Chapter 509 Let’s discuss our own issues
It's still a bit cool in Spokane in early April.
Although it is the second largest city in Washington state, its population is only 348,000, which makes it sparsely populated.
However, due to its beautiful natural environment, tourists who are ten times the local population still visit here every year. So the facilities are pretty good.
Accommodation and transportation are naturally okay.
It was this food that made Aunt Du, who was used to eating delicacies from all over the world, a bit uninterested.
After coming here, I felt no longer hungry after just a few mouthfuls, so I just started drinking water. Of course, she loves to drink water. In her words, water is the source of life, so she needs to replenish it.
So, when she had nothing to do, she would make various teas to drink.
If Aunt Du could still deal with it, then Li Yiguang really felt uncomfortable everywhere. He couldn't eat or sleep. He felt prickly when he saw the word Spokane.
Damn, who the hell wants to come here?
What a broken place, a broken place, a broken place!
Xu Xiyu, you are amazing! Everyone loves you!
My dear, I am such a useless person! We are obviously about the same age, so you can go wherever you want, but I still have to be controlled by my mother.
No, I can't stay here any longer. I have to get rid of my mother step by step.
I'm going to Los Angeles! ! ! ! !
"Aguang, come here." Du Zhiping's voice came.
"Hey, Mom, here it comes." Li Yiguang immediately put on a flattering expression and ran over.
"Let's go. It's a rare time for mother and son to travel together. Let's change clothes and go out with me for a walk." Du Zhiping said while changing her shoes.
When Li Yiguang heard this, his face was full of rejection and he said: "Mom, what is there to see here? It's a big place, it's not as good as the county town."
"Every place has its own customs. You must be good at discovering the beauty of life."
"Los Angeles is more beautiful than this." Li Yiguang muttered quietly.
"What did you say?" Du Zhiping didn't hear clearly.
"It's nothing, just wait for me." Li Yiguang didn't dare to refute after all, and went to change clothes desperately.
After about twenty minutes, the mother and son came to the famous local Spokane Riverfront Park for a walk.
Du Zhiping was dressed in exquisite and luxurious clothes and looked very beautiful. She also had a foreign face, which naturally attracted the side glances of people passing by.
But she didn't care about the attention. As she walked, she was thinking about how to persuade Xu Xiyu to stand with her.
Li Yiguang naturally knew what his mother was thinking. Out of boredom, he said with some dissatisfaction: "Mom, Xu Xiyu didn't agree to meet us, why are we still here?"
"Whether he agrees or not, this meeting is decided."
"Hoo~" Li Yiguang laughed dryly and said nothing about his mother's words.
"There are not many schools in Spokane. Before I came here, I heard that a middle school was holding a school anniversary tomorrow, so I funded their school with $100,000 and asked their school to invite Xu Xiyu to watch the ceremony in the name of a fan of "The Untouchables."
There is a high probability that Xu Xiyu will not refuse this invitation. After all, he is new here. Maybe he will also present a physical English book of "The Three-Body Problem" to the school to create a small news to spread in China.
I will also go there by then, so I will definitely be able to meet him. After meeting him, he will not hide anymore due to his character. "Du Zhiping said calmly.
And when these words fell into Li Yiguang's ears, he was stunned on the spot.
No, when did my mother do this? Why didn’t I hear any news about it?
Seeing his stunned look, Du Zhiping turned around, stretched out her hand to smooth his collar, and said: "Aguang, when doing things, you need to be prepared with multiple hands.
The hotel we are staying in now is also the official reception hotel for the Hugo Awards. Even if he does not go to the ceremony tomorrow, we can still meet him in the hotel. ”
"..." Li Yiguang didn't know what to say.
"You, if you want to go to Los Angeles, I won't stop you, but at least when things here are over, I will go with you. That Nancy is not a good person, don't let her deceive you."
After Du Zhiping finished speaking, he put his hands into the pockets of his windbreaker again and walked forward minding his own business.
Looking at his mother's back, Li Yiguang felt that his whole body was even more prickly.
What should I do if I have such a powerful mother?
On the other side, Xu Xiyu looked at the "Spokane Rockford Middle School" school anniversary invitation in his hand and was also scratching his head.
"What do you mean by an international superstar? Boss, it's you. I didn't expect you to have fans in the United States?" Shan Xinbao said with a smile on his face.
"I don't have any fans. I always feel something is wrong." Xu Xiyu shook his head and shoulders.
"The Intouchables" definitely has fans overseas, after all, the box office is there.
But the love of these fans must have been given to Lu Qinyao and Yu Yuyu. This is not China. Who the hell would know me as a screenwriter and producer?
"Perhaps all the shortlisted writers for the Hugo Award have received invitations? If they are celebrating a school anniversary, they must also want some celebrity support." Shan Xinbao said another possibility.
When Xu Xiyu heard this, he still shook his head and said: "I just checked this middle school. It is very average. Not to mention in the United States, it is not the best even in Spokane.
Where do they have the ability to invite all the Hugo Award writers to attend their school anniversary? ”
"Yes, shall we go?"
"Let's go. There's no need for me to speak on stage anyway. I've only seen foreign campus life in literary and artistic works before. This time I stopped by to experience it for myself. By the way, please contact Wang Zhou for me.
Ask him to contact the publisher here, give some physical books of the English version of "The Three-Body Problem" to this school, and take some video materials as materials to see if they can be used in the future. ”
"Okay." Shan Xinbao responded, picked up the phone and started to contact.
As for Xu Xiyu, he walked to the window and looked out at the Spokane cityscape.
But in fact, there is really nothing to see. Li Yiguang is not a black man. There is really not much difference between this place and the county seat. After all, it only has this small population. For a while, Xu Xiyu was also looking forward to the trip to Los Angeles after the awards ceremony.
In the past on Earth, I always heard about Los Angeles at 4 a.m., but I had never seen it. This time, with Nancy, a local, to accompany me, I guess I can visit in more detail.
I just don’t know if this guy will organize a chanting party for himself to play poetry and songs together.
In this case, with my upright character, I would definitely not go.
However, I am afraid that I cannot help but imitate Chairman Mao and develop a critical mind.
This is not okay.
That was when Xu Xiyu put aside his random thoughts and filled his mind with racing.
After finishing the work, Shan Xinbao, who was standing next to him to watch the scenery together, suddenly pointed down: "Boss, look downstairs, are they Du Zhiping and Li Yiguang?"
Xu Xiyu took a closer look and saw that it was really the mother and son.
Immediately afterwards, I heard Shan Xinbao continue: "Why does Li Yiguang look so half-dead? He looks less energetic than his mother."
These words made Xu Xiyu instantly amused.
But while he was enjoying himself, he suddenly realized a problem and said thoughtfully: "Do you think they will go to the school anniversary tomorrow?"
"What did the two of them do in the past? They are not celebrities. Who would think of inviting them?" Shan Xinbao shook his head without any hesitation.
The next day, in front of Rockford Middle School in Spokane...
"Damn it, are they really here?!" Shan Xinbao stared at Du Zhiping and her son not far away with wide eyes.
Even, because they donated money, they were personally received by the principal.
This is normal, as I said before, this is an ordinary high school, and there are usually alumni donating money, but the donations are in the thousands or hundreds.
100,000 US dollars was a large donation, and the principal had to come to receive it both emotionally and rationally.
Of course, Xu Xiyu didn't know these things.
But it didn't matter whether he knew it or not, because Du Zhiping, who had a casual chat with the principal, the moment she saw Xu Xiyu, she had already walked towards him with Li Yiguang.
Li Yiguang obviously didn't want to deal with Xu Xiyu, so he followed her with a big kettle in which her mother made scented tea, moving slowly like a snail.
"Xiyu, long time no see, how can you still pay off the loss?" Du Zhiping quickly came closer without any trace of anger or embarrassment.
Seeing that he had no choice but to hide, Xu Xiyu naturally smiled and said hello: "Mr. Du, your style is even better than before."
He was not flattering, Du Zhiping was in really good condition now, with curly black hair, fair face, bright eyes, and red lips, she was radiant.
The outfit is simple yet exquisite. She wears a long black windbreaker with a light brown dress. The skirt of the dress is just longer than the windbreaker. When it is exposed, it makes the outfit less boring.
The slender legs under the skirt are wrapped in black stockings and paired with patent leather Martin boots. They look intellectual, elegant, and even a little sexy.
At this time, Aunt Du, who had lived her second life...well...the second spring, heard Xu Xiyu calling herself "Mr. Du".
He immediately raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Calling me Mr. Du is too harsh. I still like you to call me Aunt Du. How about you call me Auntie like Ning Wei?"
"Hey, Mr. Li is here too?" Xu Xiyu ignored Du Zhiping's words and turned to look at Li Yiguang, thus ignoring Du Zhiping's topic.
"Nonsense, if we don't come, how can you come?" Li Yiguang said angrily. Subconsciously, he didn't want Xu Xiyu to reach any cooperation with his mother, so naturally, bad things would happen.
After Xu Xiyu heard this, he didn't bother to get angry with Li Yiguang. He was just a little confused. What does "we can't come but you can come?"
Du Zhiping was not panicked by her son's sudden interference.
Taking advantage of the situation, he admitted: "Xiao Xu, I'm ashamed to say it. It's too difficult to meet you, so I donated 100,000 US dollars to this school and asked them to invite you to attend the school anniversary."
As soon as these words came out, Shan Xinbao and Xu Xiyu were stunned at the same time.
Then, Xu Xiyu was the first to react. He looked left and right and said, "I just asked why no other Hugo Award writers came. It turns out that this was Mr. Du's fault."
"I told you, don't call me Mr. Du. It's weird. Considering the relationship between you and Weiwei, you shouldn't call me that."
"Then don't I have to call Mr. Li my cousin?" Xu Xiyu couldn't help but ridiculed, "How dare you mention Hu Ningwei?"
But when Li Yiguang heard this, he immediately sneered and said: "No need, let's discuss it ourselves."
"Ah Guang, you don't have to say anything if you don't want to, it's not formal!" Du Zhiping frowned lightly and reprimanded.
Then, while taking the kettle from Li Yiguang's hand and opening it, he said to Xu Xiyu: "He hasn't grown up yet, so don't be as knowledgeable as him."
"Mom!" Li Yiguang's face turned red instantly. What was this?
Shan Xinbao was immediately amused by Du Zhiping's words and laughed out loud. When she smiled, Xu Xiyu couldn't help laughing.
But the next second, his smile froze on his face, and his vigilance was raised to the highest level.
OK OK.
As expected of you, Aunt Du.
You know how to chat, and one sentence almost removed my guard.
Xu Xiyu's emotional change was naturally seen by Aunt Du. She didn't say much, but just drank her scented tea with a kettle in her hand.
(End of chapter)