Su Nan wanted to earn money to support his family now. For him, it made no difference whether he went to Australia or stayed in the United States.
"Anyway, I'm in America. I'm only familiar with Philadelphia, but I don't have any so-called connections or foundation of social relations. The tutor is not good, and there are not many graduate students. I just want to stay here to earn a high salary. "
Su Nan was most concerned about whether the job was reliable. He felt that the pay was quite good, and it would not be difficult to recruit people for this kind of job.
Li Du patted his chest and promised, "I have a very close friend. Don't worry. If there is a problem, I won't be able to stay in our circle of classmates."
After receiving a guarantee, Su Nan relaxed. "When can you start working?"
Li Du said, "You pack up your things in Philadelphia, and then you can start."
He was going to put this old classmate under his and Hans' warehouse auction company, so he introduced him as the boss and did not reveal his identity for the time being.
Su Nan laughed. "What do I have in Philadelphia? I've been thinking of coming to Phoenix for a long time. I originally came here for a job, but as expected, I really did find a job in Phoenix. "
Li Du said, "That's good. You pack up. I'll ask my friend to arrange for staff to handle the paperwork for you, and then you can fly to Australia to find him. He is in Australia now."
He asked Su Nan to be in charge of Hans' work and replace him.
He knew very well that Su Nan was more suitable than Hans to supervise the accounts of the Lightning Ridge opal mine and the construction of Seagull Island. As for the work of harvesting black gold abalone, he also only needed to supervise.
The person who harvested the black gold abalone was the Japanese seaman, Christy. She alone could do the work of several people. Hans was only there with the harvesting permit to deal with the inspection.
With the purchase of Seagull Island, Christy was harvesting black gold abalone in Li Du's private waters. The coast guard would not come to inspect frequently, so there was no need for Hans to stay.
Su Nan had a good appetite because he had solved the problem of work. During lunch, he frequently urged people to drink and drank a dozen beers.
Of course, it also had something to do with the taste of the brewed beer, which he was usually reluctant to buy.
After drinking for a while, Su Nan got drunk and collapsed on the table.
Sophie smiled and said, "It seems that you have really helped your old classmate solve a big problem."
Li Du said, "I didn't know about his situation before. Otherwise, I would have helped him long ago. Besides, this is a win-win situation, right?"
He waved his hand, and Brother Wolf, who was taking a sip of beer, walked over with Black Cow and Madman, who were the biggest among them. The two of them grabbed one arm each and lifted Su Nan up.
Li Du booked a hotel for Su Nan to stay in temporarily. He had wanted to retrieve Su Nan's luggage from the hotel, but he did not know where Su Nan had been staying previously.
Fortunately, Su Nan sobered up quickly. He woke up around three or four in the afternoon and said with an embarrassed smile, "Sorry to trouble you, Teacher. Did I do anything stupid when I was drunk?"
Li Du smiled and said, "No, I'm going to sleep. Let's go get your luggage."
Su Nan looked at the environment and knew that the price of this new hotel was not low. He rubbed his hands and said, "The place I stayed in before was pretty good …"
Li Du waved his hand and said, "You can stay here. It's owned by a friend. This place is mainly safe. Don't let anything happen to you in Phoenix. Otherwise, your parents really won't be able to live. "
Su Nan was convinced. He brought Li Du back to the hotel to pack up.
He stayed in a cheap motel not far from the place where they ate. It was a three-story building built with colored steel tiles, the lowest class of motels.
"This place is cheap. It's only a dozen dollars a night," Su Nan smiled helplessly.
Li Du shook his head and said, "You definitely won't be able to save money staying here."
He had been in the storage auction business all over Arizona, and Hans had told him about the ways to stay.
This kind of motel was often very shady, especially good at extorting the Chinese and other minorities. When checking out, they would find some reason to extort money. It was useless to call the police, because the motel would have the final say on the evidence.
When they went to check out, they encountered such a problem. The boss went to the room to take a look and said, "The TV is broken. A kettle and a cup are missing. Pay 200 dollars."
"You're kidding, right? The TV is broken. When did the room have a kettle and cup?" Su Nan frowned.
"Oh, and a water dispenser is missing. Pay 500 dollars, or I'll call the police and let them send you to jail for a few days. Then you'll behave, right?" the boss said darkly.
Seeing him so arrogant, Li Du was so angry that he laughed and said, "Boss, can't you just do business? Aren't you being too much of a bully? "
The skinny boss glanced at him contemptuously and said, "I'm bullying you. What's wrong with that? Chinaman, go back to your territory! "
Su Nan hurriedly stopped the angry Li Du. He said to the boss kindly, "Sorry, boss, don't get angry. My friend didn't mean anything by it. You …"
"Hey, you want to pay 1,000 dollars, right?" The boss reached out and slapped Su Nan's face. "Do you poor people have 1,000 dollars on you? Hurry up and take out 500 dollars, then get lost! "
Su Nan was in need of money. For his family, every penny was money to buy his life. How could he bear to pay for it so easily?
He smiled apologetically and said, "Boss, I really didn't break your things. You can see that we don't have much money. Can you let us go?"
The boss narrowed his eyes and said, "If you don't have money, borrow some. If you break anything in the hotel, I'll pay you twice the amount. I've written it clearly here."
Li Du laughed. He took out his wallet and took out 500 dollars. He slapped it on the boss and said, "Okay, we'll pay you. Big Pao, stop talking."
Seeing him take out his wallet, Su Nan hurriedly stopped him.
He begged the boss, "I've been staying here and helping you keep clean. You see, you don't have to clean anything except changing the sheets. Please let us go. I really don't have any money."
The boss pushed him impatiently and shouted, "Tom, come here. Someone wants to make trouble here."
Three big, bulky black waiters came in and scolded Li Du and Su Nan, "F * ck you, Chinaman, I'll send you to jail!"
The situation was not good. Su Nan had no other choice. He was afraid that if he continued to resist, the other party would start beating him up. It was fine if they beat him, but if they beat Li Du as well, then he would really have no face to see his old classmates.
He took out his wallet. There was not much money in it. He searched his body again and begged the boss, "There's only 320 dollars. Please let us go."
The boss snatched the money and said rudely, "Then pay by card. You have a credit card. I can pay by card here …"
Li Du could not stand it anymore. He took out two hundred dollars and threw it on the bed. He pulled Su Nan and walked out.
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