Rural life in America

Chapter 9 People who care about you

Zhang Hao has made a lot of money recently, so it is said that he has to pay taxes; it's just that taxes in the United States are generally paid once a year, and it's not tax filing day yet.

It is also because the tax policy of the United States is very complicated, and to a certain extent, it also encourages consumption; it is not simply to say how much you earn and pay taxes according to this figure. If you invest in some industries encouraged by the government, the amount of tax paid will definitely decrease. Not a lot.

Forget about tax evasion. Although there are indeed many rich people in the United States who will find ways to pay less tax, someone needs to take care of it.Otherwise, the IRS is terrifying and most people can't afford to mess with it.

Zhang Hao is not in a hurry now, he has already started to entrust land brokers to buy ranches in Oregon and California; at a price of about 50 US dollars, it is impossible to buy a good ranch that is too big in California and Oregon, where land prices are relatively high.

It doesn’t matter if you go to Texas, Montana or Minnesota, where the land is sparsely populated, the climate there is not suitable for you; when Zhang Hao was in China, he was considered a person in the south and was afraid of the cold.As for Xixi, a little girl who likes sunshine very much, Zhang Hao doesn't intend to expose his precious daughter to the cold and heat.

Thinking of his precious daughter, Zhang Hao is happy.

Mom, Dad, and the others are coming to the United States soon, and things like getting a visa will go smoothly; because the little girl Xixi is an American citizen, and the little girl was born in the United States.So Zhang Hao also got some benefits. As for the little girl's grandparents coming to the United States, of course it would be easier to apply for a visa.

He was waiting outside the airport with the Ford F150 pickup just mentioned. This pickup is considered the most popular pickup in the United States. It has excellent performance and is very practical. Zhang Hao, who intends to be a rancher in the future, naturally needs a used car.

With two dolls in his arms, Zhang Hao was a little worried; the little girl had followed her grandma back to her hometown for almost a month, and although she made videos every day, the little girl still missed her father very much and got angry.

It's not just Xixi who misses his father, Zhang Hao also misses his daughter.

Zhang Hao, who was waiting at the pick-up port, looked around, and soon saw his parents.

The mother is holding a little girl with a mushroom head and a round face. This is Zhang Hao's niece, Zhang Ziyou, the daughter of Zhang Hao's elder brother; the four-and-a-half-year-old girl is very similar to Zhang Hao's mother.

As for Zhang Hao's father, Zhang Jianye, who has a Chinese-character face, in many people's words, Zhang Hao and his father were carved out of the same mold; but Xixi is not like her father, although the little girl has a baby face Fat, but with a small oval face.

The elder brother looks like his mother, and Zhang Hao, the younger brother, looks like his father; both parents are not wronged, at least there is someone who looks like me.It's just that the two brothers Zhang Lei and Zhang Hao felt a little wronged when they went out. People who don't know who stand together really can't see that they are brothers.

Zhang Hao was waving happily, but he didn't yell; because the little girl Xixi was sleeping soundly, there was no need for him to wake up his precious daughter.

Handing the Barbie doll to his little niece, Zhang Hao said happily, "Yuyou, do you miss my uncle?"

The little niece was a little shy and afraid of strangers, so she shrank her hands and hid behind her grandma.

Yu Xiu pulled Yoyo out with a smile and said, "It's the little uncle, Yoyo doesn't remember? My uncle always videotapes with you, why don't you remember?"

Zhang Hao smiled, with a complicated expression on his face.

Yoyo is more than four years old, but Yoyo has rarely seen this uncle; the reason is naturally that Zhang Hao has been in the United States in recent years, and he really rarely sees him except for videos.

Although it was a little unfamiliar at first, but soon became familiar; because I was with my grandparents, and because Yoyo finally remembered that I had seen my uncle.

Holding the baby girl in her arms, the little girl slept really soundly and never woke up.

Seeing Zhang Hao's new car, Yu Xiu complained angrily, "Why did you buy this guy? It cost more than [-] U.S. dollars. If you have this money, you might as well buy a better car!"

Zhang Hao explained: "Mom, didn't I say that I was going to buy a ranch. This car is good. It can be loaded and driven out, which is convenient."

Zhang Jianye, who was taking care of his two little granddaughters in the back seat, said, "Buy a ranch? Why did you think of buying a ranch? How much will it cost?"

Zhang Hao laughed and explained: "I sold a horse two days ago and made hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is impossible to buy a large ranch of several hundred acres, but it is possible to have a small ranch of tens of acres. At that time, it will be no problem to set up a small horse farm and raise cattle."

Zhang Jianye was a little dumbfounded. Although he heard that his son seemed to know horses very well, he also heard that his son made a lot of money from horse racing in the past month.But when it changed hands, it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was really scary.

Not only Zhang Jianye was terrified, but Yu Xiu was also terrified; if she hadn't known that this restless young son was honest and dared not commit crimes, she would really have wondered if his youngest son was running away to make some 'quick money' during this period of time up.

Zhang Hao, who was driving the car, was explaining some things, and his parents were listening patiently; although they still felt a little unbelievable, they were more happy.

This youngest son, who has been worrying all the time, finally made it through, and finally made some careers!
While the adults were still happily chatting, a childish voice suddenly sounded, "My sister is awake."

Seeing Xixi through the rearview mirror, the little girl rubbed her eyes and pursed her mouth; Zhang Hao, who knew the baby girl well, knew that Xixi liked to cry when she woke up.

So Zhang Hao quickly said, "Xixi, do you miss your father?"

Xixi, who was sitting in the safety seat, began to struggle, stretched out her little hands and shouted, "Daddy, hug!"

Zhang Hao said with a smile on his face: "Not now, Dad is driving. Wait for Dad to hug you, then you want to kiss Dad, okay?"

Although Xixi had been angry with her father before, how could the little girl be angry now that she saw her father.

Seeing her father was very happy, and it was also because her sister was very happy; Xixi began to happily play games with her sister, and the two little girls started muttering with their Barbie dolls.

Looking at the two little girls in the back seat, Zhang Hao smiled and said, "Xixi also likes dolls now? I didn't like dolls very much before."

Yu Xiu smiled and said, "I learned it with Yoyo. In your old family, the two little girls dressed up dolls all day long. Now I have to hug a big bear when I sleep. Yoyo has a big bear. It seems that you gave it to me. The one, as tall as a person. Yoyo is given to Xixi, and Xixi hugs her every night when she sleeps."

Zhang Hao chuckled, "Okay, I'll buy a big bear for each of them later."

Zhang Jianye immediately said angrily: "You've just made some money and you're embarrassed, right? You are not poor enough to manage your family diligently!"

Speechless Zhang Hao explained, "Dad, the toy doesn't cost much, as long as the children like it."

Yu Xiu also opened her mouth to criticize: "It doesn't matter if you spend money on toys, but you can't afford to spend it like this. I know you made money, but it's not like you can't drive that Ford. Tell yourself how good it would be if you didn't buy this pickup truck." , this car costs [-] to [-] U.S. dollars, why not do it!"

Zhang Hao, who has a headache, can only explain that he also knows that his family's financial situation is not good, so his parents are worried about his financial situation.

"It's really used as a ranch. I can't drive that Ford to tow things on the ranch in the future. This car has a rear bucket, which is convenient for loading things."

It seems reasonable, but I can’t hide it from my mother who has lived in the United States for several years, “Then you buy a Dodge Ram, Phil’s pickup is not that expensive. Other pickups are not so expensive, but this one is 150 expensive, this one Money can buy Cadillacs and BMWs!"

Zhang Jianye was taken aback. If it weren't for the two little granddaughters in the car, he would really have to teach someone a lesson; just earning some money and spending it like this is okay.

Zhang Hao is also very speechless, what my mother said actually has some truth; the price of F150 in the United States is really high, and generally cars with a price of about [-] to [-] US dollars, such as Hummer and Cadillac Escalade, can almost be bought up.

In order to save a lesson, Zhang Hao began to explain that the price of cars in the United States is relatively lower than that in China, such as tariffs, and sometimes domestic cars are more than twice as expensive as in the United States.

As for these two pickups, they are definitely what the ranch needs rather than what they want to show off. In fact, this is indeed the case. Zhang Hao really likes the practicality of the pickups.Otherwise, he would have bought an SUV a long time ago, which is more atmospheric and comfortable.

Although his parents' nagging gave Zhang Hao a headache, Zhang Hao was not unhappy at all.

Because he knows that his parents care about him, and because he has a lot of unreliable experiences in the past, it is normal for his parents to have no confidence in him.

Only those who really care about you will accompany you when you are down, and only those who really care about you will remind you when you are proud.

Zhang Hao knows this very well, because he is also a father now. Although he may not have so much experience, he knows that being a parent has always been worry-free.

Very good, Zhang Hao likes this feeling very much, the time with his family is naturally the happiest.

(End of this chapter)