“I’m back.”
DiDi… The fingerprint reader sounded a crisp tone, and the anti-theft door with a small advertisement slid open.
Zhou Jing returned home, Junxiu’s face was tired, and she was carrying a small cake box in her hand.
The full-length mirror next to the door shows him his appearance. He has simple short hair and a delicate appearance. He is gentle and gentle, with white clothes and black pants and leather shoes, and a serious job search attire.
Today is another day of job interviews. As a fresh graduate of a secondary school, his GPA has not passed the excellent line, so he can only apply for a place in a higher education institution. In the past three months, Zhou Jing has been looking for a job in addition to reviewing.
The competition for employment in Xihai City is becoming more and more fierce, and it is not easy to find a job with a standard education. Today, I received a bunch of “go back and wait for the news” that my ears are numb. Zhou Jing’s mood is not disturbed, it is already a toad who wants to eat swan meat—— Get used to it.
Skillfully putting on slippers, Zhou Jing suddenly realized that the house was a little too quiet.
At this point in time, the house should be filled with the slapsticks of younger siblings, and the TV sound that my mother used to turn up when she was watching dramas in the afternoon, but at this moment, the usually noisy house was unbelievably quiet.
“Is nobody home?”
Zhou Jing murmured softly and walked around the door cabinet, only to find that his parents and siblings were all sitting quietly at the dining table, turning their heads in unison.
There is no food on the minimalist dining table, only a bunch of daffodils in a glass vase on the table, swaying gently.
Zhou Jing was taken aback by this scene.
What’s going on, the Family Court? Could it be that I secretly played cards with my brother yesterday and won all his pocket money, and the incident happened?
However, the two brothers who moved out came back. It’s only been eight days since the last family reunion. Everyone usually only gets together once a month or two, so they won’t get together for this trivial matter…
At this moment, mother Zhao Jing spoke, her tone seemed to be the same as usual, but her voice trembled faintly.
“Third, how was your interview today?”
Hearing this, Zhou Jing suppressed the doubts in his heart and shook his head: “It’s still like that, you know, many basic positions are now occupied by mechanical workers, I’m a new graduate with no work experience, and it’s too hard to find a job. “
“Then you… what are your plans?”
It seems that this kind of thing has been said before, have you forgotten? Zhou Jing was a little strange, but he mentioned it again:
“It’s hard to find a job with a standard degree. I have already applied for an institution of higher learning, and I want to get a higher degree. If I can’t find a job during this period, I can only borrow tuition from you… But don’t worry, I’ll be back when I work.”
While explaining in a low voice, Zhou Jing took off his tie and pulled off his collar, and sat down at the only empty seat left at the dining table.
He put the cake box in his hand on the table and pushed it towards his three underage younger siblings.
“Well, I bought the cake for you.”
“Wow, thank you third brother!” “Third brother is the best!” “This is bought with my pocket money! Only I can eat it!”
The three brothers and sisters cheered, mixed with a discordant voice, and hurriedly opened the box together and competed for the cake.
Zhou Jing smiled, then turned to look at his father, mother, and two older brothers, and found that the four of them looked very serious.
Well, the atmosphere is weird, why are you staring at me, even if I’m pretty handsome, don’t keep staring at me…
Zhou Jing couldn’t help but wonder, “Why are all the people here today, you still have such an expression, what happened?”
Father Zhou Weian let out a long breath from his nose and said in a low voice, “Have you seen the news, the newly developed habitable planet by the Community Government has started a new round of immigration, because the number of active applicants this time is not enough, So began random selection of forced immigration.”
“…I know about this.” Zhou Jing nodded, his heart suddenly stunned.
Zhou Wei’an said solemnly: “Our family was selected, and we have to pay for a compulsory immigration quota… Your future plan needs to be changed.”
When the voice fell, Zhou Jing’s expression froze, and his eyes slowly widened.
He finally understood why the family was so abnormal today.
Forced immigration… I didn’t expect such a low probability thing to fall on my own head.
Since the era of interstellar navigation, dozens of countries that have emerged from the parent planet have formed the “Interstellar Union Community”, which has become the supreme ruling government of human civilization, coordinating the development of the entire human civilization, and began to fanatical interstellar expansion.
As human civilization’s spacecraft cruises through star systems, more and more habitable planets are incorporated into civilization’s territory.
People and leeks have many things in common, and they are endlessly growing and cutting, but the premise is that the seeds are planted. And each new colonized planet requires a lot of manpower to develop and multiply, so under the decision of the Interstellar United Community, leeks were transplanted… the interstellar immigration system was established.
One of these options is “forced immigration.”
If the number of interstellar immigrants actively applied for is not as expected, countries may randomly select eligible objects from the nearest “surrounding planets” and implement forced immigration. When the target of the lottery is a family, then the family will discuss and decide which member will take the compulsory immigration quota.
About half a month ago, the authoritative media of this planet broadcast relevant news, reporting that the number of active immigrants in this new planet has not yet reached the standard, and the planet where I live is just in the scope of this forced immigration. within.
Zhou Jing didn’t take it to heart at the time, because compared to the population of the entire planet, the number of forced immigrants was limited, and the chance of “winning” was slim. He thought it had nothing to do with him.
But I didn’t expect this kind of thing to be hit by my own.
“It’s not so bad…”
Zhou Jing’s mood sank.
He is very clear that although human civilization has left the home planet, today’s brilliant civilization is created by interstellar immigrants. The inhabitants of all colonized planets have been numbered for generations, and they were all immigrants at first… But this is the brilliance of civilization. Individuals, but not necessarily a good thing.
Interstellar immigrants are not allowed to leave the new planet at will within a specified period of time, and the communication and transportation technology of human civilization has not improved by leaps and bounds for many years, so for ordinary people, colonizing planets one by one is like a news isolation. of the island.
At present, only high-end technology can communicate across planets, and it is not easy to open to ordinary people. Civil base stations can only be networked within the planet, which is equivalent to a local area network with planets as a unit. Ordinary people on the two planets can hardly communicate.
In addition, due to the limitations of spaceship technology and transportation technology, the cost of traveling across planets is extremely high, which is unaffordable for ordinary people. As a result, although human civilization has entered the interstellar era for many years, the interstellar population circulation rate is still extremely low. Generally, only when new planets are developed, there will be large-scale immigrants organized by various countries.
So in the life of ordinary people, interstellar immigration is like being cut off from the past life – having to leave the familiar planet and come to a strange world, isolated from friends, relatives, and news, and from then on alone, Helpless.
The vast majority of people will only live on one planet all their lives.
My family was selected for forced immigration, which means that one of the people here will leave this planet, and it may be difficult to meet other family members for half a lifetime… And listening to Zhou Wei’an, this person is obviously himself.
Zhou Jing took a deep breath: “So… I was drawn?”
Zhou Wei’an knocked on the table and said solemnly: “It’s not important. The problem now is that our family must send someone to accept forced immigration. We have already discussed it, and only you are the most suitable for this position.” /
“…but I haven’t discussed it with me.”
Zhou Jing pursed his lips, feeling indescribably complicated.
He has lived on this planet for 20 years and never thought of leaving. Even his family should not make decisions for him on such a major event in his future life.
“But besides you, who else is suitable?!”
Zhou Wei’an’s voice grew louder.
Zhou Jing heard the words and turned to look at Big Brother.
The eldest brother has an elite temperament in the workplace, pushes the gold wire glasses, and his tone is calm:
“Young San, you know me. I have worked in Yinhao Group for several years and led a team to develop several new projects in the Financial Products Department. It’s not my turn to be someone like me who is already on this planet. If someone with a certain position is forced to immigrate, it is impossible for me to give up my career to do it for you… You understand?”
“I understand.”
Zhou Jing nodded and turned to look at his second brother.
The second brother suddenly seemed to be caught by fire, so he almost jumped up and quickly waved his hands, speaking incoherently:
“The third child, you know me! I took the test for three years before I was admitted to a national-level institution of higher learning. Next year, I will go to the capital for further studies. After I graduate, I can find a high-paying job in the local area, and then I can study in the capital. I have settled down! The government must have made a mistake, forced immigration should never be my turn, how can I give up my hard-earned bright future!”
Zhou Jing pursed his lips and looked away from his second brother.
He turned his head and glanced at the other three underage siblings. The oldest was only ten years old and the youngest was five years old. These three bear children obviously did not meet the standards of forced immigration.
Yes, everyone has a suitable reason, the best candidate, but I am the only one left…
In the families of the interstellar society, the adult children are basically separated. The eldest and second brothers have their own futures, only they are stuck in a position where they can’t get any better. Not long after graduation, they can’t find a job… What the Interstellar Immigration Bureau likes most is his fans who don’t have a stable career or job in the local area. Tender youth labor force.
Zhou Jing fell silent for a while.
He was originally unhappy that his family hadn’t discussed it with him, but after looking around, he didn’t know who to be angry with.
Tear apart parents and convince one of them to go? Turtle, this is too filial…
Besides, my father also has a career and contacts in the local area. If he is willing to go, he will not let himself be placed on the mandatory immigration quota.
Then the whole family immigrated together and lived on another planet? It is also unlikely. Everyone has already expressed their position, and they are not willing to give up the future of this planet, and it is impossible to accompany them to leave.
So, it seems that he can only take up this position and sacrifice for the family?
Zhou Jing suddenly remembered something, and immediately gave birth to expectations, and hurriedly asked his father:
“By the way, you are a public official and have special treatment. Can you submit an application to the Interstellar Immigration Bureau to cancel our family’s compulsory immigration quota?”
Although there are many children in the family, they are not the common “mi worm” family in the interstellar society. His father, Zhou Wei’an, has a job and is a small grass-roots cadre in the Chidu Republic…with little power, but he is an official staff member.
According to the regulations on forced immigration, if the family is selected for forced immigration, a person serving in the government of a member state of the Interstellar Union can submit an application for exemption to the Interstellar Immigration Bureau. As long as certain conditions and standards are met, the quota of compulsory immigration can be exempted legally.
In Zhou Jing’s opinion, the best outcome is to directly waive the quota, so that no one has to leave… And only Zhou Wei’an has such a right in the family.
However, Zhou Wei’an’s expression changed when he heard these words, and he scolded:
“Nonsense, as a public official, I have to take the lead in answering the call, how can I contradict the immigration policy!”
“But this is your legal right, why not if you can use it, maybe it will be successful if you try it, then I don’t have to immigrate to leave…”
Zhou Jing’s tone was a little anxious. It was related to his future life, so he couldn’t ignore it.
But before he could finish speaking, Zhou Wei’an interrupted him and frowned:
“It’s only ‘theoretically’ that the immigration quota can be exempted. I won’t say that you also understand that whether the application can be passed depends not only on the actual family situation, but also on the job level… Those who are eligible to pass the exemption application will not be rejected. Those who are selected in the lottery, and those who can be selected for forced immigration, basically cannot pass the audit. Do you understand the situation here?”
Zhou Jing understood this truth, but he didn’t want to give up, so he didn’t give up:
“But even if the probability is low, give it a try…”
“Enough!”
Zhou Wei’an slammed the table and shouted in a deep voice, “Young San, you’ve always been very sensible, so I’ll tell you straight… Recently my department is going to change, and I was brushed down two times before. My qualifications and resumes are finally enough, and I have a great opportunity to take a step forward. At this time, my family won the lottery, but I did not take the lead in responding to the immigration policy. What do my leaders and colleagues think of me? Time to take a risk!”
Zhou Jing’s expression suddenly froze. He looked at his father, as if he had known each other for the first time.
The Intergalactic Community government needs interstellar expansion, so responding to immigration policy has long been politically correct.
If there are immigrant members in a family, in addition to the official immigration welfare subsidies, there are many unwritten unwritten rules to support people who have interstellar immigrants in the family – especially public officials – will carry out certain potential Care and compensation, this is no longer a secret.
And trying to shirk the responsibility of forced immigration, although it will not be targeted, but some good things will not take him into account. This thing varies from person to person.
He understood that Zhou Wei’an was worried about affecting his career, and would rather sit back and watch him be forced to emigrate than try to exercise his legal rights to protect his family.
If you immigrate by yourself, then your father’s promotion is not just a chance, it may become a certainty.
Zhou Jing understood his father’s subtext, and an indescribable loss welled up in his heart.
Maybe, Zhou Wei’an didn’t think it was bad luck, but thought it was a blessing from heaven.
——There are six children in the family, and one of the children’s long trips has been used in exchange for years of career promotion, and in the name of official policies, he can persuade himself to accept the “gift” with peace of mind…
So obviously he could submit an application and try not to separate his family, but Zhou Weian was unwilling to do so. This is the real reason.
The two looked at each other, the air seemed to stagnate, and they fell into a tense silence.
The mother next to her opened her mouth several times, but she didn’t know how to interrupt.
Seemingly aware of the stiffness of the atmosphere, the three younger siblings’ tumultuous energy gradually stopped, and their curious eyes turned back and forth on Zhou Jing and his father Zhou Wei’an.
The five-year-old brother had cake cream on his lips, widened his eyes, looked at Zhou Jing ignorantly, and asked:
“Third brother, did your father upset you?”
“…Eat your cake. I bought it with your pocket money. If you don’t eat it, I’ll eat it.”
“Wow, dreaming! I won’t give you a piece!” The younger brother hurriedly buried his face in the cake.
Zhou Jing twisted the back of little brother Pan’s head and forced a smile.
The younger brother and sister are still ignorant and don’t understand what happened. Zhou Jing didn’t plan to explain it. It’s enough for adults like them to worry about this kind of thing.
Zhou Weian coughed and broke the silence:
“This is a compulsory policy. Even if you don’t want to go, the official people will take coercive measures. Besides, it’s not a bad thing for young people to go out and break in. Don’t be against it. Think about it, you haven’t found a job now anyway. , as long as you go to immigrate, the government’s welfare will directly assign you a job, and it also saves you the trouble of applying for higher education institutions, isn’t it good, you don’t have to worry about your livelihood in this life.”
Zhou Jing was silent for a while, then whispered: “I know that immigration benefits are good…but I still want to stay.”
“But it’s not up to you. You have to immigrate, and you can only immigrate. I’m not discussing it with you!” Zhou Weian tapped the table hard, his tone a little irritable.
“…Aren’t you the slightest bit of guilt?” Zhou Jing couldn’t help asking.
Zhou Wei’an’s voice became louder: “Joke, what do I feel guilty for? I raised you so much, and I owe you? Who will go if you don’t go? The boss and the second have a stable future, can it be? Let your mother go to ~IndoMTL.com~ or let me go? Oh, you mean to force me to submit an exemption application to the USCIS, asking me not to care about my career and give up the promotion that I have been waiting for for so many years? Don’t be too selfish! “
Zhou Jing looked at his father silently.
I don’t know whether to feel sorry for myself or for the other person.
Mother Zhao Jing quickly smoothed things out: “It’s alright, alright, all your dad’s words are angry.”
Zhou Jing turned his head and looked over: “Then what do you think?”
“I… sigh.” Zhao Jing twisted her fingers together and said in a tangled manner: “Third, if you want to open up, your father at least said something is right, it’s not that we want you to immigrate, it’s official. policy…and mom knows that you are the most caring of the family, and now is the time when the family needs you, so…”
“Yes, the family is in need of your contribution, brother, you should do him a favor.” The second brother couldn’t wait to interject, his expression was a little embarrassed, and his tone was awkward: “Also, you promised to immigrate, maybe a higher education institution. I have my name on the list of bursaries…”
“I’m back in my room!”
Zhou Jing suddenly stood up, strode back to his room, and slammed the door.
The family members at the table looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.
After a while of silence, they communicated in a low voice.
“The third child will agree, right? I don’t want to be dragged to immigrate, and my bursary has not been settled yet…”
“Can you speak? So straightforward, it is easy for the third child to misunderstand.”
“But he is the most suitable, help me what’s wrong…”
“The third child has always been very family friendly. He just can’t accept the shock temporarily. Give him a little time and he will agree…”
In the deliberately low voice of the conversation, the narcissus on the table shook slightly, and a piece of withered yellow petals fell.