Entertaining Children

  Chapter 191 The girl with a dream

  "People are more important than things?" Jin repeated, then looked at Xiao Yao and said, "What do you mean?"

"It's very simple. They just stole things in the supermarket that day, and they didn't want to hurt anyone." Xiao Yao explained, "Old Robert's supermarket was insured. If the supermarket is stolen, the insurance company will compensate for the loss of property. So I don’t think it’s guilty to clash with the street gangsters for a few items, so I chose to leave. You know this is the United States. Who knows if those street gangsters carry guns besides knives? "

   "Then why are you not afraid that they will have guns on them tonight?" King continued.

  "Did they not be caught by the supermarket colleagues and handed over to the police? If they had guns on their bodies, how could they be handed over to the police by the supermarket colleagues so easily?" Xiao Yao smiled and analyzed.

   "You really can't coax girls, I guess you definitely don't have a girlfriend." Jin rolled his eyes and said.

Xiao Yao was stunned for a while before he understood the meaning of the golden words, and then smiled and continued: "But tonight they are obviously going to hurt you. The insurance company can't compensate for personal injury. If you don't stand up to stop it, no matter it is Whether the police can catch them in the future will not be able to make up for the harm done to you."

"I agree with what you said in the second half, and thank you very much for saving me tonight, but I still can't agree with the reasons you said earlier in the supermarket." Jin shook his head and said, "As long as you don't hurt people. Don't worry about it? If it's all yours, isn't the world full of thieves and robbers?"

   "I can only say, I am glad that not everyone in this world thinks like me." Xiao Yao shrugged indifferently, "At least you are not."

  "Are you laughing at me for being over-confident and asking for trouble?" Jin tilted his head and squinted at Xiao Yao.

   "No, I admire your courage, I'm serious." Xiao Yao shook his head.

  "I think you must be a child of a rich family. Only those who are not short of money will not value property." Jin also analyzed, "Can you ask what your Huaxia family does?"

"My father is a musician and my mother is an actor. You guessed it. My family is indeed not short of money. Going to the supermarket to work part-time is just to experience the life of an ordinary American middle school student." Xiao Yao stood up to Jin. thumb.

   "It turned out to be a second-generation star. No wonder you play the guitar so well and sing so well. It was your father who taught you, right?" Jin said suddenly.

   "How do you know? I remember that when you came to the warehouse to pick up things, it seemed that you didn't have a few minutes in total? Maybe you didn't see me playing the guitar." Xiao Yao said strangely.

   "Oh, I ran back to hear it secretly later, hiding in the corner, so you didn't find it." Jin laughed.

   "That's it," Xiao Yao nodded, "Yes, I have learned music from my father since I was a kid."

"What about you?" Xiao Yao also asked Jin Dao, "What do you do in your family? By the way, my full name is Yang Xiao, and my Chinese name is Xiao Yao. I only know that everyone calls you Jin, but I don't know you yet. The full name is."

"My name is Kimberly Zhou. People in the store usually call me Jin. My Chinese name is Zhou Jingyi, my father is a car salesman, and my mother is a real estate agent. They are all ordinary people. My family is in Connecticut and I have liked dancing since I was a child. It was to pursue my dream of dancing that I came to California by myself." Jin, that is, Zhou Jingyi said.

  "People who are persistent in their dreams and have been working hard for them are respectable. I respect you." Xiao Yao raised his beer bottle to Zhou Jingyi. After taking a sip of beer, Xiao Yao asked curiously: "But why are you here? To pursue your dance dream, shouldn't you go to New York or Los Angeles?"

"Because the Schulman Dance School here is the school closest to Los Angeles among the schools I can get into." Zhou Jingyi laughed mockingly, took a sip of the beer in her hand, and her whole body was already unknowingly. Retracted into the large single sofa where he was sitting.

"I have four children in my family. My parents need a lot of hard work to support our family, so there is no extra money to send me to dance school to dance from elementary school. I learnt from TV and online videos. , I practiced it myself. After graduating from high school, I applied to many dance schools in New York and Los Angeles, but my basic skills were incomparable to those who had learned dance since childhood. In the end, I could only find them in Calabasas, not far from Los Angeles. I studied at this not-so-famous Shulman dance school.” Zhou Jingyi said, the whole body tightened and tightened, and she was about to shrink into a ball.

Probably few people listened to her in such a quiet manner. Although Zhou Jingyi's mood was not high, she didn't mean to stop: "But in this less well-known dance school, my grades and skills It’s not the best. When I was a kid, I learned all kinds of dance, but mainly modern dance, but now in school, I am famous for dancing well, which is not taught in school."

   "Then what are your plans for the future?" Xiao Yao looked at Zhou Jingyi, who had already retracted into the sofa.

"I have graduated from dance school in more than half a year. Anyway, I will definitely rely on dancing for my living in the future, but I don’t expect modern dance anymore. I have formed a team with a group of hip-hop dancers and will participate in the beginning of next year. The National Street Dance Competition in Los Angeles. I hope we can get a good ranking and be admired by a famous commercial dance organization. Otherwise, we will have to go around looking for work." Zhou Jingyi smiled , "In other words, I have practiced for so many years. It is a skill and I should not starve to death."

  "National Street Dance Competition? It sounds amazing." Xiao Yao said with great interest.

   "It's really awesome. In the final stage, there will be TV stations live broadcast across the United States, so there are many masters participating. It is difficult to stand out and get a good ranking." Zhou Jingyi continued to sip.

   "It seems very interesting," Xiao Yao looked at Zhou Jingyi and said, "That... can you take me to play with?"

"Playing? This is an important opportunity for our career. It is not fun. Although you saved me today, I can't lower the level of the entire team because of a rookie." Zhou Jingyi shook her head to Xiao Yao. .

  Tonight, I was frightened first. Now that I have been chatting with Xiao Yao for a long time, Zhou Jingyi has completely relaxed. With the addition of a bottle of beer, Zhou Jingyi was already sleepy. After shook her head at this time, Zhou Jingyi's eyes began to become a little confused.

   "I joined a dance team when I was in China last year. I have been learning with them for two years. I can't say it is a pure rookie." Xiao Yao couldn't help but said.

   "That won't work either," Zhou Jingyi's entire head was already tilted on the armrest of the sofa, and she muttered, "You are not an American and you are not eligible for the competition. You can only be on stage unless you get a green card."

   "Huh? What kind of violation of regulations?" Xiao Yao was a little dumbfounded.

   "The National Street Dance Competition, of course, only Americans can participate." Zhou Jingyi replied subconsciously.

   "Oh..." Xiao Yao thought for a while, it seems that the same is true.

  "Jin..." After taking a depressed sip of his wine, Xiao Yao suddenly realized that it was late, and he wanted to leave after he got up. But as soon as he shouted, Xiao Yao realized that Zhou Jingyi was actually asleep on the sofa.

With a wry smile and shook his head, Xiao Yao gently took out the empty beer bottle that Zhou Jingyi was still holding, then opened a blanket on the back of the couch he had sat on, and carefully covered Zhou Jingyi. Up.

  In order not to wake Zhou Jingyi, Xiao Yao was very careful when covering the blanket, and his speed was naturally slow. Therefore, Xiao Yao could take a closer look at the girl.

  When Xiao Yao saw this girl in the supermarket, she was dressed up in baseball cap and apron. Now this is the first time I saw this girl in casual dress without a hat tonight. Earlier tonight, Xiao Yao didn't have the opportunity to look at the girl carefully. Now, when he took a closer look, she found that she had long black curly hair and delicate features. Coupled with the appearance of her now sleeping on the sofa like a kitten, Xiao Yao couldn't help but feel a pity in her heart. There was also a strong desire to help this girl.

"Have a good dream." After quietly looking at the sleeping **** the sofa, Xiao Yao reached out and pushed the few hairs that had fallen to her face to the back of her head. He said softly, and then set the coffee table. The two empty beer bottles on the table were taken to the kitchen area and put away, and they walked out of Zhou Jingyi's apartment and gently closed the door for her from the outside.

  Zhou Jingyi just dozed off on the sofa, but did not fall asleep at all. When Xiao Yao covered her with a blanket, Zhou Jingyi was already woken up. It's just that she knew that there were only two people in the apartment, she and Xiao Yao. Zhou Jingyi, who felt tired and lazy, didn't open her eyes, but still crouched on the sofa without moving. After hearing the movement of Xiao Yao's departure, Zhou Jingyi's mouth bends upwards, the person rubbed downwards, and then drilled into the blanket on her body.

   When Xiao Yao returned to Smith's house, it was almost 12 o'clock in the evening. When the lights were still on in the Smith's house, Xiao Yao remembered that he should call Mrs. Smith.

  Gently opened the door of Smith's house, Xiao Yao did not see anyone in the living room. Thinking that everyone might have fallen asleep, Xiao Yao let out a sigh of relief.

   Xiao Yao locked the door, turned off the light in the living room, and walked upstairs gently to his attic room.

   "Yang!" As soon as he reached the corner of the stairs on the third floor, Xiao Yao was taken aback by the sudden call behind him.

   Turning around, Xiao Yao found that Samien was standing behind him.

   "Sam, I haven't slept so late." Xiao Yao greeted with a smile.

   "What did you do tonight, why did you come back so late? Even if you work overtime, the supermarket closes at 10:30, and you should be home before eleven." Samin looked at Xiao Yao and said.

   Immediately twitched his nose, and Samien, who smelled the alcohol on Xiao Yao's body, frowned and said, "Did you drink?"

"Huh? Oh... after get off work, I went to a friend's house and stayed for a while, drinking a bottle of beer." Xiao Yao apologized, "Thank you for being so concerned. When I am now, I will keep the living room lamp for me. . I’m sorry, next time I have this situation, I’ll call back in advance to say.”

"No," Samin flashed a panic in his eyes, and said quickly, "I just want to tell you that my mother and I will work overtime until late in the supermarket today, so you will come back late. You don't want to come back tomorrow. In front of my mother, I said that I missed my mouth. I don’t want to be punished by my mother with you. Also, the lamp in the living room was left for you by my mother. She is afraid that when you come back, you will be in the dark and will not be able to see, and you will trip over the furniture." After speaking, Samien turned back to his room without looking back.

   "Oh, thank you, and Mrs. Smith!" Xiao Yao could only whisper to Samien's back.

   "You're welcome!" Samien paused in his footsteps, stood still and whispered back, then went into his room and closed the door.

  (End of this chapter)