After returning from a business trip, Nan Xiangwan didn't even return home. The first thing he did was to rush to the company to report to his immediate superior.
The company is not a foreign company, but everyone has an English name. The boss is called Tony. When he was called Tony, there was no other meaning. Although Tony has become a profession today, he is still used to being called Tony. , because his real name Shi Zhiqiang is even more embarrassing.
Tony flipped through the resume that Nan Xiangwan brought back, and flipped through it again and again. After reading it several times, he couldn't find what he was looking for, so his face turned livid. He slapped his resume on the table at once and cursed, "You are sent to X University to make a living? Why didn't you confiscate a single resume?"
Nan Xiangwan was stunned, and replied in a daze, "Didn't you say that you don't accept non-key universities?"
"Why are you so stupid? Is X University a non-key university? That's the vice president's alma mater. If you deny it, don't you deny the vice president? The director of the Employment Department specially took the vice president's relationship. You are lucky, a resume is not enough. No, who are you going to hit in the face?"
Nan Xiangwan felt baffled, she clearly remembered that her boss had told her thousands of times before she left, that going to X University was just a formality, why did it change so quickly.
Nan Xiangwan guessed during this time, no, or what happened this morning, but now is not the time to pursue this issue, the most important thing is to admit mistakes.
"I see, I'll fix it right away."
She put away the resumes thrown by her boss on the table one by one, and when she was about to go out, she clearly heard her boss say, "You are still a Guanghua graduate, you are so stupid."
Nan Xiangwan secretly clutched the resume in his hand and said nothing.
Because Nan Xiangwan has been away from the company for the past few days, Nan Xiangwan has a backlog of work. This has always been the case in the company. No matter whether you have other jobs or personal affairs, as long as the work is assigned to you, it must be done within the specified time. No one will care whether you will be exhausted or not.
That's why Nan Xiangwan was surprised. As soon as she sat down at her desk, her colleagues surrounded her with concerned expressions.
A colleague asked mysteriously: "Have you heard? The company needs to adjust its organizational structure."
Another person snapped up and said, "What adjustments to the organizational structure mean layoffs?"
When it comes to layoffs, everyone immediately opened up the chatterbox. This means that there are seniors and juniors, and you cannot live without a job. That one said that he just bought a house and couldn't repay the loan.
Everyone said to each other, and finally said to Nan Xiangwan together: "After all, you graduated from Guanghua, and it is easy to find another job without this job."
Someone showed a smile at this time and comforted: "These are all rumors, and they may not necessarily be true."
The office was silent for a while, and a voice came from nowhere. The voice was small, but it was enough to pry everyone's nerves.
"What if it's true?"
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and finally set your eyes on Nan Xiangwan.
Nan Xiangwan smiled and said, "I see."
There was a sound from the door lock of the boss's office, and everyone dispersed immediately. Nan Xiangwan lowered her head and continued to deal with the mountain of work on her hands. Only this time, her nose was sore and her eyes were wet, but she didn't let the tears fall because no one would sympathize with her.
After staying up until eleven o'clock in the evening, Nan Xiangwan finally sorted out his work. There would be no subway any later, so she hurriedly packed her things and ran towards the subway station.
The place Nan Xiangwan rented was an old community. There was no property management in the community, the garbage was full of garbage, and the ground was full of dog shit. The corridors are covered with small advertisements, which can be compared to mental pollution, but there are no lights at night, so you can't see or worry.
She skillfully went up the stairs in the dark, and after opening the door with the key, Nan Xiangwan didn't put the key away because she had to open the second door.
This house is shared with other people. There are four families living in three bedrooms. She has only seen couples living in one of the bedrooms. The man delivers food and the woman does manicures. When they heard that Nan Xiangwan graduated from Guanghua University and worked in a well-known company, they couldn't believe it, "Why do you live here?"
The sense of superiority she had had for a long time was gone, and Nan Xiangwan was a little at a loss. She even regretted letting them know her educational background and work unit.
The company is located in the busiest part of the city, and the surrounding houses are usually 70,000 to 80,000 square meters, and the old houses far away from the bustling areas like this are also 40,000 to 50,000 square meters. She didn't want to give all her hard-earned money to the landlord, so she could only compress her living space as much as possible. She hopes that these years will be more difficult, and she will be able to live in her own house in two years.
It's just a place to sleep anyway, and it doesn't really matter if it's good or bad.
So she still likes to work quite a bit. High-end office buildings, first-class planes, and five-star hotels are all better than where she lives. Only those castles in the air can bring her Cinderella-like vain abundance.
Nan Xiangwan walked through the narrow corridor to the door of her small bedroom. When she was about to open the door, she was surprised to find that the door lock had been picked, and the door handle was hanging on the door, dying like an old man.
Just as she was about to have a fit, the manicure woman who lives next door poked her head out, "You're not here these days, an agent brought someone here two days ago, and the landlord wants to sell the house."
Nan Xiangwan frowned, "The contract has been signed for one year, how can we sell it as soon as we say it?"
"The contract is also written, and the landlord will pay you one month's rent for breaking the contract." The woman yanked off the tape in her hand, and the scotch tape let out a low growl. She skillfully packed her luggage, and said to Nan Xiangwan, "You can be content, how many people can't even get the compensation, be careful if you offend the landlord and won't return your deposit. Housing prices have soared recently, who doesn't want to take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie, tsk tsk, It is really enviable to make a net profit of several million when the house is sold.”
Speaking of rising housing prices, Nan Xiangwan's heart skipped a beat. She was about to save enough for the down payment, and now she might have to postpone her plan to buy a house again. It would be great if the company could discount the first-class air tickets and five-star hotel room rates to her. In order to save money, she is willing to take hard seats on trains, let alone economy class. It is a pity that the company does not allow this in order to maintain the appearance of a top enterprise.
The decency of a top company is there, but who will maintain her decency
Nan Xiangwan noticed that the woman's room was full of cardboard boxes, and asked, "Have you found a place?"
"I found it, and I will move in two days." The woman smiled wryly, "I have been in this city for a few years, and the farther and farther I have moved, I may have to move back to my hometown next time."
The woman's words seemed to remind her that maybe she should go home and have a look.
The company theoretically gave each employee annual leave, but everyone dared not take a break easily. Nan Xiangwan shouldered the heavy burden of layoffs in the department, so he didn't have so many scruples. She went back to her little den and wanted to send a message to her boss, but she received one before sending it out. Lin Xiaoran asked her if she wanted to attend the high school reunion.
High school reunion
Lin Xiaoran became a pilot as he wished, what about the others? Did Jiang Darling continue to sing, did Zhang Chao and Li Shuai still like to play so much, and what was the team leader doing
Nan Xiangwan couldn't wait to meet her classmates. She quickly typed in the input box to participate, but who knew it hadn't been sent yet, Lin Xiaoran sent another embarrassing expression, "Sorry, I sent it by mistake."
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Nan Xiangwan's room was at the far end of a building, and the windows were in disrepair for a long time. When the wind blows at night, they always make crackling noises. At this moment, the wind blows again, making Nan Xiangwan's heart flutter. The three words "to participate" were still in the input box, Nan Xiangwan hesitated for a moment, and deleted the three words one by one.
After asking for leave with her boss, Nan Xiangwan bought a ticket to go home. Guan Xiumei knew that she was coming back, so she prepared all kinds of delicious food early.
The house is still the same, although it is not very luxurious, but at least there is no need to share the rent with several families, the bathroom must be shared with others, and when things are dirty, they can only curse inwardly and then clean them up silently.
Nan Xiangwan looked around inside and out, and asked casually, "Is my dad not there?"
There was a flash of surprise on Guan Xiumei's face, and Nan Xiangwan only then remembered that her parents had divorced in her sophomore year of high school. Over the years, the two have been strangers, and they probably have never seen each other.
Guan Xiumei didn't say the reason for the divorce, but she can probably guess it. Guan Xiumei has a strong personality and a little nervousness. She talks about other people's family every day, and anyone around her will feel boundless pressure. It's not easy for my father to bear it for so long, but I don't know what was the last straw that broke the camel's back. It was someone else's husband buying something for his wife, or my father missed the chance of promotion again.
At the dinner table, Guan Xiumei was still talking about other people's children, but it wasn't that other people's children were so good, but how other people's children were not as good as Nan Xiangwan. She suffered a loss from her husband, and now she can finally earn back from her child, how could she let go of this opportunity.
However, Guan Xiumei still has some dissatisfaction, "You said that you also work in a well-known company. How come your salary is so low? I am embarrassed to tell the truth when others ask. Isn't it said on TV that the annual salary in first-tier cities is one million? You watch TV dramas Here, people drive luxury cars and live in luxury houses, so why are you so far behind? By the way, when people ask me how much your salary is, I’m afraid that others will look down on you, so I exaggerated a little bit, so don’t let me miss it.”
"Mom..." Nan Xiangwan put down his chopsticks, frowned and asked, "How much are you exaggerating?"
Guan Xiumei avoided her gaze, "Not much, just a few thousand more."
"Mom! Don't blame me if I miss it."
Guan Xiumei knew that she couldn't hide it anymore, so she whispered, "Tens of thousands more."
"You..." Nan Xiangwan really didn't know what to say, could he really be happy by building his face on these illusory things? Not to mention that she has always reported good news to her mother but not bad news, and she has taken on all the difficulties in life and grievances at work alone, because she is afraid that after telling her mother, she will reprimand herself again, saying that she does not work hard and cannot endure hardship. If she told her mother now that it just sounded good, but the job with a low salary would probably be gone too, she wouldn't be pissed off.
Nan Xiangwan sighed, but after all, he still didn't tell the truth.
Guan Xiumei mentioned another matter.
"How do you think about what I told you last time? People are urging me again. You don't have to hire him. You just give him a chance for an interview. Please help."
Nan Xiangwan remembered that before she boarded the plane, her mother called her and asked her to arrange for someone to join the company, but she refused on the grounds that the company did not accept graduates from non-key universities, and told her not to think about it all the time. Looking for a relationship. Now that her mother brought up the old story again, Nan Xiangwan didn't even think about it, and refused again, "I told you, it's impossible."
Seeing that Guan Xiumei wanted to persuade her, Nan Xiangwan's nerves tightened suddenly. She felt that there might be something strange about Guan Xiumei's persistence, so she asked warily, "You won't take anything from him, will you?"
"Then how could it be?" Guan Xiumei said firmly.
"That's good."
Nan Xiangwan breathed a sigh of relief just now, when Guan Xiumei sighed and said, "But it's about the same."