Chapter 32: It's so easy to get together and separate
Returning to her rental apartment, Ye Zhenzhen took a shower, wiped her wet hair and went to the closet. When she took out her pajamas and was about to close the door, she looked up and saw the handle of an oil-paper umbrella.
It once blossomed in the most beautiful misty Jiangnan, a beauty that Ye Zhenzhen had never seen before.
The rainy season in Jiangnan is coming. No one will hold an umbrella for her anymore.
The phone rang, she closed the closet door, turned around and picked up the phone.
"Hello, Ye Zhenzhen, right? Tomorrow morning at ten..."
"Ok, see you tomorrow!"
After hanging up the phone, she stood on tiptoes and spun lightly, her black hair dancing gracefully.
She circled in the air like a swallow, flapping her wings and diving across the sky.
The bath towel quietly spread out, sliding from the chest to the waist, and fell on the wooden floor at the feet.
Against the backdrop of grey curtains, her graceful figure was clearly visible, with her hair falling down and spreading on her smooth back.
She noticed the towel had fallen, and she hurriedly covered her chest with her hands, squatting down in panic. She looked up at the balcony and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the curtains were drawn.
Ye Zhenzhen, you have to keep working hard! Everything will be fine.
She had a dreamless night and woke up very early.
After breakfast, Ye Zhenzhen arrived at the interview location half an hour early.
Today I interviewed at the reception desk of a labor service company. When I walked into the company, I saw large gold stainless steel characters on the wall - Yuncheng Chengxin Construction Labor Service Co., Ltd.
The person who interviewed Ye Zhenzhen was a middle-aged woman. She stood at the front desk and observed Ye Zhenzhen carefully.
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"The job is simple, just receiving visitors, sending and receiving letters, answering the phone and so on."
"The salary is 3,000 yuan, you get four days off a month, and the working hours are 9 to 6. After working for half a year, the company will buy social insurance for you. When is the earliest you can start working?"
Ye Zhenzhen clenched her palms, hesitated for a while, and pursed her lips.
A pot-bellied man walked in from outside with a briefcase.
When the middle-aged woman saw the man, she smiled instantly: "Hello, Mr. Sun!"
The man replied, “Yeah.”
He hummed a little tune, dangling a thumb-thick gold necklace as he walked past Ye Zhenzhen. Then he stopped, walked back, and his eyes rolled back and forth.
The man's eyes stopped on Ye Zhenzhen and he said, "Sister Li, is this the interview for the receptionist position?"
The middle-aged woman replied: "Yes, Mr. Sun."
Ye Zhenzhen felt as if ants were crawling all over her body, and her hair stood up unconsciously.
The man's eyes flashed with a gleam, he narrowed his eyes and nodded.
"We have other positions that require the boss to interview in person. Come with me!" the man said to Ye Zhenzhen.
The middle-aged woman's face changed, and then she smiled and nodded in agreement, "Yes, there are other positions. Ye Zhenzhen, go to the office to talk!"
The man walked towards the office with his belly bulging with pregnancy, and the ground vibrated with his footsteps, and the vibrations were transmitted to Ye Zhenzhen's feet along the floor tiles.
Ye Zhenzhen was a little dazed and stood there stupidly.
"Let's go!" The middle-aged woman pulled Ye Zhenzhen towards the office.
Ye Zhenzhen was pushed into the office. There was a calligraphy hanging on the wall: "Virtue carries all things."
There was a tea table opposite the desk. The man sat down beside the tea table and reached out to press the kettle switch.
The man said, "Sit down!"
Ye Zhenzhen was hesitant to sit down.
"Don't be afraid, little girl. I'm not a bad person." The man looked at her with a smile, "We will be colleagues in the future. Don't be so reserved."
Ye Zhenzhen walked to the tea table and sat down, holding her shoulder bag tightly.
Man: "How old are you?"
Ye Zhenzhen: "I'll be twenty-three soon."
Man: "It's great to be young, you have more opportunities, unlike us when we are older, the possibilities in life are fewer."
Ye Zhenzhen's eyes widened, and her voice was a little uneasy, "Excuse me, is the company hiring for other positions?"
The man looked Ye Zhenzhen up and down, "Yes, but it depends on what you think. If you want to make more money, you have to work hard."
The man took out a piece of tea cake and used a tea knife to pry the tea off, but after a while he still couldn't pry off much. He was a little annoyed and put the tea cake down.
He picked up the towel on the tea table and wiped his hands. "I am now looking for an assistant who can travel with me and attend social events. I need to be with you 24 hours a day. The salary is yuan."
Ye Zhenzhen tensed her body and pulled her heels back.
Seeing that Ye Zhenzhen didn't respond, the man said, "I think highly of you. Twenty thousand is fine! You can start work today if you're willing."
Ye Zhenzhen's heart rose to her throat and her face turned pale, "Sorry! I have a boyfriend, I can't do this job."
She stood up and walked out the door pretending to be calm.
The man had a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat and said in a hoarse voice:
"A girl's youth is only a few years long, so waste them!"
The man rushed over and blocked the door, staring straight at Ye Zhenzhen, and said bluntly: "Little girl, you have to learn to be flexible. You can't make money by sleeping with your boyfriend. Follow me and let me be your boyfriend, isn't it good?"
Ye Zhenzhen was furious. She clenched her fists and said, "Please move aside. My boyfriend is waiting for me downstairs."
The man looked suspicious and smiled, "It's work time now, little girl, don't lie to me."
Ye Zhenzhen stared at the man without looking away and sneered, "Believe it or not, my boyfriend does nothing all day and hangs around in society. He has plenty of time."
The man sighed, "It's a pity that a young girl finds a gangster as her boyfriend." After saying that, he moved away and shook his head regretfully.
Ye Zhenzhen opened the office door with force, held her breath, and walked quickly to the outside of the company.
She ran to the elevator anxiously, pressed the elevator button tremblingly, her whole body shaking, and as soon as the elevator door opened a crack, she squeezed in regardless.
After running out of the building, Ye Zhenzhen desperately ran towards the electric scooter, rode on the electric scooter and fled in panic like a frightened monkey or rabbit.
The wind was filled with noise and kept blowing towards Ye Zhenzhen.
The heat wave, carrying with it a trembling fear, came over her like an overwhelming force.
Yuncheng is too big to accommodate such a small girl.
Wanting a stable life is a little difficult for Ye Zhenzhen who is in a foreign land.
The business district in the city center is home to several large shopping malls in Yuncheng. Ye Zhenzhen rode her electric scooter past here, surrounded by people and cars jostling for position, and everyone was talking and laughing.
Ye Zhenzhen had to slow down and move at a snail's pace.
The sun was scorching, but Ye Zhenzhen's heart was cold.
She had thought about the difficulties after leaving the nightclub, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult. She went to many interviews, but none of them were suitable.
Going back to the supermarket to continue working as a cashier is not an option, there is no possibility of advancement, and the salary is fixed. At the age of 23, I can see the end of the road.
Amid the noise, Ye's mother's call came in.
"Hello! Zhenzhen, I heard from Xiaomao that you resigned recently." Ye's mother's tone was very gentle on the phone.
"Well, I don't want to be a cashier in the supermarket anymore." Ye Zhenzhen rubbed her nose while holding the phone between her shoulders.
"Zhenzhen, why don't you come back?" Mother Ye paused and asked tentatively, "Your Uncle Zhou said he can help you find a job."
Ye Zhenzhen was very upset, she knew what her mother meant.
"Mom, I like Jiangnan and don't want to go back." Ye Zhenzhen said coquettishly.
"You are not young anymore, Uncle Zhou's son. You have known each other since childhood. Their family conditions are not bad, and they like you." Ye's mother began to comfort her. "The man Zhenzhen met while working outside may move to another place one day, and he is not stable. What if you meet a liar? Girls should seize the best time to find a good man to marry. When you are older, others will choose you."
Ye Zhenzhen rubbed her forehead, "Mom, I don't want to go back, and I don't want to be with Uncle Zhou's son. You should quickly reject Uncle Zhou and don't delay others."
Her ideal marriage is one where two people love each other. Even if they grow tired of each other in the future, at least they were brought together by love in the first place and at least there were beautiful moments.
She doesn't know how to get along with someone she doesn't love.
She is still young and has not had a passionate love affair. Is she going to continue her life mission of getting married and having children?
This is not Ye Zhenzhen's mission, at least not now.
She wants to be in love with someone and be together for the rest of her life.
Ye Zhenzhen hung up the phone and sat on her electric scooter in a daze. She wanted an ideal love, but now she couldn't even find a job.
I want to stand upright in the sun, but temptations are everywhere. There are always people encouraging girls to slide down and reach bliss.