American Ranch

Chapter 112
The second day of the new year.

For the reunion dinner at Chen Mo's family, guests came early in the morning, and more and more guests came over time.

Zhou Ziyu and his father also came, and they knew about it from his uncle, which made Chen Xiao feel embarrassed.

Chen Chen and Zhang Xia were helping in the kitchen, and several aunts were also busy in the kitchen.Chen Mo and Chen Xiao also have a few cousins, a cousin, we haven't seen each other for a long time, more than a dozen people are sitting together to fry golden flowers...

"10 yuan, brother, I want to see your cards." Chen Xiao, who is a stable player, finally caught a good pair of cards, and after walking around, he began to look at Chen Mo's cards...

"Will you play, will you play..." Chen Mo had a bad deck of A cards in his hand, and wanted to steal it. Chen Xiao wanted to see his cards, so he threw it away: "Your phone number."

There was a thick pile of small change on Chen Xiao's mobile phone. They didn't play much, and the bottom was 5 yuan, and the top was 20 yuan.Holding a pair of gold flowers, Chen Xiao threw another 10 yuan in and answered the phone: "Happy New Year to you too." Spoken standard American English, he chattered a lot, and all the players on the poker table looked at Chen Xiao. Shino.

10 yuan, 10 yuan... 20 yuan... We talked until someone pried their cards.

The golden flower is a very big card, and Chen Xiao collected a pile of change on the table: "Okay, we will be back tomorrow. Thank you."

A dozen people, 10 yuan per person is more than 100 yuan, Chen Xiao earned 500 yuan, and his face was full of depression.

"What's the matter, isn't it just the fourth day?" Chen Mo knocked Chen Xiao on the head.

"Changed the flight for us. We will go there tomorrow. The company is in urgent need and there are few people." There are too many people here, and it is inconvenient to elaborate on some things about the company, so Chen Xiao shrugged helplessly.

"Sister Chen Xiao, why can't I understand so much of the English you just said?" said the little cousin Xiong Xiaoling. She is a junior college student and seems to be an English major.

Chen Xiao was helpless, how to explain this.

"My English just now is American, with a San Francisco, California accent." English listening, or English learned in textbooks, is not necessarily idiomatic in the United States.

It's like I have sweet teeth., translated into Chinese, the literal translation is: I have sweet teeth

In America, the phrase means, I have a sweet tooth.

There are a lot of sentences like this, and a lot of slang and these...

"By the way, I haven't asked you all this time. You and Chen Chen have also gone to the United States now?" asked the eldest cousin Xiong Jiehong.

Chen Xiao looked at Chen Mo, then nodded lightly: "Working in San Francisco."

"San Francisco, I heard that the salary there is very high, how much salary can you get a month?" Xiong Jiehong asked.

"Seven or eight thousand." Chen Xiao shrank her neck.More than 7000 a month, sometimes with bonuses, more than 8000.Her salary is the same as that of the director of the planning department, but it's for Chen Mo's sake.

Like Zhang Xia, she is in the personnel department, and she sorts out the materials every day, and her salary is four to five thousand dollars a month.The average salary of Zhang Xia’s colleagues at the same level is about [-] U.S. dollars less.

"U.S. dollars." Xiong Jiehong took a breath.

"U.S. dollars." Could it be that RMB is used in the United States... Chen Xiao grinned.

Zhou Ziyu next to him was a little shocked. He really liked Chen Xiao, otherwise he wouldn't have tried his best to have a blind date...

Zhou Ziyu knew that Chen Xiao's previous family was not good, and the family was basically supported by Chen Mo, but today when he came here, he saw the elevator apartment with a duplex structure, and the car driven by Chen Mo... the pride of a man, his self-confidence, how much It comes from the family, one's own ability, and to put it bluntly, it is money.Zhou Ziyu doesn't rely entirely on his family. He works in a large company and is a white-collar worker with a monthly salary of tens of thousands.But compared with Chen Xiao, there seems to be a big gap.

"Seven or eight thousand, isn't it tens of thousands of RMB per month? Five or six million per year?" Xiong Jiehong's eyes widened.

The United States, perhaps the most attractive thing is the US dollar, the world currency. 1 U.S. dollar can be exchanged for RMB close to 7 yuan...

"What kind of class is seven or eight thousand in San Francisco?" The second old cousin asked without a new district.

"The upper-middle level, the salary is high, and the consumption over there is also high. Biao sister-in-law, it's your turn to deal the cards." Chen Xiao reminded.

"Come on, come on, continue..."

Xiong Xiaoling, an English major, graduated with half a semester left after the Chinese New Year. She looked worried: "Cousin, is your company recruiting people? I also want to go to the United States after graduation..."

Chen Xiao...has a toothache.

I don't know how to answer...

After Chen Mo got rich, he kept a low profile in the country. His relatives all knew that his family suddenly became rich, but they didn't know exactly how rich they were.

Go to the United States, many people want to go to the United States.If you have acquaintances over there and can find a stable job, most of them are better than staying in China...

We are relatives, and we usually have a good relationship.If you come please, it's really hard to refuse.

"Let's talk about it after you graduate. As for work, I'm just a migrant worker." Chen Xiao said helplessly.In Tangxia Yipin, she and Zhang Xia are both related households: "It's very difficult to find a good job in San Francisco..."

As for introducing someone in again?

Chen Mo couldn't get rid of this face.

Chen Xiao looked at him, but Chen Mo pretended not to see him, and scattered a round of cigarettes...

"Boss, are you in the same company as Chen Xiao and Chen Chen?" Xiong Jiehong took the cigarette and looked at Chen Mo: "What do you do?"

The eldest... Chen Mo is the oldest among cousins ​​and relatives.

"No. Chen Xiao and Zhang Xia are in San Francisco, and Chen Chen and I are on a ranch in the countryside." Chen Mo smiled.

"Is it easy to go to America?"

"It's easy, just apply for a tourist visa and go."

"I'm looking for a job, don't ask too much, two or three thousand dollars a month is enough." Xiong Jiehong smiled and handed Chen Mo a cigarette, and said.

If there is a way to go to the United States to work and earn US dollars, it is indeed a good deal.The per capita salary in the United States is really high...

But for the vast majority of people, they go to the United States with a tourist visa, and they don't leave after landing.The job I do, where I live... it's hard to save money.

"It's difficult to get a regular work visa. It's almost impossible... Many people go to the United States with a tourist visa. If they can find a job and earn income, they can basically stay. Working illegally... There are very few jobs to choose from. , the salary is not much to barely make ends meet." Chen Mo took a drag on his cigarette and shook his head.

"Illegal workers." Xiong Jiehong shook his head: "Can't get a regular long-term visa?"

Chen Moai can't help...

It was okay in Montana, where the population was small and the policies were loose.In California, getting a long-term visa through regular channels cost at least tens of thousands of dollars, and it was as fast as three to five months, and it was very troublesome a few years ago.If it is a particularly rich person, it is simple...

It is very common to work illegally in the United States. As long as migrant workers do not advertise that they are illegal workers everywhere, no one will think that you are illegal workers.So it is similar to ordinary people, you can go shopping, travel...you can buy a house in the United States after earning enough money, as long as you pay the full amount.As for buying a car, just buy the car in full.It's a driver's license, which is a little troublesome... It costs a lot of money to sell a driver's license.

In New Mexico, black households can also apply for a driver's license.

With a driver's license, as long as you stay in the United States all the time, it doesn't make much difference whether you have a green card or not.

It is too troublesome to explain the issue of black workers.Chen Mo himself doesn't know much about this aspect, but he heard Brett say...

(End of this chapter)