I went back to the rental house and lay on the sofa, wondering why I helped Sister Wang with her good intentions but made her dissatisfied. After thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out. In the end, I had to shake my head helplessly and stop thinking about it.
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Early the next morning, after delivering the purchased dishes to the barbecue restaurant, Lu Shanmin stopped meddling in cleaning and washing dishes in the store and went directly back to the rental house to catch up on his nap. Zhang Li should have had an interview this morning, and Huang Mei recently
In addition to browsing job postings online, I usually don’t get up until noon.
He didn't know how long he had been sleeping, but the sound of the door opening woke Lu Shanmin from his sleep. He sat up and saw that it was Zhang Li who had returned from an interview.
Rubbing her eyes, she asked, "Sister Li, did the interview go well?"
Zhang Li smiled and nodded, stretching out two fingers in a victory gesture.
"I will officially go to work tomorrow as the administrative assistant of the External Relations Department."
Lu Shanmin doesn't understand what the position of the administrative assistant of the External Relations Department is, but it sounds like it should be very good.
"Congratulations, Sister Li, you are so awesome."
Zhang Li hung her backpack behind the door, "It's nothing fancy, I'm just responsible for translating some simple information."
During this time together, Lu Shanmin knew that Zhang Li and the others were majoring in English. In Lu Shanmin's mind, being able to understand a foreign language was definitely a great thing. When Bai Ling was in junior high school, she returned to Mazui Village on the weekends.
Occasionally, he would speak a few words of English in front of him. Lu Shanmin still remembers the proud expression on Bai Ling's face at that time.
Lu Shanmin smiled and said, "Sister Li, you are too humble. You can understand foreign characters and speak foreign languages. Isn't that great?"
Zhang Li sat on a stool, poured a glass of water, and said with a smile: "Chinese is much more difficult than English in the eyes of foreigners. If you can speak Chinese and recognize Chinese characters, wouldn't you be even more powerful?"
While the two were talking, Huang Mei came out of my bedroom with fluffy hair and yawning.
"You're back, have you passed the interview?"
Zhang Li hummed, Huang Mei yelled, ran over, hugged Zhang Li, and kissed her. "My dear, you are so amazing."
Zhang Li smiled and wiped her saliva, "Please be careful about your image, the mountain people are still here."
Lu Shanmin just chuckled. Zhang Li found a job, which was a great thing for the four of them. At least in the short term, everyone no longer had to worry about life.
Huang Mei glanced at Lu Shanmin with a smile, "Not suitable for children, don't look at anything inappropriate."
The three of them were all in a good mood, chatting and laughing. After a simple lunch, Lu Shanmin explained his doubts about last night, thinking that Zhang Li and Huang Mei were college students, educated and knowledgeable, and maybe they could know the reason.
After listening to what Lu Shanmin said, Huang Mei thought about it for a long time, but she also couldn't figure out why she made Sister Wang angry even though she was clearly helping her with work. In the end, it all came down to the fact that the old lady had reached menopause and asked Lu Shanmin to deal with her.
Although they are all freshly graduated college students and have never officially entered the workplace, due to family reasons, Zhang Li has been working during the winter and summer vacations since high school to support her family, so she has some social experience.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Li seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Mountain people, if you were the boss, when you found that only one person could do the work in your shop, would you hire one more person?"
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Lu Shanmin raised his eyebrows and suddenly realized, "So that's it. Sister Wang is afraid that I will steal her job."
Zhang Li nodded, "Even if she doesn't lose her job, if she does less work, your boss will definitely lower her salary when he finds out."
While the three of them were talking, Chen Kun stumbled into the room with a pale face.
Zhang Li's heart skipped a beat and she quickly asked: "What's wrong? You should be at work now. Why are you back so early?"
Chen Kun sat down on the sofa, lit a cigarette with trembling hands, and said nothing for a long time.
Lu Shanmin glanced at Zhang Li with some worry. Zhang Li's heart had hit rock bottom at this moment. He tried his best to comfort himself, hoping that his worries would not come true.
Lu Shanmin secretly thought that it was terrible. Could it be that the words of the old magician were really right and he had gone too far.
After a few minutes of silence, Zhang Li finally couldn't help but asked: "Can you say something?"
Chen Kun lowered his head, his face full of shame, and slapped himself in the face: "It's all my fault."
"Ah, that's ridiculous," Lu Shanmin blurted out uncontrollably.
Zhang Li and Huang Mei didn't think carefully about what Lu Shanmin meant. They were just stunned by such a thing. Those two thousand yuan were the living expenses for four people this month.
Zhang Li pulled Chen Kun up and said, "Let's go and ask for money."
Chen Kun shook off Zhang Li's hand, tears burst into his eyes, and he yelled hoarsely from crying: "It's useless. When I went there this morning, the door was locked and the building was already empty."
Zhang Li roared: "Then let's call the police."
Chen Kun sat down on the sofa and covered his face and cried, "There are dozens of us who were deceived. We found something was wrong and called the police in the morning. The police have opened a case for investigation and let us wait for news."
Zhang Li frowned in anger and sat down on the stool. Huang Mei was also shocked and at a loss. Now Huang Mei only has two to three hundred yuan in public funds left in her hand, which can cover the living expenses of four people for a few days at most. She will also need more at the end of the month.
After paying the water and electricity bills, Lu Shanmin and Zhang Li found a job, and they would not get their wages until at least next month. During this period, they were looking for jobs everywhere, and they had very little money left. Now even if they eat porridge and pickles every day, they can only afford it.
He could only survive for a week. He was originally waiting for the two thousand yuan borrowed by Chen Kun to come back next week to survive, but now it was all in vain.
Lu Shanmin frowned and his eyes were filled with anger. As a diligent mountaineer who hunted for a living, he couldn't understand how there could be such a ruthless person in this world who dared to defraud others of even the most basic food money.
The joints in Lu Shanmin's hands cracked when he squeezed them, but he couldn't find a place to vent all his strength.
Chen Kun always lowered his head and sobbed softly. His whole body was like a deflated rubber ball, completely lacking the high spirits of the past.
The air in the room was so lifeless that only the sound of breathing could be heard. Everyone was silent for a while. Three college students who had just graduated and a mountain man who had just walked out of the mountains. Faced with this realistic situation, no one had any idea.
Huang Mei kept shouting, "What should we do now?"
Chen Kun stood up weakly and walked slowly to his house, "I will find a way to repay the two thousand yuan." After saying this, he closed the door with a bang.
Huang Mei angrily yelled at Chen Kun's door, "You think of a way, this is our survival money this month."
Zhang Li sighed and looked at Lu Shanmin who was gritting his teeth and looking fierce, "Mountain people, don't blame Chen Kun. How could a rich and powerful family like us carry a suitcase and go out into the outside world alone? How could we?
You can't rely on your parents or friends, you can only rely on yourself. Although Chen Kun is a bit arrogant, he is actually not bad at heart. His family background is not good. Both parents are farmers. They have been farming all their lives. That is, in the past few years, he
His father went to work in the city to support him through college, and as a result, he became ill. The reason why he wanted to be in the limelight everywhere was because he had been looked down upon for too long and wanted to prove himself eagerly."
Lu Shanmin shook his head, "I hate people who cheat money. Those who were deceived are all people who are as eager to find a job as we are. Their situation is probably similar to ours. Those scammers actually forced so many people to do it for their own gain."