The summer in England is gentle, and the rainy weather for many years has not changed much in summer.

Three consecutive days of sunshine in a week can be regarded as good weather, especially in the neighborhood near my house, where almost every pedestrian wears fitted trousers and long skirts.

And when the plane first arrived in Los Angeles, we were all dumbfounded.

The summer in Los Angeles is very hot, the scorching sun scorches the ground, and the cicadas hidden everywhere scream like burning in the hot summer season.

Dad was wearing a neat and clean Muggle suit, and now he was constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead with his handkerchief; Mom chose a tailored silk skirt, not short in length, but very refreshing in material.

I was the worst one. I was wearing a tight thin sweater and long jeans. My messy hair was stuck to my neck with sweat, and I looked like I had just been fished out of the water.

It is worth celebrating that as soon as we got off the plane, the car contacted by my mother arrived.We couldn't wait to squeeze into the air-conditioned car while the driver helped us stuff our luggage into the trunk.

"Judy, why didn't you tell us that Los Angeles is so hot?" Dad couldn't help but turned around from the co-pilot and asked.

"Oh." Mom gave a guilty smile, "I forgot, because I haven't been back to the United States for many years."

Even with the air conditioner, I was distracted by the heat. Brian was held in his mother's arms, had already taken off his thick socks and trousers, and was snoring comfortably.

I glanced at him jealously, and I could only put my head in the middle as much as possible, accepting the comfort of the air-conditioning wind.

According to my mother, they took me back to the United States when I was not even 1 year old.At that time, it was not only to visit my grandfather, but also to avoid the minions of the mysterious man, and I don’t remember it at all. All my impressions of my grandfather come from the correspondence and photos every six months.

Cars gradually drove from the bustling commercial street to the quiet residential area.Grandpa lives in a community not far from the city center. The houses here are colorful and have their own characteristics. I just saw a house that looks like a castle.

The grandpa's house is very large, with a Muggle-style aesthetic. The square beige roof and the pure white stone brick walls are very eye-catching. The lawn in the front yard is also well maintained, and there are many landscaped potted plants.

As soon as the car door was unlocked, I rushed to the gate. I really didn't want to stay outside dressed like this.With the help of the driver, my father took out the luggage from the trunk, and my mother followed me slowly with Brian in her arms.

I rang the doorbell, and someone answered after a while.The white door opened, and a beautiful, mature woman appeared in front of me.

"Who are you?" The woman was a little confused when she saw me, but after she looked up at the parents behind me, she opened the door completely in surprise, "Is that Judy? Judy and...Jack? That's Brian ? Oh! You must be Kelly! Sweet Pie!"

She stretched out her hand and pulled me vigorously into her soft embrace. I was suffocated, and I was so hot that I couldn't breathe in her embrace. I kicked my legs and was torn out by my mother before I let out a breath with lingering fear.

"Who are you?" Mom asked vigilantly, and Dad quickly stepped forward and stopped us all behind him.

"Who is outside?" I heard a man's voice again, a tall and strong old man with gray hair poked his head out to look at us, with surprise on his face, "Oh! Isn't this Judy and Jack? I thought You are tomorrow's plane, come in quickly!"

There was a wordless awkwardness in the living room, with my grandfather sitting on the armchair and his girlfriend leaning against him crookedly on the armrest; Brian swayed slightly, and his mother looked at them seriously.

"Does Wendy know about this?" Mom asked, referring to her sister, my Aunt Wendy.

"Of course, and she is very understanding and supportive." Grandpa retorted, with a mocking smile on his face, "Can I call you and ask her?"

"You..." Mom choked, she took a deep breath and said to the others, pretending to be calm, "Please forgive me, I want to talk to Dad alone."

The two of them went into the dining room to talk back and forth, and Dad found an excuse to nurse Brian, leaving me and my grandfather's girlfriend sitting here.

"Kelly, right?" She broke the silence first, and said enthusiastically as if nothing had happened, "Call me Rosalie, do you want to go play in the pool in the backyard?"

I think Rosalie is very considerate, she obviously sees that I am unreasonably hot now, but she doesn't say so.But... what can I do?I have to be on the same front as my mother.

"No need." I said in a very indifferent tone, and then quietly lifted my collar and fanned it.

Rosalie's enthusiasm was visible to the naked eye. She lowered her head and murmured with red eyes: "I guessed that you would not like me... I really regret listening to Ryan... If I knew it, I would have gone to the hotel first It's..."

I got goosebumps from her whimpering, it's rare for me to see an adult cry like this in front of a child!

"You...don't cry!" I said in a panic, "I'll just go, but me, I didn't bring a swimsuit."

"I've been ready for a long time." She raised her head abruptly, with tears in the corners of her eyes, but a smile on her lips. "When I saw your letters, I had already bought the daily necessities for your whole family."

Indistinct quarrels could be heard from the closed restaurant door. Dad hid the crying Brian into the bathroom, and I followed Rosalie to the guest room on the second floor, covered in sweat.

"Let's see if you like it?" Rosalie excitedly rummaged through several sets of children's swimsuits and laid them on the bed. She held up several sets of swimsuits and gestured at me, "I have long wanted a cute little daughter... No, you should be my... granddaughter?"

Wait a minute, isn't this relationship substituted too quickly?I was forced to the corner of the closet by her, thinking silently.

There were three sets of swimsuits in front of me. I picked a red one at random, and she kept praising me for my good taste. Red is also her favorite color.

I have to say, I feel so much cooler in this minimal fabric swimsuit that my pores can breathe.

Rosalie slapped her hands excitedly, and she praised in an exaggerated tone: "You are such a well-developed girl, you must have inherited your height from your grandfather Ryan."

I showed a smirk, resisted the idea of ​​talking to her, and followed her to the backyard step by step.

She unbuttoned the shirt jacket she was wearing outside, revealing the inside of the bikini, and plunged into the swimming pool. A lot of splashing water splashed on my body, and the coolness spread immediately.

"Come on—Kelly, swim with me." Rosalie smiled happily. She swam to me with a beautiful butterfly stroke and looked at me expectantly.

Forget it, I'm already in my swimsuit.Thinking of this, I backed up a few steps, ran up like a cannonball and jumped into the cool, sparkling blue swimming pool.

Before I knew it, I started playing with Rosalie. She really knows how to mobilize children's emotions. Under her leadership, I happily chased and swam several laps in the pool and splashed water on each other until my head was covered. Soggy.

"So it's true that Ryan keeps saying you went to boarding school in Scotland?" asked Rosalie, who was a Muggle and had no idea of ​​my grandfather's or our family's identity.

I nodded wildly, and she frowned and said, "Oh, poor girl. How dare they put you so far away by yourself in a boarding school."

"So, is that a Christian girls' school similar to Catholics?" She leaned over and asked enthusiastically.

A wizarding school for Merlinians.I answered in my heart, but I could only say, "No, there are both boys and girls in the school."

"Hmm." Rosalie thought hard, not knowing what she was thinking, "That's okay, do you have any boys you care about at school?"

"What, what?" I stared at her dumbfounded, not knowing why the topic came here.But before there was a hazy shadow in my mind, Aunt Wendy appeared.

"Hey, Rosalie." Aunt Wendy walked in from the backyard, and she ran towards us in great surprise, "Kelly! Aren't you on the plane tomorrow?!"

Crash!I jumped up from the swimming pool in an instant, and threw myself at the little brown-haired woman wearing glasses, "Aunt Wendy! We want to give you a surprise!"

Exactly the same as I remembered Aunt Wendy, she resembled Hermione even more now: tousled brown curly hair, wise eyes, and a body of honor.

She was awarded the third class of the Order of Merlin!

Seeing us dancing and laughing excitedly, Rosalie also smiled and said: "I'll prepare drinks for you!" Then I left the backyard, I couldn't wait to ask her: "Are you still working in the Magic Council? Can I visit it?"

"Oh, I'm not there now." Aunt Wendy wrapped me in a bath towel and sucked the water out of my hair bit by bit. "I'm currently working as a teaching assistant in the Department of Applied Physics at Caltech."

"Uh, what?" I couldn't understand at first, but it didn't prevent me from understanding that she was working in a Muggle university. "Why?"

"Well, Kelly, maybe you don't understand yet, but there is no end to learning." Aunt Wendy showed the same expression as Hermione again, "I have found the direction of my study and research, and can you believe it? ? No-Maj's research in physics is really unparalleled!"

I'm sure she'll have a great time with Hermione.

"Wendy? Come in!" Mom noticed the movement in the backyard. She opened the french door and yelled at Aunt Wendy. The grandfather behind her held his forehead helplessly.

She and I looked at each other and shrugged, and before Aunt Wendy entered and closed the door, I heard my mother shout: "How could you not tell me that he is marrying a gold digger?!..."

There was a crackling sound, I turned my head again, and saw shattered glass shards all over the floor, bright yellow orange juice poured all over the floor, large and small ice cubes were also scattered nearby, and Rosalie's back disappeared into the corner of the house. corner.

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