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Chapter 2 The style of that feather duster

Han Chudong only knows about the background of the times.

This era is too long since its original life, so far away that it feels like something from the last century... No, it is the last century.

Therefore, I wanted to go to the library, read more newspapers and magazines, and have a more comprehensive understanding of the United States in 1973.

I put six dollars into my pocket and went downstairs with a cane. After leaving the building, I looked back in a panting and looked back. It was a red building with a fire staircase installed. It was a relatively new appearance and was covered with wall tiles.

I thought "my home" was in Chinatown, Los Angeles, but when I really went out, I realized that it was not. It was still a long way from the Chinatown with the "World is the Public" archway, about two kilometers away.

In the 1970s, the living environment in the old Chinatown area was too harsh, with people mixed together, and most of them lived in the bottom of Los Angeles. So families with a little money couldn't wait to move out. The first thing they did after they had money was to change houses.

The same is true for the Han family. This neighborhood has more white people and more Asians. It is not far from the police station where his strange father works and the public elementary school where his strange mother works.

What you see in your eyes.

Flag-bottom pants, classic cars, young people have exaggerated hairstyles, and some people are holding huge radios in their hands.

Seeing this, Han Chudong couldn't help laughing, mainly because it was too different from the one in his memory and could not accept it for a while, as if he was acting in an old movie.

The California Institute of Technology, which has been there for several years, is located in Pasadena, the northeastern suburb of Los Angeles. It is unquestionable to be able to become a doctorate in that school.

Han Chudong is no stranger to this city every now and then.

In other words, I am familiar with Los Angeles in the 21st century. Now I always feel awkward and something is wrong everywhere.

Limping on a cane.

The temperature in Los Angeles was still very high in early September. At noon, the sun was hanging overhead. When buying water, I asked passers-by where there was a library. There was no language barrier.

Following the direction pointed by the black brother, he continued to move forward while drinking Coke. Speaking of Coke, the company actually opened its factory in the Soviet Union last year and successfully exchanged for a large number of vodka. No one was willing to ask for rubles, so he had to exchange Coke for goods.

If he hadn't seen it on TV, he really wouldn't have known that this happened, just like he didn't know that the death of Kung Fu superstar Bruce Lee could have caused such a big sensation in the United States.

Recently, the news has been broadcast and family often talked about it, and this matter has also appeared on the front page of the Los Angeles Times.

It can be said that the Hollywood superstar has also made great contributions to the improvement of the status of Chinese Americans. It has successfully changed people's impression of Chinese. At this moment, you can still see flowers and photos spontaneously posed for him on the roadside, and some flowers were secretly taken away by children.

Han Chudong wore a floral shirt and had iron chains hanging on his denim shorts. Many people on the street dressed similarly.

Hip-hop culture is in popularity, with girls wearing wavy hairstyles, tight jeans, and large sunglasses, which are strongly marked by the times.

Han Chudong might have liked it in the past, but he didn't like it in the new world. He always felt like a young man from the suburbs came into the city. Unfortunately, there were all these clothes in the closet, so there was almost no normal one.

Based on the attitude of the strange father, we can probably guess what kind of stupid young man he was before.

Those are okay, as long as you are healthy and have not been guilty of crime, you are already grateful.

It took some time to come to the library.

I found a lot of information and put it on the table to look at it. Han Chudong was like a sponge, and he was crazy about everything related to this era.

From the global situation, to the trends of the United States, to one state and one city, when he noticed that the famous "Watergate Incident" had just happened last year, his face became strange, and he always felt that it was an old almanac a long time ago.

It takes some time to adapt to the huge changes, and more than half a month is far from enough.

No one in the library plays with mobile phones because there were no mobile phones in this era, and there were no other things. There were even clerks using typewriters to make records in the distance.

This made Han Chudong suddenly realize that he could make great efforts in the 1970s and that a lot of knowledge in his mind could be used!

Who doesn’t want to get rich? He once had a dream of starting a business, but unfortunately he graduated too late and good business was occupied by pioneers.

Nowadays, the "two horses" are all little kids. Zuckerberg has not been born yet. Jobs is working and making money. Gates has just entered Harvard. The stock god Buffett is a little famous...

The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. If he couldn't make a fortune, he would rather hit him and die on the telephone pole!

My heart was beating and thumping, and finally realized that it was not all bad things to go back to this era. I didn’t leave until the library closed. On the way home, I touched the five dollar bills in my pocket and a few steel pounds, and finally calmed down.

Opportunities are reserved for rich people, and you must save some money first.

Thinking of "parents" and others, based on their previous bad impressions, it is estimated that even their own sons will find it difficult to get started funds from them, and they are as strict as being thieves.

Loans from banks are even more impossible, there is no mortgage, and those banks are not charities, and no one will agree to lend.

I had too many thoughts in my head, and I couldn't figure out my mind for a while. I lowered my head and walked forward, telling myself not to worry.

His pace was slow, passing by several girls who were also Chinese. One of the round-faced girls thought he would say hello to him, but he didn't expect Han Chudong to just walk by like this, not even looking at him.

He lost his temper for no reason, glared at him and shouted, "The surname of Han! He just graduated and pretended not to know each other!"

A girl next to her also said, "Yes, I used to pursue Xiaojing so passionately, why did she suddenly stop moving? If you work harder, you might have a chance!"

"No chance!" The round-faced girl interrupted her instantly.

Han Chudong raised his head and looked at them blankly, especially the one who had been pursued by "hisself". He not only doubted his aesthetic taste in dressing, but also repeatedly denied the girl's eyes. It was really not his destiny.

Rekind hope for life, half-joking and half-seriously said: "I became a cripple. I used to be unable to reach a high level, but now I am not worthy. Forget it, forget it, forget it!"

Leaving this sentence, I immediately continued to move forward, even faster.

I was afraid that the girl would suddenly take a fancy to herself, and then I would inevitably have some trouble.

They were left standing there, staring at each other with big eyes, curious about how this guy was pestering him for two or three months, and then letting go.

One of them was full of envy and said, "It is better to forget each other than to support each other. It seems that he really likes you."

The girl with round face turned red and replied: "You're stupid when reading books."

Pretending to be careless, he looked at Han Chudong, who had lost his shadow, and wondered if he should have a better attitude in the future.

Is there any following?

Of course not. He believed in love at first sight. If he had no feelings, he wouldn't feel it. Otherwise, he wouldn't endure the pain in his legs and escape with a cane at this moment...

I have already developed the idea of ​​starting a business. After thinking about it, I have not yet come up with low-cost and high-yield projects.

This kind of thing cannot be rushed, so you must plan it slowly. He majored in electrical engineering in his previous life and also had a lot of theoretical experience in computer engineering.

Compared to what you develop yourself, considering the reality that your pockets are cleaner than your face, it is the best to improve some existing technology now, and knowledge can be exchanged for money.

The first one he removed was the radio, which was a large radio. After thinking about some tricks, he wrote and painted. He didn't rush to assemble it, and then removed his own TV.

Japan's Sony's ordinary transistor small color TV, after watching it after watching a 100-inch laser TV, I feel that my eyes will be blind. I disassemble it bit by bit and place various parts in different categories so as not to be unable to install it later.

The technology that was too "ancient" successfully stumped Han Chudong. He was able to write a paper on CPU structure design and assisted Nasa in designing a new toilet for the International Space Station. However, for these old antiques in front of him, he felt a sense of humiliation that he had no place to do it. He suddenly felt that it might be easier to redesign a model.

Han Chudong was not familiar with many of the TVs that were factory in 1968. Even if he had to guess what kind of functions he had to think about for a long time.

However, it was not completely unreal. He knew some parts and knew how to improve them. He was thinking that if he helped those TV manufacturers upgrade their products, they might get some money.

He was too focused so much that he didn't hear the sound of the door opening. Moreover, Han Chudong forgot what kind of family he lived in. Grandpa and grandma seemed to be the kind of elders who could spoil, while his parents liked to "mixed doubles", and most of them were broken by the incompetent son.

Although he became Han Chudong, he still felt that it would be better to distinguish it clearly. Apart from this relatively good name and appearance, he seemed to have not inherited any benefits, and he only had a pitiful family status.

His father Han Yuesong was very happy after learning about the salary increase. At this moment, he was stunned at the door. Looking at the radios on the dining table and the TV set on the floor of the living room, he was so angry that he shivered on the spot.

Maybe he can tolerate a son who is willing to die and is not doing his job properly, but he cannot tolerate such a son who is still a loser.

Take a few deep breaths and slowly pull out a feather duster.

Don’t ask why every strict father always likes to put feather dusters at home, just like the porcelain basin that contains lard in the future, the styles and patterns are surprisingly consistent, and it is more like an instinct learned from elders.

Sitting on the ground, just as he realized that he was shrouded in shadows, before he could raise his head, Han Chudong was beaten hard first.

He is cheap, and I scolded while swearing: "It's only been normal for a few days, and I'm irritating again! I'll let you dismantle it! I'll let you dismantle the house! I bought a radio for $99, King Kong!!"

A sentence "Damn!" blurted out, the former was the fourth tone and the latter was the light tone.

It was originally a catchphrase that expressed shock, but it was not the case to Mr. Han, so he didn't care whether his son was injured or not, and he tried harder.

He was completely overwhelmed. This time, Dad Han changed his words and said every time he whipped, "I dare to scold me, right?"

...

It's unlucky.

It’s all because of the guy who used to force him too hard that this father always wanders on the brink of furiousness.

Since childhood, I was naughty and didn't study. I was so ungrateful that after changing my thinking to this, I also tasted the taste of a feather duster.

But what can it be?
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