Steven, apparently taken aback by the boy's rudeness, tentatively asked, "Who are you?" "The arrogant attitude just now seems to have been somewhat restrained.

The black boy walked up to Steven in a few steps, and his voice was obviously defiant: "My name is Nicolas, 10th grade, what's your name?" Well? Newcomer? ”

Steven's voice was obviously several degrees lower than just now: "S...... Steven Adams ......"

Nicholas looked aggressive and asked, "Ok, Steven, didn't you say that you know the names of the previous rugby captains?" So do you know who the next rugby captain will be? ”

Steven laughed and said, "Are you kidding, buddy?" ”

Nicholas put a huge thick hand like a bear paw on Steven's thin shoulder, leaned down to Steven, stared at him with big black and white eyes, smiled contemptuously, and said, "I bet you haven't even been to the Wilson Stadium you just mentioned!" Otherwise, you should know that there are no doors open there at all! Is that right? Child? ”

Nicholas's voice was not high, but it had a terrible deterrent, Steven didn't dare to look at Nicholas, turned his head weakly, and saw Nicholas's white T-shirt, the muscles were strong and angular, and he couldn't help but feel timid, and he nodded awkwardly.

Inadvertently, Steven saw Johnny, the dormitory teacher, standing next to the water bar not far from the couch, stirring the cup of hot coffee with a small silver spoon. Steven cast a distressed gaze at him, hoping that the teacher would criticize Nicholas at such a critical moment to save his lost face.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Johnny seemed to be blind to what was in front of him, but asked, "Steven, are you sure that your dormitory is ready?" You should take this time to tidy up your belongings, otherwise, you will never know where your housekeeper left your belongings, after all, you will be living alone in the dormitory from today onwards. With that, he turned and left.

Several of the freshmen next to Steven listened to Mr. Johnny's words and whispered, and some even began to snicker in a low voice.

Nicholas obviously also felt that Mr. Johnny's words made the originally tense atmosphere seem a little funny, he grinned and showed a mouthful of big white teeth, let go of Steven's shoulder, and said to Steven calmly: "I hate those superficial white people who think they have a prominent family background, and they show off everywhere!" As a senior, I need to give you a few words of advice: First, the times are different, and your family background can't give you anything! The only thing that is valuable is your own ability! Second, the real understanding of School A should be what you see with your eyes and what you have personally experienced here. Third, you know School A so well, haven't you heard of the tradition of "paying tribute to seniors"? A freshman who has just entered the school for a day, acting like a senior student, obviously has no seniors, and it seems that you don't understand the rules of school A at all! Finally, I warn you that today, if you make a big fuss in the Adams Building, the consequences will not be too serious, if it is in O'connor Hall, or Lakeside Hall (the residence hall where the seniors live in O'Connor Building, Lexside Building, and the seniors' dormitory), you will be miserable! Got it? ”

Steven nodded vigorously.

Nicholas turned his back and was about to leave, when he suddenly turned back, pointed at himself, and said, "Oh, please remember me, Nicolas. Freeman will be the next captain of the rugby team. ”

The scene that happened just now gave Chenchen a small shock, the big sturdy black boy in front of him was no different from the black young man in Harlem, New York that he usually saw in the movies, in his original cognition, black people always have to stay away, because, it seems that the only thing they are best at is fighting and singing rock and roll.

Today, however, the boy was very different, and although he was also hot-tempered and aggressive, he spoke in a coherent and eloquent manner, which struck him as a novelty. As a Chinese boy who also has no family background, Chen Chen tried hard to taste the meaning of Nicholas's words, and couldn't help but silently praise Nicholas in his heart.

As Nicholas walked out, he ran into Steven's brother Rogers, Rogers entered the Adams Building at some point, and he happened to witness the scene where Nicholas taught his brother, and he smiled reluctantly at Nicholas and got out of the way. When Nicholas walked out of the door, Rogers couldn't hold back his anger any longer, grabbed his brother's sleeve and walked upstairs. After turning the corner of the stairs on the second floor, he whispered to Steven, "Steven, you listen to me!" Don't let the whole school say, 'That guy, if it weren't for his family background, he would never have come here to study, okay!'" 'I'm the vice president of the student union, you are my brother, please pay attention to your words and deeds, don't embarrass me!' ”