In a small Chinese restaurant in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, although the area is not large, only about 80 square yards, it is extremely popular, this restaurant is mainly based on Hunan cuisine, supplemented by the dishes developed by the taste of local Canadian residents, and has been favored by the people of Saskatoon.

This city located in the central provinces of Canada, although it is not like Toronto, Vancouver and other places that are the first choice for Chinese immigrants, but it has gradually entered the sight of the Chinese, and the potential for development is great, after all, it has a large area of land and a small number of people.

The owner of Maojiaxiang restaurant is surnamed He, named Jianmin, 45 years old this year, immigrated to Canada a few years ago, has a maple leaf card, the whole family immigrated to Canada, the only daughter is studying accounting at the University of Saskatchewan Business School, just like a domestic family-style restaurant, 80 square yards of stores, He Jianmin changed into two parts, the front hall and the street are to entertain customers, the back hall is the kitchen, bedroom, the two in-laws live in the back hall of the store at night, and the daughter has been boarding at the University of Saskatchewan.

In fact, the reason why He Jianmin chose to immigrate to Canada is nothing more than to create a haode educational environment for his daughter, give up the big restaurants and houses in second-tier cities in China, sell them all, obtain millions of funds, and obtain a maple leaf card through Canada's immigration policy, and then start from scratch in Canada.

I have to say that the pioneering spirit of the Shonan people is also worthy of recognition abroad. At present, there are still relatively few Chinese immigrants in Saskatchewan, mainly because the city has not yet received the attention of the Chinese, and He Jianmin chose Saskatoon because he felt that in the big cities of Canada, there may be little opportunities, not to mention that he has inspected the University of Saskatchewan, and its education level is not much worse than that of Vancouver.

Canada's educational resources are very average, so I came to Saskatchewan to explore the way, which has stabilized in recent years, and the business of Maojiaxiang restaurant has also been praised by the public, Canada is an immigrant city, very inclusive, and the local people are very kind, He Jianmin gradually became familiar with this place.

"Xiao Li, hurry up and greet the guests, what are you rubbing in the back!" He Jianmin shouted loudly in Hunan dialect, anyway, Canadians can't understand it, the official languages here are English, French, Italian, German, and the most common is English. He Jianmin has immigrated for so many years, and his English level has gradually improved, but his native pronunciation has not changed! The pronunciation still has a Hunan flavor.

Li Cheng, a native of Shonan, 24 years old, was also studying at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, two years ago, but not long ago he was ordered to drop out of school because he could not pay the tuition fees.

The annual expenses are at least 150,000 old heads, Li Cheng's family is not rich, his father is an ordinary office worker, his mother is now retired, and the two years of college life that support Li Cheng have emptied all their savings.

Generally speaking, living in Saskatchewan, a family of three will cost 2,000 Canadian dollars, which translates to more than 11,600 dollars for the elderly.

Including rent and expenses, the focus is on rent, Saskatchewan's rent is notoriously high, low-grade houses cost more than 400 Canadian dollars, originally Li Cheng was sharing a house with three study students, and it cost more than 300 Canadian dollars a month, and the expenses are much less, about 300 Canadian dollars a month.

Now, in order to free up the cost of his mother's treatment, Li Cheng did not choose to return to China immediately, but worked in Saskatchewan, Canada, to reduce the burden on his parents.

He still has about two years left on his student visa, after all, he has completed two years of study, and he has applied to the immigration office to extend the visa time, and it will not expire until the completion of four years of study.

Li Cheng and He Jianmin's daughter is a classmate, and they are both Chinese fellows, and they used to often visit Maojiaxiang Restaurant, when He Lifen got Li Cheng's situation, she introduced her to her parents and asked him to work here, according to Canada's minimum hourly wage, He Jianmin has to pay him about 7 Canadian dollars per working hour.

It also includes food and housing, in fact, with Li Cheng's current situation, it is not easy to find such a lucrative job, and he can live in it, although it is just a bunk, but Li Cheng is very satisfied.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Li Cheng hurriedly shuttled between the small tables and chairs, conversing with the guests in proficient English, compared to He Jianmin's Shonan English, which was really not flattering.

Li Cheng has been working in Maojiaxiang Restaurant for almost a year, and his visa is about to expire in about a year, and he can get 1,680 Canadian dollars a month, and most of the rent and food are removed, and he can save at least 1600 Canadian dollars every month, but he still has to pay taxes, according to Canadian policy, it is 16%.

A month is 1344, 16,000 Canadian dollars a year, which is more than 92,800 yuan for the old man, Li Cheng did not return to China, but also took a fancy to the reason for the high local wage level, tried to get rid of expenses and entertainment, worked wholeheartedly, and earned more than 90,000 old people a year, remitted to his parents, so that the burden on the family was suddenly light.

After a busy day, after closing at 9 o'clock in the evening, Li Cheng made the bed and lay on the bed, but his mind flew to the other side of the earth, his mother's illness had been cured, but the family was basically tortured by this sudden serious illness, not to mention that his parents' savings were not much, even if there were, Li Cheng was unwilling to let his parents take out any more money for him to study abroad.

But he was not reconciled! After two years of studying accounting at the University of Saskatchewan, he is well aware of the sought-after level of accounting in the local area, and every company is looking for a profession, after all, in this country, paying taxes is something that must be done all the time, so accounting is an essential profession.

There are two more years, as long as he survives this time, after graduation, and works in Canada for three years, then he will be able to obtain Canadian citizenship, and it is not impossible for his parents to immigrate here, and the hourly salary of an accountant will be dozens of times that of now!

Li Cheng hesitated, tossed and turned, thought for a long time, and decided to find a time tomorrow to make a long-distance call to discuss with his father, so that he could sell the only real estate in the family, and the boat was ruined!

The next day, it was another monotonous and boring day, Li Cheng, who was wandering in the front hall and back hall, didn't want to spend his study abroad career like this, he couldn't get a degree certificate, even if he returned to China, it was useless, which was equivalent to so many years of blind efforts.

During the lunch break, Li Cheng said to He Jianmin: "Boss, I borrowed the phone, and the phone bill was deducted from my salary." ”

"Calling home again? Is your mother feeling better? ”

"Well, it's much better."

Li Cheng nodded, he has always been grateful for He Jianmin's care, if it weren't for He Jianmin's family, it is estimated that he would not be able to find a job in Saskatchewan in a short time with his ability, and the employment pressure here is actually quite large.

After dialing the phone, Li Cheng's mood was still a little calm, he knew very well the meaning of the house to his parents, and he had worked hard for most of his life to accumulate this two-bedroom apartment, which was about 70 square meters of two-bedroom apartment was not easy!

"Dad, is Mom's health better, and the disease hasn't flare-up again, right?" Li Cheng's mother suffered from breast cancer a year ago and underwent excision surgery, but fortunately, the treatment was timely and did not spread, but this year, the necessary nutritional supplements are certain.

"Your health is much better, don't you worry, how are you doing in Canada? Or go home early? Now that the domestic economy is also very good, I still have to come back and find a job. "Li Cheng's going abroad is also the decision of his parents, when the economy was prosperous, he really wanted Li Cheng to go abroad to gild, but now after experiencing this incident, he feels that peace is a blessing, whether Li Cheng has a chance or not, just be healthy.

And at this age, a lot of things are seen, so why bother!

Li Cheng hesitated for a moment, thought of the phone bill, knew that he couldn't hesitate, and said: "Dad, I can't go back, the University of Saskatchewan hasn't finished my studies, and if I go back now, it will be tantamount to falling short, and I will live up to your original intention of sending me abroad, and the accounting major is very sought-after in Canada, as long as I graduate, then the job will not be a problem, the salary here is very high, and when I am stable, I will take the second old man to Canada to enjoy the blessings!" ”

He still didn't dare to talk about the sale of the house, but the meaning was very clear, that is, let his parents send money over, two years! At least 300,000 old heads, more than 50,000 Canadian dollars.

Where can they get such a large sum of money now, unless the house is sold, but where will they live in the future?

"Ah Cheng, do you want me to sleep on the street with your mother?"

"No, no, I'm just, I just, I just don't want to give up like this......" Li Cheng is also helpless, this is no way, not to mention, after selling this house, there are at least about seven or eight hundred thousand, the house in the second-tier city, the one in that area should be able to sell at this price, take out half of it to study abroad, and the other half, you can go to rent a house to live!

Li Cheng thought very clearly, but his father didn't think so, and when he was old, he asked them to rent a house, isn't this ridiculous and generous?

"You don't have to say it, we won't sell this house, when you marry your daughter-in-law in the future, talk to me about the ownership of this house, now I am the owner of the house, I have the right to dispose of him!" Li Cheng's father was very resolute, like all traditional Chinese people, the house was the sustenance of their life, which was left for their children and grandchildren, and it was also a testament to the results of his life's efforts.

After hanging up on the other end of the phone, Li Cheng lost his mind for a while, listened to the busy sound, and couldn't let go of the phone for a long time. At this time, He Lifen, who came home from vacation, wore a pair of skinny jeans, her beautiful curves were exposed, and a white open-collar shirt showed a fresh North American style.

Li Cheng and He Lifen did not have much intersection, only had some conversations at the University of Saskatchewan, not boyfriend and girlfriend, Li Cheng went to work in her family's restaurant after taking a leave of absence, and saw less often, I heard that He Lifen had a boyfriend at the University of Saskatchewan, is Irish, and the family has lived in Saskatchewan for decades and opened a large company.

He is still self-aware, rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, He Lifen is actually not suitable for him, and to be honest, the gap between the conditions between them is too big.

"Hey, Cheng, what's wrong? Look at your face is not right! What's bothering? In Saskatchewan, the English spoken by the locals is not like the colloquialism of the United States, so it is no problem to communicate in Canada after taking the IELTS test abroad.

Only then did Li Cheng react and said, "It's nothing, I'll continue to work." ”

Li Cheng, who lost his soul, paralyzed himself with work, there was not much time left in Canada, He Jianmin's family gave him great help, there was no need to let them worry about their studies, not to mention that they had no obligation to help Li Cheng at all! More than 50,000 Canadian dollars is also a lot of money.

He Lifen didn't say anything, she had the joy of family fun with her parents, Li Cheng was cleaning the kitchen in the back hall alone, secretly wondering, let's leave it to fate, the visa is only for one year, maybe during this time, parents will change their minds? The top priority is to work hard and not delay the business of Mao's Hunan restaurant.