Sydney's international airport is Australia's busiest airport and the largest in Australia. Located 8km from the city centre, it attracts about half of the international visitors to and from Australia and about a third of the domestic passenger flows.

Lin Fan carried a simple backpack and slowly walked out of the exit passage following the flow of passengers, crowded outside with a large group of people picking up the plane, most of them holding paper signs with English, Chinese and other words.

He glanced at it very casually, no need to look, and no one came to pick him up, in order to ensure his safety, this time he didn't tell anyone in advance, even Aunt Mei didn't know where he went.

Out of the airport gate, came outside, and took a taxi casually, Lin Fan sat in the back, and said softly: "Man, go to Sheffield Town." ”

The taxi driver was a white man, looking about thirty years old, with a tall body and burly shoulders, and said enthusiastically: "Brother, are you Chinese?" Or the Japanese? ”

"Chinese." Lin Fan replied lightly, he was a little silent, and he was reluctant to talk more, in a strange country, silence might be a layer of protection for him.

"Huh, Chinese, cool, are you here to invest in immigration? Oh, a lot of Chinese buy ranches or villas in Australia, but man, Sheffield Town isn't the best choice for you Chinese. The driver was driving the car while chatting with Lin Fan.

"Haha, man, have you ever seen an investor in a taxi? I don't have the idea of immigration, nor do I have the strength to invest, I just want to feel the customs of Australia. Lin Fan casually said with a reason.

Sheffield is an old Australian town, it's a very small place, and the whole town is inhabited by less than a thousand people, so it's very quiet.

The reason why Lin Fan chose to be here in the first place was because there were few people in this town and it was quiet, which could make it easy for him to avoid the enemy's tracking.

It takes less than two hours to drive from Sydney to Sheffield Town, and along the way, the driver chatters Lin Fan to introduce some unique scenery in the vicinity.

Lin Fan listened to it with relish on the surface, but in fact, he didn't go to his heart at all, what he valued when he came to Australia was that it was vast and sparsely populated, and after arriving in Sheffield, he would not go outside to hang out, he had already planned to rent a house first, and then try to avoid contact with people outside.

When the driver introduced the nearby scenery, Lin Fan suddenly asked: "Man, do you have any friends who are real estate agents, and I want to rent an apartment here for about a year." ”

The driver was stunned for a moment, the Chinese in front of him seemed to be different from the imaginary Chinese with deep pockets, and the Chinese he had seen either had money and bought what he liked, or had no money and came to Australia to work.

But Lin Fan is not within the scope of these two, saying that he has money, it doesn't look like it, saying that he has no money, he came here without anything, and chose a place that is not suitable for Chinese people to work and survive.

"Man, as a local, I would advise you, if you want to come to Australia to earn money to work, Sheffield is obviously not for you, there are not many people in that town, and they don't trust out-of-towners, especially people of color."

The driver warmly reminded Lin Fan that although Sheffield is a tourist town and there are many tourists every year, almost 100% of the permanent population is white.

Discrimination is worse in Australia than in the United States, and in the early 19th century, in 1901, Australia introduced a very famous White Australia policy.

This is the general name for the Commonwealth of Australia's racist policy against Asian immigration, which was formally established as a basic national policy in 1901, allowing only whites to emigrate.

Under this policy, most Chinese could not stand the oppression and were forced to leave Australia. It was not until 1972, when the Australian Labor government abolished the "White Australia Policy", that discrimination against Asians appeared to be somewhat moderated.

But although the White Australia policy was lifted, the impact remained, and many whites were hostile to Asians, believing that the arrival of Asians had reduced the value of labor.

So the driver kindly reminded Lin Fan that if he came to invest, it didn't matter where he went, because there are basically two kinds of people in this world now, one is rich and the other is poor.

But if Lin Fan is not here to invest, but to work to earn money, Sheffield Town is obviously a very wrong choice, and the white people there will not be willing to hire him, or even be happy to deal with a strange Asian like him.

Lin Fan said disapprerovingly: "Man, I'm not here to work, I'm not here to make money, I just want to relax here, you know, the pace of life is too fast, I feel a little tired." ”

"Wow, buddy, you don't speak in a Chinese tone, I've never seen a Chinese person complain that life is too tiring, I know Chinese Americans who always like to work longer hours than other people, for example, the store is open on weekends......"

The driver joked that the Chinese were the hardest working race in his eyes, working longer hours than any other race and not paying much attention to quality of life.

The two of them chatted like this, and soon came to Sheffield Town, and the driver pointed to the road sign in front of him and said, "Dude, the front is the area of the town, but I don't know any real estate agents." ”

"But, I guess I can help you with that in an hour or so, but, you know, while we Australians are very hospitable, if you're willing to pay me a little bit, I'd be more than happy to help, rest assured, the price is absolutely reasonable."

The driver asked for compensation in a way that seemed very unusual to Lin Fan, and then he explained to Lin Fan how valuable the money was.

"First of all, buddy, in Sheffield Town, if you are a Chinese, it is more difficult to find a house, unless it is a short-term rental, or you are going to live in a hotel."

"But I don't think you want to do that, so at this time, my white skin can help you a lot, please don't mind, I don't mean to be racist."

Lin Fan nodded, bargained with the driver once or twice, finalized the specific amount of remuneration, and then put forward his specific requirements.

In the end, with the help of the driver, Lin Fan successfully rented a small farmhouse in a relatively remote location, close to the forest.

After paying the money, signing the contract, paying the driver, and going to the supermarket to buy some necessary groceries, he officially settled in this quiet town.