Rural life in America

Chapter 3 Here comes the bad friend
When I opened the door, I saw Barney. He was well dressed, but his hair belonged to the kind that couldn't stand flies. He was not handsome in the first place while holding a Winnie the Pooh half the height of a person, not to mention he was still looking cheap now. look.

"Little sweetheart, look at my gift for you! My sweetheart, you haven't come to welcome Uncle Barry yet."

Xixi moved for a long time, but still needed grandma's help to get off the baby chair.

The little girl shook her short legs and cheered, "Uncle Barney, I miss you!"

Zhang Hao rolled his eyes, Xixi, this little girl's trick to coax people is "I miss you"; it is probably the type of not distracted, it is a catchphrase.Of course, Zhang Hao also knows that Xixi will only say 'I miss you' to the few people she likes.

Although Yu Xiu always said that Zhang Hao's friends are cronies, but she doesn't have a bad impression of Barney and Phil.

Barney was Zhang Hao's roommate when he was studying abroad, and the two had a good relationship; after Zhang Hao dropped out of school and worked, other classmates basically lost contact with Zhang Hao, but Barney often came to see Zhang Hao.And every time I bring a gift to Xixi, the price may be higher or cheaper, but basically not empty-handed.

Not just gifts, but the most important thing is that although Barney is impatient with children, it can be seen that he really likes Xixi and likes to tease this little girl every time.

As for Phil, he was a friend Zhang Hao met after work, and he was an old black man; although he didn't have a good job, he wasn't the kind of troublemaker.The heartless Phil treats Zhang Hao's family well. In this community, Phil always comes out to help Zhang Hao's family. This is not a high-end community with relatively good law and order.

After teasing Xixi for a while, Barney lost his patience, took a mouthful of porridge and said, "Mom, I don't like your dishes, they are too greasy. I only eat porridge in the morning, and I can't eat too greasy food. God, Your breakfast is too greasy."

Yu Xiu glanced at her godson and said nothing. If Zhang Hao's friend called her by her name, she would definitely not be happy, but Phil and Barney are American habits; so, like Zhang Hao, she speaks in a correct way "Mom" in Chinese, Yu Xiu also has two godsons, one black and one white, who are as heartless as her youngest son.

Zhang Hao glanced at Barney and said, "Dude, I don't have time to go crazy with you today, I want to take care of the kids."

Barney said proudly: "Dude, I know. So we will go to the racetrack together. My little sweetheart has not seen a horse race. This is a good game. Of course, this is only an arrangement in the morning. In the afternoon we will go to the beach , we can also bring our little sweethearts."

Zhang Hao glanced at Barney and said angrily, "It's fine to go to the beach, but you can't always let Xixi pick up girls for you!"

Barney shrugged and said nothing, completely ignoring Zhang Hao's words.

Zhang Hao gritted his teeth angrily seeing Barney's dead pig's attitude of not being afraid of boiling water; Barney always used the banner of Xixi to pick up girls, because Xixi was cute, pink, chubby and very interesting.So Barney will appear when Xixi attracts some girls, and then get close in various ways. Although he always fails, he never tires of it.

The two were chatting, and Phil, a big black man with five big and three thick, appeared; at least 1.9 meters, he was indeed more imposing than many thin black men who were 1.6 meters and 1.7 meters.

Phil showed his white teeth when he smiled, and blacks might have an advantage.

"Xixi, didn't you see me? Well, I know you don't like me, but I prepared SoulFood for you!"

Zhang Hao became angry again, "Phil, I'm worried that she will gain weight. She doesn't like your traditional food, so give up, she likes Chinese food."

Phil and Barney clapped their hands left and right, bumped their fists, fisted their fists and then greeted Zhang Hao, "She hasn't discovered the charm of traditional black food, you shouldn't restrict Xixi s Choice."

I'm too lazy to talk to this guy, Zhang Hao's friends are really like-minded, like-minded, like-minded people.

Maybe they are all fun-loving and heartless, or it may be that although they have different cultural backgrounds, family environments and even different levels of education, they are still like-minded.

I also started to pack up. It is impossible to take the children out to play with nothing. That is unrealistic.

Carrying a child safety seat and strapping it to the back seat of Phil's Dodge Goat RAM, this is a very popular pickup truck in the United States; the pickup truck culture in the United States is indeed very popular, with good performance and comfort, which is very good A pickup truck.

As for Barney's Camaro, Zhang Hao would not take Xixi to sit in it anyway.

Starting the car, Barney and Phil may like horse racing and bet on it, but Zhang Hao is watching the fun.

Horse racing is very popular in the United States, and it is said to be one of the most popular sports; except for the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup, there are some racecourses and some competitions of all levels in major cities.

Horse racing is very popular in the United States, also because there is a huge market for horse racing betting here. It is said that this industry chain has fed thousands of people; the total number of bets every year is tens of billions of dollars, and naturally it has also produced million worth and tens of millions worth of money. For some top horse races, it is normal for a top game to have a prize money of millions.

It is said that apart from the World Cup in Dubai, the Breeders Cup is the horse race with the highest prize money; the most profitable equestrian classic event in the United States has a prize money of 500 million U.S. dollars, while some other classified races also have a prize money of one million U.S. dollars.

They were chatting, but gradually felt that they were being cheated; Phil and Barry had plans long ago, this is not going to the racecourse, this is going to the airport!
Seeing Zhang Hao's uneasy expression, Barney on the co-pilot said without changing his expression: "My little sweetheart is not interested in San Francisco's beaches anymore, let's go to Santa Monica. You know Santa Monica Beach, where there are An amusement park with a Ferris wheel and a roller coaster. And the Santa Anita racetrack is very close, we can go to the horse races and go to the beach. But if you don’t come back today, I know you don’t have a job.”

Phil, who was driving, turned around and said, "Barney and I have planned it for a long time. There must be a lot of young and beautiful girls there now!"

Early in the morning, I was tricked by two bad friends to the airport and went straight to Los Angeles, there was nothing to say; I just went to play, Xixi hadn't been to Los Angeles much.As for the famous Santa Monica Beach, the little girl has never been to it.

As for Yu Xiu, she didn't say much. When she was alone at home, she didn't dare to take her children too far away from home. Although simple communication was fine, it was just a simple communication.Now that her son is with her, she doesn't need to worry, and because she knows that Zhang Hao's two bad friends are reliable people to some extent.

Xixi lay happily on the seat, looking at the clouds outside the plane through the small window; the little girl blushed with excitement, and kept muttering happily.

When they arrived in Los Angeles, Zhang Hao felt even more that Barney and Phil had come prepared; the reason was that both of them actually rented a car and made a travel itinerary.

Go to the racecourse to watch two games, then go to the Santa Monica beach for an afternoon, and then go to the Staples Field to watch the Lakers game in the evening, the tickets are all booked!

Speechless Zhang Hao felt that it would be better to go out with these two bad friends. Although it might be that the two bad friends wanted to drag him out to play, it was undeniable that Xixi would also like it.

It is said that there is a large garden in the center of the racecourse, which is suitable for picnics and friendship, and there is also a special game park for children.And if you go to the beach, Xixi won't be tired after playing all day.

Yu Xiu poked Zhang Hao's arm and said, "Wait a minute, don't always let Barney pay for it. It's true that his family's conditions are better, and we can't take too much advantage of him."

Zhang Hao nodded and said: "I know it in my heart. It's a good intention for him to call us out to play. I'm sure I won't be ignorant. Don't worry, it basically doesn't cost much. Tickets to the racecourse are a few dollars, and it doesn't cost much to go to the beach. money."

This made Yu Xiu heave a sigh of relief. Of course, she also wanted to take her precious granddaughter out to play more, and she also knew that Xixi was a little afraid of strangers.I just came out to play because I didn't understand the language or didn't have much money, so I never dared to go too far.Now it is said that there is nothing wrong with playing on the famous beach.

A group of people went straight to the Santa Anita Racetrack, which is said to be the top one in the United States; the tickets are indeed not expensive, less than five dollars per person, and Xixi naturally does not want tickets.

Xixi happily pointed at the stables and grunted, but often slurred or short words; the little girl was very excited, seeing many, many horses for the first time, although some were just photos or videos.

Although it is just an ordinary seat, it has a good view, and there are TV screens and display boards, so you can know some things.

Barney and Phil started talking, because a horse race had just started when they got to their seats.

The starting fence was opened, and nine horses rushed out of the starting fence; trails of smoke, dust and mud were brought up in the mud, and it was really exciting to see the small riders squatting on their horsebacks and driving the galloping horses. Stimulate.

It takes only about 2 minutes to run a track of more than 2000 meters, which is very exciting and exciting.

Xixi was already clapping her little hands happily, and Yu Xiu also beamed: Horse racing is so fun!

(End of this chapter)