Chapter 64: Lively Chinatown

"Don't worry, young man, we'll go to a higher place up there later, and after twenty or thirty minutes, it'll be completely dark, and the outside will be even more beautiful!"

Jon saw that the child always wanted to go out, so he said something about it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Jia Nan was still obedient, and after the little uncle translated the words of the American uncle, he was honest for a while.

After waiting for a while, everyone went to the elevator again, this time there was finally no queue, and there were not many people going to the 102nd floor.

"In fact, the Empire State Building went to the 102nd floor to see the night view, which is not much different from the 86th floor, so there are not many people who go up. However, I have been to the Great Wall and heard that if you want to climb the highest place, you will have to go there, so I still have to go there. ”

Jon explained: the 102nd floor sightseeing ticket is more expensive than the 86th floor, and it is limited. Since the scenery is similar, there are not many people who "go to the next level".

When you come to the observation deck on the 102nd floor, everyone is amazed!

The night view of New York is bubbling! The lights are blurred, the night is dark, the high-rise buildings are like forests, the traffic is like lines, and the light and shadow are like dreams!

There are coin-operated telescopes on the observation deck, 50 cents every 50 cents. Zhang Li did not hesitate to throw in a coin, such a large rack telescope reminded her of the large military telescope on the southwest border post, kind!

In the distance, there are lighted steamers passing by on the Hudson River, which can be seen with binoculars.

But the girl is a layman: in fact, looking at the night scene is a panoramic view, Zhang Nan knows that it is useless!

But since his girlfriend has this preference, Zhang Nan took out the two 50 cents in his pocket and gave it to her, so that she could see enough!

Watching the night scene alone against the cold wind, Chen Xiaoxu's voice came to his ears unconsciously: "Thank you Anan, it's so beautiful here!"

Zhang Nan turned his head and smiled, and saw that Zhang Li was still fiddling with the huge telescope on the side, and he couldn't help but talk, so he said to Chen Xiaoxu: "Do you want to stay in the United States?"

Chen Xiaoxu stretched out his hand and stroked the hair that was blown away by the wind, "No, I only found out after I came, in fact, I just wanted to come out and have a look." Everything here is so new, but even more unfamiliar. If I just thought it would be best to come and stay for a while, I don't think I'm going to fit in, it's not for me. ”

He pointed to the brightly lit twin buildings not far away, "Is that the tallest building in the world?"

"No, it was, and now it's just the tallest building in New York. ”

"It's spectacular!"

Chen Xiaoxu is a bit of a wanderer.

"But it's going to collapse. Zhang Nan said unconsciously.

"Huh?"

"I'm a god stick, and I have this hunch. ”

Chen Xiaoxu shook his head and smiled in disbelief.

"In fact, the Empire State Building is the architectural marvel of the Americans, and it is not easy to build such a skyscraper in that era!"

"And you still want to buy it? I can't save that money in a hundred lifetimes. ”

Chen Xiaoxu didn't know how much this building was worth, but it must be very expensive!

"When I buy the Empire State Building, you and Zhang Li will marry me together, but don't forget! When the time comes, I will take this building as your dowry, so won't it be yours?" ”

Looking at Zhang Nan's serious expression, Chen Xiaoxu smiled, smiling very happily, "Let's talk about it then! Remember before we are 25 years old! Otherwise, you can only take Ali." ”

I didn't do much research on this issue, and it didn't take long for everyone to freeze and hurry downstairs.

Because I didn't expect the Empire State Building to queue up today, it was only 7 o'clock out of the building (to visit the Empire State Building, it is normal to queue for two hours before and after to the 86th floor observation deck. Just go to eat first.

Except for the brother-in-law's family with the children after dinner, accompanied by Charl Kmis who took a taxi back to the hotel first, the two men then met at the bar, and the others went directly to the bar first.

The big group didn't return to the hotel until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night.

I woke up early the next morning and took the first boat to visit the Statue of Liberty. Because it was early, I climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty to take a look.

In the afternoon, we went to Chinatown in Downtown, the southern end of Manhattan, New York City!

It's different from what I imagined, not only Chinese people come here to shop, but also many people of all colors!

And today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the streets are crowded!

Director Guo and the others thought that this Chinatown was probably a long street at first, but when they arrived at the place, they found that the so-called Chinatown was actually a large block!

Its area is centered on Mott Street, including Kenny Street, Penile Street, Disclosure Street, and Lafayette Street, which is very large!

It is only a stone's throw away from East Broadway, New York City Hall, the world-famous international financial center Wall Street, and adjacent to Broadway, the world's performing arts center.

There are shops on both sides of the street, and apart from the fact that the Chinese characters on the signs are all traditional and the Chinese speak Cantonese, it is no different from in China.

And it's more prosperous!

There was festive red everywhere, and Zhang Nan and his group even watched the lion dance performance on the street, which was very exciting!

But when he saw the young men of the lion dance unloading their lion heads, Guan Xingquan's eyes turned sharp.

Several lion dancers don't look like serious people, with arrogant expressions. Even if it's Chinese New Year's Eve and everyone runs out on the street to dance lions to participate in community celebrations, they still don't look like good people at a glance.

"Isn't it a Chinese gangster, it's not surprising, it is said that it has been a lot more stable over the years, and they don't charge much protection money, they all go to drug trafficking and poison Lao Mei, hehe. But they also maintain law and order here, fighting with the Italian mafia next door a few years ago, and also driving Mexicans and Vietnamese gangs out of Chinatown. In recent years, the police have also been strict, and it turns out that the life of the Chinese here is not stable.

And you see, when it comes to the New Year's Festival, these people will come out to liven up the festive atmosphere and talk about the rules. ”

Everyone thought it was Jon who told Zhang Nan before, and there was no doubt about it.

Zhang Nan spoke in the dialect of Yanxian County, and even Zhang Li and Chen Xiaoxu couldn't understand it, a proper password!

Of course, if any gang member understands, it is absolutely impossible to cause a conflict: far away from thousands of mountains and rivers, it is really a fellow villager with tears in his eyes!

That night, in a restaurant called "Great China" in Chinatown, John Basloan and Jack Jalenhaal officially hosted Zhang Nanzhong and his party.

A luxurious box full of antique Chinese flavor, a huge round table can seat about 20 people!

In addition to the four American friends I know, there are also three other senior staff of Xinlixiu Luggage Company to accompany them, all of whom are proficient in using chopsticks.

Needless to say, the atmosphere of the meal was harmonious and festive! The only discordant thing was that Comrade John, who was not able to measure himself, was driven back!

In the middle of the meal, the owner of the restaurant heard that the ghost guy who booked this box was to invite a business delegation from the mainland of the motherland, and the boss specially came to the box to toast back.

Although there have been a lot of mainland students studying in New York since last year, there are mainland students working in this restaurant, and the elderly boss did not stage the scene of the first Sino-US flight in 81 years and the crew visiting Chinatown, and as a result, they were hugged by elderly Chinese and cried.

However, it was the first time that a government-backed delegation of guests appeared in this restaurant.

For this reason, the owner of the restaurant boldly said that today's banquet is 20% off!

This is Chinese New Year's Eve, it is already good if the price does not rise, it seems that the boss of this ancestral GD is still a patriotic Chinese-American.