Chapter 1541 You Don’t Look Like a Nerd
Xiao Peng and his friends were having a blast eating, chatting, and having fun, completely forgetting the unpleasantness the police had just caused them. Just when they were having so much fun, someone suddenly greeted them, "Hey, buddy! Hi!"
Xiao Peng and the others turned to look at the wall to one side. A blond young man holding a beer shouted at Xiao Peng, "You were so cool just now! Let me toast you!"
Xiao Peng picked up his glass and said, "Thank you! They picked the wrong person to bully me!"
The blond young man drank the can of beer in his hand and said, "Are you a lawyer?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "No, I just read a few books on law."
After hearing this, the blond young man said, "You don't look like 'Ned' either."
Xiao Peng blinked. 'Ned' means 'an annoying person' in English. In American schools, people use this term to refer to those who love to study. The corresponding term is 'Jock', which refers to those bullies who take advantage of their size or popularity to bully others.
In this culture, people like "Jock" are associated with positive personalities, enthusiasm, courage, and widespread respect, while those who read are relegated to the bottom of the school hierarchy. In American school culture, the more you read, the less popular you are. Even today's successful people like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk were at the bottom of the pecking order when they were in school, and even today they still feel resentful when they talk about their school days.
Anyone who watches American movies regularly will agree that this character appears in almost every school-related film: wearing black-framed glasses, a plaid shirt, dungarees, and leather shoes, and being bullied in various ways. That's the typical "Ned."
Xiao Peng just smiled and did not answer the question.
The blond youth then said, "I've made you suffer today."
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was stunned: "What does this have to do with you?"
The blond youth explained, "That old man just now is called Ty Brock. He and my father have always been enemies! And we both bought houses here, and he's been giving me trouble all the time!"
Xiao Peng was puzzled and asked, "Then why did he let the police provoke me? We just came from the Netherlands today and haven't offended anyone!"
The blond youth angrily replied, "This guy and his wife are pure racists! Didn't you notice I invited a lot of black friends to my party? I was just trying to piss him off! Wow, because my black friend came to see me, he actually asked the community administrator to kick my friend out, saying this was an all-white community!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said with a gloomy face: "Then he'd better not talk to me like that, otherwise I will make him pay for it!"
The blond young man replied, "He doesn't dare to do it openly now. Last time, he was fined over $700,000 by the court for racist remarks. Can't you see he's hiding out here and not appearing in public? His wife has confined him to his home so he can focus on his work!"
"Is he a writer?" Xiao Peng was stunned at first, then suddenly, as if remembering something, he picked up the book that Bruch had torn up and set on fire. "Is this Charlene Block related to him?"
The blond youth laughed when he saw Xiao Peng's torn book. "You used his books to fuel the fire? What a good choice! Charlene Block is his wife. Because of what happened to Ty, his name is no longer on their books. Hey, I'm Zeke Brightman. What about you? Are you Japanese?"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "If I were from Japan and I spoke English, would you understand me? My name is Xiao, I'm from Daxia, but I just came from Europe."
"No wonder you like reading." Zeke Brightman said helplessly, "Most of the Daxia international students in our university love reading more than anything else. As for others, they play even crazier than us."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Don't stand outside the fence. Why don't you come over and have a drink and chat?"
After looking at the food on Xiao Peng's table, Zeke Brightman said, "I'll send my friends over to play with you later!"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "You're welcome anytime!"
After Zeke left, Bruch picked up the book on the ground and said, "Boss, you're famous for your love of reading. Why did you let this book be thrown away? What on earth does this Charlene Block do?"
Xiao Peng said it succinctly: "Charlatan! Liar! Clown! Demon!"
"Pfft!" Bruch snorted. "Boss, it's rare to see you give such a direct and negative evaluation of someone."
Xiao Peng shook his head: "No, no, no, I'm not talking about one person, I'm talking about the couple! They are both scumbags."
Bruch laughed: "What on earth did they do to make you so angry? You really don't like them, don't you?"
Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this: "Who said I don't like them? I absolutely love them! I wish there were more people like them."
Everyone at the scene was confused. What did Xiao Peng mean by this? He cursed the Brocks while simultaneously expressing his hope that more people like them would emerge? Wasn't this a bit schizophrenic?
Xiao Peng finally gave the answer: "If all Americans were like them, the world would be a much better place."
This made the guys even more frustrated: "You might as well not give an answer. This sounds confusing."
At this time, Xiao Peng pointed in the direction of the gate and said, "You can ask him to explain it to you."
Everyone looked in the direction Xiao Peng pointed. Zeke Brightman came over carrying a large sign. Seeing Xiao Peng looking at him, he said directly, "The 'No Trespassing' sign at your door isn't eye-catching. I brought you a more eye-catching one from home! Is this sign big enough?"
Xiao Peng and others nodded together. This warning sign was indeed big enough, at least two meters high!
After seeing the content on the warning sign, everyone was completely speechless: This warning sign is really Texas-there is a picture of a gun on it, and underneath it is written: 'When we encounter problems, we don't call the police, we just shoot ourselves!'
You win!
After Bruch helped stick the warning sign in the grass in front of the door, Zeke Brightman came over. His first words immediately impressed Xiao Peng: "Give me some chopsticks! I want some spicy large intestine! Damn it! I didn't want to come here at first, but when I saw the spicy large intestine and braised liver tips, I had to come! Of course, I can't come to my neighbor's house empty-handed. I brought a bottle of wine for you guys."
Xiao Peng's liking for him instantly soared after hearing this—he even liked Chinese food and knew how to visit someone without empty-handed! Damn, I really should have William come over and learn from him. This is the proper etiquette for interacting with the people of Daxia!
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