Chapter 1112 The Best Thing (1/2)

The villa's bedroom was very well-equipped. Li Du arranged for the Martins to stay in

that room. Having the entire family in the same place would be more convenient for all

of them.

Two days later, at the beginning of December, the Martin couple got ready to hunt in the

desert. Li Du planned to accompany them.

Li Du brought Brother Wolf with him to accompany Mr. and Mrs. Martin while Sophie

and the rest stayed behind.

Their real motive was not hunting, but the wish to discuss family matters.

Desert hunting was a common branch of hunting in the southwestern United States.

Most people would think that there was no life in the desert. In fact, many animals lived

there, such as desert rabbits, desert foxes, and deer. Those were all animals they

hunted.

There was a desert south of Phoenix. It had weeds and low shrubs growing on the

surface of the earth.

The Martins were dressed in their hunting gear. James was an expert in hunting. Back

in Flagstaff, he often went to the mountains to hunt for wild beasts with his buddies.

Upon entering the desert, with his gun in tow, he looked around eagerly for prey.

Mrs. Martin had a mild interest in killing. As opposed to her husband, she was a devout

churchgoer. Sophie was just like her mother, but even more pious.

Seeing that her husband's eyes were all lit up with excitement, Mrs. Martin glanced at

him and said, ”Wasting your time on insignificant things!”

”Are you calling hunting insignificant?”

Li Du smiled but stayed silent. As the son-in-law, it was more appropriate for him not to

interrupt or make it seem as though he thought he knew better than the elders did.

Old Martin remembered his motive for coming to the desert. He said, ”I am here to

demonstrate married life to Li Du. In fact, marriage and hunting are pretty similar.”

He looked around and said, ”First of all, you have to look for prey. Not all animals are

suitable. You only have one shot. After you shoot, other beasts will run away, so you

need to cherish that opportunity…”

Li Di nodded. ”You're saying that Sophie is my prey and I should cherish the opportunity

to treat her well, right?”

Old Martin stared at him. ”Rubbish. How can my precious daughter be your prey? I am

teaching you how to resolve problems post-marriage!”

Li Du amended, ”Oh, I see. You're saying that resolving marriage problems is just like

hunting. You can't take a casual shot, you can't resolve a problem without putting

thought into it. You should find the core problem and then take a good shot to resolve

that.”

Old Martin said, ”Your comprehension skills are excellent. However, what I want to tell

you is that all that is useless. If a conflict crops up after marriage, you must first

apologize. Man, don't worry about who's right, just apologize. I know Sophie, that girl is

very kind. If you apologize, no matter what you do, she will forgive you…”

”Can you be more serious?” Mrs. Martin was starting to get frustrated.

Old Martin put his hands in the air. ”I am being very serious.”

Li Du and Brother Wolf caught each other's' eye and both of them stifled their laughter.

Mrs. Martin decided to broach another topic. She asked, ”Li, regarding your nationality,

what do you think about it?”

Li Du replied, ”I wish to retain my Chinese citizenship. However, I wish to apply for

permanent residency in America. After all, my career is here. I have no opinion on

Sophie's nationality. As for our children's nationality, I will leave it up to them to choose.”

Mrs. Martin nodded. ”That's fair. How about three, five, ten years down the road? What

plans do you guys have in store?”

Li Du said, ”We have plans. In three years, I want to buy a small island in Australia. At

the same time, I will develop the diamond mine that I contracted in South Africa. After

that, with the funds from diamond mining, I would develop the island. There are also

mineral deposits on the island...”

Other than about the little bug, there was nothing he could not tell them.

Li Du had never thought about hiding his financial situation from Sophie and her family.

Even more so, he had never thought about hiding anything from his own parents.