After the couple was brought in by Lin Peter, they first said hello to the old man sitting in the middle of the sofa.
Su Mingzhe handed over the Takahashi pancake in his hand and said in Chinese:
"Old man, I heard from Peter that you are also from Magic City. It just so happens that my mother-in-law is also from Magic City. She just brought some local specialties from Magic City a few days ago. I specially brought some for you to try!"
Mr. Lin, who is still energetic in his eighties, looked at the local specialties on the coffee table and slowly opened the packages with trembling hands.
He took out a piece and put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and slowly recalled it, as if he was back in 1949 when he was captured and taken to the treasure island.
Su Mingzhe also handed the red wine to Father Lin:
"Uncle, this is red wine for you and aunt!"
Father Lin is a middle-aged man who pays great attention to appearance. You can tell just by looking at the shape of his hair, which is meticulously combed.
Father Lin took the red wine very politely and motioned for Su Mingzhe and Wu Fei to sit down:
"Thank you, stop standing and sit down!"
Lin's mother, Alyssa, is a white woman. Her figure has become a little out of shape due to her age, but she can still tell that she was very beautiful when she was young. She can only understand a little bit of Chinese, but she can't speak it.
So she motioned to Wu Fei to sit next to her in English:
"Child, sit here with me!"
Wu Fei sat over obediently and started chatting with Alyssa in English.
At this time, Mr. Lin ate up a whole box of Takahashi waffles and looked at Su Mingzhe sitting on the sofa:
"Thank you, kid. I like your gift very much. Please stay at home for dinner today!"
Su Mingzhe glanced at Wu Fei, nodded and said in Chinese:
"That's troublesome for Grandpa Lin!"
After hearing his father's words, Lin's father went to ask the nanny to prepare meals, and also said to Su Mingzhe in Chinese:
"Have a nice drink today. Let's drink something white with the old man. It's rare that the old man is so happy!"
Father Lin turned to his son who could not understand Chinese and scolded him:
"Lin Huaxuan (Lin. Peter's Chinese name)!"
"You won't be able to learn Chinese if I ask you to. Maybe you won't be able to understand it this time!"
Lin Huaxuan felt a little aggrieved:
"Dad, when you and grandpa were busy with their careers, you sent me to my grandma's house. Where could I go to learn Chinese!"
Only then did Su Mingzhe find out that Peter's name was Lin Huaxuan.
Su Mingzhe felt that Lin's father put him at his grandma's house probably to protect him. It is not easy for Chinese people to do business in a foreign country. In the stage of primitive accumulation, one must dare to fight hard!
The nanny immediately prepared the meal, and everyone sat down at the dining table to eat. The meal was also an interesting combination of Chinese and Western food, with both Chinese and Western food.
For some reason, Mr. Lin felt that Su Mingzhe was very close to him and insisted on letting him sit next to him.
Su Mingzhe drank a few drinks with Mr. Lin:
"Grandpa Lin, you are in pretty good health!"
Mr. Lin's face turned red, and he spoke in Shanghainese when he was happy:
"Xiao Su, I'm so happy to meet you today!"
(I'm glad I met you today)
Su Mingzhe is from Suzhou, and his wife and mother-in-law are both from Shanghai, so he can understand:
"Old man, I am also very happy to chat with you!"
Then the two of them drank and talked about everything from ancient times to the present, from foreign countries to China, from the military to the entertainment industry.
Mr. Lin is a mature man. When he first saw Su Mingzhe, he felt that this man was not a fish in the pond.
Judging from the overall temperament and manner of speaking, he should have the insight that someone with a net worth of more than 1 billion can have.
But he heard from his grandson that he moved here just to get some money from the demolition of his home.
So he tentatively asked:
"Xiao Su, I heard that you are going to open a coffee shop!"
"Yes, mainly because I want to find a job for my wife Feifei!"
"Old man, let me tell you the truth. The demolition is actually done by the fools in the company. In fact, they made some money by stock trading during this period. The main reason is that the wealth is not exposed, so it is called demolition!"
"You old man said, if others know that I have made some money from stock trading, they want to buy with me. It's okay to make a profit, but who is responsible for the loss?"
Su Mingzhe said pretending to be drunk.
Su Mingzhe also understood that the purpose of the old man's test was that he was afraid that the source of his money would be unknown and his grandson would be affected in the end.
So I took advantage of the wine and explained the source of the money.
After hearing this, Mr. Lin looked at his son and thought it was okay, so he said to Su Mingzhe in a friendly manner:
"Xiao Su, if you encounter any difficulties in San Francisco in the future, just come to see Grandpa Lin. Grandpa Lin can still talk to you!"
Father Lin also said:
"Yes, if you encounter any difficulties, don't be polite and come to me directly!"
After hearing this, Su Mingzhe pretended to be flattered, poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all:
"Thank you Grandpa Lin, Uncle Lin!"
After eating, Wu Fei said goodbye to the Lin family in Shanghainese with Su Mingzhe, who was a little drunk:
"Grandpa Lin, please stay. Mingzhe and I will come to see Nong often in the future."
Mr. Lin smiled and said:
"Okay, okay! Come here often when you have time. Hua Xuan, go see Mingzhe and the others off!"
Lin Huaxuan didn't understand it at first, but his father explained it to him in English before he nodded in agreement.
When Wu Fei arrived at the door, Su Mingzhe, who was greedy for drinking, waved to Lin Huaxuan:
"Peter, go back, don't give it away!"
Lin Huaxuan (Lin Pitt) nodded:
"Okay, please be safe!"
Wu Fei supported her husband and walked slowly on the way home:
"Okay, we've gone far, stop pretending!"
When Su Mingzhe heard this, he straightened up his waist immediately, held his wife's hand and stopped pretending to be drunk:
"Honey, how do you know?"
Wu Fei pinched her husband's hand gently:
"If you are really drunk, I can't help you!"
"By the way, hubby, what does Peter's family do? I always feel like they are not ordinary people!" Wu Fei asked.
"As far as I know, Mr. Lin was captured as a young man and taken to the treasure island. After he was discharged from the army, he led his family to establish a foothold in the United States through his own efforts. Anyway, he is not a simple person. Now he can talk in Chinatown!" Su Mingzhe explained.
Wu Fei was already energetic, hugging her husband's arm and gesturing with her hands:
"Are you like the shady gangster in the movie?"
"I think Pete's dad has this kind of temperament, and that black suit with a big back is so presentable!"
Su Mingzhe smiled and stretched out his hand to scratch his wife's face:
"What are you thinking about? Are you still black?"
"Let me tell you, the old man of the Lin family is much more powerful than the black man. It is no exaggeration to say that the old man of the Lin family can support a TV series."
"To be able to grow from a young man to a big boss who owns dozens of supermarkets, restaurants and hotpot restaurants in San Francisco, the old man is considered a legend!"
"Hehe, do we have a backer in the future?" Wu Fei said coquettishly.
"Come on, I'm just being polite, but you take it seriously. If it weren't for that Takahashi pancake, we wouldn't even be able to have a meal!" Su Mingzhe said a little speechlessly.
The couple went home quarrelsomely.
At this time, the old man of the Lin family was also discussing Su Mingzhe with his son:
"This Xiao Su is definitely not a simple person. It will be beneficial for Hua Xuan to have more contact with him in the future!"
"In the future, if he comes to see me with something that is not too troublesome, I will help him if I can. It will be a good relationship!"
Father Lin nodded:
"Dad, I know!"
Mr. Lin sighed inexplicably when he mentioned his grandson, but he didn't say anything and went upstairs to his room.
Father Lin looked at his father's back and regretted that he had left his son at his grandma's house so that he could not even speak Chinese.
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(End of chapter)
