After the deputy director finished speaking, he continued working at his desk without looking at Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen understood that it was the interview that had harmed him. Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect it to come so quickly and be directly streamlined. In other words, he was already unemployed.
Unemployment is such a terrible word. I originally thought that this word would never have anything to do with me. I never expected that it would come to me so quickly. Every time I drive a Chery A3 up and down the high soil slope, I receive the envious looks of my old neighbors.
How proud I am, but now I am like them and have become laid-off workers.
After a long time, Zhou Wen stood up with his heavy legs and slowly walked out. The deputy director didn't even raise his head and said: "Close the door."
Zhou Wen left the office and helped the deputy director carefully close the door. The colleagues outside immediately lowered their heads and worked as if nothing was wrong, but Zhou Wen could see ridicule and contempt in their eyes.
Returning to his desk, he started to pack his things and winced at the corners of his eyes. Originally, Zhou Wen went to university in the provincial capital before returning to Jiangbei to work because of his sick parents. He married a wife and had children. He went to work and got off work. He was already used to this pace of life.
Although it's hard work as a junior clerk in the department, he still has a stable job after all. Now that he is suddenly downsized, where is he, now thirty years old, going to find a job? How will he face his wife and children when he returns home?
Colleagues whispered and glanced at Zhou Wen from time to time, chuckling. As the only heterosexual in the office who did not form cliques, Zhou Wen would not get anyone's sympathy. If he left, there would be a connection to the top, and it would be too late for others to be happy.
Woolen cloth.
He walked out of the office with his head lowered and came to the sunshine. Zhou Wen's tears finally came down. He silently opened the trunk of the car and put the cardboard box with sundries in. He was so groggy all the way that he didn't know how he got home. He even entered the house without his shoes.
Without changing, she went straight into the bedroom and lay down on the bed. She fell asleep and slept until eight o'clock in the evening. Liu Xiaojing came home and found that her husband was different from usual and came home so early. She wondered: "Zhou Wen, why are you back so early?"
After shouting twice, Zhou Wen didn't answer. Liu Xiaojing thought he had drunk too much again and went over to see her husband lying on the bed, sleeping, her head was burning!
He quickly woke up Zhou Wen and made tea and a hot towel. Liu Xiaojing was very frightened: "Zhou Wen, what's wrong with you? You must be fine. We, the two of us, are counting on you."
Zhou Wen drank some water and said in a low voice: "Xiaojing, I'm laid off."
"What? Laid off?" Liu Xiaojing's eyes were as big as bells. "What's going on and why are you laid off?"
"Don't ask, I don't want to mention it anymore," Zhou Wen said.
Liu Xiaojing was so anxious that she felt like the sky was about to fall. She said anxiously: "Zhou Wen still has some savings at home, so hurry up and use them to save your job. Otherwise, we two will be drinking from the northwest wind with you."
Zhou Wen said: "Don't be busy. I will offend others and giving gifts will be in vain."
"Ah, who did you offend? Is it because you helped Liu Ziguang rent a house?"
Zhou Wen nodded feebly and Liu Xiaojing was stunned for a moment, tears welled up silently. Her husband is a good person, a really good person, but good people in this world just can't get along.
**Speechless The next morning, the office actually called and asked Zhou Wen not to go to work. He put down the phone and Zhou Wen's tears fell again. He couldn't go to work and felt empty. His Chery car was parked quietly downstairs, but he could no longer go to work.
The happy mistress has no job and no income, how can she still afford a car? She has no choice but to sell the new car, which is only two months old, as a second-hand car.
I stayed at home all morning until noon. I made a bowl of instant noodles to eat. Then I went out to buy a newspaper and planned to find a job. I worked in the office for five years and lost my major. If I was a clerk, who would want such a thirty-year-old man?
Ah, looking at the job advertisements everywhere, there was absolutely no suitable article for me, so I couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Suddenly the phone at home rang. Zhou Wen was too lazy to answer the phone. It rang ten times persistently before stopping. After half a minute, he called again. Zhou Wen had no choice but to drag his heavy steps over to answer: "Where are you?"
"Is this Zhou Wen? I'm from the Cadre Division of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee..."
Zhou Wen's hand holding the receiver froze and he was stunned for a long time without any response. A voice came from the receiver: "Hey, are you listening?"
"Report to the cadre office of the Organization Department tomorrow morning. The organization has another appointment for you. Don't be late at 8:30 in the morning. Remember?"
"Remember, remember."
Putting down the phone, Zhou Wen's mood was like a boiling hot pot. The other party's emphasis and terms on the call were very standardized. It seemed that the caller ID also belonged to the municipal party committee number. It was probably someone who was playing a prank on him. It was pointless to do such a trick after saying that he was already in this position.
.
Zhou Wen, who was still sick and gloomy, immediately became energetic and paced back and forth in the text version of the novel, holding his chin and thinking about where exactly the turning point was.
Suddenly the phone rang again. This time Zhou Wen simply rushed over to pick up the phone and picked up the phone. Liu Ziguang's voice rang: "Zhou Wen, you're done! The deputy mayor's secretary is really big now."
Zhou Wen was stunned for a long time before saying: "How do you know?"
Liu Ziguang said: "I have an insider. The day before yesterday, we did the secret interview program. Vice Mayor Zhou was very impressed by you after watching it. He was in need of a diligent secretary, so he appointed you. After all, you still have to thank me, haha."
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Zhou Wen, who was still complaining about Liu Ziguang, immediately laughed heartily and said: "Of course you choose a place and bring your TV station friends with you, I'll treat you and pay for whatever you want!"
Liu Ziguang's call made Zhou Wen even more convinced that the call from the Organization Department was not fake. He rushed to the bathroom mirror and looked at his unkempt face and stubble. He took his wallet and went out to find a high-end fitness center to get some order.
Meticulously, I separated my head, shaved my face, and went to the bathhouse to take a bath.
It was past eight o'clock when she got home. As soon as she entered the house, Liu Xiaojing almost went crazy and rushed over to her, shouting: "I've been running around all afternoon, and I didn't bring my cell phone with me. If something happens to us, we two..."
Before she finished speaking, Liu Xiaojing was already stunned. The radiant face of her husband in front of her didn't look at all dejected, her eyes were shining with smugness and her mouth was smiling, and she gave him a fierce hug.
"Honey, I found a new job."
"Really? Where do you work?"
“The city government works as a secretary for Vice Mayor Zhou!”
"Really? You can't be the mayor's secretary~~" Liu Xiaojing's head was dizzy. The sudden good news made her unable to believe that her husband, who had always had a bleak career, couldn't even keep a job as a clerk in the office. How could he get his job all of a sudden?
Got promoted and became the deputy mayor's secretary.
"It's true that the Organization Department has called and Liu Ziguang also reported the news. He said that it was Vice Mayor Zhou who asked me to be his secretary after seeing my performance on TV. It must be his friends at the TV station who revealed the news. It cannot be false."
Liu Xiaojing was trembling with excitement and couldn't speak for a long time before she said: "No, your clothes are not good for a place like the city hall. They are too shabby for a place like the city hall. The shopping mall is not closed yet. Let's buy you clothes, shirts, jackets, pants, belts, and socks. All are required."
The new one is right here, Dihao Shopping Center and Golden Eagle are not off work yet."
The couple took it downstairs and drove out like real rich people. They went shopping in the city center to buy professional clothes for mature men. The quality should be good, not too high-end, not too low-key. In short, it should conform to the atmosphere of the city government. Buying clothes is expensive.
It took a lot of thinking, but this kind of thinking is much happier than the kind of thinking that is re-employed.
Zhou Wen got up at six o'clock the next morning, showered, shaved, changed clothes, wore three new leather shoes, a very low-key shirt, trousers, jacket, a modest parting, gold-rimmed glasses, and a black briefcase.
Looking at her elegant husband Liu Xiaojing, she was extremely satisfied and helped him adjust his collar with a smile and said: "Secretary Zhou is very handsome."
Zhou Wen also smiled proudly. When he suddenly saw the old briefcase lying aside, he couldn't help but think of the years in the office, and his eyes dimmed a bit.
At half past eight, Zhou Wen arrived at the Cadre Section of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee on time. Since Vice Mayor Zhou had greeted him in advance, the procedure went smoothly. The organizational relationship remained unchanged for the time being. The person was seconded to the Vice Mayor as his secretary. This was because Zhou Wen was not an administrative employee but a secretary.
The business editor won't be able to do anything for a while, so people can come over first and figure out a solution later.
After leaving the Organization Department, Zhou Wen went to the Municipal Government Secretariat to report. Vice Mayor Zhou was in need of a secretary to manage files. He happened to see Zhou Wen know his job by heart on TV, so he appointed him. Vice Mayor Zhou gave Zhou Wen a few words of encouragement.
Give him two days to complete the handover and officially start work the day after.
The secretariat also helped Zhou Wen make a pass for the municipal government. Holding the card, Zhou Wen looked at the majestic high-rise building of the municipal government with mixed feelings. How many civil servants dream of this place? He actually jumped over the gantry and became the deputy mayor.
secretary.
You must know that the office is only a dispatched agency of the district government, and the director is only a section-level cadre. The smaller the unit, the harder it is to climb up. Even if things go well for people like Zhou Wen, they will only reach the top of the deputy section level in their lifetime. Now they have jumped into the city government and their future is uncertain.
The limit is so limited that even a secretary can be prouder than the office director.
Zhou Wen decided to go back to the office immediately to get back what belonged to him--dignity.