Yunding Ranch

Chapter 223
Looking at the uninvited guest in front of him, Lu Li was actually a little dazed and didn't react for a while.He doesn't remember booking a guest, and the ranch's resort business hasn't started yet.

But then Lu Li realized, "No, that should be Uncle Li's son. He said he would come to the ranch for a while."

This is the most reasonable explanation, and there is an Asian face in front of him - Lu Li can be more sure, it looks like a Chinese.For Europeans and Americans, the faces of China, Japan, and South Korea are very similar and cannot be distinguished, but for Chinese/Chinese people, they can roughly distinguish some differences.

Lu Huaijin suddenly realized, took the initiative to get out of the car, and said hello in Chinese, "Good afternoon, welcome to Yunding Ranch, I am Lu Huaijin, Lu Li's father."

Lu Li turned off the engine, and then walked down as well - because the other party was standing at the gate of the ranch, it was difficult for the car to drive in now.Lu Li thought, since there are guests coming, it is still possible to greet them first, and then park the car.

"Wow, woof." The dog next to him barked at Lu Huaijin, but he was very petite and looked as tall as one and a half palms. The dog's bark was not very powerful, but rather cute, brown With smooth fur, small ears, and slightly wagging tail, it looks like the little cutie who followed us vigorously when playing in the field in childhood.

"Hulk." The owner standing next to him shouted in a low voice, this little guy is actually called Hulk?The Hulk of the Hulk?Lu Li couldn't help but laugh at this cute contrast, so could he and Bucky have a good heart-to-heart talk?

Hearing the master's call, the little guy calmed down a little, and returned to his master's feet, wagging his tail more and more, as if saying, "Look at me, look at me, am I obedient? Am I doing well?" Then The sprouting posture made the eyes of others involuntarily projected there.

However, compared with Lu Li and Lu Huaijin, the master seemed to have gotten used to it long ago, didn't buy it at all, ignored his performance, and said in a stiff voice, "Good afternoon, I'm Jack."

This is English.Lu Huaijin spoke Chinese, and the staggered responses made both Lu Huaijin and Lu Li stunned. Lu Huaijin looked at Lu Li and cast a questioning gaze. Lu Li was also confused, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

Li Huainan's son, Li Yitong, is not American. He was born in China and holds a Chinese passport. He came to the United States with his parents when he was very young and now holds a green card.However, according to Li Huainan, in order to facilitate working here, Li Yitong is applying for a change of nationality.

When Lu Li was at the China/Guolong Restaurant, he happened to meet Liu Xiaoyan and Li Yitong talking on the phone once, and Liu Xiaoyan obviously spoke Chinese.Now the person in front of him is called Jack, and he speaks English, Lu Li was a little uncertain for a while.

"Hello, I'm Fourteen, the owner of the ranch, may I ask who you are?" Lu Li stepped forward, skillfully took the initiative, and asked tentatively.

Jack nodded, and looked at Lu Li calmly, "Didn't my father tell you that I'm coming here today?"

Lu Li didn't like his tone of voice, he felt condescending, "Sorry, you didn't introduce yourself in detail, and I don't know who your father is." It couldn't be more familiar, and he answered the past without being humble or overbearing.

Jack became a little irritable, and kicked his suitcase, as if he wanted to kick the dust off his feet, but who knew if he was losing his temper, this action startled the little guy next to him , he hummed twice, and stepped back, looking really pitiful.

Lu Li's gaze fell on the little guy involuntarily, but he was still not good at communicating with strange animals, not to mention, wasn't the owner of the little guy right next to him?However, his master didn't seem to care about it, and explained bluntly, "Li Huainan, my father is Li Huainan, and he told me that when I come here today, I just need to find someone named Fourteen. Isn't that right?"

This attitude is really open to question.

Lu Huaijin shook his head. He is a teacher. He can accept students with poor grades, but he cannot accept that students are rude.Lu Li's performance just now was well advanced and retreated, but the tone of the person in front of him was still not very friendly.It's just that he is not a person who does things on his behalf, if the other party is really Li Huainan's son, he is not easy to speak, otherwise it would be tantamount to accusing Li Huainan of being incompetent in teaching his son.This made Lu Huaijin a little depressed.

Lu Li knew his father. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tony walking out. He waved his right hand and said hello, "Tony, we're back." Then Lu Li said to Lu Huaijin, "Dad , you go to rest first, or you take a bath first, and you just have dinner after you come out?"

Lu Huaijin looked at Lu Li, then at Jack, then nodded, walked over without saying anything.Tony greeted him and walked over with a smile, "Mr. L, how did you get off at the shooting range today?"

Lu Huaijin could feel the sunshine on Tony's body, and couldn't help but relax a little, "It's quite interesting..."

After watching Lu Huaijin leave, Lu Li's eyes fell on Jack again, "So, you are Uncle Li's son, Li Yitong?" Lu Li said this in English, but when he said his name, he spoke correctly. Yuandi is pronounced in Chinese.

Although it's just a meeting, it's still too early to make a judgment, but Lu Li has met this type of people in New York.

They refuse to associate with their compatriots. Most of the time they deliberately distance themselves and integrate into the local life wholeheartedly. They even refuse to speak Chinese and give themselves English names, just like countless African-American and Hispanic immigrants.

Such people can be roughly divided into two types. One is those who really want to integrate into the local life. After all, they live here now. Many Chinese immigrants of the older generation have lived here for decades, and they still speak English fluently. , can't even speak English, and then be completely isolated from the cultural circle, which is very lonely.Take the initiative to speak English, take the initiative to make local friends, and take the initiative to adapt to the local culture, all of which are worthy of recognition.

There is also an inexplicable sense of superiority. It seems that after leaving the country, they disdain to walk with other people in the country. It seems that after changing a passport, they suddenly become noble—some people don’t even have it. Renewing the passport is just to study or work here.

From Lu Li's point of view, integrating into the local culture does not mean abandoning one's original identity.He is Chinese and currently lives in the United States temporarily. These two sentences are both true. There is no need to deny the other sentence just because of one sentence.

Regardless of the type of Li Yitong in front of him, Lu Li doesn't like the way he handles it.

"Jack, I'm used to people calling me Jack." Li Yitong said stiffly, looked Lu Li up and down again, and said coldly and stiffly, the impatience in his tone was still lingering, "I won't stay, I can tell you beforehand."

Lu Li only felt the absurdity for a while, and then chuckled, "That's really great. The ranch is full of jobs now, and if I recruit more people, I won't be able to afford it."

Li Yitong was stunned by that playful and witty words, which seemed to hurt his pride, and he couldn't help but repeatedly defended, "That's not what I meant. I mean, I won't stay in Texas, no matter if it's my parents or not." Restaurant, or look for other jobs here."

Lu Li pursed his lips, nodded in affirmation, "That's good."

"What do you mean?" Li Yitong didn't like Lu Li's attitude, and there was always a hint of sarcasm in his gestures. He couldn't help frowning, and raised his voice.

Lu Li shrugged, "What I mean is, Uncle Li's restaurant is running well, so there should be no shortage of staff; Dezhou's economy has also been good in the past two years, and it shouldn't be too painful for them to lack one or two talents."

"You!" Li Yitong was really stung, his eyes widened, but he didn't know how to refute, which really made him angry, "I know their tricks, they just want me to stay, they just want to Let me come back. The previous method doesn’t work anymore. Now I’ve changed a method to trick me back and talk about vacation. In fact, the purpose is not the same. If they don’t want me to stay, it’s impossible for me to come Here. Otherwise, what would I be doing at the ranch?"

Lu Li and Li Yitong are not familiar. To be precise, they don't know each other. He doesn't want to draw conclusions easily, but he has talked with Li Huainan. He knows that Li Yitong misunderstood what his parents mean. He also knows that no matter what he says at this time, Li Yitong will listen to him. do not go in.Because to Li Yitong, he is a stranger, a stranger introduced by his parents, and he has a preconceived notion that he is naturally with his parents.

However, Lu Li is not a nanny, so he doesn't intend to take care of him slowly; moreover, he is indeed not a psychiatrist, so he doesn't know how to enlighten Li Yitong.Out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but glance at the little guy next to him spinning around in place again. Lu Li inexplicably thought of grapes and grapefruits. He was a little curious. Will these three little guys get together and make trouble?

Thoughts just flashed through his mind, Lu Li quickly came back to his senses, and continued, "To be honest, I don't know either."

Lu Li spread his hands and said with a nonchalant expression, "I think this should be up to you to decide. If you want to come on vacation, welcome, I can provide you with a room and three meals a day. As for the cost , because of Uncle Li, I will give you a [-]% discount."

Lu Li almost patted his chest, but there was an inexplicable sense of humor in that generous appearance.But Li Yitong couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest - he still needs to pay?This guy must be crazy!No, it must be a neuropathy!

"If you want to come to work, I welcome you too." Lu Li ignored Li Yitong's reaction and continued, "Although I don't have any shortage of employees here, it would be nice to have helpers in summer. Well, I will follow Pay it by the hour, eight dollars. You get paid as many hours as you work."

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Li Yitong's swearing immediately burst out.

(End of this chapter)