Chapter 18 Section 17

On the night of the Fourth of July, New York puts off fireworks.I have seen such a large-scale fireworks display on the "October 1st" in Beijing, but looking at the ones here, there is nothing new.Wang Qiming suggested to Guo Yan that it would be better to go home and rest early.Guo Yan did not object either. Two drive home. The car drove into the garage, the automatic remote control door had just lowered to the bottom, and Wang Qiming was just about to open the door to enter the house, when Guo Yan pulled his arm. "What?" Wang Qiming asked. "There's someone in the living room!" she whispered, trembling.

He stopped and looked at his home.Sure enough, several dark figures in the living room flashed past the window. "thief!" he whispered.But he dared not catch the thief.The thieves in New York are very powerful. When stealing things, they all wear guns in their waists. If they go to catch the thieves recklessly, eight out of ten will become the ghosts of their guns. "Come on, call 911." He dragged his wife to hurry to call the police. Guo Yan didn't move and said, "JerryJerry!" "To save Jerry, go to the police!" Wang Qiming said before Guo Yan moved.

It was National Day night, and the neighbors were deserted, and there was no phone call.The two hurriedly ran for two streets before finding a payphone. 911 was dialed, and the police said they would be there soon. The two of them returned to their home again, hid under a big tree far away from their home, trembling, and looked at their home in the afterglow of the fireworks. The street was very quiet, not a single car passed by.Guo Yan was about to tremble, saying Jerry, Jerry's, and couldn't stop chanting. Wang Qiming was afraid that the fireworks would be too bright, so he pulled her behind the tree, trembling like her.

Suddenly, a black shadow jumped out of the window of his house, one, two, three, four... a total of four big men, all with large and small bags in their hands. A small truck came out of nowhere and parked silently in front of his house.The four big men were agile, they threw those big and small packages into the car, and people rushed in, and the truck drove away in no time. "Fuck his grandma!" Wang Qiming scolded. The thief ran away and the police arrived. Knowing that he was the owner, the two police officers ordered, "Open the door!" "The thief has run away, are you not chasing him?"

"Open the door!" Wang Qiming did nothing, opened the door, and led the policemen in for a tour just like the museum guide. He really didn't expect that thieves not only steal things, but also destroy things.No matter what objects in the living room, they all moved.The video camera is gone, the VCR is gone, the laser stereo is gone, and the karaoke is gone; the color TV is still there, maybe because it is too heavy, so it has not been moved, and it is placed on the floor in the middle of the living room. The bedroom was not much better, with clothes, letters, empty jewelry boxes and empty wallets all over the floor, and even Guo Yan's underwear was thrown everywhere.

When Jerry saw Guo Yan, he threw himself into Guo Yan's arms like a frightened child, shivering all over, and curled up into a ball.Guo Yan patted it. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." She said, "Poor thing, Mommy's back, Mommy's back." In fact, she was shaking more than the dog.The police began to take pictures and make references.They obviously don't take this kind of case seriously, talking and laughing while doing their work, discussing the New York mayor's election. Wang Qiming felt very unbalanced when the police ignored his disaster.Therefore, when the police asked about the situation, he said loudly to the police officer: "If I have a gun, I will definitely kill them!"

"No, no, you can't do that," the officer shook his head at him. "If you had a gun and killed someone, then you broke the law first, and we'd probably be the first to catch you." "So what do I do in this situation? How do I do it? Help them move things?" "You'd better let them go, like today," the officer's advice really discouraged him. "Let them go! Call them a car?" "As far as I know, they have a car tonight. Isn't that right?" The police officer still had a great sense of humor, and was even curious about Wang Qiming, the childish Central Office in front of him.

"But why should I be courteous and hospitable to thieves?" "But why don't you strengthen the anti-theft measures in your own home?" said the police officer. "It seems that you have the ability." The police seem to be doing a good job.The officer made him fill out a form, then saluted and left his home. The police car drove away.Calm has returned here. "Let me take precautions, what are the police doing!" Sitting in the mess, Wang Qiming complained. "What's this called? It's just gone..." Guo Yan mainly loves her jewelry.Good jewelry, cheap for these thieves.

"Burn money and avoid disaster, do you know?" Seeing that Guo Yan was really sad, Wang Qiming relieved her, "Don't be sad, I'll buy it for you tomorrow." "It costs more to buy again! These jewelry are all accumulated over the years!" "You have to pay taxes if you don't buy them. After you pay the taxes, the city government takes them away to help these people. Now, they take them directly from our house, so as not to bother the government." "What time is it, you're still joking." "This is not a joke, this is the truth I realized in the United States. Anyway, you don't want to pocket all the money you earn, you have to hand it over."

"I'm not willing to make such a deal." "Do you think it's a loss? In fact, it's not a loss. It's not a loss if no one is killed. You have to be thankful." "What about later, can you guarantee that this will not happen in the future?" This sentence reminded Wang Qiming: "You are right, you have to think of some precautionary measures." Wang Qiming made up his mind to do what he said. That is, two weeks later, his home has really changed a lot. All the windows, regardless of size, whether upstairs or downstairs, are installed with steel bars thicker than a finger.The front door, the back door, and the doors on the left and right sides were all replaced with heavy iron doors that had to be unlocked with a bang when entering and exiting.

He installed infrared automatic control lights on the outside of the house. Whether it is a pedestrian, a car, even a cat or a mouse, as long as something passes by his house, the light will automatically turn on. It's so bright that you can't even open your eyes. He installed the alarm series equipment again.The device leads from his home to the police station.As long as the two of them go out at the same time and turn on the power, if anyone tries to touch the house, the alarm bell will ring immediately, and the red light of the police station will also flash at the same time. The police will arrive within 30 minutes. This time it's all right, the house has become a prison, a big bunker. It's all safe! Wang Qiming and Guo Yan sat on the sofa.Wang Qiming was stunned, and laughed out loud with a "puchi". "What are you laughing at?" Guo Yan asked. "When you are poor, you look forward to being rich; when you have money, you first set up your home like a prison, and play as a prisoner when you have nothing to do!" "I came to America for freedom, why did I put myself in prison?" "When you have no money, you are the third grandson who is looked down upon by 10,000 people; when you have money, there will be 100,000 people staring at you for stealing and robbing you! Where to hide? Go hide in prison! You Saying this really confuses people: Is it better to be rich or poor? Who can tell clearly?" "No one can tell." It's been a week.One Sunday, Wang Qiming went out to play mahjong, and Guo Yan sat at home alone, feeling extremely bored.Looking at the iron pillars one after another, she felt panicked, so she took Jerry and sat down on the lawn outside the room. The lawn has just been pruned by the west of the garden. It is neat and pleasing to the eye, exuding an attractive fragrance of grass. Guo Yan likes to smell this kind of grass scent, so she just lay on the lawn, facing the blue sky on her back, closed her eyes, let the sun shine through her thin eyelids, and reflected the blush in front of her eyes. She didn't think about anything, let her mind go blank, let her thoughts get a moment of peace, and her emotions got a moment of peace. She heard a car brake. The voice was sharp and piercing, not in harmony with Hua Xiang and Sunshine. She sat up, opened her eyes and looked around. I saw a black sports car parked in her driveway. This car is... Ningning's car! She rolled over and sat up, staring at the car with wide eyes. A handsome boy got out of the car first.He ran over, opened the door on the other side of the car, and a girl stepped out. Ning Ning! Ning Ning!It's Ning Ning!She is dressed strangely, the lovely ponytail pine is gone, replaced by a bunch of slender hair, standing high on her forehead, and the other is more than half a foot long, drooping vertically, blocking the left half Eye. The short miniskirt was hanging on the crotch, revealing half of the buttocks.The small vest tightly wrapped the chest that seemed to be quite mature.Belly, of course, is exposed to the outside. If it wasn't for the face that looked so much like Wang Qiming, Guo Yan couldn't believe that this was her daughter - Ning Ning. Guo Yan stood there blankly, surrounded by complex emotions of shock, longing, resentment, and numbness.Seeing Ning Ning, she didn't know what to say or how to say it.The corners of her mouth quivered a few times to speak.Can not speak.She moved a bit, wanting to hug her, but felt that she was so far away, as if separated by a river. "Mom!" Ning Ning came over and called. The "Mom" touched Guo Yan's soul. She lowered her head, rubbed her eyes, and whispered, "Ning Ning, you're back." As she spoke, tears flowed down her cheeks. "Mom! This is James, my friend." "Hi!" James raised his right palm as a greeting. "Mom. Got a soda? We're so thirsty." "Yes. Come in and get it!" As she spoke, Guo Yan led her daughter and James into the house. Jerry looked at the two strangers and kept barking. "Jerry, do you remember me?" Ning Ning wanted to hug Jerry.But Jerry kept dodging and barking harder. "Don't hug that beast!" James said to Ningning, "Be careful it bites you." As if he understood James' insult, Jerry turned around and bit James' sneakers. James kicked Jerry unceremoniously, and was still yelling: "Go away!" Guo Yan hugged Jerry distressedly, gave James a reproachful look, turned and went upstairs, and locked Jerry into her room first. James drank soda and fingered a photo of Ning Ning playing the violin at the age of seven on the piano. "What is this?" he asked. "I'm playing the violin." Ningning told him. "It's really sick! What are you doing learning that stuff, you should learn to make money!" Guo Yan came down from upstairs, walked to Ning Ning, held her hand, and said, "Go home! My child! I miss you!" "Mom, I need some money." Ningning didn't answer her mother's words. "Daddy misses you too, come back!" "Didn't you hear, Mom? I need money!" "Money?" Guo Yan frowned. "Yes! Mom!" "How much?" "It's not asking, it's borrowing!" "Borrow? Borrow money?" "That is to say, we will return it to you." Ningning said. "What is it for?" "Business." "what business?" "Don't worry about it!" "I'm going to lend you money, I need to know." "What business do you want to know?" "right." "Sorry, I don't know either." "You don't know either! I can't borrow it!" "Mother!" Ning Ning pulled her mother aside and said to her in a low voice: "James is a nice guy, understand?" "Nice guy?" "Yes. For more than a year, he has helped me." "help you?" "Yes. Without his help, I wouldn't be alive today!" "What happened?" "It's all right. I mean, he's a nice guy. Now, he's got a big deal to do and needs money. Mom, you gotta do him this!" "I don't know what business to do, how can I borrow money?" "Mom! I really don't know, but I promise, he's a good man, he'll succeed, and he'll give you your money back!" "Ask him, what business do you do?" "Mom! Hey, James, what's your business?" "It's a big business and makes a lot of money!" James crossed his legs and said to Ningning and Guo Yan very confidently. "Mom, did you hear that? Big business! Even if it's for me, lend it to me!" "How many?" "It's only one hundred thousand dollars!" "One hundred thousand!" "What, is there a lot?" "I want to discuss it with your father!" Ning Ning secretly glanced at James, and James stretched out five fingers. "That's 50,000." Ning Ning responded quickly. "Fifty thousand is not a decimal, you have to wait for your father." "OK, let's go!" James stood up while speaking, and walked out the door with Ningning in his arms. Guo Yan chased to the door. "You should wait for your father!" she said to Ningning. "No!" Ning Ning left without looking back. Guo Yan heard James say to Ning Ning: "You have a psychotic mother!" The black sports car refueled fiercely and drove out of the driveway like flying.