Chapter 40: Loss
Yutong drove the car on the viaduct, her face was full of pride and satisfaction, and the sense of accomplishment like a hunter reaping the prey of her dreams made her tongue feel a little sweet.
She has achieved her goal tonight, she believes in Twilight unconditionally, she no longer has to worry about losing and insomnia all night, all merits are complete, and the beginning and the end are good.
Yutong returned to the house that Twilight had rented at the beginning, opened a folder, she took out a piece of paper, and crossed out the last line with a red pen, this is the list she used to pay off the debt, before going to the Kempinski Hotel, Xiaoxiao had already paid off the last debt of her parents before her death, and part of the funds used to repay it were her savings in Australia, but a large part of it was the bank card that Twilight asked Xiaoxiao to give her.
"Dad, Mom, you can leave with peace of mind. Yutong folded his hands, looked up at the window and said. Although Twilight said that the huge amount of money on the card was compensated to Yutong, Yutong didn't like to eat it, so she turned on her computer, dug out her resume, and began to look for a company to be delivered. Although Yutong's academic qualifications are not excellent, after all, she has accumulated rich social experience during the time she has lived abroad, so she is quite confident in her resume.
It's not the time to hire for major companies, so she can only look for those less popular positions on the recruitment websites of major companies, but even so, an hour has passed, and the number of resumes she has submitted is only a handful.
Just when Yutong was ready to rest and fight again tomorrow, the number of social recruitment positions in a company caught her attention, Yutong found this webpage called Ruisi Group, and found that this large group was divided into several branches, including real estate companies, Internet technology companies, and film and television media industry companies.
Since she studied journalism in college before, and she found that the position of Kaiman Media, a subsidiary of the Ruisi Group, was in the most demand, Yutong decided to vote for most of her resume.
As the days passed, none of the companies sent Yutong an interview notice, which forced Yutong to start recruiting from companies around Beijing. Three days later, just when Yutong felt discouraged, Kaiman's human resources sent her an interview notice.
Yutong was ecstatic and ran to the bathroom to tidy up and dress up, after the makeup was done, she opened the closet, looked at the empty appearance inside, couldn't help but feel sad, in order to pay off the debt, she bought all the previous brand-name clothes and hats. In the end, Yutong chose a women's suit to wear, which was refreshing and capable.
After so many ups and downs and parting with life and death, Yutong has long been comfortable with various occasions, she subtly answers all kinds of tricky questions from Kaiman HR, and her speech and demeanor are just right.
At the end of the interview, HR smiled and stretched out his hand to Yutong, "Congratulations, Ms. Deng, you have passed our first round of interviews, I will submit your information to our HR manager, and I will inform you when the final interview will be held." ”
Yutong smiled and shook each other's hands, "Thank you very much. When the words fell, HR didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, and she reopened Yutong's resume, which made Yutong's heart tighten.
"Ms. Deng, there is just one thing I don't understand, you live a worry-free life in Australia, so why did you choose to return to China, I think it has nothing to do with patriotism and parents. HR pushed his glasses and squinted at Yutong with a curious gaze.
"Because of love. ”
Yutong, who walked out of the company building, took out her mobile phone and wanted to tell her relatives and friends the news that was precious to her, and she felt that she had been reborn and her life was slowly starting to get on the right track. But when she opened the address book on her mobile phone, she found that there were few numbers in it, and it seemed that there was no one else except the mobile phone numbers of her former parents and the contact information of He Dudong's agent.
Yutong really wanted to cry, at this time she really wanted to hug her beloved and cry, or be a coquette. Yutong dialed the phone number used by his father before, and said to the official female voice who kept repeating "Hello, the number you dialed is empty, please check and then dial ......" inside: "Dad, Mom, don't worry, I will take care of myself." ”
When Yutong stood in front of the Thanksgiving Bookstore again, she couldn't believe her eyes anyway, the plaque of the bookstore had been removed, and the words "Jifang Cash" were pasted on the glass door, and below the words was a string of phone calls, and Yutong hurriedly dialed it.
"Hey, hello, whoever. An old, feeble voice.
"Uncle Zhao, is that you? Yutong asked eagerly.
"Yutong, it's inconvenient for me to go down now. ”
"You don't have to come down, you say where you are, I'll go up to you. Yutong's voice gradually became hoarse.
"You go up to the second floor from that little door at No. 28 Hutong Street......" The other party seemed to use up all his strength with every word.
Yutong hung up the phone and followed the address provided by the housekeeper, went up to the second floor, and after pushing open a dilapidated red lacquer door, he found that the housekeeper's eyes were sunken, and he was lying on the bed with a withered face.
"Come in and sit down, Yutong. The butler pulled his bony arm from the blanket and pointed to a wooden chair in front of the bed. Yutong sat down lightly and held the butler's shriveled palm: "Uncle Zhao, what are you ...... What's wrong?" the visual and tactile impact had left Yutong dumbfounded, and she kept stroking the butler's rough, cold fingers.
"Yutong, I'm leaving this city, and I may not be able to see you in the future......" The butler tried to raise the corners of his mouth and reveal a warm smile. Yutong's throat shook a little, and he controlled his gradually soreness and swelling eye glands, "Why did you become like this, are you not feeling well?" "Yutong doesn't want to puncture reality.
"A month ago, I was diagnosed with stomach cancer, but I didn't expect it to be so bad, and it tortured me to this point. The butler still smiled optimistically, but it was evident from the expression on his face that every word he said made him suffer.
"I'll treat you, I'll give you access to the best doctor in Beijing, you listen to me, don't go. Yutong held the butler's hand tightly, completely unaware that tears were dripping down her cheeks.
"Yutong, this disease is not as easy to cure as you think, it will be like a bottomless pit when it costs money. The housekeeper looked out the window, "And I'm in the late stage, the probability of being cured is not great, besides, I'm so old, it's already enough." With that, the door was pushed open, and a burly man walked in, and Yutong got up from the chair and looked at the somewhat familiar man in front of him.
"Xiangrui, look, who's here. The housekeeper said to the man with all his might, and the man stepped forward and observed Yutong for a while, and then his face bloomed with strange joy, "Sister Yutong, why are you here." "This man is the housekeeper's son, and he used to come to Yutong's house to play with her, although he was only ten months younger than himself, but he always called Yutong like a sister.
"Xiangrui, long time no see. Yutong forced a smile.
"Sister, when are you ......" Xiangrui's black face bloomed with joy.
"Xiangrui, is it true that Uncle Zhao said that he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Yutong simply interrupted Xiangrui's words, she was really not in the mood to reminisce now.
"Well, it's been almost a month and a half. ”
"Then what are you going to do, go back to your hometown?"
"Sister, don't you know, the medical resources here are too scarce, and this disease can't be cured by taking some medicine in a day or two. Xiangrui also moved a chair and sat down.
"In this case, you listen to my auspiciousness, don't go, I'll help Uncle Zhao treat his illness, I've found a job, I'll contact Uncle Zhao with the best specialist doctor in Beijing." Yutong put his hand on Xiangrui's lap and said in an almost pleading tone.
"Sister, don't be reluctant, I know what your situation is now, my dad's disease really can't be cured for tens of thousands of dollars, we don't want to drag you down. Xiangrui whispered with a very embarrassed look. Yutong just wanted to continue to say something, but heard the butler's violent cough, and Xiangrui hurriedly brought a glass of water to the butler.
"Yutong, your family has helped me too much, we can't repay it, so we can't drag you down......" After the housekeeper drank the water, his face improved slightly, "You just returned to China, you are not familiar with the place, and many places have to be fought for by yourself, if you add my old oil bottle, then you will not be able to move an inch, besides, people are old, there is nothing to be afraid of." ”
Xiangrui tucked the corner of the quilt for his father, and looked a little speechless: "Sister, I was not taken care of by you in my uncle and aunt's house before, and we were also very sad after hearing the news of my uncle and aunt's death. And there are definitely many differences between foreign and domestic countries, whether it is in terms of lifestyle or interpersonal communication. So when you come back this time, there must be many difficulties to overcome, and we really can't drag you down anymore. ”
Yutong raised her head, holding back the tears that kept dripping down, and after a while, she looked at Xiangrui and said, "Then what are you going to do after you take Uncle Zhao back, and what are the medical conditions in your hometown." ”
"Yutong, don't be embarrassed Xiangrui, it's not too early, we still have to catch the evening bus, cough cough ......" The butler suddenly raised his body and said, but then he coughed and fell down. Xiangrui hurriedly poured another glass of water and brought it over, Yutong looked at the father and son who were dependent on each other in front of him, and the sourness in his heart continued to stimulate the tear ducts.
If it was five years ago, she didn't have to worry about money and connections, let alone the so-called disease, but now, when she encounters the disease, she only feels powerless.
It was only when I was tormented by illness that I realized how terrible poverty was.
"Sister, some things can really only depend on fate, and we can only go with the flow, we can't cross the gap in fate......" After Xiangrui finished feeding the water, he looked at Yutong in a suit and leather shoes with bloodshot eyes and said, "The car will pick us up in a while, I want my father to rest for a while, and there are still many things to deal with when I get home, thank you." ”
After walking out of the housekeeper's house, Yutong found that it was already dark, the full moon was hanging again in the night sky, and the whole city was once again brightly lit. Yutong was whistling at a bar by young men smoking outside, and was greeted by the oily boss as he passed by a side stall. She walked aimlessly, constantly shuttling through the bright commercial streets.
She stopped when she saw a movie trailer starring Twilight on a giant display screen in a nearby shopping mall, and she looked at it over and over again, as if she felt like she was one with the night.