Chapter 044: Never Finding a Job
When he got home, Tang Xiaosheng found that Xiaolongnu had already prepared a meal and was waiting for him. Dinner was quite hearty, with white rice, garlic broccoli, spinach and egg soup, and a plate of fried squid with mushrooms. He then dined with Xiaolongnu and Guo Xiang around the dining table in the living room.
Tang Xiaosheng tasted a few dishes one by one and praised: "Long'er, the dishes at night taste very good!" ”
Guo Xiang, who was sitting opposite, drank egg soup and explained in a childish voice: "Sister Long spent a whole day today in order to make these three dishes!" ”
Tang Xiaosheng suddenly realized and said to the little dragon girl: "Long'er, it's really hard for you. ”
"It's not hard, and it's okay for me to stay at home." Xiaolongnu said lightly, and after speaking, she used chopsticks to clip a piece of squid and put it in his bowl, "Come on, eat more squid." According to the diet, squid is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and other elements, which are good for bone development and hematopoiesis. Your leg injury is not healed, you should eat more. ”
"It's good." Tang Xiaosheng nodded, and also put a piece of squid in Guo Xiang's bowl, "Xiang'er, you are still growing your body, so you need to eat more." ”
"Hmm."
At this time, Guo Xiang suddenly said "Huh", pointed his little finger at Tang Xiaosheng's hand and asked, "Big brother, why is your hand injured?" ”
When Tang Xiaosheng moved the bricks in the afternoon, he had to move them with his bare hands because the contractor did not give him gloves. After moving 6,000 bricks in one afternoon, it was inevitable that there were some abrasions, and the palms were still abrasive with blood blisters, most of which had been worn out, and a trace of blood oozed out.
Although the injury on her hand was just an ordinary skin injury, it seemed to be very serious in Xiaolongnu's eyes, she gently grabbed Tang Xiaosheng's hand and looked at it, and said a little distressed: "Guo'er, why is it injured like this?" ”
Tang Xiaosheng smiled slightly and lied: "When I was filming in the afternoon, I accidentally fell. It's just a broken skin, nothing serious. ”
The main reason why he was reluctant to tell them about moving bricks after he lost his job was that he didn't want them to worry or worry about these things. He can deal with these troubles on his own.
Then, the little dragon girl went to the bedroom and brought a bottle of potion, which she had bought today. Tang Xiaosheng's back had been beaten by the thugs hired by Xia Bai before, and there were some bruises, and this bottle of potion was originally intended to be used to wipe the wounds on his back.
Xiaolongnu carefully smeared the potion on Tang Xiaosheng's injured palm, and said: "After that, my hands are injured like this, it's better not to go to filming tomorrow and rest at home for two days." ”
Tang Xiaosheng will officially go to the construction site tomorrow to work, how can he stay at home, and said: "Long'er, it's just a small injury, don't worry." ”
The little dragon girl's thin eyebrows moved slightly, and she said softly: "I don't want you to work too hard." ”
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After dinner, Xiaolongnu pulled Tang Xiaosheng to the bedroom and let him lie on the bed, ready to rub some potion for the bruises on his back. Tang Xiaosheng didn't have anything to do when he was idle, so he took off his shirt and lay on the bed reflexively.
The little dragon girl sat on the edge of the bed, holding the potion in her left hand and a medical cotton swab in her right hand, dipping it and gently wiping it on his back.
After a moment, she asked softly, "Guo'er, does it hurt?" ”
No response was heard.
"Excuse me?" Xiaolongnu called softly again, but still didn't hear a response, so she leaned down and looked, only to find that Tang Xiaosheng had fallen asleep.
He moved a cart of bricks this afternoon, and he was so tired that his whole body seemed to fall apart. Just now, he lay down on the bed and squinted slightly, but in less than a minute, he saw Zhou Gong go.
Seeing Tang Xiaosheng sleeping, Xiaolongnu couldn't bear to wake him up, knowing that he was too tired.
Since Tang Xiaosheng did not run the "Method of Reversing the Meridians" before going to bed this time, he could no longer use internal force to resist the cold when he slept, so Xiaolongnu took out a quilt and gently covered it for him.
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The next morning, when Tang Xiaosheng woke up, he found that his whole body was very sore, and he knew that it must be because he moved bricks yesterday. …,
After eating the breakfast made by the little dragon girl, he left the house in a hurry. Although he told Xiaolongnu and Guo Xiang that he was going to the crew to rehearse, as soon as he got out of the gate of the community, he rode his bicycle to the construction site located on the city's Second Ring West Road.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the construction site officially started, and Tang Xiaosheng's task today is no longer to move bricks, but to carry cement bags. Four hundred bales of cement came to the construction site, and the contractor asked Tang Xiaosheng and another worker to be responsible for unloading the goods and carrying the cement to the vicinity of the mixer.
A bag of cement has 100 catties, and you have to carry two bales at a time, which is a total of 200 catties. The two-hundred-kilogram cement bag was carried on his back, and Tang Xiaosheng's thin body was pressed and panting. It's just that since I have chosen this job, I can only grit my teeth and persevere.
Fortunately, he has practiced the "Method of Reversing the Meridians", which can constantly adjust the meridians in the body, which has a miraculous effect on relieving fatigue. Tang Xiaosheng was running the "Method of Reversing the Meridians" while carrying the cement bag.
After more than three hours of continuous fighting, the 400 bags of cement were finally carried out. However, before Tang Xiaosheng had time to rest, he was called to push the concrete truck again. This job is no easier than carrying cement, a car of concrete is hundreds of pounds, not to mention that it is very difficult to push, not to mention, what is more important is that Tang Xiaosheng's palm has been ground into blood blisters due to moving bricks, once he pushes the cart, his palm is painful.
was pushing the concrete cart, when the contractor came over and said, "Tang Xiaosheng, stop, don't do it." ”
Tang Xiaosheng was stunned, put down the car, and asked strangely, "What's wrong?" ”
The foreman said, "I'm sorry, I can't keep you working here, you can leave immediately!" With that, he took out a crumpled hundred-dollar bill and said, "This hundred-dollar is your reward this morning and yesterday afternoon." ”
"Why did you let me go all of a sudden? What happened? Tang Xiaosheng was a little baffled.
The foreman didn't answer directly, but said, "Anyway, you can go." After speaking, he stuffed a hundred yuan into Tang Xiaosheng's hand, and he turned around and left.
Tang Xiaosheng was stunned for a while, not understanding why he was suddenly dismissed when he had been doing a good job?
"Could it be Long Tianhao?"
Since Long Tianhao has the ability to make Tang Xiaosheng unable to find a job in the film and television city, I believe that there must be a way for him to find a job at the construction site. Thinking of this, Tang Xiaosheng felt that his dismissal was most likely related to Long Tianhao.
Since the contractor had already spoken, there was no point in continuing to stay at the construction site, so Tang Xiaosheng tidied up his clothes and left the construction site on his bicycle. He is now unemployed again and has to look for a new job.
Looking for a job is actually nothing, Tang Xiaosheng is really worried that even if he finds a new job, maybe Long Tianhao will use his resources to make him lose his job again. This happened once in the film and television city, and it happened again today on the construction site, and there is no guarantee that it will not happen for a third, fourth, or even more.
Long Tianhao is a well-known real estate tycoon in China, and the resources in his hands are not something Tang Xiaosheng can imagine, if the two are really competitive, Tang Xiaosheng has no chance of winning. In addition, Long Tianhao is the father of Xiaolongnu, Tang Xiaosheng doesn't want this matter to make too much trouble, and methods such as calling the police can only be ignored first. What's more, even if you call the police, you may not be able to do anything to Long Tianhao, after all, there is no evidence.
In this way, Tang Xiaosheng felt as if he was the Sun Monkey in Long Tianhao's hands, and he couldn't escape from his Five Finger Mountain.
The situation seems to be very bad, but Tang Xiaosheng doesn't want to worry about it, just riding a bicycle and continuing to look for a job in the city, taking one step at a time.
It's not difficult to find a job, but the monthly salary for the jobs he is currently qualified for is basically no more than 3,000, which is not enough at all. He spent most of the day in the city and couldn't find a suitable job. …,
Until about four o'clock in the afternoon, when passing by a private restaurant, Tang Xiaosheng stopped the car and walked into the restaurant, intending to buy a bowl of fried noodles to eat. He had not eaten since he had been out in the morning.
When I walked to the door of the hotel, I accidentally found that there was a list of "recruiting temporary workers" posted at the door, and after some inquiry, I learned that the hotel was recruiting dishwashers. The content of the work is to be responsible for cleaning all the tableware in the restaurant, the working hours are not limited, until the washing is completed, and the remuneration for a day is 40 yuan.
Tang Xiaosheng estimated that it would only take about three or four hours to wash all the tableware in the restaurant. If you do this job, you will have a lot of time left in the day and you can find a second job.
It is not easy for him to find a job that earns more than 3,000 a month, so it may be a good option to work two jobs at the same time.
With this in mind, he communicated further with the owner of the restaurant and indicated that he wanted the job of a dishwasher. The owner of the restaurant was also a little surprised, because the people who usually come to apply for dishwashers are middle-aged women or laid-off workers in their forties and fifties, and it is really rare to see a young and strong young man like Tang Xiaosheng. Of course, the restaurateur doesn't care about that, as long as someone is willing to do the work.
After that, Tang Xiaosheng first ate a bowl of fried instant noodles in the restaurant, and then began his job in the restaurant - washing dishes.
Although the scale of this restaurant is not large, there are hundreds of dishes and chopsticks used, and they are all very greasy, and it takes a lot of work to clean. Tang Xiaosheng first adjusted the hot water and detergent, then put the dishes and chopsticks in the water, and after everything was ready, he put on special gloves for washing dishes and began to clean.
Compared to work such as moving bricks and carrying cement at a construction site, washing dishes is much easier. It's just that in the process of washing dishes, I don't know if the gloves are damaged or other reasons, the water from washing the dishes seeps into the gloves. Tang Xiaosheng's palm was blistered with blood blisters when moving bricks, and there were some abrasions, and now he was soaked in water containing detergent, which made him grit his teeth in pain.
Fortunately, after enduring the pain for a few minutes, the palm of the hand was a little numb, and the pain became less obvious.
The bowl had to be washed three times, and it had to be disinfected again after washing, Tang Xiaosheng was busy from five o'clock in the evening to nine o'clock, and finally finished washing the bowl and was preparing to disinfect.
At this moment, the owner of the hotel suddenly walked in, coughed clearly, and said, "Young man, don't wash it." ”
Tang Xiaosheng stopped and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The owner of the restaurant sank and said, "I just received a threatening phone call, saying that you can't wash dishes here, otherwise you will bear the consequences." After a pause, he added, "This is a small business, and I don't dare to offend people, so you better go." ”
Tang Xiaosheng was stunned on the spot, his brows furrowed, and the first thought that flashed in his mind was Long Tianhao. The person who just made a threatening phone call to the restaurant owner was nine times out of ten Long Tianhao's people.
The owner of the hotel took out a brand new fifty yuan, handed it over, and said, "Young man, you keep this money, it is considered tonight's salary." ”
Tang Xiaosheng didn't take the money, for him, an extra 50 yuan now is useless at all, the real root of the problem is Long Tianhao.
The job of washing dishes was also lost, so Tang Xiaosheng left the hotel, and as soon as he went out of the door, he called Long Tianhao directly.
Long Tianhao seemed to have expected him to make this call, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said, "How is it, have you figured it out?" ”
Tang Xiaosheng asked: "I lost two jobs in succession today, did you do it?" ”
"Not bad." Long Tianhao didn't hide it, paused for a moment, and added, "If you don't leave my daughter, not only will you not have a job today, but you will never find a job in Jinghua City in the future." ”
"Mr. Long, don't you think you're going too far?" Tang Xiaosheng asked rhetorically.
Long Tianhao didn't seem to bother to say more to him, just sighed: "It seems that you still haven't figured it out, call me when you figure it out." After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone.
After this phone call, Tang Xiaosheng realized that what he was worried about had really happened. Long Tianhao must have sent someone to secretly follow him, and once he found out that he had found a job, he tried his best to make him lose his job. He has lost two jobs today, and this may continue to happen in the future.
If it goes on like this, his life will definitely be in trouble, what to do?
Tang Xiaosheng knew that this was a very tricky problem, he had no power or power, and he had no capital to compete with Long Tianhao. At this point, the only thing he can do is take one step at a time.
The time had come to half past nine in the evening, and it was not early, so Tang Xiaosheng rode his bicycle back home.
When he arrived at the door, he was still worried about Long Tianhao's affairs, and he was not in a very good mood. It's just that he didn't want to bring bad emotions to the house, so he adjusted his mood at the door, pretending to have a smiling look, and when everything was ready, he opened the door and walked in.
"Long'er, Xiang'er, I'm back."