บท 278: Shortcoming

The wide, idyllic holiday estate was green and forested, the ground was covered with neatly trimmed grass.

Sitting on a chair made of logs while looking out at the beautiful scenery from the wooden house that had three walls of French casement windows, Zhang Lisheng had a bottle of cold beer in his hand in order to live up to the owner's kindness, and toasted with Houg as he smiled formally. "Houg, if I have such a beautiful manor, the most pleasant life would be for me to hide inside here trimming the lawn and doing my experiments instead of running for a member of the parliament. But, of course, a politician like you, who has a sense of responsibility and a sense of mission to the society, has a different mindset from a 'scientific geek' like me. Again, I'd like to congratulate you on your election as the new New York State's senator. "