"I'm back."

Didi... The fingerprint reader sounded a crisp beep, and the anti-theft door with a small advertisement slid open.

Zhou Jing returned home with a tired look on his handsome face and a small cake box in his hand.

The full-length mirror next to the door reflected his appearance, simple short hair, delicate appearance, elegant, white clothes, black trousers and leather shoes, and a serious job attire.

Today is another day for job interviews. As a fresh graduate from a secondary school, his grades are not above the excellent line, so he can only apply for places in higher education institutions independently. 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. It is not easy to find a job with a standard academic degree. Today, I received a lot of "go back and wait for the news" that made my ears numb. Zhou Jing's mood was calm. He was already a toad wanting to eat swan meat - he was used to it.

After putting on his slippers skillfully, Zhou Jing suddenly realized that the house was a little too quiet.

At this time, the house should be filled with the sounds of younger brothers and sisters playing around, and the sound of the TV that my mother used to turn up when watching dramas in the afternoon, but at this moment, the usually noisy house was so quiet.

"Is no one home?"

Zhou Jing muttered softly and walked around the door cabinet, only to find that his parents, brothers and sisters were all sitting quietly at the dining table, all turning their heads to look over.

There was no food on the simple dining table, only the bouquet of withering daffodils in the glass vase on the table was swaying gently.

Zhou Jing was stunned by this scene.

What's the situation, a family public trial? Did I secretly play cards with my brother yesterday and win all his pocket money? Did it happen?

But the two older brothers who had moved out also came back. It was only eight days since the last family gathering. We usually only get together once every month or two, so we wouldn't come together for such a trivial matter...

At this time, mother Zhao Jing spoke, her tone seemed to be the same as usual, but her voice was slightly trembling.

"Lao San, how was your interview today?"

Hearing this, Zhou Jing suppressed the doubts in his heart, shook his head and said: "Still like that, you know, many basic positions are now occupied by mechanical workers. It is too difficult for me, a new graduate with no work experience, to find a job."

"Then... what are your plans?"

It seems that this kind of thing has been mentioned before. Have you forgotten it? Zhou Jing was a little surprised, but he mentioned it again:

"It is difficult to find a job with a standard academic qualification. I have already applied for a higher education institution and want to pass the higher-level academic qualifications. If I can't find a job during this period, I can only borrow tuition from you... But don't worry, I will wait for you later.

I’ll pay it back after working.”

Zhou Jing explained in a low voice, took off his tie, opened his collar, and sat down at the only empty seat at the dining table.

He put the cake box in his hand on the table and pushed it towards his three underage brothers and sisters.

"Well, I bought the cake for you."

"Wow, thank you Third Brother!" "Third Brother is the best!" "I bought this with my pocket money! Only I can eat it!"

The three younger brothers and sisters cheered, mixed with a discordant voice, and hurriedly opened the packaging box and competed for the cake.

Zhou Jing smiled, then turned to look at his father, mother and two brothers, and found that the expressions of the four of them were very serious.

Well, the atmosphere is weird. Why are you staring at me? Even if I'm pretty handsome, don't keep looking at me...

Zhou Jing couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Why are everyone here today, and you still look like this? What happened?"

Father Zhou Wei'an exhaled a long breath from his nose and said in a low voice: "Have you seen the news? The habitable planet newly developed by the Community government has started a new round of immigration. Because the number of active applicants this time is not enough, random applicants have been started.

Forced immigration by lottery.”

"...I know this." Zhou Jing nodded, his heart suddenly thumping.

Zhou Wei'an said solemnly: "Our family has been selected and has to bear a compulsory immigration quota... Your future plans need to be changed."

After the words fell, Zhou Jing's expression froze and his eyes slowly opened wide.

He finally understood why his family was acting so strangely today.

Forced immigration... I didn’t expect such a low-probability thing to happen to my family.

Since the age of interstellar navigation, dozens of countries from their home planet have formed the "United Interstellar Community" and become the supreme ruling government of human civilization, coordinating the development of the entire human civilization and beginning to fanatically expand into the interstellar world.

As the spaceships of human civilization cruise around the star systems, more and more habitable planets are included in the territory of civilization.

Humans and leeks have many things in common. They are endlessly growing and harvesting, but only if the seeds are planted. And each new colonial planet requires a lot of manpower to develop and reproduce. Therefore, under the decision of the United Interstellar Community, leeks were transplanted.

...The interstellar immigration system has been established.

One such plan is "forced immigration."

If the number of interstellar immigrants who actively apply is not as expected, various countries may randomly select objects that meet the criteria from the nearest "surrounding planet" and implement forced immigration. When the selected object has a family, then the family will discuss it themselves and decide which one will be selected.

members to bear this compulsory immigration quota.

About half a month ago, the authoritative media on this planet broadcast relevant news, reporting that the number of voluntary immigrants to the new planet has not yet reached the standard, and the planet I live on happens to be within the range of forced immigrants.

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 that this kind of thing would really happen to me.

"It's not so bad..."

Zhou Jing's heart sank.

He knows very well that although human civilization has left its home planet, today's glorious civilization was created by interstellar immigrants. Counting back several generations, the residents of all colonial planets were originally immigrants... But this is the glory of civilization, but for individual interstellar immigrants,

Not necessarily a good thing.

Interstellar immigrants are not allowed to leave new planets at will within a specified period of time, and the communication and transportation technologies of human civilization have not made leaps and bounds in many years. Therefore, to ordinary people, each colonized planet is like an isolated island with no sound.

At present, only high-precision technology can communicate across planets, and it is not easily open to ordinary people. Private base stations can only be connected within the planet, which is equivalent to a local area network based on the planet. Ordinary people on the two planets can hardly communicate.

In addition, due to the limitations of spaceship technology and transportation technology, the cost of interplanetary voyages is extremely high and 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, it is only when exploring new planets.

Only then did large-scale immigration organized by various countries occur.

Therefore, in the lives of ordinary people, interstellar migration is like being cut off from the past life - having to leave the familiar planet and come to a strange world, separated from friends and relatives, cut off from the news, and from now on, alone and without a home.

Depend on.

The vast majority of people will only live on one planet throughout their lives.

Being selected for forced immigration means that one of you will have to leave this planet, and may not be able to see other family members for the rest of his life... and from what Zhou Wei'an said, this candidate is obviously him.

Zhou Jing took a deep breath: "So... I was the one who got drawn?"

Zhou Wei'an knocked on the table and said solemnly: "This is not important. The problem now is that someone in our family must accept forced immigration. And we have already discussed it. Only you are the most suitable to bear this quota."

"...but they didn't discuss it with me."

Zhou Jing pursed his lips, feeling indescribably complicated.

He has lived on this planet for twenty years and has never thought about leaving. Even his family members should not make decisions for him on such important matters related to his future life.

"But besides you, who else is suitable?!"

Zhou Wei'an's voice became louder.

Zhou Jing heard this and turned to look at his elder brother.

The eldest brother has the temperament of a professional elite. He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke in a calm tone:

"Lao San, you know me. I have worked at Yinhao Group for several years and led the team to develop several new projects in the financial products department. For reasons and reasons, it is not my turn to be someone like me who has already established a certain position on this planet.

If someone in your position is forced to immigrate, I can’t possibly put down my career to do it for you...you understand, right?"

"I see."

Zhou Jing nodded and turned to look at his second brother.

The second brother suddenly felt as if he was on fire. He almost jumped up and waved his hands quickly, speaking incoherently:

"Third brother, you know me! I took the exam for three years before being admitted to a national higher education institution. Next year I will go to the capital to further my studies. After I graduate and find a high-paying job in the local area, I can settle down and live in the capital.

Ah! The government must have made a mistake. It should never be my turn to be forced to immigrate. How can I be made to give up the great future that I have worked so hard to get!"

Zhou Jing pursed his lips and looked away from his second brother.

He turned around and glanced at his three other underage brothers and sisters. The oldest was only ten years old and the youngest was five. These three naughty children obviously did not meet the standards for forced immigration.

Yes, everyone has their own reasons, so the best candidate is me...

In families in the interstellar society, adult children are basically separated. The eldest brother and the second brother have their own futures, but they are stuck in a position where they cannot move up or down. Not long after graduation, they have not found a job... The favorite of the Interstellar Immigration Bureau

, he is a pink young labor force who does not have a stable career or job in the local area.

Zhou Jing fell silent for a while.

He was originally unhappy that his family didn't discuss it with him, but after looking around, he didn't know who to be angry with.

Separate your parents and convince one of them to go? Turtle, this is too filial...

Besides, my father also has a career and connections in the local area, so if he is willing to go, he will not be subject to the compulsory immigration quota.

What about immigrating the whole family together and living on another planet? It’s also unlikely. Everyone has already expressed their stance that they are unwilling to give up the future of this planet, so it is impossible for them to leave together.

So, it seems that he can only take this quota and sacrifice for his family?

Zhou Jing suddenly remembered something, and immediately became hopeful, and quickly asked his father:

"By the way, you are a public employee and you 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 a common "rice bug" family in interstellar society. His father, Zhou Wei'an, has a job and is a grassroots cadre in the Chidu Republic... He has very little power, but he is an official employee anyway.
To be continued...