Chapter 89: Jasmine

  After simply finishing breakfast, Ju An took Wu Song and Teddy to send Wang Fan to the airport. Hu Tou and Suan Tou were taken away by Thomas early in the morning, replacing the two cowherding dogs that had almost given birth to small puppies, ending their carefree vacation life and continuing their own grazing life. Now there are only idle people left in the pasture, Ju An, Wu Song, and Teddy with a big belly.

  All the way, Teddy enjoyed being held on Wang Fan's lap, occasionally stroking Teddy's fur. After a while, Wang Fan said to Ju An: "Anzi, have you noticed that Teddy seems to have grown a bit bigger and has put on some weight? Look, this little head is slightly rounder."

  "Hey, I didn't notice anything different, did I just get dizzy or something? It's still the same as yesterday, right?"

  "I'm just not sure, maybe my feeling is wrong, I always think he's a bit bigger, forgot to check if this little guy is a male or female bear yet, let me see" After saying that, she wanted to flip Teddy over, lift one of his hind legs, Teddy thought it was playtime, immediately hugged Wang Fan's arm, opened his mouth and gently nibbled on Wang Fan's sleeve, both hind legs also stretched out to help, the whole body curled up into a big furry ball on Wang Fan's leg.

  Ju An looked ahead and said without turning his head: "Gong Xiong, I've seen it too, just like you have a small sparrow."

  Wang Fan continued, "To be honest, the most likable thing about your ranch is this little guy. Wu Song is just like an old man, not likable at all. It seems like Wu Song likes you, but others don't even bother to see him. Even Nan Xi, who often accompanies him, doesn't seem too enthusiastic." After finishing speaking, he scratched Teddy's belly with his hand.

  "Anyone with a bit of IQ knows you're not a good person, and only this silly Teddy bear likes you. Wu Song is smart, he knows who the real master is. Teddy, if you give him some food, maybe he'll follow you, what a silly bear." Jū ān defended Wu Song, then glanced at him through the rearview mirror, where Wu Song was sitting obediently in his seat, still buckled up and playing with his toes.

  Wang Fan burst out laughing: "What a pity that it's not allowed domestically, otherwise I'd also raise a bear."

  "China's are all black bears, with a crescent-shaped white fur on their chest, I reckon there aren't many left either. Things like bear gall and bear paws are valuable stuff, it's a case of 'carrying jade only to be punished'."

  Wang Fan smiled and said: "Now taking bear gallbladder is all done on live bears, I saw it in the newspaper last time, can't kill the bear".

  "Shaking his head, Ju An said: 'To hang someone by their gallbladder and intestines, the pain is unbearable. It's better to just shoot them and get it over with. In short, I think it's cruel.'"

  "Alright, everyone knows it's cruel, let's not mention this matter. In two days, we'll meet in San Francisco and take a plane back together, don't forget." Wang Fan changed the subject of Hei Xiong.

  "Can't forget, we'll contact each other by phone at that time."

  They arrived at the airport and stopped the car in the parking lot. As they were about to get out of the car to send Wang Fan into the airport, Wang Fan waved his hand and said: "Don't bother sending me in, it's too much trouble, here is fine."

  "Alright, I won't go in then. Give me a call later, and have a safe trip."

  Wang Fan dragged the suitcase and hugged Ju An for a moment: "Got it". Then he touched Teddy's little head sticking out of the car window, Teddy licked Wang Fan's palm with his tongue, and then waved at Wu Song in the back seat, Wu Song shook his hand very obediently and barked twice.

  Watching Wang Fan drag his luggage into the airport, Ju An got back in the car and drove to an outdoor goods store in town, which was also a gun shop. He stopped the car at the entrance, rolled up the windows, and sent Wu Song and Teddy into space. After all, he couldn't take these two guys into the store, and it wasn't possible to leave them in the car either. Last time, the newspaper said that a woman took her small dog into a supermarket and locked it in the car, causing the dog to suffocate to death, and she even got sued. Ju An didn't want to suffocate these two guys in the car.

  As soon as he entered, the familiar young shop assistant Tommy followed An's greeting with a "Hey! An". At this time, two young girls who were selecting goods also turned their heads around, one of whom was surprisingly Diana.

  "Hey there Tommy," said Juan. "I didn't expect to run into you here, Diana."

  Diana smiled and said, "Lewis Town isn't a big place, An, nice to meet you." Before she finished speaking, the girl with bright golden hair next to Diana nudged her with her shoulder. This small movement didn't escape Ju An's eyes, making him want to smile a little.

  "This is my good friend, Molly. Molly is an actress and has come home to rest for a while. And this is Ann, who runs a ranch," Diana said by way of introduction. The girl beside her, Molly, held out her hand and said, "Nice to meet you, Ann."

  Ju An shook hands with the red-haired girl and replied: "Nice to meet you, I didn't expect to meet a star here."

  "I'm not a star, just a small actor who runs dragon sets." Molly smiled happily, not feeling embarrassed at all for running the dragon set, but rather enjoying the compliment from Ju An.

  Looking at Diana holding a small lady's pistol in her hand, Ju An said curiously "I just didn't expect that you also like to play with guns".

  Jasmine looked at Ju An and smiled, "Diana is with me, I'm planning to buy a small handgun for self-defense, the area where I live in Los Angeles suburbs isn't very safe".

  "Doesn't know if there's such an honor, inviting two beautiful ladies to lunch today."

  Jasmine happily said: "We were just thinking, why hasn't anyone come to invite us yet? Just now we prayed to God not to let the two of us eat together at noon, or else we would be too unattractive. Then you appeared, it seems that God heard our wishes." After finishing, she and Diana beside her burst out laughing.

  "Alright then, you guys go pick out some things first. I'll buy some stuff too. Call me when you're done."

  The two girls nodded and then gestured for him to sit down at ease.

  "Hey Tommy, I'm thinking of buying a cheaper gun, like an AK-47," said Ju An. Tommy led Ju An to the side counter and took down a dark plastic-handled assault rifle from the shelf, demonstrating it before handing it over to Ju An. "This is an AK-74, an improved version of the AK-47, made in Russia. The bullets are all steel-cased, one box weighs 1080 grams, and it's only $130, much cheaper than the M4."

  He took the rifle from Tommy's hand, fiddled with it for a while, and then said to Tommy: "Next time, give me 100 rounds to play at the shooting range. Also, I want to get a bow or crossbow to play with, can you recommend one?"

  Tommy thought for a moment, then brought Ju An to a large rack of bows and said, "Try this one, it's a win-win bow, not bad."

  He nodded slightly, then took the bow and followed Tommy into the archery range on the side. Under Tommy's guidance, he shot a few arrows, most of which missed the target, only one or two hitting it. However, in his heart, he just didn't feel like himself when playing with guns, having no feeling at all. After playing for a bit, he lost interest and handed the bow back to Tommy, shaking his head and saying: "I don't feel anything, forget it, I'll go play with guns instead, hunting still relies on guns."

  Tommy laughed and said, "You wouldn't want to use a bow or crossbow for hunting, this thing can only shoot small things like rabbits, when it comes to big ones you still need a shotgun."

  "Ah, I thought this thing could be used for hunting or something, looks like I was wrong."

  Tommy explained: "Of course, hunting is better with a gun. Nowadays, this thing is generally played in an archery field. If you want to practice well, it's much more difficult than a rifle."

  "That's it, I won't follow the trend anymore. Let me just play with my gun honestly, thank you, Tommy." Ju An smiled and said to Tommy.

  Tommy took over the bow and replied: "No need to be polite, An. You go to the shooting range first, I'll bring the gun and bullets right away."

  When Jing'an walked into the shooting range, he happened to find an empty spot next to Diana and Molly, so he took that spot and waited for Tommy. The two girls were trying out handguns with glasses on, and Jing'an watched from the side for a while, discovering that both girls' marksmanship was not bad, their double-handed grip posture was also up to standard, obviously frequent gun players. It's said that this old American is too common in playing guns, Jing'an often sees an old foreign couple bringing their son or daughter to shoot here, some little guys are not even as tall as the counter, and their marksmanship is all excellent.

  Deng Tangmi handed over the gun, Ju An put on his glasses and ear protection, inserted a clip into the gun, opened the safety catch, and started firing at the target with a loud bang.

  Living safely, playing with the AK-74 in his hand, unfortunately it's single-shot, without the kind of continuous firing gunstock, feeling its recoil, then adjusting his posture, after finishing a magazine he immediately switched to another one, after using up two magazines, Living An stopped, took off his ear protection, turned his head and saw that the two girls were already standing behind him.

  "Alright, have you guys made your decision?"

  Diana smiled and said: "Yeah, Jasmine has taken a fancy to one. I'll go settle the bill later. You're so absorbed in the game that you didn't even notice me standing beside you. Your marksmanship is pretty good."

  "Thanks! Let's go then, I've tried enough anyway."

  Three people left the shooting range and went to the counter, where Jasmine picked up a small silver handgun with a flower engraved on the grip, which looked like a lily to Ju'an. Ju'an also filled out several forms with Tommy's help and purchased an AK-74 with a box of ammunition, but this time without an automatic stock. With Tommy's assistance, Ju'an loaded a large box and an ammunition case into the car, then followed the two girls' car to the entrance of a restaurant.