If the family doesn't show up, maybe Su Mu will muster up the courage to seize the opportunity and act as a flower messenger to send Kate home safely.

Of course, it had to be when Kate was willing, when he was talking to his parents, he looked back again, and saw the girl he liked from a distance, and seemed to be laughing at this time, and Su Mu's mood instantly became better.

Anyway, I helped her today, and I talked to Kate for the first time in my life, and I felt that the conversation was quite pleasant and not ashamed.

As for whether the conversation was short and nutritious, he didn't care, this was not the focus of a long-term unrequited love teenager, Old Man Han kept staring at the only precious grandson, clearly noticed Su Mu's small movements, stared at Kate, and asked seemingly casually: "That's a very beautiful mixed-race British girl who often walks past our alley, right?"

I saw her ice cream commercial on TV, and she was on TV at such a young age, and she was good-looking, and her future prospects must be very good. ”

With a little emotion in his tone, the old man realized that his grandson might be interesting to her, otherwise he would never get in the car again to talk to the other party, and he had never seen Su Mu so enthusiastic about any girl.

The vast majority of Chinese people lack self-confidence for various reasons, and Old Man Su is no exception, even if he thinks that his grandson is very good, but he wants to pursue such a popular beautiful girl, even he feels it in his heart...... Suspend.

A woman is beautiful, which is a huge advantage, which means that there is no shortage of excellent suitors, plus white girls rarely marry a Chinese, it is not surprising that Grandpa Su Mu thinks so.

Li Ping'an, who helped with the matchmaking, happily told him: "It's her right! The ice cream is not delicious, but there are boys in our school who go to buy it, just to keep her photo on the ice cream package, which is very popular in our school!"

The two families are close, Li Ping'an grew up under the watchful eye of Old Man Su, and even his father grew up watching Grandpa Su Mu grow up little by little, and the relationship is very close, just like the second grandson.

smiled and spoke, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was reminding Su Mu not to fall too deep: "It's not good to find a girlfriend who is too beautiful, personality is the most important thing, two people have to live together for a lifetime, the main thing is to see if they can talk." ”

Li Ping'an took it as a deaf ear, Su Mu didn't think much about it, and he was still immersed in sweet imagination and couldn't extricate himself.

......

Had a meal at noon.

After the business in the small restaurant was busy, Su Mu's mother was complaining that a Chinese who had just immigrated to the United States had been arguing with her for a long time for a tip, and she didn't give a good face, which made her very unhappy.

The Chinese living in the United States are roughly divided into three groups, one is a traditional American Chinese like the Su family, who immigrated to the United States very early and has lived for several years, and the other is a Chinese who has just immigrated from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the education level is generally relatively high, and most of them have some money.

In addition to the old Chinatown, there are now several more Chinese settlements, such as the famous Monterey Park City, Los Angeles is divided into Los Angeles City and Los Angeles area, Los Angeles area has a total of 131 cities, is the largest urban agglomeration in the United States, Monterey Park City is one of the small cities, located in Los Angeles County 10 and 710 highways, more than one-third of the population are Chinese, known as "Monterey City", the new rich Chinese, most of them like to settle there.

The Chinatown where Su Mu's house is located began to develop as early as 1850, and the vast majority of Chinese residents who still live here today are quite poor in the impression of the Chinese, and those who have made a fortune have long been eager to move out, whether it is the living environment or the surrounding facilities, there are no outstanding advantages, the rich look down on the rich, the new ones look down on the old immigrants, and the old immigrants also look down on the new immigrants, in a state of looking down on each other, but there is no clear demarcation between each other, all in all, they get along harmoniously.

Doing business inevitably encounters unpleasantness, all say "the customer is God" this kind words, but there are always customers who really practice, lack of minimum respect, in the American service industry to take tips, this is a long-standing tradition, at most only a few dollars, a dozen dollars, depending on the customer's mood to give, Su Mu's mother thinks that there is no place for inconsiderate hospitality, so she is even more angry.

Old Man Su comforted a few words, sat under the grapevines in the small courtyard, holding a round fan made of banana leaves in his hand, and a cold beer on the stone table next to him.

Seeing Su Mu preparing to go out, the old man asked, "Where are you going?" Do you have any money, I remember that there are more than sixty knives at the head of the bed, take yourself to buy a piece of clothing, how can you exchange it for just a few pieces, so that whose girl will like you?"

After seeing his grandson peeking at Kate's actions in the morning, he is quite sensitive now, he didn't think about this aspect before, and finally realized that his grandson is not small, many other people's children are already in love at this age, as the baby of the whole family, Old Man Su doesn't want Su Mu to fall behind, in this regard, their minds are influenced by the local culture, and they are still very open-minded.

Stopped, when he encountered a good thing of taking pocket money, Su Mu was stupid and refused, trotted to his grandfather's room, quickly took the money and walked out while counting, and said to his old man with a smile: "Just take sixty dollars, and keep the change for you."

I went out for a walk with Li Ping'an, discussed it before eating, went to the movies together, if I had time, I went to the library for a spin, the teacher assigned reading homework, let's take a look at the book "The Old Man and the Sea", I have already read it, I don't need to buy new books, and I will write the reading notes at the end of the term.

I'm leaving, I should be able to go home before dinner, and if I don't come back, I'll call you and let you know. ”

"Wait, sixty dollars is enough, I'll give you another hundred, go buy a better set, you're about to graduate, it's too embarrassing to wear like this at the prom, no one wants to dance with you." Su Mu's mother joked, don't look at the long-term care for a tip, she is quite willing to spend money on her son, just such a child, the whole family always leaves the best for him.

"Mom, sixty is enough, last week the principal said that the funds were not enough, so he canceled our graduation ball this year, and it should not be held.

We talked about it, he must have been greedy for money, or he could have been able to afford a Jaguar sports car with his salary? That leopard was so cool, he always drove around school to show off, and then the tire was poked, four times in a row, and he never dared to park in the middle of nowhere. ”

Listening to Su Mu tell the interesting things in the school, Old Man Su couldn't cry or laugh, and he stopped talking, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "The SSAT test has been postponed, right?

If you have poor grades, forget it, and stay in the current school with good grades, that is delaying you, you don't have to worry about tuition, I just asked a friend to find a job, help the garment factory to see the warehouse, more than a thousand dollars a month, and when the school starts, the tuition fee is almost enough, and next year will be worried, your father also means so. ”

Before the old man made this decision, he thought about it for a long time, because judging from their family's financial situation, it was indeed very stressful, and a few years ago, Su Mu's grandmother spent a lot of money when she was sick.

Money is a really important thing sometimes......