Chapter 1831 Arrival, Ms. Anna
In the afternoon, Li Xuehao delivered the specialties he brought back from Tokyo one by one and went to Yamamoto's family, Shirai Apartment, Nito Orphanage and other places respectively. After all, he was going to the United States the next day.
He rested at home for one night. The next morning, he packed his luggage, brought important things such as his passport, and walked out without leaving.
He did not go directly to the airport, but went to Mingyue's house first.
The bright moon and flowers were ready, and the family of four was waiting in front of the courtyard.
"Auntie Myoko, Uncle Daifu, Brother Qingjiu, Sister Jiehua, Hello." Li Xuehao greeted the four of them one by one.
"Koji, I'll leave it to you. You have to take good care of her." Mingyue Daisuke walked up to him and patted his shoulder solemnly.
"Please rest assured, Uncle Dafu, I can." Li Xuehao also responded solemnly.
"That's good. You can set out now. Please be careful all the way." Mingyue Daisuke nodded and urged the two of them to get on the road as soon as possible to avoid the rush of time.
Li Xuehao and Mingyue Jiehua said goodbye to her family, and they called a taxi and set off for the station.
This time I went to Narita Airport, but Haneda Airport. Unlike Narita Airport in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture, 68 kilometers away from Tokyo downtown, Haneda Airport is located in Ota District of Tokyo. You can directly arrive at the Keikyu Line from Yokohama Station, which takes about half an hour to complete the whole journey.
The two arrived at Haneda Airport two hours in advance, passed security checks, and waited in the waiting room.
"Koji, is this your first time going abroad?" Mingyue Jiehua, who was sitting next to her, was probably a little bored, or out of nervousness, and had nothing to say.
"Sister Jiehua, we went to hongkong on our previous school break trip." Li Xuehao reminded that he had already gone abroad that time, and she also told him to buy a lot of things.
Mingyue Jiehua also came to her senses and blushed a little, but she was not willing to admit defeat. "I'm asking, is it the first time I'm going to the United States?"
"It's the first time I'm going to the United States." Li Xuehao nodded, of course, not his predecessor.
"So too." Mingyue Jiehua relaxed a little. She probably heard that it was his first time to go to the United States. Both of them were novice. Even if she could do something embarrassing, someone would accompany her.
Sitting in the seat, she stretched her legs straight, her long legs were stretched long and straight, wearing black tight jeans, with perfect curves, especially the one above her knees, which was round and full, making people unable to help but want to reach out and touch it and feel the amazing elasticity.
However, after realizing that her actions were a bit rude, after all, there were others in the waiting room, and many people watched it. She quickly put her legs back to divert her embarrassment. "I won the championship in the national competition, and that woman Fuyuan must be very proud."
"It's not a smug either." Li Xuehao was a little helpless. Naomi Fuyuan was her girlfriend. Of course, she didn't want to hear people say bad things about her, even if it wasn't something ugly.
"Is that so? I can even imagine that woman who was proud of her, fulfilling her dream of winning the national championship in her last year of high school... Humph, if it weren't for you, she wouldn't even be able to participate in the national competition." Mingyue Jiehua seemed very disdainful.
If someone else said this, Li Xuehao would definitely fight back. Mingyue Jiehua is not good, he is his acquaintance and cousin. He said helplessly, "Sister Jiehua, with your strength in kendo, why don't you join the kendo club?"
Mingyue Jiehua looked at him slantedly, with a slight arrogant expression, "I won't be the deputy to that woman unless I am the minister."
"..." Li Xuehao was speechless for a moment. This is the problem. Think about it carefully. Neither she nor Fuyuan Naomi could be the kind of person who could surrender to others. Everyone wanted to be the biggest one, just like a mountain that could not accommodate two tigers. So as long as Fuyuan Naomi is the minister of the Kendo Society, she would not join the Kendo Society.
"How long will it take for us to arrive in New York?" Mingming Jiehua continued to ask.
Li Xuehao pointed to the boarding pass on her hand, "It is indicated on it, it is 12 hours and 40 minutes in total."
"Is it so long?" Mingyue Jiehua frowned. Obviously, she had no idea about going to New York before, and had never carefully looked at the boarding pass.
"So it's better to have a sleep on it." Li Xuehao suggested.
"Is there a bed?" Mingyue Jiehua asked.
"We are first class and have beds." Li Xuehao pointed to the boarding pass. The flight ticket was booked by parents far away in the United States early in the morning. Of course, they would not let the two of them take economic class.
"That's better." Mingyue Jiehua felt much more relaxed. As long as you have a bed and sleep for a while, 12 hours should have passed quickly. But when I thought of the first time I took a plane to such a far place, I was so excited that I couldn't control myself.
The two of them didn't wait long. As first-class guests, they had a special boarding corridor. After getting on the plane, they entered the first-class cabin under the guidance of the flight attendant.
Mingyue Jiehua felt that everything was very fresh, but she didn't show it. She just looked around with her eyes and restrained the urge to touch with her hands well.
But when the freshness passed, she seemed to feel that nothing was extraordinary and sat quietly in her seat to read the book. The book was brought by herself. Li Xuehao looked at the cover. It was a love novel. Perhaps this is what she passed the time.
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After more than ten hours of air travel, I finally arrived at Kennedy International Airport.
After leaving the airport, Mingyue Jiehua, who had hardly slept much, looked very energetic. She saw that it was still daytime outside and the sun was shining brightly. "Koji, is it really an hour earlier than when we left in Tokyo?"
On the plane, she studied the time difference between New York and Tokyo, and knew that New York was 14 hours slower than Tokyo. When the two set off that day and arrived in New York, they were even earlier than the time of the day. This feeling of having passed more than ten hours but being one hour earlier than the time of departure like a time travel, the first experience was really incredible.
"Yes, Sister Yuka, it's already past 11 o'clock in the evening in Yokohama." Li Xuehao said, while using his spiritual sense to sense the vicinity of the airport, and did not find a familiar aura.
I thought my parents would not come to the airport to pick up people, but in fact they might come secretly to give them a surprise. Now it seems that he was thinking too much, so they didn’t plan to come at all, so they had to go by themselves.
Let two young girls who came to New York for the first time break into places that are not familiar with, and their hearts are really big.
"Sister Jiehua, let's go." Li Xuehao mentioned the salute of the two of them. They were two huge suitcases. Mingyue Jiehua only held a small bag with her carrying her, and stopped a taxi outside the airport.
The driver was a young black man with a very thin figure and looked like a monkey, saying a mouthful of English with a strong accent, "Hey, where are you going?"
Mingyue Jiehua couldn't understand it. She only knew a little English and the kind of greetings she greeted every day, not to mention the other person's fast and rapturous words with a strong accent.
After Li Xuehao told him the address, the black young man helped the two of them put their luggage. When they sat down, he whistled, started the car and left.
If the journey goes smoothly from Kennedy Airport to Manhattan Morning Highlands, it will only take about half an hour.
The main campus of Columbia University is located on the Morningside Highlands and is a "university on the mountain". However, on the high-rise Manhattan Island, it does not look as majestic as the "highlands".
My father did not live in the school, so he bought a house here, not far from Columbia University.
Because of traffic jam on the road, after forty or fifty minutes of taxi trip, I finally arrived at my destination.
This is a Gothic-style house that looks a little more like a villa, but the houses around the neighborhood all have such houses, which seem to be a bit the same.
There is a lawn in front of the house, then surrounded by white fences, no fences, and a few Christmas trees look lush.
When the black young man helped bring the gift down, Li Xuehao gave him an extra twenty dollars to tip. He was so happy that he said thank you several times and asked if he needed to send the gift to the house, but was declined.
"Hoji, is this your home?" Mingyue Jiehua asked in shock when the black young man drove a taxi. Although the house in front of him was only two stories, it was huge in area and looked very high-end from the outside.
"Yes." Li Xuehao nodded. There was a house number in front of the room, and his parents had taken photos and sent them to him before. At least he could be sure that he did not admit his mistake.
He walked in front, arrived at the door, and rang the doorbell.
However, after waiting for a long time, no one came to open the door.
Li Xuehao was speechless and used his spiritual sense to sense that there was no one in the house.
Is this a joke too big? Is it okay if they know they are coming today, so I didn’t go to the airport to pick up people, but now no one is at home.
"Haoji, aren't Uncle Gengping and Aunt Hanako here?" Mingyue Jiehua next to her also noticed something strange and couldn't help asking.
"I'll call and ask." Li Xuehao took out his cell phone, called his father's phone, and then rang twice before it was connected.
"Yo, Koji." Dad's tone was very relaxed, as if he had no idea what was going on.
"I have arrived in the United States and am right at my doorstep, but no one has come to open the door." Li Xuehao strengthened his tone to express his dissatisfaction.
"Haha, sorry, I forgot about working today. I'm so sorry. I'll send you a key right away." After that, I hung up the phone, as if I was really busy.
Li Xuehao put away his cell phone, feeling helpless. What could he do if he had such unreliable parents?
"Sister Jiehua, wait here." He said to Mingyue Jiehua, who looked strange.
"Yeah." Mingyue Jiehua nodded gently, and she obviously heard the sound from the other side of the phone.
The two stood at the door, wondering how long they would have to wait, but the door of the house on the left neighbor's house suddenly opened. A young woman in her twenties walked out with a baby girl in her arms, and a little boy of five or six years old was following her feet.
It seemed that the family of three, mother, daughter and son were all white. When they saw the situation here, the young mother hesitated for a moment and walked towards this side.
"Who are you?" She had never seen the two of them, but she was not wary, and was more curious and uncertain.
"Hello, the owner here is my father. We just came from Japan." After all, they were neighbors, Li Xuehao introduced politely.
"Are you Professor Jak's son?" The uncertainty in the young mother's eyes was confirmed, so she was not surprised.
"Yes." Li Xuehao nodded quickly. His mother's English name was Ay and his father's name was Jak. A popular name, and he might find tens of thousands of people in the United States who call this name casually.
"I am Anna, my father and Professor Jak are colleagues." Nian's mother introduced herself.
"Ms. Anna." Li Xuehao shouted politely, looking at the baby girl in her arms, maybe a few months old and was sleeping soundly, he praised, "Your daughter is very cute."
"Haha..." Anna laughed, "You misunderstood. She is my sister Philis. In fact, I am not married yet and I am still a college student. Oh, my brother, Jason at this time." She pointed to the little boy at her feet, probably afraid that she would be misunderstood again.
"Sorry..." Li Xuehao was a little embarrassed. He never expected that the other party was not only a mother of two children, but also a college student. Of course, this was mainly because Anna looked several years older than her actual age, and he would not see the other party's face first when he saw someone, but he didn't expect to make a mistake.
"It doesn't matter, she is your sister?" Anna didn't mind. She probably felt that just like she looked at Asians, she also had no clear distinction between appearance and age.
"No, she is my cousin." Li Xuehao shook his head and said.
The two were talking, and Mingyue Jiehua next to her almost didn't understand it at all. She envied someone's fluent English skills. If she had known she would have practiced hard if she had gone abroad.
"Isn't Professor Jak at home?" Anna glanced at the suitcases beside the two of them, then looked at the closed door.
"Yes, I've called, and someone will send the keys later." Li Xuehao explained.
Anna couldn't help but be surprised, "Professor jak doesn't know you're coming?"
"He knew, but he just forgot." Li Xuehao smiled bitterly.
"Wow," Anna was even more surprised. She seemed to be laughing, but she took the initiative to exonerate some unreliable father, "Don't blame Professor Jak. He is a workaholic and wants to go to the laboratory again... Well, I know this kind of thing is indeed a bit too much, but it fits Professor Jak's character. Do you know? Sometimes he promised me in the morning, but he didn't do it in the afternoon."
It was Li Xuehao's turn to be surprised. From the other party's tone, he could hear that Anna had a good impression of her father and knew how to excuse him. Moreover, the relationship should be good, such as "I haven't done what I promised in the morning and the afternoon."
Chapter completed!