Under the night, Lao Wang and his wife hurried out of Toronto Airport wearing masks. My car was parked on the side of the road as originally planned.
Lao Wang started the car, gestured 0K behind the car window and said to his wife: "That's the Yangtze River." The two people in the car behind also responded with 0K, and the two cars said goodbye quietly. They drove towards the city respectively.
The wife took off her mask and sighed: "I can finally go home."
Lao Wang and his wife's trip back to their hometown this year was really a surprise. After saving up for two years of vacation, I originally planned to go back to my hometown to celebrate the Chinese New Year lively with my relatives. However, the sudden "COVID-19" epidemic became more and more severe, and the city was closed and flights were banned. Lao Wang was anxious and made a decisive decision to end his vacation early and return to Toronto .
"It's best if we go back and quarantine for 14 days." My wife suggested. Although there are only sporadic cases in Canada at this time, travelers are not required to quarantine.
Lao Wang agreed, but a lot of questions came to his mind: In order to reduce the risk of transmission, he couldn’t take the bus home, but how could he let his friends pick him up when he was in isolation? How can we go out to buy groceries when we are isolated at home?
Lao Wang used WeChat to contact Xiao Liu, a fellow student in Toronto. After listening to Lao Wang’s concerns, Xiao Liu comforted him: “Don’t worry, we have a neighborhood quarantine mutual aid group here to help compatriots who have returned home to quarantine. Volunteers will drive your car to the airport, and they can also buy groceries and food for you. Disinfectant supplies are placed at the door of the home, so we don’t meet each other. It’s very safe.”
Lao Wang then realized that the compatriots in Toronto were not only donating money and materials to the motherland’s anti-epidemic work, but also doing so many meaningful isolation tasks.
It was late at night when I got home. Lao Wang received an overseas call from his father-in-law: "I am also in isolation at home. 黄河 Help me buy groceries and leave them at the door. Don't worry!"
"Huanghe?" Hearing his wife's question, Lao Wang was delighted, "Yangtze River, Yangtze River, I am the Yellow River. These are the online names of volunteers!" (Author Jingyu)
