Walking slowly, I arrived at Qiwang Road unknowingly.
After walking all morning, he was also hungry. Regardless of whether he found a job or not, he went to eat some rice first to fill his stomach.
Li Mumu had dozens of dollars with him, but he was reluctant to drink a bowl of mutton soup or eat a bowl of noodles. In the end, he bought 4 steamed buns for 1 yuan, not even a pickle, and found a deserted place.
Sit on the floor and eat like this.
After eating, he felt choked, so he spent another 1 yuan to buy a bottle of mineral water.
He didn't want to go home now, didn't want to see the disappointed eyes of his wife and children, so he continued walking forward numbly, walking...
"Hey!" Li Mumu, who was walking forward, stepped back again, his eyes always staring at the piece of paper posted on the blackboard at the door.
Thanks to his good eyesight, he really wouldn't have noticed it otherwise.
Looking up again, he saw 'Detian Agency' written on the door of the store. With a little hope in his heart, he hurried in to ask.
"Boss, I want to ask the recruiter at your door if he is still recruiting people," Li Mumu asked.
Gao Lina was trimming her nails with a pair of scissors. She was using the rough side to polish her nails into a curve. When she heard Li Mumu's question, she nodded: "We're hiring, we're still hiring. Do you want to apply?"
"Well, I want to take a look. Is the place far away?" Li Mumu felt happy when he heard that he wanted someone.
Gao Lina stood up, turned around and pointed behind her, she said: "In the community behind me, they make snacks. The salary and recruitment conditions are all written on the paper. You don't need to buy insurance. See if it suits you."
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Li Mumu went back and read the recruitment information carefully, and then he discovered a dazzling condition, which required an age of '20-35 years old'. Even those factories did not dare to specify it in such a clear way, yet this recruitment information actually mentioned it.
His heart is like a knife. Is it so difficult to find a job now?
I am almost 40, but this is when I am most powerful and in my best years. I will definitely work hard, but I am a bit older.
What's wrong? It's because I'm older!
Li Mumu felt a sense of powerlessness all over his body. He felt that he was being squeezed out of this society. He tried hard to struggle in, but the resistance in front was too great. The wind was blowing directly at him. No matter how hard he squeezed, he could not move forward. Instead, he was beaten by the strong wind step by step.
Blow and step back.
"That big girl, I'm 3 years older, just 3 years older. Really, I can show you my ID card. You can be accommodating and see if I'm suitable." Li Mumu said nervously.
Gao Lina also heard that he was anxious, but she was just an agency: "Brother, don't worry, I'm just recruiting for others. We are just agencies and can't decide these conditions."
"Then... what should I do? I went to the industrial park this morning and visited several factories. None of them were older. Sister, tell me who I offended. I just want to find a job to earn some money for my family.
As long as you stutter, am I wrong?" Li Mumu's emotions surged and he collapsed.
When Gao Lina saw that this was not a good thing, she was a little troubled. She never expected that such an accident would happen, but she did not take any measures.
Fu Yang came back from outside, holding a cigarette in his mouth, looking a little generous. When he saw an extra person in the store, he asked: "Lina, is this eldest brother going to buy a house?"
"What kind of house should I buy? I don't even have a job anymore. I just want to find a job to support my family, but every factory has an age limit and they rejected me without even asking." Li Mumu was full of bitterness and helplessness.
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"I saw you had a job recruiter here, and I thought about it, but there is an age limit. You said I'm only 38 years old. I still have a lot of strength. Who said I can't do it anymore?" Li Mumu wanted to roar, but didn't.
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"Huh!" Fu Yang pinched the cigarette with the two index fingers of his right hand. He blew out the smoke ring heavily and blinked: "Brother, don't be anxious. As the saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.
You might as well search patiently, there must be some that don’t require age.”
But such persuasion was of no use. Li Mumu really collapsed. Gao Lina called Fu Yang aside. The two of them muttered and didn't know what they said. Fu Yang finally frowned and nodded, as if he agreed with Gao Lina's statement.
"Let's do this first. You take him to Boss Xia's place to see if it works. It's Boss Xia's own business. If it doesn't work, we'll hire him again." Fu Yang said.
That's the truth.
Gao Lina walked to Li Mumu: "Brother, let's go. I'll take you over to see if it's okay. You can talk about it yourself."
Li Mumu didn't expect that things would turn around, and a rare smile appeared on his face. He thanked Gao Lina and Fu Yang profusely, and finally asked: "Brother, can you wash your face? My face is a bit ugly!"
"Hey, brother, there's a place to wash your face in the back." Fu Yang smiled and looked at Li Mumu's back with squinted eyes. He didn't feel good about it either.
After Li Mumu left with Gao Lina, Fu Yang thought to himself: "This is the man who supports the family. Life is really tiring. What will I be like in a few years?"
In the small garage shop of ‘Jingtong Baking’, Xia Zekai is still busy.
The greatest significance of time to him is that he must send Yatou and Tongtong to kindergarten before eight in the morning and pick them up at four in the afternoon. Other than that, everything is replaced by repetitive actions.
"Boss Xia, there are applicants, do you have time?" Gao Lina called directly after coming over.
Everyone went home to eat at this time, and there were not many people.
When Xia Zekai heard that someone had applied for the job, he nodded: "Okay, wait for two minutes, I will put these plates in the oven."
"Hey, then I'll tell him to wait, and I'll go back first." Gao Lina said, then turned around and said to Li Mumu, and he left.
Xia Zekai finished his work quickly. He turned around and saw a somewhat embarrassed Li Mumu standing at the door: "Haha, brother, come and sit down."
Li Mumu entered the store in response, and when he found a mat to sit on, he was a little cautious, for fear of making a mistake somewhere.
Xia Zekai saw it and was very nervous, so he asked him: "Do you have a resume? Let me take a look?"
"Yes, yes!" Li Mumu quickly took out his resume, and Xia Zekai took it and browsed it quickly.
"Oh, you're 38 years old!" Xia Zekai said so smoothly, and Li Mumu's heart became anxious again.
He quickly said: "Boss, don't worry, I'm a bit older, but I can work, I can do any job, and I'm not afraid of getting tired."
"Brother, don't be nervous. Let me make it clear first that I am not discriminating against age. The main reason is that my job is really tiring. I work for 10 hours a day. You see, I'm not even thirty yet, but I
Sometimes I can't hold it in." Xia Zekai explained.
Li Mumu could hear the sincerity of Xia Zekai's words, and he added: "Boss, how about you think this is okay and give me less salary? Don't you offer 1,200? Can you give me 1,000? I'm really capable, really!"
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He stressed several times that there was really nothing he could do, these 200 yuan were his life.
Xia Zekai did not refuse directly. He asked: "Where is your home? Is it nearby? I open the door very early in the morning and I have to start preparations around six o'clock. Can you come over?"
"Yes, yes, I'm at the Ginkgo community. I'll ride an electric bike over there. It will take up to half an hour. I'm sure there will be no problem." Li Mumu emphasized again, fearing that Xia Zekai would directly refuse.
"Good guy, it's more than ten miles away. I don't care about food here. Brother, can you handle it?" Xia Zekai knew where it was as soon as he heard the place.
Li Mumu nodded: "No problem. If I'm late once, boss, you can just deduct my salary. I don't have a problem."
"Okay, if you're willing, come and try it out for two days. By the way, do you have any other requirements?" Xia Zekai thought for a while and agreed temporarily. Let's observe first.
Li Mumu was very happy when he heard the result. He couldn't help but thank Xia Zekai.
Hearing Xia Zekai ask his request, he hesitated for a while and then asked: "Boss, do you have a microwave oven here?"
