Chapter 684 Chopping Trees (1/2)

Chapter 684: Chopping Trees

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After reaching the border of the park, they drove into the forest with Mr. Martin showing the way.

In the forest was a small road that could narrowly accommodate a car. There was a signboard erected at the entrance of the road, which wrote: ”Christmas tree logging area.”

Mr. Martin motioned for Li Du to slow down. ”Drive slowly. I'm farsighted. Let me look in detail and find the most beautiful Christmas tree. As you're celebrating Christmas with us this year, I can't possibly do a slipshod work like last time.”

Li Du smiled. ”You've done slipshod work in the past?”

Mr. Martin shrugged. ”Of course. I did careless work because Sophie didn't bring me a son-in-law.” He started smiling. ”No, I wasn't messing with her. I was silently protesting.”

There was a question that Li Du had kept buried at the bottom of his heart. As both of them were alone at this point in time, he could not help but ask, ”Thomas, ever since I came to America, I have suffered a lot of discrimination . . . ”

Mr. Martin patted him on his shoulder. ”Don't care about what those idiots think,” he comforted, ”they are too stupid.”

Li Du responded, ”That's not important. I don't care what they think. However, discrimination does exist and they were unwilling to be friends with me. Despite that, I feel that you and your wife treat me very well? When it comes to my relationship with Sophie, you guys are more than happy for us? Truth be told, I am a little overwhelmed by the love you guys have shown me.”

When Li Du had first arrived in America, he would receive warnings at gatherings with Chinese schoolmates that he should avoid being interested in Caucasian and African American women at all costs. Even if they were willing to accept him, their parents would not be willing to.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin were the exact opposite. Since the first time they had seen him and Sophie together, both of them had a positive attitude toward the relationship. This kind of unusual situation made him doubtful.

Hearing this, Mr. Martin smiled. ”So, this is what's on your mind? What's so strange about it? You're a good fella. Both my wife and I think that you're a good fella. With this, and Sophie being fond of you as well, why wouldn't we be happy for you guys?”

Li Du smiled. ”Thank you for the praise and support.”

Mr. Martin waved his hand and said, ”Truth be told, my wife and I made our position clear when Sophie started middle school. So long as she's willing to go on dates and find a good fella, we will support her.

”However, as you know, kid, the private lives of the teenagers here are very messy. In order to prevent Sophie from being hurt, we have brought her to church since she was young so she would listen to the teachings of the Lord and so He would discipline her.

”In the end, Sophie, this child, was too devoted. She obeyed the orders of God and abstained from sex before adulthood. She didn't interact much with people of the opposite sex and even went as far as not going on dates with guys!”

Speaking of this, besides only waving his hand, Mr. Martin also began shaking his head. ”Can you imagine she did not date any guy until she graduated from university? For a time, her mother and I suspected that she might not be interested in men.”

Li Du could not help but laugh. ”Isn't that a little excessive?”

Mr. Martin shook his head seriously. ”No, no, no, it was not at all excessive. For a very long period of time, we were really worried that she would choose to be with some lady. Until you appeared . . . ”

He stopped, patted Li Du on his shoulder, and said, ”Do you see why we are so supportive of you guys? It's because we were worried that she would not fall in love with any man.”

Hearing his words, Li Du could not help but smile. Indeed, parents would always be worried about their children.

After wandering around the edge of the forest, Mr. Martin found a small fir tree. He beckoned, ”Come, young fella, this is the perfect Christmas tree we've been looking for.”

Both fir and pine looked alike and were perfect choices for a Christmas tree.