My courtyard shelter

Life in Qindao is generally peaceful, but Xu Dong is getting more and more homesick and has to make a video call almost every day.

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

When she first came to the United States, the whole family did have a comfortable life. They could eat meat every day and didn't have to worry about food.

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

She originally thought that life would continue like this.

But things did not go as she wished.

The situation in the United States is becoming more and more turbulent. Although her brother-in-law repeatedly assured her that nothing would happen, she just couldn't really feel at ease.

Just last month, she took her eldest grandson to stroll at the gate of the community.

There are many outsiders here who come to set up stalls, with all kinds of things, and many people in the community like to come and have a look.

Unexpectedly, in broad daylight, her mobile phone, wallet, and even the jewelry on her body were robbed.

The private guards hired by the community were indifferent and watched the incident happen.

This incident touched her deeply.

Afterwards, although the brother-in-law complained to the community committee many times, it was finally left unresolved.

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

Such naked racial discrimination completely overturned her three views and made people shudder.

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

"Lao Zhang, I am getting more and more uneasy. Let's go back to China. Even if it's a bit hard in China, it's better than living in fear here."

Lao Zhang leaned against the head of the bed and sighed deeply: "We have sold our house. We don't even have a place to live when we go back. It's impossible to go back now."

This incident also stimulated Lao Zhang a lot, but he didn't want to cause trouble for his brother, so he kept silent.

"Don't we still have one million dollars? At most, we can buy a smaller house."

It's all tears when talking about it.

It is easy to invest money for investment immigration, but it is difficult to get it back.

Not to mention the complicated procedures, and it cannot be transferred privately. It can only wait until the contract expires, which will take at least three years.

"Alas, now the US dollar cannot be exchanged for domestic currency. If we return to China, we will be almost penniless."

"When did this happen?"

Gao Yuemei was shocked. This was equivalent to cutting off their family's retreat.

"It started when we went abroad. Zhang Fan must know about it, but he just didn't tell us.

And even if this million US dollars can be converted into domestic money, it is still not enough to buy a house now. The housing prices in the capital have skyrocketed after we left, and we lost money when we sold it."

Gao Yuemei was so angry that she slapped the quilt hard: "This child, how could such a big thing be hidden from us? If I knew this was the case, I would never go abroad."

Speaking of which, Gao Yuemei and her husband are very conservative people. When they went abroad, they also saved the plan to come back if they couldn't stay abroad.

But they just missed this point.

"Don't worry too much. Since we are here, we should make the best of it. Our community is still very safe. As long as we don't leave the community, it won't have much impact on us." Lao Zhang comforted.

"How can I not worry? I heard from Hu Xiang's mother that the city is almost in chaos now. It is said that the city government is planning to relocate. If it continues like this, it will sooner or later affect us."

"Don't worry. There are so many rich people living in our area. The private security guards add up to tens of thousands. What can happen?"

Putting aside racial discrimination, Lao Zhang is very confident about this.

Gao Yuemei shook her head: "No, I feel more and more uneasy. Lao Zhang, let's go back to China!"

"Even eating is a problem when you go back to China. Are you sure you want to go back?"

"The food problem is easy to solve. When I went abroad, I secretly stored a batch of food with Xiao Xu. There are 800 kilograms, which is enough for our family to live for a while." Gao Yuemei said confidently.

Old Gao was moved and quickly confirmed: "Is it the Xiao Xu who drives the Mercedes-Benz?"

"Yes, it's him. His family is rich and can even get scarce goods like milk powder. They will definitely not covet our food." Gao Yuemei nodded.

"Well, although I haven't dealt with Xiao Xu many times, I can see that he is indeed trustworthy."

"Do you agree to return to China?" Gao Yuemei said happily.

Old Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "What's the use of my agreement? The most important thing is to convince Zhang Fan and his wife, otherwise we might as well stay here?"

"I will talk about this tomorrow."

...

The next morning, after the brother-in-law left, Gao Yuemei immediately called her son and daughter-in-law to her and talked about returning to China.

Zhang Fan refused directly: "Mom, why should we go back to China? There is a shortage of supplies in China now. I heard that people are almost starving."

"Yes, Mom, we are living a good life now. We don't have to worry about food and drink. We can go to the community when we have nothing to do. Why do we have to go back and suffer?"

As expected of a couple, even the reasons for refusing are similar.

"The situation here is getting more and more chaotic. Your father and I are very worried. If you don't think about yourselves, you should think about the children, right?" Gao Yuemei advised.

"Mom, for your grandson, we should stay here. We have sold our house. Without a house, it will be difficult for Zhang Tao to find a wife in the future." Zhang Fan retorted.

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

"How about this, your dad and I will take Zhang Tao back to China first, and we will come back after the United States stabilizes. What do you two think?"

"Mom, I don't agree." Zhang Fan's wife immediately objected, "I raised the child, and he can't live without me at all."

"Yes, Mom, it's not good for the family to be together, why do we have to live separately?" Zhang Fan helped persuade.

Gao Yuemei was almost desperate: "Son, Mom is also for your good. The child is so young, if something happens, how can you let him live?"

"Mom, you are hoping that Zhang Tao will not be good, right!" Zhang Fan's wife said sarcastically.

Zhang Fan also looked unhappy: "Mom, uncle has such a good life here, can we not make trouble?"

"Zhang Fan, how do you talk to your mother?" Old Zhang said angrily.

"Sorry, Mom, I was too excited." Zhang Fan apologized quickly.

"Forget it, son, Mom has only one question now. If your dad and I insist on returning to China, are you two willing to follow us?"

Zhang Fan hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "Mom, I'm sorry, I'm also a family man, I don't want my wife and children to suffer with me."

Gao Yuemei lost her energy in an instant, waved her hands helplessly, and let her husband help her back to the room to rest.

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