Chapter 442: Invitation
When Zhang Lisheng saw his girlfriend’s frown, he could not help but chuckle. Stroking Tina’s supple golden hair, he said, “Tina, the only pursuit of mine after becoming a wizard is to obtain great omniscient power so that I can enjoy great freedom. All the hardships and obstacles I’m going through, along with the killings and battling that I’m doing, does not give pain, but it gives joy instead. You don’t have to look at like I’m other ordinary n...”
“Baby, we have a gap between culture and gender. If you say sothing that I don’t understand, you won’t be able to comfort .”
“Is that so? Let use the simplest words then.” The young man shrugged. “I’m not like any ordinary n. I don’t care what other n would think if they have a girlfriend like you, but I only know that you’re the most qualified lover in the world in my heart.”
“Aww baby, that is the sweetest affirmation I have ever heard in my life. I love you...” The girl’s disappointnt was swept away instantly. She hugged Zhang Lisheng and shouted happily.
The two of them hugged and kissed each other for a while. Without warning, Zhang Lisheng’s phone broke the sweetness in the air.
“It’s Charlie. I haven’t contacted him since I ca back. Looks like he must be calling regularly at this hour,” The young man hastily took his phone out of his pocket and gave it a careful inspection. He shrugged at Tina helplessly and picked up the call. Imdiately, Charlie’s startled voice resonated from the phone, “Oh, boss! I finally got in touch with you.”
“Yeah! You really called at the right ti...” Zhang Lisheng answered in an odd tone while leaning onto the back of the driver’s seat. “Charlie, let guess. The reason you keep calling in haste must be because of the Noah Project, right? Actually, I’m also planning on calling you to tell you to hold onto the plan of making the Shrimp B1 Island into the 51st state.”
“Yes, boss. Right now, Congress has been arguing a lot because of the immigration arrangents of the Noah World, so they really can’t attend to other issues now,” Charlie said, visibly relieved. “There’s another important thing; our LS Group has appeared in the first-batch list of companies the federal governnt invited to participate in the Noah Project. They provided a two-billion-dollar interest-free five-year loan. They also invited us to build an urban-level ecological slaughterhouse at a scale similar to that of a city with a million population in the first 24 immigrant oases.”
“A scale of a million-population city?” Upon hearing so, Zhang Lisheng calculated sensitively, “24 tis one million is equal to 24 million. Just how large is the US population? They want to migrate one-tenth of the population right away on the first batch?”
“Of course, it’s impossible, Boss! Even if they can find more than 20 million US citizens willing to migrate to the Noah World, the federal finances will not be able to afford this level of urban construction. What the governnt wanted was to build so relatively cheap infrastructure in one go.”
“Ah, I understand now. Okay, Charlie, since the federal governnt has invited LS Group, let’s do it then! Go get a few experts to calculate how long we could complete this project and call after that.”
“I’ve calculated it, Boss. The overall project will take about a year, but we can complete the two oases nearest to Earth within four months.”
“Great! By that ti, I’ll go and start up the slaughterhouse in Noah World,” Zhang Lisheng casually replied, “Four months? I rember that four months just so happen to be the maturing ti for a fast-growing beef cattle. Co to think of it, building a livestock farm in the oases and then slaughtering the said livestock right away on the spot is quite a creative idea. Hopefully, the federal governnt can get what they wish.”
“Oh, we won’t have cattle there, Boss. I believe that if the immigrants in Noah World wanted to eat at, then they’ll have to rely on the drought-resistant lambs or cals from the Middle East. Anyway, I won’t bother your ti anymore. Please convey my apology to your girlfriend as well. Goodbye!” Charlie chuckled and hung up the phone.
“What a clever old fox!” Zhang Lisheng threw his mobile phone aside and wore his clothes as he smiled at Tina, “Let’s go to the hot spring bath now and go watch a movie later, shall we?”
When the girl heard so, she replied sweetly, “Of course, I only have one request, though. Let’s not have our dinner in a restaurant. We can just go eat so burgers and hot dogs like ordinary couples when we’re hungry later.”
The young man agreed to such a request right away. Just like this, both of them first went to Manhattan’s famous artificial hot spring club, the New York Prism Lake, that was said to be built by imitating the mineral content of the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. After having a hot bath, they watched three box-office sci-fi films about conquering the demons within the Shrimp World No. 1 in succession while eating popcorn.
When the movie ended, they bought a bunch of burgers, hot dogs, and Coke from the theater hall and chowed down on all the food. Finally, Zhang Lisheng sent Tina back to the only serene countryside villa in the Upper West Side. After kissing Tina goodbye in front of the fence, he watched his girlfriend disappearing into the dark courtyard on a golf cart and ended this perfect date night.
At this ti, cold raindrops began to pour down from the sky again. It was already close to midnight, and the young man returned to the SUV. After pondering for a while, he went to the nearest hotel closest to his house to stay, and after having his breakfast in the morning, he quickly went back to his ho in Brooklyn.
When the youngest twins, Gill and Harry, of the Lavin Family, who shared the sa mother with Zhang Lisheng, went to college, Lili would often be at ho alone.
Once she heard the sound of the door opening, she who was busy making minced at stuffing in the open kitchen looked up. That was when she saw her son that she had not seen for a long ti striding into the door. Joyfully, she went up to embrace the young man and kissed his cheeks before saying excitedly, “Baby, you’re back!”
“I’m back, mom!” Zhang Lisheng eagerly replied, “What’s that important thing that you ntioned on the phone?”
“There’s no need to be in such a hurry, baby. Co, sit down first, and I’ll tell you slowly.” Lili took Zhang Lisheng’s hand and walked to the chair in the kitchen table before pressing his shoulder down to ask him to sit. Turning around, she continued what she had left off in the kitchen. “It’s like this, baby. Do you still rember the book that I’ve written about the education of children in new immigrant families?”
“Of course, I rembered that when I advised you to do so charity to kill so of your free ti when we last talked about it, you’ve ntioned before that you wanted to write this kind of book. I was planning to help you publish it once you finished writing it and give it to those immigrant families for free.”
“Aww, baby. Thank you for having such a thought! Actually, the book is already published now.” When Lili heard that her son could still rember this matter so well, a happy smile appeared on her face before continuing, “It’s precisely because of the publication of this book that I’ve received an invitation.”
“What invitation?”
“A principal post in a public elentary school.”
“You want to change your job, mom?” Upon hearing this word, Zhang Lisheng’s hoisted heart relaxed right away. Even though he did not show an unconcerned expression on his face, his tone was slightly indifferent, “The chief student advisor of a middle school and a principal of an elentary school? Oh, these two posts are the sa, so I think, well, you can just choose according to your preference...”
“Baby, that elentary school is built in the oasis in Noah World,” Lili interrupted her son’s words and said while kneading the dough.
Zhang Lisheng felt taken aback. “Mom, you an, a governnt elentary school built in the foreign world is inviting you to beco the headmaster? This is too, too strange!”
“What’s so strange about it, baby? I’m an educator who has made great achievents in the education of new immigrant children. Since those who are living in the Noah World’s oases are immigrant families, isn’t it normal for the governnt to give such an invitation?”
The young man looked astonished. He carefully pondered upon it and realized that this matter seed justified. Opening his mouth, he said, “But can you adapt if you move to the Noah World now, mom? That is a desert! You’re already... already...”
After saying two ‘already’s, Zhang Lisheng abruptly ca to a realization. Even though he was already 21 years old, his mother was still not even 37 years old yet. Such age could still be called ‘young’ in this modern society, so he could only change his words and said, “How about Uncle Lavin then? What would happen to him if you go to Noah World?”
“With the qualifications of your Uncle Lavin, he can apply to go to the oasis of Noah World to beco a town sheriff. I’ve talked to him already, and he’s willing to do so.”
Zhang Lisheng’s opposition to his mother working in an alien world was entirely out of a subconscious instinct. After finding no more reason to oppose, he re-examined the issue. He rembered that Noah World was utterly different from those strange worlds that he had experienced before. Even though the situation was tough, it was relatively safe, so there was no reason for him to object his mother from working there.
Moreover, even if he objected, his mother would not necessarily listen to him too. For this reason, he shrugged and said, “Oh, since this is the case like I’ve said just now, just choose according to what you like, mom... In fact, I think you’ve already made your choice.”
“I’ve indeed made my choice, baby. The work in Lowbige Junior High is no longer challenging to , while the Noah World’s oasis is a brand new start. Since I was young, I’ve dreamt of becoming an educator like ryl, who can inspire students to live an enthusiastic life, and I think that it’s my chance now...”
“If you feel that going to work in Noah World is an opportunity to realize your dream, go and capture it, mom!” At this mont, Zhang Lisheng encouraged his mother.
“But baby, if I leave New York, I’m afraid I won’t have as many chances to et you anymore!” Lili replied with a sad look. “It’s not only you but Stephen, Randy, Riley, Michelle, Gill, and Harry too! I may not even see them once in an entire year!”
“Then keep this house! I’ll send soone to take care of it. You can co back to New York during school holidays, Christmas, and New Year every year.”
“Oh, baby! This is a great idea! Why haven’t I thought of it?!” Lili answered in pleasant surprise.
“I didn’t too. It’s only that yesterday, I was taught that I’d have to look at a problem from different perspectives and learn how to move my brain,” Zhang Lisheng joked.
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