Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Snack Street
"Hi, Sister Cindy, why are you here?" Just when Jiang Hai and the girl were embarrassed and at a loss, a surprised voice suddenly came from a distance, and then some young people quickly approached.
There were eight young people in total, both men and women, wearing colorful winter clothes. It was obvious that it was already very cold for the people in this place. Compared to their clothes, Jiang Hai's outfit of a sweatshirt inside and a jacket outside seemed much weirder, but for Jiang Hai, it was not cold here.
"Hey? Diliya, how do you have time to go shopping? Shouldn't you be in school?" Seeing these people in front of her, the female teacher named Cindy was stunned for a moment, then asked in a strange way.
"Today there is a regular season game of the Celtics. The people on our school basketball team got a few tickets, so as a cheerleader, I'm going to watch it." Hearing Cindy's words, the girl said with a smile. Upon hearing what she said, Cindy couldn't help but roll her eyes at her. This little girl really loves to show off.
Even if you want to watch the game, the game is at night. Why are you hanging around on the street now? It's different from China. In China, generally speaking, if students in junior high school and high school excel academically, the most eye-catching ones—besides beautiful girls—are the girls who study well. But it's completely different in the United States.
In fact, children who are good at studying are relatively excluded from the start. In the U.S., the children who are truly popular are those who are athletic. For high school students, the most eye-catching boys are generally those who play music and the elites of various clubs, such as the most popular rugby club. Although basketball is not ranked high in the professional leagues in the U.S., it holds a very high reputation in high school and college sports. Therefore, the members of the basketball team also have a high reputation.
As for girls, the most eye-catching ones are not those who receive scholarships, but the cheerleaders.
Among the girls in the school, this is a queen-like figure, so this girl is obviously showing off.
"Hello." Hearing the girl's words, the boys behind her all smiled and nodded at Cindy. Especially the tall boy who had been standing behind the girl, with a confident and youthful smile on his face.
"Hello." But unfortunately, this smile did not seem to catch Cindy's attention.
"Sister Cindy, you haven't told me why you're here? What's going on now? Did we disturb you?" Looking at Cindy and Jiang Hai, the girl couldn't help but smile and ask.
"No, I think there may have been some misunderstanding between me and this gentleman. I brought the children from the town here to visit the naval shipyard today, and this gentleman followed us all the way." Shaking her head, Cindy pointed at Jiang Hai and said helplessly.
"Oh, do country folk have such hobbies?" Hearing Cindy's words, the girl's eyes lit up, and she looked at Jiang Hai excitedly, her playful expression almost saying: "I'm very curious."
"No, I'm not... Hey? Do you know me?" Hearing what the girl said, Jiang Hai could only smile bitterly. But he had just said half of it when he suddenly realized, how did this girl know he was a farm owner?
"Haha, you really don't recognize me? Rich people's memory is really bad. I'm Diliya George. You bought a horse from my father's horse farm, or we sent it to you." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, the girl looked at him with contempt and then explained. Hearing her words, Jiang Hai suddenly remembered.
It seems there is such a person. When he and Robbins went to buy horses, they saw a very beautiful girl there, dressing horses. Robbins seemed to say she was studying in Boston. At first, they joked about it, but they really didn't remember. Unexpectedly, this girl still remembered him.
"Oh, it's you. At that time, you were wearing jeans, and now you've changed into casual clothes. I really didn't recognize you." Jiang Hai smiled awkwardly and said with a little embarrassment.
"Tsk, Sister Cindy, don't worry. This guy is also from the town. He's the rich man who bought the Green Forest. He shouldn't have any strange hobbies. If he really likes you, you'll be rich." After despising Jiang Hai again, Diliya turned her head and said to Cindy. Hearing what Diliya said, Cindy couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
In fact, Cindy is also a member of Winthrop Town and a class teacher at Winthrop Elementary School.
She had heard recently that the largest Green Forest in the town had been bought by a mysterious Oriental man, but the man usually doesn't show up in town, so she didn't know Jiang Hai. Now that Diliya mentioned it, Cindy chuckled.
Since she knows everything, it should be a misunderstanding after all.
"If it was a misunderstanding, then I apologize. I have children to take care of, so I'll leave now." Nodding at Jiang Hai, Cindy followed Diliya and said something, then returned to the coffee shop. The scene was quite awkward.
"Hey, rich man, I solved a problem for you. Do you want to thank me?" Seeing Cindy walk into the coffee shop, Jiang Hai breathed a sigh of relief. After all, being labeled a pervert wasn't a good thing. As Jiang Hai relaxed, Diliya didn't leave, but continued to smile and said to him.
"Okay, thank you. Or I'll treat you to food, let's go to Huaxia City." Looking at the young men in front of him, Jiang Hai said with a smile. Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Diliya's eyes lit up. Obviously, the free meal was still very tempting for girls her age, but just as she was about to agree, the basketball team member next to her couldn't help but pull her. Seeing his slightly wary expression, the girl couldn't help but stick out her tongue.
Obviously, adding a "pseudo uncle" like Jiang Hai to the group of young people was a bit embarrassing.
So the girl thought about it and decided to pass on the big meal for now.
"Then let's plan it first. We still have things to do today. You need to go to Huaxia City from this street. Go straight and turn left at the second intersection. You can also take the subway. Both the red line and the orange line will take you there." Diliya smiled at Jiang Hai and said. After showing Jiang Hai the way, she waved goodbye and left.
Jiang Hai was happy after receiving the directions. He thanked her, drank his watermelon juice, paid the bill, gave a tip, and left in a hurry. Looking at Jiang Hai's departing back, Cindy, who was still in the store, couldn't help but feel a little hot. It seemed that this guy wasn't following her after all.
At this point, Jiang Hai had thrown the embarrassment behind him. After coming out of the dessert shop, he quickly walked into the area of Boston Huaxia City following Diliya's instructions. Sure enough, not long after walking, he smelled a fragrance.
From a distance, he saw many Chinese restaurants with both Chinese and English signs. On both sides of the road, there were many small stalls, and the stall owners were Chinese, White, or Black.
The aroma came from these small stalls, but it was different from what Jiang Hai had imagined. This snack street wasn't like the ones in China, with grilled skewers, grilled cold noodles, grilled gluten, fried stinky tofu, and rolls.
The snacks here were mostly Western, like hamburgers, hot dogs, donuts, grilled sausages, and seafood.
Although the styles were a bit different, Jiang Hai couldn't help but get hungry. Edward had just told him to take care of lunch himself, as he could eat with the workers in the shipyard. Looking at the time, it was around eleven o'clock, and it was time for lunch. He checked his wallet and saw he had more than four hundred dollars left, enough for anything. He then took a step forward and walked toward a snack stand in front of him.
He first went to a donut shop surrounded by many people. Jiang Hai ordered two donuts and ate while walking. He passed by a corn muffin stand, then looked at the big-bearded man who seemed to be Arab, selling chicken and lamb skewers. Jiang Hai bought ten skewers, as well as Asan meat burritos, roasted lamb sets, Jamaican braised meat, and Mexican burritos...
Jiang Hai continued eating as he walked. The United States is a country of immigrants, so you can find all sorts of food here.
If you were in New York, you could eat almost any cuisine without leaving your home. Although Boston is not as prosperous as New York, it's still a big city. Well, it's not the largest in terms of physical size; if we rank by size, Boston might be one of the smallest cities in the U.S., but it is a metropolitan area and is close to New York.
Here, the snacks that you can find in New York are also available in Boston. Jiang Hai was quite satisfied with the food. His mouth was full, and he ate all the way from one end of the street to the other. If he wasn't full, he would eat from the other end of the street back to the starting point.
Before being possessed by the Dragon Ball, Jiang Hai was a foodie with a big appetite. Generally, if he ate meat, he would consume two pounds of it. After being possessed by the Dragon Ball, his health improved, and his appetite doubled.
In other words, when it comes to meat, Jiang Hai now eats four pounds.
It wasn't easy to eat all these snacks at once, so he walked the street back and forth twice. After finishing, he wiped the grease from his mouth and finally felt full.