Chapter 23: Wages are paid
For Berlin, adaptation to work has only just begun.
When he woke up the next day, he was faced with muscles that were so sore that he gasped, the skin worn out by rubber shoes, the bare feet that hurt his heart, and the new job of trying to drag a box weighing hundreds of pounds to the warehouse, etc... And as soon as he got up and fell back into bed with a sore arm, Berlin understood that it would be difficult for him to survive today's work.
But Berlin could only hold on.
He had no choice or way to take leave, so he could only pretend to be okay and go to work after eating breakfast to avoid worrying Chen Kexin.
The morning air is still as fresh as yesterday, and the morning wind is just as cool, but Berlin is not in the same good mood as yesterday.
There was no surprise in Berlin, and the warehouse remained unchanged that day. The buzzing sound in the workshop that shook his head and made him dizzy, the hot heat that pierced his skin pain, the sweat that wet his hair, the packing boxes that kept falling, and he couldn't find a few minutes to rest to blow the cool breeze... For Berlin, it's a day as long as it has been for centuries...
Of course, Berlin also knows that there is more to this day than that. He has tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and many, many days...
...
Time is a strange thing. Whenever people expect it to turn faster in the dull and boring life, its action is always so slow. But when people are numb and hard to endure every day like a machine, day after day, unconsciously, it is a blink of an eye to rush days, months, years....
The days went by day by day, and the work did not change. The busyness of the factory has worn out the space of Berlin's beautiful fantasy of life, every day when I come back from work, I go to bed after dinner and a shower, and every day is as plain as white water... In the blink of an eye, nearly a month has passed.
It's August 14th.
A month has passed, and I have come to the future of Berlin, and I have adapted to everything here.
Berlin has changed a lot in the past month.
Compared to the sickly pale face at the beginning, Berlin's skin is now healthy, if not much changed. His long bangs were shaved off by him when he went to the barbershop and replaced them with simple short hair, his arms and thighs also had some muscles, and even if the factory clothes on his body were dirty and stained, they were not as sloppy as they began to be.
The only thing that is similar to a month ago is the tiredness that I still have.
The work of the factory is still tiring.
From morning till night, it never stops...
Fortunately, after this month, he has adapted to the job. In Berlin now, there will be no more muscle aches and pains after half a day's work, and you can't even get out of bed in the morning, as you did in the first few days. And the work efficiency he has always cared about has also reached an ordinary level, and he doesn't have to be busy anymore, and he can't even squeeze out rest time.
As for the family, whether it is Chen Kexin or her daughter Nini, Berlin is familiar with a lot, and the family is a lot closer.
The days have not changed much, and the family is only busy with Nini's application for kindergarten. After scraping together the money and handing it in, I will be able to start school next month. The family is waiting for Berlin to pay their wages tomorrow on the 15th.
So now, Berlin grabbed his pay slip and walked home in a good mood.
The pay slip said 1,698 yuan.
The basic salary of the internship and the subsidy for not living in the factory are a total of 1,400, plus the output commission of working overtime until six or seven o'clock almost every day, the salary has reached 1,700 yuan. When he saw this number on the payslip, Berlin was still a little incredulous, and he was sure that he was not mistaken, and he almost jumped up with excitement.
Originally, Berlin thought that if he could reach his early 1,500s this month, he would not be able to worry about his daughter's tuition, but he underestimated the income of the commission. After deducting the tuition fee, you can at least save a few hundred dollars.
Buy new clothes and buy fans, it should be no problem...
Thinking of this, Berlin is much more brisk.
He felt that the accumulated fatigue over the past month seemed to be nothing. The more money you make, the happier you are than anything else.
At night, when he got home, Berlin handed the pay slip to Chen Kexin to see, confirming that Berlin had a salary of 1000, Chen Kexin couldn't help but smile, and asked Berlin to put away the pay slip, walked to the refrigerator, said that the salary was paid, and decided to add a dish to the family. It was she who bought the fish that had been in the refrigerator for days. This made her daughter Nini's little face full of joy, and in Berlin for a month, she found out that she especially likes to eat fish.
Naturally, Berlin also discovered some changes in Chen Kexin. For example, after he was willing to go to work, Chen Kexin, who didn't like to smile, gradually smiled more. The weary eyes of life and family torments now have a little other color to shine.
Chen Kexin was busy with the fish, and Berlin, who was in a good mood, sat on the bench at the door, enjoying the cool breeze blowing outside the house.
In the comfortable enjoyment, there was a strange feeling in the afterglow of Berlin, and Chen Kexin's face was a little more ugly than a few days ago, a little pale. There is also some pain between the eyebrows...
Is it a delusion?
"Kexin, are you feeling unwell?" Berlin couldn't help but ask.
Chen Kexin's action of cutting the fish paused, and then made a mistake, the knife accidentally scratched her fingers, she screamed in pain, and the blood suddenly overflowed.
This startled Berlin, and he quickly got up and walked over, "Are you okay?" Is the wound serious? ”
Chen Kexin turned around, shook his head, and said softly, "It's okay, it's okay, it's a little bit of skin, and the wound is not big." I have Bundy at home, so I'll just go find one and stick it. ”
Berlin felt a little guilty, he knew that it was his words that distracted Chen Kexin. Seeing Chen Kexin walk to the drawer of the wardrobe and take paper to wipe off the blood and paste it on Bundy, Berlin still said with concern, "Is it really okay?" Otherwise, the fish will be eaten tomorrow, and don't touch the water yet. ”
"It's fine."
Chen Kexin gave Berlin a relieved smile and continued to handle the fish, scraping the scales while saying, "Don't worry, I won't force myself with a serious wound." The wound is really not deep..."At the same time, seeing Nini walking up to her, she asked with concern, 'Mom, do you have a sore hand?' She smiled helplessly and reassured, "Mom is fine, it doesn't hurt now." Well, you go and wait, mom will make you fish to eat. ’
Chen Kexin's unharmed expression made her daughter Nini and Berlin also feel at ease.
Chen Kexin continued to be busy with dinner, not accepting Berlin's subsequent request to help her. Soon, when the fish was cooked and the fish was steamed, she suddenly looked at the night, which was darker than usual, and said nonchalantly, "It may rain tomorrow." ”
Berlin was stunned for a moment and nodded.
This afternoon was not as hot as usual, and the dreary air was washed away by the wind. The wind was blowing incessantly at night, and dark clouds were rolling in the distance, so it was inevitable that there would be heavy rain.
Also, on such a hot day, if it doesn't rain, it's going to be a drought...
"I'll put the umbrella in your bag tomorrow, you remember to take it, Berlin." Chen Kexin added.
Berlin smiled and nodded.
The conversation is over.
The wind was still blowing, and the faint smell of fish was gradually coming from the room. It's just that Berlin's smile has disappeared.
He frowned lightly and looked at the sky in the distance, feeling a little inexplicably irritable.
Berlin doesn't like rainy days.
Although he doesn't like umbrellas, he doesn't like wet roads, muddy floors. But the main reason is that whenever it rains, he always feels that something bad will happen....