At about six o'clock in the evening, in Nanjiang New Village next to Damuqiao Road in Shanghai, this old community from the 1970s has been repainted and looks like new. As soon as Xiangwen opened the door of No. 201, No. 24, he smelled a smell inside. There was a burning smell, and she suddenly felt that something bad had happened. She pressed the switch, but found that the light was not on. She turned on the red iPhone 8 and looked inside. The room had not changed since she left it in the morning. She felt The circuit breaker has tripped. There is no use in going up to check. She called her husband.
"Xiao Wen, what's wrong?" A man's low voice came from the phone. He was standing on the bustling street of Jing'an District, but the cold wind outside was strong, just like his heart, he couldn't feel much warmth. , he asked calmly when he saw his wife's name on the phone. .
"The fuse at home seems to be broken and the lights can't be turned on." Chi Xiangwen replied.
"I'll come back and take a look right away." He said, changing his aimless and numb walking, and walked in the direction of Zhongshan Hospital.
"You don't want to work overtime?" Xiangwen was happy when he heard that he was coming back soon, but suddenly felt strange. Xu Qiang was a medical representative. He had to go to various hospitals and pharmacies every day to recommend medicines. His unit could only be regarded as a middle school. It's a small pharmaceutical company, but he can earn 15,000 yuan a month, all thanks to his hard work. Therefore, he accounts for the majority of the family's monthly mortgage of 20,000 yuan. With his monthly salary of 7,000 yuan and the housing provident fund of 4,000 yuan, after paying the mortgage every month, the two of them can barely maintain a decent living standard. Especially in their hometown of Anqing, her parents brag about their daughter buying a house in Shanghai every day, and she feels very proud.
"I ran fast today, almost." He explained. He completely forgot that he would never say a word to her before, but now he feels so weak. What should I do with the 20,000 mortgage payment this month? His heart became cold again. He didn't understand why the company suddenly fired him, but they were very determined and no matter how much he pleaded, it was of no use. "I will make you regret it." He decided to find a new job in a larger company tomorrow and squeeze out all the business of the previous pharmaceutical company in various hospitals.
About half a minute after Xiangwen hung up, her phone rang again. When she saw that it was Mr. Huang Wei, the head of the Finance Department, she was a little surprised, but she straightened her face and said with a very good attitude: "Hello, Teacher Huang Wei."
"Xiao Zhang, let me ask you something. Is your diploma wrong?" Huang Wei asked in a serious voice.
"Teacher, what's wrong?" Xiangwen's heart tightened when he heard this, but his tone still pretended that nothing happened.
"When you applied for the job, you majored in statistics at China Normal University, but after the school reviewed it, you were not." Huang Wei said angrily. "You dare to forge your academic qualifications. The school leaders found out and were very angry. Come to the office tomorrow and take away all your things. Get out of here." After Huang Wei finished speaking, he immediately hung up without wanting to hear any more.
Xiangwen's heart sank, but in the darkness, she didn't believe that all this was true. She also thought it was a dream. Teacher Huang Wei was usually polite to her, and she paid attention to her attitude, but she felt like It's not a dream. She hurriedly walked downstairs to the community as if running away, and looked at the third floor in fascination. There seemed to be a shadow on the window sill of her kitchen, and she was too frightened to go home. At this time, she wanted to find a brighter place to feel safe.
She stood at Exit 3 of the Damuqiao Road subway station. There were many people coming and going here, and it was a bit noisy. Her expression became more and more solemn, and she realized that this was really not a dream. "What on earth happened? Why did I have a seventh degree in education?" It has not been discovered for years, and now it is suddenly revealed." She felt very uncomfortable when she thought of this. What should she do tomorrow? Without my 11,000, my husband's monthly salary would not be enough for the mortgage. At this time, In her peripheral vision, a man in a black suit walked up from the subway station.
He smiled at her, and when he saw her, he felt so safe in his heart. The depression that he had been holding back all day felt better. He felt that he owed her a lot, so he hurried up and smiled at her: "You came to pick me up. .”
"Come with me quickly, there seems to be a burglar in the house." She saw her husband, who often quarreled or even fought with her, and finally felt safer and said quickly.
When Xu Qiang heard this, he was very shocked. Shanghai is the safest city in China. Generally, bad things like home invasion and robbery are not encountered.
When Xu Qiang walked downstairs at No. 24 and looked towards the third floor, he suddenly saw a figure flashing through the kitchen window on the third floor of his home.
He was startled, and Tie Xiangwen followed him up one after another. To be honest, if he wasn't also scared, he would have asked her to get up below. Both of them turned on their mobile phones, and he took a brick from the firefighting facility next to the wall. In his hand, the door creaked open, and he looked at the room tremblingly.
