Chapter 45, Unemployment
After talking to Miss Lin, I felt that I should calm down for a while, so I asked Brother Zhou to send a message to Jialing, don't come to me for the time being, in fact, I don't dare to face Jialing, I'm afraid that she will also leave me.
However, on the day of the opening ceremony of the exhibition, after the incident that all three girls appeared at the same time, the colleagues of the Yunlin Art and Craft Service Department would always talk to me after dinner, and Mu Na's Xiaozhu sometimes chased me and asked:
"Hanzhe, why don't you see them coming to you?
I made Xiao Zhu cry and laugh, I thought he was honest and honest, but I didn't expect that he was the gossip among his colleagues. Once, when I took Jialing's photo to look at, he asked endlessly, so I simply said hello to Brother Zhou and quit my job.
Boss Ye saw that I didn't want to work in the art department, so he called me to another company of his as a salesman, which is a typical pure leather bag company. Boss Ye is a small boss, and there is a big boss surnamed Chen, they rented a commercial house, and on the side of Jiaohu Street, they got a few desks in the commercial house, recruited three or four people, and established a trading company. Each salesman only gives a basic salary of 200 yuan per month, and if he relies on his ability to do business, he will have a considerable commission.
The company's so-called salesmen, like chicken blood, every day like chicken blood, holding a briefcase containing paper and pencils, go out all day long, in the city non-stop business, remember phone numbers, copy information, run approvals, live the life of the father, and even the street to exchange Hong Kong dollars, but also a lot of people do. Everyone is eager to get some alms from the big official, and the big official is eating, and we will share some soup. Sometimes an approval document is resold several times, but those who can get it will still make a fortune. Therefore, at that time, these people were dreaming of getting rich every day, and the society was also deformed, and among such people, there were also legends that they made a fortune. This is a piece of history from that era, and it cannot be erased.
During that time, this kind of leather bag company was in Pengcheng Bibi. At that time, I was almost crazy, and every day I always remembered in my mind what Sanyo televisions, tape recorders, watches, air conditioners, washing machines, 888 computers, whether they were allowed to be released in the province, or the whole country, Taiwan-made goods, or Hong Kong goods, where to pick up the goods, and so on; bulk commodities were sometimes also part of the business scope, and I was once sent to Suicheng to meet customers who came from all over the world to talk about aluminum ingots. I also subsidized dozens of yuan a day for business trips, but of course nothing was negotiated in the end. The person who came to Suicheng to talk about the aluminum ingot business was a young girl, who actually came to the Special Economic Zone to play for a few days in order to get a border defense permit, saying that she had business to do, and she was just cheating on the reception here.
At that time, there were indeed many such bag companies in the Special Economic Zone, but I couldn't figure out how to do business, and the so-called business manager printed on the business card was even more undeserved. It's a pity that people who are not good at words and don't understand anything have been running business for three months, and every day they are like headless flies scurrying around, and nothing has been done, but people have become crazy and neurotic. I had to quit Boss Ye completely, quit his so-called trading company in a funny way, and finally, thank him for his kindness.
I was unemployed for a while, and I had no financial resources, so Brother Zhou introduced me to rent a place to live through his relatives, so I moved to Gangxia Village, another small village far away from the original Shapotou dormitory, and rented an old hut in the lychee forest.
This is a small tiled house of the aborigines of the Special Administrative Region, surrounded by old lychee and mango trees, and the ground outside the house is not yet concrete, and the street lamps are very mischievous and dim.
At night, there are a lot of mosquitoes, and the sounds of cats and dogs are mixed. There is only a 15-watt light bulb in the house, and the windows are small, and the room is still dim and dim during the day, and the sunlight does not shine, just like I am in the countryside, but I am very used to it.
This place has not yet been developed, so I thought: The speed of the International Trade Center is famous all over the world for its three-day speed, and in a few years, it will be difficult for the Special Economic Zone to find such a place.
The owner of the house is a local who speaks Hakka, a very good old man, and his son is in Hong Kong. According to the old man, in the 70s, his son Ah Quan fled from Sha Tau Kok with others, and now he brings his family back from Hong Kong every weekend to gather with the old man, so that the old man can enjoy the joy of family. The old man was afraid of loneliness, so he rented out the few remaining houses, although the rent was not very much, but he could also join in the fun. Brother Zhou's relatives and young couples also live here, and on the afternoon of moving here, Brother Zhou also helped to move, and then instructed me:
"Hanzhe, if you need any help, come to me, such as border protection permits, temporary residence permits, etc., I can also use the company's certificate to do it for you, anyway, if you have something to do with Brother Zhou, heh, these rental houses, sometimes check the border permit and temporary residence permit at night, don't run around at night. β
"Brother Zhou, you are really my good big brother, you are my nobleman! Brother, I don't know where you came from, I can meet your big brother, thank you!" I said very sincerely, and my gratitude came spontaneously.
"You don't have to thank me, this is what Miss Lin ordered. Also, the night before yesterday, Jialing came to my house to chat with your sister-in-law, and I saw that she had lost a lot of weight. Miss Lin and her fourth brother, as well as our company's Hong Kong customers Li Sheng and Fat Boy, have rented a 7 or 800 square meter industrial plant to build a small company, ready to do embroidery for wedding dresses and evening dresses, and hand-embroidered sweaters. She has been over there all this time, and she doesn't have time to come to look for you, I don't know your current situation, so I still came with a mission today, and Jialing asked you to find a time to meet in Baishizhou in the next two days. This is the address and phone number of Baishizhou, you go, I think, she misses you. β
I took the address and phone number that Brother Zhou gave me, and said to Old Zhou, "Big brother, how about we sit down and talk?"
Lao Zhou said: "It's better to be like this, I'll invite you to dinner, let's go outside and find a random food stall to eat, how about chatting while eating?"
"Okay, I'll go when I'm done. β
After tidying up the house, it was dinner time.
Brother Zhou invited me to have dinner at a nearby food stall, which was opened by a relative of his wife, who is also from SD Qingzhou, and the small restaurant is mainly pure noodles, mainly selling cakes and noodles, dumplings, etc., and also stir-frying. The boss's surname is Zhu, and it is said that he is a descendant of Zhujiazhuang in "Water Margin", a little fat man in his early thirties, and a husband and wife. The person is very honest, the business is good, and the store next door to the restaurant is also his family.
Brother Zhou brought me here to eat so that I could get to know one more friend, who lives nearby, and when I encounter something, I can come here and call him, so that I can take care of him.
The two of us asked for a dumpling and a hand-torn home-cooked cake, a scrambled egg with leeks, and a plate of boiled peanuts.
"Big brother, Xue'er is leaving me, and Ah Zhen is also leaving, can I continue to walk with Jialing?" I asked Brother Zhou tentatively with the help of wine gall.
"Hanzhe, my brother is from here, my brother boldly said a word about you, to be honest, you are too affectionate to the three of them, right?! Alas, I don't know much about love, but I don't think you can do this. First of all, Cher, she's your first love, isn't she? She's kind to you...... And you've been in love since junior high school! You're really sorry for her. She must have given you a lot, and she must love you very much! Isn't she? Xue'er is still a very literate girl, that day at the opening of the exhibition, her raised hand almost hit you in the face, she can hold back her emotions in that situation, and save your face, don't you know how much she loves you? How strong Xue'er's heart is! You see the momentum with her head held high and striding out, I admire it! Actually, her heart at that time may be dripping blood! In the first place, you shouldn't have come to Pengcheng! Of course, her mother always looks down on you, which is also a problem. But once a woman dies, she will never forgive you, but I don't think Cher will die to you. The second is Ah Zhen, I guess, she must have taken the initiative to ask you, it can be seen that Ah Zhen loves you very much. You painted her so beautifully, it's strange that she doesn't love you! And you may also love others in your heart, but you don't dare to love, because you already have Xue'er, you can't love Ah Zhen anymore. No matter how much you love Ah Zhen, or if she only thinks of you, it is absolutely impossible for you and Ah Zhen to get together! Then why did you bother in the first place? I wondered, what did Ah Zhen make you fascinated? You didn't explain it to her categorically, so she still thought that she had hope, and you shouldn't have dated her in the first place! This girl's heart has already been completely stolen from you! Now, I don't know if she is dead, alive, or sick? You!
"Yes, it's all my fault. When I asked Brother Zhou to say this, I felt even more guilty of myself, and I felt even more sorry for them, how could I have Xue'er and date Ah Zhen?
Brother Zhou continued: "As for Jialing, she is indeed a good girl, and her sister is very different in personality and life! This kind of girl is very difficult to meet, beautiful and polite, understanding and ambitious, and very sensible, generous, decent, and mature. She loves you, maybe really is your blessing, and I think she's the best fit for you. You kid may have a good numerology, and it's up to you to grasp it when you meet her. But you must handle the relationship with Xue'er and Ah Zhen, so as not to cause complications in the future. Hanzhe, this is a major event in your life and a turning point for you, you must be cautious!"
Lao Zhou's words also made me ponder: Yes, what should I do? Jialing? Is it someone who has been with me all my life? I really need to think about it.
"Eat food, drink, don't always think about girls, come, come, come, have another drink, no drunk tonight. "Brother Zhou saw that I was in a daze, so he picked up a wine glass and poured wine for me, and the two of them drank another glass each. I don't usually drink alcohol, but tonight I somehow drank well, could it be that I used alcohol to drown my sorrows.
"Brother Zhou, I'm out of Boss Ye's company, Jialing may not know yet? She doesn't know when she moves here, I'm really a little embarrassed, don't tell her for the time being, I'm afraid she will worry." β
"You came out of Lao Ye's company, I told Miss Lin, did Miss Lin tell Jialing? I don't know if Jialing knows or not, but I didn't tell Miss Lin when you moved here, they don't know, do you want me to talk to Mr. Lin? But sooner or later, Miss Lin and Jialing will know, and Jialing will definitely come to you." β
"Let's talk about it later, come, drink, thank you, Brother Zhou! You will always be my big brother! I respect you. I raised the wine glass to toast Brother Zhou, and when the two glasses touched, the sound of the glass was very clear and loud, and the two of them drank it again.
"Hanzhe, what are your plans in the future, if Miss Lin asks you to help her company, will you go?" Lao Zhou also seemed to ask me tentatively.
"Big brother, I plan to calm myself down for a while, and I also want to leave Jialing and them for a while, and think about how to go in the future? If I go to Miss Lin's side immediately, I am sure that I have completely accepted Jialing psychologically, and I have completely let go of Xue'er and Ah Zhen. On the other hand, if I go and be with Jialing again, will it cause deeper irritation to Xue'er, Xue'er's uncle, and Xue'er's mother? I don't know if there is a conflict between the two companies in terms of customer supply? Xue'er's mother has always had an opinion about Miss Lin. During this time, I may not be able to do this, I need time, and I want to try to find other jobs to do? I want to try, it's not good to trouble you and them all the time, I can't get over it. β
"It's not a problem, and you don't have to worry about it. But as a big brother, I still think it is most suitable for you to go to Miss Lin's company, and of course, you also have your own ideas. However, as the saying goes, don't do what you don't do, don't forget what you know. You still have to find a job where you have technical expertise, I think it's better, and it's easy to get results, so you still have to think carefully. β
"Yes, my brother has a point. I replied thoughtfully.
As for Xue'er, she and her mother were at the fundraising site of the painting, and saw Jialing snuggling up to you so affectionately in front of the public, how difficult it is to tolerate in a woman's heart! It's hard to accept! This is like a sharp knife into their hearts! This scene will never be erased in their hearts, but you will never be able to explain this kind of misunderstanding, let alone be easily forgiven, because Xue'er is kind to you. In addition, Ah Zhen has been stimulated again and again, if you don't let her go again, you will only cause more damage to her, you really have to think clearly, Hanzhe. β
"Yes, yes, thank you for your teachings. β
"Also, a girl like Jialing is not something that everyone can meet, you think twice. Of course, if you want to completely let go of Xue'er right now, it is impossible to estimate anything, even if you are married to Jialing now, I estimate that you can't let go of Xue'er in your heart? Maybe, you can't let go of Xue'er for the rest of your life! Of course, if you like to be bored with yourself, you can also go to Zhuhai to find her, but can her mother let you see Xue'er? Don't be too naΓ―ve. β
I listened to Brother Zhou's words and was speechless.
"Hanzhe, eat cakes, eat dumplings, don't think about girls, drink the wine, go back after the dishes, think about it tonight." β
A dinner that made my heart even more messy!