Zhonghai City, Changtai District Industrial Park Building.

"Lao Jiang, you also know the company's current situation, as an old employee, I hope you can set an example and take the lead in reducing salaries, no problem, right?"

"Manager Wu, I am old and young, and I still have a mortgage to repay, and you will let me reduce my salary now......"

At the desk, Jiang Sheng hurriedly wanted to argue, but Manager Wu on the chair interrupted: "I know your situation, but the current environment is not good, and the company is really difficult, you have to understand." ”

After a pause, Manager Wu said: "Besides, the salary cut is only temporary, and it's not too late to give you a rise back after the company's performance is good, right?" ”

"Manager Wu......"

Without waiting for Jiang Sheng to finish speaking, Manager Wu interrupted again: "Okay, old Jiang, this matter has been decided, don't have any resistance, work hard, and make the department's performance to the next level, this is the top priority." Okay, you go down first and call Wang Jinlong over. ”

Jiang Sheng was extremely angry and aggrieved in his heart, and wanted to quarrel with the manager, why should he pick on these old employees to reduce their salaries, soft persimmons are easy to pinch, right?

But he knew better in his heart that with Manager Wu's personality, once there was a dispute, he would definitely give him small shoes to wear later, so that he couldn't get along in the company.

Previously, an old employee was forced to leave because he contradicted him in public.

If he was ten years younger, he might have the courage to say, "There is no place to stay here, there is a place to keep him", and then slammed the door and left.

But at the age of 85, he will soon be 40 years old, and he will not and dare not be as impulsive as when he was young, and he knows how to weigh the pros and cons.

The elderly parents in the rural area of his hometown need to be supported, the monthly mortgage in his hometown county needs to be repaid, as well as family expenses, his daughter's tuition and miscellaneous expenses, etc., one by one, like an invisible horse chew, put on his mouth, so that he can't open his mouth at all.

In the end, he could only turn away silently, expressing his protest in silence.

Don't forget to close the office door.

This is the sorrow of middle-aged people!

……

Return to the rental house in the evening.

The one-bedroom old house is well organized, and under the soft light, his wife Chen Wenjing is tutoring her daughter's homework on the desk by the balcony.

Such a warm scene made Jiang Sheng's tired heart soften in an instant, and the two of them were the whole meaning of his efforts.

Chen Wenjing is six years younger than him, 91 years old, she is 32 years old this year, less than 1.6 meters tall, not beautiful, but she is better in terms of delicate skin, plump body, and most importantly, she has a big personality, and she doesn't worry about anything.

My daughter is eleven years old this year, just in the fifth grade, a skin monkey, and her personality is very similar to that of a boy.

But he is very kind-hearted, and his biggest wish is to raise a cat, but unfortunately the place at home is too small, and he has not been able to do so.

"I'm back! Hurry up and eat, I just helped you warm it, and it won't taste good if it's hot. ”

As soon as Chen Wenjing's voice fell, her daughter Jiang Min followed and said, "Dad, my new skates are home, and we will go down to play with clams later." ”

"What to play, no play!" Chen Wenjing, who had just looked like a good wife, turned her head like a lit cannonball, poked at the exam paper and shouted: "Why are you always wrong in your calculation questions?" I've told you a hundred times, you have to make a draft and a draft, don't pinch your fingers, why don't you listen to ......"

Jiang Sheng washed his hands and began to serve rice, no more, no less, just one bowl.

After filling the rice, unplug the insulated rice cooker, take out the inner tank and put the blister under the faucet, and then start eating with the broken thoughts of the wife.

After eating, the pots and bowls were washed off, and the homework over there was finished, Jiang Min couldn't wait to jump up and say, "Dad, hurry up." ”

Chen Wenjing hated that iron could not become steel and shouted: "What are you going to go, pack up the textbooks for me!" What did it look like on the table, were you so sloppy at school? ”

"Oops~ Don't say it, I know......"

Jiang Min quickly cleaned up the table and put the scattered books into his school bag.

Then he picked up the big box by the door and left, "Dad, I'll wait for you downstairs." ”

"Hmmm! You go first, I'll say a few words to your mother. ”

After speaking, Jiang Sheng went into the bathroom.

In the cramped bathroom, Chen Wenjing is bending over next to the drum washing machine, taking out the washed clothes inside and putting them in a plastic basin, ready to dry them on the balcony.

Jiang Sheng hugged her plump waist from behind, his head resting on her soft back, and his hands pinching the flesh of her small belly.

Chen Wenjing asked, "What are you doing?" ”

"Uh...... Don't do it, hug. ”

Jiang Sheng wanted to tell his wife about the salary cut, but he swallowed it again, today is just a conversation, and it has not been officially implemented, he plans to go back and tell her when it is really implemented.

Although this matter is basically a certainty, he is still looking forward to it in his heart, what if the boss's conscience finds out?

Chen Wenjing is simple-minded, never anxious, and there is a tall man on top of the sky falling, focusing on a good attitude.

So he didn't have any doubts about Jiang Sheng's hesitation, and thought he wanted it, so he twisted his ass and smiled: "I'll hold it at night." Go down, your daughter likes to run around the most, and it's annoying. ”

"Oh~"

Jiang Sheng let go of his hand, as for the hint of "hug again at night", he didn't answer at all, and turned around and went downstairs.

……

In the small square diagonally opposite Lao Poxiao, Jiang Min, who was wearing a helmet and knee pads, was like stepping on Hot Wheels, playing crazy with a large group of children of the same age.

The laughter was heard far and wide in the night.

Jiang Sheng watched from afar, with a relieved smile on his old father's face.

He is very satisfied with his daughter's appearance, height, personality and other aspects, including her name, at the beginning, his mother-in-law has been nagging that she is not foreign enough, and now in the class of Zihan, Yuhan, Zirui, and Yuxuan, it can be regarded as a clear stream.

When Jiang Min rode around the square, Jiang Sheng habitually advised: "Slow down, don't wrestle, Dad is going around the square." ”

"Got it......"

The voice came from afar, and the person had reached more than ten meters away.

Jiang Sheng strolled forward.

This is the old town of Changtai District, and there are old and dilapidated houses nearby, and the square is not big, on one side is a small moat, and on the other hand, there are street merchants in the community, square dance, walking, backward walking, exercising in the fitness equipment area, and so on.

There were some old men playing games near the river, and the side was crowded with onlookers, gossiping and arguing from time to time.

A breeze blows in the face by the river, warming people's hearts.

The old lady walking next to her said, "It's October, and the weather is still so hot, this year's temperature is not normal." ”

"Who's to say it isn't! Last year, I wore a jacket at night, but this year it's not cold to wear short sleeves......"

Jiang Sheng followed the steps of the two old ladies and walked forward, and his mind couldn't help but think of the manager's words this afternoon, and his already calm heart became irritable again.

It is said that forty is not confused, there is a house, a car and a deposit.

But when he was not confused, he was really confused and anxious, both old and young, plus the rent here and the mortgage of the house in his hometown county had to be repaid.

He and his wife's salary plus one piece is about 10,000 yuan and a half, and after removing all kinds of expenses, they basically can't save money for a month.

On top of that, as he got older, his physical strength and energy began to decline significantly, and he gradually began to feel inadequate.

There is no passion for work anymore, but when a monk hits the clock for a day, the body begins to have all kinds of small problems, cervical spine, lumbar spine discomfort, memory decline, gastrointestinal digestion problems, occasionally go out with colleagues at night to drink some beer and eat some barbecue, the next day must have diarrhea.

"There are still 22 years left before retirement, and I don't know if I will delay my retirement?"

Jiang Sheng thought of the word "retirement" in his mind, and suddenly felt so far away.

Turning his head to look at the uncle and aunt who were dancing in the square not far away, he was extremely envious and a little pessimistic at the same time, he felt that he might not be able to live past them......

"Little ginger."

Just as Jiang Sheng was in his trance, a voice of greeting came from his ears.

When I came back to my senses, it was Uncle Zhou from the same community, and his granddaughter and Jiang Min were classmates, both of whom went to school in a nearby private primary school, which is the so-called "Caixiao".

"Hey, Uncle Zhou, have you had dinner?"

Uncle Zhou, who has a Mediterranean hairstyle, walked over to the evening breeze and said, "I've eaten it." How is it, does your back still hurt? ”

"I haven't practiced yet, I'll definitely practice when I go back tonight." Jiang Sheng said with a smile.

Two days ago, Uncle Zhou taught him a method of waist training, called "five-point support method", it is said that it has a miraculous effect on lumbar muscle strain, immediate results, practice for three or five minutes a day, and the waist will never hurt again.

Uncle Zhou said: "Then you must remember to practice, it's not good to be young and waisty, what will you do in the future?" Look at my waist ......."

Uncle Zhou patted his waist twice and said confidently: "It's not blowing with you, the thirty-year-old can't catch up!" As long as you insist on practicing the five-point support method every day, I guarantee that your waist can surpass me. ”

"Uh-huh, I'll definitely practice when I go back."

When Jiang Sheng spoke, he habitually twisted his neck again, and his neck "click, click, click" sounded.

Uncle Zhou's ears were very pointed, and he said, "Your cervical spine is not good, come on...... I will teach you a set of health exercises to ensure that your cervical spine will never get sick again. ”

"No need Uncle Zhou......"

"Xiao Jiang, you're right to listen to me. The body is a machine, you must learn to maintain it regularly, you always do not maintain it, it will definitely have all kinds of small problems after a long time, and over time, small problems will drag into big problems. ”

Uncle Zhou said enthusiastically, and at the same time pulled away from the frame and said: "Come, learn from me, start with your left foot, open naturally, level with your shoulders, and try to be comfortable." ”

Jiang Sheng was helpless, and it was not easy to wipe a piece of Uncle Zhou's mind, so he also followed the study.

"The health preservation skill I taught you is called "Eight Vajra Gong", which is a well-known gas health cultivation skill of Taoism, and it has always been passed down orally without memorizing words. Zhang Zhishun, the old Taoist of the Quanzhen Dragon Gate, cares about all sentient beings, in order to allow more people to be able to nourish and protect their bodies, so he will make this merit public to the world. ”