On the second week of her vacation in Missouri, Niuniu starts to date a 20-something guy named Tom, who she met at a party.
Tom works as a jailer in a federal prison, but he is very smart and talented. He writes crime stories in his spare time and believes in Buddhism. The best part about Tom is that he respects women. Every so often, he will cook for Niuniu, preparing his own recipes for corn bread and smoked tuna.
Niuniu loves spending time with him. They ride horses, play golf, go shooting and fishing together. Their dating life is idyllic.
Niuniu and Tom often joke that if they had depended on a computer dating service, they would never have been matched because they are a completely different species.
Tom is a country boy, a WASP, more than two metres tall, 102kg and a conservative Republican. He voted for George W. Bush, was in favour of the war in Iraq, hates the United Nations and the French, loves the quiet country life, professional wrestling, boxing and car racing. He disapproves of homosexuality and abortion.
Niuniu, meanwhile, is a city girl, Asian, 1.6 metres, a 50kg liberal Democrat, and a cosmopolitan journalist. She plans to vote for Hillary Clinton if she runs for president, was against the American invasion in Iraq, believes the UN Security Council can throw off the hawks, and enjoys the busy city life of Beijing, Shanghai, New York and Hong Kong.
