Entertaining Children

   Chapter 182

  Faced with Jin's accusation beside him, Xiao Yao did not explain, but smiled bitterly.

  Of course, Jin did not give Xiao Yao a chance to explain. After calling Xiao Yao the coward, Jin didn't look at Xiao Yao again, and quickly left and returned to the area he was responsible for to sort out the goods that had been knocked off the shelf just because of chasing the thief. After the police arrived for a while, as the client, she inevitably had to go to the police station to make notes. She had to seize the time to sort out the thief in the area she was responsible for and the mess she had messed up.

  And Xiao Yao calmly lifted the shopping cart that tripped the thief, and began to sort out the goods scattered on the ground.

  It didn’t take long for a police officer to arrive and sneak away the three thieves. As a witness to the scene, Jin also went to the police station to take notes.

  Several white shop assistants who successfully caught a few thieves got together after sending off the police and chatted about their heroic deeds just now. However, in their words, they did not express dissatisfaction or contempt for Xiao Yao's performance just like Jin did. After all, everyone knows that Xiao Yao is only an international exchange student from China, and also a high school student. His handsome face and his usual quiet performance make everyone feel that he is facing three vicious black youths, especially the other one. With a knife in his hand, that kind of reaction couldn't be more normal.

  The episode encountered when the supermarket was working overtime on the first day passed quickly, and nothing special happened in the next few days. The time soon came to the weekend, which is the day when Betty invited Xiao Yao to be a guest at home.

  Beverly Hills is located between Calabasas and Los Angeles. It is about an hour’s drive from Smith’s house to Betty’s villa on Beverly Hills. It’s not far, or near. Xiao Yao wanted to talk to Mrs. Smith anyway.

  "Do you need me to drive you there?" Xiao Yao is going to be a guest at a friend's house. Regardless of whether that friend is a star or not, Mrs. Smith has no reason to object, but just asks enthusiastically.

"No need." Xiao Yao didn't know how long he would stay at Betty's this time, so he didn't want to bother Mrs. Smith too much, shaking his head and refusing, "I don't know how long I will stay there, so I still Let's take a taxi."

   "I think I can help you bring back a Keith Craig's signed record." Xiao Yao smiled and said to Dean, who looked at him enviously. The band originally planned to perform the "Daydream" song on the school day. It can be seen that Dean should be a fan of the "Daydream" band.

   "You really know me." Dean immediately came over and smiled and punched Xiao Yao on the shoulder.

As a fan of the "Daydream" band, Dean is very eager to have a signed record of the band’s lead singer and soul character Keith Craig. Xiao Yao’s visit to Craig’s house is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity, but Xiao Yao is As a guest as a friend, he wasn't sure if Xiao Yao would feel shameful when he went to find a friend for an autograph, so he hesitated and did not speak to Xiao Yao.

  The residential area on Beverly Hills is home to many luxury homes of American sports and entertainment stars. It is not surprising to see any luxury cars here, but it is very rare for taxis to appear here. And Xiao Yao just appeared in a taxi in front of Betty Belet and Keith Craig's luxurious villa in Beverly Hills.

   "Hi, Yang! Welcome." Since Xiao Yao had informed the arrival time in advance, when Xiao Yao rang the doorbell of Craig's house, Betty personally opened the door to welcome Xiao Yao at the gate.

   "Hi, Betty!" Xiao Yao smiled and greeted Betty who came to the gate to greet him in person.

   "Come in." Betty smiled and let Xiao Yao into the house sideways, glanced at the empty doorway, and asked Xiao Yao a little strangely: "Why didn't you see your car? How did you come."

   "Hey, Betty, don't forget that I am a Chinese. I can only get a driver's license at the age of eighteen, but not when I can get a driver's license at sixteen in the United States. I came by taxi." Xiao Yao reminded Betty with a wry smile.

   "Oh, my fault!" Betty patted her forehead with some chagrin, "I should send a car to pick you up."

  Betty really ignored the fact that Chinese people can only take a driver’s license at the age of 18. In the United States, where a driver’s license can be used as an ID card, the first thing most ordinary people’s children do when they reach the age of sixteen is to get a driver’s license, let alone those rich second-generation who are eager to show off in their luxury cars. The second generation of stars. She remembers that Qin Qingyang and Yin Xi told her that Xiao Yao is the second generation of Huaxia's stars, and buying a car shouldn't be a problem for him, but they forgot that the age limit for driving licenses in China is different from that in the United States.

   "It's okay," Xiao Yao said with a smile and comforted, "Come to Beverly Hills in a taxi, and the rate of turning around is much higher than that of coming by a private car. I think it's very cool."

"Okay," Betty said with a smile, "but for the safety of other drivers on the road, let my driver take you off when you go back, so that they don't have any accidents when they look back at the rare taxi on Beverly Hills. "

   "Well, I agree." Xiao Yao smiled and spread his hands.

Then, Xiao Yao did not take back his spread hands, but continued to spread them out and said to Betty: "I know that according to American etiquette, I should bring a bottle of good wine as a gift for visiting guests. However, American law stipulates that merchants are not allowed. I sold alcohol to young people under 21, so I couldn’t buy alcohol, so I had to come empty-handed. By the way, the American law that I hate the most is this one. When I was in China, I graduated from junior high school. Almost drunk, no one interfered."

   "It's okay. At my house, if you want to drink, I'll give you alcohol." Betty said to Xiao Yao, who complained about American laws, "It doesn't matter if you are drunk."

   "Hey, it is illegal for you to do this." Xiao Yao followed Betty and walked into the house.

  "I don't care if it's illegal or not." Betty raised her head slightly.

   "This is not what a public figure should say." Xiao Yao continued to tease.

   "At home, no one is a public figure." Betty said confidently.

"Also, since you have said that you should bring home gifts, as compensation for not presenting gifts, you will play us a piano song later. The last time I heard you play the piano was seven years ago. Your piano must have been better for such a long time." Betty continued.

  "Your husband plays music. Playing the piano at your house. I'm afraid he will see this as a provocation to him. I'm afraid he will be unhappy." Xiao Yao joked.

   "So what? It is true that Keith is better at playing the guitar, but when it comes to playing the piano, I think Keith is really inferior to you." Betty said indifferently.

   "Now I am really upset." With the voice, a young man in his thirties came out.

  "Yang, hello. Nice to meet you and welcome to my house." The young man's dissatisfied expression lasted only two seconds before he put on a smiling face and extended his hand to Xiao Yao.

   "Hello, Keith, nice to meet you. The tattoo is beautiful." Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and shook the young man's hand. By the way, he praised the other's tattoo on the forearm that was exposed outside.

"Thank you." Keith Craig responded with a smile, and then said to Xiao Yao: "It just so happens that there will be a stairway at my house tonight. There will be some friends coming later. I hope you have a good night. ."

   "Thank you!" This time it was Xiao Yao's turn to say thank you. It's common for American stars to run down ladders, and Xiao Yao was not particularly surprised by this.

   "Okay, let's have dinner first. Let's talk at the table." Seeing that the two have officially met, Betty greeted them.

  Although school will end earlier on Friday, Xiao Yao still has to go back to Smith’s house to change clothes, plus more than an hour’s drive, it’s basically dinner time when Xiao Yao arrives at Craig’s house.

  Probably took Xiao Yao’s complaint seriously. At dinner, Betty actually asked the servant to prepare red wine for Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao bluntly picked up the wine glass and drank. Speaking of it, this is Xiao Yao's first drink after coming to the United States.

  As a member of a rock band, even if he is a father, Keith has many rebellious factors in his body. Naturally, he has no opinion on Xiao Yao, a seventeen-year-old kid drinking.

"I've watched Betty's mobile phone recording of your band performing on School Anniversary. Young, I want to know, did you really write that song "Immortals"?" During the dinner, Keith mentioned the band's performance on School Anniversary. The song said.

   "Yes." Xiao Yao nodded, "What do you think?"

   "It's great!" Keith raised both hands and gave a thumbs up, then looked at Xiao Yao a little eagerly and said, "Can you sell it to me?"

   "Sorry, no." Xiao Yao shook his head apologetically.

Hearing Xiao Yao’s answer, Keith looked at Xiao Yao with a little surprise and said, “You refused without even listening to my offer? And if this song is sung by my "Daydream", it will be well-known. It will be higher and your name will be known by more people."

"This has nothing to do with the price," Xiao Yao looked back at Keith seriously: "This is our band's first song, or the song with the same name as our band. So although the copyright is mine, the right to use it is only Our band. As for myself, having fun is the most important thing. Personal popularity, whether in China or the United States, I believe that as long as my performance is good enough, I will naturally be recognized by more people."

   "Well, that's a good idea." Hearing Xiao Yao's firm refusal, Keith was not angry or dissatisfied, but he praised Xiao Yao again. Having been immersed in the entertainment industry for more than ten years, he has seen too many bands or groups fall apart. The reason why his "Daydream" band can exist for more than ten years so far is also because he and Xiao Haruka has the same idea.

   "Young is a genius. If you want to be famous, I believe it won't be difficult." Betty also said, "Don't forget that Yang was a genius young photographer in addition to playing music..."

"Speaking of photography, are there any new works lately?" Betty said, and looked at Xiao Yao, "It seems that I haven't seen YS's photographic works in a year. Would you like me to introduce you to some photographs? Project play?"

"Hey, who said that I don’t have any photographs this year?" Xiao Yao said to Betty with some amusement: "During this year’s Men’s Basketball World Championships, the China Men’s Basketball Photo Album published in the French "Sports Album" is my work in the first half of this year. ."

   "China Men's Basketball? Haven't paid attention to it." Betty shook her head.

  "Hey, Betty." Xiao Yao said a little dissatisfied. "Although the American men's basketball team is the well-deserved basketball hegemon, you shouldn't be so despised from other countries' teams."

   "Really?" Betty smiled and looked at Xiao Yao and said, "Then you will pay attention to the American table tennis team?"

   "Uh... I was speechless." This really made Xiao Yao a little speechless.

  At exactly this time, Keith spoke to resolve Xiao Yao’s embarrassment, “Yang, I guess you are a basketball fan. Are you interested in watching a NBA game live?”

   "Of course." Xiao Yao nodded, "I look forward to watching the US NBA."

  Confirmed today, the matter ended on the 8th, and the resumption of two shifts began on the 9th. In the past few days, the time of one shift is 20:00. After the two shifts are resumed, the update time is still 12:00 and 20:00.

  (End of this chapter)