Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

At noon, the sun shines in the yard.

Although it is February in the year, the weather in North America is not that cold. The villa also has a central air-conditioning system, the temperature is pleasant, the sun is shining, and it is very good weather.

Huge dining room.

A table was already filled with food.

Zhuang Yu took a look and was very satisfied with the company he had previously entrusted to maintain the house.

He specially commissioned a service company to help him maintain the house regularly. Anna was in charge of the work, so Zhuang Yu naturally had no time to take care of these things.

These ingredients were also bought in advance by the people of that company and put in the refrigerator. Anna probably made a note or reminded them in advance. In addition to purchasing some meat and vegetables, there were actually quite a few Chinese seasonings.

Just look at the food on the table.

Braised fish, sweet and sour spareribs, braised prawns, twice-cooked pork, chicken stewed with cordyceps, oysters with garlic sauce...

"My mother-in-law is a great cook." An Changhe was also a little surprised and gave Li Huilan a thumbs up.

Although there were three people cooking, An Changhe knew that his wife could only help out at the side. She rarely cooked at home, and it was the nanny who did it.

Then this sumptuous meal must have been prepared by Li Huilan.

Li Huilan glanced at Jiang Qin and said with a smile: "Not all of it was done by me. Half of it was done by Jiang Qin."

Hearing Li Huilan say this, Jiang Qin immediately revealed a shy smile and waved her hands quickly: "I only made some side dishes, and my cooking skills are not as good as Sister Lan's."

Xi Juan smiled slightly and said, "Okay, let's eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

Everyone laughed and sat down.

Yang Jinsong and Anna also came.

A group of people sat down around the round table that Zhuang Yu had specially ordered to be customized. Li Huilan called out and they started eating immediately.

Zhuang Yu opened a few bottles of Maozi and two bottles of red wine. He, An Changhe, Zhuang Zhihong, and Yang Jinsong drank white wine, while the others drank red wine.

This red wine was given to him by Yao Ming.

Zhuang Yu had told An Xin before that he would go on vacation to Yao Ming's winery with her when he had time, but then An Xin became pregnant and the trip was not made.

However, he found an opportunity to ask Yao Ming, and Yao Ming naturally agreed. After knowing that he bought a house in Los Angeles, he also asked someone to send him several boxes of red wine produced in his own winery.

Zhuang Yu didn’t know much about red wine, so he didn’t know whether it was good or not, but since it was given by Mingge, it must be good.

Sure enough, Xi Juan took a sip and raised her eyebrows and said, "Xiao Yu, where did you buy this red wine? It's very good."

As she spoke, she picked up the bottle of red wine and looked at it, but couldn't see anything.

Because this is produced and stored in Yao Ming's own winery, the quantity is limited and it is only affixed with a simple label. It is not sold to the public, so there is not much information about it, and it is even more impossible to buy it outside.

Zhuang Yu said, "This is a gift from Brother Ming. He has a winery here. Let's go to Brother Ming's winery some other day. Take whatever you like. It's mine."

Xi Juan smiled happily and nodded at Zhuang Yu, saying, "Then I have to stay here for a while longer this time."

After a round of drinking and chatting, we ate a variety of dishes.

Zhuang Yu and several other men drank until their faces were flushed, and although the women drank red wine, their cheeks were also slightly red at this moment.

Only Tang Wan pouted and drank milk with Xiao Nuomi.

No one drank much, just smiled and chatted.

The meal took more than an hour to finish and everyone was satisfied.

Several women cleaned the table, while An Changhe took Zhuang Zhihong to the yard to smoke. An Xin winked at Zhuang Yu, who understood and called Yang Jinsong to his study.

It is a study and a tea room, and it is very spacious.

On one side is a bookshelf filled with all kinds of books, but Zhuang Yu has never read them because he didn't live here before. Next to the bookshelf is a desk, a North American walnut solid wood table, large and heavy, with no computer on it, only a desk lamp. The black walnut-colored table, coupled with the retro-style desk lamp, does have a scholarly style.

On the other side was a tea table, and next to it was a solid wood chair with a Chinese style. It didn't really match the bookshelf and desk, but Zhuang Yu didn't care.

Just do it if you like it, not for others to see.

"Brother Yang, please sit down." Zhuang Yu invited Yang Jinsong to sit down at the tea table, then boiled water to make tea and brewed a cup for Yang Jinsong.

In fact, Zhuang Yu doesn't drink tea very often, but he had met many business leaders with Yao Ming before, and they all liked to drink tea and were particular about elegance. So Zhuang Yu followed suit and learned to drink tea.

You know what, it really does have a bit of a tranquil and far-reaching flavor.

Needless to say, Yang Jinsong and Zhuang Yu had a good relationship, so there was no need to be polite. He sat down, picked up the tea and started drinking it, saying with a smile, "You know what, it's really delicious."

This tea was also given to him by Yao Ming.

Zhuang Yu brought over Pu'er tea from China. Although he didn't know much about tea, it tasted really good, with a subtle floral scent and a sweet aftertaste.

After drinking a pot of tea, Zhuang Yu continued to make the second pot while saying, "Brother Yang, I can't leave this time and can't attend your wedding. How about I wait for you to come back and hold a wedding for you and Anna?"

Yang Jinsong nodded: "I was planning to apply for a replacement. After all, China is too far away, and some of Anna's relatives and friends can't go. My parents also want to apply for both places and try to take care of Anna's relatives and friends."

Zhuang Yu couldn't help but nod. Although Yang Jinsong was a little older, he really had nothing to say about Anna.

An Xin told him that the last time Anna went to Yang Jinsong's house, Yang Jinsong's parents treated her very well, even better than they treated their own son.

There was no way. The old man in the countryside suddenly felt uneasy and nervous when he saw his son bringing home a young and beautiful girl, who was a foreigner. How could he have any opinion about Anna? He was afraid that Anna would have some opinion about their family.

What's more, Anna is not only beautiful, but also graduated from a prestigious university. She has talent and ability, there is nothing to choose from.

Although Yang Jinsong has become rich in the past two years, in the eyes of his old man, his son is just an older bachelor who has nothing and is lucky enough to have found a wife.

What’s more, she is such a good daughter-in-law.

So things went very smoothly, and the marriage was settled after meeting the parents.

After pouring another cup of tea for Yang Jinsong, Zhuang Yu stood up, took out an envelope from the desk drawer and handed it to Yang Jinsong.

"what is this?"

Yang Jinsong was stunned, and subconsciously took it and opened it, only to see a bank card inside. His face suddenly darkened, "Zhuang Yu, what are you doing?"

"Brother Yang, don't get excited." Zhuang Yu explained, "This is the share of money An Xin and I gave you. We can't go to your wedding, but this share of money cannot be less."

"But..." Yang Jinsong wanted to refuse.

The share money is nothing, but you don’t need that much.

What Zhuang Yu gave was a bank card, not cash. Yang Jinsong was not a fool, he knew that there must be a lot of money in it.

Before he could refuse, Zhuang Yu raised his hand to interrupt him: "Alright, Brother Yang, we are brothers, why are you being so polite to me? It's not much, just keep it. Let me make it clear, if I give it to you this time, I won't give it to you when you hold the wedding ceremony here."

Yang Jinsong hesitated for a moment and saw that Zhuang Yu was staring at him. His eyes seemed to be saying that if you don’t accept it, we can no longer be brothers.

He had no choice but to nod: "Okay, thank you."

......

at the same time.

On the other side, An Xin brought Anna into the room, opened his suitcase, and took out a wooden box from it.

An Xin handed the wooden box to Anna: "This is for you, a wedding gift."

Anna's eyes lit up. She had an American mindset, so she didn't hesitate to open the wooden box. Then surprise appeared in her eyes, which were filled with sparkling little stars.

"Like it?"

"Yeah, I love it so much, it's so beautiful."

Anna nodded wildly. No woman could resist sparkling jewelry.

In the wooden box were several pieces of jewellery selected by An Xin, including necklaces, earrings, etc., sparkling with gold and dazzling with diamonds, which would fascinate anyone.

......

Yang Jinsong and Zhuang Yu came out of the study and waited for another half an hour before Anna and An Xin came out together. No one knew what the two women talked about.

But best friends always have endless things to talk about.

The two did not stay for long because they had to go back and pack their luggage as they had to catch a flight early the next morning.

When they came outside, Yang Jinsong drove the car and Anna sat in the passenger seat, holding the wooden box that An Xin gave her in her arms, with a very happy look on her face.

Yang Jinsong also noticed the wooden box. Just as he was about to ask, Anna said to him happily: "Yang, look, this is a gift from An Xin for me, our wedding gift."

As she said that, she opened the wooden box and showed it to Yang Jinsong.

Yang Jinsong knew at a glance that these jewels were not cheap. He had been with Zhuang Yu for so long and had seen the world.

He was touched but also a little helpless. Zhuang Yu and An Xin were so thoughtful. Not only did they prepare a gift for him, they also prepared jewelry for Anna.

This was something Yang Jinsong had never felt before. Apart from his parents, only Zhuang Yu was so good to him. He knew that Zhuang Yu really treated him as a brother.

However, apart from knowing some kung fu, I have no other skills. How can I repay Zhuang Yu?

Seeing Yang Jinsong's complicated expression and silence, Anna asked with concern: "Yang, what's wrong with you? Should I not accept gifts? I..."

"It's okay." Yang Jinsong came back to his senses, smiled, and said to Anna gently: "This is a token of An Xin's heart, just accept it."

As he spoke, he took out the envelope Zhuang Yu had given him from his pocket and handed it to Anna: "This is a gift from Zhuang Yu for our wedding."

Anna widened her eyes in surprise. She thought the jewelry An Xin gave her was a gift, but she didn't expect there was something else.

She took the envelope, opened it, took a look, and then fell silent.

When foreigners get married, relatives and friends will also give gifts, but they don't call it gift money, and they often don't give money directly. Some give clothes, jewelry, and some household items. Even an electric kettle, a TV, or a refrigerator is not uncommon.

It's just that these things usually aren't too expensive.

This time, Zhuang Yu and An Xin gave really too much.

That box of jewelry alone cost tens of thousands of dollars, and Anna thought that was already extremely generous.

But she didn't expect that there was also a bank card. She was very smart and immediately realized that since it was a bank card, there must be more than a few hundred or a few thousand dollars in it.

What's more, An Xin was so generous and gave Zhuang Yu jewelry worth tens of thousands of US dollars. How could Zhuang Yu be stingy?

It's just...it's too much and too expensive.

Anna took a deep breath and said to Yang Jinsong: "Yang, I think we should return these. They are too valuable."

Hearing Anna say this, Yang Jinsong was very relieved. He could see that Anna liked the jewelry very much. He took a deep breath and said to Anna gently, "It's okay. It's not good to return it after you've already received it. You should keep it."

"But......"

"listen to me."

Yang Jinsong interrupted, showing his rare chauvinism, "As long as you like it, it's good. As for this friendship, we will keep it in our hearts and slowly return it. There is a long way to go."

He knew that Zhuang Yu was not short of money, and he could not give something of equal value in return, but brotherhood was a lifelong thing, and as long as Zhuang Yu could use him, he would definitely do it without hesitation.