Chapter 1831 Arrival, Ms. Anna

In the afternoon, Li Xuehao sent out the specialties he brought back from Tokyo one by one, and went to Yamamoto's house, Shirai Apartment, Futo Orphanage and other places. After all, he was leaving for the United States the next day.

After resting at home for a night, he packed his luggage early the next morning, took his passport and other important things, and went out with Chiba Sayuri and others reluctant to leave.

He did not go directly to the airport, but went to Mingyue's house first.

Mingyue Yuehua also prepared everything, and a family of four was waiting in front of the courtyard.

"Auntie Taeko, Uncle Daisuke, Brother Qingjiu, Sister Yuhua, hello." Li Xuehao greeted the four of them one by one.

"Koji, I leave Yuka to you, you have to take good care of her." Mingyue Daisuke walked up to him and patted his shoulder solemnly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Dafu, I will do it." Li Xuehao also responded solemnly.

"That's good. You can set off now. Please be careful along the way." Mingyue Daisuke nodded and urged the two of them to get on the road as soon as possible to avoid running out of time.

Li Xuehao and Mingyue Yuehua said goodbye to her family, called a taxi, and set off to the station.

This time I went not to Narita Airport, but to Haneda Airport. Unlike Narita Airport in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture, which is 68 kilometers away from downtown Tokyo, Haneda Airport is located in Ota Ward, Tokyo, and can be reached directly from Yokohama Station. Arriving by Keikyu Line, the journey takes about half an hour.

The two arrived at Haneda Airport two hours early, went through security check, and waited in the waiting room.

"Koji, is this your first time going abroad?" Mingyue Yuka sitting next to her was probably a little bored or out of nervousness and had nothing to say.

"Sister Yuehua, we went to Hongkong on our previous vacation trip." Li Xuehao reminded that he had already gone abroad that time, and she also told him to buy a lot of things.

Mingyue Yuehua also came back to her senses, blushing a little, but refusing to admit defeat: "I'm asking, is this your first time going to the United States?"

"It's my first time to go to the United States." Li Xuehao nodded, of course, not counting his predecessor.

"Me too." Mingyue Yuhua relaxed a little. She probably heard that it was also his first time to go to the United States. They were both novices. Even if she might do something embarrassing, someone would accompany her.

Sitting on the seat, she straightened her legs. Her long legs were stretched long and straight. She was wearing black tight jeans. Her curves were perfect, especially the part above the knees, which was round and full, which made people look at her. I couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it to feel the amazing elasticity.

However, after realizing that her behavior was a bit rude, after all, there were others in the waiting room, and many people looked over, she quickly took her legs back to divert her embarrassment: "I won the national competition, Fu Yuan that woman must be very proud."

"It's not too proud." Li Xuehao was a little helpless. Naomi Fukuoka was her girlfriend, and of course she didn't want to hear people say bad things about her, even if it wasn't an unpleasant thing.

"Really? I can imagine that woman's proud look, having fulfilled her dream of becoming a national champion in her last year of high school... Humph, if it weren't for you, she wouldn't even be able to participate in the national competition." Mingyue Yuhua looked like she was Very disdainful.

If another person said this, Li Xuehao would definitely fight back. Mingyue Yuehua is his acquaintance and cousin. He said helplessly: "Sister Yuehua, in fact, with your strength in kendo, why don't you join kendo?" society?"

Mingyue Yuehua glanced at him sideways, with a slightly arrogant expression: "I will not be that woman's deputy unless I am the minister."

"..." Li Xuehao was speechless for a moment. This must be the problem. If you think about it carefully, neither she nor Naomi Fukuoka is the kind of person who can be inferior to others. Everyone wants to be the biggest one, just like there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. , so as long as Naomi Fukuoka is the director of the Kendo Club, she will not join the Kendo Club.

"How long will it take for us to get to New York?" Mingming Yuhua continued to ask as she didn't know when she would board the plane.

Li Xuehao pointed to the boarding pass in her hand: "It is marked on it that the total time is 12 hours and 40 minutes."

"Is it so long?" Mingyue Yuehua frowned. It was obvious that she had no idea about going to New York before, and she had not read the boarding pass carefully.

"So it's best to sleep on it." Li Xuehao suggested.

"Is there a bed?" Mingyue Yuehua asked.

"We are in first class, with beds." Li Xuehao pointed to the boarding pass. The tickets were booked early in the morning by his parents in the United States. Of course, they would not let the two of them fly in economy class.

"That's a little better." Mingyue Yuehua felt a lot more relaxed. As long as there was a bed and a good sleep, the 12 hours should pass quickly. But when I thought about flying to such a far away place for the first time, I was so excited that I couldn't control myself.

The two didn't wait long. As first-class guests, they had a special boarding aisle. After boarding the plane, they entered the first-class cabin under the guidance of the stewardess.

Mingyue Yuhua felt that everything was new, but she didn't show it. She just looked everywhere with her eyes, and restrained the urge to touch with her hands very well.

But after the novelty wore off, she seemed to feel that there was nothing special about it, and she sat quietly reading a book. She brought the book herself. Li Xuehao looked at the cover and saw that it was a love book. This was probably what she used to kill time.

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After more than ten hours of air travel, we finally arrived at JFK International Airport.

After coming out of the airport, Mingzuki Yuka, who had barely slept, looked very energetic. When she saw that it was still daytime outside and the sun was shining high, she felt amazing: "Koji, the time now is really earlier than when we set off from Tokyo. For an hour?"

She had studied the time difference between New York and Tokyo on the plane, and already knew that New York was 14 hours behind Tokyo. The two of them set off on the same day, and when they arrived in New York, it was earlier than the same day. This kind of situation even though more than ten hours had passed. It felt like traveling an hour earlier than the departure time. It was really incredible to experience it for the first time.

"Yes, Sister Yuhua, it is already past 11 pm in Yokohama." Li Xuehao said while using his spiritual consciousness to sense the vicinity of the airport, but found no familiar smell.

I originally thought that my parents said they would not come to the airport to pick them up, but they might actually come to surprise them secretly. But now it seems that he has overthought it, and they have no intention of coming at all, so they have to go alone.

It was really big-hearted for two teenagers and girls who came to New York for the first time to wander around in an unfamiliar place.

"Sister Yuehua, let's go." Li Xuehao mentioned two huge suitcases as a salute. Mingyue Yuehua only carried a small bag and hailed a taxi outside the airport.

The driver is a young black man, who is very thin and looks like a monkey. He speaks English with a strong accent: "Hey, where are you going?"

Mingyue Yuhua couldn't understand. She only knew a little English, the kind of daily greetings, not to mention the other party's fast and chatty words with a thick accent.

After Li Xuehao told him the address, the black young man helped the two of them put their luggage. When they were seated, he whistled, started the car and left.

Departing from JFK Airport to Morningside Heights, Manhattan, it only takes about half an hour if everything goes well.

The main campus of Columbia University is located in Morningside Heights. It is a "university on the hill". However, on the island of Manhattan with many high-rise buildings, it does not look as majestic as the "highlands".

My father did not live on campus. He bought a house here, not far from Columbia University.

Because of the traffic jam on the road, after a 40-50 minute taxi journey, we finally arrived at our destination.

This is a Gothic-style house, which looks more like a villa, but the houses nearby all have houses like this, which seems a bit uniform.

There is a lawn in front of the house, and then there is a white picket fence around it. There are no walls, and a few Christmas trees look lush.

When the black young man helped move the gift down, Li Xuehao deliberately gave an extra twenty dollars as a tip. He was so happy that he thanked him several times and asked if he wanted to bring the gift into the house, but he was declined.

"Koji, is this your home?" When the black young man drove away in a taxi, Mingyue Yuhua asked in shock. Although the house in front of her only had two floors, it was huge in area and looked very high-end from the outside. That kind of thing.

"Yes." Li Xuehao nodded. There was a house number in front of the house, and his parents had taken a photo and sent it to him. At least he could be sure that he had not admitted his mistake.

He walked in front, reached the door, and rang the doorbell.

However, after waiting for a long time, no one came to open the door.

Li Xuehao was speechless and sensed with his spiritual consciousness that there was no one in the house.

Is this too much of a joke? Even though I knew they were coming today, even if I didn't go to the airport to pick them up, no one was home yet.

"Koji, aren't Uncle Kohei and Aunt Rikako here?" Mingyue Yuka beside her also noticed something strange and couldn't help but ask.

"Let me call and ask." Li Xuehao took out his mobile phone and dialed his father's number. After two rings, he was connected.

"Hey, Koji." Dad's tone was very relaxed, as if he didn't know what was going on.

"I have arrived in the United States, right at the door of my home, but no one came to open the door." Li Xuehao emphasized his tone to express his dissatisfaction.

"Haha, I'm sorry. I was busy with work today and forgot about it. I'm really sorry. I'll have someone send you the keys right away." After saying that, he hung up the phone, as if he was really busy.

Li Xuehao put away his phone, feeling helpless. What could he do with such unreliable parents?

"Sister Yuhua, please wait here." He said to Mingyue Yuhua who looked weird next to him.

"Yes." Mingyue Yuehua nodded lightly. She obviously heard the voice on the other side of the phone.

The two stood at the door, not knowing how long they had to wait. The door of the neighbor's house on the left suddenly opened, and a young woman who looked to be in her twenties came out holding a baby girl. At her feet, there was another A little boy of five or six years old.

It seemed to be a family of three, mother, daughter and son, all white. When seeing the situation here, the young mother hesitated and walked over.

"Who are you?" She had never seen the two of them before, but she was not wary. She was more curious and uncertain.

"Hello, the owner here is my father. We just came from Japan." After all, we are neighbors, Li Xuehao introduced politely.

"Are you Professor Jack's son?" The uncertainty in the young mother's eyes was confirmed, so she wasn't too surprised.

"Yes." Li Xuehao nodded quickly. His mother's English name is Amy, and his father's name is Jack. It's a popular name. You can probably find tens of thousands of people with this name in the United States.

"I'm Anna, my father and Professor Jack are colleagues." Nian Qin's mother introduced herself.

"Ms. Anna." Li Xuehao called politely. He looked at the baby girl in her arms, who was probably only a few months old and sleeping soundly. He praised, "Your daughter is very cute."

"Haha..." Anna laughed, "You misunderstood, she is my sister Phyllis. In fact, I am not married yet, and I am still a college student. Oh, this is my brother, Jenson." She pointed The little boy at his feet was probably afraid of being misunderstood again.

"Sorry..." Li Xuehao was a little embarrassed. He never expected that the other person was not only the mother of two children, but also a college student. Of course, this was mainly because Anna looked several years older than her actual age, and he wouldn't look at someone's face first when meeting him, so he didn't expect to make a mistake.

"It doesn't matter, she is your sister?" Anna didn't mind. She probably felt that it was just like looking at Asians, and she couldn't tell the difference between appearance and age.

"No, she is my cousin." Li Xuehao shook his head.

The two were having a conversation, but Ming Yue Yuehua next to her almost didn't understand it at all. She was envious of someone's fluent English ability. If she had known she would go abroad, she should have practiced hard.

"Isn't Professor Jack at home?" Anna glanced at the suitcases beside them, and then at the closed door.

"Yes, I have already called. Someone will deliver the keys in a moment." Li Xuehao explained.

Anna couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Don't Professor Jack know you are coming?"

"He knows, but he just forgot." Li Xuehao smiled bitterly.

"Wow -" Anna was even more surprised and seemed to still be holding back her laughter, but she took the initiative to excuse an unreliable father, "Don't blame Professor Jack, he is a workaholic and has to go to the laboratory... ...Okay, I know this kind of thing is indeed a bit excessive, but it is very consistent with Professor Jack's personality, you know? Sometimes he promised me things in the morning, but he still hasn't done it in the afternoon."

This time it was Li Xuehao's turn to be surprised. From the other party's tone, he could tell that Anna had a good impression of his father and knew how to excuse him, and the relationship should be good. "What I promised in the morning has not been done in the afternoon." of".

He looked at the other person carefully. Apart from being a little older than his actual age, he was still good-looking. There were a few small freckles on his face, but they had no effect. In fact, this was normal in the United States, but it made him think crookedly. The thing is, this won't be my father's "outer room".