Chapter 1586 Party in the Paradise (1/2)

According to tradition, the night before Hans' wedding there was a bachelor party, which Li Du was to organize as his best man.

He was not familiar with Riverdale, so he went and asked Hans's brother in law, ”Jack, what do you usually do for bachelor parties around here?”

Jack, who was watching over the children, grinned and said, ”Oh, we have a custom here. When there is a bachelor party, each guy drinks a bottle of wine and goes to work at the ranch until midnight.”

Li Du was shocked. ”What kind of custom is this?”

Jack shrugged and said, ”I am not sure. It seems to have something to do with the situation of the town. When the town was just founded, the life of the people here was tough, without enough money and resources. Therefore, they had to work as hard as they could, and newlyweds were no exception either. Then I think perhaps this tradition was passed down to ensure the younger generations don't forget the hard life that our ancestors had.”

Here he nodded his head and added, ”Yes, it must be so.”

Barbara, who had brought Li Du to Jack, shook her head when she heard this. ”But brother, you went to town for drinks and celebrated in Whale Sister's bar during your bachelor party the night before your wedding, and Lisa nearly shot you to death because of this…”

Li Du continued to look at Jack, whose face showed awkwardness. ”We just went for a drink. We didnʼt do anything else. Lisa misunderstood us that time. And besides, why are you saying this now? Don't you know that I'm doing this for your sake, silly sister?”

As he spoke, he smiled ruefully and fondly while he reached out his hand to ruffle his sister's hair.

The blonde girl pushed his hand away and said angrily, ”Iʼm not silly. I'm just not a very good liar. Mom and Dad said that.”

Li Du continued to stare at Jack, who said helplessly, ”Well, Iʼll tell you the truth. Our bachelor parties here are all about doing anything and being as crazy as you want. But donʼt go too far, and don't hurt Barbara.”

The girl with the blonde ponytail laughed. ”How would they hurt me? I have two Hanses to protect me.”

Hans, the big dog, whimpered behind her with his tail between his legs. Li Du and Sophie came along with Ah Meow, Ah Ow and the little ones. The little ones did give Hans the dog a hard time.

The most common event at a bachelor's party was a group of buddies drinking together, something married men didn't typically do. After all, after marriage, being with his wife and protecting the family would become the husband's primary responsibility.

Li Du invited Hans' local friends. Many people came to attend the wedding ceremony from afar, too. Some came the day before the wedding, including Dickens, Carl, Playboy, and other treasure hunters, as well as some friends of Hans from Flagstaff and Phoenix.

There were also people whom Li Du hadn't seen in a long time, such as Steampunk Hotel's owner, Ironman Beades, the Chinese second-generation rich man Chen Haonan from Phoenix, Black Tooth Robbie and auctioneer Sadietrich.

In the evening, Li Du assembled the cars and drove the group out of the ranch and out of Riverdale.

As the representative of the bride's side, Jack decided to follow along. He watched the cars drive out of town and said, ”Hey, man, don't get too wild. There's a wedding tomorrow.”

Li Du said, ”Rest assured, I know the limits.”

Jack said helplessly, ”It's all my silly sister's fault, otherwise you all would have stayed and worked in the ranch tonight. It would be nice, fewer worries and troubles.”

Li Du laughed and said, ”Come on, you won't think so later.”

The motorcade was very close to Kingman's airport, which indeed was the place where they were going.

Li Du did not mention anything about the party, and nobody knew where they were going, so when they arrived at the airport, the group of people was confused. ”What is this about?”

When they entered the airport, a huge Boeing 747 appeared in front of them.

When the door opened, Jack was stunned and said, ”Where are we going? Are we going to take a flight?”

”Go up and have a look,” Li Du snapped his fingers. ”We're going to paradise.”