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Chapter 849 Two Kids Are Here Too
His job is writing, and he has to complete the seventh Harry Potter book before returning home, thus ending the series completely.

Besides that, there is one more thing to go.

After the summer vacation, her twins will come to the United States to travel, and Ruirui has already contacted a high school to attend the San Francisco High School of the Arts.

Located in the Lands End area northwest of San Francisco, San Francisco High School for the Arts is a famous private art school in California. The school was founded in 1893 and was originally a single girls' school. In 1970, the school became a coeducational art boarding high school.

The school offers internationally renowned arts and academic courses such as music, painting, dance, drama, and so on.

At the beginning of the year, Ruirui passed the TOEFL test and was qualified for admission.

Although there are better art schools in the United States, such as Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Interlaken High School for the Arts, and Idyllwild High School for the Arts, they are all far away from San Francisco.

Living in San Francisco, Fang Minghua and his wife can return to Li Li's home on weekends, which makes them feel at ease.

Obviously, the villa where Li Li lives now is a bit small, so Fang Minghua decided to buy a new manor villa in San Francisco.

Fang Minghua doesn't need to look for this job himself. Phillips will do it well if he gives it to him.

Just three days later, Phillips brought information about three houses, and Fang Minghua took a fancy to a manor called Feloli in Pacific Heights.

Pacific Heights is where many celebrities gather in downtown San Francisco. U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Oracle co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison, and Apple design director Ive all live here.

This manor covers an area of ​​18 acres, which is much smaller than Amber Mountain Manor, but has a beautiful environment and is equipped with a swimming pool, tennis court, and a small lake, with Li Li's favorite lavender growing on the lakeside.

The main building is an Edwardian-style two-story building, but it was renovated by the original owner, retaining the original style while adding modern fashion elements, making it warm and full of personality.

The building has seven full bedrooms, two kitchens, three rooftop terraces, a living room, and a study, with everything you need.

Standing on the platform, you can see the sea in the distance.

There is also a two-story building not far away. Like Amber Manor, it is mainly used by manor workers as well as various equipment and garages.

However, there are fewer workers here than in Amber Manor, a total of 7.

The total price of the estate is 1100 million US dollars.

Fang Minghua didn't let Phillips bargain much. He only had one request: that the villa must be completed and moved in before the children came to the United States!
As for curtains, carpets and so on, Li Li will decide after she comes back.

"The property certificate should still be in Li Li's name," Fang Minghua reminded him.

In early July, Li Li came back from Germany and was very happy to see her new home. Although it is farther from school than her previous home, the environment is much better.

Especially the lake, which is surrounded by lavender. It is a wonderful feeling to get up in the morning and read or walk along the lake.

Only the baby daughter Xinxin was unhappy because she was going to transfer to another school next semester and would not be able to see her good friend Jim.

The little girl was sad for several days, but her sadness was soon overcome by a happy event: her brother and sister came to San Francisco!
Naturally, she had to go to the airport with her parents to greet them.

"Brother Lele, Sister Ruirui"

The little girl saw two boys and girls coming out of the emergency passage and ran over excitedly.

Fang Minghua and Li Li hurried to follow.

Oh my god
I haven’t seen them for more than a year, and both kids have changed!

Ruirui has grown taller, and more importantly, she is no longer as thin as before. She has the plumpness and gracefulness of a young girl.

My son has changed even more. He is now as tall as his sister and is no longer chubby as before. His face has become much thinner, his Adam's apple is more prominent, and he has the demeanor of a man.

"Sister," Ruirui picked up the little girl, of course not forgetting to greet the adults.

"Dad, aunt."

My son was still shy and called out as well.

But why did the sound become so unpleasant? Like the quacking of a male duck?

Oh, now is the voice changing period.

After picking up the two children and driving home, Li Li immediately arranged a room for two people and helped make the beds.

Fang Le was very interested in the Apple computer in his room and couldn't wait to turn it on. Fang Rui quietly ran to Li Li and whispered:

"Aunt?"

"Ok?"

"Should I call you auntie now, or stepmother?"

"Ah? You know everything?" Li Li was surprised.

"Of course. My mom told us before she left that Xinxin is the daughter of my dad and you."

"Then, Ruirui, you and Lele won't blame me, right?"

"No way? That's between my parents and you, I don't care."

Li Li heaved a long sigh of relief. The child had grown up and would know the relationship between them sooner or later. It seemed there was no need to worry.

After moving into Feloli Manor, Fang Minghua and Li Li started their summer vacation trip with their three children.

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The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, and of course, all kinds of delicious food.

After that, they took a plane to Los Angeles to continue their trip, but this time Li Li did not go, so Fang Minghua went alone with the three children.

Of course, we should stay at Amber Manor at night.

The two children couldn't help but exclaim when they saw that this manor was even bigger than the one in San Francisco.

"Brother and sister, Dad has a ranch in Miami. It's bigger than this one. There are lots of horses there. You can ride them."

The little girl began to show off in front of them again.

"Dad, I want to go riding!" Ruirui shouted immediately.

"Okay, after we finish in Los Angeles, our next stop will be Miami!" Fang Minghua said.

After playing in Los Angeles for four days, everyone flew to Miami and played for another three days to satisfy the children's request to go horseback riding. Then the next stop was Washington, and finally arrived in New York.

According to the plan, after having enough fun in New York, the one-month vacation will be almost over, and they will fly back to San Francisco. Fang Minghua will bring his son Fang Le back to China, while Fang Rui will stay in San Francisco to go to school.

Today, Fang Minghua was walking in Times Square with her three children.

In the 20s, Times Square once declined due to urban renewal and commercial transformation. Many theaters and shops closed down, and unemployment and crime rates rose sharply. At that time, people generally believed that Times Square had gone into decline.

However, in the late 1990s, Times Square experienced an amazing revival. The city government invested heavily in improving the surrounding environment, attracting many well-known companies and tourists to invest and visit. Times Square gradually regained its former prosperity.

The endless flow of people and vehicles, the dazzling LED screens, there is no difference between day and night.

Standing at the six-way intersection, Fang Rui looked at the surrounding scene and couldn't help asking:

"Dad, this is Times Square, known as the crossroads of the world? Why is it so small?"

"I looked up information online. Times Square is only 0.8 square kilometers. Of course it's small." The speaker was his son Fang Le, in a muffled voice.

"It can't even be compared to Tiananmen Square. It's not even as good as the People's Square in Shanghai." Fang Rui curled her lips.

Fang Minghua held her daughter Xinxin's little hand, listened to the children's conversation, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Times have indeed changed.

When China first opened its doors in the 1980s, countless Chinese people came to the United States and stood in Times Square, looking at this prosperous world with envy and admiration.

Just like Meng Xiaojun in "Chinese Partners".

But as a new generation grew up and as the motherland became increasingly powerful, their vision naturally changed and they began to look at the world with equal eyes.

As the crowd started to walk along the street while talking, at this moment, a parade suddenly appeared not far ahead, and walked towards this side in a mighty manner.

(End of this chapter)