In the face of Maddy's sudden confession again, Zhang Lisheng chose to remain silent. After the girl whispered her thoughts, she also cleverly shouted at her family as if nothing had happened, "Hey! Hey! Can you guys stop fighting? I'm starving! Don't tell me that all of you want to fill your stomachs by fighting?"
The moment the girl's words left her mouth, Melinda withdrew from this inexplicable quarrel and kissed her husband before saying, "Did you hear what we said, Bob? Can you guys stop fighting? We'll start eating right away after I bring the other dishes out."
"Of course, my dear! You know that I never want to fight with you!" Bob, who was as strong as a polar bear, showed his gentle side and replied loudly.
"Hah! It's always like this! Whatever Maddy says goes! She's your dearest daughter, isn't she?" Upon hearing her parents' conversation, the girl who looked somewhat similar to Maddy by the side said sourly.
"You're right, Demi!" Melinda was stunned for a moment before pointing at her other daughter who was indignant. "Maddy is your father's and my dearest daughter!
Do you know why it's like this? It's because she's obedient since she was young and got a good job after she finished her university safely. Not only that, she's also working part-time when she was still in school four years ago to help with the family's expenses.
You, on the other hand, have been messing around before you even graduated from high school until you dropped out. You're only one year younger than her, but you're still asking me for money to buy jeans until now. That's why she's our good daughter, but you're not! Do you understand now? "
Upon hearing her mother's ruthless reprimand, Demi stood up angrily and strode back to her room before slamming the door hard with a 'bang'.
"Melinda, you know what? I don't think you should say that to a child at the dining table," Bob spread his hands and said when he saw that his daughter was so angry that she did not even want to eat anymore.
"But I can't take it anymore, my dear! Demi is getting more and more out of hand! She's still dating that Blight and we've already gone to the police station to bail her out three times this month. I'm worried that if this goes on, she'll make a big mistake sooner or later," Melinda choked as she spoke.
Seeing his wife's tears, Bob hurriedly changed his words. "Oh, dear, I was wrong. That girl really deserves a good scolding. Don't cry, okay? Did you forget that Maddy's colleagues are here today? Don't embarrass your daughter.
Let's go, I'll help you bring out the Chinese dishes. We'll start eating right away. "He stood up and put his arm around his wife's shoulder as they walked towards the kitchen.
"A big happy family." After the host and hostess left, the restaurant fell into silence. A few seconds later, a tall young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes sitting across Zhang Lisheng suddenly smiled at him and shrugged as he mocked himself.
"Oh, I've had two elder brothers, an elder sister, and a pair of twin younger brothers and sisters since I was 16. That's why I'm no stranger to the 'joy' of such a big family. Of course, it's my first time experiencing such a degree of 'joy'," Zhang Lisheng said with a smile.
"Oh, I'm glad that the first male friend my sister brought home is a humorous Asian. I'm Herb Josente, you can call me Herb."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Herbert. I'm Lisheng Zhang, you can call me Lisheng."
"Maddy, the friends you brought home are much more polite than the ones Demi brought home." The tall young man shrugged at Maddie and turned his head to focus his gaze on Zhang Lisheng again before asking, "Mr. Lisheng, you're colleagues with my sister, so does that mean you're also doing secretarial work?"
"I, oh no, I'm doing, erm, management," Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before replying, "I should be considered as doing management work."
"As far as I know, Maddy's company is very large. What kind of management work do you do?" The tall young man asked again. The instant his words left his mouth, Maddie, who was sitting next to Zhang Lisheng, pointed at her brother and beat him to it, "Herb, Lisheng came to our house for dinner, not to the police station for questioning."
"Oh, I'm just curious, Maddy. Isn't the big boss of your company also called Zhang Lisheng and he's also Asian?"
"When did you start to care about my work?" Maddie's expression changed right away as she asked with a frown. When she was speaking, her parents just happened to walk out of the kitchen with fragrant Chinese cuisine. Right at this moment, an ear-piercing hurricane roar resonated outside the window.
"Oh sh * t! The wind outside sounds really strong! It's a good thing that I'm not working at night now. I hope the weather will be good tomorrow, otherwise …" Bob cursed as he placed the delicious dishes on the table.
"That's definitely not the sound of the wind …" Zhang Lisheng, who was sitting by the side, froze right away. Muttering to himself, he interrupted Maddie's father's words and leaped up from the wooden chair as though he had a spring installed on his butt. In the blink of an eye, he came to the only window in the dining room and pulled the curtain open forcefully to look outside.
Looking down at the street, everything was normal. When he looked up at the sky, he saw that other than the moon shining through the sand fog, there were also a few round shuttle-shaped, translucent strange objects that were also suspended high in the sky, shining brightly.
The young man looked up at the sky for a long time in silence. Without warning, he heard a familiar horrified female voice resonating in his ears. "W-What is that, Lisheng?"
"I really want to say that what we're seeing is a strange and rare astronomical phenomenon or a new type of aircraft developed by the army doing an experiment, but my rationality tells me that it's a spaceship from a foreign world's civilization invading New York." Zhang Lisheng snapped back to reality and a horrifying brilliance slowly gleamed in his eyes as he answered in a low voice.
"No matter what they are, they're not taking the initiative to attack us now, are they?" Maddie could see that the man beside her was gradually transforming from an unsociable, immature 21-year-old young man who could not even face his personal emotional problems into a terrifying hunter who could brutally kill the most ferocious prey in the urban jungle made of reinforced concrete. At once, she could not help but whisper, "This is New York, Lisheng.
There's a military base in the suburbs so you don't have to be so 'anxious'. "
"Oh, I just came back from the Shrimp World No. 2. I'm used to solving all the troubles by myself there so I'm a little impulsive now. You're right, Maddie, this is New York. If there's a problem, it should be the US government who takes the lead," Zhang Lisheng replied and regained his composure before returning to the table.
After a while, this long-delayed dinner finally began. Maddie's family seemed to be quite worried about the spaceship that suddenly appeared in the sky and became much quieter. Even Melinda, who was very enthusiastic in greeting the guests just now, became silent and no longer said anything.
Their behavior made Zhang Lisheng feel very comfortable instead. He, too, remained silent as he pondered while he ate.
As time went by, the dishes on the table became empty unknowingly. By the time the young man put down the knife and wiped his mouth with a tissue, he casually said, "This is a wonderful meal. Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. and Mrs. Josente." Suddenly, he realized that other than Maddie, everyone else was looking at him in surprise.
Zhang Lisheng thought that it was because he did not wipe his mouth clean. When he was about to pull out another tissue, he suddenly heard Melinda say in surprise, "Oh, young man, you look very thin, but you really have a good stomach. It's not exaggerated at all to say that you're a big eater."
"Mom, didn't Lisheng say that he's a martial artist when he came in? Of course, his exercise and food intake can't be calculated by the physique of an ordinary person," Maddie explained.
"Martial artist? Ever since the emergence of the foreign world, there are more martial artists in New York than artists. Who's not a martial artist?" Melinda finally realized that the guest brought by her daughter was indeed a little different. "Oh, but his movement when he moved to the window just now was so fast that I couldn't react at all …"
"That's why Lisheng is a real martial artist. I've seen him knock down a bull with just one punch."
"Knock down a bull with just one punch?" When Jesse, who was by the side, heard his sister's words, he curled his lips and said, "That's just too exaggerated, sis. Why don't you say that your boyfriend knocked down an elephant with just one punch? Actually, it's the Hulk disguised as an Asian."
"I'm not exaggerating at all, Jesse. Lisheng practices the magical Chinese Kung Fu …" Maddie stared at her brother's face and said seriously. At this time, Zhang Lisheng, who had already finished his dinner and had something on his mind, no longer wanted to waste his time listening to the Josente siblings bickering. He stood up and said with a smile, "Maddie, actually, Chinese Kung Fu is just a kind of fighting method. It's not magical at all.
It's already very late, so I should leave now. Thank you again for your hospitality, Mr. and Mrs. Josente. "
"You're too polite, Lisheng. I only cooked a few home-cooked dishes. Actually, most of the dinner was actually bought by you. You're welcome to come again next time. I'll prepare a table full of delicious dishes to entertain you." Melinda smiled at Zhang Lisheng and glared at her indifferent husband by the side. "Bob, the guest is leaving. Do you have anything to say?"
"I only have one thing to say. Goodbye, martial artist," Bob waved his hand and said sarcastically. Bob waved his hand and said sarcastically. His unfriendly attitude toward Zhang Lisheng did not change at all until the very last moment.
However, such a bad attitude was a common problem for a father with a young and beautiful daughter to treat a male friend that his daughter brought home as a guest. Zhang Lisheng could only say nonchalantly, "Goodbye, Mr. Josente." Then, he turned around and walked out of the door.
Before he could reach the door, he heard Maddie shouting from behind him in a hurry, "Wait, Lisheng. Where are you going? I'll send you."
"It's alright, Maddie. It's too late now. I'll take a taxi and leave."
"Let me send you, Lisheng. You're not familiar with the roads here. It's alright …" The girl insisted. However, before she could finish her words, her father interrupted her fiercely. "Of course it's alright. I'm worried about you going out alone at this time.
Go straight left when you go out. There'll be a taxi waiting by the street after you walk past the intersection. Your colleague won't get lost. "
"That's right, my dear sweetheart. It's too late now. We can't let you go out." This time, Melinda also stood on her husband's side. This made Maddie feel helpless, so she could only say helplessly, "I'll call you tomorrow, Lisheng."
"Alright, if those foreign world's spaceships in the sky don't destroy New York tonight." Zhang Lisheng turned his head and smiled before striding out of the room.
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