The sun sets in the west.

Twilight begins to quadruple.

In the crackling and jumping sparks, the smoke and the rich smell of meat wafted out of the courtyard.

Two big men, a teenager, and a gray-haired woman chatted around the barbecue.

There are hundreds of families on the block, but only the three of them have a party, and not all the neighbors like Asians.

"Is this order done?" Jacob asked Paqui, who shook his head with a wry smile,

"There are still a few months to go before the end of my one-year contract, and I have to go back to work the day after tomorrow. But after this year, I don't plan to renew my contract, unless that white Grande gives me a raise. This year, the general environment is too bad, and the streets are full of unemployed people and people who have no money to fill up their cars. Some of them simply robbed in the streets, especially the group of black cubs, they really didn't want to die, they died in waves and waves, and several brothers were injured, and I was afraid that I would not be able to hold on. ”

Paqui poured Budweiser and shot a fierce light.

"The reason for their robbery is ridiculous, just to go to the community barber shop to get a nice haircut and have your blood pressure checked."

"You yellow-skinned person knows a fart. The barbershop meant a lot to black people, it was another haven outside the home, a holy place to communicate with their fellow citizens. A barber wears many hats, cutting hair, measuring blood pressure, and giving health advice to fellow black people, and a good barber can make fellow black people live for a few more years. Jacob wiped the oil stains from his white beard and said humorously, "But their fiery temper is also related to high blood pressure, which hurts the brain and reduces their fear, so they are not afraid of being pointed at gunpoint." ”

Dean ate barbecue with relish and quietly learned about the social reality of the United States from the nonsense of these two big men.

As for Mona's identity, he planned to ask after eating.

"Boy, this fight is good," Paqui tore off a large piece of charred beef from the steak, "don't be cowering from your dad." Patience can only be scorned in a beautiful country. Only fists and strength will be respected. Whoever bullies you, you beat him hard! Until he is convinced! ”

"Kid, don't listen to their nonsense."

Grandma Tang Ya kindly handed a skewer of fat and thin barbecue to Dean,

"Fights should also be stopped in moderation, don't get into bad habits and cause trouble all the time, otherwise you can only be like Paqui to be a bodyguard for a miser, block a gun, and maybe one day you will die in vain."

Dean suddenly realized, uncle is a bodyguard? No wonder there are so many hot topics to talk about.

It's a pity that the predecessor didn't learn the slightest combat skill from this uncle.

"Wash your crow's mouth, old fellow, and pray to your God for me? What's bad about being a bodyguard? The work is easy and you earn a lot of money, as long as you have a good body and mind. ”

In this era, most of the well-known professional bodyguard companies have not yet been established, and in Paqui's previous words, the current bodyguards have a very wild path.

"Boy, you're eighteen years old. No matter what kind of work you do in the future, whether you go to college or not, exercise your body first, thin men can't protect themselves, and they lack charm to attract women..."

Paqui puffed out his well-developed biceps muscles at his nephew, and looked at his ordinary arm with dissatisfaction,

Dean took a big bite of beef in frustration, he was obviously well-proportioned, where was he thin?

"You've got to learn some self-defense, you can't always be so lucky to escape a robbery."

Jacob held up Budweiser beer to Dean, and Dean held up a can of juice in return.

He swore that he would never drink again.

"In more than a month, waiting for your summer vacation." The light of the fire shone on Paqui's thoughtful face, "Follow your Uncle Jacob to the shooting range in Vegas to practice his gun." ”

Dean nodded without hesitation.

In the United States, a country where guns are rampant, it is a fool's dream to defend oneself by fighting alone.

Let you have three heads and six arms, and the criminal will be knocked down with one shot.

Guns can only be made from guns.

In addition, since there are fighting skills in the system, then practicing guns, you will definitely be able to brush up on a skill!

By the way, Uncle and Jacob must also know some fighting techniques, and when the system incident is resolved, you can also consult them in this regard!

Paqui looked relieved, he had asked many times before, and this nephew did not agree to touch the gun, just like his timid father.

But now he finally came to his senses.

He glanced back at the broken glass of the house.

It's not all bad if the house is broken.

Paqui was concerned about Dean's studies again, and the latter chose to omit the trouble with the rich second-generation Bob, which provoked Jacob and Tang Ya to praise the Chinese for their reading talent.

By the time the moon had risen in the sky, several people had their bellies full and satisfied, and the barbecue grill was filled with empty beer cans and drink bottles.

Paqui lay on the wicker chair and hiccuped,

"Dean, did you run out of money last time?"

He doesn't seem to see these two neighbors as outsiders at all.

"Not a penny left."

Dean said truthfully,

"When did you kid become so lavish in spending? Three hundred dollars, you spent it in less than a month, and you're still a student! ”

Paqui sighed, a hint of pain on his rugged face, but still decisively pulled his wallet out of his pocket and took out a small stack of twenty dollars.

"Save some flowers, remember, this is the money that your uncle earned with his life, and it was all given to you."

Dean looked at the outstretched hand and fell into deep thought, six hundred dollars is an out-and-out huge amount of money in this era, and few families can come up with so much at once.

There were no extravagant items at home, lunch was eaten at school, and even the bus fare was saved by bicycle to school.

According to Rust, the predecessor had no other big expenses other than spending a few dollars a week watching boring movies.

So it's strange, how could there be nothing left of those three hundred dollars in the past?

If Paqui had previously given him three hundred dollars a month.

He is an ordinary high school student and can't spend it at all, so it stands to reason that he should have saved a sum of money.

But the day before yesterday I searched the whole house, all the corners - no!

Dean fell into deep thought.

Where does the money go?

"Take it, boy, and be polite to your uncle. I was joking just now, I don't have a son, only a nephew like you, the money is not spent on you, is it always thrown on a woman's belly? ”

Seeing that the other party was stunned, Pakui thought he was embarrassed, and a bear paw broke his five fingers and stuffed the money in.

"Haha, old man, don't be reluctant to spend money." Jacob shook his beard and smiled, "Maybe it won't be long before Dean can bring his girlfriend back to see you." ”

"That girl talked to me." Tang Ya said gently, "She is a girl who loves to laugh and has a very good personality." ”

"Girlfriend? You're actually enlightened? Is this the blessing of the spirit of the ancestors? ”

Paqui's gaze locked on his nephew in surprise.

Without waiting for him to ask, Dean rushed into the room and took out the sketch.

The dim light of the fire shrouded the white paper, and Mona's bright smile cast a shadow.

"Uncle Jacob, is that the girlfriend you're talking about?"

"For more than three months, you have taken her home for the night almost every day, who else but her? Are you still a playboy and have another girlfriend? Jacob blinked curiously, and for a moment three pairs of eyes focused on Dean, like three hundred-watt light bulbs, illuminating him without embarrassment,

"You're laughing," Dean rubbed his temples, suppressing the horror in his heart.

Mona actually dated her predecessor for a few months, and often spent the night together, but he didn't have the slightest impression.

What made him even more puzzled was that.

The predecessor, such a timid and cowardly, honest Asian, actually had a girl spend the night with him?!

Which of Mona's strengths does she fancy him?

"Then again, I haven't seen her in the last half a month. What's going on, boy? Jacob asked again, but Dean suddenly hung his head, he also wanted to know where the other party had gone!

Pakui originally held a bunch of words in his stomach and wanted to ask his nephew, but as soon as the old man's question came out, he saw his nephew holding his knees with his hands on his face.

The psychology of the people who came over made him get Dean's points all of a sudden.

It's a breakup.

I hadn't even met my nephew's girlfriend and they broke up!

"Boy, don't be too sad, woman, if she can't have children for you, then she is just a transit point in your life."

"I promise, you'll get a prettier girlfriend in the future. Just spend the money, invite a few more female classmates to the movies, or go to the hotel in the city center to sit down, cultivate and cultivate feelings, if you don't go to college, you can get married early and have a-"

Stop!

Where is this?

Dean looked at his chattering uncle speechlessly, he had no interest in other women, he just wanted to know Mona now.

But he can't tell the neighbors directly, he has lost his memories of Mona.

He could only get the information from Jacob and Tang Ya's mouths.

The two neighbors didn't think much about it, almost knew everything.

Then he learned that Mona was about the same age as himself.

Knowing that she was an orphan like herself, she dropped out of school early and worked at the Rock's Cinema in the city.

I know that she has been wearing a light blue denim jacket, jeans, and hat.

I know that after spending the night on her side, she will sit on the back seat of her bicycle and go back to work in the city the next day.

……

Until more than ten o'clock in the evening.

This barbecue feast is over completely.

Tang Ya went home to rest without energy.

Jacob and Pakui sat under the eaves with shotguns in their hands, chatting in a fog.

"Boy, go back to the house and go to sleep. Leave the safety of the outside to us. Come back to those guys, 'Peanuts' are full! ”

"Is it really okay?" Although Dean thought that Bob would be honest for two days, he was still a little uneasy, "Why don't we go to the city and rent a hotel room?" Or sleep in the park to avoid the limelight? “

"Where is all this nonsense? Stinky boy, we've killed more robbers than you see in the movies! ”

Paqui blushed and roared,

"Go back!"

This uncle's nerves are big enough, and he didn't find any abnormalities in his nephew.

Dean shook his head and went back into the house.

……

The hall of the house has been cleaned up.

And in the bedroom on the second floor, there are still a lot of broken confetti that have not been cleaned up.

Dean got his wish and asked for news of Mona from his neighbors, and after a sigh of relief, he practiced martial arts for three hours according to his plan, and his proficiency reached 27/100, and at one o'clock in the morning, he was exhausted and his eyelids were fighting.

"Let's get here today. Tomorrow, it's almost time to fall into place. ”

He held up the sketch and lay on a confetti-covered bed, struggling to recall.

In the haze, fatigue from a hard day's work came up.

His facial features are flabby, and his expression is in a trance, as if hovering in the boundary between the virtual and the real.

The light around them quietly dimmed.

A memory flashes back again.

"Dean—" A soft, familiar and unfamiliar voice echoed in my ears.

He turned, Mona leaning on the bed with her chin in her left hand, her eyes fixed on him like water.

The blue T-shirt on the chest was held up high, and it read Super lo cinema.

"Do you like Los Angeles?"

Her gentle little hand brushed Dian's chest like a piano, causing goosebumps.

"Of course. Hollywood is over there, and you know, I love everything related to movies, especially Star Wars. ”

"Why don't we visit the Walk of Fame? It's just over an hour by plane. ”

Dean hesitated.

Mona carefully observed his expression and sighed regretfully, "I originally wanted to wait for you to take a summer vacation and go shopping together, if you don't like it, forget it." ”

"You misunderstood, I want to see it too." Dean shook his head, "But I've never left Las Vegas when I'm so big... I don't have any experience traveling...... You have to spend a lot of money to get to a big city like Los Angeles, right? ”

"Fool, the two places are not far apart, and the consumption is higher than Las Vegas... What's more, I saved some money from my part-time job and saved some flowers, which was enough for the two of us to use there for ten days and half a month. Mona smiled and took his hand.

"No way!" Dean held her hand in reverse, and his tone was unquestionable, "I'm a man, how can I get my girlfriend to pay for it, all these years... Uncle Paqui gave me a lot of pocket money, and I saved about $2,000, which should be enough to cover the cost of the trip! ”

"That's too much." Mona's eyes lit up, she shook her head gently, and her black hair slapped Dean in the face mischievously, "Your money will be saved for college in the future." ”

"Tuition fees can be covered with loans and scholarships... But if you miss this tour, you will never have a pleasant summer vacation at the age of eighteen. ”

Dean said.

The girl pursed her lips and stopped refusing, moved to put her forehead against his forehead, exhaled hot air from her mouth and exhaled to his face, Dean's eyes were a little confused,

The girl said,

"Fool, why do you like me? I'm stupid, I didn't even graduate from high school... Parents died young... I don't have any money, I've lived in dirty, black sewers, and I'm not pretty..."

"What about you?" Dean looked her in the eye and asked, "My parents have disappeared a long time ago, and only one uncle raised me. You know, no matter where I am, I'm a person who can be bullied by everyone. ”

Dean's eyes suddenly reddened,

"Except that Rust is willing to be friends with me... Everyone else called me a barbarian, isolated me, discriminated against, and ridiculed me. I wasn't handsome, I didn't have a popular athletic talent, and I didn't even dare to fight with people. ”

"I thought I would never have a girlfriend in my life... Mona... It must be the goddess of luck who has given me one more look before I can meet you, you can always make me forget all my troubles and sorrows, and make me happy and happy. ”

"Haha..."

The incandescent lights on the ceiling flickered.

The two figures rolled in a circle.

Mona snuggled up in Dean's arms, a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth,

"Like in the movie, we are made for each other."

“We are made for each other！”

The two voices intertwined, echoing through the dilapidated bedroom.

Dean blinked, the hallucinations dissipated, and his misty eyes returned to clarity.

He sat up from the bed, touched the corner of his eye, and actually felt a piece of wetness, and let him cry as if in that dream of memories that seemed to be real and illusory.

I really don't like Mona!

FXXK This Residual Feelings!

"Mona and her predecessor are really a couple."

But Mona mentioned that she lived in the sewers, was it a truth or a joke?

Dean couldn't connect the laughing girl in his mind with the damp, dark, filthy sewers.

It's a joke, right?

He sighed, thinking back to the image from his dream.

What blow can childish feelings withstand once money is involved?

Dean remembered the experience of being entangled with his girlfriend in his previous life.

Mona's appearance can't be compared with her at all.

But fascinate the predecessor.

……

"Impulsive teenagers are always punished."

The progress of the survey jumped to 90 percent.

Dean looked down at the T-shirt on his body, which read "super lo, cinema"

"This is the so-called truth of the system, right under my nose, and I wear it on my body."

"Tomorrow I will go to the cinema where Mona works, and everything should fall into place."