After eating, the two watched a movie together, the classic Hollywood comedy in the 1980s-"Spring is not a day for studying".
Tell the story of three naughty students who skipped classes and wandered around the city. It's also one of Mary's favorite movies.
The two watched a movie while drinking, and after the movie ended, they rolled together again.
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The next day, Mary still had breakfast and went to work, while Xiang Nan put on his guitar and performance license, and went to the street to perform.
Although they have slept twice, they are clear to each other that they are not lovers.
In European and American countries, the symbol of being a lover is a formal confession and acceptance. Without this step, even if you have slept many times, you are not considered lovers.
For example, in "Friends", Monica and Chandler got together in London, and they still couldn't help it after returning to New York. But the two didn't officially confirm their relationship until the fifth episode, and they didn't say the phrase "Iloveyou" until the eighth episode.
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Xiang Nan took a guitar and a performance license and came to the street to perform, playing and singing by himself.
He sang mostly folk songs from various countries, such as "Edelweiss", "Five Hundred Miles", "The Sound of Silence", "Scapolo Fair" and so on.
Because of his melodious singing voice and his handsome appearance, people often stop to listen and drop some steel coins and banknotes.
Xiang Nan didn't care how much he tipped, he just sang on his own.
The reason why he became a street performer was not to earn rewards.
To be honest, even the most popular street performers can earn no more than a few hundred euros a day.
And he went to Monte Carlo, and he could easily win hundreds of thousands of euros with just one hand.
is not an order of magnitude at all.
The reason why he still works as a street performer is to get close to Mary conveniently.
Mary is a spiritual gypsy. She does not worship money, nor is she flattered.
If Xiang Nan pretends to be a rich man and hits her with money, it won't work at all.
You can only pretend to be someone of the same class, and get a little closer.
The second is that he wants to use street performers as a springboard to eventually become a world-renowned star.
"Lu Xiaofeng: Phoenix Dance in Nine Heavens" said well that there are many ways to make a person invisible.
One is to keep a low profile as much as possible, like the general public, so it will naturally not attract attention.
CIA's stumbling block plan, the selected killers are all ordinary-looking, ordinary clothes, engaged in normal work, and only immediately become killers after receiving instructions.
Unlike James Bond in "007", he is handsome, well-dressed, and beautiful with luxury cars. No matter where he is, he is a dazzling existence.
The second is to put him to death and survive.
After a person dies, he loses his original identity. After being resurrected again, he becomes another person.
No matter what he does again, it has nothing to do with his previous identity.
In "Mission Impossible V", the members of the mysterious organization Syndicate are all "dead" elite agents from various countries. In "Bourne Shadow IV", the actor Allen has also announced his death.
The third is to become a celebrity, shining brightly.
In this way, people only see his light. As for the face under the light, no one cared.
Xiang Nan is "dead" now, if he continues to keep a low profile, he will indeed be able to live his life safely and smoothly.
It's just that he doesn't want to live a mediocre life, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to take risks in this world.
He wants to live a glorious life, and he also wants to bring all those who have harmed him to justice.
So he chose to go the third way.
He's going to surprise the CIA. A chess piece they played back then, now they have to turn around as chess players, playing with them in the applause.
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Call it a day and go home at night.
"How was the performance?" Mary asked with concern.
"The response is not bad." Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, shook his money bucket, and heard the rattling inside.
Although he didn't count carefully, he roughly estimated that there should be about thirty euros, which is not too high.
Because in 2002, the per capita annual salary in Switzerland was 50,000 euros. Earn four thousand euros a month to catch up with the average.
Xiang Nan earns 30 euros a day and only 1,000 euros a month, which is far below the average and there is still room for effort.
"It's really good." Mary clapped her hands and laughed, "It will get better and better in the future."
"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded.
"By the way, I brought some fish back from the restaurant, do you want to eat together?" Mary invited.
Xiang Nan has invited her twice, and she must invite her back once.
"Okay, thank you." Xiang Nan readily agreed.
"Do you know, our boss is in bad luck today." Mary smiled while serving the dishes.
"He usually likes to sit on the counter and watch TV, but today there is something wrong with the TV, and there are snowflakes all the time. So he stepped on the stool to check the signal cable plugged in behind the machine.
As a result, the screws fixing the TV loosened, and the TV fell down at once. Although he was not killed, his instep was also swollen.
Moreover, after the TV was broken, an old lady was splashed on it. I heard that she was going to sue her for compensation. "She explained happily.
Xiang Nan nodded with a smile when he heard it, "This should be his retribution for being stingy."
"That's right." Mary echoed, "We all said the same. His foot was swollen, and he probably won't be able to walk around for a while. He deserves it, let him spy on us every day, looking for him. Our stubble."
Xiang Nan also laughed.
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After eating, the two watched TV together for a while, and then rolled off the sheets as usual.
Turning around, the two had breakfast, and then went to work.
Mary continued to work in restaurants, and Xiang Nan continued to perform on the street.
The two of them are like two lonely birds in a steel jungle, cuddling together to keep warm.
It's like Yu Dafu's masterpiece "An Evening Intoxicated by the Spring Breeze".
But water drips through stone, and the future will last forever, and feelings will always sprout inadvertently.
One month passed quickly, and Xiang Nan successfully received the passport and ID card of St. Nitz and Nevis.
From then on, he is no longer Jason Bourne, nor David Webb, but Dan Crawford. Born in St. Kitts and Nevis, he is twenty-six years old, six years younger than his actual age.
Anyway, Xiang Nanxian is young, six years younger, so he won't be seen by others.
This identity is real and valid, and can withstand the inspection of any country and any machine.
However, Xiang Nan is not satisfied.
Because St. Nitz and Nevis sells passports for money, it is an open secret all over the world. Therefore, holding its passport, although you can travel unimpeded, it will also attract the attention of the customs.
Moreover, in 2023, Europe issued six major directives, requiring Caribbean island countries to strengthen immigration security prevention and control, background checks, etc.
Therefore, the passport of St. Kitts and Nevis is not 100% dangerous, and may become invalid in the future.
To be on the safe side, Xiang Nan also wanted to re-naturalize in the United States.