Chapter 21 I'm an unkind Shandong
Packing up the house saw a plastic keychain with a picture of me on the north side which I wrote in pencil dated December 25, 2017.
Human memory is a wonderful thing, and things that may have been forgotten in ordinary times are instantly awakened by seeing old things.
Especially since there is an unhappy memory behind this old thing. Just after the first anniversary of the wedding, I was extremely reluctant to be sent by the company to H Province, one of the reasons for the reluctance is that the travel allowance is pitiful, and the second is that Christmas Eve is approaching, and I, an unromantic science and engineering man, also hope to take advantage of the festive season to add some romance to the newlywed life.
When it comes to science and engineering men, I have to say a few more words. I'm a little bit less detailed about my narrative, and I'd like to add an adjective: non-prestigious university.
I had a rich and colorful university life, but my studies were not ideal, so much so that I was reduced to working for a small company and earning a small salary.
Science and engineering is not as popular as more than ten years ago, the requirements of enterprises for science and engineering are becoming more and more demanding, and the treatment is very different because of the difference in professional ability, although the online search has more than 5 years of experience, the salary is very high, but the actual interview found that the requirements are ridiculously high, after many interviews, I was quite hit, I feel that I am a waste, so I came to the current company.
After overcoming the harsh conditions and completing the work, the time has inexorably come to December 25th, and it is too late to spend Christmas Eve.
I arrived at the train station early and wandered around the waiting hall. Suddenly attracted by a group of people in suits and leather shoes, it seems to be very lively over there, and there are many people gathering in the past.
A young man came to talk to me, probably saying that they were college students who started their own business, and gave the tourists some small souvenirs for free.
I have no waves in my heart, and several years of social experience have taught me that free things are expensive, and really expensive things are often free.
I wasn't interested in asking for any gifts, but he was obsessed with holding back the steps I was about to take. Just because it was still early, I stopped to listen to him.
When I said that I was from Dezhou, Shandong, he pretended to be surprised and said that there was a person from Dezhou, Shandong in my dormitory, and the people of Shandong were very righteous and bold.
bla~bla said a bunch of flattering words. In the end, I was asked to stand in front of the pictorial with the Harmony number drawn, and asked his friend to take a picture of me, and the moment came, and he said if he wanted to wash the photo?
It only costs 20 yuan, which is to support college students to start their own businesses, and to keep photos as a souvenir. At the critical moment, I also took out the strength of the science and engineering man to make a good living, and asked what kind of money he was collecting now for the free gifts he just said.
The young man patiently explained that the small gift is given for free, it is a miniature photo, which will be made into a keychain, but it takes time to make, and the disadvantage of the miniature is that the photo is not clear, so I asked if I want to print a large photo, and the price is not a sale, but a donation as a college student to start a business, which is regarded as their support and contribution to society.
I said, "Then I just need a keychain, not a photo." He said bitterly to me that it would be opened soon, how good would it be to keep a souvenir?
I said, "I've been here several times a year, and it's not like I'm not coming back, so what's the souvenir?" The young man was speechless and said that you should support college students to start their own businesses.
I gave him direct moral support. The chat was very embarrassing, and the young man finally grabbed the keychain into my hand with hatred, and asked: "Shandong people are very bold, you are not from Shandong, right?" "I didn't pay any more attention to him.
I don't know if I haven't done too much, and I don't know if their behavior can be defined as fraud?
Because he didn't get anything from me, I am not kind and unworthy of being a Shandongite? What kind of logic is this?
However, for me, I don't think it's necessary for someone who has only seen me to comment on me to accept it, or to fall into his clumsy trap in order to prove himself.
As a person who is not familiar with the place, there is no need for me to make a small thing a big one, because if he speaks ugly, he will create trouble (maybe cowardice).
The most important thing is that I can save 100 yuan from the subsidy when I go on a business trip, and there is no need to spend it on unnecessary places.