"Maddie, these two kids are your classmates, right?
Hello, I'm Maddie's mother, Clauris. Thank you for your concern. Maddie's father is doing very well, we're all doing well. There's no need for that … "Maddie's mother greeted Zhang Lisheng and George with a soft voice when she saw that her daughter was in a daze. However, she started sobbing after saying a few words.
"Mom, don't be like this. This is a hospital. Dad will feel even sadder if he sees you crying when he comes out of Dr. Cassandra's office later." Under Maddie's persuasion, her mother wiped her tears away immediately and a smile appeared on her face again. At this time, the girl shifted her gaze to Zhang Lisheng. "L-Lisheng, thank you for coming. This is a hospital. Let's talk outside if there's anything you want to say."
The young man nodded and smiled politely at Maddie's mother before walking out of the small private hospital with the girl.
"The atmosphere in this hospital is very strange. It's very depressing but everyone is laughing. Why is it like this?" Zhang Lisheng said boldly as soon as they walked out of the door.
"Dr. Cassandra advocates to face the tumor with a positive attitude. He always said that a day of hearty laughter is equivalent to a chemotherapy session …"
"Many doctors think so now. As long as one has an optimistic and positive personality, the human body's own immunity can deal with any disease. I heard that many patients who are seriously ill will recover naturally …"
"George, if laughter can cure diseases, Chaplin wouldn't have died.
Maddie, didn't I ask you to ask the doctor on the phone if there's any other better and more scientific treatment for your father's illness? "
"I asked the nurse on duty and she said that a medical center in Belgium has developed a brand new treatment for the middle-stage cancer of the stomach. Looking at the data, the treatment effect is very good …"
"Then why didn't you call me back?"
"D-It's 500,000 dollars. The nurse said that the entire treatment is estimated to cost at least 500,000 dollars …" Maddie leaned on the wall weakly and muttered.
In the eyes of some people, 500,000 dollars might just be a few chips in the casino, but to most people, it was a huge sum of money.
To an ordinary middle-class family in the US that did not continue the tradition, having a cash deposit of 500,000 USD could even be said to be a dream.
"500,000 dollars? 500,000 dollars? That's a lot of money, but you're my servant after all. According to the custom …" Zhang Lisheng muttered and wrote a check before shoving it into Maddie's hand. "Send your father to Belgium. It's not very reliable to treat tumors with a silly smile."
Unable to understand the values of a wizard, Maddie looked at the cheque with a '5' and five 'zeros' written on it in bafflement. After being stunned for a while, she muttered, "Why are you treating me like this? If you like me, you could've already given me that 50,000 dollars back then …"
What's more, haven't you already taken me in as your 'servant'? "
"Yes, it's precisely because you're my 'servant' that I should help your family when they're seriously ill as long as it's within my capabilities.
Alright, I've done what I can for you. I hope your father can recover. George and I will … "
Zhang Lisheng's words were suddenly blocked by Maddie who pounced on him and gave him a deep kiss.
"Thank you." Maddie poured all of her gratitude and feelings into this kiss. After a long time, she let go of the young man with a flushed face and looked at Zhang Lisheng deeply with complicated emotions in her eyes. She then pushed the door open and ran into the hospital.
After the girl ran away, Zhang Lisheng was still dumbstruck and had yet to snap back to reality. George, who was next to him, teased, "500,000 dollars in exchange for a passionate kiss. How does this' 500,000 dollar kiss' taste?"
"What the hell? Maddie, why would Maddie do that? I'm just doing it to conform to our Chinese values, in …"
"Oh, alright, alright, buddy. What's there to explain to me? I'm not that hot chick friend of yours, nor am I Maddie's father or mother. Besides, both of you have already started to play the little game of 'servant' and 'master', so what's the big deal about a kiss?
Speaking of which, the speed of your fortune is really fast. You were still working with me a few months ago and now you've written a 500,000 dollar cheque for someone else without even blinking your eyes.
Help me when you can too. Even if it's a 100,000 dollar cheque, I won't be stingy with my body and let you do whatever you want, "George posed his sexy body as he was speaking.
"Enough, George, you're so disgusting. That's the money in my account. If I want more money, I'll have to wait until the slaughterhouse expansion officially starts."
"I've always heard you say that you've opened a slaughterhouse. I've never seen a slaughterhouse before. Looking at your actions now, I'm really curious about the scale of your factory …"
"You can go anytime in the future if you want to but not today. According to the doctor's advice, I'm not planning to leave New York City during my rest period," Zhang Lisheng said cautiously.
"Because you can't use your brain too much. Okay, Lisheng, of course you should listen to the doctor.
There's something funny. As the traitor of Lowbige Junior High, the rumor in the school is that you've become a brainless person who can only lie in bed drooling for the rest of your life … "
"Wait a minute, George, since when did I become the traitor of Lowbige Junior High?"
"Now, all of the students in Lowbige Junior High know that you've joined the Fordham Sisters' ship party and even got into a shipwreck. Of course, you've become the traitor of Lowbige Junior High.
But don't worry buddy, your market is rising because of this' traitor 'title. You should know that the saying is right. You must know the saying is right, 'a man who gets slept with is a good man' … "George said loudly in an envious tone.
After that, Zhang Lisheng listened to him speechlessly analyzing what kind of subtle position Zhang Lisheng had in the hearts of the girls in Lowbige Junior High for the entire day until he got home at night.
The young man continued to stay at home for the next few days. He only began his normal life after the holiday that the doctor gave him was over.
It was a short and intense revision after his classes resumed. He had exams one after another. Zhang Lisheng, who had only attended classes for less than two weeks, welcomed his first long summer vacation in America at the beginning of July.
On the day of the summer vacation, the entire Lowbige Junior High was immersed in an extremely joyous atmosphere.
"Lisheng, we're free now! We have three whole months of freedom …" George cheered happily while walking in the scorching hot school with his books on his head to block the sun.
"George, you haven't even finished your tenth grade credits yet. If I were you, I'd think about where to go for tuition during the summer vacation instead of cheering 'we're free now'."
"You're such a killjoy buddy. You're going to Hawaii for your vacation but you're asking your best friend to go for tuition.
Oh yeah, when exactly did you book the flight? Can't I go with you after I work for another month and earn enough money? "
The duo had already walked to the street outside of the school as they were talking. Zhang Lisheng said while smiling while opening the front door of his SUV, "I think you should go to Hawaii with your Hannah. I don't want to disturb the two of you.
It's too hot, I'll send you to the butcher shop. "
"Forget it buddy, I won't get sunburned if I walk under the shade on my bike. Aren't you going to Kaiserland Town to negotiate with those cunning farm owners? Stop wasting time, let's go."
"Okay, I'll make a move first." Zhang Lisheng did not force George after hearing what he said. He waved and started the car, driving out of New York City.
Forty minutes later, the Explorer turned into the spacious road in the suburbs of New York. Not long after driving, the countless giant cranes that stood in the distance entered the young man's sight. It was the construction site of the new New York Harbor. Not far away from it was a faintly visible white workshop. It was the completed first phase of the LS Slaughterhouse project.
After driving forward for a while, Zhang Lisheng drove the SUV into a road branch. After driving straight for over ten minutes, a clean and tidy town appeared before him.
The Explorer with a familiar license plate entering Kaiserland Town naturally attracted the townspeople's attention. However, nobody greeted Zhang Lisheng when he got out of the car this time.
The townspeople's straightforward behavior did not make Zhang Lisheng unhappy at all. He parked the car outside the Blueberry Tavern and nodded to everyone he saw while smiling. He walked to Mayor Howard's wooden house in the middle of the town in big steps.
He entered the house after knocking on the door. As he expected, the wooden house was filled with middle-aged men and old men in denim overalls. They glared at the young man angrily when they saw him entering the house.
Howard was the only one who stood up as usual. He extended his hand to welcome Zhang Lisheng, "Lisheng, you're here. I hope you didn't have lunch. I've prepared a Japanese Matsuzaka beef rib that was successfully reared on the farm for you. It's delicious."
"Is that so, Mayor Howard? That's great.
I thought you're going to break up with me by closing LS Slaughterhouse despite losing money a few weeks ago. I can't believe you're so generous this time. Not only did you invite me to be your guest, but you've even prepared Matsuzaka beef rib for me. "
"Alright, young man. I know some of the things I've done might have made you unhappy, but I grew up in a farming town outside of New York City. The first thing I learned since elementary school was to understand that small towns outside of New York can only survive by working together …"
"You and all of the farm owners outside of New York City worked together to lower the price that was supposed to be fair, but it's not for the survival of Kaiserland Town, Mayor Howard. Not only that, but the person you're dealing with is one of the directors of Kaiserland Town's National Farmers Union.
I think you guys might've continued to work together if the Californian farm owners didn't have the slaughtering order. Even if both of you were to lose, you'd still fight me to the lowest price once and for all, wouldn't you? "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
