Chapter 1200: Greenwich Village

"It's 400 dollars that went out, and we only have more than 1,900 dollars left; we need money for food and rent, and this money won't last long, so why don't we wait?" When talking about money, Guo Yan became cautious again.

"Do you think this is a place where people live? You can't even see the sun all day long. It's cold and humid. If you live here for a long time, you will definitely suffer from arthritis! Besides, the people who live here are all Who are they? If something happens that day, it’s not about money! Let’s move out sooner!” Shen Long persuaded, “Isn’t it just money, let’s earn money after spending it.”

"But...but..." Guo Yan was caught in a tangle. Of course she wanted a better life, otherwise she would not have given up her job in the symphony orchestra and traveled all the way to the United States.

"It's nothing to worry about. We won't go to the Lincoln Center for the Arts today. You pack up and change your clothes. Let's go to the Xiangyuan Building to eat some fried dough sticks and drink some soy milk, and then go find a house!" Shen Long made a final decision.

Half an hour later, the two of them appeared in the Xiangyuan Building, and Ah Chun warmly greeted them, "Mr. Wang, Mrs. Wang, you haven't been here for a long time. What would you like to eat today?"

"Give me some soy milk fritters, steamed buns are fine too, these days I always eat chicken wings and eat hamburgers, but those who want to eat these can't do it." Shen Long took Guo Yan to sit by the window, and after a while he brought a Steamed buns, two bowls of soy milk, a few deep-fried dough sticks, and Ah Chun specially sent them some pickles.

"Yo, the accent is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" After the waiter brought the breakfast, Shen Long asked after hearing his accent. They came a little late, and now the breakfast guests in the store are almost gone, so Shen Long Long simply invited him to sit down and chat for a while. These days, he only comes into contact with foreigners, and he also wants to have a few words with Chinese people.

After obtaining Ah Chun's consent, the waiter Xiao Li sat down. When he reported his identity, Guo Yan was startled. Xiao Li is still a master of marine biology. You can only serve the dishes and wash the dishes here.

"Hey, what am I? The lady boss is still a top student at Columbia University! She couldn't bear the anger of foreigners, so she changed her career and started a business. I understand that no matter how good the United States is, he is also an American, not us Chinese. Yes, it's not easy for us to do well in America." Xiao Li's face was full of vicissitudes and emotions.

"Then why don't you go back to China? With your American master's degree, you will have to confess to that school?" After a decade or two, you will be the leader of the school in this field. What do you want? No?

"The day I went out, I swore that I would never go back even if I was killed! You want to say that you have made a living in the United States, and it would be fine to go back home to see if you have a good look, but you look at me now, do you have the nerve to go back?" Xiao Li spread his hands, "My family doesn't know that I wash dishes in the United States. They all think that I am enjoying life here. How can I tell them if I go back?"

This is also the truth,

In this day and age, no one can imagine that China will develop so fast in the future. Those students who were far inferior to them stayed in China, and many of them took advantage of this wind and reached a position that they could not even imagine; It’s just that the gap between China and the United States is too far right now, so Xiao Li is unwilling to go back to China even if he is washing dishes in the Xiangyuan Building, because even washing dishes is more profitable than being a university professor in China. many.

"Brother Wang, you have made a good start. In my opinion, we must hurry up and get the green card, and then find a way to naturalize. If you can become an American in the future, you will be honored!" Xiao Li turned around and began to persuade them. up.

"Well, I need to get a green card, otherwise many things will be difficult to handle, but let's forget about American citizenship. I want to go back in the future." Shen Long has long planned. It's not that big.

"Qingming?" Guo Yan was stunned, we worked so hard to get out, why should we go back? Xiao Li also had an unbelievable expression on his face, there is someone who wants to go back after arriving in the United States?

"That's all I'm saying. It's so easy to get a green card and American citizenship." Shen Long didn't explain it. It's too troublesome to talk about it. Let's wait for the future to tell the truth.

"Xiao Li, I think, even if you are washing the dishes now, don't put down what you have learned before. It will be useful in the future." After this time, Shen Long and Guo Yan had finished eating, and he got up and left. Then he patted Xiao Li on the shoulder, just looking at Xiao Li's appearance, he didn't seem to listen.

"Taxi!" Coming out of Xiangyuan Building, Shen Long stopped a taxi and reported the address he wanted to go, "Go to McDougal Street in Greenwich Village!"

"Qiming, where is that place? Didn't we come out to look for a house? I saw that there are houses for rent on the street of Xiangyuan Building? Isn't it good for us to rent here? There are Chinese people around, and we don't have to worry about it. It is convenient for people to talk and eat." Guo Yan was a little puzzled, why didn't he look for a house here when there was such a good place?

"Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. Since we want to make a name for ourselves in the music circle, we have to go to a place where musicians gather together; the usual life here is comfortable, but it is not helpful for future development, and even affects our study. English, there are people chatting with you in Chinese every day, so there is a chance to practice?"

"This Greenwich Village is a concentrated area for New York artists. Henry James, Allen Poe, Eugene, and O'Neill all wrote their masterpieces here; rock singers like Bob Dylan and John Lennon are also here. I lived here; Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, who played "The Godfather", also performed in the small theater here..." Shen Long told Guo Yanpu the history of Greenwich Village.

In fact, Greenwich Village is not short of Chinese people, such as Ai Weiwei and Chen Kaige from Beijing, Li An from Baodao, Chen Danqing and Chen Yifei from Shanghai, and of course Tan Dun from southern Hunan.

Tan Dun has lived here for ten years. Like Shen Long, he also makes a living as a performer. He also chose the same path as Shen Long, using some oriental music to attract passers-by.

Tan Dun still met love here. He and his wife met on the streets of a foreign country, fell in love within a second, proposed marriage two hours later, and lived together ten hours later.

They told Guo Yan all kinds of legends about Greenwich Village, until the voice of the taxi driver interrupted them, "Sir, Greenwich Village is here."

When they got off the car, a community of red brick buildings appeared in front of them, which was Greenwich Village, the gathering center of New York artists.