Although the car was not Hans's, it did not make much of a difference.
Li Du threw the car keys to him. Hans waved and said, "Get in, kid, I'll take you for a ride!"
"Oh yeah!" the young man shouted excitedly, opened the car door and jumped in.
Li Du shook his head and said, "This guy has unlimited energy. I should let him drive. I'm so tired!"
Big Quinn said, "Please come in, boss. I have some home-brewed beer. It tastes good, I think you'll like it."
His house was a very ordinary American detached house, the kind that was most commonly seen in American dramas. It was built on both sides of the street, surrounded by lawns and gardens.
However, the neighborhood where Big Quinn lived was very densely populated, and the gardens and lawns were smaller. Their house did not have a garden, only a lawn of about 20 square feet.
The lawn was located behind the house, surrounded by an elaborate fence, which formed a relatively independent space.
The lawn inside was neatly maintained, without any weeds. It was soft and very comfortable to step on with shoes.
The sun was setting, and there was no strong light. There was no need to hold an umbrella on the lawn, just a table and a chair.
Big Quinn brought him and Godzilla into the house. The furniture was clean and arranged neatly. One look and one could tell that the owner was very hardworking.
Hearing the door open, a tall black woman walked out from the kitchen. It was Big Quinn's wife, Rosalind.
Seeing them, Rosalind smiled and said, "Mr. Li? Hello, hello, this is Mr. Flores, right? Nice to meet you both. "
Godzilla said, "Call me Godzilla."
Li Du added, "Just call me Li."
He passed the shopping card to Rosalind and said, "We came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. I hope this shopping card can make up for some of our impoliteness."
There was a face value on the shopping card. The young woman was shocked when she saw it. "This gift is too expensive."
Li Du said, "No, compared to the value that Big Quinn has created for me, this is really nothing."
Two black children, a boy and a girl, ran downstairs. Big Quinn carried them in each hand. They were his youngest son, Alan, and youngest daughter, Suzanna.
After introducing both parties, Rosalind took out bottles of beer from the fridge and said, "I've prepared drinks for you. This is our home-brewed beer. I hope it suits your taste."
Li Du smiled. "Big Quinn's culinary skills are excellent. I can't wait to taste them."
Big Quinn gave the 1,000 dollars to his wife and said, "Save it tomorrow."
Rosalind asked, "Where did the money come from?"
Big Quinn laughed. "It's a benefit from Boss, my dear. This is all legal. I've told you before that Boss is in the storage auction business. He's an expert. We don't do anything illegal."
Li Du understood why Big Quinn had said he was going to treat them to dinner. It turned out that Rosalind had doubts about his income and was worried that he had done something illegal.
Indeed, with Big Quinn's image, he was born to do illegal things. Buying prostitutes, such as collecting protection fees, would definitely earn him a lot of money.
In the backyard, they sat around the table and Big Quinn poured them drinks.
The alcohol content of the home-brewed beer was higher, but the malt aroma was stronger. When the golden wine was poured out, it filled the air with a fragrant smell.
Hans walked out of the house. As soon as he entered the small yard, he said, "What a fragrant beer. Quick, give me a glass."
After downing a large glass of beer, Li Du said, "Well, now that we've all drunk, here comes the question. How do we go back later?"
"Either we drink and drive, or we sleep here," Hans said indifferently. "There are always ways. Quick, give me another glass."
There were two trees in the front and back of the lawn. They were about the height of a person and exuded a familiar fragrance. Li Du thought hard but couldn't figure out the origin of this fragrance.
He asked, "What kind of tree is this? The fragrance is very unique. "
Alan quickly said, "It's a camphor tree. My dad planted it. He said that when the tree grows up, our yard will be very cool in the summer. It's too hot now!"
Big Quinn laughed. "Yes, a camphor tree. You should have smelled it before. The smell of mothballs is very similar to it. Of course, it's stronger."
Li Du suddenly understood. When he was young, there were mothballs in the closet at home to repel insects. However, he hadn't seen them for many years. They were said to cause cancer and no one used them anymore.
Hans said, "Camphor trees are very suitable to be planted in the yard. They can grow very tall, but they don't grow very fast. How many years do you plan to live here?"
Big Quinn took a sip of beer and said, "I don't know. In the past, my income was only enough to support my family, so I didn't think about changing houses."
Li Du said, "You can think about it now. At most, in a year's time, I can guarantee that you will be able to move to a new big house."
Big Quinn said cautiously, "I hope so."
The security in this neighborhood was not good. Almost all the black people in the neighborhood did not have money. Many of them did not even have jobs, which added to the chaos in the neighborhood.
As they were preparing dinner, they saw black children whizzing through the streets. Some were riding bicycles, some were riding motorcycles, and some were driving old cars.
A few of the children saw the Hellcat. They looked around and immediately surrounded it, reaching out to pull the car's mirror. There was also a child who looked into the car window with a horrified look.
Seeing this, Walker ran over and shouted, "Go away, this is our car. What do you want?"
One of the black children said contemptuously, "You're bragging. Your car? Do you know how much this car costs? "
"Go away, Walker. I want to break the glass and take out the bag inside. There's a wallet inside."
"Hey, open the trunk. There are usually good things in the trunk of this kind of car."
"Walker, you want to eat it alone? Don't think of hogging the things in the car. "
Hans threw the car key to Walker. Walker pressed the button, and the front and rear lights flashed.
Seeing this, the black children were shocked and quickly ran away.
Li Du said in surprise, "These children, what's wrong with them? I mean, have they received education? Their qualities are too scary. "
Big Quinn said in distress, "They're all Walker's classmates. But how can they study in school? They treat the school as a place to collect protection fees and sell contraband. D * mn it! "
"What about their parents? Did they watch them become the scum of society? "Li Du asked.
Big Quinn smiled bitterly. "No, they turned the children into scum with their own hands. I bet, boss, that if it's possible, they want these children to help them sell drugs or do something else, as long as they can make money. "
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