After dinner, Hill took the initiative to ask for Chen Mo's contact information, which made everyone laugh.
Chen Mo and the others went to the parking lot to watch a few people leave. Bai Xiaoou winked at Chen Mo and said, "Let's go to the gym to have fun."
"OK."
The community leisure center is divided into two major areas: fitness and leisure.
The leisure area includes golf, bowling, billiards, etc., plus a gym, which are all public service facilities in the community. High-end communities have complete facilities and high property costs.
All facilities in the community's leisure center are free, but a property card must be presented.
A few people went in and played bowling for a while, then played two games of pool and then dispersed.
Billings, as long as you don't live near a business district, generally feels like being in the countryside and very quiet.
Bai Xiaoou moved to the Ranch Community, and his house in the Banshan Community became vacant.
The house is large with four bedrooms, and Chen Mo lives there at night.
Billings is the largest city in Montana, but it is also a small city. According to Chinese standards, it is at best a slightly larger town, similar to a small county town.
Although the city is small, it has complete facilities.
Chen Mo slept deeply that night. At dawn, Chen Mo was still in a daze when he was woken up by his mobile phone.
That bastard Bai Xiaoou called and asked them to have dinner together. Chen Mo rubbed his eyes and got up, washed briefly and then drove to the restaurant.
Tangxia Yipin also provides breakfast, traditional Chinese breakfast, steamed buns, steamed buns, steamed dumplings, soy milk and fried dough sticks, etc.
The business in the morning was a bit unexpected. There was a queue at the breakfast window, just like those burger restaurants with particularly good business.
The steamed buns are packed in paper bags, and the cup that holds the soy milk looks like a coffee cup. It has the logo of Tangxia Yipin and the portraits of the three brothers... The portraits are like the head portrait of the old man from KFC, which looks quite classy.
A basket of steamed buns plus a cup of soy milk costs US$4. A cup of soy milk costs US$1... A basket of steamed buns is usually not full, so at least add a basket of steamed buns or steamed dumplings. US$6, US$8...
Bai Xiaoou was waiting in the restaurant, eating steamed buns, steamed dumplings, and soy milk.
There is a service charge (tip) for eating in the restaurant. There are very few people eating in the restaurant in the morning, only six or seven tables.
"Business is so good every morning?" Chen Mo asked.
"That is, the sales in the morning can reach several thousand dollars..." Bai Xiaoou said with a smile: "My preliminary work was not in vain. The restaurant also invested 20,000 US dollars in advertising fees, mainly billboards...
The largest highway billboard in Laurel was taken down by our restaurant, but you didn’t see it when you drove here yesterday.”
"I didn't pay much attention. As long as the restaurant's business is good, let's eat."
After breakfast, Bai Xiaoou took out his car keys and said, "I will go to Seattle right away to deal with things there. It may take a week before I can come back."
"Do you want me to oversee the restaurant business?"
"That's not necessary. Master Wang is part-time restaurant manager. He can just keep an eye on it. Your notarized driver's license should be expiring soon. Have you taken the American driver's license test?"
"I forgot. I don't know where to get my driver's license." Chen Mo said depressedly.
"Testing for a driver's license here is easier than in China. If you have a driver's license, you don't need to sign up for a class. The road test just takes a walk around the city and is scored by the examiner. The written test is more troublesome. Montana only has written test questions in English and no translation.
Chinese..." Cities with a large number of Chinese people, such as New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, have Chinese test papers. There are few Chinese people in Montana, and the written test for the driver's license is only in English: "You need a teacher to guide you in the written test.
Otherwise, go to California to take the exam.”
"It's so troublesome." Chen Mo hated English classes the most when he was studying. He has been in the United States for a few months and is forced to accept English. He can only communicate briefly and will definitely fail the written test.
"You can ask Hill about this matter." Bai Xiaoou smiled and winked at Chen Mo, then got into his Audi R8 and waved goodbye.
There is no difficulty in language communication, but text communication is a big trouble.
After leaving the restaurant, Chen Mo went back to the Banshan Community, took out his phone, looked up Hill's phone number, and dialed: "Hi, are you free?"
"Want to date me?" Hill's laughter came from the phone.
"I have something to ask you."
"I'm working at the auction venue yesterday. I'm free this afternoon. What do you want to do?"
"I have been in the United States for three months. I have been using a Chinese driver's license before and I need to get an American driver's license. Where is the DMV in Billings? I want to go over and ask some questions."
"Your excuse is so lame. I promise to go on a date with you in the afternoon. That's it. I'm very busy now. Bye."
Chen Mo smiled and went out to buy two new sets of clothes, one casual suit and one sportswear.
After putting on a casual suit, it was already ten o'clock, then I shaved cleanly and drove to the auction venue.
There is no car auction today, and there are still a large number of classic cars waiting to be traded in the car trading area, as well as people looking at the cars.
Hill and her other sister, Demi, work odd jobs in a cold drink shop here...
Hill is dressed in professional attire, has a tall and curvy figure, and a pretty face. Many men will look at her twice.
"Hey, what would you like to drink?"
Chen Mo was outside the cold drink shop. Asian faces were easy to spot. Hill came over with a smile.
"Whatever." Chen Mo walked over and sat down near the woods.
After a while, Hill came over with two glasses of juice, sat opposite Chen Mo, and stared at him: "Where are you going to go on a date this afternoon, have you thought about it?"
"Department of Motor Vehicles." Chen Mo smiled: "Xiao Bai and Jennifer went to Seattle. They won't be back until a week later. I want to take advantage of this time to get my driver's license."
"What about after going to DMV?" Hill asked with a smile, as if teasing Chen Mo was particularly fun.
"See a movie?"
"Not interested."
"Then you say."
"Can you skateboard?"
"Won't."
"bowling?"
"I don't know how, but I can learn."
"Okay. We went to DMV and we went to the fitness center." Hill took two sips of juice and got busy again.
There were no customers in the cold drink shop after eleven o'clock. Hill talked to Demi and took Chen Mo away.
The Department of Motor Vehicles is not far away, and Billings is not a big city. There are not many people coming to the Department of Motor Vehicles during normal hours, so I went there to ask some questions before the staff got off work, and then made an appointment for a driver's license test.
There will be a written test in one week. If you pass the written test, you can take the road test on the same day and then wait to get your certificate.
"God, why did you sign up for me for the written test in a week, but I can't read?" Chen Mo was confused.
"You can't read? Why didn't you say it just now?"
"I only know very little English. I'm afraid it will be difficult to pass the written test in a week."
"Just know some English letters. It's very simple. They are all multiple choice questions and they are all basic knowledge questions. You can download an app and there are only dozens of questions in total. It is easy to pass."