Chapter 43: An Open-Air Ball?
After ordering a few authentic Chinese dishes, Zhang Yang was eating in the restaurant when suddenly the phone rang, and it was Sam calling.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Yang put a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs in his mouth and asked out loud.
"Publicity." Sam on the other end of the phone was full of grievances:
"When I was taking a basic astronomy class, I was kicked out by the professor."
Zhang Yang laughed dumbly, apparently Sam was like a scene in the movie, driven by the mysterious power of the fragments, and ran to the podium to talk nonsense, only to annoy the professor who was in class and was kicked out.
"So what are you going to do? I'm going to eat at the Huaxia restaurant in front of the school, do you want to join us? β
"Then I'll go look for you!"
Sam hung up the phone in a hurry, Zhang Yang asked the waiter to add an extra chair and a pair of chopsticks, and soon, a panting Sam appeared at the door of the restaurant.
"Sam."
Zhang Yang signaled, Sam saw Zhang Yang's figure, and suddenly seemed to have found the backbone, and the panic in his heart was reduced a lot, and then came to Zhang Yang's side and sat down hurriedly.
"A curry and chili rice bowl, thank you."
Sam casually ordered one from the menu, then looked at Zhang Yang, who was eating in a hurry, and lowered his voice.
"Zhang Yang, since I was in class today, I saw those symbols again."
"What's going on?"
Zhang Yang frowned.
"Well, when I saw the astronomy textbook, these symbols automatically appeared in front of my eyes, and then I felt myself have a nervous breakdown, and these symbols prompted me to run to the podium and scribble on the blackboard, and I thought I was going to be finished. This was my first astronomy class! The head of the department was there, and I think the professor would hate me to death! β
Sam was a little incoherent, and after thinking about it, Zhang Yang found that what Sam said was not much different from what he said in the movie, but the difference was that as early as when Bumblebee returned to Michaela to protect her, he told Michaela not to touch the shards directly, otherwise there would be unforeseen consequences.
"Did you have any contact with other girls alone at school?"
Zhang Yang suddenly asked a question that was not related. Sam was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed.
"I'm new to the school, and I don't know my classmates yet, where can I meet the new girl?"
"Huh? It's strange, didn't the Hermit Warrior reach out to Sam? β
Zhang Yang felt a little strange. According to the development in the movie, the Decepticon who became a beautiful school girl. At this point, I've already reached out to Sam. The last time he communicated with Bumblebee, Zhang Yang hadn't heard them mention this problem, and he was a little strange.
"Could it be that Decepticon gave up on Sam? This should not be very likely. β
There are some discrepancies in the development of things, which makes Zhang Yang's heart more and more confused.
After thinking about it, Zhang Yang said to Sam, "Sam." For these mysterious symbols, even Optimus Prime doesn't know what they are, and I don't know either, so there is no solution for the time being. I can only let it develop, and I have a hunch that the solution will be solved, that is, when the Decepticons come to the door, YiqiΔ should be able to solve it. β
"......, isn't there any other way?"
"Well, not yet, the first one, you go to your school as usual, the trigger of this kind of power should be somewhat regular, the second one, I hope the Decepticons will come to the door as soon as possible, since the purpose of their search for you is these symbols, then you must know something."
Zhang Yang pinched his chin, then stretched out his hand and shouted.
"Boss, another teppanyaki!"
"Okay!"
Sam looked at Zhang Yang speechlessly, there were already three or four empty plates in front of him, obviously this big stomach king had already eaten a lot of food, and ordered another one at this moment.
"Zhang Yang, are all the people on your planet as good as you?"
"Uh." Zhang Yang was choked by Sam's question and simply nodded.
Although there is still no solution, but with this bodyguard by his side, Sam's heart is suddenly much more relaxed, and his worries about the Decepticons are a little less.
Soon, Sam's curry chili rice bowl was served at the same time as the teppanyaki rice ordered by Zhang Yang, and Sam looked at the hot pepper sauce as red as a volcano and the curry with a pungent and spicy aroma, and suddenly gasped.
"Oh my God, is this a rice bowl or a chili stir-fried curry?"
"The chili sauce we use is made with jalapeΓ±o peppers, which is very spicy, and the curry is imported from India, so you can eat it once and think about it."
The owner of the hotel knew that there was a big stomach, so he smiled and gave Zhang Yang's table an eighty-fifty discount, and was persuading Sam to try the restaurant's new curry pepper rice bowl.
"Eh, I just ordered one casually, this, Zhang Yang, are you sure I won't turn into an exploding head after eating?"
Zhang Yang then picked up a clean stainless steel spoon, scooped a spoonful full of red and bright chili peppers, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed a few times and swallowed it indifferently in the frightened eyes of the boss and Sam, nodding his head in satisfaction.
"Of course, do you think I'm in trouble? Boss, the taste of chili pepper is very positive, this! β
Zhang Yang gave a thumbs up.
"Okay, I'll try it then."
Yamaki looked at Zhang Yang's still calm expression, as if these chili peppers were not as terrifying as he imagined, so he carefully scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth.
Five minutes later.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem, Zhang Yang, you lied to me! Such spicy food... Ahem, cough, you actually said no chili? Thanks, give me another glass of ice water. β
Sam's face was flushed with a cough, and after the spoonful of chili peppers went down, Sam only felt a strong spicy taste hit the top of his head, and the pores of his whole body were dilated, and then he coughed violently.
The waiter kindly handed over a glass of ice water, and the restaurant understood the spicy nature of the curry pepper, so it provided ice water for free.
"It's not spicy, you see."
Zhang Yang picked up the spoon very much, scooped a full spoonful again, bulged up like a small mountain bag, swallowed it in one gulp, chewed it unharmed, and swallowed it.
"Oh my God, you're such a monster!"
Sam then remembered that it was not an earthling who was sitting there eating, but an authentic alien, and the taste system must be a little different from that of the earth, and he immediately felt bitter.
"Huh? It seems to taste pretty good. β
Sam smacks his lips, and when the spiciness in his mouth passes, a very strong aroma emerges, which makes people can't help but have an appetite. Sam's stomach growled, and he looked at the plate of curry and chili rice bowl with love and fear.
Eat? Don't eat?
In the end, Sam still couldn't hold the temptation of the gluttonous insects, like a moth to a fire, he pounced on the bowl of rice again, while being spicy and sticking out his tongue, while eating the chili pepper in a big gulp, the spicy taste and aroma blended together, making people want to stop, even if it was spicy, he still couldn't help the temptation of appetite.
This is the same reason that timid girls like to watch horror movies, but they are still very timid, and the more afraid they are, the more they want to watch them.
The scientific name is called rebellious psychology, which is a kind of subconscious emotion of human beings.
In the end, Sam insisted on finishing the curry rice, sweating profusely, but looking at his expression, although it was very spicy, he was still very satisfied.
"Boss, let's settle the bill together."
"No, it's still AA."
The independent education he received since he was a child made Sam habitually ask for the AA system to pay, and they will not like to rush to pay for it like the people in China, but pay for it themselves.
After leaving the restaurant with Sam, Zhang Yang told Sam not to be overly nervous, and to call or come here to find him if there was something, anyway, Zhang Yang's task was to protect Sam's safety.
Soon, two days of seemingly peaceful life passed quietly, the Decepticons still did not appear, and Sam still went to school as usual, but in his first astronomy class, the public humiliation of the professor had spread all over the campus, making Sam a "celebrity" in the school.
Leo once joked about Sam about this, and then Sam, who was harmless to people and animals, took him to the Huaxia restaurant for a curry chili rice, and then Leo never dared to mention it again, but in addition to Zhang Yang, this restaurant has two more foreign regulars.
Every time they come, they will order some Chinese dishes, these foreigners who grew up eating bread, beef and tomato sauce have discovered more ways to eat food, and this Chinese restaurant has become a food paradise in their hearts.
Long after that, the chilli curry has become one of the restaurant's signature dishes, and almost every new customer who comes here will order one, and then the spicy tears will flow, and then they will fall in love with the food like a drug.
Of course, these are all afterthoughts, because in front of Zhang Yang, there is a ticket for an open-air dance party called "Paradise Lost".
"Invite me to the prom? What am I going to do with you young people's things? β
"Young man?"
Sam looked at the flamboyant face with disdain and said: "It looks like you're not a few years older than me, the prom is held by the school's student union, and all freshmen must participate, otherwise they will be despised, this is my first prom as an adult, of course I want to go, I finally have to come with two tickets, one for you and one for Michaela, you can't let me go back, right?" β
This ticket is beautifully made, made of cardboard, with some elaborate patterns printed on the surface, with the words "Pennsylvania Open Air Adult Ball" written in the middle, and the number and the words "insider" next to it.
The cost of the ticket system is not high, and you can complete it by finding a printing shop, but it can be seen that the production is very careful, because the patterns and letter styles on it are designed by the freshmen of the University of Pennsylvania and the visual design major, which makes all the new students of this year full of a sense of belonging. (To be continued......)