Chapter 39: The situation has taken a sharp turn
Feng Nan, who couldn't guess Li Feng, hinted that he wanted to be calm, but he was still a little uneasy. After swiping my mobile phone all night, I watched all kinds of marriage and family posts of long-distance couples, and negative energy accumulated more than positive energy.
She began to think about the emotional connection between long-distance couples, and was worried about whether Li Feng was unwell and didn't tell herself, or if he secretly did something related to Xiaoman's schooling, after all, the two of them have not been clear about this issue in recent times...... The more I think about it, the more complicated it becomes.
In essence, Feng Nan is still very relieved of Li Feng, this reassurance may be a little unfounded, but it is a trust engraved in his bones.
When Li Feng was going to Shanghai, some old colleagues confided with her and told her to keep an eye on her. She was dismissive, and her old colleague threw her a famous saying: "Men don't betray, just because the temptation is not great enough." ”
She sneered and replied, "We are ordinary office workers, no matter how much we can earn seven fingers a year, how tempting can we be!" ”
Thinking of this, she began to think that she was suspicious again, and examined herself seriously on the dresser, and commented: "I'm not old." As soon as these words came out, I was a little discouraged: youth has passed, and my face is easy to age. Why are men and women so unfair, men can be handsome until they are sixty years old, and women are okay after thirty years of talking about charm and demeanor, and if you insist on saying beauty, there is always some old cheeky meaning.
Feng Nan put a thick mask on himself, and while staring at the mirror, he thought: The major events in the world must be divided for a long time, and they must be divided for a long time; It seems that these two people have been away from each other for a long time, and the rift is inevitable. Maybe it's time to think about the issue of "togetherness".
In fact, Feng Nan really just thinks about it, and when he wakes up, he can use the famous saying "to respond to all changes with the same" to calm down the restlessness in his heart and become a self-righteous little yellow finch again.
It's just that I didn't expect that this time, the situation would become so fast, and Heidi's private phone call forced her to think about making a decision.
It was Donald's last working day in City A, and Wendy had already booked a flight back to his Shenzhen headquarters for the next day. Donald invited the company's sales, operations and support staff to a local 100-year-old restaurant that had served "A Bite of China" for the last meal. The more than 20 people invited were also undecided in the layoff turmoil, and the workload at hand had already been greatly reduced, and everyone tacitly did not pretend to be busy, but at half past four, they turned off their computers one after another, and took a taxi or drove to the place to eat in twos and threes.
Feng Nan drove by himself, and as soon as he arrived at the parking lot, Heidi's phone called. She asked her colleague to go upstairs first and pick up the phone herself in the car.
Feng Nan didn't ask Heidi for leave before she came out, she firmly believed in trust in the Western workplace, and she was a little embarrassed at the moment, picked up the phone, quickly apologized and said: "I'm sorry, we have dinner here today, I didn't ask you for leave, tell me what work you have, I'll go back and deal with it in the evening."
Heidi didn't care very much, she said she knew, and asked Feng Nan if it was convenient to talk? There's something important to talk to her about.
Feng Nan replied: "I'm in the parking lot, can you hear clearly now?"
Heidi replied OK and threw her a freshly baked thunderbolt. Heidi Says:
"The boss and the senior management had many days of meetings and made a lot of efforts. However, the current national financial policy control still has a great impact on us. The company still made the decision to further reduce costs...... It was decided to close branches other than the provincial capital, except for the sales team to remain in the market, and the provincial and regional companies would operate the province's business in a unified manner. In this way, we have to do all the personnel assessment that we talked about before. ”
Feng Nan was dumbfounded, the most reliable news actually came from Wendy, she paused and replied: "Only the provinces and regions are kept...... Then I also fall within the scope of layoffs? ”
Heidi sighed and replied, "Of course I don't want to." Not yet, but the number of layoffs is much larger than we had planned. The boss means that the people in each provincial capital will not move, and 2-3 mobile personnel can be retained to facilitate the team's project operation. ”
Feng Nan didn't understand very much, and confirmed: "If the branch is closed, then where is the office location as a mobile person?" ”
"The market still needs to be maintained, and our work will not be interrupted, but new adjustments will be made to the implementation of standards and better use of resources. In the future, mobile personnel will mainly be used for business trip support. Wherever there is a project operation, we will go to the venue in which city to do support. Heidi replied.
Feng Nan understood, but she couldn't answer, she believed that Heidi also knew. Because of her children, she is more reluctant to travel for a long time, and her past business trips have also been to run large-scale talent development and training projects. If it's some simple business training, it's too wasteful to use her to do bad support.
Heidi also understood Feng Nan's silence, paused for a moment, and said, "Nancy, I still know a lot about your personal situation. I have a proposal that you should consider considering going to Shanghai? I definitely won't be able to pass her probationary period on Grace's side, so the vacancy in Shanghai will come out. I think if I put you in the mobile unit and you have to travel every week from now on, it will be no different from going to Shanghai. However, the development space of the two situations is essentially different. ”
When Heidi said this, if Feng Nan had already made the final decision, it would be regarded as the fulfillment of each other, and each would be beautiful in its own way. It's a pity that these two paths can't perfectly solve the problem that Feng Nan cares about the most - accompanying the child to grow up - this parent-child time where there is no return, and you will regret it if you say goodbye. Like thousands of married women like her, work and family are not balanced, but choices. Whether to choose a fish or a bear's paw, she still needs time to figure it out. That's how she fed back her concerns to Heidi.
Heidi added: "OK, I understand. Think about it. Anyway, I want you to know that I made this decision not only because I needed a good partner, but more importantly, I also wanted you to have a bigger future. Women always remember to take a step forward, and for you, there won't be many more of those moments. ”
Feng Nan, who was returning to the banquet, was not in the mood to push the glass and change the lamp. Everyone is still talking, and she already knows the ending, which is quite sad.
Donald came to say goodbye to her with a drink, and asked if he had seriously considered his suggestion.
Feng Nan smiled bitterly and replied, "I can't be more serious, I've been thinking about it a few years older these days." ”
Donald was interested in instructing her, so he asked her what she had in mind.
Feng Nan replied: "The others are okay, the main thing is that I can't make up my mind to stay away from the children." ”
Donald shrugged his shoulders and wondered, "Why stay away?" Why don't you take your children with you to Shanghai to reunite with your husband? ”
"I don't think it's always a good idea to drift outside with a child, it's too unstable." Feng Nan explained, and then said: "Now I can see ...... every day."
Donald smiled, his glass of red wine swaying slightly, and he asked rhetorically, "What is the concept of stability in a child's world?" Also, is he going to see you every day? Or do you have to see him every day? ”
Children's adaptability is very strong, but the adaptability of parents is worrying. There are many parents in the world who use their own standards to measure their children, and in the end, all they seek is their own peace of mind.
Feng Nan suddenly understood, she poured a glass of wine and toasted Donald gratefully, and with a small half glass of red wine, she raised her face, drank it to the bottom, and said after drinking: "Donald, I really thank you very much." It's also an honor to work with you. I wish you all the best for the future, your career and family! ”
"I also wish you: forge ahead and break the game as soon as possible." Donald replied.