After clearing the snow, Gu Yulan was busy in the indoor area for a whole afternoon. There are a total of 8 numbered buildings from A to H, and Gu Yulan is in charge of Building E, which is 80 meters long, 12 meters wide and 7 stories high. There is no time to wipe down the common parts of such a building. It is necessary to wipe all the places that should be wiped well, and it is not possible to be serious and not to exert force.

As long as there is one place that is not in the hand, there will be one place that is not clean. As long as there is a place that is not clean, not only can it not pass the inspection of the team leader, but someone in the building will call the general affairs office.

This afternoon, it was time for Gu Yulan to get off work after she was busy. When she returned to the cleaning team, everyone in the group had already left. She took off her blue coat, put on a down jacket, changed her shoes, wrapped her headscarf, lifted the cloth pocket for the lunch box, locked the door and rushed to the bus stop.

There are two main reasons why Gu Yulan usually commutes by bicycle: one is from the economic aspect, which can save 4 yuan a day; Second, you can save time and get home early.

Because she was taking the bus, Gu Yulan still arrived home more than half an hour later than by bicycle. When she didn't get home, she was worried that Hongli would not be able to catch fire like yesterday. But when she opened the courtyard door and saw that there was no light on the window, and knew that Hongli was not at home, she was anxious about her daughter's departure and not returning.

After Gu Yulan entered the door, the most important thing was, of course, to make a fire. She put down the pocket in her hand, took off her mask, took off her scarf, took off her down jacket, and didn't even bother to put on the little padded jacket she usually wears at home, and didn't change her shoes, so she picked up the stove hook and opened the stove lid.

It was cold in the room. When Gu Yulan lit the stove and was about to wash her hands, she found that not only was there a layer of ice in the basin, but most of the hot water left in the thermos in the morning was no longer hot.

Hongli didn't get home until 7 o'clock. During the time when she was waiting for Hongli to come back, although Gu Yulan was busy with this and that, she couldn't see how anxious she was on the surface, but she was actually worried. When her daughter entered the back room, Gu Yulan asked, "Why did you come back?" ”

Hongli said: "This is still my insistence on leaving!" Otherwise, you won't be able to get home for another two hours. ”

Gu Yulan said: "Didn't I tell you again and again, if there is nothing important, try not to be greedy!" ”

Hongli was unhappy and said, "Do you think I'm willing to be greedy for black?" When I got off the bus, I waited at the entrance of the alley, and for 10 minutes, I was completely frozen, and finally waited for a woman in her 50s. I walked inside with her. I thought I wouldn't have to be scared this time. Unexpectedly, she arrived home before she was halfway through. The rest of the way...... One moment the dog barks, and the next it is so dark that I can't tell anything, and I can't see anywhere...... All...... It almost didn't scare me to death. ”

Gu Yulan asked, "That...... Where did you go when you came back so late? ”

Hongli said, "I'm going to find Caixia." ”

Gu Yulan said: "Find ...... Why don't you come back early, and you're still greedy? ”

Hongli put her hand on the stove and said, "Caixia helped me find a job." ”

Gu Yulan asked, "What kind of work?" ”

Hongli said: "It's a hotel, the front desk or waiter can choose with me." I've already seen it with Caixia, and the conditions there are very good. Mom, this time my job is not to be a backup dancer, nor is it a welcome lady, you should agree, right? ”

In the past, there was a dance hall that wanted to recruit Hongli to accompany the dance, and a restaurant wanted to recruit Hongli to be a welcome lady, but Gu Yulan didn't let her. Gu Yulan put the small kang table on it and said, "This time...... Let's eat first! I'll talk about going to the hotel later. ”

Dinner had already been prepared, and it was all hot in the pot for fear of cold, so Gu Yulan brought all the food to the table. Hongli said, "Mom, you can eat, I won't eat it." ”

Gu Yulan asked, "Why don't you eat it?" ”

Hongli said, "I've already eaten it." ”

Gu Yulan asked, "Where did you eat?" ”

Hongli said: "It's in the restaurant of the hotel. ”

Gu Yulan asked, "Caixia invited you?" ”

Hongli said, "No. It was invited by Caixia's boyfriend's cousin, who was the food and beverage manager of that hotel. ”

Gu Yulan said: "Didn't Mom tell you not to eat other people's things easily!" ”

Hongli said: "Originally, I didn't want to eat it, but ...... It was Caixia's boyfriend's cousin who said he wouldn't let the two of us go, and Caixia also persuaded me, and I saw that it was sincere, so I stayed. Mom, we're going to go bowling after dinner! If it weren't for the fact that I was afraid that you would be in a hurry, I would have urged Caixia to leave several times, and I might still be playing now! Caixia's boyfriend's cousin said that my pitching posture was very good-looking, and asked me if I played often, and I said that I hadn't played before, and he didn't believe it! ”

Gu Yulan said: "It's not that he doesn't believe it, he deliberately pretends not to believe it." ”

Hongli said, "Mom, you always ...... Why is he pretending? ”

Gu Yulan said: "Because you are a girl." ”

Hongli walked to the desk, picked up the small mirror on the dresser and began to shine it, and then said while fiddling with the hair on her forehead: "Mom, I went to the hotel and saw so many girls, and none of them had braids. ”

Gu Yulan asked, "Don't comb your braids...... So what's the comb? ”

Hongli said: "There is short hair and there is distribution. Mom, I also want to spread my hair out and perm it a little bit, not very exaggerated, just a little wavy. ”

Gu Yulan turned her face to look at Hongli and said, "You want to burn ...... No way! ”

Hongli asked, "Why not?" ”

Gu Yulan said: "It's a pity that such a good hair is permed." ”

Hongli said, "Mom, what's the pity? Some people are not only hot, but also dyed in several colors! ”

Gu Yulan said: "That's someone else, mom can't care, you can't." ”

Hongli was unhappy and asked, "Why can't I?" ”

Gu Yulan said: "A girl has to look like a girl." ”

Hongli pouted and said, "Mom, you're not very old, but your mind is ...... Why can't you change your old brains and keep pace with the times? Now they are all trendy and ...... As far as I'm concerned, I can't wear it, my hair is in vogue from time to time, and I'm dragging two braids that are dirty and scum, so how can I report to the hotel tomorrow! ”

Gu Yulan said: "Tomorrow...... Let's not go to the hotel. ”

Hongli was stunned, and asked after a long time: "Mom, you won't let me go to such a good place, why?" ”

Gu Yulan said: "That kind of place is too chaotic and too ...... Not for you anyway. ”

Hongli said, "Mom, why is it not suitable? I like the environment where I can eat, play, and interact with a lot of people when I work at a hotel. ”

Gu Yulan said: "Tomorrow, you will go to Caixia and ask her to reply to her boyfriend's cousin, just say thank you, let's not go." ”

Hongli looked disappointed and said, "Mom, you...... You really are! It's hard to find a nice job, why ...... I beg people today, and I won't go tomorrow, how bad it is to go back on my word! ”

Gu Yulan said: "It's not good to go back on your word, so no matter what you do in the future, you must think clearly in advance, do what you should do, and say what you shouldn't do." ”

Hongli knew that she couldn't convince Gu Yulan, so she sighed and said, "Mom, let's install a phone at home!" If I had a phone, I wouldn't have to go out tomorrow to get things done. "Telephones are just starting to become popular.

Gu Yulan said: "The phone ...... It's convenient to have a phone, but it's too expensive, so let's wait! ”

Hongli said: "Mom, Caixia and her mother I have seen, but she is easy to talk to." I have also seen Xiaoqian's mother, and it is also what Xiaoqian said. As for you, I'll say anything...... Extremely stubborn. ”

Gu Yulan stopped her chopsticks and said, "Mom is not stubborn. ”

Hongli asked, "What is it that is not stubborn?" When have you heard my opinion? ”

Gu Yulan said: "Mom is principled - if you don't want to do what you should do, you have to do it, and you can't do what you shouldn't do, even if others force you to." ”

Hongli said: "Principle...... Principle...... You always talk about principles, but what's the use of just talking about principles! Now, as long as there is money, even criminals who deserve death can be sentenced to a suspended death sentence and buy their lives back with money; As long as you give enough gifts, people who can't do anything can get a good job - in our family, there is nothing but principles. ”

Hongli's job search did make Gu Yulan anxious, and it was true that the Gu family was short of money, but Gu Yulan was anxious about her daughter's job not because she was waiting for her to earn money, but because: First, her daughter is older, and she is afraid that she will be so stupid; Second, girls who don't have a good job are likely to find a good partner.

The reason why Gu Yulan didn't let her go to the job that Hongli was looking for today was that "that kind of place is too messy" is just one of the reasons, and another is that the hotel is too luxurious, and people are floating, Gu Yulan is afraid that Hongli is close to Zhu Chi and almost black, and she will go on a slope under the influence of the environment.

After Gu Yulan finished eating, she cleaned up the table and burned the kang again. When she lay down, Gu Yulan said: "There is no fear of work, let's find it slowly." You still have to read more when you have time. ”

Hongli said, "Mom, study...... I don't know what's wrong with you, yesterday you urged me to read, and today you still urge me to read, as if you can read to work. Actually, what I need now is not to study, but to have money, opportunity and luck. Xiaoqian and Caixia don't read more than me, but: in a large company, the heaviest job is to collect documents, tap on the keyboard, and work leisurely and decently; One entered the electricity bureau and sat in the office every day, and the pen in his hand was the heaviest. Why are the same classmates, both of them have good jobs when their academic performance is not as good as mine, but I can only stay at home? The main thing is poor money. Listening to Xiaoqian, in order to find a job for her, her father gave the clerk a full 20,000 yuan. Caixia also said that when she was looking for a job, her mother not only gave a big gift to the clerk, but also went to other places to eat and play with her for several days. Today's society has become materialistic, and opportunities have to be bought with money, and if you don't have money, it will be difficult to find a satisfying job no matter how much you read. ”

Gu Yulan originally wanted to refute her daughter, telling her that it was wrong to think so. It's just that the words came to my lips and I swallowed them back. The reason is that although she knew that Hongli was wrong to think so, she didn't know how to convince her daughter for a while.

Seeing that Gu Yulan didn't make a sound, after a while, Hongli continued: "Mom, you won't let me go here, you won't let me go there, don't blame me for being idle every day." ”

Gu Yulan said: "Didn't I let you read!" ”

This night, Gu Yulan thought about it for half a night.