Chapter 194 Decided to go abroad
Jiang Xi nodded, and her beautiful eyes said with bright eyes, "Yes! Sun Zhengdong's lover told me that there was no homework in elementary school until the sixth grade. They had a lot of activities every day, such as bowling, rugby, dance, football, etc. Then they didn't have textbooks in elementary school from the first to the sixth grade. The school bags they carried were mainly lunch boxes every day."
I frowned slightly, "Can they still learn knowledge like this?"
Jiang Xi said, "The class is just a different way. They often sit on the grass to learn. Learning knowledge does not have to sit seriously in the classroom to be learning, don't you think?"
I nodded, it makes sense. If children can grow up in a relaxed environment and learn the knowledge they need, that is really the most successful way of education.
"In addition to the children's learning problems, your job is also an important reason. A programmer in New Zealand is quite popular. In China... it goes without saying that if you can't find a job in China, I'm worried that your spirit will be depressed."
"Wife, do you think we can really go to New Zealand?"
I was so excited that she said it, but I had no confidence. Although I often go abroad on business trips, I am really a little timid in my family of three living in a foreign country. The most important thing is that I am afraid that I will not find a suitable job abroad. The consumption abroad is more than twice as high as in China. In that case, if we eat our old capital, we will soon be empty. If we come back to China, we will really have nothing. It is better to eat our old capital in China. At least, Jiang Xi and I have the current property, and we will not be hungry until we grow up in Jiang.
I am a person who grew up educated by traditional ideas and seeks stability in everything, so I lack courage and courage.
If only Jiang Xi and I were the two, I wouldn't be afraid, but we have children, and at any time, we cannot let the children take risks with us.
Jiang Xi was much more confident than me. She said, "I recently created a group to gather people who want to go to New Zealand and those who already live in New Zealand to exchange experiences with each other. There are more than a hundred people. I will bring you in later."
"This... is the group building? Where did you find these people?" This speed is too fast, right?
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "As long as it is something I want to do, how many things are difficult? At the beginning, I asked many agents for knowledge about going abroad. The agents were very enthusiastic, but they were very comfortable and could not believe them all. Therefore, I would chat with the group members in the agent's group. If they chatted well or felt useful, I would add friends and pull them into the group I established separately. Then other group members felt that the group I established could be more open-minded than the group established by the agent, so they also brought like-minded friends to my group. In this way, there were more than 100 people in less than three days."
I couldn't help but give Jiang Xi a thumbs up, "You are so awesome!"
Jiang Xi said disapprovingly, "What's this? It's just that you can get things done with your heart."
"Then what did you communicate?" I asked.
Jiang Xi said, "Half of the group really wants to go to New Zealand, and half are people who have been there for a while. People who really want to go will always fantasize about New Zealand everywhere. Most of the people who are already there say that life is very good because they just want to live that kind of life. There are also a small number of people, that is, people whose economy cannot keep up with consumption. They think things over there are too expensive, the police do not do it, and life is difficult, and they advise me not to go."
I thought about it and said, "New Zealand is a very small country, so its development is limited and its work is not that easy to find. Should we consider other countries?"
Jiang Xi said, "I have thought about other countries. On the one hand, it is difficult for the United States to stay, but on the other hand, I don't like it either. I feel that it's too restless. I want to give people a quiet and comfortable country..."
"What about Australia and Canada?" I can think of it as quiet as it is, and it is also two countries that Chinese people like to go to.
Jiang Xi said, "Canada is too cold. Because drug use is legal, those things always give people a sense of insecurity. Australia has heard that xenophobia is quite serious, and it is very difficult for these two countries to get a green card. Isn't it in vain to not get a green card for a few years? New Zealand is the easiest country to get a green card, and the global security is among the top three safe countries. There are outstanding people and beautiful scenery. The movie "Avatar" was filmed there..."
"Hasn't Avatar also taken a scene in Zhangjiajie?" I suddenly thought of a post I saw, "In this way, the scenery in China is also very good."
Jiang Xi said, "Yes, but New Zealand is the kind of person you can live in beautiful scenery. Zhangjiajie can only see beautiful scenery when you go to travel. I think if you live in a purely natural wonderland environment, the air is as good as living in an oxygen bar, and you can get a pension after getting a green card, you should be living a pretty life, right?"
After Jiang Xi said this, the scene in front of me was indeed quite beautiful. However, before, I never thought that I would go abroad. In fact, if it weren’t for the unemployment this time, if it weren’t for the high pressure of studying in Jiangdong, I really felt that my life was very happy. When people were satisfied, they would not want life to change, because change was a risk.
But now, I feel like I am about to be forced to go to Liangshan.
I looked at Jiang Xi's expression of anticipation, thought for a while, and asked, "You are so poor in English, can you go there?"
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "I think it's okay. I'm starting to learn some simple conversations now. The difficult part is a voice translation software. There is an aunt in my group who is in her fifties who can't speak a word of English, but she said there is no problem with life there. She often uses software to search for people nearby, chat with foreigners using voice translation software, and make friends. She also said that New Zealand has only more than four million people, while Chinese people account for more than 400,000, and it is said that it is expected to reach the 500,000 mark..."
"Ah?" This data really shocked me. Doesn't that mean that Chinese people account for one-tenth of the entire population of New Zealand?
Jiang Xi continued to say passionately, "So, the last time someone said in the group that during the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, Auckland and Christchurch Airport were full of Chinese knots and Chinese lantern decorations. Seven or eighty percent of the salesmen were replaced by Chinese people. Because there are many Chinese travelers and immigrants, they can only cooperate with the habits of Chinese people if they want to make money from Chinese people. Now Alipay and WeChat payment are almost popular in New Zealand. Also, last time a group member said that he drove all the way in Auckland and drove out ten kilometers. He met all Chinese people. He finally met a white man. He felt very strange... You said, what can we do if we are not used to after we go?"
"Will this seem to be unpatriotic? I love my country very much..." So, I am reluctant to leave my country, and I always have many concerns.
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Now one-tenth of New Zealand is almost occupied by the Chinese. Many Chinese are also working in government departments. If more and more Chinese people go to the future, maybe in a hundred years, New Zealand will become a Chinese territory. If that is the case, we will be a member of the heroes remembered by history."
I blinked, are there anyone who was dissatisfied?
She smiled and said, "Who said that going abroad is not patriotic. We just have no other way to go in China. We are temporarily looking for a path abroad. In the future, our children can still return to China to serve their motherland if they learn abilities that China cannot learn from abroad. Whether they love or not has any relationship with whether they go abroad or not. There is a military expert who said on TV that they should not stop anyone from going abroad. The more people who have gone abroad, the more they think China is better, and many people are more patriotic..."
I have also watched this military expert program, and he really said that.
"On the other hand, some people who keep saying that going abroad is unpatriotic. People who live in China only blame others. Are those who are patriotic? They are not patriotic. They are just those who depend on the country to hold back the country. They only see high-end talents' annual salary of millions and live a wealthy life. They cannot see that people with an annual salary of one million have to pay 400,000 yuan to the country. They only see the benefits enjoyed by others, cannot see the contribution and contributions of others to the country, and never think about how much they have paid for the country, and only focus on how much more benefits others have received than themselves. Such people are not called patriotism, but can only be called parasites!"
"Does your current thought have a conflict with Chen Lixin's patriotic thought?" I tried to oppose Jiang Xi's choice to go abroad.
Jiang Xi became serious and said, "There is no conflict at all. I agree with Chen Lixin's point of view, but his point of view is that he can find a job that suits him in China. He can shine and heat up for China's medical career in China. He can dedicate the energy he has to this country. His spirit is worthy of everyone's admiration. And you... are different from him now. You can't find a job in China at present, and you don't know when you can find it. If you keep staying like this, you will become the kind of parasite I just mentioned..."
When Jiang Xi said this, my heart suddenly hurt. Why is a top student from a prestigious university and a high-tech talent who develops chips suddenly about to become a parasite in this society? I am unwilling to give up, but I have to admit that I have indeed become a parasite for the time being...
If I really can't find a job, I can only pay the lowest social security myself, and wait until I retire at the age of 60 and take the national pension insurance, so I will become a real parasite.
If I was sixty years old, I would be willing to be a parasite, but I am only forty years old and I am not willing to give up!
"So, let's try it. This is the best way we can choose now. We can prepare. If you find the right job before we go out, we won't leave. There are children, and the pressure on children is really worth our try."
"good!"
For some reason, when I said the word "good", my tears couldn't help but shed. From the bottom of my heart, I said, "I love my country and I don't want to go abroad at all, but I am really afraid that I will not be able to find a job from now on."
Jiang Xi's eyes were also red. She reached out to put her arms around my neck and said, "Don't think too much. We should live this as a life. Be happy and prepare naturally. If it doesn't go well, we should not be sad. Life is passed day by day, and maybe a surprise will come one day?"
"Well! Good wife, I think as long as our family of three is peaceful and peaceful together, there is nothing wrong with it!"
"Yes! Let's cheer together!"
"Yeah! Come on, my wife!"
Our hands were tightly held together.
After planning all this, Jiang Xi began to prepare for selling her house, because she had to prepare a lot of money first.
The houses in Hangzhou Jade City and the houses in Nanjing Baix Garden have not been sold for two years. These two houses are really hard to sell. In the end, Jiang Xi had to decide to sell the house in the high-end community of Jux Garden.
In fact, both of us were reluctant to sell this house, but now there is no other way.
And I, in Jiang Xi's plan, have the task to complete is to take the IELTS exam and learn to drive...
Most of New Zealand is located on hilly roads, especially Auckland. The weather changes as soon as possible. It happens when it rains heavily in the sun, and buses are not developed. E-bikes are not suitable, so you can only learn to drive. Jiang Xi and I haven't learned to drive in recent years because we don't like driving and sometimes we are dizzy when we take a bus, so this is also a problem for us.
And this problem obviously fell on me, because in the future I will drive to work, Jiang Xi will definitely write about her at home.
Another problem is to take the IELTS exam. Although I have worked in a foreign company for more than ten years, IELTS is really a special test. It is not a good oral language test. Many questions are still quite difficult. Therefore, I have to study hard. After I think about the IELTS, I can directly enroll, which can save 50,000 yuan of language fees.
Of course, maybe we can also sign up for a language class. It would be really lucky if we could find a job when we were in the language class like Sun Zhengdong, but we must be prepared to not find a job and go to school for one and a half years to graduate school.
As long as I was admitted to university, Jiangdong would be able to study for free there. Otherwise, if my child runs a study abroad, he would have to have two or three hundred thousand yuan a year. With the living expenses of the family of three, he would have to have five or six hundred thousand yuan a year. We cannot afford this kind of route. We would not choose such a route, and we can only choose the most cost-effective way, that is, I have to work harder, because I cannot count on Jiang Xi when studying abroad, I can only rely on me.
After all the plans were completely confirmed, I started to work on both IELTS and learning to drive.
I can register for IELTS in the middle of the month, so I thought about taking the exam first. I also wanted to verify what level of English can I reach in my many years of career in a foreign company? I also thought in my mind, what if I pass the exam? It would be easier.
Jiang Xi was always very confident in me, and she said, "Go, I think your English is so good, maybe you can pass it in one go."
I smiled and said, "The possibility is not high!"
Jiang Xi said, "Don't worry, let's try it!"
I said, "If it doesn't matter, you will lose one thousand yuan of registration fee!"
Jiang Xi said, "But you have experienced the feeling of the exam room. You will get twice the result with half the effort next time you go to the exam. It will be better if you pass it. If you pass it, you will win the jackpot!"
When she said this, I thought it made sense, so I signed up for the exam.
First of all, I got the exam in spoken language. When I answered questions from foreign examiners, I was quite confident. After all, I worked in a foreign company for so many years, but the difficulty is that you don’t know which field he will ask you. If it is a field he has not been exposed to before, it will be difficult to answer.
I remember that the examiner took five questions at that time, and I seemed to have answered four questions. The fifth question was that I really didn't understand.
Theoretically, I am quite satisfied with my oral exam.
The IELTS test is divided into oral test and written test, and the written test is divided into reading, writing and filling in the blanks. The full score for each item is 9 points. I think there is still great hope for me to get the 6.5 marks in this oral test.
Because I was happy in the exam, I immediately shared my joy with Jiang Xi after I got home. Jiang Xi was also very happy for me and said, "Don't do anything else during the next period of time. Please postpone the driver's license test and prepare for the written test in a week. If you can pass 6.5 in every exam, then we will save money and labor. Maybe people in China can find jobs in New Zealand online. Anyway, there are special preferential treatments in the IT industry. There have been such precedents before, as long as there is a company that wants you!"
"Okay!" I became more confident when Jiang Xi said this! I felt so gloomy over the past few days, and I had a rare feeling of seeing the moon bright.
But what I never expected was, cough! A week later, on the day of the IELTS written test, something happened that I wanted to suck my own mouth.
That morning, Jiang Xi and I both got up very early. Jiang Xi prepared breakfast for me. When I was full, she reminded me to get a pen, notebook, certificate, and some information.
However, an hour after I walked out of the house in the morning, I sent a text message to Jiang Xi: "Wife, I'm sorry, I was wrong!"
Chapter completed!