Ellie drove carefully, quickly mastered the car, and began to do her best to explain the scenery she knew along the way...
Chen Mo played chicken till midnight yesterday and felt a little sleepy. Seeing that Ai Li was getting better at it, he took a nap.
Woke up and arrived at Muir Woods Memorial.
Muir Woods National Monument, located more than 20 kilometers north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, is named after John Muir.
In the 2011 version of the movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", which is set in San Francisco and its vicinity, the orangutan Caesar who suddenly became smart was often taken to a forest to play when he was a child. At the end of the film, Caesar led his kind to escape into the forest.
...right here.
"We have arrived. This is our first destination...Mr. Chen Mo?" Ai Li turned around and found Chen Mo sleeping, and shook him gently: "Mr. Chen Mo, we are here."
"Okay." Chen Mo rubbed his eyes: "Have you booked a B&B?"
"Of course." Ellie drove the car into a large courtyard. This is a B&B hotel run by locals. Staying there for one night is not cheap. A good room costs more than two hundred dollars, and a bad room costs seventy or eighty dollars.
I booked two rooms, one good and one bad.
Chen Mo settled into the luxurious suite, moved his luggage in and out, and went out to have dinner with Ai Li...
Chen Mo ordered a large pizza, and Ellie ordered a vegetable salad...
After the two sat down together, Chen Mo looked at her and said, "This is what you have for lunch?"
"Well, the vegetable salad is nutritious, healthy and delicious. Do you want to try it?" Ellie nodded sheepishly and looked at Chen Mo's pizza with greedy eyes.
"Look at how stingy you are." Chen Mo's pizza was so big that he could finish it by himself, but it didn't matter if he missed one piece, so he gave Ellie a small piece: "I see you've been working outside all day.
,have you graduated from university?”
Ellie opened her mouth but didn't say anything. She ate the pizza and said, "Thank you for your generous boss."
Chen Mo smiled...
After lunch, the two went for a walk in the park and forest. They climbed a mountain along a trail along a clear stream...
"The redwood forest here used to be very big. I heard that it was cut down on a large scale a long time ago... The reason why this place is preserved is thanks to John Muir."
"I'm not interested in environmental protection..."
From south to north, the winding road passes through the redwood forest and reaches deep into the park.
Along the way, there are hillsides, grasslands, and small bridges and flowing water. From time to time, you can see some small animals watching tourists behind the trees...
Very quiet atmosphere.
Chen Mo enjoyed relaxing his body and mind.
Ai Li ran into the grass and picked a few small yellow flowers... She wanted to give one to Chen Mo, but after looking at Chen Mo's back, she made a weird face and put the small yellow flowers on her head.
"What's that glass house over there for?" On the edge of a steep hillside, there is a yellow granite red wooden glass house, surrounded by many beautiful flowers and plants.
"bathroom."
Ellie said and ran into the garden.
This girl is so lively and active, she looks like a little girl...
Most European and American girls look more mature than their actual age. I didn’t observe her too carefully before, thinking she was in her early twenties. The more I look at her now, the more I feel that her age... she should not be an adult.
"Ellie, I want to ask you something formally. Show me your driver's license." Chen Mo frowned.
"Why?" Ellie jumped over with a small flower in her hand.
"I'm sure of one thing."
Ai Li took out her driver's license and handed it to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo took a look...
"You turned 18 the day before yesterday. Oh my god..."
"Anyway, I am over 18 and an adult. The contract I signed has legal effect."
"You came out to work...have you told your parents?" Chen Mo pinched the bridge of his nose and asked.
"Of course... I don't have a mother, only a father. I told my father..."
"He agreed?"
Ellie's eyes flickered and she nodded her head vigorously.
"It seems I have to send you back. If your father calls the police, it will be a big trouble."
"My father is a crew member. He went to sea. It will take a long time to come back..." Ellie prayed and looked at Chen Mo pitifully: "I need this job."
"At your age, you should be in high school or college, why do you work all day long?" Chen Mo thought of his sister, his eyes became gentler and said.
"My family is poor..." Ellie cried sadly, showing two rows of neat teeth, and said miserably: "My mother passed away in a car accident a few years ago, and my father has been depressed for a long time. The family owes a large amount of debt...
…”
"Then you shouldn't give up on your studies. There is a saying in our country that studies make your future."
Ellie puffed up her cheeks and raised her head with pride: "I have not given up on my studies. I am a student at Princeton University."
"Princeton... never heard of it."
"Princeton University, never heard of it?"
Chen Mo shrugged: "Is he famous?"
"Jesus, Princeton... you know Harvard, Yale, Caltech and MIT?"
"I know. I also know about Stanford University..."
"Stanford University is lagging behind. In terms of the comprehensive strength of the college, Princeton University ranks first in the United States, and Harvard ranks second in ten thousand years." Ellie said very proudly.
"Sorry, I don't understand this. Are you really a student at Princeton University?"
"Of course." Ellie took out her mobile phone, which had photos she took at Princeton University: "I am a genius. I was admitted to this university at the age of 17. However, I am currently on leave... waiting for me to earn enough money.
After I have enough money, I will go to New Jersey to continue my studies.”
"Why not study and work at the same time?" Chen Mo asked a very idiotic question.
Ellie was helpless: "I have to earn enough for tuition, at least enough for the down payment."
"How far is the down payment?" Chen Mo said with a smile.
Ellie turned her head and her eyes were filled with little stars: "Are you going to help me study?"
"That's a nice thought... I'm just asking casually."
"It's a lot different. I should be able to go back to school in the winter semester."
There are no cheap universities in the United States...
Chen Mo looked at Ellie carefully: "The most I can do is provide you with a job opportunity, that's all."
Ai Li bowed to Chen Mo with a smile on her face: "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Ellie was wearing a black coat, with a white short-sleeved T-shirt underneath, and a very loose collar... She bent down just now, and it turned out that it was very stuffy underneath. She was also wearing a bra wrap... She was really a... little girl.
"How much money can you make in a month from doing odd jobs?"
"Five thousand." Ellie said, shrinking her neck.
"so much?"
"The maximum is five thousand...usually...two or three thousand...one or two thousand. I have just turned 18, and there were many jobs in the past where I wouldn't apply," Ellie said aggrievedly.
This little girl has a cute face with a little baby fat... Chen Mo couldn't help but want to pinch her.
We walked back to the end of the trail and had a few drinks at the resort bar. It was almost dark.