"This time, we've gone out for 400 US dollars, and we only have more than 1,900 US dollars left. We need to eat and pay rent. This amount of money will not be available for long. Should we wait?" When talking about money, Guo Yan became cautious again.

"Look at this place where people live? I can't even see the sunshine all day long, it's cold and wet. If I live for a long time, I have to get arthritis! Besides, who are the people who are mingled here? If something happened that day, it wouldn't be a matter of money! Let's move out early!" Chen Long advised, "Isn't it just money? Let's make money after spending it."

"But...but..." Guo Yan was in a state of confusion. Of course, she wanted a better life, otherwise she would not have given up on her job as a symphony orchestra and traveled thousands of miles to the United States.

"It's nothing, but we won't go to the Lincoln Art Center today. You can pack up and change clothes. Let's go to the Xiangyuan Building to eat some fried dough sticks, drink some soy milk, and then go find a house!" Chen Long made the final decision.

Half an hour later, they appeared in the Xiangyuan building, and Achun came to greet him enthusiastically, "Mr. Wang, Mrs. Wang, you haven't been here for a long time. What do you want to eat today?"

"Give some soy milk and fried dough sticks. It's okay to have buns. These days I always eat chicken wings and eat hamburgers, but I can't eat these things." Chen Long took Guo Yan to the window and sat down. After a while, he brought a basket of buns, two bowls of soy milk and a few fried dough sticks. Achun also specially asked them to give them some pickles.

"Oh, I heard that the accent is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" After the waiter brought the breakfast, Chen Long asked after hearing his accent. They came a little late, and now the guests who had breakfast in the store were almost dispersed, so Chen Long simply invited him to sit down and chat for a while. These days, they were all foreigners, and he really wanted to say a few words to the Chinese.

After obtaining Achun's consent, waiter Xiao Li sat down. As soon as he reported his identity and origin, Guo Yan was shocked. Xiao Li was still a master's degree in marine biology. He studied hard for five years and got a diploma, but he could only carry dishes and wash dishes here.

"Hey, what am I? The boss lady is still a top student at Columbia University! She couldn't stand the anger of foreigners, so she changed her career and started a business. I understand that no matter how good the United States is, he is also an American, not a Chinese. It's not easy for us to do well in the United States." Xiao Li's face was full of vicissitudes and emotion.

"Why don't you go back to China? With your American master's degree, you have to be supported at that school?" After ten or twenty years, you will be the leader of a scholar in this field. What do you want?

"On the day I went out, I swear that I would never go back if I beat you to death! You want to make a fortune in the United States and go back home to see if you can see you, but do you feel embarrassed to go back now?" Xiao Li spread his hands, "My family doesn't know that I'm cleaning dishes in the United States. They all think I'm enjoying the happiness here. If I go back, how can I tell them?"

This is also the truth. In this era, no one can imagine that China will develop so quickly in the future. Many of the classmates who were far inferior to them stayed in China and took advantage of this trend and came to a position they didn't dare to imagine. However, at present, the difference between China and the United States is too far away, so even if Xiao Li stayed in the Xiangyuan Building to brush plates, he would not want to return to China, because even if he brushed plates, he would make a lot more profit than being a university professor in China.

"Brother Wang, you have a good start. In my opinion, you have to hurry up and take the green card first, and then find a way to become a naturalized person. If you can become an American in the future, you will be a glorious family!" Xiao Li turned around and began to persuade them.

"Well, I have to get a green card, otherwise many things will be difficult to handle, but let's forget about American nationality, I want to go back in the future." Chen Long had a plan, and for him who is familiar with the development of future generations, the United States is not that attractive.

"Qi Ming?" Guo Yan was stunned. We worked hard to get out, why did we have to go back? Xiao Li also looked incredible. Some people who still want to go back when they come to the United States?

"I'm just saying that. Green card and American nationality are so easy to get." Chen Long did not explain. It's too troublesome to talk about. Let's wait for the facts in the future.

"Xiao Li, I think, even if you are cleaning the plate now, don't put down what you learned before. It will be useful in the future." At this time, Chen Long and Guo Yan finished eating. When he got up and left, he patted Xiao Li on the shoulder, but just looked at Xiao Li's appearance, and seemed to have not listened.

"Taxi!" After coming out of Xiangyuan Building, Chen Long stopped a taxi and reported the address he wanted to go, "Go to McDoug Street, Greenwich Village!"

"Qiming, what is that place? Aren't we going to find a house? I saw that there are houses for rent on the street of Xiangyuan Building? Wouldn't we rent them here? There are Chinese people around, and we don't have to worry about no one talking, and it's convenient to eat." Guo Yan was a little puzzled. There was obviously such a good place, why didn't we find a house here?

"Birds of a feather flock together. Since we want to make a name for ourselves in the music circle, we have to go to a place where musicians gather. Our daily lives are comfortable here, but they are of no help to future development and even affect our learning English. People chat with you in Chinese every day, so how can we exercise?"

"This Greenwich Village is a concentrated area for New York artists. Henry James, Allan Poe, Eugene, and O'Neal all wrote their famous works here; rock singers such as Bob Dylan and John Lennon also lived here; Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, who played "The Godfather", also performed in small theaters here..." Chen Long popularized Guo Yan's origins.

In fact, Greenwich Village is not short of Chinese people, including Ai Weiwei and Chen Kaige from the capital, Ang Lee from Baodao, Chen Danqing and Chen Yifei from the Demon City, and of course Tan Dun from southern Hunan.

Tan Dun lived here for ten years. He also made a living by selling his skills like Shen Long. He also chose the same path as Shen Long, using some oriental music to attract passers-by.

Tan Dun also met love here. He and his wife met on a foreign street, then fell in love for one second, proposed two hours later, and lived together ten hours later.

He told Guo Yan all the way about the various legends of Greenwich Village until the voice of the taxi driver interrupted them, "Sir, Greenwich Village is here."

Get off the car and a community of red brick buildings appears before them, the New York Artist Gathering Center - Greenwich Village.
Chapter completed!