There were plenty of bedrooms in the villa. Li Du arranged for Mr. and Mrs. Martin and his parents to stay there. It was more convenient for a family to live together.
Two days later, in early December, Mr. and Mrs. Martin prepared to go hunting in the desert. Li Du accompanied them.
Sophie and the others did not go. Only Li Du, along with Brother Wolf, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Martin.
Their real purpose was not to hunt, but to talk about the relationship between the three families.
Desert hunting was a common way of hunting in the southwestern United States. Many animals lived in the desert, such as desert rabbits, desert foxes, and some deer.
There was a desert south of Phoenix. It was a barren desert, with some weeds and low shrubs living on the surface.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin were dressed in hunting gear. Mr. James was an expert hunter. When he was in Flagstaff, he often went hunting in the mountains with his old buddies. Therefore, after entering the desert, he excitedly looked for prey with his gun.
Mrs. Martin was not interested in killing. Compared to Mr. James, she was a devout believer. Sophie took after her, but she was more devout than her.
Seeing Mr. James's eyes shining, Mrs. Martin glared at him and said, "You're not doing your job!"
Mr. James said helplessly, "Isn't hunting a job?"
Li Du smiled but did not speak. At this time, he was the son-in-law. It was better not to interrupt and show off.
Mr. James remembered his purpose of coming here. He said, "I'm showing Li some experience after marriage. In fact, marriage and hunting are similar."
He looked around and said, "First of all, you have to look for prey. Not all beasts are your prey. You can only hit one at a time. After the gunshot, the other beasts will run away, so you need to be confident …"
Li Du nodded and said, "You mean, Sophie is my prey? I should take advantage of the opportunity to face her, right? "
Mr. James stared at him and said, "Nonsense, how can my precious daughter be your prey?! I'm teaching you how to solve problems after marriage! "
Li Du was a little confused. "Oh, you mean, the problems after marriage are like prey. You can't shoot randomly, you can't solve problems randomly. You have to find the core of the problem and kill it with one shot?"
The old man said, "You're very perceptive, but what I want to tell you is that it's useless. If there's a conflict after marriage, you have to apologize first. Buddy, don't care what the reason is, just apologize. I know Sophie. That girl is very kind. As long as you apologize, she will forgive you no matter what you did … "
"Be serious." Mrs. Martin was going crazy.
The old man spread his hands and said, "I'm very serious."
Li Du and Brother Wolf looked at each other and could not help but want to laugh.
Mrs. Martin rolled up her sleeves and asked, "Li, about nationality, what do you think?"
Li Du said, "I want to keep my Chinese citizenship, but I want to live in America for a long time. After all, my career is here. I don't have any opinion on Sophie's nationality, but I want the child to choose his own nationality in the future. "
Mrs. Martin nodded. "This is a reasonable approach. Do you have any plans for the next three, five, and ten years?"
Li Du said, "Yes, in the next three years, I plan to buy a small island in Australia. At the same time, I plan to open up a diamond mine in South Africa. After that, I will use the funds from the diamond mine to gradually develop the island. There are also mineral deposits on the island …"
Other than the little bug, there was nothing else that could not be said.
Li Du had never thought of guarding against Sophie and her family financially, let alone against his own parents. However, he could tell Sophie and her family now, but he could not tell his parents all of his assets at once.
He revealed this information slowly so that his parents could slowly accept it. Otherwise, if he suddenly had a net worth of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, his parents would definitely be worried.
Not only would they be worried about the source of his money, but more importantly, they would be worried about his safety.
In Li Du's hometown, there had been two kidnappings at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century. Both times, the rich people in the county were kidnapped. Until now, the culture of wealth in their county was still not showing off their wealth.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin opened their mouths in shock and stared at him blankly. Even though they were old and knowledgeable, they were still shocked.
They were considered the upper middle class in the United States. Usually, they were not short of money and lived a prosperous life. However, they did not have a lot of extra money on hand.
In addition, most of the people they interacted with in school were colleagues and students. It was difficult for them to get in touch with a rich person like Li Du.
What was even more difficult to get in touch with was someone who had accumulated wealth like Li Du!
Mr. Martin swallowed hard and said, "Well, Li, aren't you … aren't you working in storage auctions? Storage auctions nowadays are so profitable? "
Mr. and Mrs. Martin encouraged him, "You should quit your job and do it too."
Li Du laughed and said, "Storage auctions are really good. I found my first pot of gold here and earned tens of millions …"
He began to talk about his path of work. In terms of storage auctions, he picked the important ones to talk about, such as getting the Batman, the skeleton of the dodo bird, and the two famous paintings by Van Gogh.
Then, he talked about his experience of looking for fire opals in the Fossil Park, which was an opportunity to get in touch with the Harry Winston group and become a shareholder of the group.
Later, he talked about the reasons and discoveries he made in Australia. Finally, he went to Africa, where he saved a pygmy by chance, and the pygmy led him to a diamond mine …
As he talked, Mr. and Mrs. Martin exclaimed in surprise, surprise, and admiration. Toward the end, Li Du felt like he was telling a story.
Fortunately, the audience who listened to him were very qualified and cooperated with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin felt like they were watching an American drama. After listening to Li Du's introduction, Mr. Martin exclaimed, "Unbelievable, son. What have you been through in the past two years?"
Mrs. Martin was a little worried. Her eyes wandered and she said, "Li, your achievements came too fast. Oh, I'm not questioning you. I just want to say that you are really amazing. Sophie, well, Sophie is a very ordinary girl … "
"She is God's masterpiece. She is the best girl," Li Du said seriously. "I'm not saying that because you are her parents. I mean, I think I have been very lucky since I came to America, but the best thing was that I met Sophie."
He looked into the distance and recalled the first time he met Sophie. He couldn't help but laugh and emphasized, "Meeting her, falling in love with her, making her fall in love with me, that was the best thing that happened to me in America. Maybe it is also the best thing that I can experience in my life!"
Mrs. Martin smiled and said, "No, you will experience more things in the future. There will be even better things. I wish you all the best."
Mr. Martin nodded. Mrs. Martin gestured for him to say a few words. Mr. Martin thought for a while and asked with a serious face, "Can you hunt now?"
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