The fragrance of flowers in life should be voluntary work Urban romance for the masses

  "Laura, this Wednesday go to Church Elementary School as a supervisor, is your time suitable?" Red Cross liaison officer Roland smiled friendly.

  "Really? No problem! Huh? We usually go to the hospital, why are we going to school now?"

  "We go to the hospital more often, but we also visit schools and nursing homes in our daily lives. We want our members to have as much contact with grassroots life as possible!" Roland explained with a smile, having a good impression of this smiling Chinese girl.

  "Oh, I see, thank you, Roland!"

  "No need to be polite, going with you is Mika Kofitse. This is her contact information, wishing you a pleasant gathering."

  "Thank you!"

  Kafi took over the paper with Mika's email address written on it and walked back and forth in a pleasant mood.

  "Kafi, you look very happy, what's going on?"

  "Haha, Lance, long time no see, what are you busy with?"

  Lan Qi gazed at her with adoration, seeing Ka Fei's smiling face, his mood also soared. He and Kai Yun had been planning a gift, and it was almost taking shape, hehe!

  "Not much, how about you?"

  "I'm supposed to volunteer on Wednesday."

  "Volunteer?"

  "Ah, it's just making sure the students get to and from school safely...". Under the sunlight, the boy gazed lovingly at the girl beside him, who was gesturing animatedly as she spoke, every movement of hers leaving the boy utterly enchanted.

  Americans have a good habit of volunteering, often in schools, communities or churches, selflessly devoting their time and labor to provide selfless help to the community or those in need. Many children also start earning their own pocket money through their own labor from a young age. After the age of 12, the constitution stipulates that children can work for several hours a week, many children will take the initiative to go out and earn money, while also taking time out to do volunteer work.

  Kafi looked at the American volunteer profile and couldn't help but admire America's progress in some aspects, its citizens can indeed live very freely and comfortably. Moreover, the overall quality of Americans is still relatively high, social welfare is extremely perfect, and there is a gap of at least 50 years compared to China.

  I just don't know if this gap can be narrowed.

  Looking somewhat gloomily out of the window, Ke Fei knew that he was an ordinary person and couldn't change anything. History would unfold as it did, regardless of certain individuals; it would follow its own objective laws. What China needed most now was development.

  If China doesn't develop further, it will really never catch up with Western countries!

  It's not an exaggeration, but the actual situation I've seen after coming to America!

  It's not that the Chinese are not good enough, nor is it that Americans are really so selfless. It's just that when a person can't even solve their basic needs, how can you expect them to care about etiquette and morality? China now compared to America is like comparing a poor man who has risen from scratch to a noble family that has been wealthy for generations. Whether in terms of economy, social status or cultural education, China lags far behind!

  What a feeling!

  It's not that Chinese people don't care about others, it's just that they really don't have the ability to do so. If these Americans also had to worry about their next meal every day, would they still be so selfless?

  But that's just an assumption, at least they have now formed a good social atmosphere throughout the society, which is still worth our China to learn from.

  Through online communication, Kafi obtained a schedule and specific job responsibilities, time and method.

  From the perspective of her duties, it seems that she indeed has some "power" and responsibility. Ka Fei smiled as she looked at the traffic record form in her hand, if anyone sped in front of the school gate, or parked illegally, or violated any traffic rules, she had the right to make a record, and if she recorded it, the school would immediately fax it to the traffic management department.

  It seems like there is some small power.

  By Wednesday, Kafi and Mika got in touch with each other. Both of them woke up early and arrived at school ahead of time to get familiar with the environment. When they were changing clothes in the staff room, Kafi and Mika met two blonde kids who were doing road patrol that day.

  "How cute!" Kafi looked at the two blonde little boys, her eyes turned into stars, dolls!

  "Laura!" Mika laughed and reminded Kafi to pay attention to her image.

  "Here, your logbook!" Mei Jia handed over a new one to Ka Fei. The two university students, each carrying a fully equipped child (the children on duty had to wear special reflective safety vests), pulled along two large stop signs as they walked towards the school entrance. Almost every teacher and parent they met greeted them warmly, with some even expressing gratitude.

  Perhaps it's because this church elementary school rarely sees Chinese people doing volunteer work, many parents and students even come over to greet Kofi or say a few words of the Chinese they just learned.

  Although Kaffi had been secretly slandering the US before, at this moment, he felt that he was probably wrong. Maybe these Americans would still help others even if they were not well-off themselves. Because in such a good atmosphere, you will find that serving others is really respected.

  This feeling seems rare in China, China has gone through the Lei Feng era and now it's become that nobody trusts Lei Feng anymore.

  Going to rural areas to teach is a very ordinary thing, but in the eyes of others it has become a boastful or politically capitalistic behavior, can't help but make one's heart feel cold.

  "Hello!" A strange and awkward Chinese voice brought Kaffi back to his senses.

  "Hello." Ke Fei smiled and looked at the old grandmother who came to send off Little Sun, with a head full of silver hair, but an exceptionally kind smile on her face that made people feel close.

  "You're beautiful!" Still in broken Chinese, but she managed to get her point across.

  "Thank you, you're very pretty too, your spirit is great, the green dress you're wearing today really matches your skin." Kafi smiled and complimented her in English, immediately winning her favor.

  "Really? I also like this dress." The old man's interest was piqued, and he excitedly said, "Right, what time do you get off work? I'll come over and talk to you later."

  "After all the students have entered the school gate, I can rest."

  "Alright then, I won't bother you."

  "No, you go slow." With a smile all over her face, she saw off the kind-hearted old lady and Kei smiled as he watched the movements of the two children doing road patrol.

  They were very serious and skilled, always grasping the right moment to put down the stop sign, and all vehicles came to a gentle halt. Then, under the guidance of two little kids shouting "crossing now!", the children crossing the street walked steadily past. Whether it was the student on duty, the students crossing the street or the passing vehicles, everyone was so calm and peaceful, with smiles on their faces, greeting each other warmly with a "hello!"

  In the distance, a walking bus came over, led by parent volunteers wearing bright safety vests, chatting and laughing. The children were of all shapes and sizes, tall and short, big and small, while the "driver" parents also had radiant smiles on their faces.

  Maybe doing volunteer work doesn't just help others, but also allows you to experience a unique kind of joy and pride!

  "Kaiyun, I found a suitable house."

  "Where?" Kaiyun was browsing his own stocks, but hearing this news still made him slightly regain some attention.

  "Merida Community is a residential area for the middle class, with a relatively clean environment. The community is relatively homogeneous, with most residents being company white-collar workers. The location is good, only one kilometer away from the city center. There are tennis courts, badminton courts, and many other clubhouses in the community..." Lance looked at the various data on his notebook, comparing them, this one was considered to be relatively good.

  "How big is it? What's the price?"

  "Approximately 200 square meters, with a lawn and swimming pool, three-story independent house, total price $180,000."

  "Over 1.5 million RMB? What about other expenses? Such as the basic water and electricity fees every month, broadband and TV cable fees, and is it convenient to go shopping at supermarkets?"

  "The water and electricity bill is about $20, the broadband and TV cable fee is about $30. However, if we live here, we must buy a car. If there's no traffic jam, it takes about 23 minutes to drive to Harvard. The supermarket is not far away, just 7 or 8 minutes by car. I calculated that if we cook for ourselves, we will spend about $150 per month... After discussing with the landlord for a long time, I learned a lot of things and fortunately, the landlord is a kind person who explained everything in detail. The actual situation of the house is almost the same as the advertisement."

  "How did you find a house so quickly?"

  "I'm so tired from running around these past few days!" Lancy said with a pleased smile, of course not mentioning how much he had been looking forward to it, having almost used up all his free time!

  "Yes, yes, you've worked hard!" Kaiyun knew exactly what Lanqi was thinking. The exclamation just now was just a praise for Lanqi's high efficiency! With one big thing settled, his mood also became much more pleasant.

  "Cut the crap, when are you coming over?"

  "It's the weekend! I'll come to see you and contact you, so don't go out that day. I'll come to your dormitory to find you." Kaiyun is also looking forward to seeing the scene of that house, what will it be like? So looking forward...

  "Good!"

  Open the email, a strange email is in the inbox.

  "Whose is it?" Kafi wondered and opened the email.

  As I read on, the corners of my mouth involuntarily rose, it was an email from the crew of "Titanic".

  Early this year, when I was still in the country, on a whim, I thought of the movie "Titanic" which was filmed in 97 and swept the world in 98. Maybe with a bit of mischief, I created and sang "Love at the Horizon" and recorded it to send to the crew of "Titanic", along with some other scores played on the piano. I didn't expect much, but six months later, I was surprised to see their response.

  The letter was written very sincerely, hoping that he could sell the copyright of this song to them, and they would pay him a fee of $100,000.

  This is also too petty!

  Keefe puckered up his mouth without leaving any trace. This little money is enough for what? This film has an income of nearly 1.1 billion US dollars!

  And won 13 Oscars, just gave himself $100,000 and wanted to get rid of himself, isn't that a bit too much?!

  Responded to them unhappily, stating that the copyright of this song is not intended for sale, but only sold the English copyright of this song to them, and for every album sold, 10% commission will be deducted, while retaining the copyrights in other languages.

  "Director, Mu Mu has replied!" The crew of Titanic saw the email from the music composer. "She gave up $100,000 and wants a share?"

  "Really?"

  "She refused to sell the copyright, and only sold us the English version of the copyright?"

  "Really?"

  Cameron is a rather stubborn person, generally likes others to obey orders and doesn't like others to haggle, but this time the song sent by Muzi is really too suitable for this plot, it's really hard to give up!

  "Tell her we want the copyright for various languages, and she can be the lead singer for the song."

  "She disagreed and suggested this song find Celine Dion as the lead vocalist."

  "Celine Dion?"

  "Our previously arranged candidate."

  "I know, but why doesn't she sing herself and give this opportunity to others? Her singing skills are not bad either! And this is a chance to make a name for oneself...... Are there really people who don't want to be famous?"

  "I don't know!" The staff member shrugged, indicating that he didn't understand. "She also had a requirement for confidentiality, and under no circumstances was her identity to be made public..."

  Really don't want to be famous!

  Cameron was a bit surprised, but after some business talks, Cameron finally reached an agreement with Mu Mu, paying 7% of the royalties as Mu Mu's copyright. Mu Mu retained the Chinese version of this song and designated someone to sing the Chinese version of the song. The Chinese version of the song would only be released after Titanic was shown.

  "What makes you think this film will be a hit?" Cameron asked Lin during their final conversation to confirm the contract.

  "Because I believe in you, Mr. Cameron, you can give up tens of millions of dollars in salary to complete the filming of this movie, I have no reason not to believe that this film will be successful. A film about love..." Kafi said with his mouth, but in his heart he was muttering, "I couldn't possibly tell you that I actually know history!" However, these words were indeed what he thought in his heart, and later after reading many reports about Cameron, he really admired this person!

  "Haha......"

  These conversations left Cameron utterly astonished, finding it hard to believe that a girl could actually understand his feelings about movies. It was really rare, and perhaps if he had the chance, he would go take a look at this mysterious girl.

  "This New Year, we will celebrate the Lunar New Year's Eve together and hold a welcoming party, performing some traditional Chinese programs. We hope everyone can participate actively. If there are students who have programs to perform, please sign up with Huang Shanshan." The president of the Chinese Students Association, Shang Ying, made this arrangement at the members' gathering.

  "New Year's party? Spending New Year's Eve in the US sounds pretty good, I've never spent it with anyone but family before!" Kafi was excited and immediately agreed.

  "At the same time, we also contacted Chinese students studying at MIT. If you know of any fellow countrymen studying in the US, we welcome your participation!"

  "We hope to be able to spend the New Year's Eve together in a distant foreign land, so that we won't feel lonely because of being far away from our hometown, and won't feel desolate because of being far away from our loved ones, we hope..."

  Shang Ying is indeed the chairman, his words are so passionate that they make people's blood boil. Kafi compares himself to Shang Ying in terms of eloquence and concludes that Shang Ying is a bit more powerful, his own speech doesn't have such strong persuasive power!

  Kai Fei forced Lanchi to sign up for the martial arts performance and pondered what he could bring out of his own.

  "Or calligraphy? I remember you used to practice calligraphy?"

  "That was all from elementary school graduation, and later it was just that one's own writing was passable and didn't practice again!"

  "Piano? You're a tenth level!"

  "It's been a long time since I played!" Kafi shook his head, these things are three days without practice, rusty!

  "Dance, didn't you used to dance Latin?"

  "I can't even bend down now!" Kafi still reflected on whether she had been lazy, having thrown these things away for a long time.

  "Why don't you sing? Didn't you specially learn how to sing?"

  "No ethnic characteristics! Hmm, not bad, I might as well shout a few Shaanxi folk songs, anyway my throat is still good." Ka Fei's eyebrows rose and he smiled, finally finding the program.

  "Who will accompany?"

  "Okay, that's a problem. I'll go choose the songs first, then decide which accompaniments are needed, and then find people who are familiar with the instruments. Lan Qi, help me!"

  "Alright, got it. I'll confirm with you later which accompaniments are needed and I'll also keep an eye out for them!" Kafi's requests were usually not something Lanchi would refuse.

  "Hehe, thank you!"

  "Ning Jie, thank you!" Ka Fei happily took the sheet music and detailed information about the various instruments marked by Ning Jie from the fax that had just been sent over, and went straight to find Lan Qi.

  "Help me find someone who can play these instruments, I'll perform on New Year's Eve." Lan Qi's social circle was a bit wider than Ka Fei's.

  "No problem, it seems that only Chinese people can be found to understand these ethnic instruments, and foreigners who understand them are rare." Lancy nodded, already having an idea in mind.

  The first rehearsal was arranged through the Chinese Students and Scholars Association. Lancy invited Yuan Zhaoxi, a sophomore who played the erhu, and Zhou Mei, a freshman.

  As for Cai Cai and Daniel, they had heard about the matter and followed over to join in the fun, wanting to see how Ke Fei would perform.

  Daniel, Lata and Ranchi's calls caught Kafi's attention. Kafi greeted them and smiled at the few classmates who were accompanying him, "Thanks for today, no problem? Have you practiced the song well?"

  "It's okay, it can be done."

  The answers of Easterners and Westerners are just different.

  After waiting for a while, it was their turn to practice, and the erhu sound rang out first.

  The desolate sound of the instrument attracted the attention of others in the rehearsal hall, followed by Kaafi's high-pitched voice.

  "Brother, you're going out the west exit!"

  My sister and I both shed tears...

  A strange language, a stunning voice, an eerie singing voice, the treble that transcends the high-pitched scale attracts everyone's attention, and there is only one feeling in everyone's heart, astonishment!

  Chinese folk songs have a unique charm!

  The sound faded away, and the erhu's voice rose, pulling out the sorrow and helplessness of leaving from the west exit!

  The female voice sang out the helplessness and nostalgia, the helplessness and desolation of Shaanxi farmers in northern China facing harsh nature were displayed before everyone's eyes. Although the language was not understood, it did not hinder people from understanding the song, seeing a helpless woman's tears and longing for her lover!

  The music ends!

  Applause erupts!

  "Wow, Laura, I didn't know you could sing so well?"

  Cai Cai clapped her hands happily.

  Lata stared at Kafi in surprise, how many more secrets did this Chinese girl have that needed to be dug up?

  "Laura, you're amazing! Have you prepared your outfit for that day? Do you want me to help design it?" Daniel said enthusiastically. Kafi wasn't surprised to see the fervor in Daniel's eyes, knowing that he had fallen into that fervor again.

  I guess he wants me to be his model again!

  "Not yet, but I plan to wear a farmer's costume from northern Shaanxi, China."

  "Daniel, isn't our Christmas party performance missing a role? What do you think of Laura? I think her voice is pretty good." A classmate who came with Daniel reminded him that his club still had activities.

  "Oh yeah! Dear Laura, are you interested in attending our club's Christmas party?" Daniel looked at Laura with surprise, how could he have forgotten this?

  "Is there enough time? Christmas is just around the corner!"

  "Don't worry, that role requires very few lines, you just need to sing and you'll be fine." Seeing Kafi's confusion, Daniel carefully explained and repeatedly assured Kafi that she would definitely be able to keep up with the performance.

  It's already early December, and Ke Fei is busy preparing for his final exams. He can't help but think to himself that it's been a long time since he last saw Lan Qi, and even his brother hasn't contacted him in a while - he has no idea what they're up to.

  "Lang Qi?" Huh, he who hadn't been seen for half a month suddenly appeared in his own dormitory chatting with Jessie, and felt a suffocating sensation in his chest, feeling very uncomfortable!

  "Kafi, you're back? I've been waiting for you. Come on, I'll take you somewhere." Seeing Kafi return, Lanchi immediately showed a delighted expression and rushed to her, pulling her out the door. Like an eager child presenting a treasure, his direct actions suddenly lifted Kafi's mood.

  "Where are we going?" followed Lanche out of the door, throwing a warning glance at Jesse before leaving with a smile.

  "You'll know when you get there." Lan Qi's face was shrouded in mystery as he drove the second-hand car he had bought half a month ago.

  "What's going on?" Looking at Lanchi's joyful expression, Kafi couldn't figure out what was happening that would make them go to so much trouble.

  "Secret!"

  The car drove out of Harvard and turned several times in the city before entering a community.

  "How did you end up in our residential area? Are you here to visit a friend of my father's?"

  This is the only answer Kafi can think of.

  Lance remained silent, and Caffey shrugged indifferently. It seemed Lance was destined to give himself a surprise. Along the way, he was alone, muttering to himself, without even exchanging a word with anyone else. What's wrong with him!

  The car stopped in front of a three-story small building, and Lanchi smiled and opened the door for Kafi, "Beautiful lady, there's a big surprise waiting for you inside!"

  "Is that so?" Kafi couldn't guess what Lanchi had prepared, could it be that the master of this house knew him personally? What surprise could there be for himself now, having already experienced a conversation with the great director Cameron, what else could be surprising? It wouldn't be the President of the United States in the room, would it?!

  As she walked across the lawn, Kafi's thoughts had already run ten million eight thousand miles away, and Lanchi's pretended mysteriousness still gave her a little expectation.

  Who will be in the room?

  In Lanchi's smiling eyes, Kafi rang the doorbell.

  "Mom, Mom?" Ka Fei's voice rose by an octave as she stared in shock at the familiar figure standing before her, the person she was most familiar with, yet the one who was least likely to appear here.

  "Mom?" she called out again in disbelief.

  "Kafi!" Lin Tianxiu looked at his daughter with a smile all over his face, apparently she was really scared!

  That's right, it's mom's voice.

  Kai Fei's wide open mouth finally closed, and the expression on his face began to relax, followed by an indescribable ecstasy.

  She suddenly hugged her mother tightly, "Mom, when did you come? Weren't you traveling domestically? How could you be in the US? Why didn't you tell me beforehand? How did you get here? You..."

  "Kafi, how's the surprise?" Lanchi looked at Kafi with satisfaction as she hugged her mother and laughed and cried. "This is a New Year's gift from me and Kaiyun to you!"

  "Thank you, thank you, thank you so much, this is the best New Year's gift I've ever received."

  "And what about us?" A familiar voice came over, making Kaffi wonder if he was hallucinating.

  "Uncle, Auntie!" Kafi excitedly stared at her relatives, hardly daring to believe her eyes.

  "It's me who made my parents come over for Chinese New Year!" Kaiyun smiled and walked out of the house with one arm around each parent.

  "You all came?"

  "I've missed you! Didn't you always say I should come out and take a look? Well, here I am!" Mom joked as she looked at her daughter, feeling relieved to see that she was in high spirits and hadn't lost weight. There was a hint of mischief in her eyes. She had followed Kaiyun's arrangement without telling Kaifei beforehand, perhaps also because she was looking forward to seeing the surprise on her daughter's face!

  "What about your parents? Won't Gu Qing's parents come too?" Ka Fei's eyebrows and eyes were all smiling, looking at her brother, looking at Lan Qi.

  "My parents are coming over for a while and will be staying in the US for about half a month. Gu Qing's parents are high-ranking officials, so it's not easy for them to come over. Gu Qing is going to spend Chinese New Year with her aunt this year, so she won't be able to make it. It'll just be our three families celebrating together. What do you think?" Lan Qi looked at Kai Fei's excited expression and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and satisfaction, thinking to herself that she had taken another step closer to her goal.

  "Yuer and Xiaogu will come over during the New Year, then we can all go to Disneyland together and have a great time." Kaifeng looked at Kaifei with equal excitement.

  "Wow, great! Mom, how long are you and uncle and auntie going to stay?"

  "I'm currently unemployed anyway, and Lancy sent me an invitation for a family visit, my visa allows me to stay in the US for a year."

  "Wow, great!"

  "We don't have anything to do, the internet cafe is now being taken care of by others, my small business doesn't need me to be there, besides, there's also Yun's uncle and them keeping an eye on things!" Tian Ming was completely nonchalant, indeed, his own business was still a bit inferior compared to his two younger sisters, let alone his son.

  "That's great, so we'll rent a house in Cambridge, it will be more convenient for the family when they come."

  "You don't have to worry about this anymore. In fact, we're the ones who bought this house!" Kaiyun dropped a bombshell.

  "Ah?" It's rare to see Kafi look so surprised. Today's consecutive harvests have made Lance and Kaiyun feel exceptionally accomplished.

  "Do you all know?" Kafi looked at her elders with an un-surprised expression, pouting, "Hateful, keeping it from me?"

  "Didn't you want to give me a surprise?" Lanchi looked at Kafi with a smile, "This house has 7 rooms on the first and second floors, plus an attic. We've had someone clean it up and now it's ready for move-in. We've already set up Uncle and Auntie's room. For now, we'll stay in the school dorms, and when we're sophomores, we can move out and live here. The other rooms can be considered for rent to international students..."

  "It's too surprising!" Kafi couldn't believe the information Lanchi told himself, no, "How much does this house cost, where did you get so much money?"

  "My god, Kafi, you're too careless about our own business. You should know that the several pieces of land we snapped up have now appreciated by 70% and are still rising."

  "Ah, I know this."

  "I withdrew 10 million and invested in the stock market, as you know, the stock market made a profit, earning tens of millions. And this house, because it's a second-hand house, we directly paid cash to others, which is even cheaper by 5%. The house price was $180,000, but we only spent $171,000..."

  "Wow, over 10 million RMB!" Kafi exclaimed, having money is really great!

  "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. During the next few days when we don't have classes, let's take turns coming over to accompany our elders and teach them how to live in America. If all else fails, let's hire a part-time worker first!"

  "Alright."

  "Come on, let's go eat out, I'm starving!"