Chapter 524: Arrival in Los Angeles
The plane landed in Los Angeles, USA. After coming out of the airport, listening to the English in the broadcast, Yu Linna pulled her suitcase and walked out of the airport. She and Stephanie came out together, looking everywhere for the sign of the person who was supposed to meet them. Finally, Yu Linna saw a sign in the crowd with the English words “Picking up Yu Linna from China.” She slowly walked over and waved.
Linda was holding the sign and saw a blonde-looking girl, who was also small. Although she was puzzled, she still went over. When she saw this child, she still felt very incredible. Just as Toni had said, she looked quite a lot like Yu Xiayue. Yes, their eyes were almost identical.
“Hello, I’m Yu Linna. It’s nice to meet you.”
Yu Linna extended her hand. Linda also shook it back.
“I’m Belia’s friend. My name is Linda. My job is an actress. It’s your first time in America. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me.”
After all, Linda had already seen her in Yu Xiayue’s phone album and had also roughly learned about her from Yu Xiayue. She would temporarily take care of her for a period of time, but it was only temporary.
She was coming to America to find a job, to start over in America. Although in the eyes of outsiders, it was an extremely difficult thing to do, it was still a good thing that she had this thought after all.
“Linna, my ride is here. Let’s part ways here. We’ll surely have a chance to meet again next time. Bye-bye~”
Stephanie quickly separated from Yu Linna. Her main purpose for coming to America this time was to film in Hollywood. Since she had already arrived, it was indeed time to part ways. After all, the two of them were just on the same way.
“Good luck with your work.”
“Mmm, you too.”
The two of them shook hands, and then Stephanie happily followed the person who had received her, got in the car, and left. Up to this point, Yu Linna had officially separated from Stephanie.
Linda had driven over herself. She had Yu Linna put her suitcase in the trunk, and then had her sit in the passenger seat, and drove away from the airport. Yu Linna looked at the scenery outside the window, the English written on the road all the way, and the blonde, blue-eyed foreigners. This time, she had really come to America. She had never been to America in all her years. It felt very incredible.
“Miss Linna, although you are Belia’s friend, you are also my new friend. But when you come here, you still have to take care of yourself. No problem, right?”
“No problem. I can do anything.”
“As for where to stay, you can stay at my place for the time being. But I’m usually not free and may not be at home often. My younger sister and my parents are both there. As for work, I don’t have any official work to recommend to you. Why don’t you go and work somewhere first? I do have a friend’s coffee shop that is short of staff. If you don’t mind, you can stay there for the time being. As for the screenwriter work you want, Hollywood looks at seniority. I’ll help you with a recommendation another day.”
“Okay, thank you.”
For Yu Linna, where to stay was not a big problem, and what kind of work to do was not a problem either. As long as she had something to do, it was fine.
This day, Yu Linna had begun a new life.
Linda’s family was not bad. They were quite welcoming of her arrival. Her father and mother were both ordinary people, and especially her mother was also Linda’s agent. Linda’s younger sister had also entered the entertainment industry, but she was not very famous and had been acting in American dramas all along. Yu Linna more or less knew the habits of the Americans. After she had settled down here, she had still seriously cleaned up and had helped with the housework. Then Yu Linna had gone to the coffee shop that Linda had introduced her to to work. The salary was also very little. Although Yu Linna was not short of money, she did not want to be idle. She had still gone.
“Yu, come over and help clear the table.”
“Coming!”
“Yu, what’s going on? The order for table three hasn’t been sent up yet.”
“I’m sorry. I’ll be right there.”
“Yu, Julie’s order number was written wrong. The customer is a little impatient. Can you help to make it in the kitchen?”
“Yes.”
Actually, to be serious about these jobs, she knew how to do them, and she didn’t feel that they were very difficult. It was just that she hadn’t done them for a few years.
When she had no money before, she would also go to this kind of place to work, and would also be a waitress, a kitchen logistician, and so on. She had done it all. At that time, she was much more capable than now. Now that she hadn’t done it for so long, her skills had also become rusty. It might not be as smooth as before. But after getting used to it, she could still do it.
It was just that in the eyes of outsiders, it might be a little sad. A famous supreme god author, a super star, Shion-sensei, was now actually working in a coffee shop. Such a scene was indeed an unimaginable thing in the eyes of outsiders. And Yu Linna’s height was not very tall among Europeans and Americans. To stand in a crowd was too abrupt. Although everyone was relatively friendly, Yu Linna did not feel much warmth.
After a day of work, Yu Linna rubbed her shoulders. She felt a little tired. The first day of living here was so unaccustomed. Although it was nothing in terms of work, she could endure any hardship. But she was always thinking, could she really start over like this? To do this kind of thing on the first day, she didn’t even know when she would be able to see the end.
Linda Jones came to pick her up to go home. Seeing her slightly tired look, she smiled and patted her head.
“How is life in America?”
“So-so.”
“Hahaha, you’ve been living in China before. You’re probably really not used to it.”
Linda said so, and then she bought her a can of drink on the road. Looking at Yu Linna’s expression, and her appearance, she really felt more and more affectionate. It was probably because this girl looked like Yu Xiayue.
“Have you really never been to America before?”
“Yes, never been.”
“I feel that you are very much like a native-born American here. I hope you don’t mind me saying so. I just feel that you look very much like my friend Belia, I personally think.”
“Me and Sister Yue? We clearly don’t look alike. Why do you all say we look alike?”
Yu Linna drank her drink and expressed some difficulty in understanding. Although they were both blonde mixed-race, she had never felt that she and Yu Xiayue looked very much alike.
Linda also smiled. Walking on the way home, her expression was a little nostalgic.
“Belia and I met when we were acting opposite each other in Hollywood before. When I first met her, she was about the same as you are now, and her appearance was also very similar. But she is a very serious person and will not easily admit defeat. She knows that this path is not viable, so she will try to change to another path, even if this path is a dead end in the eyes of outsiders. But she will not give up. Even if there is only a little bit of hope, she will seize it. This point, I think you and her are quite alike.”
Yu Linna looked at the bright moon above her head, and also at the crowd of people passing by on the road. So many people, so many places, never short of her. When she was in China, she was very conspicuous, but when she came here, she was no different from everyone else. They were all blonde and blue-eyed. She really had a feeling, as if this was the place where she was born.
But this was also impossible.
“I’m not like her. My luck is really not good. I couldn’t make a living in my home country, so I came here. But I really don’t want to give up so early. I’m not willing to end my dream just like this. I still want to continue to walk on.”
“It’s not bad to have this thought. I support you. Looking at you like this, it’s like seeing the Belia of the past. It’s really nostalgic. Alright, let’s go back.”
“Alright, Miss Linda.”
Yu Linna had temporarily stayed at Linda’s house. Linda’s family had a younger sister named Lisara, who was the same age as Yu Linna. She was also in the American entertainment industry, but she was much inferior to her older sister. She was now just a supporting actress in an American drama, in a lukewarm state. Although she was an adult, she was still living at home with her parents and had no plans to move out for the time being.
“Linna, Linna, you’re back? Let’s play a game?”
By the way, this child liked to play video games when she was free. Yu Linna herself was not a person who liked to play games very much, but she couldn’t resist her and was forced to join the battle. And Linda, seeing the two of them playing with such enthusiasm, also became interested.
“Hey, girls, do you mind if I join in? I’m super amazing.”
“God! My older sister, you can’t come in! If you come in, my game will be meaningless! I want to win, I don’t want to lose.”
“It’s your own fault for being bad, and you even specially pick a weak person to bully. Shameless. Let your big sister teach you how to be a person!”
“nonono, sister! I’m begging you! You go and play LOL! Don’t come over!”
The three girls were happily playing games in front of the TV, with occasional arguments, but the atmosphere was always very harmonious. Linda’s parents, seeing this scene, couldn’t help but smile and silently went to their own room, not to disturb these three girls.
Yu Linna was on the balcony, looking at the moon, caressing the blue hair tie that Ye Zhiyun had given her. The first day in America, although she had experienced all sorts of situations, and was also not used to it, slowly, she would get used to it. At least, she now felt that she had the courage and confidence to continue to live on.
Just wait. She will go back. When she has accumulated enough strength.
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In California, USA, this morning, Catherine, who had woken up early, had tidied up the garbage in the house and had taken it out to throw away by herself. Although she could have had a servant do it, she did indeed feel that she was too idle and had nothing to do. She was walking outside by herself, and would occasionally greet the people on the road. Catherine had been retired for many years, but the people nearby all knew her, and some of their children also admired her and would also ask for a photo or a handshake. Catherine was very willing.
Walking outside by herself, looking at the rising sun, she stood on the head of a bridge, looking at the distant sea. A row of seagulls flew over her head. She took out her phone and took a picture. Perhaps it was really when she was getting old that she would always reminisce about some old things from time to time. She was just thinking of going back to the company in two days when a message came on her phone. She opened it and looked.
“I might be back for lunch today.”
She smiled.
“Waiting for you.”
After sending a message to her husband, she tied up her own hair, and then thought about whether to cook some decent dishes for lunch today. That’s right. Her husband quite liked to eat Chinese food. She would cook a meal for her.
At the airport, a mixed-race-looking man got off the plane. This man’s appearance was more inclined towards an Asian, but he also had the contours of a European. A careful look showed that this person’s appearance was also not bad. He looked at his phone, a smile on his face. He was already thinking about what it would be like to see his wife when he got back, his face full of joy.
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