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The next day, we had breakfast in the public cafeteria.

Gao Yuemei and Zhang Ming took little Zhang Tao and the three of them hitched a ride to downtown Los Angeles.

After entering the urban area, Zhang Ming found that the city he was familiar with before was gone. Looking around, he saw that the city was devastated and there were traces of being burned by fires everywhere.

There were very few pedestrians on the street, but there were many armed police patrolling the streets, which gave people an extra sense of security.

As we approached the consulate, more and more pedestrians began to appear.

Turning the corner, a long queue of people came into view. The end of the queue was the Daxia Consulate.

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"Why are there so many people?" Gao Yuemei exclaimed.

Zhang Ming observed carefully and found that most of the team had Asian faces.

There are also many white people among them. These people generally dress more formally, which is in sharp contrast to the Asians.

"I guess they are all Xia Qiao who are preparing to return to China!"

Zhang Ming said with emotion: "If it were me, I would also want to return to China. What our ancestors said is so right. People who are not of my race will have different hearts. When the critical moment comes, we can still rely on our own people."

He felt that he had lived in vain for the past few decades, but he failed to see through the essence of this, causing his eldest brother's family to lose three lives in vain.

"Zhang Ming, why don't you try it too? Maybe the consulate will..."

Zhang Ming shook his head: "It's impossible. I've asked about it a long time ago. Now only people with Daxia nationality can get an entry permit. Others can only go through the immigration process, and they can only get a green card. Naturalization takes at least ten years. "

"Is it difficult to immigrate now?" Gao Yuemei asked doubtfully.

"It's difficult, even harder than naturalizing in a beautiful country. Excluding skilled immigrants and investment immigrants, other ways are basically difficult to reach the sky."

Gao Yuemei sighed heavily.

Seeing that the temperature was getting hotter and hotter, Zhang Ming pointed to the eaves on the side and said, "Sister-in-law, you go there with your child to hide from the sun, and I will line up for you."

Gao Yuemei did not refuse. She knew that Zhang Ming had been feeling guilty. If he could help, the other party might feel better.

When we came to the nearby eaves, there were already several old, weak, sick and disabled people gathered here. Many people felt that standing was too tiring, so they simply sat on the floor.

Gao Yuemei also sat on the ground with her eldest grandson in her arms. A middle-aged woman next to her specially moved over, then took out a piece of bread from her bag and teased little Zhang Tao.

After introducing themselves, the two started talking.

"Sister Gao, where are you from?" Liu Hong asked.

"Yanjing, what about you?"

"I'm from Jinmen."

Gao Yuemei smiled and said: "Tinmen is now under the jurisdiction of Yanjing, and we are fellow villagers."

"I also heard about this. It's a pity that our house was sold, otherwise we would have made a fortune now." Liu Hong said regretfully.

"When did you come to Beautiful Country?" Gao Yuemei asked.

"It came at the end of last year."

"It was earlier than me. I came here after the Chinese New Year. Where do you live in Los Angeles?"

Liu Hong shook his head: "We don't live here, we came from Philadelphia on the east coast."

"Hey, isn't there a consulate on the east coast?" Gao Yuemei asked curiously, it shouldn't be possible!

"Why not? It's just that there are too many people going to the consulate. I don't know that the queue will last until the Year of the Monkey. I might as well fly here. There are really few people here." Liu Hong explained.

"Sister, there are no riots on the east coast, why are you so anxious to leave?"

Liu Hong explained with a wry smile: "Since the riots broke out on your side, an anti-immigration wave immediately started on the East Coast. Anyone who is not an orthodox white person is within the scope of deportation."

"Doesn't the higher ups care?"

"How to control it? Nowadays, everyone has a gun, and the police dare not intervene too much. Fortunately for us Daxia people, the consulate has warned us in advance.

People from Tianzhu, Nico, and those from South America were bullied very badly. People were dying in the city all the time, so we didn't dare to go out casually in broad daylight. "

"Is it so chaotic?" Gao Yuemei was shocked.

"No, I regret it so much when I talk about this. You said you were doing well at home, so why did you come out to be afraid and suffer huge losses?" Liu Hong looked regretful.

Gao Yuemei wiped her eldest grandson's saliva and consoled her: "Well, it's great to be able to return home safely. Our old man, as well as my son and daughter-in-law, all died in this riot. Looking back now, peace is the most important thing." Blessed!”

"Ah...Sister Gao, you...sympathize with me and obey me."

After such a comparison, Liu Hong felt much relieved.

Gao Yuemei waved her hand: "It's okay, I've thought about it. Is it a blessing or a curse? I can't avoid it, it's fate!"

"Sister Gao, do you still have a house in China?" Liu Hong quickly changed the subject.

"No more. Just like your family, they are all sold."

"Then how will you live when you go back?" Liu Hong asked with concern. Now that U.S. dollars cannot be exchanged for domestic money, their family is worried to death about this.

"I secretly hid a batch of grain before I left the country. It can last for at least a year or two. Let's talk about the rest later!"

Liu Hong quickly praised: "Sister Gao, you still have the foresight. If our family can think of this, we don't have to worry now."

"What are you worried about? As long as you can return to your country and find a job, you won't starve to death."

"That's what you said! Sister Gao, are you going to go back by boat or by plane?"

Gao Yuemei said without hesitation: "Of course I'll take a plane. It will take more than a month to take a boat. My child is still young, and I'm afraid of accidents."

"Airplane tickets are not cheap. One ticket costs hundreds of thousands of dollars!"

"Do I have to pay for the travel expenses myself?" Gao Yuemei said nervously. She couldn't afford the travel expenses now.

Liu Hong nodded: "It's past the time for evacuation. You have to pay for the travel expenses yourself, but don't worry too much, Sister Gao.

I heard from our old Li that in your case, you can apply for emergency assistance, and maybe you can apply for a free ticket."

"Really? I'll ask later, sister, thank you." Gao Yuemei said gratefully.

"You're welcome. Even if I don't say it, the staff will tell you."

More than two hours later, Gao Yuemei finally entered the consulate as she wished.

The entry permit was quickly processed.

It's just that applying for emergency assistance is a bit troublesome, and it took several days before and after. All the procedures were not completed until yesterday.

Fortunately, the staff of the consulate sympathized with the grandparents and grandchildren, and finally exchanged the aid boat tickets for plane tickets through internal channels.

After leaving the consulate, Gao Yuemei finally breathed a sigh of relief. The time to return home is set at 10 o'clock the day after tomorrow.

If everything goes well, they will be able to return to China on July 5.

"Zhang Ming, what are your plans next?"

Zhang Ming looked back at the consulate: "I plan to go to the Philippines. The contract has been signed. I will leave one day later than you."

"The Philippines is too chaotic, you should be careful." Gao Yuemei said worriedly.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, even for Xiao Zhang Tao, I will not joke with my life."

"Write to me later and send it directly to my original unit. I will ask my old colleagues to help me keep an eye on it." Gao Yuemei explained.

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