Peninsula Steel Love

Chapter 818: Settle in the Magic City?

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Late at night, a scream suddenly rang out in a mansion in San Francisco, across the ocean, instantly waking up Zheng Yuanshuo who had already fallen asleep.

He heard it clearly, that was his wife's voice, could it be that there was a thief in the house? Zheng Yuanshuo jumped out of bed and ran straight to the bedroom safe without even bothering to put on his slippers.

After opening the safe and taking out the gun box containing the Glock 19, Zheng Yuanshuo loaded the magazine as quickly as possible and then carefully walked downstairs.

Damn it, Zheng Yuanshuo cursed as he walked. He and Li Jingshu lived together in San Francisco for many years. It should be said that this place used to be a pretty good place, but it slowly changed since some time ago.

The streets are becoming increasingly dirty and messy, with homeless people and drug addicts everywhere, which is making the public security environment worse and worse.

For example, in California's second-largest metropolitan area after Angeles City, there's an unwritten convention that people can't lock their car doors when they park and leave.

Because once the car doors are locked, the car windows will be smashed within a few minutes. The reason is simple: it prevents others from stealing things.

Even calling the police afterwards is useless, so in order to avoid paying for car repairs out of pocket, people gradually get used to not locking their car doors. Of course, they should never leave valuables in the car.

Zheng Yuanshuo's home is located in an upscale community on the Gold Coast, but there have been a series of burglaries and murders in recent times. Otherwise, he would not have bought a gun and kept it at home. He just didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

WTF, even though Comrade Lao Zheng was holding the real gun in his hand, he was still very nervous. Why? Haha, it was because he only went to the shooting range once after buying the gun.

Zheng Yuanshuo is an American citizen and does not need to return to South Korea to serve in the military, so he has no experience in handling firearms, let alone using a gun to shoot people.

Originally he had no plan to buy a gun. What a joke. They were just a few petty thieves. How could a military general, bah, a boxer by trade, not be able to handle them?

However, after learning about the situation, Xiao Shuijing urged her father to buy a gun quickly, and used a sentence plagiarized from Zhou Jing to convince him.

“No matter how good your kung fu is, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife. At seven steps away, a gun is faster. At seven steps away, a gun is both accurate and fast.”

It seemed to make sense, so Zheng Yuanshuo decided to follow the advice. Unexpectedly, Shuijing immediately suggested that he buy an AR15, or at worst an AK would be fine.

What the hell, are they preparing for war? Zheng Yuanshuo finally came to his senses after hearing Crystal's unusual excitement on the other end of the phone.

You little idiot, you think you're buying a toy? That's amazing! Zheng Yuanshuo ignored Shui Jing's tantrum and turned to his future son-in-law for advice. In the end, the pistol that his future son-in-law recommended to him was the Glock 19 pistol in his hand.

The large bullet capacity and the ability to fire directly without a conventional safety were not the reasons that impressed Zheng Yuanshuo. The most important thing Zhou Jing mentioned was that the gun used a unique trigger-type safety, and the trigger force was large and the travel was long, making it difficult to accidentally fire.

Nice! Zheng Yuanshuo was very satisfied with this advantage. He didn't want Li Jingshu to be killed by accidental discharge of the gun. Similar things were common in the beautiful country.

Back to the topic, Zheng Yuanshuo walked towards the stairs with an uneasy mood, but when he went downstairs, he found that there were no criminals rampant as he had expected, but the scene in front of him made him even more scared.

Oh my goodness, the oversized Iceberg Queen is online. Zheng Yuanshuo felt a chill in his neck when he saw this, and the so-called trigger safety almost failed.

"Honey, what's wrong with you?" Zheng Yuanshuo quickly put the gun on the coffee table and then sat next to Li Jingshu and asked with concern.

"Humph"

Li Jingshu was obviously still angry. She snorted coldly, which frightened Zheng Yuanshuo into silence. He wondered who had made his wife so angry in the middle of the night. The answer was soon revealed.

"Krystal Jung, if I don't hang you up and beat you up, I'm not worthy of being your mom, humph."

Hiss, the resentment was overwhelming. Zheng Yuanshuo couldn't understand what this kid had done to make Li Jingshu so angry. After listening to his wife's accusation, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Here's what happened. Perhaps because the New Year was approaching and both of her daughters were away, Li Jingshu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep at night, so she went downstairs to drink some water and made a video call to ask those two heartless people what was going on.

In previous years, even if there were plans, at least someone would call to report. But now, considering the time difference, it’s time to have the New Year’s Eve dinner, but there’s still no movement.

It's true that girls can't be kept home when they grow up. Li Jingshu went to find Shuijing without saying a word. After all, she is the youngest in the family and she should be given priority. Unexpectedly, this silly little Shuijing would cause her a lot of trouble.

Ever since Jessica reported that Zhou Jing was being urged to get married, Li Jingshu had imagined countless times the scene of meeting Zhou Jing's parents for the first time, but she never expected it to be this kind of remote interaction.

Both parties were quite embarrassed. Li Jingshu was dressed for bed. Not only was she not wearing any makeup, but she was only wearing a robe over her pajamas. Zhou Dingfa was not much better. He was still wearing an apron while cooking the New Year's Eve dinner.

I want to die. You know, Li Jingshu always maintains an elegant image, but now she is meeting her future in-laws with this appearance. This makes her want to buy a plane ticket to Modu to teach that little stupid Jing a lesson. Hum.

"Haha, dear, it's indeed a bit rude, but don't take it too seriously." Zheng Yuanshuo smiled awkwardly to comfort his wife and then changed the subject. "By the way, how is Xiaojing's father? What did you talk about?"

Very good, this trick of moving the universe works wonders. Li Jingshu was originally furious, but when she heard her husband ask this question, her expression quickly relaxed.

"Nothing else, just a few simple words." Li Jingshu replied thoughtfully, "Yuanshuo, can you believe it? Xiaojing's father is personally cooking for Xiujing and the others."

"Really?" Zheng Yuanshuo looked shocked.

As far as he knew, Zhou Jing's family background was not ordinary. In Korea, they could be considered a chaebol. How could a chaebol chairman cook for his own daughter? Zheng Yuanshuo once suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

It was too magical. This kind of thing was hard to imagine in Korea, where the social hierarchy was strict and patriarchy was dominant, even in America. However, Zheng Yuanshuo's grinning expression was not surprising to Li Jingshu, because she was absent-minded for a long time before she reacted, and then she sighed at the little bean's bad luck.

If love is a matter between two lovers, then marriage definitely involves two families and even the entire clan behind them, so Li Jingshu has always been worried.

It is true that Zhou Jingshen loves and dotes on Shuijing, and everyone in Korea knows this. The question is what attitude his family has towards this relationship.

Although Jessica and Shirley conveyed only positive messages to her, Li Jingshu still felt uneasy. After all, Crystal was her precious daughter, and she must not let her suffer even the slightest harm.

This was another factor that made Li Jingshu hesitate about Jessica's engagement proposal. Fortunately, her heart knot was untied today, and she was shocked to find that Zhou Dingfa treated Crystal almost as his own child.

That's great. What else can she say to have such an in-law? If Crystal hadn't suddenly given her a "surprise", Lee Jung-sook wouldn't have gotten so angry.

At this time, Zheng Yuanshuo also came back to his senses. His thoughts were exactly the same as his wife's. My Douding has entrusted the wrong person, hehe.

However, Zheng Yuanshuo suddenly thought of a question, "Honey, can Xiaojing's father speak Korean or English?"

"Um, I seem to know a little Korean, but Soo-jung is the one translating most of the time. What's wrong?" Li Jing replied casually.

"It's a bit troublesome." Zheng Yuanshuo sighed inexplicably, "How are we going to communicate if we meet more often in the future? It's a headache."

"Hmm?" Li Jingshu looked at Zheng Yuanshuo suspiciously.

Please, they live in San Francisco, how could they meet Zhou Jing's father so often? This made Li Jingshu confused, and Zheng Yuanshuo couldn't help but hesitate when he saw this.

"Honey, there is something I want to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?" Li Jingshu had a question mark on her forehead.

"What do you think about us settling down in the Magic City?"

"What?"

Li Jingshu was shocked by her husband's sudden proposal. She wondered if he had taken the wrong medicine. What would happen to his job if he moved to Shanghai? Was he going to give it up?

Facing his wife's questioning eyes, Zheng Yuanshuo scratched his head and explained: "Harvey came to me, dear, do you remember the case I handled in Shanghai last year?"

"Don't keep me in suspense. Get to the point."

Li Jingshu's tone was obviously impatient. Seeing that the Ice Queen was about to come online again, Zheng Yuanshuo hurriedly explained the whole story like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

Harvey is the senior partner and CEO of his law firm. Two days ago, he suddenly sought out Zheng Yuanshuo for a talk, with the main purpose of seeking his opinion on whether he was willing to be assigned by the law firm to reside in Shanghai.

It was because Zheng Yuanshuo handled the last case in Shanghai perfectly, the client was very satisfied and expressed that he would cooperate with the law firm for a long time. The law firm also wanted to take the opportunity to enter China and decided to set up a new office in Shanghai.

After discussion among several senior partners, they unanimously elected Zheng Yuanshuo as the executive partner of the Shanghai office and promoted him to the new senior partner of the law firm headquarters.

"Then what are you hesitating about? After all these years, haven't you always wanted to be a senior partner?" Li Jingshu became more confused after hearing this.

After all, it is not easy to become a senior partner of a large law firm. She doesn't understand what Zheng Yuanshuo is worried about?

She has been to Shanghai, and frankly speaking, Lee Jingshu likes it from the bottom of her heart. The whole city is not only prosperous but also clean and tidy with good public security. There are so many delicious foods that it is dazzling. It is many times better than the tiny Seoul.

Besides, Crystal's future career focus will be in China, and Jessica's headquarters has moved from Hong Kong Island to Shanghai. The two sisters will have to live in Shanghai, so wouldn't it be just right for her and Zheng Yuanshuo to live there permanently?

In the future, when Shuijing gets married and has children, she can also help take care of her grandchildren. Now that Zhou Jing's mother is gone, who else but her can take on this glorious and arduous task?

So Li Jingshu couldn't understand what Zheng Yuanshuo was doing. It was obviously a great thing, so why was he so entangled? She didn't expect that her husband's words would silence her on the spot.

"I'm not afraid that Xiaojing will be embarrassed. If we stay so close to the children, it will add burden to them. Besides, Xiuyan may not be happy about it."

"Why?"

"Um, nothing, OMG, it's so late, I have to go to work tomorrow, honey, let's go to bed early, hehe"

"Zheng Yuanshuo, stop right there. You're not going anywhere until you make yourself clear."

"Okay, Jingshu, can you put the gun down first? It's already loaded. It could go off accidentally if you're not careful."

"Humph"

(End of this chapter)