Rural life in America

Chapter 76 Seeing the Parents

Christina was snickering, and felt amused when she saw Zhang Hao sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, poking his phone boredly; she was shopping with the enthusiastic Xixi, and changing Xixi into beautiful clothes over and over again.

As for Zhang Hao, he really felt the helplessness of a man; under normal circumstances, if Zhang Hao can finish the battle in one minute, it would never take three hours. He knows exactly what he wants to buy, so it is simple, clear and efficient. Very fast!
But Christina is different. Since she is shopping, she has to go shopping for a long time; like many women, Christie likes to go shopping in various ways when shopping, for example, she originally just wanted to buy a piece of clothing, but in the process of preparing the checkout , there are situations like 'the silk scarf is so beautiful' and 'it looks good with the clothes, so I must buy it'.

Although Xixi is only over two years old, the shopping gene has already exploded under the guidance of Christina; the little girl is happily changing into beautiful clothes without being impatient at all.

As for Zhang Hao, at first he looked happy and accompanied him conscientiously; but gradually, Zhang Hao began to sit on the sidelines in a daze, playing with his mobile phone, looking out the window, or complaining with his equally hard-working companion.

I went out at nine o'clock in the morning, and walked around until noon to have a meal; in the end, I continued to walk around, and went to have dinner when I walked around.

Zhang Hao didn't buy anything, but he had a lot of bags in his hands; Xixi's clothes, toys, Christina's high-heeled shoes, cosmetics, and so much more!

"You guys are amazing. I've been shopping all day! Xixi is only going to bed now. She usually sleeps for two hours. She's completely crazy today."

Christina laughed triumphantly. She teased Zhang Hao and said, "Honey, although you can take good care of Xixi, I don't think you can do enough. You can buy a lot of toys for Xixi, and you can Let her become good friends with cute animals. But Xixi is a girl, she and I will have a lot of conversations. Don't forget, shopping is our talent!"

Hearing what Christina said, Zhang Hao was really speechless, and he also felt that what Christina said was very reasonable.

He can indeed give Xixi enough care, and he can also bring Xixi a good material life; but there are some things that Zhang Hao really can't do so well, because he is a father, not a mother.

Xixi was very happy, so happy that she didn't wake up at night; fortunately, Zhang Hao knew the habits of the baby girl very well, and he knew how to wake Xixi up, otherwise the little girl might have wet the bed.

After sleeping and waking up, Xixi regained her vitality.

"Xixi, let's dance."

Xixi cheered and ran to find Aunt Tina, and the little girl ran to dance; but the little girl's dancing, that is, circling around and shaking hands, although the dance was very simple, was enough to arouse the applause of Zhang Hao and Christina.

The two of them took Xixi to play in Portland for two days, but they all knew that the main task this time was to go to Thanksgiving, which was what Zhang Hao cared most about.

Zhang Hao was a little nervous, it was the first time for the hairy-footed son-in-law to come to the door!

Christina could see that Zhang Hao was a little nervous, and she was a little bit nervous, but she was also a little nervous; this was the first time she officially brought her boyfriend home, so of course she was nervous.Even knowing that her parents will support her, she still feels nervous.

After parking the car, the two of them took a deep breath at the same time and got out of the car; Zhang Hao picked up Xixi, holding a bottle of red wine in his hand.Naturally, you can't come empty-handed for the first visit, but you don't need a big bag or a small bag, just a little bit of thought.

Zhang Hao saw Christina's mother, a middle-aged woman who still has charm; many people say that European and American women age faster, but this is also relative.

It is true that European and American women age faster, but if they are well maintained, they will not seem to age so quickly.

Christina's family's financial situation is good, and her mother's maintenance is really good, so naturally she doesn't look very old.

Zhang Hao stretched out his hand enthusiastically, and introduced himself, "Hi, Mrs. Johnson. It's a pleasure to spend Thanksgiving with you, excuse me."

Mrs. Johnson smiled and shook hands with Zhang Hao, then took the red wine in Zhang Hao's hand and said, "Is this Xixi? Very cute sweetheart. Hey, sweetheart, nice to meet you."

Xixi was a little shy, lying in her father's arms, and heard someone greet her, and her father's encouragement, so the little girl stretched out her chubby little hand, and then said in a childish voice, "I'm Xixi , I am little sweetheart."

The cute Xixi successfully won the favor of Ms. Johnson, and she was amused by this cute little girl.

Zhang Hao held Xixi in his arms, and walked into the room with Christina hand in hand; as soon as he entered the door, he saw a fat middle-aged man sitting on the sofa in the living room, and a half-sized boy sitting there with a hippie smile, that is Christina's father Mark Johnson and brother Adrian Johnson.

The moment he saw Mark, Zhang Hao thought of "Meet Your Father-in-Law", and thought of his father-in-law Jack in that movie.It is a man who is picky about those who pursue his daughter, and always feels that no one is worthy of his beloved daughter.

Although Jack in the movie has always looked down on his daughter's fiancé, he still pretended to be enthusiastic when they first met.

But now, Christina's father is completely looking like he is about to show off; even her younger brother looks like he is fighting against the enemy, as if he is going to fight with his sister's boyfriend!
Christina also seemed to feel the strange atmosphere, but she didn't pay much attention, and introduced with a smiley face, "Guys, this is my boyfriend Zhang Hao, you can call him Hao. And our Xixi, lovely sweetheart!"

Both Mark and Adrian laughed. Although they seemed to be planning to give Zhang Hao a bad rap, they knew how to be careful; it doesn't matter if you show Zhang Hao's face, but you must not show any face to Xixi, because that is the real disrespect .

"Hey sweetie. Welcome here, nice to meet you."

"Don't be nervous, sweetheart, we are all your best friends."

Zhang Hao naturally knew that the baby girl was a little shy, but under his encouragement, Xixi still whispered hello to Christina's family.

It was a good first meeting, and we got along quite happily; Xixi soon became less shy, the little girl saw the fruit plate, and the little girl grabbed strawberries and stuffed them into her mouth one by one, eating happily.

Seeing Xixi's cute appearance, Christina's family also felt very happy; the little girl is very lively and greedy, and she is very beautiful, so she is naturally more popular.

It's just that in this harmonious atmosphere, Zhang Hao suddenly felt that he seemed a little out of place; Christina's father was just teasing Xixi, and as for Adrian, he was just a boy and a half, and he didn't have that much patience. To tease the child, it is too late for him to play by himself.

No, you have to take the initiative; Zhang Hao knows that this is a blow to him, and he knows that he is 'unpopular', so he has to take the initiative, and he must not wait for others to like you, he must take the initiative to let them accept!
The old guy guessed that the city is deep and well-informed, so it might not be that easy to handle, so it's better to keep it simple, practice with unreliable half-grown men, and defeat them one by one.

"Adrian, do you have any favorite sports?"

Half-year-old Adrian glanced at Zhang Hao and said casually, "I'm a Beavers fan, but I know you don't know football. You like basketball, don't you? It's a pity that the Blazers didn't have a chance to participate in the Christmas game."

Zhang Hao scratched his head, he really didn’t know which team the Beavers were; the NFL doesn’t have this football team, right? Oregon State’s somewhat famous team is the Trail Blazers, and it’s a basketball team; as for the others Teams in some sports basically hang out at the low level.

Christina explained, "That's the NCAA team, Oregon State University. You should know that the NCAA is very popular in the United States, more popular than some professional teams. Their sworn enemy is the University of Oregon. In our family you Just shouting 'I hate ducks' is enough to get the welcome."

Thanks to Christina for her relief, she didn't forget Zhang Hao's embarrassment just because she was always taking care of Xixi, she was also working hard to help Zhang Hao get involved.

Zhang Hao thinks this is a good topic, he can use the topic of sports to get closer, "Do you play football?"

Adrian said proudly, "Of course, I am the core of the future Beavers. I will replace Tom Brady and Peyton Manning as the most successful quarterback in the NFL. By the way, you know the NFL or what is the four Shooting guard?"

Zhang Hao is so embarrassing, being underestimated by a little bastard; although Zhang Hao doesn't watch football very much, he knows that football is the most popular sport in the United States, and of course he also knows that the quarterback is the core, brain, commander.

This is a good topic, let’s have a good chat. People who like sports are more popular in the United States. "I can teach you some kung fu, which should help you."

Adrian looked at Zhang Hao dubiously, and then said: "Brother, I am not a kid who knows nothing. I know that not every Chinese can know Chinese Kung Fu, not everyone is Jack Chen, Jeter... plum."

Before Zhang Hao could speak, Christina immediately said, "Honey, let this kid see how powerful you are. Remember what you promised me, teach him a lesson, he has made me angry a lot."

Adrian jumped up from the sofa, and laughed with his hands on his hips 'hahaha', looking very arrogant.

Seeing her younger brother's arrogant appearance, Christina was immediately happy, and said with a smothered voice, "Honey, you can see how nasty this guy is now! Remember you promised to protect me, now is the time for you to behave! "

(End of this chapter)