Chapter 108: It's hard to adapt
Time flies by in a blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye, it has entered September, and the street is taking advantage of the weekend to hold an activity of "tracing the red footprints and revisiting the revolutionary spirit".
Secretary Zhou personally led the team and led the cadres of the office and the secretaries and directors of each village to walk 70 miles to the first CPC branch in Anhai - Yingxi Party Branch Memorial Hall to receive party spirit education and welcome the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China!
Although Zhang Lili goes around the community every day, she rides an electric car, and she has never walked so far in one breath, and she is tired and sweating as she walks.
Zhou Binghai saw that there were many comrades like her who couldn't walk, so he asked everyone to rest for ten minutes, and then walked to her side and asked, "It's almost half of the walk, can you withstand half of it?"
"The revolution will not go back, and if it can't walk, it will go! But Secretary Zhou, can you go slower, can you consider us female comrades?"
"Okay, let's go slower later. Thinking of a circle of friends he saw in the morning, Zhou Binghai asked again: "Director Zhang, is Han Xiaowu still going to the community now, I haven't seen him for a long time." β
"Go, almost every day. He didn't like meetings very much, so he didn't go to the street for meetings during this time. Zhang Lili took a sip of water and asked curiously, "Secretary Zhou, why did you suddenly ask about him?"
"I saw him in the circle of friends for three days, and I rarely saw him in normal times, so I asked. β
"Circle of friends?"
"He seems to go to the pan study often, and I saw him in Ben Youlan's circle of friends in the morning. β
An Hai said that small is not small, and big is not big.
Thinking of Han Xiaowu's current circle of friends, Zhang Lili couldn't help but smile: "He often goes to the pan study room and goes to the 'Huiyuan Night School'. Not only did he listen to various lectures, but he also learned calligraphy from Qian Yuhua and painting from Xu Zhangwei. Some time ago, I even bought a camera with a long lens and learned photography from Zhai Huiyong. It's a pity that it's only five minutes of heat, and I stopped learning it after only a few days. β
"His spare time is varied. β
"What kind of spare time, people are enjoying life. β
Zhou Binghai glanced back, and asked with a smile: "I remember who told me that he was chasing Chu Chanjuan of the United Front Work Department, did he catch up?"
Zhang Lili smiled: "No, it didn't work out." He is now quite close to the daughter of Boss Cai of the Regal Hotel. β
Regal Hotel has a history in Anhai, Zhou Binghai has not only been to but also knows Boss Cai, and muttered: "Boss Cai's daughter is a classmate of my nephew. I've seen it, and I can't remember its name for a while. β
"Cai Qi. β
"Yes, yes, it seems to be called Cai Qi. β
"That girl looks okay, and she drove a BMW to the community to find Xiaowu in three days. β
"Where does that girl work?"
Zhang Lili got up and said with a smile while rubbing her legs: "That girl partnered with a friend to open a home improvement company, the faΓ§ade is not big, there are few people, and the business is not very good." But she doesn't care, anyway, she is the only one in her family, and her father has money. If you think about it carefully, it's a good match for Xiaowu. β
"Young man now, let's not talk about him, let's keep walking. β
......
At the same time, Han Xiaowu was sitting cross-legged on the sofa in the living room, lifting up his T-shirt and letting his niece help squeeze the black head on his back. It's itchy and uncomfortable, and it can't be squeezed off, and the moment when the blackhead is squeezed out is really comfortable.
"Here, look at this, so much, so long!"
"It's quite long. Han Xiaowu pinched the freshly squeezed white pimple from her fingertips, and couldn't help but lower her head and smell it.
Han Sumi frowned and said with disgust: "It stinks to death, it's embarrassing to smell!" Little uncle, why are you different from others, you don't like to smell incense, you actually like to smell smell!"
"It stinks. Han Xiaowu picked up a wet towel to wipe his hands, and twisted his body again: "Hurry up and squeeze, as long as you see a black head, squeeze out all that you can." β
"Little uncle, such a disgusting thing, why don't you go to Cai Qi, do you have to let me help you squeeze?"
"Cai Qi is my best friend. β
"What kind of girlfriend do you want from a big man, even if she is really your best friend, I am still your niece!"
"So this kind of thing can only be found in you, hurry up, don't rub it off. β
"If you don't squeeze it, the more you squeeze it, the more disgusting it becomes. Han Sumi got up, put on his slippers, ran to the washbasin and squeezed some hand sanitizer, muttering while washing his hands: "It's time for me to go to work too, I don't know when I can get off work, you can solve dinner by yourself." β
"Don't know when you'll get off work?"
"Our sales department only closes at 8 o'clock in the evening, if there are customers to go, I don't know how long it will be delayed!"
Han Xiaowu knew that these were all excuses, put down his T-shirt, turned to look at her through the mirror, and said meaningfully: "Xiao Mi, I have no objection to falling in love, and I will not object to you talking to Xu Hao first." But I must warn you that he is determined to be a soldier, and there is a good chance that he will be tried. β
"Little uncle, we didn't talk, he and I are just ordinary friends. β
"Ordinary friends are ordinary friends, anyway, I've already reminded you of what I should have reminded. β
"Got it, I'll go first. β
"Let's go, slow down on the road. β
......
Listening to the sound of her niece closing the door and running towards the elevator, Han Xiaowu secretly sighed that it was really a big woman, not only did she get closer and closer to Xu Haoxian, who drove an online car-hailing car, it is said that Xu Xie Lin is also being chased by someone now, and the suitor is the son of a small boss's family.
Just bored, an old colleague who hadn't spoken on the phone for more than a month actually called.
"Mr. Zhang, in broad daylight, how did you remember to call me?"
"What do you mean by this, is the old lady a night owl?"
"Aren't you supposed to be busy? β
"No matter how busy you are, you can't forget your old friends. Zhang Mei, who had just returned to the company from other places, was lying comfortably on the swivel chair, overlooking the Pujiang River not far away, holding up his mobile phone and asking: "Mr. Han, how is this time going?"
"Not very good. β
"Not how?"
Han Xiaowu stood up and took a sip of water, walked into the bedroom and turned on the air conditioner, brought the door to the door and said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, this time has been a little empty." Even though I found a lot of things to do, and even though I made a lot of interesting friends, I still felt a little empty. β
Zhang Mei was surprised and couldn't help asking: "What about Cinderella, has that Cinderella of yours changed his mind?"
"No, it's been a while. β
"Really?"
"Really. β
"Rejected?"
"Almost," Han Xiaowu lay on the bed and said helplessly: "She feels insecure talking to me, Mr. Zhang, although I think your words have some truth, but after thinking about it, I still decided to calm down first, she needs to think about it, I also need to think about it." β
"What do you think?"
"Think of a friend's words. β
"Your interesting friend?" Zhang Mei asked.
Han Xiaowu yawned and said listlessly: "Well, that interesting friend asked me, do you really like Miss United Front, or do you like the process of chasing Miss United Front? She also asked me if I really like Miss United Front, what do I like about Miss United Front?"
"What did you say?"
"I don't know, so think about it. β
"Just because of this emptiness?"
"Not only because of this, but I also feel that the work in the community is not as interesting as before, and the work in the united front area is not as interesting as before, although I have made a lot of friends, although there are activities at both ends of the three days. β
Zhang Mei reacted, picked up the cup and said with a smile: "Mr. Han, you think it's boring to do this, it's not interesting to do that, it's completely unexpected to me! I'm even a little surprised that you can persist until today." β
Han Xiaowu subconsciously asked, "What do you mean?"
"It's not challenging, it's naturally boring, you can't even understand such a simple truth?"
"But I've made up my mind to retire, and I really don't want to go back to my old job. β
"You have made up your mind to retire, but what was the state before retirement?" Zhang Mei asked rhetorically, and continued: "In investment banking, you can learn new things every day, and you can feel that you are growing and improving every day. You have long been accustomed to this rhythm, like a speeding train, suddenly braking suddenly, how can you not have inertia, how can you adapt?"
"Sounds reasonable. β
"It's not a bit of a truth, it's the truth! And you're different from others, you came in as an undergraduate. You have been able to have today, you have paid more than others, and you have worked harder than everyone else over the years. It's like a humanoid machine running at high speed, you can stop if you say stop, and even if you stop, can you get used to it?"
Zhang Mei paused, and then said: "As for whether you really like that Cinderella, it may be that you subconsciously regard chasing Cinderella as a project, and you must win it, otherwise you will not be Han Xiaowu." β
"How is it possible, I really like her. β
"What do you like about her?"
"Do you need a reason to like someone?"
"Yes!"
"I don't think it," Han Xiaowu touched the corners of his mouth, thought about it and admitted: "Mr. Zhang, but you said that it is difficult for me to adapt to the new life, and there is some truth when you think about it carefully." I try to adapt again, and if after another two or three months, I still feel empty, then I have to find a new job and find something a little more challenging to do. β
"Han Xiaowu, don't be funny, people like you and me, what else can they do besides doing this?"
"How about finding a university to teach?"
"I don't think it's reliable, even if I can find it, it's probably fresh at first, and after a few days, I will feel bored. β
"Then I'll think again. β
"What do you think, come back, Lao Wang also mentioned you when he had a conference call the day before yesterday, saying that your resignation is a big loss. β
Han Xiaowu said without thinking: "Don't go back." β
Zhang Mei asked puzzledly: "Why, is it interesting to compete with yourself?"
Han Xiaowu sat up and said with a wry smile: "I'm not competing with myself, the reason why I resigned is because I really can't bear it." There's something I've never told anyone I've ever told anyone, not even my mom and dad. β
"What's the matter?"
"That time I went to the Northeast to do due diligence, the plane was delayed, and I was at the airport to complete the draft. I was all dressed up, my eyes were dark, and I fainted. When I woke up, I found that I had been taken to the hospital, my limbs were unconscious, and even my face was numb. I thought I had a stroke, and I thought that this is over, and I may never be able to get out of bed again in this life, and it feels like life is worse than death!"
Zhang Mei was taken aback: "What happened later?"
Han Xiaowu said in a low voice: "Later, I slowly gained consciousness and slowly recovered, but this incident touched me deeply, and I felt that life is just a few decades, what is the point of making so much money!"
Zhang Mei asked, "Why don't you tell us about such a big deal?"
"Didn't you recover later, what's the point of talking about it?" Han Xiaowu smiled, thought about it and said, "What's more, there are many people who can't bear to change careers, and it's not just me Han Xiaowu." β
"It seems that I have to pay attention to it, I also have numb hands and feet sometimes. β
"So money can never be earned, and you can't break your body in order to make some money. β
"Mr. Han, you try to adapt first. If I feel that I can't bear it one day, I can learn from your experience in adapting to a new life. β
"No problem, I won't take a broom when you need it, I'll share it with you. β
"Actually, it's not bad to teach at a university, do you want me to help you ask?"
"Not for now, didn't you just say it, I want to try to adapt for a few more months. For fear that his old colleagues would not understand, Han Xiaowu explained: "I haven't been with my family for so many years, and I want to be closer to my parents." β
"What a dutiful son. β
"In addition to wanting to be closer to home, I also want to have a beginning and an end. The city is creating an article and has entered the countdown to the evaluation. There is a shortage of people in the community, and the sisters in the community are very good to me, even if I leave, I can't leave until the evaluation is over. β
Zhang Mei asked, "When will it be evaluated?"
Han Xiaowu was really sleepy, yawned and said, "After the New Year, I don't want to go out again this year anyway." β