After a while, Secretary Zhang came over with the conductor of the train.

I don't know what Secretary Zhang talked to him, the conductor was very good, not only told Ruan Jiaojiao that the train restaurant was next door to this carriage, but also came over to help her carry her luggage when she arrived in Hangzhou.

It's all here, and while the conductor made Ruan Jiaojiao familiar with herself, he also punched her ticket by the way.

It's about the same time, and the train is about to depart.

Secretary Zhang told Ruan Jiaojiao that Secretary Ruan Jiaojiao had arranged everything for her, and someone would pick her up when she got off the train and arrived in Hangzhou.

Ruan Jiaojiao sent Secretary Zhang and Xu Qiuwan off the train, waved at the two and returned to their cubicle.

Passing through the aisle of the carriage, Ruan Jiaojiao found that there were very few passengers in the sleeper car, and the three compartments before her cubicle were all empty.

But that's fine, she doesn't like noisy environments, and she doesn't really want to be in the same room with people she doesn't know.

The train clattered and ran, Ruan Jiaojiao took out the newspaper that Xu Qiuwan stuffed in the morning from the basket, sat on the edge of the bed and read it, and from time to time she would pay attention to the scenery slowly passing by outside the window.

It's nearly seven hours away, and it's a bit of a tough time.

……

Xu Qiuwan and Secretary Zhang returned to the door of the Peace Hotel, said hello, and separated.

The two communicated along the way about the process that they hadn't finished before, and Secretary Zhang would say hello to the other end after he went back, and Xu Qiuwan could pick it up whenever he wanted.

After Xu Qiuwan walked into the hotel, he went straight to Chen Ping's office.

At this point in time, Chen Ping had not yet started to inspect, but was checking various matters in the hotel.

"Comrade Xu Qiuwan, send the guests away, this is to report work?"

The original general manager and person in charge of the Peace Hotel went abroad, and the delegation was decentralized.

Chen Ping was born in a peasant family with strong roots, and he was an old employee of the restaurant, so he sat in the position of lobby manager early.

Although he is only the lobby manager, because the leader who manages the hotel does not interfere, the whole hotel can be said to be his word, and everything big and small must be agreed by him.

Chen Ping didn't feel strange when he saw Xu Qiuwan coming to him, and got up to make tea for her.

"How's it going, have you been okay for the past two days? The comrades below have a good impression of Ms. Ruan, and she should be a very well-bred person......"

Xu Qiuwan looked at Chen Ping's back, took a deep breath, and interrupted his speech, "I'm here to ask for leave." ”

"Leave?" Chen Ping put down the teacup and turned around in surprise.

He looked at the open office door and hurried over to close it.

"Qiu Xuan, have you, have you figured it out? I know, my mother is not good like this, but the old man is old, let's just follow her like this, there is no next time! The hospital said that you can be discharged in two days, so I will give you a three-day vacation, can you see it? ”

Chen Ping said as he looked for a pen and paper to prepare to open a fake note.

"Three days is enough." Xu Qiuwan pursed her lips and watched Chen Ping write a fake note, she took it and spoke: "I didn't go to the hospital to take care of your mother, I was to deal with Miss Jiaojiao's personal affairs." ”

"Miss Jiaojiao? That Ms. Nguyen who left? Are you willing to take time off work to help her with personal matters and not go to the hospital to take care of my mother?! Xu Qiuwan ......"

Looking at Chen Ping, whose face was full of disbelief and annoyance, Xu Qiuwan interrupted him again, "Also, let's go through the formalities and get a divorce." ”

Xu Qiuwan finally said the words that had been lingering on his lips for the past two years.

At this moment, there is pain, there is sadness, but more than ever, it is more relaxed.

"In addition to opening a fake note today, I also want to inform you that I will divorce tomorrow. In the past two days, I will go to the leader to handle the resignation, and in the future, I will not work in the hotel.

Our salaries are all separated, and there is nothing to share. I'll go back and clean up my things later, and everything else belongs to you except my own. I still have something to do, so I'll go first. ”

Xu Qiuwan calmly finished speaking and turned around and left the room, leaving only Chen Ping, whose eyes were red and his face was sluggish, looking at her departing back in a daze.

Xu Qiuwan slowly walked through the corridor of the hotel, reminiscing about her former self.

The 17-year-old came to the factory by boat alone to look for work, and when she passed by the door of the hotel, she saw the neatly dressed employees through the glass window, and she never thought that she would be one of them in the future.

The factory only hires part-time workers, and priority is given to those who live nearby.

For this job, she lied about her residence, entered the factory during the day, and slept in the bridge cave at night.

She has always been lucky, there was no accident in the sleeping bridge cave, and within two days, she met the first noble person in her life.

The noble man is a pregnant woman who is pregnant with Liujia, because she fell on the side of the road, and happened to meet Xu Qiujuan who was returning to the bridge cave after work.

She sent the pregnant woman to the hospital, because it was timely, and the adults and children were fine.

After learning about Xu Qiuwan's situation, in order to thank her, the pregnant woman's husband offered her a job as a temporary worker, and also paid to rent her a cottage.

This job is to do chores in the back kitchen of the Peace Hotel.

After working in the kitchen for half a year, she met a second nobleman, Mr. Carl, the general manager of the hotel.

Because of Mr. Karl's appreciation, she was transferred to work in the lobby, and she also met Chen Ping, who also worked in the lobby.

Mr. Carr was a very elegant gentleman, and taught her many things like a father.

Xu Qiuwan is smart and diligent, and under the guidance of Mr. Carr, she is like a sponge constantly absorbing knowledge.

Later, for various reasons, the foreigners in the Peace Hotel had to return to China, including Mr. Carr.

Before leaving, Mr. Carl asked Xu Qiuwan if she wanted to go with him, she didn't have to worry about all the formalities, and he could provide her with a better job there.

Xu Qiuwan refused.

She still has relatives here, and at that time, she had already started to deal with Chen Ping, and she was unwilling to leave everything behind, although she was indeed very yearning.

After these people left, many positions were vacated at the Peace Hotel.

Because Xu Qiuwan and Chen Ping are both experienced old employees, coupled with the recommendation of the departing person, they were unsurprisingly promoted.

Both of them were obsessed with work, coupled with the opposition of Chen Ping's mother, they ran in for several years, and they did not get married until Xu Qiuwan was twenty-five years old.

Married life...... It's not as good as it could be.

For some reason, the two have not had children for 20 years, which is a good thing.

Xu Qiuwan walked out of the hotel and looked back.

This landmark building in Shanghai has carried her ups and downs for 28 years, and it is time to say goodbye.