Gao Huai couldn't use money to buy his freedom to return to his country, so he had no choice but to stay in Country G and work illegally. His residence permit had expired long ago, so it was not easy for him to stay and work illegally.
Rick is Gao Huai's only close friend in Country G. He already knows that this batch of electromechanical products was obtained by Gao Huai through illegal means, and he also knows the truth why Gao Huai dares not return to China.
Although Gao Huai's behavior of cheating goods was very unethical, the nature of a businessman is to pursue profit. Therefore, in this transaction, their interests were consistent and they both gained huge profits without any investment.
Rick benefited from it, so he naturally agreed with the legality of the transaction. Therefore, he did not look at Gao Huai differently. Instead, he treated him as a good friend as always and helped him to the best of his ability so that he could stay in Country G smoothly.
Not long ago, Si Mingda's lawyer sued Gao Huai for fraud to the G Country Chamber of Commerce. Since the crime was not committed in G Country, the court rejected Si Mingda's lawyer's request to extradite Gao Huai. In Rick's view, since Gao Huai was not arrested, it means that his actions were legal.
Gao Huai has been in Country G for a year. His visa has expired long ago. He cannot return to his country and does not dare to renew it.
Wanted by the police, he couldn't find a formal job. In order to survive in Country G, he had no choice but to ask Rick for help.
"Rick, I don't have a valid residence permit. Can I stay in your company and work part-time? I can use my Chinese language skills to help you purchase goods."
"Mr. Gao, you know that our country G's labor laws are quite strict. Without a valid residence permit, I can't pay you wages, arrange insurance, or file tax returns. Although we are good friends, I really can't help you in this matter."
Foreigners are very principled. Friendship is friendship and law is law. Rick doesn't want his interests to be harmed by helping Gao Huai who is staying illegally.
"Could you please find me a job? I can't just sit there and do nothing, right? I don't want to go back home now, I need a source of income."
The money Gao Huai brought from China had long been spent. The money he saved now was all from the sale of electromechanical products, which was about 10 million. Country G was a developed country with high prices. If he had no source of income, this amount of money would not last long. What's more, he had a big dream, which was to use a human snakehead to bring Xiaomei and the child to Country G. The cost of smuggling was very expensive, so this money had to be saved to pay the human snakehead.
"Mr. Gao, I understand your difficulties. Although you speak English very well, you don't have legal documents and you're a foreigner. It's impossible to find a formal job in Country G. How about this? I can help you find a temporary job, just like those illegal foreigners who stay here, working illegally. You can earn a few dozen dollars a day."
Many illegal immigrants who arrive in Country G first work illegally and then apply for refugee protection. After a certain number of years, those who are lucky can apply for residency, while those who are unlucky will be deported.
Gao Huai doesn’t dare to return to China now. He can only hope to stay in Country G by working illegally.
"Working illegally is all physical labor, right? Isn't it very hard?"
Gao Huai has never done physical work since he was a child. Now, in order to avoid legal punishment for illegal transactions, he has to change his lifestyle in a foreign country.
"Many illegal foreigners work odd jobs in restaurants. I know a few Chinese bosses. You could go work there as a temporary worker. They work in restaurants, supermarkets, and it's not too tiring."
"Well, Rick, sorry to bother you."
"It's okay. We are good friends. If you encounter difficulties in Country G, I have an obligation to help you."
With Rick's introduction, Gao Huai came to a Chinese restaurant to work as a waiter, earning $15 an hour. His main job was cleaning, serving dishes and washing dishes. In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, Rick did not tell the restaurant owner the truth about Gao Huai's illegal stay. He just said that his documents were lost and he could not return to China for the time being. He planned to do odd jobs for a while and return home after his documents were processed.
The restaurant owner, Mr. Ma, has lived in Country G for more than 30 years. He is very familiar with the living conditions of the illegal immigrant group. He also stayed in Country G through this channel and worked as a laborer at the bottom, such as carrying basins, washing dishes, and being a porter.
After years of accumulation, he earned enough capital to open this restaurant. Now he has a successful career and his children have graduated from university in Country G. He is very glad that he stayed in Country G as an illegal residence. If he had stayed in the country, he might not have been able to earn so much wealth.
Mr. Ma's legendary success story gave Gao Huai great encouragement and strengthened his confidence in staying in Country G to work illegally. He planned to apply for legal residence after working for a certain number of years, so that he could take Xiaomei and the children out. For the sake of a quick family reunion, a little hardship for a while was nothing.
In order to avoid getting into trouble, he rarely spoke during work and rushed to do any work. His diligence made Mr. Ma very satisfied. With the guarantee of Rick, a local, he became more and more trusting of Gao Huai. In order to facilitate his work, he simply let him move into the staff dormitory and treated him as a formal employee.
As time went by, Mr. Ma noticed that Gao Huai had good cultural quality and spoke fluent English, so he looked at him with even greater respect. He thought it was a waste of talent to let him clean, serve dishes and wash dishes, so he asked him to do some work like collecting money and purchasing.
Mr. Ma's restaurant is quite large and can accommodate two hundred people at the same time. He needs to use a large amount of ingredients every day. These ingredients are purchased from domestic importers and shipped to the local market. Mr. Ma then places orders from importers according to the restaurant's needs, usually purchasing three days' worth of ingredients at a time.
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