Chapter 149 , the other side of the ocean that can't go back
The other side of the ocean.
William Li dragged his tired body back home. As a new generation who grew up in China and eventually immigrated here through studying abroad, he has always been very diligent and hardworking.
I worked hard to get into the best university, worked hard to come here to study, and then worked hard to stay here. I was once the envy of my relatives, friends, and classmates.
He even found a Chinese wife here, had a well-paying job, and lived a pretty good life.
However, two months ago, he was laid off.
The fruit company he works for is currently experiencing unprecedented difficulties, with a large number of layoffs. Among them, the most laid off people are Asians, and he naturally became one of them.
After losing a stable job, the pressure of life suddenly increased.
For this reason, during this period of time, he has been constantly going to various places to apply for jobs. He has already submitted his resume to large companies such as Wei Ruan and Gu Ge.
However, it was like nothing happened, no news, not even an invitation for an interview.
After that, he tried to submit his resume to some small companies and small businesses. He originally thought that with his ability and dazzling resume, it would not be difficult to find a job. Although the salary might be lower, he still had a job.
Here, as long as you have a formal job, life will not be too bad.
However, he still failed to find a job and even received a lot of ridicule.
With the strong impact from the other side of the ocean, technology giants such as Fruit, Ditto, Myrtle, and Mevida suffered an unprecedented cold winter. The stock market plummeted and triggered an economic crisis.
All these have caused companies on the other side of the ocean to tighten their belts, and at the same time, a wave of anti-Asian thoughts has arisen here. When you walk on the road, you may be attacked and beaten for no reason.
This is no longer an exception, but something that happens frequently.
In addition, Asians have suddenly found that it is extremely difficult to find a job. It is impossible to find a job. Once the hatred spreads, it will burn like wildfire.
You can feel the tremendous pressure and hostility from all sides.
"shit~"
"Ma Dan!"
William Li came home and lay on the sofa. He couldn't help but curse when he thought of what he had experienced outside today.
I went to look for a job today. Not only did I not find a job, but I was also robbed. I lost the hundreds of green coins I was carrying and was robbed. I even got punched several times and even my face was swollen.
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"William, have you found a job?"
At this time, his wife Alice came over with their two children. Seeing his nose and face swollen, she quickly asked: "Were you attacked?"
"Well, I was attacked by several chimpanzees."
William Li nodded feebly.
"Oh, God, how could they do this."
Alice is already a truly beautiful fruit person, and her ancestors have immigrated here for several generations.
"It's best not to go out now. It's very dangerous. People with faces like ours can easily be attacked."
William Li picked up his child, who was still young, only three or four years old. Alice also quit her job to take care of her two children at home full time, and all the pressure of life fell on herself.
"Why?"
Alice asked extremely puzzled.
"Because the current economic situation is not good, some electronic technology companies such as Fruit, Diotong, and Myrtle have closed down and laid off employees, which has affected the entire economic environment, and the economic crisis has swept over."
"The cause of all this is Xinghai Technology from across the ocean. They have mastered more advanced chip technology, which has had a devastating impact on these electronic technology companies."
"Nowadays, many companies have closed down and many people have lost their jobs. Everyone blames all this on us Yanhuang people, so they are extremely hostile to us."
William Li shook his head as he spoke.
"What should we do?"
"This month's mortgage payment is coming soon, and my child is going to kindergarten soon. If you plan to go to a good private kindergarten, it will also require a lot of money."
When Alice heard this, she immediately became anxious.
As a beautiful native born and raised in Guo, she is very aware of the nature of this place. The so-called melting pot of nations is actually not at all. When conditions are good, everyone can get along well with each other, but once they are in crisis, they are immediately exposed.
His original appearance is gone.
"I don't know either."
William Li shook his head helplessly.
He spent a long time studying and only started working when he was nearly 30 years old. Although he had a very good income when he was working in a fruit company, he came here from scratch and has always regarded himself as an elite, so it was natural for him to buy a house.
It is a house in a wealthy area and requires a loan.
I also bought a very good car. Fortunately, I didn’t need a loan. Every aspect of my family’s life is in accordance with the standards of the middle-class elite here.
The result is that I never have much savings on hand. Once I lose my job, I immediately become panicked and stretched thin.
"I can't find a decent job at all now. No company will want us. It's not just me who is in the industry, but also Paul Wang, Green Chen, Bill Liu and others. Everyone is unemployed and now they are struggling for work.
Things are troublesome.”
"Green Chen is now ready to return to the other side of the ocean, and his identity has never been cancelled."
"As for King Paul, Bill Liu and others, they are now facing tremendous pressure just like us. Bill Liu has even gone to work as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant."
William Li said helplessly about several colleagues around him and friends coming.
"Buzz~"
At this time, his phone rang, and when he picked it up, he saw that it was his college classmate Zhao Mingxuan.
"Hey, Zhao Mingxuan~"
"William Li, next month is our ten-year reunion, will you come?"
"Ten-year party?"
"Have you forgotten all this?"
"I've been a little annoyed lately. I really forgot about it."
"You have immigrated to Meiliguo. What do you have to worry about? They are all successful elites. Unlike those of us who stay in Guo, we can only mix in Guo."
Hearing the compliment from his classmates, William Li showed a smile, but he quickly put it away, thought for a moment and said, "How are you doing now?"
"It's not bad, I live a careless life, and now I'm just a junior high-level manager, earning more than 100,000 green coins a year. There's no way I can compare with those of you who study abroad."
At this time, William Li is the most proud. Hearing the compliments from his old classmates, he feels very accomplished. However, when he thinks about his current situation, this sense of accomplishment suddenly disappears.
I can't help but imagine it in my mind.
If I had not stayed here in the first place, but had chosen to go back.
Maybe I should be able to live a very good life now, without any pressure, and have a certain social status.
Here, when I have a stable job, I can live quite well, but I still have no social status.
Even when I was in the fruit company, I was always just a low-level employee.
He has always worked hard, studied hard, worked hard, and had a beautiful resume, but it was of no use here at all.
If I go back, maybe my life will be completely different.
"I can't come to the ten-year party."
"You can't come either?"
"If none of you immigrants can come, this party will be meaningless."
"I can't help it. I've been too busy recently. Let's get together again when we have free time in the future."
After hurriedly hanging up the phone with his old classmate, William Li's heart was filled with regret, regretting why he had not chosen to go back in the first place.
My classmates who stayed in Guonei are now living a very good life. They live a very leisurely life. The key is that they have a good social status. Basically, they are already small leaders in the unit or middle and high-level managers in the company.
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"What were we just talking about?"
Alice looked at William Li and saw that he had his eyes closed, so she quickly asked. She didn't speak Chinese and couldn't understand the conversation just now.
"My college classmate asked us to go back to attend the ten-year reunion, but I said we were not free."
William Lee replied briefly.
"Buzz~buzz~"
At this time, his cell phone rang again.
I picked it up and saw a video call from my parents in Guonei.
"Mom and Dad~"
When I got through, I saw that my parents were there, and they quickly asked their children to come over.
"Grandpa~Grandma~"
When the two children saw it, they immediately shouted happily and excitedly, but they could only speak grandparents and could not speak other Chinese, because they had been raised by Alice since childhood. She did not know Chinese, and neither did the two children.
Won't.
"Baby, you miss us so much, when will you come back?"
William Li looked at his parents on the other end of the phone. Their hair was graying and they were much older. As an only child, he could never be with his parents. The ones he felt most guilty for were his parents.
"We may not be able to come back for a while."
"I'm unemployed and looking for a job now."
In front of his parents, William Li had to tell the truth, which even made people cry.
"Why is this good person unemployed?"
"Why are you still hurt on your face?"
Only then did his parents notice the injury on his face and quickly asked with concern.
"The fruit company's mobile phones and computers were all unsalable and they laid off a lot of people, so I lost my job. In fact, I have been unemployed for two months and I still can't find a job."
"Now when I go out, I will be attacked for no reason. It's really stressful."
"Do you have to pay off the mortgage?"
When his parents heard this, they fell silent immediately, and then said after a long time: "We will sell the house in the city in a few days, and then we will send all the money to you."
"Mom and Dad, you sold your house, where do you live?"
When William Li heard this, he quickly asked.
"We will go to our hometown in the countryside. The two of us are already old anyway and have a retirement salary of several thousand yuan. We can live a comfortable life by growing some vegetables and raising some chickens and ducks in the countryside."
"As long as you live a good life, it will be fine. You won't come back anyway. There is no use keeping the houses in this city. They will be sold sooner or later."
At the other end of the video, the parents were full of helplessness.
"Mom and Dad~"
William Li couldn't help but burst into tears. For his study abroad, his parents had spent all their savings. It was difficult to survive. When he got old, he even had to sell his house in the city and could only return to his hometown in the countryside.
Went to live.
At this moment, his intestines were filled with regret. If he had not come here, but stayed with his parents, maybe the scene would be completely different now.
Looking at my children and my parents, they don’t understand each other’s language, and they can’t even talk about having deep feelings for each other. Apart from calling them grandparents a few times, they can’t talk about anything.
The same goes for my wife, who doesn't even speak Chinese and can only watch from the sidelines.
"Why are you crying? Live a good life. We will help you in whatever way we can. Don't put too much pressure on me. I'm going to do some farming when I get back. Maybe I can share some of the pressure with you."
Looking at William Li who was crying, his parents also sighed helplessly. Only they knew the sadness and sadness in front of outsiders, but they just pitied the hearts of parents in the world!
PS: Thank you for the support of the alliance leaders who are watching the storm. The boss will make a fortune, and the boss will be loved by beautiful women~~