The world is so big, Chen Mo just wants to go out and walk around.
To be honest, Chen Mo wouldn't want to be surrounded by this dragster Chen Xiao.
At San Francisco International Airport, Luo Chen came to pick him up with a full face...
"The rich man is finally willing to give up." Luo Chen hugged Chen Mo fiercely and said.
"Come out for a walk." It's really boring in Montana. It's hard to meet a beautiful woman. Chen Mo smiled and let go of Luo Chen: "Where's Zhang Kun?"
"I'm in charge of the branch in Los Angeles. Are you coming here for a long stay, to reminisce or to travel?"
"It depends on the situation. It may be a long-term stay, or it may just be a trip to catch up with old times."
Bai Xiaoou pushed the two of them: "Let's talk while we walk."
The prosperity of San Francisco is not beyond imagination, but the architectural style is more grand compared with that in China. The United States likes a relaxed living environment, even in big cities...
Single-family houses are the mainstream, and residential buildings with 20 or 30 floors, which are common in China, are even rarer. Unfortunately, the United States has a small population and is accustomed to living alone...
Poor people live in urban areas, while rich people live in suburbs. In the United States, especially in big cities, even the houses in the suburbs can be clearly distinguished between rich and richer people because of the different districts.
Luo Chen drove a Volkswagen Lavida. Fortunately, the Chen Mo siblings didn't have much luggage, so the trunk just had room for it.
"We are new here. We haven't bought a house yet, so we live in a rented house. We live in inner richmond, a relatively good community in Richmond. We built a house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Guess how much the annual rent is?
"
"The annual rent is at least 50,000 to 60,000, right?"
"110,000!" Bai Xiaoou said and raised his middle finger.
"So expensive?"
"With two parking spaces." Bai Xiaoou was very depressed. 110,000 can buy a house in Billings.
Chen Mo showed contempt: "What do you mean, it means it's not convenient to entertain our brothers and sisters."
"I'm just talking about our difficult situation. The living expenses here are high, and the labor costs are also high. I set a monthly salary of 10,000 for myself, and Luo Chen's monthly salary is 7,500. I haven't told you about this, do you mind?
"
Chen Mo shrugged: "You are the boss regarding wages and salaries, and you can make your own decisions. As long as the restaurant can make money, you can do whatever you want."
Chen Xiao looked at the scenery outside the window all the way. To be fair, although San Francisco's comprehensive strength is among the top ten in the world, it is far less prosperous than big cities in China, not to mention big cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen... It is afternoon time.
Even the big city in their hometown looks more lively than San Francisco.
Maybe it was due to the time period, but there weren’t too many vehicles on the road, and the people I saw were walking at a leisurely pace, giving people a feeling of calmness and tranquility.
When arriving in Richmond, we first passed through the hippie district. The houses on both sides of the street were richly colored and looked quite intimidating. It gave the impression that public security was very bad, and there were also homeless people on the street...
"The security here is relatively bad, but not bad. There are police cars patrolling at night... The worst security is in the black gathering area, the Asan gathering area, which is the slum area. The security is worst in places with remote housing prices.
Places with expensive housing prices have the best security..."
"Generally speaking, the security in poor areas of big cities (not the entire city) is the worst. The security in suburbs and countryside is the best. This is the case in almost every city..." Bai Xiaoou turned to chat with Chen Mo: "Security
You don’t need to worry too much about it, it’s not as bad as you think. The main thing is, don’t walk around alone at night...and try to go to slums as little as possible.”
Accustomed to domestic security and life, many Chinese who have just come to the United States may not be able to adapt to these. Bai Xiaoou explained in detail what you need to pay attention to when living in a big city...
We went to where they lived, a three-story old apartment building. Bai Xiaoou and his friends lived on the third floor.
The narrow staircase has poor lighting, but when you enter the guest room, you can directly see the Golden Gate Bridge... No wonder the rent is so expensive.
Jennifer made dinner at home, authentic Chinese food, including fried beef with celery, roasted chicken with potatoes, mapo tofu...
Chen Mo came into the living room and asked about the fragrance, and said hello to Jennifer: "Did you make it all yourself?"
"Of course. I think now I can apply for a job as a chef at Tang Xia Yipin." Jennifer showed a bright smile and looked at Chen Xiao: "Who is this?"
"Chen Xiao, my sister." Chen Mo fondly touched Chen Xiao's head: "Jennifer, Bai Xiaoou's fiancée."
"Hello, sister-in-law." Chen Xiao shouted with a sweet mouth.
"Hello." Jennifer looked at Chen Xiao carefully: "Your skin is also very good."
Chen Xi pursed his lips and chuckled: "I put on light makeup. I had a lot of acne on my face before in Montana..."
Jennifer has always been amazed by the makeup skills of Chinese girls. She tried to learn it before but couldn't learn it, so she pulled Chen Xiao to ask for advice.
Women always have a unique way of getting along...
After dinner, Bai Xiaoou arranged a place for Chen Mo and his sister to stay temporarily at night. Chen Xiao slept in the bedroom, and Chen Mo slept on the sofa in the living room...
It was still early, so Bai Xiaoou took them to Tangxia Yipin Restaurant first, which is next to Columbus Avenue from Chinatown to Fisherman's Wharf. There were cars parked outside the restaurant... There are many restaurants nearby, most of which are Italian style restaurants.
It is an area where relatively high-end restaurants gather.
Not to mention that there were no parking spaces outside Tangxia Yipin Restaurant, so Bai Xiaoou drove his car into the paid parking lot and walked over.
The restaurants I saw along the way were luxuriously decorated, and most of the people entering and leaving the restaurant were wearing formal attire...
"This is a relatively high-end restaurant gathering area. In most restaurants, the per capita consumption is more than 40 dollars, not counting drinks. Our Tangxia Yipin Restaurant is also considered a high-end restaurant, somewhere in the middle of the Chinese food consumption pattern...Probably, the per capita consumption is 50 dollars.
It costs about a knife. There are a few signature dishes, such as ginseng chicken soup and boiled cabbage, which are very expensive." During the peak dining period after 7 o'clock, there was a queue outside the restaurant, which was incredible.
"Today is Friday, the people coming to eat are relatively late." Bai Xiaoou led Chen Mo and the others in for a look, and introduced the restaurant manager to Chen Mo. Is he a white man?
When Chen Mo was confused, Bai Xiaoou explained: "Avic was the administrative manager of Fu Rong Ji Restaurant before. The restaurant's business is booming, and he also has a lot of credit..."
The restaurant was very busy. Aiweike saluted Chen Mo and then went about his work...
"The restaurant obviously has a lot of seats, so what?"
"These locations have been reserved. Our company has cooperated with Yelp, and you can reserve locations directly on Yelp... and bought an advertising space at a high price." Bai Xiaoou shrugged: "Yelp is the largest review website in the United States, and its headquarters is in San Francisco.
There are many .yelp users in the San Francisco Bay Area. Young people like to check yelp when they go out to eat or travel during holidays.”
"Let's go. I see that the waiters in the restaurant are too busy. They even salute you when they see you as the boss." Chen Mo said with a smile.
Then we went to the ‘Old Shufeng Hot Pot Restaurant’. The hot pot restaurant is in the North Beach District, close to Fisherman’s Wharf, and next to Columbus Avenue...
There are no large restaurants here, and it looks quite remote at night. There is a large parking lot not far away, but it is convenient for a large number of diners...
Chen Mo knew that the hot pot restaurant's business was very good, but he didn't know what it meant until he came here.
In the United States, even in San Francisco, not everyone is used to pre-ordering meals online. Many people go to the restaurant to order. Another reason is that here you have to wait until everyone is ready to eat before entering the restaurant...
Especially hot pot, usually a lot of people eat together, and it is inevitable that friends will be late when they get together. If everyone is not there, go to the waiter to get a number plate. When everyone is there, go into the restaurant in the order of the number plate... and so on.
The reason is that many restaurants in the United States will see queues waiting to dine.
The hot pot restaurant has two floors. The first floor is a self-service hot pot. It costs 35 knives per person (minimum of four people). You can order meat, vegetables, dry pot, snacks, and drinks as you like! Prime beef is delivered to order...
The second floor is priced hot pot, with a plate of meat and a plate of vegetables clearly marked with a price...
The business was really good, but it was Alexander who had to pay 1.65 million in bank interest every year.
Finally, there is the company's office area. The annual rent for the rented office building is US$700 per square meter, which is only 100 square meters.