"This is the aurora! It turns out it can move!" Hong Tao and Irene ran out of the house, stood in the open space in front of them, and raised their heads to the northern sky together.
"It's really weird, they seem to be alive!" Eileen couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, almost one-third of the sky in the north turned green, and it was not only the color, the light was like shining a flashlight from behind a frosted glass, or like a piece of colored quicksand being blown around by the strong wind.
, sometimes it looks like a piece of tulle swimming in the water, which is indescribably weird. Sometimes its color is emerald green, sometimes light green, and it keeps changing.
Hong Tao strictly followed what Bage said. When he saw a good aurora, he took out his camera and took a quick photo. Then he immediately put it back in his clothes, wrapped it up, hugged it to his chest, and went to look for other targets.
"Hong Tao, this way, this way! Red, red!" Irene lay down behind Hong Tao to help find the target. The aurora in the sky are not only green, but also red, and the two colors of aurora will never cross.
, clear boundaries.
The two of them struggled for more than an hour in the cold night, but finally couldn't resist the cold wind and ran back reluctantly. However, Hong Tao didn't give up yet. He dragged Irene and ran to the bedroom on the second floor, lying on the window again.
After watching it for a long time, I was finally satisfied.
That night, the curtains in Hong Tao's bedroom were not closed. The two of them lay on the bed, looking at the green and then red sky outside the small window and slowly fell asleep. Early the next morning, before it was fully light, the two of them fell asleep.
Renhe and Bag said goodbye to the pastor and his wife, and set off on their way back. It had been a month since this trip, and it was time to go back and rest. And Thanksgiving was coming soon, and Sam had already called Erin to ask questions.
When can I and Hong Tao go home?
The week before Thanksgiving, Hong Tao and Eileen finally flew back to Buffalo from Alaska. This was the first time Hong Tao and Eileen returned to their parents' home seriously after they got married. Hong Tao had to spit out another mouthful of blood. In Anke
Leitch bought a lot of Alaskan specialties for Sam, his wife and Katie, various deer skins, seal skin clothes, shoes and hats, as well as a completed reindeer antlers with Inuit hand-carved traps on them.
Whale picture.
Two days later, Katie returned home from Rochester alone. This sister-in-law looked much more normal now, without the rebellious air about her. She actually wore a professional attire like Eileen. But you have to
If you look carefully, you can still see traces of the past in many of her details. For example, the string of holes on her ears, the scars left by the piercing on her tongue, and in summer you can still see the scars on her lower back and calves.
tattoo tattoo.
"Hong Tao, go talk to Irene and let me work in your company. My law firm is so boring. It's full of cases assigned by the judge all day long. I'm almost bored to death."
After Hong Tao gave her a Thanksgiving gift, a pair of buckskin boots and a hat made of small sealskin, Katie held Hong Tao's arm and begged pitifully for herself. While talking, she looked in the direction of the kitchen, for fear of letting her down.
Erin heard.
"Irene won't let you go?" Hong Tao was very surprised by the way these two sisters acted. It is said that they are biological sisters and have a good relationship. They should not let their wealth go to outsiders.
"Well, she said that the company belongs to you and needs your permission. She also said that I am not suitable for that job. In fact, I no longer hang out with those people. I have changed and I want to live in a big city.
.But I can't find a suitable job." In order to prove that she had indeed become reliable, Katie immediately sat up straight on the sofa and looked like an office white-collar worker.
"Then I'll go discuss it with Irene. The company here is run by her alone. It's not for me to get involved. She has to agree." Hong Tao didn't care. He didn't hire anyone, and there were so many things in the company.
There wasn't much physical work, it was just legal documents and contracts, so Katie was able to put everything to good use.
"We still need to discuss it with her..." Katie seemed a little afraid of Irene, and she was not happy when she heard that Hong Tao said he wanted to discuss it with Irene.
"That's necessary. I will try my best to convince her, but you have to promise not to change back again. Everyone has a rebellious period when they are young, but it is abnormal for this rebellious period to be too long, don't you think?
"Hong Tao doesn't dare to interfere with Irene's family affairs. Their living habits are different.
The customs are also different. If you don’t do good intentions, you may end up doing bad things. Let Eileen handle this problem by herself. At most, she can say a few nice words to Katie, but Katie has indeed changed a lot this time.
, like an adult, it’s hard to say whether she will change back.
"You still want to go to Australia? Can you take me with you... You have visited the United States all over, and you still want to go abroad to play, but I still have to go back to work. This is too unfair. I
I want to go too!" After dinner, Hong Tao and Sam started playing chess again. Now Sam's chess ability
The progress was so rapid that it was already very difficult for Hong Tao to cope with it. Eileen and Katie ran to the room upstairs to try on clothes and look at photos. When Eileen revealed that she and Hong Tao would go to Australia after Thanksgiving.
When playing, Katie went crazy, rolling around and having to play along.
"But you don't have a holiday! Don't you want to do this job anymore?" Eileen really looked like a sister at this time, asking Katie's Achilles' heel in one sentence.
"I just told Hong Tao that I want to work in his company, and he agreed. However, he said that he would ask your opinion. If you agree, I will have a new job. I promise you that I will do a good job in the future.
Go to work, just this once. I have gone out to play for many years, but you don’t
Not only can you go to China, but you can also go to Alaska and Australia, so just take me there once. I have savings, 600 US dollars, so it will be my travel expenses, and the rest will be deducted from my salary in the future." Katie hugged her.
Irene's arms shook violently, and she spoke so miserably that tears almost fell from her eyes.
"Okay, okay, even if I borrow your money, you will pay it back to me later!" Eileen had no choice but to agree to take Katie with her.
"Huh! Cheapskate! This dress of yours belongs to me, I don't have a good dress yet!" Katie was finally satisfied, and before leaving, she also took away the dress that Erin bought before going on the cruise this time.
"Did you promise Katie to let her work in your company?" When going to bed at night, Irene asked about Katie.
"I agree in principle. I don't even know where the company is. It's up to you to decide. But I think Katie has changed a lot and is no longer so rebellious. I don't want to hire anyone. This job is just right for her.
What do you mean?" Hong Tao has no selfish motives in this matter, so he can just say whatever he thinks.
"The temptation is stronger over there in New York. I'm afraid she will change back again when she gets there." Irene was still not at ease.
"Hey! You're not Katie's mother. You can't control her for the rest of her life. Moreover, you are a bit too cautious to prevent her from living the life she wants to live based on just a suspicion. Katie's brain is not as good as yours.
If you're not at ease, just keep an eye on her, because she and you are twin sisters!" Hong Tao himself has never had any brothers and sisters, and he can't feel Irene's feelings, so he can only make empty statements.
"She wants to go to Australia with us, and I agreed." Irene seemed to be temporarily convinced by Hong Tao's reasoning, so she brought up the matter of fun again.
"Just go, you always have good food, good clothes, and travel all over the world. She will hate you if you don't take her with you. Anyway, two people will go, three people will do the same, but there is one thing. When the time comes, she will
You can live in a room by yourself and the two of us can live in one. This condition cannot be changed!" There is nothing surprising about Hong Tao. This sister-in-law is actually very kind at heart, and she is not as smart as Irene. She is stupid, but she has been rebellious for a long time.
There is nothing to worry about when playing together.
"Okay then, let her resign after the holidays. When she comes back from Australia, I will hand over the company's affairs to her and I can relax. Don't tell Sam or my mother about this.
They will definitely talk about Katie." Eileen still loves her twin sister deep down and helps her think through everything. Unfortunately, Katie may never feel it.
How Americans celebrate Thanksgiving is very similar to how Chinese celebrate Spring Festival, but there are also differences.
The few days before Thanksgiving are the busiest time for all charities. Not only do they have to hold various charity donation activities, but they also send people into the community to call on all families to help the homeless. Next to Sam’s home is the United States
The largest charity organization "The Salvation Army" (salv
ationarmy), they would place several big boxes on the roadside every day. One dollar is not too little, and one hundred million dollars is not too much. As long as you are willing to give it, they dare to accept it. And it is not just cash, but also old clothes.
, medicines, including a family dinner, can be donated.
Since he has already moved into the country, let’s do as the Romans do. Hong Tao also donated 10 US dollars to the American people. Speaking of which, Hong Tao felt a little guilty because he seemed to have never donated money in China since he was a child, and now he has gone to other places.
The country is pretending to be the boss.
Donations alone are not enough, there is also an activity to send warmth to the streets before the holiday. Don’t get me wrong, this is not some nursing home where leading cadres are surrounded by a large group of journalists under the arrangement of the relevant departments.
Putting on a show in the orphanage is completely a custom.
The specific content is that those families who live a good life, a few days before Thanksgiving, make a lot of delicious food by themselves, put it in a basket, take their children with them, and then go to the streets to find those homeless people and homeless people.
The homeless would then let their children give food to them as a holiday gift from God. When families who are more devout to God catch up, they would also invite the homeless back home to eat turkey together.
Have a big meal and regard this behavior as the best thanksgiving to God. (To be continued...)
