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Chapter 1477 - The American Dream

Chapter 1477: The American Dream

When Zhou Jing came to the United States a few years ago, her father, who had already settled down, brought her and her mother to reunite with their family. She also reluctantly said goodbye to her domestic classmates and transferred to a middle school in the United States. At that time, everything was fine. The only hidden danger was that it was difficult for her mother to find a corresponding job in the United States with her education and profession. However, her father’s salary was enough for the family’s expenses. Moreover, the proportion of full-time Housewives in the United States was very high, so her mother also followed the local customs and did not go out to work. She stayed at home to take care of the father and daughter’s daily needs and tutor Zhou Jing’s studies. Later on, his mother got pregnant again, and the whole family was happy for the little life that was coming. The world was constantly changing, and the rise and fall of many industries could be seen in the blink of an eye. One day, his father suddenly returned home during work hours and told the mother and daughter who were playing with the newborn that he had been laid off. The mother and daughter did not complain or panic. Instead, they encouraged their father to get back on his feet. At worst, he could find another job. Because they inherited the traditional Chinese saving habits and were not as extravagant as United States families, they had a small savings and could temporarily live off the mountain. However, it was too difficult for the laid-off middle-aged man to find a suitable job. Even though his father repeatedly lowered his expectations for the salary, no company offered him an olive branch in a short time. In the end, he could only lower his price and work at a small company. In order to relieve her father’s pressure, her mother stood up and tried to apply for a job in a company. However, her Professional Certificate in China was not recognized in the United States, and her skills were rusty because she had been idle for a few years. In addition, she was at a disadvantage in age and language. She was a decent white-collar worker in China, so she could only find a job like a supermarket cashier. In addition, if the mother went out to work, there would be no one to take care of the baby, and they would have to hire a nanny. The cashier’s salary might not be enough to pay the nanny’s salary, so the loss outweighed the gain, so the mother had to stay at home. At that time, Zhou Jing had just gone to college. The pressure of the tuition fees made the financial situation of the already stretched family worse. The original harmonious family atmosphere gradually became a daily quarrel and complaint about money. The tuition fees of United States universities were rising every year. Student loans with interest were not for charity, so most American University students still had to rely on their parents ‘financial assistance to complete their studies. Her mother was very regretful that the couple did not have enough awareness of the risks. If she had not chosen to become a housewife after coming to the United States and had applied to enter a University in the United States, it would not have been too late to become a housewife after she had graduated with her academic qualifications and certificates. Once the family was in a financial crisis, she could go back to work at any time. In addition, they also regretted having a second child. If they didn’t have a second child, although their days were tight, they could at least support themselves. However, a new life had already arrived, and there was no use in regretting it. Zhou Jing was a sensible child. In order to reduce the pressure at home, she had been looking for part-time jobs everywhere since she entered University. She had also done a lot of jobs, from being a restaurant waiter to a handyman in the hospital. However, these jobs were limited. Either it was not safe to work the night shift, or the salary was too low to pay for tuition and living expenses, or there were superiors or colleagues who liked to harass young women with words or actions. Once, she heard from her United States classmates that the ocean Hall was recruiting mermaid cosplayers. At that time, she was just like the audience in the live broadcast room. She thought that acting as a mermaid was an easy job that could make money while lying down. It was not only a fixed day shift, but also a well-paid job. There were no disgusting middle-aged greasy men who would do anything to her in the dark. It was simply ideal. She felt that such a job must have been snatched away by others, so she came to the aquarium to try her luck. The process was unimaginably smooth. The interviewer measured her height, asked her a few questions, and asked her to come for a few days to try it out. Later, she found out that the minimum height for a mermaid actor was 1.7 meters. She couldn’t be any shorter. Otherwise, after wearing a two-meter mermaid suit, the waist proportion would be out of proportion. On the first day of her internship, she met Abby with several other intern girls. She was also as surprised by Abby’s thin figure as snowy and Zhang Zian had been when they had first seen her. Abby was in charge of guiding them, and the first lesson she gave them was mathematics. She told them that the cross-section of the mermaid suit was generally oval, and their two thigh bones were the two focal points of the Oval. Then, she asked them to calculate how much the weight and volume of the mermaid suit would expand for every inch thick their legs. When their heads were spinning from the calculations, Abby sneered loudly, snatched their draft paper, and tore it apart, ordering them to go back and lose weight. At that time, some people were frightened by Abby’s violent performance and never appeared again. The first round of the weight loss test had filtered out most of the candidates, but Zhou Jing gritted her teeth and persisted. With an unimaginable perseverance and determination, she managed to lose her normal body in a short time to be as thin as Abby. Because the skeleton of East Asians was originally small, she looked the slimest among the remaining candidates. Abby was a little impressed with her, but the second step was more difficult than the first. When Zhou Jing jumped into the cold waters of San Francisco for the first time, her heart almost stopped beating. After the other applicants tried, they all gave up and gave up on the competition. After all, as young girls with long legs, there were other ways to make money. There was no need to risk their lives in Silicon Valley. There were many rich sugar daddies, and these old men were happy to sponsor one or more sugar babies to complete their studies. Zhou Jing had a strong spirit and tenacity. She knew that if she chose to be a sugar baby, her parents would probably break her legs. Even though she seemed to have died once every time she entered the water, she actually jumped into the water under Abby’s mockery and curses day after day, and then came ashore with a livid face, trembling, and curled up into a ball like a shrimp, holding her body. One day, the Human Resources Department of the ocean mansion told her that she had gotten the job. Abby had been in this business for more than a decade. She had traveled from Europe to the United States and had witnessed the rise and fall of many ocean mansions. The Monterey ocean mansion was her latest stop, and perhaps her last. When she wasn’t angry, Abby was quite a nice person. Especially when she was talking about her son, her eyes would sparkle as if she had regained her youth. As Zhou Jing said, Abby had taught her a lot of things. After entering the water, they had to take care of each other in case of an accident. No matter how mean they were to each other, as long as they put on their mermaid costumes and jumped into the water, they would cooperate with each other like real mermaid sisters. In addition to the desire for a high salary, Zhou Jing felt that in the depths of her heart, she might enjoy this moment where she could throw away all her worries and focus on enjoying the audience’s amazement.