American Ranch

Chapter 61 Ellie's Story

There was no one on the road.

Ellie drove carefully, quickly mastered the car, and began to try her best to explain the scenery she knew along the way...

Chen Mo played chicken until midnight yesterday, and was a little sleepy. Seeing that Ellie was proficient, he took a nap for a while.

Waking up to the Muir Woods Memorial.

Muir Woods National Monument, located more than 20 kilometers north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, is named after John Muir.

The 2011 version of the movie "Rise of the Apes" is set in San Francisco and its vicinity. The orangutan Caesar who suddenly became smart was often taken to a forest to play when he was a child. At the end of the film, Caesar led his kind to escape into the forest. ……right here.

"It's already arrived. This is our first destination...Mr. Chen Mo?" Ellie turned her head and found that Chen Mo was asleep, and shook him gently: "Mr. Chen Mo, we are here."

"OK." Chen Mo rubbed his eyes: "Have you booked a homestay yet?"

"Of course." Ellie drove the car into a large yard. This is a B&B hotel run by locals. It is not cheap to stay for one night. A good room costs more than 200 US dollars, and a poor room costs [-] to [-] US dollars.

Booked two rooms, one good and one bad.

Chen Mo settled in the luxury suite, moved his luggage in, and then came out to have dinner with Ai Li...

Chen Mo ordered a big pizza, and Ellie ordered a vegetable salad...

After the two sat together, Chen Mo looked at her: "You eat this at noon?"

"Well, the vegetable salad is nutritious and healthy. It's delicious. Would you like to try it?" Ellie nodded shyly, and looked at Chen Mo's pizza greedily.

"Look at how stingy you are." Chen Mo's pizza is huge, and he can eat it all by himself, but it's okay to eat less, so he shared a small piece with Ellie: "I see you work outside all day , have you graduated from university?"

Ellie opened her mouth, but without saying a word, she ate the pizza: "Thank you, generous boss."

Chen Mo smiled...

After lunch, the two went for a walk in the park.Climbing the trail along a clear creek...

"The redwood forest here was originally very large. I heard that it was cut down on a large scale a long time ago... It is thanks to John Muir that this place can be preserved."

"I'm not interested in environmental protection..."

From south to north, the winding road runs through the redwood forest and reaches the depths of the park.

There are hillsides, grasslands, and small bridges along the way. From time to time, some small animals can be seen watching tourists behind the bushes...

Very quiet atmosphere.

Chen Mo enjoys letting go of his body and mind.

The girl Ai Li ran into the grass and picked a few small yellow flowers... She wanted to give one to Chen Mo, but she looked at Chen Mo's back, made a strange face and put the small yellow flowers on her head.

"What is the glass house over there?" On the edge of a steep hillside, there is a red wooden glass house of yellow granite, surrounded by many beautiful flowers and plants.

"bathroom."

Ellie said and ran into the garden.

This girl is very lively, she looks like a little girl...

European and American girls seem to be more mature than their actual age. I didn't observe her too carefully before, thinking that she was in her early twenties. The more I look at her now, the more I feel that her age...should not be an adult.

"Ai Li, I want to ask you something formally. Show me your driver's license." Chen Mo frowned.

"Why?" Ellie was bouncing over with a little flower in her hand.

"I'm sure of one thing."

Ellie took out her driver's license and handed it to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took a look...

"You turned 18 the day before yesterday. My God..."

"Anyway, I've turned 18 and I'm an adult. The contract I signed is legally binding."

"You came out to work...have you told your parents?" Chen Mo pinched the bridge of his nose and asked.

"Of course... I don't have a mother but a father. I told my father..."

"He agreed?"

Ellie's eyes flickered a little, and she nodded her head vigorously.

"It looks like I have to send you back. Your father will be in big trouble if he calls the police."

"My father is a crew member. He went to sea. It will take a long time to come back..." Ellie prayed, looking at Chen Mo pitifully: "I need this job."

"At your age, you should be in high school or college. Why do you come out to work all day?" Chen Mo thought of his sister, his eyes softened, and said.

"My family is poor..." Ellie cried, showing two rows of neat teeth, miserable: "My mother died in a car accident a few years ago, and my father was depressed for a long time. The family owed a lot of debt... ..."

"Then you shouldn't give up your studies. There is a saying in our country that studies make the future."

Ellie puffed her cheeks, raised her head proudly: "I haven't given up my studies, I'm a student at Princeton University."

"Princeton...never heard of it."

"Princeton University, never heard of it?"

Chen Mo shrugged: "Is it famous?"

"Jesus, Princeton...knows Harvard, Yale, Caltech, and MIT?"

"Yeah. And Stanford University..."

"Stanford University is lagging behind. The overall strength of the college, Princeton University is the first in the United States, and Harvard is the second in ten thousand years." Ellie said very proudly.

"Sorry, I don't understand this. Are you really a Princeton student?"

"Of course." Ellie took out her mobile phone, and there was a photo of her at Princeton University on it: "I'm a genius, and I was admitted to this university at the age of 17. However, I'm in a state of suspension... When I earn enough After earning the money, I will go to New Jersey to continue my studies.”

"Why don't you work while studying?" Chen Mo asked a very idiotic question.

Ellie was helpless: "I have to earn enough tuition, at least enough for the down payment."

"How far is the down payment?" Chen Mo laughed.

Ellie turned her head to the starry eyes: "Are you going to sponsor me to study?"

"It's a good idea... I'm just asking casually."

"It's a lot worse. You should be able to go back to school in the winter semester."

There are no cheap universities in the United States...

Chen Mo looked at Ellie carefully: "The most I can offer you is a job opportunity, that's all."

Allie smiled and bowed to Chen Mo: "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Ellie was wearing a black coat with a white short-sleeved T-shirt and a very loose collar... I bent over just now, and the inside was really unpretentious.Still wearing a bodice...what a...little girl.

"You usually do odd jobs, how much money can you make a month?"

"Five thousand." Allie said, shrinking her neck.

"so much?"

"At the most, five thousand... usually... two or three thousand... one or two thousand. I just turned 18, and there were many jobs that I would not apply for before." Ellie said aggrievedly.

This little girl has a cute face with a bit of baby fat... Chen Mo couldn't help but want to pinch her.

Go back to the end of the trail and have a few drinks at the bar in the resort. It's almost dark.

(End of this chapter)