Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 311 Difficult Years
Carter's father in his previous life had been a government-sponsored visiting scholar for a year, and Carter thought he knew something about these situations.

The life of a government-sponsored visiting scholar is not as good as the public imagines. It is impossible to eat and drink spicy food outside with the government's money!

Even if the country provides a monthly living allowance of 6000 yuan, it is actually just over [-] yuan in the United States.In fact, the country generally does not give such a high amount at all. Carter remembers that his father's monthly subsidy was about [-] yuan.On the European and American side, they are basically poor households.

Everyday meals are definitely canteens.Occasionally, I am so hungry that I go to the supermarket to buy some food and cook a meal by myself.And that's rarely the case.Often the cheapest way to experience the taste of hometown is to buy mustard!

A pack of 80 grams of Wujiang pickled mustard was a little more than 2 Canadian dollars, ten packs a dozen, more than 20 yuan, or more than [-] yuan.When my father returned to China, he didn't want to throw away the four small bags of pickled mustard that he hadn't finished eating, so he brought them back with him on the plane.

It can be said that the little Carter at that time experienced the taste of a wave of money mustard, in fact, it is no different from the 2 yuan a bag in China.
But even if you are not rich, or even a little tight, at least you don't have to worry about food and drink.It is absolutely no problem to support yourself, and usually staying in the laboratory is a day's birthday, except for food, there is almost no other expenses at all.After such a year and a half, with the money saved, it’s actually not that difficult to order a meat occasionally. It’s not like a meal of Sichuan cuisine, and a big man will cry after eating, right?

"Hey, the country is hard! Don't be afraid of your jokes. Before we set off, there were only 50 dollars in total for our group of 52 people, and the per capita cost was less than one dollar. That's really unaffordable! It wasn't when we first came to the United States, because of the establishment of diplomatic relations. There is a Chinese craze in the United States, and I was invited to participate in some speeches, and I got paid to support the living expenses of us, I am afraid."

Mr. Liu sighed, raised his wine cup and took a sip.The increasingly flushed face gradually swept away the sad and sad expression, and his demeanor gradually became firm.
"Let's not talk about this! We came to the United States, not to eat, drink, and make a lot of money. If we can learn what we need to learn, we will be very satisfied! What's more, during the vacation time, except for the University of Wisconsin and Massachusetts where I studied abroad In addition to the Institute of Technology, I also visited Columbia University, University of Michigan, General Motors, Ford Technology Center and other strong scientific research universities and industrial enterprises!"

"The gap is not only in science and technology, but also in the transformation and application of scientific research results. We have too much to learn! Oh, yes, there are computers! Our first microcomputer, Cromemco, was born in 76. Introduced into China. The first self-made microcomputer appeared in 77. Up to now, it is still in the laboratory, and in terms of performance, there is also software development.”

"In the past two years, I have spent my spare time in the computer room, studying your American programming, your development language, and high-level assembly language. It is relatively difficult to get started, but it is very practical! Unfortunately, I don't have Time to study it again."

"Brother Liu, you guys. Fifty dollars, how do you survive these days?"

Liu Baicheng's description was very simple, and there were not many words to complain about hardship in his words.But in this era of soaring prices, it is only the basic living guarantee, without a base of 260 US dollars, it is difficult to be full.What's more, the $50 is divided equally among 52 people.
Knowing that there will be a shortage of foreign exchange in the country, Carter never thought that it would be so short!But after thinking about it, Carter suddenly understood that it was only 81 years ago, and when they set off, it was even more so.
Before the investment promotion is estimated to have even started, it is already very precious to be able to squeeze out 50 US dollars!

"Hey, brother Chen, didn't I just say that this is just money on the way. After we came to the United States, we also made some money. We went to interviews and gave two speeches, which can promote our Chinese cultural image to the United States. It’s good to be able to earn enough for our living expenses!”

Looking at the fat boss with a sad face, Mr. Liu raised his wine glass with a smile, and patted him on the shoulder:

"It's not easy to be away from home, but we all have our own way to live a wonderful life! Come, let me toast you!"

"Eh."

After clinking glasses with Mr. Liu as if wandering away, the fat boss didn't drink the wine in the glass.Instead, he slapped the wine glass on the table suddenly, got up and left.

Seeing the sudden change, the two of Carter were stunned. After a while, they heard a sound from upstairs.Then, the fat boss came out with a small stack of banknotes in his hand
"Brother, I, I, this thousand dollars, you accept it!"

"The money is not much, but this is a little bit of my heart. I am not qualified to say this. People like us are probably traitors and traitors in the eyes of the elders in my hometown. But I was born on that land too. !"

"I'm not as good as you, I...I'm not as high-minded as you. When I was young, I just wanted to live a good life and have a good meal, so I ran away and I only cook this home-cooked food. I can't help the country. .Even now I...you accept it, accept it! I, Chen San, have made a contribution to the motherland. If you don’t accept it, I will have no face to go back after this.”

As the fat boss spoke, tears poured out of his eyes uncontrollably:

"I'm different from the people who came out of you. I'm like a mouse in the sewer. I ran out secretly. After eight years of illegal work, I have an identity. opened his own restaurant."

"I'm going to be 44 this year, and it's been 26 years since I came out. In a few years, I haven't been back to see it for [-] years. Poor my daughter, who grows up so big, she doesn't even have the face of her grandparents. I’ve seen it before, and I don’t know if the old man still read the news about the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States the year before last, and your siblings and I were discussing when to take our daughter back, kowtow in front of the ancestor’s grave, and recognize an ancestor as a clan.”

"But I dare not go back. I am afraid that I will be arrested by the police if I go back; A group of people can use it."

"When we go home, we will be able to hold our heads up!"

The fat boss's tearful words put Mr. Liu in a dilemma for a while.Accept it, if it doesn’t comply with the organization’s regulations, don’t accept it. Isn’t this equivalent to denying overseas Chinese?

Even if the scope is not expanded, the fat boss alone cannot represent overseas Chinese.But at least, it is certain to break the heart of a Chinese-American who has a heart for China.The restoration of diplomatic relations just now is the time to win over people's hearts and establish a positive image of a big country.
"Old Chen, if you can trust me, give me the money, and I'll help you donate it to the consulate later. Mr. Liu, he really can't take the money without the organization's approval."

Just when Mr. Liu was in a dilemma, Carter said:

"You can't force others to make mistakes for yourself!"

(End of this chapter)