If I leave Gray alone, he will spoil them, the villain. Let the children eat and drink well, even if I starve to death.
He looked at her with a smile. Don’t talk nonsense. You already know that I worship you. Are you coming?
Isabel smiled in her eyes. Of course she knew and was deeply gratified. What a happy couple.
She insisted that we stay for dinner. I guess they just wanted to get together alone with Larry, but Isabel made up her mind.
I’ll go to Mary and put one more carrot in the soup, which is enough for four people. Besides, I’ll give you a chicken. You can eat chicken legs for Gray, and I’ll eat chicken wings for Larry. Mary can make us another Shufulei.
Gray seems to want me to stay, too, so I will respectfully disobey.
While waiting for dinner, Isabel told Larry that what happened to them over the years was more detailed than what I told him earlier. Although she described the unbearable years in a relaxed tone as much as possible, Gray was sullen. Isabel wanted him to cheer up.
On the contrary, the past has passed, and we have fallen badly, but it is hard to say in the future. When things get better, Gray will find a good job and continue to make a lot of money.
Here comes the cocktail. Poor Gray seems to be in a better mood. Although Larry took a glass of wine, he hardly touched it. Later, he wanted to help him pour another glass. Larry declined. We washed our hands and sat down for dinner. Gray ordered a bottle of champagne, but when the housekeeper was about to pour it for Larry, he said he would not drink it.
Well, you must drink some. Isabel said that it was a treasure of Uncle Eliot. He would like to treat the distinguished guests with it.
To be honest, I still prefer drinking water. After all, it is a blessing to be able to drink clean water after staying in the East for so many years.
It’s a rare occasion today
Well, I’ll just have a drink.
The dinner was delicious, but I, Isabel, noticed that Larry ate very little. I guess Isabel might suddenly find that her voice box had not stopped so that Larry could listen, so she asked Larry what he had been up to in the past ten years. His attitude was still sincere and calm, but the answer was vague, which meant nothing.
Oh, I’ve been wandering around. First I lived in Germany for a year, and then I stayed in Spain and Italy for a while, and then I traveled around the eastern countries.
Where did you just come back from?
India
How long in India?
five years
Was it fun? Gray asked if he had caught a tiger.
No, Larry smiled
What have you been doing in India? What do you need to stay for five years? Isabel asked.
Play around, he replied. Laugh and tease but not abuse.
What about the Indian fairy rope performance? Gray asked if you had seen it.
Never saw it.
Then what did you see?
many
Then I asked a question.
Is it true that Indian yoga has transcendental power?
I don’t know that Indians generally think so, but Zhenzhi doesn’t attach importance to this super power, but thinks it is easy to hinder practice. Once, a yoga studio told me that a trip came to a river, but the ferryman refused to give him a ride, so he stepped on the river and walked all the way to the other side. The yoga studio shrugged dismissively and said that the value of this miracle was almost the same as crossing a river.
Do you think yoga is a real way to Shui Piao? Gray asked.
I met that bank and believed in it.
Listening to Larry is a kind of enjoyment. His voice is sweet, crisp and rich, but not deep, with special cadence. After dinner, we go back to the living room for coffee. I have never been to India, so I am eager to know more.
Then you don’t know the local thinkers, I asked
You’re deliberately making a distinction. Isabel is deliberately teasing me