blackstone code

Chapter 552

Helen, who came back from the interview, stood outside the house and waited for a while. After the people from the second-hand commodity recycling company left, she sighed and asked her father, "What did we lose this time?"

The old man standing on the withered yellow lawn was her father, and the withered yellow lawn they were stepping on had not been replaced for more than half a year.

Originally, the community had talked with them specifically. If they couldn't afford the money to replace the yellowed lawn, the community company could lend them some money first.

In addition to those low-end and low-end communities in the Federation, mid-to-high-end communities have very strict requirements for residents. It does not mean that if you buy a house in a mid-to-high-end community, you are really a member of this community. You must Follow the rules of the community, you are, or everyone will join forces and kick you out.

The appearance of the house, the vegetation in the yard and the lawn are the most basic requirements for the residents. You don't need to buy a house here, but you must abide by the rules here.

Some of the content is written in the house purchase contract, and some are re-signed when you move in. In short, people must abide by it.

But soon the community company stopped mentioning this matter, because they found that more residents did not have the funds to replace the lawn. If the community service company advances the money for one household, other people may also ask the community company to advance. They are going bankrupt themselves, how can they have so much money to take care of everyone?

Now entering the main road of the community from the main road, there are yellow and withered lawns on both sides of the road, and the image of the whole community has plummeted. Coupled with some "for sale" signs inserted on the lawn, this mid-range community in the past looks very special. the bleak.

The old man standing on the yellow lawn smiled, "We just lost our washing machine and lawn mower...", his face was full of guilt, "Sorry, the new bill will arrive soon, I have to pay those bills , and we don’t have much use for those things now.”

"I noticed that there is a laundry room and coin-operated washing machines at the community service company. It's very close to here. It won't be too much trouble for us to wash clothes. As for the lawn..." The old man lowered his head and kicked the lawn on the ground, kicking Some dirt clods flew, nothing green here at all.

Originally, this was a relatively well-off family, but the sudden economic recession directly dragged down the family. When they barely paid the tuition fees of Helen University, the outbreak of the economic recession directly made them lose the ability to deal with family risks.

Unemployed one after another and their youngest daughter needs medical treatment. They have replaced their weekly physical therapy in the hospital by a specialized doctor with Helen at home, but their life still hasn't improved in any way.

Constantly selling and selling property has almost become the only way for a similar family to survive. The TV always says that the economy has improved and the factories have opened, but some people seem to be missed by these good news.

When they can't find anything else to sell, they sell their home cheaply, perhaps for less than a third of what they paid for it.

Then they'll move to a not-so-nice neighborhood, or even downtown, find a relationship and rent a dole house, where the family huddles in a cramped room and waits out the economic winter.

The sad, sad, and helpless situation has happened to countless people.

The old man was silent for a few seconds, he was very guilty, "I'm sorry!"

"It's not your fault." Helen walked over and hugged the old man, "Let's talk about something to be happy about, do you know Mr. Ten Billion?"

The two were talking, and walked into the room. As they walked, the old man said, "Of course, Mr. Lynch, the youngest Mr. Ten Billion, the TV has been reporting him all this time, what's wrong with him?"

"I'm going for an interview!", Helen decided to tell the story. She just told her family that she was going to attend an interview, but she didn't say where to attend the interview. She felt that the chances were not too high, and she didn't want her family to Be happy for a while and be disappointed for a while.

But at this moment, she realized that she needed some good news to cheer up everyone in the family, so she chose to say it. There is nothing that can motivate her family more than participating in an interview with Mr. Ten Billion. What a bad thing.

At least she attended, which is an experience in itself and will give her resume a better look.

The old man suddenly became interested, "Then how did it turn out, did you get that job?"

Helen shook her head, "I don't know, but Mr. Lynch said that my interview left a deep impression on him, and he will give me a lot of consideration when he chooses!"

"This is really good news, I have to tell your mother, bring us something delicious tonight!", the old man seemed very excited, his guilt for this family did not continue to affect him, maybe this matter will not Further news, but at least the family will have a brief moment of relaxation and joy in this silent and depressing life.

Some beef appeared on the table during dinner, and Helen's mother briefly introduced, "We bought these together, and I grabbed the best piece!".

The Helens are not alone in the community, Bupain has been hit harder than anywhere else in this financial disaster!

You must know that in other places the main economic pillars are industries, and a small amount of agriculture and animal husbandry, but the most people in the city of Bupain are the financial and service industries, so the financial disaster has a great impact on people like Bupain. The impact of human beings is also greater and more direct.

Therefore, a phenomenon similar to "group buying" has also begun to appear. Ladies in the community will pool money to buy large-package ingredients. This kind of large-package ingredients that have not undergone simple processing are cheaper and have more servings.

One person can't afford it, but several people can afford it. Of course, it takes a certain amount of physical strength and eyesight to divide the ingredients. Helen's mother is very satisfied with her results today. She grabbed the fattest piece of meat.

This made Helen's father feel even more guilty. He could only smile reluctantly, and rubbed his hands back and forth restlessly under the dining table. He was laughing, but it made him feel more uncomfortable than crying.

Everything at the dinner table seems to be so good, as if going back to a few years ago, Helen's parents are not unemployed, they have enough income to support Helen to go to college, and they also have enough money to treat the disease for the youngest daughter. Don't bother with these things.

Just wait until next month and everything will work out.

Towards the end of dinner, Helen's sister asked the question, "Are you going to get the job?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Helen's body almost at the same time, and in an instant, a weight she had never felt weighed on her shoulders.

She looked at her father, the old man's eyes were filled with an indescribable color, despair, hope, and some contradictory things mixed together.

Helen nodded subconsciously, then nodded again forcefully, promising with words that she didn't even believe, "I will, I will!"

The short and suffocating peace at the dinner table was broken by the little girl's laughter in an instant. She may not know how difficult it is, but she just naively thinks that everything will be fine, just like TV As mentioned above①.

After dinner, Helen's mother was clearing the table. Her father called her over and wanted to say something, but in the end he just smiled and said, "Don't push yourself too hard, we can last until the day we get better!"

That night, Helen felt a heaviness, responsibility, and a sense of suffocation that she had never felt before.

They have nothing left to sell, maybe next time, they will sell this house.

Early the next morning, Helen went to Lynch's residence, which was a house on the hillside near the inner bay in Bupain, and it was also the best location in Bupain.

There is a bustling metropolis on one side and the ocean in the distance on the other. There is no better location than this, and of course its price is also desperate.

Many locals pass by here occasionally or even often, but they have never been qualified to enter in their entire lives, even as guests, they do not have such qualifications.

Money draws a line in the world, inside the line is heaven, and outside the line is hell.

Helen asked the doorman for help, hoping to see Mr. Lynch, but unfortunately, Mr. Lynch didn't seem to want to see her, which made her feel desperate.

What would she do if she didn't get the job, what would her family do, what would her sister do, and herself, what would she do?
Very confused, sometimes people are like this, before a critical point in time, may not have this feeling.

But after this critical time point, the whole world suddenly becomes strange, and everything makes people feel overwhelmed and unable to face it.

She doesn't want to go home, because she has to face the disappointment of her family members after she goes back. She continues to look for opportunities outside, but unfortunately, under the current environment, most companies have no plans to recruit new employees. Can they Cutting a part is already worthy of recognition.

In this way, Helen, who had wasted a whole day, finally had to bite the bullet and go back home to tell the family the frustrating news. She didn't even know how she got out of the house!

After a long period of mental preparation, she opened the door of the house, and the smell from the restaurant made her feel even more hesitant. It was originally prepared to celebrate her finding a good job, but she brought back bad news.

She came to the living room with heavy steps, ready to tell everyone that she had let them down, but what she didn't expect was that she actually saw Lynch here.

Lynch was eating the beef ribs that her mother was good at. He sat on the edge of the table without any image, grasping the bones with his hands, gnawing hard, and his mouth was stained with oil.

Seemingly seeing the girl, Lynch put down his bones, and greeted the girl with a smile on his face, "Hi!"

There was some crystal clear water in the girl's eyes, she was stunned for a second, "Hi..."

(End of this chapter)