It took three people several trips to move a whole truck of things. Fortunately, there was an elevator, otherwise Xu Manman would have collapsed from exhaustion.
After all the things were moved into the apartment, Chen Ming finally had the time to look around the apartment that his cousin shared with others.
He knew that his cousin was not short of money now, but in the upper Manhattan area of New York, where every inch of land is valuable, the rent for such an apartment with sea view of more than 200 square meters was unimaginably expensive, and the selling price was a figure he could not even imagine.
Chen Ming looked at his cousin's roommate with a hint of embarrassment, "Caleb, I'm going to cause you some trouble next."
"It's okay. Originally, this house was just Molly and I, so it was a bit lonely. Now that there's someone more at home, I'm pretty happy."
Caleb Jin gave Xu Manman the luggage to move into her room, leaving the living room space for the brother and sister.
Xu Manman pulled her cousin to stand in the spacious living room, facing the sea view. "Cousin, how is this apartment? Isn't it nice?"
"Very good." Apart from being expensive, Chen Ming really couldn't find any fault with it.
Xu Manman showed him around the house, and then took him to the study. "This house has three rooms. I live in the master bedroom, and the second bedroom is Caleb's. This one was originally a study, so I'll have to ask my cousin to stay here for a while.
The restroom is outside. I asked Caleb to prepare a set of daily necessities. Cousin, please check if there is anything missing and go out to buy it later."
Chen Ming glanced through it casually and said, "It's very good, nothing is missing."
Now that he's here, even if he sleeps in the study, the environment is much better than his dormitory. What's there to be dissatisfied about?
Considering that the siblings had just returned from a trip, Caleb made lunch. In order to maintain his persona, he made a typical Western meal - grilled steak, salad, and boiled potatoes.
Before dinner began, Xu Manman fished out a bottle of champagne from among her luggage. "I bought this in San Francisco. The bottle looked quite pretty back then, but I'm not sure how it tastes. Caleb, how about pairing it with steak today?"
"Okay, wait a moment."
Caleb took the champagne and didn't rush to open the wine with a corkscrew. Instead, he took out a small bucket from the cabinet under the bar, put the bottle in it, and then found a handful of ice cubes from the refrigerator until the ice covered the bottle.
At the same time, he explained to Chen Ming, "It is easier to drink after it is chilled, and people will feel more comfortable drinking it iced in the summer."
Then he looked at Xu Manman and said, "It will take some time to cool down. I'll make you some garlic butter shrimp. Do you want some?"
"Eat!" She had been out for so many days and had little time to go into the space at night. She really missed Xiao Jin's cooking skills.
So this dinner became extraordinarily sumptuous.
Steak, pancakes, candlelight, and handsome men and beautiful women of different styles on the table.
After dinner, Chen Ming, who felt that he was eating and living for free, took the initiative to take over the task of washing dishes. Caleb Jin did not argue with him. He took the unfinished champagne and went to the living room to watch Xu Manman share the gifts she brought back.
Xu Manman held up a set of coffee cups with ornate patterns. "Caleb, do you think this looks good? Can we drink coffee from this from now on?"
Caleb nodded in agreement, and then Xu Manman took out a bag of sausages from somewhere and said, "I tried this salami. It's delicious whether it's served with bread or on pizza."
"Okay, I'll try making sandwiches with it tomorrow morning."
When Chen Ming came out after washing the dishes, Caleb Jin and Xu Manman were already surrounded by the things they had bought along the way.
Seeing this scene, Chen Ming frowned, then thought of the story his cousin told about Caleb, and convinced himself that in Caleb's eyes, there was no gender distinction for his cousin.
Chen Ming walked over and sat down next to Xu Manman. Caleb opposite him raised his champagne glass to gesture to him. Chen Ming also raised his glass in return and took a sip of the wine. Both of them tacitly did not interrupt Xu Manman's enthusiastic sharing.
It was not until eleven o'clock in the middle of the night that the three of them returned to their rooms.
After washing up, Chen Ming lay down on the bed. Seeing the bookshelf across from him filled with books, he thought he would have insomnia, but unexpectedly he fell asleep quickly and had a dreamless night.
On this side, Xu Manman and Xiao Jin also flashed into the space one after another.
During the day, Xiao Jin saw that the host was indeed fine, but he still changed into Doctor Jin's skin and took the host to the tree house studio for a full physical examination.
Although the United States is indeed developing quite well now, there are still infectious diseases and malaria in invisible places, which makes it necessary to be cautious.
Xu Manman knew what it was worried about, so she cooperated throughout the process.
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