Chapter 4 Alex Chang

Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, Zhang Xuan and the three arrived in Manhattan, the busiest district of New York, where the Stark Industrial Fair will also be held, an industrial park built by Stark Industries.

Since dinner last night, Zhang Xuan has not eaten, his stomach has been growling with hunger, and he said to Steve and Bucky unceremoniously: "Maybe we should eat something, you listen, my stomach is screaming." ”

Steve is thin, in order to be able to meet the requirements of the conscription, he is working hard to keep fit, and the amount of food is not small, Zhang Xuan also felt hungry when he said it, and nodded and said: "Why don't you go to Chinatown and try Chinese food?" ”

Bucky glanced at Steve, knowing that he was taking care of Zhang Xuan, and he didn't care, and said with a smile: "That's a good idea, speaking of which, I haven't tasted Chinese food yet!" ”

Zhang Xuan was a little stunned at the moment, and when he heard the words "Chinatown", pictures appeared in his mind, which belonged to Alex's memories and sporadic memories of Chinatown.

It turned out that when he was very young, Alex had lived in Chinatown with his mother for a long time, and then they moved out of Chinatown because of something that happened. It's just that somehow, the memory of Chinatown seems to have been deliberately sealed in the depths of Alex's memory, if it wasn't mentioned by chance, I'm afraid Zhang Xuan wouldn't know that there was such a story.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart, and followed Steve and Bucky towards Chinatown.

Walking into Chinatown, it is like returning to China during the Republic of China, and all the streets are full of cheongsams and cheongsams, which are completely different from New York a few meters away, and there is a feeling of incompatibility.

Alex's appearance is a perfect inheritance of his mother's, a typical yellow appearance, only more delicate and handsome. Walking in Chinatown, which is full of yellow people, does not seem abrupt, but Steve and Bucky in front of him are a little special. Because during this period, racial discrimination in the United States was still very serious, and the yellow race was not even as good as black people in the United States, and it was no wonder that two white people appeared in Chinatown.

Zhang Xuan realized that there was something wrong with everyone's eyes, and hurriedly took a few steps forward, walked in front of Steve and Bucky, and deliberately joked with the two of them, showing his compatriots that they were his friends.

Sure enough, after seeing Zhang Xuan's movements, everyone didn't pay attention to them anymore, only a few elderly people stared at Zhang Xuan tightly with misty eyes, and Zhang Xuan was a little creepy.

After walking a few steps, an old lady walked out of the porch on the side of the street with a cane, walked to Zhang Xuan and stopped, looked Zhang Xuan up and down for a long time, and asked a little tremblingly: "Ah Xuan, are you Ah Xuan?" ”

Listening to the familiar Chinese language, Zhang Xuan was stunned when he heard this, looked at the old lady in front of him, and countless pictures suddenly popped up in his mind. After hesitating for a while, Zhang Xuan shouted with some hesitation: "Grandma An!" ”

It turned out that Alex had a Chinese name in addition to his English name, Zhang Xuan. Recalling the memories in his mind, Zhang Xuan had to sigh at the ingenuity of fate, he actually crossed over to a person with the same name and surname. What's even more ridiculous is that he still gave himself a name before, Alex Xuan Zhang, which is nondescript.

Mrs. An replied loudly, then straightened up and shouted at the top of her voice, "Ah Xuan is back, Ah Xuan is back!" ”

With a shout, it seemed that the entire Chinatown was shaking, and after a while, Zhang Xuan and the three of them were surrounded by a group of Chinese, which frightened Steve and Bucky into a fighting posture, ready to strike at any time.

Zhang Xuan stopped Steve and Bucky, who were about to make a move, and whispered, "Don't worry, they know me." ”

Saying this, Zhang Xuan was depressed in his heart, they knew him, but he didn't know them, Alex's memory of Chinatown seemed to be deliberately forgotten by him, so Zhang Xuan could only stand there stupidly, looking at the enthusiastic compatriots around him.

&Xuan, how is your mother? After a while, Mrs. An asked again, with a hint of inexplicability in her trembling voice.

Zhang Xuan's face suddenly darkened when he heard this, and he said in a low voice: "Grandma An, my mother left three years ago!" ”

Mrs. An was slightly stunned, and then sighed: "It's good to go, it's good to go, save yourself suffering in this world!" Saying that, Mrs. An raised her head and looked at Zhang Xuan again, and said with some sadness, "It's just that I hurt you, child!" ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head and didn't speak, from the unconscious reassuring voices of the people around him, Zhang Xuan felt that they seemed to be hiding some secrets, secrets about their mothers. Zhang Xuan tried hard to recall, but after searching Alex's memory, Zhang Xuan couldn't find any clues.

"Xuan, what are you doing when you come back this time? A middle-aged man carrying a sack asked with a smile on his face.

Zhang Xuan did not continue to entangle, the secret will be exposed one day, and he will have the opportunity to find it slowly in the future. Hearing the middle-aged uncle's words, Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Ye is good!" Since my mother left, I haven't eaten authentic Chinese food for a long time, so I don't want to come back and try it. ”

& Xuan, let's go, I'll let Uncle An cook for you personally, whatever dishes you want to eat, just say! Hearing this, Mrs. An put on crutches and said with a full of anger.

Hearing Mrs. An's words, the people who originally wanted to greet Zhang Xuan to eat suddenly stopped, and after leaving a few polite words that are customary to Chinese people, they dispersed one after another.

Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, this old lady An's father-in-law is the palace chef, after Xinhai, Mr. An came to the United States across the sea, and opened a restaurant in this Chinatown, which tastes excellent and is well-known in Chinatown. Uncle An, that is, the son of Mrs. An, inherited his father's business, and he also made good dishes, Zhang Xuan often ate and drank in Mrs. An's restaurant when he was a child.

> Blessed are you! While holding Mrs. An towards the Anjia restaurant, Zhang Xuan turned his head to look at Steve and Bucky, who looked confused, and said with a smile.

& Xuan, are they your friends? When Mrs. An heard Zhang Xuan's words, she glanced back at Steve and Bucky behind her, frowned slightly, and said with some concern, "The tall one looks very strong, but this thin man is like a bamboo pole, and he needs to make up for it, I'll ask your Uncle An to give you a stew pot of ginseng and chicken soup, a big supplement!" ”

& Thank you Grandma Ann! Zhang Xuan was moved when he heard this, and did not open his mouth to refuse, he knew that this was a piece of Grandma An's heart, "I thank you on behalf of my friend!" ”

Mrs. An gently patted the back of Zhang Xuan's hand, and said with disgust: "Thank you, the neighbors, it should be." After speaking, Mrs. An sighed again, "It's just a pity that your mother, what a good girl, she was born with such a strange disease!" ”

&Sick? Zhang Xuan frowned, a little surprised, the woman in his memory didn't seem to be sick.

Zhang Xuan wanted to ask again, but Mrs. An suddenly stopped, looked up and saw that she had already arrived at An's restaurant: "Ah Xuan, you take your friend to sit inside first, and I'll go to the back to have a look!" Saying that, Zhang Xuan was not allowed to speak, walked through the atrium on crutches, passed through a small door, and disappeared into the backyard.

&&Alex, what were you talking about with the old lady just now?' Steve pulled Zhang Xuan and asked a little strangely, "I see she also glanced at us." ”

Zhang Xuan temporarily put aside the doubts in his heart, pointed at Steve and said with a smile: "Grandma An said that you are too thin, and she wants to stew ginseng and chicken soup for you, and she wants to make up for your body!" ”

> Chicken soup? What is it? Can it really replenish the body? Steve hadn't spoken yet, but Bucky couldn't wait to speak, "If it's true, then bring Steve to eat every day from now on, Steve is really too thin!" ”

Zhang Xuan couldn't help pouting when he heard this, and secretly said in his heart, they are really a pair of good friends!