After Halloween, there were more festivals. There was also Thanksgiving in November, followed by Christmas and New Year's Day in December.
Thanksgiving was a very important holiday in the United States. Li Du and Sophie returned to Flagstaff to spend the holiday with the Martins. After the holiday, he would go to Riverdale, where Big Fox was getting married.
They drove all the way to Riverdale. The town was as plain as water, and the retro style added to the town's mood, especially in winter when there were fewer tourists. There was a sense of desolation in the town, which added to the retro feeling.
When Li Du drove into town, he happened to meet a strong blond young man driving a pickup truck to the town's supermarket to buy something.
The two of them met face to face, and Li Du waved. "Hi, Jack."
The blond young man was Big Fox's brother-in-law, Jack. When they first met, his child had meningitis, and Li Du sent out a helicopter to rescue him.
When he saw him, Jack smiled brightly. He got out of the car and shook hands with Li Du. "Hi, Li, you're early. You guys go to the ranch first. Hans and Barbara can't wait to see you."
Sophie asked, "How's Chuck? The little guy must have become very strong. "
Chuck was Jack's son who had meningitis. When Sophie mentioned him, Jack laughed happily. "Yeah, we have strong genes in our family. The little guy is becoming a strong boy."
A ranch marriage required a lot of things. Chuck's pickup truck was full, and Li Du opened the trunk to help him.
Chuck wanted to continue shopping, so Li Du took them to the ranch first.
The ranch was decorated with lanterns and ribbons. The quaint gate and fence were wrapped in balloons and ribbons. Whenever the wind blew, countless ribbons fluttered in the wind. It looked very lively.
When Li Du stopped the car, he saw Hannah and Stephen. They had come in advance to help with the wedding preparations. Otherwise, they could have passed by.
Because of the move to Los Angeles, he hadn't seen Hannah and Stephen for a long time.
It was good to see old friends. Li Du hugged them and asked, "Haven't you decided to get married?"
Hannah smiled. "We're waiting for Hans's wedding. After he gets married, it'll be our turn. What about you, Li? What do you and Sophie plan to do?"
Sophie shrugged. "I'm waiting. No one has proposed to me. I can only wait."
Stephen looked at Li Du and said, "That's a hint, man. I'm sure it's a hint. Hurry up, as long as you do it, maybe we can have two weddings together."
Li Du smiled and changed the topic. "What about Big Fox? How could he not welcome an old friend like me? "
"He's trying on a wedding dress with Barbara. I never thought my brother would be like this one day. Barbara is his everything now," Hannah said.
Stephen sighed. "Really, I used to believe that Big Fox would never get married in this lifetime. He was simply the number one prodigal son of Flagstaff. In the end, he got married before we did, and he even became a traditional cowboy. If I didn't experience it myself, I wouldn't believe it! "
Hanna made the sign of the cross over her heart. "Thank God, thank my parents for their blessing."
Seeing that the two of them still had lingering fears, Li Du laughed. "We have to respect Big Fox. Even if he's a prodigal son, he's a good one. I knew he was a good person when he helped the children in the orphanage."
"That's true. Even when he came to Riverdale, he would still find time to help out at the orphanage in Flagstaff," Hannah nodded.
Li Du had come to the wedding with a mission. He was Hans's best man, but the wedding on the ranch was simple. The best man's task was to accompany the bride for a while, so he didn't come early.
The main reason was that the timing of the wedding was bad. It was right after Thanksgiving, when he had to accompany his future father-in-law and mother-in-law and discuss some matters regarding his and Sophie's wedding.
Otherwise, Li Du would have come early. He really missed Hans.
Hans appeared more than an hour after he arrived at the ranch.
Hans looked completely different from before. In the past, he was always clean-shaven, styled his hair into the most fashionable hairstyle, and always stared at women with shifty eyes.
Now his blond hair was old-fashioned and simple. There was a full beard on his face, and his skin had become rough, with a healthy layer of pink. He was completely different from before.
When he saw Li Du, he immediately made a gesture of drawing his gun.
Li Du opened his arms, and the two men gave each other a fierce hug.
"How do you feel about getting married?"
Hans laughed. "It's like a dream. It's wonderful. Brother, get married soon. Marriage is the true meaning of life."
Li Du patted him on the shoulder and said, "You find the true meaning of life first, then talk to me and answer my questions."
Barbara's family was considerate enough to give them some privacy. At noon, they gave them some privacy, and Hans brought Barbara to receive Li Du's party.
A small, simple building had been built on the ranch. This was Hans and Barbara's new house.
Looking at the new house, Li Du smiled and threw a bunch of keys and a land certificate to Hans. He said, "Looks like the gift I brought is a little superfluous."
Barbara took it and looked at it. She looked up and asked blankly, "What is this?"
Hans did not need to look to know. He said, "Hey, you're really generous. A house?"
Stephen looked at the contents, and then his face was full of shock. "God, is this a villa in Beverly Hills? How much is it? At least a few million, right?! "
This was the best house that Li Du had won in recent real estate auctions. The auction price alone was close to five million, and the value of the house itself had doubled.
He could not think of a better gift for Hans, so he chose this villa.
Li Du said, "Just treat it as a holiday villa. You can't stay on the ranch 365 days a year, right? You have to take Barbara out to play occasionally, right? "
Hans laughed. "What's wrong with staying on the ranch? I like it here very much. The longer I stay here, the less I want to go to the outside world. "
Li Du gave him a thumbs up. "You have no desires now. You're going to become a Buddha."
The Hans now was like a different person from the Hans he was familiar with.
Barbara had the heart of a child. She had no concept of money and liked things that she owned more.
Li Du and Sophie came to their new house for the first time. The house was Barbara's pride, so she took them to visit the rooms.
Hans accompanied them the whole time, smiling the whole time, calm and gentle.
Looking at Hans, Li Du's thoughts went back to the past. Time was really the most powerful force in the world. It could actually carve a person into a complete stranger in just a year.
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