On Sunday, they were on their way home.
On the way, Hans said as he ate his ice cream, "Let's get rid of the toys and send them to the grocery store. These are easy, especially those dolls. Sell them quickly."
Li Du asked, "Why are you afraid of dolls?"
Hans laughed. "Are you kidding me? Why would I be afraid of dolls? What's there to be afraid of? I'm not afraid, I just don't like them. I hate them! "
"You're afraid," said Crane, who was driving. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have explained so much."
Hans glared at him. "Focus on driving, don't talk nonsense!"
Li Du said, "It's fine if you don't want to say it, but I can't sell the dolls."
Hans shouted, "What are you going to do if you don't sell them?"
Seeing Li Du staring at him strangely, he laughed dryly. "Alright, I admit, I'm afraid of those dolls. Don't you think they're scary? They look like humans, but they're not. Lifeless expressions, fake smiles, lifeless eyes — F * ck! "
In the end, he kicked the cockpit to vent the fear in his heart.
Li Du patted his shoulder. "You've watched too many horror movies. Don't watch those things that aren't suitable for children. Also, occasionally study the uncanny valley theory. It will help you overcome this mentality. "
"I don't need to study the theory. You haven't told me what you're going to do with these dolls."
Li Du smiled mysteriously. "Set up a suspense. You'll know when we reach the destination."
The destination was Mother Mesa's home. The car would pass through the outskirts of Flagstaff. Hans was very familiar with the welfare home. Seeing the direction of the car, he understood Li Du's intentions.
"You're going to give these dolls to the children inside?"
"Why not? Most of the dolls are still in their packaging. They're brand new. Why sell them as second-hand? The children want new Barbie dolls, so why not give them to them? "Li Du said.
If it was in the Chinese cultural environment, giving second-hand goods as gifts was not very good. However, in the United States, it was not a problem at all. Americans were pragmatists. As long as the things could be used, no matter if they were new or second-hand, everyone would treat them the same way.
Therefore, there were many second-hand shops and grocery stores in the United States that sold second-hand goods.
This kind of culture was also shown in Hollywood movies and TV series. For example, the popular CBS drama "2 Broke Sisters", in which there were many scenes of two people searching for treasures in second-hand stores.
Hans shrugged. "Not bad, but I won't give them dolls. I'm going to buy something else."
There was a Walmart near the welfare home. The two of them went in and bought a bunch of vouchers. This way, if the welfare home needed anything, Mother Mesa could buy them herself.
They drove into the orphanage and saw an ambulance parked at the entrance.
Seeing this, Hans hurriedly jumped down from the car and grabbed a child. "Warren, what's going on? Who's sick? "
The child smiled. "Don't worry, Big Brother Fox. The doctors from St. John's Red Cross Hospital are here to give us free checkups. Hey, what did you bring? "
Hans moved the box down, opened it, and said, "This time, Uncle Li brought you a gift. Go and call the girls out. Uncle Li has specially prepared gifts for them. "
Warren shouted happily, "Sisters, come out and greet the guests. A VIP has arrived!"
Hearing this, Li Du quickly looked around. Did he enter the wrong door?
Hans said angrily, "Warren, you little b * stard, you're asking for a beating. Don't spout nonsense!"
Warren made a face and ran away. The door to the dormitory opened, and a few girls ran out.
In the reception room, a female doctor frowned and looked out. "Mother Mesa, what's going on?"
The strong and kind black lady laughed. "It's a naughty kid playing with us. He doesn't mean any harm. Let me see. Oh, two good young men are here."
The female doctor didn't see anyone, but she saw a familiar ocelot. The ocelot was crawling towards the ambulance with its long tail between its legs, because two boys were chasing it.
Li Du took out the beautifully wrapped Barbie dolls and said, "Look, girls. Uncle has fulfilled his promise and brought you gifts."
The dolls were not opened yet, and the "Barbie" stickers on the boxes were still intact. Upon seeing the dolls, the girls cheered and surrounded them, waiting for their gifts.
They received 15 Barbie dolls. There were 14 girls in the welfare home, and they were of different ages. However, Barbie dolls were all girls' best friends in America, and were popular among all ages. Therefore, each girl could get one.
After receiving the Barbie dolls, the girls ran away, laughing.
There were other toys in the boxes: excavators, racing cars, Transformers, and Marvel models. These toys were suitable for boys, and Hans sent them to the toy room in the welfare home.
Li Du was packing the boxes when Ah Meow suddenly started meowing. He looked up and said, "Ah Meow, quiet …"
As Ah Meow meowed, it pointed its paw forward. Li Du followed the direction of its paw and saw a blonde female doctor in a white coat smiling at him. It was Sophie, who had saved Ah Meow before.
Today, the female doctor was wearing a white coat. Her perfect figure was covered by her clothes, and only her long, straight legs were exposed. She wore a pair of shiny stockings, which covered her fair and delicate skin. However, because of the luster of the stockings, she looked even more charming.
Hearing his voice, Sophie, who was about to tease Ah Meow, turned around and smiled. "Hi, Li, what a coincidence to meet you here. Ah Meow seems to have recovered?"
Li Du said, "Yes, thanks to your superb medical skills, he has recovered. Now, he can climb trees, climb buildings, and jump up and down with no problem."
Sophie was a little puzzled. "Then he recovered really fast. It hasn't even been two months. Cats have fragile bones, and usually recover slowly after injury. It seems like you've put in a lot of effort to take care of him."
Li Du smiled. This should be the credit of the little bug.
After that, he asked the hospital what kind of activity it was. Sophie said that every year, the hospital would conduct compulsory check-ups for the welfare homes in the city. As some of the children in the welfare home were born with disabilities, as a surgeon, she had to follow them throughout the whole process.
Regarding this topic, she did not seem to want to talk about it. After a brief introduction, she changed the topic. "You're really good to the children here. You actually gave them such expensive Barbie dolls."
"These things are not expensive, right?" Li Du said. "We went to a storage auction and bought these dolls. I had an agreement with them that after I got the dolls, I would give them to them as gifts, so I brought them here. "
Storage auctions were a very common activity in the United States. Sophie obviously knew how it worked. "The storage unit that you bought must have been a Barbie doll collector. These are not ordinary dolls. These are the collector's edition that was released in 2009 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Barbie's birth!"
Li Du asked, "Really? You can recognize them from so far away? You're really an expert. "
Sophie laughed lightly. "Barbie dolls have been with me since I was young. I can't say that I'm an expert, but I know a little about them. When this set of Barbie dolls was released for the 50th anniversary celebration, I wanted to collect them, but they were too expensive. I didn't buy them. I had just started working then. "
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