Chapter 42 Part-time Jobs
Driving the three children to the gate of Westbridge Middle School, Mrs. Smith did not get out of the car. After wishing Xiao Yao a good time at the new school www.biquge.info he drove away.
"Sammy!"
"Dean!"
As soon as Sarmien and Dean walked into the campus, they were greeted by acquaintances.
"Is this the new international exchange student?" asked several girls whispering to Sarmien's side, their eyes curiously looking at Xiao Yao, who had entered the school with her.
"Yes," Xiao Yao nodded with a generous smile. "My name is Xiao Yao, I am from Huaxia, I am a new exchange student, you can call me Yang, this is my English name. ”
"Hello, I'm Jenna. ”
"I'm Joan. ”
"I'm Ann. ”
Several girls looked at this Chinese teenager with a bright smile on his face, and also introduced themselves with a smile. I felt that this guy standing in front of me was very different from those Huaxia transfer students I had seen before.
"Hello!" Xiao Yao responded.
"Okay, Mom said you still have some formalities to go through, and told me to take you to the principal's office when I get to school, and come with me. Sarmien interrupted a few people and said to Xiao Yao.
"Okay, thank you. Xiao Yao said.
"I'll take him to the principal's office first, and I'll see you in the classroom later. Sarwin greeted several female companions and left with Xiao Yao.
Compared to the enthusiasm of the girls, the boys around Dean are not so proactive. However, the topic they talked about with Dean was also Xiao Yao.
"Dean, does that guy really live in your house?" asked Dean, a black teenager with glasses, looking at the back of Sarmien and Xiao Yao leaving together.
"Don't worry, Sammy won't take a fancy to this Chinese boy," Dean glanced at the black boy, "of course, not either." ”
"Hey, Dean!" the black teenager said dissatisfied.
"I'm telling the truth. Dean shrugged and smiled, "I know Sammy. ”
"That kid is from Huaxia, so can he do kung fu?" said another brown-skinned teenager who looked like a Latino.
"I don't know, but I don't think he will. Dean replied, "According to the information, he was selected for the training camp of the Chinese Olympiad national team and is a mathematical genius. Have you ever seen a math genius who is good at sports, let alone kung fu. ”
"Just give it a try. At this time, a tall white teenager walked over and said.
As soon as Dean saw the man, he immediately said a little nervously, "Joey, don't mess around. Although I don't like this Chinese man very much now, he lives in my house after all, and he is a member of my family for the time being. ”
"So what?" laughed the tall white boy named Joey, "can't I move while I live in your house?"
With that, Joey looked at Dean and walked away with a look of disdain.
"You—" Dean blushed and was about to chase after him.
"Don't!" the two teenagers next to Dean hurriedly grabbed Dean and said, "He's the captain of the basketball team, you can't beat him!"
Under the leadership of Samion, Xiao Yao, who went to the principal's office to complete the formalities and received his own class schedule, went to choose his own locker again, and began his first day of study and life at Westbridge High School.
High schools in the United States have many courses and teachers that students choose independently, so there is little concept of a class. Although Xiao Yao and Dean are in the same grade, they don't meet many times in class at the end of the day.
Based on Dean's limited few observations. found that Xiao Yao did not feel uncomfortable in class, which shows that his English is not only fluent in daily conversations, but also some more complex sentences and professional terms should be fine. After class, students who took the initiative to talk to each other had a more positive and enthusiastic response, but they rarely took the initiative to greet others. Neither shy nor anxious to express himself. Most of the time, I just looked at everything in the school curiously.
In addition to arousing the curious eyes of many classmates, Xiao Yao's first day of high school life in the United States was relatively peaceful.
"How was it at school today?" Mrs. Smith asked Xiao Yao about his first day at school over dinner after returning home in the evening.
"It feels good. It's very different from my school in Huaxia, it's very fresh. Xiao Yao replied decently.
"It's good to feel good. Mrs. Smith smiled, and said something else.
"Jan, there's one more thing I didn't tell you yesterday. Mrs. Smith said, "In my family, Sammy and Dean have no pocket money, and they both work part-time jobs to earn pocket money. Since you are here to experience the study and life of ordinary high school students in the United States, I am like them to you, and I hope that you can also do a part-time job to earn pocket money by yourself. Of course, if you have something that you need to spend money urgently, you can still find me, but you can still earn your own pocket money, or if you want something you like. ”
Xiao Yao's first reaction was that I was not short of money, what else do I need to do a part-time job? But after thinking about Mrs. Smith's mention of feeling the life of an ordinary high school student in the United States, Xiao Yao swallowed what he wanted to say, nodded with a smile, and said, "Okay, then I'll also find a part-time job." But I'm not familiar with this place, so I wonder if you have any part-time jobs that you can recommend to me?"
"Sammy, Dean, do you have any suitable part-time jobs that you would recommend to Young?" said Mrs. Smith, turning to her son and daughter, "not to mention delivering newspapers on a bicycle early in the morning, it should be appropriate for Young's age." ”
"I didn't. Dean spoke first, "But since Yang is Chinese, I think he can try it at a restaurant owned by a Chinese, and see if they need a part-time waiter or something." ”
"Serving plates? Not very interested. Xiao Yao shook his head, how can he say that he is also a star in Huaxia. There must be a lot of Chinese people who go to patronize the restaurants opened by Chinese people, and if they are recognized and sent back to China, they don't seem to be very good, and maybe they will make entertainment headlines.
"I do have a part-time job, but it's harder. Sarmien said hesitantly. I don't want to work as a waiter in a restaurant, and I'm afraid that most of the Xiao Yao I said is also unwilling.
"Tell me about it. Mrs. Smith said.
"I used to work in a small supermarket that needed a part-time tally clerk. Samian said, "I think Xiao Yao's math is very good, and it is more suitable to be a cashier, but they don't lack cashiers, only tally clerks." ”
"It's okay, this can be done. Xiao Yao nodded, "What about working hours and working hours?"
"I work three days a week, I can choose any three days, and the working hours are from 8 to 10 p.m. The hourly wage is fifteen dollars. Sarmien looked at Xiao Yao, who gave her unexpected answer, with some surprise, and continued, "The boss is not bad, and he is not harsh on employees. ”
In this way, it is 90 dollars a week, which is almost enough for Xiao Yao to spend. Therefore, Xiao Yao nodded and said, "Okay, it sounds good." ”
"Then Sammy will take Xiao Yao to the interview after school tomorrow. Mrs. Smith instructed her daughter.
"Okay, no problem. Xiao Yao replied together with Samion.
After dinner, Sarmeon, Dean and Elena each went back to their rooms, and Xiao Yao said to Mrs. Smith, who was washing the dishes, "Mrs. Smith, I want to go out for a while, is it okay?"
"Where do you want to go?" said Mrs. Smith, wiping her hands.
"No, just go out and take a walk and get familiar with the environment. Xiao Yao refused with a smile. He was looking for a suitable route and location for tomorrow's morning workout.
"Okay, no problem. Mrs. Smith smiled and agreed, and then instructed: "If you walk, it is better not to go out of our community, our community is still very safe, but you still need to pay attention to your safety, and you must be back before eleven o'clock in the evening." ”
"Well, thank you Madame for your concern, I see. And I don't go out for too long, I'll be back in about an hour. Xiao Yao nodded.
Not long after Xiao Yao went out, Dean went downstairs. When he entered the kitchen, he didn't see Xiao Yao, so he asked Mrs. Smith, "Mom, where is Yang?"
"When he went out, he said he was going to go out for a walk and get acquainted with the environment. Mrs. Smith replied, "Are you looking for him?"
"Yes, I have something to look for him. Dean nodded.
"He said he'll be back in about an hour, if it's not something urgent, you can wait for him to come back, if he's in a hurry, I think he should bring his mobile phone and you can call him. Mrs. Smith said.
"Okay, I got it. Dean said, exiting the kitchen and going upstairs back to his room.
After Xiao Yao came back from a walk, he said hello to Mrs. Smith, who was watching TV in the living room, and went upstairs directly to his room.
Not long after entering the room, Xiao Yao's door was knocked. Opening the door, Xiao Yao found Dean standing outside the door with a somewhat hesitant expression.
"Looking for me?" Xiao Yao asked.
Dean nodded. Xiao Yao let go of his body and said to Dean, "Come in." ”
Walking into Xiao Yao's room, Dean finally spoke: "Yang, I want to ask you, do you know kung fu?"
"Kung Fu?" Xiao Yao asked a little strangely.
"Yes, Kung Fu. Ahh ”
Mike Zhou, Pete Wang is a relatively well-known Chinese action movie star in the United States in this life, equivalent to Jack Cheng and Jett Lee in Xiao Yao's previous life.
"Why do you ask this?" Xiao Yao asked with a curious smile. The reason for the laugh is mainly because of Dean's slightly comical posture.
"That," Dean hesitated, as if he had made up his mind, "Joy Orson at school might be in trouble with you." ”
"Why? I'm only on my first day at school, and I don't seem to know him. Xiao Yao is even more strange, I don't know how to offend people unconsciously. No, I didn't do anything special at school that day.
"Maybe a lot of girls in the school are more interested in you, and since you're from Huaxia, he said he wanted to see if you knew kung fu. Dean said a little nervously, "But I know him, he said to see if you know kung fu, in fact, he just wants to beat you up." ”
"He's amazing?" Xiao Yao asked, looking at Dean's nervous appearance. At the same time, I thought to myself, is this the legendary typical American school bully? I just don't know if it's the basketball team or the football team.
"He is the main power forward of the basketball team, he is 1.87 meters tall, he is very strong, and I heard that he is also very good at fighting. Dean said.
"Okay, thanks for the reminder, I'll be careful. Xiao Yao glanced at Dean with some gratitude. He could feel that Sarmien and Dean didn't have a good impression of him, but he didn't expect Dean to stand firmly on his side in this matter. (To be continued.) )