos. I'm your fourth aunt, and this is your cousin Liu Menglin. Menglin, come on and call me brother."

As the woman in the cashmere coat spoke, she nudged the little girl next to her with her elbow, signaling her to call for help.

"elder brother."

The little girl was obviously still not used to it. She lowered her head slightly and called out to Li Ang in a low voice.

It's no wonder that it took them so long to confirm it. After all, Li Ang has changed tremendously compared to himself a year ago, not to mention compared with photos from a few years ago. It can be said that except for some similarities in the eyebrows and eyes, there is no other similarities.

Liu Menglin had never thought that she actually had such a handsome cousin. If she could bring him to school, she would be so proud! She even felt that the male celebrities that her girlfriends liked were not as handsome as her American cousin.

"It's cold outside, please come in first and we'll talk later."

Li Ang turned sideways and motioned for them to come into the house first.

Being a stranger in a foreign land, Li Ang was really happy to see his former relatives all of a sudden.

In his impression, his cousin was very well-behaved and cute, and her academic performance was always good. The two of them often played together when they were young.

Although this fourth aunt is a bit snobbish, she is not a bad person after all. She just says some harsh words occasionally. She has also contributed a lot to the development of their family over the years.

As Qiao Yuhui walked into the house, he looked at Li Ang's big house with some envy and said:

"America is still the best. Everyone can live in a big villa like this, with their own garden and lawn. It's not like us. Buying a 100-square-meter house is a life-threatening thing."

In her impression, this distant relative of hers who lived far away in the United States had always been in average conditions. Especially after Li Ang was left alone, she was afraid that his life would become increasingly difficult. How could an underage child earn money to support his family?
Li Ang shook his head and explained:

"In the United States, only the poor live in this kind of house. In fact, it is not much different from the self-built houses in our hometown. Moreover, even if you build your own house here, you still have to pay property taxes, property fees and other miscellaneous fees."

Although he is certainly not poor now, it is true.

After hearing Li Ang's description, Qiao Yuhui seemed to understand. She forced a smile on her face and did not continue the topic.

"The reason why we came here this time is that Menglin is a freshman in high school. She may not be able to adapt to school life and is a bit behind in her studies. The teacher also suggested that we take her out to play, broaden her horizons and relax. So I brought her out here."

"It just so happens that you are alone in the United States, so we came here so that we can take care of each other. And it just so happens that you are also going to have Christmas, so we can go out and have some fun together."

Although Qiao Yu only spoke a few simple sentences, Li Ang still heard a lot of hidden meanings.

First of all, why choose this time to travel? It is more reasonable to take children out to play during winter or summer vacation, but this time is relatively rare nowadays.

Moreover, high school is the most stressful time for studying, but her teacher actually suggested that she take a vacation and go out to play. The situation here must be more than just being unable to adapt to school life to explain it.

He also went to high school, and he was serious about saying that even if one was really sick, teachers would generally not approve one's leave as long as the illness was not serious enough to affect one's studies.

It was just that he couldn't ask too much about these things now, and could only slowly understand them from the subsequent conversation.

After the two walked into the house, the warm interior with heating formed a sharp contrast with the cold wind outside.

At first, Qiao Yuhui really believed that Li Ang's big house was similar to the self-built houses in the countryside, but now after coming in, she realized that this was not the case at all.

First of all, not to mention the decoration, how much would it cost to heat the whole house in one winter?
Their house is only a hundred square meters, and the heating bill is over a thousand yuan a month. There are two floors here, and there are so many rooms, so it must be several thousand yuan, right?

This is given to them, and they have to grit their teeth to be able to live here.

Moreover, the decoration inside the house is obviously newly renovated and looks quite good. It is completely different from the simple style of self-built houses in the countryside.

In her impression, her husband's brother, although in the United States, seemed to have little money. Now it seems that the actual situation is different from what she knew.

Originally, she thought that they were unfamiliar with the United States and their English level was not good enough, so she could just ask her nephew to come along and act as both a tour guide and an interpreter. She could then spend her own money to take the child shopping and buy him some clothes, which would be considered taking care of him.

Judging from the house at this moment, her nephew does not seem to be poor. Of course, it is also possible that she is not clear about the situation in the United States.

Liu Menglin was quite reserved. After entering the room, apart from taking a cup of hot cocoa poured by Li Ang for her, she just sat on the sofa in a daze.

While playing TV for them, Li Ang took out a lot of snacks and fruits that he had stockpiled to treat them.

In order to supplement vitamins and replenish energy at any time, Li Ang now buys these things by the car, and his main goal is not to seek the best, but only the most expensive.

Liu Menglin looked at the various snacks covering the entire coffee table in front of her, including fruits, chocolates, cookies, donuts, ready-to-eat seafood, beef jerky, etc. Her dazed eyes finally showed some changes.

But she didn't reach out to take it immediately, but first glanced at Qiao Yuhui next to her.

Qiao Yuhui sighed softly and said:
"Eat, eat. We're all out here to have fun. Can I still restrict you from eating?"

At home, her food was strictly controlled. She basically never ate drinks, candies, or fast food. After hearing her mother's permission, Liu Menglin finally dared to carefully pick up a piece of chocolate and put it in her mouth.

Li Ang was also somewhat helpless as he watched from the side. In life, there are not many joys that can be obtained. For most people, food is actually the cheapest and easiest to obtain.

Human genetic instincts determine that the body will gain satisfaction and happiness when consuming these high-fat and high-sugar foods. However, some people already have a hard life, yet they still have to restrict these.

In his opinion, it is enough to control the amount a little bit. If you always restrain your desires, life will be quite boring.

Judging from this point, Li Ang suspected that his cousin might have psychological problems.

But since she still has desires and is interested in some things, it means she can still be saved.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Li Ang let them take a short rest and then planned to take them out for a good meal.

In his opinion, most mild depression can be cured through heavy consumption and a lot of money.

Just imagine, of course, when you are emoting late at night, and suddenly you find out that you have won 100 million in the lottery, would you still think that life is boring?

It's time to let them experience how happy a capitalist country can be.

Because his GTR was too small to fit two people's luggage, Li Ang specially asked Sheila to borrow her Raptor.

When Qiao Yuhui heard Li Ang say that he wanted to take them out to stay, she felt a little embarrassed. She had already checked the hotel prices before coming. Although it looked like only one or two hundred yuan, it would be over a thousand yuan when converted into RMB. It was really expensive to stay there.

I had originally planned to stay at Li Ang's place, saving as much room rent as possible.

But since the master had spoken, she certainly couldn't just stay here for nothing.

When they saw Li Ang driving a huge pickup truck, their eyes lit up again.

Although they cannot tell how much the car costs, in the simple concept of many Chinese people, bigger is better and bigger is more expensive.

"It looks like you have a good life! You drive such a nice car."

Qiao Yu would inquire without leaving any trace.

Li Ang shook his head and replied:

"No, I borrowed this car from my neighbor. My car is a little small and can't hold so many things."

Qiao Yu would show an expression that said "as expected".

Liu Menglin silently held a piece of high-quality chocolate given by Li Ang in her mouth, and her condition was obviously much better than at the beginning.

After driving to the best restaurant in the city center, Qiao Yuhui couldn't help but ask before entering:

“Isn’t it expensive to eat here?”

Li Ang waved his hand nonchalantly, "I have arranged all these things. As the host, how can I let you spend money?"

Liu Menglin also saw the Michelin logo on the wall of the restaurant, which she had seen in a short video, and she was suddenly a little afraid to go inside.

This money was really insignificant to him. Seriously, his daily income was enough for the mother and daughter to have a great time in the United States for a month.

Before they entered, the restaurant manager had already come up to them and, along with a row of waiters behind them, gave them the highest hospitality.

Even the restaurant owner, upon hearing that Li Ang was coming over for dinner today, came back in person and urged the chef to prepare food of the highest quality.

All of this was arranged in advance by Li Ang's assistant. If he hadn't wanted them to experience foreign customs and practices, or to show off in front of other foreigners, Li Ang would have even planned to book the entire place.

Not to mention Liu Menglin, even Qiao Yuhui had never seen such a scene. When had so many foreigners bowed and nodded to them?

After entering, Li Ang first handed them the menu to see if there was anything they wanted to eat, and then he would add to the order. Otherwise, after he had ordered, they would definitely not dare to order anything else.

However, the two of them looked at the three-digit prices on the menu and hesitated for a long time but couldn't make a decision. In the end, they just ordered a steak set meal for 99 yuan.

Li Ang had no choice but to take the menu and order the most expensive dishes.

Although Qiao Yuhui didn't understand Li Ang's English, she could tell that the waiter had written a lot of things in the notebook. She subconsciously dissuaded him:
"Okay, okay, if we order too much we won't be able to finish it, so don't spend too much."

"It's okay. I didn't order much. My cousin and I are both growing up, so we eat a lot."

Li Ang said without turning his head.

"By the way, waiter, please add two more pairs of chopsticks to this table."

Worried that they were not used to using knives and forks, Li Ang thoughtfully asked for two pairs of chopsticks.

In China, if you use chopsticks to eat Western food, you will most likely be called a country bumpkin. But in the United States, if you can pick up food with chopsticks, you are definitely awesome. Not only will people not laugh at you, they will look at you with admiration.

It was not until the dishes were served that they realized how much Li Ang had ordered.

M12 grade beef, French oysters, Australian lobster, king crab, sea urchin, caviar, foie gras, white jade snail.
In short, the table was filled with various dishes.

Although they have never eaten these dishes, thanks to the popularity of short videos, they have seen them in videos to some extent.

Qiao Yu would be really scared. She was already wondering if the money she brought would be enough to pay for the meal if her nephew didn't have enough money.

Not to mention that it’s expensive, but who can finish so much?

In fact, Li Ang was quite happy to spend this little money, even happier than spending money on himself.

Originally, he thought that he would never be able to pretend in front of his relatives and friends in China, but who knew that they would take the initiative to offer themselves to him.

(End of this chapter)