My Courtyard Refuge

: Gao Yuemei’s Uneasiness

The life here on Qindao is generally quite peaceful, but Xu Dong is becoming more and more homesick, and has to make a video call almost every day.

Gao Yuemei, who is far away across the ocean, has been worried recently. She has a strong urge to return to China immediately.

When they first came to the beautiful country, the whole family really had a comfortable and good life, and they could eat meat every day, not to worry about rations.

Looking at the envious looks of her old colleagues, to be honest, she did have a deep sense of superiority during that time.

I thought life would go on like this forever.

But things backfired.

The situation in the beautiful country is getting more and more turbulent. Although the uncle has repeatedly assured that nothing will happen, she just can’t really feel at ease.

Just last month, she took her eldest grandson for a walk at the gate of the community.

Many outsiders come here to set up stalls, and there are all kinds of things. Many people in the community like to come and have a stroll.

She didn’t want her mobile phone, wallet, and jewelry to be robbed in broad daylight.

And those private guards hired by the community were indifferent, watching the incident happen helplessly.

This incident touched her a lot.

Afterwards, although my brother-in-law complained to the community committee many times, nothing happened in the end.

As for the two black guards, they were only slightly punished, and their wages were not even deducted.

Such blatant racial discrimination completely subverted her three views and made people shudder.

Before going to bed at night, Gao Yuemei discussed with her husband about returning to China again.

“Old Zhang, I’m getting more and more uneasy. Let’s go back to China. Even if it’s a bit tough in China, it’s better than worrying about it here.”

Lao Zhang leaned on the bed and sighed deeply: “Our house is sold, and we don’t even have a place to live when we go back. Now it’s impossible to turn back.”

This incident also greatly stimulated Lao Zhang, but he kept silent all the time because he didn’t want to cause trouble to his younger brother.

“Didn’t we still have a million dollars left? It’s a big deal to buy a smaller house.”

It’s all tears.

It is easy to invest the money of investment immigrants, but it is difficult to get it back.

Not to mention the cumbersome procedures and the fact that they cannot be transferred privately, they can only wait for the contract to expire, which will take at least three years.

“Hey, now the US dollar can’t be exchanged for domestic currency. If we go back to China, we will almost be penniless.”

“when did it happen?”

Gao Yuemei’s face turned pale with fright, which was equivalent to cutting off their family’s retreat all at once.”It started when we went abroad, Zhang Fan must know about it, but he didn’t tell us two.

And even if the million dollars can be exchanged for domestic money, we can’t afford a house now. The housing prices in the capital have skyrocketed after we left, and we sold it at a loss. ”

Gao Yuemei was so angry that she patted the quilt hard: “This child, how could you hide such a big matter from us. If I knew this was the case, I wouldn’t go abroad even if I was killed.”

Speaking of which, Gao Yuemei and his wife are very conservative people. When they went abroad, they planned to come back in case they couldn’t stay abroad.

It just happened to miss this point.

“Don’t worry too much. Once you come, you will be safe. Our community is still very safe. As long as you don’t leave the community, it won’t affect us much.” Lao Zhang comforted.

“How can you not be worried? I heard from Hu Xiang’s mother that the urban area is now in chaos. It is said that the city government is planning to relocate. If this chaos continues, it will affect our side sooner or later.”

“Don’t worry, there are so many rich people living in our area, and the private security guards add up to tens of thousands. What can happen?”

Regardless of racial discrimination, Lao Zhang is very confident about this.

Gao Yuemei shook her head: “No, I’m getting more and more uneasy, Lao Zhang, let’s go back to China!”

“It’s even a problem to go back to China to eat, are you sure you want to go back to China?”

“The problem of food is easy to solve. When I went abroad, I secretly stored a batch of food with Xiao Xu. It weighs 800 catties, which is enough for our family to live for a while.” Gao Yuemei said confidently.

Lao Gao’s heart was moved, and he quickly confirmed: “Is it that Xiao Xu who drove fast?”

“That’s right, it’s him. Their family is rich, and they can even get scarce goods like milk powder, so they won’t be greedy for our family’s food.” Gao Yuemei nodded.

“Well, Xiao Xu, although I haven’t dealt with him a few times, I can see that this person is indeed trustworthy.”

“You agree to go back to China?” Gao Yuemei said happily.

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Lao Zhang smiled bitterly and said, “What’s the use of my approval? The most important thing is to convince Zhang Fan and the others. Otherwise, why don’t we stay here?”

“I’ll talk about it tomorrow.”

…

Early the next morning, when her uncle left, Gao Yuemei immediately called her son and daughter-in-law to her and talked about returning to China.

Zhang Fan refused bluntly: “Mom, why are we going back to China? There is a shortage of supplies in the country. I heard that we are almost out of food.”

“Yes, Mom, our life is pretty good right now. We don’t have to worry about eating and drinking. We have nothing to do to go shopping in the community. Why do we have to go back and suffer?”

As expected of the couple, they even had the same reasons for their refusal.

“The situation here is getting more and more chaotic. Your father and I are very worried. You two should think about your children instead of yourself?” Gao Yuemei persuaded.

“Mom, for the sake of your grandson, we should stay here. Our house is sold, and without a house, it will be difficult for Zhang Tao to marry a wife in the future.” Zhang Fan retorted.

Seeing that the couple had no intention of returning to China, Gao Yuemei was going to settle for the next best thing:

“How about this? Your dad and I will take Zhang Tao back to the country first, and we will come back after the beautiful country stabilizes. What do you two think?”

“Mom, I don’t agree.” Zhang Fan’s daughter-in-law immediately objected, “I brought up the child, and I can’t do without me.”

“Yeah, Mom, it’s not good for a family to be together, why do we have to live in separate places?” Zhang Fan persuaded.

Gao Yuemei was almost in despair: “Son, mom is doing it for your own good. The child is so young, if something happens, how will you let him live?”

“Mom, you are hoping that something bad will happen to Zhang Tao, right?” Zhang Fan’s daughter-in-law said in a strange tone.

Zhang Fan also looked unhappy: “Mom, Uncle’s life is so good here, can we not make trouble?”

“Zhang Fan, why did you talk to your mother?” Old Zhang said angrily.

“I’m sorry, Mom, I was too excited.” Zhang Fan quickly apologized.

“Forget it, son, Mom has a question now. If your dad and I insist on going back to China, are you two willing to follow?”

Zhang Fan hesitated for a while, then finally shook his head and said, “Mom, I’m sorry, I have a family too, and I don’t want my wife and children to suffer along with me.”

Gao Yuemei lost all energy in an instant, she waved her hands helplessly, and asked her wife to help her back to her room to rest.