During the annual Spring Festival, I had a rare day off for myself. Walking on the bustling streets of Chinatown in New York, I still felt a little lonely, feeling homesick I had never experienced before.
Although the memory of being bedridden for several years was not good, if I were to send myself back now and continue to be a useless person lying on the hospital bed unable to move, I would definitely be unwilling to do so.
But it was hard to suppress the feeling of missing my hometown and missing my parents. When I saw a young couple in the distance shopping happily with their children, the corners of my eyes seemed to be a little moist.
"...It's really too pretentious. It's embarrassing for such a big man to shed tears." He despised himself and wiped his eyes quickly.
Mixing in with the lively crowd, enjoying performances such as lion dance and dragon dance on the street, we even bought a lot of fireworks and cannons to release the paper petals flying in the sky, temporarily forgetting unnecessary worries.
In the evening, I went to a Chinese restaurant that had reserved a small private room in advance. I had already made an appointment with Amanda to have New Year's Eve dinner together, but it was still a little early, so I could only sit on the sofa in the small private room by myself, cracking melon seeds and watching.
The replay of the Spring Festival Gala was deliberately recorded on closed-circuit television.
After waiting for nearly an hour, and it was completely dark outside, Amanda finally arrived, whom she had not seen for more than two months.
What was a bit surprising was that not only one person came, but also an Asian girl, who even looked familiar.
"Hey, Li Xiao, it's rare to see you treat someone to dinner, so I brought an extra friend over, do you mind?"
"Of course, please take a seat, please take a seat, and the waiter will help bring a pair of bowls and chopsticks." Although he is not sociable, he still invites people to sit down very enthusiastically.
"Hello Mr. Li, my name is Helen Zhao. I am from Seoul, South Korea. I am an assistant researcher to Dr. Amanda. Please take care of me." He spoke in quite unfamiliar Mandarin, but his attitude was quite humble, and he seemed to regard Li Xiao as his senior.
Although hearing this name and that appearance, Li Xiao did automatically think of the female doctor in the Avengers, but obviously there are no superheroes in this world, and there are no S.H.I.E.L.D. Avengers or anything like that, so more
The big one may just be a coincidence.
Of course, another possibility is that there are countless similar people in countless parallel universes, but their encounters are different...
"Master Li, can you give me some face? How can you ignore people?" Seeing that Li Xiao was a little dazed, Amanda also pushed Li Xiao's shoulder and whispered...
"Uh, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's just that Miss Zhao looks like the same person and is a little distracted. Nice to meet you, Smecta." I explained quickly, but at the end, I subconsciously said, I used to often say on the Internet
Heard Smecta.
Zhao Helen was stunned for a moment by these words.
"Hello Mr. Li, it's nice to meet you too, Smecta."
"Okay, you two, don't Smect. Now that the introductions are over, let's start eating. I've been looking forward to today's New Year's Eve dinner for so long that I didn't even eat lunch."
Amanda said very exaggeratedly.
"What do you want to drink?"
"Needless to say, didn't you say before that China's Moutai could beat France's Lafite? Just buy two bottles of Moutai first." Amanda said without any politeness.
"That's high-strength liquor, can you really drink it?"
"Helen and I are both over the legal drinking age, so of course we can drink. But you, although you are not small, are a bit young, so you'd better have a few bottles of Coke and Sprite."
Amanda's half-joking words made Miss Zhao laugh too, which only made Li Xiao feel a little depressed.
It is said that when I was only ten years old, my father took me to a roadside stall to eat barbecue and drink small beers. Why is it that in America, which is known as the most liberal and democratic country, it is illegal to drink alcohol as an adult?
"This alcohol prohibition is outrageous!" he couldn't help but muttered, but the law was such that he could only accept the reality, "Give us two bottles of Feitian Moutai, and a dozen Wong Lo Kat." He turned to the waiter and told the waiter.
"Okay, please wait."
The drinks and dishes were delivered quickly. When the dishes were served, the names of the dishes were also given. The names of the dishes were also very festive, such as the phoenix dancing for nine days, the nobility coming from the east, the end of the sea adding longevity, the gathering of heroes and so on.
Although the taste was average, several people ate quite deliciously. There was even a lively performance in the hall outside, which attracted bursts of applause and cheers. The New Year atmosphere was quite strong, even more lively than the New Year atmosphere at home.
.
There was someone to eat New Year's Eve dinner with, and all those feelings of homesickness disappeared without a trace. The only thing that made Li Xiao a little depressed was that on such a major festival, he couldn't drink alcohol, not even beer.
Although the law can't control it, Amanda just wouldn't let her get along with her, and even said that she would handle the drinks for her...
However, what surprised Li Xiao was that Amanda's drinking capacity was surprisingly good. She drank at least more than one bottle of Moutai by herself, but she seemed to be fine.
On the other hand, Miss Helen, under Amanda's various tricks of persuading her to drink, got drunk and fell into unconsciousness.
"Amanda, why do you always persuade her to drink? Is there a culture of persuading alcohol here in the United States?"
"Of course, young people must persuade people to drink at parties, but you can't drink. Of course, I have to do this. Today I will experience the lost youth. I gave up too many parties in order to study for a postgraduate entrance examination..."
"This is just a New Year's Eve dinner, why does it become a party?"
"Why isn't it a party? There are delicious food and wine. There are also lively performances in the hall outside, and the singing and dancing on TV are so good. The Spring Festival is a super New Year's party. I have decided that I will have a Spring Festival party every year in the future."
"Okay, what you said makes sense. Do you want to give you another bottle of Moutai?"
"No, I have other appointments later, so I'll leave her to your care."
"Uh, how about that?"
"Why not? This is the room key card of the hotel where she is staying. Room 309 of Arronomad. It is up to you, the flower protector, to send her back." He said and stuffed a room key card into Li.
In your hands.
"Isn't this bad?"
"What's wrong? I trust your character... By the way, she doesn't have a boyfriend now, and she also knows that you participated in the research and development of broad-spectrum anti-cancer serum, and she admires you very much." Quietly.
Li Xiao whispered in his ear, and then patted Li Xiao on the shoulder, "Come on, Saonian."
After the explanation, she left gracefully. Li Xiao couldn't help but asked her who she was dating, and directly replied: I'm not your wife, why are you asking so much? Li Xiao was speechless.
Watching Amanda disappear at the door of the restaurant, Li Xiao could only go back to the private room and prepare to send the person back to the hotel. However, when he helped the person up, he could clearly feel the changes in the person's heartbeat and breathing. In all likelihood, this girl was also pretending.
drunk.
"Miss Helen, Amanda has left, and you don't have to pretend to be drunk to avoid her persuasion to drink." She tried to say something, but as expected, the drunk and unconscious young lady regained consciousness in minutes.
But there was still an inexplicable emotion in his eyes, and he didn't know whether it was annoyance or resentment. Anyway, it made Li Xiao feel as if he had done something wrong.
"How about going out for a walk? The night view of Manhattan is not bad." He asked weakly.
"You don't have any other appointments?"
"……without!"
Chapter completed!