Claire nodded and said, “Mom, I don’t know Charlie wade and this aunt either, so it’s not appropriate to go to their home as a guest, and you know Charlie wade’s character, he’s not that social, so why don’t you go by yourself?”
“How can I do that ……” Elaine said seriously, “Mom has told them that this is a party for both families, so the older generation can get to know each other, and the younger generation can also get to know each other and make friends. It’s a good idea to have more friends.”
He said, and Elaine said solemnly, “You two can’t let Mom go back on her word on this kind of thing!”
Claire looked at Charlie wade and asked, “Honey, what do you think ……”
Charlie wade smiled faintly, “Since mum has already spoken to others, it’s really inappropriate for us not to go.”
Elaine hurriedly nodded her head one after another and said offhandedly, “It still has to be my good son-in-law at the critical moment!”
She said, “Then it’s a deal, tomorrow at 6pm, we’ll go there together, Claire, you’ll go to your normal cla*s tomorrow, and my good son-in-law will go with me to buy some gifts, it’s not good to go empty-handed when we visit someone’s home for the first time.”
Claire saw that Charlie wade had agreed, so she couldn’t say anything else, so she nodded and said, “Okay then.”
……
The following afternoon.
Elaine called out to Charlie wade and drove around downtown Providence.
Elaine picked through a number of gift shops and finally, at Charlie wade’s suggestion, bought a set of beautiful tableware worth several hundred dollars as an accompanying gift.
Charlie wade felt that when visiting a home as an ordinary friend, the accompanying gift must not be too expensive, otherwise it would not seem so pure.
Elaine also knew that Sister Chen’s family was well-off and not short of money, so it was not so important that the items were expensive, but mainly a token of appreciation.
At half past five, the two of them picked up Claire at the entrance of the school, and then Charlie wade drove to the neighbourhood where the other party lived, according to the location he had sent to Elaine.
The destination was about ten kilometres away from the city centre, but the roads were in good condition, so the drive was quick and took about twenty minutes.
The community is a very upmarket, high-end neighbourhood in Providence, with very sparse architecture and well-kept buildings, landscaping and roads.
On top of that, there were police cars parked along the main road in and out of the community. In the United States, communities that can have police officers on duty to protect them are very powerful, because police officers are not free, but on the contrary, the cost is very high, so high that ordinary communities simply cannot afford it.
Charlie wade followed the navigation and parked his car in front of a very sophisticated three-storey villa.
At that moment, the door of the house inside the low hedge wall opened and a woman of similar age to Elaine, the same Sister Chen with whom Elaine was very close, came out of the door to welcome her.
Seeing Elaine, Sister Chen said very happily, “Aiya Elaine, you’re finally here!”
After saying that, she saw Charlie wade and Claire also get down from the car, so she said with a smile, “These two are your daughter and son-in-law, right? Welcome, come and have a seat in the house!”
This Sister Chen’s enthusiasm made Charlie wade feel as if she was a bit deliberate.
However, Charlie wade did not think much of it, and after waiting for Elaine to exchange a few pleasantries with the other party, he followed her into the villa, together with Claire.