In a small company like ours, it’s more about human nature and sophistication. Zhao Yue had my recommendation, and Zhang Yin was eager for talents, so she passed the interview smoothly. On the day he joined the company, I deliberately avoided suspicion, but the workplace is a micro society. Everyone knew that he was recommended by me, so he asked round and round about his relationship with me. Zhao Yue and I have both been deeply involved in workplace struggles for many years, and it was impossible for him to start from scratch. We talk in our mouths.
After completing the recruitment process, he was not ecstatic, but rather a little disappointed, just like having to sleep with a woman he didn't love on his wedding night.
Zhao Yue's previous working experience was in large companies. No matter how much he earned, he would gain face by speaking out. Now he has no choice but to stay in our company for now.
In the evening, we held a grand employment ceremony at home. He raised his glass with gratitude in his eyes:
"Binzi, I toast you this cup. Thank you this time, otherwise I wouldn't have found a job so quickly."
I smiled bitterly and said, "If you are so happy, why have you been bitter and resentful all day long, as if you were raped?"
He took a sip of beer, his expression was like taking a sip of undiluted bitter medicine, and sighed: "At least two of my previous jobs were in large companies. Suddenly I came to a start-up company, and I was a little uncomfortable. .”
I patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Everyone has their pros and cons! Large companies have complete processes and are professional, but often we are just like screws, and our departments are bloated, with ineffective communication, ineffective meetings, and a lot of overtime. Although our company is small, , but the process is not rigorous and is suitable for free play, and overtime is not serious. When you get off work, no one usually comes to see you. When you go home at night, you can have a video chat with your wife and children. How nice."
"But now I just want to make more money. As for enjoying life you mentioned, it has nothing to do with cows and horses like us."
After that, he shrugged helplessly and clinked another drink with me.
I was stunned for a moment, then said in deep thought: "Everyone wants to make a lot of money, but not everyone can be successful. You can't ignore the simple happiness around you just because you are busy making money. You say you envy others, but I also envy you. ?」
Zhao Yue smiled hoarsely, "What do I have to envy? I am over thirty and have accomplished nothing. I can't even afford a wife and children in my hometown."
"You are married and have children! In the eyes of my parents, this is the top priority! To be honest, a few days ago, a nephew of mine from my hometown got married when he was only 23. My parents were extremely stressed. Human beings! You can’t just look at what you don’t have, but look at what you have.”
While Lin Feifei served us food virtuously, she enlightened him: "I think Yu Bin is right. The rule of happiness is to take less of what you don't have and to compare with what others have. A colleague of mine puts on a food show in WeChat Moments every day. Famous brand, everyone thinks she must be living a particularly good life, but in fact she is not at all. She has been divorced twice, and both times she was cheated on by the other party. Do you think she may have nothing to do with posting on WeChat to expose her pain?"
I understand Zhao Yue's feelings. We all thought that by the time we were thirty, we would be wearing beautiful clothes and angry horses, with young models in our arms, but the reality was that we would only shed tears if we talked about it too much.
Love and ideals seem to have become luxuries for us, getting further and further away from us, but I am unwilling to compromise with secular life. I feel more and more that desire and ideals are two different things, and the end of desire is the continuation of material things. Upgrade, and the ideal distance is spiritual wealth. I don’t want to be defeated by reality anymore, so there is no way out.
After Zhao Yue finished his work, I accompanied him around again, looking for a house everywhere. Renting a house is really expensive now. He only rented a side bedroom, which was only a dozen square meters, and the monthly rent was 1,500.
Nowadays, everything is rising, but wages are not. After so many years, it is still strong and remains unchanged in response to changes.
I even think that no matter what increases in the future, wages will not increase.
Zhao Yue moved out of my house soon. He had just been cured, and Lin Feifei was cured of depression again.
When I came home from get off work today, as soon as I opened the door, a chilling air hit my face, and my heart skipped a beat.
"You're back!" Lin Feifei's voice floated over.
Her smile was like a flower, but she was not in a high mood. Her watery almond eyes suddenly became calm and profound tonight, seeming to be staring into the endless void, but also seemed to be full of
self-struggle and inner struggle.
This struggle has no sound or shape, and can only be felt from the gloomy eyes.
I suddenly felt an uneasy feeling in my heart, "Do you have something to tell me?"
Lin Feifei was startled and smiled bitterly, "Is it so obvious?"
I nodded, "Pretty obvious."
The corners of her lips raised slightly, "Eat first, I have something important to announce to you."
The more she said this, the more suspicious I became. After sitting down, she rested her elbows on the table, her eyes a little complicated, as if she was struggling with how to speak.
Lin Feifei had a slight smile on her face, but there was no smile in her eyes.
The look in her eyes was like a desolation in the bustling world, and a wave of fluctuation suddenly appeared in my heart, just like the ripples caused by a stone thrown into a lake.
I took a deep breath, "Just tell me!"
Lin Feifei was silent for a few seconds, then opened her lips lightly: "I'm unemployed."
I almost spit out the Coke I just drank in my mouth, and my heart felt like it was being hammered hard by a heavy hammer.
When the flight attendants talked about this a few days ago, I just thought it was the company deliberately spreading the news, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
But soon, my heart calmed down. Now it is difficult to find a stable job. I once joked that the end of part-time work would be unemployment. Unexpectedly, it came true for all the friends around me.
Now that things have happened, we can only face it with a smile. What Lin Feifei needs most at this time is comfort. When I was fired, I experienced countless collapses and reconstructions in my heart. For a long time, I felt that life was bleak and full of worries about the future.
After being laid off, depression is inevitable and it is easy to doubt yourself. I met Lin Feifei at the darkest moment in my life. Now she has encountered Waterloo. I want to pull her out of the darkness.
I stood up and opened a bottle of red wine and said with a smile, "It's time to take a good rest. This time I gave you a big resignation package. Have you decided where to go?"
Lin Feifei pouted slightly, with a hint of depression and a little temper, "I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to start sending out resumes like crazy starting tomorrow."
"That's not what you said during the meal that day."
"I was just trying to comfort them! Qiuyun was also laid off this time, and we both feel the same pain now."
I couldn't help but stroke her hair gently, running my fingers through her hair as if playing a silent love song.
"You should take a good rest for a while and allow yourself to be decadent for a few days."
