The bike is a bit worn out, and I don't know how many times it's been resold.

Niu Xiaoqiang took the bicycle over, "You sit in the back and help me show the way, I'll ride the bike." ”

Zhang Xiaolan said yes and sat on the back seat of the bicycle, and it took the two nearly ten minutes to reach the door of a Chinese restaurant.

Zhang Xiaolan parked her bicycle in front of the restaurant, and Niu Xiaoqiang looked up at the restaurant's sign and found that it read "Chaozhou Hotel" in four Chinese characters.

"This Chinese restaurant is opened by Teochew people, and it tastes good. ”

"Oh, do you come here a lot to eat?"

"The food here is set according to the price in the United States, which is dozens of times more expensive than in China, where can I afford it, but when I am homesick, I will occasionally come to fight for my teeth. ”

Zhang Xiaolan walked into the door of the restaurant with Niu Xiaoqiang as she spoke, and a white girl with an apron immediately greeted her, and said with a friendly attitude: "What do you want to eat?"

Niu Xiaoqiang was a little stunned when he saw a white man as a waiter for the first time. Zhang Xiaolan was obviously familiar with the American environment, and she instructed very familiarly: "Please bring the menu, my friend is here for the first time, and I want him to order his own food." ”

"Okay, wait a minute, the menu will be delivered right away. ”

Zhang Xiaolan beckoned Niu Xiaoqiang to sit down, and said with a smile: "I have a treat for today's meal, which can be regarded as a reception for you, but the ugly words are said first, I am not rich, you can be more leisurely later." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang waved his hand: "I'll pay for this meal, if you want to have a treat, then wait until you finish paying off your debts." ”

Zhang Xiaolan smiled self-deprecatingly: "If this is the case, it is estimated that it is unlikely that you will wait for the day when I have a treat in the United States." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled mysteriously: "That's not necessarily." ”

When Zhang Xiaolan saw Niu Xiaoqiang's expression, she felt a little strange. She hesitated, "What do you mean by that?"

Niu Xiaoqiang first took the menu and ordered two dishes, and when the waiter turned to leave, he replied: "There are two main reasons why I came to you, first of all, Uncle Zhang entrusted me to come over to find out about your situation, and then, I am preparing to participate in a project, and I want to find you as a helper, I will not let you work in vain, the salary will definitely be there, and it will not be less, no matter how you say it, it will be enough for you to repay the remaining debts." ”

Zhang Xiaolan sighed, her face was happy: "My dad will take the initiative to call him to explain the situation, now please tell me about the project in detail, this debt is almost overwhelming, the sooner I pay it off, I can relax as soon as I finish paying it off." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang lowered his voice and said, "Have you heard of artificial intelligence?"

Zhang Xiaolan was stunned when she heard this: "What is artificial intelligence for?"

Niu Xiaoqiang explained with a smile, and then avoided the truth, just saying that Professor Watson was very interested in artificial intelligence and wanted to set up an artificial intelligence research and development team, but did not say the real purpose of developing artificial intelligence.

Zhang Xiaolan believed it, and she asked with curiosity on her face, "How can I help?"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled slightly: "What Professor Watson has developed is not a software-type artificial intelligence, but an intelligent machine with a physical body, such as a robot or something, you are familiar with electronic equipment, and you can help us install and debug related equipment." ”

Zhang Xiaolan nodded happily: "No problem, I will work hard when the time comes!"

Zhang Xiaolan was indeed overwhelmed by the debt, and seeing that she had the opportunity to repay the debt quickly, she suddenly felt a lot more relaxed and smiled happily.

In order to free her from the shadow of debt as soon as possible, Niu Xiaoqiang took out six thousand dollars from his pocket and handed it over: "Here is six thousand dollars, which I lent you, and I will deduct it from your salary in the future, and I will accompany you to pay off the debt later, so as not to worry about you all the time." ”

Zhang Xiaolan was also not polite, put the money into her personal pocket, and said with a grateful face: "Xiaoqiang, thank you for your help!"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be so polite, I know your father so well, and I'm quite familiar with you, and friends should help when they are in trouble." ”

Zhang Xiaolan was moved: "That being said, not everyone can be as generous as you, even if they are very good friends, they may not be willing to spend so much money to help." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and changed the subject: "How is your study?

Zhang Xiaolan straightened her chest: "I'm amazing, my academic performance is among the best in the entire department, but I didn't delay my studies because of my part-time job." ”

Zhang Xiaolan had a proud look on her face when she spoke, and she was a little coquettish.

Niu Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "That's good." ”

Zhang Xiaolan realized that she was a little out of shape, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm so ridiculous, I actually screamed in front of you, when it comes to learning, you are the best, even Professor Watson is eager for you." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled bitterly: "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about the situation in your family, there is something I want to explain to you in advance, your stepmother's daughter is about to come to the United States to study, and the city where she studied is also in Boston." ”

Zhang Xiaolan looked puzzled when she heard this: "With Liu Xue's grades, how can she be admitted to a foreign university? Xiaoqiang, is it a relationship you helped find?"

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded: "Well, it's indeed the relationship I helped find, and I can't wipe my face when I say it, there's no way." ”

Zhang Xiaolan rolled her eyes disdainfully: "It's my stepmother who begged you, right? She doesn't know what kind of character her daughter is, is she embarrassed to talk to you?"

Niu Xiaoqiang enlightened: "Who doesn't want to create better conditions for their children? Aunt Liu is not bad, your father is married to her, don't worry about you, who is a girl, so as not to make the family uneasy." ”

Zhang Xiaolan sighed: "Of course I know that the family should be harmonious, but I just feel uncomfortable, our family used to have a hard time, my mother followed my father without enjoying a day's happiness, and passed away early, and when my father became famous, other women posted it, if it was you, you were afraid that you would be as uncomfortable as me." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang has long seen that Zhang Xiaolan has an extreme personality because of the lack of maternal love, speaking of which she is also a very poor person, she lost her mother at a young age, Zhang Guangmao, a father, has little time to accompany her because he is busy with work, and most of the children who grow up in this environment will have the same eccentric temper as Zhang Xiaolan.