Chapter 10 Section 8

When Helen came home, Lily and Joe were watching TV in the living room.Seeing her come back, JOE looked at his watch and asked curiously, "It's only past ten o'clock, which restaurant closes so early?" Helen joked: "Fired by the boss." JOE didn't believe it: "It must be you who fired the boss. Old Su, I appreciate your attitude towards working. If you don't agree with three sentences, you will fire the boss. I used to be like this. I don't want to stay here. There is a place to stay, but there is no place to stay, so I go to eat tofu." Both Helen and Lily couldn't help laughing: "You really stick to your business, even when you're working part-time, you're thinking about eating tofu."

Helen's surname is Su, and since she arrived in the United States, she has been exempted from being called Helen, because no matter whether she calls herself Helen Su or Su Hailun, others will find it strange, and it probably takes it as HELENSUE, so she just calls it HELEN.But JOE called her "Old Su" from the very beginning, she was not used to it, and thought it was a bit glib, and it put her in the "old generation".But she can't say anything, after all, JOE is ten years younger than her, so he can't call her "Little Su", right? JOE is a scholar-type handsome guy, with red lips and white teeth, and a beautiful tree facing the wind. I heard that he is the most fashionable nowadays. The wind blowing from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea looks like the handsome guy who used to be called a little boy.According to Lily, when JOE was studying in City B, he had attracted many Chinese girls, and quite a few of them came to his door automatically. It may be that JOE is too picky, or he may be dazzled. no girlfriend.

JOE is from Shanghai, and he has the unique carefulness of Shanghai boys.Sometimes when Helen came back late from get off work, he would call the restaurant to inquire, making the restaurant staff think that JOE was her husband. Lily laughed for a while at JOE's "eating tofu" talk, and answered for Helen: "How could Helen be fired? She met a good boss, and she finished work so early yesterday, and brought a lot of food back to eat. " Helen proudly raised the bag in her hand and said, "I brought food again today, both of you come to the kitchen to have some food."

All three of them ran to the kitchen, where there was a dining table, where they usually ate.Helen opened the food brought back, and JOE brought out his leftovers, heated them in the microwave, and took out several cans of beer, one for each of them, and the three of them sat at the table and ate. JOE has also worked in a restaurant before, and he has worked for a long time, from a kitchen helper to a chef, but he has never been a boss.Hearing what Helen and Lily said about "PANDA518", he said tactfully: "It's because your boss has just climbed up from a part-time job, and he still maintains the lower-class temperament of a part-time worker. Wait a few days, When the boss has a taste, he will become as fierce as other bosses."

Helen felt that what JOE said made sense, but she felt that it was mainly because several people in the restaurant were friends and relatives of the boss, so he treated everyone better.As for the bosses who climbed up from the wage earners, not all of them are friendly. More than anything. She feels that her current boss is still a good person, and there is no such thing as "a daughter-in-law who becomes a mother-in-law is worse than a mother-in-law".Maybe he will become a vicious boss in the future, but she doesn't worry about that, because she will go back to city B to go to school after this summer vacation, what kind of boss will become is out of her scope of concern.

She told about the fact that she almost revealed her lie today, and asked the two of them to help memorize the new lie, so that when the restaurant called, their minds could not keep up with the rapidly developing new situation, and they were still telling the old lie. Then it's showing off.She emphasized: "Remember, I don't have a husband now. My husband found someone with status and dumped me." Seeing her beaming and saying "dump me", Lily couldn't help laughing: "You were dumped by your husband, and you are still so happy. Others will immediately see the flaws. You should act like you are in deep pain." Lily thought for a while, and then said , "But if your husband really finds someone with status and runs away, then he won't be bothered to rob your daughter."

Helen told Lily about some things about herself and her husband, because she lived with Lily for nearly a year, and Lily told her all her pasttense boyfriends, and she also told Lily about herself .People are like this, when other people confide in you, if you are moved, you always want to reciprocate, and the way to repay the confidant is to confide in others, although you often regret it after the confide. She had asked Lily not to tell others, but as soon as Lily arrived in City A, she told JOE.Helen was worried that when her husband came in the future and heard outsiders talking about her housework, she felt that she had lost his people and would make trouble for her or take out his anger on the children.

She once told Lily about her worries. Lily was very sorry, and promised not to tell anyone again, and comforted her by saying, "What are you afraid of? Don't expose your family ugliness. Your husband is so bad, how can you still be a 'family ugliness'? Basically it counts. It's a 'national humiliation'. It's okay, I and JOE have both graduated, and I won't go back to City B to spread these things." Helen wanted to change the topic, but JOE said with concern: "Find someone with an identity to run away, and then you have to sign it first. I heard that the visa can't be broken. It's the first time, and the first time it was rejected." It’s easy to get rejected later. When the visa officer sees that you were rejected last time, he will think: There are always reasons for other visa officers to reject you. Why should I do anything extra? Just follow the rejection.”

When Helen heard this, she didn't feel like eating, and asked, "Then what should I do? According to what you said, won't my daughter never be able to sign the contract?" Lily had an idea: "You asked your husband and daughter to apply for a new passport, and you said that the previous passport was lost, and there will be no record of visa refusal on the new passport." JOE retorted: "It can't be that simple, right? After changing the passport, the SERIALNUMBER is still the same, right? The record of refusal must still be there, maybe it's stored in the computer."

When JOE and LILY meet together, they love to carry their weight. Most of the time, they lift the bar for the sake of lifting the bar. It seems to be an instinct, and it feels uncomfortable not to lift it.The important thing is to have a different point of view from the other party. It doesn't matter what your own position is.Usually, LILY starts from A, and JOE lifts up from B, then lifts up to the end, turns a big circle, and both of them switch positions, becoming LILY agrees to B, and JOE agrees to A, and then lifts up again. Lily asked JOE angrily: "Then what do you say? According to what you said, there is no other way?"

JOE thought for a while and suggested: "I think it's better for Su to do it one by one. If you detain one person in the country, the visa officer will think that you have no tendency to immigrate. If you apply for two people together, of course it will be regarded as a Emigration tends." Lily raised another bar: "Who said that if two people sign together, they can't get it out? When we lived in City B, we had a neighbor, Lao Wang, who was in the same situation as Helen. He did it at the same time. How could others sign out his wife and children at once?" gone?" JOE analyzed: "It is easier for others to sign wives. Americans are afraid that Chinese men will not be able to bear it and harm their white women, so those who sign wives will pass it at once. Those who sign husbands like Lao Su, Americans It's not so urgent, the husband can't sign it out, and Lao Su can't stand it anymore, just let Lao Su find an American man to solve the problem of an American orphan, and the United States can earn a daughter-in-law—" Helen was not in the mood to joke with them, but worriedly said: "Who is being detained in the country? My daughter is being detained in the country? There is no one in my family in the country. I only have one younger brother. In Canada, my parents are now following my younger brother. My daughter is in custody in the country, and she can only live in the country with her grandmother, and there will be no one who will take her to apply for a visa—” JOE said: "Then put your husband in the country and get your daughter out first—" Lily replied instead of Helen: "Do you think Helen has never thought of this method? If her husband quits, the daughter will be his hostage. If the daughter comes out, Helen will still want him?" JOE said worriedly: "If you really get rid of a shameless person like your husband, he will haunt you for the rest of his life. I have seen several people like this, who refuse to study, and refuse to read. Working part-time, and quarreling with his wife all day long." Helen used to worry about this, but now that she can't even get a visa, she has changed to worrying about visas.She was at a loss, and the thought of it made her feel depressed. Lily said comfortingly: "But you have already applied for Canadian immigration. After your immigration is completed, your husband and daughter can get visas from Canada. It is very easy to get visas there. I heard that Canadian citizens do not need visas at all when they come to the United States. " Helen nodded, this is her best hope right now.Her brother kept urging her to apply for immigration, but she didn't do it. She felt that if she was learning English, she would have nothing to eat in Canada.Later, her husband and daughter couldn't get a visa, so they had to go this way.She decided that the U.S. side should continue to sign, but the Canadian side should also pay close attention to the two-pronged approach, whichever comes first will go. Several people were having a lively conversation when Helen suddenly remembered the lottery drawing. She hurried to the living room, switched the TV to Channel 2, and waited for the lottery. JOE and LILY also followed. Seeing Helen holding a lot of lottery tickets, JOE said in surprise: "Old Su spent so much money on this? It's not worth it, it's just a waste of money—" Helen said: "I didn't buy it with my money, it was bought with the restaurant's money, and everyone won the prize equally. That BENNY is so nice. When I heard that my husband dumped me, I thought about my identity and said that I would Give me his share, half a million!" JOE chuckled: "Old Su, you are too easily moved, this is a typical way to fill your hunger with cakes.That guy knew he couldn't win the prize, so of course he generously said that he would give you his share. If he really wins the prize, you can see if he will give it back. " While talking, JOE told a story about someone who asked someone to borrow money to buy a Mark Six lottery, and agreed that if he won the lottery, he would give half of it to the creditor. This matter has been litigated for a long time, and I don't know how to settle it in the end. Helen didn't like to hear him say that, as if she had to trash other people's kindness to enjoy it, she would rather believe that Benny really wanted to help her. There was a lottery on TV, Helen checked the numbers in her hand, and bought ten sets in total, but she didn't win one set, and she didn't even win one of the final prizes.She got it right a few more times, and indeed she didn't win. JOE said: "Did I say it? Where is it so easy to win the lottery? Just buy it once and win it? Many people buy it all their lives and never win." Helen was also very upset, but she was still very grateful to BENNY for his kindness. When BENNY asked her to buy it, she definitely hoped to win the lottery.Before the lottery, everyone was hopeful, and everyone thought that this time, they would win in a nine out of ten chance, otherwise, who would buy it?As for whether or not he won in the end, that is God's will.She wants to buy some frequently in the future, and every time she spends a few dollars, she has the hope of winning a lottery.Maybe one day when luck comes, you will win a big prize.If it is true what BENNY said, one million can buy an American green card, then she can bring her daughter to the United States. She thought that the people in the restaurant must also want to know the results of the lottery, so she called the restaurant, but no one answered, probably already off work, and she didn't know the phone number of their residence, so she had to wait until tomorrow morning to tell them. After a while, she was about to take a shower. Just after she took off her clothes, she heard Lily calling her from outside the door: "HELEN, call." She stretched out one hand and took the phone in. After a moment of HELLO, she heard a "magnetic" voice saying, "HELEN?" "YEAH." She blurted out, "JACKIE?" She smiled a little when she heard it: "It seems that Jackie is really your dream girl, and she talks about Jackie. It's not me, BENNY." But she thought that the voice was JACKIE, she was embarrassed to keep asking, so she told him: "I just checked with the lottery numbers on TV, and I didn't win anything——, no one won the jackpot today—, But thank you for buying the lottery ticket, and thank you for willing to give me your share—” He was silent for a while, and said: "It's okay, no one won the big prize today, today's money will be rolled over to Thursday's issue, and we will buy it on Thursday." He hesitated, and asked, "Your——EX How long has it been since you ran away?" He declared, "I'm not asking about your personal affairs, I'm afraid that you just came to the United States and don't understand anything, and don't know how to maintain your identity—" Afraid that he was worried, she quickly lied: "I saw the school letter when I got home today. I have been admitted to University B, so my identity is fine—" "That's good, the most feared thing in the United States is not having an identity. Once you have your own identity, you don't have to rely on others—" She found it very strange that he didn't stutter at all on the phone, and his voice was not quite the same. It gave her the feeling that it was JACKIE talking on the phone, but BENNY was talking in the restaurant.Are BENNY and JACKIE twins?Or is BENNY playing the oboe alone?for what? She was afraid that the restaurant would not want her to work if they found out that she was admitted by University B, so she quickly said, "Although I was admitted, I haven't received a scholarship yet, so I still need to work - a part-time job." He said: "Working alone may not be able to solve your tuition fee problem. You are a foreigner. If you don't have a scholarship, the tuition fee will be very high. When will you know if you can get the scholarship?" She put her time far away, so as not to lie again immediately: "Maybe I won't know until the beginning of school." He thought for a while and said, "If you don't get the scholarship by the time the semester starts, just tell me, and I can get some wages from the boss to pay your tuition. If you don't study, you will lose your status." "Why do you have the nerve to ask you to spend money? I'll figure it out myself." He said, "I'm fine. Anyway, I have money and have nothing to do with it." She boldly asked, "Why do you have money but no place to use it?" He was silent for a while, and said: "I work in a restaurant. I have to work every day, and I don't have a car. Where can I use the money?"