"I'm at the college." Ellie sent a text message, and a while later another text message came: "I will finish class at 11 o'clock."
Chen Mo looked at the text message and replied: "Yes."
…
Chen Mo was shopping and walked to the Albertsons store unknowingly.
There is a Valley Ranch counter in the store, and there isn't much organic goat milk on display. Most people who pass by have a look and are immediately put off by the price of goat milk.
Chen Mo watched nearby for a long time. It took more than ten minutes before someone picked up a bucket, and another ten minutes before another buyer came.
Large high-end supermarket chains like these usually have membership systems and door-to-door delivery services.
Fresh milk is almost a must-have food for Americans. It is used for breakfast and a glass of it is drunk at night. Because organic goat milk from Valley Ranch is expensive, ordinary people do not have such spending power. It is only consumed by the wealthy class. For these
Food that is necessary and cannot be kept fresh for a long time is usually ordered for a long time and delivered to your door by the supermarket.
Chen Mo went over and took a box, bought some vegetables and beef, then went back to the rental house, turned on the TV and watched boring soap operas.
At almost noon, Ellie called: "I'm home, come pick me up."
"Okay, send me the address." Chen Mo said and wanted to go back and shave, but thought about it and forget it...
You know your own virtues. Ellie is a good girl, and she may still have some interest in her, so don't harm her.
The unshaven man went out, drove his car, and looked for the address Ellie sent.
Ellie lived in an ordinary community. When she arrived, she made a phone call. Ellie ran out of the house with a smile on her face, wearing a British-style coat and a bun... followed by two girls who poked their heads out and looked over.
.
Ai Li looked at Chen Mo in the driver's seat, opened the door and sat in the passenger seat: "Let's go eat first." Ai Li said in standard Chinese Mandarin, which she could speak better than Chen Mo.
"Um."
"Chinese food or Western food, I'll treat you." Ellie said.
"Chinese food." Chen Mo turned to look at her, started the car and headed to Tang Xia Yipin in Jingshan City: "The Chinese food here is good."
"I know, it's expensive." Ellie looked distressed: "Okay, this is it, then you have to treat me to a meal in the future."
Chen Mo shrugged, took Ai Li in, and asked the waiter to sit down in a nice seat on the second floor.
There were no people in the restaurant at noon, and the large restaurant seemed very quiet.
Chen Mo ordered a beef dumpling, a mapo tofu, and a sweet-scented osmanthus, radish and shrimp soup, and handed the menu to Ai Li...
Ellie's miserly expression showed up again, and she ordered some white rice, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and a steamed egg with shrimps (tender): "Okay, that's all." Ellie said and handed back the menu.
The waiter took off his coat, revealing a black slim-fitting sweater. He looked much better than before: "Uncle, how have you been in the past two years?"
"What...Uncle!" Chen Mo touched the stubble on his chin, which should have come from shaving.
"Don't all Chinese men want young girls to call them uncle, to appear affectionate?" Ellie giggled, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and her dark eyeballs with long natural eyelashes were indescribably attractive: "Uncle.
"
Chen Mo held his chin with one hand: "It's okay. Didn't you say that Princeton is the best university in the United States, why did you go from Princeton to Stanford? The top student is willful."
"I am a girl majoring in science, so naturally Stanford is better." Ai Li had a bright smile on her face. She looked like a fool and could melt people. Those smiling eyes looked at Chen Mo without blinking, staring at Chen Mo.
comfortable.
"How have you been in the past two years? You've been working everywhere."
Ellie shook her head vigorously: "I worked in Princeton for a month, and then used the money you gave me to open a flower shop and a drink shop. I also found a bank loan to buy a rose nursery in the suburbs and established a company.
Someone bought a stake in my company, and after repaying the bank loan, I even made my capital back, and then continued to borrow money to invest in stocks."
Last year, especially in the second half of the year, the U.S. stock market was booming across the board. You could make money by buying any stock. It was just a matter of making more or less. Especially with the climax of technology IPOs, not to mention the rise of the stock market, in Silicon Valley, because of technology IPOs
The climax gave birth to more than 5,000 millionaires...
"It's pretty cool, how much money you make."
Ellie looked arrogant: "I won't tell you."
The food ordered has arrived.
The first portion is beef dumpling soup. The dumpling soup is made from grass-fed Angus beef and is very chewy.
The side dish of dumpling soup is cabbage. The fragrance of cabbage is mixed with the flavor of beef. This soup... also has the taste of radish, which is really amazing.
Such dishes are very popular even in China.
The dishes of Tang Xia Yipin are constantly being improved and upgraded, not only to suit the tastes of Chinese people, but also to the tastes of European and American people. Although they are relatively light and have less salt, the rich flavor highlights the taste of the food itself, which is very rare.
"Wow, it's delicious." Ellie was able to use chopsticks skillfully: "I ate at Tangxia Yipin in Long Island, New York. It tasted great, but the price was too expensive, and wealthy people like me couldn't afford it.
"
"You..." The wealthy class...
All right.
Chen Mo looked at Ai Li funnyly: "I'm afraid you have some misunderstanding about Fuyu."
"I'm talking about the wealthy class among the general public, which is different from the wealthy class like you." Ellie choked her mouth: "How come you are in Silicon Valley?"
"I...I work here."
"Go to work, aren't you a big rancher?"
"I'm bankrupt and have to work to survive." Chen Mo smiled and said.
"Very good……"
"What?"
"It's nothing." Ellie licked a smiling face. When she heard that Chen Mo was bankrupt, the girl seemed to be secretly happy: "Where do you work?"
"Why are you asking these questions?"
"I care about you. You are my great benefactor. Without you, I might still be working to raise tuition fees. I have to repay you."
"There's no need to repay you. Just give me back the money I gave you."
"Okay, okay, after dinner, go to the bank and I'll transfer the money to you."
Chen Mo filled the rice bowl and concentrated on eating. Ellie seemed a little absent-minded and glanced at Chen Mo from time to time: "Are you worried?" Ellie asked.
"No."
"You said you were broke...actually it's quite good. There is a lot of fun in trying to live an ordinary life."
"for example?"
"For example... you can feel the joy of making money."
"No matter when I make money, I am very happy."
"You can also care about grains and vegetables."
"Be a happy person?"
"Yes."
"Eat quickly." Chen Mo used a spoon to serve Ai Li a beef dumpling.