Chapter 156: Arrival
The ship floated on the sea for nearly forty days, with a port stop in between, and finally reached their destination, San Francisco.
At this time, it was time for Hou Dalin and them to be nervous. Only when they successfully passed the customs inspection did they truly set foot on the land of the United States.
However, it may be that the magic of the dollar played a role, and Hou Dalin and the others only stayed in the container for a few hours before they were smoothly taken out.
Walking out of the stockyard of the harbor, on the side of the road, Zhao Yali's father personally brought someone to pick her up. After Zhao Yali met his father, of course, she couldn't avoid tears, and when she finished crying, of course, she had to send an invitation to Hou Dalin and others who came over to help her a lot.
Hou Dalin was born at this time, of course, he readily agreed, and got into Zhao Yali's father's car without a word.
"You are Hou Dalin, who helped Yali a lot in the capital, Stationmaster Hou, right?" The car was driving on the road, and Zhao Yali's father turned his head and asked Hou Dalin.
"Oh? Uncle Zhao is thousands of miles away, can he still know me? In fact, Hou Dalin was not surprised at all, people can contact their daughters, of course, there are channels to get their own information.
"Of course, I know a little bit about all the help you have given to Yali. Settle down today, and tomorrow, I'm going to treat you to a good meal. ”
"Uncle Zhao is too polite." Hou Dalin was simply polite, he can't be modest at this time, he still wants to rely on others to solve the problem of identity. What if I am polite and the other party takes it seriously?
The car drove for more than two hours before coming to Zhao Yali's father's house. The house is not bad, it is late today, everyone returns home, and it doesn't take long to go to rest.
Hou Dalin took care of Xiao Jiu's affairs, and also lay on the bed and fell asleep. No matter how comfortable you are on a boat, it is at sea. The bed on the sea is not as stable as the bed on land, Hou Dalin didn't think about anything at this time, and let himself make up for sleep.
Early the next morning, Hou Dalin woke up refreshed. Although it is slow to come by boat, it also has the advantage of not having jet lag. After Hou Dalin got up, he first dealt with Xiao Jiu's personal hygiene, and then washed up and went out.
Zhao Yali has already watched TV in her living room, and Zhao Yali, who has changed her clothes, looks more radiant.
"Dalin is up? Come on, come on, have breakfast together. Father Zhao on the side greeted Hou Dalin, and at the same time motioned to a woman who was busy working on the side to come over and introduce Hou Dalin: "My wife, we came together a few years ago. This is Hou Dalin, the leader of Yali over there, who has helped a lot of children over there in the past few years. ”
Hou Dalin said hello to the other party, and then stopped paying attention to the other party, mainly depending on the age of the other party, it seemed that he was not a few years older than Zhao Yali, and he didn't need to get close to others.
At the breakfast table, Zhao Yali was very quiet, Hou Dalin looked at this scene, it seemed that Zhao Yali didn't know that he had found such a young stepmother for her.
Hou Dalin lowered his head, only cared about eating by himself, and never said a word.
After eating, Hou Dalin and Zhao's father sat in the living room together.
"Dalin, now that you have arrived in the United States, what are your plans for the future? If you don't have a place to go for a while, you can go to my factory and work first, and then think slowly. ”
"Uncle Zhao, I appreciate your kindness, but I came this time mainly to see my wife. Part-time jobs or anything was not in my plans. After saying this, Hou Dalin glanced at the other party's face, and then continued: "But Uncle Zhao, I do have a reluctant request. ”
"Oh? What's up? Tell me about it. ”
"That's right, I'm going to go to the east for my wife to see a doctor, so identity is a big problem. In this regard, is there any way for Uncle Zhao to solve this problem? Don't worry, I still have some money, just introduce me to a way. ”
"Identity? What kind of identity do you want? Is it a passport, or a residence permit? ”
"Okay, which one is cheaper?"
"Passports are cheap, about $2,000 to get a long-term stay in the United States, and of course, you'll have to pay at least $1,000 a year."
"What about the residence permit? How much does that cost? Although Hou Dalin did not (this chapter is not finished!) )
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I plan to stay here for a long time, but now that I have the opportunity, it's good to ask.
"That's expensive, and it costs at least tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars to get a legal residence permit. If it's not legal, it's about 10,000 US dollars, but this is not necessary, and the effect is not much different from that of a passport. ”
"Oh, that's right, then get us a passport, a man and a woman." Hou Dalin listened to Zhao's father's introduction and made a decision.
Three Ben is worth $6,000, which is not a small amount. To be honest, Hou Dalin's remaining money is not enough to pay for it.
However, the passport can not be done in a day, it will take a few days, and Hou Dalin has to find a way to get the money in these few days.
After telling Zhao's father about this, Hou Dalin went back to the room to feed Xiao Jiu. Now living in someone else's house does not seem very restrictive to Hou Dalin. He had also provided Zhao Yali with a place to live before, and now he lives in her father's house, which can be regarded as a return on his previous investment.
In Zhao's father's room, Zhao Yali's young stepmother was counting Zhao's father again.
"Zhao Delun, you still think you are a capitalist, I heard it just now, you have to spend 6,000 US dollars to get them fake passports, tell me about you, what are you doing with this kind of nosy thing? Where can our family get so much money! ”
"Meijia, don't be angry, people have sent the child to me all the way, and now they have made such a request, is it possible that I can still refuse? Then how will I, Zhao Delun, be a person in the future? ”
"How to be a person? Be a down-to-earth person! You said before that you were going to pick up your daughter back, okay, that's your blood relative, and I won't say anything after selling the invested stocks. But what is this Hou Dalin? If you take him to live at home, you can already be considered worthy of him, but you still have to spend money to get him a fake passport, is it possible that you want to sell all this bit of old money in your family? ”
Zhao Delun was a little embarrassed by his little wife, so he could only say with a dark face: "You don't care about my business!" ”
"I don't care? I don't care if you earn your money back! He said that he was the big boss who opened the factory, but you counted how much money you still had in your pocket? It's your face all day long, face, when do you think about our family? Think about the baby in my belly? ”
At the mention of children, Zhao Delun's black face couldn't hold it anymore. I can only endure the depression in my heart and put on a smiling face again to comfort my wife.
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Of course, Hou Dalin didn't hear the quarrel here, and now he is dealing with the chatter of Eighth Sister Qin.
"Da Lin, Da Lin, you know, I just climbed on the roof to see, good guys, there is a large number of houses here, all of them are like this from Yali's family. How rich the people here must be, every family has such a good house! ”
Hou Dalin was given a headache by the eighth sister Qin who jumped up and down, and Zhao Yali on the side looked at the eighth sister Qin who was excited like this, and her vanity was greatly satisfied.
"Alright, alright, look at the way you look like you've never seen the world! Your old house is no smaller than here, are you? ”
"Can that be compared? Can that be compared? Compared with this house, the house in my hometown is bigger, that is, a big place, and everything else is like a chicken coop when compared to this house. ”
"I said Qin Laoba, people say that dogs don't think the family is poor, and children don't think the mother is ugly, you can be good, how long has it been since you just arrived, you dislike your hometown? You touch your heart, do you still have a conscience? ”
"Hou Dalin, you are the dog! Also, you have to call me sister, although I went abroad, then I am also Xiao Jiu's own sister. Eighth Sister Qin was somewhat blushing by what Hou Dalin said, and at this time, she could only change the topic and continue to fight with Hou Dalin.
"You pull it down, this is not in the country, you have to call my brother here, otherwise I won't care about you."
"Why!"
"You want to be my sister, don't you? Come, return the money to me, return the money to me and I will call you Eighth Sister. ”
This time, Qin Bafeng had nothing to say, where did she have money, she only had a few cents in her pocket, or RMB.
After Eighth Sister Qin calmed down, Hou Dalin began to explain to her.
"Eighth child, I have to go out in a while. You are here to take a good look at Xiao Jiu. It's in the other (this chapter is not finished!) )
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At home, you remember to be diligent, every two hours, you have to check Xiao Jiu's bedding. ”
"You're going out?" Qin Bafeng and Zhao Yali shouted at the same time.
"yes, go out and take a walk."
"You're going out like this? Aren't you afraid of being arrested by the police? ”
"What are you talking about, it's okay for the police to arrest *** what? Do I look like a criminal? ”
"But we were smuggled here, we don't even have an identity, once we are caught by the police, we will be put in prison!" Zhao Yali really couldn't understand why this Hou Dalin was so bold.
"Gee, I'm just walking around the neighborhood, how did I end up with the police so coincidentally? Don't worry, I'll be back in the evening. ”
After speaking, Hou Dalin didn't continue to talk nonsense with the two of them, and casually put on a piece of clothing and went out.
Of course, the clothes belonged to Zhao's father, as long as he wore those clothes before, he would be interrogated by the police in minutes. Although Zhao's father's clothes didn't fit well, they weren't so conspicuous.
Walking on the street, Hou Dalin began to think about how he should make money quickly. It's a mature business society, and maturity means some money is easy to make and some money is hard to make. For example, the scrap business, which he is best at, is more difficult.
In such places, there is a fixed channel for the disposal of waste products on a large scale. Scale, which means high investment, is clearly not suitable for his current situation.
So what about selling fresh produce? This is not easy to do, he does not have a quarantine certificate for meat, and restaurants will not buy it casually, and if he buys it, he may face a fine. It's vegetables or something, it won't be like in China, there is a special farmers' market for him to set up a stall.
Walking on the road, Hou Dalin pondered this lucrative business while visiting around.
Chapter 156: Arrival