Brightness of Rebirth

Extra Story Four

Lu Mingwei's family took a huge sum of money abroad, and they went to the United States. It is said that people from different countries gathered in the United States.

They have a lot of money. Although they don't get as much money after selling the house, it is enough to make them live comfortably for the rest of their lives.

At the time, they naturally thought so.But after exchanging renminbi for US dollars, Zhao Chunhua was distressed to find that their money had shrunk.

I don't understand English, Zhao Chunhua and Lu Zhongbai have never learned it.Several years have passed since Lu Mingwei's high school career. Although his English grades were good at that time, he has almost forgotten it now.

There is a difference between American English and British English. No one in their family can understand the local language, and they are no different from deaf people.

Running around, inquiring about places with many Chinese.They finally went to Chinatown and found a place to settle down. After they settled down, their daily life made them very difficult again.

They think everything in America is expensive, especially food!It’s okay to just look at the figures in US dollars, but if you convert them into RMB and add tips—it’s simply too expensive!Because of the language barrier with the locals, Zhao Chunhua often suspects that they have been slaughtered—even if the shopkeepers in Chinatown speak Chinese, most of them have yellow skins.

They decided to learn English. Learning English requires a lot of tuition fees. Converted into RMB, the whole family feels distressed.

But the language barrier had to be resolved, so Zhao Chunhua decided to enroll all three of them in English classes.

After studying for three months, the tuition fees disappeared in a hurry. They learned some basic daily communication, but the basic communication is not enough, and they still look puzzled when they hear some long sentences from others.

Lu Mingwei said: "I want to go back to my country." In less than half a year, Lu Mingwei couldn't bear it anymore.

Zhao Chunhua said: "Can you bear those rumors when you return to China?"

Lu Mingwei said: "That's better than being here."

In China, they need to live in hiding, but here, although there is no need to hide, the people around them can hardly understand what they are saying.

Of course there are many Chinese people in Chinatown, but their family dare not stay in the same place for too long, and they don't usually go shopping here.

At that time, all the videos of Lu Mingwei had been spread abroad, and if the foreign Chinese wentssip a little, they must know about their family's mess.

Zhao Chunhua resolutely rejected Lu Mingwei's proposal, saying: "No, we have even learned English. If we can't communicate, we should continue to learn! One day we will understand what they are saying. After we understand , we'll be fine here."

For more than half a year in the United States, the family did not look for any jobs.

Lu Zhongsong originally wanted to find a part-time job in a restaurant, but when they were eating noodles in a certain noodle shop, they happened to hear someone talking about related news.

This one scared the entire family of them enough!

Although the main character of the news is Han Jiangying, it is said that Han Jiangying has also gone abroad—but not the United States.

But when they heard Han Jiangying's name, they all thought it was related to them.

Study, rent, food.

One night when the family came back from outside, they were robbed.

Zhao Chunhua was robbed of seventy dollars, which made her feel very distressed.

But the more terrible thing was yet to come. The robbery gang found out that Zhao Chunhua had so much money, so they set their sights on them.

"Don't go out easily at night." After calling the police, there was no satisfactory answer.And when you ask the people around you, all you get are suggestions that sound very unreliable.

I have to go to the evening class of English, how can I not go out at night?

Zhao Chunhua was robbed on the road again later, but he didn't want to, so he struggled and shouted.As a result, the money was taken away, and the person was beaten up.

An ambulance was called and the person was taken to the hospital.He only stayed in the hospital for a few days, and when he was discharged from the hospital, Zhao Chunhua was so scared by the bill that he never dared to come to the hospital again.

"Why don't you go back to China." Lu Mingwei said again, "I heard that Han Jiangying has gone abroad, and it's been so long. I went to Go Entertainment to see it, and there wasn't much interest."

Zhao Chunhua said: "Go back to the country? When the time comes, you will come back again... The Chinese in Chinatown who have been abroad have heard about us, and more people in China have heard about us. If you go back to China, it is better to continue to bear it here .”

After another few months, their American English has reached a proficient level, not only can they speak fluent English, but they can also understand the words of the locals.

Zhao Chunhua and the others are very obedient and don't go out easily at night.All the money was put in the bank, and only some were kept.I was followed until later when I went out during the day.Lu Mingwei checked online what to do if such a thing happened.It is said on the Internet that there are several forces here in Chinatown, and they just need to hire someone to cover them—even experienced people have already found someone to cover them when they move there. It is very rare for them to endure on their own for a year The situation is gone.

Zhao Chunhua and the others were moved, bought a lot of gifts, asked around, and went to "worship the mountain".

The person was found, and the gift was given.

But the boss there looked carefully at Zhao Chunhua—especially Zhao Chunhua and Lu Mingwei, and said, "Why do I feel that you are so familiar?"

Lu Mingwei's heart went cold at that moment, and so did Zhao Chunhua.

Zhao Chunhua apologized and said with a smile: "Our mother and son are the face of the public, haha, the face of the public..."

"What's with the public face?" The old Daoist said, "You think I'm face-blind, don't you?"

"It's not that I don't eat..." Zhao Chunhua quickly denied, "We are all...we are all Chinese...going out and taking care of each other."

Suddenly, the boss pointed at them and said, "I remembered!! You two are the mother and son who tried everything possible to hook up with rich men of the same sex!"

Those under him all looked at them, accompanied by bursts of laughter.

Zhao Chunhua said: "... domestic affairs, they are all talked about by people!" He blushed and said, "We have all come outside, this domestic matter, domestic matter..."

The boss didn't listen to her argument, and said: "Li, I accept it, and people in our area will not trouble you in the future." He said, "It's just that I won't let anyone protect you. Your family is so bad, we go out to take care of our compatriots, but I don’t want to take care of some compatriots.”

The local forces that are the least hostile to their compatriots directly said "no" to them.

Lu Zhongsong blushed, and found that when they went to beg them, he still had contempt for these people's small organizations in his heart. As a result, they despised them even more!And very graciously let his subordinates not trouble them, but they didn't protect them.

"...to save money and avoid disaster." Zhao Chunhua gritted his teeth and said at last.

Later, when they went out, they would carry five or six dollars in change, and if someone robbed them, they would give them the money.

People of yellow race and white race did not embarrass them after they took the initiative to hand over the money.

Over time, life has settled down instead...

However, the money can only come in but not out, and the money out is so large, Zhao Chunhua knows that this is not going to work, and the life of being robbed of money but can only be given away is simply unbearable!She has never been a patient person.

Zhao Chunhua planned to find local white people to cover them, and to "worship the mountain" with generous gifts.

However, the forces they found discriminated against Asians very much, so the gifts were robbed, but the protection they wanted was still not available.

The terrible thing is, I don't know if it was spread by the boss of the Chinese power before, but gradually, Zhao Chunhua and the others will be recognized when they walk on the street.

Of course, the people who recognized it would not bury it in their hearts, so one passed on ten to ten.At the beginning, I saw some people pointing and pointing, but they hadn't thought about the direction of the revelation—they hadn't been recognized in Chinatown for so long.But one time when Lu Mingwei went out to play alone, he was acutely aware that someone was gossiping behind his back, and after careful inquiring, he found out that what they were talking about was the mess between him and Han Jiangying back then.

Good things don't go out, but bad things spread far and wide. They have lived here in Chinatown for more than a year, but in the end, they still have to move.

"...Don't live here in Chinatown." Lu Zhongbai said, "Go and live somewhere else. There are too many people who know us here. Anyway, we have almost learned English now..."

Zhao Chunhua also said: "Okay, live somewhere else!" She said, "Anyway, we have money."

When I arrived in a big city, I looked at the modern city full of tall buildings.Looking around, there is no Asian face around.

Zhao Chunhua's family felt extremely relaxed.

No one will recognize them anymore, and there is no need to live such a frightening life!

After careful selection, I found a good place, rented a big house and bought furniture.

They decided to live here for a long time, and they will not change places if there is no accident.

New beds and quilts were all ready. When they were still buying electrical appliances, they suddenly found that the money in the card was running out.

"...Why did it cost so much!!"

Zhao Chunhua was surprised.

Lu Zhongbai looked again, and found that the original six-figure deposit was only four-figure.

In the past days, they spent money like water. The family of three spent a lot of money just to register for classes, and they also had to worship the mountain to buy gifts, and they also gave five to ten dollars each time to prevent robbery...

Most of the food in Chinatown is five, six, seven or eight times more expensive than the same food in China, and they often go to the tooth-beating festival to recall the scenery in China-they never feel that their money will not be enough.

After more than a year, I can only get in and out, and the cost has reached an astonishing level.

"...I can't spend that much money anymore, I can't!" Zhao Chunhua made a decisive decision, and the family of three wanted to find a job!

After looking around, the wages they can find for a day's work are very low...it's not even as good as the amount they give to the robbers.

"Go home..."

After dragging on for two months, they finally got a job with low wages—in fact, if you add tips and convert them into RMB, they are still higher than similar jobs in China.

Lu Mingwei had to work hard so that the whole family could live their lives in peace.

When Zhao Chunhua heard what Lu Mingwei said this time, he still said, "No, I can't..."

Lu Mingwei said: "Is face so important? I'd rather not have face! I'd rather be ridiculed by those people!"

Lu Zhongbai smiled wryly, but said, "For our family of three, how much does the plane ticket cost?" He sighed, and said, "I bought the plane ticket with all my savings, and after returning home, I still have to work to earn money."

In contrast, they don't have to worry about rumors now, and life may be better.

Until then, Lu Mingwei didn't realize that his family was trapped in this place.

Doing the same job day in and day out, only occasionally have the luxury to try food from my hometown — and most of it isn’t authentic.

Probably after three years, or maybe five years...

Lu Mingwei never mentioned the matter of returning to China, even though most people in the country may have forgotten about them.

His parents, as well as him, know nothing but simple jobs, and they can only do the most tedious jobs for the lowest wages in the United States.

Surrounded by prosperity, they only tasted a little bit.

Life has made them numb, accustomed to the rhythm of repetition and repetition...

And the endless prosperity and beautiful vision of life belong to others, they have nothing.