Chapter 6: Nicole and Her Past
When the romantic fragrance wafts faintly in the air, the flowers on the side of the road gradually bloom, the girls change into colorful dresses, and the temperature is no longer fluctuating, the most beautiful season in Beijing has arrived. After getting off the subway, the clouds walked briskly along the path towards the company, through her fingers, she squinted and folded the sunlight into different shapes, those fine halos were refracted into the pupils, like a kaleidoscope of brilliant and colorful, happiness melted into the sweetness of early summer, the clouds were happy, and the smile slowly spread on her face.
In the blink of an eye, it has been half a month since Yunduo joined the Happy Workplace website, with the help of Nicole and her colleagues, she has become more and more confident and cheerful, and the work is also carried out in an orderly manner, without depression and grievances, everything is so smooth, she sincerely likes this big family. At noon that day, Nicole was researching the promotion plan with Cloud, when suddenly a "gurgling" sound came from Cloud's stomach, and she stuck out her tongue at Nicole in embarrassment. Nicole put down the plan in her hand and said with a smile: "Silly girl, are you hungry?" Blame me, blame me, I forgot the time when I got busy, let's go, sister, I invite you to a big meal today. With that, she picked up her purse and pulled the cloud and walked towards the door of the company.
In this Japanese restaurant, Yun Duo had passed by countless times, and just by looking at the gorgeous decoration, she knew that she could not afford to spend it. Once seated, Nicole ordered a few signature dishes with ease, and she gently pushed the menu towards the clouds: "Look at what you want to eat, don't be polite." Yun Duo looked at it a few times, the expensive price made her smack, hesitated for a long time, she ordered the cheapest vegetable set, Nicole frowned and said: "The little girl knows how to lose weight, try his roast beef package, I guarantee you like it." Before the clouds could refuse, Nicole had already handed the menu to the waiter. Seeing this, Yun Duo said curtly: "I don't want you to break the bank too much, otherwise, let's still AA ......" Nicole bit the straw of the drink, tilted her head and said mischievously: "In this way, you invite me to breakfast next Monday, I especially want to eat 711's bean paste buns, see you eat weird food, help me bring two by the way, okay?" Even though she knew the predicament of the clouds, Nicole never deliberately sympathized, and she narrowed the distance between herself and the clouds in this way, which also made the clouds feel more cordial.
"By the way, Cloud, guess how old I am?" Nicole asked, looking at the clouds. Looking at her bright eyes and tight skin, Yun Duo replied frankly, "I guess, you are not much older than me, you should be about thirty years old, right?" After listening to this, Nicole leaned back and smiled back, and she said while wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Girl, I didn't find you so good at talking, I'm forty years old, I can be your aunt!" Yun Duo couldn't believe it and said, "This, how is it possible, you look really young!" Nicole slowly stopped laughing, raised her eyebrows confidently, and shrugged exaggeratedly: "No way, it's hard to give up on natural beauty." This is not a lie, although Nicole is not a country and a city in appearance, but she has a special charm that makes people unable to extricate themselves, and they can't help but be slowly attracted to her.
"You are so good, my brother-in-law must love you very much, right?" Cloud asked expectantly. Nicole tilted her head, as if she had fallen into some kind of sweet memory, and a rare shyness crept up on her face little by little, as gentle and lovely as a girl. "He, it's my first love, we met when we were in school in the United States, and we've been married for ten years, he should be the one who knows me best." "Does that brother-in-law support you to start a business?" Cloud looked at Nicole, who had a shy face, and asked jokingly. I saw Nicole stirring the ice cubes in the cup, like a coquettish child, and said angrily: "A typical straight man, at first I don't agree with my ideas, but I can't help but soft and hard, men, sometimes like a child is easy to coax, no, it's also successful." Nicole paused, sandwiched the beef on the cloud's plate, and said, "Girl, do you know why I started this website?" ”
This is actually the question that Yunduo has always wanted to ask, she doesn't understand why a woman with a happy family and a wealthy economy would have to work so hard to start a business. I saw Nicole holding her cheeks and saying leisurely: "My husband and I didn't have a good time in the United States, while going to school, we had to work to earn money, and I also experienced a lot of inequalities, but I am very fortunate to have met the future boss, who is also the current partner of our website." He taught me a lot of things, and more importantly, how to overcome difficulties and achieve my dreams. ”
"After returning to China, I also worked as a middle-level leader in two companies, and the benefits were quite generous. However, I don't like the atmosphere, open and secret fighting, intrigue, and interests... And so on negative energies that annoy me. I have always felt that work should be a joy and a team should be a partnership that works together. I also want to provide a platform for everyone to help and encourage each other, which is why I have the idea of creating happy workplaces. Life is already not easy, so why continue to torture yourself with work? Even if there is such a paradise, it must be good for everyone to complain and seek guidance."
"With that in mind, I started working on it. At first, everyone was not optimistic about my plan, after all, the social media that everyone recognizes abroad are Facebook and Twitter, where do I have the strength to compete with others? The feasibility plan has been drafted one draft after another, and Beijing and the United States have traveled back and forth countless times. To be honest, I made a lot of money on my own to do this website, and eventually, my former boss was impressed, and he said: Nicole, be bold and do what you think is right, I support you. He not only gave me financial and technical support, but also spiritual encouragement, I have always considered him to be my noble person in the workplace, and I also believe that I will not let him down. ”
After listening to Nicole's story, Yun Duo was secretly a little ashamed, she was only in her twenties, but she had lost her pursuit of ideals, and Nicole chose to continue to struggle at an age that should be stable, such a gap was insurmountable. Nicole seemed to understand Yunduo's inner thoughts, she gently held Yunduo's hand, and said gently: "Girl, no matter what, you must stick to your ideals, don't give up until the last moment, since you have come to Beijing, you must break through all resistance and be brave to be yourself." ”
Looking at the office workers coming and going in the restaurant, their expressions are either numb or complaining. Maybe the people who live in this city are the same, they have no soul, only their tired shells are left to be led by life. Cloud Duo is very fortunate to meet Nicole, just like fate, she has become her lighthouse, so that she is no longer confused in the dark, and follows the guidance of the beam of light, and continues to move in her direction.