1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 7: Lighthouse America, Crazy to the Top

Nowadays, Americans love to have parties and stuff.

This is normal. After all, now is not the Internet or mobile Internet of the future, but real social networking.

Not to mention them, even in our inland area, there are always activities going on.

This is something that the post-2000s generation can’t experience, or even imagine – what’s the point of getting together? Just play games! If that doesn’t work out, there are still groups.
But now, when people socialize, they get together to eat and drink.

For example, now, several of Michael’s brothers and sisters, plus some people from the American singing circle, are having a party in his mansion.

I don’t really like this kind of activity in the summer, mainly because I’m lazy.

But when in Rome, do as the Romans do, and don't be too aloof.

So he was in charge of the barbecue.
American Barbie Q~
Oh no, it’s BBQ!

You know what, Xia Tian only learned this skill of barbecue in the last few days. That guy is really amazing!

The aroma filled the homemade iron oven, and a group of people surrounded it!
Xia Tian stretched out his arms to protect the oven like an old hen trying to catch its chicks: "No way!"

He glanced at the alarm clock beside him. "40 minutes left! No one is allowed to open the oven early!"

This American barbecue is cooked at low temperature by smoking, which can take several hours.

Bake from noon to night.

In summer, this is considered fast.

This special barbecue recipe was a secret recipe that Xia Tian got from a wealthy old redneck man nearby.

It is said that this is a secret recipe that his grandmother brought from Europe, and passed it directly to him, skipping his father. For more than 30 years, no matter how many people asked, he never gave it to him.

As a result, some time ago, I was at a nearby bar and asked Xia Tian to drink a few glasses of wine and coax him out.
Although you can’t drink it in summer, you can hold it in your arms.

Xia Tian even helped improve the recipe and speed up the baking process. Although the red-necked old man was deceived by the secret recipe, he still praised Xia Tian highly.

These days, both Little Pilo and Michael have discovered that summer has an innate and very strong ability to integrate.

To be honest, it usually takes Chinese people who come to the United States three to five years to adapt.

Older people may not be able to adapt in their entire lives.

But Xia Tian adapts very well. He can even make others adapt to him!
For example, Michael's brothers and sisters, as well as many white singers, have a very close attitude towards Summer.

...This is very unusual!

The word "racial discrimination" is generally not spoken easily in the United States, but it is deeply engraved in everyone's heart.

White people will react when they get a whip DNA, while black people will get nervous when they see a watermelon.
However, so many people, regardless of day or night, can always get familiar with summer in just one or two hours. This is a very abnormal phenomenon.

Michael was worried about this problem from the beginning, afraid that Xia Tian would not be able to fit in, so he was also the first to notice this phenomenon - he blended in too well, and if it weren't for his conspicuous skin color, he would probably not be noticed even with a casual glance!
But to be honest, Mike wasn't too surprised.

As a world-class international superstar, he also has similar "abnormal phenomena"!
This is a talent!
Being able to be liked by others is a talent, being able to have people like your singing is a talent, being able to have people ignore your skin color and race and be willing to get close to you is even more of a talent...

Mike had experienced Xia Tian's talent himself - back in China, Xia Tian gained his trust in just a few minutes.

Thinking back, was I a little bit carried away at that time?!
Another phenomenon is that summer is very popular among women.

Even now, when he is at a party with a bottle of beer, hiding in a recliner and looking at the grill, women attending the party will still come over to chat with him from time to time.

Michael looked at Peggy, who was sitting next to Xia Tian and talking and laughing, and thought: And it seems that there is no age limit!
Because Peggy matured early, her parents were relieved and often didn't pay much attention to her - instead, they lacked the necessary care.

Besides, her parents are currently in the process of getting a divorce, so they have even less time to take care of her.

And she has been coming to see Xia Tian every day recently.

She had little interest in Michael, the international superstar. She only greeted him politely every time, but she chatted and laughed with Xia Tian every day. She followed him around, even helped with the barbecue, and acted very attractive.

And Michael also felt another kind of talent from this little girl - genius!
Although she is only 15 years old, when you talk to her, you often forget her age. It feels like you are talking to a mature and knowledgeable adult!

If Lao Pai Luo were here, he would say: There is an old Chinese saying - Xixi Wu is Wei Junjie! No, it is birds of a feather flock together!
……

During this period, Xia Tian has been feeling a little regretful!

If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have left my phone number for Peggy. Now I’m stuck with her!

But the little girl was so smart, and she knew how to handle things perfectly. She easily won the favor of everyone around her.

But after all, we have learned two lessons from Milan and Wang Fei in the summer, so we are very cautious about this!
In the summer, I lie on a lounge chair, holding the book "Walden" I just finished reading in my arms, and take a nap next to the oven.

Let those guys have their fun, singing, dancing, and telling jokes. Their topics are either luxury cars, yachts, or all sorts of luxury goods, or who's a jerk or who's a bitch. I don't bother listening.

Before he knew it, he fell asleep.

...After a while, the alarm clock rang. Xiatian opened his eyes and saw that the barbecue was ready!
The oven lid is opened, a puff of smoke rises, and a large piece of purple-red beef appears in the oven - it should have some glowing special effects!
Xia Tian picked it up with an iron fork, put it on the chopping board, and began to slice it skillfully.

It is cooked perfectly, as I like in summer, but the juices are still flowing out of the muscle fibers.

The beef, which has been marinated in advance, is topped with spices several times during the hours of baking and steaming, which completely enhances the aroma.

A group of people gathered around the cutting board, drooling.

When the slices are placed on the plate in the summer, people start to eat them. They don’t even need a fork, they just pick up a piece and bite it.

For a moment, the burnt aroma and tenderness combined together, and the aroma of complex spices and beef exploded between the lips and teeth, rushing straight into the nose, and then going to the head!

One bite and the fragrance is intoxicating!

Xia Tian: Is there anyone who eats so much that their clothes burst?!

……

"No, what are you all laughing at?" While eating meat, this group of people looked at Xia Tian and laughed, making Xia Tian stunned by his laughter.

what happened?

As a result, a lady took out her makeup mirror and looked at Xia Tian, ​​and he found that he had drawn two British-style curly mustaches on himself while he was sleeping!
Xia Tian turned his head and looked at Peggy who was hiding behind the crowd, "Ms. Peggy, please come over here and explain~"

Xia Tian pointed to his lips.

"Hahaha!" No one knew who laughed first, but the whole group of people were laughing so hard that they fell over.

Xia Tian: No, is it so funny?
Michael raised his glass: "Cheers to our lovely Ms. Peggy~"

In the evening, Xiatian still drove the lovely Ms. Peggy back home.

She unlocked the door herself, but her mother still hadn't come home!
Ugh!
Xia Tian sighed in his heart - parents' divorce is too hurtful to children.

However, in fact, in the past two days, Peggy's mother did not go out early and come back late every day.

Instead, he was inadvertently instructed to go out by her daughter.

After all, if her mother was at home normally, she would have no excuse to eat for free!

"It's a pity he's not... Fortunately it is..." Peggy said as she laughed.

……

In the next few days, Xia Tian prepared to open a film company.

It is also very convenient to start a company here, but for anything without a threshold, the threshold must be inside the door.

Starting a company is easy, but making a movie is complicated.

Moreover, if we really want to shoot a movie, "Groundhog Day" may not be a good starter. We should still find some stable projects, preferably those suitable for all ages.

Paige handed Xia Tian an orange peel candy: "Want some hard candy?"

Xia Tian looked at the candy in her hand and shook her head: "...I won't eat it!"

I must have been overthinking it—later, the term "hard candy" became a direct translation of the American colloquial term "Hard Candy," which originally referred to underage girls.
Paige: Maybe I should dress more maturely?
It's normal for girls to mature during puberty, right?

Another day, Michael and little Pilot discussed the laws and strange phenomena in various states.

Little Pilo asked, "I've noticed that in recent years, many Indians have been doing well in the United States. Do you know why?"

Michael was a little surprised: "Indian? Really? Why?"

Little Pilo said: "Based on my understanding, I think it may be because sometimes the United States and India are very similar."

Michael was a little dizzy. He really didn't understand India, but to say that the United States and India were very similar... was a bit far-fetched, right?
Seeing his questioning look, Little Pilo said, "The similarity is that -

People are divided into different levels!

Multi-ethnic mix!
One or two major religions mixed with a bunch of heretics!

The average education level of the people is low, and the average IQ is also low!
The streets are full of homeless people and there are also a lot of slums!
The police are just decorations!

All political factions are slaves of capital!"

Michael took a moment to react and then asked in surprise, "Is it like this in India too?!"

He didn't deny that the United States was like this at all, but he was surprised that this former British colony also looked like this.
It really is a continuation of the same lineage!

(End of this chapter)