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At the same time, in Elfa, a transnational couple was packing their luggage. Reading

The husband is from Daxia, known as Xiaoma; the wife is a native of Elfa, and has a Daxia named Zhongxia; the two also have a baby girl who just turned two years old.

Xiaoma came to Elfa to work three years ago, and then fell in love with Zhongxia at first sight. After getting married, the couple simply settled in the capital, Kaibiro.

However, there are unexpected events, and the big flare completely broke the peaceful life of the two.

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First of all, because of the water source problem, Elfa had a considerable conflict with the countries upstream of the Niluo River.

Especially the newly completed Renaissance Dam, which was simply a thorn in the throat of the people of Elfa.

In addition, due to the social unrest, the couple lost their jobs, and the family of three could only rely on their savings to make ends meet.

As early as May last year, Xiao Ma had planned to return home with his wife and daughter, but Zhong Xia was reluctant to leave his family.

It was delayed again and again, and the price of a boat ticket directly rose to 500,000 yuan. Later, the couple saw that the situation was not good, and even if they wanted to return home, they did not have the financial conditions.

Fortunately, the country was finally going to evacuate overseas Chinese, and the couple signed up as soon as possible.

After packing up their luggage, Xiao Ma took his wife and daughter to eat at his mother-in-law's house. Alpha's current food problem was very tight, and the two families had already eaten together.

Zhong Xia's parents were both middle school teachers, and their family conditions were pretty good. The family lived in a house of more than 90 square meters.

At the dinner table, the atmosphere was a bit solemn.

The lunch meal was pancakes. Alpha's pancake policy had collapsed long ago, and these pancakes were made of flour that Xiao Ma personally delivered.

In order to get more flour for the family, the couple just sold their new house a few days ago and exchanged it for 300 kilograms of flour. Anyway, the family was leaving, and there was no point in keeping the house.

"Zhong Xia, when are you leaving?" asked the mother-in-law in the local language.

Xiao Ma rushed to answer: "Wait for the consulate to notify, probably this week!"

"Can you take Husni with you?" the mother-in-law begged.

Husni is the younger brother of Zhong Xia's twins, and the siblings have always had a good relationship.

"Mother, it's not that we don't want to, but we really don't have the ability. Now a ticket to Daxia costs 200,000 US dollars, and even if you go, you will be deported if you can't get a green card." Xiao Ma said with embarrassment.

Husni is very reasonable. He held his mother's hand and comforted her: "Mom, I want to stay with you and Dad."

"My poor silly child, staying here will only lead to death!" The mother-in-law wiped away tears.

The situation in Alpha is very bleak now, mainly because the population is too large, and it is not an industrial power like Daxia, and the country cannot support so many people.

In addition, the war between it and its neighboring countries is also imminent, and the current situation is precarious.

During lunch, Zhong Xia's sister brought her children to eat lunch again. Xiao Ma saw that the two children were pale and thin, so he secretly gave his sister-in-law 1,000 US dollars.

As for Alpha's national currency, it has long become a piece of waste paper, thrown everywhere on the street.

Three days later, with the farewell of his mother-in-law and her family, Xiao Ma and his family of three boarded the ship back home.

The staff was very serious. They not only checked the couple's marriage certificate, the child's birth certificate, but also the consulate's certification documents. None of them could be missing.

Zhong Xia has been crying since she got on the ship. Xiao Ma hugged his wife and comforted her, "Okay, don't cry. I will think of a way after I return to China to see if I can bring my mother-in-law and the others over."

"Brother, you are just overthinking." A big brother next to him couldn't help but interrupt, "The current domestic immigration policy is very strict. Not to mention your father-in-law and mother-in-law, even your wife may not be able to obtain citizenship."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Ma didn't understand.

"Your wife can only get a green card after returning to China. If she wants to become a citizen, she will have to wait at least three to five years."

"Just get a green card, as long as she stays here." Xiao Ma said indifferently.

"A green card can only get two-thirds of the food ration, and people may starve to death."

"So serious?" Xiao Ma immediately took it seriously.

"Of course, the domestic food problem is also tense now. I heard that the food ration will be reduced next month."

"My wife and I have been married for three years, not just this year, so it shouldn't be affected, right?"

"I don't know about this. I suggest that after you return to China, go to the relevant departments for consultation as soon as possible. Maybe you can find a policy loophole."

"You are right, thank you for reminding me." Xiao Ma thanked.

Although Zhong Xia on the side did not speak fluently, he still understood most of it. For a moment, the worry about future life quickly replaced the pain of separation.

The ship left the Gulf of Aden and soon joined other ships to form a huge fleet of 58 ships of various types.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Look, there are warships ahead."

"Don't worry, it's the navy's escort fleet." Someone immediately explained.

As the drought continued to worsen, not only did the situation on land change suddenly, but the ocean was also turbulent, especially the problem of piracy, which became increasingly rampant.

Life on the sea was boring, and after almost a month, the ship finally reached its destination.

Xiao Ma was from Ningzhou, so the family of three got off the ship in Tianjin.

...

Among the first batch of returning overseas Chinese received by Xu Dong were Xiao Ma's family of three.

"How old is the baby?"

"Two and a half years old." Zhong Xia replied.

"Which country did you come back from?"

"Alpha."

Xu Dong then asked: "What is the situation over there?"

Xiao Ma briefly explained, then focused on the couple's situation, and then asked directly:

"Officer Xu, in my wife's case, can I go through the naturalization procedures immediately?"

"I'm not a professional police officer, and I don't know the specific situation. You'd better go to the comprehensive service center at the port tomorrow to ask. Any problem can be handled there."

"Comprehensive service center, right? I'll take note." Xiao Ma nodded.

"By the way, do you plan to stay in Tianjin, or go back to Ningzhou directly?" Seeing that it's not easy for a family of three, Xu Dong plans to help them.

"We should go back to Ningzhou. We don't even have a relative here."

Xu Dong shook his head: "If I were you, I would definitely stay in Tianjin."

"Officer Xu, what do you mean?" Xiao Ma hurriedly asked humbly.

"Now, except for the coastal areas, other inland cities are having a hard time. Ningzhou is deep inland, and the situation must be even worse. Why do you want to go back?

It just so happens that the higher authorities have issued a policy on overseas Chinese. If you don't want to go back to your hometown, you might as well settle down in the collective household here."

"But there are too many restrictions on collective household registration." Xiao Ma smiled bitterly.

"Why bother so much? As long as you can stay in Tianjin, life will definitely be better than in Ningzhou."

Xu Dong said all, as for whether the other party would listen to it or not, it was none of his business.

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