老John

        “老John非要送过来不可。”

        早上忙完院子,一身臭汗,也有点儿乏。11点半,想着去健身房,先扎裤子(Jacuzzi),再蒸桑拿,再洗个热水澡,中午再美美地睡个午觉。计划没有变化快,正在健身房扎裤子,遥控器(手机)响了。不用猜,家里掌柜的打来的。

        提起裤子,急急忙忙赶回家,只见老John送来了他亲自烹制的意大利美食Ravioli。据说,这是老John待友的最高规格。

        老John, 硅谷人氏,年逾八旬,祖籍意大利,现独自一人居北加州圣何塞。早年当过兵,扛过枪,开过飞机巡过洋。复员后,在政府航天部门,兢兢业业,凡二十有五年,挣得一份丰厚的养老金。退休后,不差钱,却闲不住,干些修墙补漏,疏浚通堵的零活,助人为乐。

        老John也曾有过家室,有儿有女。如今空巢了,儿女各忙生计,老伴也离了。老John一人守着一处房产,那还是53年,两万五千美元买下的。房子不大,一千多坪;地大,近一英亩。几十年过去了,宅子还是那座宅子,篱笆还是那道篱笆,市面价值早升过两米(million)。这事儿,老John最得意。每次聊起来,总是眉飞色舞。前几天还跟我说,他刚见识了一位中国大土豪,买下他隔壁一块地,“two millions just for the dirt”。我则怀疑,老John又得瑟他那房产了。

        十多年前,我朋友Tom,拖家带口,从北京来硅谷讨生活,租住在老John家。那时Tom的儿子Yoyo,刚满十岁,平时两口子忙着挣饭钱,只好托付老John,照看儿子。打那以后,街坊邻居常见到一位洋爷爷,带着一枚歪果仁孙子,到处溜达。久而久之,爷孙俩产生了愈来愈深的亲情。几年前,Tom一家搬到了圣地亚哥,仍与老John保持着来往。Yoyo也长大了,在纽约工作,每次回家探亲,必先飞圣何塞看洋爷爷,然后才飞圣地亚哥看父母。逢年过节,不是Tom全家去圣何塞,就是老John来圣地亚哥。老John与自家儿女鲜有往来,却与Tom一家,不是亲人,胜似亲人。不论是非,中美家庭观念,由此可见一斑。

        老John已经进85了,身体倍儿棒,眼不花,耳不聋,血压不高,胆固醇正常。最大的爱好是美食,Ravioli是拿手好菜,意大利祖传手艺,平常决不肯轻易示人。干嘛特意为我烹制呢?原来,老John有个长寿秘诀,晚上临睡前,吃一碗冰淇淋。听说我晚上有时也偷吃冰淇淋,引为知己。这次来Tom家度假,坚持要为我做Ravioli。这两天到处买原料,今日忙活了大半晌,刚起锅就亲自送过来,要趁热与我一起共享。搞得我,有点儿那啥,心花怒放!

        老John, 老小孩。从他身上,我悟出了一条真正的长寿秘诀:分享!

2016-01-16

tutu64 发表评论于
不是血亲的亲情好宝贵,人生太难得的缘份
小三儿她姐 发表评论于
喜欢楼主温馨小文。 我家邻居也是意大利人, 有人情味儿。

晚上临睡前,吃一碗冰淇淋, 太奢侈了。 想必你们是怎么吃都不胖的人。 基因好。
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