"Well, Rajesh, introduce me to this Penny. How old is she, where is she from, what does she do, when did you get together, have you considered when to get married?" Mrs. Kusapally asked repeatedly. .
"MAMA, Penny is the same age as me, 26 years old. She is an actress and comes from Omaha. We have only been together for a short time and have not considered getting married yet." Xiang Nan explained.
"Omaha?! Where is that? Is she not Indian? Rajesh, you have to know that you are going to marry an Indian." Mrs. Kusapally said anxiously when she heard this.
"I'm sorry, MAMA, I want to make my own decision on emotional matters." Xiang Nan flatly refused.
Mrs. Kusapali suddenly felt unhappy.
"Rajesh, you must be careful about getting married." Dr. Kusapally took the call and advised him with sincerity, "Just try the local snacks in the United States. Don't eat them as a meal."
"OK, PAPA, it's forty in the morning, I really need to take a rest." Xiang Nan quickly hung up the phone, "Always remember, I love you, bye!"
"Honey, what do your parents mean by what they said?" Penny returned to the bed and stared at him and asked.
It's really disrespectful to compare her to a snack.
"Don't worry about them. Their ideas are still relatively backward and they always want to interfere in their children's marriages, but I won't listen to them." Xiang Nan reassured.
"Okay." Penny nodded, but still said unwillingly, "But the next time you talk to them on the phone, you have to tell them for me that it is their blessing that I marry you."
"Okay, don't think too much, go to sleep." Xiang Nan nodded.
…
After getting up in the morning and eating breakfast, Xiang Nan began to prepare for the party in the evening.
In addition to alcohol, drinks, snacks, fruits, etc., he also bought some game props.
Parties in the United States are not always as passionate and unrestrained as described in movies and TV shows. The most common parties are just drinking, chatting, listening to music, and dancing.
In the afternoon, Xiang Nan began to decorate the party, hanging colorful flags, putting up balloons, and setting out food. After the decoration was completed, the atmosphere of the party had been created.
The party was scheduled for six o'clock in the evening, and at 6:5, Leonard, Sheldon, and Howard had already arrived.
"Welcome." Xiang Nan opened the door and smiled.
"Happy birthday, Raj!" Leonard smiled and presented a big gift package with both hands, "This is my gift to you."
"Happy birthday, buddy, this gift is from me." Howard also smiled and handed over a gift.
Sheldon was the only one standing there, saying nothing.
"Sheldon, we agreed when we came here." Leonard saw this and quickly reminded him.
"Oh, I hate giving each other gifts. The whole gift-giving mechanism is meaningless." Sheldon frowned and said, "For example, if I want to give you a gift worth fifty dollars, you will have to give me five dollars in return in the future. A gift of ten dollars. And the cycle goes on and on until one of us dies and we're left with an old man who made fifty dollars.
And when I give you a gift, I have to try my best to guess what you want, and you already know the answer. This creates a lot of wasted brain power.
In the end, the gift I give may not be what you need, and the gift you give may not be what I need. This will also cause a lot of waste of money. "
After hearing this, Xiang Nan nodded, "Thank you Sheldon. Your speech has inspired me a lot. I think you can write a paper on this and it will definitely change the social model of the world."
"You're right, I should do this." Upon hearing this, Sheldon's eyes lit up and he geared up.
When Howard saw this, he couldn't help covering his mouth and snickering.
"Sheldon, Raj is joking." Leonard sighed, "Take out the gift you prepared."
"Okay, but let me state in advance that Leonard forced me to buy this gift. If you don't like it, don't come to me, go to Leonard." Sheldon handed the gift from behind.
"It doesn't matter what the gift is, the intention is the most important." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Anyway, thank you, everyone, please come in!"
…
"Wow, the layout is pretty good." After coming in, Howard grabbed a handful of pretzels and looked at them while eating.
"Thank you, I arranged this myself." Xiang Nan smiled.
"What about Penny? She made an appointment with a friend. She won't miss the appointment, right?" Howard asked worriedly.
"Penny has to go to work today and will bring her friends here later. Don't worry, I won't forget what I promised you." Xiang Nan explained, then frowned, "But you two will wear this clothes?"
Although Howard is wearing a suit, he still wears tight pants, a turtleneck sweater, a Beatles hairstyle, and an eye-catching belt buckle.
Leonard was wearing an old-fashioned corduroy suit, and he looked like an unearthed cultural relic, at least a hundred years old.
"What's wrong? These are my best clothes." Leonard asked doubtfully.
"I have also changed, I have put on a suit." Howard also explained, "I can't change too much at once, it will give my mother a heart attack. But thinking about it, I should change a little more. .”
"Okay, it's too late to change now." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "If tonight goes well, you can ask your girlfriends to accompany you to buy clothes tomorrow.
If tonight doesn't go well, I'll take you to buy clothes tomorrow. It's really not okay for you to dress like this. "
Hearing what he said, Leonard and Howard both nodded.
If both of them fail tonight, they really should change their looks.
…
Nearly half an hour later, other guests arrived one after another, mostly university colleagues,
Everyone was gathered together, talking and chatting, and it was quite lively.
When Penny arrived with a dozen of her female friends, the atmosphere at the party suddenly reached its peak.
"Raj, help us." After seeing these beauties arriving, they were quickly divided among the other guests. Leonard and Howard quickly found Xiang Nandao.
Neither of them are good at chatting up girls. They can only watch others pick up girls, but they can't do anything.
Xiang Nan nodded and quickly found Penny, "Penny, which two do you want to introduce to Leonard and Howard?"
"Leonard, let me introduce to you, this is Glipka." Penny introduced a tall, long-legged black-haired beauty to Leonard.
This made Leonard almost have an asthma attack with excitement. He quickly took out the aerosol and sprayed it several times. This move shocked Glipka.
"Howard, let me introduce to you, this is my friend Carol." Penny introduced another beautiful woman with a slim figure and curly blond hair to Howard.
"Dear Madam, it's so nice to meet you." When Howard saw him, he immediately stepped forward, bowed, and said in French.
This move made Carol frown.
"Howie, I warned you, don't be like this." Xiang Nan couldn't help but have a headache when he saw this.
