Chapter 32 Halloween
Chinese who came to the United States from all over the world lived a poor life at the lowest level of society in the United States, so many people were forced to take detours because of their lives. The Chinese community lacked the support of local public resources, and the influx of a large number of immigrants from the bottom class, which became a hotbed of criminal activities.
Behind many Chinese gangs in the United States, there are often legally registered "tangkou" organizations. Tangkou is an autonomous organization of local Chinese. Once the power is in the hands of some so-called "yes", "uncles", and "uncles", they will gradually engage in some illegal activities for a long time.
At first, they were united and resisted intrusion by others. In recent years, the taste gradually changed. As the number of Chinese people smuggled into the United States increased, these people took action for the sake of their interests, and some even deliberately tricked those Chinese people who had just come to live in the place.
These gangs are no different from many American gangs. They charge protection fees, fight, and even sell banned drugs, and force good men to become prostitutes.
In the United States, generally speaking, communities where non-white ethnic groups gather will have many similar gangs, not just Chinese, but many movies performed, such as Mexican gangs, have a greater influence in the United States and do more extraordinary things.
Therefore, the best security situation is the community with a lot of white people. The Du family paid a lot of protection fees in China Street in New York. Even Duqi was almost abducted several times when he was a child. That is, he had a mature mind, so he survived.
Du Rulin also learned a lesson back then, and for safety, he moved in this community, which was basically composed of white people. There were families not friendly to Chinese people in the community, but the Du family did not interact with them, and the neighbor Nath family was good, so the Du family had settled down here.
The next day, Duqi went out for a run and could feel the rich festive atmosphere. Mr. Nath, the neighbor, got up early in the morning and started to take care of the two scarecrows erected at his door. The two scarecrows were each carrying sickles. He was spraying tomato sauce on the edge of the sickle and putting a black cloak on the scarecrow, making it look like death.
In addition, the lampshade for pumpkin carving used to store candles at night is also a must-have, and it is already filled with the corridor in front of the door, the sides of the steps, and the fences.
The Du family was waiting for Duqi to come back from running and began to help. Perhaps they were not as dedicated as those families, but they were also qualified. The overall style of the vampire style is arranged.
In the afternoon, Su Ze and his wife Mary brought Su Yao to the Du family. When they saw Du Qi, Su Yao immediately ran over, rushed towards Du Qi and hugged his thighs, then raised their little face, stretched out their hands to hug them.
He bent down and picked up Su Yao, held her and walked around in the air: "Yaoyao, do you miss your brother?"
"Did your brother bring me a gift? I promised me to bring me a gift last time!" Su Yao said, her eyes rolling on Du Qi, as if she wanted to find out where the gift was hidden.
The little loli was so straightforward that Duqi felt a little hurt and couldn't help but say, "Yaoyao, have you not seen each other for so long? Don't you miss your brother anymore?"
"I think!" Su Yao answered this first, and then began to ask, "Where is my gift?"
Seeing this scene, Li Yan and others around him laughed...
Although Halloween is a game for children to ask for candy, adults will dress themselves up. When the afternoon is almost done, you can see Yaoyao wearing a pirate captain's costume, carrying a plastic dagger around his waist, and a small black eye mask with a skull pattern.
Duqi, beside her, also changed into a white linen shirt, a vest, a pair of black cowhide trousers, a pair of brown cowhide boots, and a headscarf wrapped around her head.
Obviously, Yaoyao is the pirate captain, and Duqi is obviously the subordinate.
"Brother, I am the pirate captain. You must obey my command later." Yaoyao raised his little face and announced his role with a serious expression.
Duqi cooperated very much, and immediately his expression changed: "Yes, Captain."
Yaoyao raised his little face, looking very awesome, and at the same time he leaned his little hands on his waist, as if he was really a captain and didn't want to pay attention to his subordinate Du Qi.
Du Rulin and Su Ze took out the vampire outfits he bought before, and the witch costumes that Li Yan and Mari changed. Seeing that the sky was not completely dark, everyone gathered downstairs to watch TV to pass the time.
Yaoyao was not quiet at all at this time. He started rolling on the sofa and rolled to the ground in a while. Fortunately, there was a carpet on the living room floor, so there was no need to worry about the little guy bumping.
Halloween nights were very lively. When Duqi took the lead out of the house first, he saw groups of children dragging cloth pockets or small plastic buckets knocking doors from door to door.
Children all like to be lively. When they see this scene from afar, they become excited. They start to learn from these children, holding a blood-red cloth pocket, and pulling Duqi, his "subordinate".
...
When Du Qi came back with the tired Yaoyao, who was tired from running, it was not too early. After staying at the Du family for a while, Su Ze and Mari took Su Yao to say goodbye. Du Qi also replaced the pirate "war uniform" on his body. Then he saw Du Rulin say: "Xiao Qi, come here and discuss with you if you have something to do."
Du Qi came to the living room and saw Li Yan also there. Both of them looked a little serious. When Du Qi came over, Du Rulin asked him to sit down first, and then said, "Xiao Qi, you are adult now, I have something to tell you here."
"Well, tell me." Duqi said while guessing what happened.
Then Du Rulin said, "Xiao Qi, you should also have an impression that you have a little sister who, when you were young, married to a Hong Kong man, and moved to Hong Kong to live twelve years ago."
"Yes, I still remember." Duqi asked, "Does this matter have anything to do with my sister-in-law?"
"Yes, when you went out just now, I received a call from your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law was injured and stayed in the hospital. She needed 100,000 Hong Kong dollars in medical expenses. Moreover, their family just bought a house. In addition to daily life, they also needed to repay the loan. Your sister-in-law was not able to work when she was recovering from the injury, so she wanted to borrow 150,000 Hong Kong dollars from us. According to the current exchange rate, it is almost 30,000 US dollars."
The exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar is almost 1 USD to 5 Hong Kong dollars, and there is little fluctuation. Duqi's impression of my sister-in-law and her family is quite good. Ten years ago, Duqi's grandfather was seriously ill, and her family raised two thousand dollars. Although it was not much, it was their family's entire savings.
Later, my grandfather did not cure him. He knew that the Du family was in trouble, and his uncle-in-law and his family did not mention repaying the money. He waited until Du Qi made money by selling the third-level Rubik's Cube patent, and then he paid back the money. Now that the uncle-in-law's family is in trouble, he naturally cannot stand by and watch, so he said: "Since that's the case, Dad, please send 40,000 US dollars to the uncle and tell them that since they are hospitalized, then just raise it well and don't fall into the root of the disease. Our family is not short of this money."
Seeing Du Qi say this, Du Rulin nodded and said, "We still have nearly 300,000 US dollars in our family. These deposits are all obtained by you selling the patent for the Rubik's Cube.
You have been successful since childhood, and you can get full scholarships when you go to middle school to college. Otherwise, there will be no more money left after the tuition fees over the years. Your mother and I are thinking of staying for you in the end, waiting for you to find a job after graduation in the future, and buying a house and a car directly. As a result, when you encounter this now, you will naturally have to discuss it with you. After all, this is your money."
Du Qi smiled and said, "Dad, look at what you said, we are all a family. When we encounter difficulties, we naturally have to work hard. I remember that my grandfather passed away ten years ago, and my sister-in-law's family also tried their best. Now our family is well-off. When my sister-in-law's family encounters a situation, we naturally cannot stand by, otherwise I will not be able to pass the squad."
Chapter completed!