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Chapter 40 [40] System!Charge me up!
Martina is a qualified equestrian instructor.

In her words, she lived on horseback since she was a child. His grandparents immigrated from Germany, planted flags and painted land, and sat on this huge ranch.

She purely and naively worships the glory of her ancestors when they expanded their territory. Just like most young Americans, she is unaware of the blood and soil hidden under the darkness during the primitive accumulation period.

Zhou Li'an didn't know what the Holy Mother preached.

Everything comes and goes.

At this time and space, your ancestors invaded the New World; at that time and space, I may attack the Old World from the New World, each other.

The equestrian class was at nine o'clock in the morning, and it was supposed to be a public class.

But because of the external factors of Zhou Li'an's appearance, Matil gave him one-on-one small lessons alone, and the tuition fee remained the same.

This probably involves her brother Andy's coach tuition, so Andy watched the laughter of his younger sister and Zhou Li'an resentfully while teaching other students.

At noon, Zhou Li'an would go to the town to gather folk songs, but in fact, it was an excuse to reopen a room in the hotel and travel through time.

When I return in the evening, I can buy some local "handicrafts" in the town as a cover, and the sales lady enthusiastically sells all kinds of local products, and reverses the back——

Made in PRC.

That's fine.

In addition, I will buy two bottles of red wine and ingredients to take back.

After all, it was a small one-to-one class, and this week, Zhou Li'an's dinners were all settled at Stone's house.

To Martina, he didn't express too much, he just hoped to leave a good time in this girl's short summer vacation.

ranch house.

After the meal, Ben Stone drank the red wine brought by Zhou Li'an and praised him: "Zhou, your riding skills have improved very fast. You can try to run tomorrow, and next week you will be able to let Martina take you to the mountains. The other side went for a walk."

"Listen to me, there's also the log cabin that my mother and I built..."

"Oh, by the way, Andy and his ex-girlfriend also went."

Zhou Li'an can understand the family's thoughts.

Martina competes with other young Americans, with an introverted personality and a college freshman who has never been in a relationship. They are worried that their children will lack a necessary life experience.

As long as you take protective measures, what can you do if you play?

In the matter of men and women, no one is at a disadvantage, and everyone is enjoying it.

Martina blushed, lowered her head and said nothing.

Andy smirked for a while, and said another thing: "Hey, Zhou, how about going out with our family tomorrow?"

"Get out?" Zhou Li'an looked over in doubt.

Mrs. Stone smiled: "It's a family banquet."

Zhou Li'an was stunned.

Is it too early to see the seventh and eighth aunts?
When his eyes were blank, Martina immediately knew that he would be mistaken, her face turned redder, and she immediately explained: "It's not what you think, it's just a monthly gathering, and several ranchers around will go to get together .”

Andy danced and said: "My father's brother runs an aristocratic thoroughbred horse farm, and his 'Goddess Jenny' has just won the first place in the state's 'Equestrian Competition', and will set off for Texas next month to participate in the national race." Grand Prix."

"The prize for the first place is 200 million US dollars!"

Speaking of it.

Ben Stone, who was visible to the naked eye, looked a little lonely, probably the expression that his own brothers were better than himself.

Logically speaking, shouldn't such a thing be honored?

This week at Stone Ranch, Zhou Li'an has deeply felt the enthusiasm of Americans for horse racing.

And Stone's brother can train a "star horse", which is the same as someone who has a TV star.

Even if there is jealousy in the heart, it will not show on the surface.

"Is it convenient for me to go? Ben." Zhou Li'an looked at the expression of the head of the family.

"Ah? What?" Ben Stone came back to his senses: "No problem, of course it's convenient, you are our guest."

……

The next day.

When Zhou Li'an came back from the town, he got into Andy's pickup truck, and Martina sat between the two of them, introducing the beauty of the uncle's horse farm in advance.

And Andy was bragging while driving, seemingly completely unaware of the loneliness in their father's heart.

After driving for forty minutes, a significantly more modern horse farm appeared in front of us.

There are racecourse signs and warnings outside the gate——

Private property, unless you do not enter.

Below the warning is a prohibition pattern of two shotguns crossed.

When the two cars arrived, there were already many vehicles parked outside the house, the house was brightly lit, and people gathered to chat and laugh with wine glasses.

After getting off the car, Andy ran through the door first.

Ben Stone got out of another car, walked beside Zhou Li'an, and said in a low voice, "Zhou, you have to be decent when you get in...Although I shouldn't say that, my brother is not very easy to get along with."

Ha ha ha.

Here comes the story.

Zhou Li'an nodded: "Don't worry, I won't be rude, but I think Andy and Martina like it here?"

Ben smiled wryly: "My brother is nice to his family, but as long as he is not used to things, he is very repulsive. He is a member of the local militia. You know the militia? It has a white supremacist atmosphere."

Then what the hell did you ask me to do?
Mrs. Stone smiled and said, "Don't worry, you are our guest, not as exaggerated as Ben said."

However, just after Zhou Li'an entered the room, the eyes of more than a dozen people in the room focused.

It can't be said that his expression is not good, but everyone is watching him like a rare animal in a zoo.

Zhou Li'an didn't speak.

Ben Sitong: "This is Zhou, a guest of our family. He plans to open a racecourse in Oregon. This time he is here to buy horses."

Hearing that it was a customer, everyone restrained their eyes and greeted them indifferently.

Only the leader with a big beard who was seven points similar to Ben still looked displeased.

Soon, at the table for dinner, everyone complimented the host, Laureen Stone, bragging about his performance on the field.

Zhou Li's security is like a little transparent, just eating and drinking, without interrupting; fortunately, Martina is by his side from time to time to chat and laugh with him.

After drinking for three rounds, the style of painting gradually changed.

Laurian said: "My dear brother, I told you earlier that you should have sold most of the land back then, and started a thoroughbred racecourse like me."

"If that's the case, you wouldn't be in the situation where you are called by the bank, troubled by the Environmental Protection Agency, and the wild horses you catch all day are falsely accused of running away from your horse farm."

"5000 horses? That's obviously your burden, and they don't even belong to you. Eighty percent of them belong to the bank's assets."

"Just imagine, if an epidemic breaks out one day, how will you explain to the bank? Don't expect me to help you when the time comes, I have warned you long ago."

"Of course." Laurian looked at his nephew, "Andy can come to work with me and become the best cowboy, can't he, Andy?"

Andy smiled: "Of course I would."

Ben's face was darkened.

Mrs. Stone just sighed helplessly.

Zhou Li'an, on the other hand, obviously understood why the relationship between the two brothers was so bad.

Laurien has been PUAing against his younger brother for years, suppressing and ridiculing him in various ways, and no one will feel good about it.

Looking at the reaction of the people at the table to this scene, I have long been accustomed to it.

Zhou Li'an patted Ben's arm under the table: "Relax, Ben."

"Hehe, I made you laugh, maybe we shouldn't come here."

"Then hurry up and eat and leave. I don't like this place either. Those who don't know how to respect others don't deserve to be respected."

Ben's eye sockets turned red, there was only one person who understood him for so many years, and he was just an outsider.

Even his wife and children didn't seem to realize that there was anything wrong with all of this. This was probably the sorrow of a middle-aged man.

The dinner was finally over, Ben said: "Lauren, it's time for us to go back."

Laurien staggered over after drinking too much, grabbed him and said, "Let's go? What time is it? I finally met my nephew and niece, and you haven't seen 'Goddess Jenny' yet, have you?" ?”

"I'm tired!" Ben insisted.

"I said, don't go! My brother, are you not going to listen to me?"

Surrounded by silence.

Laurian's wife came and persuaded, "Laurien, be polite, you've had too much to drink."

"Damn woman, this is the place for men to talk, how can you open your mouth? Get out of here!"

He pushed his wife down, and then stared at Ben with scarlet eyes: "Tell me, do you still want to leave? Just because you think I'm better than you?"

There is no one to stop this situation.

Mrs. Stone just helped her sister-in-law and comforted her in a low voice.

Andy frowned, but didn't even agree. It seemed that in his eyes, his father was cowardly, far inferior to his uncle.

Martina cried anxiously, and the tears kept falling.

Ben was trembling.

Zhou Li'an found that his fists were clenched.

But in the end, he still relaxed and forced a wry smile: "Then let's have a few more drinks, hehe, you have the final say."

Zhou Li'an watched all this silently.

I already have a clear grasp of the situation in this family in my heart.

Ben’s ranch is very large, but the debt ratio is extremely high. Most of the 5000 horses come from bank loans. The horses are sold every year, and the horse meat is sold. It may be difficult to repay as soon as possible, which eventually leads to a vicious circle.

The elder brother's family is rich and powerful, and he has been suppressed for a long time. It's not that he dared not resist. He wanted to throw a punch a long time ago, but he held back.

There are probably two reasons for patience.

The maintenance of family ties, as Laurien said, once their family has financial problems, he needs to come to the door for help.

the last point……

Zhou Li'an did not see Lauryn's children, including the group photo at home, and only the husband and wife.

Look at his attitude towards his wife.

It's normal to be angry with your wife when you can't have children.

So, if the older brother dies one day, Andy and Martina might be able to inherit their estate.

This is also why Andy's attitude towards his uncle is far more respectful than his father.

Deformity!
But this is also the helplessness of real life.

If you really want money, why bother to be angry with others?
A whole house of people walked out, and under the leadership of the drunken Laurian, they first visited his newly purchased RV and horse trailer.

The caravan is very luxurious, and the trailer for the horses has an air-conditioning and cooling system.

"I paid for these two cars in full. It cost me more than [-] dollars, hahaha." Laurian laughed, enjoying the flattery of the people around him.

Zhou Li'an followed silently.

They came to the stables again. There were more than [-] stables on both sides.

The aisle was clean without any dust, and the air did not smell like horse dung in Stone Ranch, but instead exuded the fragrance of pasture.

This is simply a palace for horses.

Laurien introduced a horse. Although the people who followed him knew his pets well, no one would disrespect him at this time.

"Whirlwind boy, after the last barrel race, his worth exceeded 21 yuan. Someone offered to buy him, but I didn't agree."

"Haha, my Melissa, the cub she gave birth to last month, was directly spotted by a wealthy equestrian club, and was auctioned off at a high price of 6.3 US dollars."

"..."

Row after row of introductions, finally came the highlight.

The three stables were expanded into one, and Montana was still a bit chilly in July. The horses were still wearing warm clothes, and the exposed fur was light golden and shiny.

The horsehair on the neck looks like it has just been styled from the hair salon.

Laurien said proudly: "Everyone, take a look, 'Goddess Anne', the darling of thousands of fans in Montana, after the Grand Prix next month, she will even be famous all over the United States!!"

Someone asked: "How much is Goddess Anne worth now?"

Laurien proudly held out two fingers: "200 million US dollars, you know, I bought her back at a cost of 104 million. This is a pure-blooded Ahal Teke horse!"

Zhou Li'an gasped when he heard that.

Is this the bloody BMW?

It's worth 200 million now, and it's in US dollars?
He looked at the fur, and he loved it in his heart. If a unicorn was added to the horse's head, it might be the unicorn itself in fairy tales.

While he was lost in thought, the crowd was already preparing to leave the stables.

Laurian was about to hold the gate, but when he saw Zhou Li'an lying on the fence in a daze, he immediately yelled angrily——

"Hey! Damn Asian monkey, have you seen enough? Get the hell out of here! Don't defile my goddess Annie!"

"Damn it, Ben, don't bring such a mess to my house in the future, I hate these low-skinned people with yellow skin like Indians!"

Everyone's face changed slightly.

And Ben Stone couldn't help it anymore: "Fake, Zhou is my guest and friend, you are too much for Laureen!"

"Why, you want to fight me because of an Asian?!"

Zhou Li'an turned his head and watched this scene with cold eyes.

Damn Asian monkey?
Low man?
Ha ha.

He scanned the stables, but did not find any cameras, only monitoring equipment was placed at the entrance and exit.

"system!"

【I am here! 】

"Recharge me! Recharge 9999 dollars."

[Ding, the recharge is successful! 】

Only at this moment, Zhou Li'an reached out to touch 'Goddess Anne'——

Whoosh.

The horse in the stable disappeared.

Zhou Li'an turned around and walked out with a calm face.

He came to Laurian: "Say what you just said again?"

"Haha, do you want to fight with me? Come on, come on! Damn Huangpi..."

boom!
Zhou Li'an made an instant move and punched him in the side of the face.

The drunken middle-aged man fell to the ground, unable to recover for a long time.

At such a scene, everyone was petrified.

Andy hugged Zhou Li'an belatedly: "Hey, Zhou, he drank too much, don't bother with a drunk!"

Ben sighed, and swept away everyone: "You all saw that it was Laurien who provoked it first, and it's not Zhou's fault."

Zhou Li'an broke free from Andy's shackles: "Okay, that's enough, I'm fine, I just want to get out of this damn place now."

Laurien finally got up with the support of several people.

He was blindsided by the beating, and his eyes were full of stars. He didn't roar until Zhou Li'an and others got in the car and left——

"Bastard! Come again, come again!! I want to fight him!!"

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