Xu Yun didn't expect that there would be bars that opened early in the morning just across the Pacific Ocean.
He really didn't understand why Americans liked drinking so much. There were so many more bars than hotels on the roadside. Were there so few people who wanted to get a room? It was really incomprehensible.
But thinking about it carefully, after all, the country was open-minded. Even the dormitories in the school were mixed. The time it took to get a room would be done in the dormitory. Also, Americans liked big cars. Pickup trucks were everywhere on the streets. It was convenient to shake a car. Perhaps it was because of this that the small hotel industry here was not very developed.
The reason why the bars were so developed was much simpler. Even unemployed people could receive a minimum wage. The more idle and lazy a person was, the more they liked to drink and smoke. Of course, smoking was not smoking. It was smoking marijuana. Marijuana was relatively easy to get in American bars.
Getting marijuana here was different from Hua Xia. The people in Hua Xia were very poor. They were basically struggling to survive. Those who had a house to live in, a car to drive, and two savings were considered well-off families. How could they have the spare money to smoke marijuana?
Those who could afford to smoke marijuana had to have at least two dollars, right? At the very least, it was easy to get money like gangsters, or those in the entertainment industry who could get money easily. Otherwise, it was the nouveau riche who didn't know what money was.
It was different in America. It was very easy for high school students to get their hands on marijuana. After class, they would run to the toilet to smoke marijuana, just like Hua Xia high school students. Therefore, even the poor in the United States still had ways to buy marijuana. They still had the money to spare.
If they could even afford to smoke marijuana, they couldn't afford to drink alcohol. Some lazy drunkards even went to bars early in the morning and drank until late at night before going home to sleep drunk.
Although Bai Xiaoye was amused by Xu Yun on the surface, she was annoyed. She pushed open the door of a small bar and walked in. Xu Yun had no choice but to follow her in. He didn't really care about the money in his pocket, but he was worried that Bai Xiaoye would drink this kind of alcohol to drown her sorrows.
Using alcohol to drown one's sorrows would only make one more sorrowful. This was definitely a famous saying. Xu Yun had personally experienced it. He was very sure of this point. The more troublesome things one encountered, the easier it was to get drunk.
However, the more troublesome things were, the more people liked to use alcohol to numb themselves. It was as if this kind of anesthesia could temporarily make people forget the depression and irritation in their hearts. However, he forgot that this was only a temporary solution to his annoyance.
"Whiskey for two." Bai Xiaoye sat down at the counter and knocked on it.
The owner of the bar was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties. His beard was very long and a little white. He quickly placed two glasses in front of Xu Yun and Bai Xiaoye and skillfully poured about half a liter of wine into each glass. Then, he took out an ice bucket and placed it in front of the two, indicating that if they wanted to add ice, they could help themselves.
Bai Xiaoye didn't wait for Xu Yun to sit down and drank the whiskey in one gulp. It was too easy to drink one sip at a time.
"Boss, can you pour more?" Bai Xiaoye asked.
"You said it was for two." The middle-aged bar owner tilted his head and shrugged. "Just pour half a glass?"
"Fill it up," Bai Xiaoye said. A 250-milliliter whiskey glass only filled half a liter to the brim.
The bar owner smiled. He could tell that this Asian girl was thinking about something. He poured a full glass for Bai Xiaoye.
"Don't drink so much." Xu Yun didn't know Bai Xiaoye's alcohol tolerance and didn't dare to let her drink too much. He didn't know what to do if she drank too much. "Don't force yourself if you can't drink."
After saying that, Xu Yun also drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.
The bar owner stood opposite of Xu Yun with the bottle and raised his eyebrows. He seemed to be asking if he wanted to fill it up too.
Xu Yun was even more direct. "Just give me the bottle."
"I've never sold a whole bottle of whiskey in my shop." The bar owner was a little surprised. He didn't know how to charge.
Xu Yun had long heard that if a Chinese bought a pack of cigarettes that cost 70 USD in the US, the Chinese would give the seller 120 USD for the cigarettes. He had no idea that the other party meant that he should just give 50 USD. Instead, he thought that the Chinese were stupid and returned the 20 USD to the Chinese. Then, he gave the Chinese 30 USD in a proper manner. He thought that this was the correct way to do things.
It seemed that the bar owner was the same. Primary school math was probably taught by an art teacher.
"How much is a serving for each of you? Based on the volume of whiskey you poured just now, it's about 25 milliliters per person. This bottle of Bourbon is 750 milliliters, which means that you can pour 30 servings per bottle. "Xu Yun:" You'll let it go like this, right? If you pay one dollar per person, this bottle will be 30 dollars. "
The bar owner listened but still didn't understand in the end. However, he was too lazy to think too much about it. Whatever. If he was willing to pay 30 servings, then he would pay 30 servings. Because he felt that he had never drunk 30 servings per bottle …
While Xu Yun was teaching the American uncle the simplest addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, Bai Xiaoye had already finished her entire glass of whiskey.
"You don't have to drink like this even if you're worried." Xu Yun quickly stopped Bai Xiaoye from snatching the bottle from him. "I'll accompany you. Let's drink slowly. There's only one bottle. No one can drink more than that."
"Xu Yun, are you really my brother? Why are you so stingy? One bottle? Who can drink that much? Forget it, forget it. I don't want you as my brother. "Bai Xiaoye even tried to provoke him." If you want to be my brother, then be more generous. "
Xu Yun smiled bitterly. He also wanted to be generous! However, that required capital. If he had nothing to do now, and Bai Xiaoye said she wanted to drink, he would definitely take her to the bar on the top floor of Star Kai and drink to their heart's content. First, he didn't have to worry about suddenly having something to do. Second, he didn't have to worry about not having enough money to spend.
But now, he had to at least save enough money for the plane ticket home. He couldn't possibly ask Celine for money to buy a plane ticket after returning to Canada, right? As a man, he really couldn't open his mouth to ask for money.
"Okay, I'll fill you up, okay?" Xu Yun had no choice but to pour more whiskey for Bai Xiaoye. He had to keep an eye on her now. He couldn't let her drink without restraint.
…
However, in the blink of an eye, three to five bottles of whiskey were finished. Xu Yun couldn't hold it in anymore. He was annoyed! No matter who it was, if they knew that their father threw them to someone else after giving birth to them and went to have fun, no one would feel comfortable.
Xu Yun endured it earlier because he felt that he was a man. Bai Xiaoye had already suffered a blow from this incident and was very weak. He didn't want to show anything.
However, after a few glasses of whiskey, Xu Yun's psychological defence collapsed. He was also annoyed and uncomfortable. Who could he talk to? Other than his sister, Bai Xiaoye, he had no one to talk to. Who could he talk to about this kind of thing? Who wouldn't laugh at him?
It was fine to talk to Bai Xiaoye. After all, Xu Yun's father was also Bai Xiaoye's father. The two of them were truly in the same boat.
Fortunately, they were both experts. Although alcohol affected them, it wasn't to the extent that they couldn't control themselves like ordinary people. Even the bar owner, who was a good drinker, was impressed by the two's alcohol tolerance. By noon, there were already seven empty bottles beside the two of them.
Xu Yun had also enlightened Bai Xiaoye. Now, it was Bai Xiaoye's turn to enlighten Xu Yun. "Brother, it's better that you haven't seen him since you were young. Out of sight, out of mind. I feel that this is quite good. It's better not to have such a father! Come, let's drink again. "
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