Shi Zhong had a very unhappy time yesterday. Language became the biggest obstacle for him to travel. If he hadn't met a Chinese by chance last night, he wouldn't even have been able to find where the hotel was. He wanted to hire a tour guide or translator, but he had to first
Let’s fill up our stomach first.
Shi Zhong had a buffet breakfast at the hotel, but Shi Zhong really couldn't stand Western breakfast, bread, coffee, grilled sausages... Shi Zhong really missed the bun shop next to the rose garden.
Walking on the street, Shi Zhong didn't know what to do.
Wandering on the street, Shi Zhong didn't know where he was, but he wasn't worried about getting lost. He remembered the name of the hotel, so he could probably take a taxi!
"Hey, it seems there are pickpockets all over the world!"
Shi Zhong noticed that a black man in front of him bumped into a woman. Taking this opportunity, the black man's blade successfully separated the girl's jeans. A pink wallet appeared in his hand. The black man grinned and said
He said sorry and left calmly.
Shi Zhong saw the whole process, but he didn't say it out loud. In China, the pickpocket was a group of several people. I guess foreigners wouldn't be stupid. He was alone in a foreign land and was weak. It was better for others to do so.
It's causing trouble.
The girl still didn't seem to notice it. She walked with her head down and didn't know what she was doing.
"Chinese?"
When Shi Zhong passed the girl, he found that she was an Oriental. She was said to be Chinese because she was wearing a Li Ning jacket. At this time, the girl was holding a book and looking at it carefully.
"Miss, if you continue walking, you will hit the electric pole!" Shi Zhong reminded kindly, and at the same time he was trying to see if he was a real Chinese.
"Ah?" The girl looked up, and sure enough, there was an electric pole erected less than five meters in front of her, and she quickly said to the stone clock. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome!" Shi Zhong smiled. For a person who came to a foreign country for the first time, meeting and talking to a Chinese fellow made Shi Zhong feel very friendly. It's better to be Chinese!
Shi Zhong regretted not reminding the girl to be careful about her wallet.
"Are you Chinese?" the girl asked tentatively.
"Have you ever seen a Japanese or Korean who speaks Chinese so fluently?" Shi Zhong asked.
The girl smiled, closed the book and said, "Are you a tourist from China?"
Shi Zhong nodded and hesitated for a moment. He pointed at the girl's trousers and said, "You seem to have dropped your wallet!"
"Ah?" The girl looked down, her face suddenly changed, and she panicked, "How could this happen? I just withdrew money from the bank, and one month's living expenses are still in my wallet!"
"A black man just bumped into you. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were Chinese at the time!" Shi Zhong said apologetically.
"Which way did he go?" the girl asked anxiously, as if she was planning to catch up.
"I advise you not to catch up. The black man may have gone far away. Besides, it may be dangerous for you, a girl, to catch up!" Shi Zhong looked at the girl in surprise. This is too-< Shuhaige
>-A girl who seems very quiet actually wants to chase a thief.
"No. I still have one month's living expenses in my wallet. I just received a call from home. I can't live without that money!" The girl was very anxious. She cried a little, but she held it back with strength.
"How much money is there in the wallet? You'd better call the police first!" Shi Zhong said.
The girl shook her head and said dejectedly: "It's useless to call the police. Although the money in it is not much, it was sent here by my parents through frugality. Without this money, what will I do next month? I just quit my part-time job.
Lose!"
"Uh..." Shi Zhong had no good solution and could only comfort him. At the same time, he was lamenting that in order for their second daughter to receive a foreign education, many Chinese families would not hesitate to cut back on clothing and diet to allow their second daughter to study abroad. It can be seen that this girl
The girl's family's financial situation is pretty good, at least it can be considered average in China, but the expenses abroad obviously put a lot of pressure on the girl's family.
Although the girl was still strong, although she looked anxious and had a crying sound, she did not cry. Later, she said thank you to Shi Zhong, which made Shi Zhong feel a little embarrassed. After all, he did not report what he knew.
"Which university are you from?" Shi Zhong asked.
"University of San Francisco!" The girl was obviously not in high spirits and planned to leave. She was thinking about borrowing money from some of her friends to help. However, the families of the international students she knew were not very wealthy and they could not afford enough.
Use your spare money to support yourself.
"By the way, how is your English?" Shi Zhong asked, and his heart suddenly moved.
The girl was stunned and glanced at Shi Zhong in confusion. Although she wanted to go back to school early to solve the problem, seeing that Shi Zhong was a Chinese compatriot, she patiently said: "I have been in San Francisco for a year. Although I am not an English major,
My spoken English is okay and I can basically understand the locals!”
Shi Zhong was overjoyed and said: "That's great. I'm worried about not being able to find a translator. Let's do this. You can be the translator for me. I don't understand English, but I want to spend a few days in San Francisco. How about it?"
"Translate?" The girl was a little hesitant. After all, she had only known this young compatriot for a few minutes and didn't even know his name. Although she had not had any classes in the past few days, she was a little hesitant to help out on her own initiative.
"Don't worry, I will pay your tour guide fee!" Shi Zhong added, fearing that the girl would refuse.
"Are you visiting San Francisco? Can you show me your passport? I'm sorry, maybe I'm too careful, but..." the girl said, hearing Shi Zhong talking about paying money, she smiled disapprovingly and looked at
Shi Zhong doesn't look like a rich man, and he doesn't have much money to pay.
"It's okay!" Shi Zhong reached into his inner pocket and took out his passport and ID card. He actually took them out from the ring space and handed them to the girl.
The girl read it once and came back, pondering: "Okay, I only have three days, but you will bear all my expenses for these three days. I just lost my wallet!" The girl was quite cheerful, and after a while her face
A smile emerged.
Shi Zhong was overjoyed and waved his hand and said: "No problem, I won't let you waste three days in vain, I will pay for your wages!" The girl smiled and didn't care. The reason why she agreed was because Shi Zhong looked like
He doesn't look like a bad guy, and he's Chinese.
Next, the two told each other about their families. It turned out that the girl's name was Wang Ling, and her family was in Shanghai. She was studying for a master's degree in business administration.
As expected of someone who has been in San Francisco for a year, Wang Ling speaks fluently about San Francisco and can talk about a lot of things wherever she goes.
We visited several scenic spots, such as Alamo Square, Mokani Flower Street, etc. At Shi Zhong's request, Wang Ling took Shi Zhong to a Chinese restaurant. It must be said that San Francisco has the largest Chinese population in the world. Chinatown is famous.
"I know a Chinese restaurant. The food there is delicious and the price is cheap. It is definitely genuine!" Wang Ling said, taking Shi Zhong through several streets. Shi Zhong found that there were obviously more Asians here, including blacks, Latins
The brown people in America, and of course there are also many white people, are like clumps of colorful flowers and plants, spreading around.
Most of the white people were in a hurry, while most of the black people were young people, wandering on the streets, gathering people to sell cheap batteries, razors, toys, etc. to pedestrians, which was like the blind flow on the streets of Guangzhou. Shi Zhong also saw a few black people.
It seemed like they were surrounding one person and beating them. It seems that the security in the Chinese area is not very good.
Soon, the two came to a Chinese restaurant. The name of the restaurant was written in Chinese. It was called Zhongjia Restaurant. It was a very creative name. Looking inside through the glass, the business was pretty good.
"Uncle Wang, you two!" Wang Ling said to a middle-aged person on the counter. It seems that she is very familiar with the boss here.
"Oh, Xiaoling, you haven't been to my place for a while. You have missed my craftsmanship!" Uncle Wang glanced at the stone clock and said to Wang Ling with a smile.
"Uncle Wang still understands me. Uncle Wang, this is my friend Shi Zhong, who came to San Francisco for a trip!" Wang Ling introduced.
Uncle Wang smiled brightly and said: "Come on, sit down, as long as you are from China, you are a friend. In order to welcome new Chinese friends, I will give you a dish!"
Wang Ling smiled and thanked her, but did not refuse. When Uncle Wang returned to the kitchen, Wang Ling said: "Uncle Wang has lived in San Francisco for twenty years, but he has great affection for the motherland. As long as he is from China and is the first
Whenever he comes here for a meal, he will gladly give away one of his specialty dishes, Chinese red, for free!"
Shi Zhong said: "Then wouldn't he be losing money by doing this?"
Wang Ling winked mischievously and said, "You'll find out later!"
Soon, several dishes ordered by Wang Ling arrived. They looked so good that Shi Zhong mistakenly thought that he was still in China.
"Come on, let's see my specialty dishes!" Uncle Wang brought a plate of dishes, but Shi Zhong was stunned because it was a dragon. Of course, it was not a real dragon, but a dragon carved out of carrots, lifelike.
, even the dragon whiskers under the jaw can be seen.
"This is Uncle Wang's specialty, Chinese red!" Wang Ling introduced, "Uncle Wang's carving skills are definitely comparable to top international masters!"
"Xiaoling, please don't put a high hat on me. You eat slowly while I go greet other guests!" Uncle Wang smiled and left.
The dragon is plated, cute and exquisite, but of course it is not for eating, but for decoration.
"Eat quickly!"
The two of them started eating it together. Not to mention, the taste was very authentic, which made the hungry Shi Zhong eat the food in an incomprehensible manner.
Suddenly, the originally noisy restaurant suddenly became quiet. Shi Zhong, who was finishing his lunch, was stunned for a moment. He looked up and noticed that a few people who were clearly gangsters were walking in at the door. They were mainly yellow people, but there were also some.
Black people.
"Old man Wang, it's time to pay the rent again!" One of the leaders shouted loudly, and he actually spoke in Chinese. This surprised Shi Zhong. Seemingly reading Shi Zhong's thoughts, Wang Ling whispered, "This
My name is Wang Qiang, and he is the gangster leader in this area. All Chinese restaurants in this area need to pay a certain amount of rent to him, otherwise they will not be able to open!"
"He is Chinese!" Shi Zhong emphasized.
"His ancestors are considered Chinese, but now they have been completely assimilated!" Wang Ling explained.
Shi Zhong wanted to ask something else, but suddenly a crisp sound attracted his attention. Wang Qiang kicked a table over and said sternly: "Old man Wang, I said that this month's rent will be increased by 3%."
Ten, are you fooling me if you still act the same as before?"
Uncle Wang has been begging hard: "Harrison has agreed with us at the beginning. If the rent is to be increased, he will negotiate with us. Isn't it a bit against the rules for you to directly notify us of the rent increase?"
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. Since Mr. Harrison has handed over this territory to me, then I have the final say here. If I say it will go up, it will go up!" Wang Qiang shouted. Of course, he was a bit bragging.
Harrison is considered a giant in the entire San Francisco, so how could he have anything to do with him!
"Anyway, I won't pay more rent!" Uncle Wang said stubbornly. He has a family to support. Paying 30% more rent every month is tantamount to killing him.
"You stinky old man!" Wang Qiang raised his leg and kicked Uncle Wang to the ground. "If you don't pay today, I will smash your lousy store today!"
"Uncle Wang!" Wang Ling screamed, rushed over to help Uncle Wang up, and said to Wang Qiang and others, "What are you doing? You are all Chinese, why do you want to bully the Chinese?"
"I just like to bully Chinese people. Not only do I like to bully Chinese people, but I also like to bully Chinese women. Girl, you look so pretty. As long as you agree to stay with me for one night, this stinky old man's rent will be waived for one month. How about that?"
"Wang Qiang smiled lewdly, scanning Wang Ling's bumps with his eyes, and reached out to grab Wang Ling.
Most of the people around me were Chinese, but they dared not speak out. They all knew that Wang Qiang was the local gangster here, and that there was an even more powerful underworld above.
Shi Zhong was helpless. If he endured it any longer, it would be really pointless. He said calmly: "Friend, get your dirty hands off!" Shi Zhong was afraid of trouble, but that didn't mean he could endure everything to avoid trouble. (..