6 p.m., Beka Community.

Melodious classical music was playing in the yard of Robert's house, a barbecue grill had been set up in the open space, and Robert was grilling charcoal with a cassette stove.

There are white dining tables and chairs on the lawn on the right. Linda is marinating barbecue. The method is very simple. Large steaks are marinated with black pepper, coarse salt, and red wine.

Val and the little fat man were sitting at the table chatting, one drinking beer and the other drinking Coke.

Val quipped, "Hey Jack, why didn't you bring your little girlfriend with you today?"

The little fat man rolled his eyes, "Uncle, I know you envy me for having a girlfriend, but don't keep talking about it.

And you’re not young anymore, it’s time to put some thought into finding a girlfriend.”

Val forced a smile, "What? Do you think I won't have a girlfriend?"

The little fat man asked, "If you have a girlfriend, why have I never seen you bring her?"

Val shrugged, "Hey, kid, you don't understand the adult world.

It’s not that I don’t have a girlfriend, how could I not have a girlfriend?

My problem is that I have too many girlfriends and I don’t know which one to bring.

If I bring A's girlfriend here, B will be jealous.

If I bring girlfriend B here, girlfriend C will be jealous.

So I just don’t take any with me, do you know what I mean?”

fatty"……"

"Woooo..." A Mercedes-Benz G500 was parked outside the yard.

The driver's door opened, and Luke stepped out of the car and said hello, "Grandpa, mom, uncle, and my lovely brother, have a good weekend."

Val turned and looked over, "Hey, Detective, you're late, we're all waiting for you."

"Sorry, I have a lot of things to do this afternoon, but fortunately I have finished it. I can have a nice drink tonight." Luke also pulled up a chair and sat down.

Val handed him a bottle of beer and asked curiously, "Have there been any other big cases in Los Angeles recently?"

"It's not a big case." Luke shook his head, not really wanting to bring up this case.

The little fat man came over and asked, "Brother, do you know what grandpa is going to announce?"

Luke opened the cap of the beer bottle and clinked it with Val, "This is what I want to ask too, does uncle know?"

Val smiled, shook his head and said, "In your grandpa's heart, you and I are on the same level.

If he didn’t tell you, he certainly wouldn’t tell me.”

Luke quipped, "When did my level drop?"

Val “…”

At this time, Robert's voice came from the barbecue grill, "Hey guys, can you smell the aroma of barbecue?

Let's toast together and celebrate this wonderful time." Robert enjoyed the feeling of standing next to the barbecue and raised his glass to Luke and others.

The aroma of barbecue becomes stronger and stronger, and dinner is ready.

Dinner is relatively simple, grilled steak, grilled chicken wings, grilled sausages, and grilled lobster.

Linda prepared a large plate of fresh vegetables, as well as Luke's favorite cucumber, which quenches tiredness and thirst, and is perfect for wine and food.

There are also various drinks, beer, red wine, whiskey, and cola on the table.

After the barbecue was served on the table, everyone gathered around the table to pray.

The family gathering officially begins.

Luke ate a piece of charcoal-grilled lobster first, which tastes better when eaten hot.

The method is very simple. Cut the lobster in half, put garlic sauce on top, and grill it directly on the charcoal fire. The garlic sauce is bought by Luke, and it tastes great.

The little fat man's favorite thing to eat is grilled sausage. The sausage is made of pork. Except for some seasonings, it is almost all meat. It is sizzling and oily when you eat it.

Val, like Little Fatty, also likes grilled sausages.

Linda likes to eat grilled chicken wings. The whole chicken wings are grilled together, which is more delicious than the single grilled wings.

Robert's favorite was steak. He nodded with satisfaction after taking a bite, picked up the wine glass and said to everyone, "Hey, let's pick up the wine glasses."

"cheers!"

The little fat man took a sip of Coke and said with a smile, "Grandpa, if you open a barbecue restaurant, I bet it will be full every day."

Robert smiled and shrugged, "If I were ten years younger I might have thought this way, but forget it now."

Val said, "I think this proposal can be considered.

Dad, if you are worried that one person will be too busy, my sister and I will help you. We can make the restaurant a family business, what do you think?"

The little fat man smiled and said, "Uncle, don't you want to open a convenience store?"

Val added another piece of sausage to the little fat man, "Speak as adults, children, don't interrupt, just eat quickly."

The little fat man rolled his eyes and continued to eat.

Robert looked at his son and said, "I think what Jack said is right. It's not easy to work in any industry. You'd better work in the supermarket."

Even if I want to open a restaurant, I will find an experienced partner, and I don’t want to lose all my capital.”

Luke stood up, walked to the barbecue grill, turned the barbecue over, and said, "Grandpa, I heard you have something to announce?"

"Yes, I am planning to go on a trip recently. Do any of you want to go with me?"

Val smiled and said, "Dad, if you can pay for the trip, I will definitely go."

"How old are you today? Five or fifteen?

If not, I have no obligation to pay for your consumption now." Robert put down his knife and fork, snorted, and changed the subject.

"However, I still hope that my family can travel together.

Therefore, I can pay for the plane ticket when I go there, but you need to pay for other expenses yourself."

Linda asked, "Dad, where are you going to travel?"

"Of course we're going to Hawaii. Is there any better place for the whole family to travel than here?"

Val was excited, "Dad, you are right, this place is so suitable. And I haven't been there for a long time.

However, the consumption there is very expensive, and the air ticket back is not cheap either.”

Luke said, "Since grandpa is responsible for the air ticket to Hawaii, then I will bear the cost of the return air ticket."

Val smiled and said, "Cool, problem solved."

The little fat man looked expectant, "Mom, let's go too."

"No, you still have to go to school."

"I can ask for leave from the school."

Linda took a bite of vegetables and shook her head, "No, I don't think this is a good idea." She then looked at Luke aside, "Aren't you very busy at work? How come you have time to travel?"

"The work is never done.

As my grandpa said, traveling with your family is the best thing, and I didn’t want to miss such a great opportunity.” Luke shot the drug dealer when he was arresting him and got a period of paid leave.

However, in order to avoid worrying his family, he did not say anything.

"Mom, you won't leave me alone." The little fat man was a little dissatisfied.

"Let's discuss this issue when we go home, okay?" Linda picked up the wine glass, took a sip of red wine, and looked at the little fat man with a somewhat unkind look.

Luke asked, "Grandpa, why do you suddenly think of traveling to Hawaii?"

"I just feel that life is a bit boring, and I want to go outside and change the environment." Robert took a sip of wine and asked Luke, "Has the construction started on your new house?"

Luke said, "The demolition of the old house has been completed, and the foundation may be laid tomorrow. I am getting ready to take a look."

"If you need anything, call me anytime."

"I will."

Later, the family began to discuss travel strategies to Hawaii.

The next morning, Luke got up and cooked a bag of instant noodles, an omelette, and a grilled sausage.

I haven’t eaten instant noodles for a long time. I eat them once in a while and they taste pretty good.

After dinner, Luke came to the yard, brewed a pot of Tieguanyin, and enjoyed his leisure time.

Before you know it, Luke has been in Los Angeles for a year. A lot of things have happened in this year, and he has grown a lot.

Just two days ago, the real estate agent who rented this house called to ask if Luke wanted to renew the lease.

Luke thought for a while and renewed the lease for another half year.

By the end of May, his new house will be built, and it will take some time to dry before he can live in it.

[Ding dong, congratulations to the host for solving the shooting case and the car accident case. You will be rewarded with 120 points.]
To be continued...