Chapter 172: Slums

"Wait! I don't have a problem with my ears, do you? You said that the girl named Helena, her mother ran away from home, her father was arrested by the police for drinking and taking drugs, and now she needs to raise a younger brother and two younger sisters on her own?" Lu Li's eyes widened in disbelief, completely unable to believe what he had just heard. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although he had seen many unreliable parents and families when he was in China, none of them could compare to the excitement he heard today.

"Hahahaha! What? are you surprised?" Angela winked playfully as she burst out laughing.

The corners of Lu Li's mouth twitched and he asked, "Shouldn't you be surprised? You must know that I have never heard of such irresponsible parents when I am so old, since they can't fulfill their responsibilities as parents, why do they have to give birth to children?"

Angela put on her high heels again, stood up and said sarcastically: "What do you think the poor people in the United States are desperate to have children for?"

It is not to fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of parents! but to defraud the government of investing hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits and subsidies every year!

Helena's father even deliberately broke himself off at work in order to get money, and then he could stay at home happily, use the insurance money to drink and take drugs, and enjoy the days of drunken dreams all day long.

As for her mother, she was almost the same, she only knew how to fool around with men day after day, squandered her life to the fullest, and never earned a penny for the family.

As far as I know, the reason why Helena's younger brother has a brain problem is that when he was a child, he accidentally sucked the small white powder that fell behind the sofa, and as a result, he still stutters and can't even speak in a complete sentence.

The remaining two sisters are normal, but the good days are coming to an end, and if Helena can't prove that she has what it takes to support her family, then they will be sent to foster care.

Believe me, you wouldn't want to know how dark it is to be fostered in the United States, and some guys even go so far as to use these foster children for their own benefit, such as training them to steal things and stuff like that. ”

"Well, hearing you say that, my curiosity has been seduced, why don't you take me to see it?" Lu Li picked up his coat, pushed open the door and made a gesture of please.

As the so-called curiosity is everywhere, he wants to see what the bottom and darkest side of American society is like, whether it is full of violence, crime and drugs, as portrayed in movies and TV series.

"So what are you waiting for! Get in the car! Let's go now! I'm sure Helena must be very happy to be able to vent in a high-end nightclub for free, otherwise she will break down sooner or later. ”

After that, Angela carried the first aid kit and car keys, walked out of the living room with light steps, and did not forget to leave a teasing look when she passed by Lu Li.

For the girl's slightly childish behavior, Lu Li just smiled, quickly packed the things that needed to be carried, then locked the door, got into the passenger seat, and fastened the seat belt casually.

In fact, with the help of wisdom medicine, he has basically learned all the knowledge and driving skills to get a driver's license, but in order not to look so shocking, he has to continue to pretend to be a rookie for a while, and then go to Zhengda to take the road test after the learning of Spanish is completely over.

Angela obviously didn't notice this, and happily drove the spotless Ford Mustang directly through the iron gate and drove towards the civilian area north of Miami.

After more than 40 minutes of driving, the two soon found themselves in a relatively run-down neighborhood, where beggars and homeless people were seen holding cardboards with homeless, needhelp, and godblessyou written on them.

In addition, there are scantily clad street women, some of whom even know at a glance that they are minors.

In the dark alleys, there are many strong men with tattoos all over their bodies, some of them always staring at the street girl, and if something happens to the latter, someone will rush out to solve the trouble.

Others, leaning against the wall in deep pretenses, would come up and sell large rolls and small bags of white powder whenever a car or pedestrian stopped.

Perhaps noticing the interest in Lu Li's eyes, Angela pointed to the various people in the car window and admonished, "Remember, there are two rules that must be followed in the poor neighborhood. First, don't disturb someone else's business, no matter what kind of business they are doing, whether it is legal or not. Second, don't take out your wallet full of cash, and preferably even the Rolex watch on your wrist, or you'll be telling the bad boys around you that I'm a rich guy and come and loot me!"

"Listen to you!"

Lu Li didn't say a word, and directly took off the expensive watch that originally belonged to Enoch and put it in his coat pocket.

After all, he came to experience the life at the bottom of American society this time, so he didn't want to take the initiative to cause trouble.

"Wow, you did? I thought you'd take this opportunity to show off your manhood, just like the you had last encountered. Angela teased exaggeratedly.

Lu Li smiled and shook his head: "Please, I'm a pacifist, unless I meet a particularly nasty bastard, or I don't have any choice, I'm more willing to use negotiation to solve the problem." ”

"Well, dear Mr. Pacifist, please get out of the car, here we are. With that, Angela immediately slowed down the car, and then slowly pulled up to the door of a slightly dilapidated two-story wooden house.

The reason why I say dilapidated does not mean that the house is very badly painted, but because the roof is broken with a big hole, but the owner of the house has not repaired it, but symbolically covered it with plastic bags and stones, which looks like a huge patch from a distance.

Just as Lu Li pushed the car door and was about to get closer to observe the surrounding environment, he suddenly heard a scream from under his feet.

He looked down and saw that he had accidentally stepped on a drunkard lying on the side of the road, not very conscious.

But fortunately, the drunkard drank a little too much, and after screaming, he turned over and immediately let out a sleeping snoring sound......

Angela undoubtedly saw the drunkard as well, but she didn't care, and stepped over the other person, came to the door of the house, and slapped the leaky door hard.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Helena, I'm Angie, come out, I know you're home!"

In just a few minutes, there was a rush of footsteps in the room, followed by the door being pushed open, and out of it came a girl with a haggard face and red eyes.

She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with long black hair, her eyes were obviously just crying, slightly swollen, and her brown pupils showed undisguised despair, and she didn't need to ask to know that she was Helena, and the two seven or eight-year-old little loli behind her were her sisters...... (To be continued.) )