People come and go on the streets, a scene of prosperity.
Bailina sat on the bench in the Central Park, looking at the passers-by with her eyes vacant. The entrance was full of blonde Europeans. Only occasionally could she see one or two oriental people.
Raising her hand and looking at the chain on her wrist, Bai Lina's eyes were full of missing. The bracelet was given to her by elder brother Su that day. He said it could protect her when she was in danger. Although she didn't believe the bracelet really had such a magical effect, she really liked it.
Gently stroking the jade beads on the bracelet, Bai Lina's eyes were full of gloom. She plans to send the bracelet back to brother su. Although she is reluctant to give up, she will feel more sad if she keeps the bracelet. As long as she looks at the bracelet, she will miss elder brother Su more and more. She is afraid that she will run back to see elder brother su.
"Hello! Are you Chinese? " An oriental man came up to bailina and looked at her with a smile.
Bai Lina looks up at the Oriental man. He has a model like figure and looks very handsome. He is a man full of charm.
Taking her eyes back, bailina lowered her head again and looked at the bracelet on her wrist. She's not in the mood to talk to people, let alone a foreign country.
"Miss, I'm a painter. I just drew a picture for you. I came here to give it to you." The Oriental man smiles, takes out a picture and hands it to Bai Lina. The reason why he painted bailina was that she was as Oriental as he was, but she was quiet but full of melancholy and sadness.
Bailina looked at the picture scroll handed to her and hesitated to take it. She didn't know each other. How could she accept each other's painting for no reason, but he said it was her own painting, and she wanted to see it again. Or take the picture and pay the other party.
Thinking of this, bailina reached out and took over the painting, "thank you!" She took out ten dollars and handed them to each other.
Oriental man shook his head, "I draw you because you are Oriental like me, not to earn your money." With that, he went to the painting stand not far away with a smile.
Bailina took her eyes back and opened the picture in her hand. She drew very vividly. She almost drew out all her features. With a sigh, she rolled up the picture and put it in her bag. Even outsiders could see her unhappiness.
Standing up, bailina went to the Oriental man's painting stand and put ten dollars on his painting set. Although she has just arrived in the United States, she knows that it is not easy for Chinese to live in the United States.
"I said I wouldn't charge you." The Oriental man picked up the money and handed it back to Bai Lina.
Bailina shook her head. "I'm not in the habit of receiving other people's things for nothing." Especially things from strangers.
"He's there, get him!" With this sound, I saw three big Europeans running towards the booth.
When the Oriental man saw the three, his face immediately changed, he got up and ran away. Seeing bailina still standing there, he reached for her and ran to the front.
"What are you doing? Let me go. I don't know you. " Bailina wants to get rid of her hand, but the other side is too tight, so she can only follow the opposite direction and run ahead.
"Those people are here to ask for debts. I'll let you go when it's safe." The Oriental man took bailina by turns and ran into a street with the words "Chinatown".
As soon as she entered the street, Bai Lina felt as if she had returned to China. There were yellow skin and black hair Chinese people everywhere, and there were all kinds of Chinese restaurants. The words on the billboards on the street were also in Chinese.
She heard that there was a Chinatown in the United States. She had planned to visit it in two days, but she came here in this way.
Oriental man took Bai Lina into a remote alley and hid in a hidden corner.
Bailina shook off her opponent's hand and was about to go out.
But he was dragged back by the Oriental man, "don't go out, you will be caught by those people." He has been in the United States for several years and earned a little money by painting.
However, he has always been a little reluctant to come to the United States, but he can only live by painting. What's the difference between staying in China and painting. Once he chatted with an American friend he had known for a long time. When the other party knew what he thought, he told him that there was a place where he could make a lot of money.
So he went with the other party, did not expect that the other party took him to the casino. He didn't want to gamble, but as soon as they got to the casino, the girl standing at the door gave him 100 chips and told him that they were all given to the guests for free.
With a free attitude anyway, I went in and gambled a few. I don't know if he was lucky or the casino wanted him to win. He won a lot of money that time. Because of this, he got into the bad habit of gambling. More and more money has been lost. In addition to losing all the money saved in these years, he also owes a lot of debt. Now even if you set up a stall, you always pay attention to the surroundings for fear of being found by those people. He wanted to find a remote place to set up a stall, but he couldn't do business in a remote place.
"What are they doing with me? I don't know them Bai Lina angrily shakes off her partner's hand and walks out of the alley. This person is really insane. They don't know her at all. What are you dragging her for.
Just out of the alley, bailina had no time to respond, a sack on her head, and then she was carried on her shoulder.
"What are you doing? Let go of me Bailina struggled and cried, but it didn't work at all.
When the Oriental man walked out of the alley, one of the three Europeans came forward, patted him on the shoulder, took out a hundred dollars and handed him, "well done."
"Thank you The Oriental man happily took the money and put it in his pocket. He owes them a lot of money, there is no way to pay it off. When he fell into despair and thought he would die, his American friend found him. He told him that as long as he could complete the other party's task, he not only didn't have to pay back, but also got paid every time. Of course, he would not refuse such a good thing.
So he deliberately painted for some beautiful women in the street, and then by running away, he brought them here and gave them to the people who caught up with him, and his task was completed. Although he felt sorry for these women in his heart, he had to do so.