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Chapter 56 Christmas Eve
Tang Qian spent the rest of the time in "uneasy", until 6:30 in the evening, his cell phone rang again.

"Hey, Don, I'm outside the Toyota Sports Center now, have you packed up yet?"

"Uh, pack it up? What else are you packing up? I'm still practicing, besides, I'm only 6..." Before Tang Qian finished, Taylor Swift shouted: "What? You're still practicing ?You still haven’t cleaned up??? Asshole!!! Go take a shower right away, and then change into the clothes you went to the music festival that day!!!”

"Isn't it just a Christmas? Is it necessary to make it so grand?" Tang Qian muttered to himself, but Taylor caught him "acting" and roared softly: "Tang, you'd better hurry up!" One point, I never liked waiting for others since I was a child! I will only give you half an hour, remember it is half an hour!" After speaking, Taylor Swift hung up the phone.

"Now, isn't it only 6:32? Didn't it say it was 7 o'clock at the beginning? Why did it change in the blink of an eye? Oh, women are women, it's really difficult!"

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At 6:42, Tang Qian finished packing and walked out of the Toyota Sports Center. As soon as he came out, a bright red Maserati was particularly conspicuous. Even though the sky was already a little dark at this moment, Tang Qian still saw it at a glance.

"Um? Don, why are you so fast?" Taylor said, looking at his phone with a look of surprise.

"Aha? What's the problem? Didn't you tell me to move faster?" Tang Qian looked puzzled instead, thinking that this woman is really strange.

Unexpectedly, after Tang Qian finished speaking, Taylor actually brought his little nose over and sniffed, and then said something that left Tang Qian speechless: "Tang, tell me the truth, have you taken a bath yet?"

"Ah?" Tang Qian was speechless.

……

After leaving the El Segundo area and entering the bustling city of Los Angeles, the night has completely fallen. Since today is Christmas Eve, most of the houses are decorated with lights and festoons. Various Christmas decorations.Christmas is definitely an extremely important holiday for the American people, but for Tang Qian, a Chinese, it is dispensable. After all, his heart is still on the other side of the ocean.

"How about it, Tang, this is the first time you have come to the United States for Christmas. The atmosphere in Los Angeles is very good, with a festive feel." Taylor said to Tang Qian while driving through the bustling main street of Los Angeles.

"Well, this is my first Christmas." Tang Qian replied absent-mindedly, looking at the feasting lights outside the window.

"Really? Don't you all celebrate Christmas in China?" Taylor Swift asked in surprise.

"That's not true, it's just that I'm more old-fashioned." Tang Qian replied.

"Aha~ So you know it yourself~" Taylor Swift said.

"Why are you talking about this, Taylor, you are a big star, you have as many friends as dogs, it's such a great festival, why don't you call me for a good time?"

"Do you think I have a lot of friends?" Taylor asked rhetorically.

"Uh, isn't it?" Tang Qian said.

"Of course not." Taylor Swift said, "To tell you the truth, I have only had one real good friend in my life, and that is Selena, but today she has an appointment with Justin, so I can only I'm looking for you."

"What? Don't you want to?" Taylor Swift said with staring eyes.

"Uh, no, no, I'm very honored." Tang Qian said incredulously.

In fact, to be honest, Tang Qian is one hundred people who are unwilling to come out. The first is that he wants to practice, the second is that he has no feeling for Lao Shizi's Christmas Eve, and the third is that he is a little afraid of Taylor Swift.Because he always felt that he was quite restrained and uncomfortable when he was with a top star.

Being friends with top celebrities, Tang Qian might have fantasized about this kind of scene when he was adolescence, but as he got older, this unrealistic idea faded away.

It wasn't until I came to the United States and met Taylor Swift that this almost YY feeling broke out again.

"Where are we going?" Tang Qian asked.

"It's not far away. I've made reservations for three restaurants, Don. Choose yourself." Taylor Swift said.

"Three restaurants? Why do you have to order so many? Even if I'm a basketball player, I can't eat so much, right?" Tang Qian was surprised to hear that Taylor had booked three restaurants in one go.

"Oh, you misunderstood Tang, because I don't know your taste, so I directly booked three restaurants, so as not to have no place to eat." Taylor Swift replied casually.

"Ah? You are too extravagant, too wasteful, right?" Tang Qian said.

"What's so extravagant and wasteful? I paid half of the booking fee. If we didn't go, not only would they not lose money, but they would earn nothing. Such a good thing, I can guarantee that they are willing to happen every day."

"Okay, okay, you're a capitalist, I can't say no to you." Tang Qian went back and looked up Taylor Swift's personal information. As a top European and American singer who became popular in 2006, she was sixteen or seventeen years old. Earn a lot of money.Moreover, Tang Qian vaguely remembered that in 2012, the woman sitting next to him also topped the Forbes Youngest Rich List, beating out Justin Bieber and Rihanna.Think about yourself, you are 18 years old, and you have not achieved anything, and the money you earn every year is not even comparable to other people's fractions, so what qualifications do you have to talk about others?
"Capitalist? By the way, you are Chinese, and China is a socialist country. No wonder you say this word." Taylor Swift turned around and asked, "Have you chosen yet? A few pieces of torn paper Is it necessary to watch it for so long?"

"Uh, wait a minute, you're driving too shaky, I can't see clearly."

"You are so troublesome!" Taylor Swift complained, but still slowed down the car.

While looking at the leaflet in his hand, Tang Qian secretly cursed in his heart:

It is said that you are the country music queen, American sweet girl, how do you get in touch with such a "female man"?Alas, the media propaganda is really unbelievable!
"Gottsui? Japanese Okonomiyaki? Japanese food?"

"Eight.Korean.BBQ? Korean barbecue? Korean food?"

Tang Qian had just finished watching two, and immediately asked, "Taylor, do you usually eat this kind of food?"

"No, but I am the host. Of course I have to take care of your taste when I invite you to dinner." Taylor Swift replied.

"I just said, why do you like to eat this?"

"What? Don't you like it? This is the oriental restaurant I specially Googled." Seeing Tang Qian's expression, Taylor responded quickly.

"Thank you, thank you for your trouble, but I am Chinese, not Korean or Japanese." Tang Qian said with a wry smile.

"Ah? Isn't China in the East?" Taylor Swift said in surprise.

"China is in the east, but we Chinese all eat Chinese food, and rarely eat Japanese or Korean food." Tang Qian knew that Taylor had put his thought into it, so he was very patient in explaining.

"Ah? I didn't know there was such a thing, damn.it!" Taylor Swift said with an annoyed expression when he realized his "mistake".

"It's all the fault of Hannah, the little girl. She told me that these oriental dishes taste very good! See if I don't take good care of her when I go back!!!"

Seeing Taylor Swift's furious expression, Tang Qian couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't blame her, she is right, but there is still a big difference between oriental food and Chinese food."

"Don, I noticed that you seem to be very protective of Hannah? What's the matter, have you fallen in love with her?" Taylor seemed to have remembered something, and stepped on the gas pedal with his right foot.

"Huh? No, nothing. I only have basketball in my mind. I won't think about this matter of men and women for the time being." Tang Qian said immediately after being thrown backwards.

"Really? That's pretty much the same! You know, being my personal assistant is not allowed to fall in love privately. If you find out, you will be fired immediately. There is absolutely no room for negotiation." Taylor Swift said with a straight face.

"Well, well, I understand." Tang Qian didn't know how to reply to this sentence, so he could only nod "dumbly".

Seeing Tang Qian's good attitude, Taylor's speed also slowed down, but the next second, she frowned and said, "Then what should we do? You don't like it, where should we go for dinner?"

"I can do whatever I want, as long as I don't eat Korean and Japanese food, and go to the place you usually go to." Tang Qian said.

"That's the only way to go, Tang, it's all my fault. I don't know much about Chinese culture."

Tang Qian laughed aloud after hearing this, "Actually, don't say you are an American, Chinese culture, even I, a Chinese, can't understand it."

"Really? Don't lie to me!"

"Really, I never lied to you, beautiful lady."

"Okay then, let's go to Outback. Steakhouse. The steaks there are very good. I usually don't dare to go there."

"Don't dare to go too much? Why?" Tang Qian asked: "Is it because the things inside are particularly expensive?"

"That's not true." Taylor Swift shook his head and said, "The main reason is that the food inside is so delicious. I'm afraid that if I eat too much, I'll gain weight and affect my figure."

"Uh, yes, it's not easy for you to be a star." Tang Qian froze for a moment, then nodded.

"But it doesn't matter today, Christmas Eve, it doesn't matter if you indulge yourself occasionally." Taylor Swift smiled and opened his mouth.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you." Tang Qian felt "greedy squirming" in his stomach as he talked. He has been in the United States for so long, and he hasn't tasted an authentic American meal. The last time he went Although the private parties at the National Music Festival had a lot of food, most of them were light food, and Tang Qian basically didn't eat much after the whole performance, and spent most of his time and energy On chatting and talking.

So Tang Qian is still looking forward to this Outback.Steakhouse restaurant.

It can be seen that Taylor Swift is not lying. The people here really know her very well. As soon as they saw her coming, they immediately welcomed her in through the back door. It can be seen that the secrecy measures of this restaurant are quite perfect.

Los Angeles is known as the City of Angels, not without reason.

"How about it, Tang, isn't the environment here pretty good?" Taylor said a little ostentatiously.

"Well, it's very good, but there are only two of us, isn't it a bit..." Tang Qian hadn't finished speaking, and Taylor Swift said with a smile: "Unless you want to be in the entertainment headlines tomorrow, you should still Put away your Eastern frugality."

"Uh, this, this is true." Tang Qian thought about Taylor Swift's identity, and couldn't help nodding and smiling bitterly.

"Miss Swift, are you still doing as usual?" The well-built male waiter asked Taylor respectfully.

"Well, that's right, but the steak may need to be slightly cooked, because my friend, he is an oriental." Taylor said familiarly.

"No problem, we often have oriental people come to eat in our restaurant. May I ask this gentleman, are you Japanese, Korean, or Chinese?"

"Chinese." Tang Qian said, but thought in his heart: The division of labor in this restaurant is so meticulous. It seems that Taylor's taste is really good.

"Okay, please wait for a while, there are quite a lot of guests today, but I will definitely not keep you waiting." The male waiter retreated after finishing speaking.

Then just 30 seconds later, he knocked on the door and walked in.

"This, so fast???" Tang Qian was a little confused.

Taylor Swift covered her mouth with a smile, and said happily: "Of course not, Don, this is honey rye bread, it can be regarded as a pre-dinner snack, oh, yes, don't worry, this honey rye bread is in unlimited supply, no There's an extra charge."

"Uh, I see." Tang Qian said with a little embarrassment.

After all, the United States is still very unfamiliar to him. Although he has been in the United States for a while, except for the training hall and the competition field, he has hardly visited Los Angeles even once.So many things, he is indeed not clear, do not understand.

"Please take it easy, both of you." The waiter politely withdrew again after finishing arranging Tang Qian and Taylor.

"Don, this is the first time you have an authentic American meal. Try this bread. Although it looks like chocolate or coffee, it actually has a rich honey flavor." Taylor said excitedly Enthusiastically recommended to Tang Qian.

"Okay." Since the bread is very large, Tang Qian has already placed a knife and a steel fork on his plate. Tang Qian cut off a small piece and put it in his mouth. It was exactly as Taylor said. A strong smell of honey instantly filled his mouth.

"Wow, that's really good. There is an unlimited supply of such delicious bread?" Tang Qian was very puzzled. According to him, such a delicious piece of bread may not be able to get it for 30 or [-] yuan in China. free?And there is no limit?Is there a mistake?

"lol~ Tang, is that why you don't understand?" Taylor Swift said with a smile, "A human's stomach is only that big. If you eat too much of this kind of bread, why do you still have a stomach for dinner? You idiot ~haha~"

"Uh, no wonder it has to order food before serving bread, so that's the reason!" Tang Qian nodded, and was once again "scorned" by Taylor Swift.

This restaurant is a bit like French food, it is served plate by plate, so if you are full in advance, the remaining dishes that have not been served will automatically be transferred to other guests' tables.Although it seems a bit cautious, but from the standpoint of frugality, the restaurant's approach is very desirable.

After about 5 minutes, the waiter knocked on the door and walked in. Tang Qian took a quick look and saw that there were two small plates, but the outside was covered by a large steel cover, so the customer didn't know it until the waiter untied the steel cover. What's inside.

According to Taylor, sometimes restaurateurs will "get out of the way" and surprise their guests.

"American country soup, crispy mushrooms, please take your time." After finishing speaking, the waiter closed the door again and left.

There were not many things on the plate. Tang Qian roughly calculated that there were only about 10 small mushrooms, but after thinking about the grade of this restaurant, Tang Qian felt relieved.

"Cauliflower and potato with creamy sauce soup, Tang, this thing is absolutely delicious with crispy mushrooms." Taylor Swift said while eating.

Tang Qian also followed suit, imitating Taylor Swift's actions, picking up the small mushrooms and dipping them in the matching thick soup. As soon as he took a bite, the small mushrooms burst out with juice. This kind of fresh foreign stuff, thoroughly It aroused Tang Qian's interest and appetite.

The next dish was chicken noodles with tomato and basil. Tang Qian tried it, and it was extremely crispy, not at all like the noodles in his impression.

After eating the tomato and basil chicken noodles, Tang Qian asked with interest, "Taylor, what's the next dish?"

"The next dish?" Taylor thought for a moment, and immediately replied, "If there are no accidents, I remember it should be charcoal-grilled top salmon steak."

"Charcoal-grilled top salmon steak?" Tang Qian's eyes lit up when he heard the name, and he said, "It sounds like a good dish."

"Haha, Don, don't worry, the real delicious food is yet to come." Taylor Swift said very satisfied.

"Slow-roasted prime rib-eye, please take your time, both of you~"

"Sauce lobster tail, please take your time, both of you~"

"Puff pastry apple pie, please take it easy, both of you~"

"Special onion flower balls, please take your time~"

"Classic steak, please take it slow~"

"French onion soup, please take it slowly~"

"Champagne Peach Ice, please take your time~"

"Golden pineapple, please take your time, both of you~"

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"Finally, finally finished eating? Oh my God, this is too full and delicious!" Even Tang Qian, who is used to eating Chinese dishes, had to nod his head in praise of authentic American meals.

"lol, how about it, Don, now you know why I said I didn't dare to come more?" Taylor Swift said.

"I completely understand. It's so delicious. If you eat it for a long time, you will definitely have excess calories." Tang Qian immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, now we should discuss where to go next." Taylor said.

"Next step? Is there a next step?" After Tang Qian finished speaking, he immediately realized that it was difficult to say.

"What? Don, do you want to run away early like last time?" Taylor's tone changed to "low pressure" in a blink of an eye.

"No, no, our team won't play tomorrow anyway." Tang Qian replied immediately.

"That's about the same." Taylor said: "As my only male friend now, you are idle anyway, so what's wrong with coming out to accompany me? Besides, if you have dinner with me, a big star, do you still feel Have you lost your face?"

"Uh... well, well, it's my honor to be your friend." Tang Qian replied after thinking about it.

"Don, don't always be honored. I, Taylor, never feel that I am a big star in front of my good friends."

"Ah, ah?" Tang Qian was taken aback, and thought to himself: Didn't you just say that I was having dinner with a big star?Why did the next sentence become like this?
It seems that women, whether they are Orientals or Westerners, are essentially the same.

"okay, I get it."

"Don, what do you want to do next?" Taylor Swift asked again.

"I, it doesn't matter to me, anyway, Los Angeles is very strange to me, and wherever I go to play, it is new." Tang Qian is not "picky eaters", and replied honestly.

"Aha~ I knew you would be like this. Forget it. Fortunately, I have a plan." After speaking, Taylor took out his mobile phone, tapped it lightly, and said, "Let's go to the movies, how about?"

"Watching a movie? No problem." Tang Qian nodded in agreement. Anyway, he hasn't been to the beautiful movie theater, so it's not bad to try it today.

"Okay then, let's go." Taylor called the waiter, and after paying for the meal and tip, he took Tang Qian straight to the movie theater in Los Angeles.

The two tangled on the road, and finally chose the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. In fact, Taylor thought that the Ace Hotel Cinema was the best place to go, because the predecessor there was the United Artists Theater, and the whole was in Spanish Gothic style.But when Tang Qian heard that there was a movie theater named after China, he immediately chose it without hesitation.Taylor knew that Tang Qian came to the United States alone, so he didn't hesitate too much, and quickly finalized it.

Still the same as before, Taylor entered through a private channel, and the Chinese Theater also took care of these celebrities who were inconvenient to be exposed. Private boxes were undoubtedly the first choice for people like Taylor.

As soon as he entered the arena, Tang Qian seemed to remember something, and quickly said to Taylor: "Taylor, can you wait a moment, I'm going to the bathroom."

"Okay, no problem, the bathroom is at the right corner at the bottom corner." Taylor said without noticing Tang Qian's abnormality at all.

In fact, if Taylor Swift were Chinese, she would definitely know a word:

Urinary escape is also.

PS: Hollywood Chinese Theater changed its name to Hollywood TCL Chinese Theater in 2013, but the time and space of this article is still at the end of 2011, so the old name is still used.

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