America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 9 The Black Lead Actor in Green Book

Without saying anything more, the two of them soon met a white youth. To Li Xiaoen's surprise, the tall and thin black youth was following behind him.

After greeting each other with a smile, Daniel introduced himself to the other party. Only then did Li Xiaoen learn each other's names. The white youth was called Michael and the tall and thin black youth was called Malcolm.

"Hey, bro, what's up?"

Daniel took two steps toward Malcolm and raised his fist.

The imagined scene of fist bumps and interactive gestures did not occur. Instead, Malcolm took a half step back in fright, leaving everyone present stunned.

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to do this."

Malcolm's eyes were apologetic behind his black-framed glasses, and he shook his head with a wry smile.

"It's okay, it's okay. I was just being self-righteous."

Daniel reacted quickly and waved his hand.

Why, I always feel that this black young man is familiar.

Li Xiaoen felt a strange sense of déjà vu. He extended his hand and said something that every Chinese student knew: "Hello, nice to meet you."

"Yeah, me too."

Malcolm quickly extended his hand and nodded repeatedly, his whole demeanor full of stern courtesy.

Yes, similar to the black male protagonist in Green Book.

Li Xiaoen suddenly understood and asked curiously, "Excuse me, may I ask? Your family should be well-off, right?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Daniel, but even Michael who came with Malcolm all looked at him.

"Yeah, it's okay."

Malcolm didn't hide anything and smiled modestly, "My father is a lawyer and my mother is a university professor."

"Oh……"

The three of them nodded seriously, their unanimous guess finally confirmed.

"Hey, come on, let's first decide the goals of this get-together."

Without dwelling on the topic any further, Daniel took out his phone and placed it in front of the four of them. "As agreed, the Chinese girl in blue is my target."

"Hey, she's my target too!" Michael retorted quickly.

"I asked them out!"

"You were the one who dated these two Chinese girls, but I wasn't the one who dated the two white girls?"

"Oh, so it's so clear, right? Then let's each go on a date with the girl we've made an appointment with..."

The two of them argued back and forth without giving up. Li Xiaoen was amused by the scene but had no thoughts in his mind at all.

As for ABC, who grew up completely in American culture and is already an American in the final analysis, he doesn't like their makeup and style at all.

If he wants to experience the customs and culture of America, why doesn't he find a real white girl?

"Sean, aren't you going to choose one?" Malcolm next to him asked curiously while they were watching the show.

"To be honest, none of the four girls are really to my liking."

Li Xiaoen shrugged. He had already noticed that the other party only glanced at the photos of the four girls and didn't look at them again. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What about you? There's no girl you like either?"

Even he, who had seen "Cang Hai" and was not interested in it, took a look at it twice. The other party actually just glanced at it lightly, which really surprised him. Could it be...

"Just like you, there's no one I like."

Malcolm smiled without showing any teeth, and was not even qualified to participate in the audition for the black toothpaste advertising character.

"Could it be that there aren't any black girls?" Li Xiaoen asked again. In the American dating market, while Asian women are the most popular with men, ultimately, white women hold the highest status. Status and popularity are two different things, as evidenced by the fact that while white men might accept being dumped by white women, they often find it difficult to accept being dumped by Asian women.

Unfortunately, black women are the least popular and have the lowest status.

Such a complex relationship in the love market was fully demonstrated in Daniel's social gathering this time.

"No, these four girls really don't like each other." Malcolm waved his hands to explain.

Finally, after Daniel and Michael had a heated argument, they finally decided on the final result - this time Daniel's decision was taken, but next time it would be Michael's turn.

"You two, do you have your eyes on any white girls?"

Naturally, he chose another ABC girl, and Michael turned to look at Li Xiaoen and the other person who had unknowingly left.

"I don't like any of them. Let's chat about it when we get together. I still like interesting souls."

Li Xiaoen shook his head in response, earning Malcolm's approval.

"I'm different. I like both body and soul. The body determines whether I'm interested in understanding the other person's soul." Michael raised his eyebrows, without any resentment of being forced to give up the girl he liked not long ago.

"Don't listen to what he says."

Daniel rolled his eyes and rudely exposed Li Xiaoen's words, "Xiaoen is acquainted with two beautiful women, so he doesn't like ordinary girls."

"Huh? Really?"

Michael's eyes widened and he moved closer to Daniel, "Where are the photos? Are there any photos?"

Everything was fine, why are you talking about me again?
Watching Daniel talking exaggeratedly to Michael with his hands and feet gesticulating, Li Xiaoen took a deep breath and took out his cell phone to take a look.

It's twelve o'clock, time for lunch.

I also have to go to the school's financial aid office in the afternoon to go through the scholarship and financial aid process.

Unlike most Chinese students studying in the United States, Li Xiaoen's family is at best well-off. Logically, they certainly cannot afford the high tuition fees of American universities. There are many examples in various news reports of students taking out loans to go to college and not paying off the loans until they have been working for more than ten years.

Fortunately, Princeton University's scholarships are awarded on a need-based basis. You can apply for them as long as you need them. They can barely cover the tuition and accommodation fees during your studies. Anything beyond that will have to be paid out of your own pocket.

"You guys continue chatting, I'm going to the school cafeteria to eat first."

Seeing that the two were still chattering, Li Xiaoen said something casually and walked towards the cafeteria on his own.

"Hey...wait for me, wait for us..."

Lunch in the United States is often just a simple bite, especially the famous white rice, which is jokingly called the life-maintaining meal by many overseas students.

After simply eating a sandwich, Li Xiaoen ran to the office. When he came back to meet the three people, he found that they had all changed into casual clothes.

"Is it so grand?"

Li Xiaoen looked up and down at the three people's still damp hair and gave a strange smile.

"You don't understand, this is Date a Live!" Michael clenched his fists with fighting spirit.

Okay, there's also a chuunibyou one.

Li Xiaoen felt too helpless to complain.

"Sean, we still have some time. Why don't you take a shower and change your clothes?" Daniel asked kindly.

"Forget it, it's too troublesome, let's just go like this."

Li Xiaoen waved his hand and declined the other party's kindness. However, Malcolm, who had shown as little interest as he did before, also took a shower and changed his clothes.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoen glanced at the tall and thin black youth inconspicuously.

(End of this chapter)