Chapter 619 Between Neighbors

The two people who slept in the daytime were more excited at night. After eating an authentic American seafood dinner at Fisherman's Wharf, they drove to San Francisco at night. Two young Asians drove such an elegant and solemn car. It's a convertible luxury car, not to mention, the rate of turning heads is really good.

Looking at the very different scenery and crowds around her, Huang Jingping was always a little uneasy, "Are we settling down in America again?"

"Why do you say again?"

"Look, in 1998, we were in the city, in 1999, we arrived in the capital, and in 2001, we came to the United States," Huang Jingping counted on her fingers, "Tell me, where will you take me in two years? ?”

This is true, but after finishing her one-year exchange life here and giving birth to a baby monkey at the same time, if Huang Jingping also returns to China, she will definitely not return to the capital. At that time, the SARS outbreak will be imminent. Stay in the capital with the pink little monkey?

"Why, don't you like it?"

"Hee hee, as long as I'm with you, I like it wherever I go," Huang Jingping quickly kissed him on the cheek.

"But, where are we?" Feng Yiping immediately realized that he was driving freely and didn't know where he was.

After asking for directions several times, I finally turned out of the main city. Just like Feng Yiping's first visit, Huang Jingping was not used to the quietness of other places. It should be said that it was deserted. "It's only after nine o'clock."

The mountain road back home is even more quiet. Although the street lights are bright, there are brightly lit houses at the end of the roadside path, but there are not even a dog on the road. What they hear now is Only the sound of bugs in the woods.

Finally, a car came down the hill in front of it. It was a convertible Porsche sports car. When the car met, the buddy in the gray T-shirt stopped the car and said hello, "You must be our new neighbor? The car is not bad. , I'm Harry,"

"Feng, nice to meet you!" Feng Yiping greeted him with a smile, this was the first neighbor they met face to face.

"I heard from Mike, you just came to the United States, if you need help, call me,"

This seems to be a very warm-hearted buddy, but you said it so nicely, you should leave a call!

If it was in China, Feng Yiping would usually ask politely, "Why are you going?" But this is the United States where privacy is more important than breathing, so it's better not to ask.

"It seems that the neighbors are not as indifferent as the legend says," Huang Jingping said.

Although the two of them lived in that villa area in the capital for so long, they still don't know the names of their neighbors exactly.

"In every community, there may be one or two enthusiastic people," Feng Yiping said with a smile.

Whether it's him or her, these two guys don't know anything about how American neighbors get along with each other. They both want to live their own lives behind closed doors. I don't bother you, and you don't care about me.

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"Ding dong," the doorbell rang, Huang Jingping was preparing lunch in the kitchen, Mike agreed to bring Lisa over, "Yiping, go and open the door,"

As soon as the door opened, a well-tied woman in a blue dress stood at the door, holding a plate in her hands, and a little girl in a princess dress stood beside her, "Hello, you must be Feng, I'm Kate , the third house on the right below, here are some cookies I baked, congratulations on your new home, "

Feng Yiping took the big plate in a little ignorance, and let them in, "Please come in, both of you."

"Don't bother," Kate smiled and took a note from her daughter, "This is my husband Harry's phone number,"

Oh, it turned out to be the buddy's wife from yesterday.

"Then wait a moment," Feng Yiping went into the room and rummaged for a while, and picked out a fat doll riding on a buffalo from the box of clay sculptures he brought over, "This is for you," he bent down and said to Harry said the daughter.

"Wow, this is so exquisite," said the crooked nut who likes these characteristic folk gadgets of our Great Heavenly Dynasty, "Annie, what should you say?"

"Thank you!" the little girl said sweetly to Feng Yiping.

Kate's visit seemed to be a signal. Afterwards, the door of Feng Yiping's house was constantly knocked, and they would all stand at the door and say a few words, and then they would deliver a plate of homemade snacks and a box of clay sculptures. After a while, it was clean.

When Lisa came with Mike, she also brought snacks. It was a cake she made herself. Looking at the things on the table, they were obviously not surprised. "It seems that you are going to prepare a party," Mike said with a smile.

"Does it have to be done? Can I pay a return visit?"

"It's a tradition," Mike felt a little happy to see the young boss in trouble.

"It's very simple," Lisa helped him arrange the dishes, "You set a date, set up a tent in the front yard, prepare some snacks, drinks, and a seafood barbecue. Those who come to participate will also bring some food,"

"Hehe, let's try it out and do as the Romans do!" What kind of mountain to sing, what kind of song to sing, here, we can only follow their rules.

"Yiping, serve me the food," Huang Jingping came out with a plate of Guokui Tofu.

For Western food, Lisa must be inferior. What they prepared today are all authentic Chinese dishes, such as fish-flavored pork shreds, hot and sour potato shreds, and Kung Pao chicken.

In order to take care of the pair of children they brought, they also made scrambled eggs with tomatoes and steamed shrimp with broccoli.

"Is this authentic Chinese food? It's different from what you eat in Chinatown," Mike can eat spicy food, but his chopsticks are really bad, and it takes a long time to pick it up.

"You'd better use a spoon," Feng Yiping pointed to the spoon he put aside.

"It's really delicious," Lisa said, "and this diet is healthier than ours, with less meat and more vegetarian dishes,"

In fact, we also eat meat. We originally wanted to fry twice-cooked pork, but I was afraid that you would not be used to it.

"Mike, is this also the case in your community? Are the neighbors so enthusiastic?" Feng Yiping really didn't believe it. His country, known as a society of human relations, is now becoming increasingly indifferent to neighbors. In this United States where interests are paramount, neighbors will so good?

"This," Mike seemed a little embarrassed to say, "it's like a customary rule. Whenever new neighbors come, everyone should welcome them."

In fact, Mike didn't say a word, especially when the market is in such a downturn, neighbors who can still invest in this field, everyone will definitely want to have a good relationship with you.

"I understand that even in normal times, we still keep a proper distance, right?"

"Yes," Mike nodded.

"We usually interact with our neighbors, what should we pay attention to?" Huang Jingping asked.

"It's really simple, try not to disturb others," Lisa said.

"There is a saying, 'The home of an Englishman is his castle'. Don't take the initiative to visit without being invited. If you really need to visit, you'd better call in advance to make an appointment, and try not to do it before 7 o'clock or after 10 o'clock in the evening. Call the neighbors," Mike added.

"Also, you have to tidy up your own yard, like the lawn. In summer like this, you usually need to mow it once a week," Lisa added.

"If you go to a bar or coffee shop together, don't rush to pay the bill." I don't know this, but I generally don't mind others rushing to pay the bill.

"Also, if you have pets, you should manage them well in the future," he added.

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After hearing this, Feng Yiping felt that feelings are said to be very free in the United States, and peat, in fact, it seems that they do not live freely in China.

Moreover, everyone is so enthusiastic today because they are new residents. If they hadn't been neighbors for a long time, they would also not know what the neighbors do.

"However," Mike said, probably because of their uneasy expressions, "everyone is willing to share some things with their neighbors, such as which gardener is good,"

On this point, Feng Yiping didn't respond for a long time, "What's wrong with you?"

"I seem to think of something," Feng Yiping said.

Whether it is the United States or China, the relationship between neighbors is becoming more and more indifferent, and the reason is actually very simple.

Although the society is getting more and more progressive, but at the same time, everyone's pressure is also increasing. Usually, when you get home from get off work, you are as tired as a dead dog. You can't worry about your own affairs, so how can you have the energy to care about other people's affairs? .

Besides, as neighbors, bumps and bumps are unavoidable. If the relationship is usually too good, when there are conflicts, it's not easy to turn your face and be ruthless, right?

Keeping a distance is actually a kind of protection for oneself.

However, the major social media in the United States are all very popular. They should like to socialize very much, so can they make a fuss about it?