Chapter 1 International Students
"Qin Shou, this is today's reward. It's still the same old rule, $30 appearance fee, and $2 drink money. ”
On the sidelines of a football field at Stevenson Universit in New Jersey, a bloated middle-aged Asian fat man smiled and handed a few scattered green bills to a young yellow-skinned boy who was resting on the edge of the grass while shaking the drink bottle he held in his left hand.
"I said, don't try this, it's a good thing, not only can it replenish the physical fitness and the salt needed by the body, but most importantly, the taste is very good, a little bit of our country's sour plum soup. Tsk, this feeling, this sour, hey, cool in one word! ”
"Such a small bottle of 'sour plum soup' costs 2 US dollars, you are stupid to me, converted to RMB is almost 15 yuan, and I have no problem with my brain, 2 US dollars is enough for my lunch money for three days! Uncle Huang, I'm not a rich man like you, I can save it! ”
The young boy who was called Qin Shou by the middle-aged fat man grabbed the money handed over by the fat man, pursed his lips, and then rubbed his fingers with a green light in his eyes, as if the evil ghost in the color had seen a beautiful woman who did not know an inch, and began to count these scattered banknotes repeatedly, and kept muttering in his mouth: "10...... 20……”
Although I have seen Qin Shou's "Grande"-like appearance of a wealth fan many times, Qin Shou's "thief's eyebrows and rat eyes" counting money still made Uncle Huang cry and laugh: "As for me, just these few sheets, you still count them over and over again, don't you still believe me?" ”
"I don't believe you. You also know, I have this hobby, it's better to be clear......" Qin Shou finally finished the inventory work in his hand, and then under the gaze of Uncle Huang's speechless gaze, he squatted down and took off his sneakers, carefully stuffed the banknotes into the insole, and then carefully put on his feet, and when it was over, he jumped on the spot twice, with a reassuring look on his face, "Money and things should be collected closely, so that they will not be easily picked up by pickpockets......"
"I'm KAO!" Uncle Huang, who has always been very stable in size and mentality, finally couldn't help but burst out, "I'm a guy who has never seen you like a money fan!" I have to say, I'm convinced! ”
"Well, I can make your old man admire so much, I'm going out to brag to others. I have a face on my face. Qin Shou didn't care about his "miser" appearance at all, his face was always filled with a sunny smile, picked up the obviously worn-out sea-blue sports bucket bag on the ground, nodded at Uncle Huang, and turned to leave.
"Let's go, Uncle Huang, thank you for your old care. Call me next time you have a game. Qin Shou turned his head and showed a mouthful of white teeth at Uncle Huang, "You always know, don't look for me if you don't get paid." ”
"I know, I know, you money addict!"
Uncle Huang snorted with a straight face, only to find that Qin Shou had disappeared, thinking that he couldn't see the other party with a straight face, he couldn't help but chuckle inexplicably, and then sighed softly, "This kid...... It's not easy......"
“10…… 20…… 50…… 168……”
The burgundy bar counter was full of all kinds of cups and utensils, and the dim light reflected on the glass flashed with various colors, and inside the bar, Qin Shou was bored holding an iron box, counting the banknotes of different denominations and sizes inside.
Qin Shou is a Chinese with eight hundred children, and as for why he appeared in the United States of America, the reason is very simple, because he has "foreign students" on his head, which used to sound very good. Forced, but now it is a circle of light that can go abroad as long as the individual has money.
Two of New Jersey's most famous universities are Princeton University and Rutgers University, both of which are well-known around the world, and Qin Shou wanted to apply to one of them.
Of course, it turned out that Qin Shou eventually became a member of Stevenson University, which was not far from the two colleges.
In the United States, the most popular sports are football and baseball, which are similar to table tennis in China. This is followed by ice hockey, followed by basketball, boxing, and wrestling...... As for football, I don't know how many rankings there are.
This is also a point that makes Qin Shou very confused.
Americans don't love soccer, but it's inexplicable that Stevenson University has built an unusually beautiful and magnificent soccer stadium that is said to be very modern. You must know that on college campuses in the United States, there are countless groups of all kinds, and Stevenson University is naturally the same, and the football team is naturally indispensable.
Of course, all this "does not come and go". The Stevenson University football team has a total of 13 members plus substitutes, and if one or two are injured, they won't even have a full lineup. As for the level of the football team, let alone mention, it can be described in two words: amateur.
Qin Shou is not a professional football player, nor is he a sports student, but because he has practiced boxing since he was a child, his physical fitness is different from ordinary people. By chance, Qin Shou helped the school football team play a game under the recommendation of Uncle Huang and was coached by the school team coach John. Senna (JohhCena) took a fancy to it, and since then he has become the "14th man" of Stevenson's varsity team, to put it bluntly, a supernumerary.
It's not that the coach doesn't want to recruit Qin Shou into the school team, in Coach John's opinion, although Qin Shou is not a very good football player, and even some rules on the court, as well as the sense of cooperation with teammates, but he definitely has the potential to become an excellent athlete, because this kid's physical fitness and running ability, as well as the fierce momentum when exercising, can definitely be of great help to the school team.
It doesn't matter if you don't play well now, these basic things can grow slowly through training, anyway, they are just a school team with just enough numbers, and they are not going to participate in the professional leagues of the major leagues, even if Qin Shou is a pig, there is no big future in playing football in the future, but it is good to make up the number of people for the school team and be a rotation player.
However, Qin Shou was not interested in entering the school team at all. Is there any money to get into the varsity team? Not only did he have no money to get, but he also had to train every day, which delayed Qin Shou's part-time job, who would make up for this loss?
Therefore, Old John and Uncle Huang, who was John's assistant, repeatedly invited, but Qin Shou refused without hesitation.
This is also the reason why Qin Shou got paid by Uncle Huang today - whenever the school team has a game, Qin Shou participates as the "14th person" of the team, and he will get a reward of 32 US dollars - 30 US dollars for appearance fees, 2 yuan for drinks.
It has nothing to do with interests and dreams, it's just a deal.
In Qin Shou's view, this is just a relationship between buying and selling, just a way for him to work and make money.
And now, Qin Shou, who is boringly fiddling with his small vault in the bar, has another identity that is about to come out - a bar waiter.
That's not too appropriate, because the whole bar is except for the owner Carl. Except for Karl Landsteiner and Qin Shou, there are no other service personnel.
Of course, it is impossible for the boss to do everything himself, that is to say, in addition to the duty of selling alcohol, Qin Shou also has to shoulder the work of cleaner, security guard, and maintenance worker.
"I'm really a social master. A brick of righteousness, where it needs to be moved! After counting repeatedly, Qin Shou looked at the more than two hundred dollars in the box and pouted speechlessly, "Next year's tuition is still a cut short of the boss, I have to think about whether I can find some part-time jobs, in other words, should old Carl give me a salary increase...... This old vampire, I wake up earlier than the chickens, sleep later than the dogs, work more than the cows, and only give such a small amount of money every month, isn't it a little unethical? ”
While muttering this, Qin Shou carefully put away the box full of all his possessions, and then his eyes drifted to the white-bearded old man who was sitting outside the bar, holding a large beer glass and looking enjoyed.
This is the "vampire" old Carl in Qin Shou's mouth. As the owner of this "Violet Bar", he has no sense of the owner, and as soon as the bar is open, he will sit at the bar and enjoy a good drink, while chatting with his old brothers. Then throw everything to Qin Shou in one go. It is also known as "this is the trust in you".
Qin Shou, who had just come to the United States, was indeed made by the "trust" of old Carl to have an impulse to "die for his confidant", and when he learned about the lazy nature of this bad old man, Qin Shou was only powerless to complain.
With the attitude of not giving a salary increase and not doing it, Qin Shou knocked on the table top of the bar, and the sound of "dong dong dong~" obviously couldn't make much waves in the noisy bar, but the old Carl, who was very close to the bar, still noticed the movement made by Qin Shou.
"Hey, I said Qin, if you have any comments about me, please tell me directly. Please don't hurt my grandfather's inheritance. Old Carl looked over with a big shot glass and a smile, "You know, my bar has been around for decades, and everything here means a lot to me. Take this bar you knocked on, it's an antique, my grandfather paid a lot of money to buy it, and it's a work of art, and my grandfather invited the best carpenter in New Jersey at the time......"
"Puff~"
Old Carl was still immersed in "reminiscing about the past eventful years", but Qin Shou fell to the ground speechlessly.
Then under Old Carl's stunned gaze, Qin Shou jumped up in anger again.
"You're not done yet, old fellow, are you!" Qin Shou gritted his teeth and glared at Old Karl, and said word by word, "I-want-plus-work-wages!" ”