Manhattan Reborn 1978

Night falls.

new York.

In Midtown Manhattan, on East 58th Street, there is a gas station bar called No Charge.

(This is all a bad name...)

The bar was almost full.

Many people were drinking and chatting about interesting topics with the people around them.

In the bar.

A young bartender who was busy was attracted by the conversation between two new customers.

"Hey~ don't mention it!"

"I went to the audition site of that big film and television company today, and I was almost squeezed to death!"

"Hahaha~ Why are you joining in the fun? Are you still dreaming of being an actor or a star?"

"Humph~ You have to try... before you can be willing to accept it~"

"..ok!"

"what's the result?"

"...waiting for notification~"

"Oh~"

The two people, who seemed to be good friends, ended this unpleasant topic in a tacit understanding and were ready to talk about something else.

The young bartender held two glasses of wine in his hand and placed them in front of them. He smiled and said, "Can you tell me... where are you going to audition?"

The person who participated in the audition glanced at the wine glass and smiled: "You want to try too?"

"Correct!"

"Hahahaha~ You can't even speak. You still want to act? Stop it!~"

The young bartender smiled nonchalantly, pointed to his chest, and said: "Suppose: I, I, I am a policeman now, and I want to check, check, check your ID. This friend asks friends to help, help, help. Let’s start~”

"Uh...hahaha~ Let's start!"

"..."

After hearing this, the young bartender said nothing, but his expression seemed to be completely different.

He grabbed something randomly from the bar, shook it in front of the two of them, and said, "Don't move when you're done~ You two bastards!"

"I doubt you now..."

"..."

The two drinkers' eyes widened and they looked at each other in disbelief, feeling strange. .

This is ****. .Why don't you stutter anymore?

Pretend to speak your lines smoothly, but usually stutter when speaking?

There is such a thing?

fxxx!

A bartender tried to talk to the young bartender several times in a cooperative manner and found that he spoke normally without any stuttering. .

An idea flashed in his mind and he simply shouted "cut"!

The young bartender was having fun playing freely. When he suddenly heard this word, he was stunned for two seconds and then laughed.

"How, how?"

"I-am I okay?"

"..."

"Okay@~ You are really good!"

"Then, then, can you tell me, my film and television company, where is..."

"Uh... stop it! Stop torturing me~"

"I said it, I said it all!"

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

ten minutes later.

The young bartender held his coat in his hand and rushed out of the bar like the wind, not caring about the laughter and curses coming from the people behind him. .

----

new York.

Kennedy International Airport.

Chef Zhang Wenbiao and Brother Biao of Xincheng Restaurant in Chinatown were standing at the airport pick-up exit with lawyer George from Da Company, listening to the announcement in the airport and constantly looking inside.

ten minutes later.

A Chinese woman of medium height wearing a hat and a windbreaker walked out with a small box in her hand.

After Brother Biao saw her, he shouted happily: "Xiaosi~Xiaosi! I'm here!"

The woman who heard the shouting followed the sound and found Brother Biao, and walked over quickly with a smile.

When the woman came closer, Brother Biao laughed, opened his arms, hugged the woman directly, and said.

"You little girl~ finally remembered me and came to New York!"

"Oh~ this is...at the airport~ put me down quickly!"

"Hahaha~ Okay, how old are you? Are you still shy about this?"

"I tell you, a warm hug is a courtesy for American friends when they meet again ~ you have to get used to it slowly!"

The woman tilted her head and rolled her eyes at Brother Biao, straightened some of her messed up clothes with her hands, and asked softly: "Is that foreigner... your friend?"

This time it was Brother Biao's turn to roll his eyes, resisting the urge to look back at Lawyer George, and explained softly to the woman.

"Yingying, he is the lawyer George who just helped you go through the customs. Today is the weekend break. I specifically asked him to come and help us. You should thank him later!"

"Oh~ I understand!"

The woman rolled her eyes, showed a big smile, took a few steps forward and walked to Lawyer George, stretched out her right hand, and spoke in English with an authentic London suburban accent.

"Hello~ I am Cui Yingying, thank you for your help!"

Lawyer George listened to her weird accent, glanced at Brother Biao, and couldn't help laughing.

"Hello, I'm George~ This is all a trivial matter, Cui~"

"..."

Cui Yingying blinked her big eyes and was stunned for two seconds. Brother Biao took her small box and smiled at the two of them.

"Let's go~ It's already very late. You should go back and get rid of the jet lag first."

"After you've rested, we'll talk about other things."

"...Okay~"

Cui Yingying responded, turned to look at Lawyer George, hesitated for a few seconds, opened her arms to him with a smile, and hugged him gently.

Lawyer George, who was being hugged, looked at Brother Biao and said with a smile: "I... I have time after get off work tomorrow night. Can I ask this beautiful lady to have dinner?"

Brother Biao made a fierce face and shook his head like a rattle: "No, you have a beautiful idea!"

"...Okay~"

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

The three of them left the airport and got into Brother Biao's new second-hand car.

on the way.

Sitting in the back row, I kept looking out the car window at Cui Yingying with a novel attitude, and a long-lost smile appeared on my lips.

Brother Biao, who was driving, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he saw her expression in the rearview mirror.

This year, Cui Yingying is nearly 30 years old.

She is a poor orphan adopted by her master when Brother Biao was learning to cook.

When she was nine years old, an accidental fire took away all her relatives.

When Brother Biao went to Xiangjiang to learn cooking skills from a teacher, Cui Yingying was the best in the girls' lives.

At that time, Cui Yingying always exuded an aura of youth that made people feel particularly close to her. If Brother Biao hadn't been a father, he would have couldn't help but pick this delicate flower away. .

When Cui Yingying turned 20, she married into a family of doctors and became a full-time wife.

However, things are unpredictable~

Cui Yingying, who escaped the fire, was adopted by a good person, and married to her lover, originally thought she would live a happy life like this.

She never imagined that she would have a congenital disease related to infertility. .

Her husband's family is a medical family, but they are helpless and unable to do anything about her condition, which is similar to congenital incomplete development. .

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, no descendant is the greatest!

Cui Yingying's husband, forced by the constant pressure from the elderly and family members, had no choice but to negotiate with her to marry a second wife to pass on the family legacy.

(In Xiangjiang in the 60s, although it was not recognized by law, it was common among the people to marry a second wife. As long as you could afford it and how many wives you were willing to marry, no one would care about you. Anyway, they all No legal identity.)

this. .What should she do?

Cui Yingying, who has always been strong, gritted her teeth and promised her husband that if Western medicine could not cure her disease, she could divorce her husband and it would not delay the continuity of their family. .

The result. .

Several years have passed.

Cui Yingying spent almost all her money and visited famous doctors in Xiangjiang and other places, and came to only one conclusion.

Her menstruation is normal and her uterus must be fine.

Infertility problems should lie in the organs that produce seeds. .Incomplete ovarian development~

Emm. .

At the end of last year, Cui Yingying, feeling hopeless, took the initiative to file for divorce from her husband and left her home alone for nearly ten years.

Brother Biao also learned about this when he called Xiangjiang a few days ago and chatted with Master.

So Brother Biao immediately made a decision and persuaded Master to let his junior sister come to the United States and come to New York!

The medical level here is developing very fast. Cui Yingying’s disease will definitely be cured~

Change the environment, change the mood, maybe junior sister can live a happier life~

These are the reasons. .very powerful!

Master Biao Ge thought about it all night, and finally contacted Brother Biao and agreed to let Yingying leave this sad place in Xiangjiang and go to the United States.

That. .Why does Brother Biao care so much about this junior sister?

Although Cui Yingying is a female, she is not accepted by the chef industry, which is now dominated by men.

But she grew up next to Master Biao Ge and learned good cooking skills.

Master Biao Ge once said this to Brother Biao and several of his unsatisfactory disciples when he was drinking happily.

"Yingying is a child with dexterous hands, sharp eyesight, a good nose, and her mouth is particularly sensitive to taste..."

"In addition, she has a clear mind and learns things quickly~ If she were not a girl, she would definitely become a famous chef all over the world!"

. . .

The car driven by Brother Biao did not pass through Brooklyn, but drove into Queens, which has relatively good security, and sent Lawyer George home first.

After lawyer George got off the car and went home.

Only then did the two people in the car really relax.

"Yingying, if I hadn't contacted Master and found out that you were on the plane with a large amount of cash, I wouldn't have asked Lawyer George to help... American customs is very strict!"

"Why do you bring so much cash?"

"When you come to New York, I don't need anything here. You can keep the money in the bank, okay?"

Cui Yingying stroked the small box with her left hand, shook her head slightly and said with a smile: "It's all mine!"

"If I don't bring it, what else can I bring?"

When Brother Biao was waiting at a red light at an intersection, he turned to look at his junior sister and asked uncertainly: "Did you sell the house?"

"Sold~"

"But it..."

Cui Yingying shook her head calmly, looked out the window, and said nothing.

"..."

Brother Biao turned around, sighed helplessly, and said, "Okay~"

"I'll take you to open an account tomorrow and you put all the money in!"

"No one in New York would walk around with so much cash, let alone keep it all at home."

"Good~!"

"Oh~ By the way, you called Master and said you want to open a new restaurant in New York?"

"You...don't you work in your uncle's restaurant? Where do you get the money?"

Brother Biao slowly exerted force on his feet. As he drove the car, he glanced at the rearview mirror and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I accidentally met our boss who came to the restaurant for dinner~"

“He was full of compliments on my craftsmanship!”

"So, his friend helped me open this restaurant with the help of money~"

"Your boss...his friend?"

Brother Biao glanced left and right and felt that there was still a long way to go before he got home, so he simply told his junior sister everything that happened after meeting David.

ten minutes later.

The car drove across the bridge and entered Manhattan.

After listening to Brother Biao's story, Cui Yingying tapped her chin with her hand, her big eyes full of curiosity: "Well... your boss David, can he also speak fluently?"

"Is he a child of that big family?"

"No~"

"Didn't I just say that~"

"His friends, the people who paid for me to open the restaurant, are family members of several well-known large conglomerates here in the United States."

"David, he turns out to be..."

"Look at the street, it looks like this kind of bar~"

"He used to work in a bar like this, just an ordinary bartender~"

"Oh~ So that's it~"

Cui Yingying turned her head and looked at the street bar going away behind her. She couldn't help but become a little curious and interested in the boss David mentioned by Brother Biao.

Brother Biao saw the red light ahead and slowly stopped the car again. After hesitating for a moment, he turned to ask his junior sister.

"I heard...a few months ago, a doctor and biologist in the UK came up with..."

"test tube baby!"

"I know!"

"That's why I agreed to come to New York~"

Cui Yingying's eyes were wandering but full of hope as she said.

"On July 1978, 7, British obstetrician Patrick Steptoe and biologist Robert Edwards collaborated to successfully study the medical miracle of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer!"

“It involves fertilizing a man’s sperm and a woman’s egg using various techniques outside the body, and after culturing them for a period of time, they move them into the woman’s uterus, so that women who are infertile due to certain diseases but have a healthy uterus can become pregnant. An opportunity for motherhood.”

"This new medical technology gave birth to the world's first girl, which is called a test-tube baby~"

"Just this month, October 10rd~"

"Over in India, someone also used this technology to successfully impregnate a woman and give birth to a girl."

Cui Yingying's voice became slower and more determined as she said, "I... still have a chance!"

"I...will definitely be a good mother!"

Brother Biao, who was sitting in the driver's seat and driving, looked straight ahead and mumbled for a long time before speaking softly.

"I will~"

"You will definitely do it!"

The child has become the inner demon of junior sister Cui Yingying. .

But this sounds like in vitro fertilization with high-end medical technology. .How much will it cost?

she. .Where can I find a man? .

cough~

that. .The child's father. .Who to choose?

Go and shout to anyone on the street?

Emm. .

Brother Biao is thinking wildly in his head~

Junior sister Cui Yingying sat in the back row, her expression calm, but her heart became increasingly hot.

Close~ closer!

That day is no longer far away!

----

Manhattan.

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

David ordered a dozen pizzas for his growling stomach, and ate them with everyone in the bar~

Of course, the main pizza-eating force, combat VIP, and true big eater is none other than Big Zach.

This guy, he killed six pizzas by himself~

Let everyone say: "ohmygod!"

Old Rhett, who had already known about the big Zach's appetite, happily placed another pizza in front of the kid and said with a smile.

"When you eat, you must be full~"

"When you get to my age, you won't be able to eat even if you want to eat~"

The big Zach scratched his head in embarrassment, glanced at his brother, the little Zach, raised his hand, gestured with his index finger and thumb, and said in a naive voice.

"Well~ I'm just a little bit closer..."

"Hahahaha~"

Not far away, Jin Ji sat on her husband Giovanni's lap, laughing softly: "Tell me...who has a bigger appetite, the big man Zach or the elephant?"

When Giovanni heard this question, he thought about it seriously, tilted his head and said, "It should be... an elephant, right?!"

Jin Ji found it funny but had no choice but to give it to her husband. The third brother Giovanni was so confused that he stood up, stretched, shook his head and laughed.

"I think...it's Big Zach!"

Giovanni just drank two more drinks~

Then I saw my wife Jin Ji, that figure, that sharp S-curve, that damn temptation~

He couldn't help but swallowed his saliva, and looked around wildly with his eyes. He stood up, pulled Jin Ji with him, and ran to his home above the bar. .

Jin Ji didn't understand what was going on. She didn't realize it until her husband pulled her out of the bar. She laughed and cursed.

"Damn bastard~ You know how to choose your time!"

"Hehe~ It's okay, 10 minutes... No, just 15 minutes!"

Jin Ji, who was angry and funny, used strong force on her husband, Giovanni, and said helplessly.

"At this time, mother and child are not resting~"

Giovanni's face froze, like a deflated rubber ball, and he lowered his head helplessly and sighed: "Okay~ let's... go to the underground warehouse of the bar, how about it?"

"fxxxyou!"

"What do you think I am?"

"...Once in a while, that's okay, right?"

"..."

Jin Ji stared at Giovanni with an angry face for more than ten seconds, kicked him hard several times, and then said.

"In the evening... I'll talk to Susan and get off work early tonight!"

"You're waiting to go home! Watch me kill you!"

Giovanni blinked, chuckled a few times, put his arm around his wife's shoulders, and walked into the bar happily.

. . .

In the Wildfire Bar.

Everyone watched happily as the big man Zach started his own work after finishing his meal.

David sat at the bar and asked Erica who was busy at the bar: "Where's Zina? Madonna isn't here either? How have the three of them been living since they moved here? Are you used to it?"

Erica wiped her hands and said with a smile: "Since Zina moved here, she has been like a workaholic. She goes out early and comes back late every day, and there is always no one around."

"But when she comes back in the evening, she always comes here to have a drink and relax."

"As for your Miranla..."

"Hey~ stop, stop!~"

"She's not mine, don't talk nonsense!"

Erica rolled her eyes with disgust and said teasingly: "Are you going to end the relationship so soon?"

"You are such a scumbag..."

"Hey~ I haven't even touched her hand, okay! Why am I such a scumbag?"

"Tsk~ The devil knows whether you did it or not!"

David slapped his forehead, not intending to dwell on this issue any longer, and asked instead: "Tell me something else~"

"During this period, you and everyone moved here. Did you encounter any problems?"

Erica shrugged: "The soundproofing in the room is not very good... Does it count?"

"Well... all apartments are similar, the sound insulation is not good anywhere~"

"Uh~hehe~"

"Then you go talk to Giovanni and Jin Ji and ask them to change the time..."

"Every day when I'm sleeping, they wake me up~"

David was stunned for a few seconds, then he held back his laughter and shook his head and whispered: "What the hell do I say!?"

"Aren't you the boss?"

"Boss, I don't care what time they go to bed..."

"Hahaha~"

"Okay, okay~ Do you... know that Giovanni and his family live in an apartment?"

"Maybe you should let them live separately from the elderly and children~"

"Giovanni is following you, and your work schedule is pretty normal."

"Ever since Jin Ji came to work in the bar, she has been getting off work later and later just to make money~"

David scratched his chin, turned to look at Black Mike and Ravis not far away and asked, "Why haven't you mentioned this?"

They both spread their hands~

The second brother Lavis smiled and said: "He doesn't even say it himself, how can we say it~"

"...Okay~"

"Where's Giovanni?"

Black Mike raised his hand and pointed to the door, and saw his third brother walking in with his wife in his arms and a smug smile on his face.

David couldn't help but feel happy when he saw him like this, and said with a smile: "Hey~ Come both of you!"

Giovanni glanced at his wife Jin Ji blankly, and the two walked to David: "What's the matter, boss?"

"It's okay~"

"Um... tomorrow upstairs, you two will find an apartment and move in,~"

"In this way, you two have a private space, and the elderly and children can also have a good rest!"

Giovanni felt his wife grabbing his hand, hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Don't worry boss, we will pay the rent."

"Tsk~..Okay~"

"You talk to Susan about these things, and I won't care!"

"Um...where's Heywood?"

"If you have any problems, let him, a universal worker, help you solve them~"

"Hahaha~ I can do it all without him~"

"Hmm... That's okay!"

"Who has the keys? You can go pick a room now while you are not busy."

"..okay!"

Giovanni and Jin Ji nodded to several people with gratitude and excitement, and walked out of the bar happily.

The second brother, Lavis, pretended to be sour and whispered: "I also have a child at my place~"

When several people heard what he said, they all raised their middle fingers in unison~

Black Mike laughed and scolded: "You bastard... There is an old man living at Giovanni's house. What about you? It's just the two of you and an ignorant little kid..."

Lavis smiled and bared his big white teeth, threw a look at David, and changed the subject.

"Hey, David~ You said you were going to arrange a place for Denzel to live today~ Where did you want him to live? Upstairs?"

David curled his lips and shook his head: "When Black Mike and I move here, won't the original apartment be free? Let him live there first~"

"Oh~"

David thought about it in his head and said to Black Mike: "Tomorrow, you and Andres' people will pick up Denzel Washington and place him in your original apartment."

"Then... Erica, when you meet Zina tonight, tell her that a new actor is going to join the agency. Let her ask me for the specific details."

"ok~"

"Well~Denzel's problems are all solved!"

"Let's have another drink, and then I'll go back and rest, I'm a little tired~"

Black Mike smiled and raised his eyebrows, and whispered: "Wait a moment... Let Susan go back too, I will help her with her work tonight~"

"Tch~" David gave him two middle fingers in return.

Several people burst out laughing.