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Although Chen Feng had no confidence in treating depression, he planned to give it a try. After all, his father was a big shot in Meilijia.

If he wanted to make money in Meilijia and then set up a charitable foundation for tax avoidance, he would need to make friends with the big shots here.

This is a matter of adapting to local customs and is also a necessary investment in personal connections.

Therefore, Chen Feng simply said: "I can assist you in drawing platelets at any time and give them to Dr. Becky for verification."

Carl said happily, "Great, I will ask Johnny and Becky to come over tomorrow. At the same time, I should bring several volunteers with depression to participate in the experiment."

Obviously Carl Hicks had made preparations in advance and was just waiting for Chen Feng to agree.

"Okay, I'm fine."

After the two chatted about everything under the sun for a while, Carl Hicks brought Chen Feng out of the villa and had someone bring a horse.

Carl pointed at the horse and said to Chen Feng, "This is a Quarter Horse. It has a gentle temperament and steady steps. It is very suitable for novice riding practice. You can go up and give it a try. Don't worry, Jude will lead the way."

Now that he has come to the farm, Chen Feng certainly wants to experience riding a horse, and it would be best if he could learn it.

When he talked to Karl about it during dinner, this scene happened.

"Okay, thank you, Jude."

Chen Feng nodded to the white old man who was leading the horse.

"You're welcome, sir. It's my pleasure."

Jude looked to be in his fifties or sixties, dressed in jeans, and was obviously an old farmer from the countryside of America.

"Sir, you must first mount the horse from the left side, and move slowly. After all, it is not familiar with you yet, so you should avoid scaring it."

As Jude spoke, he guided Chen Feng to mount the horse from the left side.

"Okay, sir, now pull the reins gently, don't use force, be gentle. Then, use your legs to gently press the horse's belly to control forward movement or acceleration. Leaning forward slightly means 'go', and leaning back means 'stop'. You must remember this."

Under Jude's patient teaching, Chen Feng gradually adapted to and mastered some skills while riding a horse.

After about ten minutes, Jude let go of the assistance and let Chen Feng ride alone.

Chen Feng started slowly and then sped up. The Quarter Horse under his crotch was indeed very docile and obedient. He held the horse's belly and leaned forward to move forward, and leaned backward to slow down.

In this way, after riding for about half an hour, Chen Feng felt the pain in his buttocks and stopped the activity.

After returning to the villa, the butler Leo arranged for us to go to the guest room.

Although the decoration inside is not very luxurious, it is very clean and tidy.

After taking a shower and changing clothes, it was already dark, so Chen Feng did not leave the room again.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Chen Feng got up early, washed up, put on his sportswear and came out of the room.

Maybe it was because it was too early, I didn’t see Carl and Zhang Zhiqiang. I only saw the butler Leo who got up early. He looked to be in his sixties and was a white man.

"Good morning, sir. Would you like breakfast now?"

When he saw Chen Feng, Leo was very polite.

"No need for now, I'm going for a morning run."

"Okay, sir. But if you go out for a morning run, it's best not to run beyond our farm, that is, the fence. Because there are coyotes and wild boars around here."

"Coyote?" Chen Feng was somewhat confused about what a coyote was.

"Yes, we have quite a few coyotes here. They are small in size, usually weighing only a dozen to forty pounds, with gray-brown or yellow-brown fur, and often attack small livestock. Although they are active at night most of the time, you may also encounter them early in the morning."

"Okay, thank you. I got it. I'll just run around the farm and won't go out."

After listening to his introduction, Chen Feng knew that this kind of coyote was not a big threat to him. However, for safety reasons, Chen Feng would not run around.

The farm here is big enough for him to run a few kilometers.

After leaving the villa, Chen Feng started running around the buildings.

After about two laps, it felt like I had already covered three or four kilometers.

When I was running the third lap, I saw two cars driving in from the farm gate from a distance, a Ford Raptor and a Mercedes-Benz SUV.

When Chen Feng ran to the door of the villa, the two cars just stopped.

Seeing this, Chen Feng paused and stood at the door looking at the two cars.

At the same time, the butler Ollie came out of the villa and walked straight to the two cars.

Soon, the doors of the two cars opened one after another, and several people walked out.

Two people walked out of the leading raptor, a tall and strong white man in his twenties, and a thin white man in his twenties.

Four people came out of the Mercedes SUV.

Two men in black suits and sunglasses got out of the car first. They were strong and had fierce looks, and they were obviously bodyguards.

The other two were a white lady in her forties and a white girl in her teens.

"Madam, you are here so early. Haven't you had breakfast yet? Come in and have breakfast."

Leo was the first to greet the lady with a warm look on his face.

The lady's attitude towards Leo was not very good. She still looked serious and asked, "Where's Karl? Hasn't he gotten up yet?"

"Yes, ma'am, he stayed up late yesterday."

"It's too late now, he should be up. Go wake him up."

"This..." Leo said with some embarrassment, "It's better to wait a little longer. After all, he came to the farm to recuperate after the operation, and sleep is very important to him."

The lady got angry when she heard this and said with a sullen face, "He knew we would come today, why didn't he go to bed early last night? Does he still have us in his heart?"

Leo could only say helplessly: "Madam, if you have anything to say, please go in first. By the way, this is our farm's distinguished guest, Mr. Chen Fengchen."

Of course, the lady had seen Chen Feng a long time ago, but only now did she formally look him over, nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Mr. Chen, welcome to our home."

"Thank you."

Chen Feng smiled and nodded to her.

Then he added, "Excuse me, I just finished running and I'm going back to my room to take a shower."

After saying that, Chen Feng nodded to these people again and immediately entered the villa.

Of course Chen Feng could tell that this noble lady should be Carl Hicks' ex-wife, the person next to her should be her and Carl Hicks' daughter, and the other two men might be their sons.

The ex-wife and daughter came to visit Carl Hicks, but Carl Hicks didn't seem very welcoming and didn't get up early to greet them.

Chen Feng was also very curious about the specific reasons behind this, but he just didn't dare to ask.

After returning to the room and taking a shower, although Chen Feng didn't really want to meet Carl Hicks' ex-wife and children, he was indeed a little hungry.

So, Chen Feng quickly came to the restaurant on the first floor, and as expected, he saw Carl's ex-wife and children having breakfast.

"Mr. Chen, would you like to have breakfast now?" Leo asked quickly.

"Well, eat now, thank you." "You're welcome, I'll serve it to you right away."

Leo went to the kitchen himself and brought back the still hot breakfast.

The staple food is biscuits with gravy, which are the Southern biscuits here, topped with creamy sausage gravy, and is a representative of the country breakfast here in Texas.

There were also tortillas and oatmeal, and two fried eggs.

This breakfast is really rich and nutritious.

However, Chen Feng did not dislike it and started eating immediately. The food tasted really good.

When Chen Feng was half full, Carl Hicks' ex-wife and children had already finished eating. However, they did not leave immediately. They all looked at Chen Feng with curiosity.

Chen Feng did not feel embarrassed in this situation. He just smiled at them and continued eating.

Until the leading man, who was about 25 or 26 years old, couldn't help but speak up: "Hello, Mr. Chen, my name is Bart, this is my mother Lillian, this is my brother Ian, my sister Alicia. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too." Chen Feng nodded and smiled at them.

"Mr. Chen, how did you get to know my father?"

Bart asked immediately after the introduction.

No wonder he was curious, because his father, Carl Hicks, had never had a friend from the East before, let alone invite this Easterner to his home as a guest.

"Didn't your father tell you?"

"Yes."

When Chen Feng heard this, he knew that Carl Hicks had kept it a secret for him.

Chen Feng thought for a moment before saying, "I met him in Houston. We are fellow patients, so I guess."

"Fellow patient? You...also had cancer before?" Bart asked directly.

"Yeah." Chen Feng nodded.

"So you are also cured of cancer like my father?" Bart looked surprised.

"Yes."

"This... is truly a miracle! Can you tell me what specific medical method was used to cure it? I asked my father before, and he only said that the latest immunotherapy was used."

Bart is really a curious baby.

The biological father didn't tell him the truth, so it was impossible for Chen Feng, an outsider, to tell him the truth. So he said, "It's immunotherapy. I don't know exactly how it works or how it's cured."

Upon hearing this, Carl Hicks' ex-wife Lillian frowned and asked, "You were the first to use this immunotherapy, weren't you?"

Chen Feng glanced at her, nodded, and said nothing.

Lillian looked unhappy when she saw this, and asked again: "You look very healthy now, but is there a possibility of recurrence after this treatment?"

"I do not know then."

Lillian wanted to ask more questions when she heard Carl Hicks' voice coming from the stairs.

"Lily, why are you here so early?"

Lillian immediately stood up and went to greet him.

As she took the lead, the three children stood up and walked quickly towards Carl Hicks.

"Daddy!"

Daughter Alicia shouted happily, then trotted over and hugged Carl Hicks.

Carl Hicks had a complicated expression. He reached out and patted his daughter's back gently, then pushed her away and asked in a somewhat disappointing tone, "Have you decided which university you want to attend?"

When Alicia heard this, she immediately made a bitter face and shook her head and said, "I haven't decided yet. However, I personally want to study art at Yale University, but Mommy wants me to study finance at Wharton School of Business."

Carl looked at his ex-wife Lillian, who immediately said, "You know, Ellie has been very smart since she was a child. She is very sensitive to numbers and has been good at math since she was a child. Since she has this talent, I think she should study economics and finance. In this way, she can help you after she graduates from college."

Karl shook his head and said, "Her math grades are only average, not very good. And she doesn't want to help me, so don't force her."

When Lillian heard this, she was immediately dissatisfied and said, "Karl, she is your biological daughter. Bart and Ian, they are not suitable to help you manage the company and business, so forget it, but Ellie is so suitable, you can't give up, you must train her. Otherwise, what will happen to your Hicks family in the future? Who will inherit it?"

Karl couldn’t help but frowned and said, “Are you here today because of the issue of my family’s inheritance rights?”

"Of course not." Lillian denied immediately, "I just want you to train your daughter. She is your heir, isn't she?"

Karl shook his head and stopped arguing with her, but just said, “You can go back after lunch.”

Lilian's face suddenly turned ugly, and she said unhappily, "Are you going to drive us away?"

Karl said bluntly: "I didn't want you to come here in the first place. I'm in good health and there's no need for you to come and visit me in person."

“Karl, they are your children, you can ignore me, why are you so indifferent to them?”

Lillian glared at Carl Hicks with dissatisfaction.

"Lily, you're always like this." Carl Hicks shook his head, looking annoyed. "You never look for reasons in yourself, and always blame others for all the mistakes."

"You're not wrong?" Lillian asked loudly.

"Stop! Stop!" Alicia stood up and yelled, angrily saying, "I'm really fed up with you. You quarrel every time you meet. You are divorced, but you still do this. Is it never going to stop?"

"Okay, I apologize." Carl Hicks said helplessly.

Lillian frowned and said nothing.

The scene was dull and awkward. Chen Feng, a bystander, also felt a little embarrassed that he had actually watched an entire bloody family drama live.

The eldest son Bart suddenly stood up and said, "Dad, since you are in good health and I have seen you, I will go back first."

Carl Hicks looked at him with complicated eyes, and after a while he said, "Let's go after lunch."

"OK then."

After Bart finished speaking, he sat down again. It was obvious that he still hoped to spend more time with his father.

Carl Hicks looked at his second son who had been playing with his phone without saying anything, and asked Lillian, "Ian, how are you doing recently?"

Lillian also glanced at her second son, shook her head slightly and said, "That's it, not much has changed."

Carl Hicks frowned and said, "It looks like we need to change doctors then."

Lillian said coldly, "What he needs most is family companionship."

Carl Hicks was silent for a moment.

Chen Feng could now see that Carl Hicks' youngest son Ian seemed to have some problems, and there was a high probability that he had autism.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be like this. He didn’t say a word from beginning to end and just kept his head down playing with his phone.

It is true that every family has its own problems. Even a super-rich man like Carl Hicks has his own troubles. (End of this chapter)