My own war game

Chapter 27 Authorization to Watch House
"He, I need your help with something." Constantine handed over a bunch of keys.

"Sir, what is this?" He Chi took the key and held it in his hand, a little confused.

"I hope you can help look after the clinic here during the week I'm away." Constantine patted his house.

"Sir, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. Lisa is still here." He Chi didn't understand why Constantine didn't hand over the house to his granddaughter to manage, but instead asked an outsider like him to do it.

"Lisa still has more than a hundred days until she turns 18. Theoretically, she is still a minor, so some things will be troublesome." The old man spread his hands and gave a reasonable explanation.

Mr. Constantine has done me a favor. He Chi thought about it and took the key. "Excuse me, what specific work do I need to do?"

Seeing He Chi's serious response, the old man smiled and said, "Relax. I'm not asking you to do anything complicated. You just need to deal with the community committee to prevent them from reporting me for not mowing the lawn. Also, the police will contact you occasionally. Just tell them that I will be back in a few days."

Hearing that it was just a housekeeping job, He Chi nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, I will do my best."

"Very good, wait a moment." Constantine tore off a piece of paper from the notebook and wrote on it:
[While I am away from here, the affairs of this house will be fully handled by my student He Chi. - Constantine Du Wei]

"Here, take this." Constantine handed over the note.

"Sir, there's no need to be so formal when just visiting a house, right?" He Chi was stunned when he saw the words above.

"It's not necessary under normal circumstances. It's just in case someone more serious comes along. You know, there are quite a lot of strange people in places like California." The old doctor shrugged his shoulders like a young man.

"Okay." Although He Chi thought it was unnecessary, he still folded the note and put it away.

"Well, I hope you and the girls have a great time while I'm gone," Constantine said and turned to go out.

"Wait a moment, sir!"

"What's the matter, my child?" The old man turned around with a smile.

"Sir, if I heard you correctly, you should have said 'girls', right? Is there anyone else at home besides Lisa?" He Chi grasped the key point sharply.

"Oh, didn't I tell you? It seems that I am really getting older and my memory is getting worse." Constantine pointed his finger at his head. "Summer vacation is almost halfway through. Lola will come to stay for a week as agreed. I'll leave her to you during this time. Remember to urge her to finish her homework during the holiday."

The old man was about to leave when He Chi stopped him.
"Sir, you are not hiding away on purpose because your granddaughter is coming, right?" He Chi's face was full of suspicion.

"How could that be? I just happened to have something to go out for."

"And by chance, it was exactly one week?"

"Yes."

"Sir," He Chi said after a moment of silence, "If I change my mind now, is it too late to refuse?"

Some people may not believe it, but the person who made the two people's attitudes change 180 degrees was a woman, or a girl.

Kerme Lola, Constantine's second granddaughter, is Lisa's cousin, but the two have very different personalities.

If Lisa is a gentle, friendly and considerate angel, then Lola is a little devil with a fork in her hand and a pointed tail behind her.

Because her father died early and her mother was a core member of a local gang, Lola was almost completely free-range when she was a child. She almost failed to graduate in elementary school because of a fight with a boy, and she ended up joining a biker gang. The Ducati motorcycle at home is hers.

When He Chi went to Mr. Constantine's house for the first time last year, he happened to see Lola playing with fire.

This was not a simple trick of just lighting a few pieces of newspaper. She actually poured flour and sugar into an alcohol bottle, stuffed a cloth strip in it, shook it, and then played Molotov cocktail throwing at home.

It is said that two fire trucks came to the community that day.

Later, she was heard to have dismantled a $1.6 million piece of equipment in Constantine in order to find a suitable part for her motorcycle.

It is said that the black hooligans on the street would avoid Lola when they saw her. He Chi only agreed to look after the house, but he didn't expect to get into such a big trouble.

But the words had been spoken and the matter was done. That night, Constantine left enough living expenses and boarded a plane to Hawaii without stopping, without even giving He Chi a chance to regret.

He Chi and Lisa were the only two people in the clinic at night. Although he had been here many times, this was the first time he was alone with a young girl.

The two people are actually only four years apart in age, but after all, Lisa is not yet an adult, and He Chi is not mentally prepared to treat her as a "female".

For an hour after Constantine left, neither of them could figure out how to start a conversation.

It's time for dinner.

Lisa: …………

He Chi: …………

"I'll go cook first."

“I’ll go cook first.”

After looking at each other, the two people said exactly the same words at almost the same time, and then they laughed together. The tacit understanding between them swept away the awkward atmosphere.

"He, let me do it. I was the one who cooked when grandpa was alive. I know a secret recipe for Mexican fajitas." Lisa pulled her blonde hair back and prepared to go to the kitchen.

"Wait, it seems that I have been underestimated. Today, I will let you experience the cooking skills of a man living alone. I will make you some German-style food." He Chi was also ready to take action.

They both came to the kitchen door, looked at each other and said in unison, "Then let's just do it together."

The dinner was very sumptuous. Not only was there Lisa's signature secret Mexican pie on the table, but He Chi also made Chinese-style braised pork slices, and also served it with German-style fried steak and sauerkraut.

During dinner, Lisa changed into a long ball gown and walked gracefully in open-toed high heels.

He Chi pulled out a chair and bowed slightly, inviting the lady to take her seat in the classical gentleman's etiquette.

Lisa returned the gift and sat down, and the two of them began to eat.

"He, you seem different from before." The blonde girl at the dining table said with a smile.

"Really? I don't feel anything myself, what's the difference?"

"Hmm~ I always feel that you seem to be more confident and more delicate recently. You probably didn't pay attention to the so-called dining etiquette before."

"Is this the impression I gave you before?" This was something He Chi did not expect.

"Don't you remember? When we first met, you got on the bus from a hamburger restaurant and there was ketchup on the corner of your mouth?" The girl pointed at the corner of her mouth.

"Yes, it's been more than a year now. I'm really sorry for spilling ketchup on your shoulder." He Chi smiled as he recalled what happened before. He then took out the silver jewelry that Mr. Constantine had given him and placed it on the table.

"This is for you. Consider it as compensation for what happened back then."

Lisa blushed slightly, then mustered up the courage to say, "He, I have something to say to you..."

Boom boom boom! ! ! !

A sudden burst of gunfire interrupted her words.

(End of this chapter)